Today's Guest: Nat Gertler, author, The Peanuts Collection: Treasures from the World's Most Beloved Comic Strip When you’re done reading your favorite comic strip today, wouldn’t it be cool to have some lasting ephemera to put on your desk, in your school locker, in the kitchen or on your nightstand? Something that will remind... Continue Reading →
Mad Men favorite Patrick Fischler cracks wise with Don Draper! VIDEO INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Patrick Fischler, actor, "Mad Men," "Lost," "Weeds," "Southland" The first time Jimmy Barrett appeared in a second season episode of AMC’s Emmy Award-winning series “Mad Men,” was like a sock in the jaw. Who was this 1960s potato chip shilling, insult comedian? Why was he so rude all the time? And... Continue Reading →
Paul McCartney biographer talks Beatles, Wings, Mills! PODCAST INTERVIEW
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 →
Lingerie designer Rhonda Shear keeps Mr. Media up all night! PODCAST INTERVIEW
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 →
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 →
The Day John Lennon Died: a compelling music history! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Certain days in all of our lives we can’t help but remember. I was sitting at my desk here in St. Petersburg with “The Today Show” on in the background when the first plane flew into the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. I was in my kitchen in Gainesville, Florida, on March... Continue Reading →
O’Connell & Belushi? Actors! Meet the real Vegas Defenders! VIDEO INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Michael Cristalli, Marc Saggese, Las Vegas attorneys, inspiration for CBS-TV series "The Defenders"
Rick Fox returns: Brandy, Dancing with the Stars in his eyes! PODCAST INTERVIEW
If you haven’t seen actress and singer Brandy in a while, let me warn you that she is smoking hot as a young lady and a competitor on the new season of Dancing with the Stars, which begins on Monday, Sept. 20 at 9 p.m. BRANDY Podcast Excerpt: "I've always wanted to do 'Dancing... Continue Reading →
626 Novelist Anna David watches way too much reality TV! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Anna David, author, Reality Matters Has your television viewing been subsumed by reality television in recent years? I know mine has. Top Chef, Top Chef Masters, Hell’s Kitchen, Kitchen Nightmare, Big Brother, Survivor, The Dog Whisperer, The Apprentice—original, not the extra-crispy celebrity edition--and even I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here have... Continue Reading →
Reggie Lee is one of those Persons Unknown you hear about! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Reggie Lee, actor, "Grimm," "Persons Unknown," "Prison Break," The Dark Knight Rises, Drag Me to Hell I have to admit I was a little surprised at all the films and TV shows where actor Reggie Lee has appeared. REGGIE LEE podcast excerpt: "The trailer for Drag Me to Hell shows it as a... Continue Reading →