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
Shen Tong and Tiananmen SquareShen Tong and Tiananmen Square
Thirty years ago this week the Chinese government sent forces into Tiananmen Square in Beijing, to enforce martial law declared after thoiusands of mostly-young protesters assembled in the Square to
Gladys KnightGladys Knight
What can you say about a performer who’s won seven Grammys, had a slew of number one hits, and who is one of Rolling Stone magazine’s 100 Greatest Singers of
John HousemanJohn Houseman
When people ask me which of my some ten thousand interviews I enjoyed the most, there’s one that always comes to mind. That day in the fall of 1986, when
Vincent BugliosiVincent Bugliosi
Vincent T. Bugliosi Jr. may be best known, best remembered, for prosecuting Charles Manson and members of his “family” after the infamous Tate-LaBianca murders in 1969. Bugliosi wrote a book
Yogi’s Pal Joe GaragiolaYogi’s Pal Joe Garagiola
This past weekend would have been baseball great Yogi Berra’s 94th birthday. One of his closest friends, from childhood on through their playing days together, was Joe Garagiola, who of
Erme BombeckErme Bombeck
For thirty years readers faithfully turned to a column in their local newspaper. It wasn’t about politics, or education, or religion, or even advice to the lovelorn. It was just