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SPRING TOUR TICKETS > barstoolsports.com/events/bestshowonearthtour. Intro! (00:00-14:41). Donna Kelce's HUGE breaking news (14:42-22:37). Kathryn Hahn cast as Mother Gothel in ‘Tangled' live-action movie (24:12-30:07). Brooks Nader & Noah Beck join ‘Baywatch' reboot series (30:08-38:42). Mark Ballas is joining Whitney Leavitt on Broadway in ‘Chicago' (38:43-42:42). Dak Prescott & Sarah Jane Ramos call off engagement on their joint bachelor/bachelorette party, one month before wedding (43:59-51:01). Andy Cohen's story about John Mayer meeting Craig, Austen and Shep (51:02-58:12). Interview with Arielle Kebbel - talking John Tucker Must Die x She's the Man cast parties, craziest auditions, Aquamarine & John Tucker Must Die sequels?, her new show Marshals + more! (59:32-1:30:27). Beat Ria & Fran game 210 with Bria & Brittany (1:31:27-1:59:25). CITO LINKS > barstool.link/chicks-in-the-office.You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/chicks-in-the-office
Today's Mystery: A cop is found in a fire at a chemical plant.Original Radio Broadcast Date: October 13, 1951Originated in HollywoodStars: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover, Charles Calvert as Sergeant Gino Tartaglia, Tony Barrett, Jack Kruschen as Sergeant Muggavan, Tony Barrett, Michael Ann Barrett, Paula Winslowe, Herb Butterfield, Edwin MaxSupport the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.netPatreonSupporter of the Day:Tanya, Patreon supporter since August 2024.Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Take the listener survey…http://survey.greatdetectives.netGive us a call 208-991-4783Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectivesBecome one of ourfriends on Facebook.Follow us on Twitter@radiodetectivesJoin us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.
Country music star Ashley McBryde sits down with Bobby and gets real about the lyrics that forced her to admit she wasn’t okay and the moments that followed when her drinking went from “after the show” to off the rails. She walks him through the intervention-style wake-up call, what it felt like to actually stay in rehab, and the tools she had to learn just to be around alcohol again. Plus, Ashley talks about the identity shift from being the whiskey-drinking badass to making sober music, why she believes stage choices can hurt more than just one person, and how her new N/A bar on Broadway has turned into an unexpected safe space—especially when fans walk in having no idea she might be there. Watch The BobbyCast on Netflix! Follow on Instagram: @TheBobbyCast Follow on TikTok: @TheBobbyCastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Disney, Trivia Contests, Escape Rooms, Stephen Sondheim, Crosswords, and Puzzles Eagerly awaiting the next season of Reality Escape Pod? Great news! Season 11 is just around the corner. While you wait, enjoy a special compilation from Season 10. Our editor Steve Ewing, has chosen a memorable clip from every episode. It's the ideal way for new listeners to get acquainted with the podcast, and the perfect trip down memory lane for our devoted fans. This season featured a variety of talented creators, escape room owners, designers, game makers, and even a live audio escape room that first debuted at RECON Remote in 2025. One of our dream guests launched the season: Puzzlemaster Will Shortz. This episode was filled with fascinating stories about his time working at Games Magazine and his early years editing the puzzle section for the New York Times. Other veteran creatives this season included Jim “The Oz” Olivia, who helps run the World's Largest Trivia Contest, and Doris Hardoon whose years as an Imagineer at Disney yielded many insights for us into what it took to create “the happiest place on earth” at EPCOT and later at Shanghai Disney Resort. We uncovered the parlor game and puzzle obsessions of Broadway legend Stephen Sondheim with author Barry Joseph, who has published an in-depth look at a little-examined facet of Sondheim's genius. Adam Bellow detailed the process of developing escape room-inspired educational kits for classrooms all over the world through the work of his company, Breakout EDU. Of course, we had many standout escape room owners share their trials, tribulations, and moments of triumph. Will & Kim Rutherford, owners of Escape Artist Greenville, Stephen & Stevie Kristof of 60 to Escape in the Chicago area, and Jonathan Driscoll & Sacha St. Dennis of Escaparium in Montreal, where RECON will be held in August of 2026. Zach Sherwin will be at RECON Montreal, running his hilarious act The Crossword Show. He joined David & Peih-Gee to chat about its development, and what it's like to be a comedy rap star on YouTube! And we caught up with Rita Orlov & Lauren Bello of PostCurious to learn about their latest collaboration in the world of boxed puzzle games. As always, we featured a couple episodes that were pure fun. Yannick Trapman-O'Brien & Lyra Levin played Mark Larson's audio escape room: BLOT. On our Holiday Special, REA team members Theresa Piazza and Andrew Reynolds tested their mettle against Peih-Gee's Playhouse word puzzles. Finally, we received the yearly industry report from RoomEscapeArtist.com Editor-In-Chief Lisa Spira. She walked us through her data analysis concerning escape rooms in 2025, including trends in booking times, revenue, and the growth of challenge arcades. Episode Sponsors Thank you to our sponsors: Buzzshot and Patreon supporters like you. Buzzshot Buzzshot is Escape Room Software, Powering Business Growth, Player Marketing, and improving the Customer Experience. They offer an assortment of pre and post game features including robust waiver management, branded team photos, and streamlined review management for Yelp, TripAdvisor, Google Reviews, and Morty. Buzzshot now has integration with the other REPOD sponsors: Morty and COGS. Special Offer for REPOD Listeners: REPOD listeners get an extended 21-day free trial plus 20% off your first 3 months, with no set-up fees or hidden charges. Visit buzzshot.com/repod to learn more about this exclusive offer. Become a Patron Today! Supporitng us on Patreon helps to fund our work, pay our team, and it grants you access to an incredible library of bonus content including: The REPOD Bonus Show The Spoilers Club The Travelogue Series Thank you to all of our ongoing supporters
Pink and Carey Hart take their kids to a Broadway show, Meghan Markle's 'As Ever' was always supposed to be dumped by Netflix and a woman shot an Assault Rifle at Rihanna's House. What are we even doing with Kevin Costner and Brooks Nader and let Eric Dane's wife be.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Acclaimed actor Harvey Guillén is set to make his Broadway debut next month in “The Rocky Horror Show,” and he tells Stephen what it was like to walk into the iconic Studio 54 nightclub space for the first time with his cast-mates. “The Rocky Horror Show” opens March 26th. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
CLINT RAMOS is an award-winning creative director, designer, and producer. Most recently, he produced Theater Group Asia's sold-out production of Stephen Sondheim's Into the Woods, starring Lea Salonga, Arielle Jacobs and featuring a cast of Filipinos and Filipino-Americans. He currently serves as the Visual Director for Lincoln Center's Summer for the City, where he reimagines the entire Lincoln Center campus each summer into a vibrant stage for more than 300 events that serve New York City's diverse communities. He also serves as Artist-in-Residence at Lincoln Center. Ramos was a lead producer of the groundbreaking Broadway musical Here Lies Love, and is currently the Producing Creative Director for Encores! at New York City Center. There, he has spearheaded acclaimed projects including Billy Porter's reimagining of The Life, The Light in the Piazza featuring Ruthie Ann Miles, and Jelly's Last Jam. As a designer, Ramos has created over 200 productions across theater, opera, and dance. His Broadway credits include Maybe Happy Ending, Eureka Day, Here Lies Love, KPOP, Slave Play, The Rose Tattoo, Eclipsed, Once On This Island, Sunday in the Park with George, and Torch Song. His film work includes production design for Isabel Sandoval's Lingua Franca (Netflix) and costume design for RESPECT, the Aretha Franklin biopic starring Jennifer Hudson (MGM). Ramos made history by becoming the first person of color to win the TONY® Award for Best Costume Design of a Play, for Eclipsed. He has received additional TONY® nominations—six for costume design (Maybe Happy Ending, The Rose Tattoo, Once On This Island, Torch Song, KPOP) and one for scenic design (Slave Play). His numerous honors include two OBIE Awards (including one for Sustained Excellence in Design), three Lucille Lortel Awards, a Drama Desk Award, an Outer Critics Circle Award, two American Theatre Wing Henry Hewes Design Awards, the TDF Irene Sharaff Young Master Award, the Helen Hayes Award, the Craig Noel Award, and two Ani ng Dangal Presidential Medals for Dramatic Arts from the President of the Philippines. Ramos is a member of the Advisory Board of the American Theatre Wing and co-founder of Design Action and Springboard to Design, initiatives focused on equity, inclusion and education. A passionate advocate, his life's work centers on creating equitable opportunities in theater and film for People of Color and immigrants. Born and raised in Cebu, Philippines, Clint now resides in New York City with his husband and daughter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
‘Paddington’ highlights Olivier nominations, Leslie Odom Jr. to join ‘Hamilton’ in London, Broadway is getting busy this week SquareSpace: Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain at https://squarespace.com/BROADWAY when you use coupon code BROADWAY. Patreon: BroadwayRadiohttps://www.patreon.com/broadwayradio For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@broadwayradio.com and include read more
Podketeers - A Disney-inspired podcast about art, music, food, tech, and more!
