Authors
Jennifer Arnold
Through a Dog's Eyes
Jennifer Arnold, founder and executive director of Canine Assistants, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing service dogs for people with disabilities, educates and...
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Aug 23, 2010
Elizabeth Beckwith
Guilt and Manipulation
Elizabeth Beckwith got her start in comedy at an early age. Growing up in Las Vegas, Beckwith started performing in bars and cafes at the tender age of 16. This early start...
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Oct 22, 2009
David Bickel
Creepiologist
David Bickel is the foremost expert on all things Creepy, a subject he goes into great detail discussing in his new book, Creepiosity. Bickel is a writer and producer who has been...
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Jun 22, 2010
Andy Borowitz
Need to Know
Comedian, author and blogger Andy Barowitz has a new gig on PBS hosting the show "Need to Know." Borowitz is a comedian and satirist whose work appears in The New Yorker and...
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Jun 28, 2010
Anthony Bourdain
With his first book, Kitchen Confidential, Anthony Bourdain exposed the culinary world in a way no one had ever dared. In doing so, he not only became a best selling author, he also became star...
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May 3, 2011
Dave Coverly
Speed Bump
Cartoonist Dave Coverly is the man behind the popular cartoon panel, Speed Bump, which can be found in over 400 publications including the Washington Post, Toronto Globe & Mail,...
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Nov 17, 2009
Drew Curtis
He plays soccer, lives in Kentucky, drinks a lot of beer and in his spare time he runs a website that’s visited by over 60 million people every month. The 'He' in that previous sentence is Drew...
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Dec 17, 2009 / Aug 12, 2010 / Dec 19, 2011
Mark Di Vencenzo
Timing is Everything
Have you ever wanted to know the best day of the week to buy groceries or go out to dinner? Have you ever wondered about the best time of day to ask someone out on a date—or...
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Jan 20, 2010
Mario DiGiorgio
Big Nose Little Dog
Comedian Mario DiGiorgio hasn’t been in the business long, but when you can win a “Funniest Person in Austin” contest less than a year after joining the profession, you...
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Aug 20, 2008 / Jun 5, 2009
Tony Dungy
The Uncommon Coach
Super Bowl-winning coach and #1 New York Times bestselling author Tony Dungy has had an unusual opportunity to reflect on what it takes to achieve significance. He has worked...
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Jul 9, 2008 / Feb 4, 2009
Robert K Elder
It Was Over When...
Love can bloom at anytime, but the end of a relationship can come just unexpectedly. ItWasOverWhen.com is dedicated to cataloging the exact moment when you realize a...
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Feb 17, 2010
Timothy English
Stolen Melodies and Ripped-off Riffs
Ever been listening to the radio and heard a song that sounded a lot like another song? According to author and musical theorist Timothy English, those...
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Aug 25, 2008 / Dec 10, 2008
John Feinstein
John Feinstein is one of the most celebrated and enjoyed sports writers of all time. From the hardwood of basketball (A Season on the Brink), to the football gridiron (Next Man Up) and even the...
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May 1, 2008 / Jun 4, 2008 / May 18, 2009 / Jun 19, 2009 / Sep 21, 2009 / Dec 11, 2009 / May 13, 2010 / Jun 14, 2010 / Oct 4, 2010 / Dec 9, 2010 / Dec 6, 2011
Michael Feldman
Whad'ya Know?
Fans of public radio’s weekly call-in show Whad’ya Know will be happen to learn that host Michael Feldman has condensed his program into the perfect package for bathroom reading....
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May 21, 2009
Guy Fieri
In 2006, Guy Fieri premiered his first show, "Guy's Big Bite" on Food Network. Today, this "Culinary Rock Star” hosts four top-rated shows on the network including "Diners,...
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Jul 7, 2010 / Mar 30, 2011 / Jun 7, 2011
Anne Fisher
Anne Fisher has been writing the advice column, "Ask Annie," for Fortune Magazine since 1996, helping readers navigate booms, recessions, changing industries, and changing ideas about...
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May 3, 2011
Jeff Foxworthy
Are You Smarter Than Jeff Foxworthy
Jeff Foxworthy is one of the most respected and successful comedians in the country. He is the largest selling comedy-recording artist in history, a multiple...
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Mar 5, 2008 / Feb 24, 2009 / May 12, 2009 / Sep 22, 2009 / Dec 14, 2009 / Dec 21, 2009 / Feb 4, 2010 / Nov 3, 2010
Jeff Garlin
Known for his work on HBO's "Curb Your Enthusiasm" Jeff Garlin career also encompasses writing, producing, directing, acting and performing stand-up comedy. Garlin both co-stars and...
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Feb 24, 2010 / Feb 9, 2011 / Feb 10, 2011
John Gray
Life on Mars... and Venus
After a guy writes 16 best-selling books on a certain topic you figure he might know what he's talking about. John Gray is a Ph. D. and the author of the highly popular...
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Mar 18, 2009
Jeremy Greenberg
A night with Jeremy Greenberg is an adventure and a learning experience you won’t soon forger. Not just a joke teller, Greenberg will do everything from making observations about imaginary...
