http://play.callisto.fm/podcasts/channel/News & Politics/sort-title/down/ The latest ten episodes in The News & Politics Channel 60 Wed, 29 Jun 2011 17:52:19 EST en-us http://play.callisto.fm/podcasts/by/MrMediaRadio/in/Mr-Media-Radio/episode/Young-adult-novelist-Lisa-McMann-tells-Mr-Media-Wake-Fade-Gone-And-make-it-snappy/ Cover of WakeBy BOB ANDELMAN This is gonna take a minute. It was the last day of our first family vacation in two years and the three of us were unwinding in the enormous Barnes & Noble bookstore in Burlington, Vermont. My 13-year-old daughter Rachel found two young adult novels she wanted to buy, both of which her girlfriends had already read and enjoyed. The first was The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan, which looked like it was cast in the mode of the Harry Potter books, a series that Rachel has read over and over and over. The second was a dark and somewhat frightening looking book titled Wake by Lisa McMann. It’s subtitle: “Your dreams are not your own.” I was dubious; my daughter finds the sight of blood unsettling and isn’t a fan of violence or gore. But it was technically age-appropriate and it meant reading something other than texts on her phone, so okay. She loved both books and consumed them in the next two days. Back home, a few days later, she came over to my desk, holding Wake and asked, “What’s your agent’s name?” “Michael Bourret,” I said. With a triumphant look in her eye, she pushed Wake in front of me, open to the Acknowledgements page. I read it and smiled: “Warmest gratitude to my fantastic agent, Michael Bourret, who believed in Janie and me…” Small world. This week, Gone, the third and final book in the Wake trilogy, completing the adventures of teenage dream catcher Janie Hannagan, hits the shelves of bookstores everywhere. It’s quite a wild ride. Lisa McMann blog LISA McMANN AUDIO EXCERPT: "When I finished writing Wake, I almost immediately started writing Fade. I know that wasn't necessarily smart. But I felt like the story wasn't finished, so I wanted to write it for me. Then I thought, 'There could be more.'"  Open in your default player Detach into a separate window You can LISTEN to this interview with LISA McMANN, author of WAKE, FADE and GONE, by clicking the audio player above! Copyright 2010 Bob Andelman. Click here for copyright permissions! Wed, 29 Jun 2011 17:52:19 EST http://play.callisto.fm/podcasts/by/MrMediaRadio/in/Mr-Media-Radio/episode/Young-adult-novelist-Lisa-McMann-tells-Mr-Media-Wake-Fade-Gone-And-make-it-snappy/ http://play.callisto.fm/podcasts/by/MrMediaRadio/in/Mr-Media-Radio/episode/Youll-Treasure-this-Nat-Gertlers-new-collection-of-Peanuts-memorabilia-Interview/ Charlie Brown, image via WikipediaBy BOB ANDELMAN (email) Mr. Media Radio When you’re done reading your favorite comic strip today, wouldn’t it be cool to have some lasting ephemera to put on your desk, in your school locker, in the kitchen or on your nightstand? Something that will remind you of the laughs you shared with a beloved cartoon character? Me? Today I’d like a plush Satchel stuffed dog from Get Fuzzy, or a replacement of my long-lost Opus doll from Bloom County. Or anything from Calvin and Hobbs or Pearls Before Swine.  --------------Listen to my NAT GERTLER interview!-------------- But when I was kid, long into my teen years and even at college, it was anything Snoopy. I had a poster in my room of Snoopy lying prone on his doghouse, staring at his empty food dish, waiting for the round-headed kid to fill ‘er up. I also had stacks of the paperback collections of daily Peanuts strips and a treasured hardbound volume as well, that I couldn’t wait to later pass on to my daughter when she was barely old enough to study the pictures and begin reading. There’s a reason, years after cartoonist Charles Schulz’s death, that Peanuts remains a popular feature in hundreds, maybe thousands of newspapers around the world. It’s funny, it’s sweet and, at times, it’s brilliant. This is the third show I’ve done dedicated largely