This week, music mixes and Disney albums on compact discs and vinyl, Indiana Jones is celebrating 31 years, Hoppers is out in theaters and Tom the Lizard might be everyone's favorite new friend, Belle (from Beauty and the Beast) tells us how children can put on Disney plays for free, plus, Meet The Robinsons is getting a new music concept album with some heavy hitters from the world of Broadway! Listen now at: https://www.podketeers.com/611 or watch this episode at: YouTube.com/Podketeers Our most frequently requested links can be found at: https://www.podketeers.com/links/ Help us make a difference! Teamboat Willie is the official charity team of the Podketeers Podcast. For more information on the charity that we're currently supporting, head to: http://www.teamboatwillie.com Check out our series of Armchair Imagineering episodes here: https://www.podketeers.com/armchair-imagineering/ --- Join the FGP Squad Family! Support for Podkeeters is provided by listeners and viewers like you! We like to call our supporters our Fairy Godparents (they call themselves the FGP Squad). You can find more info on how to become part of the FGP Squad family by going to: https://www.podketeers.com/fgp --- We're on Discord! Join other members of our community and us on our Discord server! Use the invite link below to join us: https://discord.gg/gG8kJ2a ---
Vrijdag 13 maart presenteren Maarten Hogenhuis (sax), Phil Donkin (bas) en Mark Schilders (drums) hun nieuwe album COLE. in Jazzpodium de Tor. Een album waarin ze teruggrijpen op de muziek van een van de belangrijkste componisten/songschrijvers van de vorige eeuw: Cole Porter. Aanleiding voor Willem Habers om in deze TORcast een dik uur lang te duiken in de rijke muzikale erfenis van Cole Porter onder de titel “Cole’s Cool”. Playlist: Maarten Hogenhuis trio: Begin the Beguine; Frank Sinatra: Night and Day Dubbelaar: Ella Fitzgerald: I Get A Kick Out Of You; Patricia Barber: I Get A Kick Out Of You; Clifford Brown, Max Roach Quintet feat. Sonny Rollins: What is This Thing Called Love?; Sarah Vaughan: Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye; Chet Baker: You’d Be So Nice To Come Home To; Dubbelaar: Cannonball Adderly: Love For Sale; Eartha Kitt: Love For Sale; Mel Torme: It’s De-Lovely; Miles Davis Quintet: All Of You; Maarten Hogenhuis trio: It’s Allright With Me. Cole Porter Cole Porter (1891–1964) behoort tot de meest verfijnde en invloedrijke componisten uit het American Songbook. Zijn oeuvre—rijk aan melodische elegantie, harmonische verfijning en een ongeëvenaarde lyrische spitsvondigheid—heeft een blijvende stempel gedrukt op zowel de populaire muziek als de jazz. Waar veel tijdgenoten zich specialiseerden in óf tekst óf muziek, beheerste Porter beide disciplines op uitzonderlijk niveau. Zijn liederen zijn niet alleen cultureel iconisch, maar vormen ook een onuitputtelijke bron voor jazzmusici die op zoek zijn naar harmonische rijkdom en melodische flexibiliteit. Porters bijdrage aan de populaire muziek Een unieke combinatie van verfijning en toegankelijkheid Porters liederen waren tegelijk elegant en catchy. Hij schreef voor Broadway en Hollywood, maar zijn muziek overstijgt het theater: de songs zijn op zichzelf kleine kunstwerken. Zijn melodieën zijn vloeiend en herkenbaar, maar nooit simplistisch. Daardoor bleven ze decennialang populair bij zowel het grote publiek als professionele zangers. Teksten die grenzen verlegden Porter was een meester van dubbelzinnigheid, ironie en subtiele erotiek. Hij speelde met taal op een manier die in de populaire muziek van zijn tijd ongekend was. Zijn teksten bevatten culturele verwijzingen, woordspelingen en ritmische verrassingen die de standaard voor songwriting blijvend verhoogden. Een kosmopolitische stijl Porters muziek ademt wereldsheid: Europese invloeden, Latijns-Amerikaanse ritmes, jazzharmonieën en Broadway-theatraliteit vloeien samen. Die mengvorm maakte hem tot een van de eerste echt internationale popcomponisten. Porters invloed op de jazz Harmonische rijkdom als speelveld voor improvisatie Jazzmusici omarmen Porters werk omdat zijn harmonieën uitdagend en inventief zijn. Songs als “Night and Day” of “What Is This Thing Called Love?” bevatten modulaties, chromatiek en akkoordprogressies die uitnodigen tot improvisatie. Veel van zijn composities zijn uitgegroeid tot jazzstandards. Flexibele melodieën Porters melodieën zijn sterk genoeg om herkenbaar te blijven, maar open genoeg om te variëren. Dat maakt ze ideaal voor jazzinterpretaties: van swing tot bebop, van cool jazz tot moderne vocale jazz. Een brug tussen Broadway en jazzclubs Porter hielp de kloof te overbruggen tussen de populaire muziek van het theater en de improvisatiecultuur van de jazz. Zijn liederen werden door zowel crooners als instrumentalisten omarmd, wat bijdroeg aan de canonisering van het Great American Songbook als fundament van de jazztraditie. Cole Porter was een componist die de grenzen van populaire muziek verlegde en tegelijkertijd een fundament legde voor de jazztraditie. Zijn liederen zijn melodisch sterk, harmonisch uitdagend en tekstueel briljant. Daardoor blijven ze aantrekkelijk voor zowel luisteraars als uitvoerders, en vormen ze een essentieel onderdeel van het muzikale erfgoed van de 20e eeuw. Zijn invloed is nog altijd hoorbaar in hedendaagse pop, musicaltheater en jazz—een bewijs van de tijdloze kracht van zijn werk.
Drama on a MondayFirst, a look at this day in History.Then, Arch Oboler's Plays, originally broadcast March 9, 1940, 86 years ago, Johnny Got His Gun starring James Cagney. A dramatization of the superb, shocking, best-seller by Dalton Trumbo about the legless, armless, blind, deaf and dumb war veteran. An eloquent anti-war statement, Cagney was never better on the air. Followed by Lights Out, originally broadcast March 9, 1943, 83 years ago, The Ball. A ghastly story of the headless, walking dead.Then, Barrie Craig Confidential Investigator starring William Gargan, originally broadcast March 9, 1955, 71 years ago, Corpse On the Town. A dishonest Broadway producer is saved by marrying his main investor. The new Mrs. Stanton Bishop is found dead almost immediately thereafter...with a broken neck! Followed by The Mysterious Traveler, originally broadcast March 9, 1947, 79 years ago, The Woman in Black. A crime reporter tries to track down a very deadly woman. Death follows wherever she goes! Her name is Theda, an anagrammatic female!Finally, Claudia, originally broadcast March 9, 1948, 78 years ago, Explaining Insurance. The mysteries of fire insurance. Kathryn Bard and Paul Crabtree star. Thanks to Richard G for supporting our podcast by using the Buy Me a Coffee function at http://classicradio.streamCheck out Professor Bees Digestive Aid at profbees.com and use my promo code WYATT to save 10% when you order!
Dr. Brandini is making balloon animals to help pay off his med school debt, Megan Thee Stallion is headed to Broadway to star in "Moulin Rouge," and parents are being warned not to pack pre-made cocktails in their kids' school lunch bags. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk about Mother Russia @ Signature Theatre, Milwaukee Rep’s three productions: August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson, McNeal, Ain’t Misbehavin, Marcelle on the Train @ Classic Stage Company, The Other Place @ The Shed, and Zack @ Mint Theater Company. Milwaukee Rep's new home read more
Drex and Alisa have a chat with the owner of the (long time Lyric sponsor) Grazed and Confused, Marie Smith. Have you tried Grazed and Confused... it'd be a lot cooler if you did. National Swing Band of Texas w/ Tommy Hooker Saturday, March 21, 2026 - 7:30 PM CST The National Swing Band of Texas – “Where Sophistication Meets Honky Tonk” The Brownwood Lyric Theatre is proud to introduce one of the most distinctive and dynamic musical ensembles in the United States! Semiquincentennial Movie #2: Forrest Gump Saturday March 28, 2026 In celebration of the 250th anniversary of the United States, the Lyric Theatre is proud to present a special year-long United States Semiquincentennial Film Series highlighting powerful stories that reflect the people, moments, and movements that have shaped our nation. Sponsored by the Rufus H. Hardin Museum. Each film in the series has been thoughtfully selected to honor different perspectives and voices in American history — from unsung heroes to pivotal cultural moments — and to spark conversation, reflection, and community connection. Deathtrap Apr 10, 2026 - Apr 19, 2026 Part murder mystery, part dark comedy, and full of surprises—Deathtrap keeps audiences guessing from start to finish! A once-successful playwright will do anything to have another hit… even if it means murder. Smart, suspenseful, and wickedly funny, this Broadway thriller is filled with twists that will leave you on the edge of your seat (and laughing nervously all the way home). SPONSORED BY BRUNER AUTO GROUP!