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Nov 12, 2008
Anna Jane Grossman
Passing Us By
Specializing in lifestyle and arts & entertainment features, Anna Jane has been published in dozens of publications, including The New York Times, Salon.com, The Associated Press,...
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Jul 6, 2010
Justin Halpern
(Bleep) My Dad Says
After being dumped by his longtime girlfriend, twenty-eight-year-old Justin Halpern found himself living at home with his seventy-three-year-old dad. Sam Halpern, who is “like...
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Sep 30, 2010
John Hodgman
Hello, I'm an Author
Before he was introduced to the world as Mac’s personification of a PC in their “Get a Mac” ad campaign, John Hodgman was a literary agent, “Resident Expert” on The...
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Oct 20, 2008
Steve Hofstetter
Comedy Without Apology
Known for dark, edgy humor,Steve Hofstetter has been on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson and E! True Hollywood Story, Comics Unleashed, Comedy All-Stars, Quite Frankly,...
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Apr 5, 2010
Bruce Jenner
Keeping Up with Bruce Jenner
Before Bruce Jenner was the father figure to the Kim Kardashian and her sisters on E!’s popular reality show “Keeping up with the Kardashians,” he was actually...
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Dec 3, 2009
Darrell Joyce
Comedian, Speaker, Author
“All of us need a good laugh from time to time”, says comedian Darrell Joyce, and he does his best to make that happens for as many people as possible. By pointing out...
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Jan 8, 2010
Aaron Karo
Having More Fun Than You
In late 1997,Aaron Karo thought it would be fun to send out a humorous e-mail to a number of his friends while attending the University of Pennsylvania. Little did he know...
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Oct 20, 2009
Ronald Kessler
Secret Service
Ronald Kessler is the New York Times bestselling author of eighteen non-fiction books. Kessler began his career as a journalist in 1964 on theWorcester Telegram, followed by three...
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Aug 3, 2010
Steve Kleinedler
100 Words
At one time or another we’ve all suffered the embarrassment of having our remarks corrected by a family member, colleague, or stranger. But this instances can be limited, thanks to...
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Oct 7, 2008 / Feb 13, 2009 / May 28, 2009 / Nov 9, 2009 / Oct 11, 2010
Cecily Knobler
She's Crazy
Some know Cecily Knobler as a writer, a comic, a radio personality or just that REALLY neurotic friend who is constantly asking if “these jeans look okay.” Truth be told, she’s...
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Apr 6, 2010
Christian Lander
Whiter Shades of Pale
When internet copy writer Christian Lander started the blog stuffwhitepeople.com like, he had no idea the phenomenon he'd created. Two best-selling books later, he's starting...
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Nov 23, 2010
Dr. Justine A. Lee
It's a Dog's Life...
Have you ever been having a casual conversation with a good friend when all of a sudden you’re asked if a “Dog Year” is really equivalent to seven human years, or if dogs...
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May 1, 2008
Anna Lefler
Anna Lefler is an award-winning writer and humorist whose work has appeared online at McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, The Big Jewel, Funny not Slutty, and My Pheme, among others. Her essays on...
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Dec 19, 2011
Lauren Leto
Texts From Last Night
Lauren Leto, along with her co-author Ben Bator aren't your average authors. They didn't spend years researching their masterpiece Texts From Last Night, it was more like a...
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Feb 3, 2010
Jason Love
Show Some Love
Jason love performs standup all over the country,but when he's not he's also a writer and comic strip artist. Love syndicates his daily cartoon "Snapshots" to millions of...
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Feb 24, 2010
Mike Lupica
Mike Lupica is one of the most prominent sports writers in America, and for more than 30 years, has added magazines, sports biographies, other non-fiction books on sports, as well as television to...
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Nov 3, 2008
Jillian Madison
Jillian Madison is the author of Damn You, Auto Correct: Awesomely Embarrassing Text Messages You Didn't Mean to Send. The idea spawned from her other job as the founder of the Pophangover...
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Mar 28, 2011
Jef Mallett
If you saw copies of the BOB&TOM albums ManBoobs, Greetings From the USA, Radio Waves and Operation Radio and thought the art style looked familiar, you're probably a fan cartoonist Jef...
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Dec 15, 2008 / Nov 17, 2009
Adam Mansbach
Every parent knows the joys of trying to put a toddler to bed. Those same parents also know that many of the cutesy bedtime books don't always get the job done. That's why author Adam Mansbach...
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Jul 7, 2011
Dr. Will Miller
Long time friend of the show, Dr. Will Miller, is an ordained minister, former standup comedian, keynote speaker, teacher and full-time therapist at a major University, yet somehow he still finds...
