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The Most Dangerous Animal Of All By Gary L. Stewart chats with Dr. Alvin

Gary Stewart Click Here To Listen Soon after his birth mother contacted him for the first time at the age of thirty-nine, adoptee Gary L. Stewart decided to search for his biological father. His quest would lead him to a horrifying truth and force him to reconsider everything he thought he knew about himself and his world. Written with award-winning author and journalist Susan Mustafa, The Most Dangerous Animal of All tells the story of Stewart's decade-long hunt. While combing through government records and news reports and tracking down relatives and friends, Stewart turns up a host of clues—including forensic evidence—that conclusively identify his father as the Zodiac Killer, one of the most notorious and [...]

By |May 28th, 2014|Biography, Crime|Comments Off on The Most Dangerous Animal Of All By Gary L. Stewart chats with Dr. Alvin
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New York Jackie By Bridget Watson Payne chats with Dr. Alvin

Bridget Watson Payne Click Here To Listen As familiar as we are with images of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, the charming former first lady, fewer know the dynamic woman who called New York City home. Shortly after JFK's assassination in 1964, Jackie moved to Manhattan and lived there for the next three decades. This intimate collection of photographs celebrates her life in the city as a mother, book editor, style icon, and most of all, a New Yorker. Eating ice cream with her kids on Fifth Avenue, working with authors at Doubleday Books, riding her bike through Central Park—these images capture the real-life joy, creative passion, and effortless grace of New York Jackie.

By |May 28th, 2014|Biography, Fashion, Politics|Comments Off on New York Jackie By Bridget Watson Payne chats with Dr. Alvin
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Discovery Channel: Deadliest Catch’s Jake Anderson, author of Relapse chats with Dr. Alvin

Jake Anderson Click Here To Listen A fourth generation fisherman, Jake Anderson grew up in the rich fishing environment of Anacortes, Washington. At age seventeen, Jake began salmon fishing in Bristol Bay, Alaska, and by the age of twenty-five he was crab fishing in the heart of the Bering Sea. Soon after, Jake became a deckhand on the F/V Northwestern and joined the popular television series Deadliest Catch. As an integral part of the show, Jake is known for his hardworking nature that has allowed him to evolve from greenhorn to licensed captain. Aside from fishing, Jake has a harrowing story that has yet to be told. As an avid skateboarder, Jake aspired to become [...]

By |May 28th, 2014|Agriculture, Biography|Comments Off on Discovery Channel: Deadliest Catch’s Jake Anderson, author of Relapse chats with Dr. Alvin
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Brothers Forever By Tom Sileo chats with Dr. Alvin

Tom Sileo Click Here To Listen Four weeks after Navy SEALs had killed Osama bin Laden, the President of the United States stood in Arlington National Cemetery. In his Memorial Day address, he extolled the courage and sacrifice of the two young men buried side by side in the graves before him: Travis Manion, a fallen US Marine, and Brendan Looney, a fallen US Navy SEAL. Although they were killed three years apart, one in Iraq and one in Afghanistan, these two best friends and former roommates were now buried together—“brothers forever.” Award-winning journalist Tom Sileo and Travis’s father, former Marine colonel Tom Manion, tell the intimate and personal story of how these Naval Academy [...]

By |May 26th, 2014|Biography, Military, War|Comments Off on Brothers Forever By Tom Sileo chats with Dr. Alvin
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Big Red: Baseball, Fatherhood, And My Life In The Big Red Machine By Ken Griffey, Sr. chats with Dr. Alvin

Ken Griffey Click Here To Listen Reflecting on an outstanding 19-year major-league career, this autobiography chronicles baseball great Ken Griffey, beginning with his days just out of high school. The account relates Griffey’s decision to venture into the baseball business, documenting his time as a scout, coach, and manager along with his accomplishments as a father, raising two other major league ballplayers: Craig, who played briefly for the Seattle Mariners, and future Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. Capturing the subject’s time with the Big Red Machine, this record details his days playing alongside Johnny Bench, Joe Morgan, and Pete Rose, highlighting the Reds' two consecutive world championships in 1975 and 1976. Finally, the ultimate [...]

