Who’s Here in the Hamptons

Episode 120: This week on the “Dan’s Talks” podcast, Dan speaks with author Daniel Simone. The New York native is an American author who specializes in writing about sensational crimes in collaboration with one of the perpetrators or investigators of the actual event. His popular works include The Lufthansa Heist and The Pierre Hotel Affair. Find the “Dan’s Talks” podcast at DansPapers.com/podcast.

Episode 119: This week on the “Dan’s Talks” podcast, Dan speaks with Eve Karlin, author of City of Liars and Thieves, and most recently Track 61, inspired by the Nazi saboteur landing on Long Island in the summer of 1942. She lives in East Hampton with her husband and triplets and is a bookseller at BookHampton, where she runs the book club and the local author program. Find the “Dan’s Talks” podcast at DansPapers.com/podcast.

Episode 118: This week on the “Dan’s Talks” podcast, Dan speaks with Jim Turner, singer-songwriter, guitarist, harmonica player and face of the Jim Turner Band. He has played at all the popular music venues on the East End, and his repertoire of rock ’n’ roll, blues, folk, jazz, reggae, swing, country, gospel, world avant-garde and Celtic music includes over 2,000 songs. Find the “Dan’s Talks” podcast at DansPapers.com/podcast

Episode 117: This week on the “Dan’s Talks” podcast, Dan speaks with Scott R. Ferrara, author of the book Accused of Witchcraft in New York. He is a historical archaeologist specializing in colonialism in the northeast United States. He is currently a Ph.D. student at The Graduate Center, City University of New York and teaches courses at Queens College. Find the “Dan’s Talks” podcast at DansPapers.com/podcast.

Episode 116: This week on the “Dan’s Talks” podcast, Dan speaks with Rikki Klieman, legal analyst for CBS This Morning. She previously worked in criminal defense in Boston and taught at Columbia Law School, and she’s also an author, actress and the wife William Bratton, former Police Commissioner of the New York Police Department. Find the “Dan’s Talks” podcast at DansPapers.com/podcast.

Episode 115: This week on the “Dan’s Talks” podcast, Dan speaks with Deanna Witte-Walker, executive director of the Southold Historical Museum, which was founded in 1960 to preserve the history of Southold and to promote interest in that history. Witte-Walker has been with the Southold Historical Society since 2011, first acting as an office manager before becoming director in 2018. Find the “Dan’s Talks” podcast at DansPapers.com/podcast.

Episode 114: This week on the “Dan’s Talks” podcast, Dan speaks with Lisa Michne, executive director of the Hampton Library in Bridgehampton. Before stepping into her exciting new role in May 2022, Michne worked at East Hampton Library for 18 years, serving as the library’s volunteer coordinator and head of young adult services. Find the “Dan’s Talks” podcast at DansPapers.com/podcast.

Episode 113: This week on the “Dan’s Talks” podcast, Dan speaks with Siamak Samii, Southampton architect. Established in 1988, Siamak Samii Architect PC is an architecture and urban design firm that specializes in residential, cultural and academic institutional planning projects. Some of his high-profile projects include the Southampton African American Museum and the Teepee Retreat. Find the “Dan’s Talks” podcast at DansPapers.com/podcast.

Episode 112: This week on the “Dan’s Talks” podcast, Dan speaks with Stacey Spielman the Director of Marketing for Gurney’s Resorts — including Gurney’s Montauk Resort & Seawater Spa and Gurney’s Star Island Resort & Marina. Spielman boasts a proven record of generating revenue, managing projects from concept to completion, building relationships and leading teams to success. Find the “Dan’s Talks” podcast at DansPapers.com/podcast.

Episode 111: This week on the “Dan’s Talks” podcast, Dan speaks with Jon Gruen, East End real estate developer and Saunders broker. He has owned homes, business and commercial real estate on the East End since the 1970s. He was the founder of Gruen Optika, a chain of luxury eyewear stores, and sold his business in 2001to work full-time as a successful East End real estate broker. Find the “Dan’s Talks” podcast at DansPapers.com/podcast.