Fri, 30 January 2015
Doc Paskowitz led the family that's been called the First Family of Surfing...featured in Vanity Fair and publications worldwide. Tommy Hilfiger named a line of beachwear after them, saying "there's no one more cool and credible than the Paskowitzes.” Sal Paskowitz joins us to remember the leader of that family, his father, Dorian “Doc" Paskowitz who has just died. Sal talks about his father who threw away a lucrative medical practice, packed his wife and nine children into a van and took them on a continuing surfing odyssey. While there may be people who drop out of mainstream society and take their family traveling to surf, Doc Paskowitz is the only one who did it his entire life. Sal remembers his father’s life which included working as a doctor in far flung locations and then quickly returning to the best waves whenever he could. Doc pioneered the surfer life founding surf camps around the world (he is credited with bringing surfing to Israel and donating surf boards to Palestinians as recently as 2007—feeling passionately that surfing could help bridge the gaps between people) Growing up in a small van with 11 people presented huge challenges for the family of course and Sal talks about some of those. Salvador Paskowitz joins us to talk about his remarkable father just a few weeks after his father’s death. There are clips in the show from the movie Surfwise available at Amazon.com Sal joins Heather and Mark in this episode |
Thu, 22 January 2015
Esther the Wonder Pig has a rock star following on Instagram and Facebook and has changed the way the people she lives with look at life.
Sit back and listen to the story of how this pig made it's way into the lives of the people she lives with and into the hearts of people around the world. Meet Esther the Wonder Pig. Mark Thompson and Heather Ankeny talk to Esther's adopted family. The the harrowing research facility that is funded with tax payer dollars and is trying to build the more "perfect beast" at a horrible price. And Heather and Mark close out with talk of The Bachelor.
Direct download: EstherTheWonderPigEditfinalfinalpost.mp3
Category:Talk & Interviews -- posted at: 2:22am EDT |
Fri, 16 January 2015
Aaron Cohen, with a background in the Israeli Defense Force in anti-terrorism, hostage rescue and security, has returned to the U.S. and applied those skills here. He talks about anti-terrorism policy in the U.S. and launching security details in the homes of Hollywood stars like Brad Pitt. Josh Weinstein joins Mark. |
Tue, 6 January 2015
Exec Producer of Everybody Loves Raymond is adapting the show in India...
Long time Executive Producer of EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND, Steve Skrovan has just returned from India where they are launching an Indian version of the show. He shares stories from the road and Mark asks him about a few favorite Raymond episodes. Heather updates Steve on her prisoner boyfriend. Be sure to check out An Unreasonable Man, and please visit citizen.org to learn more about Public Citizen. |