Legends & Masters Show Podcast

Ed Larson is a talented comedian with years of experience with sketch comedy, stand-up, and Roasts. In this interview we go into his amazing career working on Comedy Central Roasts with his cousin the Roast Master General Jeff Ross, his heartfelt documentary on his mothers passing called How America Killed My Mother, starting out in sketch comedy with Murderfist, and more.

Jim Valentino is a comic book LEGEND and has worked as a writer, editor and publisher entertaining millions of readers for decades. In this interview we go in depth on his beginnings as a comic book creator and his amazing career working for Marvel working on titles like Guardians of the Galaxy and Marvel's What If? and the story of co-founding one of the most influential and prolific comic book companies in history Image Comics, as well as his amazing run as Image Comics publisher and his iconic character ShadowHawk, one of my personal all-time favorites! Jim also gives us a very special FIRST PEAK at The Official Image Timeline book which should be out for release this upcoming February 2022!

Troy James is an amazing talent that has twisted and contorted his way into our hearts and nightmares. In this interview we talk about his beginnings growing up naturally super flexible to portraying iconic characters like Baba Yaga in Hellboy (2019), Pretzel Jack in Channel Zero, the Jangly Man in Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark and much more.

We got to talk with Alix Angelis about her amazing career as an actress, director and writer. She goes in depth on making the instant horror classic The Cleansing Hour released in 2019 which is an absolute must see if you're a fan of the genre! I personally highly recommend it! We also talk about her role in The Magnificent Seven, A Country Romance, music with her identical twin sister Kris Angelis, films she has written and directed and more.

Timo Vuorensola is an amazing director and writer. We got to talk with him on making the epic Iron Sky film franchise, the making of the upcoming highly anticipated Jeepers Creepers: Reborn movie, his beginnings as a filmmaker, his music and much more.

Reilly Bodycomb is a multiple time Sambo Champion. In this interview we go into his Sambo career, training concepts, training with UFC fighter Ryan Hall, his competitive shooting, running his successful Rdojo martial arts brand and more. If you train or are interested in martial arts then this is the episode you've been waiting for!

Bao Tran is a very talented director, writer and producer here to talk with us today about his amazing new film The Paper Tigers. This movie has the flare of old school kung fu movies with fresh new roots, having a perfect blend of an enticing story, comedy and of course top notch action! I highly recommend everyone check this movie out. One of the best you'll see this year!

Chinzo Machida is a Karate Master & a professional Bellator MMA Fighter. In this interview we go in depth on his martial arts training, Machida Karate founded by his father Yoshizo Machida, training and helping to prepare his brother UFC Champion Lyoto Machida for his professional MMA fights, his impressive knockout victories in Bellator, fight mindset and philosophy and much more.

Richard Patrick is the lead singer and founder of the iconic band FILTER. Listen to how he started the band and the success of their smash hit "Hey Man Nice Shot", what it was like transitioning from being the first guitarist for Nine Inch Nails to being the frontman of FILTER and much more. This interview is packed full of amazing stories and insight from this rock LEGEND!

Dan "The Beast" Severn is a UFC Hall of Famer and Professional Wrestler. We got to talk with him about his amazing and prolific career. Like his fights in the early UFC days, his rivalry with Ken Shamrock, his iconic fight with Royce Gracie, how he got the name The Beast, facing off against WWE's superstars like Dwayne Johnson, a crazy story with his match with Owen Hart that could have crippled him, and much more. This interview is full of amazing stories that you have got to hear from this LEGEND!

Jon Gries is a lifelong actor, director and producer. In this interview we go in depth on his career starting with the amazing story how he got his first acting role by happenstance, his iconic performance as Uncle Rico and the filming of Napoleon Dynamite, working with his good friend Val Kilmer in the 80's classic Real Genius, what it's like working on his mind bending Adult Swim tv series Dream Corp LLC and many more great stories.

Rudi Jaiswal is a very talented young actor from India. He is the co-star of the hit Netflix film Extraction. Starring Chris Hemsworth, directed by Sam Hargrave (Stunt Coordinator Avengers: Infinity War & Avengers: Endgame) and written by Joe Russo (Director of Avengers: Infinity War & Avengers: Endgame). In this interview he goes into behind the scenes stories on filming Extraction, what it was like working with the cast, a prank Chris Hemsworth played on him, how he auditioned and got the role and much more.

