David speaks with local author and GA State law professor Anne Emanuel about her new biography Elbert Parr Tuttle: Chief Jurist of the Civil Rights Revolution. Tuttle is the judge from Atlanta who led the federal court with jurisdiction over most of the Deep South through the most tumultuous years of the civil rights revolution. In landmark cases relating to voter registration, school desegregation, access to public transportation, and other basic civil liberties,Tuttle’s determination to render justice and his swift, decisive rulings neutralized the delaying tactics of diehard segregationists who were determined to preserve Jim Crow laws throughout the South.

David speaks with adjunct professor of communications studies at UCLA Barry Sanders about his book American Avatar: The United States in the Global Imagination. This book examines how the rest of the world views the United States and how these views have been formedover time. While this subject has been written on time and time again since September 11, this book aims to debunk the theory that these views are set in stone and unable to change.

David speaks with author Anne Kreamer about her new book It’s Always Personal: Emotion in the New Workplace. This books examines the role of emotion in a professional setting. Common knowledge tells us that getting emotional at work is wrong. Crying or showing any type of negative emotion makes a worker seem weak and unable to handle the stresses of a professional setting. However, this book debunks all these myths and provides some eye-opening realities like the fact that men cry more in the workplace, saleswomen actually make MORE money when ovulating, and that emotions often lead to better health and productivity.

David speaks with singer Syl Johnson who for decades had one of the most prolific but still unheralded careers in Soul and R&B. Though never a household name in the 1960s and 70s, his music captured new audience in the 90s and early 2000s with the help of hip-hop artists like Wu-Tang Clan, Public Enemy and the Geto Boys. In fact, his 1967 song “Different Strokes” has become one of the most sampled pieces in hip-hop’s history. A new box set was recently released to honor him and hopefully elevate his profile, it is called, “Syl Johnson: The Complete Mythology.”

David speaks with author George Cassidy about his new book Come Together: The Business Wisdom of the Beatles. It should come as no surprise that the talents of the Beatles went far beyond their ability to write a great tune or drive teenage girls crazy with their iconic hairdos. In this book George looks beyond the music at how the business successes and failures of the Beatles can serve as a guidebook not only to other musicians but to all entrepreneurs today.

David speaks with Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, the Senior Associate Dean for Executive Programs at Yale University about the life and leadership of Steve Jobs. Since his passing on October 5, most of those looking back at the life of Steve Jobs focus mainly on the technological innovations of Apple’s former CEO. This conversation, however, focuses on the shrewd business-minded side of Steve Jobs