TOPICS: The Dropout crew will be on ABC's “The Rookie” TV series; Ryan and Katie answer a listener question about whether creators can own and commercialize the music they create with the help of an AI platform; our guest this week is award-winning singer-songwriter and Broadway actress Ava Della Pietra. Ava's new single “3 AM” is available now, and you can find out more about our guest's work by visiting www.avadellapietra.com.Rate/review/subscribe to the Break the Business Podcast on iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, and Google Play. Follow Ryan @ryankair and the Break the Business Podcast @thebtbpodcast. Like Break the Business on Facebook and tell a friend about the show. Visit www.ryankairalla.com to find out more about Ryan's entertainment, education, and business projects.” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
“Juntos somos Broadway”. Ese es el lema de la séptima edición de la muestra de cortometrajes "La mañana más corta", que se celebra del 24 al 26 de abril en el Auditorio Pedro Almodóvar de Puertollano, en Ciudad Real. La muestra está organizada por la productora Santa Ana Films, con su fundador José Antonio Merchán al frente, creador también de esta iniciativa que ya forma parte del pulso cultural de la ciudad. Le acompaña Juan Sebastián López, concejal de Cultura, Turismo y Festejos del Ayuntamiento de Puertollano, que nos cuenta cómo la ciudad vive y apoya este proyecto.Este año se proyectará el largometraje Solo pienso en ti, y toda la programación puede consultarse en la web de Santa Ana Films. “Que nadie en Puertollano se quede sin saber qué es "La mañana más corta”, aseguran.Escuchar audio
durée : 00:24:22 - « I can get it for you wholesale », Original Broadway Cast - Admiré des seuls initiés, le compositeur Harold Rome ne connut jamais la gloire internationale de ses pairs. Créée en 1962 au Shubert Theatre, I Can Get It for You Wholesale ne changea pas son destin, mais révéla au public une jeune artiste de 19 ans : Barbra Streisand. Vous aimez ce podcast ? Pour écouter tous les autres épisodes sans limite, rendez-vous sur Radio France.
Happy Potluck Saturday, Heal Squad! Today we bounce from classic TV nostalgia (The Greatest American Hero, theme songs you never forget) to Broadway clips and Paul Lynde… and somehow land on a bigger conversation about friendships. What happens when your life starts changing but the people around you expect the old version of you? Why pursuing your goals can quietly trigger people who were comfortable when you were smaller. And how friendships built around shared environments don't always survive personal growth. Kev shares the hard rule he learned chasing his dream: everything in your day has to support it. Not perfectly. But intentionally. Because half measures rarely get you where you want to go. Plus a new concept for handling tricky relationships: the “coffee and a crawler” conversation. Talk shawtly! HEAL SQUAD SOCIALS IG: https://www.instagram.com/healsquad/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@healsquadxmaria HEAL SQUAD RESOURCES: Heal Squad Website:https://www.healsquad.com/ Heal Squad x Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HealSquad/membership Maria Menounos Website: https://www.mariamenounos.com My Curated Macy's Page: Shop My Macy's Storefront EMR-Tek Red Light: https://emr-tek.com/discount/Maria30 for 30% off Airbnb: https://www.airbnb.com/host AUDIBLE: https://audible.com/healsquad AG1: drinkag1.com/healsquad ABOUT MARIA MENOUNOS: Emmy Award-winning journalist, TV personality, actress, 2x NYT best-selling author, former pro-wrestler and brain tumor survivor, Maria Menounos' passion is to see others heal and to get better in all areas of life. ABOUT HEAL SQUAD x MARIA MENOUNOS: A daily digital talk-show that brings you the world's leading healers, experts, and celebrities to share groundbreaking secrets and tips to getting better in all areas of life. DISCLAIMER:This Podcast and all related content (published or distributed by or on behalf of Maria Menounos or http://Mariamenounos.com and http://healsquad.com) is for informational purposes only and may include information that is general in nature and that is not specific to you. Any information or opinions provided by guest experts or hosts featured within website or on Company's Podcast are their own; not those of Maria Menounos or the Company. Accordingly, Maria Menounos and the Company cannot be responsible for any results or consequences or actions you may take based on such information or opinions. This podcast is presented for exploratory purposes only. Published content is not intended to be used for preventing, diagnosing, or treating a specific illness. If you have, or suspect you may have, a health-care emergency, please contact a qualified health care professional for treatment.
Jeff Baldinger & Chris Riggins comes down to the NNFA Turtle Lair as they share name woes, plus Dave sees The Book of Mormon for his first Broadway show to talk what it's like to be tall at the theater, how clear it was the show was written by white people and his secret desire as an audience member. Later we talk autism content online, the families behind them all and why Bam Margiera might have been the root of it all. This is another splendiferous episode of No Need for Apologies. Drop a
Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman premiered in 1949. It won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Tony Award for Best Play. It’s been said that it’s “probably the most successful modern play ever published.” This hour, with a new Broadway revival in previews, and with Peter Jacobson playing the title role in a new production at Hartford Stage, a look at Arthur Miller’s masterpiece of American drama, Death of a Salesman. GUESTS: Melia Bensussen: Artistic director at Hartford Stage and the director of their current production of Death of a Salesman Peter Jacobson: An actor; he’s playing Willy Loman in Hartford Stage’s current production of Death of a Salesman Stephen Marino: Founding editor of The Arthur Miller Journal and the author, most recently, of Arthur Miller’s New York: Visions of the City The Colin McEnroe Show is available as a podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, TuneIn, Listen Notes, or wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe and never miss an episode! Subscribe to The Noseletter, an email compendium of merriment, secrets, and ancient wisdom brought to you by The Colin McEnroe Show. Join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter. Colin McEnroe, Eugene Amatruda, and Robyn Doyon-Aitken contributed to this show.Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In this week's mini-sode, we are shining the spotlight on Disney's Frozen the Musical. Perhaps one of Disney's most well known franchise, the stage adaptation took on a different lens to cater more towards an adult audience. The life of the show on Broadway was cut short by the pandemic, but the production is still going strong in the regional market across the US!Support the showHost/ Production/ Editing: Brennan StefanikMusic: Dylan KaufmanGraphic Design: Jordan Vongsithi@batobroadway on Instagram, Threads, and TikTokPatreon.com/batobroadway
The Justice Department is reviewing whether it wrongly withheld Epstein‑related documents, after reports showed missing FBI interview files involving a woman’s uncorroborated allegations against President Trump. DOJ says any improperly excluded records will be released once identified. Justin Garza High School students are performing In the Heights on an authentic Broadway set — the very one used in past professional productions — thanks to support from Central Unified and Wow Productions. The rare opportunity has energized the cast, who say the realistic backdrop makes them feel “transported to NYC,” and VIP ticket holders can even take a backstage tour during the show’s March run. The Justice Department is reviewing whether it wrongly withheld Epstein‑related documents, after reports showed missing FBI interview files involving a woman’s uncorroborated allegations against President Trump. DOJ says any improperly excluded records will be released once identified. Please Like, Comment and Follow 'Philip Teresi on KMJ' on all platforms: --- Philip Teresi on KMJ is available on the KMJNOW app, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever else you listen to podcasts. -- Philip Teresi on KMJ Weekdays 2-6 PM Pacific on News/Talk 580 AM & 105.9 FM KMJ | Website | Facebook | Instagram | X | Podcast | Amazon | - Everything KMJ KMJNOW App | Podcasts | Facebook | X | Instagram See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Justice Department is reviewing whether it wrongly withheld Epstein‑related documents, after reports showed missing FBI interview files involving a woman’s uncorroborated allegations against President Trump. DOJ says any improperly excluded records will be released once identified. Justin Garza High School students are performing In the Heights on an authentic Broadway set — the very one used in past professional productions — thanks to support from Central Unified and Wow Productions. The rare opportunity has energized the cast, who say the realistic backdrop makes them feel “transported to NYC,” and VIP ticket holders can even take a backstage tour during the show’s March run. The Justice Department is reviewing whether it wrongly withheld Epstein‑related documents, after reports showed missing FBI interview files involving a woman’s uncorroborated allegations against President Trump. DOJ says any improperly excluded records will be released once identified. Please Like, Comment and Follow 'Philip Teresi on KMJ' on all platforms: --- Philip Teresi on KMJ is available on the KMJNOW app, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever else you listen to podcasts. -- Philip Teresi on KMJ Weekdays 2-6 PM Pacific on News/Talk 580 AM & 105.9 FM KMJ | Website | Facebook | Instagram | X | Podcast | Amazon | - Everything KMJ KMJNOW App | Podcasts | Facebook | X | Instagram See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Welcome back to another episode of Inside The Bus. We got a shorter episode and a lighter squad for you guys this week as the boys are in a bit of dead period with the football season being over. The boys start off the pod recapping this past weekend. This was the first nice weekend in Nashville and a couple of the boys got outside. Mitch gets into him and Matt hitting Broadway with a couple of the other fellas. It turned into a bit of a flop given the bar they were going to had a tent up still for the cold weather. Following that, each of the guys give their worst athlete breakup. Everyone has had a favorite player eventually leave their team and you have to eventually get over it. One of the guys is going through it right now and has a bit of a therapy session throughout the pod. Come and enjoy another Friday hang with fellas and as always, much love.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Jenna and Kevin are back for their weekly catch-up! They answer some listener emails, reveal which online game they play together, share how they feel about Broadway bootlegs (you might be surprised by their answers), and break down the games theater actors play onstage to keep things fresh… including the one game cast members shouldn’t play! Plus, Kevin shares what it was like having Jeopardy! champion Ken Jennings as a guest speller in Spelling Bee and talks about fellow Glee star Amber Riley joining him onstage! For fun, exclusive content, and behind-the-scenes clips, follow us on Instagram @andthatswhatyoureallymissedpod & TikTok @thatswhatyoureallymissed!