News On The Rocks

Barbara Corcoran (Shark Tank, Corcoran Group) tells us about self-reinvention at any age. Plus why she doesn't use email anymore - and what she thinks of our name, "News on the Rocks."

TV critic Matt Zoller Seitz totally lost it when he met Caroll Spinney, who hangs up his Big Bird suit today after 49 years. 

Beer, brawls, F-bombs and baseball: just another night in the Yankee Stadium bleachers. Brad Blanks talks about the misadventures of taking your kid to the game. (Photo by Tom Kaminski)

Jim Breuer (SNL, Half Baked) returns to News on the Rocks to talk about the sham that is politics and why he keeps it out of his act.

The shootings continue, despite our outrage. Here's what to do.

Hackers can already take us down; they've just chosen not to -- yet. CBS News Homeland Security Correspondent Jeff Pegues shows us the vulnerability of our grid.

Amazon's instant gratification comes at a cost. Small businesses say Amazon is taking corporate welfare and we're all paying the price. 

The case for getting rid of statute of limitations on sex crimes?

NYC's shelter population is up 85% since the Great Recession. San Francisco is losing conventions because of the deteriorating quality of life. We ask NY Post columnist Karol Markowics if there's hope for the homeless.

Where does comedy/satire end and hate (as Governor Murphy called it) begin? Nadine Strossen, ACLU President for 18 years and New York Law School professor weighs in on NJ 101.5 hosts Dennis & Judi's suspension for referring to NJ's Attorney General as "turban man."   

The near death of the Daily News and its impact on New York City, journalism, and yes, even the internet. Great insight from Matt Rizzetta, media strategist and CEO of North 6th Agency 

The Secretary of Homeland Security under President Obama stops by for a drink and a chat about what threat keeps him up at night, how he views the political climate, and what the media missed about Russian meddling.

Brett Kavanaugh will likely be confirmed despite the instant opposition that's part of today's Supreme Court politicization. Rutgers Professor David Greenberg tells us how we got here.

Plastics have gone from consumer convenience to environmental menace. An expert tells us the days of plastic bags, bottles, straws, and cups are numbered.

Live from New York!  We're at Grand Central Terminal -- 40 years to the day after the Supreme Court saved it from the wrecking ball.  An inside tour of the secrets and surprises, then a drink at the serene Campbell Apartment.

The USA's new zero tolerance is tearing apart families and breaking our hearts. So now what?  Reporter Steve Burns, back from a detention center, joins Patty and Wayne.

The IHOB(!) scheme brings to mind marketing ideas not ready for prime time. With reporting from Paul Murnane and Peter Haskell.

Wayne and Patty have done radio for many years and on this episode they get to talk about their sometimes crazy, but always interesting experiences. Craig Bruce, who's big in radio in Australia, interviews the two. Bruce has his own radio-themed podcast, Game Changers: Radio. Since the interview went long, we posted the abbriviated one here. If you want to listen to the full thing it's avaliable at Game Changers: Radio. 

Have a drink and a drive, as Mungo Jerry said, and you can wind up in jail.  Have a smoke and a drive, and the law is fuzzy, at best. We seek clarity.

Think twice before going to the Emergency Room. Now insurance companies are denying ER visits to people. Looks like we have to be our own doctor now. Hope you guess right. News on the Rocks got a statement from the insurer seeking to justify the new policy.