The Autopen Is Mightier Than The Scorned?
The pardon pen is mightier than the conviction. Or the potential for conviction. Unless that pen in question is something called an autopen, or so…
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Tandy Culpepper Talks To Veteran Entertainment Journo Steve Kmetko About His New Podcast StIll Here Hollywood
In the nineties and early aughts, Steve Kmetko was arguably the preeminent entertainment reporter in Hollywood. Upon arriving in Los Angeles in the eighties, he…
Tandy Culpepper Talks With Singer-Songwriter John Ondrasik About His STUNNING New Music Video OK
John Ondrasik, known by his stage name Five for Fighting, rose to fame with the 2002 Grammy-nominated single Superman (It’s Not Easy). The song charted…
Tandy Culpepper Talks Volcanoes & Earthquakes with Geologist & Volcanologist Jess Phoenix
Jess Phoenix wears many hats. The history undergrad major took a geology class on a lark and found herself instantly hooked. Soon enough, she…
Tandy Culpepper Talks to Filmmaker Vishavjit Singh about His New Short Animated Film, American Sikh
In the Republic, the philosopher Plato notably penned that “Our need will be the real creator.” A rephrasing of those words survives to this day:…
Tandy Culpepper Talks with Actress Aba Arthur about her Work in The Color Purple & More
Aba Arthur is an actor, playwright, filmmaker, and author. This multi-hyphenate woman knew what she wanted her future to look like from day one. …
Tandy Culpepper talks to filmmaker Neer Shelter, director of the award-winning live action short film, Perspectives, now qualified for the Oscars.
Tandy Culpepper talks with Australian filmmaker Neer Shelter, the man behind the live action short film, Perspectives. The film has qualified for consideration by the…
Tandy Culpepper Talks with Acclaimed Singer-Songwriter John Ondrasik AKA Five For Fighting: Ukraine and Afghanistan, Music & More
You may know him as John Ondrasik. You may know him by his stage name Five for Fighting. No matter. By any name, this acclaimed…
Tandy Culpepper Talks Writing and War Correspondence with Veteran Broadcast Journalist Don Dahler
I’d been trying to schedule an interview with veteran broadcast journalist Don Dahler (most recently of CBS News) for weeks. We finally found a…
Tandy Culpepper Talks Israel, Hamas, and Politics with Award-winning Christian Science Monitor Correspondent Francine Kiefer
For several months, I had been trying to pin down journalist Francine Kiefer for an interview regarding her award-winning work as West Coast bureau chief…