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Episode 50 - J Andrew Speas

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2022 48:22


Jon talks to actor/singer/dancer J Andrew Speas about his childhood dream of being a star on Broadway and his upcoming tour across North America in Aladdin The Musical.

Episode 49 - Jon talks to composer/songwriter/Juno award winner/Canadian Screen Award winner and overall good guy, Ari Posner.

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2022 77:31


Episode 49 - Jon talks to composer/songwriter/Juno award winner/Canadian Screen Award winner and overall good guy, Ari Posner.

Episode 48 - Jon, High School Year Books, Summer Camp, Love Boat and more

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2022 32:56


Jon talks about High School yearbooks, summer camp, The Love Boat and much, much more

Episode 47 - Billy Hayes

Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2022 67:00


Jon talks with author, actor, producer, director Billy Hayes about his new book Midnight Express Epilogue: Train Keeps Rolling

Episode 46 - Barbara Ligeti & Howard Kern

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2021 60:04


Jon talks to Barbara Ligeti & Howard Kern, creators of Shift Poetry, about poetry, writing, coping with stress and anxiety and the songs of Harry Chapin (and many other things too).

Episode 45 - Rich Korson

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2020 40:52


Jon talks with former Daily Show producer, and former Kibbutz roommate, Rich Korson about life in Vermont, the importance of comedy, the Grateful Dead and more (some good stuff about Bob Dole).

Episode 44 - Bob Bergen (Copy)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2020 43:09


Jon speaks with Emmy Award winning voice actor Bob Bergen about Porky Pig, Passover Seders, Dirty Dancing, Looney Tunes, Pixar, which film sets have the best food and much more.

Episode 44 - Bob Bergen

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2020 43:09


Jon speaks with Emmy Award winning voice actor Bob Bergen about Porky Pig, Passover Seders, Dirty Dancing, Looney Tunes, Pixar, which film sets have the best food and much more.

Episode 43 - Masterchef Contestant Micah Yaroch

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2020 41:28


Jon talks to Chef Micah Yaroch about his experience on season 10 of Masterchef, what he’s been doing during the pandemic, what happens to the food when the cameras stop rolling and a whole lot more.

Episode 42 - Patricia Boal

Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2020 49:52


Jon speaks with CTV News Ottawa co-anchor Patricia Boal about how newsrooms are adjusting during the pandemic, Corey Hart, interviewing Alex Trebek and a whole lot more.

Episode 41 - Teddy Kumpel

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2020 37:06


Jon speaks with Teddy Kumpel about his musical influences, touring with Joe Jackson, live shows during the time of Covid, his first band and a whole lot more.

Episode 40 - Scott MacArthur

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2020 45:58


Jon talks with Scott MacArthur of Fan590. They reminisce about working on York Street, Algonquin College radio and Shalom Ottawa. They also talk about how Sports Radio’s been coping with COVID and lots of other stuff.

Episode 39 - Anthony Scott

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2020 40:13


Jon talks with Anthony Scott - Emmy award winning animator who’s worked on projects including: James & The Giant Peach, Coraline, Gumby & Pokey, Tim Burton’s Nightmare Before Christmas - just to name a few. This was a fun interview to do.

Episode 38 - Jerry Cohen

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2020 53:06


Jon speaks with Jerry Cohen - Owner & Founder of Ebbets Field Flannels - about music, his unique clothing company, Passover Zoom seders and how he is (in Jon’s opinion) keeping a slice of Americana alive for future generations.

Episode 37 - Jay Shore

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2020 41:22


Jon talks to former Ottawa Lynx employee and current television writer and comedian, Jay Shore. We talk about returning to Ottawa, living in Los Angeles, opening for Bill Burr and a whole lot more.

Episode 36 - Penny Greenberg

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2020 41:53


Jon talks with Producer extraordinaire Penny Greenberg. We talk about FRIENDS, cheese, Lime Ricky’s and what happened when she met Gandalf. Enjoy.

Episode 35 - COVID19 Ramble

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2020 23:57


Jon rambles on about the lockdown, his new job, Schitt’s Creek, FUNKO pops and a whole lot more.

Episode 34 - Chris Sully of FUNKO

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2020 63:56


Jon talks to Chris Sully - Marketing Manager at FUNKO - about pop culture, Supermarket Sweeps, Comic Con’s, Golden Girls and a whole lot more

Episode 33 - Leslie Combemale

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2019 55:56


Jon talks to Leslie Combemale - Art gallery owner, film critic, writer, wearer of many hats - about owning an art gallery, being a film critic…you get the idea. She’s amazing. She’s informative and she was a great guest. Listen and I’m sure you’ll agree.

Episode 32

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2019 34:15


Jon begins with some memories of Spirit of The West and then talks with Steve Weil, President and Chief Creative Officer at Rockmount Ranch Wear about Western influence on global fashion, what it’s like to be an American icon, his grandfather Papa Jack and a whole lot more.

