Jerry Doyle, always a fabulous and gracious host.
My colleague, friend, and top syndicated radio host Jerry Doyle passed away suddenly and prematurely last summer. I wrote Remembering My Unlikely Pal, in tribute to him. From 2012-2016, he and I had irreverent, free-flowing and often hilarious conversations unlike most interviews you’ll find on radio. Our topics were varied — and covered the waterfront!
I remain very proud of these segments. They are proof positive that you can have a smart, in-depth and agreeable discussion with someone from a different end of the political spectrum. Since so much of what I write is about empowerment and busting stereotypes, Jerry busted a big one as a Conservative man who offered a Progressive woman a huge forum and audience to talk about issues that matter deeply to me. So many of our discussions are timeless as a result.
Jerry was tops in all respects. I’m grateful to have a record of our radio collaborations and will always remember him at his very best.
Please pick a topic that interests you below and enjoy…
Beating Back the Drive-By Media on Hillary's Emails
As nature abhors a vacuum, so the drive-by media is hungry to control and define any public figure whose impact might supersede their own. How do we beat them? Whether we believe that Hillary Clinton’s “email-gate” is empty click-bait or something substantive, the amount of feverish news coverage generated in advance of securing the facts telegraphs that mainstream media is flailing in an effort to...Read More
Hillary’s Emails: Scandal or Smear?
Republicans got a huge assist from mainstream media this week in their quest to smear Hillary Clinton, thereby arresting her path to the Presidency in 2016. Press outlets, led by familiar Hillary-bashers MSNBC and The New York Times employed questionable reporting in an effort to manufacture scandal out of Hillary’s private email use during her time as Secretary of State. Facts can be inconvenient things:...Read More
Oscars Activism: Right or Wrong?
By now, Patricia Arquette’s Oscar speech on behalf of women’s equality has gone viral. As much applause as she received for her remarks, the backlash has been loud, too, i.e., she was wrong because her speech excluded certain groups, because she is wealthy, because she only spoke of mothers. Whether or not Arquette erred in making her statement during an Awards telecast, by expecting her...Read More
Beyond Obama's Tepid Grammy PSA on Domestic Violence
While the Grammys only dipped a toe in the water of stopping domestic violence, activist Brooke Axtell made clear at Sunday night's event that she was able to survive an abusive situation and later thrive because of one supportive voice. Apart from the frustrating juxtaposition of President Obama’s PSA on stopping violence while abuser and Grammy nominee Chris Brown sat in the audience, the important...Read More
Is Governor Jerry Brown a Successful Leader?
Would you call Governor Jerry Brown a successful leader? California's tax rates are high. Is the sticker shock worth it? When Brown re-took office in the midst of fiscal crisis, we were asked to bear "temporary" higher taxes on the promise that he would balance the budget. How much of a chance would you be willing to take on such a message? Clearly, Brown has...Read More
Golden Globes Find Their Humanity
Forget the glitz of the Golden Globes. What emerged from Sunday’s telecast were some moving moments dedicated to diversity, community and unity. Led by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, this was not business as usual. Jerry Doyle and I discuss a few of the best moments, where those winning awards offered reminders that acceptance of those different than ourselves matters. As an aside, it was...Read More
What's Being Done In Our Name?
The Senate’s CIA “torture” report has elicited little more than a collective shrug from the American people, if our most prominent news sources are to be believed. I thought perhaps Americans are so stressed in their own lives, and beaten down by the endless scandal-mongering inherent in the 24-hour news cycle, they don’t want the responsibility of one more pound of weight. Yet, according to...Read More
Behind the Scenes in Hollywood with Jerry Doyle and Anita Finlay
Talking with Jerry Doyle yesterday, what started as a tangent to our conversation turned into a full blown interview about Hollywood's underbelly. We discuss the dust-up caused by racially insensitive comments of SONY Exec Amy Pascal and Producer Scott Rudin about President Obama and cover the waterfront on everything from the truth behind political correctness to the damage done by Reality TV. Nothing is off...Read More