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Speaking of terrific: Have a Terrific Weekend!

Amanda Bynes Twitpix

Enough is enough says the song, and so say I.

I am sick to death of former Hollywood starlets baring their breasts and whatever else they feel like baring on Twitter and wherever. I am sick to death of seeing images of wanton, juvenile faces worn like aged cheese, all puffy and huffy and wild-eyed as they stare into Paparazzi cameras in defiance. What I am really sick of is our voyeuristic society that feeds off of the implosion of young, desperate women fraught with the need for love, looking for it in all the wrong places, starving for publicity, high on drugs, and I did say desperate, didn’t I? Although frantic, frenzied, furious…any ‘F’ word will do.

My last straw came Wednesday night when a B-TV starlet, Amanda Bynes, imploded on Twitpix for all her groupies to see, including her pathetic former co-star, uber-hyped-up  and desperate for publicity herself, Jenny McCarthy.

“Actress” Jenny McCarthy tweeted that police were at the troubled star’s home in New York City. “Police are at @AmandaBynes house. I hope they get her help. Enough of this circus. She needs help,” McCarthy wrote.

Someone should have mouth-cuffed the vociferous McCarthy long ago.

But they haven’t so McCarthy, apparently quoting from the tweets of Bynes’ former publicist Jonathan Jaxson, who had tweeted: “I just spoke to@AmandaBynes and she is soooo messed up on drugs and please @NY_POLICE find her and help her! I don’t know her address!” tweeted.

In response, Bynes lashed out at McCarthy: “What I Like About You” costar, calling McCarthy “old” and “ugly.” “@JennyMcCarthy I need help? What are u talking about? Aren’t u 50 years old? I’m 27, u look 80 compared to me! Why are you talking about me?” Bynes fumed. “@JennyMcCarthy you’re ugly! Police weren’t at my house old lady! Shut the f**k up!”

Bynes then deleted the messages and seemingly made up with McCarthy via Twitter, saying “You’re beautiful! I was lying!”

The online slugfest came soon after Bynes had posted topless photos of herself on Twitter. Those pics followed Tuesday night’s shots in which she was similarly uncovered, but at least still wearing a bra.

All of this came on the heels of earlier odd behavior by Bynes, 27, who had been spotted wandering around New York City, shaving half her head, tweeting obscene things about her affection for musician Drake, posting videos of herself mumbling in front of the mirror tra la la, we know this drill, shades of a drugged up former child star Britney Speers and the Queen of Girls Gone Wild and behaving badly former child star Lindsay Lohan.

Now in gender fairness, it isn’t only former female child stars who have imploded in public, although they do it so much better than their male counterparts. So let’s give a big round of applause to the late but still King of childhood stars behaving badly Michael Jackson. No male did it better or as dramatically in the public eye.

No, it isn’t only the famous that do mental breakdowns in public. In the U.S. we have witnessed a series of psychological meltdowns in our midst, all with as much warning as our celebrities gave us. And still, no one did anything about them…as no one did anything about the late Whitney Houston who we all watched mesmerized by her highly-public implosion. Oh, and who of a certain generation can forget the late rocker Jim Morrison’s public breakdown?

No, you don’t have to be a former child star to go nuts in the public eye. Think Virginia Tech. Remember Arizona. Cry for Connecticut. Are we all so indifferent that we couldn’t see the warnings that the sad people who mowed down so many innocent bystanders and maimed others were losing their minds?

Here’s the uncomfortable truth: Amanda Bynes, Britney Speers, Lindsay Lohan, Adam Lanza, Jared Lee Loughner, Seung-Hui Cho…we all stood by amused and OK, somewhat bewildered, but then watched the celebrities implode. Neighbors and families watched the mass murderers hint at their insanity. And no one did anything about it. 

Before they did their dastardly deeds, no one thought they were REALLY crazy. 

It’s difficult to recognize madness when we’re all a little mad. And you have to be at least a little crazy not to recognize craziness.

Ain’t that crazy?! 

I wanted to give you a heads up on a great event happening tonight in Miami. Don’t miss this one, my friends!

What:
Meet the Artists and Poets at Art/Center South Florida’s “Pin Up Pop Up Poetry”
Reading by 14 Poets/Artists
Culmination of Month-Long Event for the O, Miami Poetry Festival

Where:
ArtCenter/South Florida’s Richard Shack Gallery
800 Lincoln Road (at Meridian Avenue)
Miami Beach, FL 33139  (305) 538-7887

When:
Wednesday, April 24, 2013 at 7:00 p.m.