Episode 31

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2019 35:09


Jon rambles on all by himself about past girlfriends, An Evening at the Improv, The Whole of The Moon and a whole lot more nonsense - including, but not limited to, the US election, Canadian politics and his RING doorbell.

Episode 30

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2019 48:31


Jon speaks with repeat guest Howard Kramer former curator of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. We talk about Halloween songs, album art, the distance from Cleveland to Toronto and much more!

Episode 29

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2019 30:31


Jon rambles on for about 30 minutes discussing fear of flying, old girlfriends turning 50 and a bunch of other nonsense that he tries to pass off as entertainment

Episode 28

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2019 35:46


Jon talks to Producer (and old friend) Kelly Mendelsohn about her path to Los Angeles, her first memory of me (and what probably would today constitute harassment) and her greatest accomplishment - Carny of the Year 1989!

Episode 27

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2019 47:48


Jon talks to Corey Gil Shuster about life in the Middle East, the minutia of nonsense, girlie magazines at Hebrew School and much more

Episode 26

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2019 40:45


Jon talks to Howard Kramer about one hit wonders, top five albums and his 17 year job as curator of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum

Episode 25

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2019 60:32


Jon talks to Shelly Sherman about family histories, inviting strangers for dinner, her life in radio and her stint on The Voice of Peace.

Episode 24

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2019 46:28


Jon talks with Susan Rogers - researcher, record producer, engineer, mixer and more - about Prince, Purple Rain, David Byrne, soft chaos, Boston, July 4th and so much more.

Episdoe 23

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2019 52:25


Jon talks to Anne Serling and Mark Dawidziak about all things Twilight Zone (and about Mark Twain, history of television, growing up with a famous parent, etc).

Episode 22

Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2019 48:06


Jon talks with music promoter, business man and all round mensch, Harold Levin

Episode 21

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2019 49:05


Jon talks about the inevitable fate of Thelma & Louise, provides an update on his family and tells two stories about Brian Scott - former radio colleague and all round good guy

Episode 20

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2019 48:52


Jon talks with comedian Simon Rakoff about comedy in Canada, the problem with time travel, the late John Candy and much, much more

Episode 19

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2019 59:18


Jon talks to his barber Justin Foley about law enforcement, barbering, community, good neighbors and so much more.

Episode 18

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2019


Jon talks to Montreal filmmaker and photographer Ezra Soiferman about hemp, cannabis, Montreal restaurants, Paddington Bear and much more

Episode 17

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2019


Jon talks to Stan Cullimore of The Housemartins

Episode 16

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2018 36:33


Jon interviews Michael Gencher about life in Australia, viral videos, the Gesher Alum who signed his Ketuba and much, much more.

Episode 15

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2018 61:34


Jon talks to Sandy Sharkey about American Wild Horses, life after radio, world travel and much, much more

Episode 14

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2018 34:37


Jon talks to Angela McCluskey about life in Los Angeles, people watching at the beach, current and past projects and working with Robbie Robertson.

Episode 13

Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2018 38:29


Jon talks to John Ford of The Strawbs, Hudson Ford and....THE MONKS about Bad Habits, life on Long Island, finally receiving his double platinum award for Bad Habits and much, much more.

Episdoe 12

Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2018 72:15


Jon talks to his friend (and film producer) Randy Manis about Back to the Future, what we learnt from Boogie Nights, the appropriateness of taking children to R rated films...but not about DocBall

Episode 11

Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2018 33:22


Jon talks about SNL, NRA, NPR, ENO's and a whole lot more

Episode 10

Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2018 39:53


Jon talks about cultural appropriation, Wizard Word, highlights from his 10th grade yearbook and how he thinks he helped get some guy get laid

Episode 9

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2018 50:03


Jon talks with Doug Yowell, drummer/percussionist/programmer currently on tour with Suzanne Vega, about influences, Joe Jackson, generosity and much more

Episode 8

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2018 40:15


Jon talks about air travel, Jewish buffet lines, anxiety and upcoming shows

Episode 7

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2018 51:59


Jon talks about visiting Ottawa, work pranks, driving routes and his dog Oakley

Episode 6

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2018 46:21


Jon talks to his friend Paul about their first meeting, life in Israel and his life in Wales (amongst other things)

Episode 5

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2018 46:22


Jon talks about mix-tapes, The Vinyl Cafe and his wife's perfect pronunciation

Episode 4

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2018 46:43


Jon talk to Ruth Rakoff about the summer of '82 and other things

Episode 3

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2018 23:43


Jon rambles on about hockey fans and tells the story of the origins of in rink hockey music

Episode 2

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2018 67:31


Jon talks to his old High School friend Abigail about life in general and life in Thailand

Episode 1

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2018 31:29


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