Bob Andelman Interviews

Richard Doetsch's first novel, The Thieves of Heaven, was published in 2006 and has been purchased by 20th Century Fox. An international bestseller, The Thieves of Heaven is published in 28 languages and available in 33 countries. His second novel, The Thieves of Faith arrived in stores December 26th 2007 garnering praise as a tour de force as it rode the bestseller lists around the world. The 13th Hour arrived December 29th 2009 in hardcover and has been riding the bestseller lists around the world ever since and... will be arriving in theaters in the summer of 2011. Then, of course, there's The Thieves of Darkness published in August 2010. Find more original interviews @ Mr. Media Radio • Twitter

Sex With Emily is a live radio show and podcast about the things that people don’t talk about: Sex, relationships, dating, cheating, marriage, mistakes, lovers and even love. If you’ve ever been stalked or stood up, broken a heart or a bed frame, then you’ll probably fit right in. Find more original interviews @ Mr. Media Radio • Twitter

Ben Rappaport stars in the new NBC comedy “Outsourced” as Todd Dempsy, a young all-American guy who has been recently promoted to manager and has been reassigned to run the call center for Mid America Novelties in India. Find more original interviews @ Mr. Media Radio • Twitter

Stitcher is a leading mobile audio company that provides a revolutionary media service which allows audio content to be easily aggregated, organized and shared on mobile devices. It features the most up-to-date and relevant content in business, sports, politics, entertainment, and current events from the media industry's premier content providers, including BlogTalkRadio and Mr. Media. Find more original interviews @ Mr. Media Radio • Twitter

Universally known for his portrayal of Detective Vic Mackey on FX's groundbreaking drama "The Shield," Michael Chiklis has earned numerous awards for his history-making performance on the series, beginning with the Television Critics Association Award for Individual Achievement in Drama in 2002. This award was closely followed by both the Emmy and Golden Globe in 2003. He also starred in the live-action film "Fantastic Four," as well as its sequel, "Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer," portraying Ben Grimm, aka "The Thing." In the controversial film "Wired," he played the part of John Belushi. It was a role he auditioned for only days after his college graduation. Find more original interviews @ Mr. Media Radio • Twitter

Kinsey Schofield is a highly regarded social media expert & pop culture commentator with more than 35,000 followers on Twitter @KINSEYs. Tech Blogger Scott Bryant recently recognized Kinsey as #25 on his list of The 100 Greatest Women in Social Media placing her alongside self-esteem expert Jess Weiner and actress/Internet freedom fighter Alyssa Milano. Kinsey first gained notice when she was cast on E!'s Party Monsters: Cabo. Since then she has applied her social media savvy as a frequent news media contributor, columnist and correspondent. She is currently a recurring panelist on Fox News' Red Eye and has appeared on Fanboy Funhouse and E! News. Kinsey is also one of Teen.com/AlloyTV's go-to celebrity correspondents which has contributed to her developing a huge female 'tween fan base. Find more original interviews @ Mr. Media Radio • Twitter

With their self-titled April 2010 release, the electric roots-rock quartet 28 North has assembled a timeless collection of songs, each one handpicked from their crowd-tested catalog of over 250. To capture the richness and intensity of their acclaimed performances, the band headed to a studio near their hometown of Pittsburgh and played their music live, all together in one big room. Relying on their uncanny musical compatibility (rather than studio trickery) to get the perfect sound, 28 North has crafted a record that all but guarantees that spirits are raised and hips are shaken.

The Horror! The Horror! Comic Books the Government Didn't Want You to Read by Jim Trombetta focuses on horror's brief renaissance in the 1950s. The first third of the book provides a historical overview of the genre, tracing horror comics' roots back to the popular crime serials of the 1940s. The rest of the book explores the numerous subgenres and tropes found in series such as Tales from the Crypt, Tomb of Terror, The Thing, and Dark Mysteries.

Cracked.com, one of the fastest growing online comedy brands that delivers funny and informative editorial and video content to more than 5 million unique users a month, has announced the premiere of Season Two of its original web series “Agents of Cracked” and will feature a new episode every Monday for a total of 8 episodes. Following the success of Season One, which won the Audience Choice Award at the 2010 Streamy Awards, Season Two launches with “Ding. Dong. Dead!” which is now available for viewing online. “Agents of Cracked” is Cracked.com's first original web series created by Abe Epperson, Dan O'Brien and Michael Swaim, three of Cracked’s most popular and recognizable personalities. Season One of “Agents of Cracked” received more than 3.9 million views online. Find more original interviews @ Mr. Media Radio • Twitter

The veteran MAD magazine cartoonist — also known for creating the Groo the Wanderer comic book — drops in on Mr. Media host Bob Andelman. Sergio will discuss his new book, MAD's Greatest Artists, featuring his best work from his 1963 MAD debut up through the present.Find more original interviews @ Mr. Media Radio • Twitter

