Podcast appearances and mentions of Bill Cullen

Send us a textAuthor and game show historian, Adam Nedeff returns to discuss his latest book about Bill Cullen. Plus Wink Martindale, Press Your Luck, MTV's Remote Control, The Hollywood Squares so much more.Stay till the end. We had technical difficulties again and damn near went slap happy trying to get this one figured out. This is totally one for the record books.Huge thanks to Adam Nedeff for his patience, talent, knowledge, humor and friendship.#ADAMNEDEFF #BILLCULLEN #PRESSYOURLUCK #MTV #REMOTECONTROL #HOLLYWOODSQUARESSupport the showThank you so much for listening to this episode! If you like what we do, please check out our other content! Follow our socials for announcements when we go LIVE and to become part of the show!All episode, videos, and more can be found on our website at: https://www.irritabledadsyndrome.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IrritableDadSyndromeYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@irritabledadsyndromeTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@irritabledadsyndromeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/irritabledadsyndrome/Threads: https://www.threads.net/@irritabledadsyndromeTwitter / X: https://x.com/DadIrritableTons of bonus and premium content (including archived, uncensored videos of episode recordings, unique merch, and more!) is all on our Patreon page! Join our Patrons today and support our show!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/irritabledadsyndrome

"Dr. I.Q." (1939-1950s): The Mental Banker and Audience Engagement Concept: "Dr. I.Q." was a radio quiz show that aired from 1939 to the early 1950s. The show's host, Dr. I.Q., was billed as the "Mental Banker" and would move around the audience with a microphone, asking questions. Audience members who answered correctly would win silver dollars, adding an element of surprise and engagement. Popularity: The show's live, interactive format made it extremely popular. It was one of the few shows where the audience played such a direct role, which helped to maintain a high level of engagement. Additionally, the show's host, Dr. I.Q., was a charismatic and engaging personality who helped to create a fun and exciting atmosphere. Impact: "Dr. I.Q." was a groundbreaking show that helped to popularize the quiz show format. The show's success also helped to pave the way for other audience participation shows, such as "Truth or Consequences" and "What's My Line?". Legacy: "Dr. I.Q." is still remembered today as one of the most popular and influential radio quiz shows of all time. The show's unique format and engaging host helped to make it a favorite among audiences of all ages. Additional Details: The show was broadcast live from New York City. Audience members were selected at random from the studio audience. The questions asked on the show were typically trivia questions about a variety of topics. The show's theme song was "The Dr. I.Q. March." "Dr. I.Q." was one of the first radio shows to use a live audience. The show was sponsored by the Gruen Watch Company. "Dr. I.Q." was hosted by several different people over the years, including Garry Moore and Bill Cullen. The show was revived in the 1950s and 1960s, but it never achieved the same level of popularity as the original run. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dwight-allen0/support

Tom Bergeron on Game Changers With Vicki Abelson What a blast to sit down again with the just honored inaugural recipient of The Sam Rubin Award from The Critics Choice Association and Emmy-Winner, Tom Bergeron. The humble humanitarian was as funny and feisty as ever regaling us with one show biz gold story after another and commanding us to Google what he deemed unworthy of repeating (why he left the “dancing show”). He actually scooped it on this very show almost two years ago to the day. We started with Tom's current FLiRT with COVID, other than some residual fatigue, in under two weeks, thankfully, it's in the rear-view. His daily routine, well, most of it anyway, and how structure affords him freedom. We talked his and Lois's favorite and current binges, Midsomer Murders and The Veil, for two, and favorite people. Carl Reiner, how they met, and how their friendship developed, likewise, Dick Van Dyke, and William Shatner… or Bill, as he calls him, with whom he has a show optioned - oh please let it get made so we get to be a fly on their snarky friendship wall! He told a great story about Mel Brooks and Bill Cullen. We talked his early years - high school - as a DJ - interviewing Larry Fine and Moe Howard and surprising and delighting his classmates. His crush on “my nun,” and his surprise many years later. Getting a morning show, and then, a weekly children's TV show, which ultimately led to…Hollywood Squares - fabulous stories about Whoopi, Simon, Gilbert! Sad sweetness about his America's Funniest Home Videos compadre, Bob Saget, and losing John Ritter. Tom mostly slid over “the dancing show” this go-‘round, other than his extreme gratitude and readiness after 15 years to be done with it. He said he's done with hosting - but admits, you never know if the exact right thing were to come along… but, he's enjoying retirement. For now. He's writing, a novel… about 500 words a day, and he likes his characters… who knows what'll come. I'm putting my money on that Shatner/Bergeron bromantic comedy! Come on boys, with the state of the world, we could sure use the laughs. I adore this man, touched to the core that he remembered my Samantha when talking about his. They're both getting married. Mazel Tovs all around! Here's to friends who show up every two years and always bring their A game. I'll be smiling for days. Tom Bergeron on Game Changers With Vicki Abelson Wednesday, 6/26/24, 5 pm PT, 8 pm ET Streamed Live on my Facebook Replay here: https://bit.ly/4bookDg

