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In this episode of Frank Buckley Interviews, we're joined by Cesar Millan, the renowned Dog Whisperer, who has transformed countless canine lives with his groundbreaking training techniques. Cesar shares his journey from humble beginnings and the inspiring story of his arrival in the U.S. He also discusses how he developed a deep connection with animals and committed his life to rehabilitating dogs with behavioral issues. Millan also shares details on the new season of his hit NatGeo show, Better Human Better Dog.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mickey Bergman is a former special-operations veteran from the Israel Defense Forces who now directs Global Reach and the Richardson Center for Global Engagement. Bergman is on the forefront of negotiating the release of political prisoners and hostages worldwide. He is also the author of the new book, In the Shadows: True Stories of High-Stakes Negotiations to Free Americans Captured Abroad.In the past decade, he has orchestrated daring operations to free Americans held in some of the toughest global hotspots, including Iran, North Korea, Russia, Venezuela, Syria, Gambia, and Sudan. He was instrumental in helping negotiate the release of WNBA star Brittney Griner from Russia, as well as Marine Corps. Veteran Trevor Reed. In this episode of Frank Buckley Interviews, Bergman shares firsthand accounts of his missions, discusses the art of negotiation under extreme circumstances, and sheds light on the importance of emotional intelligence in resolving international crises.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This episode originally aired May 26, 2021.The book "Susan, Linda, Nina, and Cokie" is journalist Lisa Napoli's captivating account of the four women who founded National Public Radio, their deep and enduring friendships, and the trail they blazed to becoming icons. Lisa joined Frank Buckley Interviews to share the fascinating stories of Cokie Roberts, Susan Stamberg, Linda Wertheimer, and Nina Totenberg. Based on extensive interviews and calling on the author's deep connections in news and public radio, "Susan, Linda, Nina, and Cokie" is as beguiling and sharp as its formidable subjects.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Documentary filmmaker Paul Crowder joins Frank Buckley Interviews to discuss his new film The Blue Angels. The documentary features never-before-seen footage that chronicles a year with the Navy's elite Flight Demonstration Squadron—from selection through the challenging training and demanding show season—showcasing the extraordinary teamwork, passion, and pride that fuels America's best, the Blue Angels.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Elizabeth Neumann served as the Assistant Secretary for Counterterrorism and Threat Prevention at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. She is the author of Kingdom of Rage: The Rise of Christian Extremism and the Path Back to Peace. In this episode of Frank Buckley Interviews, Neumann discusses the forces within American society that have encouraged the radicalization of white supremacist, anti-government and other far-right terrorists by co-opting Christian symbols and culture and perverting the faith's teachings. She also gives insights into the role government policies can play to prevent further bloodshed.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

UFC champion and former WWE wrestler Ronda Rousey joins Frank Buckley Interviews to discuss her new memoir, 'Our Fight.' During this conversation, Rousey discusses her history of concussions, and how it played a role in her stunning defeat to Holly Holm at UFC 193. She also shares criticism about her time in the WWE, and about ex-CEO Vince McMahon. Rousey also talks about her life now, and her love of motherhood.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

January 17, 2024 marks 30 years since a magnitude 6.7 earthquake rocked Northridge, California.The quake, caused by a sudden rupture of a previously undocumented blind thrust fault, damaged the Santa Monica Freeway, started almost 500 fires, killed more than 60 people and destroyed 50,000 housing units.In an interview for Frank Buckley Interviews, world renowned seismologist Dr. Lucy Jones sat down to discuss the 30th anniversary.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

As Frank is on vacation, Frank Buckley Interviews presents yet another "Best Of" mixtape. This week's theme is "Butts, Boobs, and Botox."Producer Bobby curates excerpts from conversations with Heather Radke, author of Butts: A Backstroy, Leslie Lehr, breast cancer survivor and author of A Boob's Life: How America's Obsession Shaped Me-- And You, and NPR host Elia Hu, author of Flawless: Lessons in Looks and Culture from the K-Beauty Capital.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