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Great marketing does not start with your product. It starts with your customer. In this conversation, I speak with marketing strategist Scott Hornstein about why storytelling, customer research, and trust are the real drivers behind successful brands. Scott shares lessons from decades in marketing, including his work with IBM and major technology launches, and explains how companies often fail when they focus on themselves instead of the people they serve. You will hear how listening to the voice of the customer can reshape messaging, build trust, and unlock growth. Scott also reflects on entrepreneurship, resilience, family, and the mindset required to get back up after setbacks. I believe you will find this conversation both practical and encouraging as you think about how relationships and trust shape business success. Highlights: · Creativity in Queens – Scott reflects on how music and culture shaped his early creativity.04:10 · From Literature to Marketing – His love of books leads him toward storytelling and marketing.12:57 · Learning to Experiment – A mentor teaches the value of trying ideas and learning from failure.20:46 · The Customer as the Hero – Scott explains why marketing must center on the customer.31:48 · Customer Insight Drives Messaging – Research helps reshape a company's message and market entry.41:23 · Resilience Through Setbacks – Scott reflects on perseverance in life and business.50:59 Top of Form Bottom of Form About the Guest: I currently live in Reston VA, my wife and I having moved there to be close to our 2 daughters and our 2 granddaughters. I am an independent business consultant specializing in storytelling – which embraces marketing, research, and content. Family is the most important thing in my life and it has taught me that lasting relationships, business and personal, are steeped in empathy and commitment. I was born in Manhattan on July 25, 1950. My parents soon moved the family to the up-and-coming borough of Queens. I attended the public schools in and around Forest Hills. Writing was always my goal. I graduated NYU as an English major. Upon graduation I traveled, then pursued my (naïve) dream of living as an artist – as a writer, an actor, and a musician. I wrote plays for the brand-new cable industry, wrote for a movie-making magazine, was in several off-off Broadway plays, worked as a pick-up musician. I helped in the office for a former professor to earn subway money. Got tired of starving to death. Took a job with CBS in the Broadcast Center, pulling together the Daily Log for the local station. Then, got hired to answer Bill Paley's mail. Then, I was hired as a marketing manager for Columbia House where I got some of the best advice – keep going. I met this guy from my neighborhood while commuting to my job in Manhattan. Turns our he worked for Y&R and said they were looking for someone. I interviewed and jumped over to agency-side work as an Account Executive, then Account Supervisor, then, going back to my roots, copywriter and eventually Creative Director. The entrepreneurial life has been a roller coaster, but I have been blessed to work with some brilliant people in marketing and sales, and some great companies. It allowed me to understand how I can really help my customers become successful in the long-term. Ways to connect with Scott**:** LinkedIn Medium www.hornsteinassociates.com About the Host: Michael Hingson is a New York Times best-selling author, international lecturer, and Chief Vision Officer for accessiBe. Michael, blind since birth, survived the 9/11 attacks with the help of his guide dog Roselle. 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The podcast where inclusion, diversity and the unexpected meet. Hi, I'm Michael Hingson, Chief Vision Officer for accessiBe and the author of the number one New York Times bestselling book, Thunder dog, the story of a blind man, his guide dog and the triumph of trust. Thanks for joining me on my podcast as we explore our own blinding fears of inclusion unacceptance and our resistance to change. We will discover the idea that no matter the situation, or the people we encounter, our own fears, and prejudices often are our strongest barriers to moving forward. The unstoppable mindset podcast is sponsored by accessiBe, that's a c c e s s i capital B e. Visit www.accessibe.com to learn how you can make your website accessible for persons with disabilities. And to help make the internet fully inclusive by the year 2025. Glad you dropped by we're happy to meet you and to have you here with us. Well, hi everyone, and welcome once again to another episode of unstoppable mindset today. Our guest is Scott Hornstein, although when he came into the Zoom Room, I said, is it Hornstein or Hornstein? And of course, he also understood, because we're both of the same age, and are both fans of Young Frankenstein, who always said that his name was really pronounced Frankenstein. But you know, you have to have to know Gene Wilder for that. But anyway, if you haven't seen that movie, you got to see it. Mel Brooks at his best, but Scott is a marketing person and specializes a lot in storytelling, which fascinates me a lot, because I am a firm believer in storytelling, and I know we're going to have a lot of fun talking about that today. So Scott, I want to welcome you to unstoppable mindset. We're really glad you're here. Scott Hornstein 02:20 Thank you so much, Michael. I have to start by saying I have great respect for your work, and this is really quite a privilege for me. Thank you very much. Michael Hingson 02:32 Well, thank you. You're a long way from where you were born, in New York, in Manhattan. Now you're in Reston, Virginia, but that's okay. Well, you're not that far. It's just a short train ride, a few hours. Scott Hornstein 02:41 I That's true. That's true, although with that particular train, you can never be sure exactly how long it's going to be good Michael Hingson 02:52 point, yeah, yeah, good point. It is one of the things one has to deal with. But that's okay. But, you know, I've taken that train many times, and I've taken the the Metro liner as well, and also just the regular train. And I like the trains. I enjoy the train. I wish we had more of them out here. Scott Hornstein 03:15 I do too. I when it a long time ago in business, when I had a client here in DC, and I was living in Connecticut, I started taking the train, and it was so superior to flying. Oh yeah. And then recently I was, as I was mentioning to you, I was in Germany and taking the trains there is just wonderful. It's so superior. Michael Hingson 03:47 Yeah, I wish we would have more of them out here. If I, for example, want to take a train to San Francisco from where I live in Victorville, the only way I can do it is to take a train at roughly four in the morning to Los Angeles and then transfer on a train to go to San Francisco, which is no fun. I'll fly because it's it's kind of crazy, but I like the trains, and wish we wish we had more of them all over, and wish more people would use them. It's a lot better than driving, and it's a lot more pleasant. When I lived in the east, there were any number of times that I knew people who would travel from like Bucks County in Pennsylvania to New York Wall Street people, and they would go two, two and a half hours on the train every day and back again. And they formed discussion groups or other sorts of things. They they made it a part of their regular day, and it was there was nothing to them to do that. Scott Hornstein 04:54 And to them, I say, God bless. I am not in love with commuting, right? Yeah. Michael Hingson 05:00 Well, I understand that. I appreciate that, but they, they did well with it, and so good for them, or, as I would say in Australia, good on them. But you know, well, why don't we start tell us a little bit about you, maybe growing up in the early Scott and all that stuff. Let's start with that, sure. Scott Hornstein 05:21 First one brief aside about Young Frankenstein when I was living in Connecticut, I would go to the theater in Stanford, and for one performance, my tickets were at the will call, so I went up to the ticket booth, gave them my name, and the woman be on the other side of the iron bars keeps throwing her head to the side, wanting me to look over to my left, and I finally look over to my left, and there's Gene Wilder. Oh my gosh. What an enormously tall individual, very gracious, very nice. In any case, yes, Michael Hingson 06:06 with him, did you? Did you talk with Scott Hornstein 06:09 him just for a moment, just for a moment, you know, just Mr. Wilder, how nice to meet you. And he said a couple of nice things. And that was about it. Still, we all went to see the to see the show. Still, it was quite a thrill for me. What show I do not. Oh, that was, oh, no, excuse me. That was the the madness of King Charles, madness of King George. King George. But he was quite mad, and the play is excellent, excellent. Well, anyway, in any case, I grew I was born in Manhattan. I spent the first couple of years of life on the west side. I don't remember much of that. But my parents quickly moved us out to Queens, which at that point was rather undeveloped. You could get a lot more for your money, and we have lived in an apartment building. And around our apartment building was nothing but empty lots. It was just not developed yet. But it was a great place to grow up because the there was so much going on in those years and so much so much music that was going on. The first recollection I have, in light of all the talk about vaccines and healthcare and all of this is I really remember that polio was a real thing there, and I remember kids with the braces on their legs. And I remember that when one of my friends got chicken pox, that the mothers would get us all together and have a play date so that we got chicken pox too. Okay, but it was, Michael Hingson 08:20 I'm sorry, remember, I remember getting the polio vaccinations, even starting in kindergarten, Scott Hornstein 08:24 yes, yes. And it was such a remarkable thing at that time. We all thought it was like a miracle. And, and Jonas Salk, I mean, he was like, such a hero, yeah. The other thing, so I, we were out in Queens, in an area that's the larger area is called Forest Hills, and it was, it was a great place, because the the whole museum, whole music scene was just exploding. So I'm moving on until my junior high school and high school years, and it was just all over the place. Yes, we were playing in bands, but also there were these wonderful venues to go to. And there was the subway. If my parents only knew where I really was, we would get on the subway, go down in the village, go to all the cafe bar Gertie spoke city, all these places to hear the this wonderful mind changing music. And by mind changing, I don't mean drugs. I mean mind changing that it was, it was just everything in life. Michael Hingson 09:57 And there's nothing like hearing a lot. Music, Scott Hornstein 10:01 even to this day, it's my very, very favorite thing to do. Yeah, and so many musicians and artists came out of that area. I not being one of them. But it was so exciting. Michael Hingson 10:27 I remember when we lived in New Jersey, and I would commute into New York. I heard, for example, even then, and it was in like 96 to beginning of 2002 Woody Allen on Monday night would play his clarinet somewhere. And less, less, Paul was still doing music and playing music at the meridian ballroom. And you can even take your guitar in and he would sign it for you Scott Hornstein 10:55 the it was Joe's Pub. Woody Allen would right. And I went there a couple of times to see him. Of course, it was so pricey that we had to kind of sneak in have one beer, yeah, Michael Hingson 11:16 but still, it was worth doing. Scott Hornstein 11:19 And then they Yeah, and they were great clubs. I think that was, there's certainly the blue note for jazz that I went to a lot. And then there in Times Square, there was iridium, which was where I was able to see Les Paul, right? And many of those greats. Michael Hingson 11:42 Yeah, I never did get to go and get my guitar signed, and