Conversations With Kim Carson

From bestselling author and entrepreneur Meena Harris, The Truth About Mrs. Claus offers a fresh take on holiday stories with an empowering story about being true to yourself, honoring family traditions, and believing in Christmas magic. In this holiday picture book, Amalia the Elf loves everything about making teddy bears . . .Watching Grandma and Mama sew! Feeling the soft, velvety fur!Imagining the bears in their new homes!. . except the bear-making part. Worried about disappointing her family, Amalia goes straight to Santa for advice. But it’s Mrs. Claus who knows how to solve Amalia’s problem—and who needs help with a secret of her own. It’s about finding truth in purpose while acknowledging important traditions; it’s about intergenerational relationships, and finding your own way, even when it means reshaping other’s expectations. Changing course, developing new interests, and challenging norms can feel scary—I hope every child that picks up this book has someone in their corner as they forge new path

Like many kids on the autism spectrum, Charlie finds solace and empowerment in pools, ponds, sprinklers, visiting the aquarium, and swimming in the ocean. Through his adventures and discoveries, he shows the world that even though he has autism, autism doesn’t have him. It is a beautiful ode to the love between siblings Callie and Charlie, while showing readers that kids who may experience the world in different ways can help us see the wonders of swimming to your own rhythm. CHARLIE MAKES A SPLASH, co-authored by Holly Robinson Peete and her son, RJ Peete, is a companion to the award-winning book MY BROTHER CHARLIE. With the same cast of characters bringing whimsy to everyday fun for all children, the Peetes co-wrote these books to help share awareness about autism with other children who have been touched by it. 

Growing up in Detroit, Motown music was such a big part of my life. It was all over the radio, my record box was filled with the 45's and albums. A year and a half ago I interviewed the legendary Mary Wilson founding member of The Supremes. She was dancing on the TV show Dancing With The Stars. She looked so good! But last night unexpectedly she passed away at her home in Henderson, Nevada at the age of 76. She is survived by her daughter, son, many grandchildren, a sister and brother. A celebration of her life will take place later this year. She was a trailblazer and broke down social, racial, and gender barriers. R.I.P Mary thankfully the music lives on

Today's Conversation With Kim is with Deon Cole who was so much fun to talk to and I really appreciate him getting up so early in the morning to chat with me. Four shows on the air right now Black-ish, Grown-ish, Angie Tribeca Face Value plus his stand-up and comedy specials...this is one of the hardest working guys in the business today...meet Deon Cole~ Black-ish http://abc.go.com/shows/blackish Grown-ish http://abc.go.com/shows/grown-ish Angie Tribeca http://www.tbs.com/shows/angie-tribeca Face Value https://www.bet.com/shows/face-value.html

I interviewed Suzanne Somers today she has a new book out called Two's Company: A Fifty Year Romance With Lessons Learned In Love, Life and Business. I adore her this is the second time we've talked and I always learn a valuable nugget of wisdom. In other news Elton John lost his mother yesterday after they finally reconciled and made peace. I talked to Suzanne about that same thing today and what were the feelings she had when she reconciled with John Ritter one month before he passed and the reconciliation with Joyce DeWitt her Three's Company co-star...David Cassidy's last words pretty much sum it up "So much wasted time" Suzanne is such a wonderful and wise woman who has lived and continues to live a full life...the read is inspirational and would make the perfect stocking stuffer for that special person who needs to know that "It's not the problems in your life that define you it's how you respond to those things that define you"-Suzanne Somers Get her book on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Twos-Compa

I was so looking forward to doing this interview. I've wanted to interview Jeff Daniels a number of times over the years but never had the opportunity until today. To be honest with you I'm glad that it has taken this long. This is the Jeff Daniels I would have wanted to talk to not so much the Dumb and Dumber Jeff Daniels. I don't know if they're the same guy but he has to have evolved over the years right? Dumb and Dumber, The Purple Rose of Cairo, or Terms of Endearment those were some pretty big movis for a guy who pretty much does it his way. He appears to be in a really good space and place of peace and contentment right where's he's at in life. Isn't that the goal? It doesn't hurt that he still lives in Chelsea, Michigan his childhood neighborhood, shovels snow in Michigan winters and still appreciates the change of color during an autumn day. Michigan can keep you grounded...hard work never hurt anyone. Jeff talks his music, film, his plays and his sons' music the Ben Daniels Band. Jeff Daniels and hi

