Now I've Heard Everything

Nov 01 2024 594 ep. 17 mins 137

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Vintage interviews with notable personalities, dating from the 1980s to the mid 2010s. Actors, musicians, politicians, athletes, authors, scientists. inventors, and heroes of all kinds.

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Actress Gloria Loring's Fight Against Diabetes

Nov 01 2024 20 mins

Actress Gloria Loring joined the cast of NBC’s “Days Of Our Lives” in 1980. playing Liz Chandler, a character she played for the next six years. About that same time, though, Loring was stunned to learn that her four-year-old son had diabetes, In this 2006 interview Loring discsusses her book Living With Type 2 Diabetes. Get Living With Type 2 Diabete4s by Gloria LoringAs

Journalist Steven Roberts On The Contributions of Immigrants

Oct 30 2024 19 mins

The United States has always, it seems, felt deeply divided about immigrants. We consider ourselves a melting pot, a refuge that welcomes the tired, the poor, the huddled masses. But at the same time we are often suspicious of immigrants, hostile to the newcomers from foreign lands In this 2009 interview, journalist and commentator Steven Roberts discusses his book From Every End

The Movie Hero’s Toughest Fight: How Kirk Douglas Beat a Near-Fatal Stroke

Oct 28 2024 18 mins

In 1996 a severe stroke nearly killed one of America’s greatest actors, Kirk Douglas. Overnight this dynamic, seemingly ageless, icon of film was plunged into a terrifying new reality that he later admitted had him considering suicide. But it turned out that Douglas, in real life, was every bit as tough and relentless as the heroic characters he played on screen. And then Dougl

Yankee Legend Mickey Mantle And His Favorite Summer

Oct 25 2024 19 mins

In 1956 New York Yankees center fielder Mickey Mantle won the Triple Crown. And his spectacular catch in the 8th inning of Game 5 of the World Series preserved Don Larsen's perfect game In this 1991 interview Mantle discusses his book My Favorite Summer: 1956 Get My Favorite Summer 1956 by Mickey MantleAs an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Everything earns from qualifying pur

Iconic Big Game Hunter Peter Capstick and His Love of Africa

Oct 23 2024 16 mins

Peter Capstick had a promising future on Wall Street in the 1960s But business wasn’t his passion. Africa was, and more specifically, hunting in Africa. Capstick became a professional hunter, leading safaris and writing books and articles about hunting. In this 1987 interview Capstick speaks candidly about his love of Afirca, and for the hunt. Get Peter Capstick’s Africa by Pe

Elizabeth Gilbert And How She Learnedf To Eat, Pray, Love

Oct 21 2024 20 mins

A 2006 book about a young woman’s journey of self-discovery landed on the New York Times bestseller list – where it stayed for nearly two years. The author of that book, Eat, Pray, Love was the then-37-year-old Elizabeth Gilbert, an accomplished writer and storyteller. In this 2007 intervbiew Gilbert talks about the origins of ther book and what she's learnefd from her experien

Marvin Hamlisch: The Way He Was

Oct 18 2024 18 mins

The Sting. The Way We Were. A Chorus Line. Composer Marvin Hamlisch was well-known for all of those, and much more. In this 1992 interview, Halisch talksabout his illustrious career in show business, starting with his early years at Juilliard. Get The Way I Was by Marvin HamlischAs an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Everything earns from qualifying purchases.You may also enjoy m

First, You Speak Out: Betty Rollin Started the Breast Cancer Dialogue

Oct 16 2024 17 mins

In the mid-1970s Betty Rollin was a rising star at NBC News, racking up prestigious awards for her work. She didn’t realize that the most important story she would ever cover would be her own. Rollin was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1975. In this 1993 interview Rollin discusses her groundbreaking memoir of her cancer journey, First, You Cry. Get First, You Cry by Betty Roll

Commentator Kevin Phillips on The American History We Get Wrong

Oct 14 2024 18 mins

In 1976 the U.S. celebrated the 200th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence – the Bicentennial. In about a year and a half, we’ll be marking the nation’s 250th anniversary. It's called the “semiquincentennial,” or sestercentennial. But 1775 was a far more pivtoal year in American history, argued commentator Kevin Phillips in this 2012 interview.

Rebuilding The Navy: Former Sec. John Lehman

Oct 11 2024 17 mins

After Ronald Reagan was sworn in as president in 1981, one of his appointments was to name a new Secretary of the Navy, who was tasked with rebuilding a demoralized and under-equipped Navy. He chose a 38-year-old Naval Reserve aviator named John Lehman. In this 1989 interview Lehman recalls his 6-year stint as Navy Secretary, Get Command of the Seas by John LehmanAs an Amazon Asso