Steve Fast: Recent Episodes
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Journalist Michael Ware joins The Steve Fast Show to discuss his interview with the Dalai Lama. Ware traveled to India to meet with the Dalai Lama for the National Geographic program "Explorer."
American Museum of Natural History biologist Bill Schutt joins the Steve Fast Show to discuss the history and practice of one of the biggest taboos in human history: eating one's own. Schutt is the author of "Cannibalism: A Perfectly Natural History."
In 2015, best-selling author Douglas Preston joined an expedition to find a long-lost city in the jungles of Honduras. "The Lost City of the Monkey God" held legendary status in folklore. Preston joined The Steve Fast Show to discuss what he found in the jungle... and what he brought back with him.
Social psychologist Adam Alter joins The Steve Fast Show to discuss the latest research that suggests that the use of electronic devices, such as smart phones and tablet devices might be addictive.
Author Renee Rosen joins The Steve Fast Show along with Terry Chess, son of Phil Chess. Rosen's novel "Windy City Blues" is set at Chicago's legendary Chess Records, founded by Phil and Leonard Chess.
American Bar Association Journal editor Kevin Davis joins The Steve Fast Show to talk ab out the "broken brain" defense and the intersection between neuroscience and the courtroom.
The western "High Noon," is considered one of Hollywood's classics. But the production of the film was threatened when screenwriter Carl Foreman was called to "name names" by the House Un-American Activities Committee. Author Glenn Frankel joins The Steve Fast Show to discuss the "High Noon" and the anti-Communist movement of the 50's.
What does it take for the police to root out "bad apples?" From 1996 through 2014 Charles Campisi headed New York City Police Deparment’s Internal Affairs Bureau. Campisi joins The Steve Fast Show to discuss some of the most infamous incidents of police misconduct in the NYPD and also how the Internal Affairs division worked to keep cops in line.
Veteran television producer Peter Engel's biggest hit was the teen sitcom "Saved by the Bell." Engel joins The Steve Fast Show to discuss how creating the show changed his life, and discusses some failed tv efforts, including a talk show hosted by John Lennon.
Author Steve Sheinken joins The Steve Fast Show to discuss the small Native American school that produced one of America's greatest football teams. Carlisle Indian School was led by Jim Thorpe, who had one of the greatest performances in the history of college sports in a game that was the largest upset of the era: Carlisle vs. Harvard. The shocking fact: the Native American Carlisle athletes didn't have the status of U.S. citizenship.
William T. McBride from the Illinois State University department of English discusses the free film series "Alfred Hitchcock - Master of Style" he is hosting at the Normal Theater.
Journalist Michael Ware, formerly of CNN and TIME, joins The Steve Fast Show to discuss two stories on which he's reported: the modern persecution of witchcraft in Papua New Guinea , and the emergence in Russia of a nationalist biker gang, the "Night Woves."
Ray Kroc took the family burger stand of Dick and Mac McDonald and turned the fast food restaurant into a franchise juggernaut. New York Times and MSNBC reporter Lisa Napoli joins The Steve Fast Show to discuss Ray Kroc as well has his wife Joan. Napoli is author of "Ray and Joan: The Man Who Made the McDonald's Fortune and the Woman Who Gave It All Away."
Journalist Mark Sundeen joins The Steve Fast Show to discuss people who have embraced the "off-the-grid" movement, rejecting everything from grocery stores to hospital care in exchange for a self-sustaining lifestyle
Before Edward Snowden’s infamous data breach, the largest theft of government secrets was committed by a U.S. Air Force sergeant whose espionage scheme and complex system of coded messages were made even more baffling by his dyslexia. Journalist Yudhijit Bhattacharjee joins The Steve Fast Show to talk about Brian Patrick Regan, the traitor who came to be known as The Spy Who Couldn’t Spell.
Journalist and author Mark Weston joins The Steve Fast Show to discuss the history of "runner-up" presidencies, where the electoral college supersedes the popular vote. Donald Trump's victory in 2016 was only the fifth time in U.S. history that a president won the electoral vote but lost the popular vote.
Former CIA Senior Analyst John Nixon was the first intelligence agent to interview Saddam Hussein after the Iraqi leader had been captured by coalition forces. Nixon joins The Steve Fast Show to discuss the surprising revelations that came from Hussein's interrogation and the reaction that came from the Bush administration.