MEET THE ARTISTS AND POETS:

ArtCenter/South Florida’s “Pin Up Pop Up Poetry” Culminates with April 24th Group Reading
by Collection of Miami Poets & Artists

ArtCenter/South Florida invites the community for a group poetry reading on April 24th at 7:00 p.m. at the Richard Shack Gallery, 800 Lincoln Road. The event features 14 local poets and culminates ArtCenter’s month-long “Pin Up Pop Up Poetry,” part of the O, Miami poetry festival.

Throughout the month of April, ArtCenter has invited local poets to push-pin their poems onto the walls of its common areas. More than 300 poems have been push-pinned onto the walls, featuring original work, drawings, photographs, mementos and other inspirations. The month-long interactive program was created by ArtCenter resident artist Beatricia Sagar.

Poets invited to read at the event are from diverse backgrounds with literary styles ranging from spoken word to the professorial, from the published to the non-published, and even a guitar playing scribe. They share a strong passion for the written word and a need to be heard.

Poets & artists at the April 24 group reading event include:

Atlas, Aza, Mary Kate Azcuy, Marcus Blake, Jeffrey Bustos, Gianni Cohen, William Curtis, George Durham, Maha Adachi Earth, Diego Flores, Pierre Max Freesney, Dana Rodriguez, Beatricia Sagar and Chloe Firetto-Toomey.

The event is part of ArtCenter/South Florida’s ongoing, innovative arts community partnership campaign, joining efforts with some the area’s leading arts organizations.

Last week, ArtCenter concluded its popular impromptu: concert series for the season. Musicians from the New World Symphony gathered once per month at the Richard Shack Gallery for classical music jam-sessions that delighted both locals and tourists. The series will begin again in the fall.

On May 18, ArtCenter collaborates with Next@19th and The Betsy Hotel for the upcoming event Accordion Invasion. Future cultural partnerships planned for late summer include ArtCenter joining forces with the Miami Beach Botanical Garden and the Bass Museum of Art.

About ArtCenter/South Florida

The cultural epicenter of South Beach’s Lincoln Road, ArtCenter/South Florida welcomes more than 100,000 visitors every year. Since its founding in 1984, ArtCenter has been home to more than 1,000 resident artists. Counting down to its 30th anniversary in the Spring of 2014, the organization provides subsidized studio and exhibition space, plus teaching opportunities for emerging and career artists.  ArtCenter also offers over 100 studio and artist development classes per year at its South Beach location and satellite venues. The mission of the ArtCenter, a non-profit 501(C)(3), is to advance the knowledge and practice of contemporary visual arts and culture in South Florida while providing affordable programming and work space for professional artists. 305.674.8278  www.artcentersf.org.

For further information:

Media Contacts:
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William Spring & Jose Lima
305/910-7762 arts@newstravelsfast.biz

Am I the luckiest girl in the world to be able to talk to FOUR accomplished women in one day, role models for us all, four women who do what we are here on earth to do – live – and live well? You betcha! Fearless, witty, smart, savvy, winsome, wily each of their lives is a testament to a life well led. You will be intrigued by their journeys to success, appreciate the obstacles that life threw them and marvel at their ability to turn lemon into lemonade.

It is interesting that two of the women who I spoke with last week, Lila Garrett who wrote the scripts for some of the most popular sitcoms of the 60s and 70s, and Cynthia Helms, who was married to Richard Helms, the Director of the CIA are both octogenarians. They came from a time when women were relegated to the kitchen. Yet both women chose life paths different than most of their peers. They were groundbreakers for women of a later generation, who because of their lives had choices they otherwise wouldn’t have had…

…which is something that both women realize, and something that they both agree is a sad part of their legacy. Today, young women assume that everything is coming their way, as the song from the Oklahoma! the musical says. In fact, everything isn’t coming their way and they shouldn’t assume that it is. It is a reason for great concern when the fight for women’s liberation is considered a cause won. It is not. Consider that women in 2013 still don’t equal men in comparative men to women salaries. Women’s health care issues still are not deemed as important as men’s and women’s research studies lag behind men. How many CEO women are there as compared to men?