As Frank is on vacation, Frank Buckley Interviews presents yet another "Best Of" mixtape. This week's theme is "brushes with danger."Producer Bobby curates excerpts from conversations with Michelle Dowd, author of Forager: Field Notes for Surviving a Family Cult, Sara Dosa, director of the documentar Fire of Love, and Brad Meltzer, author of The Nazi Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This month marks the one year anniversary since Russia's Vladimir Putin ordered the country's military forces to invade Ukraine. Among the photojournalists who were in the country when the bombs started to fall and Russian troops began to roll in was foreign correspondent and photographer Marcus Yam of the Los Angeles Times. Yam first arrived in Ukraine as an experienced war correspondent, who had just covered the fall of Kabul, Afghanistan. Frank Buckley Interviews spoke with Yam last May as he was headed back into Ukraine from the U.S.In 2019, Marcus was awarded the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Journalism Award for his unflinching and intimate body of work documenting the everyday plight of Gazans during deadly clashes in the Gaza Strip. Marcus was part of two Pulitzer Prize winning breaking news teams that covered the tragic San Bernardino terrorist attacks in 2015 for the Los Angeles Times, and the deadly landslide in Oso, Washington for the Seattle Times. In 2022, Marcus was awarded the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography for his compelling coverage of the fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Brad Meltzer is the author of 13 New York Times Best Selling thrillers including his most recent The Lightning Rod. He is also the rare author who has had books in multiple categories of best sellers including Non-Fiction, Advice, and Children's Books. He is the recipient of an Eisner Award for comic books. His newest book is The Nazi Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill.During this podcast (Brad's third appearance on Frank Buckley Interviews), he discusses the true-life attempt to assassinate the leaders of the Allied powers of World War II, the U.S., Great Britain, and the Soviet Union during a meeting in Iran. He also delves into the history of Nazism in America, and Brad also warns about the dangers of a resurgence in authoritarianism among the extreme right across the globe.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The first Frank Buckley Interviews audio podcast dropped on August 17, 2016. Every Wednesday since then, a new podcast has featured a conversation or conversations with fascinating individuals. Frank goes deep with his guests, going beyond the usual sound bites one hears on news programs. During this podcast, we highlight some of the many guests he's had on both the podcast and now the TV show that airs every weekend on KTLA and is available worldwide on YouTube and on the KTLA+ app. Among the guests you'll hear on this episode: Tembi Locke, Larry King, Ice Cube, Katelyn Ohashi, and Kobe Bryant.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Brad Meltzer is the New York Times Best Selling author of a dozen thrillers including his newest one "The Lightning Rod." The prolific author also writes the "Ordinary People Change the World" series of children's books and is the author of several non-fiction books such as The First Conspiracy and The Lincoln Conspiracy along with several comic books. Meltzer is also the host of Brad Meltzer's Decoded and Brad Meltzer's Lost History on the History Channel. Meltzer was previously on Frank Buckley Interviews in 2018.During this podcast, Meltzer discusses the research and true-life inspirations that spawned the characters in The Lightning Rod. He reveals how rejection early in his writing career both haunts him and drives him to work to succeed. Brad also takes listeners behind the scenes of his writing process and into his childhood to help his readers to understand why he chooses to write about certain subjects.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The first Frank Buckley Interviews audio podcast dropped on August 17, 2016. Every Wednesday since then, a new podcast has featured a conversation or conversations with fascinating individuals. Frank goes deep with his guests, going beyond the usual sound bites one hears on news programs. During this podcast, Frank highlights some of the many guests he's had on both the podcast and now the TV show that airs every weekend on KTLA and is available worldwide on YouTube and on the KTLA+ app. Among the guests you'll hear on this episode: Richard Lewis, Reza Aslan, Roy Choi, Susan Rice, Jim Acosta, Kevin Nealon, Jo Koy, Katelyn Ohashi, Weird Al Yankovic, Ice Cube, Gene Simmons, and Kobe Bryant.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this episode of Frank Buckley Interviews, we revisit conversations with experts who provide potentially lifestyle-altering insight into some of the things we all deal with in our daily lives that we may not always conciouslly thinking about. Tristan Harris, a technology ethicist, explains the dangers of persuasive technology, as discussed in the Netflix documentary "The Social Dilemma." Trusted food authority Mark Bittman discusses his book "Animal, Vegetable, Junk: A History of Food, from Sustainable to Suicidal" and describes how "impossible meat" and meatless alternatives don't really have the benefits you might think. CEO Dan Price details what happened when he took a massive pay cut to give his employees a $70,000 minimum annual salary.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The new book "Susan, Linda, Nina, and Cokie" is journalist Lisa Napoli’s captivating account of the four women who founded National Public Radio, their deep and enduring friendships, and the trail they blazed to becoming icons. Lisa joined Frank Buckley Interviews to share the fascinating stories of Cokie Roberts, Susan Stamberg, Linda Wertheimer, and Nina Totenberg. Based on extensive interviews and calling on the author’s deep connections in news and public radio, "Susan, Linda, Nina, and Cokie" is as beguiling and sharp as its formidable subjects.

