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Whiskey TangentWhiskey News! March-April 2024 | Local Man Drinks Half the World’s Whiskey, Hammers His Rod, Screams Into the VoidNew News: Federal judge rules Woodford Reserve engaged in union busting • New Japanese Whiskey rules finally go into effect • Why are Scotland’s “ghost distilleries” coming back to life? • MGP sales rise 7% • The Top 10 whiskey importing countries • How distillers are using artificial intelligence • Yamazaki distills the world’s first whisky using hydrogen fuel • California distillery creates whiskey survival kit • Man beats man with bottle of whiskey • Man breaks into home, asks for food, finds whiskey
New Whiskeys: A. Overholt Monongahela Mash Straight Rye Whiskey • Bernheim Barrel Proof A224 • Crown Royal Blackberry • Ezra Brooks 99 Port Wine Cask Finished Bourbon • Milam & Greene Wildlif...2024-04-2642 min
The GatewayMonday, October 9, 2023 - New Scott Air Force Base Colonel PlansEvery two years, the wing that runs Scott Air Force Base — the 375th — gets a new leader. Colonel John Poole has now been that leader for 81 days. St. Louis Public Radio’s Will Bauer sat down with Colonel Poole and asked him about what his wing does on a day-to-day basis. (Rod Milam hosting for Wayne Pratt)2023-10-0909 minThe GatewayThursday, August 31, 2023 - St. Louis CIty Civilian Jail OversightA year ago, Mayor Tishaura Jones signed legislation that strengthened civilian oversight of police and corrections facilities. But there's evidence that the system is not working as intended. (Rod Milam hosting for Wayne Pratt)2023-08-3108 minThe GatewayMonday, August 28, 2023 - Belleville, Illinois' first woman fire chief talks with us.The city of Belleville made history last week: The mayor nominated and the city council approved the first female fire chief by a 15 to 1 margin. (Rod Milam in for Wayne Pratt)2023-08-2809 minThe GatewayWednesday, March 22, 2023 - Missouri Lawmakers Increasing Efforts to Restrict Trans KidsLawmakers and the Attorney General in Missouri are stepping up their efforts to restrict rights if transgender children. Like many other states, Missouri is seeking action to reduce the ability of trans minors to get gender affirming care and to participate in sports. (Rod Milam in for Wayne Pratt.)2023-03-2209 minThe GatewayMonday, February 6, 2023 - Labeling Foods "Bioengineered"Next time you go to your kitchen, check the labels on your food. You might find a small statement or symbol that says “bioengineered.” A year ago, the U.S. began to mandate that food manufacturers, importers and retailers make that disclosure if a food or substantial ingredient has been genetically modified. Rod Milam hosts for Wayne Pratt.2023-02-0609 minThe GatewayFriday, February 3, 2023 - St. Louis City Public Schools' New Superintendent ALSO Legal Marijuana Sales Start in MissouriThe next superintendent of St. Louis Public Schools, Keisha Scarlett, says she wants to celebrate victories that are happening in the district. ALSO Missouri’s Department of Health will start approving recreational marijuana licenses today. What does that mean for Illinois sales? Rod Milam hosting for Wayne Pratt.2023-02-0315 minThe GatewayFriday, October 28, 2022 - U.S. Rep. Cori Bush holds a town hall meeting on gun violenceA shooting on Monday at Central Visual and Performing Arts High School left a teacher and a student dead and seven others injured. We’ll take stock of the week’s events and get the latest info. Rod Milam in for Wayne Pratt today.2022-10-2805 min
Vettes of Atlanta MagazineSam Milam - What You Should Know About NCM Insurance Just by listening to this episode, you might save 100's of $$$ a year. Today our guest is Sam Milam from National Corvette Museum Insurance. Now wait, hear me out before you hit the "Stop" button. Seriously, my eyes glaze over and I get that look on my face like I'm a zombie from the "Walking Dead" every time someone mentions car insurance. So here's the thing, we all need car insurance, that's a fact. If you own a seldom-driven collectible car then you owe it to yourself to listen to this episode. 2022-02-1414 minVettes of Atlanta MagazineSam Milam - What You Should Know About NCM Insurance Just by listening to this episode, you might save 100's of $$$ a year. Today our guest is Sam Milam from National Corvette Museum Insurance. Now wait, hear me out before you hit the "Stop" button. Seriously, my eyes glaze over and I get that look on my face like I'm a zombie from the "Walking Dead" every time someone mentions car insurance. So here's the thing, we all need car insurance, that's a fact. If you own a seldom-driven collectible car then you owe it to yourself to listen to this episode. 2022-02-1414 min
