The effervescent and always delightful Celebrity Chef Jamie Gwen not only brings treats to brighten up Bruce's radio stage, but proves that she is also one smart cookie! Chef Jamie's opinions on how the recent events have changed how she raises a 5 year-old son, and even though Jamie leans to the liberal side, she makes sense in whipping up a recipe of how things can and must change in our not so tasteful world right now.
Legendary FBI agent, author, attorney and cybersecurity expert Eric O'Neill joins Bruce to talk about how the riches of cybercriminals have grown into the world's third largest economy, and how you can prevent being taken. O'Neill also talks about taking down the world's first cyberspy, Robert Hanssen in 2001, a thriller that became a hit movie, "Breach".
Stak Space is a live experiment in living, working and playing in the same building in Oakland, California. Stak Space, an already thriving community in one building, is the brain child of Venture Capitolists Colin Behring, CEO of Behring Capitol and Brian Sparkes, CEO of Silicon Valley Venture tell the Bruce the benefits of an all-in-one space grow your business and your life. Deepak Pilai, CEO & Founder of Central AI is a resident at Stak Space, and tells Bruce his unbiased opinion of living, working and playing in one building. Is this the future of urban living?
Superstar model and Golden Globe award winning actress Cybil Shepard joins Bruce to talk about her upcoming singing tour. The performances will include Ms. Shepard singing blues, pop & jazz, while mixing in stories and conversation about her incredible career as a Hollywood starlet.
California State Senator Tony Strickland, a Republican who represents District 36, which includes much of Orange County's beautiful coastline, joins Bruce for a conversation about California's upcoming special election, Proposition 50, the State legislature redistricting act, which takes away redistricting from the people into the hands of politicians. If passed, the Golden State could have 47 Democratic districts, to only four Republican districts. Then, businessman and conservative political pundit Steve Hilton tells Bruce why he's running for Governor as a Republican in California, telling how he'll veto SB 79, which allows multi unit housing near transit stops in areas originally zoned for single family houses. Hilton shares his ideas about suburban housing, crime, homelessness and making California business friendly again.
Emmy Award winning actress Sally Struthers, who just happens to be one of Bruce's best friends, spends an hour with Bruce talking about handling life as a celebrity who has to deal with the cost of fame, for the past fifty four years, after she starred in "All In The Family". On a more personal note, how her fame has affected her relationship with her daughter, and how difficult it was, and is, raising a child as a single mom in Hollywood. All that, and her upcoming play in New Jersey. A wonderful hour between two friends.
As the world continues the tug of war of words in the wake of the Charlie Kirk assassination, 36 year-old conservative pundit, author, attorney and fellow talk radio host Josh Hammer gets into a sometimes heated conversation with Bruce about Kirk's Christianity vs Hammer's Judaism beliefs, and how this fractured country can heal. Hammer has some interesting thoughts and opinions about Kirk, who was a close friend. Then, Bruce welcomes Riverside County Sheriff and Republican candidate for California Governor Chad Bianco, who is the antithesis to everything that current Governor Gavin Newsome is. And, he tells Bruce what's wrong with California, and how Bianco intends to fix the tarnished Golden State.
Dr. Susan Thompson, a Master Certified Addiction Counselor and Life Coach, talks with Bruce about her new book, "Parenting; The Rules. Twenty Transformative Precepts To Change The Children Of The World In One Generation". That's quite a lofty goal, as Dr. Thompson explains to Bruce the hows and whys parents can change their children's behavior through improving their way of parenting. Sounds simple, but the simplest ways are the hardest.
Crime statistics can be deceiving, with the current state of affairs along with the so-called catch & release laws that prohibit law enforcement from putting shoplifters in jail. Brazen criminals have affected businesses in the inner cities and affluent towns alike. Heidi Miller, owner of "Tight Assets", a women's clothing store in Laguna Beach, tells Bruce how a serial shoplifter wreaked havoc in one the countries most beautiful destinations. Bruce then weighs in on how the government and recent laws have deteriorated values that allow people to act as if they can get away with anything without consequence, and how change must be made now!