In the 105-year history of the Major League Baseball World Series, 606 games have been played, with 1, 212 starting pitchers. Of those, 218 have pitched for 9 innings or more. Only one World Series pitcher has gone nine full innings and retired 27 batters with zero hits and zero runs. That pitcher is New York Yankee Don Larsen, and his incredible feat on a warm October afternoon was the “greatest moment” in World Series history according to The New York Times, and the subject of PERFECT: Don Larsen’s Miraculous World Series Game and the Men Who Made it Happen. Lew Paper is the author of John F. Kennedy: The Promise and The Performance; Brandeis: An Intimate Biography; Empire: William S. Paley and The making of CBS; and Deadly Risks. He currently practices law in Washington, DC. Find more original interviews @ Mr. Media Radio • Twitter

After graduating from The Juilliard School in New York, Circle star America Olivo formed the music group Soluna. They signed a multi-million dollar contract with DreamWorks with whom they had a #1 selling single, and a #1 dance hit. She then pursued a career in her other artistic love, acting. She landed TV roles on “How I Met Your Mother,” “House, M.D.,” “Jake in Progress,” “Cuts,” and a series regular roles on “General Hospital.” America then crossed over to film, starring in The Thirst, Blood Wars, Love Shack, The Last Resort, and Bitch Slap. From there, she landed roles in Iron Man, Friday the 13 2009, Transformers 2, and now her newest release, Circle. Upcoming films include a new horror franchise, Neighbor, Billy Joel’s Car, Haunted, Licorice Kisses and she just finished Dead Man’s Gold. America still finds time to record, having just finished a music video for her newly released billboard charting song “Déjà vu.” America recently appeared on the cover of Playboy. She has also appeared in Maxim UK and Maxim en Espanol, as well as the cover of CMD magazine, Latino Future, People en Espanol, and more. Find more original interviews @ Mr. Media Radio • Twitter

Erin Cummings co-stars on the new ABC police drama Detroit 1-8-7 as Dr. Abbey Ward. The show, which airs Tuesdays at 10 p.m., also stars Michael Imperioli (The Sopranos) and James McDaniel (NYPD Blue). Most recently seen as Sura, the Thracian wife of Spartacus in the Starz original action-adventure drama series, “Spartacus: Blood and Sand,” Cummings now has a recurring role on Matt Weiner’s AMC series, “Mad Men.” She stars in the cult feature “Bitch Slap,” directed by “Spartacus: Blood and Sand” director Rick Jacobson, and was seen alongside Martin Lawrence in Universal Studios’ “Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins.” On TV Cummings was a series regular on the second season of “Dante's Cove,” on the Here! Network. Other television work includes a guest lead turn on “Cold Case,” a recurring role on “Dollhouse” and appearances on “Star Trek: Enterprise,” “Threshold” and “Charmed.” Find more original interviews @ Mr. Media Radio • Twitter

Raised in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon, William Kent Krueger briefly attended Stanford University—before being kicked out for radical activities. After that, he logged timber, worked construction, tried his hand at free-lance journalism, and eventually ended up researching child development at the University of Minnesota. He currently makes his living as a full-time author. Krueger writes a mystery series set in the north woods of Minnesota. His protagonist is Cork O’Connor, the former sheriff of Tamarack County and a man of mixed heritage—part Irish and part Ojibwe. His work has received a number of awards including the Minnesota Book Award, the Loft-McKnight Fiction Award, the Anthony Award, the Barry Award, and the Friends of American Writers Prize. The tenth book in his series, Vermilion Drift, was just released in September 2010. He does all his creative writing in booth #4 at the renowned St. Clair Broiler in St. Paul. Find more original interviews @ Mr. Media Radio • Twitter

When Chuck (Zachary Levi), Sarah (Yvonne Strahovski), Casey (Adam Baldwin), and Morgan (Joshua Gomez) are tasked to stop Dr. Stanley Wheelright (guest star Robert Englund) from releasing a nightmare-inducing toxin, they're also led to question the allegiances of Chuck's mom (guest star Linda Hamilton). Meanwhile, Jeff (Scott Krinsky) and Lester (Vik Sahay) use their unique sensibilities to celebrate Halloween at the Buy More, and Ellie (Sarah Lancaster) and Awesome (Ryan McPartlin) get a visit from Dr. Honey Woodcomb (guest star Morgan Fairchild). Bonita Friedericy and Mark Christopher Lawrence also star. Joshua Gomez stars in NBCs acclaimed action-comedy series Chuck as Morgan Grimes, Chuck's best friend, co-worker at the Buy More, and the CIA’s newest operative. Chuck airs Mondays at 8 p.m. Find more original interviews @ Mr. Media Radio • Twitter