The Cultural Scavenger

On what would have been her 30th birthday. 

My old pal Joe Hart is back with more great show biz stories.  

Brian Stelter bypassed the traditional route and became a successful journalist at The New York Times and anchor at CNN.  We cover a range of subjects from AI to Fox News to politics.  

How do you become a Twitter influencer?  Here's how.  

He's another name you might not recognize from the acting world, but boy has he succeeded in an industry where on any given day, 95% of the union is unemployed.  My dear old pal, John Leslie Wolfe shares his story.

My second episode involving gun violence publishes on a horrible anniversary.  February 14, 2018 is a day as tragic for Fred Guttenberg as it was for me on August 26, 2015.

He and I are a couple of pissed off dads who lost their beautiful daughters to unspeakable gun violence.  What follows is a conversation on how we’ve dealt with the aftermath, how we’ve found purpose, and how we learned to live again.

My next two episodes are a departure from the usual fare as I bring you some serious subject matter.  

Witnessing a mass shooting is an experience no one should have.  But fate transformed this senior citizen and true badass from a bystander and possible victim into a hero who helped prevent a horrific tragedy from becoming even worse.   

You’ve seen political ads that make candidates look heroic and others that make them look like ax murderers.  What kind of person creates political ads, how does he do it and why?   Find out from my next guest as I start the new season.  

It was difficult to not get really emotional during this interview.  It certainly got me as I listened during the post-production editing.  When you hear Aderson you'll know exactly why.  

How does a kid from Haiti with his only support coming from the guidance of brave parents become a force at one of the most prestigious law schools in the country?  Hear his inspiring story, mixed with humor and humility in the next two episodes.