frank veith is a professor of surgery at new york university and the cleveland clinic.  he is the doctor behind the annual veith symposium which is in its fortieth year.  my first question to him was “what type of surgery do you do?

james molinaro is the boro president of staten island.  it is the most rural of all of our five boros in new york city.  you could not find a better spokesman for the boro than this man.

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.

gene lemay is the president of moishes moving and storage solutions.  we discussed his company and the general state of the moving and storage industry.  one of the things he told me was that folks are doing more packing by themselves to save money prior to his trucks arriving for the pickup.

jack jacobs is a medal of honor winner which is our nation’s highest award for bravery in combat.  i thought it perfect to air the interview on november 11, 2009 which was veterans day.

joan aruz is the person to go see at the metropolitan museum of art if you want to know about the art and history of ancient afghanistan.  she arranged for an exhibit which presented the treasures from the national museum in kabul.

eric sanderson is a senior conservation ecologist at the wildlife conservation society at the bronx zoo.  he is the creator of the web site www.themannhattaproject.org which will knock your socks off.  the best way to describe it is that it is a time machine.

maiko suzuki is a young japanese designer from toyko.  why did she come to nyc?  was it only for economic reasons?  how is she coping?  she compared life in toyko to life in new york city.

jason mccormick is a professor at hunter college but i think he is a monster.

raab rashi owns "sword nyc" which is a school for people who want to know about using a sword.  not to worry, he is not creating a bunch of deranged killers.  they are better called history buffs and no one at the place is dangerous.