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Jan 14, 2008 / Feb 11, 2008 / Mar 31, 2008 / May 5, 2008 / Jun 2, 2008 / Jul 7, 2008 / Aug 4, 2008 / Sep 8, 2008 / Oct 13, 2008 / Nov 3, 2008 / Dec 1, 2008 / Jan 5, 2009 / Feb 16, 2009 / Mar 30, 2009 / May 4, 2009 / Jun 8, 2009 / Jul 20, 2009 / Oct 5, 2009 / Nov 23, 2009 / Jan 11, 2010 / Feb 15, 2010 / Mar 29, 2010 / May 3, 2010 / Jun 7, 2010 / Jul 19, 2010 / Sep 20, 2010 / Oct 25, 2010 / Dec 20, 2010 / Jan 31, 2011 / Apr 25, 2011 / Jun 13, 2011 / Aug 1, 2011 / Sep 26, 2011 / Jan 9, 2012
Charlie Murphy
Making a Stand-up Guy
Charlie Murphy is the outrageously funny comedian from Chappelle's Show, whose breakout role, as himself, in his True Hollywood Stories about Rick James and Prince rank among...
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Dec 3, 2009
PJ O'Rourke
The End of Our Love Affair with Automobiles?
PJ O'Rourke is the author of a dozen best-selling books, a former editor of The National Lampoon, comic, satirist and is one of America's most highly...
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Aug 5, 2009
David Pogue
Take Back the Beep
With over 3 million books in print, New York Times columnist David Pogue is one of the world's bestselling 'How-to' authors. He's also become quite the activist, leading a...
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Aug 17, 2009
Rick Reilly
Sports From Hell
For nearly 23 years Rick Reilly’s unique, breezy, hilarious style graced the pages of Sports Illustrated. For the last 10 there, he wrote the popular "Life of Reilly"...
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Jun 18, 2010
Bill Scheft
A former stand-up comedian, Bill Scheft decided a number of years ago that he preferred writing the jokes to telling them. That's what's made him such a valuable asset to "The Late Show w/...
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Jan 8, 2008 / Feb 8, 2008 / Mar 18, 2008 / Apr 29, 2008 / Jul 22, 2008 / Sep 30, 2008 / Nov 18, 2008 / Jan 6, 2009 / Mar 17, 2009 / Apr 7, 2009 / May 6, 2009 / May 12, 2009 / Aug 21, 2009 / Oct 28, 2009 / Dec 16, 2009 / Jan 13, 2010 / Mar 23, 2010 / Oct 12, 2010 / Dec 21, 2010 / Jan 19, 2011 / Mar 2, 2011 / Aug 31, 2011 / Nov 1, 2011
J.D. Shapiro
After graduating college, J.D. Shapiro headed for LA with $900 and a head full of dreams. Knowing that wasn’t going to get him very far, he also brought along a spec script he wrote called Robin...
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Sep 2, 2009
Amram Shapiro
What are the Odds
As Founder and President of Book of Odds, Amram Shapiro, has seen Book of Odds from its birth in 2006 through its three-year development phase and now to its launch in October...
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Mar 22, 2010
Ian Spector
Chuck Norris Can't Be Stopped
A graduate of Brown University, Ian Spector has been working in the digital and creative services world for almost ten years. His web properties have received over 200...
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Jun 4, 2010
Remy Stern
Now What Would You Pay?
Have you ever been watching TV and been sucked into a show that looked an awful lot like a commercial, only to be pitched a product that could change your life forever? If...
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Jul 2, 2009
Robert Tuchman
We Need Tickets
Robert Tuchman always knew he wanted to work in sports, unfortunately his career didn’t begin that way. Tuchman first got a job making cold calls for a Wall Street...
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Aug 21, 2009
Uncle John
Heavy Duty Bathroom Reading
It was 1987. Uncle John found himself stranded on his throne with nothing to read. That’s when he came up with the idea to launch a series of trivia books specifically...
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Dec 15, 2010
Darrell Van Citters
A Mr. Magoo Christmas
In December of 1962, a little heralded gem of an animated Christmas special, the first prime-time animated TV special ever, was broadcast on NBC. It was "Mr. Magoo's...
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Dec 16, 2009
Dick Van Dyke
When looking back on the golden age of Television and Hollywood, nobody's star shines brighter than actor Dick Van Dyke. His comedic timing and undeniable charm help make his sitcom "The Dick...
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May 5, 2011
Jesse Ventura
After serving as a Navy Seal in the Vietnam War, James Janos became a professional wrestler and worldwide star under his more popular moniker, Jesse ‘The Body’ Ventura. He shocked the world...
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Nov 30, 2009 / Oct 15, 2010 / Apr 12, 2011
Howard Wasdin
After the Battle of Mogadishu, where he was awarded the Silver Star, Howard Wasdin medically retired from the Navy after 12 years of service. With his background, he's more than familiar with SEAL...
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May 5, 2011
Steven Watts
Most men have seen or read aPlayboy Magazine in their lifetime (even if it was just for the articles) and the majority of them are familiar with the magazine’s founder, Hugh Heffner, but do we...
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Nov 11, 2008
George Wendt
Drinking With George
When people think of actor George Wendt, the first thing to come to mind is beer. Famous for his role as Norm on the popular and long-running sitcom Cheers, Wendt was rarely...
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Oct 20, 2009