Celebrity defense attorney Mark Geragos breaks away from his busy schedule with the Menendez Brothers' sentencing hearings to go in depth with Bruce about the Menendez Brothers' trial, leading up to this historic sentencing hearing, and other high profile cases, like the Sean, "P Diddy", Combs trial in New York. Then, Los Angeles Times Orange County Reporter Gabriel San Roman joins Bruce to discuss the volatile ICE raids on illegal immigrants, and one man's decision to self deport himself to Mexico.
Dr. Stacy Vaughn, Childhelp's Vice President of Growth and Prevention joins Bruce talk about the growing concerns of child abuse in this country, and how Childhelps prevention programs are helping kids through education strengthening communities. As a Certified Master Social Worker, Dr. Vaughn is also an advocate for adaption, pairing kids and potential parents into solid family relationships.
Bruce welcomes his long time friend, Emmy Award winning actress Sally Struthers to the show, for a long overdue visit. Bruce and Sally have an intimate chat about family, friendship, relationships, while continuing to survive and thrive in the wonderful world of entertainment, which can have a heavy emotional cost.
Author Douglas Murray brings his most interesting neoconservative perspective to The Bruce Cook Show. Murray, who had his first book published at age 19, has spent most of his life writing about why a conservative way of life is the best way of life, when dealing with politics, the middle east and especially the far-left leanings of the political currents in big city America, like California and New York City. A most compelling conversation with the Oxford educated Murray, indeed.
Kathryn Barger, Chair of Los Angeles County and its 5th District Supervisor, talks to Bruce about the myriad of problems plaguing her constituents. From ICE raids to civil unrest, and the uncooperative chaos caused by local, state and federal government officials, that also has an affect to those whom have lost homes in the deadly Eaton Fire last January. Bruce lightens up the second half of the show with musician, producer and entrepreneur Charles Letourneau, to talk about the Festival Napa Valley. Letourneau, who co-founded the event in 2006, has turned the Festival into a destination for classical music, food and wine lovers at no charge! Listen how he did it.
Kelly McKenna, CEO at End Chronic Disease and living with celiac disease, talks with Bruce about the difficulties in changing your diet to live with or overcome chronic illnesses like obesity, diabetes and hypertension. Although eliminating food products with gluten and dairy is getting easier, people that are gluten and dairy sensitive still have to be cautious as we Make America Healthy Again.
Los Angeles City Council Member Traci Park, who represents District 11, which includes Pacific Palisades, engages Bruce in a lively discussion about what a year 2025 has been so far for the City of Angels. Wildfire and riot recovery dominate the hour, that is both head shaking, thought provoking and practical.
Katarina Maloney, Founder and CEO of IQMIND, talks to Bruce about what IQMIND is, their innovative therapies in mental health around the world, and their partnership with the Leigh Steinberg Foundation. In the second half hour, Suzanne Lloyd, grand daughter of silent film actor and producer, Harold Lloyd, talks to her long time friend, Bruce, about what it takes to restore her grandfather's vast library of films and photographs, to keep those Hollywood treasures alive for generations to come, including, "The Freshman", made in 1925, still ranked as one of the best sports movies ever made.
Bruce welcomes Gerard Baker, current Editor At Large and former Editor In Chief at the Wall Street Journal, and Fox Business News contributor. All topics are on the table, including the economy. Is it up or down? The tariffs. Are they good or bad for the US, and the world economy? How will anti-semitism affect the up and coming generation currently enrolled in colleges and universities? Journalism. Will the mainstream media ever find its middle ground again? And much, much more in this too short of an hour.
USC Professor Dan Schnur joins Bruce to talk about how college students will pay back their student loans, other educational options available to young people that can't afford to attend a college or university, and rampant anti-semitism on our country's houses of higher learning. Then, Tennis Pro Drew Arbreiter steps in to tell Bruce about the Roy Emerson Tennis Classic benefiting 'Save Our Youth', Memorial Day Weekend at the Palisades Tennis Club in Newport Beach.
Veteran television news anchor-reporter Giselle Fernandez joins Bruce to talk about her career in the ultra competitive television news business that has spanned many decades, mostly in Los Angeles. Fernandez also opens up about being a mother to her adopted daughter, and what being a parent has taught her lessons she uses in her life and career.