Acclaimed biographer and music historian Peter Guralnick discusses the early days of rock 'n' roll and Sun Studios founder Sam Phillips, the man who discovered Elvis Presley.
Hollywood icon Jimmy Stewart served in the Army Air Corps during World War II. His experiences flying bombing missions had a lasting impact on the actor. Biographer Robert Matzen says Stewart made the classic film "It's a Wonderful Life" while working through PTSD. Matzen discusses Jimmy Stewart's war experiences on The Steve Fast Show.
"The Master of the Telecaster," Bill Kirchen is known for his twangy guitar style, exemplified by the hit song "Hot Rod Lincoln." Kirchen joins The Steve Fast Show to discuss his early career with Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen, developing his country-influenced style of music in psychedelic San Francisco, and the time Bob Dylan visited his Michigan high school.
Rubik's Cube frustrated millions in 80's. And the obsession with solving the puzzle has led to a new generation of "speed cubers."Journalist and Cube-enthusiast Ian Scheffler joins The Steve Fast Show to discuss the origins, and resurgence, of Rubik's famous puzzle.
Entrepreneur Elon Musk has announced his company SpaceX has the goal of taking passengers to Mars. Journalist Joel Achenbach has covered this ambitious plan. Achenbach joins The Steve Fast Show to discuss the feasibility of setting up settlements on the Red Planet.
Author Craig Nelson discusses some of the overlooked aspects of the attack on Pearl Harbor, including a mystery warning the origin of which remains unsolved 75 years later.
Former Secretary of State and diplomat Henry Kissinger has been hailed as "indispensable" by some and a war criminal by others. Historian Niall Ferguson discusses Kissinger's unlikely rise to prominence and the roots of the ideology that informed the advice given to multiple U.S. presidents.
Good Morning America advice expert Liz Pryor had a secret she kept from her friends and family for over 30 years. Pryor joins The Steve Fast Show to discuss her teenage pregnancy and her memoir "Look at You Now"
Former presidential candidate and political reform activist Ralph Nader discusses the election of Donald Trump, the impact of third party candidates on the race, and tells Steve Fast the issue he hopes Trump will address right away.
Outspoken former Minnesota governor (and former pro wrestler), Jesse Ventura joins the Steve Fast Show to discuss the need for alternative political parties, his relationship with Vladimir Putin, and his crusade to legalize marijuana.
Will the House flip? Former Salon.com editor David Daley joins the Steve Fast Show to discuss how an effort to redraw Congressional districts in 2010 has protected a number of Republican incumbents in swing states.
He is stung for science. Repeatedly. Entomologist Justin O. Schmidt joins The Steve Fast Show to discuss his mission to catalog the sting of insects, and rate the level of pain.
D. Randall Blythe has no memory of colliding with a stage diver during a 2010 Prague performance by his band Lamb of God. When the band returned to perform in the Czech Republic two years later, however, police arrested him at the airport and charged him in connection with the fan's death. Blythe joins The Steve Fast Show to discuss his trial for the equivalent of manslaughter and his time waiting for trial in a notorious Czech prison.
"Clean desk" policies are common in the working world. Author Tim Harford suggests those policies are a waste of time. Journalist and economist Harford joins The Steve Fast Show to discuss how research shows that messiness can lead to productivity and creativity.
Aviation journalist and crash investigator Christine Negroni joins The Steve Fast Show to discuss the biggest misconceptions about plane crashes and provide her theory of what happened with the mysterious disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.
Edward Conard, founding partner of Bain Capital, says that the problems of wage stagnation and the fading fortunes of the middle class can't be laid at the feet of the one percent who hold most of the country's wealth. Conard, author of "The Upside of Inequality: How Good Intentions Undermine the Middle Class," joins the Steve Fast Show to discuss income inequality and the challenges of slow growth and lower wages.
American University professor Alan J. Lichtman has developed a model for predicting who will win presidential elections. Using his "13 Keys," Lichtman has correctly predicted every presidential race since 1984. Lichtman tells Steve Fast who the model says will be in the Oval Office in 2017, and why he says the current race "totally unprecedented."
