Frank Buckley Interviews

Jeremy Piven is an actor and comedian best known for his Emmy-winning role as Ari Gold, an obnoxious talent agent in the HBO comedy "Entourage." Piven is one of the stars of the new film "Sweetwater" (opening April 14th) about the first African American player to receive a contract to play in the NBA.During this podcast, Piven discusses his life and career and his role portraying the coach of the New York Knicks when Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton came to the team in 1950. He also discusses his career pivot to stand-up comedy.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dr. Sian Proctor is a geoscientist, college professor, "space artist," and astronaut who was the mission pilot aboard the historic Inspiration 4 all-civilian orbital mission to space. In doing so, she became the first African American woman to pilot a spacecraft in orbit. Dr. Proctor is the Chief Inspiration Officer for Star Harbor which aims to be the world's first spaceflight training facility and research and development campus accessible to the public.During this podcast, Dr. Proctor takes listeners inside the Space X Crew Dragon spacecraft and its mission, and discusses the future of space exploration, Mars missions, and space tourism.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

J. David McSwane is an investigative reporter with the non-profit news organization ProPublica. He is the author of the new book "Pandemic, Inc.: Chasing the Capitalists and Thieves Who Got Rich While We Got Sick."During this podcast, McSwane reveals who profited from the pandemic and how taxpayers funded untested and incompetent contractors. He details the U.S. government's rush to protect Americans from the Covid-19 virus as it spread across the globe, and he discusses the government's lack of preparation that left it vulnerable to profiteers who in some cases had no ability to deliver on the multi-million dollar contracts they received.This episode was originally released May 11, 2022.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Justin Brooks is the director of the California Innocence Project (CIP) based at the California Western School of Law in San Diego. He is also the author of the new book "You Might Go to Prison, Even THough You're Innocent." Justin and his team of pro bono lawyers and law students work to free prisoners who have been wrongfully convicted. To date, their work has resulted in more than 30 people being freed including high profile cases like Guy Miles and Brian Banks, the USC-bound high school football star who was wrongfully convicted of rape and served five years in prison before being exonerated when the alleged victim confessed to fabricating the story.During this podcast, Justin explains why and how an innocent person can end up in prison, how he determines if a person has been wrongfully convicted, and he takes us inside some of the high profile cases.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Michelle Dowd is a journalism professor at Chaffey College, a contributor to national newspapers including the New York Times, and she's the author of the new book "Forager: Field Notes on Surviving a Family Cult." The book is based on her childhood growing up in an apocalyptic cult founded by her grandfather whose members lived in the San Gabriel Valley and in a remote mountain camp in the Angeles National Forest. During this podcast, Dowd takes us inside the cult and details the deprivation and abuse she suffered as a child. Dowd also reveals how foraging provided her with the sustenance she needed to survive the experience.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Sara Dosa is the director, writer, and producer of the Oscar-nominated documentary "Fire of Love."Katia and Maurice Krafft loved two things — each other and volcanoes. For two decades, the daring French volcanologist couple roamed the planet, chasing eruptions and documenting their discoveries. Ultimately, they lost their lives in a 1991 volcanic explosion, leaving a legacy that forever enriched our knowledge of the natural world. Director Sara Dosa and the filmmaking team fashion a lyrical celebration of the intrepid scientists’ spirit of adventure, drawing from the Kraffts’ spectacular archive. "Fire of Love" tells a story of primordial creation and destruction, following two bold explorers as they venture into the unknown, all for the sake of love.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This month marks the one year anniversary since Russia's Vladimir Putin ordered the country's military forces to invade Ukraine. Among the photojournalists who were in the country when the bombs started to fall and Russian troops began to roll in was foreign correspondent and photographer Marcus Yam of the Los Angeles Times. Yam first arrived in Ukraine as an experienced war correspondent, who had just covered the fall of Kabul, Afghanistan. Frank Buckley Interviews spoke with Yam last May as he was headed back into Ukraine from the U.S.In 2019, Marcus was awarded the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Journalism Award for his unflinching and intimate body of work documenting the everyday plight of Gazans during deadly clashes in the Gaza Strip. Marcus was part of two Pulitzer Prize winning breaking news teams that covered the tragic San Bernardino terrorist attacks in 2015 for the Los Angeles Times, and the deadly landslide in Oso, Washington for the Seattle Times. In 2022, Marcus was awarded the 2022 Pulitzer P