to Schulz. The first was an interview with his controversial biographer, David Michaelis; the second was with Schulz’ son, Monte, a novelist and author of This Side of Jordan. Today, I’m pleased to welcome Nat Gertler, who worked with the Schulz family and the Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center to write and compile a fabulous Charlie Brown coffee table keepsake, The Peanuts Collection: Treasures from the World’s Most Beloved Comic Strip. It’s a fabulous assemblage of images and actual reprints of all kinds of cool stuff from 60 years of the world’s favorite newspaper strip. (Sorry, Tintin.) Besides being the man behind a website featuring a collectors’ guide to Peanuts books titled, AAUGH.com, Gertler is also the co-author of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Creating a Graphic Novel. Nat Gertler Website • Facebook • Twitter NAT GERTLER audio excerpt: "My wife, when I married her, still had her Snoopy lunchbox, which my daughter now has."  Open in your default player Detach into a separate window You can LISTEN to this interview with NAT GERTLER, author of THE PEANUTS COLLECTION, by clicking the audio player above!   Bob Andelman is the author or co-author of 10 books, including 'The Profiler' with Pat Brown, 'Built From Scratch' with the founders of The Home Depot, and 'Will Eisner: A Spirited Life.' • Follow Bob on Twitter or Facebook. Copyright 2010 Bob Andelman. Click here for copyright permissions! Related articlesWhy I love Peanuts (guardian.co.uk) 'Peanuts' at 60? That makes Snoopy 253 years old (herocomplex.latimes.com) Raquel Welch -- yes, THAT Raquel Welch -- insists on taking Mr. Media Beyond the Cleavage! (Interview) (mrmedia.com) At home with Charlie Brown and the 'Peanuts' gang (photos) (news.cnet.com) Tweet Mon, 31 Jan 2011 05:27:53 EST http://play.callisto.fm/podcasts/by/MrMediaRadio/in/Mr-Media-Radio/episode/Youll-Treasure-this-Nat-Gertlers-new-collection-of-Peanuts-memorabilia-Interview/ http://play.callisto.fm/podcasts/by/MrMediaRadio/in/Mr-Media-Radio/episode/WWEs-twin-diva-Brie-Bella-loves-rasslin-the-ladies/ Image via WikipediaBy BOB ANDELMAN It’s been like “Beauty Visits the Beast” around here lately at Mr. Media Radio, with recent drop-bys from “Supergirl” Laura Vandervoort, “10 Things I Hate About You” star Lindsay Shaw and Mulan’s Ming-Na. Today brings another lovely treat as WWE diva Brie Bella—who works with her twin sister Nikki Bella on “Raw”—joins me to discuss her appearance this Sunday, April 11, as a special guest with Nikki on ABC’s “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition,” hosted by Ty Pennington. If you somehow have missed catching the Bellas on the WWE—and for you non-rasslin’ fans, that’s World Wrestling Entertainment—the WWE ladies don’t just hold up “Round3” cards, they actual wrestle. You can catch the Bella twins on “Raw” every Monday at 9 p.m. on USA Network: Nikki Bella on MySpace Brie Bella on MySpace Bella Twins on Twitter BRIE BELLA AUDIO EXCERPT: "We're not scared of dirt. When we threw the toilet out, the window was so strong, the toilet rejected back and along with it came the toilet water. I got it all over me."  Open in your default player Detach into a separate window You can LISTEN to this interview with BRIE BELLA, WWE wrestler on RAW, by clicking the audio player above! Copyright 2010 Bob Andelman. Click here for copyright permissions! Related articles by ZemantaJessica Alba Dons Hard Hat on Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (shoppingblog.com)Rumor Mill - Continuation of Triple H's Storyline (klqwrestling.com)Raw Guest Hosts: Enough Is Enough and It's Time for a Change (bleacherreport.com)WWE NXT Results: Clash in the City of Angels (klqwrestling.com) Wed, 29 Jun 2011 17:52:15 EST http://play.callisto.fm/podcasts/by/MrMediaRadio/in/Mr-Media-Radio/episode/WWEs-twin-diva-Brie-Bella-loves-rasslin-the-ladies/ http://play.callisto.fm/podcasts/by/MrMediaRadio/in/Mr-Media-Radio/episode/Writer-Bruce-Jay-Friedman-shares-some-career-luck-and-great-stories-Video-interview/ Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of famous writers, brand name celebrities and their heirs who are mentioned in Lucky Bruce and are standing by to see what Mr. Friedman might say about them next… in the NEW new media capital of the world, St. Petersburg, Florida! By Bob Andelman Mr. Media® (Read More...) 