The Gong Show was a spicy blend of talent, shock and zany, sprinkled heavily with the special sauce that was Producer/Host Chuck Barris. 70s TV was all about The Gong Gang and Game Show Guru Adam Nedeff's newest offering, Gong This Book chronicles the weirdly hypnotic cultural touchstone that was The Gong Show.Adam joins us with returning guest, author and Game Show Writer Shelley Herman. She appeared on The Gong Show and The Dating Game and her book is called My Peacock Tale: Secrets of an NBC Page. Together, we're celebrating game show history and delving deeply into The Gong Show, The Newlywed Game and The Dating Game. We take a look at Adam's all-time favorite hosts, Bill Cullen, Dennis James, Alan Ludden, Gene Rayburn, Dick Clark and Ryan Seacrest. Adam shares The Gong Show's origin story which includes original hosts Gary Owens and John Barbour before the NBC head of daytime let Chuck Barris know that he was the only person who could host such a specifically strange show. He did and it worked, but it consumed him.Was Chuck Barris really a CIA spy???! We CAN tell you without having to kill you. Did The Gong show usher in the phenomenon that would become reality TV? Probably. What happened on those Dating Game dates!? Shelley is telling all. Fritz almost hosted two game shows but his tenacious weather job kept pulling him back in and Weezy's very first Hollywood show biz experience was her appearance on the game show, Face The Music!Adam and Shelley also discuss the fascinating intricacies of game show question writing and researching. And, they share the heartwarming story of Adam's book about Alan Ludden appearing dog eared and well loved in the very last photo taken of Betty White. Adam is now the proud owner of Betty's copy of his book.And in recommendations, Fritz has been loving Palm Royale on Apple Plus and Weezy went book to screen with We Were The Lucky Ones by Georgia Hunter. It is now a series on Hulu.Path Points of Interest:Adam Nedeff Amazon Author PageGong This Book by Adam NedeffBooks by Adam NedeffThe Gong Show PlaylistAdam Nedeff on FacebookAdam Nedeff on YoutubeAdam Nedeff on InstagramAdam Gives Conan Tour of Madame Tussaud'sAdam's Bill Cullen websiteShelley HermanMy Peacock Tale by Shelley HermanShelley Herman on FacebookShelley Herman on InstagramQuiz Show ExpoPalm Royale on Apple PlusWe Were The Lucky Ones by Georgia HunterWe Were The Lucky Ones on HuluGeorgia Hunter's Blog

Remembering these DECEASED Game Show hosts (and more not pictured here) PART 1 In this first installment of remembering game show host and M.C legends, we begin with game show trivia game then we salute the Golden Age of game show television hosts Groucho Marx, Bud Collyer, Gary Moore, Bill Cullen and Dennis James. Next week we will resume with honoring Gene Rayburn. Also, the historical significance of contributions to game show lore by Betty White and Adam Wade are explored. There is plenty of game show era laughter too from deceased talents Paul Lynde and Ray Combs, among others. Here's hoping you enjoy this presentation. Part 2 will stream LIVE on Friday, March 8th, 2024 at 7:30 PM eastern time. Here is a VIDEO presentation from this show's official YOUTUBE CHANNEL of today's live show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P62j9RijG9w&t=2s #gameshows #grouchomarx #budcollyer #garymoore #billcullen #dennisjames #hosts #educationalcontent #classicgameshows #gameshowhistory #thenostalgicpodblast StreamYard is an excellent resource for your video (and audio) presentations! You'll love it. Want to create live streams like this? Check out StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/6336328917188608

