Milt Rosenberg

Joseph Epstein is one of the finest writers in America. He is, also, a sports fanatic. As sports writing at large is not as rife with fine literary contributions as it once was, we are always pleased when a talent the likes of Joseph turn their pen to our favorite past times. He has made a marvelous entry into the canon of fine sports essays with Masters of the Games. It is a must for the bookshelf for anyone who has ever loved sports.

We love the movies. Film, cinema, whatever you want to call it. Some of its art, some of its not. Equally with the Western genre, there are indeed works of modern art and then there are just fun shoot-em-up flicks that are the predecessors of the modern action movie.

Milt sat down with Matt Hauske of The University of Chicago Media and Film Studies Center, John Kupetz--a legendary lecturer who teaches a course on the Western, and the fine writer and author Scott Eyman, who recently wrote a bio of The Duke himself, John Wayne.

So....are you gonna pull them pistols or whistle Dixie?

You probably remember the story. The recently established cabinet agency The Department of Homeland Security was looking for a new leader with the departure of Tom Ridge. Bernard Kerik, a regular image in the coverage of post 9/11 rescue missions and police investigations, forever at the side of mayor Rudy Giuliani, was tapped by President George W. Bush to take the helm. And then....it all fell apart. One of the truly penthouse to outhouse disgraces in recent political memory. Kerik is now a free man and is talking about what happened. How did this one time New York City Police Commissioner and part of the Provisional Government of Iraq end up as an inmate in the very system he once oversaw? He joined Milt to talk about his very rapid fall from grace and what he has learned, what he is doing now, and what he thinks of the war on terror and thoughts on prison reform.

Would we have smart phones without science fiction? Would we have ever dared to explore our galaxy, to dream of life on other planets? Probably not. Science Fiction has given birth to some of our greatest technologies, our greatest works of literature and, of course, some of our greatest films. Milt is joined in studio by one of the genres greatest critics and scholars, Gary K. Wolfe of Roosevelt University and Dr. Andy Johnson, a gentleman at the forefront of bringing some of the technologies of our dreams and turning them into reality who presides over the Electronic Visualization Lab at the University of Illinois at Chicago. How long before we have our holodeck?

Paris. The City of Lights. One of Milts favorite cities on the planet. But a curious set of circumstances led to the relatively easy takeover of France by the Nazis. Ronald Rosbottom has made a wonderful entry into that history with his latest, When Paris Went Dark.

We look to history to learn lessons about ourselves. Rome was, undoubtedly, a great empire. Can we learn anything about our future by studying its rise and ultimate demise? Milt is joined in studio by the venerable Dr. Dan Garrison and Professor Taco Terpstra to discuss what made Rome great and what happened to bring it to its knees as well as delving into a bit of history of Greece. Also on the show: Cornell Universitys Barry Strauss to talk about historys most famous assassination and his new book The Death of Caesar.

Live long and prosper was, of course, the phrase of Leonard Nimoys iconic character Spock from Star Trek.

How do we ensure that we dont merely live to a ripe, old age, but to be in the best of shape possible when we get there. The time to consider health is not once it has left you. The time to prepare your earthly vessel for maximum enjoyment and mobility is NOW.

We have with us cardiologist Dr. Joel Okner because youve gotta have heart to make it in this world. Also, Dr. Jay Olshanksy, Professor in the School of Public Health at the University of Illinois at Chicago and Research Associate at the Center on Aging at the University of Chicago and Monique Ryan, MS and RDN, because you are what you eat.

Live long and prosper was, of course, the phrase of Leonard Nimoys iconic character Spock from Star Trek.

How do we ensure that we dont merely live to a ripe, old age, but to be in the best of shape possible when we get there. The time to consider health is not once it has left you. The time to prepare your earthly vessel for maximum enjoyment and mobility is NOW.

We have with us cardiologist Dr. Joel Okner because youve gotta have heart to make it in this world. Also, Dr. Jay Olshanksy, Professor in the School of Public Health at the University of Illinois at Chicago and Research Associate at the Center on Aging at the University of Chicago and Monique Ryan, MS and RDN, because you are what you eat.

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Milt was joined in studio by Steve Bernas, president of the Better Business Bureau for Chicago and Northern Illinois and David OToole of the Federal Trade Commission. The discussion was all about the many scams, ripoffs, confidence games, and more tools the underworld employs to separate you from your money. As the saying goes, if it sounds too good to be true...

Milt was joined in studio by Steve Bernas, president of the Better Business Bureau for Chicago and Northern Illinois and David OToole of the Federal Trade Commission. The discussion was all about the many scams, ripoffs, confidence games, and more tools the underworld employs to separate you from your money. As the saying goes, if it sounds too good to be true...