Today's Guest: Stephanie Rooker, jazz singer, The Only Way Out Is In Some singers have a way with a phrase or a moment that attracts listeners with instant magnetism. Stephanie Rooker is in that category. Everyone’s ear will interpret her differently, but I like the fluid rap style she brings to her style of... Continue Reading →
Who IS John O’Hurley? On Thanksgiving Day at noon, he’s the silver-haired host of The National Dog Show on NBC, a job he’s held for nine years. He’s also written a couple of dog tale-oriented books. JOHN O'HURLEY podcast excerpt: "The head of NBC Sports gave me a call. I picked up the phone... Continue Reading →
Today's Guest: The Amazing Kreskin, mentalist I’m thinking of a number between one and three. But there’s no mystery here, no mind reading required: the number is three! That’s because today marks the third visit to this show by the Amazing Kreskin. It’s not close to the 70-plus appearances the Amazing one made to... Continue Reading →
Howard Sounes won’t deny that there have been an awful lot of books about the Beatles and Paul McCartney. But that didn’t give him pause; he just researched and wrote one of the best: Fab, An Intimate Life of Paul McCartney. This massive, 634-page biography covers so much time and detail that I wasn’t... Continue Reading →
Today's Guest: Former USA Network late night TV host Rhonda Shear, who now designs and sells sexy lingerie on Home Shopping Network, HSN. I was a young man with a lot of free time on Saturday nights way back when, so I saw my share of Rhonda Shear hosting USA Network’s “Up All Night”... Continue Reading →
Today's Guest: Romance novelist Tracy Anne Warren, author of Wicked Delights. Before I bring on today's guest, historical romance novelist Tracy Anne Warren, let me describe my strategy for reading any historical romance novel with which I might be presented. YAWN. Sorry, Tracy, but it's true. And I'm sure I'm not the only guy who... Continue Reading →
I must not tell a lie; I did not grow up listening to Barry Farber on the radio. I listened to FM album radio stations in my New Jersey bedroom back in the 1970s, WNEW in New York City, the student-run station at Rutgers University and WPST in Princeton. Talk radio? Not so much then.... Continue Reading →
Scorsese and DeNiro have this kind of relationship. So do Spielberg and Hanks. And Scorsese has it with DiCaprio, too, now that I think of it. Every so often, a director finds his match with an actor who “gets” their material, their vibe, their je ne sais qua. That’s what’s happening between writer/director Henry... Continue Reading →
Today's Guest: Maulik Pancholy, actor, "30 Rock," "Whitney," "Weeds" It’s war between TGS Show producer Liz Lemon and NBC suit Jack Donaghy’s assistant Jonathan! As Jonathan, Maulik Pancholy’s moments on the show have shown how much an actor can do in a confined space; have we ever seen Jonathan anywhere beyond the 20 feet... Continue Reading →
Today's Guest: Kinsey Schofield, social media expert Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of WiFi-deprived losers in the NEW new media capitol of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida! Do you ever wonder if those celebrities you follow on Twitter are actually writing all that blather? Or is it ghosts??? Do you... Continue Reading →
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