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It feels good to be back. While break weeks are nice for catching up on sleep, other work, and the like, you can always feel a little void. This weeks seems to have a fun line-up – so without further ado…

Monday, October 26: Cornel West

Cornel is becoming a “friend of the show” with his second appearance this Monday. You will remember Cornel from his last appearance back in 2008 before the election of Barack Obama. Dr. West is a member of the “liberal elite” as he is a professor at Princeton in the Center for African American Studies and in the Religion department. Much of his work focuses on race, gender, and class with one of his more famous works being Race Matters. His upcoming release is a memoir titled Brother West: Living and Loving Out Loud of which he says, “I’ve never taken the time to focus on the inner dynamics of the dark precincts of my soul.”

You can check out Cornel’s website here.

Fract: Cornel was quoted on Starbuck’s cups during its “The Way I See It” series. His quote read: “You can’t lead the people if you don’t love the people. You can’t save the people, if you don’t serve the people.”

Tuesday, October 27: Gail Collins

Gail Collins, an American journalist, was the Editorial Page Editor for the New York Times from 2001 until 2007 when she left to work on her book, When Everything Changed: The Amazing Journey of American Women from 1960 to the Present, which came out on October 14th. Amazon.com says of this book about Women’s progress: “A comprehensive mix of oral history and Collins’s keen research, this is the definitive book about five crucial decades of progress, told with the down-to-earth, amusing, and agenda-free tone this beloved New York Times columnist is known for.” After finishing the book, Collins returned to the Times, but has also worked for the New York Daily News, Newsday, Connecticut Business Journal, United Press International, and the Associated Press in New York City.

To see some of Ms. Collins’ work at the New York Times, check out this link.

Fract: Gail was the first female Editorial Page Editor for the New York Times.

Wednesday, October 28: Brian Cox

Brian Cox is an English physicist who is a professor at the University of Manchester. His work focuses of particle physics, as he is a Royal Society research fellow who works on the Large Hadron Collider with CERN (the European Organization of Nuclear Research). Cox works to publicize science, and his new book, co-authored with Professor Jeff Forshaw, Why Does E=mc2?: (And Why Should We Care?) works to do just that. The book looks to explain Einstein’s famous equation “E=mc2″ by studying each part of the equation closely. Stephen might not like Science, but Cox says: “Science is too important not to be a part of popular culture.”

You can follow Brian Cox on Twitter here, or check out his website here.

Fract: Science ain’t good enough? Brian also was a member in several bands, some including “Dare” and “D:Ream,” who created a number 1 hit with their election song, “Things Can Only Get Better” in the early 1990′s.

Thursday, October 29: Bill Simmons

We might hear Stephen making the “Sport Report” sounds that we all know and love on Thursday since Bill Simmons works for ESPN. He has a column and podcast for Page2 at ESPN.com which you can check out here. Mr. Simmons is called “The Sports Guy” since he writes his columns from the viewpoint of a passionate fan, and has even ran for the position of general manager of two basketball teams, the Milwaukee Bucks and the Minnesota Timberwolves, though he did not win either of the roles. Bill also wrote for ESPN: The Magazine, and got his start in Boston where he received his master’s degree in print journalism at Boston University. This means that he is a huge Boston sports fan, rooting for the Red Sox, Celtics, and everything in between. He was on the show back in 2006, but will be on this time in support of his new book, The Book of Basketball: The NBA According to The Sports Guy this Thursday.

You can follow Bill Simmons on Twitter here or check out his blog.

Fract: Bill not only knows sports, but comedy too. He worked as a writer for The Jimmy Kimmel Show from 2002-2004 before leaving to work full-time at ESPN.

That’s all I have for now! Enjoy the show!

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