In the new book "Animal, Vegetable, Junk," trusted food authority Mark Bittman offers a panoramic view of how the frenzy for food has driven human history to some of its most catastrophic moments, from slavery and colonialism to famine and genocide—and to our current moment, wherein Big Food exacerbates climate change, plunders our planet, and sickens its people. Bittman joins Frank Buckley Interviews to discuss the arguments in his books. He also explains why "Impossible meat" and meatless burgers do not really have the benefits consumers might think. He also explains why activists, workers, and governments should be choosing well-being over corporate greed and gluttony.

Dolores Huerta is a labor leader and civil rights activist who, along with Cesar Chavez, co-founded the National Farmworkers Association. Huerta helped organize the Delano grape strike in 1965 in California, and was the lead negotiator in the workers' contract that was created afterwards. In this episode of Frank Buckley Interviews, Dolores Huerta talks about her ongoing work for labor rights and civil rights.

On July 30th, 2020, the Perseverance Rover embarked on NASA's Mars 2020 mission. The main purpose of the mission is to seek signs of ancient life on Mars, and collect samples of rock and regolith for possible return to Earth. The Perseverance Rover is set to touch down on the surface of Mars on February 18th, 2021. On this episode of Frank Buckley Interviews, we are joined by two crucial members of the NASA Jet Propulsion Lab team. Katie Stack Morgan is a research scientist and Deputy Project Scientist of the Mars 2020 rover mission. She shares details about Perseverance Rover's mission to search for signs of ancient life on Mars. Also joining us is Allen Chen, who is in charge of Perseverance's entry, descent and landing. He describes the 7-minute long autonomous sequence that will take place during Perseverance Rover's harrowing landing.

John King was the man at CNN’s "Magic Wall" during the 2020 election night. He kept America and the world informed state by state, and county by county on election night, the day after, and the night after that. It would go like that until the evening of Saturday, November 7th, when CNN became first major news organization to call the race, projecting Joe Biden as the next President of the United States. But the story isn’t over, and John King joins Frank Buckley Interviews to talk about all of it.

The school year is getting underway with distance learning once again. How can students, parents, and educators make the best of what’s clearly not the ideal way for learning to happen? When will it be safe to return to the classroom? On this episode of Frank Buckley Interviews, the experts weigh in to answer these questions and more. Our guests are Stanford University's Dr. Yvonne Maldonado, Professor and Chief of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Stanford Medical School and the Lucille Packard Children’s Hospital. Also joining us is Bibb Hubbard, the founder and CEO of Learning Heroes, a non-profit that helps parents to support their children in the learning process, and pediatrician Dr. Tanya Altman, a nationally recognized child health expert.

