Welcome to Better Know a Guest, your weekly guide to the wonderful and diverse array of personalities appearing on ‘The Colbert Report’ and ‘The Daily Show’ each week.
Hey there Hubsters! Here’s to a new week of shows! Stephen’s guests this week are three journalists, two lawyers, and a former White House employee. Jon’s guests this week are a CEO, a journalist, and two actors . As always, let us know what you think about this week’s guests in the comments below!
Monday, June 16 (2014)
Ta-Nehisi Coates (Author: “The Beautiful Struggle: A Father, Two Sons, and an Unlikely Road to Manhood”)
Ta-Nehisi Coates is an American writer, journalist, educator and national correspondent at The Atlantic whose first book, The Beautiful Struggle, recounts his childhood in Baltimore during the 1980s. During this time, the city was not the safest place for a child, but Coates’s memoir reflects on his father’s efforts to protect the family and provide for his children. He remembers his father Paul as a driven man: a former member of the Black Panther Party, a Vietnam veteran, and a man who created his town publishing company in the family’s basement create an exhaustive history of African civilization. Out of the seven children in his family, Paul only had trouble with two: Ta-Nehisi and Big Bill, who both presented different challenges to their father in his quest to keep his children off the street. Time Out New York calls the book “A remarkable, blunt portrait of an adolescence filled with danger, chaos, flaws, and tragedy . . . a love story, dispatched from the front lines of a family,” with Walter Mosley naming “Ta-Nehisi Coates is the young James Joyce of the hip-hop generation.”
Born: 1957 (Baltimore, Maryland, United States)
Education: Woodlawn High School
Awards: Hillman Prize | Best Blogs of 2011
Previous ‘Colbert Report’ Appearance(s): Interview – 21 January 2013
Follow: @TaNehisiCoates
Tuesday, June 17 (2014)
David Boies & Theodore Olson (Authors: “Redeeming the Dream: The Case for Marriage Equality”)
Redeeming the Dream shares their experiences of lawyers David Boies and Theodore B. Olson and their challenge against Propisition 8, which banned same-sex marriage in the state of California. Before their partnership, they had argued against each other in the Supreme Court case Bush v. Gore. As foes-turned-allies, the two fought a five year battle against California law from 2008 to 2013. In the book they explain the legal framing of the case, highlighting the constitutional principles used to argue their position and strike down discriminatory law with the final decision of Hollingsworth v. Perry in 2013. Publisher’s Weekly praised the book for its “clear explanations about the landmark case and the judicial process in general will leave readers well-prepared to follow the subtleties of the discussion as individual states take on the gay marriage issue.”
Born: 11 September 1940 (Chicago, Illinois, United States) [Olson] | Boies 11 March 1941 (Marengo, Illinois, United States)
Education: Los Altos High School | University of the Pacific | Boalt Hall School for Law, UC Berkeley
Previous Positions: Solicitor General of the United States | United States Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Council
Born: 11 March 1941 (Marengo, Illinois, United States) [Boies]
Education: Boies Fullerton High School | Northwestern University | Yale Law School
Wednesday, June 18 (2014)
Katty Kay and Claire Shipman (Authors: “The Confidence Code: The Science and Art of Self-Assurance—What Women Should Know”)
Katty Kay and Claire Shipman are journalists with an interest in women’s issues, whose latest collaboration is the book The Confidence Code. The book focuses on teaching women to be confident in their careers at all stages, with the authors believing that lack of confidence is one of the factors that prevents women from rising as high in their corporate careers as their male counterparts. Using research on genetics, gender, behavior, and cognition, the two encourage women to develop more confidence in their work and close the gender gap in business. Sheryl Sandberg, the author of Lean In, called the book a source of “practical advice and a vision of a more hopeful future.”
Born: 14 November 1964
Education: University of Oxford
Books: Womenomics
Follow: @KattyKayBBC
Born: 1962 (Washington, D.C., United States)
Education: Worthington High School | Columbia College, Columbia University | School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University
Books: Womenomics
Awards: Peadbody Award
Follow: @ClaireShipman
Thursday, June 19 (2014)
Jay Carney (Former White House Press Secretary)
Jay Carney is an American journalist and former White House Press Secretary, who served under President Obama from 2011 to mid-2014. He is to be replaced by Josh Earnest. Prior to this appointment, Carney served as the director of communications for Vice President Joe Biden. While on the show, he will discuss his time in the White House.
Born: 22 May 1965 (Washington, D.C., United States)
Education: The Lawrenceville School | Yale University
Awards: Gerald R. Ford Prize
Follow: @PressSec
And now, to check in with our good friend Jon Stewart over at The Daily Show!
