The Alcove with Mark Molaro

The Alcove with Mark Molaro is a young, smart and authentic feature interview program that sits down with the world's most interesting and thoughtful guests. Based in New York City, we engage the b...

Jimmy Wales, the man behind Wikipedia sits down for an in-depth discussion of the celebrated open source online encyclopedia and community. He discusses the philosophy behind Wikipedia as well as it’s current and future designs for growth and i...

David Grewal sits down for an in-depth conversation about his new book Network Power. The book analyzes the social dynamics of the often controversial area of globalization. Grewal is seeking a new understanding of globalization and discusses his fin...

Amity Shales discusses her bestselling book on the history of The Great Depression “The Forgotten Man”. Shlaes is a syndicated columnist and a Senior Fellow at The Council on Foreign Relations. In this discussion she helps put our current...

The incomparable Thomas Frank engages in a wide-ranging conversation on The Alcove. The Wall Street Journal columnist and author of both “What’s the Matter With Kansas?” and his new book “The Wrecking Crew” discusses the...

Renowned economic and financial strategist David Smick sits down for an informative discussion of his new book “The World Is Curved”. Smick gives a highly informative and thoughtful explanation on how we got into the present global econom...

Watergate journalist and bestselling Hillary Clinton biographer Carl Bernstein sits down for a candid and fascinating conversation on The Alcove. He discusses Hillary and Bill Clinton, Barack Obama and the recent electoral season as well as reflectin...

Great conversation with Rich Lowry, author, syndicated columnist and editor of “National Review”, the leading conservative magazine founded in 1955 by the late William F. Buckley Jr. Lowry talks about the magazine, the recent political se...

A rare and personal conversation with Campbell Brown, anchor of the highly popular CNN program “Campbell Brown: No Bias. No Bull.” She discusses her journalistic approach and her program’s new addition of commentary that featured so...

Lively and candid conversation with Tina Brown, the founder and editor-in-chief of the highly regarded news website “The Daily Beast” The former editor of Vanity Fair and The New Yorker discusses her new website, media, celebrity, and pol...

Recorded in early summer 2008, this is a timely and important conversation with Rick Shenkman. Shenkman is the author of the new book “Just How Stupid Are We? Facing the Truth About the American Voter”. Shenkman is also the founder and ed...

Fascinating conversation with technology expert, consultant, teacher and author Mark Pesce. Pesce recently spoke at the Personal Democracy Forum in New York, and in this discussion he provides his thoughts and opinions on where we are with web and mo...

Thought-provoking conversation with HIV/AIDS expert Helen Epstein, author of the highly acclaimed book “The Invisible Cure: Why We Are Losing the Fight Against AIDS in Africa”. Epstein discusses her diverse experience looking for an HIV/A...

Extraordinary interview with Arianna Huffington, Editor In Chief of The Huffington Post and author of the new book “Right is Wrong”. In this intimate conversation, Huffington discusses the general election between Barack Obama and John Mc...

Refreshing and enlightening conversation with filmmaker and activist Byron Hurt on his renowned documentary on male identity in hip hop “Hip Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes”. The film deconstructs hip hop as it relates to African American cu...

Intriguing interview with celebrated writer and columnist Porochista Khakpour on her acclaimed debut novel “Sons and other Flammable Objects”. Born in Iran and raised from a young age in America, Khakpour reflects on her novel’s uni...

Fascinating conversation with renowned music journalist, cultural critic and author Greil Marcus on his new book “The Shape of Things to Come: Prophecy and the American Voice”. He has authored many previous books including “Myste...

Important interview with Jonathan Schell author of “The Seventh Decade: The New Shape of Nuclear Danger”. Schell is a distinguished author and professor – his many previous books include “The Fate of the Earth” and &#...

Inspiring interview with Ethan Nichtern, Founder and Director of The Interdependence Project (The ID Project) in New York City and author of the new book "One City: A Declaration of Interdependence". This is a fascinating and personal discussion o...

In-depth interview with internationally renowned author, journalist and syndicated columnist Naomi Klein on her new book “The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism”. Klein is best known for her book from the year 2000, the in...