This week on It Was a Thing on TV we celebrate Halloween like only we can.   First, while not spooky in any way, Child's Play shares its name with a well-known horror movie franchise from later in the 80s.  Besides being Bill Cullen's last show with Mark Goodson, it may be better known for being replaced by the game which typified the 80s, Press Your Luck.   Then, in 1984, the same year horror master Wes Craven gave us "A Nightmare on Elm Street" he directed this ABC TV Movie starring Robert Urich, Joanna Cassidy, and Erica Kane herself Susan Lucci.   In this made-for, Susan plays a devilish dame who tries to tempt ol' Spenser for Hire with power if he can just join this hot country club that just about everyone at his company works for. Join us on an Invitation to Hell!   Follow us at all our socials via our Linktree page at linktr.ee/itwasathingontv    Timestamps 0:36 - Child's Play (1982 CBS Game Show) 40:40 - Invitation to Hell

We're two short weeks from the pinnacle of the spooky season, so we're pulling out Halloween-themed shows.  First, while not spooky in any way, Child's Play shares its name with a well-known horror movie franchise from later in the 80s.  Besides being Bill Cullen's last show with Mark Goodson, it may be better known for being replaced by the game which typified the 80s, Press Your Luck.

TVC 623.1: Game show historian Steve Beverly, retired professor of broadcast journalism at Union University and host of Steve Beverly's TV Classics, joins Ed for a remembrance of game show legend Bob Barker, longtime host of The Price is Right and, before that, Truth or Consequences. Bob Barker passed away on Saturday, Aug. 26 at age ninety-nine. In this segment, Steve talks to Ed about how Barker came to host The Price is Right in 1972; the role that the revival of Password in 1971 played bringing Price back to television; and how the Barker Price is Right differed from the version hosted by Bill Cullen from 1956-1965. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They're great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

GGACP celebrates the birthday (May 6) of TV personality and game show host Tom Bergeron by revisiting this entertaining conversation from 2017. In this episode, Tom weighs in on a variety of topics, including the unpredictability of live television, the genius of Marcel Marceau, the benefits of transcendental meditation and the rise and fall of the Jerry Lewis Telethon. Also, Tom interviews Moe Howard (and Larry Fine), Sid Caesar speaks German, Bob Hope moves down the couch and Mel Brooks mimics Bill Cullen. PLUS: Bob the Puppet! The Lawrence Welk singers! Arnold Schwarzenegger “brings funny!” Henry Winkler pulls a fast one! And Tom and Gilbert remember John Ritter!   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GGACP celebrates the birthday (December 1st) of writer-director Larry Charles (“Borat,” “Seinfeld,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm”) with this ENCORE of an interview from 2019. In this episode, Larry joins the boys for an engrossing conversation about humor as a survival tactic, the hazards of guerrilla filmmaking, the persuasive powers of Sacha Baron Cohen and the Netflix show, “Larry Charles' Dangerous World of Comedy.” Also, Mel Brooks sends up Bill Cullen, Jerry Lewis inspires Bob Dylan, Gilbert guest stars on “Mad About You” and Larry remembers the late, great Bob Einstein. PLUS: “Lancelot Link, Secret Chimp”! The Zen of Jack Nicholson! The influence of Jackie Mason! Larry hangs with Huntz Hall! And the “Seinfeld” episode that never aired! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Game show legend Jim Peck joined me to talk about living in Milwaukee during the Happy Days era; favorite radio shows; the first time he saw a television; going to Marquette University; getting the performing bug; his first job as a booth announcer at WISN; Don Pardo; hosting a series called Confrontation; Jim Peck's Hotline; hard to get guests; Take it from Here from Washington DC; Big Showdown; falling down during entrance and having it be on YouTube today; emulating Johnny Carson; contestant interviews; Hot Seat; the Richard Dawson "feud": Second Cance; Peter Tomarken; going out with Monty Hall on his 94th birthday; Peter Marshall; his unaired late night pilot After Hours: The Jim Peck Special which would have featured Susan Anton, Robin Williams, and Loni Anderson; You Don't Say; Nipsey Russell; Dick Gautier; Robert Ridgely; 3's a Crowd; led to divorces and firings; originally pitched by Jess Oppenheimer as a clean game show and sexed up by Chuck Barris; Chuck realizes "no one had fun on the show"; cheating on game shows; Press Your Luck; The Price is Right; his famous perm; Confessions of a Dangerous Mind; Everything's Relative and other game show pilots; You Tube 3's A Crowd reaction video; being hired to sub for and take over for Jack Barry on Joker's Wild; Barry dying and the syndicator choosing to go with Bill Cullen; calling his mother's friend out of the audience to play game; Divorce Court; Doug Llewellyn; Judge William Keane; show was done with actors and scripts; guest lawyers including John Erlichman; Judge Keane decided case by what he saw, not original outcome; hosting the Drum Corps International on PBS; Milwaukee; retiring from WTMJ-AM in 2021 - his first radio job.

