Doris Kearns Goodwin is a presidential historian and Pulitzer Prize winning author. Her new book “Leadership in Turbulent Times” profiles Presidents Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Lyndon B. Johnson. During this podcast, Doris discusses the human qualities that all of these presidents possessed, she reveals personal experiences she had working with President Johnson, and she explains how the title of her new book and the histories of the presidents she profiles are relevant to our times today.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

As people around the world are self-isolating during the coronavirus pandemic, many are turning to technology to de-stress or practice mindfulness? Maybe you've heard of mindfulness and wondered what it means. This week, we are revisiting a conversation with Andy Puddicombe, who says meditation is the way to achieve mindfulness. He's co-founder of Headspace, a meditation app that London's Telegraph newspaper described as having "brought mindfulness to the masses." The company is thriving with offices in London and Santa Monica that claims more than 38 million downloads and users around the world. Headspace is currently the 7th most downloaded app in the Apple App Store's health & wellness category. During the COVID-19 outbreak, Headspace has curated premium content to help users reduce their stress and anxiety. They are also offering free subscriptions to healthcare professionals.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week, we're featuring two guests on this special Covid-19 coronavirus edition of the podcast. Our first guest is Carl Goldman, a Santa Clarita resident and owner of radio station KHTS, who was diagnosed with Covid-19 after being quarantined aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship docked at Yokohama, Japan. He spent more than 40 days in quarantine aboard the cruise ship and then in Omaha, Nebraska. Our second guest is UCLA's Professor of Epidemiology Anne W. Rimoin, Ph.D, M.P.H., director of the Center for Global and Immigrant Health at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health. She is one of the world's leading experts on emerging infectious diseases. During this podcast, Carl Goldman discusses his Covid-19 diagnosis, his quarantine, and his recovery from the disease. Professor Anne Rimoin answers our questions about why this novel virus has emerged now, what we can expect in the weeks and months ahead, how social distancing and other measures work to reduce and slow the spread of the virus, and why that could stop our hospitals and healthcare institutions from being overwhelmed as more people become infected.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jo Koy is a comedian who is setting records as he sells out venues across the U.S. He has appeared in stand-up comedy specials on Comedy Central and Netflix. Two of his concert specials are streaming now on Netflix. Jo's comedy album "Live From Seattle" reached #1 on the Billboard charts in April of 2019. Jo appeared as a season regular roundtable guest on 140 episodes of Chelsea Lately.He has a weekly podcast "The Koy Pond with Jo Koy" from Starburns Audio. During this podcast, Jo discusses his life and career and reveals how he self-financed his first Netflix special because the streaming service didn't want to fund it. He also talks about his family and his process of creating comedy and a recently announced film based on Jo's life to be produced by Steven Spielberg's Amblin Partners and Dan Lin's Rideback.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this episode of the podcast, it's a look back at some of the many hilarious comedians who have joined us on the program. Gabriel Iglesia's, perhaps best known as "Fluffy," opens up about growing up in Section 8 housing, and how doing celebrity impressions for a school talent show was his introduction to performing. Paula Poundstone also talks on her introduction to comedy, and how comedy is a way to bridge people together. Finally, George Lopez reflects on his successful career despite his tough upbringing and hardships. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Ice Cube (O'Shea Jackson) is one of the founding fathers of "gangsta" rap who came to fame as a member of the hip-hop group N.W.A. before launching a successful career as a solo artist and actor. He is also a founder of the Big3 basketball league which launches its fourth season on June 20, 2020. On February 28th, he will be honored by the UCLA Anderson School of Management with its Game Changer Award which recognizes the most influential business leaders in media, entertainment, and sports. During this podcast, Ice Cube discusses his life and career including his music and acting success, he reveals how the Big3 basketball league is expanding and adding new features, and he details his friendship with the late Kobe Bryant.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Herbie Hancock is an icon of music and the recipient of 14 Grammy Awards. He was described in an NPR Jazz Profile as "arguably the most influential practitioner of modern jazz piano since Thelonious Monk." His jazz hits include Watermelon Man and Chameleon. His 1983 hit Rockit won a Grammy for Best R & B Instrumental and remains a hip hop classic. Herbie currently serves as the creative chair for Jazz at the LA Phil. During this podcast, Herbie discusses his life and career in music and reveals his spiritual side as well. He also takes us inside his professional relationship with the LA Phil's Music and Artistic Director Gustavo Dudamel, and tells us about the LA Phil's Power to the People Festival March 5-April 11 in Los Angeles.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Tommy Davidson is a comedian and actor who came to fame in the 1990s as one of the stars of the groundbreaking sketch comedy TV show "In Living Color," the first network TV sketch comedy show created by an African American writer-producer-star (Keenan Ivory Wayans) that featured a multicultural cast. Tommy has also appeared in dozens of TV shows and movies including "Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls," and he tours the nation as a comedy headliner. During this podcast, Tommy discusses his life and career and his new book "Living in Color: What Makes Me Funny," including what it was like to be a black child who was raised in a white family. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Josh Mankiewicz is a correspondent on NBC's Dateline, the network's signature newsmagazine. Dateline is NBC's longest-running prime-time program airing since 1992. Josh is celebrating 25 years with the program this year. Prior to NBC and Dateline, Josh was a correspondent on Fox Broadcasting's newsmagazine show Front Page, and was a political reporter for KCAL-TV in Los Angeles and WCBS-TV in New York. He has also worked as a correspondent and producer for ABC News in the U.S. and overseas with assignments in Beirut, Israel, El Salvador and Nicaragua.During this podcast, Josh discusses Dateline's popular true crime reporting and reveals the process by which a Dateline program comes together. He also talks about his life and career and answers fan questions submitted to Frank on Twitter at @frankbuckleyTV and on Frank's Facebook page.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On January 26th, 2020, a horrific helicopter crash claimed the lives of 9 people, including Lakers basketball legend Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianni “Gigi” Bryant. They were en-route to a basketball game at the Mamba Sports Academy in the Thousand Oaks/Newbury Park area of Southern California when the helicopter went down. Almost a year ago to the day, Frank Buckley sat down with Kobe Bryant for a conversation at the Mamba Sports Academy. This week, we share that conversation with Kobe once again, along with poignant comments from some people who knew Kobe well, including Hall of Fame basketball photographer Andrew Bernstein and retired trainer for the Los Angeles Lakers, Gary Vitti.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.