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Episode 44
Famed TV chef Martin Yan is excited about his new book, Martin Yan's China—he explains how the new China is reviving recipes and ingredients that were suppressed during the Maoist era. Lisa Katayama, a Tokyo-born journalist, explains the weird world of Urawaza, and we peek inside The
Ultimate Book Club Organizer.
Episode 39
Photographer Autumn de Wilde was a friend and collaborator of musician Elliott Smith, who died tragically in 2003. We talk with her about her new book of photographs of Elliott, which comes with a CD of unreleased recordings. And from over the pond in the U.K. we chat with Fraser Lewry and Tom Ryan, creators of Kittenwar.com, about the new book version of the hot website. And this week's Worst-Case Scenario will send you back to Driver's Ed, as Dave Borgenicht explains how to survive driving in a blizzard.
Episode 36
Author Clane Hayward takes us back to her chaotic hippie childhood in
her new memoir, The Hypocrisy of Disco. We visit Ramiro Fernandez in his Chelsea flat to see his personal collection of photos, postcards and ephemera from Cuba, which is featured in the new book, I Was Cuba.
And we take a scenario from the Worst-Case Scenario Handbook: Junior Edition: How do you tell your parents about your lousy report card?
Episode 35
Ever wonder what Jim Morrison was really like behind that rockstar facade? Author James Henke interviewed Morrison's family and the remaining members of The Doors to get the full story for The Jim Morrison Scrapbook. Nutritionist Esther Blum tells us her secrets in Eat, Drink and be Gorgeous, and we get a pint-sized Worst-Case Scenario with Robin Epstein, co-author of the Junior Edition.
Episode 34
You'll hear lots of interesting sounds in this episode, like the call of a Yellow-Necked Spurfowl! The Spurfowl is one of 200 birds featured in bird biologist Les Beletsky's new guide, Birdsongs From Around the World. Author Christopher Lee Barish tells you how to optimize your football experience in The Armchair Quarterback, and the Worst-Case Scenario is: What would you do if you were on a ship that was attacked by pirates?
Episode 33
5 Spices, 50 Dishes is a new book of recipes for Indian food that you won't have to slave over. Author Ruta Kahate has taught regional Indian cooking for years, and has written this book as a guide to simple, tasty meals that you won't need a special spice rack for. We also talk to Tricia Ashworth and Amy Nobile, co-authors of I was a Really Good Mom Before I Had Kids. And this time, the Worst-Case Scenario is: What would you do if you were stuck in the middle of the ocean on a life raft?
Special Edition
A reader sent in this recording—apparently the BBC did a feature story
on the controversy surrounding our book, Porn for Women! The correspondent doesn't seem to truly understand what's going on, and Heather Petersen, spokespornographer for the Cambridge Women's
Pornography Cooperative, has a heck of a time explaining it to him. (We can't confirm or deny the authenticity of this audio...)
Episode 28
In this episode, we've got a great interview with Spider-Man
3 producer Grant Curtis. Curtis has authored a book that goes behind
the scenes into the art and making of the summer blockbuster. Worst-Case Scenario author Dave Borgenicht instructs us on how
to survive if your ship hits an iceberg, then we visit with artist Alex
Gross. Gross' paintings are collected in a new Chronicle book called,
appropriately, The Art of Alex Gross.
Episode 25
In this episode, we go to Provence to talk to Georgeanne Brennan, a cooking school teacher and author of many gardening and cookbooks. Her latest, A Pig in Provence, is a memoir of her years spent in the South of France, and is filled with recipes for seasonal French food. Worst-Case Scenario Handbook author David Borgenicht explains how to survive being lost in the jungle, and finally, we visit with Amy Kaneko about her new cook-book of modern Japanese-style cooking:
Let's Cook Japanese Food!
Episode 24
It's Cocktail Month here at Chronicle Books. In this episode, we talk to Susan Elia MacNeal, creator of the book Infused. Infused gives you tips and recipes for creating your own home-grown infused vodka and other liquors.Worst-Case Handbook author David Borgenicht explains how to avoid crying while cutting onions, and finally, we revisit an interview with author Jennifer Traig and her book Retox: Booze, Use and Snooze Your Way to Personal Fulfillment. We talked to Jennifer...
Episode 23
It's Cocktail Month here at Chronicle Books. In this episode, we talk to mixologist Lucy Brennan about her book of unique concoctions called Hip Sips. Worst-Case Scenario author David Borgenicht
reminds us how to open a wine bottle without a corkscrew, and finally, Chronicle Editor Bill LeBlond takes us behind the scenes of the making of The Art of the Bar.