We promised we would do this, and here we are. It's officially The Price is Right Month here on Life is Like a Game Show. For the first installment, we look into the beginning. Before it was the one we all know and love today, there was another version hosted by Bill Cullen in the '50s and '60s. We'll be taking a deep dive into this show and how it was a setup to that fateful day in 1972. For the Family Guy clips...If you so dare: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hQKMou8z8A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eck1AGLiZi8 For the full, exhaustive list of references: https://gameshows.fandom.com/wiki/The_Price_is_Right/Price_In_Popular_Culture While you're here, join us on Discord! https://discord.gg/aydMgvUN9d

We promised we would do this, and here we are. It's officially The Price is Right Month here on Life is Like a Game Show. For the first installment, we look into the beginning. Before it was the one we all know and love today, there was another version hosted by Bill Cullen in the '50s and '60s. We'll be taking a deep dive into this show and how it was a setup to that fateful day in 1972. For the Family Guy clips...If you so dare: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hQKMou8z8A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eck1AGLiZi8 For the full, exhaustive list of references: https://gameshows.fandom.com/wiki/The_Price_is_Right/Price_In_Popular_Culture While you're here, join us on Discord! https://discord.gg/aydMgvUN9d

TVC 513.2: Game show historian Steve Beverly talks to Ed about Tom Kennedy’s versatility as a game show host; how he and his real-life brother, Jack Narz, came to be related to fellow game show legend Bill Cullen; why many, including Kennedy himself, considered Cullen to be the best in the business; some insight on Kennedy’s experience hosting The Price is Right; and why You Don’t Say, Split Second and Name That Tune were all “Tom Kennedy shows.” Steve knew Tom Kennedy for more than twenty years. Tom Kennedy passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 7 at age 93. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are you meeting the growing consumer demand for online car-buying opportunities? Watch the latest episode of Connected to learn the best tips and strategies for selling online from Bill Cullen, General Manager at Joseph Volkswagen of Cincinnati.

This week It Was A Thing on TV provides you with No Fair Catches, Longshots and Winning Streaks!   First, the new and vastly improved iteration of the XFL began play last month.  We look back at the original XFL from 2001 and where it went wrong, from being too much like the WWE to the absolute lack of decent players.  Almost 20 years later, we're wonder who exactly hated "He Hate Me."   Next, we look at two memorable shows from Fall 1979, albeit memorable for differing reasons.  Beat the Clock was quite a departure from previous versions of that show, and Whew! was funny and engaging but had a confusing rule set.  Ultimately, both shows died in part to a common desperate last gasp attempt to gain viewers--making the shows celebrity-based.   Finally, February 18th marked the 100th birthday of The Dean of Game Shows, Bill Cullen.  We look at three of his less successful shows--Winning Streak, The Love Experts, and Pass the Buck.

