Now I've Heard Everything

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...

Drawing on principles he learned as a lifelong Mormon, Stephen Covey in 1989 published his book the seven habits of highly effective people. And it became hug It spawned its own little industry -- more books, tapes, videos, and public appearances. The book has sold over 20 million copies worldwide. In this 1989 interview Step[hen Covey takes us back to where it all started. Get The 7 Habits of Hig...

Born and raised in a tiny rural Arkansas town, Dale Bumpers was drawn at a very early age into public service, by his encouraging father. His political career began in 1970, when he ran successfully for governor of Arkansas. He then flirted with the idea of running for president,but ran for Senate, and served there for the next 24 years. In this 2003 interview, Dale Bumpers talks about his inspiri...

Carmen bin Ladin was once Osama bin Laden's sister-in-law. Her marriage to Osama’s half brother Yeslam broke up several years ago and she had nothing to do with the September 11th attacks. In this 2004 interview Carmen bin Ladin reveals what goes on inside the strict Saudi culture that she and her daughters were part of. Get Inside the Kingdom by Carmen bin Ladin As an Amazon Associate, Now I've H...

The late Richard Pryor was a hugely talented comedian and brilliant entertainer — but, by his own admission, a failure as a father. In this 2006 interview, his daughter Rain Pryor talks about what life with her dad was realy like. Get Jokes My Father Never Taught Me by Rain Pryor As an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Everything earns from qualifying purchases. You may also enjoy my interviews wit...

It was a big story IN 1984 when it was revealed that the authoirities had broken up a high-priced Manhattan escort service run by a woman named Sydney Biddle Barrows. The 32-year-old Barrows is a direct descendant of some of the original Mayflower settlers, inspiring thye tabloids to dub her the "Mayflower Madam." In this 1986 interview Barrows tells her own story. Get The Mayflower Madam by Sydne...

It's been 60 years since the assassination of President John F Kennedy. Yet his death remains the subject of widespread conspiracy theories. In this 1993 interview investigative journalist Gerald Posner tells how his book Case Closed proves that the Warren Commission got it right: Oswald did it, and acted alone. Get Case Closed by Gerald Posner As an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Everything ear...

II was news that stunned the entire world, this week in 1978. Inspired by a charismatic leader named Jim Jones, more than 900 people, including over 300 children, had committed suicide at he People’s Temple compound in Jonestown Guyana. In this chilling 1998 interview, one lucky young woman, Deborah Layton, was able to escape Jonestown. Get Seductive Poison by Deborah Layton As an Amazon Associate...

In today's shrinking world, there are very few things left that no one has ever done before. But in 1986, explorer Will Steger did something no one had done before – he led the first ever dog sled journey to the north pole without resupply As he describes in this 1987 inerview, it's difficult when your face is frozen, you're only allowed two pounds of food a day, and you have just a short window o...

For many years actress Suzanne Somers kept us laughing. A talented comedic actress, she also knew how to leverage her blonde good looks for a laugh. But few knew about the abusive childhood she had endured. An alcoholic father made her life miserable, and she said in that memoir that laughter is what got her through. In this 1993 interview Somers talks about the abuse she helped others get past, i...

Serving in Iraq in 2004, Marine Sgt. Jeremiah Workman earned the Navy Cross for gallantry under fire, after a ferocious firefight in Fallujah in which he killed 20 enemy combatants. But Workmen returned home with post traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD. Protecting his mental health proved to be as big a challenge as protecting his men in Fallujah was In this 2009 interview, Workman discusses his m...

In the early 1980s a young woman named Desiree sat her mother down and asked her to finally tell her about her real father. The story that Luc y de Barbin told her daughter was the story of how she met Elvis Presley, fell in love with him, and had an affair. Elvis, she explained, was Desiree's father. In this 1987 interview, mother and daughter recount that incredible story. Get Are You Lonesome T...

For years, one of the most dominant men's college basketball teams was the Indiana Hoosiers, coached by the legendary Bobby knight. In this 2002 interview, Knight reflects on his career, and the 1986 book that shaped his public reputation. Get Knight: My Story by Bobby Knight As an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Everything earns from qualifying purchases. You may also enjoy my interviews with Mi...

Author Stephenie Meyer's 'Twilight' Insights In this 2007 interview Stephenie Meyer talks aboiut the third book in the Twilight series, Eclipse And as you'll hear, Meyer was still getting accustomed to the fact she had become more popular, book-sales-wise, than J.K. Rowling. Get Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer As an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Everything earns from qualifying purchases. You may al...

Why 'South Beach Diet' Dr. Arthur Agatston Is Concerned Millions have adopted the South Beach Diet since it first appeared 20 years ago. Butt in this 2011 interview, Dr. Arthur Agatston was still worried about how well the American people were doing. Get The South Beach Wake-Up Call by Arthur Agatston As an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Everything earns from qualifying purchases. You may also e...

Ghosts, Zombies, and Vampires -- Why We Love 'Em What is it about the thrill of fear that we enjoy? In this 1991 interview Prof. Walter Kendrick explains why, over the last couple of centuries, our taste in entertainment had taken a dark turn. Get The Thrill of Fear by Walter Kendrick As an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Everything earns from qualifying purchases. You may also enjoy my interview...

In 2008 when Peggielene Bartel'ss uncle passed away, she was notified that she had been chosen as the new king of the town of Otuam in her native Ghana. Sudden;y her quiet life ina suburb of Washington, DC was turned upside down. In this 2012 interview she told her story in a book called King Peggy Get King Peggy by Peggielene Bartels As an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Everything earns from qu...