Now I've Heard Everything

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...

In 1969 Col. David Hackworth formed what became known as Tiger Force to combat the Viet Cong. He later wrote a book called Steel My Soldiers' Hearts. In this 2002 interview Hackworth reveals the emotional batrtle he fought in writing it. Get your copy of Steel My Soldiers'Hearts by David Hackworth As an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Everything earns from qualifying purchases. You may also enjoy...

From the Salem witch trials and Lizzie Borden to the Scopes monkey trial and the Rosenberg case, America's trials have shaped the nation's history. In this 2004 interview famed attorney and law professor Alan Dershowitz reveals little-known facts that can be found in the transcripts of those famous trials. Get America on Trial by Alan Dershowitz As an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Everything ea...

On November 4, 1979, a group of students and militants stormed the U.S. embassy in Tehran, taking everyone inside hostage, including the chargé d'affaires, a career diplomat named Bruce Laingen. In this 1992 interview Laingen recalls the long ordeal which ended only when Ronald Reagan took ofdfice in 1981. Get Yellow Ribbon by Bruce Laingen As an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Everything earns f...

Molly Ivins spent years pointing out the emperor’s lack of new clothes. In this 2004 interview Ivins talked about how, and why, American politics has become so screwed up. Get Who Let The Dogs In? by Molly Ivins As an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Everything earns from qualifying purchases. You may also enjoy my interviews with Art Buchwald and Al Franken For more vintage interviews with celebr...

Actress Gloria Loring joined the cast of NBC’s “Days Of Our Lives” in 1980. playing Liz Chandler, a character she played for the next six years. About that same time, though, Loring was stunned to learn that her four-year-old son had diabetes, In this 2006 interview Loring discsusses her book Living With Type 2 Diabetes. Get Living With Type 2 Diabete4s by Gloria Loring As an Amazon Associate, Now...

The United States has always, it seems, felt deeply divided about immigrants. We consider ourselves a melting pot, a refuge that welcomes the tired, the poor, the huddled masses. But at the same time we are often suspicious of immigrants, hostile to the newcomers from foreign lands In this 2009 interview, journalist and commentator Steven Roberts discusses his book From Every End of This Earth. Ge...

In 1996 a severe stroke nearly killed one of America’s greatest actors, Kirk Douglas. Overnight this dynamic, seemingly ageless, icon of film was plunged into a terrifying new reality that he later admitted had him considering suicide. But it turned out that Douglas, in real life, was every bit as tough and relentless as the heroic characters he played on screen. And then Douglas did something eve...

In 1956 New York Yankees center fielder Mickey Mantle won the Triple Crown. And his spectacular catch in the 8th inning of Game 5 of the World Series preserved Don Larsen's perfect game In this 1991 interview Mantle discusses his book My Favorite Summer: 1956 Get My Favorite Summer 1956 by Mickey Mantle As an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Everything earns from qualifying purchases. You may also...

Peter Capstick had a promising future on Wall Street in the 1960s But business wasn’t his passion. Africa was, and more specifically, hunting in Africa. Capstick became a professional hunter, leading safaris and writing books and articles about hunting. In this 1987 interview Capstick speaks candidly about his love of Afirca, and for the hunt. Get Peter Capstick’s Africa by Peter Capstick As an Am...

A 2006 book about a young woman’s journey of self-discovery landed on the New York Times bestseller list – where it stayed for nearly two years. The author of that book, Eat, Pray, Love was the then-37-year-old Elizabeth Gilbert, an accomplished writer and storyteller. In this 2007 intervbiew Gilbert talks about the origins of ther book and what she's learnefd from her experience,. Get Eat, Pray,...

The Sting. The Way We Were. A Chorus Line. Composer Marvin Hamlisch was well-known for all of those, and much more. In this 1992 interview, Halisch talksabout his illustrious career in show business, starting with his early years at Juilliard. Get The Way I Was by Marvin Hamlisch As an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Everything earns from qualifying purchases. You may also enjoy my interviews wit...

In the mid-1970s Betty Rollin was a rising star at NBC News, racking up prestigious awards for her work. She didn’t realize that the most important story she would ever cover would be her own. Rollin was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1975. In this 1993 interview Rollin discusses her groundbreaking memoir of her cancer journey, First, You Cry. Get First, You Cry by Betty Rollin As an Amazon Assoc...

In 1976 the U.S. celebrated the 200th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence – the Bicentennial. In about a year and a half, we’ll be marking the nation’s 250th anniversary. It's called the “semiquincentennial,” or sestercentennial. But 1775 was a far more pivtoal year in American history, argued commentator Kevin Phillips in this 2012 interview. Get 1775 by Kevin Phillips A...

After Ronald Reagan was sworn in as president in 1981, one of his appointments was to name a new Secretary of the Navy, who was tasked with rebuilding a demoralized and under-equipped Navy. He chose a 38-year-old Naval Reserve aviator named John Lehman. In this 1989 interview Lehman recalls his 6-year stint as Navy Secretary, Get Command of the Seas by John Lehman As an Amazon Associate, Now I've...

Pop art icon Andy Warhol once said, "In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes." Famous For 15 Minutes is also the title of a 1988 book by French-American artist and actress Isabelle Dufresne,one of Andy Warhol’s “superstars” who went by the name Ultra Violet. In this 1988 intervbiew Dufresne reflects on her life with Warhol and the meaning of his work. Get Famous For 15 Minutes...

It's the first Monday in October, the day that traditionally the United States Supreme Court returns to work after its summer recess. Behind the scenes at the high court are a few dozen law clerks, the young lawyers who do much of the work that ultimately is reflected in Supreme Court rulings. It was his fascination with the largely unrecognized power of those clerks that inspired thriller writer...