now it's too late. But oh, well, do you play? I play at it more than anything else. My father, I think, even before the war, before World War Two, or somewhere around there anyway, he traded something and got a Martin grand concert guitar. Oh, still, I still have it. That's wonderful. What a wonderful sound it is. Scott Hornstein 12:15 What a wonderful story. Yes, I play as well. I And growing up very early on, I decided I wanted to be Ricky Nelson. Oh, there you go. But I quickly learned that I was not going to be Ricky Nelson. However, the guy that was standing behind him playing guitar, now that might be something that I could do. So yes, so I picked it up, and I played in all the bands and then, which quickly taught me that I was not cut out for rock and roll, that I wasn't very good at it, but it led me into many other avenues of music, certainly listening, certainly being part of that scene, I'd go see friends of mine who could play well rock and roll and And that was so exciting for me. And then I, I played in pickup bands through college. So on a weekend night there would be a wedding, Bar Mitzvah, and this guy, I forget his name, piano player, he he got all the gigs and Howie was the first choice for guitar, and if Howie wasn't available, they'd call me. Michael Hingson 13:47 There you go, hey. So second choice is better than no choice. Absolutely. Scott Hornstein 13:54 I i enjoyed it thoroughly and that they paid me money to do this. There you go, right, inconceivable to me. Michael Hingson 14:05 So what did you major in in college? Scott Hornstein 14:10 Well, I started off majoring in biology, and there you go. And why I chose biology is is a mystery to this day, it didn't last long. I cycled through a number of things, and I graduated with a degree in literature, in English, particularly American literature, which is not quite the same as learning a trade. But you know it, it was consistent with with who I was at that time. I was the guy who, if he went out the door, would have two books with him, just in case I finished one. I didn't want to be left at sea, so a voracious reader couldn't stay away from the theater. So it was very consistent with who I was and and it was good for me, because I think through things like like literature and fiction and biography, you learn so much about the world, about how different people are confronted with challenges, how they process their lives, how they overcome these challenges or not or not, it just exposes you to so much. Michael Hingson 15:49 Yeah, and so I'll bet you had some challenges finding some sort of real, permanent job after getting a degree in English? Scott Hornstein 16:03 Yes, I did. But when I got out the idea of it didn't cross my mind that people actually would not earn a great living by being just an artist. What did I want to do? I wanted to write. I wanted to be involved in music. I wanted to act. I did all these things until the point when I got thoroughly fed up with being poor, with not having a dime in my pocket. Ever starving to death is, is sort of what you would call it. Yeah, yeah. You know, I did. I have modest success. Yes, I was able to keep myself off the streets, but no, it was no way for a career. It was no way to even be able to afford your own apartment, for gosh sakes. So I from there i i had done a lot of promotion for the different things that I was involved in, trying to get audiences, trying to get awareness of what I was doing, and that led me to have some contacts inside of CBS. And when I started looking for a job, I started talking to these folks, and they offered me a job. So here I was, and actually gainfully employed. Michael Hingson 17:44 What was the job? Well, I Scott Hornstein 17:47 was sort of a gopher for my first job. Mostly what I did was type, but I do have one good story for you. So I was down in the depths of the CBS Broadcast Center, which is all the way on the west side of 5017 and it's an old milk factory, so which they had converted to broadcast purposes. And so there were long holes, and the halls would always slope down. And there was one day where I was late for a meeting, and I came running down the halls, and there are always these swinging doors, I guess, for in case there's a fire or something, and I'm bursting through the doors, and I go running, and I burst through the next set of doors, and I'm running, and I burst through the next set of doors, and I knock this guy right on his bum. I pick him up, I dust him off. I say, I am so sorry. He says, Don't worry about a thing. It's all fine. I continue running. A friend of mine grabs me and says, Did you see Paul Newman? Michael Hingson 19:10 There you are. Scott Hornstein 19:12 So I have the unique entry on my resume of knocking Paul Newman to the ground. Michael Hingson 19:22 I Well, at least he was civil and nice about it. Scott Hornstein 19:26 He was very nice about it, though. Yeah, so I worked there and then through my writing, because I was writing for a film magazine at night, which, of course, didn't pay a cent, not a cent, but I got to go to all the premiers, and I got to meet all the people and interview all the people so whatever. So through that, I was able to go over to the main building and answer letters for Bill Paley, who was the. Michael Hingson 20:00 Chairman, Chairman, I said, Yes, right, Scott Hornstein 20:02 and it was my job to explain to everybody why Mr. Paley, I never called him, Bill, never, nobody, no, no, why he was right and they were wrong. That was my job, and that I did that for a little while, I can honestly say that I enjoyed having money in my pocket, but that was not the most fulfilling of jobs, and from there, I was able to go over and get my first marketing position, working for the Columbia record and tape Club, which was part of CBS Records at that time. And when I Ben or Dover was the president of Columbia House at that time, and when he made me the offer, he gave me one of the great life lessons that I've I've ever had. And he said, Scott, if you sit in your office and you do exactly what I ask you to do, and you do it on time, and you do it perfectly, we are not going to get along. But if you are out there and you're trying this and you're trying that, and this works, and that doesn't work, but you get up and you keep trying, we're going to be fast friends. Interesting. Yeah, yeah. That's something that has stayed with me my whole life. One of the great pieces of advice that I've ever gotten, Michael Hingson 21:57 well the for me, what's fascinating about it is thinking about how many people would really do that and allow that to happen, but it's really what more people should be doing. I've I've always maintained that the biggest problem with bosses is that they boss people around too much, rather than encouraging them and helping them and using their own talents to help people be more creative. When I hire sales people, the first thing I always told them was, well, the second thing because the first thing I always told them was, you need to understand right up front if you're going to sell here, you have to learn to turn perceived liabilities into assets. And that's got a story behind it. But the second thing that I always talked about was my job isn't to boss you around. I hired you because you convinced me that you're supposed to be able to do the job, and we'll see how that goes. But you should be able to but my job is to work with you to figure out how I can use my talents to help you and to enhance what you do to make you more successful. And the people who got that did really well, because we usually did things differently, and we both learned how to figure out and actually figure out how to work with each other and be very successful. But the people who didn't get it and wouldn't try that, generally, weren't all that successful. Scott Hornstein 23:26 Not terribly surprised, sir. You know, I think that people miss the the humanity of all this. And that if we bring our respective strengths and work together, that it's going to be a more complete and more successful whole than if I try and dominate you and tell you what to do, right, just that hasn't been a successful formula for me. I have never done well with people who tried to tell me exactly what to do, which is probably why I went out on my own. Probably why, in the greater scheme of things that I I did well, working for people from Columbia House. I met this guy on the train, and we got friendly, and he said he worked for an advertising agency, and they were looking for somebody would I be interested in interviewing? And this was with the young and Rubicon. And I did get the job, and I did work my way up to an account supervisor. And then i i said, i. Hate this, and I went back to be a copywriter and worked my way up to be a creative director. But, you know, I went on my own on January 1 of 86 and it was like a liberation for me, because at that point there was a new a new president of the division that I worked for, and he was not a nurturing individual. He was more of the dominant kind of you'll do what I tell you to do. Didn't sit well with me at all, and I had the opportunity to go on my own. So I I packed up my dolls and dishes, and I walked in on January 2, and I said, Bill, I quit. Michael Hingson 26:02 There you go. Was it hard for you to do that? Scott Hornstein 26:11 You know, at that point? So I here I am. I'm a creative director. I got the office on Madison Avenue, and I'm doing freelance all over the place, not only because it was extra money, but because it was it was fueling my creativity. It was giving me something back. It was fun. And I really like to have fun. I have so much fun working with people and that interaction that that humanity, the spark of humanity. So I was doing a lot of freelance, and I wrote this proposal for this one design group who was near where I was living at that time, and it got sold. So they said, Do you want to you want to work on it? And at that point in my life, I didn't have any responsibilities. I had a studio apartment there that was real cheap. And I said, If I don't try this now, yeah, I don't think I'll ever try it. So that's what I did. I quit, and I walked out the door into the great unknown, Michael Hingson 27:39 and the entrepreneurial spirit took over. Scott Hornstein 27:43 It did, and it worked well for about six, seven months, and then we got to the summertime, and I couldn't get arrested for a while. But you know, you have to take it one day at a time. And I figured, all right, well, let's just be open and network and see what's going on. It's not the time to quit. It's not the time to go back and get a job. And I was fortunate in that I was sitting at the desk one day, and this one guy called me, and I had met him before his folks ran one of the biggest, or actually the biggest, telemarketing agency in New York at that time, and I had met, met this fellow, and he said, I got this project. I've been asking around for creative source, and three people gave me your name. So I figured, well, let's go talk. And that turned into a very, very good situation for me, it gave me a lot of responsibility and a lot of leeway to take all the things that I had learned and put them in service of my client and I had a ball. I loved it. The only thing I didn't love was the and I did love this for a while was the constant travel. Now, everybody doesn't travel, and they're all sitting in their rooms at home, looking at screens. But that was that was a great opportunity for me to to spread my wings and to take and I learned so much one of the. Initial assignments I had was for IBM and IBM at that time was, was Mount Olympus. Oh my gosh, working for IBM, and I worked in tandem with this research group. We were all working on the introduction of the IBM ThinkPad and what these folks, they had a methodology they called voice of customer research, which was a qualitative research we're talking to decision