While it is true that women have more choices than ever, their choice-making has come at great expense. On a whole, women who work full-time jobs still are the one’s to run most households. These dual occupations have cost women much in their physical health. Today, cardiovascular disease has decreased among men, but continues to increase in women.

In speaking with women like Cynthia Helms, who joined the Women’s Royal Naval Service (WRNS) in World War II, then took off for America from her native England, and divorced at a time when women simply didn’t do that, and Lila Garrett who broke through the walls of the male-ordered TV writing business, I’m reminded that it wasn’t that long ago when the choices we had today were a fight for our mothers.

It would be wise of all of you to remember that.

Sisters Jenny Mulligan and Maria Parker. Maria will participate in 3000milestoacure.com and is spearheading an effort to raise $1 M for brain cancer research.

On yesterday’s The Halli Casser-Jayne Show we visited with Jenny Mulligan and her family. In October, Jenny, then 50,  was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. Jenny’s take on her fate is not what you might think, and I hope that you will listen to this riveting interview that will make you laugh, make you cry and give you hope.

Here are some daunting facts about brain cancer:
Brain tumors do not discriminate. Primary brain tumors – those that begin in the brain – occur in people of all ages, but are statistically more frequent in children and older adults. Metastatic brain tumors occur more frequently in adults.

Brain tumors are the:
second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in children (male and female) under age 20
second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in males ages 20-39
fifth leading cause of cancer-related deaths in females ages 20-39
In 2013, an estimated 69,720 new cases of primary brain tumors are expected to be diagnosed. 24,620 of these will be malignant brain tumors.

In 2013, approximately 4,300 children younger than age 20 will be diagnosed with primary brain tumors. 3,050 will be under age 15.

For every 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 221 are living with the diagnosis of a brain tumor.

The Mulligan Family is earnestly working on raising money to help find a cure. Jenny’s sister, Maria Parker is a serious recumbent cyclist and holds 4 UMCA world-endurance cycling records. Maria will be participating in RACE ACROSS AMERICA.

Here is a note from Jenny’s oldest son, Charlie, on their newly-formed charity 3000 Miles to a Cure. Please give. This is a grassroots campaign to raise $1 million dollars. They are asking for four dollar ($4.00) donations. But if one dollar is all you can give, that’s fine, too.

Dear Halli,

Wednesday’s show Israelis on Israel: A Forum featured the creme de la creme of Israel’s intelligentsia, including Ambassador (Ret.) Yoram Ettinger, Michael Freund, Dr. Martin Sherman, and the smart and sassy Ruthie Blum.  Here at The Halli Casser-Jayne Show we adore Ruthie Blum because we adore smart, fun, fearless and frank women. Sound like anyone you know?

Ruthie writes for Israel Hayom and her columns are soon to be syndicated in the Washington Times. She is the author of “To Hell in a Handbasket: Carter, Obama, and the ‘Arab Spring.’” Never shy in expressing her opinions, her voice is one to be reckoned with. She was kind enough to allow us to re-post her most recent column here.

JON STEWART, BASSEM YOUSSEF, MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD: A COMEDY OF ERRORS

JERUSALEM, April 5, 2013 – Jon Stewart, the host of Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show,” is a very lucky man. This is not merely because the satirist/news anchor is hugely popular, extremely rich and the proud possessor of a reputation for fierce honesty cloaked in humor. No, the more relevant reason Stewart should be thanking his lucky stars these days is that he is blessed by virtue of being an American.

This is not something to which the arrogant celebrity would readily admit, mind you, though he might throw some kudos the way of President Barack Obama. When George W. Bush was at the helm of “the home of the free and the brave,” Stewart bemoaned the plight of his fellow citizens at the hands of the government and the media, both of which contributed to his fame and fortune.

His particular pet peeves are the Republican Party and Fox News, which he refers to as “Bulls—t Mountain.”  This is a pretty puerile piece of copywriting coming from such a comedic giant as Stewart is purported to be. But never mind, his left-wing politics are in the “correct” place, and that’s what counts — in the United States, at any rate.

In Egypt, it’s a different story entirely. There, the ruling Muslim Brotherhood is not amused. In fact, the Mohamed Morsi-led government is hounding a home-grown comedian who is known as the “Egyptian Jon Stewart.”

This would be funny if it weren’t so sad.