Talking with AuthorsJoan Lunden: "Why Did I Come Into This Room?: A Candid Conversation about Aging"This is the fifty-third episode of "Talking with Authors" by HEC Media and HEC Books. We're a program dedicated to speaking with some of the best selling authors around, covering many different genres.Today, our guest is journalist, broadcaster, and New York Times Best Selling writer Joan Lunden. We spoke with her via Zoom in October of 2020 about her newest book "Why Did I Come Into This Room?: A Candid Conversation about Aging" by publisher Forefront Books.Joan Lunden was a co-host on Good Morning America for 17 years in the 80s and 90s and is...2021-02-1840 minTalking with AuthorsConnor Towne O'Neill: "Down Along with That Devil's Bones: A Reckoning with Monuments, Memory, and the Legacy of White Supremacy"This is the fifty-second episode of "Talking with Authors" by HEC Media and HEC Books. We're a program dedicated to speaking with some of the best selling authors around, covering many different genres.Today, our guest is journalist Connor Towne O'Neill. We spoke with him via Zoom in October of 2020 about his book "Down Along with That Devil's Bones: A Reckoning with Monuments, Memory, and the Legacy of White Supremacy" by publisher Algonquin Books.Writer Connor Towne O’Neill is a Pennsylvania born journalist that has had work in thoroughly northern publications like New York Ma...2021-02-1131 minTalking with AuthorsReid Forgrave: "Love, Zac"This is the fifty-first episode of "Talking with Authors" by HEC Media and HEC Books. We're a program dedicated to speaking with some of the best selling authors around, covering many different genres.Today, our guest is journalist and sports writer Reid Forgrave. We spoke with him via Zoom in October of 2020 about his book “Love, Zac” by publisher Algonquin Books.Writer Reid Forgrave has spent most of his career covering sports. He’s done long form reporting on the Olympics, basketball, and the NFL, and worked with the New York Times, CBS Sports and other...2021-02-0445 minTalking with AuthorsLaila Lalami: "Conditional Citizens"This is the fiftieth episode of "Talking with Authors" by HEC Media and HEC Books. We're a program dedicated to speaking with some of the best selling authors around, covering many different genres.Today, our guest is a Pulitzer Prize finalist and best selling author, Laila Lalami. We spoke with her via Zoom in October of 2020 about her newest book “Conditional Citizens” by publisher Pantheon Books.Laila Lalami is a naturalized US citizen of Arab descent born in Morocco. The professor of linguistics’ pathway to citizenship lasted from 1992 to 2000 and she experienced a wide range of con...2021-01-2835 minTalking with AuthorsJill Wine-Banks: “The Watergate Girl: My Fight for Truth and Justice Against a Criminal President”This is the forty-ninth episode of "Talking with Authors" by HEC Media and HEC Books. We're a program dedicated to speaking with some of the best selling authors around, covering many different genres.The now celebrated and respected lawyer Jill Wine-Banks was a young prosecutor and only woman on the team during the Nixon impeachment hearings. In “The Watergate Girl”, she tells how she elicited this testimony and exchange from the president’s secretary about the missing audio from the famous taped recordings. from that famous revelation, she moved along as a trailblazer throughout her career...2021-01-2146 minTalking with AuthorsJan Greenberg: “World of Glass: The Art of Dale Chihuly”This is the forty-eighth episode of "Talking with Authors" by HEC Media and HEC Books. We're a program dedicated to speaking with some of the best selling authors around, covering many different genres.Today, our guest is the Best Selling author Jan Greenberg. We spoke with her in St. Louis in November of 2020 about her newest book “World of Glass: The Art of Dale Chihuly” by publisher Abrams Books. The award winning writer Jan Greenberg has penned books for adults and children about art of all types. From poetry to pottery…ballet to van Gogh, she’s been able...2021-01-1436 minTalking with AuthorsJasper Fforde: “The Constant Rabbit"This is the forty-fifth episode of "Talking with Authors" by HEC Media and HEC Books. We're a program dedicated to speaking with some of the best selling authors around, covering many different genres.Today, our guest is New York Times Best Selling author Jasper Fforde. We spoke with him via Zoom in October of 2020 about his newest book "The Constant Rabbit" by publisher Viking Books.The British novelist Jasper Fforde writes works of fantasy in what’s been called an “absurdist reality” style. He uses concepts and