Today's Guest: Jonathan Rosenberg, creator of the digital comic strip "Goats." Jon Rosenberg, you had me at the gray-skinned alien who said, “On our planet, people worship pancakes.” That’s the point—it was page three, I believe—that I realized that Goats: Infinite Typewriters was spinning out of control and I loved it. This first print... Continue Reading →
Erotic Comics editor Tim Pilcher sees what you’re thinking! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Tim Pilcher has a dirty mind! That’s what some people think, no doubt. He did just publish the second edition Erotic Comics: A Graphic History and it is filled with cartoon images of men, women, aliens and even a cat dancer engaged in all manner of physical intimacies. (If you have sensitive ears or... Continue Reading →
Mary McCormack, In Plain Sight, once Howard Stern’s fave ex! PODCAST INTERVIEW
On June 13, 2008, my wife twisted my arm into seeing a Broadway play while we would be in New York celebrating our 20th wedding anniversary. The big attraction of that trip was going to be seeing comedian Ricky Gervais live at Madison Square Garden the next night. Because Gervais was chosen for my... Continue Reading →
Big, proud, funny and loud, it’s comedian Ralphie May! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Ralphie May, comedian Ralphie May is the big man on the comedy campus. You know that if you’ve ever seen him—he’s a heavyset southern guy with soft gentle looking facial features. Then he opens his mouth—and, oh my God! You probably remember Ralphie May best from season one of “Last Comic... Continue Reading →
Long live the Queen! Lisa Lampanelli demands your attention! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Will success spoil standup comedy queen Lisa Lampanelli? That’s what Howard Stern asked her in January 2009. He thinks that now that the standup comedian has hit the big time with her first HBO special, “Long Live the Queen,” on HBO, that it might be too much exposure for her extremely vulgar, awfully funny... Continue Reading →
On Chuck, Scott Krinsky brings up the rear! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Scott Krinsky, actor, "Chuck" You couldn’t fill a half-hour sitcom with every moment of screen time Scott Krinsky’s character “Jeff Barnes” has earned in nearly two seasons of NBC’s “Chuck.” But you know what? That’s okay. Because every time Jeff is in the camera frame—almost always with his partner Lester, played by... Continue Reading →
Rare John Denver audio interview, 1984: Mr. Media Lost Tapes
Today's Guest: Singer John Denver. In the years that I was a pop music critic for the St. Petersburg Times and Tampa Tribune back in the mid-1980s, one of the best parts of the job was interviewing musicians by phone before they came to town. I always liked the conversation, the give-and-take, the... Continue Reading →
90 Kicking Larry David to the Curb, it’s actress Cheryl Hines! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Cheryl Hines, actress, "Curb Your Enthusiasm" Cheryl Hines has one of the most challenging acting jobs on television: she plays Larry David’s long-suffering TV wife on the HBO comedy “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” now in its sixth season. For years, many people have assumed she was David’s real wife, and further complicating the... Continue Reading →
84 US Magazine editor Barbara O’Dair dishes on celebrity! INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Barbara O'Dair, editor, US Magazine Originally published June 23, 1997 My first inkling that something was different about US magazine came as I settled into an airplane seat and reached into my briefcase for something to read. The airport newsstand was pretty thin and I had reluctantly settled for US. On the cover... Continue Reading →
65 It’s A Wonderful Life’s Zuzu Bailey all grown up! INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Karolyn Grimes, actress, It's a Wonderful Life (Originally published December 9, 1996) What would your life be like if something you did at age 6 haunted you every Christmas for the next 50 years? For Karolyn Grimes, it has been a wonderful life. So wonderful, in fact, she turned it into a cottage... Continue Reading →