Now I've Heard Everything

One of the great American ballerinas of the 20th century, Suzanne Farrell set the standard for a generation of dancers. in this 1990 interview Farrell discusses her life and career. Get your copy of Holding On to The Air by Suzanne Farrell As an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Everything earns from qualifying purchases. You may also enjoy my interviews with Ann-Margret and Ginger Rogers For more...

As someone who worked in the US Senate, the Pentagon, and the White House during the George W. Bush administration, Matt Latimer saw it all. In this 2009 interview Latimer talks about his Washington memoir Speech-less. Get your copy of Speech-less by Matt Latimer As an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Everything earns from qualifying purchases. You may also enjoy my interviews with Peggy Noonan an...

Perhaps no job in Corporate America could ever fully prepare you for a job with the federal government. Or more particularly, the United States Senate, or the Pentagon, or the white house. Someone who worked in all three of those venues in the early 2000s will tell you, it’s not just a different world, it’s a different Universe. Matt Latimer started his Washington career working in the US Senate –...

From a working-class family in 1930s London emerged one of the greatest actors of our time: Sir Michael Caine. in this 1992 interview Caine talks about his early life, his unusual marriage, and the family secret kept from him for decades. Get your copy of What's It All About? by Michael CaineAs an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Everything earns from qualifying purchases. You may also enjoy my in...

the 25th Amendment provides for an orderly succession if the president is rendered incapable of serving. But that sets up a palace coup. So said radio host and fiction writer John Batchelor. In this 1994 interview he talks about his novel Father's Day, which imagines a constitutional crisis borne of the 25th Amendment. Get your copy of Father's Day by John BatchelorAs an Amazon Associate, Now I've...

A little girl from Haiti is told by a priest she's going to grow up to be a doctor. And she turns out to be one of America's foremost transplant surgeons. In this 1998 interview Dr Rose-Marie Toussaint tells her inspiring story. Get your copy of Never Question the Miracle by Rose-Marie ToussaintAs an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Everything earns from qualifying purchases. You may also enjoy my...

In the spring of 1945, as the war in Europe was winding down, a young American Soldier was Gravely wounded in a battle with German forces. His name was Bob Dole, and not only did he survive, but he went on to a long and illustrious political career. In this 2005 interview, Dole talks about his memoir called One Soldier's Story. Get your copy of One Soldier's Story by Bob DoleAs an Amazon Associate...

renowned, and often controversial, forensic pathologist Michael Baden has seen how medical and scientific advancements have changed, and improved, modern homicide investigations. In this 2001 interview Baden describes how solving homicides has evolved. Get your copy of Dead Reckoning by Michael BadenAs an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Everything earns from qualifying purchases. You may also enj...

Does it irritate you when you see bad spelling, grammar, or punctuation? Then you might be a stickler. British author and journalist Lynne Truss is a stickler, and in this 2004 interview She explains why as she discusses her book Eats, Shoots & Leaves. Get your copy of Eats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne TrussAs an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Everything earns from qualifying purchases. You may als...

Joe Medicine Crow was the last war chief of the Crow Indian tribe. He was also its historian for several decades. In this 1993 interview, the 80 year old chief recounts some of the tribes history. Get your copy of From The Heart of The Crow Country by Joseph Medicine CrowAs an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Everything earns from qualifying purchases. You may also enjoy my interviews with Wilma M...

Has one of its first female members, and its first and only chairwoman, Elaine Brown helped transform the Black Panther Party. In this 1993 interview Brown discusses her memoir A Taste of Power. Get your copy of A Taste of Power by Elaine BrownAs an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Everything earns from qualifying purchases. You may also enjoy my interviews with Bobby Seale and William Kunstler Fo...

For decades he's been covering sports in America on radio and television. In this 2000 interview, Warner Wolf talks about his career and some of the luminaries he has met. Get your copy of Let's Go To The Videotape by Warner wolfAs an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Everything earns from qualifying purchases. You may also enjoy my interviews with Roy Firestone and Curt Gowdy For more vintage inte...