Monday, June 16 (2014)
Howard Schultz (CEO: Starbucks)
Howard Schultz is an American businessman and current Chairman, President, and CEO of the popular coffee chain, Starbucks. Schultz first joined the coffee chain in 1982 as the director of operations and marketing. At the time, Starbucks only sold coffee in four stores. Today, Starbucks is one of the few businesses that has raised its minimum wage after recent protests by food service workers. Furthermore, Starbucks announced on Sunday that it will pay for thousands of its workers to take courses through Arizona State University through the ‘Starbucks College Achievement’ plan. The plan will allow full and part time workers to choose from forty undergraduate degree programs at ASU that will be delivered online. Approx. 135, 000 employees are currently eligible to partake in the program.
Born: 19 July 1953 (Brooklyn, New York, United States)
Books: Pour Your Heart Into It | Onward: How Starbucks Fought for Its Life without Losing its Soul
Education: Carnarsie High School | Northern Michigan University
Awards: Israel 50th Anniversary Tribute Award | National Leadership Award | Responsible Capitalism Award | Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh C.S.C. Award for Ethics in Business | 2011 Businessperson of the Year Forbes
Tuesday, June 17 (2014)
Daniel Schulman (Author: “Sons of Wichita: How the Koch Brothers Became America’s Most Powerful and Private Dynasty”)
Daniel Schulman is an American author and journalist, whose new book Sons of Wichita is a biography of Charles and David Koch, the Koch brothers who are two of the prime financiers of politics in Washington. The brothers got their first chance at wealth when they were given an inheritance, which their father warned “seems to be a large sum of money” but “may either be a blessing or a curse.” That small fortune eventually turned into Koch industries, one of the largest corporations on the world. Their frequent adventures into politics has made both very controversial figures: to some, they fight big government, and to others, they are a source of the money that corrupts politics. Sons of Wichita also focuses on the lesser known Koch brothers. Bill Koch, who has built an energy empire, become a playboy, and taken to collecting wine and western art, and Frederick Koch who is much more private, devoting his life to refurbishing historic homes and properties.
Follow: Website | @DanielSchulman
Wednesday, June 18 (2014)
Kevin Hart (Actor: “Think Like a Man Too”)
Kevin Hart is an American comedian and actor, who reprises his role as Cedric in the upcoming film, Think Like a Man Too. The film follows the couples from the first movie as they visit Las Vegas for the wedding of Candace (Regina Hall) and Michael (Terrence J). As the girls head out for the bachelorette party and the guys head out for the bachelor party, events unfold that threaten to derail the wedding. Throughout, each couple must deal with their own issues, including embarrassing pasts, divorce, adjusting to married life, and more. The film also stars Taraji P. Henson, Gabrielle Union, La La Anthony, Cheryl HInes, Adam Brody, Kelsey Grammar, Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
Born: 6 July 1979 (North Philadelphia, Pennyslvania, United States)
Education: George Washington High School
Filmography: Along Came Polly | The 40-Year-Old Virgin | Scary Movie 4 | Epic Movie | Meet Dave | Drillbit Taylor | Death at a Funeral | Little Fockers | The Five-Year Engagement | Think Like a Man
Follow: Website
Thursday, June 19 (2014)
Jennifer Esposito (Author: “Jennifer’s Way: My Journey with Celiac Disease”)
Jennifer Esposito is an American actress, dancer, and model, whose new book Jennifer’s Way discusses her long-time issues with Celiac Disease and her struggles to receive a correct diagnoses and adjust her habits. The actress spent years dealing with rashes, stomach cramps, and more before pinpointing the cause of her symptoms, a story she believes many share. She hopes the book will help other people deal with the reality of their diagnoses and the changes they will have to make afterwards. Publisher’s Weekly called the book a “rags-to-riches story” while noting that “her story will no doubt appeal to her fans and others with chronic health issues.”
Born: 11 April 1973 (Brooklyn, New York, United States)
Filmography: Summer of Sam | The Bachelor | Dracula 2000 | The Master of Disguise | Crash | Taxi | Bending the Rules
Television: Judging Amy | Related | Rescue Me | Blue Bloods | The Looney Tunes Show | Taxi Brooklyn
Awards: Screen Actors Guild Award | Satellite Award
Follow: Website | @JennifersWayJE
Please remember to vote in our weekly favourite guests polls, and don’t forget to let us know which guests you’re looking forward to! Also please try to comment with any tips or suggestions that you have for this post. Thanks! Here’s to a great week of shows! That’s all for this week Hubsters! See you next time!
