On this, week’s show, John talks with Mark Halprin author of Game Change, considered the best book about the 2008 election. Also, Andy Serwer author of Starting Over explains why the first decade of this new century was so abysmal. John also talks about why sending billions of dollars to Haiti …
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We Need Heroes
John was incensed by this story from Toledo, Ohio, about an autistic woman who was raped in broad daylight, while no one stopped to intervene. Here is what John had to say on the air about this story:
A new guitar and spiked hair
I spent many happy hours recently watching my 6-year-old son, Will, wrestle with his new guitar. With his freshly spiked hair and shirt collar turned up, he’d strike a pose on the footstool in front of a full-length mirror and belt ‘em out while flogging his “Little Martin.” Thrashing his …
Covers of classics offer a new perspective
My son Will is old enough now to understand that there are many versions of the same songs. His almost-8-year-old ears are starting to differentiate between great, good, bad and horrific versions of the same tunes. I’ve spent some of this past year playing various artists’ versions of the same …
We Need Heroes
John was incensed by this story from Toledo, Ohio, about an autistic woman who was raped in broad daylight, while no one stopped to intervene. Here is what John had to say on the air about this story:
Who Gives a Flying Carp?
“It’s Not Nice to Fool Mother Nature,” was the title of an advertising campaign I remember from my childhood. The same phrase applies to this ongoing attempt to hold back the watery march of the Asian flying carp. Time marches on. Evolution marches on.
February Recommended Reading
As mentioned recently on the show …
Non-fiction:
The Second Civil War by Ronald Brownstein (2008). Why do we hate each other? Right vs Left? GOP vs Dems? Great book on how politics has become a death match.
Politics Lost by Joe Klein.How consultants have killed political personalities. How being yourself is now considered a non-starter.
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Saying Goodbye to Cisco
I want to congratulate Cisco Cotto on his next venture and move back to his radio home. I enjoyed our time together immensely and learned a great deal from...
John Featured by Berklee School of Music
John’s alma mater, the Berklee School of Music in Boston, recently featured him on their website. Read More →
John Talks to Tribune’s John Kass About Blago
John Kass from the Chicago Tribune joined John & Cisco on AM560 WIND to Blago and the Chicago Outfit. Read More →
Chicago Radio Spotlight
Legendary Chicago producer Rick Kaempfer sat down and talked with John recently. You can read the interview here. Read More →
Big John Howell’s Weekend Diversion, 1/30/2010
On this, week’s show, John talks with Mark Halprin author of Game Change, considered the best book about the 2008 election. Also, Andy Serwer author of Starting Over explains why the first decade of this new century was so abysmal. John also talks about why sending billions of dollars to Haiti …
posted at 7:00 pm on January 30, 2010
Big John Howell’s Weekend Diversion, 1/16/2010
On this week’s show, John reviews the “week of apologies,” plays voicemail suggestions for a new weekday morning co-host, finds the very best from the ongoing NBC civil war, and is nearly overwhelmed by the heavy emotion of the Glen Beck-Sarah Palin lovefest.
posted at 7:00 pm on January 16, 2010
Big John Howell’s Weekend Diversion, 1/2/2010
On this New Year’s edition of the program, John toasts the best and worst of 2009 and looks ahead to 2010.
posted at 7:00 pm on January 2, 2010
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