Gabriel "Fluffy" Iglesias is one of the world’s most successful comedians. He has performed sold-out stadium shows around the world and now stars in his own Netflix series "Mr. Iglesias," which is currently in its second season. In this episode of Frank Buckley Interviews, Gabriel opens up about his career in comedy, including some of the health & emotional issues that led him to abruptly end a national tour in 2017. He reveals how he came out on the other side of those issues, and the joy of working on "Mr. Iglesias" and other creative projects.

George Floyd's death at the knee of a Minneapolis police officer has propelled people onto the streets of the U.S. and the world to protest against police brutality, racial injustice, and systemic discrimination. Black Americans have said for decades that they are treated differently than White people and others by police officers and deputies, and that when they are the victims of violence at the hands of law enforcement, there is little hope of justice. Among the studies and statistics that advocates point to--a New York Times analysis of Minneapolis data that shows police use force against Black people at seven times the rate of White people, and a Washington Post story that reported that black men are 3.5 times more likely to die at the hands of police officers than White men. The Black Lives Matter movement has been attempting to force Americans to confront numbers like these and these issues since 2013. During this podcast, we listen to those voices--the voices of Black people expressing the pain of experiencing violence and injustice, the voices of Black Americans discussing what it's like to be Black in America. Our guests were all featured either on the KTLA 5 Morning News or on Frank Buckley Interviews. This week's program features: Patrisse Cullors, co-founder of Black Lives Matter, Dr. Michael Fisher, senior pastor at Greater Zion Church Family in Compton, California, Donta Morrison, youth minister at Church One in Long Beach, California, and basketball legend Kareem Abdul Jabbar who all appeared on the morning news. The show also features portions of past conversations from Frank Buckley Interviews with rap icon/actor/entrepreneur Ice Cube, former White House senior advisor Valerie Jarrett, and actor/comedian Tommy Davidson.

Scott A. Huesing is an American bestselling author and public speaker with over 25 years of experience writing, teaching, and getting his audiences to connect to the material he presents, both in the military and private sector. Scott has been a featured guest on Fox & Friends, One America News Network, NBC 7, KTLA 5, KUSI San Diego, KTVU Fox 2, The Hugh Hewitt Show, Brian Kilmeade Radio, The David Webb Show, Frank Buckley Interviews, and over 300 local and nationally syndicated radio shows and podcasts. He has been a guest speaker at the Reagan Ranch Center, The Nixon Library, The Citadel, and The Marines' Memorial Club. https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-a-huesing-56b22835/

Last year, KTLA anchor Frank Buckley and Producer Bobby met basketball legend Kobe Bryant when the former L.A. Laker joined Frank in conversation at the Mamba Sports Academy for Frank Buckley Interviews. Almost a year later to the day, a tragic helicopter crash claimed the lives of the 9 passengers onboard, which included Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna. Frank joins Jason and Bobby to reflect on their meeting with Kobe and the impression he left. They also discuss the impact of his legacy on the city of Los Angeles, and the journalistic response to the news of his death.

Larry King is a talk-show host who currently appears on Ora.Tv and Hulu hosting Larry King Now and PolitiKING with Larry King. He began his career on radio in Miami in the 1950s and became nationally known as the host of the Mutual Broadcasting System's overnight radio program The Larry King Show which launched in 1978. From 1985-2010, he hosted Larry King Live on CNN. During this podcast, Larry discusses his life and career and reveals that after a stroke in March, he considered suicide. "I thought I was just going to bite the bullet. I didn't want to live this way," Larry King told Frank Buckley Interviews."I didn't want to live dependent on others. I've had a full career. There is nothing I could add to it except just to do more. And I thought...I don't know how to commit suicide. How do you commit suicide?" Larry also talks about what inspired him to keep going and about who he looks forward to interviewing in the year ahead.

Frank Buckley Interviews is wishing you health, happiness, and prosperity in the new year! We're looking back at conversations with incredible individuals to start your 2020 with some optimism! First, Dr. David Fajgenbaum shares how he saved his own life from his deadly Castleman disease, and how several instances on the brink of death taught him how to appreciate life. Actor Walton Goggins shares how he lives each day with gratitude for his full life and career, and how his childhood shaped his outlook today. OPI co-founder Suzi Weiss-Fischmann reveals her immigrant story of success, and how her humble beginnings helped shape her as a beauty industry entrepreneur!

