Today's Guest: Jack O'Brien, editor, Cracked.com, You Might Be A Zombie Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of obsessed Redbook magazine fact checkers who promise to confirm the veracity of everything my guest says before we’re done here today… in the new new media capital of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida!... Continue Reading →
Seinfeld’s John O’Hurley takes to the dogs! PODCAST INTERVIEW
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 →
Marc Maron, booked here, demands to know, WTF? PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Marc Maron, comedian, podcaster, "WTF with Marc Maron," actor, "Maron," "G.L.O.W." Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of guys who knew Tommy Blaze and Ron Bennington back in the days when they played the Coconuts comedy clubs here… in the NEW new media capitol of the world… St. Petersburg,... Continue Reading →
NBC Outsourced this Ben Rappaport interview to Mumbai’s Mr. Media! PODCAST INTERVIEW
“Outsourced” did not get the initial reaction that NBC desired for a new Thursday night sitcom, given the plum, post-“The Office” slot it received on the fall schedule. Most years, every new NBC sitcom slipped into “Must See TV” Thursday gets a cold shoulder from the critics just because its not “30 Rock” or... Continue Reading →
Comedian John Caparulo brings blue collar comedy goodness! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Comedian John Caparulo Unfunny times demand the most from those among us with a sense of humor. High unemployment, falling wages, rampant homelessness, political divisions, religious intolerance, wars, natural disasters… horrible, unfunny stuff.But every year I look around and am reminded this is the same stuff we endured last year. The names... Continue Reading →
JoAnna Garcia, Jennifer Finnigan survive Mother, soaps! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Somebody call Josh Radnor on CBS! The girl of his character’s dreams on “How I Met Your Mother” — actress JoAnna Garcia — has slipped away and landed her own sitcom on ABC! JOANNA GARCIA podcast excerpt: (I asked JoAnna, Are you the mother of those two kids on 'How I Met Your Mother'?)... Continue Reading →
615 What would Rob Sachs do if stuck talking to Mr. Media for 30 minutes? VIDEO INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Rob Sachs, NPR podcast host, "What Would Rob Do," author, What Would Rob Do? Mr. Media is recorded live from the NEW new media capitol of the world and hometown of not one but two public radio stations, WMNF and WUSF… Tampa Bay, Florida! Self-help books are okay if you don’t... Continue Reading →
All My Children star Walt Willey jokes on all but the soaps! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Walt Willey, actor, "All My Children" Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of people who remember when soap operas were on the radio and television would never catch on... in the NEW new media capitol of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida! During my brief flirtation with the ABC soap... Continue Reading →
30 Rock star Kevin Brown, Dotcom, tells tales on Tracy Morgan! VIDEO INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Kevin Brown, comedian, actor, "30 Rock" When Tracy Jordan’s bodyguards made their first entrance on NBC’s soon-to-be-a-hit “30 Rock,” you would have been excused for expecting them to be a one-time sight gag. Who were these two men disguised as city skyscrapers? KEVIN "DOTCOM" BROWN podcast excerpt: "Tracy Morgan begins and... Continue Reading →
Howard Stern fave, Red Peters’ dirty songs! PODCAST INTERVIEWS
Red Peters’ dulcet tones have undoubted lulled you into listening to music that your mother would likely not approve of. The singer-songwriter takes standard, common melodies and gives them a hysterically filthy twist that makes you go, “What the f---?” And if you’ve never heard Peters’ work, let me be the first to introduce... Continue Reading →