The disturbing story began two years ago, during the “Arab Spring” uprisings. When violent anti-Mubarak protests erupted in Cairo, a heart surgeon named Bassem Youssef took to the streets to administer on-site medical attention to injured demonstrators. In no time, Youssef – who had received his training in the US – began to post politically charged satirical clips on YouTube.

Practically overnight, Youssef became a household name in Egypt.  This led to a TV show of his own on a satellite network. “The Program,” as it is called, is a smash hit among Egyptians, who are now experiencing the repercussions of ousting President Hosni Mubarak and ushering in the Muslim Brotherhood at the ballot box. So it’s understandable that they should get a thrill watching Youssef make fun of the clerics whose most stringent interpretation of Islam is controlling their lives, in and out of the mosque.

It was just a matter of time, then, before Youssef would become targeted by the regime he has been spoofing. Indeed, earlier this month, Youssef was charged with insulting President Morsi and defaming Islam. This week, he turned himself in and was granted bail.

In response to his arrest, Youssef made a statement that was a lot milder than anything the real Jon Stewart ever had to say about a Republican politician.

“I don’t have any personal vendettas against anyone,” Youssef said. “On the contrary it would be an honor for me to host any of those I criticize on my show it would be a success for myself and also a success for freedom of thought and expression, as it would send a message to the people that they, the Muslim Brotherhood, are in power. They accept criticism and that once they leave the show I would still criticize them. This happens all over the world so why can’t it be for us?”

Speaking of the Muslim Brotherhood in terms of “freedom of thought and expression” is as oxymoronic as it is moronic. But let us remember that Youssef is at the mercy of the terrorist organization running his country. Youssef could be in genuine peril as a result of his popular performances, not laughing all the way to the bank, like Stewart.

In fairness to Stewart, however, he did step up swiftly to the plate to defend his Egyptian counterpart. On “The Daily Show” this week, he lashed out at Morsi in a lengthy rant, an excerpt of which is as follows: “Egypt built the great pyramids; maybe you could get some of the people who worked on those to work on getting you a thicker skin. So Bassem Youssef pokes fun at your hat, and your lack of promised democratic reform. What are you worried about? You have an army! He’s got puns and a show; you’ve got tanks and planes. Silencing a comedian does not qualify you to be the president of Egypt. When you are actually powerful you don’t have to be petty.”

After the show aired, the US Embassy in Cairo sent it out on Twitter, but quickly withdrew it, when Morsi’s office denounced it as American “interference” and “propaganda.” Morsi must know that his multi-millions in US aid will continue to flow, no matter what lines he crosses.

But what nobody is bothering to bring up these days – least of all Stewart himself – is that Stewart was all for the uprisings that led to the Muslim Brotherhood takeover in Egypt. This does not make him unusual. Lots of people had high hopes for the so-called “Arab Spring.” But he owes Fox News a big apology for the vitriol he spewed when its commentators took a more sober view – one which turned out to be accurate.

“We could go all night bringing up examples of pundits and bloviaters on the Right who couldn’t do enough to promote democracy in the Middle East, as long as it was done at the end of George Bush’s gun,” Stewart blathered during one of his broadcasts. “But now, as the Middle Eastern countries choose leaders for themselves? Lordy lord, the pearls can’t be clutched enough.”

This is comedy at its best.

Reprinted with permission of the author.

Young Marione Ingram holding her mother’s hands before the bombings began

Yesterday I interviewed Holocaust survivor Marione Ingram.  In my time I have met more than my share of Holocaust survivors, read books, including Marione’s own new account of her life in Nazi Germany, The Hands of War, A Tale of Endurance and Hope, from a Survivor of the Holocaust, a book, which by the way, that I highly recommend.

I loved her book. Yes, the story that she tells is truly horrific, aren’t all survivor stories so? Yet this story touched me more deeply than most. I finished the book last week, but Marione’s story continued to haunt me.

Thanks to Comcast, a truly awful company, our internet service went down just prior to airtime. So that when I was finally able to begin the interview, I hadn’t had a chance to conduct a preliminary conversation with Mrs. Ingram to get a “feel” for my subject.

FYI: Just a few minutes of idle chit-chat is enough for this interviewer to gain an understanding of her interviewee. Without that, as you can tell when you listen to the beginning of  my interview with Marione Ingram, timing is off. By the way, we all do that when we engage in conversation: establish a rhythm with one another. When we can’t find it that’s when we tend to say that a person is not our cup of tea, but I digress.

