Episodes

Nov. 26, 2022

Perfect Match, Part 2: A Kidney Transplant Tale

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.

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Nov. 5, 2022

Gangsta rapper Eazy-E: My Compton Interview [Explicit]

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.

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Nov. 5, 2022

Gangsta rapper Eazy-E: Our Final Meeting [Explicit]

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 of 2)

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Sept. 30, 2022

Novelist Joseph Kanon and His Sneaky Assistant

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.

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Sept. 3, 2022

High School Poet: Donna Murphy Gets Literary

Broadway? Movies? TV? That's nuthin'. Stage and screen actress Donna Murphy first found fame on the high school literary magazine. Listen as she reads poems by herself and others 50 years later -- and get a big surprise.

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Aug. 13, 2022

Flashdance's Jennifer Beals: My 1983 Interview Tape

When 19-year-old Jennifer Beals enrolled at Yale – after starring in 1983's Flashdance -- she couldn't escape a People Magazine interview with me. Listen in as I replay her patient response to my ridiculous cringe-worthy mistakes.

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May 30, 2022

Joni Mitchell's Wonderful Tales - 1985 Interview (Part 2)

Joni talks about meeting Jimi Hendrix, why Jack Nicholson missed his musical cameo, and why she failed piano lessons. Plus, she recites a 7th grade poem. (Part 2 of 2)

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May 28, 2022

Joni Mitchell: Our Day Together in 1985

For my People Magazine interview, Joni talked about flunking high school, Woodstock, Bob Dylan, her Chelsea apartment, poetry, painting, and much more.  Do not ask me to toss those tapes. (Part 1)

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May 28, 2022

Intro: Why Do We Save Things? Can We Throw Them Out?

I do my best to justify to co-host Sally Libby why many of us feel the urge to save things. But after telling her about treasures from my days as a PEOPLE magazine reporter, there's no escape. Something gets shredded.

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May 28, 2022

Podcast Trailer: I Couldn't Throw It Out

It ain't gonna be easy to throw out never-shared interviews with Joni Mitchell, Kiefer Sutherland and Eazy-E. Can they be tossed? Get a preview.

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