Now I've Heard Everything

Can an attitude of gratitude make you healthy, wealthy, and wise? In this 2007 interview, "Inside Edition" anchor Deborah Norville talks about how gratitude can actually make you healthier. Get your copy of Thank You Power by Deborah Norville As an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Everything earns from qualifying purchases. You may also enjoy my interviews with William F Buckley Jr and Joan Lunden...

For some 40 years Taylor Mason has been entertaining audiences across the country with his blend of Comedy, ventriloquism, and music. In this interview Mason talks about Comedy, ventriloquism, and how an Illinois boy wound up on the Jersey Shore. Get your copy of Irreversible by Taylor Mason As an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Everything earns from qualifying purchases. You may also enjoy my in...

It was 1938, on the eve of the start of World War II. And a 24-year-old American boxer, the son of Alabama sharecroppers, was about to alter the course of our history. That young man was Joe Louis – full name Joe Louis Barrow, more widely known by the nickname “The Brown Bomber.” In this 1988 interview Barrow's son Joe Louis Barrow Jr writes about his father and how that fight changed America Get...

Why do most Americans know next to nothing about a plot to assassinate John f. Kennedy? And no, we're not talking about gunfire in Dallas. The chilling true story told in a new book by bestselling author Brad Meltzer and co-author Josh Mensch is the story of how JFK was targeted in December 1960, before he even took the oath of office. In this January 2025 interview Brad Meltzer reveals what he le...

For five decades, Dr. Joyce Brothers was America's premier pop psychologist. In this 1988 interview she discusses her book The Successful Woman, and she emphasizes that does not mean “Superwoman.” Get your copy of The Successful Woman by Joyce Brothers As an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Everything earns from qualifying purchases. You may also enjoy my interviews with Dolly Parton and Gloria St...

As a founding member of The Beach Boys, Brian Wilson led a music revolution that went far beyond the ‘60s “California sound” or even pop music generally. But fame and success carry a price. And for Wilson, the price he paid was his mental health and later physical well-being, as well. Substance abuse further complicated his life. In this 1991 interview Wilson looks back on his life and career as h...

There was a time in American politics, not that long ago, when there were actually liberal Republicans and conservative Democrats, and a broad range of moderates. But the landscape changed, as former Republican New Jersey Governor Christine Todd Whitman talks about in this 2005 interview. She says the GOP is no longer a place for moderates. Get your copy of It's My Party, Too by Christine Todd Whi...

By the age of 15, Barry Williams was already a television veteran. He had had small roles in a number of popular TV shows, but he was about to get his big break. In 1969, Williams was cast in the role of Greg Brady, the eldest of the six children in the blended Brady family, a role that he embraced and ran with for the next five seasons. In this 1992 interview Williams recalls what it was like Gro...

By the 1980s there was a new American family archetype that included stepparents, stepchildren, step-siblings, exes and new mates. This was this environemnt writer Delia Ephron stepped into in 1982. It wasn’t long before Ephron, a talented writer who had already written several books, realized she needed to write a book about her new blended famikly experience. In this 1986 interview Ephron talks...

We all know the story of the Pilgrims arriving on the "Mayflower," setting foot on Plymouth Rock. And then the first Thanksgiving, sitting down to a feast with the Native Americans Except, most of that isn't true. In this 2006 intewrview historian Nathaniel Pohilbrick reveals the darker, more nuanced story of the "Mayflower." Get your copy of Mayflower by Nathaniel Philbrick As an Amazon Associate...

Tippi Hedren starred in Alfred Hitchcok's “The Birds” in 1963 and “Marnie" in 1964. A few years later she realized her true passion: wildlife rescue./ In this 1985 interview Hedren recalls her work with Hitrchcock, and tells the story of her own wildlife preserve. Get your copy of The Cats of Shambala by Tippi Hedren As an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Everything earns from qualifying purchases...

Sooner or later life will knock you to the canvas. The key is knowing how to get back up and keep fighting . So maybe it pays to listen to somebody who has been knocked down and has gotten back up many times in his life. In this 2003 interview former heavyweight boxing champ George Foreman talks about being knocked down and getting back up. Get your copy of George Foreman's Guide to Life by George...

