Andrew Erlich is the nephew of one of Hollywood’s most astonishing silent screen actors, Jack Earle. We discuss the exceptional life of his uncle Jake Erlich, aka Jack Earle.

In an educational climate consumed with leaving no child behind and closing achievement gaps, the education system has neglected to raise the ceiling while we’ve struggled to lift the floor. Chester Finn takes us inside America’s most selective high schools to learn how high achieving students perform. We discuss his latest book Exam Schools.

Patricia Aburdene has transformed the lives of millions of people and countless companies through her social forecasts. She’s turned her attention to achieving prosperity by tapping into the power of values, consciousness and sound economic principles. We discuss her latest book titled Conscious Money.

Guests include Ventura Fire Chief Don McPherson; former UK Ambassador to Libya, Oliver Miles; Chester Finn from Stanford University; top social forecaster Patricia Aburdene; Jeff Solomon president of the Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies; and Andrew Erlich biographer of Jack Earle, the world’s tallest man.

Michael Lennon is a medical doctor, a futurist and author of The Next 2000 Days. We discuss his prediction of an easy victory for President Obama in the 2012 presidential election and what that victory means for the country and the world.

Guests include Pepperdine University fellow Bruce Herschensohn; GOP Political trickster Roger Stone; Michael Douglas biographer Marc Eliot; CNBC reporter Robert Frank; Slate columnist Sasha Issenberg; and successful community banker Tony Nuzzo.