As Russia invades Ukraine, cell phones, social media, and traditional TV cameras are giving us intimate details of the conflict. Media expert Robert Thompson talks about the results, good and bad.
When the CDC needed advice on the COIVID vaccines, one of the people they turned to was Paul Offit. Here Paul gives John and Don a review of the COVID vaccine story and a look ahead to its future.
Be vewwwy quiet...Don and John are talking with Jerry Beck, cartoon lover and historian! Listen in for tales of 'toons, from the arrival of sound to the enhancement of CGI. (By the way, John's the one wearing Mickey Mouse ears, and Don's the one wearing CG underwear.)
Spring's on the way, time for baseball! Not so fast - Sweeny Murti says, once again, players and owners are having a moneyball problem. Will this, once again, cause strikes on the street instead of on the diamond?
Holly would, and Mary did! Mary Lyon worked in Los Angeles radio for decades as a news and entertainment reporter. Here are some of the entertaining stories Mary gathered on the beat! (Don and John are just beat.)
"What a long, strange trip it's been." A phrase perfectly suited to Don and John, who are "deadheads" in EVERY sense of the word. Join our hosts as they walk you back through 50 episodes. (Just make sure you don't trip while walking backwards.)
How long to quarantine? Mask or no mask? Open schools or remote learning? Bioethicist Art Caplan answers all your COVID questions and says the messaging on COVID should be a little clearer and more direct. (You know, like John and Don, only not as silly.)
Author, advisor and TEDx-talker Jill Sherer Murray shows John and Don how letting go can led to new paths -- and sometimes a whole new life. Also, you'll discover why we almost named this episode, "I paid good money for that shaman!"
Like his contemporaries Edison and the Wright brothers, John Browning changed the world with his inventions. Nathan Gorenstein tells about the life and times of the genius who revolutionized how guns are made.
The week is seven days. Why? And why does each day seem to have its own personality? David Henkin has been looking onto this for a week of Sundays, and he has some fascinating answers to these questions.
Have you heard about the only successful terrorist overthrow of an established local government in America? David Zucchino, author of the Pulitzer prize-winning "Wilmington's Lie," talks with John and Don about what happened in 1898 and how it still resonates today.
Nancy Ryan was a morning radio fixture in Harrisburg, PA, for 25 years at country station Bob 94.9. Then, one of those mornings, she became the victim of a budget cut. Nancy tells Don and John how she bounced back.
Why do we eat turkey on Thanksgiving? How did Black Friday get started? Did America really celebrate Thanksgiving in April? And are we REALLY that thankful for Don and John? Folklore expert Cory Hutcheson has all the answers!
Tough times for the supply chain - there are thousands of shipping containers full of the stuff you want for Christmas piled up on the docks of Los Angeles. Nick Roman tells us about the mess and whether it'll be cleaned up in time for the holidays.
A baseball team has lots of coaches. What do they do, and why are so many of them getting fired this year? Sweeny Murti talks about coaches, why minor leaguers are important, and what to expect this offseason. (Bet on this: Don and John will not be hired as coaches.)…
Hip-checked by a llama! Hit on by a lemur! Zookeeper Christie Yurkovic has some tales to tell about mingling with animals. Now that she's talked with Don and John, she has new tales to tell about mingling with animals.... Check out these websites: Association of Zoos and Aquariums - https://www.aza.org/…
Halloween will not die! It rises from the grave to present folklore expert Cory Hutcheson, who carves out the Jack O'Lantern of truth about the origins of Halloween!
It's been hard for adults to wrap their heads around the 2020 election, let alone small children. Don and John talk with educator Dr. Abby Mahone, who gives advice on how to talk with toddlers about the election and politics in general. (And our hosts give a shining example of…
Halloween is coming, so naturally bio-ethicist Art Caplan is talking about cadavers! And pig kidneys! And COVID! Just what you need to kick off the fall holiday season!
Another of Bill Cosby's accusers, Lili Bernard, has filed suit, accusing him of drugging and raping her. Nicole Weisensee Egan, author of the book CHASING COSBY, covered both of Cosby's trials, and talks with John and Don about Lili and his other victims, the twisted logic of Cosby's release from…
How is it that "dark" rides at theme parks are put together by a fellow with such a sunny disposition? Meet Chick Russell, creator of rides featuring Harry Potter, the Transformers, and Mario. (The Don and John ride is so dark you can't see it....)
The 20th anniversary of 9/11 brings back many stories and memories. Here's one you must hear: the story of Mike Hingson, who walked down 78 flights of stairs to escape Tower 1 of the World Trade Center after it was hit -- a feat he couldn't accomplish without the help…
"A code red for humanity:" fire, floods, extreme heat, and a lack of ice at the poles. Can we reverse climate change? Weather Channel meteorologist Carl Parker has some answers and ideas in this Musical Innertube. Don and John just have huge electric bills. Read the Climate report https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg1/downloads/report/IPCC_AR6_WGI_SPM.pdf For…
Salsa, the condiment -- it's mild, it's spicy, it's hot. Salsa, the music -- it's mild, it's spicy, it's hot -- it's all types of Latin music wrapped up in one name. And nobody delivers salsa music like Alma Del Barrio, the 48 year-old weekend radio dynamo on KXLU in…