Actress and songwriter Linda Thompson chats with Steve Fast about her marriage to Bruce Jenner, her romance with Elvis Presley, and life in and out of the public eye. In her memoir "A Little Thing Called Life," Thompson writes about how then-husband Jenner revealed his transgender identity to his wife years before coming out publicly.
How can Hillary Clinton be unpopular but still lead in the polls? Shawn Parry-Giles, author of "Hillary Clinton in the News" joins The Steve Fast Show to discuss how the media covers Clinton as "inauthentic."
Andrew Matheson, lead singer of "the greatest rock band you've never heard," The Hollywood Brats, chats about the flameout of the group that influenced The Sex Pistols and the UK punk scene.
Music journalist Steve Miller discusses the controversial culture that surrounds the Insane Clown Posse. In his book "Juggalo," Miller details how the FBI investigated the band's fans and labeled them as a dangerous gang.
Why are some fossils famous? Author Lydia Pyne joins The Steve Fast Show to discuss "celebrity skeletons" such as Lucy and the infamous Piltdown Man.
Novelist Megan Abbott chats with Steve Fast about her book "You Will Know Me." The thriller was inspired by a shot of the family members watching their daughter compete in a 2012 Olympic gymnastics competition.
From 2009: Elliot Tiber spoke with Steve Fast about his role in helping organizers of the 1969 Woodstock music festival. Tiber saved the festival from being canceled by providing a permit for the event. His story was turned into the film "Taking Woodstock." Tiber died in August, 2016, just ahead of the 47th anniversary of the Woodstock festival.
The people of Denmark are frequently voted "the happiest in the world" in global surveys. Jessica Alexander joins The Steve Fast Show to discuss how Danes foster happiness from the youngest age. Alexander is the author of "The Danish Way of Parenting."
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Cay Johnston has been covering Donald Trump's business dealings for three decades. Johnston joins The Steve Fast Show to discuss what he has learned about Trump's real estate empire and financial dealings. Johnston is the author of "The Making of Donald Trump."
From firing missiles from drones to catching Pokemon: journalist Greg Milner joins The Steve Fast show to discusses how GPS technology is altering our lives. Milner is the author of "Pinpoint: How GPS Is Changing Technology, Culture, and Our Minds."
Historian Marc Wortman joins The Steve Fast Show to discuss the divided state of American public opinion on the issue of U.S. involvement in World War II before the attack on Pearl Harbor. Wortman is author of "1941: Fighting the Shadow War."
New York Times science reporter Donald J. McNeil Jr. discusses the emergence of the zika virus on The Steve Fast Show.
In 1984 attorney Morris Dees sued the Ku Klux Klan on behalf of the family of murdered a 19-year-old Alabama man Michael Donald. Journalist and author Laurence Leamer discusses the case, and his book "The Lynching: The Epic Courtroom Battle That Brought Down the Klan" on The Steve Fast Show.
Sports psychologist Dr. Jonathan Fader joins The Steve Fast Show to discuss the mental techniques he teaches pro athletes. Fader is the author of the book "Life as Sport."
Activist and author Ron Kovic joins The Steve Fast Show to discuss his personal experiences with veterans' medical care. Kovic is well known for his memoir "Born on the Fourth of July."
Author Nathaniel Philbrick discusses Revolutionary War villain and hero Benedict Arnold on The Steve Fast Show. Philbrick, author of "In the Heart of the Sea" and "Mayflower," writes about Benedict Arnold and George Washington in his book "Valiant Ambition."
Mary Roach talks about stink bombs and hot pepper weapons on The Steve Fast Show. Roach is author of "Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War."
After his mother passed away, comedian, musician and writer Dave Hill found himself returning to his home town of Cleveland to spend a little more time with his dad. Hill joins the Steve Fast Show to talk about some unlikely partnerships he found hanging out with his father. Dave Hill also talks about the unusual job he had working for Donald Trump.
WIRED magazine contributing editor Tom Vanderbilt has writes about what scientists and marketers have learned about how we decide our personal preferences in his book "You May Also Like." Vanderbilt joins The Steve Fast Show to discuss the mystery of taste and why we like what we like.
Journalist Sebastian Junger joins The Steve Fast Show to discuss how the divisive political environment on the homefront is contributing to the sense of displacements that vets who have returned from war are feeling.
