Interviews
All the latest audio interviews
What is it like to climb Mount Everest? It's an experience that only about 5,000 people on the planet can explain. More than 300 people have died while attempting to make it to the top. Recently, news stories suggest long lines and crowds are causing chaos on Everest. This week we talk to Matthew Dieumegard, one of the few who have reached the top, about how much it costs, the sights, sounds and dead bodies and so much more.
Is Lenore Skenazy the worst mom in the world? Free-range parenting has landed parents in jail, kids in state care and proponents in the headlines. This week we talk to the founder of the movement, Lenore Skenazy, to discuss modern day parenting, media scare tactics and when free range parenting goes too far.
Does comedy have a free speech problem? All across the country, most notably on college campuses, comedians are being silenced, their views deemed offensive to others. This week we talked to controversial comedian Nick Di Paolo about the current state of comedy, the clash between free speech and social justice and so much more.
What is the celebrity sex cult NXIVM? A story of manipulation, sex, celebrity and power has hit headlines across the world but many people find it all hard to understand. This week we talk to Frank Parlato, the whistleblower who brought the secret sex cult out of the shadows, on a quest for some answers.
Why did the circus die? What was once a treasured American institution has fallen victim to protests and falling ticket sales. This week we talk to Johnathan Lee Iverson, who calls himself The Last Ringmaster, about what it was like to lead the Greatest Show on Earth in the final days of the Ringling Bros and Barnum and Bailey Circus.
What is it like to be blind? How do blind people find love, surf the Internet and travel the world? How do they want you to help (or not help) them out? This week we talk to Dan Barra-Berger, a blind man who traveled the world and is now finding his way as a standup comedian.