Camilla Townsend is a Distinguished Professor of History at Rutgers University-New Brunswick. She is an expert on Native American history. During this special Thanksgiving Day edition of Frank Buckley Interviews, Professor Townsend discusses America's first Thanksgiving in Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1621. Professor Townsend explains why the religious separatists (who we refer to as pilgrims) who had arrived in America from England in 1620, decided to hold a celebration feast. She reveals what was on the menu, who was invited, and how Native Americans participated. Professor Townsend also explains the relationship between the pilgrims and Native Americans and how it changed over time.

We are celebrating 3 years of Frank Buckley Interviews! In this episode, we look back at three of the the many legends who were featured on the show. Legendary basketball player Kobe Bryant reflects on his career with the Los Angeles Lakers, and explains the "Mamba mentality." Yeardley Smith, best known as the voice of Lisa Simpson on The Simpsons, shares what it's like portraying "America's favorite middle child." Finally, legendary rock star Gene Simmons discusses his life & career and takes us inside the formation of KISS.

On this episode of the podcast, it's stories from some of the amazing athletes we’ve had on Frank Buckley Interviews. Revisit excerpts from conversations from incredible people like Jake Olsen, a USC student who didn't let the fact that he is blind stop him from achieving his dream of playing for the football team. Viral sensation Katelyn Ohashi recounts how she rediscovered the joy for gymnastics after a devastating injury. Hear the incredible story of Victoria Arlen, who went on to win an Olympic gold medal as a swimmer after emerging from being locked in her body in a vegetative state. Finally, Bethany Hamilton, who lost her arm to a shark attack, shares how she fought back to continue to compete in surfing at the highest levels.

The Frank Buckley Interviews team is off for the holidays so we've put together a special New Year, New YOU mixtape to keep you company and to inspire you as we head in to a new year. But it's not the cliche "lose 10 pounds" kind of new you that we're hoping to inspire. We've gathered three guests who can inspire you to re-charge your soul and to become more productive with your time. During this podcast, you'll hear portions of previous FBI podcasts with Andy Puddicombe, co-founder of the wildly popular Headspace guided meditation app. We also have Erin Falconer, author of "How to Get Sh*t Done: Why Women Need to Stop Doing Everything so They Can Achieve Anything." She's also the editor in chief and co-owner of the self improvement website "Pick the Brain." And you'll also hear part of our conversation with Jay Shetty, a former monk who now makes inspirational videos seen on Facebook and other platforms with the guiding principle to “make wisdom go viral.” Full show notes available at http://ktla.com/frankbuckleyinterviews.  

Frank Buckley anchors the KTLA 5 Morning News, as well as hosts the "Frank Buckley Interviews" television program and podcast. Frank drops in the News Director's Office and shares his passion for getting to know people through his interviews. He reveals some of his favorite conversations, details the story behind joining KTLA, and opens up about his dedicated work with JDRF to help cure type 1 diabetes. Full show notes available at http://ktla.com/tndo.

In this episode of Frank Buckley Interviews, Frank shares clips from some of KTLA's other podcast offerings from Spoken Dreams, The News Director's Office, and California Cooking. Full show notes available at http://ktla.com/frankbuckleyinterviews.

In this episode of the News Director's Office, Jason shares clips from some of KTLA's other podcast offerings from Frank Buckley Interviews, Spoken Dreams, and California Cooking. Full show notes available at http://ktla.com/tndo.

In this episode of Spoken Dreams, Bobby shares clips from some of KTLA's other podcast offerings from Frank Buckley Interviews, The News Director's Office, and California Cooking. Full show notes available at http://ktla.com/spokendreams.

This “Best of” episode of Frank Buckley Interviews highlights celebrated chefs and luminaries in the culinary world. Featuring Seamus Mullen, Jet Tila, James Syhabout, and Nancy Silverton. Full show notes available at http://ktla.com/FrankBuckleyInterviews.

