News on the Rocks

01/07/2019

Thanks for the great response to Race Taylor's visit with us. The demise of WPLJ is sad but the lessons are instructive for radio.

14/06/2019

It takes heart to make it in the local music scene, and no one has a bigger heart than our guest Joe D'Urso, known from Greenwich Village to the Jersey Shore and around the world as a great rocker -- and presenter of the Rockland Bergen Music Festival (June 22 and 23) with John Prine, Steve Earle, and many more. He is true to the belief that music is about community and giving back.

17/05/2019

There are two voices on the radio today who’ve been on the air since the 1950s! CBS’s Gary Nunn and New York radio legend Mitch Lebe - who has been around so long he spun records when WINS was top 40. Hear classic tales and classic tapes - this week on News on the Rocks.

https://www.radio.com/media/audio-channel/radios-lasting-voices

07/05/2019

Wow, have you heard her voice? See 16 year old Lindsey Lomis on the day of her first NYC performance:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMS0L4OXb_s

Where did this suburban talent from Nashville acquire her old soul at only 16? On the day of her first performance in New York's Greenwich Village let Linsey...

02/05/2019

Steve Madden. From shoes to prison to shoes. What happened? This week.

16/04/2019

If you like pina coladas, sorry. We're drinking wine & eating chocolates this week.

24/02/2019

Imagine a beautiful mind trapped in a frozen body. No way to express thoughts, fears, joys, or needs. On this edition of News on the Rocks, Patty Steele and Wayne Cabot talk to the CEO and a speech pathologist from Children's Hospital about the miracle of assistive technology. They tell us how one mother finally found out.. her little girl's favorite color is blue.

01/02/2019

Would you take a small amount of psychedelics to open your mind? The science behind microdosing with science writer Shayla Love.
https://omny.fm/shows/news-on-the-rocks/the-science-behind-microdosing-to-open-your-mind

It's a trend in Silicon Valley and tech startups to solve problems and expand creativity by taking very small doses of L*D or mushrooms - without actually tripping. We explore the nascent scientific research and abundant anecdotal experiences with Vice science writer Shayla Love. 

26/10/2018

A love story inspired by cancer. https://bit.ly/2Re3TAr

We pour a round of Revivalist botanical gin and make instant friends with Nashville recording artist/author Robert Hunter and his wife Becky. They stopped in NYC on a nationwide Relapse & Revival Tour to celebrate his album, book, and her faith & positivity in the face of adversity.

06/09/2018

Tomorrow's podcast: You typically have 480 secs to survive a shooter.

16/08/2018

I'm not sure the Catholic church can survive the PA grand jury report, morally or financially. Pressure on politicians to stop protecting the church will be intense. Activist and survivor Kat Sullivan joins Patty Steele and me on tomorrow's "News on the Rocks" podcast at radio.com. WCBS Newsradio 880

20/06/2018

This week, ripping kids from their parents and the USA zero tolerance policy.

11/04/2018

The Grateful Dead’s Mickey Hart on the healing power of music and sound. Love this episode. Just posted on Radio.com

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