Now I've Heard Everything

After years of hearing questions from the Curious public about how movies get made, award-winning director Sidney Lumet, in 1995, wrote a whole book about it. In this 1995 interview Lumet talks about his book, and his craft. Get your copy of Making Movies by Sidney Lumet As an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Everything earns from qualifying purchases. You may also enjoy my interviews with Peter B...

Jamie Lee Curtis is one of America’s most recognizable entertainers. she’s been in professional acting for over 50 years. and she’s also a children’s book author. in this 1998 interview Curtis talks about one of her best-selling children’s books, called Today I Feel Silly & Other Moods That Make My Day. Get your copy of Today I Feel Silly & Other Moods That Make My Day by Jamie Lee Curtis As an Am...

Many people think the media have erased regional dialects in America. But a well-known TV news anchor says it’s just not true. in this 2005 interview PBS’s Robert MacNeil talks about his book Do You Speak American? Get your copy of Do You Speak American? by Robert MacNeil As an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Everything earns from qualifying purchases. You may also enjoy my interviews with Mignon...

25 years ago many people thought Bill Bradley was going to be our next president. Senator, NBA Hall of Famer, Olympic gold medalsit, Rhodes scholar -- but Bradley lost the Democratic nomination to Al Gore. In this interviewthat took place just months later, Bradley reflects on the race he ran. Get your copy of The Journey From Here by Bill Bradley As an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Everything...

When you close your eyes and imagine the art and culture of the 1960s, you probably are envisioning the art of Peter Max. In this 2002 interview Max talks about his heart, and his personal creative Style. Get your copy of The Art of Peter Max by Peter Max As an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Everything earns from qualifying purchases. You may also enjoy my interviews with Art Spiegelman and Ultr...

In 2006 CBS correspondent Kimberly Dozier was gavely wounded in a car bomb attack in Baghdad. But two years later she was back home, running a marathon. In this 2008 interview Dozier talks about her amazing recovery. Get your copy of Breathing the Fire by Kimberly Dozier As an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Everything earns from qualifying purchases. You may also enjoy my interviews with Peter A...

Bret Hart may have been born to wrestle. His father was the renowned Stu Hart. Bret became one of the world’s best, and best knownm pro wreslters. In this 2008 interview Hart talks about his autobiography My Real Life in The Cartoon World of Wrestling. Get your copy of My real life in the cartoon world of wrestling by Bret Hart As an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Everything earns from qualifyin...

Renowned Chef Paul Prudhomme introduced America to Creole and Cajun cuisine, in a big way. And it wasn’t just his spices and sauces, it was his infectious enthusiasm in this 1989 interview Chef Paul visits me in my studio - and cooks us lunch. Get your copy of Chef Paul Prudhomme's Louisiana Kitchen by Paul Prudhomme As an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Everything earns from qualifying purchases...

From her extravagant costumes to her acerbic witt to her iconic accordion, comedian Judy Tenuta was one of a kind. In this 1991 interview to Tenuta talks about her book The Power of Judyism. Get your copy of The Power of Judyism by Judy Tenuta As an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Everything earns from qualifying purchases. You may also enjoy my interviews with Gilbert Gottfried and Lewis Black F...

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Oscar-nominated actress Marsha Mason began her acting career in the 1960s. and in the years since then she has built an impressive bobby of work, in theater, film, and television. In this 2000 interview Mason reflects on her life and career, including her marriage to playwright Neil Simon Get your copy of Journey: A Personal Odyssey by Marsha Mason As an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Everything...

Popular radio disc jockey John Landecker is more often known by his full legal name: John Records Landecker. Over a decade-long career Landecker built a national following. In this 2013 interview Landecker reflects on his long career -- and explains exactly what a "boogie check"is Get your copy of Records Truly Is My Middle Name by John Records Landecker As an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Ever...

Actor Anthony Rapp landed the role of a lifetime in 1996 as he joined the original Broadway cast of “Rent.” but his personal success was also marked by personal tragedy, the death of his mother. in this 2006 interview Rapp talks about his memoir, "Rent,” and his mother. Get your copy of Without You by Anthony Rapp As an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Everything earns from qualifying purchases. Y...

