Entries in Downtime (20)

Wednesday
May152013

Geeking Out with Zachary Quinto

Real Time writers/nerds Chris Kelly and Adam Felber sit down with Zachary Quinto to talk about Star Trek secrets, mating cycles and more:

 

• Watch the trailer for Star Trek: Into Darkness!

• Find out what the heck the "Pon farr" is!

Wednesday
May152013

Food Stuff with Mark Bittman

New York Times food columnist Mark Bittman joins writers assistant Miles Leicher backstage to talk about his new book,  VB6: Eat Vegan Before 6:00 to Lose Weight and Restore Your Health...for Good.

Thursday
Apr182013

Behind the Kitchen Door with Saru Jayaraman

Saru Jayaraman joins Miles backstage to discuss the fight to provide fair wages for American restaurant workers.

Three things you can do:

  1. Buy the book: Behind the Kitchen Door!
  2. Sign the petition!
  3. When you eat out, speak up!
Tuesday
Apr162013

Tweet Talk with Bob Costas

Writers assistant Miles Leicher introduces broadcasting legend Bob Costas to his army of Twitter surrogates.

Wednesday
Mar202013

Food for Thought with Tom Colicchio

Chef Tom Colicchio joins writer's assistant Miles Leicher to discuss his documentary, A Place at the Table, as well as his relationship with fast food and who he considers to be the best Top Chef contestant of all time.

Thursday
Feb142013

Science Friction with Lawrence Krauss

Theoretical physicist Lawrence Krauss joins Miles backstage to discuss his first Real Time appearance.

 

Check out the trailer for Lawrence Krauss and Richard Dawkins’ new film, The Unbelievers.

Do you think teaching children religious dogma over scientific fact qualifies as child abuse?

Wednesday
Feb132013

Jammin' with Martin Bashir

Martin joins Miles backstage to discuss his reggae roots and why putting the media spotlight on politicians' religion might be a good thing.

 

Do you think the media should focus on candidates' religious beliefs during a campaign? Weigh in below.

Friday
Feb012013

Backstage Pass with Kristen Soltis

Real Time panelist Kristen Soltis took a moment after Friday’s show to talk to writers assistant Miles Leicher about the joys and challenges of being a pollster:

Miles Leicher: Kristen, thank you so much for coming back to the show. Nice to see you again.

Kristen Soltis: Thanks for having me!

ML: You are a pollster, which sounds like an increasingly difficult job in today's society. Why do you think that is? Why don't people want to participate in polls anymore?

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