February 18 marks the 100th birthday of The Dean of Game Shows, Bill Cullen.  We look at three of his less successful shows--Winning Streak, The Love Experts, and Pass the Buck.

Bill Cullen offers up his perspective on faith as both a skeptic and a profoundly committed Christian.

Bill Cullen offers up his perspective on faith as both a skeptic and a profoundly committed Christian.

In this 'The Green Room' special, we head along to The Banksia Project's Mental Health & Music panel with panellists including Shannon Noll, Timomatic, Mel Greig, Bill Cullen, Francis Coady and Nick Broadhurst. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Writer-director Larry Charles ("Borat," "Seinfeld," "Curb Your Enthusiasm") joins Gilbert and Frank for an engrossing discussion on a wide range of topics, including humor as a survival tactic, the hazards of guerrilla filmmaking, the persuasive powers of Sacha Baron Cohen and the new Netflix show, "Larry Charles' Dangerous World of Comedy." Also, Mel Brooks sends up Bill Cullen, Jerry Lewis inspires Bob Dylan, Gilbert guest stars on "Mad About You" and Larry remembers the late, great Bob Einstein. PLUS: "Lancelot Link, Secret Chimp"! The Zen of Jack Nicholson! The influence of Jackie Mason! Larry hangs with Huntz Hall! And the "Seinfeld" episode that never aired! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With 100 successful consecutive missions, and 155 total launches since 1989, the Delta II will go down in history as an incredibly dependable and capable vehicle. The team talks about their favorite missions, as they discuss memorable experiences. Listen directly to events that took place right from the final launch of Delta II. You'll hear from ULA hosts Heather McFarland and David McFarland as well as: • Bill Cullen, Vulcan launch operations leader and Atlas V launch director • Steve Huff, systems operations engineering leader • Kathy McLaughlin, East and West Coast technical services manager • Paul Fratto, electrical ground lead for Delta IV • Dana Vandersarl, mission assurance for the propulsion team for Delta II • Todd Girkins, propulsion systems chief engineer for Delta II For more information on ULA, visit the ULA website at www.ulalaunch.com, or join the conversation at www.facebook.com/ulalaunch, twitter.com/ulalaunch and instagram.com/ulalaunch.

Family. This word comes up again and again when reminiscing about the teams that built and launched the Delta II rocket. Discover how these teams came together to overcome challenges and some fun ways they bonded. You'll hear from ULA hosts Heather McFarland and David McFarland as well as: • Bill Cullen, Vulcan launch operations leader and Atlas V launch director • Steve Huff, systems operations engineering leader • Kathy McLaughlin, East and West Coast technical services manager • Paul Fratto, electrical ground lead for Delta IV • Dana Vandersarl, mission assurance for the propulsion team for Delta II • Todd Girkins, propulsion systems chief engineer for Delta II For more information on ULA, visit the ULA website at www.ulalaunch.com, or join the conversation at www.facebook.com/ulalaunch, twitter.com/ulalaunch and instagram.com/ulalaunch.

