Now I've Heard Everything

Country music legend Hank Williams was married twice. Between those two marriages Williams had a relationship with a woman named Bobbie Jett. And they had a daughter, who was born five days after Williams’ death from heart failure. But it took some 30 years for that baby girl to learn the real story of her parentage. And it took years of court fights for the full story to emerge, and for her to ob...

From 1996 to 2002, economist Laurence Meyer was a Federal; Reserve governor. He was among those experts who meet a few times a year to keep the economy on track. In this 2004 interview Meyer pulls back the curtain to show us not just what the Fed does, but how they do it. Get A Term At The Fed by Laurence Meyer As an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Everything earns from qualifying purchases. You...

1950s blonde bombshell Mamie Van Doren's career put her in the same stratosphere as Marilyn Monroe and Jayne Mansfield. And Mamie was not shy about her sexiness. She had many male acquaintances. In this 1988 interview Van Doren talks about her kiss-and-tell memoir, and about the pressures and demands of being labeled a sex symbol. Get Playing the Field by Mamie Van Doren As an Amazon Associate, No...

It’s been almost 50 years since the last American soldier came home from Vietnam. In this 1993 interview, Army Lt. Gen. Hal Moore and war correspondent Joe Galloway recall the first major battle of thwe war, in the Ia Drang Valley in1965.' Get We Were Soldiers Once… And Young by Joe Galloway & Hal Moore As an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Everything earns from qualifying purchases. You may also...

If you were a fan of the Comedy Central series “Chappelle's Show,” you know Charlie Murphy. The multi-talented actor, comedian, and writer was a popular cast member, especially known for his “Charlie Murphy’s True Hollywood Stories” segments. As it turned out, Charlie Murphy had a terrific talent for standup. In this 2009 interview Murphy talks about his book The Making of a Stand-Up Guy. Get The...

Susan Ford was 17 when her father, Gerald Ford, became the nation’s 38th president, and she moved into the White House. The youngest of the Fords’ children, and the only daughter, Susan acclimated to her new surroundings, absorbing details about the history and protocols of the First Family’s home. Years later, she drew upon that intimate insider’s knowledge to write fiction, a mystery called Doub...

In the late 1960s and early ‘70s television audiences ate up what they were served by a unique cooking show host who called himself The Galloping Gourmet. Graham Kerr’s producer was his wife Treena, whom he married in 1955. They had known each other since age 11. In their later years, Graham and Treena embraced a simpler, less materialistic life. Adhering to their closely-held Christian beliefs th...

The3 Washington Post once referred to Raffi as “the most popular children’s singer in the English-speaking world.” And generations of fans would probably agree. Raffi has been entertaining youngsters since the 1970s, when he turned his folk singing ambition to address a younger audience, inspired by his wife, a kindergarten teacher. In this 1998 interview Raffi reveals more about his family, his c...

You've seen the movie, now hear Erin Brockovich describe her real life experiences. In this 2001 intewrview America's most famous legal clerk reveals how the movie was like -- and unlike -- what really ha[pened. Get Take It From Me by Erin Brockovich As an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Everything earns from qualifying purchases. You may also enjoy my interviews with Helen Prejean and Chesley “S...

Behind the scenes you will typically find an experienced and skilled negotiator. Someone like Bob Woolf, one of the pioneers of snagging big contracts for sports stars. Woolf represented stars like Carl Yastrzemski, Larry Bird, and Julius Erving. But he also negotiated deals for Larry King and New Kids On The Block. Along the way Woolf developed a reputation that may run counter to your notion of...

Working mothers often worry that their work may negatively affect their kids. But Kathy Wyse Goldman wrote a book caelled My Mother Worked and I Turned Out OK. This 1993 interview features Kathy Wyse Goldman and her mom, noted advertising executive Lois Wyse. Get My Mother Worked and I Turned Out OK by Kathy Wyse Goldman & Lois Wyse As an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Everything earns from qual...

Barry Farber launched his on-air radio career in 1960, And over the next six decades became one of America’s most popular and best known talk show hosts and interviewers. A world traveler who spoke several languages Farber seemed to know almost everyone who was anyone. In this 2012 interview Farber tells some of his true but unbelievable stories. Get Cocktails with Molotov by Barry Farber As an Am...