Joe Torre is the National Baseball Hall of Fame former manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, and other teams who managed for 29 seasons during his career in Major League Baseball. He is one of the few managers who have won four or more World Series Titles. Torre was also a nine-time All-Star as a player and the National League MVP in 1971. KTLA viewers may also remember that he was an Angels TV broadcaster for several years. He now serves as Special Assistant to the Commissioner of MLB. Joe and his wife Ali are also the founders of the Joe Torre Safe at Home Foundation which provides healing services to children who've been exposed to or experienced violence.During this podcast, Joe Torre discusses the 2022 season of the Los Angeles Dodgers and provides his opinions on how a team that won a historic 111 games in the regular season was so easily defeated by the San Diego Padres in the National League Division Series. He also provides his perspective on the significance of the once in a generati

Heather Radke is an essayist, journalist, contributing editor and reporter for the Peabody-award winning podcast, Radiolab from WNYC. She is the author of the book "Butts: A Backstory." Whether we love them or hate them, think they’re sexy, think they’re strange, consider them too big, too small, or anywhere in between, humans have a complicated relationship with butts. It is a body part unique to humans, critical to our evolution and survival, and yet it has come to signify so much more: sex, desire, comedy, shame. A woman’s butt, in particular, is forever being assessed, criticized, and objectified. Part deep dive reportage, part personal journey, part cabinet of curiosities, Butts is an illuminating, and thoughtful examination of why certain silhouettes come in and out of fashion—and how larger ideas about race, control, liberation, and power affect our most private feelings about ourselves and others.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy

Dan Povenmire and Jeff "Swampy" Marsh are the creative minds behind the Disney Channel's long-running animation series "Phineas and Ferb." New episodes appeared on the network from 2007-2015. It was announced this month that Povenmire will revive the series as part of a new deal with Disney branded television. 40 new episodes will air over 2 seasons once they're completed, according to Variety. In this interview from March 2017, the "Phineas and Ferb" co-creators joined Frank Buckley to discuss their then new show on Disney XD called "Milo Murphy's Law." Full show notes available at http://www.ktla.com/frankbuckleyinterviews.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Brad Meltzer is the author of 13 New York Times Best Selling thrillers including his most recent The Lightning Rod. He is also the rare author who has had books in multiple categories of best sellers including Non-Fiction, Advice, and Children's Books. He is the recipient of an Eisner Award for comic books. His newest book is The Nazi Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill.During this podcast (Brad's third appearance on Frank Buckley Interviews), he discusses the true-life attempt to assassinate the leaders of the Allied powers of World War II, the U.S., Great Britain, and the Soviet Union during a meeting in Iran. He also delves into the history of Nazism in America, and Brad also warns about the dangers of a resurgence in authoritarianism among the extreme right across the globe.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Peter Goodman is the global economics correspondent for The New York Times. He is the author of the new book "Davos Man: How the Billionaires Devoured the World." Before joining the Times, Goodman was with The Washington Post in Shanghai as the newspaper's bureau chief and Asian economic correspondent.During this podcast, Goodman takes us behind the scenes at the Davos World Economic Forum to reveal what really happens when billionaires and policymakers gather behind closed doors and how those decisions affect all of us. He also tells us why he focuses on billionaires Jeff Bezos (Amazon), Jamie Dimon (JPMorgan Chase), Marc Benioff (Salesforce), Steven Schwarzman (Blackstone), and Larry Fink (BlackRock) in his book.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Alan Zweibel is one of the original writers of Saturday Night Live, the co-creator and producer of It's Garry Shandling's Show, and a consulting producer on Curb Your Enthusiasm among many other credits. Alan is also a playwright whose theatrical works include his collaboration with Billy Crystal on the Tony Award-winning 700 Sundays and Bunny, Bunny: Gilda Radner, A Sort of Love Story. He is the author of numerous books including Lunatics (co-authored with Dave Barry), and The Other Shulman (for which he won the Thurber Prize for American Humor).His new book Laugh Lines: My Life Helping Funny People Be Funnier is available as an audio book later this month. Alan's next film project is a screenplay he co-authored with Billy Crystal, Here Today, which Crystal is directing and will star Tiffany Haddish. During this podcast, Alan discusses his career as a writer and reveals what it was like to work on SNL in the show's first years including with Gilda Radner with whom he was in love. He talks about why he and Ga