situations that are grounded in real life, but then he...2020-12-2433 minTalking with AuthorsMatt Haig: “The Midnight Library"This is the forty-fourth episode of "Talking with Authors" by HEC Media and HEC Books. We're a program dedicated to speaking with some of the best selling authors around, covering many different genres.Today, our guest is the Sunday Times best selling and award winning author Matt Haig. We spoke with him via Zoom in October of 2020 about his newest book “The Midnight Library" by publisher Viking Books.English writer Matt Haig has penned two dozen works…both children’s and adult…fiction and non-fiction in his career as a novelist. He’s worked as a journalis...2020-12-1739 minTalking with AuthorsRachel Howzell Hall: “And Now She's Gone"This is the forty-third episode of "Talking with Authors" by HEC Media and HEC Books. We're a program dedicated to speaking with some of the best selling authors around, covering many different genres.Today, our guest is Rachel Howzell Hall. We spoke with her via Zoom in September of 2020 about her newest book "And Now She's Gone" by publisher Macmillan.Rachel Howzell Hall is based in Los Angles and the author of 9 novels and many short stories and essays. She’s written science fiction, mystery, and crime stories featuring the character Lou Norton. But the sto...2020-12-1034 minTalking with AuthorsAnn Cleeves: “The Darkest Evening"This is the forty-second episode of "Talking with Authors" by HEC Media and HEC Books. We're a program dedicated to speaking with some of the best selling authors around, covering many different genres.Today, our guest is New York Times Best Selling British crime novelist Ann Cleeves. We spoke with her via Zoom in September of 2020 about her newest book “The Darkest Evening" by publisher Macmillan.Ann Cleeves is the author of more than 30 books, some of which have spawned two TV series with a third on the way. The BBC has the show “Shetland”, and the...2020-12-0355 minTalking with AuthorsYaa Gyasi: "Transcendent Kingdom"This is the forty-first episode of "Talking with Authors" by HEC Media and HEC Books. We're a program dedicated to speaking with some of the best selling authors around, covering many different genres.Today, our guest is New York Times Best Selling author Yaa Gyasi. We spoke with her via Zoom in September of 2020 about her second and newest book “Transcendent Kingdom" by publisher Penguin Random House.Yaa Gyasi was born in Ghana and raised in Huntsville, Alabama as a daughter of immigrant parents. She uses that lived experience in her newest work of fiction to...2020-11-2638 minTalking with AuthorsElise Hooper: "Fast Girls"This is the fortieth episode of "Talking with Authors" by HEC Media and HEC Books. We're a program dedicated to speaking with some of the best selling authors around, covering many different genres.Today, our guest is author Elise Hooper. We spoke with her via Zoom in September of 2020 about her third and newest book “Fast Girls" by publisher HarperCollins.Elise Hooper is a writer of historical and biographical fiction. She’s taken on the subjects of women in different periods of history in all of her work…such as the real women of the novel...2020-11-1934 minTalking with AuthorsKathy Reichs: "A Conspiracy of Bones"This is the thirty-ninth episode of "Talking with Authors" by HEC Media and HEC Books. We're a program dedicated to speaking with some of the best selling authors around, covering many different genres.Today, our guest is forensic anthropologist, television producer and author Kathy Reichs. We spoke with her via Zoom in June of 2020 about her newest book "A Conspiracy of Bones" by publisher Scribner Books.The 12 seasons of the TV show “Bones” was produced by Kathy Reichs and the title character Temperance Brennan is loosely based on Kathy’s life as a practicing forensic anthro...2020-11-1231 minTalking with AuthorsTom Clavin: "Tombstone: The Earp Brothers, Doc Holliday and the Vendetta Ride from Hell"This is the thirty-eighth episode of "Talking with Authors" by HEC Media and HEC Books. We're a program dedicated to speaking with some of the best selling authors around, covering many different genres.Today, our author is New York Times Best Selling writer, Tom Clavin. We spoke with him via Zoom in June of 2020 about his recent book "Tombstone: The Earp Brothers, Doc Holliday and the Vendetta Ride from Hell" by publisher St. Martin's Press.Tom Clavin was a reporter at the New York Times and has written on a variety of topics for prominent...2020-11-0536 minTalking with AuthorsRoddy Doyle: "Love: A Novel"This is the thirty-seventh episode of "Talking with Authors" by HEC Media and HEC Books. We're a program dedicated to speaking with some of the best selling authors around, covering many different genres.Today, our guest is a screenwriter and Booker Prize winning author, Roddy Doyle. We spoke with him via Zoom in June of 2020 about his newest book “Love: A Novel” by publisher Penguin Random House.Roddy Doyle has placed the setting of many of his 11 novels for adults in and around his home stomping grounds of Dublin.