71 years after the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp, a 94-year-old German man is facing trial for accessory to murder for his role as an SS guard. Journalist and author Andrew Nagorski joins The Steve Fast show to discuss the search for Nazi war criminals, an effort that may be coming to an end. #nazis #warcrimes #NaziHunters
Journalist Bryan Burrough discusses the "Age of Terror" in the early 1970s that saw militant groups such as the Weather Underground, the United Freedom Front and the Black Liberation Army conduct domestic bombings. Burrough discusses these groups and his book "Days of Rage" on The Steve Fast Show.
Are animals smarter than we think? Primatologist Frans de Waal joins The Steve Fast Show to discuss animal intelligence and human bias. De Waal is author of the book "Are We Smart Enough to Understand How Smart Animals Are?"
On May 4, 1970, the Ohio National Guard came into conflict with student protesters at Kent State University. The situation escalated into chaos as guardsmen fired into a crowd of protesters, killing 4 and wounding 9 more. Author Howard Means joins The Steve Fast Show to discuss the infamous incident at Kent State detailed in his book "67 Shots: Kent State and the End of American Innocence."
Hillary Whittington joins The Steve Fast Show to discuss her transgender child Ryland. At age 3, Ryland, born biologically female, began to assert his identity as a boy. Hillary Whittington discusses her family's choice to transition Ryland's gender. #transgender #LGBT
Crime novelist and former private investigator Steven Gore joins The Steve Fast Show to discuss the often questionable work skills of famous detectives such as Philip Marlowe, in noir fiction. #FilmNoir
Author of "Naked Money," Charles Wheelan, joins The Steve Fast Show to discuss the complicated world of currency, including the Eurozone and China's careful manipulation of the external value of the yuan. #SteveFastShow #yuan #NakedMoney
Actress and comedian Lauren Weedman joins The Steve Fast Show to discuss how she handles turning the sometimes painful personal details of her life into performance and the life of a Hollywood guest star.
Historian and author Fergus Bordewich joins The Steve Fast Show to talk about the work of the first Federal Congress. Bordewich says that much of the American political system depended on the work of legislators who were unsure if the "Great Experiment" of U.S. democracy would even work.
New Testament scholar Bart Ehrman joins The Steve Fast Show to discuss the path the story of Jesus took from the crucifixion to the first written accounts in the Gospel of Mark.
Journalist Adam Cohen joins the Steve Fast Show to discuss the 1927 U.S. Supreme Court case Buck v. Bell, which upheld a state statute that forced a young woman to be sterilized against her will.
Michael Waldman, president of the Brennan Center for Justice joins the Steve Fast Show to discuss the history of voting suppression in the U.S. and the current laws that keep people away from the polls.
Student athletes or unpayed employees? Sportswriter Ben Strauss joins the Steve Fast Show to discuss the big business of collegiate athletics and the problematic nature of the amateur status of players.
Science writer Maria Konnikova joins The Steve Fast Show to discuss the history and psychology of con men.
Wharton Business School researcher Adam Grant joins the Steve Fast Show to discuss misconceptions we have about the trailblazers who buck the system.
Mary Ellen Fuller joins the Steve Fast Show to discuss her father, attorney James Donovan, who represented Soviet spy Col. Rudolph Abel. Donovan, who negotiated the exchange of Abel for captured spy plane pilot Francis Gary Powers, is the subject of the film "Bridge of Spies."