makers from a carefully prepared Interview Guide to come up with the attitudes, the insights that we could put together to to come up with a solution. And I was fascinated by this of how to tap into what what the customer really wants by talking to the customer. How unusual. Michael Hingson 31:16 What a concept. Oh yeah. I mean Scott Hornstein 31:19 then and now, it's still the operative phrase of this would be a wonderful business, business, if it wasn't for all those annoying customers and and this just turned that on its head. That's another thing that I learned that has stayed with me through my entire career, is that for the the storytelling, and what I mean by storytelling is, is two things. Is, first, you know all your stories are going to come from what you consider to be your brand, but if you're not developing your brand according to the wants, the needs, the desires, the expressed future state that your Customers want, then then you're wide of the mark. So I was able to bring this in, and I think do a much better job for my customers. Now, the way that relates into storytelling is that you're you're able to take what you do and put it into the story of how your customer succeeds with the hero in the hero's journey, is Michael Hingson 32:55 your customer, your customer? Why do you think that is such a successful tactic to use, Scott Hornstein 33:02 because everybody else is completely enamored of themselves. When other companies craft their their brand, it's mostly because why they think they are special and what their vision tells them is their future. And quite frankly, most customers really don't care when, when a new customer first confronts you and your brand. They ask three questions, who are you? Why should I care? And what's in it for me? And if you can't answer those, if the story that you tell whether complete or in fragments or in in different parts according to where they are on their consideration journey. It doesn't resonate. It doesn't resonate. Hey, I have the best technology out there. I have brilliant people working on this technology. And guess what? Your technology? Somebody will eat your technology in 18 months, and I don't care, I want to know. What does it do for me? Michael Hingson 34:28 Yeah, as opposed to saying, After asking enough questions, I have technology that will solve this problem that you have identified. Let me tell you about it. Is that okay? Exactly? Scott Hornstein 34:44 Yeah, exactly. And as odd as it sounds, that helps you to stand out in the field, in a crowded Michael Hingson 34:55 field, it does, but it's also all about the. Relating to the customer and getting the customer to establish a rapport and relating to you. And when you, as you pointed out, make it about the customer, and you talk in such a way that clearly, you're demonstrating you're interested in the customer and what they want they're going to relate to you. Scott Hornstein 35:24 There's two, two things in there that, well, there's a million things in there that are particularly true. And the first is not only recognizing and and internalizing the goals of your client, but also opening yourself up and saying, these are people. These are humans. And the other real distinguishing fact that a lot of people don't either realize or embrace is that in business to business, and I've spent most of my life in business to business, it's all personal. It's all about personal connections. It's all about trust. And call me crazy, but I am not going to trust a machine. I will have confidence in technology, but my trust is going to be placed in the human through this, one anecdote that that is has really impressed me is that I was doing one of these interviews once, and I was talking to the CEO of of this company. And I said, Well, you know, I of course, I'm working for company A and you've been a client for a long time. What's, what's the greatest benefit that you get from this company? And without hesitation, he said, our salesman. Our salesman is part of our team. He understands who we are, he knows what we need, and he goes and he gets it. So that kind of that, to me, has always been a touchstone on things. Michael Hingson 37:43 Well, the fact that the salesman earned that reputation, and the President was willing to acknowledge it is really important and crucial. Scott Hornstein 37:56 And within that, I would say the very important word that you used is earn. You need to earn that trust. Sure it doesn't come just because you have brilliant technology. It's all people. It's all personal, all people. Michael Hingson 38:20 And that's success, the successful sales people are people who understand and work to earn trust. Scott Hornstein 38:32 Well said, and I think that particularly in this age of accelerating remoteness, that this concept of earning the trust and the person to person becomes a compelling competitive differentiator. And I think that that telling the story of of how you make your customers successful, of the role you play, of where you're going, this allows you to bridge some of those troubled waters to people who are sitting remote. It helps you to open your ears you know where you're going, so you can listen, yeah, Michael Hingson 39:40 well, and that's an extremely important thing to to keep in mind and to continue to hone, because bottom line is, it's all about, as I said, trust, and it certainly is about earning, and that isn't something you. First, it's something that you understand. Scott Hornstein 40:04 It's a gift that can only be bestowed on your customer. You can want it, but they're the only ones who can give you. Your brand is the meal you prepare. You but your reputation is the review, right? So, yeah, you gotta earn that trust. Michael Hingson 40:32 So how long so you you own your own company? How long has the company been in existence? Scott Hornstein 40:40 I Well, let's see. I went on my own on January 1 in 1986 and I am still without visible means of support. Michael Hingson 40:58 Well, there you go, same company all along, huh? Scott Hornstein 41:03 I Yeah, you know, do different work with different people, sure, but yes, it's still me. Michael Hingson 41:13 It's still, do you actually have a company and a name or anything like that? Scott Hornstein 41:17 I did. I did for a long time. I operated under Hornstein associates, okay, and recently I have dropped that and I just work as myself. I think that I had employees, then I had expandable, retractable resources then, and I'm not so interested in doing that right now. I am interested in working as and I love working as part of a team. Collaboration is my middle name. I might not have put that on my resume, but yeah, and I'm just, I'm really just interested in being me these days. Michael Hingson 42:13 That's fair. There's nothing wrong with that. No, well, in your current role, what do you think is the greatest contribution you've made to your clients, and I'd love an example, a story about that. Scott Hornstein 42:28 I would love to tell you a story. Oh, good. So one of my clients is a manufacturer. And they manufacture of all things, barcode scanners, as you would use in a warehouse and in a warehouse, absolutely everything, including the employees, has a barcode. Theirs is different than the the ones that you would normally see, the ones that like have a pistol grip. These are, these are new. It's new technology. They're ergonomically designed. They sit on the back of your hand. They're lightweight. They have more capabilities. They're faster and more accurate. Well, that sounds like sliced bread. However, they had a big problem in that all the scanners in all the warehouses come from the titans of the universe, the Motorola's, the great big names and these great, you know the old saying of Nobody ever got fired for buying IBM. Well, you know, if they need more scanners. Why would they go elsewhere? They just go back and get the same thing. So the the big problem is, is how to penetrate this market? And we did it. I worked with them in a number of ways. The first way was to conduct interviews, qualitative interviews, with the executive team, to come up with their their brand. What did they think? What did they think that was most important? And they said, clearly, the productivity gains, not only is this faster, not only can we prove that this is faster, but the the technology is so advanced that now we can also give you. Information from the shop floor. Well, then we talked to their their partners, who were already selling things into these warehouses. And we talked to a number of companies that were within their ICP, their ideal customer profile, I think that's very important to be prospecting with the folks who can make best use of your products and services. And what we found is that it wasn't just the productivity, it was that we solved other problems as well, and without going heavily into it, we solved the a big safety problem. We made the shop floor more secure and safer for the workers. So we changed the message from Warehouse productivity to the warehouse floor of making each employee safer, able to contribute more and able to have a better satisfaction, and that we were able to roll out into a into great messaging. The initial campaign was solely focused on the workers, and our offer was We challenge you to a scan off our scanners, against yours, your employees, your products, your warehouse. Let's have a head to head competition, because we then knew from these interviews, from working with the partners, that once these employees got the ergonomic the lightweight, ergonomic scanners on their hands, and realized how much faster They were, and how much safer that they were, that they would be our champions. And in fact, that's what, what happened. I can go deeper into the story, but it it became a story. Instead of coming in and just saying, boost your productivity, it's the scanners work for your your overall productivity. It helps you to keep your customers satisfied, your workers, one of the big problems that they're having is maintaining a stable and experienced workforce, this changed the characteristic of the shop floor, and it changed the character, how the employees themselves described their work environment. So we were able to take that and weave a story that went from one end of the warehouse to the other with benefits for everybody in between. So you said, What is the the one you said, the greatest benefit, I would say the contribution that I'm most proud of, it's that it's to recast the brand, the messaging, in the form, in the shape of the customer, of what they need, of helping them to achieve the future state that they want. And I'm sorry for a long winded answer, Michael Hingson 49:10 yes, that's okay. Not a not a problem. So let me what would you say are the two or three major accomplishments or achievements in your career, and what did they teach you? Scott Hornstein 49:26 Well, you know, I think the the achievements in my career, well, the first one I would mention was incorporating that, that voice of customer research, bringing the customer to the planning table, letting the executives, the sales people, the marketers, unite around, how does the customer express their hopes, their dreams, their challenges? I would say the second. Uh, is this idea of taking all of the content of all of the messaging and and unifying it? Some people call it a pillar view. I call it storytelling, of relaying these things so that you are giving your prospects and your customers the information that they need when they need it, at the specific point in their consideration journey, when this is most important, and it might be that a research report for a prospect that talks about some of the challenges in the marketplace and what's being done, it might be as simple for a customer as a as a video on how do you do this? You know, how do you screw in a light bulb? Oh, here it is. Everybody's used to that. The the