Mike Yost celebrates every man’s last refuge—the Man Cave. Face it. Every man has one. And behind every Man Cave is a story. My guest has compiled a list of the best Man Caves and their stories in The Man Cave Book.
Jeffrey Cohn asks the age-old question, “Why Are We Bad At Picking Good Leaders?” He’s looked at the hundreds of attributes of a leader to determine which ones are the most reliable predictors of good leadership. Just in time for the 2012 elections, we discuss a better way to evaluate leadership potential from his book Why Are We Bad At Picking Good Leaders?
Rod Pyle is a producer, writer and director of documentary programming for The History Channel and Discovery Communications. He is also an author of non-fiction books. Notable work includes Modern Marvels: Apollo 11 and In Their Own Words: The Space Race. Rod was formerly the Vice President of Communications for the World Space Foundation, a […]
Alex Bellos celebrates mathematics by looking at a leader in the field, Euclid. He takes us on an awe-inspiring journey through the world of numbers from his book Here’s Looking at Euclid.
Ivan J. Houston was only 19 years old when he entered combat against the Germans at the Arno River in Italy. He was a private in the 92nd Division—The Buffalo Soldiers—a regimental combat team consisting of 4,000 men, mostly southern Negroes of modest education and a small complement of college men. These soldiers exhibited valor […]
Carl Wiser is a former disk jockey and music historian. He answers some of life’s most perplexing questions about music. He provides a fascinating look at TV theme songs over the years from information he’s gathered on his website: songfacts.com.