Ira's Everything Bagel
Discover Ira’s Everything Bagel, a blend of US arts and culture. Schmeared with podcasts rich in ideas worth spreading, as well as captivating stories.
Episodes
Authors, WAIL: The Visual Language of Prestige Records
This week on “Ira’s Everything Bagel,” Ira talks with Chris Entwisle and Mark Havens, longtime friends, designers, and authors of WAIL: The Visual Language of Prestige Records—a new book that celebrates the look, feel, and soul of one of jazz’s most influential labels.
Author, Victim #8 (A Luke Steele Novel)
This week on “Ira’s Everything Bagel,” Ira sits down with bestselling author and former CIA officer Traci Hunter Abramson, whose latest thriller, Victim #8 (A Luke Steele Novel), dives deep into the world of high-stakes intrigue.
Return of ‘Up All Night’
Ira sits down with the one and only Rhonda Shear—comedian, actress, entrepreneur, former Miss Louisiana, and the unforgettable hostess of USA Network’s cult-classic late-night showcase, Up All Night. After nearly a decade of shaping the midnight movie experience from 1989 to 1998, Up All Night is making its long-awaited comeback, premiering October 25 on Kings of Horror...
Author, Selected Misdemeanors: Essays at the Mercy of the Reader
This week on Ira’s Everything Bagel, Ira sits down with acclaimed author Sue William Silverman to dive into her new book, Selected Misdemeanors: Essays at the Mercy of the Reader. Sue explores the art of the flash essay—short pieces that deliver big emotional punch.
Author, An Awesome Bird: The Pelican
This week on “Ira’s Everything Bagel,” Ira chats with Rusty Austin — a veteran reality television producer with more than three decades behind the camera and now, the author of An Awesome Bird: The Pelican.
Author, The Betrayal
This week on “Ira’s Everything Bagel,” Ira sat down with Heather Ogden, the young author behind The Betrayal (the first in a planned series of The Lies We Fear). Heather shares how her debut novel—born from a spark she felt in high school after reading Orwell’s 1984—grew into the first installment of a bold new series.
Author, High Hopes
Resilience, Rock ’n’ Roll, and a Second Act at 59.
This week on Ira’s Everything Bagel, Ira sits down with Anne Abel, author of High Hopes—a memoir that proves it’s never too late to rewrite your story. After decades of battling severe depression and growing up in a home where music and fun were off-limits, Anne made a life-altering decision a...
Author, The Wild Why: Stories and Teachings to Uncover Your Wonder
This week on “Ira’s Everything Bagel,” Ira sits down with New York Times, USA Today, and international bestselling author Laura Munson, whose new book The Wild Why: Stories and Teachings to Uncover Your Wonder invites us to reconnect with awe, creativity, and the deeper stories we live by.
Author, Relentless Growth: Cultivating a Chef’s Mindset to Professional Fulfillment
This week on “Ira’s Everything Bagel,” Ira sits down with Chef Franck Desplechin—culinary innovator and author of Relentless Growth: Cultivating a Chef’s Mindset to Professional Fulfillment. From his early days as a teenage intern in France to mastering English in Hawaii, Chef Franck has built a career de...
Author, I Knew a Man Who Knew Brahms
This week on “Ira’s Everything Bagel,” Ira sits down with Nancy Shear, author of the memoir, I Knew a Man Who Knew Brahms. Nancy shares how a single free ticket to the Philadelphia Orchestra at age 15 changed the course of her life, igniting a lifelong passion for classical music. From an initial orchestra performance to being swept up by the magnetic i...
Author, Cesar Romero: The Joker Is Wild
This week on Ira’s Everything Bagel, Ira sits down with Samuel Garza Bernstein, author of Cesar Romero: The Joker Is Wild. Samuel shares the story behind Romero’s unforgettable Joker laugh—and how Cesar graciously performed it for fans everywhere, from busy airports to city streets. Drawing on his own show business background, Samuel reveals how his agent...
Author, Dwelling in a Place of Yes: The Surprising Psychology Behind Fear, Opportunity, and Smarter Choices
This week on “Ira’s Everything Bagel,” Ira serves up a thought-provoking conversation with Shane H. Tepper — creative director, content strategist, and a pioneering voice in the emerging world of Generative Engine Optimization (GEO). Tepper is also the author of Dwelling in a Place o...
Author, Vital Mission, a Jake Fortina Series Love Story
This week on “Ira’s Everything Bagel,” Ira sits down with Ralph R. “Rick” Steinke, retired military officer and author of Vital Mission, the latest installment in the gripping Jake Fortina Series: A Love Story. Drawing on decades of experience in international affairs, counterterrorism, and military leadership, Rick shares w...
Author, Charlie-Man
This week on “Ira’s Everything Bagel,” Ira sits down with Thomas Cullen, a federal judge and lifelong writer whose powerful debut novel, Charlie-Man, has just been published. A seasoned legal mind with a passion for storytelling, Thomas shares how writing has always been his first love—something he returned to with intensity once he became a judge. With an eye toward ju...
Author, The Call of Wonder
This week on Ira’s Everything Bagel, Ira dives into a thought-provoking conversation with Brian Cranley, author of The Call of Wonder. Once aspiring to become a doctor, Brian found himself drawn instead to theology—a path that led him to explore the harmony between faith and science.
Author, Forget the Fairy Tale and Find Your Happiness
This week on Ira’s Everything Bagel, Ira sits down with Deb Miller, author of Forget the Fairy Tale and Find Your Happiness, for an inspiring and thought-provoking conversation. Deb opens up about how her memoir—born during the isolation of the pandemic—grew into a powerful message encouraging women to break free from the scripted “fair...
Author, The Woke Supremacy: An Anti-Socialist Manifesto
This week on “Ira’s Everything Bagel,” Ira serves up a provocative conversation with Evan Sayet, author of “The Woke Supremacy: An Anti-Socialist Manifesto.”
Author, Human History on Drugs: An Utterly Scandalous but Entirely Truthful Look at History Under the Influence
This week on “Ira’s Everything Bagel,” Ira dives into the wild, eye-opening world of history and drugs with Sam Kelly, author of the provocative new book, Human History on Drugs: An Utterly Scandalous but Entirely Truthful Look at History Under the Influence.
Author, Over There
This week on “Ira’s Everything Bagel,” Ira welcomes Jane Loeb Rubin, acclaimed author of Over There, the powerful third book to her best-selling Gilded City series. Set during World War I, the novel sheds light on a rarely explored corner of Jewish-American history, following a family of Jewish doctors and nurses who bring compassion, courage, and medical innovation to t...
Author, Finding Happy: A User’s Guide to Your Life, with Lessons from Mine
This week on “Ira’s Everything Bagel,” Ira has an inspiring conversation with Peter Samuelson—philanthropist, producer, and author of Finding Happy: A User’s Guide to Your Life, with Lessons from Mine.
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