third thing, and, and this is something, forgive me, for which I am, I am very proud, is that now I take this experience and this expertise, and through the organization called score, I'm able to give this back to people who are are trying to make their way as entrepreneurs Michael Hingson 51:35 through the Small Business Administration. And score, yes, Scott Hornstein 51:40 very proud of that. I get so much for from that. Michael Hingson 51:46 Well, what would you say are maybe the two or three major achievements for you in life, and what did you learn? Or what did they teach you? Or are they the same Scott Hornstein 51:57 I did? Well, I would say they're they're the same, and yet they're a little bit different. The first one is, is that it's only very few people who lead the charmed life where they are never knocked down. I'm not one of those people, and I've been knocked down several times, both professionally and personally, and to get back up, I to have that, and you will forgive me if I borrow a phrase that indomitable spirit that says, no, sorry, I'm getting back up again. And I can do this. And it may not be comfortable and it may not be easy, but I can do this. So there was that I think that having kids and then grandkids has taught me an awful lot about about interpersonal relationships, about the fact that there isn't anything more important than family, not by a long shot, and from these different things. I mean, certainly, as you I was, I didn't have the same experience, but 911 affected me deeply, deeply and and then it quite frankly, there was 2008 when I saw my my business and my finances sort of twirl up into the sky like like the Wizard of Oz, like that house in the beginning, Michael Hingson 54:09 but still, Scott Hornstein 54:16 And I persevere, yeah. So I think that that perseverance, that that focus on on family, on humanity. And I would say there's one other thing in there, is that. And this is a hard one. Observation is that I can't do anything about yesterday, and tomorrow is beyond my reach, so I I have to take Michael Hingson 54:56 today, but you can certainly use yesterday. As a learning experience, Scott Hornstein 55:01 I am the sum of all my parts, absolutely, but my focus isn't today, and using everything that I've learned certainly. You know, I got tongue tied there for just a minute. Michael Hingson 55:19 I hear you, though, when did you get married? Scott Hornstein 55:25 I got married in 87 I I met my wife commuting on the train to New York. Michael Hingson 55:35 So you had actually made the decision to could to quit and so on, before you met and married her. Scott Hornstein 55:43 No, no, I was, I was I met her while I still had a job in advertising. That's why I was commuting to New York. And you know, in the morning there was a bunch of us. We'd hold seats for each other and just camaraderie, yeah, you know, have our coffee. Did she? Did she work? She did she did she was she joined the group because she knew she had just gotten a job in New York. And of course, for those who don't know New York? When I say New York, I mean Manhattan, the city. Nobody thinks of any of the boroughs Michael Hingson 56:27 as part of New York. Scott Hornstein 56:31 And yeah, I and one day gone in, she fell asleep on my shoulder, and the rest is history. There you go. Michael Hingson 56:41 What So, what did she think when you quit and went completely out on your own? Scott Hornstein 56:48 I you know, I never specifically asked her, but I would think that she would have thought that maybe I was not as solid, maybe not as much marriage material, maybe a little bit of a risk taker. I did not see it as as taking a risk, though, at that time, but it was actually great for us, just great for us. And yeah, met there, and then I quit. Shortly thereafter, she was still commuting. And then things started to just take off, yeah, yeah, both for my career and for the relationship, yeah. Michael Hingson 57:51 And again, the rest of course, as they say, is history. Scott Hornstein 57:56 It is. And here I am now in Reston, Virginia, and we moved to Reston because both daughters are in close proximity, and my two grandchildren. And you know, am I still confronted with the knock downs and the and the get up again. Yeah, the marketplace is very crazy today. The big companies are doing great, the mid size companies, which is my Market, and it's by choice, because I like dealing with senior management. I like dealing with the people who make the decisions, who if we decide something's going to happen, it happens and and you can see the impact on the culture, on on the finances, on the customer base. These guys are it's tough out there right now. Let me say that it's it's tough to know which way to go. This doesn't seem to be anything that's sure at the moment. Michael Hingson 59:11 Yeah, it's definitely a challenging world and and then the government isn't necessarily helping that a lot either. But again, resilience is an important thing, and the fact is that we all need to learn that we can survive and surmount whatever comes along. Scott Hornstein 59:33 And let me just throw in AI that is a big disruptor at the moment that nobody actually knows Michael Hingson 59:43 what to do with it. I think people have various ideas there. There are a lot of different people with a lot of different ideas. And AI can be a very powerful tool to help but it is a tool. It is not an end all. Um. Yeah, and well said, I think that, you know, even I, when I first heard about AI, I heard people complaining about how students were writing their papers using AI, and you couldn't tell and almost immediately I realized, and thought, so what the trick is, what are you going to do about it. And what I've what I've said many times to teachers, is let students use AI if that's what they're going to use to write their papers, and then they turn them in. And what you do is you take one period, and you call each student up and you say, All right, I've read your paper. I have it here. I want you now to defend your paper, and you have one minute, you're going to find out very quickly who really knows what they're talking about. Scott Hornstein 1:00:47 That, in fact, is brilliant. Michael Hingson 1:00:49 I think it's a very I think it's a very powerful tool. I use AI in writing, but I use it in that. I will use it, I will I will ask it questions and get ideas, and I'll ask other questions and get other ideas, and then I will put them together, however, because I know that I can write better than AI can write, and maybe the time will come when it'll mimic me pretty well, but still, I can write better than AI can write, but AI's got a lot more resources to come up with ideas. Scott Hornstein 1:01:21 It does. It does. And with that, it's a fantastic tool. The differentiator, as I see it, for most of my stuff, is that AI has read about all this stuff, but I've lived it, so I'm going to trust me at the end, Michael Hingson 1:01:45 and when I talk about surviving the World Trade Center and teaching people what I learned that helped me in the World Trade Center, I point out most people, if there's an emergency, read signs and they're told go this way to escape or to get out or do this or do that, but there's still signs, and they don't know anything. I don't read signs, needless to say, and what I did was spent a fair amount of time truly learning all I could about the World Trade Center where things were, what the emergency evacuation procedures were what would happen in an emergency and so on. And so for me, it was knowledge and not just relying on a sign. And so when September 11 happened, a mindset kicked in, and we talked about that in my my latest book, live like a guide dog. But that's what it's about, is it's all about knowledge and truly having that information, and that's what you can trust. Scott Hornstein 1:02:48 I'll give you a big amen on that one. Michael Hingson 1:02:52 Well, this has been a lot of fun to do. We've been Can you believe we've been doing this an hour? My gosh, time, I know having fun. Scott Hornstein 1:03:03 It's fun. And I would say again, in closing, I just have enormous respect for what you've accomplished, what you've done. This is been a great privilege for me. I thank you very much. Michael Hingson 1:03:19 Well, it's been an honor for me, and I really value all the comments, the advice, the thoughts that you've shared, and hopefully people will take them to heart. And I would say to all of you out there, if you'd like to reach out to Scott, how do they do that? Well, there you go. See, just, just type, well, right? Scott Hornstein 1:03:42 That's it. If you, if you sent an email to Scott dot Hornstein at Gmail, you'll get me. Michael Hingson 1:03:56 And Hornstein is spelled Scott Hornstein 1:03:58 H, O, R, N, S, T, E, I, Michael Hingson 1:04:03 N, and again, it's scott.hornstein@gmail.com Scott Hornstein 1:04:09 that's that's the deal. There you go. Well, find me on LinkedIn. You can find me on medium. I'm all over the place. Michael Hingson 1:04:18 There you are. Well, I hope people will reach out, because I think you will enhance anything that they're doing, and certainly trust is a big part of it, and you earn it, which is great. So thank you for being here, and I want to thank all of you for listening and watching us wherever you are. Please give us a five star review and a rating and but definitely give us a review as well. We appreciate that. If you know anyone else who ought to be a guest, Scott, you as well. We're always looking for more people to have on, so please introduce us and Scott. If you want to come on again, we can talk about that too. That'd be kind of fun. But I want to thank what I want to thank you again for being here. This has been fun, and I appreciate you being here with us today and and so thank you very much for doing it. Scott Hornstein 1:05:07 My all the pleasure is all mine. Michael Hingson 1:05:14 You have been listening to the Unstoppable Mindset podcast. Thanks for dropping by. I hope that you'll join us again next week, and in future weeks for upcoming episodes. To subscribe to our podcast and to learn about upcoming episodes, please visit www dot Michael hingson.com slash podcast. Michael Hingson is spelled m i c h a e l h i n g s o n. While you're on the site., please use the form there to recommend people who we ought to interview in upcoming editions of the show. And also, we ask you and urge you to invite your friends to join us in the future. If you know of any one or any organization needing a speaker for an event, please email me at speaker at Michael hingson.com. I appreciate it very much. 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This is an extended preview of our W❤️M episode on "Clerks" -- to access the full show, click through here and sign up now!“It's kind of a dirty movie…I was trying to imagine Travis Bickle taking a date to this” - EricOn this month's patron-requested We ❤️ Movies, we're chatting about a real foundational flick for the four of us, Kevin Smith's Clerks! How many VHS tapes did Chris Cabin's house go through with this movie? How uncomfortable is it to say “View Askew-niverse” out loud? How hysterical is that funeral parlor cut? Could we bring Clerks to Broadway as a musical? And was the age of 11 too young for Steve to have seen this movie for the first time? PLUS: Michael Caine explains snowballing! This is an extended preview of our W❤️M episode on "Clerks" -- to access the full show, click through here and sign up now!Clerks stars Brian O'Halloran, Jeff Anderson, Marilyn Ghigliotti, Lisa Spoonauer, Jason Mewes, Scott Mosier, and Kevin Smith as Silent Bob; directed by Kevin Smith.Grab your tickets now for our shows in Minneapolis on 3/20 and Chicago on 3/22—don't wait, snag those tix now!Original cover art by Felipe Sobreiro.This is an extended preview of our W❤️M episode on "Clerks" -- to access the full show, click through here and sign up now!
