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Author,  SHEMP!: The Biography of The Three Stooges’ Shemp Howard, The Face of Film Comedy This week, Ira spoke with Burt Kearns, author of  SHEMP!: The Biography of The Three Stooges’ Shemp Howard, The Face of Film Comedy . In this slapstick episode of “Ira’s Everything Bagel,” Burt talks about why Shemp was put in a very thankless role in The Three Stooges; why he decided to write the...

Author,  Be The Weight Behind The Spear This week on Ira’s Everything Bagel Podcast, host Ira Sternberg dives deep into a compelling conversation with Colonel Joshua M. McConkey, M.D., author of the acclaimed book, Be The Weight Behind The Spear. Read The Full Transcript Watch Full Podcast Video Dr. McConkey’s Leadership Ethos: Be The Weight Behind The Spear The episode opens with...

This week, Ira spoke with speechwriter, confidant and strategist Ken Khachigian, author of "Behind Closed Doors: In the Room with Reagan & Nixon." In this inside episode of “Ira’s Everything Bagel,” Ken talks about why he decided to write the book (including information nobody else had); how he kept diaries and meticulous records; how Nixon and Reagan jointly ended the Cold War; how he had the dis...

This week, Ira spoke with Steven Hoffen, an award-winning teen documentarian who installs hydroponic gardens in places of need. In this growing episode of “Ira’s Everything Bagel,” Steven talks about how he developed an interest in hydroponics; why he decided to do a documentary on the subject; how he started a non-profit to fund and place hydronic equipment in areas of food need; using a sustaina...

This week, Ira spoke with photographer, educator and creative explorer Benita VanWinkle, who photographs and documents America’s vanishing movie theaters. In this celluloid episode of “Ira’s Everything Bagel,” Benita talks about how she started on her road to capturing theaters on film; how beautiful theaters that couldn’t sustain as film venues could be preserved and repurposed to meeting venues,...

This week, Ira spoke with award-winning photographer, TV host, conservationist and National Geographic photographer Jason Edwards, author of "Icebergs to Iguanas: Photographic Journeys Around the World," a large format series of books illustrating his National Geographic imagery. In this wide-angle episode of “Ira’s Everything Bagel,” Jason talks about his early years as a drawing and painting art...

This week, Ira spoke with FBI consultant and forensic psychologist Tahir Rahman, M.D., author (with Jeffrey Abugel) of "Extreme Overvalued Beliefs: Clinical and Forensic Psychiatric Dimensions." In this believable episode of “Ira’s Everything Bagel,” Tahir talks about why he decided to specialize in this work; how he developed a new and better classi-fication system for criminal behavior involving...

This week, Ira spoke with marine biologist Sally Ann Hunter, author of "Transfigured Sea." In this oceanic episode of “Ira’s Everything Bagel,” Sally talks about becoming a marine biologist; why she decided to write a novel; her style of writing, which is “nature writing”; her writing regime; moving from her short story to writing a book; her story of two women who explore the sea and their person...

This week, Ira spoke with Charles J. Moxley Jr., author of “Nuclear Weapons and International Law: Existential Risks of Nuclear War and Deterrence through a Legal Lens.” In this explosive episode of “Ira’s Everything Bagel,” Charles talks about what the risks are in eliminating nuclear weapons; how can the law apply “lawless” nations; why it’s in everyone’s self-interest to adhere to notions of in...

This week, Ira spoke with Jane Lee Rankin, author of "Farm Family: A Solo Mom’s Memoir of Finding Home, Happiness, and Alpacas." In this sheared episode of “Ira’s Everything Bagel,” Jane talks about when she first fell in love with the mountains and rural living; first meeting an alpaca at the Kentucky State Fair; her dream of raising alpacas; shearing them once a year; why her farm is considered...

This week, Ira spoke with Dr. Roy Meals, (a Clinical Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at UCLA and author of several books), who walked the 342-mile perimeter of Los Angeles in 10-mile segments, talked with the people he encountered, and explored local points of interest. In this peripatetic episode of “Ira’s Everything Bagel,” Roy talks about how he got the idea for his project; his preparations fo...

Author,  Reimagining America’s Dream: Making It Attainable for All This week, Ira spoke with Bernie J. Mullin, author of  Reimagining America’s Dream: Making It Attainable for All . In this imaginative episode of “Ira’s Everything Bagel,” Bernie talks about a lack of mutual understanding of what the American dream is; the top ten social issues in America; how to create the ability...