“Love: A Novel” continues in that vein. Thi...2020-10-2934 minTalking with AuthorsBonnie Tsui: "Why We Swim"This is the thirty-sixth episode of "Talking with Authors" by HEC Media and HEC Books. We're a program dedicated to speaking with some of the best selling authors around, covering many different genres.Today, our author is award winning writer, Bonnie Tsui. We spoke with her via Zoom in June of 2020 about her recent book “Why We Swim” by publisher Algonquin Books. Bonnie Tsui is a frequent contributor to The New York Times and California Sunday Magazine and has previously written a book about some of the “Chinatowns” that are around the US. In her newest offering, however...2020-10-2230 minTalking with AuthorsJennifer Steinhauer: “The Firsts: The Inside Story of the Women Reshaping Congress”This is the thirty-fifth episode of "Talking with Authors" by HEC Media and HEC Books. We're a program dedicated to speaking with some of the best selling authors around, covering many different genres. We’re excited to be back after an unplanned hiatus due to the Coronavirus Pandemic of 2020. Since no authors were able to travel, and our partners at the St. Louis County Library and Left Bank Books were physically closed in the early days of social distancing, we were unable to conduct many of the scheduled interviews that we had planned. But, after the initial weeks...2020-10-1527 minTalking with AuthorsCamilla Lackberg: “The Golden Cage”This is the thirty-fourth episode of "Talking with Authors" by HEC Media and HEC Books. We're a program dedicated to speaking with some of the best selling authors around, covering many different genres. We’re excited to be able to come back to you after an unplanned hiatus due to the Coronavirus Pandemic of 2020. Since no authors were able to travel, and our partners at the St. Louis County Library and Left Bank Books were physically closed in the early days of social distancing, we were unable to conduct many of the scheduled interviews that we had plan...2020-10-0827 minTalking with AuthorsLinda Castillo: “Outsider: A Novel of Suspense”This is the thirty-third episode of "Talking with Authors" by HEC Media and HEC Books. We're a program dedicated to speaking with some of the best selling authors around, covering many different genres.We’re excited to be back after an unplanned hiatus due to the Coronavirus Pandemic of 2020. Since no authors were able to travel, and our partners at the St. Louis County Library and Left Bank Books were physically closed in the early days of social distancing, we were unable to conduct many of the scheduled interviews that we had planned. But, after the initial wee...2020-10-0126 minTalking with AuthorsAnne Applebaum: “Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism”This is the thirty-second episode of "Talking with Authors" by HEC Media and HEC Books. We're a program dedicated to speaking with some of the best selling authors around, covering many different genres. We’re excited to be able to come back to you after an unplanned hiatus due to the Coronavirus Pandemic of 2020. Since no authors were able to travel, and our partners at the St. Louis County Library and Left Bank Books were physically closed in the early days of social distancing, we were unable to conduct many of the scheduled interviews that we had plan...2020-09-2440 minTalking with AuthorsLisa Woodruff: “The Paper Solution: What to Shred, What to Save, and How to Stop It From Taking Over Your Life”This is the thirty-first episode of "Talking with Authors" by HEC Media and HEC Books. We're a program dedicated to speaking with some of the best selling authors around, covering many different genres.We’re excited to be able to come back to you after an unplanned hiatus due to the Coronavirus Pandemic of 2020. Since no authors were able to travel, and our partners at the St. Louis County Library and Left Bank Books were physically closed in the early days of social distancing, we were unable to conduct many of the scheduled interviews that we had pl...2020-09-1729 minTalking with AuthorsFiona Davis: “The Lions of Fifth Avenue”This is the thirtieth episode of "Talking with Authors" by HEC Media and HEC Books. We're a program dedicated to speaking with some of the best selling authors around, covering many