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Nope: Cartoons found here! (Video Interview) Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:07:09 EST http://play.callisto.fm/podcasts/by/MrMediaRadio/in/Mr-Media-Radio/episode/Wow-The-Book-Art-of-Richard-Minsky-is-3D-cool-Video-Interview/ http://play.callisto.fm/podcasts/by/MrMediaRadio/in/Mr-Media-Radio/episode/With-deaf-parents-Kambri-Crews-lived-their-pain-isolation-Video-Interview/ Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of angry construction workers who are Dumb with a capital D—and dumber—but can hear every word I’m saying… in the NEW new media capital of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida! By Bob Andelman Mr. Media® Radio Network • Email • Twitter • Facebook • LinkedIn • (Read More...)   CommentsCommentsRelated StoriesCraziest book of the year? I Hate You, Kelly Donahue! (Video Interview)Meet Gil: A big-boned comic strip of divorce and optimism! (Video Interview)Wow! The Book Art of Richard Minsky is 3D cool! (Video Interview)Mind Over Business works! Just ask author Ken Baum! (Video Interview)Testosterone fueled boys and their cheating moms on Smash! (Audio Interview) Mon, 02 Apr 2012 14:26:57 EST http://play.callisto.fm/podcasts/by/MrMediaRadio/in/Mr-Media-Radio/episode/With-deaf-parents-Kambri-Crews-lived-their-pain-isolation-Video-Interview/ http://play.callisto.fm/podcasts/by/MrMediaRadio/in/Mr-Media-Radio/episode/With-deaf-parents-Kambri-Crews-lived-their-pain-isolation-Video-Interview/ Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of angry construction workers who are Dumb with a capital D—and dumber—but can hear every word I’m saying… in the NEW new media capital of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida! By Bob Andelman Mr. Media® Radio Network • Email • Twitter • Facebook • LinkedIn • (Read More...)   CommentsCommentsRelated StoriesCraziest book of the year? I Hate You, Kelly Donahue! (Video Interview)Walking petri dish A.J. Jacobs defies death in fit new book! (Video Interview)Rare baseball star photos by fans in new book! (Audio Interview) Mon, 30 Apr 2012 05:32:22 EST http://play.callisto.fm/podcasts/by/MrMediaRadio/in/Mr-Media-Radio/episode/With-deaf-parents-Kambri-Crews-lived-their-pain-isolation-Video-Interview/ http://play.callisto.fm/podcasts/by/MrMediaRadio/in/Mr-Media-Radio/episode/Wine-For-Dummies-co-author-Mary-Ewing-Mulligan-offers-readers-a-taste-of-the-good-stuff-Interview/ By BOB ANDELMAN Mr. Media® Radio Network • Email • Twitter • Facebook • LinkedIn • Youtube Mary Ewing-Mulligan is the co-author (with her husband, Ed McCarthy) of six wine books in the Wine For Dummies series — including French Wine For Dummies and Italian Wine For Dummies — as well as her latest , Wine Style. She has taught hundreds of wine classes  and visited nearly every wine region in the world. Mary is president of International Wine Center, a New York City wine school that offers credentialed wine education for wine professionals and serious wine lovers. As U.S. director of the Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET®), the world’s leading wine educational organization, she works to make the courses she offers in New York available in more and more parts of the United States. She is also the long-standing wine columnist of the NY Daily News. Mary’s most impressive credential is that she’s the first female Master of Wine — MW — in the United States, and one of only 22 MW’s in North America. She is also a columnist for the online wine magazine, WineReviewOnline.com and is an accredited  Certified Wine Educator. Learn more about the "For Dummies" book series here: Dummies.com The show is hosted by Bob Andelman of Mr. Media Radio, who was paid for his work. Tweet MARY EWING-MULLIGAN audio excerpt: "We drink Barbera more than we drink any other single type of wine. We have dear friends who live in Northern Italy and they are Barbera specialists. It's really hard not to be consumed by the same passion."  