"Fame is a Bitch" with AJ Benza, deconstructs some of the biggest scandals and tragedies of our lifetime. These stories are about the powerful seduction and fateful grip of fame. Our tragic figures are those that couldn't fight off the influences, pressures, and distractions that worked like grease upon their grip. Benza brings an insiders perspective and his tough-guy demeanor, bold narratives and aggressive pursuit of the truth, distinguish him as an authentic and original voice. AJ knows as well as anyone that "Fame is a Bitch."
Joe Biden's speaking price tag, honesty in marriages, Liz Hurley and Billy Ray Cyrus and John Cena.
Kanye and his cousin, black girls vs white girls, Hooters bankruptcy, did Shaq shat his pants, 50 cent's post, Shannon not so sharp and other nonsense.
The Pope dies...Kanye West admits to getting sexy with his male cousin...Justin Bieber is a wreck at Coachella...Shannon Sharpe is accused of rape...Valerie Bertinelli's ex takes things public.
The good and the bad of the traditions at the Masters, those brave Asstronauts, another one of Mike's pranks, SNL does White Lotus and Stephen A for Prez.
Tax Day blues...The clueless things Gen Z'ers do during job interviews...Instagram is getting too creepy...Walton Goggins approved of SNL mocking his White Lotus co star's buck teeth... Never been to Coachella, but I did have one crazy, unforgettable night leaving the Palm Springs desert.
A University is challenging the treatment of donkeys in film, a murdering mom is declared crazy, Mercury is no longer in retrograde and the White Lotus finale.
Breaking News at Kenny's company, Mike's trip back to LA, Trump tariffs and hometown stories.
MeAgain Markle disappoints fans again...Was Jean Claude Van Damme offered five Romanian women for sex?...Jessica Alba has lost her sex appeal.
Did the astronauts get horney in space and is there sex in zero gravity, incest is best on White Lotus and Morgan Wallen's quick SNL exit.
England's immigration problem is now an invasion problem...Gucci hires the creep responsible for creating a pedophilia-themed ad for Balenciage...Oprah Winfrey has been pulled into a rape case and it's high time she be put on the spot.
Snow White, comparing injuries, the life of George Foreman and the fight to pardon Derek Chauvin
The Godfather, AJ and NYC strip clubs, Ago's accident on the Bada Bing! March Sadness and RIP George Foreman
Reese WItherspoon still looks like her daughter...Meghan Trainor lost a ton of weight...Channing Tatum says he won't play "fat roles" anymore...Ryan Reynolds writes his own dialogue...Monjauro and Ozempic are replacing gym memberships in Hollywood...Long ago tales of my family spending weekends in "The Country."...The two sides of my father.
Biden's autopen, coach Belichick and the cheerleader and Canada's doomsday strategy against the US.
Aaron Taylor-Johnson's workout before starring in Kraven The Hunter...The reality shows starring Meghan Markle and Alec and Hilaria Baldwin are starting to show the cracks in their relationships...Michelle Obama's latest podcast is another dud where she shits on her husband.
Does Meghan "Sussex" new show really come with love and couples using ChatGPT to referee their marital disputes.
David Hasselhoff's ex-wife, Pamela Bach, kills herself...Ione Skye's book includes her empty, emotionless, sober sex with Matthew Perry...My father, the great Al Benza, died 40 years ago today.
A Fox News story attacking the use of chatbots in therapy sets off a firestorm and the gang differentiates what Iryna has created in the GeminiNearMe app from the bots. The Oval Office version of the UFC leads to a discussion about the need for a good interpreter and AJ talks Oscars.
The life, career and death of Gene Hackman plus a bunch of other stuff.
Tough men create tough kids...Jimmy Breslin's brilliant characters he created in his newspaper columns...Memories of working as a camp counselor in 1981.
We all need to let the man we elected take care of all the nonsense that we've been dealt. Time to go back to our old way of doing things as America enters a new era.
Jillian Barberie gets very honest...Paris Hilton is selling her designer clothes to help LA's fire victims...Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds keep burying themselves deeper...Vincent Gallo remains an artist no matter what Hollywood says.
The 51st state boos our anthem so we kick their asses, literally. SNL at 50.
Game night hijinx...Asteroid headed to Earth...The new Captain America: Brave New World is said to be God-awful...Chelsea Handler
AJ and Mike are back with lots of post Super Bowl, USAID and vagina stories.
Trump is greeted w applause while Talor Swift beings out the boo birds in New Orleans. What does it all mean? Kanye goes on antisemitic rant and gets booted off X.