Steve Whitmire is a legendary puppeteer and actor known for bringing voice and life to some of the most endeared and iconic characters ever created. He worked on The Muppets both in tv and the films as Kermit the Frog, Rizzo the Rat and many others. As well as Sesame Street as Ernie, Fraggle Rock as Sprocket the dog and Wembley Fraggle. He has been part of some of the most famous and for its time cutting edge masterpieces such as The Labyrinth and The Dark Crystal. In this interview Steve shares his amazing stories of his prolific career, behind-the-scenes, what it was like working with Jim Henson (creator of The Muppets) and Frank Oz (Miss Piggy, Fozzy Bear, Yoda), also his new show Cave-iN Weldon the I.T Guy. He has been entertaining the world with his amazing work for over 40 years, which has passed down generationally from us as kids down to our children and his work will continue to live on and inspire generations to come.

Sean Dowdell is a very successful businessman, entrepreneur and best selling author. He is also famously the drummer for the chart topping band Grey Daze which was lead singer Chester Bennington's band before reaching fame with Linkin Park. Chester, Sean and the rest of the members of Grey Daze were planning to reunite just prior to Chester's passing. In this interview we discuss the partnership with Sean, his wife Thora and Chester on their successful business with Club Tattoo, Sean's best selling book Tattooed Millionaire: Building the Club Tattoo Empire, the amazing and successful Grey Daze album Amends (released this year), future Grey Daze projects and much more.

Vic Plajas is an amazing stunt performer that has helped bring the action to many films and tv shows like Black Panther, John Wick 3, Daredevil (tv show), Uncut Gems, Ray Donovan and many more. We cover his career as a stunt performer, martial arts training, training philosophies and behind the scenes stories on some of the biggest projects he was involved with.

Michael Winslow is a one of a kind legendary comedian who is known for the amazing sound effects he makes...with his voice. This interview is full of amazing stories from his career in smash hits like Police Academy, working with the legendary Mel Brooks in Spaceballs, Gremlins and you have to hear his story with Back to the Future 3. Also interesting stories about Cheech and Chung, Robin Williams, John Lennon and so much more. Oh did I mention he performs for us showcasing his amazing vocal talents throughout this whole interview? You will be entertained to say the least. Enjoy the show!

Yancy Butler is an accomplished actress that is beloved by many for her tv and film classics such as Hard Target, Drop Zone, Kick-Ass 1 & 2, and the series lead in Witchblade. In this interview we go in depth on her amazing career as an actress. She has some amazing behind-the-scenes stories you have to hear!

April Wright is a very talented director and in this interview we talk about her recent film Stuntwomen: The Untold Hollywood Story. This is an amazing action-documentary film about the evolution of stuntwomen in Hollywood.

Daniel Arrias is an unbelievable stunt performer and stunt coordinator that has helped to bring the action to many massive blockbuster movies and tv shows like Iron Man, Star Trek, Transformers franchise, Once Upon a Time...In Hollywood, The Expendables and many more. This interview is jam packed with amazing stories such as stunt doubling for stars like George Clooney and Zachary Quinto, all out sparring with Mark Wahlburg in The Fighter, the intense free falling scene for Star Wars Into Darkness and much more.

Tara Macken is a phenomenal stunt performer bringing the action to some of the biggest tv shows and movies like Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame, Furious 7, Once Upon a Time...In Hollywood, The Hunger Games, and much more. Watch and listen to her behind-the-scenes stories and harrowing tales as being one of the most prolific stunt performers in the business.

Julie McNiven is an accomplished actress featured in television and film. Watch and listen as we cover her amazing career and her experiences working on Mad Men, Supernatural, Stargate: Universe, Doom Patrol, and more.

Dayna Grant is a legendary stunt performer and stunt coordinator who has brought the action to some of the biggest tv shows and movies. Her work includes lead double for Lucy Lawless in Xena: Warrior Princes, Spartacus and Ash vs Evil Dead. Lead stunt double for Charlize Theron in Snow White and the Huntsman and Mad Max: Fury Road as well as stunt double for Rhona Mitra in Underworld: Rise of the Lycans. Watch and listen to her amazing stories and death defying stunts in her unbelievable and prolific career.

Marissa Labog is an amazing stunt performer, actress and dancer that has brought the action to some of the biggest movies, tv and video games. She was the stunt double for Dafne Keen (Laura) in Logan, a dancer in the award winning La La Land, stunt double in Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey and Pitch Perfect 3, and much more.

Ryan Lambert portrayed perhaps one of the coolest characters in cinema history, Rudy, in the beloved classic movie The Monster Squad. Watch and listen as we cover great behind-the-scenes stories, his time on Kids Incorporated, his music and more.

The talented wonder girl herself Lilly Aspell talks about her unlikely beginnings to her budding acting career and how she got the role as young Diana in the hit movie Wonder Woman. We also go into her amazing horse riding skills and competition, excitement for the upcoming sequel Wonder Woman 1984, filming the Netflix movie Extraction and more...

