diane west is the publisher of “new york tails” which is a pet magazine that is read by all but intended mainly for new yorkers.  she talks about the magazine and also about the economics of owning a pet.  listening in on the interview was her pet chinchilla named “chili.”

dev patnaik is the ceo of jump associates and the author of “wired to care.”  he helps companies to be “nice” along with other ideas.  obviously, this all goes to getting a better bottom line, especially during a recession.

dustin portillo is the boss clown of the ringling brothers circus, the greatest show on earth.  we met him at madison square garden and then he invite my wife and i to be clowns in the show.  wow, was that a thrill.  

joseph rollino who i interviewed at fort hamilton just prior to memorial day is probably the oldest living veteran from world war two.  at the age of 104 he is still going strong and it was a great honor for me to meet with him.  he is absolutely an american hero.

jonathan kantor is one of the people who makes the blue note club work.  the blue note is considered one of the nation’s most outstanding jazz venues and it appears they even set a good food and drink table.  he talks about the current and the past world of jazz and also tells us about a graduate program in jazz at new york university.

carter roberts is the ceo of the world wildlife fund which is the largest organization in the world whose mission is saving this planet and everything that grows and lives here.  this man has so much power that he was able to have most of the world turn off its lights.

eve gonzalez white is a wife, mom and a soldier at camp bucca which is in iraq.  it is the place where the united states army keeps prisoners.  we did the interview by telephone and the first question i asked her was, how did she get into the army?

ira lee sorkin is the attorney for the infamous bernard manoff.  not to worry, ira is a very nice man who you would want to have as your lawyer.  my purpose in this interview was not to rehash the bernard manoff scheme, but to give some insight into just exactly what is an “ira lee sorkin.”

ciaran staunton is a prominent member of the irish american community in new york city, but beyond that you could not find a more typical new yorker than him.  he owns o’neills, a fine restaurant with a bit of an irish touch....which is my way of saying if you walk into the place you think you are in ireland.  it has won the james joyce pub award.  we talked about all things irish and new york city.

daniel brucker who handles the media for grand central terminal should be called “the maestro of the railroad.”  taking a walk through the terminal with this man is an absolute delight.  all aboard.