The interview began. Marione and I quickly established our rhythm; we knew instinctively that we were like-minded souls. Marione began the interview speaking to my audience but a few minutes into the hour she was speaking to me, and I to her. If you listen you will be privy to our private conversation.

Marione asked to read from her book. She did and I listened with rapt attention.  Speaking with her still prominent German accent, her own voice, made the lyric of her work that much more meaningful.

My heart began doing strange things. By the end of the interview I will admit to you that I could barely speak. There were tears glistening in my eyes, in truth they bubble up even as I write. Yes, I was horrified by Marione’s telling of the unspeakable things that happened to her, the horrors inflicted by the Nazi regime, not to mention her fellow Germans, when she was a mere child. The atrocities are difficult to fathom for those of us of healthy minds. Of course I was shaken to the core by her story.

Hours after the interview had ended I found myself still shaken, my emotions as raw as they had been earlier. I thought to myself that I must be missing something. I was so disturbed  that I couldn’t fall asleep. I sat up in bed, and I thought. And then finding no relief I turned on the TV and what was I met with? On PBS a show Seeds of Resiliency that chronicled the journey of 12 people who have overcome physical or emotional hardships. There, on my TV screen were three more Holocaust survivors! They were riveting. Oh, I thought to myself, what a day. What is going on? Even this week’s The Halli Casser-Jayne Show fit into the theme of the day. The subject: Israel.

And then, finally, I grabbed the seed of awareness that had been generating within my psyche.  I smiled as I thought to myself: Evil lost, Hitler lost! Goodness won!  Not because the allies won the war and beat Hitler and his cronies. That was merely an ending to something that should never have begun. No, what I realized then was something far more profound. For it was then that I realized that I had met with the mysterious ways that are Gd’s, the Gd that chose – hand-picked — Marione Ingram and the other survivors of the evil onslaught as his earth angels. 

What is an angel? Is an angel not someone who has seen the worst and seeks only to make things better? Is an angel not someone who deplores hate in all its form and worships only love? Surely an angel is someone who in the face of evil will not remain silent, or cower to the enemy. An angel is Marione Ingram who despite being the recipient of the very worst that is in mankind, can bare her soul in a guileless manner because the evil-mongers might strip a nine year old girl of everything, but an angel clings to dignity. What is left? Only the the purest of heart…and isn’t that by its very definition an angel?

Marione Ingram, a gift from Gd.

Thanks, Marione.

Marione’s Interview can be found on the player on this page. Simply press on the interview.

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Hi my friends,

Oh my… another weekend is upon us. Honestly, I want to scream: SLOW DOWN! Time is just racing by. I don’t know about you, but as far as I’m concerned, there are not enough hours in the day. If I allowed myself, I’d be on that treadmill running like a hamster 24/7, but even I know sometimes it’s good to relax. So join me this weekend, even if you have to force yourself and take a little time for yourselves. Here’s some interesting reading for your pleasure.

Have a peaceful and restful weekend!

Halli

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Hi my friends,

I hope that you listened to yesterday’s show with my guests Chefs Alex Hitz, Mary Hataway and Nathalie Dupree. If not, please do! You will be so impressed by who these three notorious cooks are. But, if like me, you are a foodie, you’ll find this show fascinating for a host of reasons. There’s nothing quite like putting three chefs together; it’s a recipe for you never quite know what. This I can tell you, there are some gems in this interview you won’t want to miss. A conversation about salt — and no, not whether it’s good for you or not — an intimate story about Julia Child, and a conversation about shortening and air-conditioning…who knew?! Anyway, it’s not often any of us get to listen to renowned chefs talk shop talk amongst themselves. Have an eavesdrop and tune in. If you want to download the show you can download it from iTUNES.

Now, from our very good friends at FOOD&WINE magazine here are three recipes you might want to try on your Easter dinner guests. You know we love FOOD&WINE magazine. Their staff is the best and they always help us put together fabulous shows for your listening pleasure. They were so generous in sending over these recipes for us to post. As always, thank you FOOD&WINE magazine.

