Kelly connects with Michael Morris of Columbia University to talk about his timely book “Tribal: How the Cultural Instincts That Divide Us Can Help Bring Us Together.”     It’s kind of amazing that the term “tribal” has become a mostly negative term and this book is about how our tribal orientation is why we actually …

Kelly connects with Karen Brooks Hopkins, the former president of the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), to discuss her book “BAM…And Then It Hit Me”    You write that working at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), was not a job but a crusade.  “It was a situation that required 100% dedication at all times. …

Kelly welcomes Dr. Kathleen Smith back to the podcast. Dr. Smith is a licensed therapist and associate faculty member of the Bowen Center for Study of the Family. She is the author of “Everything Isn’t Terrible.” Her new book is called “True to You: A Therapist’s Guide to Stop Pleasing Others and Start Being Yourself.”     …

Kelly talks to former FBI Hostage Negotiator Chip Massey about his new book “Convince Me: High-Stakes Negotiation Tactics to Get Results in Any Business Situation.”     We were talking before we started recording that a small group of us will be heading to Quantico in the coming weeks to observe hostage negotiation training and this …

Kelly talks to Sandra Steinbrecher, a Chicago documentary photographer whose new book captures the transformation of the Morton Salt factory into The Salt Shed, a premier music venue in Chicago.    For our non-Chicago audience, how can you describe our fascination with the old Morton Salt Warehouse and the iconic logo on its roof?  “The …