Better Know a Guest: June 16 – 19, 2014
Hey there Hubsters! Here’s to a new week of shows! Stephen’s guests this week are three journalists, two lawyers, and a former White House employee. Jon’s guests this week are a CEO, a journalist, and two actors . As always, let us know what you think about this week’s guests in the comments below!
Monday, June 16 (2014)
Ta-Nehisi Coates (Author: “The Beautiful Struggle: A Father, Two Sons, and an Unlikely Road to Manhood”)
Ta-Nehisi Coates is an American writer, journalist, educator and national correspondent at The Atlantic whose first book, The Beautiful Struggle, recounts his childhood in Baltimore during the 1980s. During this time, the city was not the safest place for a child, but Coates’s memoir reflects on his father’s efforts to protect the family and provide for his children. He remembers his father Paul as a driven man: a former member of the Black Panther Party, a Vietnam veteran, and a man who created his town publishing company in the family’s basement create an exhaustive history of African civilization. Out of the seven children in his family, Paul only had trouble with two: Ta-Nehisi and Big Bill, who both presented different challenges to their father in his quest to keep his children off the street. Time Out New York calls the book “A remarkable, blunt portrait of an adolescence filled with danger, chaos, flaws, and tragedy . . . a love story, dispatched from the front lines of a family,” with Walter Mosley naming “Ta-Nehisi Coates is the young James Joyce of the hip-hop generation.”
Born: 1957 (Baltimore, Maryland, United States)
Education: Woodlawn High School
Awards: Hillman Prize | Best Blogs of 2011
Previous ‘Colbert Report’ Appearance(s): Interview – 21 January 2013
Follow: @TaNehisiCoates
Tuesday, June 17 (2014)
David Boies & Theodore Olson (Authors: “Redeeming the Dream: The Case for Marriage Equality”)
Redeeming the Dream shares their experiences of lawyers David Boies and Theodore B. Olson and their challenge against Propisition 8, which banned same-sex marriage in the state of California. Before their partnership, they had argued against each other in the Supreme Court case Bush v. Gore. As foes-turned-allies, the two fought a five year battle against California law from 2008 to 2013. In the book they explain the legal framing of the case, highlighting the constitutional principles used to argue their position and strike down discriminatory law with the final decision of Hollingsworth v. Perry in 2013. Publisher’s Weekly praised the book for its “clear explanations about the landmark case and the judicial process in general will leave readers well-prepared to follow the subtleties of the discussion as individual states take on the gay marriage issue.”
Born: 11 September 1940 (Chicago, Illinois, United States) [Olson] | Boies 11 March 1941 (Marengo, Illinois, United States)
Education: Los Altos High School | University of the Pacific | Boalt Hall School for Law, UC Berkeley
Previous Positions: Solicitor General of the United States | United States Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Council
Born: 11 March 1941 (Marengo, Illinois, United States) [Boies]
Education: Boies Fullerton High School | Northwestern University | Yale Law School
Wednesday, June 18 (2014)
Katty Kay and Claire Shipman (Authors: “The Confidence Code: The Science and Art of Self-Assurance—What Women Should Know”)
Katty Kay and Claire Shipman are journalists with an interest in women’s issues, whose latest collaboration is the book The Confidence Code. The book focuses on teaching women to be confident in their careers at all stages, with the authors believing that lack of confidence is one of the factors that prevents women from rising as high in their corporate careers as their male counterparts. Using research on genetics, gender, behavior, and cognition, the two encourage women to develop more confidence in their work and close the gender gap in business. Sheryl Sandberg, the author of Lean In, called the book a source of “practical advice and a vision of a more hopeful future.”
Born: 14 November 1964
Education: University of Oxford
Books: Womenomics
Follow: @KattyKayBBC
Born: 1962 (Washington, D.C., United States)
Education: Worthington High School | Columbia College, Columbia University | School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University
Books: Womenomics
Awards: Peadbody Award
Follow: @ClaireShipman
Thursday, June 19 (2014)
Jay Carney (Former White House Press Secretary)
Jay Carney is an American journalist and former White House Press Secretary, who served under President Obama from 2011 to mid-2014. He is to be replaced by Josh Earnest. Prior to this appointment, Carney served as the director of communications for Vice President Joe Biden. While on the show, he will discuss his time in the White House.
Born: 22 May 1965 (Washington, D.C., United States)
Education: The Lawrenceville School | Yale University
Awards: Gerald R. Ford Prize
Follow: @PressSec
And now, to check in with our good friend Jon Stewart over at The Daily Show!