BITTERSWEET CHOCOLATE MOUSSE REFRIGERATOR CAKE RECIPE

• TOTAL TIME: 30 MIN PLUS 8 HR FOR CHILLING
• SERVINGS: 6 TO 8
• Star Ingredient: The King’s Cupboard Bittersweet Chocolate Sauce

Almond Milk Rice Pudding

• TOTAL TIME: 30 MIN
• SERVINGS: 6

Star Ingredient: Sushi-rice makes this dairy-free rice pudding – made with unsweetened almond milk – pleasantly chewy and creamy.

1. 1 1/2 cups sushi rice, rinsed
2. 1/3 cup sugar
3. Pinch of salt
4. 7 cups unsweetened almond milk
5. Cherry preserves, for serving In a large saucepan, combine the rice, sugar, salt and 1 cup of the almond milk. Cook over low heat, stirring, until the almond milk is absorbed, 5 minutes. Gradually add 5 more cups of almond milk, 1/2 cup at a time, stirring and cooking until the sauce is very thick, 25 minutes. Let cool, then stir in the remaining 1 cup of almond milk. Serve topped with cherry preserves.

1. Passion Fruit Ice Cream Pie with a Ginger Crust

• ACTIVE: 30 MIN
• TOTAL TIME: 3 HRS
• SERVINGS: 8 TO 10

Star Ingredient: Dulce de Leche

1. One 8-ounce box gingersnaps, lightly crushed
2. 1 dried sweetened pineapple ring (1 1/2 ounces), coarsely chopped
3. 2 tablespoons coarsely chopped candied ginger
4. 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
5. 1 1/4 cups dulce de leche (16-ounce jar)
6. 1/2 cup passion fruit nectar (see Note)
7. 3 pints vanilla ice cream, slightly softened
8. 1/4 cup salted roasted pistachios, coarsely chopped
9. 2 tablespoons shredded sweetened coconut

1. In a food processor, combine the crushed gingersnaps with the pineapple, candied ginger and butter and process until fine crumbs form. Press the crumbs evenly over the bottom and 1 inch up the side of a 9-inch springform pan. Freeze until firm, about 10 minutes.
2. In a blender, blend the dulce de leche and passion fruit nectar until smooth.
3. Spread 1 pint of ice cream in the chilled crust. Using a very small ice cream scoop (2 tablespoons), scoop the remaining 2 pints of ice cream into the crust, leaving some nooks and crannies. Drizzle 3/4 cup of the dulce de leche sauce over the ice cream, allowing it to pool in spots. Sprinkle with the pistachios and coconut and freeze until firm, at least 2 1/2 hours.
4. Remove the ring and cut the pie into wedges. Serve the extra dulce de leche sauce at the table.

MAKE AHEAD The pie can be frozen in an airtight container for up to 4 days. NOTES Look for passion fruit nectar at supermarkets, preferably the Looza brand.

All recipes courtesy of FOOD & WINE magazine contributed by Grace Parisi. Please visit FOOD & WINE magazine’s fabulous website. And say Halli sent you!

Hi my friends,

I hope it was a great weekend for all!

Today I wanted to give you a heads up on a new feature on The Halli Casser-Jayne Show. It’s titled A QUARTER AFTER 3, QA3, and it will run after our normal Wednesday hour of 3 o’clock. Sometimes it will feature interviews with guests who might have something different to talk about than the subject of the show in which they first appeared. Or it might just be an interview we thought you’d like to hear, but doesn’t fit into a themed show. Either way, the QA3 Overtime features will be available via our website on the BTR player, or via BlogTalkRadio.  For those of you who are busy and always on the run, these interviews are short and we hope sweet. Enjoy.

My first guest on QA3 is author Brad Parks. Did you listen to last Wednesday’s The Halli Casser-Jayne Show on Gun Control? My guests were a lively bunch and included Cliff Schecter, Omar Samaha who lost his sister in the Virginia Tech massacre, Margie Omero and former reporter and now crime novelist Brad Parks. I hope you’ll have a listen to that show, if you haven’t already. http://bit.ly/U4EEMd

But be sure to listen to QA3/Brad Parks discuss his great new crime novel, The Good Cop on A Quarter Past Three, my new Overtime feature of The Halli Casser-Jayne Show. Great book, fun interview. You can listen here: http://bit.ly/YEswYS.

By the way, is there someone you would like me to interview? Be sure to ask, and we’ll see what we can do. You can leave messages right here on The Halli Casser-Jayne website. I love to hear from you.

Halli