Washington correspondent Jesse Holland joins The Steve Fast Show to discuss the history of slaves and early U.S. Presidents. #slavery
Bob Bradley, professor emeritus of Illinois State University's Department of Politics and Government, joins The Steve Fast show to talk about the scenarios that now face President Obama and Congress following the death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. #AntoninScalia #SupremeCourt #Obama
Food writer and historian Bee Wilson joins The Steve Fast Show to discuss the way we learn to love (and hate) certain foods. #food
Former Senator and Presidential candidate Gary Hart joins The Steve Fast Show to discuss the problem with politicians who "run against Washington" and the corrupting, yet legal, influence of the industry of lobbying. #lobbying #lobbyists
Journalist Jonathan Franklin joins the Steve Fast Show to discuss Salvador Alvarenga, who survived 438 days adrift at sea in the Pacific ocean. #SalvadorAlvarenga
Rock journalist Paul Trynka joins the Steve Fast show to talk about the life of Rolling Stones founder and original guitarist Brian Jones. #RollingStones #BrianJones
Mike Lofgren joins the Steve Fast Show to discuss the "Deep State" of unelected Washington careerists that exert major influence on the government's actions. #budget #Washington #WallStreet
A journalist with family ties to Don Knotts, Daniel de Vise, joins The Steve Fast Show to talk about his chronicle of the behind the scenes creation of The Andy Griffith Show. #TheAndyGriffithShow #AndyGriffith #DonKnotts
Author Dick Lehr talks about the controversial 1915 film "The Birth of a Nation" and the civil rights fight against the movie's screenings. #BirthofaNation #racism #civilrights
Marcos Fernandez was entered in to the Illinois State University College of Applied Science and Technology Hall of Fame in 2015. Fernandez tells Steve Fast about the journey he and his family took as exiles from Cuba during the Cold War. #IllinoisStateUniversity #HallofFame #Technology
Preeminent Shakespeare scholar James Shapiro joins the Steve Fast Show to discuss the momentous year of 1606, during which the Bard wrote three of his great tragedies. #Shakespeare #JamesShapiro
Bestselling mystery writer Sue Grafton joins The Steve Fast Show to discuss her "Alphabet Series" of novels. #NYTimesBestSeller
Historian Susan Cheever joins The Steve Fast Show to discuss the role that alcohol has played in shaping American History. #alcohol
Author Sarah Vowell joins The Steve Fast show to discuss the history of Revolutionary War hero the Marquis de Lafayette. #France #RevolutionaryWar
Lt. Col. T. Mark McCurley, a former Predator drone pilot and squadron commander joins the Steve Fast Show. MCCurley led the drone strike mission that killed Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. #drones #Predator
Major Daniel Sjursen joins the Steve Fast Show to discuss his experiences in Iraq, what he calls "the myth of the Surge" and what he tells his students at West Point about recent military history. #Iraq #Baghdad
Rolling Stone contributing editor Steve Knopper discussed the life and music of Michael Jackson on the Steve Fast Show. #MichaelJackson #RollingStone #KingofPop
Roberta Kaplan successfully argued against the Defense of Marriage Act in front of the Supreme Court. She joined The Steve Fast Show to talk about her clients and the history making case that cleared way in Federal law for same sex marriage. #marriage
Psychologist and media scholar Sherry Turkle talks to Steve Fast about the negative effect that smartphone use is having on conversation. Turkle says that the digital age may be connected to a lack in empathy among younger generations. #smartphone #conversation
John Seabrook discusses the modern hit factory of super producers like Max Martin who are responsible for a huge number of hit songs by Rihanna, Katy Perry and others. #songwriters #MaxMartin #superproducers
Journalist Bethany McLean joins the Steve Fast Show to discuss the perilous situation of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. #FannieMae #FreddieMac #homeloans
ABC "Nightline" co-anchor Dan Harris discusses the visit by Pope Francis to the United States and the personal journey that led Harris to become a Buddhist on The Steve Fast Show. #ABC #Nightline #PopeFrancis
Dick Lehr, 9-27-15 9/27/15 Former Boston Globe investigative reporter and author of "Black Mass," Dick Lehr discusses organized crime figure James "Whitey" Bulger on The Steve Fast Show. #BlackMass #WhiteyBulger
Barton Swaim joins the Steve Fast Show to discuss his work as a speechwriter for scandal-ridden South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford. #MarkSanford