What are you afraid of? Beyond the common fears of spiders or tall bridges or public speaking, many people suffer from self-inflicted fears about their appearance, their relationships, or their parenting skills. And those fears are all but universal, according to author, columnist, and Huffington Post co-founder Arianna Huffington. In this 2006 interview Huffington reveals her own fears and how sh...

In its infancy the Internet was the exclusive domain ofDynamics and government offices. Commercialization of the web began in the 1990s, with a small company called Network Solutions. In this 2013 interview, Miachael Daniels, the former chairman of the company talks about those early days of the commercial Internet Get Names, Numbers, and Network Solutions by Michael Daniels As an Amazon Associate...

Does the liberal media hate Christianity? In this 2010 interview commentator and columnist SE Cupp malkes the case for a liberal bias against Christianity, in her book Losing Our Religion. Get Losing Our Religion by S E Cupp As an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Everything earns from qualifying purchases. You may also enjoy my interviews with Robert Schuller and Jim Bakker For more vintage interv...

Do you have a favorite conspiracy theory? Sometimes it takes someone with the analytical mind of a great fiction writer to unravel them. And so it was in 2013 that bestselling author Brad Meltzer published a book called History Decoded, In which he set out to find the truth behind the ten greatest conspiracy theories of all time. In this 2013 interview Meltzer delves into several popular theories....

About 20 years ago, the New York public library assembled a list of books on the seven deadly sins, one of which, of course, is sloth. But if you've always been a little fuzzy about exactly what sloth is playwright essayist and satirist Wendy wasserstein to the rescue. In this 2005 interview Wasserstein explains -- with tongue in cheek -- how to achieve your inner sloth. Get Sloth by Wendy wassers...

Dick Williams guided the Boston Red Sox to the pennant in 1967, the Oakland A's to three championships in the '70s and the San Diego Padres to the National League title in 1984. Along the way, Williams earned a reputation as a hard driving manager who expected nothing but the highest performances from his teams. In this 1990 interview Williams talks about his memoir No More Mr. Nice Guy. Get No Mo...

The political turbulence of the 1960s has been well documented. and one name that appears prominently in that story is Tom Hayden. One of the founders of the Students For a Democratic Society, Hayden was also a Freedom Rider in the south, fighting for civil rights, but also became one of the leading young voices against the Vietnam War. In the historically tumultuous 1968, Hayden was among several...

Rose Resnick was a talented and successful concert pianist. She also played at clubs, and performed on the radio in the 1930s. She was also a music teacher. She was also blind. Resnick, who was born in 1906, lost her sight from glaucoma as a child. Over the rest of her life Resnick became a powerful advocate for the blind. She established the California League of the Handicapped, as well as other...

The modern zoo bears little resemblance to those you, or your parents, may remember. The cramped dirty cages that characterized the zoos of a prior era have now been replaced by more open settings that may mimic an animal's natural habitat. One of the principal architects of that transformation was longtime Columbus Zoo director Jack Hanna. He took over an aging and decrepit facility and turned it...

Throughout the 1970s and 80s, the most prominent face of the Palestine Liberation Organization, or PLO, was its leader, Yasser Arafat. His was an image that many associated with terrorism and violence In the early 1990s, the PLO put forth a new spokesperson, A well dressed and articulate woman in her 40s named Hanan Ashrawi. She became well known to American television viewers as a sharp contrast...

Hot air balloons, or lighter-than-air craft, have been around for centuries. But it wasn't until March 1999 that humans were able to circumnavigate the entire world in a single hot air balloon flight. The two men who did it were British balloonist Brian Jones and Bertrand Piccard, a Swiss psychiatrist and balloonist. They co-piloted a massive balloon called Breitling Orbiter 3, which launched Marc...

No matter where you work, no matter what you do, no matter how long you've done it, there's a good chance you'll be fired someday. Especially in today's economy as employers don't seem to have any loyalty to employees anymore. Sometimes the situation is so comical, the only way you can get through it is to laugh at it. Actress and writer Annabelle Gurwitch has been fired. And she knows lots and lo...

Most authors would be very, very happy if their books sold half a million copies. Most would be thrilled if their books sold one or two million. Dean Koontz has sold 500 million books since his first one was published in 1968. A master of suspense thrillers, with some horror thrown in, Koontz never fails to satisfy readers. His books routinely appear on major bestseller lists. In this 2004 intervi...