In Episode 18 of Annie Talks, I wanted to try something a little different. I have a segment on my YouTube channel called "My Favorites" -- and they're different things for that given month. Things like: favorite movie, favorite show, favorite podcaster, favorite YouTuber, favorite foods, etc. So, specific to the podcast audience, I thought it would be nice to have a "Favorite Podcaster" of the month. In actuality, I started listening to them toward the end of 2017. They are the go-to podcasters that I listen to on a daily basis, particularly for their content. I hope in some small way, that I could contribute to the world by influencing others to listen to the types of podcasts that I listen to. I don't know how long each of these episodes will be each and every month, but I guess we'll test the waters in this maiden voyage of a series. So this is the first of what I hope to be a monthly series simply titled "My Favorite Podcasters of the Month," and so without further adieu, here are my favorite Podcasters for the month of February. 1) So, here's a podcaster that I mentioned more recently in one of my YouTube videos. This podcaster is Frank Buckley Interviews. Frank Buckley is the KTLA 5 Morning News anchor seen Monday through Friday from 7 - 10 a.m. in Los Angeles. I think the reason I enjoy Frank Buckley Interviews so much is primarily because of the people he interviews. I mean first of all these are high profile people, celebrities, authors, athletes, etc. I mean, guess when you're a prime-time news anchor, you can have whoever you want on your podcast, right? All kidding aside, he really does have great interviews on the podcast. Recently he interviewed actor George Takei, known best for his role of Hikaru Sulu on the USS Enterprise on the original show "Star Trek." George Takei is also starring in the musical "Allegiance" at the Aratani Theater at the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center in downtown Los Angeles. I actually saw George perform in "Allegiance" right around the time it had opened in New York City, a Broadway original with then co-star Lea Salonga. It was truly an amazing performance by both actors. I remember attending the performance with my good friend Nikki, and between the two of us and the many hundreds of theater-goers, there was not a dry eye in the theater! I kid you not. Frank Buckley Interviews has awesome guests on his show that a small-time fish in a large pond like me can only dream of having on my show one day. He had Jimmy Jam, who as you know, along with co-producer Terry Lewis wrote and produced Janet Jackson's first album. In that particular podcast, Jimmy Jam talks in detail about that experience and what all transpired behind-the-scenes while working with Ms. Jackson herself. This was one of my favorite episodes on Frank Buckley Interviews. There were so many more favorites including an interview with the legendary voice of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Mr. Vin Scully himself. So, if you're like me and love to hear these deep conversations with legendary greats, or celebrities, and other high profile public figures, I recommend downloading and listening to Frank Buckley Interviews. 2) My next favorite podcast of the February is a show I first downloaded way back in October or November 2017 and didn't actually start listening more intently until this year beginning in January. First of all, this podcaster is living the dream in the beautiful, picturesque, beachfront islands of Puerto Rico! Yep, way to make me jealous man! He is the founder, creator, and host of Entrepreneurs on Fire and calls his listeners Fire Nation -- I'm talking about none other than John Lee Dumas. Entrepreneurs on Fire, also known as EonFire, is such an inspirational podcast and JLD features so many cool guests who are indeed entrepreneurs themselves who have built an empire from the ground up and oftentimes lend their expertise with tips and tricks on how to get started... --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Lisa Napoli in conversation with Frank Buckley discussing her book, "Ray & Joan: The Man Who Made the McDonald’s Fortune and the Woman Who Gave It All Away" For more info on Live Talks Los Angeles -- upcoming events, videos and podcast -- visit our website, www.livetalksla.org and subscribe to this podcast. Lisa Napoli was among the first journalists to cover the digital age as a staff reporter and columnist for The New York Times and its CyberTimes. She then appeared as an on-air technology reporter and columnist for MSNBC and as a host and reporter for public radio’s Marketplace. Her first book, Radio Shangri-La, chronicles her time in and around the Kingdom of Bhutan, where she was invited to help start a radio station at the dawn of democratic rule. For four years, she covered arts and culture for the acclaimed public radio station KCRW. Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, she currently lives in Los Angeles, where she leads an award-winning cooking group for homeless women on Skid Row.   Ray and Joan is about many things: mid-20th century US cultural history; post-WW2 emergence of fast food culture; addiction and its impact on the family; addiction treatment (the early days of, in particular;) philanthropy that precedes the grandeur of Buffett and Gates; the no-nukes movement of the 80s; the San Diego Padres; the mass media’s influence on all of the above, and, most importantly of all, the complexity of marriage. When Lisa went to cover the fate of a crumbling peace sculpture in front of the Santa Monica courthouse for radio station KCRW, she didn’t know she’d spend the next five years tracking down the story of Joan Kroc, one of the greatest and little known philanthropists of the twentieth century.  The heiress to the McDonald’s fortune had anonymously funded the 26-foot tall mushroom cloud by Paul Conrad, titled Chain Reaction, at the height of the no-nukes movement.  Lisa knew just two things about Joan: that she had given a landmark posthumous gift to NPR, and that at one point she’d run the baseball team she’d inherited from her late husband.  But she found it curious that a woman who lived in San Diego would come to fund a polarizing artwork nowhere near her home. When Lisa went in search of a biography, she couldn’t find one—so she decided to write one.  Soon, she disccovered: why no book yet existed about Joan; that writing about Joan meant writing about Ray, and learning about the roots of the fortune that the third wife of the founding chairman of McDonald’s ultimately gave away. Frank Buckley is an anchor of KTLA Morning News. Frank joined KTLA in June 2005 from CNN where he had been a national correspondent. Frank is also host of the “Frank Buckley Interviews” podcast. Frank’s reporting experiences have taken him around the world and have included assignments covering the U.S. Navy in the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea, politics for CNN, frequent reporting from the White House during George W. Bush’s presidency, natural disasters in Japan, the Los Angeles riots, the Hong Kong handover, the OJ Simpson trial and countless other stories in Southern California and across the U.S. Prior to KTLA and CNN, Frank reported for Los Angeles station KCAL-TV, WXII-TV in Winston-Salem, N.C., and at KESQ-TV in Palm Springs. He has also written for the Los Angeles Times and the Detroit News.  

