Alan Sepinwall, “Breaking Bad 101”
Last year, I talked with critics Alan Sepinwall and Matt Zoller Seitz about “TV: The Book,” in which they ranked the greatest TV shows of all time. Deservedly, “Breaking Bad” was near the top, and now Alan has published “Breaking Bad 101: The Complete Critical...
Showbiz Show 10/13/17
This week on the showbiz segment of my show, Max and I discussed the impact of the Harvey Weinstein sexual assault, harassment, and rape charges on the women who were his victims and the movies still in the pipeline from his company. Then we reviewed "Marshall,"...
Best Thing I’ve Read Today
Paul Gertner is a wonderful magician who has appeared on Penn and Teller's "Fool Us" TV show twice. He fooled them the first time with a card trick, and when he went back for a second shot a few months ago, he worked up a new twist on the classic cups-and-balls...
Showbiz Show 10/6/17
This week on the showbiz segment of my show, Max and I reviewed Kate Winslet and Idris Elba in "The Mountain Between Us," Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford in "Blade Runner 2049," and other movie/showbiz stuff. Listen to our conversation here.
About That Punishment Music
I have received several emails from listeners asking for more details on the punishment music I used during the Harris Challenge on my Friday KTRS show. It's from an NBC primetime special that aired on September 20, 1981, called "Get High On Yourself." It was produced...
Monty Hall, “Let’s Make A Deal”
When I heard that Monty Hall, who co-created and hosted the classic TV game show, "Let's Make A Deal," died yesterday at age 96, I dove into my audio archives to find this conversation I had with him on August 30, 2001. At the time, the Game Show Network was beginning...
It Doesn’t Matter If They Boo
Trump made a big deal out of the people in the stands at this weekend's NFL games who booed the players who kneeled during the anthem -- because in Trump's world of narcissism, public opinion is the only thing that matters. Unless it's against Trump, of course. Then...
Picture Of The Day
A very entertaining explanation of the magic behind sound design for movies and TV...