Monday, June 16 (2014)
Howard Schultz (CEO: Starbucks)
Howard Schultz is an American businessman and current Chairman, President, and CEO of the popular coffee chain, Starbucks. Schultz first joined the coffee chain in 1982 as the director of operations and marketing. At the time, Starbucks only sold coffee in four stores. Today, Starbucks is one of the few businesses that has raised its minimum wage after recent protests by food service workers. Furthermore, Starbucks announced on Sunday that it will pay for thousands of its workers to take courses through Arizona State University through the ‘Starbucks College Achievement’ plan. The plan will allow full and part time workers to choose from forty undergraduate degree programs at ASU that will be delivered online. Approx. 135, 000 employees are currently eligible to partake in the program.
Born: 19 July 1953 (Brooklyn, New York, United States)
Books: Pour Your Heart Into It | Onward: How Starbucks Fought for Its Life without Losing its Soul
Education: Carnarsie High School | Northern Michigan University
Awards: Israel 50th Anniversary Tribute Award | National Leadership Award | Responsible Capitalism Award | Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh C.S.C. Award for Ethics in Business | 2011 Businessperson of the Year Forbes
Tuesday, June 17 (2014)
Daniel Schulman (Author: “Sons of Wichita: How the Koch Brothers Became America’s Most Powerful and Private Dynasty”)
Daniel Schulman is an American author and journalist, whose new book Sons of Wichita is a biography of Charles and David Koch, the Koch brothers who are two of the prime financiers of politics in Washington. The brothers got their first chance at wealth when they were given an inheritance, which their father warned “seems to be a large sum of money” but “may either be a blessing or a curse.” That small fortune eventually turned into Koch industries, one of the largest corporations on the world. Their frequent adventures into politics has made both very controversial figures: to some, they fight big government, and to others, they are a source of the money that corrupts politics. Sons of Wichita also focuses on the lesser known Koch brothers. Bill Koch, who has built an energy empire, become a playboy, and taken to collecting wine and western art, and Frederick Koch who is much more private, devoting his life to refurbishing historic homes and properties.
Follow: Website | @DanielSchulman
Wednesday, June 18 (2014)
Kevin Hart (Actor: “Think Like a Man Too”)
Kevin Hart is an American comedian and actor, who reprises his role as Cedric in the upcoming film, Think Like a Man Too. The film follows the couples from the first movie as they visit Las Vegas for the wedding of Candace (Regina Hall) and Michael (Terrence J). As the girls head out for the bachelorette party and the guys head out for the bachelor party, events unfold that threaten to derail the wedding. Throughout, each couple must deal with their own issues, including embarrassing pasts, divorce, adjusting to married life, and more. The film also stars Taraji P. Henson, Gabrielle Union, La La Anthony, Cheryl HInes, Adam Brody, Kelsey Grammar, Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
Born: 6 July 1979 (North Philadelphia, Pennyslvania, United States)
Education: George Washington High School
Filmography: Along Came Polly | The 40-Year-Old Virgin | Scary Movie 4 | Epic Movie | Meet Dave | Drillbit Taylor | Death at a Funeral | Little Fockers | The Five-Year Engagement | Think Like a Man
Follow: Website
Thursday, June 19 (2014)
Jennifer Esposito (Author: “Jennifer’s Way: My Journey with Celiac Disease”)
Jennifer Esposito is an American actress, dancer, and model, whose new book Jennifer’s Way discusses her long-time issues with Celiac Disease and her struggles to receive a correct diagnoses and adjust her habits. The actress spent years dealing with rashes, stomach cramps, and more before pinpointing the cause of her symptoms, a story she believes many share. She hopes the book will help other people deal with the reality of their diagnoses and the changes they will have to make afterwards. Publisher’s Weekly called the book a “rags-to-riches story” while noting that “her story will no doubt appeal to her fans and others with chronic health issues.”
Born: 11 April 1973 (Brooklyn, New York, United States)
Filmography: Summer of Sam | The Bachelor | Dracula 2000 | The Master of Disguise | Crash | Taxi | Bending the Rules
Television: Judging Amy | Related | Rescue Me | Blue Bloods | The Looney Tunes Show | Taxi Brooklyn
Awards: Screen Actors Guild Award | Satellite Award
Follow: Website | @JennifersWayJE
Please remember to vote in our weekly favourite guests polls, and don’t forget to let us know which guests you’re looking forward to! Also please try to comment with any tips or suggestions that you have for this post. Thanks! Here’s to a great week of shows! That’s all for this week Hubsters! See you next time!