David chats with author Larry Tye about his latest book Superman: The High-Flying History Of America’s Most Enduring Superhero. As suggested in the title, this book examines how Superman has retained his popularity over the past 75 years and remains one of the most admired superheroes in popular culture. Original Air Date: 09-5-2012 Part 1[audio:http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/CWDL-Larry_Tye_Superman_Part_1.mp3] […]
David chats with Robin Wright about her New York Times article titled “Don’t Fear All Islamists, Fear Salafis.” This article seeks to debunk myths about the modern Islamic culture throughout the Middle East by highlighting some of the trends of different sects of Muslims. Highlighted are the Salafis, the ultraconservative Sunni Muslims whose literal interpretation […]
David speaks with adjunct professor of communications studies at UCLA Barry Sanders about his book American Avatar: The United States in the Global Imagination. This book examines how the rest of the world views the United States and how these views have been formedover time. While this subject has been written on time and time […]
David speaks with author Steven Martin about his adventures in researching and writing his new book, Opium Fiend: A 21st Century Salve to a 19th Century Addiction. A life-long collector, Martin found interest in opium pipes and opium paraphernalia while on assignment in Southeast Asia. His collecting soon took a nasty turn once his interest […]
Celebrity chef Marcus Samuelsson joins David to talk about his book Yes Chef, a memoir which chronicles his journey from a small village in Ethiopia to his adopted grandmother’s humble kitchen in Switzerland to France’s finest restaurants and eventually to Harlem where he now owns neighborhood favorite The Red Rooster, a restaurant specializing in American […]
David Lewis speaks with author Paul Barrett whose new book, Glock: The Rise of America’s Gun, traces the history and cultural significance of the worlds best-selling handgun. Aside from it’s popularity with law enforcement, the Glock has also become a large part of American pop culture. It has been glamorized on the big and small […]
David speaks with Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick about his new book A Reason to Believe: Lessons from an Improbable Life. In this book, Gov. Patrick explains how he made his way from a poor boy living in a one bedroom apartment in the south side of Chicago to Harvard Law School to the Governor’s Mansion […]
Author Alexandra Fuller joins David to talk about her new book Cocktail Hour Under The Tree Of Forgetfulness. Born in the Unite Kingdom to very nomadic parents, Fuller spent most of her childhood years living in different countries throughout Western Africa. Though she now lives in the United States, Fuller’s parents still reside in Zambia […]
David speaks with former CIA spy Glenn Carle about his new book The Interrogator. Shortly after 9/11, Carle became involved in the USA’s new found “War on Terror.” After a briefing with top dogs at the CIA, Carle learned about the preferred methods behind his interrogations with so-called terrorists. After becoming increasingly uncomfortable with these […]
As the 2012 Olympic Games descend on England, David speaks with journalist Lauren Collins about her piece for the New Yorker called “England, Their England.” The piece, set in the town of Luton, looks at the English Defense League and their ideas about their failure of multiculturalism and how it has led to an Islamophobic […]