By |May 26th, 2014|Biography, Parenting, Sports|Comments Off on Big Red: Baseball, Fatherhood, And My Life In The Big Red Machine By Ken Griffey, Sr. chats with Dr. Alvin
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What Jackie Taught Us: Lessons From The Remarkable Life Of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis By Tina Santi Flaherty chats with Dr. Alvin

Tina Santi Flaherty Click Here To Listen She was a woman of confidence and passion who drew on a remarkable wealth of self-knowledge and a sense of purpose to cope with extraordinary public demands and overwhelming private needs. What Jackie Taught Us offers insights from the life of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis about how to live with poise, grace, and zest, including wisdom about image and style, courage and vision, men, marriage, and motherhood. This Commemorative Edition features contributions from notable individuals amplifying the ways in which Jackie’s life has influenced them—and society at large—over the past several decades.

By |May 26th, 2014|Biography, Fashion, History, Politics|Comments Off on What Jackie Taught Us: Lessons From The Remarkable Life Of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis By Tina Santi Flaherty chats with Dr. Alvin
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The Pink Suit by Nicole Mary Kelby chats with Dr. Alvin

Nicole Mary Kelby Click Here To Listen A novel based on the true story behind Jacqueline Kennedy's iconic pink suit. On November 22, 1963, the First Lady accompanied her husband to Dallas, Texas, dressed in a pink Chanel-style suit that was his favorite. Much of her wardrobe, including the pink suit, came from the New York boutique Chez Ninon, where a young seamstress, an Irish immigrant named Kate, worked behind the scenes to meticulously craft the memorable outfits. While the two women never met, Kate knew every tuck and pleat of the First Lady's polished, perfect image. When the pink suit Kate created becomes iconic for all the wrong reasons, her already fragile world--divided between [...]

By |May 26th, 2014|Biography, Fashion, History, Politics|Comments Off on The Pink Suit by Nicole Mary Kelby chats with Dr. Alvin
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How To Catch A Frog By Heather Ross chats with Dr. Alvin

Heather Ross Click Here To Listen Much of Heather Ross’s creative work has been inspired by her being born into an eccentric family of artists and idealists in a rural corner of Vermont during the 1970s. According to Heather, that environment was defined by stunning natural beauty, creative and innovative living, and daily lessons in self-reliance. It also included equal parts of general dysfunction, a self-imposed but nearly inescapable poverty, and little exposure to basic life skills. When, as a twenty-something, Heather complained to her mother about a long list of things she had missed out on and that had compromised her chance of ever leading a “normal” life (immunizations, a healthy respect for authority), [...]

By |May 23rd, 2014|Art, Biography|Comments Off on How To Catch A Frog By Heather Ross chats with Dr. Alvin
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Listen To The Squawking Chicken By Elaine Lui chats with Dr. Alvin

Elaine Lui Click Here To Listen Live From Toronto, Canada   As the 800,000+ U.S. fans of Elaine Lui’s site know, her mother, aka The Squawking Chicken, is a huge factor in Elaine’s life. She pulls no punches, especially with her only child. “Where’s my money?” she asks every time she sees Elaine. “You’ll never be Miss Hong Kong,” she informed her daughter when she was a girl. Listen to the Squawking Chicken lays bare the playbook of unusual advice, warnings, and unwavering love that has guided Elaine throughout her life. Using the nine principles that her mother used to raise her, Elaine tells us the story of the Squawking Chicken’s life—in which she walked [...]

By |May 22nd, 2014|Biography, Parenting, Women|Comments Off on Listen To The Squawking Chicken By Elaine Lui chats with Dr. Alvin
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Supreme Commander: MacArthur’s Trimuph in Japan By Seymour Morris, Jr. chats with Dr. Alvin

Seymour Morris Click Here To Listen He is the most decorated general in American history—the only five-star general to receive the Medal of Honor. Yet Douglas MacArthur's greatest victory was not in war, but in peace. As Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers in postwar Japan, General Douglas MacArthur was charged with transforming the defeated militarist empire into a beacon of peace and democracy, a task he called "the greatest gamble ever attempted." A career military man, MacArthur had no experience in politics, diplomacy, or economics. Vain, reclusive, and self-centered, he had many enemies in Washington who considered him a flaming peacock. Few thought he could succeed, not even President Harry Truman's closest advisors. But [...]

By |May 21st, 2014|Biography, Military, War|Comments Off on Supreme Commander: MacArthur’s Trimuph in Japan By Seymour Morris, Jr. chats with Dr. Alvin
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