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The NFL's New York Giants dominated the NFC in 1986, and won Super Bowl 21 over the Denver Broncos in January 1987. But the Giants began the '87 season 0-5, and finished 6-9, missing the playoffs for the first time in four years. A key player for the Giants at that time was defensive lineman Leonard Marshall. in this 1987 interview Marshall reflects on the Giants' stumble, and his book The End of...

Sixty years ago this week the Beatles performed in concert – notable because it was their very first concert in the U.S.On February 11, 1964 the Beatles entertained a crowd of about 8,000 at the Washington Coliseum in Washington, DC. After that concert, as they embarked on their 1964 U.S. tour, along with them was young journalist Larry Kane. He was, in fact, the only broadcast journalist who was...

She wrote under the pseudonym Zane. Her short erotic stories attracted a loyal following on the Internet, inspiring her to self-publish The Sex Chronicles Before long, she had a book deal with Simon and Schuster. In this 2004 interview about her novel Nervous, this soft spoken theologian’s daughter had a lot to say about writing, and publishing. Get Nervous by Zane As an Amazon Associate, Now I've...

Over a seven-decade career Judy Collins has proven to be one of America's most popular musicians. But she isalso the author of several best selling books, she's a painter, she even directed a documentary film that was nominated for an Oscar . And here's the thing – she says you can be as creative, too. In this 2005 interview, Collins explains her philosophy of creativity. Get Morning, Noon, and Ni...

The Red Scare that engulfed the U.S. in the years immediately after World War II ruined many careers, and any affiliation with the Communist Party was enough to get you blacklisted. So it was that popular novelist Howard fast found himself suddenly a pariah because of his membership in the Communist Party USA. In this 1990 interview Fast reflects on his career, the blacklist, and why he left the C...

In the early 1970s many women had two books on their shelves: The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan and The Female Eunuch by Germaine Greer. That was the then-31-year-old's first book and virtually overnight turned her into an international celebrity A leader of the feminist movement In this 1987 interview Greer reflects on her life and career since The Female Eunuch. Get The Madwoman's Underclot...

How does a small town kid from Massachusetts become a major drug lord? Jung's answer is at once. Simple and terrifying. In this 1993 interview Jung -- the subject of the book and movie Blow -- reveals his bizarre career path, and his effort to go straight. Get Blow by George Jung As an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Everything earns from qualifying purchases. You may also enjoy my interviews wit...

British born Neil Gaiman is nothing if not prolific and versatile. He's written short stories, novels, screenplays, poetry, even comic books and graphic novels. And his fiction has won an entire trophy case full of major awards. In this 2006 interview Gaiman discusses his fiction and how it gets creaed, Get Fragile Things by Neil Gaiman As an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Everything earns from...

In 2010, Christine O'Donnell, in her third campaign, rode the Tea Party wave to an upset victory in the Republican primary for US Senate from Delaware. But years earlier, O'Donnell had appeared on Bill Maher's TV show and admitted that she had once dabbled in witchcraft. And before long, that was almost all that some people knew about Christina. O'Donnell, was that she had once dabbled in witchcra...

Teresa Godwin Phelps was a noted and respected law professor for several decades, at Notre Dame and American University But to the public at large, she was better known as the wife of legendary Notre Dame basketball coach Digger Phelps. In this 1994 interview Phelps talks about her memoir The Coach’s Wife, a rumination on the joys and the frustrations of being in the shadow of such a public figure...

It was in the early 1950sThe 28 year old pharmaceutical chemist Created something That would change the very fabric of our society . His name was Carl Djerassi. He was a Bulgarian]American who led a team that came up with an oral contraceptive that became known – and is still known today – as simply The Pill . Djerassi has been dubbed “the father of The Pill.” Djerassi reveals more about his work...

Nichelle Nichols was cast in the role of Communications Officer Uhura on the original TV series “Star Trek” in 1966. But a routine casting decision it was not, as Nichols overnight became an icon and role model. But it took a chance meeting with A powerful and charismatic man to convince her of her own stature. It's a story Nichols told in this 1994 interview about her memoir Beyond Uhura. Get Bey...