different genres.We’re excited to be able to come back to you after an unplanned hiatus due to the Coronavirus Pandemic of 2020. Since no authors were able to travel, and our partners at the St. Louis County Library and Left Bank Books were physically closed in the early days of social distancing, we were unable to conduct many of the scheduled interviews that we had pl...2020-09-1024 minTalking with AuthorsWes Moore: “Five Days: The Fiery Reckoning of an American City”This is the twenty-ninth episode of "Talking with Authors" by HEC Media and HEC Books. We're a program dedicated to speaking with some of the best selling authors around, covering many different genres.We’re excited to be able to come back to you after an unplanned hiatus due to the Coronavirus Pandemic of 2020. Since no authors were able to travel, and our partners at the St. Louis County Library and Left Bank Books were physically closed in the early days of social distancing, we were unable to conduct many of the scheduled interviews that we had pl...2020-09-0343 minTalking with AuthorsJeffery Deaver: "The Goodbye Man"This is the twenty-eighth episode of "Talking with Authors" by HEC Media and HEC Books. We're a program dedicated to speaking with some of the best selling authors around, covering many different genres.We’re very excited to be able to come back to you after an unplanned hiatus due to the Coronavirus Pandemic of 2020. Since no authors were able to travel, and our partners at the St. Louis County Library and Left Bank Books were physically closed in the early days of social distancing, we were unable to conduct many of the scheduled interviews that we ha...2020-08-2746 minTalking with AuthorsRuth Reichl: "Save Me The Plums"This is the twenty-seventh episode of "Talking with Authors" by HEC Media and HEC Books. We're a program dedicated to speaking with some of the best selling authors around, covering many different genres.We’re very excited to be able to come back to you after an unplanned hiatus due to the Coronavirus Pandemic of 2020. Since no authors were able to travel, and our partners at the St. Louis County Library and Left Bank Books were physically closed in the early days of social distancing, we were unable to conduct many of the scheduled interviews that we ha...2020-08-2050 minTalking with AuthorsAlex George: "The Paris Hours"This is the twenty-sixth episode of "Talking with Authors" by HEC Media and HEC Books. We're a program dedicated to speaking with some of the best selling authors around, covering many different genres. We’re very excited to be able to come back to you after an unplanned hiatus due to the Coronavirus Pandemic of 2020. Since no authors were able to travel, and our partners at the St. Louis County Library and Left Bank Books were physically closed in the early days of social distancing, we were unable to conduct many of the scheduled interviews that we had...2020-08-1336 minTalking with AuthorsAlma Katsu: "The Deep"This is the twenty-fifth episode of "Talking with Authors" by HEC Media and HEC Books. We're a program dedicated to speaking with some of the best selling authors around, covering many different genres.We’re very excited to be able to come back to you after an unplanned hiatus due to the Coronavirus Pandemic of 2020. Since no authors were able to travel, and our partners at the St. Louis County Library and Left Bank Books were physically closed in the early days of social distancing, we were unable to conduct many of the scheduled interviews that we had...2020-07-0230 minTalking with AuthorsChris Bohjalian: "The Red Lotus"This is the twenty-fourth episode of "Talking with Authors" by HEC Media and HEC Books. We're a program dedicated to speaking with some of the best selling authors around, covering many different genres.We’re still back with you after an unplanned hiatus due to the Coronavirus Pandemic of 2020. After the initial weeks of the global shutdown, we were able to set up remote video interviews with many authors. And in the coming weeks, we’ll be providing you with the audio of these interviews. Now sound quality may be slightly different than our previous podcasts, but they...2020-06-2533 minTalking with AuthorsJames Rollins: "The Last Odyssey"This is the twenty-third episode of "Talking with Authors" by HEC Media and HEC Books. We're a program dedicated to speaking with some of the best selling authors around, covering many different genres.We’re very excited to be able to come back to you after an unplanned hiatus due to the Coronavirus Pandemic of 2020. Since no authors were able to travel, and our partners at the St. Louis County Library and Left Bank Books were physically closed in the early days