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From 2009: Elliot Tiber spoke with Steve Fast about his role in helping organizers of the 1969 Woodstock music festival. Tiber saved the festival from being canceled by providing a permit for the event. His story was turned into the film "Taking Woodstock." Tiber died in August, 2016, just ahead of the 47th anniversary of the Woodstock festival.

The people of Denmark are frequently voted "the happiest in the world" in global surveys. Jessica Alexander joins The Steve Fast Show to discuss how Danes foster happiness from the youngest age. Alexander is the author of "The Danish Way of Parenting."

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Cay Johnston has been covering Donald Trump's business dealings for three decades. Johnston joins The Steve Fast Show to discuss what he has learned about Trump's real estate empire and financial dealings. Johnston is the author of "The Making of Donald Trump."

From firing missiles from drones to catching Pokemon: journalist Greg Milner joins The Steve Fast show to discusses how GPS technology is altering our lives. Milner is the author of "Pinpoint: How GPS Is Changing Technology, Culture, and Our Minds."

Historian Marc Wortman joins The Steve Fast Show to discuss the divided state of American public opinion on the issue of U.S. involvement in World War II before the attack on Pearl Harbor. Wortman is author of "1941: Fighting the Shadow War."

New York Times science reporter Donald J. McNeil Jr. discusses the emergence of the zika virus on The Steve Fast Show.

In 1984 attorney Morris Dees sued the Ku Klux Klan on behalf of the family of murdered a 19-year-old Alabama man Michael Donald. Journalist and author Laurence Leamer discusses the case, and his book "The Lynching: The Epic Courtroom Battle That Brought Down the Klan" on The Steve Fast Show.

Sports psychologist Dr. Jonathan Fader joins The Steve Fast Show to discuss the mental techniques he teaches pro athletes. Fader is the author of the book "Life as Sport."

Activist and author Ron Kovic joins The Steve Fast Show to discuss his personal experiences with veterans' medical care. Kovic is well known for his memoir "Born on the Fourth of July."

Author Nathaniel Philbrick discusses Revolutionary War villain and hero Benedict Arnold on The Steve Fast Show. Philbrick, author of "In the Heart of the Sea" and "Mayflower," writes about Benedict Arnold and George Washington in his book "Valiant Ambition."

Mary Roach talks about stink bombs and hot pepper weapons on The Steve Fast Show. Roach is author of "Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War."

After his mother passed away, comedian, musician and writer Dave Hill found himself returning to his home town of Cleveland to spend a little more time with his dad. Hill joins the Steve Fast Show to talk about some unlikely partnerships he found hanging out with his father. Dave Hill also talks about the unusual job he had working for Donald Trump.

WIRED magazine contributing editor Tom Vanderbilt has writes about what scientists and marketers have learned about how we decide our personal preferences in his book "You May Also Like." Vanderbilt joins The Steve Fast Show to discuss the mystery of taste and why we like what we like.

Journalist Sebastian Junger joins The Steve Fast Show to discuss how the divisive political environment on the homefront is contributing to the sense of displacements that vets who have returned from war are feeling.

71 years after the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp, a 94-year-old German man is facing trial for accessory to murder for his role as an SS guard. Journalist and author Andrew Nagorski joins The Steve Fast show to discuss the search for Nazi war criminals, an effort that may be coming to an end. #nazis #warcrimes #NaziHunters

Journalist Bryan Burrough discusses the "Age of Terror" in the early 1970s that saw militant groups such as the Weather Underground, the United Freedom Front and the Black Liberation Army conduct domestic bombings. Burrough discusses these groups and his book "Days of Rage" on The Steve Fast Show.

Are animals smarter than we think? Primatologist Frans de Waal joins The Steve Fast Show to discuss animal intelligence and human bias. De Waal is author of the book "Are We Smart Enough to Understand How Smart Animals Are?"

On May 4, 1970, the Ohio National Guard came into conflict with student protesters at Kent State University. The situation escalated into chaos as guardsmen fired into a crowd of protesters, killing 4 and wounding 9 more. Author Howard Means joins The Steve Fast Show to discuss the infamous incident at Kent State detailed in his book "67 Shots: Kent State and the End of American Innocence."

Hillary Whittington joins The Steve Fast Show to discuss her transgender child Ryland. At age 3, Ryland, born biologically female, began to assert his identity as a boy. Hillary Whittington discusses her family's choice to transition Ryland's gender. #transgender #LGBT

Crime novelist and former private investigator Steven Gore joins The Steve Fast Show to discuss the often questionable work skills of famous detectives such as Philip Marlowe, in noir fiction. #FilmNoir