Dan Rather has been a fixture in American journalism since the early 1950s. As a young boy, growing up in Texas Rather became enamored of heroes like Edward r. Murrow, and vowed to become a journalist himself someday. After joining CBS News in the 1960s, Rather succeeded Walter Cronkite as anchor of the CBS Evening News in 1981, a position he held for the next 24 years. In this 1994 interview Rath...

She was considered one of America's brightest young stars almost from the moment she entered show business in the mid 1950s. over the next few decades, Shirley MacLaine fulfilled that promise in a big way. She has won, or been nominated for, dozens of awards, including an Oscar, and Emmy, and several Golden globes. And then in the mid-1980s, Shirley MacLaine acquired a whole new kind of fame, when...

When John Denver died in a plane crash in October 1997, the world lost not just a popular singer, but a songwriter whose work touched the hearts of millions. Among the 300 or so songs that he recorded, some 200 he wrote. He had 33 gold records, and was uncommonly successful in crossing genre lines, from country to adult contemporary to the Billboard Hot 100. . In this 1994 interview, Denver talks...

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Everyone has memories of the Christmas season Some of those memories are warm and loving, others are troubled or sad But all have stories to tell. And in 1990, TV and film actress Deborah Raffin published a collection of Christmas memories from a variety of celebrities and noted personalities. In this 1990 interview Raffin talks about her book Sharing Christmas. Get Sharing Christmas by Deborah Ra...

Author David Baldacci is best known for Suspenseful political thrillers. But about 20 years ago he was inspired to write a very different kind of book. It was a book inspired by his own experience on a long train trip In this 2002 interview Baldacci reveals how The Christmas Train, a story about a writer who takes a train trip that will change his life, changed his own. Get The Christmas Train by...

Astrophysicist Mario Livio's book Is God a Mathematician? asks the big questions about math, and how it explains our entire universe. Or does it? That's one of the questions. Livio explains, in this 2009 interview. Get Is God a Mathematician? by Mario Livio As an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Everything earns from qualifying purchases. You may also enjoy my interviews with Neil de Greasse Tyson...

Just a few more days until Christmas. But if you haven't gotten the house ready yet or the dinner planned? Who knows more about planning for a holiday celebration than Martha Stewart.? Perhaps the most fun interview I ever had with her was in the fall of 1993, not long before Christmas that year when we talked about her book Martha Stewart's Christmas. And we also talked about her business empire....

Alex karras was a star on the field for the Detroit Lions in the 1960s. And then he tackled a new career challenge: acting. One of his most iconic roles was in 1974's "Blazing Saddles." He was, of course, Mongo. Later karras starred in the ABC sitcom "Webster," and along the way he also joined the Monday Night Football broadcast crew. And that's kind of where he got the idea for his 1991 novel cal...

Area 51 is such a highly classified US Air Force installatio nthat for many decades, the United States government wouldn't even acknowledge its existence. In 2011, investigative journalist. Annie Jacobsen wrote her groundbreaking book called simply Area 51. In this 2011 inerview Jacobsen reveals some of what she learned. Get Area 51 by Annie Jacobsen As an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Everythi...

Few people are as well qualified to write the history of rock and roll as Bruce Morrow, otherwise known to millions of radio listeners as cousin Brucie. In this 2009 interview Morrow talks about the music, the culture, and the careers that he helped shape. Get Rock & Roll:...And the Beat Goes On by Bruce Morrow As an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Everything earns from qualifying purchases. You...

Tomie dePaola turned a childhood fascination with drawing into a career in which he produced over 260 children's books. In this 1992 interview dePaola talks about his book Jingle the Christmas Clown. And he haS some fascinating insights into what it takes to create a memorable children's book. Get Jingle the Christmas Clown by Tomie dePaola As an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Everything earns f...

Why do conservatives think the way they do and why do liberals think the way they do In this 2011 interview conservative commentator Ann Coulter explains her theory that, unlike conservatives, liberals simply follow a mob mentality. Get Demonic by Ann Coulter As an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Everything earns from qualifying purchases. You may also enjoy my interviews with Dan Bongino and Jam...