AJ, Iryna and Mike are together again talking about the relationships you have with sports heroes. Mike's heart was broken by Saquon and now he has to watch him in a Super Bowl with the dreaded Eagles and Dallas' sports fans hearts are broken when the team sends Luka Doncic to the Lakers.
Quick review of the man-hating, Netflix flick, "Kinda Pregnant"...Christie Brinkley can't climax, and I'll tell you how I know...Funny sex stories...New methods for women to enlarge breasts and enhance their vaginas.
AJ is reunited with Tootsie in Vegas and Mike & AJ catch up on the happenings of a crazy and tragic week.
Me, trying to find peace and calm...Anthony Mackie's quotes about being the new Captain America get misconstrued...More insight into the battle between Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds...Cameron Diaz is being tempted to call off her retirement from acting.Anthony Mackie Blake Lively Cameron Diaz Chris Evans Jamie Foxx Justin Baldoni
Donald Trump is off to a fast start and the left-wing media are beside themselves. An awkward moment for Elon Musk is turned into a Nazi Salute.
An interview with Chris Todd. Topics include Diddy, O.J., Jon Benet Ramsey, Kurt Cobain...
Iryna, AJ and Mike are back talking about Inaugeration day and the MLK holiday.
Donald Trump's big day could not be ruined by naysayers and enemies during his inauguration day...Joe Biden pardons a gang of guilty people...OnlyFans whore Lily Phillips regrets she slept with 101 men in 14 hours...Memories of me losing my virginity.
AJ, Mike and Iryna are back talking about when self-love goes wrong for news anchors, the perfect storm of catastrophe in SoCal and the dangers of pet adoption.
AJ and Mike are back with a lot to say about incompetence, the fires and Florida Manatees.
An inside look at the horror, anxiety, confusion, sadness and incompetence that surrounds the apocalyptic fires of Los Angeles.
AJ, Iryna and mike are back discussing the Bourbon Street Massacre, the Golden Globes and AJ's angry start to the new year.
President Trump lays out some deal points to other nations...Another peek at Fox Sports host Joy Taylor's love of influential and wealthy men...Why does Kate Beckinsale make it so easy for men to be with her?...And finally...EXCLUSIVE NEWS about Aubrey Plaza asking her now dead husband for a divorce just days before he killed himself.
Iryna, AJ and Mike discuss the holidays and what they hope for in the New Year.
Kim Kardashian's fascination with Princess Diana...Travis Barker's 19-year old daughter, Alabama, hospitalized for nicotine withdrawal...The death of a good friend, record executive, Richard Perry.
Romance is in the air this Christmas and we run down some great romantic gifts plus Iryna analyzes the new NFL power couple and AJ talks Christmas movies and false accusers.
The many methods that so many of Hollywood's women are using to try and stay young and reverse aging.
We bid adieu to a listener who went too far for the last time...Why is Pope Francis allowing a manger scene with baby Jesus wearing a keffiyeh?...Is Machine Gun Kelly truly the father of the baby Megan Fox is carrying?
AJ and Ago are back: Caitlin has sold out and now no games will be sold out, poor Luigi, Don Jr gets upgrade and pops sends ex to Siberia, SS Agent can't shoot stright, Belichick goes frat boy, Burrow gets robbed and drones prepare for jersey attack.
My take on the similarity of Hollywood screenwriter Roger Avary (Pulp Fiction) and the Marquis de Sade and their physical compulsion to WRITE.Geoffrey Rush Marquis de Sade Quentin Tarantino Pulp Fiction Quills Roger Avary
Is it ok to buy yourself a Christmas gift, the guys ask Iryna if Luigi Mangione can ever be forgiven and Mike finds out that he already married his wife in a past life.
My in-depth assessment of Daniel Penny's subway heroism and how my father similarly instilled that in me as a child.
Studio execs for "Wicked" have ordered Ariana and Cynthia to tone down the crazy talk during interviews...Jay Z has finally been implicated in the P Diddy rape case...Why don't we know how Eric Carmen died?...Daniel Penny is a hero.
Stephen A Smith gets $120 million deal to stay at ESPN...How women's love of all things Taylor Swift is affecting relationships and marriages...A story about Rosalie's high school sweetheart and where he is now.Alejandro Castro Bruno Facciolo Carla Facciolo Gangland News Gene Mustain Jerry Capeci Hunter Biden Louis Daidone Taylor Swift
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