Today's Guest: Ed Droste, co-founders, Hooters Restaurants The first contact I ever had with Ed Droste was when I spotted the wreck of a boat on the north side of the Courtney Campbell Causeway in Clearwater, Florida. I had seen the wreck before, but this time, someone had painted “Hooters” on the hull in... Continue Reading →
Chip Rowe, Playboy Advisor, meet Mr. Media, Playboy page turner! PODCAST INTERVIEW
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Chip Rowe has one of the greatest jobs on earth. He’s the Playboy Advisor. You know, the guy who gets letters from C.J. in Chicago that begin, “What is the proper way to tip a blackjack dealer?” Or maybe this automotive inquiry, from A.K. in... Continue Reading →
Author Julia Roberts goes from Motherhood to Otherhood! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Guys, get lost. This one is for the ladies. And ladies, I know what you’re thinking – who does Mr. Media think he is? Oprah? Hell, he’s not even Tyra! Why should I give up some of my valuable time to hear him talk about surviving motherhood? But ladies, I respect the work it... Continue Reading →
Expert and author Jenny Block on open marriage and more! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Jenny Block, author, Open: Love, Sex and Life in an Open Marriage, O Wow: Discovering Your Ultimate Orgasm What if you could sleep with someone who wasn’t your spouse or significant other – and not only get away with it, but arrange things so that your husband, wife, boyfriend or girlfriend not... Continue Reading →
The Straight Man’s Pocket Guide to Picking Up A Hottie! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Robbie Lee, author, The Straight Man's Pocket Guide to Picking Up A Hottie, The Love Detour Chronicles Guys, here’s an offer you can’t refuse: a lesbian woman is going to give you tips on picking up a hottie. I know, I know – the whole idea made me laugh, too. But then... Continue Reading →
Ex-High Times editor Mike Edison has fun everywhere he goes! PODCAST INTERVIEW
> In his new book, I Have Fun Everywhere I Go, Mike Edison does for sex, drugs, and rock ‘n’ roll what Hulk Hogan did for wrestling! No, scratch that. Edison hates Hogan. Saying that will just piss him off. How about: Mike Edison does for sex, drugs, and rock ‘n’ roll what Lennon &... Continue Reading →
Prism Comics editor talks about LGBT Comics! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Jonathan Riggs is my guest for this hour of Mr. Media. I began the show with some trepidation -- I was late getting back from the bank for one thing and almost missed the show entirely! -- and I know absolutely nothing about the narrow market for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered comics. Hell,... Continue Reading →
Legendary cartoonist Jules Feiffer explains his Explainers! PODCAST INTERVIEW
The word that comes to mind when I think about the comic strips of Jules Feiffer is this: My Microsoft Word dictionary - hey, it's convenient! - defines it as “the act of speaking while alone, especially when used as a theatrical device that allows a character’s thoughts and ideas to be conveyed to... Continue Reading →
Legs McNeil on The Ramones, Spin, Hollywood porno and more! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Legs McNeil, author, Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk, I Slept with Joey Ramone When Spin magazine started, its staff included two fascinating characters. First was Bob Guccione, Jr., the magazine’s founder and namesake son of the publisher of Penthouse. And then there was Spin’s senior editor, Legs McNeil. Legs McNeil!?!... Continue Reading →
Kristin Harmel teaches Mr. Media The Art of French Kissing! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Kristin Harmel’s new novel, her fourth, in fact, is titled The Art of French Kissing. It’s a sweet, surprisingly gentle story of a young boy-band publicist, who’s a woman from Orlando, whose life there collapses, and she goes to Paris to escape and maybe find herself again. It’s chick-lit for sure, but I enjoyed... Continue Reading →