Weekend Magazine: Money Smarts, Local Scholars, And West Of Sunset

You can listen to the broadcast of Weekend Magazine with KCBS Public Affairs Director Liz Saint John every Sunday morning from 3:00am-4:00am and again from 5:00am-6:00am on KCBS All News 740 AM and 106.9 FM.

Liz Saint John interviews three guests every Sunday morning covering a variety of issues and topics. She talks with representatives from Bay Area non-profit organizations, documentary filmmakers, authors, and professors.

1. New York Times money columnist Ron Lieber talks about how to teach kids about money and help them make good decisions about saving, spending, and giving. His new book is The Opposite of Spoiled: Raising Kids Who Are Grounded, Generous, and Smart About Money.  Listen to the podcast here.

2. Jessica Cogan is the San Francisco Regional Director of SEO Scholars, and organization that offers a free eight-year academic program to low-income San Francisco public high school students to get them to and through college.  Listen to the podcast here.

3. Stewart O'Nan's new novel West of Sunset is about the last three years of F. Scott Fitzgerald's life when he went to Hollywood to try to restart his career. Listen to the podcast here.