Crime novelist Patricia Cornwell, 58, is the former Director of Applied Science at the National Forensic Academy, a member of the advisory board for the Forensic Sciences Training Program at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in NYC. and author of 32 books, including her latest, “Flesh and Blood” (William Morrow) Tory Williams with Carole Marks She is a passionate stem cell advocate, author and co-founder of the Alabama Institute of Medicine. She will talk about her new book, Inevitable...
He is the son of Maya Angelou and will talk about her inspirational book of quotes, Rainbow In the Cloud: The Wisdom and Spirit of Maya Angelou. (Random House) Maya has written numerous volumes of poetry in addition to her best-selling autobiographies including I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. She died in 2014. Richard Paul Evans He is the #1 best-selling author of The Christmas Box. He will talk about his new book, The Mistletoe Promise: The True Meaning of Christmas. (Simon & Schuster) :...

Stephen Sestanovich served as a U.S. ambassador-at-large to the former Soviet Union during the Clinton administration, as a senior staff member at the National Security Council and the State Department during the Reagan administration. He will talk about his new book, Maximalist: America in the World from Truman to Obama. (Vintage)12/14/14 Second Hour Lissa Warren with Carole Marks She is an established poet, and works in Boston as Vice President, Senior Director of Publicity at Da Capo...
In November, 2013, the trio – Glenn Leopold, Steve Goldrich and Paul Reisch (who replaced original Gil Roman in the summer of 1973) – returned to the studio to work on the long-awaited third recording, a 19-track CD due for release sometime in 2014. Gunhill Road with Michael Harrison Part 1 They are a rock band consisting of Glenn Leopold, Steven Goldrich, and Paul Reisch. They are best known for their pop hit, “Back When My Hair Was Short” which was released in 1973. They just released...
Jae Oh is a National Medicare expert and Certified Financial Planner and will talk about his new book, Maximizing Your Medicare: Understanding Medicare, Protecting Your Health and Minimizing Costs. (CreateSpace) For more information, visit www.MaximizeYourMedicare.com. H.D.S. Greenway with Carole Marks He is one of America’s greatest reporters. He’s covered the wars in Vietnam, the Middle East and the Balkans. He will talk about his latest book, Foreign Correspondent. (Simon & Schuster) M...
Rebecca Eaton (born November 7, 1947) is the Emmy-Award-winning executive producer of PBS’s Masterpiece and Mystery. She will talk about her new memoir, Making Masterpiece: 25 Years Behind the Scenes at Sherlock, Downton Abbey, Prime Suspect, Cranford, Upstairs Downstairs, and Other Great Shows. (Penguin) For more information about PBS, visit www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece. Boris Johnson isa very popular and internationally known Mayor of London. He will talk about his new book, The Churchill...
Dr. Richard Deyo is a primary care internist and professor of Evidence-Based Family Medicine at Oregon Health and Science University. He will discuss his new book, Watch Your Back! How the Back Industry Is Costing Us More and Giving Us Less. (Cornell University Press) For more information visit www.ConsumerReports.org.
Steve Weisman will discuss a pump and dump scam.
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Jane Crane is middle aged – it can be hard to turn from established and familiar routines when you hit 45 or 50 (we want to be sensible about pensions and retirement plans) but she has taken up the challenge of the unjust treatment of women and made it her mission. Jane is the founder of “Adopt a Widow,” which helps African widows learn a skill to support themselves and their children in a one-year program while experiencing emotional healing. She will talk about her important new book, Half...
The story of the generation of hidden child survivors told through the true experiences of three Jewish girls—from Poland, Holland, and France—who transcended their traumatic childhoods to lead remarkable lives in America. Only one in ten Jewish children in Europe survived the Holocaust, many in hiding. In Such Good Girls, R. D. Rosen tells the story of these survivors through the true experiences of three girls. David Osmond & Dr. Shanan Munoz David is a member of “The...
Paula Poundstone (born December 29, 1959) Paula is a stand-up comedian, author, actress, interviewer and commentator, known for her distinctive brand of spontaneous observational comedy. She is now heard on National Public Radio’s (NPR) weekly news quiz show Wait Wait….Don’t Tell Me. She is performing at the Garde Arts Theatre in Connecticut on Saturday November 15th. For more information about Paula, visit her website www.PaulaPoundstone.com. 11/16/2014 First Hour David Osmond & Dr...