Recent congressional testimony appeared to confirm the exietsnvce of alien beings visotomg Earth. And while the question of alien abductions did not come up, that subject has been around for decades. In this 1992 interview, David Jacobs, a distinguished professor at Temple University, discusses his findings after years of research and interviews with dozens of people who said they had been abducte...

There are those who revere our 40th president as not just a great president but as a rare and exceptional leader of great principle and virtue. Into that category falls Peggy Noonan, Ronald Reagan’s top speechwriter, who crafted some of Reagan[‘s most memorable orations. In this 2001 interview Noonan talks about her book When Character Was King. Get your copy of When Character Was King by Peggy No...

During an otherwise routine security clearance interview in 1989 Army officer Margarethe Cammermeyer disclosed her status as a lesbian. She was then disharged from the service. But she filed a lawsuit in 1994 challenging her separation – and she won. She returned to the military until her retirement in 1997. In this 1994 interview Cammermeyer talks about her life, military career, and court victor...

The National Football League is no place for guys who don't want to get hurt No NFL veteran comes away unscathed And that means there is always plenty of work for team physicians. From 1983 to 1990, Dr. Robert Huizenga was team internist for the Los Angeles Raiders. As he recounts in this 1994 interview, Huizenga saw everything from bruises and pulled muscle to dislocated fingers, concussions and...

After years of small or supporting acting roles here and there,m Farrell hit the jackpot when he joined the cast of the hit CBS show “M*A*S*H” in 1975. Not only did he become one of the most popular cast members, it also afforded him a new public visibility for his activism. In this 2007 interview Farrell talks about his life, career, and activism. Get your copy of Just Call Me Mike by Mike Farrel...

Phyllis Diller was one of America's first female stand up comedians,rising to fame with iconic TV performances in the 1960s. In this 2005 interview Diller looks back on her career, and how she came up with her most memorable character: long-suffering husband “Fang.” Get your copy of Like a Lampshade in a Whorehouse by Phyllis Diller As an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Everything earns from qual...

A baby boy born into a large and poor family in Alabama in 1926 would grow up to become one of the world’s most popular and effective motivational speakers. His name was Hilary Hinton Ziglar – but more widely known simply as Zig Ziglar. In this 1994 interview Ziglar explains how lessons he learned as a Depression-era child shaped his motivational philosphy. Get your copy of Over the Top by Zig Zig...

Reaching the age of 50 is one of those life milestones that makes a lot of people uncomfortable and unsettled. And perhaps no generation was more traumatized by turning 50 than the forever-young Baby Boomers. One Boomer faced the half-century mark with the same wry humor that made him one of America's favorite humor columnists. In this 1998 interview Dave reveals the secret to reaching the big 5-0...

At the start of the 21st century, the West African nation of Liberia was embroiled in its second civil war. The war left thousands dead, many thousands of others displaced A young single mother named Leymah Gbowee had enough, and formed a women’s group to press for peace, Her movement quickly grew, and its peaceful, non-violent efforts – including a controversial “sex strike” – produced a peace ag...

One of the most beloved movies of our time was 1994's “Forrest Gump.” In this 1995 interview, the author who created the character, Winston Groom, explains Forrest Get your copy of Gump & Co. by Winston Groom As an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Everything earns from qualifying purchases. You may also enjoy my interviews with David Morrell and Joseph Heller For more vintage interviews with c...

He's been called one of the 50 greatest NBA players ever. Point guard Bob Cousy played for the Boston Celtics for 13 seasons, helping them to six NBA championships. He was the NBA’s Most Valuable Player in 1957, and was a 13-time All Star. Cousy was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1971. In this 1988 interview COusy explains what\s been dubbed the "Celtic mystique" Get your copy of Cou...

Phyllis George won the title in 1971, representing Texas in the pageant. Just four years later, she was hired by CBS Sports, to co-host The NFL Today. And four years after that, she became First Lady of Kentucky when her husband John Y. Brown was elected Governor. In this 2002 interview George talks about her successes and how you can achieve your own dreams. Get your copy of Never Say Never by Ph...

She was the little girl from Detroit with big dreams And along with some friends with similar dreams, Mary Wilson became a founding member of the greatest Motown girl group ever: the Supremes. Her 1986 book Dream Girl became a hug bestseller. In this 1990 interview Wilson talks about her follow-up book, Supreme Faith. Get your copy of Supreme Faith by Mary Wilson As an Amazon Associate, Now I've H...