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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...

What has happened to the idea that the American people are the ones in charge of their own country? According to Longtime cable news personality Lou Dobbs, American populism has been replaced by a network of elites in government and business. In this 2007 interview Dobbs dioscusses his book Independents Day Get Independents Day by Lou Dobbs As an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Everything earns f...

After the Supreme Court overturned the Roe v Wade decision many states have enacted, or restored, strict anti-abortion laws. It’s become a major campaign issue in the 2024 presidential contest. And much of this was forecast nearly 20 years ago by Kate Michelman, the longtime head of NARAL, the pro-choice organization founded by feminist icon Betty Friedan. In this 2006 interview Michelman discusse...

Truddi Chase became the public face of multiple personality disorder in the late 1980s when she wrote an autobiography in which she described the 92 distinct personalities she carried. She said it was the product of sustained childhood sexual abuse at the hands of her stepfather. She eventually came to refer to her personality as “The Troops.” In this 1987 interview Chase talks about her book When...

"Saturday Nitght Live" debuted on Oct. 11, 1975. The first guest host was comedian George Carlin, and the show featured two musical guests, Billy Preston and Janis Ian. At 24, Ian was a major recording artist. She was starring in concerts and on TV before she graduated from high school. In this 2008 interview Janis Ian talks about her memoir Society's Child. Get Society's Child by Janis Ian As an...

Whatever happened to honesty, Integrity, and accountability? And not just among our politicians, but our sports heroes, our entertainers, and all leaders. In this 2006 interview longtime Ohio politician John Kasich explains how he recognized years ago that the country is in a battle, of sorts, to reclaim personal responsibility. Get Historian Allan Lichtman on Why Presidential Campaigns Don't Matt...

For the better part of four decades historian Deborah Lipstadt has been combating Holocaust denial. She has found that there is a sizeable share of people, both in the United States and elsewhere, who are convinced the Holocaust never happened In this 1993 interview Lipstadt discusses her book Denying The Holoocaust. Get Denying the Holocaust by Deborah Lipstadt As an Amazon Associate, Now I've He...

For 15 years, from 1989 to 2004, Brian Lamb was host of the popular weekly C-SPAN show “Booknotes.” In this 1997 interview Lamb reflects on the personalities he interviewed, and the knowledge his viewers gained about history and writring. Get Booknotes by Brian Lamb As an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Everything earns from qualifying purchases. You may also enjoy my interviews with Larry King a...

Kamala Harris is going to be our next president. So says historian Allan Lichtman, who has correctly predicted every presidential election except one since 1984. In this 1990 interview Lichtman explains the basis for his "13 Keys" method of forecastinhg election outcomes. Get Thirteen Keys to the Presidency by Allan Lichtman As an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Everything earns from qualifying p...

It was in the summer of 1963 that young actress Mariette Harley lost her father to suicide, a tragedy that has colored her life ever since. But even she wasn’t fully aware of just how deeply it had affected her until the 1980s. And it inspired her to write a book that became a bestseller. In this 1991 interview Hartley talks about her book Breaking The Silence. Get Breaking the Silence by Mariette...