Episode 94: This week on the “Dan’s Talks” podcast, Dan speaks with Bob Rubin, co-founder of the Bridge Golf Club Foundation and principal owner of the club. Opened in 2002, the Bridge Golf Foundation is a private 7,300- yard Rees Jones designed golf course with majestic views of Sag Harbor and Shelter Island. He also adores cars and has been an avid vintage car racer, winning trophies at concours in Pebble Beach and NYC. Find the “Dan’s Talks” podcast at DansPapers.com/podcast.

Episode 93: This week on the “Dan’s Talks” podcast, Dan speaks with Rabbi Marc Schneier of Hampton Synagogue in Westhampton Beach. He founded the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding, originally to rebuild the historic Black-Jewish alliance in the U.S. and later to build Muslim-Jewish relations globally. He’s established Hampton Synagogue as a cultural hub through art installations, a sprawling children’s center and events featuring leaders in politics, fashion and the arts. Find the “Dan’s Talks” podcast at DansPapers.com/podcast.

Episode 92: This week on the “Dan’s Talks” podcast, Dan speaks with Roger Rosenblatt, memoirist, TIME magazine essayist, novelist and Distinguished Professor of English and Writing at Stony Brook University. On the topic of books, Dan also brings up East Hampton Library’s annual Authors Night, which will bring dozens of authors to East Hampton for book signings and more literary fun on August 13. Tickets at authorsnight.org. Find the “Dan’s Talks” podcast at DansPapers.com/podcast.

Episode 91: This week on the “Dan’s Talks” podcast, Dan speaks with East Hampton Village Mayor Jerry Larsen. Before his time in local government, a fresh-out-of-high-school Larsen worked as a traffic control officer. He then joined the Police Academy in 1990 and rose through the ranks, becoming the youngest Chief of Police in New York. He “retired” in 2017 after 14 years as chief, and 34 years with the East Hampton Village PD. Find the “Dan’s Talks” podcast at DansPapers.com/podcast.

Episode 90: This week on the “Dan’s Talks” podcast, Dan speaks with Scott Schwartz, Bay Street Theater Artistic Director. Schwartz is an internationally known artist whose work has been seen on and off Broadway, across the United States, in Great Britain, Europe and Asia. For decades, he has built a reputation for pursuing and embracing a wide range of works for the stage. Find the “Dan’s Talks” podcast at DansPapers.com/podcast

Episode 89: This week on the “Dan’s Talks” podcast, Dan speaks with Florence Fabricant, lauded New York Times food writer and critic. The East Hampton resident has authored numerous cookbooks, and she is known to fans of Guild Hall as the host of the museum’s Stirring the Pot culinary conversation series, the next of which takes place on Sunday, August 7 at 11 a.m. Tickets can be purchased at guildhall.org. Find the “Dan’s Talks” podcast at DansPapers.com/podcast.

Episode 88: This week on the “Dan’s Talks” podcast, Dan speaks with Alan Patricof, investor and one of the early pioneers of the venture capital and private equity industries. He founded Apax Partners, considered one of the largest private equity firms in the world, and he recently released his book No Red Lights, which offers insights into the venture arena and the entrepreneurial growth of the last 50 years. Find the “Dan’s Talks” podcast at DansPapers.com/podcast

Episode 87: This week on the “Dan’s Talks” podcast, Dan speaks with Spencer Schneider, attorney and author of Manhattan Cult Story. The East Hamptonite is an open water marathon swimmer, ice water swimmer, ocean lifeguard, lifeguard training academy operator and water rescue group co founder. He is the only former member of the School cult to publish his experience in the cult; he was a member of School’s inner circle for 23 years. Find the “Dan’s Talks” podcast at DansPapers.com/podcast.

Episode 86: This week on the “Dan’s Talks” podcast, Dan speaks with Jill Rappaport, journalist, animal advocate, and author. She has reported for the TODAY show for over 22 years, and she was the creator, host and executive producer of the animal welfare program Best in Shelter with Jill Rappaport for NBC. She hosts the Dog Bowl and Puppy Bowl, dog rescue and adoption programs, on Animal Planet. Find the “Dan’s Talks” podcast at DansPapers.com/podcast.

Episode 85: This week on the “Dan’s Talks” podcast, Dan speaks with Stewart Lane, aka “Mr. Broadway.” Lane is the CEO, president and co-founder of BroadwayHD; CEO of Theater Venture Inc.; and a six-time Tony Award-winning producer for Jay Johnson: The Two & Only, Thoroughly Modern Millie, The Will Rogers Follies, La Cage Aux Folles, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder and War Horse. Find the “Dan’s Talks” podcast at DansPapers.com/podcast.