of social distancing, we were unable to conduct many of the scheduled interviews that we had...2020-06-1840 minTalking with AuthorsEduardo Porter: "American Poison - How Racial Hostility Destroyed our Promise”This is the twenty-second episode of "Talking with Authors" by HEC Media and HEC Books. We're a program dedicated to speaking with some of the best selling authors around, covering many different genres.We’re very excited to be able to come back to you after an unplanned hiatus due to the Coronavirus Pandemic of 2020. Since no authors were able to travel, and our partners at the St. Louis County Library and Left Bank Books were physically closed in the early days of social distancing, we were unable to conduct many of the scheduled interviews that we had...2020-06-1140 minTalking with AuthorsRobert Matzen: "Dutch Girl - Audrey Hepburn and World War II”This is the twenty-first episode of "Talking with Authors" by HEC Media and HEC Books. We're a program dedicated to speaking with some of the best selling authors around, covering many different genres.Today, our author is documentary filmmaker and writer of books about Hollywood history, Robert Matzen. We spoke with him as he was on tour in November of 2019 with his book “Dutch Girl: Audrey Hepburn and World War II” by publisher GoodKnight Books.Robert Matzen was working on his second book in the mid-2010s about Hollywood actors during World War II, when he l...2020-03-0532 minTalking with AuthorsDave Itzkoff: "Robin" - A Biography of Robin WillamsThis is the twentieth episode of "Talking with Authors" by HEC Media and HEC Books. We're a program dedicated to speaking with some of the best selling authors around, covering many different genres.Today, our author is a culture reporter for the New York Times and four time book author Dave Itzkoff. We spoke with him as he was on tour in November of 2019 with his then brand new book “Robin” a biography of Robin Williams by publisher Pan Macmillan.Dave Itzkoff is a journalist that has covered the worlds of film, theatre, TV, and pop...2020-02-2046 minTalking with AuthorsBen Westhoff: "Fentanyl, Inc. - How Rogue Chemists Are Creating the Deadliest Wave of the Opioid Epidemic"This is the nineteenth episode of "Talking with Authors" by HEC Media and HEC Books. We're a program dedicated to speaking with some of the best selling authors around, covering many different genres.Our author is award winning investigative journalist Ben Westhoff. We spoke with him as he was on tour in September of 2019 with his then brand new book “Fentanyl, Inc.: How Rogue Chemists Are Creating the Deadliest Wave of the Opioid Epidemic” by publisher Grove Atlantic.But after following that thread of information, he found himself tracking down the source of the addi...2020-02-0640 minTalking with AuthorsMarra Gad: “The Color of Love - A Story of a Mixed-Race Jewish Girl”This is the eighteenth episode of "Talking with Authors" by HEC Media and HEC Books. We're a program dedicated to speaking with some of the best selling authors around, covering many different genres.Today, our author is independent film and television producer and writer Marra Gad. We spoke with her as she was on tour in November of 2019 with her book “The Color of Love: A Story of a Mixed-Race Jewish Girl” by Agate Publishing.Marra Gad was born as the product of a relationship between an unwed black father and white Jewish mother in Chic...2020-01-2345 minTalking with AuthorsDr. Michael Roizen: "What to Eat When - A Strategic Plan to Improve Your Health and Life Through Food"This is the seventeenth episode of "Talking with Authors" by HEC Media and HEC Books. We're a program dedicated to speaking with some of the best selling authors around, covering many different genres.Today, our author is the New York Times Best Selling writer Dr. Michael Roizen. We spoke with him as he was on tour in November of 2019 with his book “What to Eat When: A Strategic Plan to Improve Your Health and Life Through Food” by publisher The National Geographic Society.Dr. Roizen is a board certified anesthesiologist and internist, and the chief well...2020-01-0945 minTalking with AuthorsLori Gottlieb: "Maybe You Should Talk to Someone"This is the sixteenth episode of "Talking with Authors" by HEC Media and HEC Books. We're a program dedicated to speaking with some of the best selling authors around, covering many different genres.Today, our guest is a journalist, psychotherapist, and New York Times best selling author Lori Gottlieb. We spoke with her as she was on tour in November of 2019 for her book “Maybe You Should Talk to Someone” by publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.Lori Gottlieb’s professional