Bobby Holland Hanton is the busiest stuntman on the planet. He is Chris Hemsworth's stunt double in over 12 movies including of course...Thor! He's Daniel Craig's stunt double as James Bond in Skyfall & Spectre, Christian Bale's stunt double as Batman in The Dark Knight Rises and so much more. Watch and listen as we dive into his amazing career and behind the scenes stories on bringing the action to some of the biggest characters and movies of all time.

Special effects master and creature creator Steve Wang has worked on some of the biggest and best movies that have inspired imaginations the world over. Watch and listen to his behind the scenes stories working on amazing movies like Hellboy, Predator, Guyver: Dark Hero, Underworld, Gremlins 2, The Monster Squad, Evil Dead 2 and much more.

He's BACK! The great Loyd Bateman is back on the show and so soon because he has an awesome movie he worked on as stunt coordinator and second unit director called THE MONGOLIAN CONNECTION. This movie is an adrenaline punch with it's amazing action, engaging story and great beats of humor. It's a breath of fresh air in the genre and I personally highly recommend it! Watch and listen to the interesting behind the scenes stories on making the film on site location in Mongolia.

Rachel Zawadi Luttrell-Bateman is an accomplished actress and singer. We talk about her amazing career in tv and film, her experience as one of the lead actors of the successful sci-fi series Stargate: Atlantis, family and her future goals.

In this interview we talk with writer/director Drew Thomas and lead actor Kaiwi Lyman about their new movie The Mongolian Connection. Listen as we go behind the scenes on making this amazing story told in an amazing land.

Known for his legendary work on Avengers, Game of Thrones, The Revenant, X-Men: The Last Stand, The 100 and tons more! Listen to the behind the scenes stories and amazing career of stunt performer/actor Loyd Bateman.

Before the fame of Linkin Park lead singer Chester Bennington was in a great band called Grey Daze. In 2017 Chester and founding member and drummer Sean Dowdell announced its reunion and started to record a new album. That album is called Amends and has just released with amazing guests including singer LP, Helmet frontman Page Hamilton, Breaking Benjamin guitarist Jasen Rauch, guitarists Brian “Head” Welch and James “Munky” Shaffer of Korn that helped to contribute reimagined songs honoring Chester. Watch and listen to the story of Grey Daze with its current members line-up. Hear how they formed the band, songwriting, performances, the making of the new album and documentary. 

Andre Gower portrayed the leader of a small band of young heroes who took on all the classic Hollywood monsters in the amazing movie classic The Monster Squad. They faced the Wolfman, the Mummy, the Gillman, Frankenstein's Monster, Dracula and his horde. We cover great behind the scenes stories, deleted scenes you may not even know about, the exciting documentary Wolfman's Got Nards written and directed by Andre, and more...

Zoe Bell is a legendary actress and stuntwoman that has brought action and life to some of the best film scenes in movie history! Listen as we go over her amazing career and hear her amazing stories, wisdom and lessons she has learned through her family and working with some of the most talented and influential people in Hollywood, and behind the scenes on some of the biggest blockbuster ever made! Enjoy the show!

We had the pleasure to get to know a true force of nature and Legend with Lauren Mary Kim! Chances are if you have seen a movie, watched a tv show or played any video games in the past decade and a half you know her work and are a big fan! In this interview we get to know more about her beginnings and starting martial arts which has led to a life of the martial way studying many different styles and disciplines. This is her story on how she has become one of the most sought out and highly respected stuntwomen and actresses in the business. Enjoy the show!    

In this interview with Legendary fighter Cung Le we deep dive into his beginnings from childhood and how he began martial arts, leading to his dominant and impressive Sanshou and MMA career, how he got involved with making movies and turned that into another career. We also go over future projects, faith and much more. He is a man of many talents and he has overcome and conquered so much throughout his life. This interview will give you more of an understanding of him and it will inspire you to be the best YOU! Enjoy the show!

Today we sat down and talked with Steven Ho! We cover his amazing film career as an actor and stuntman, martial arts training and outlook, his family and their martial arts training and awesome stunt Instagram page, his super entertaining work on the Conan O'Brien Show and more. Enjoy the show!

Go on an in depth interview with the legendary Master Daniel Pesina aka Johnny Cage, Scorpion, Sub-zero, Reptile, Smoke, Noob Saibot and Co-Creator of Mortal Kombat 1 and 2 video games. He has amazing stories and behind the scenes on the making of one of the biggest and most influential video games in history!