Ken Burns being Ken Burns tells The Vietnam Story like no one before him. His mind, his perspective, his attention to detail, the way he frames a story I feel like he has no equal telling it...a story that is 50 plus years old but we are still learning from it. This series took a decade to complete...Ken worked side by side with documentarian/film maker Lynn Novick for the past 10 years researching, compiling, interviewing, documenting everything they needed to have to be able to tell the unique and fresh story that they wanted to tell. The Vietnam War docu-movie debuting on PBS television September 17th, 2017. The vast amount of interviews, raw footage, speaking to the Vietnamese first hand about their side of the story, Generals, Vietnam vets telling the story they lived during that time period in history it's all there. In addition to the compelling soundtrack by Trent Reznor and Attcus Ross there's the period piece music... Bob Dylan, Hendrix, The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Marvin Gaye. If you want t

Peter Gethers wants to give his aging mother a very personal and final gift: a spectacular feast featuring all her favorite dishes. The problem is, although he was raised to love food and wine he doesn’t really know how to cook. So he embarks upon an often hilarious and always touching culinary journey that will ultimately allow him to bring his mother’s friends and loved ones to the table one last time. Reach out to Peter via Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PeterGethersAuthor/ Purchase My Mother's Kitchen at your local book store or on Amazon.com: https://www.amazon.com/My-Mothers-Kitchen-Breakfast-Meaning/dp/0805093303

Ben is what most people would describe as a "Super Fan" who also happens to be a best selling author. He has been a fan of Prince for decades and tomorrow April 21st, 2017 marks the one year anniversary of Prince's death. I remember playing Prince on the radio back at WDRQ in Detroit beginning in the late 1970's all the way through the 80's and 90's. To me Prince was a complex man with lots of opposing thoughts and views, he did things his way and fought to keep the music a clear reflection of who he was and what he wanted his art form to represent. He was always pushing boundaries...always. What I enjoyed most about Ben's book is that it is not filled with salacious gossip and rumors about Prince but it is more of an unbiased investigative look at an artist that forever changed the landscape of music. Die-hard fans of Prince will enjoy the psychology, the behind the scenes look and the tasty nuggets about certain songs and how they came to be...as well as the Purple Rain movie and the importance of gettin

Writer Sailor Soldier Spy...Yes Ernest Hemingway was all of those things and more. Nick Reynolds carefully paints the picture of a Hemingway that most of us probably never knew existed. Writer Sailor Soldier Spy: The Adventures Of Ernest Hemingway is a very fun read about a man with many interests, many gifts and talents, a man who lived a very full life until the age of 61 when he committed suicide as his father had done years earlier. Almost exactly 35 years after Ernest Hemingway's death, on July 1, 1996, his granddaughter Margaux Hemingway died in Santa Monica, California. Margaux was a supermodel and an actress, who co-starred with her younger sister Mariel in the movie Lipstick. Her death too was later ruled a suicide, making her "the fifth person in four generations of her family to commit suicide. Purchase Writer Sailor Soldier Spy Ernest Hemingway's Secret Adventures written by Nicholas Reynolds at your local book store and online at amazon.com: https://www.amazon.com/Writer-Sailor-Soldier-Spy-Hem

What a joy it was to interview The Amazing Kreskin! I remember watching The Amazing Kreskin when I was a little girl. I remember trying to figure out how this guy was doing what he was doing? It appeared to me that he was reading a person's mind...was he psychic? No, Kreskin is quick to point out that he is not a psychic because he cannot see into the future but that he is an entertainer who can read other people's thoughts...in real time. He was inspired at the age of 9 by Lee Falk's famous comic strip Mandrake the Magician, which featured a crime-fighting stage magician and he decided that that was who he was going to become. Kreskin still has that showman's flair, a comedian's wit and yes he is also a thought reader. Throughout his lifetime he has made numerous appearances on Johnny Carson, Regis Philbin, David Letterman and most recently Jimmy Fallon, Neil Cavuto and Howard Stern. In 2014 Kreskin mentally trained three up and coming boxers to victory. Kreskin also teaches classes for law enforcemen