In this episode of the Know Nonsense Trivia Podcast, Quizmasters Lee & Marc talk about the merits of a balanced quiz, as well as themed quizzes, while fielding some listener questions (as well as their own!) Featured Questions First hosted by Bill Cullen, what is the longest continuously running game show in television history? What popluar American toy line is referred to as "Action Man" in the UK? Acey-Deucy is a variation on what board game, gaining popularity after WWI in the US Navy and Marine Corps? What are the names of the four members of the rock band KISS? In the Barnes & Barnes novelty rock classic featured on Saturday Night Live and Dr. Demento in 1980, what are identified as being "roly poly?" Who are the only two men to sign the Declaration of Independence and to become President of the United States? Which playwrite wrote The Crucible? What bright color tubular flowers attract hummingbirds to your garden? They also shares a name with a 1964 spy film. Who assassinated Martin Luther King Jr.? Between what two letters can you find an arrow in the logo of a popular shipping company, symbolizing speed and precision according to the logo designers? What is the name of Doc Brown's dog in the movie Back to the Future? What 1992 film stars Meryl Streep and Goldie Hawn as magically immortal rivals who fight to grotesque lengths over a fully-coifed Bruce Willis? An ancient mound site that at the age of 5,400 years old predates the Egyptian pyramids and England's Stonehenge, Watson Brake is located in which U.S. state? In what year did Rick Allen, the drummer of Def Leopard, lose his arm? Who originated the "Wall of Sound" record production technique? Listener Submitted Questions * How do you determine if a piece of trivia is too hard? - Anthony, Cape Coral, FL Missed Corrections Mike from Fort Myers wonders if Marc believe Wilt Chamberlain is white? No, he was referring to the race of the person in the NBA logo (Jerry West). Is the Pilsbury Dough Boy's scarf always white? Mike from Fort Myers points out that The Pilsbury Dough Boy is sometimes depicted with a blue bandana, contrary to the claim in the previous episode that his bandana is white. Final verdict: The Pilsbury Dough Boy is typically depicted with a white bandana. Question should be modified with "typically" or "mostly" qualifier. Rate My Question In the year 1900, famous automotive borthers Eduard and Andre created a travel guide to indrectly promote sales of their not yet popular product. Being the oldest of its kind, this guide eventually blossomed into the presenter of this top honor for select establishment's excellence in thier industry. - Drew, Fort Myers, FL

Learn about the history of the Delta II program from a first-hand perspective. From the program’s remarkable beginnings, to how this rocket launched 155 times, hear from the team who was there through it all. You'll hear from ULA hosts Heather McFarland and David McFarland as well as: • Bill Cullen, Vulcan launch operations leader and Atlas V launch director • Steve Huff, systems operations engineering leader • Kathy McLaughlin, East and West Coast technical services manager • Paul Fratto, electrical ground lead for Delta IV • Dana Vandersarl, mission assurance for the propulsion team for Delta II • Todd Girkins, propulsion systems chief engineer for Delta II For more information on ULA, visit the ULA website at www.ulalaunch.com, or join the conversation at www.facebook.com/ulalaunch, twitter.com/ulalaunch and instagram.com/ulalaunch.

Sphero has just rolled out their new programming platform and community center, Lightning Lab. With this app Sphero positions SPRK programming alongside Scratch and other web-enabled platform. With Lightning Lab, users can have access to all of their programs no matter which device they use to sign in as the programs travel with the user's profile. Lightning Lab will make it even easier to use the SPRK robot in the classroom because students can access te instructions and starter code inside of the app. Teachers can make programs available to students to help them be more successful. Sphero (https://www.teachercast.net/product/B00F35P69C/US/teach00-20/?cart=y) has just rolled out their new programming platform and community center, Lightning Lab. With this app Sphero positions SPRK programming alongside Scratch and other web-enabled platform. With Lightning Lab, users can have access to all of their programs no matter which device they use to sign in as the programs travel with the user's profile. Lightning Lab will make it even easier to use the SPRK robot in the classroom because students can access te instructions and starter code inside of the app. Teachers can make programs available to students to help them be more successful. https://sprk.sphero.com/ (https://sprk.sphero.com/) Creating this new platform required a new partnership, keep reading to learn about how CWIST helped make Lightning Lab a success. motion of orbiting planets (http://t.sidekickopen32.com/e1t/c/5/f18dQhb0S7lC8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJN7t5XX4QZxvYW4WJgHg8pTv1sW8qlQyH56dQRgf8mvrXg02?t=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DhpVQiEbcxOY%26feature%3Dyoutu.be&si=4827814987038720&pi=6f119872-ce44-4460-baac-7602d1517549) , and over 75 other activities built by Sphero and educators around the world. Educators can set up virtual classrooms, create lessons, assign activities, view progress in real-time and review student work. “Chris and his team [CWIST] have been a paramount partner in building our community platform for SPRK,” said Bill Cullen, Sphero Product Manager. “It's going to take our business to the next level for interactivity, community participation and collaboration, scalability and down-right fun for our users.” CWIST is a leader in providing content and an online platform for the maker movement. CWIST’s platform brings maker-inspired products to students, schools and consumers, nationwide. The partnership with Sphero is the latest example of how CWIST is working with leading making manufacturers to expand its reach to educators. CWIST’s platform packages partners’ content into custom, engaging learning experiences that continually drive fresh content and value to educators and consumers. “CWIST’s goal is to support the maker movement nationwide by supplying fun, engaging, educational activities and by providing a way for educators, parents, students, children and businesses to connect with each other,” said CWIST Founder Chris Sleat. “Sphero’s programmable robots and SPRK Lightning Lab offer exciting, fun, educational experiences. The new web platform with its activity sharing, authoring and classroom management capabilities provide true value to educators and consumers.” CWIST also offers maker projects that help students create amazing things while supporting parent and teacher goals. An interactive library of maker, doer, and get-moving challenges called cwists that are created by cwist, its partners, and the cwist community. Examples include learning geometry, physics, and coding, all while shooting a robot off a ramp. About CWISTCWIST’s learning platform turns partner content into custom interactive learning challenges that reward users, driving sustained engagement and extending a partner’s education community. The original installation, CWIST.com (https://www.cwist.com/) , is an award-winning, free maker education website. The site offers projects help to help...