Open in your default player Detach into a separate window You can LISTEN to this interview with MARY EWING-MULLIGAN, co-author of WINE FOR DUMMIES, by clicking the audio player above! Bob Andelman is the author or co-author of 10 books, including 'The Profiler' with Pat Brown, 'Built From Scratch' with the founders of The Home Depot, and 'Will Eisner: A Spirited Life.' • Follow Bob on Twitter or Facebook.  Copyright 2011 Bob Andelman. 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(Interview) (mrmedia.com) VIDEO EXCLUSIVE: Mindi Abair on playing sax, American Idol and entertaining in Japan (mrmedia.com) Shark Tank interviews by Mr. Media (mrmedia.com) Tweet Tue, 07 Jun 2011 19:18:24 EST http://play.callisto.fm/podcasts/by/MrMediaRadio/in/Mr-Media-Radio/episode/Wine-For-Dummies-co-author-Mary-Ewing-Mulligan-offers-readers-a-taste-of-the-good-stuff-Interview/ http://play.callisto.fm/podcasts/by/PaulLev/in/Light-On-Light-Through/episode/Why-the-Arizona-Immigration-Law-is-Unconstitutional/ Sun, 02 May 2010 02:48:00 EST http://play.callisto.fm/podcasts/by/PaulLev/in/Light-On-Light-Through/episode/Why-the-Arizona-Immigration-Law-is-Unconstitutional/ http://play.callisto.fm/podcasts/by/geekazine/in/Geek-Smack-presented-by-Geekazine/episode/Why-I-Bought-1-Share-of-Facebook-Stock/ (http://www.geekazine.com/images/GS144.jpg)These last few weeks have been pretty tough. Last week my back went out, so I did very limited work. 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Did Chrome Beat IE? (http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2404714,00.asp)- News yesterday of Google Chrome surpassing IE as the browser of choice might not be 100% true. ooVoo Video Chat with 12 People (http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/22/oovoo-12-way-video-chat/) - Is ooVoo competing with Google Hangouts? Is Facebook switching to ooVoo over Skype? Facebook Loses Trademark Fight (http://paidcontent.org/2012/05/22/facebook-loses-trademark-fight-against-adult-social-network/) - Norwegian porn site Faceporn did not target Facebook users. Just because you have Face or Book in your name doesn't mean Facebook can sue. WiFi Hotspot Share (http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/21/50000-cablewifi-hotspots/)- 50,000 WiFi hotspots shared by 5 cable companies. Wish my cable company was one of them. Sprint Updates Mobile Hotspot (http://www.mobileburn.com/19648/news/sprint-updates-mobile-hotspot-and-tethering-plan-options) - $20 for a 2 GB plan, or $50 for 6 GB to tether mobile devices to your phone. Google Motorola Deal Done (http://www.pcworld.com/article/255971/google_seals_the_deal_on_125b_motorola_acquisition.html) - The $12.5 billion Google /  Motorola Mobility acquisition is closed up. New CEO appointed. Webby Awards (http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-501465_162-57438823-501465/webby-awards-steve-jobs-gets-honored-full-list-of-winners/) - People pay tribute to Steve Jobs - Pinterest, Mashable, Dropbox are some of the winners. Gesture Controlled PCs (http://www.informationweek.com/news/hardware/desktop/240000768)- We could see this built into notebooks soon. Maybe even tablets. Geek Smack! Geek News: Space: SpaceX Launches (http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/05/120522-spacex-launch-falcon-9-international-space-station-science/) Disrupt or Music: Gtar Rocks (http://techcrunch.com/2012/05/22/incidents-gtar-tops-120000-on-kickstarter-thats-110k-in-less-than-24-hours/)Infographic: Facebook Power User (http://allfacebook.com/infographic-power-user_b89558) Thu, 24 May 2012 18:10:12 EST http://play.callisto.fm/podcasts/by/geekazine/in/Geek-Smack-presented-by-Geekazine/episode/Why-I-Bought-1-Share-of-Facebook-Stock/