Cindi Canary, Executive Director of Independent Maps discusses the group's initiative to place a ballot measure that would change the process through which Illinois legislative maps are drawn. #IndependentMaps
Journalist Steve Silberman discusses the forgotten history of autism on the Steve Fast Show. #autism #research
Investigative reporter Gilbert Gaul discusses the big money world of college football on the Steve Fast Show. #College #football #NCAA
Ronald Feinman, author of "Assassinations, Threats, and the American Presidency," joins the Steve Fast Show to discuss plots to kill chief executives from Andrew Jackson to Barack Obama. #assassinations #president #WilliamMcKinley
Historian Irwin F. Gellman discusses the relationship between Dwight Eisenhower and Richard Nixon on The Steve Fast Show. #DwightEisenhower #RichardNixon
Ann Dunwoody, the first woman to hold the rank of four star general in the U.S. Army, talks to Steve Fast about the first women to graduate Army Ranger school and the changes in opportunity for women in the military. #women #Army #Ranger
Journalist Martha Elliott became a confidant to convicted serial killer Michael Ross over a decade of conversations. Elliott discusses her professional and personal relationship with the killer on The Steve Fast Show. #MichaelRoss #Capitalpunishment
Anastacia Marx de Salcedo joins the Steve Fast Show to talk about the way U.S. military combat rations led to everything from Cheetos to the McRib. #WWII #supermarket
Phil Pritchard, the keeper of the Stanley Cup chatted with Steve Fast at Danvers Days, where the trophy was on display. #StanleyCup #NHL
Author Michael Harris joins the Steve Fast Show to discuss what is gained and lost by unplugging from the digital world. Harris is author of "The End of Absence." #unplugged #internet #digital
WJBC's Beth Whisman discusses the Sister Cities Association's medical exchange between Bloomington-Normal and Vladimir, Russia. Jana Edge has written a book about her experience coordinating the effort from 1992 to 2008. #SisteCities #Vladimir #Bloomington-Normal
WJBC's Beth Whisman talks with Chris Wellin, sociology and gerontology professor at Illinois State University, about the 25th anniversary the Americans with Disabilities Act. #IllinoisStateUniversity #ADA #DisabilitiesAct
Ex-con Cleary Wolters joins the Steve Fast Show. Wolters former lover Piper Kerman, wrote the memoir that is the basis for the tv show "Orange is the New Black." Wolters was surprised to find she was the basis for a character on the show. #OrangeistheNewBlack #PiperKerman
Musicologist Elijah Wald joins the Steve Fast Show to talk about the moment that "split the Sixties" when Bob Dylan went electric at the Newport Folk Festival. #BobDylan #NewportFolkFestival
Andy Grignon discusses his work on the team developing the first iPhone for Apple on The Steve Fast Show. #iPhone #Apple
Former Senator Gary Hart joins the Steve Fast Show to discuss political corruption, lobbying and how he defines political scandal. #GaryHart #government #trust
Washington Nationals beat writer Barry Svrluga joins The Steve Fast Show to discuss the behind-the-scenes life of Major League Baseball. Svrluga's new book "The Grind" is a look inside the longest season in sports. #WashingtonPost #MLB #WashingtonNationals
Naveed Jamali, who spent three years as a double agent working to catch a counterintelligence operative joins the Steve Fast Show to discuss clandestine meetings with Russian spies at a Hooters restaurant. #Russia #spies #doubleagent
Georgia State history professor David Sehat joins the Steve Fast show to discuss the problems with modern politicians using the Founding Fathers to bolster 21st century views. #GeorgiaState #FoundingFathers
Blaine Harden, author of 'The Great Leader and the Fighter Pilot' discusses the true story of the fighter pilot who defected from North Korea in a MIG fighter, defying dictator Kim Il Sung. #KoreanWar
Journalists Mary Jordan and Kevin Sullivan join The Steve Fast Show to discuss the story of three women who were kidnapped and held captive for nearly a decade in Cleveland. #AmandaBerry #GinaDeJesus #ArielCastro
Historian Kenneth C. Davis joins The Steve Fast Show to discuss the hidden history of America at war. #history #war
Actress Swoosie Kurtz discusses her career and her relationship with her mother on The Steve Fast Show. #SwoosieKurtz
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Lynsey Addario discusses motherhood and photojournalism in war zones on The Steve Fast Show. #Afghanistan #war #photographer
Joyce King met and fell in love with James Woodard after she had worked with the Innocence Project to get Woodard released from prison. King joins the Steve Fast Show to discuss how her fiancee's life fell apart after spending 27 years wrongfully imprisoned. #InnocenceProject #DNA