Episode 21 | New Year, New You Episode 4
New Year, New You Episode 4: In our fourth and final episode of the New Year, New You podcast, we get organized with Jessica and Michael Hinz, authors of Learn to Balance Your Life: A Practical Guide to Having It All. We give author Darrin Zeer another call to talk about how to make feng shui work in your life, and finally, we revisit some of the best advice we've gotten during the series. Good luck with your resolutions, and we'll see you next year.
Episode 20 |
New Year, New You Episode 3
New Year, New You Episode 3: Get Fit! Fitness is where you find it. In this episode, we've got three experts that have all found ways to get you in better shape wherever you are. Author Darrin Zeer wrote his book, Travel Yoga, so you could relax and get a good stretch while on the road. Shirley Archer turns office furniture into workout gear, and Dr. Maoshing Ni touts the benefits of tai chi.
Episode 19 |
New Year, New You Episode 2
New Year, New You Episode 2: Get Pretty! This time we turned to a select group of beauty experts to help you improve your look for the New Year. Jennifer Axen and Leigh Phillips stumbled upon an untapped resource of beauty tips—strippers. You won't believe what they do with coffee grounds. Barbara Close, founder of Naturopathica skin care, illuminates the secrets of skin, and Meghan Cleary helps you make the most out of your shoes by digging into your closet.
Episode 18
In this episode, we talk to Philip Tirman, M.D. about his new book, The Wine and Food Lover's Diet. Tirman, a sports doctor, turned his attention to nutrition when he was fighting his own battle to lose weight. He's written a diet that he says will appeal to foodies—and allows you to have a glass of wine with dinner. Our Worst-Case Scenario this week helps you deal with that nightmare customer, and finally, we talk to Mario Garza about the
Stuff On My Cat phenomenon.
Episode 17 |
New Year, New You Episode 2
New Year, New You Episode 1: Are your New Year's resolutions already falling by the wayside? Listen to our
special, 4-episode podcast series, New Year, New You! Each episode is full of tips for achieving your goals,
whether you're trying to lose weight, getorganized, or, as in this epsiode, get balanced. We interviewed some
of our top authors and experts in self-help and life-coaching, including Raphael Cushnir, Dr. Maoshing Ni,
Carol Stanton and Meryl Starr. We'll be back next week with our Get Pretty episode.
Episode 16
We've got two jam-packed episodes for you this week, with holiday gift-giving tips you won't hear anywhere
else. We went straight to the source and asked Chronicle's staff of editors which books they're giving our to their
friends and family. In this episode, we get personal recommendations for the kids on your list from children's
editor Andrea Menotti, games, cards and holiday fare from gifts book editor Mikyla Bruder, and a plug from
author Les Beletsky for his book Bird Songs, a collection of pictures and recordings of 250 North American
birds. Be sure to listen to the other holiday podcast this month, with recommendations for your more
mature friends.
In our second of two podcasts with holiday gift-giving tips, we went straight to the source and asked
Chronicle's staff of editors which books they're giving our to their friends and family. In this episode, we get
personal recommendations for the adults on your list from sex books editor Jodi Davis, stylish cookbooks from
Bill LeBlond, and art and design books from editor Alan Rapp. You're sure to find something here to satisfy
that hard-to-buy-for friend.
 
Episode 15
In this episode, we talk to photographer Peter Ellenby about his book Every Day is Saturday. Ellenby has snapped shots of a number of famous indie bands like Death Cab for Cutie, The Flaming Lips, and Beulah. The book comes with a 21-song CD of Peter's favorite bands. Worst-Case Scenario Handbook author David Borgenicht returns to help us survive being locked in a walk-in freezer. And finally, we talked to Grant Washburn and Bruce Jenkins about their photo book, Inside Maverick's, celebrating big-wave surfers at Maverick's in Half Moon Bay, CA. These waves go upwards of 30 feet, and these pictures take you right inside the tube.
Episode 14
In this episode, we talk to Nick Bantock, best-selling author of the Griffin and Sabine series, about his new novel, Windflower. We also hear from Les Beletsky, the author of Bird Songs, a new book that includes illustrations and audio recordings of North American birds, drawn from the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Worst-Case Scenario author David Borgenicht has the week off—and while he's away, we give listeners the chance to muse about what you would do if you were trapped in...well, tune in to find out, and enter our contest for a chance to win a prize for the best Worst-Case Scenario survivalist!