TV personality, comedian and game show host Tom Bergeron drops by the studio to share his thoughts on a variety of topics, including the unpredictability of live television, the genius of Marcel Marceau, the benefits of transcendental meditation and the rise and fall of the Jerry Lewis Telethon. Also, Tom interviews Moe Howard (and Larry Fine), Sid Caesar speaks German, Bob Hope moves down the couch and Mel Brooks mimics Bill Cullen. PLUS: Bob the Puppet! The Lawrence Welk singers! Arnold Schwarzenegger "brings funny!" Henry Winkler pulls a fast one! And Tom and Gilbert remember John Ritter!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you want your own BB-8 droid, you can buy one from Sphero, a company in Boulder, CO. BB-8 is the adorable droid in Star Wars, The Force Awakens. It is a round ball that rolls across the ground with a head that always stays on top of the ball. Sphero fuses robotic and digital […]

If you want your own BB-8 droid, you can buy one from Sphero, a company in Boulder, CO. BB-8 is the adorable droid in Star Wars, The Force Awakens. It is a round ball that rolls across the ground with a head that always stays on top of the ball. Sphero fuses robotic and digital […]

Global Product Management Talk is pleased to bring you episode 069 of... The Everyday Innovator with host Chad McAllister, PhD. The podcast is all about helping people involved in innovation and managing products become more successful, grow their careers, and STANDOUT from their peers. About the Episode: If you want your own BB-8 droid, you can buy one from Sphero, a company in Boulder, CO. BB-8 is the adorable droid in Star Wars, The Force Awakens. Sphero fuses robotic and digital technology into an immersive entertainment experience. They make other droids besides BB-8. The original product is named after the company – Sphero. It is basically a white sphere a little lager than a pool cue ball that you control with your smartphone to roll around the room and play games with. I bought one after seeing it in a Discovery store. In 2014 the company did something really smart – they started creating education curriculum that teaches kids how to code using a Sphero device. What started as a meetup for kids to learn about robtoics and coding is now an expanding library of free lessons for teachers and students. And, in the process of learning how to code, the lessons also teach about music, engineering, math, science, art, writing, and more. They have found a way to bring learning and playing together. This educational program is called SPRK (spark). The product manager for SPRK is Bill Cullen and I had the pleasure of talking with him about the SPRK program. In this interview, you will hear the benefits of incorporating an education market into your product plans, including… expanding the overall market,creating passionate customers,increasing speed of innovation through community involvement, andadding community-generated products.

It has been rather a tumultous couple of years for Jackie Lavin. Following the business she ran with Bill Cullen went into receivership, they had to sell their hotel in Muckross. Jackis is nothing if not resilient & back on the up! Jackie joins Dave in studio.

