The Arik Korman Show

Award-winning editor and reporter Alastair Gee and writer Dani Anguiano discuss whether destructive fires like the one that leveled the California town of Paradise are the new normal, what actions we can take to prevent future devastation, and how these fires are related to climate change. Their latest book is Fire in Paradise: An American Tragedy.

Writer Gregory Brown shares why the story of the place where you live is so important, how to talk to our kids about creating a world where every culture is valued, and how to co-exist with the Indigenous community in a way that's equitable. Gregory’s debut novel is The Lowering Days.

Rob Barnett - headhunter, digital media innovator, and former president of programming at CBS Radio and senior executive at MTV, VH1, and Audible - shares how to figure out what you really want to do for work, how to know when it's time to move on to a new job opportunity, and how much to encourage our kids to pursue their dreams. Rob’s new book is Next Job, Best Job: A Headhunter's 11 Strategies to Get Hired Now.

Wall Street Journal reporter Te-Ping Chen shares what it's like to live in China today, how we should talk about China with our kids, and whether people in China could tell that she was from the USA. Te-Ping’s new book is Land of Big Numbers.

30-year special operations veteran Dan Schilling shares how to tell the difference between a genuine feeling of impending danger and implicit bias, how we can talk to our kids about becoming more aware of our surroundings, and how to stay safe in general. Dan’s new book is The Power of Awareness and Other Secrets from the World’s Foremost Spies, Detectives, and Special Operators on How to Stay Safe and Save Your Life.

Award-winning writer, poet, and screenwriter Brian Broome shares why it's better not to be cool, what it's like in rehab, and what it's like growing up among family and friends when you don't fit in. Brian’s new memoir is Punch Me Up to the Gods.

Award-winning writer Peter Ho Davies talks about the intentionality of having children, how to celebrate our children's emerging individuality, and what it's like raising a child with disabilities. Peter's new novel is A Lie Someone Told You About Yourself.

Renée Felice Smith, who plays Nell Jones on CBS's NCIS: Los Angeles, and Chris Gabriel, a composer for film, television, and theatre, share how their dog Hugo changed their lives, how we can talk to our kids about choosing the more difficult path, and how they handled their own impossible thing - making a living in show business. Their new children’s picture book, illustrated by Sydney Hanson, is Hugo and The Impossible Thing.

Marc Randolph, co-founder and first CEO of Netflix, discusses whether there are more opportunities now than there were in 1998 when Netflix was founded, what the future of television could look like, and what separates the great entrepreneurs from the rest. Marc has a new podcast called That Will Never Work, available on Apple, Spotify, and wherever you listen to podcasts.

Dr. Jennifer Ashton, Chief Medical Correspondent for ABC News, talks about how we can all learn to think like a doctor to evaluate our level of COVID risk, how to take care of our emotional health, and what we should say to our kids during this time. Dr. Ashton’s new book is The New Normal: A Roadmap to Resilience in the Pandemic Era.