Robbie Robertson Learned Music on an Indian Reservation
At age 15, Robbie Robertson packed up his guitar and took a train from Canada to the Mississippi Delta—or as he calls it, the “holy land of rock n’ roll.” Inspired by his Mohawk relatives' musical tal...
20 Dec 201644min
Eric Fanning Says Combat a Last Resort
Eric Fanning didn’t think there was a place for him in a "Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell" military, but today he’s Secretary of the US Army. He is the first openly gay leader of the armed forces. Fanning was r...
6 Dec 201642min
Sandra Bernhard: Post-Modern Entertainer
Born in Flint, Michigan, Sandra Bernhard was raised in a conservative Jewish family. She spent 8 months on a kibbutz out of high school, then moved to LA in 1974 at age 19 and enrolled in beauty schoo...
22 Nov 201638min
Michael Stipe on R.E.M. and Fear of Collage
In the 1980s, Athens, Georgia, rock band R.E.M. was the epitome of the artful "alternative" band— producing a string of beautiful, if occasionally inscrutable albums, and slowly evolving over time. Bu...
8 Nov 201642min
Gordon Lightfoot on Dylan, Neil Young, and Stompin' Tom Connors
Over the course of a career that has lasted more than half a century, Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot has achieved global stardom and exceptional influence. Bob Dylan’s a fan—he's said, “I...
25 Okt 201638min
Radio Host Bob Garfield on Trump and Telemarketing
Each week, more than 400 radio stations across the country air "On The Media," a program that takes a hard look at the boldfaced names in the headlines—and the smaller names in the bylines. The progra...
11 Okt 201644min
Starbucks' Howard Schultz Doesn't Sleep—But Don't Blame the Coffee
Howard Schultz wasn't born into business. A Brooklyn boy whose father worked menial jobs to support the family, Schultz thought his way out would be through sport. That is, however, until he broke his...
27 Sep 201635min
Elliott Gould: Mash Notes on a Long Career
Elliott Gould has lived a life in show business. He was just 12 when he started singing and dancing in a vaudeville routine in 1951. Dancing has been a fixture: Gould says he tangoed with his mother t...
13 Sep 201644min
