Episodes

Inheriting a violin is wonderful. But what if it comes with instructions that it must be played? And you resorted to violence as a kid to get out of playing? Then what?

Does a 1967 elementary school magazine -- or a fifth grade school play -- still have value? Only if you’re looking for lost memories, new insights, and hilarity

Hear the rapper and actor talk about crime, Hollywood, racism, and more -- before he was a Law & Order SVU detective and just after he created the metal band Body Count

The writers discuss their friendship and trade bloody tales during a never-shared 1984 interview about their hit book The Talisman. Plus, horror expert Bev Vincent on the chances of a new Talisman sequel or TV series

Which gifts from mom are the real keepers? Daughters and sons, a grandmother, and a mother-to-be help us decide

Some adults can't toss their furry friends from childhood, even when the fuzz is gone. Hear about much-loved survivors, including two teddy bears who escaped the Nazis

Melanie Safka's hit song about roller skating didn't reflect her rich talents and history. Get the real story from her lifelong friend, photographer Maddy Miller (Plus: a never-heard Melanie interview)

Why should you watch Eli Wallach and Anne Jackson in 1967's long-lost comic gem The Tiger Makes Out? Their daughter Katherine helps us explain.

The hosts of Peacock TV's The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning give us a lesson about life as we laugh about death and try to reduce my possessions. And then -- surprise! -- there are tears.

As a director for network TV sports, Meg Streeter Lauck saved treasures that hold memories of Olympic figure skating, meeting teenage Dorothy Hamill, mourning 9/11, and other major moments. Can she toss any of it?

What came with VIP access to Diana's '80s concerts? Well, chatting with Andy Warhol, stalking Richard Gere, dancing with Diana at 1:30 AM -- and getting very wet

With Danny DeVito and his daughter Lucy starring in her play about our favorite topic, Theresa tells us how she cast them, why she wrote it, what she saves, and what she tosses

Tupac Shakur talks about his violent arrest for jaywalking; his Black Panther family; Hollywood hypocrisy; and his program for poor urban kids. Plus, special guests discuss his contradictions (explicit)

Helen Keller’s friend, Hitler’s defier, Woody Allen’s teacher – the dancer who jolted America with moves you now see on TV, movies and music videos told me great tales in 1989.

As Dustin Hoffman, Andy Warhol, and Diana Ross watched, did I ruin Bill Murray's night at the 1982 premiere party? Former SNL writer Tom Gammill helps us decide.

With help from They Might Be Giants' John Flansburgh, it's time to toss treasures that I saved after writing the band's first 1985 review in People Magazine.

Hear the 1984 interview tape with this random trio: REO Speedwagon's Kevin Cronin, painter Jean-Michel Basquiat, and Gong Show host Chuck Barris

A 45-year-old tape recording about family ancestry leads to revelations about a kidnapped rabbi, a Johnstown drowning, and Joe Biden's junior high baseball team

In 1983, 16-year-old Kiefer Sutherland met me in Nova Scotia to discuss his first big movie role. Hear how he felt about actor dad Donald -- and how I messed up my People Magazine article.

Many brushes with death, years on dialysis, and three kidney transplants followed my wife Cindy's lupus diagnosis at 15. Inspired by saved items, we tell the rollercoaster tale of our intertwined lives and challenges.

When my wife Cindy's health declined after two kidney transplants, how would she find a third organ donor? The answer -- which involves my 33-year error -- could make you believe in miracles.

Compton's rap mogul and NWA founder Eazy-E hanging out with me? Unlikely. But it happened in 1991. Hear Dr. Dre (former Yo! MTV Raps co-host) explain Eazy's huge cultural impact, then hear Eazy's candid interview.

Rap mogul Eazy-E's death from AIDS complications in 1995 was a shock. Hear reactions at the time from Wu-Tang's Method Man and others. Plus, hear my 1992 talk with Eazy while driving in Compton during the L.A. riots. (Part 2 …

When bestselling spy novelist Joseph Kanon was a book editor and I was his assistant, I secretly sent letters pretending to be the boss. Until the Brooke Shields incident. Listen as Joe learns what really happened in 1979.