Entries by David

Miguel Algarin – Nuyorican

March 12, 2013 in /by

David is joined by Miguel Algarin, the owner of the Nuyorican Poet’s Cafe in New York City. For over 30 years, the cafe has been a hub for emerging poets and artists to hone their craft in a positive environment. Aside from being a celebrated poet and Professor at Rutgers University, Algarin is also known […]

Jon Waterhouse – Finding Max

March 7, 2013 in /by

David chats with Jon Waterhouse – The Pop Culture King – about a recent AJC article he penned which describes his experiences adopting his son, Max, from Russia. After a chance meeting with Joy Campbell McKenzie – best known as Orson, the bumbling vulture and sidekick to Witchiepoo, the comical sorceress, on “H.R. Pufnstuf,” Jon’s […]

John Leland – Cyberstalking in Academia

February 26, 2013 in /by

David chats with New York Times reporter John Leland about his article “Online Battle Over Sacred Scrolls, Real World Consequences.” This article tells the tale of Raphael Golb who was recently sentenced to six months in prison for cyber-stalking. And while most of these cases involve celebrity obsession or crazed lovers, this case involves two […]

Jason Stearns – Dancing in the Glory of Monsters

February 12, 2013 in /by

David is joined by Jason Stearns, the author of the book Dancing in the Glory of Monsters: The Collapse of the Congo and the Great War of Africa. Stearns has been writing about the Congo for over a decade and chats with David about how corrupt government and outside countries have prevented the resource-rich Congo […]

David Blankenhorn – Gay Marriage

February 12, 2013 in /by

David Blankenhorn of the Institute for American Values joins David to talk about his evolving views on the subject of gay marriage. In 2008, Blankenhorn testified in favor of Prop 8 banning gay marriage. However, in June 2012 David wrote a piece for the New York Times announcing that his views have changed and that […]