09/18/14 - Thursday's Topical Currents begins with former Presidential speech writer John Pollack, whose latest book is SHORTCUT: How Analogies Reveal Connections, Spark Innovations and Sell Our Greatest Ideas.Wordsmiths have shaped world history by simplifying complex ideas into easily understood ideas. And more: Linda Gassenheimer’s Food & Dining, with Esquire Magazine’s restaurant and travel columnist John Mariani.Tune in for Topical Currentswith hosts Joseph Cooper and Bonnie Berman at 1pm.
VIDEO: JOHN AT THE WORLD PUN CHAMPIONSHIPS 1995
(John is in polka-dots; the audience in stitches):
http://youtu.be/Gn0aq2pa8SY