AOL cofounder Steve Case has a new book entitled "The Rise of the Rest" about the startup scene outside Silicon Valley, New York and Boston. We discuss startup culture, the companies Steve has found and invested in, and his personal history and the histor

W. David Marx is the author of the new book: "Status and Culture: How Our Desire for Social Rank Creates Taste, Identity, Art, Fashion, and Constant Change." He posits the dearth of quality new music comes down to status. We discuss this and other implica

David Paich is the primary songwriter, keyboardist and a vocalist in Toto. He also co-wrote Boz Scaggs's "Lowdown" and "Lido Shuffle," and worked on Michael Jackson's "Thriller" and too many other records to count. David talks about what it was like growi

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"New York Times" reporter Joe Coscarelli's "Rap Capital: An Atlanta Story" is the definitive book on today's rap scene. Whether you're a fan of rap or not, you need to read "Rap Capital: An Atlanta Story" to understand the culture, not only where the rapp

Writer/actor Harvey Fierstein is a charismatic raconteur you can't help but love. Listen to this podcast whether you know him or not, because embedded in his tales is so much wisdom, it's changed my life already!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inf

Radio talk show host Thom Hartmann reaches 7 million people a week. We discuss the status of both the Republicans and the Democrats and investigate the state of talk radio today. Thom is erudite and insightful, prepare to be stimulated!See omnystudio.com/

From high school dropout to EMI to Abbey Road to Pink Floyd to the Alan Parsons Project and the new album...we cover it all!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guitarist/singer/songwriter Marcus King is so open and honest it will blow your mind!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jeff Hanna has been in every iteration of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, from "Mr. Bojangles" to "Will the Circle Be Unbroken" to "Fishin' in the Dark" to their just released album "Dirt Does Dylan." We discuss all of these eras!See omnystudio.com/listener f