Once upon a time, an American industrialist had the idea to go into the jungle of South America and produce rubber. He knew nothing about producing rubber, and his men knew nothing about rubber, they just assumed that what worked in the U.S.A. would work

Al was a filmmaker in the late 60s and 1970s. He was murdered in his own home. Today I have the story of filmmaker Al Adamson on the 194 episode of Sunday Morning Coffee with Jeff.

A long time ago, in the early part of the twentieth century, there was a group of people who were cut off from the modern world. They lived in the mountains of Eastern Kentucky. Without roads, electricity, and even books, their world was way behind the re

Today I have the story of William Gaines, Harvey Kurtzman, Al Feldstein, and Alfred E. Neuman. It’s the tale of Mad Magazine. It began with the tragic death of Max Gaines and ends more than 60 years later.

It’s holiday time again! In this episode, I tell the tale of Santa’s most famous Reindeer. Written as an assignment from his work, Bob May created a story and character that all generations know and love. First a little booklet, then a song,

Once upon a time, there was an actor. He was in the biggest film franchise in history, but he wasn’t happy. He thought that those who hired him were taking advantage of him. At the same time, one of the stories he was acting might not have been written...

Once upon a time there was a scientist who was introduced to a drug that made him feel wondered, made him feel complete, and knew that this drug could help many people all over the world. Soon, however, the government decided that no one should have th...

Once upon a time, some strange objects were found by a rancher and it was reported that a flying saucer had crashed! Years later, a man claimed to have actual footage of an autopsy of one of the creatures found at the sight.

Once upon a time there was a large poplar tree on the border between North and South Korea. The South Koreans, with the help the United States, wanted it chopped down. The North Koreans wanted it to stay. Not only did this disagreement cost the lives o...

In the early part of the 20th century, adoption was almost unheard of. However; one woman came in and changed all of that. Her name was Georgia Tann, and she did her best to provide children to those who wanted them,