career has taken her from film development, to TV writing and production in the 1990s with NBC, t...2019-12-2637 minTalking with AuthorsIssac Mizrahi: "I.M.: A Memoir"This is the fifteenth episode of "Talking with Authors" by HEC Media and HEC Books. We're a program dedicated to speaking with some of the best selling authors around, covering many different genres.Today, our author is famed fashion designer Issac Mizrahi. We spoke with him at the Jewish Community Center in St. Louis as he was on tour in November of 2019 with his book “I.M.: A Memoir” by publisher Macmillian.This world famous fashion designer and TV personality started off his life in Brooklyn, New York in the 1960s as one of three chil...2019-12-1245 minTalking with AuthorsErin Entrada Kelly: "Lalani of the Distant Sea"This is the fourteenth episode of "Talking with Authors" by HEC Media and HEC Books. We're a program dedicated to speaking with some of the best selling authors around, covering many different genres.Today, our author is a Newberry award winning writer Erin Entrada Kelly. We spoke with her at the HEC Media studios as she was on her summer book tour in September of 2019 when her book “Lalani of the Distant Sea” was hot off the presses.This New York Times Best Selling children’s book writer was born in Lake Charles, Louisiana and starte...2019-11-2837 minTalking with AuthorsDr. Marty Makary: America's Healthcare CrisisThis is the thirteenth episode of "Talking with Authors" by HEC Media and HEC Books. We're a program dedicated to speaking with some of the best selling authors around, covering many different genres.Today, our author is New York Times best selling writer Marty Makary, M.D. We spoke with him as he was touring the United States talking about his book “The Price We Pay: What Broke the American Healthcare System - and How to Fix It”. This one-on-one was done in October of 2019.More than a writer, Dr. Makary is an oncology and gast...2019-11-1444 minTalking with AuthorsAnn Leckie: "Provenance"This is the twelfth episode of "Talking with Authors" by HEC Media and HEC Books. We're a program dedicated to speaking with some of the best selling authors around, covering many different genres.Today our author is a Hugo, Nebula, and Arthur C. Clarke Award winning science fiction writer Ann Leckie. We spoke with her in December of 2017, shortly after the release of her book “Provenance”, part of the “Ancillary” universe of books from the publisher Orbit that made her beloved by readers of the science fiction genre.This New York Times Best Selling author’s rise to s...2019-10-3131 minTalking with AuthorsKate DiCamillo: "Raymie Nightingale"This is the eleventh episode of "Talking with Authors" by HEC Media and HEC Books. We're a program dedicated to speaking with some of the best selling authors around, covering many different genres.Our author this time is a two time Newberry award winning writer Kate DiCamillo. We spoke with her at the Ladue Middle School in Ladue, Missouri as she was on her summer book tour in 2018. We talked with her about her then most current book, “Raymie Nightingale” by Candlewick Press…as well as her then upcoming companion book, “Louisiana’s Way Home”.New York Time...2019-10-1735 minTalking with AuthorsPatricia Cornwell: "Flesh and Blood"This is the tenth episode of "Talking with Authors" by HEC Media and HEC Books. We're a program dedicated to speaking with some of the best selling authors around, covering many different genres.Our author this time is 100 plus million book selling and Edgar award winning crime writer Patricia Cornwell. We spoke with her as she was touring the United States talking about her 22nd crime novel in her Kay Scarpetta series, “Flesh and Blood” by Harper Collins Books. This one-on-one was done in November of 2014.Patricia Cornwell started out working with words professionally as a re...2019-10-0335 minTalking with AuthorsPiper Kerman: "Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison"This is the ninth episode of "Talking with Authors" by HEC Media and HEC Books. We're a program dedicated to speaking with some of the best selling authors around, covering many different genres.Our author this time is New York Times best selling writer Piper Kerman. We spoke with her as she was touring the United States talking about her non-fiction book “Orange is the New Black: My Year in a Women’s Prison” by Spiegel and Grau/Random House books, less than a year after the debut of the fictionalized Netflix program “Orange is the New Black” b...2019-09-1934 minTalking with AuthorsHomeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano: "How Safe Are We?"This is the eighth episode of "Talking with Authors" by