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Guest:Ronald K. Fierstein Starting in 1978, Ron Fierstein was a young lawyer on the team of litigators from the prestigious patent law firm of Fish & Neave representing Polaroid in its epic patent battle with Eastman Kodak over instant photography technology. He had the unique experience of working closely with Polaroid's two main witnesses, Dr. Edwin Land and Howard Rogers, during the discovery phase of the litigation and then throughout the dramatic federal court trial in Boston. Since leaving the practice of law in the early 1980s, he has enjoyed a long and successful career in the entertainment industry, representing artists in the recording (Suzanne Vega, Shawn Colvin, Mary Chapin Carpenter, among others) and theater (Harvey Fierstein) industries. He is a co-producer of the current Broadway hit, Kinky Boots. Ron lives with his wife in Chappaqua, NY, and spends as much time as he can at their second home on the beautiful island of North Hero, VT. They have two grown sons. THE BOOK: “A Triumph of Genius: Edwin Land,Polaroid, and the Kodak Patent War” Apple founder Steve Jobs once hailed Edwin Land, the founder of Polaroid and the father of instant photography, as "a national treasure" and once confessed to a reporter that meeting Land was "like visiting a shrine." By his own admission, Jobs modeled much of his own career after Land’s. Both Jobs and Land stand out today as unique and towering figures in the history of technology. Neither had a college degree, but both built highly successful and innovative organizations. Jobs and Land were both perfectionists with an almost fanatic attentiveness to detail, in addition to being consummate showmen and instinctive marketers. In many ways, Edwin Land was the original Steve Jobs. This riveting new biography visits the spectacular life of Edwin Land, perhaps the most important, yet least known inventor and technology entrepreneur in American history. Land’s most famous achievement was the creation of a revolutionary film and camera system that could produce a photographic print moments after the picture was taken. A Triumph of Genius takes you behind the scenes of this reclusive genius’s discoveries, triumphs, and defeats. You'll learn details of Land’s involvement over four decades with top-secret U.S. military intelligence efforts during World War II and through the Cold War in the service of seven American presidents. Additionally, you'll thrill to the compelling first-hand look at one of our nation’s most important legal battles over intellectual property—Polaroid versus Kodak. This corporate and legal struggle is a story of almost operatic dimension. What began as a cooperative and collegial relationship ended in Kodak’s betrayal. The conflict led to an epic legal battle, a dramatic event for Land who, from the witness stand, personally starred in a compelling courtroom drama. More than a simple business biography, A Triumph of Genius chronicles the man and the icon whose technological brilliance paved the way for another of the 20th century’s greatest innovators, Steve Jobs.
Guest: Dr. Stanley H. Teitelbaum Dr. Stanley Teitelbaum’s latest book, Sports Heroes, Fallen Idols (University of Nebraska Press, 2005), examines the moral climate of modern sports. He investigates all of the major sports and dissects the careers of most of the usual suspects (Pete Rose, Tonya Harding and O.J. Simpson to name three), within the context of society’s unwillingness to endorse the concept of responsibility, our fascination with celebrity and our general erosion of values. In his speeches, Dr. Teitelbaum discusses a variety of issues from drug and alcohol abuse to domestic violence, gambling and today’s scourge, steroids. In his psychotherapy practice, he has worked extensively with professional athletes and sports agents-which has enabled him to gain insight into the psyche of sports figures-both on and off the field. His presentations help us see past our sports stars’ exalted images and show us what that frail imagery says about our society and ourselves. Stanley H. Teitelbaum has been a practicing clinical psychologist for more than thirty-five years. Since 1980, he has been a Training Analyst and Senior Supervisor and Faculty Member at the Postgraduate Center for Mental Health and also the Training Institute for Mental Health, both in New York City. He is also a founder of the Contemporary Center for Advanced Psychoanalytic Studies in New Jersey. Dr. Teitelbaum is the author of numerous articles in leading mental health publications and has appeared on more than twenty-five national television and radio shows including Nightline, Good Morning America, 20/20 and CNN. During the past twenty years, in addition to his radio and television appearances, Dr. Teitelbaum has been interviewed frequently for newspaper and magazine articles on human motivation on such diverse topics as “Preventative Strategies in Dealing with Sports Rage”, “Women as Targets of Athletes’ Violence” and “Spectator Sports Psychology.” He is a member of many professional organizations including the American Psychological Association, American Group Psychotherapy Association, Eastern Group Psychotherapy Society and the Postgraduate Psychoanalytic Society. Dr. Teitelbaum earned a B.A. in Psychology from Brooklyn College; an M.A. in Psychology from Boston University and a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Boston University. In his spare time, he is a devoted tennis player and has won several trophies. Dr. Teitelbaum is also available for speeches and workshops. Stanley H. Teitelbaum, Ph.D. is available for speeches and workshops. THE BOOK: “Athletes Who Indulge Their Dark Side: Sex, Drugs, and Cover-Ups” From sex and drugs to violence, gambling, and wholesale conspiracies, scandals are everywhere in sports. Each of these problems is its own issue, and every case is separate, but taken as a whole this criminal pathology is indicative of a widespread problem with athletes and responsibility. In this wide-ranging and deep-seeking investigation, psychologist Stanley H. Teitelbaum asks why elite athletes take enormous risks with their lives and careers. Teitelbaum analyzes and diagnoses this culturally resonant set of problems with an honest, critical eye, looking at everything from baseball's steroid abusers to gambling scandals in the NBA to the steady stream of athletes arrested for domestic violence to the murder trials of O.J. Simpson and wrestler Chris Benoit. A concluding chapter holds sports commissioners and others to task for hiding behind a facade of ignorance and duplicitous na•veté in attempting to cover up or defuse brewing scandals. Jack Girardi, Partner at Girardi Keese, is one of America's Finest Trial Lawyers and our Co-Host, as always, brings out the most important key elements to the success of today's guests. He and his firm have been dedicated to working hard and getting the best possible recovery for its clients. Girardi Keese's mission is to provide aggressive representation of individuals and businesses who have been injured in sous way, whether by physical harm, property damage, damage to business, or damage to economic interests. Girardi & Keese has two offices in California: Downtown Los Angeles and San Bernardino. www.girardikeese.com Hosted by Steve Murphy
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