In this follow-up to last week's "Best Of" episode, producer Bobby Gonzalez shares clips from past interviews featuring an even wider array of Frank Buckley Interviews guests. For the better part of a year, Frank Buckley has had intimate in-depth conversations with various celebrities, authors, journalists, entrepreneurs, and more. This episode serves as an introduction to just some of the many notable interviews, as well as a look back at some of the interesting, enlightening, and personal stories that were shared on the podcast. Full show notes available at http://ktla.com/frankbuckleyinterviews.

We're dipping into the back catalog of the Frank Buckley Interviews podcast to bring you the first of a two-part "Best Of" series. Frank has sat down for one-on-one interviews with over 50 guests that have included actors, entrepreneurs, journalists, medical professionals and more. Presented by Spoken Dreams producer Bobby Gonzalez, this episode explores clips from past guests who have had a profound impact in the world of music, including Curt Smith of Tears for Fears, iconic music producer Jimmy Jam, and Asdru Sierra of Ozomatli. Full show notes available at http://ktla.com/frankbuckleyinterviews.

Adam Nagourney, Los Angeles Bureau Chief of the New York Times, is my guest on this podcast "extra" edition of "Frank Buckley Interviews." I wanted to speak with the former chief national political correspondent for The Times before the third and final debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. Full episode notes available at ktla.com/FrankBuckleyInterviews.

Comedian and actor George Lopez is one of America's biggest comedic stars. But he had a tough upbringing and he has ruffled feathers in Hollywood. Where does his comedy come from and how did he make it? Those are among the questions we explored in "Frank Buckley Interviews...George Lopez." : Full show notes are available at http://ktla.com/frankbuckleyinterviews.