Weekend Magazine: All Joy No Fun, Punk Rock Life, And Royals
You can listen to the broadcast of Weekend Magazine with KCBS Public Affairs Director Liz Saint John every Sunday morning from 3:00am-4:00am and again from 5:00am-6:00am on KCBS All News 740 AM and 106.9 FM.
Liz Saint John interviews three guests every Sunday morning covering a variety of issues and topics. She talks with representatives from Bay Area non-profit organizations, documentary filmmakers, authors, and professors.
Jennifer Senior is a contributing editor to New York Magazine. She investigated the best, and hardest job in today's world: Parenting. She discusses the reasons parenting is so difficult, some ways to help parents, and how today's working moms manage to spend more time with their kids than stay-at-home moms did in the 1960's. Her new book is All Joy and No Fun: The Paradox of Modern Day Parenthood. Listen to the podcast here.
Marc Bell became the Ramones' drummer, and "Marky Ramone," in 1978. He spent years on the road with the punk rock band and is now sharing the behind-the-scenes stories and his personal journey in his new memoir Punk Rock Blitzkrieg: My Life as a Ramone. He talks about growing up in Brooklyn, his early days in bands, touring around the world, getting sober, and becoming an entreprenuer. Listen to the podcast here.
Patricia Bracewell writes historical fiction set in 11th century England. Shadow on the Crown is the first book in the Emma of Normandy trilogy. Bracewell talks about her research of Emma and her new book The Price of Blood. Listen to the podcast here.