HEC Media and HEC Books. We're a program dedicated to speaking with some of the best selling authors around, covering many different genres.Today, our author is the former cabinet Secretary of Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano. We spoke with her about her book “How Safe Are We?: Homeland Security Since 9/11” by PublicAffairs Books in February of 2019 at Spot Studios in St. Louis, Missouri.As the third full-time head of the Department of Homeland Security since its creation post September 11th, Secretary Napolitano is very well vers...2019-09-0527 minTalking with AuthorsKarin Slaughter: “Pieces of Her”This is the seventh episode of "Talking with Authors" by HEC Media and HEC Books. We're a program dedicated to speaking with some of the best selling authors around, covering many different genres.Today, our author is a New York Times best selling crime writer Karin Slaughter. We spoke with her as part of a tour for her book “Pieces of Her” by Harper-Collins Book. This interview conducted in August of 2018 at the Hilton Saint Louis Frontenac.Karin Slaughter was born in Georgia and is very well known for her two groupings of books, the “Will T...2019-08-2225 minTalking with AuthorsNick Offerman: “Good Clean Fun: Misadventures in Sawdust at Offerman Woodshop”This is the sixth episode of "Talking with Authors" by HEC Media and HEC Books. We're a program dedicated to speaking with some of the best selling authors around, covering many different genres.Today, our author is Hollywood actor, humorist, woodworker, and New York Times best selling writer Nick Offerman. He sat down with us for an interview in September of 2016 at the Goebel & Company Furniture woodworking shop in St. Louis, Missouri.“Good Clean Fun: Misadventures in Sawdust at Offerman Woodshop” is only one of 4 books that Nick has penned or helped pen. But his work...2019-08-0832 minTalking with AuthorsSarah Kendzior: “The View from Flyover Country: Dispatches from the Forgotten America”This is the fifth episode of "Talking with Authors" by HEC Media and HEC Books. We're a program dedicated to speaking with some of the best selling authors around, covering many different genres.Today, our author is journalist and writer, Sarah Kendzior. She sat down with us for a discussion in February of 2018 at one of her alma maters Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri.Sarah Kendzior is a Connecticut born, St. Louis based international journalist whose education in anthropology and career as a reporter in Europe, Russia, and the US led her to publish...2019-07-2531 minTalking with AuthorsCharles Fishman: “One Giant Leap: The Impossible Mission that Flew Us to the Moon”This is the fourth episode of "Talking with Authors" by HEC Media and HEC Books. We're a program dedicated to speaking with some of the best selling authors around, covering many different genres.Today, our author is journalist and New York Times best selling writer Charles Fishman. We spoke with him as part of a book tour for his latest work “One Giant Leap: The Impossible Mission that Flew Us to the Moon” in July of 2019….50 years to the month after the first historic words transmitted from the surface of the moon were heard, "Houston...Tranquility Base here...2019-07-1839 minTalking with AuthorsBrad Meltzer: "The First Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill George Washington"This is the third episode of “Talking with Authors” where we’ll be talking to a variety of best selling authors spanning genres — authors like Judy Blume, Janet Napalitano, and so many more. Today, our author is New York Times best selling writer Brad Meltzer. We spoke with him in January of 2019 as part of a book tour for his then latest work “The First Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill George Washington” on the campus of Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri.Brad Meltzer is a writer of many genres…from children’s books and comics, to t...2019-07-1137 minTalking with AuthorsAlexis Clark: “Enemies in Love: A German POW, a Black Nurse, and an Unlikely Romance”This is the second episode of “Talking with Authors” where we’ll be talking to a variety of best selling authors spanning genres — authors like Judy Blume, Brad Meltzer, Janet Napalitano, and so many more. Today, our author is journalist and writer, Alexis Clark. She sat down with us for a discussion in July of 2018 at the Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes Jewish College in St. Louis, Missouri.We interviewed Ms. Clark at a nursing school. Why? Because the extremely unlikely, non-fiction story that she researched and published, “Enemies in Love”, tells the tale of a World W...2019-07-1132 min