Episode 13
In this special edition of the podcast, we go backstage with author and artistic director of the Experience Music Project in Seattle, Robert Santelli. Since his youth in New Jersey, he has followed the rise of local boys made good, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. In Greetings from E Street: The Story of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Santelli turns the spotlight on the guys behind Bruce to tell the whole story of their 30 year career. Through recreated posters, backstage passes, tickets, and lots of rare photographs, Santelli really tells the unknown story of the E Street Band.
Episode 11
Filmmakers David Wiseman and Melissa Painter discuss their new book Edie, which tells the true, untold story of Edie Sedgewick. After Worst-Case Scenario author David Borgenicht helps us open a bottle of wine without a corkscrew, Sandra Jordan of Jordan Vineyards helps us understand The Art of Decanting.
Episode 10
This episode features an interview with Senator Barbara Boxer about her book A Time to Run, which recently came out in paperback. After a Worst-Case Scenario, we'll talk with Pulitzer Prize winning author Robert Olen Butler about his unusual new book, Severance. Described by Dave Eggers as "beautiful, hilarious, horrifying and humane," Severance captures the last minute thoughts of 62 severed heads in this beguiling collection of short, short stories.
Episode 9
We've got a special podcast for you this time focusing on the art of parenting. Author Kate Hodson teaches pregnant mothers how to milk the most out of their pregnancy in her book Milk It! Then we take you on The Three-Martini Playdate with Christie Mellor. Christie begs new parents not to fall into pitfalls like overparenting and atrocious kids music and hold on to their adult lives. Finally we talk to Amy Maniatis. She and her co-writer Elizabeth Weil pulled together all the weird and useful factoids you'll need in their book Crib Notes
Episode 8
In this episode, we'll visit Joyce Goldstein, author of twenty-one cookbooks and a guru of Italian food. But first, we're going to talk with author Erik Davis and photographer Michael Rauner. They've collaborated on a beautiful and thoughtful tome called The Visionary State. Michael's photos portray unusual churches, temples and spiritual sites around California, and Erik's text strings together the unique history of spirituality in the state.
Episode 7
In this week's episode we're taking a drive to Napa, California to visit chef and author Linda Carucci who recently wrote Cooking School Secrets for Real-World Cooks. And we'll go to Philadelphia to talk to David Borgenicht, author of the wildly popular Worst-Case Scenario Handbook series. We asked Borgenicht to reflect back on how he and co-author Joshua Piven came up with the concept back in 1998. Enjoy!
Episode 6
This week's episode is all about food. In the heat of summer, it's hard to beat a scoop of ice cream to cool you off. Emily Luchetti, famed pastry chef at Farallon in San Francisco, always keeps ice cream on the menu to satisfy her customer's cravings. Luchetti has put together some of her favorite ways to eat ice cream in her latest cookbook, appropriately titled A Passion for Ice Cream. We catch up with her at work, prepping that evening's desserts with her crew. And, of course, in every episode we pick a tip from Chronicle's best-seller, the Worst Case Scenario Handbook's Guide to Life. This time, we flipped open to this scenario: What should you do if you're on a sinking cruise ship? And continuing on the food tip, we spent an afternoon talking to Diane Rossen Worthington about her new update of her classic The New California Cook. Diane gives us some insight on what's happening in the California food scene, and how she developed recipes such as the one for her Pear, Pistachio, and Chicken Liver Mousse.
Episode 5
In this week's episode we're going to talk about sex—or at least, we're going to talk to your pool cleaner and the bartender down the block about sex. We've partnered with Nerve.com on a book with some of the best bits from their online column "Sex Advice From..." The idea is to ask everyday people—plumbers, DJs, and accordion players alike—to give sex advice. Listen for some of the best advice available today. We will also explore the world of Chinese medicine through the author of the new book Secrets of Longevity: Hundreds of Ways to Live to Be 100 by Dr. Maoshing Ni, physician to the stars. And, in every episode we pick a tip from Chronicle's best-selling series, the Worst Case Scenario Handbook. This week we talk to the author of The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: LIFE and ask people on the street, what should you do if you're stung by a jellyfish on the beach? Enjoy!
Episode 2
In this episode we'll place a phone call to the remote outpost of Phaic Tan, to learn more about this fantasy vacation destination from one of our intrepid authors, we'll find out what to do if you throw up on a roller coaster ride and we'll explore some weightier topics too. Zoe Sallis interviewed a number of famous people around the world, including Jack Nicholson, Nelson Mandela and Bob Geldof. She asked each of them the same ten questions, which she calls the Ten Eternal Questions. They range from "Do you believe in God?" to "What has life taught you so far?" Listen to artist and filmmaker, David Lynch answer a few of these eternal questions.
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