Michael Breus is a clinical psychologist and sleep specialist known as "America's Sleep Doctor." Breus is also co-author of the new book "Energize!: Go from Dragging Ass to Kicking It in 30 Days." In the book, Dr. Breus and Soul Cycle instructor Stacey Griffith use the scientifically proven core principles of chronobiology and biological body type to offer an easy-to-understand, personalized program of small, daily movements, sleeping and fasting on schedule, and mood hacks to give readers a boost of energy, promote happiness, and fight off fatigue.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Giller Prize, and Station Eleven, a finalist for a National Book Award and the PEN/Faulkner Award. It won the 2015 Arthur C. Clarke Award and was adapted as a limited series for HBO Max. Her new book is Sea of Tranquility.During this podcast, Emily St. John Mandel discusses her approach to writing, her friendship and collaboration with TV showrunner Patrick Somerville on Station 11 (including how they met as young authors years before at a reading of their novels attended by four people), and her personal view on themes she explores in her books like time travel.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Janice P. Nimura is a writer and recipient of a Public Scholar Award from the National Endowment for the Humanities. She is the author of the new book "The Doctors Blackwell: How Two Pioneering Sisters Brought Medicine to Women and Women to Medicine." Her previous book, "Daughters of the Samurai: A Journey from East to West and Back," was a New York Times Notable book in 2015. Dr. Nicole Sandhu is a board-certified internist at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Dr. Sandhu has coauthored 40 peer-reviewed publications and five medical textbook chapters and has served in many positions at the Mayo Clinic including course co-director for the Internal Medicine Board Review Course and associate editor of the Mayo Clinic Internal Medicine Board Review textbook. She is the president of the American Medical Women's Association.During this podcast, Janice P. Nimura discusses her new book "The Doctors Blackwell" and explains why Elizabeth Blackwell was determined to become the first woman

Patrick Somerville is a writer and author who is the showrunner for the HBO Max TV series "Station Eleven." The series is based on the novel by Emily St. Jean Mandel about a group of survivors of a devastating pandemic. The show was nominated for three 2023 Spirit Awards, including one for Best New Scripted Series.During this podcast, Somerville discusses the challenges of making a TV series about a global pandemic during a global pandemic and how the book and series were published and conceived long before Covid-19 was discovered. He also takes listeners behind the scenes of the production and how it was written and produced, and reveals how he met the author of "Station Eleven" Ms. Mandel years before this collaboration when they were both up and coming writers.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Reza Aslan is a religious scholar and the author of several books including the #1 New York Times Best Seller "Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth," "No god but God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam," and now a new book "An American Martyr in Persia: The Epic Life and Tragic Death of Howard Baskerville." Aslan is also a TV and film producer whose projects have included executive producing "Of Kings and Prophets" on ABC and the documentary series "The Secret Life of Muslims." Some Iranian Americans have criticized Aslan and even suggested he is pro-regime when it comes to the fundamentalist regime that rules the nation. Aslan denies the allegation and recently told the Los Angeles Times that he's the target of a disinformation campaign. “The only one who benefits is the regime,” he told the Times. “They have to have the diaspora in disunity and chaos, especially among people with a public voice like mine.”During this podcast, Aslan discusses protests underway in Iran, his hopes

Kenny G is the biggest-selling instrumental musician of the modern era and one of the best-selling artists of all time with global sales of more than 75 million albums. During this podcast, Kenny G talks about how he got his start, how he creates music and practices, and he also answers his critics who claim that his commercially successful, popular sound isn't true jazz. Full show notes available at http://ktla.com/frankbuckleyinterviews.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Ken Bensinger is an award-winning reporter with the BuzzFeed News investigations team. He is the author of “Red Card: How the U.S. Blew the Whistle on the World’s Biggest Sports Scandal.” The book takes readers inside the investigations into the FIFA corruption scandal. It revealed how hundreds of millions of dollars in bribes drove much of the decision-making surrounding the world’s most popular sport including which countries would host the World Cup.During this podcast (which happened as the 2018 World Cup was getting underway), Ken discusses the people at the center of the investigations including the federal agents who relentlessly pursued the corrupt soccer officials and the methods they used to bring them down. He also takes listeners on a journey with those investigators from their early suspicions to the satisfying convictions they secured of more than 40 individuals and corporations.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell