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.

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Mixtape: Eye-opening Insight

On this Frank Buckley Interviews Mixtape, we revisit conversations with people who have had a profound impact on the television medium.Alan Zweibel is one of the original writers of Saturday Night Live, the co-creator and producer of It's Garry Shandling's Show, and a consulting producer on Curb Your Enthusiasm among many other credits. The story of how CNN started is chronicled in Lisa Napoli’s book, Up All Night: Ted Turner, CNN, and the Birth of 24-Hour News. Frank interviewed Lisa for a virtual Live Talks LA event, where they discussed the life of CNN founder Ted Turner, how the network came to be, and how the network has evolved over the years. Jay Leno hosted “The Tonight Show” for 22 seasons until 2014. An avid car collector, he now hosts “Jay Leno’s Garage.” The show has become a destination for automobile aficionados. Jay opens up about his passion for cars, and shares some of his favorite car stories. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mixtape: As Seen on TV

This month, the KTLA Morning News is celebrating 30 years on the air! In this 'Frank Buckley Interviews' Mixtape, we revisit some of the conversations with the people who are part of KTLA's broadcast legacy, including longtime entertainment reporter Sam Rubin and Mark Kriski, who has been a part of the KTLA Morning News team from the very start. We also hear interviews with anchor Megan Henderson, and Frank's first KTLA co-anchor, Michaela Pereira, who worked at KTLA for 9 years.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

30 Years of the KTLA Morning News

Caitlyn Jenner is an Olympic Champion (Decathlon, 1976 Summer Olympics) turned reality TV star who is now running for Governor of California in the state's September recall election. Caitlyn Jenner, formerly known as Bruce Jenner, appeared in the show "Keeping Up with the Kardashians." In 2015, Jenner revealed that she is a transgender woman and became Caitlyn Jenner.During this conversation (originally conducted for the TV program "Inside California Politics,' airing on KTLA and other Nexstar TV stations across California), Jenner discusses her run for governor and her positions on various issues including her widely quoted comments from this interview to have the homeless in Venice Beach move to "big open fields." See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Caitlyn Jenner, Olympic Champion/Gubernatorial Candidate

Katie Engelhart is a writer and producer and author of the new book "The Inevitable: Dispatches on the Right to Die." Her story “What Happened in Room 10?” won a George Polk Award for Magazine Reporting in 2021. She has also worked as a foreign correspondent for VICE News.During this podcast, Engelhart discusses the history and current state of assisted suicide and the right to die including stories of individuals who have chosen to end their lives to end suffering.Privacy Policy and California Privacy Notice.

Katie Engelhart, Right to Die Discussion

Karis Jagger and Fabienne Toback are the executive producers of the documentary series "High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America." The Los Angeles based filmmakers also write the food and culture blog "Hey Sistah." During this podcast, Jagger and Toback discuss the food journey that took them from Africa to the Carolinas to Texas as they told the story of the food that came with black slaves to America, of enslaved chefs responsible for popularizing foods that we eat to this day like mac and cheese, and the reason they felt it was important to work with an all-Black creative team to bring the series (based on the book "High on the Hog" by Jessica B. Harris) to Netflix viewers.Privacy Policy and California Privacy Notice.

Karis Jagger & Fabienne Toback, "High on the Hog" EPs

Bill Bratton served as chief of the Los Angeles Police Department, chief of the New York City Transit Police, and commissioner of the Boston Police Department and the New York City Police Department. Bratton's new book "The Profession" is both a searching examination of the path of policing over the past fifty years, for good and also for ill, and a master class in transformative leadership. 

Bill Bratton, Retired Chief of Police

Dr. Robert M. Gates is a former Secretary of Defense and former CIA Director. Secretary Gates joined the CIA as an entry level employee in 1966 and spent 27 years as an intelligence professional. During his career of public service, he served eight presidents including George W. Bush and Barack Obama. During this podcast, Secretary Gates discusses threats the U.S. faces including from China, Russia, and cyber criminals. He also talks about his new book "Exercise of Power: American Failures, Successes, and a New Path Forward in the Post-Cold War World."

Robert Gates, Former Defense Secretary/Former CIA Director

Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor is a neuroscientist, former member of the Time Magazine "100 Most Influential People in the World" list, and the New York Times best-selling author of "My Stroke of Insight" which documented the devastating stroke she suffered in 1996 along with her eight-year-long recovery to regain the ability to speak, read, write, and walk. Her new book is "Whole Brain Living: The Anatomy of Choice and the Four Characters that Drive Our Life."During this podcast, Dr. Bolte Taylor goes beyond the concept of the "rational left brain and emotional right brain" to argue that the brain actually has four distinct "characters" living in it and that by understanding them, one can better choose thoughts, feelings and behaviors.

Understanding the functions of the brain with Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor

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.

The Founding Mothers of NPR with author Lisa Napoli

Viet Thanh Nguyen is the author of the new book "The Committed," a sequel to his Pulitzer Prize winning debut novel "The Sympathizer." He is also the Aerol Arnold Chair of English, and a Professor of English, American Studies and Ethnicity, and Comparative Literature at the University of Southern California. Professor Nguyen was born in Vietnam and came to the U.S. as a child refugee with his parents and brother. During this podcast, Professor Nguyen discusses his personal experience as a refugee child, the separation of migrant children from their parents at the U.S. border, hate and crimes directed against Asians, Hollywood images of Asians, and the writing process including how he approached "The Committed."

Viet Thanh Nguyen, Pulitzer Prize Winning Author

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.

The food frenzy that's driving our planet to crisis, with Mark Bittman

MIchio Kaku is a renowned theoretical physicist, and professor of theoretical physics at the City University of New York. Kakue is the co-founder of string field theory, and the author of several widely acclaimed science books.Kaku is now author of the new book, "The God Equation: The Quest for a Theory of Everything." The epic story explains the greatest quest in all of science—the holy grail of physics that would explain the creation of the universe.

The Theory That Could Unravel Secrets of the Universe with Michio Kaku

Leslie Lehr is the author of the book “A Boob’s life: How America’s Obsession Shaped Me—and You." Lehr is also a breast cancer survivor. In this conversation from October 2020, Leslie shares the joys and hazards inherent to living in a woman’s body. She blends her personal memoir with national history, and the current feminist dialogue and what it means to be a woman. Lehr explains how America’s obsession with the female form has affected her own life’s journey and the psyche of all women today.Since this interview originally aired, Lehr's book received considerable attention from Glamour and People Magazine, Good Morning America, and others. Actress and producer Salma Hayek is also now developing the book into a TV series for HBO Max. 

'A Boobs Life' with Leslie Lehr

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.

Dolores Huerta continues to fight for civil and labor rights

KTLA Morning News anchor Frank Buckley interviews newsmakers, celebrities, technologists and tastemakers about what drives and inspires them, and how they got where they are today. With no time limits on “Frank Buckley Interviews,” Frank gets his guests to reveal more about themselves than they can during a typical live TV segment. New episodes are released every Wednesday. The TV version airs on KTLA-TV Channel 5 Saturdays at 8:30pm & Sundays at midnight.

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