James Duane is the creator of the viral lecture Don't Talk To The Police and the author of the book You Have The Right To Remain Innocent. Everyone should read this if even to make you think. In a discussion with friends and someone will always say "That wouldn't ever happen to me he/she must have been doing something wrong". But it can happen to you, innocent people do go to prison, innocent people are shot and killed and innocent people willingly talk to the police everyday but should you? James Dauane explores the judicial system as well as law enforcement and case histories of innocent men and women exonerated after decades in prison because of information they voluntarily gave to police. Purchase You Have The Right To Remain Innocent from your local bookstore or on Amazon at this link: https://www.amazon.com/You-Have-Right-Remain-Innocent/dp/1503933393 Reach out to James via this website: http://www.regent.edu/acad/schlaw/faculty_staff/duane.cfm

This is one of those books that is going to make you think. Dr. Bell has consulted on the O.J. Simpson case, the Chernobyl disaster, Hurricane Katrina, the World Trade Center and he claims to know who killed Jon Benet Ramsey. Great read because in a very scientific way he breaks down habits of successful people people and how whether you make your bed in the morning or not even matters... Pick up Rich Habits Rich Life at your local bookstore or online at: https://www.amazon.com/Rich-Habits-Life-Cornerstones-Pursuits/dp/1933969237/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1471353653&sr=1-1&keywords=rich+habits+rich+life Visit his website at: http://www.richhabits.com/

I would describe The Final Service as an inspirational book. Don't get me wrong because there will be places where you may think, "What was Kim thinking when she said inspirational?" Just keep reading. It's a book about fathers and daughters, husbands and wives, friends and strangers. It's a book about relationships and how they are ever changing and evolving over a lifetime.This is a book about PTSD Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and it's effects when it is both diagnosed and not diagnosed. The end results can be the same. This book is scheduled to be made into a major motion picture production and I for one can't wait to see it hit the big screen. The Final Service is a story about a father who is a WWII veteran and a daughter that is experiencing a strained relationship, a broken relationship with him. After he dies and with the help of a "stranger" she finally comes to terms with exactly who her dad was and who he was not. This book is for PTSD survivors, military men and women who have all had experi

There are just so many nuggets in Rita Coolidge's book Delta Lady:A Memoir. Nuggets of wisdom, learning enlightenment, compassion, caring and biggest of all resiliance. I have always been a Rita Coolidge fan ever since first hearing Higher and Higher and playing that on the first Christian radio station I worked at. I loved her long dark hair, Cherokee heritage, her Boho style and the turquoise...loved seeing her wear all of her turquoise. Rita has been making music for a lifetime and she has worked with some of the greats like Jimi Hendrix, Joe Cocker, Leon Russell and so many others there just isn't the time to list them all here but she covers so much of it in the book. She was married to Kris Kristofferson who I fell in love with after seeing A Star Is Born. She talks about their relationship and making beautiful music together, the ups and downs of it all. The biggest bombshell for me was learning about the Eric Clapton song Layla and what Rita contributed to it (uncredited). It's very clear he

This book is flat out, flat out! The tease goes like this... His dying father is in a hospital room hooked up to breathing apparatus making it difficult to communicate. He motioned the author Mike to come a little closer. He told Mike he was glad he was there and went on to tell his son, "YOU are a complete disappointment!" And he was just getting started.... This is a really raw, painful, intimate and ultimately joyful look at a very complex father/son relationship. But I think it could just as easily be a mother/son, daughter/father or mother/daughter relationship. It crosses all boundaries. I find it difficult to believe that this is as isolated as one might think. I believe people don't talk about it or are embarrassed to talk about it. How does one begin to process such a thought? A parent who is competitive and jealous of their own offspring. This is a must read for many reasons...it's entertaining and actually has some very funny moments, there are moments that made me uncomfortable but there is