Cartoonist Hank Ketcham started a comic strip in 1951. His main character was named after his 5-year-old son, Dennis. And “Dennis the Menace” became a cultural phenomenon. in this 1991 interview Ketcham talks about his life and career. Get your copy of Dennis the Menace: His First 40 Years by Hank Ketcham As an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Everything earns from qualifying purchases. You may al...

Actress Marilu Henner is one of only about 100 people known to have an ability called hyperthymesia, a fancy way of saying Henner can remember every detail about her life from childhood. In this 2012 interview Henner explains how everyone can improve their memory. Get your copy of Total Memory Makeover by Marilu Henner As an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Everything earns from qualifying purchas...

Television, radio, movies, cartoons, advertising -- Stan Freberg was a part of all of it. From age 18 until his death at 88, Freberg made a career out of making people laugh. In this 1989 interview Freberg talks about his life and career. Get your copy of It Only Hurts When I Laugh by Stan Freberg As an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Everything earns from qualifying purchases. You may also enjoy...

The Army’s all-black 761st Tank Battalion fought heroically in World War II but its story was nearly forgotten -- until a 2004 book by basketball superstar, and amateur historian Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. In this 2004 interview Abdul-Jabbar tells how his father’s wartime buddy Leonard “Smitty” Smith helped him tell the story of the 761st. Get your copy of Brothers in Arms by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar As an A...

In the spring of 1945 a young U.S. intelligence officer was tasked with getting messages to Tokyo offering a chance to surrender peacefully. in this 1991 interview, that officer, Martin Quigley, tells his story. Get your copy of Peace Without Hiroshima by Martin Quigley As an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Everything earns from qualifying purchases. You may also enjoy my interviews with Bob Gree...

While millions of young women were inspired in the '60a by the TV show "That Girl,” its star, Marlo Thomas, has been empowering older women. in this 2014 interview Thomas talks about her book It Ain't Over . . .Till It’s Over. Get your copy of It Ain't Over . . .Till It’s Over by Marlo Thomas As an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Everything earns from qualifying purchases. You may also enjoy my i...

Author Vince Flynn wrote two dozen political thrillers during his 15 year career. In this 2009 interview Flynn shares his political philosophy underpinning his bestsellers. Get your copy of Pursuit of Honor by Vince Flynn As an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Everything earns from qualifying purchases. You may also enjoy my interviews with David Morrell and Tom Clancy For more vintage interviews...

Many people would say that when Hulk Hogan died last week he took a big piece of American culture with him. In this 2002 interview Hogan talks about his life and career. Get your copy of Hollywood Hulk Hogan by Hulk Hogan As an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Everything earns from qualifying purchases. You may also enjoy my interviews with Chris Jericho and George Foreman For more vintage intervi...

Actress Ellen Burstyn has built an extraordinary career with her ability to assume other personalities. in this 2006 interview she explores what it takes. Get your copy of Lessons in Becoming Myself by Ellen Burstyn As an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Everything earns from qualifying purchases. You may also enjoy my interviews with Alan Alda and Charles Grodin For more vintage interviews with c...

Longtime DC Congressional delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton is the great-granddaughter of slaves. And she has been a central figure in the American civil rights movement. In this 2003 interview Norton talks about her life, her career, and how America Has changed. Get your copy of Fire in My Soul by Eleanor Holmes Norton As an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Everything earns from qualifying purchases...

The creator of TVs “” Candid Camera” was a genial, soft-spoken man named Allen Funt. he built the show into one of America’s favorites. Later, his son Peter took over as host. And in this 2013 interview Peter Funt talks about the show, his father, and their legacy. Get your copy of Cautiously Optimistic by Peter Funt As an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Everything earns from qualifying purchases...

Cosmetics entrepreneur Tova Borgnine was married for 39 years to award-winning actor Ernest Borgnine. And in this 1997 interview she reveals their secret to a long and happy marriage. Get your copy of Being Married Happily Forever by Tova Borgnine As an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Everything earns from qualifying purchases. You may also enjoy my interviews with Maureen Dowd and Tammy Faye Bak...