Dec 29, 2014

I can’t possibly explain why I loved Marvel’s “Man-Thing” comics of the 1970s so much. The closest I can get would be to say that writer Steve Gerber – creator of the immortal Howard the Duck – had a flair for crazy and leave it at that.

JON B. COOKE podcast excerpt: "Swamp Thing or Man-Thing? Definitely...

Dec 23, 2014

Rick Smolan started his career as a photographer, but one unlike most others in his field. He thinks big. Really big. One day, Smolan unleashed an entire army of photographers – amateurs and pros alike – on a country to capture a day in its life. He eventually published an entire series of coffee table books...

Dec 19, 2014

Strangely, you haven’t completely experienced the 2014 edition of actor Peter Capaldi without seeing him inhabit the words, opinions and insights of one of the greatest artists and thinkers of all time, Leonardo da Vinci. In a new documentary, Inside the Mind of Leonardo da Vinci 3D, Capaldi breathes life into one of...

Dec 12, 2014

What kind of introduction most becomes a legend? That’s what I’ve been thinking about for the past week, knowing today I would be speaking with a most remarkable a man, living legend of stage, screen, civil and union activism, Theodore Bikel. And let me tell you, the task doesn’t get any less daunting when you...

Dec 4, 2014

Laurie and Alan are a professional couple having frequent sex because they’re happily married and want to have a baby. You know – procreation. Jack is having a lot of sex because... he can. Oh, and because he’s found a way to get paid for it. You know – recreation.

ANN LEWIS HAMILTON podcast excerpt: "I had dye...