Many people believe the US is heading toward a Christian nationalist theocracy. But what would that look like? And what would Jesus have to say about it? In this 2006 interview famed satirist Tony Hendra discusses his book,Tthe Messiah of Morris Avenue, which imagines that very scenario. Get your copy of The Messiah of Morris Avenue by Tony HendraAs an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Everything e...

For decades Charles Osgood was a fixture on CBS television and radio. In this 1991 interview Osgood talks about His unique journalism style. Get your copy of The Osgood Files by Charles OsgoodAs an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Everything earns from qualifying purchases. You may also enjoy my interviews with Dan Rather and PJ O'Rourke For more vintage interviews with celebrities, leaders, and i...

She played the eldest of the Von Trapp children in "The Sound of Music." in this 2000 interview actress Charmian Carr shares some of her fondest memories of filming. Get your copy of Forever Liesl by Charmian Carr' As an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Everything earns from qualifying purchases. You may also enjoy my interviews with Julie Andrews and Patty Duke For more vintage interviews with ce...

Her personal experience in Mississippi during Freedom Summer 1964 inspired well known actress Denise Nicholas to write a novel. In this 2005 interview she talks about her book. Get your copy of Freshwater Road by Denise NicholasAs an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Everything earns from qualifying purchases. You may also enjoy my interviews with John Lewis and Melba Patillo Beals For more vintage...

What is it like spending your days traveling the US, finding little restaurants in out of the way places? That was the life led by Jane and Michael Stern for 4 decades. In this 2006 interview they discuss their joint memoir Two For The Road. Get your copy of Two For the Road by Jane & Michael SternAs an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Everything earns from qualifying purchases. You may also enjoy...

Are you a liberal? You may be, and not even realize it. In this 2004 interview, which still sounds so very timely and relevant, former Llabor Secretary Robert Reich defends liberalism and liberal Concepts. Get your copy of Reason by Robert ReichAs an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Everything earns from qualifying purchases. You may also enjoy my interviews with George McGovern and Christine Todd...

Rosa Parks's existence didn't begin or end that day in December 1955 when she refused to give up her seat on a bus. In this 2005 interview poet Nikki Giovanni talks about her book that offers a different perspective on Rosa Parks. Get your copy of Rosa by Nikki GiovanniAs an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Everything earns from qualifying purchases. You may also enjoy my interviews with Rosa Park...

One of the most influential American musicians of the 20th century was a man who often needed nothing more than a banjo and a strong voice to entertain an audience. Pete Seeger was a towering figure in American music as a performer and songwriter -- and political activist. In this 1993 interview, Pete Seeger discusses his career, his music, and how he helped shape one of the most famous civil righ...

Have you ever heard the phrase “hiding in plain sight”? An Austrian Jewish woman named Edith Hahn survived the Holocaust by passing herself off as Christian using a friend's identity papers. She ended up marrying a Nazi officer, even after he found out she was Jewish. In this 1999 interview Edith Hahn Beer talks about her memoir The Nazi Officer's Wife. Get your copy of The Nazi Officer's Wife by...

American politics has become a minefield of "gotcha ”. The media do it to politicians, politicians do it to each other, even the media do it to each other. And it's eroding our entire system, says the man who was once a participant. In this 2006 interview, Lanny Davis talks about his book Scandal. Get your copy of Scandal by Lanny Davis As an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Everything earns from...

Are men necessary? We're not asking the question, merely repeating the title of the 2005 book by the renowned New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd. In this 2005 interview Dowd explains what she meant,,, Get your copy of Are Men Necessary? by Maureen Dowd As an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Everything earns from qualifying purchases. You may also enjoy my interviews with Karen Salmansohn and Sh...

If you're in business, entrepreneur or as the head of a major corporation, which comes first, business success, or happiness? Actually, happiness has to come first if you want the success to follow, says successful and happy businessman and billionaire sports mogul Ted Leonsis, in this 2010 interview. Get your copy of The Business of Happiness by Ted Leonsis As an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard...

In the late 1940s and early ‘50s America was caught up in a “red scare.” The nation was gripped by fears of Communism, communist spies, communist infiltration. One of those accused was State Department official Alger Hiss.accused of spying for the Soviet Union in the 1930s. Hiss ultimately spent prison time for perjury, not espionage. His son Tony recalls, in this 1999 interview, how his father’s...