Berkeley BreathedBerkeley Breathed
Berkeley Breathed is perhaps best known for his comic strips “Bloom County,” “Outland,” and “Opus.” But he’s also a gifted children’s book creator. I first met him in 2003, on
Gloria VanderbiltGloria Vanderbilt
Gloria Vanderbilt died this morning at the age of 95. I met her in 1994 when she wrote a fact-based novel about a young woman who was murdered in 1931.
Jim & Sarah BradyJim & Sarah Brady
In many people’s lives, there is a “before and after day,” the day when their entire life changed, sometimes radically and painfully. For Jim and Sarah Brady, that day was
Chris & Bob ElliottChris & Bob Elliott
Wrapping up “Fathers Week” here on Now I’ve Heard Everything, a conversation I had thirty years ago this week with two very funny guys who happened to be father and
Joan Benny, Jack’s DaughterJoan Benny, Jack’s Daughter
It’s “Fathers Week” on Now I’ve Heard Everything. Today, my comversation nearly thirty years ago with the daughter of American comedy legend Jack Benny. One day while going through her
Adm. Elmo Zumwalt & His SonAdm. Elmo Zumwalt & His Son
Continuing “Fathers Week” on Now I’ve Heard Everything, a very moving story today of a father and son caught up in an unpopular war, with an unexpected and poignant outcome.
Kirk Douglas, NovelistKirk Douglas, Novelist
It’s “Fathers Week” at Now I’ve Heard Everything. Today the story of one very famous father who wrote a novel about a famous father and a son who was struggling
Doris Kearns Goodwin – Baseball and DadDoris Kearns Goodwin – Baseball and Dad
Next Sunday is Fathers Day. So here at “Now I’ve Heard Everything” it’s “Fathers Week.” And we’ll start the week with a story of how one young girl bonded with
Herman TalmadgeHerman Talmadge
For five decades, Georgia politics were dominated by the Talmadge family, first by Governor Eugene Talmadge, then by his son, Herman, who was governor in the early ’50s and then
Mignon Fogarty, The Grammar GirlMignon Fogarty, The Grammar Girl
Do you know how hard it is to interview someone who you know will be assessing every sentence that comes out of your mouth? I hadn’t been so self-conscious since