Who’s Here in the Hamptons

Episode 64: This week on “Dan’s Talks,” Dan speaks with Jane Hanson, longtime NBC news anchor. Since her lauded career as an Emmy-winning television journalist, Hanson is now the successful owner of a media and presentation training company, where she helps people tell their stories and become more acclimated to speaking in front of an audience, as well as in front of a teleprompter. Find the podcast at DansPapers.com.

Episode 63: This week on “Dan’s Talks,” Dan speaks with screenwriter and producer Bill Collage. The Sag Harbor homeowner is best known for writing the films Assassin’s Creed, Allegiant, Exodus: Gods and Kings and The Transporter Refueled. In addition to his writing credits, Collage executive produced the nine-episode TV series Of Kings and Prophets. Find the podcast at DansPapers.com.

Episode 62: This week on “Dan’s Talks,” Dan speaks with Bryan Polite, council chairman of the Shinnecock Indian Nation. After traveling the world, Polite brought his worldly expertise to the Shinnecock Nation, where he was elected as the council’s trustee secretary, then chairman in his early 30s, becoming one of the youngest to ever hold the position. He’s brought new ideas and a fresh perspective to the nation, while also honoring its traditions and history. Find the podcast at DansPapers.com.

Episode 61: This week on “Dan’s Talks,” Dan speaks with NY State Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele Jr. (I-Sag Harbor). Thiele, a longtime Sag Harbor resident, has represented the East End in some capacity for decades — as Southampton Town attorney, Suffolk County legislator, Southampton Town Supervisor and as the state assemblyman representing the North Fork (District 2) and currently the South Fork and Shelter Island (District 1). Find the podcast at DansPapers.com.

Episode 60: This week on “Dan’s Talks,” Dan speaks with Lenny Ackerman, the lawyer, developer and author. He is the founder and  managing partner of the East Hampton-based real estate law firm of Ackerman, Pachman, Brown & Goldstein LLP. He penned both The Divorce Manual for Married Couples and The Real Estate Guide for Married Couples. Find the podcast at DansPapers.com.

Episode 59: This week on “Dan’s Talks,” Dan speaks with Sir Ivan Wilzig, recording artist and songwriter best known for his 1960s pop-dance remakes and early 1970s peace songs, as well as for the legendary parties thrown at his Water Mill castle. He created the Peaceman Foundation, a nonprofit organization that battles hatred, violence and post traumatic stress disorder, and has made numerous reality TV appearances through the years. Find the podcast at DansPapers.com.

Episode 58: This week on “Dan’s Talks,” Dan speaks with Rikki Klieman, a criminal defense lawyer and television personality. A native of Chicago, she is a legal analyst for CBS News, having previously worked in criminal defense in Boston and taught at Columbia Law School. Additionally, she is an author, actress and the wife of William Bratton, former police commissioner of the New York Police Department. Find the podcast at DansPapers.com.

Episode 57: This week on “Dan’s Talks,” Dan speaks with Robert Chaloner, Chief Administrative Officer of Stony Brook Southampton Hospital. Chaloner has over 35 years of healthcare administrative experience and an intense passion for community hospitals and nonprofit healthcare. He also serves as President of the Southampton Hospital Association and reports to the Board of Directors in that capacity. Find the podcast at DansPapers.com.

Episode 56: This week on “Dan’s Talks,” Dan speaks with Debbie Bancroft, socialite and fashion reporter. She has spent 20 years in business publishing, at Institutional Investor Magazine, Forbes and The Economist. She used her expertise as a consultant to Calypso St. Barth, while also writing for Avenue Magazine and Elle Décor. She’s a trustee at the Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill, where she summers, and also works with ARF and the Sag Harbor Cinema. Find the podcast at DansPapers.com.

Episode 55: This week on “Dan’s Talks,” Dan speaks with Juliet Papa, published author and award-winning reporter for 1010 WINS Radio, one of the top-ranked all-news stations in the United States. Papa has also received the prestigious Gracie award, which honors women in media. Her published books include Ladykiller and The Mafia Handbook: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About the Mob but Were Really Afraid to Ask. Find the podcast at DansPapers.com.