This year, we re-focused the program to address people’s fears of aging head-on using #FOGO or Fear of Getting Old. Now in its third year, the program is using a mix of wit and wisdom to talk about aging in a new way with the hope of engaging consumers of all ages to talk about getting old and to make choices to help them age well. Dr. Jack Watters is Pfizer’s vice president for external medical affairs and is responsible for relations with medical societies, academic institutions and...
Jae Oh is a National Medicare expert and Certified Financial Planner and will talk about his new book, Maximizing Your Medicare: Understanding Medicare, Protecting Your Health and Minimizing Costs. (CreateSpace) For more information, visit www.MaximizeYourMedicare.com. H.D.S. Greenway is one of America’s greatest reporters. He’s covered the wars in Vietnam, the Middle East and the Balkans. He will talk about his latest book, Foreign Correspondent. (Simon & Schuster) M. L. Rowland was a...
Some believe the future will look like more of the same—more smartphones, tablets, screens embedded in every conceivable surface. David Rose has a different vision: technology that atomizes, combining itself with the objects that make up the very fabric of daily living. The Enchanted Objects of fairy tales and science fiction will enter real life. David Rose is an award-winning entrepreneur and MIT Media Lab scientist and will talk about his new book, Enchanted Objects: Design, Human Desire...
Kathy Reichs (born July 7, 1948) is an American crime writer, forensic anthropologist and academic. She is a professor of anthropology at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte; as of 2013 she is on indefinite leave. She divides her work time between the Laboratoire des Sciences Judiciaires et de Médecine Légale for the province of Quebec and her professorship at UNC Charlotte. She is one of the eighty-two forensic anthropologists certified by the American Board of Forensic Anthropology...
Mark Whitaker is the former managing editor of CNN, Washington bureau chief for NBC News, and was also a reporter and editor at Newsweek. He will talk about his latest book, Cosby: His Life and Times. (Simon & Schuster) 11/2/2014 First Hour Steven Barrer is director of The Neuroscience Institute and Philadelphia Magazine “Top Doc” and he will discuss his new book, Exercise Will Hurt You: Concussion, Traumatic Brain Injury, and How the Dangers of Sports and Exercise Can Affect Your Health...
Phillip Done is the author of The Charms of Miss O’Hara: Tales of Gone With the Wind and the Golden Age of Hollywood from Scarlett’s Little Sister. (Gateway Publishing) For more information, visit www.AnAmericanInBudapest.com. Rutherford befriended Done and spent many hours discussing her life and her fabulous experiences as an MGM contract player and Hollywood insider. Rutherford attended many classic film festivals and events in her later years before her passing in 2012 at the age of 94...
Suze Orman with Carole Marks Sure Orman “one-woman financial advice powerhouse” by USA Today. A two-time Emmy award-winning television show host, New York Times bestselling author, magazine and online columnist, writer/producer, and motivational speaker, Suze is undeniably America’s most recognized personal finance expert. Suze is the keynote speaker at the Well-Healed Woman Conference on Nov 2nd at the Uncas Ballroom at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, CT. For more information...
Ari Goldman is a former New York reporter and the author of The Late Starters Orchestra. (Algonquin Books) Ari L. Goldman’s “The Late Starters Orchestra” makes me wish that I had not given up. As his 60th birthday approached, Goldman, a journalism professor at Columbia University, decided to take up the cello, an instrument he stopped playing as a young man. Undeterred by the skepticism of his wife and others, he immersed himself in the routine of cello lessons and solo practice, even...
George Benson is one of the most prolific and beloved musicians of his era. He has received ten Grammy Awards and a National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master award. He will talk about Benson: The Autobiography. (Da Capo Press) Topics include what led him to write his autobiography and what challenges him musically. Benson actually started out professionally as a singer, performing in nightclubs at eight, recording four sides for RCA’s X label in 1954, forming a rock band at 17 while...
DId you know that in May of 1872, Victoria Woodhull was the first woman to announce her candidacy for the President of the United States? Or that she picked Fredrick Douglas as her running mate? I’m going to take a chance and say that more than likely you did not. The Scarlet Sisters: Sex, Suffrage, and Scandal in the Gilded Age contains a lot of dates and information but I didn’t find it to be overly dry or boring. Myra MacPherson is the award-winning and bestselling author of four previous...