#70. Bill Cullen, accomplished offshore sailor and crewmember aboard Serenity in this year's Caribbean 1500, guest-hosts the podcast to discuss his favorite gadgets for offshore sailing and down-island cruising. These are far from your 'mission critical' items that Andy is constantly harping on, but they're fun, clever ideas for making the best of your time at sea. Bill has sailed in most parts of the world, and has a website called thebookofsail.com, where you can find examples to most of the gadgets he talks about today. This episode was recorded LIVE at the Caribbean 1500 seminar program in Portsmouth, VA. Check out Bill at thebookofsail.com/

Our very own Glenn Fleishman’s was on “Jeopardy!” We debriefed him about his adventures immediately on his return. In this episode, Jason and Glenn are also joined by Andy Ihnatko and Steve Lutz, and we talk about game shows and their modern reality-competition show equivalents, as well as harken back to the heyday of the panel show, where drunk celebrities engaged in witty repartee. It’s an episode so comfy you’ll feel like you were back in the womb at Bill Cullen’s house. Host Jason Snell with Andy Ihnatko, Glenn Fleishman and Steve Lutz.

On this edition of Galaxy Moonbeam Night Site, Smitty remembers the great TV game show "To Tell The Truth". Both hosts of the game show, Bud Collyer and Gary Moore are recalled, as well as long-time panelists Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass, Bill Cullen, Orson Bean, and Polly Bergen. Ian recalls the Golden Age of Television and such shows as "Patterns", "Requiem for a Heavyweight", and "No Time For Sergeants", and their varied stars, Everett Sloan, Jack Palance, and Andy Griffith. All three of these TV shows were later made into motion pictures. Mike remembers a Muntz 4-track tape deck he had in his car years ago, as well as other Muntz tape decks such as the blue light tape player. Also remembered are Earl "Madman" Muntz's stereo stores and his unique sales techniques. Plus an interesting Retro-commercial from Disneyland in late 1963. The Galaxy guys draw parallels from this commercial to the then recent assassination of president John F. Kennedy.

This week, Sue Lawley's castaway is the Irish businessman and writer Bill Cullen. He was one of 14 children born to William Cullen and Mary Darcy. His childhood, in the tenement slums of inner-city Dublin was one of extreme poverty. Born during the war, the family lived in a one-room dilapidated tenement. Learning the secrets of street trading from his mother and grandmother, Bill started selling from market stalls from the age of five. He sold everything from fruit to evening papers home-fashioned Judy Garland dolls to paper flowers. He eventually started working in a car dealership and went on to own Renault Ireland. He is now a millionaire many times over. He puts his success down to sheer hard work and the support and determination of a close knit family. He has written about his life and says his autobiography, It's A Long Way From Penny Apples, is a tribute to the strong women of Ireland - like his own mother - who held families together through thick and thin. Royalties from the book have been given to the charity of which he is a director, The Irish Youth Foundation. In the past 17 years he has raised £20 million through his charitable work. He is now working on his second book Streetwise, which will impart the business knowledge he has gained over the years.[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]Favourite track: New York, New York by Frank Sinatra Book: Glimpses by Brendan Kennelly Luxury: An accordion

This week, Sue Lawley's castaway is the Irish businessman and writer Bill Cullen. He was one of 14 children born to William Cullen and Mary Darcy. His childhood, in the tenement slums of inner-city Dublin was one of extreme poverty. Born during the war, the family lived in a one-room dilapidated tenement. Learning the secrets of street trading from his mother and grandmother, Bill started selling from market stalls from the age of five. He sold everything from fruit to evening papers home-fashioned Judy Garland dolls to paper flowers. He eventually started working in a car dealership and went on to own Renault Ireland. He is now a millionaire many times over. He puts his success down to sheer hard work and the support and determination of a close knit family. He has written about his life and says his autobiography, It's A Long Way From Penny Apples, is a tribute to the strong women of Ireland - like his own mother - who held families together through thick and thin. Royalties from the book have been given to the charity of which he is a director, The Irish Youth Foundation. In the past 17 years he has raised £20 million through his charitable work. He is now working on his second book Streetwise, which will impart the business knowledge he has gained over the years. [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs] Favourite track: New York, New York by Frank Sinatra Book: Glimpses by Brendan Kennelly Luxury: An accordion