This week, Ira spoke with Stephen Harrison, author of "The Editors." In this novel episode of “Ira’s Everything Bagel,” Stephen talks about his book, which takes readers behind the scenes of a fictionalized version of Wikipedia called Infopendium, where the facts seen near the top of most Google searches are the result of cooperation and curation between dozens, even hundreds of volunteer editors…...

This week, Ira spoke with Suzanne Maggio, author of "Estrellas: Moments of Illumination Along El Camino de Santiago." In this walking episode of “Ira’s Everything Bagel,” Suzanne talks about why she decided to walk along the El Camino de Santiago de Compostela in Spain; how she planned the walk; why you have to be open to letting go of the best plans and dealing with what’s right in front of you;...

Author,  The Politzer Saga This week, Ira spoke with Linda Ambrus Broenniman, author of  The Politzer Saga . In this researched episode of “Ira’s Everything Bagel,” Linda talks about the story of the box with documents that survived a house fire and led to finding out her Catholic father was Jewish ; her quest going back eight generations; why the documents were written in Hungarian; finding...

This week, Ira spoke with Marcia Naomi Berger, author of "The Bipolar Therapist: A Journey From Madness to Love and Meaning." In this therapeutic episode of “Ira’s Everything Bagel,” Marcia talks about her first manic episode; why it took three hospitalizations before she realized she needed help; how after her hospitalizations, her colleagues interacted with her with, in some cases, a lack of acc...

This week, Ira spoke with R.J. Stewart, author of "Crazy Hawk," a dystopian, post-apocalyptic thriller about a resilient and fierce woman named Deirdre. In this post-apocalyptic episode of “Ira’s Everything Bagel,” R.J. talks about starting as a writer in Hollywood (but working first as a Teamster driver); writing for “Remington Steele”; how he became head writer of “Xena,Warrior Princess”; workin...

Author,  All That Really Matters This week, Ira spoke with David Weill, author of  All That Really Matters . In this transplanted episode of “Ira’s Everything Bagel,” David talks about why he took the uncommon decision to leave his career as a transplant surgeon at a relatively early age and become a writer; his novel about Joe Bosco,  an arrogant, hard-charging transplant surg...

Award-winning children’s author, musician and podcaster This week, Ira spoke with Patrick Adams, award-winning children’s author, musician and podcaster, who will release his eighth album for kids and families, “Imagination Time with Patrick,” on June 14. In this versatile episode of “Ira’s Everything Bagel,” Patrick talks about  how his creative juices hit later in life; how...

This week, Ira spoke with Patricia Walsh Chadwick, author of "Breaking Glass: Tales from the Witch of Wall Street." In this cultish episode of “Ira’s Everything Bagel,” Patricia talks about growing up in a cult (which started out as a religious community); the paradox of the community being intellectually stimulating, but very rigid; the one defining theme that held the cult together; why she was...

This week, Ira spoke with Steven L. Herman, author of "Behind the White House Curtain: A Senior Journalist’s Story of Covering the President—and Why It Matters". In this presidential episode of “Ira’s Everything Bagel,” Steve talks about why he wrote the book, which explains the mechanics of covering the White House; working for the Voice of America (VOA) and what kind of organization it is; why V...

This week, Ira spoke with Glenn Plaskin, a New York Times best-selling author and interviewer who has written 30 books, including "Horowitz: The Biography of Vladimir Horowitz"and "Turning Point: Pivotal Moments in the Lives of America’s Celebrities". In this prolific episode of “Ira’s Everything Bagel,” Glenn talks about his early life and originally not planning to be a writer, but instead a cla...

This week, Ira spoke with Sarah Cart, author (along with Glenn Plaskin) of “On My Way Back To You, One Couple’s Journey through Catastrophic Illness to Healing and Hope." In this healing episode of “Ira’s Everything Bagel,” Sarah talks about why she decided to write the book about her husband’s incurable autoimmune disease and its impact on their lives; their life-and-death love story; why she dec...

This week, Ira spoke with Burt Kearns, author of "Marlon Brando: Hollywood Rebel." In this Adler episode of “Ira’s Everything Bagel,” Burt talks about why he decided to write a book about Marlon Brando with a new perspective, something that previous books had not covered; how Marlon Brando influences popular culture today; why he defines himself as a “pop culture journalist”; how he structured the...

Author,  Seducing Celebrities One Meal at a Time Host,  Thaao Penghlis’ Lost Treasures  Podcast This week on Ira’s Everything Bagel Podcast, host Ira Sternberg sits down with actor Thaao Penghlis, author of Seducing Celebrities One Meal at a Time and host of Thaao Penghlis’ Lost Treasures Podcast . In this delicious episode, Thaao shares his experiences exploring the world, th...