Former White House reporter Kate Anderson Brower interviewed over 90 former and current members of the White House residence staff. She joins the Steve Fast Show to discuss what happens in the private wing of the White House. #WhiteHouse #president
Mean Tweets: author Jon Ronson visits the Steve Fast Show to discuss the new age of public shaming on social media. #meantweets #Twitter
Scott Martelle joins the Steve Fast Show to discuss the strange life of Boston Corbett, the man who shot John Wilkes Booth. #JohnWilkesBooth #AbrahamLincoln
When jazz gave way to novelty and rock: Ben Yagoda discusses the death of the "Great American Songbook" as popular culture on The Steve Fast Show. #jazz
Cat Warren joins the Steve Fast Show to discuss her work with her dog Solo, who she trained to search for cadavers. #dogs #servicedogs
Author Zac Bissonnette discusses the boom and bust of the "Great Beanie Baby Bubble" on the Steve Fast Show. #BeanieBabies
Former Navy SEAL Eric Greitens discusses his relationship with a vet suffering with PTSD and his exploration of mental resilience on The Steve Fast Show. #PTSD #veterans
Actor and comedian Maz Jobrani is not a terrorist, but he has played one on TV. He joins The Steve Fast Show to discuss the stereotypes he has faced as an Iranian-American. #Axi ofEvil #comedy
Journalist Catherine Price discusses the murky understanding of vitamin additives and supplements on The Steve Fast Show. #vitamins
Journalist Betty Medsger joins the Steve Fast Show to discuss the revelations found within FBI files stolen in the early 1970s. #FBI #BettyMedsger #WashingtonPost
Author and filmmaker Miranda July joins The Steve Fast Show to talk about her novel "The First Bad Man." #MirandaJuly
February 2015 marks the 50th Anniversary of LBJ's escalation of troops into Vietnam. Historian Christian Appy joins the Steve Fast Show to discuss the myths and impact of the Vietnam War. #Vietnam
Historian Julian Zelizer joins The Steve Fast Show to discuss the political environment that allowed for the Great Society measures put forth by LBJ to become law. #LBJ #LyndonBJohnson
Political scientist Thomas Schaller discusses the Republican strategy to capture Congress and bolster partisanship on The Steve Fast Show. #Congress
Former CIA officer Robert Baer discusses political assassination on The Steve Fast Show. #assassin #CIA #RobertBaer
Author Karen Abbott joins The Steve Fast Show and discusses the impact of four women who served as spies during the Civil War. #CivilWar #women
Bloomberg View columnist Megan McArdle discusses the challenges Governor Bruce Rauner faces to tackle the financial challenges of Illinois on The Steve Fast Show. #BloombergView #BruceRauner
Megan Amram, writer for the NBC series "Parks and Recreation" and author of the book "Science, for Her!" talks about comedy and feminism on the Steve Fast Show. #NBC #ParksandRec #MeganAmram
Science writer Diane Ackerman joins The Steve Fast Show to discuss the "Antropocene" age: the era in which humans altered the Earth. #DianeAckerman #PBS #Earth
Edward Meyer, VP of Exhibits & Archives for Ripley Entertainments, joins The Steve Fast Show to discuss the career of Robert Ripley. The PBS series "The American Experience" profiles the strange career of Ripley. #Ripley #BelieveitorNot
Musician and photographer John Byrne Cooke served as Janis Joplin's road manager from 1967 until her death. Cooke joins the Steve Fast Show to talk about the rock and roll legend. #JanisJoplin #JohnByrneCooke
As a producer and engineer Glyn Johns worked with the biggest rock n roll bands of all time: The Beatles, The Stones, The Who and dozens of others. He joins the Steve Fast Show to discuss his career making music history. #TheBeatles #TheStones #TheWho
Actor Aasif Mandvi joins The Steve Fast Show to discuss parody, Islam and life as the "Senior Muslim Correspondent" on The Daily Show. #TheDailyShow
Bill Medley of The Righteous Brothers discusses "sounding black" as a white act in the early 60s and his relationship with partner Bobby Hatfield on The Steve Fast Show. #RighteousBrothers #BillMedley
Lynne Cheney, author of "James Madison: A Life Reconsidered" discusses the founders and modern politics on The Steve Fast Show. #JamesMadison #LynneCheney
Humorist Dave Barry discusses the challenges of parenting a teenage daughter while grappling with his 60s on the Steve Fast Show. #parenting #MiamiHerald
Hall of Fame goaltender Tony Esposito talks to Steve Fast about his experiences playing international hockey in the 1972 Summit Series and the modern NHL participation in the Olympics. #NHL #Blackhawks