News On the Rocks - Christina Fontana_Relentless

This time I chat with Christina Fontana who devoted a decade to her true crime docuseries "Relentless," now streaming onDiscovery+  It's about the search for a missing young mother and the shocking hidden stories about the family. You won't be able to turn away! 

News On The Rocks - John Elliot, "Pandemic Blues"

THIS TIME, I TALK ABOUT THE PANDEMIC’S PSYCHOLOGICAL AFTER EFFECTS. I CHAT WITH CBS 2 METEOROLOGIST, JOHN ELLIOTT ABOUT THE EMOTIONAL IMPACT IT’S HAD ON ALL OF US . JOHN TELLS US ABOUT HIS CRAZY SCARY NIGHTMARES  AND WE EXPLORE, IN A FUN WAY, HOW WE’RE ALL FINDING A WAY TO RECOVER EMOTIONALLY.

News On The Rocks - Pink Skies Ahead

Anxiety overload? May is Mental Health Awareness Month and this time on NOTR I speak with .. Kelly Oxford .. who wrote and directed a film based on her own experience dealing anxiety and panic attacks .. but in a funny, warm way. PINK SKIES AHEAD stars Marcia Gaye Harden, Henry Winkler, and so many…

News On The Rocks - Ken Burns

I'm a full on history geek .. so this time on NOTR, I chat with my idol... documentary filmmaker Ken Burns, about our mutual obsession with Lincoln, his new Hemingway documentary, and ..  after he's done with the interview .. what I might do in the name of fandom

News On The Rocks - Steve Cochran Take 2!

This time I take another shot at a simul-podcast with my Chicago pal Steve Cochran, where we just pick a bunch of random topics to toss at one another. Are we trying to top last time . . or trying to salvage our reputations? You decide . . .

News On the Rocks - Steve Cochran, "Live From My Office"

This week  . . it's a double podcast! A simulcast with my dear friend . . and legendary Chicago talk show host Steve Cochran.  His podcast is called Live From My Office. We share insight on everything from the covid wars in our respective cities, to politics, to drinking . . to life in general. You…

News on the Rocks - Brad Blanks at the Inauguration

This time on News On the Rocks Patty talks to her pal Brad Blanks who grew up in the Australian countryside .. always fascinated with America and American politics. He tells us what he saw and felt when he attended the Biden inauguration.. one of the most unusual inaugurations in history. 

News on the Rocks - Jeh Johnson

You have to check out Patty’s very funny and enlightening podcast with former Secretary of Homeland Security . . Jeh Johnson. Hear his story of graduating near the bottom of his high school class . . and near the top of his college class . . and his evolution into a hugely respected Washington insi…

News on the Rocks - Mandy Sauler

This is a podcast you need to listen to . . it's all about Patty's nipples ..  and Mandy Sauler, the amazing tattoo artist who got them just right after Patty's breast cancer. It's funny, touching, surprising, and . . yes . . sort of sexy!

News On The Rocks - Elvis Duran Pt. 2

PATTY CONTINUES HER CHAT WITH RADIO ICON ELVIS DURAN FROM Z100 AND RADIO STATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THEY TALK ABOUT  EVERYTHING FROM SPIRITUALITY TO ANGER TO POLITICS TO SEX. AND THEY EXPLORE THE DEEPER SIDE OF OUR RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHERS . . AND WITH OURSELVES. TAKE A CLOSE LOOK INTO THE LIFE …