Episode 793: Neal and Toby dive into the Big Tech's pledge to foot the bill of their own power plants to power their AI aspirations, but will it actually work? Then, Apple debuts a new low-cost laptop to attract consumers and businesses looking for a more affordable option. Also, markets are up as the war in the Middle East enters its sixth day, signaling, they're not so worried about it. Meanwhile, Neal shares his favorite numbers on the wealthy in Jackson Hole, solo Broadway adventures, and a crossing guard with a legitimate side business. Learn more about Bland AI at bland.ai/mbd Join us for trivia! https://mbdtrivianight-march2026.splashthat.com/ Subscribe to Morning Brew Daily for more of the news you need to start your day. Share the show with a friend, and leave us a review on your favorite podcast app. Listen to Morning Brew Daily Here: https://www.swap.fm/l/mbd-note Watch Morning Brew Daily Here: https://www.youtube.com/@MorningBrewDailyShow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ana Navarro sits down with Brian Teta to weigh in on whether she'd attend the White House Correspondents' Dinner this year and why she believes what's happening in the Middle East today is different from past U.S. conflicts in the region. She reacts to Kristi Noem's testimony on Capitol Hill. (Note: Since recording this podcast, Pres. Trump announced Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin will replace Kristi Noem as Department of Homeland Security secretary.) Ana also shares her reaction to Bad Bunny's record‑breaking Super Bowl halftime performance and why it resonated so widely. And as she prepares for her one‑night‑only Broadway debut in 'Buena Vista Social Club,' Ana opens up about how she's feeling ahead of the big night—and the advice Lin‑Manuel Miranda gave her before stepping onstage. Get tickets to 'Buena Vista Social Club': https://buenavistamusical.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
'The View' co-hosts and guest co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck weigh in as administration officials come under fire for their comments following the deaths of six American soldiers killed in combat, while Pete Hegseth criticizes the media's coverage of the U.S.–Iran conflict. Daniel Radcliffe joins the show to talk about taking on a new comedy role in the series 'The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins,' returning to Broadway in the heartfelt one‑man show 'Every Brilliant Thing,' and reflecting on what it meant to step into Harry Potter's shoes all those years ago. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Guess who I got to meet last week - Gina Gershon. That's right, the incredibly beautiful and talented actress, author, singer, and long-standing disruptor of polite expectations. You know Gina from unforgettable roles in Bound, Showgirls, Face/Off, Cocktail, and a career that has zig-zagged fearlessly between Hollywood glamor, indie grit, Broadway, and music. We talked about her work and life as recounted in her new memoir, 'Alpha Pussy: How I Survived the Valley and Learned to Love My Boobs' (a title that caught the attention of my 16 year-old son and, well, me). Gina shares stories about Prince, David Mamet, Paul Thomas Anderson, Robert Altman, Michael Mann, and Lou Reed. And she spills the beans about kissing both Tom Cruise and Jennifer Tilly (I'd go with Jen, personally). Oh, she also tells why it was so much fun to improv with Larry David on 'Curb Your Enthusiasm'. Need I say more? Okay, yes - just a little: What I took away from this interview is that artists like Gina who prioritize freedom above commerce sometimes miss out on millions of dollars and a degree of “stardom,” but they maintain their sense of self and Alpha vibe. Check it out. Please rate and review Reasonably Happy HERE (DO IT!) Read Paul's Substack newsletter HERE Buy Gina's book HERE.
What does it take to outgrow the box people put you in? In this episode of Question Everything, Danielle sits down with Kandi Burruss, Grammy-winning songwriter, Broadway producer, entrepreneur, and former star of Bravo’s The Real Housewives of Atlanta, to unpack the gift (and curse) of reality TV fame. Kandi opens up about what becoming a Bravolebrity really cost her, the rejection that devastated her, and how she rebuilt her power behind the scenes. From earning a Grammy writing the TLC hit No Scrubs to producing record-breaking Broadway shows, Kandi shares how she learned to work on her next move while still in her current one. Plus, she opens up about the most emotional part of her recent split from Todd Tucker. This conversation is about ambition, rejection, reinvention, and the discipline of earning it again and again. In this episode, you’ll learn: All about Kandi’s transformation era following her divorce What really happened behind the scenes when she left The Real Housewives of Atlanta How reality TV fame can both elevate and limit an artist’s credibility in Hollywood How Kandi approaches auditions now, and how she handles rejection The financial lesson she learned after buying her first house during her Xscape era How Kandi turned panic about money at 19 into a hitmaking empire The real story behind writing TLC’s Grammy-winning song No Scrubs What makes a song timeless, from hook writing to cultural relevance How sampling works in the music industry and why clearance matters What it takes to prove you belong in rooms that underestimate you The difference between fame and leverage (and why power isn’t always on stage) How she navigated reinvention in her forties: from Broadway to single motherhood What it takes to pivot careers after 14 seasons on reality television The difference between fame and leverage in the entertainment industry Why she believes you should always work on your next move while in your current one The real impact of divorce and navigating co-parenting in the public eye How she’s redefining motherhood and split custody as a single mom Why she doesn’t identify with the “soft girl era,” and how hustle became her coping mechanism How she built multiple businesses: restaurants, production company, Broadway, and music How to reinvent yourself without burning out How she became a Broadway producer and broke records with Othello See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
This is the second half of my recent conversation with Tony Award-winning composer, lyricist, arranger, and music producer MARC SHAIMAN about his new, New York Times bestselling book, NEVER MIND THE HAPPY. During his five-decade career, Marc has found enormous success in nearly every aspect of show business, but in this episode, we focus on his experiences on Broadway, including CATCH ME IF YOU CAN, CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY and, most especially, the behind-the-scenes history and development of his smash-hit musical HAIRSPRAY. Become A PATRON of Broadway Nation! This episode is made possible in part by the generous support of our Patron Club Members, including our newest patron, PAULA & STEVE REYNOLDS. If you are a fan of Broadway Nation, I invite you to become a PATRON! For as little as $7.00 a month, you can receive exclusive access to never-before-heard, unedited versions of many of the discussions that I have with my guests — in fact, I often record nearly twice as much conversation as ends up in the edited versions. You will also have access to additional, in-depth conversations with my frequent co-host, Albert Evans, that have not been featured on the podcast. And all patrons receive special “on-air” shout-outs and acknowledgement of your vital support of this podcast. And if you are very enthusiastic about Broadway Nation, there are additional PATRON levels that come with even more benefits. If you would like to support the work of Broadway Nation and receive these exclusive member benefits, please click on this link: https://broadwaynationpodcast.supercast.tech/ Thank you in advance for your support! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Character actor Sam McMurray's media path winds through connections, coincidences and many, MANY contacts with industry legends (and assorted relations.) Sam carves a path through the backroads of Friends, The Golden Girls, Freaks & Geeks, Raising Arizona, The King Of Queens and beyond while we scramble to keep up!Raised in New York by actor parents, his dad was on The Edge Of Night. His mom graced Broadway and Off Broadway stages and Sam, an athlete, nursed a high school broken heart by running straight for what felt like home, the school theater. He's been an actor ever since.His Hollywood career began when he and his wife headed west in 1986. He was quickly cast in The Jeffersons, The Ropers and Hill Street Blues. He was on his way to becoming one of the most recognizable faces on the screen.Sam shares insights from inside a career defined by a wide range of memorable appearances. He tells the story of meeting a 17 year old Matthew Perry while working on The Tracey Ullman Show. It would not be until ten years later that Sam's stage directions, on Friends, instructed him to smack Matt in the butt. Sam shares his thoughts and concerns about the migration of Hollywood production to other states and countries and how the audition process has become so much less personal via Zoom calls and self-tapes. We discuss the McCarthy era as Sam's parents were both under fire and even skipped town for Florida when they got wind that a subpoena for his mom to appear before HUAC was heading their way. The red scare and its impact on creative voices has informed the course of his life.We also explore the wide variety of mediums in which he has worked. From television and film to web series, like Then We Got Help! Sam also returned to the stage after many years away. How did he salvage the night when he went up on his lines playing a gravedigger in the 2019 play, Buzz, about groundbreaking British theater director Buzz Goodbody? His story will delight you.He also shares personal anecdotes about legends Jerry Stiller, Anne Meara, Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Estelle Getty, Rue McClanahan, Kevin James, Steve Martin, and Tom Hanks. And, with refreshing honesty, Sam admits that not every role, in a long career, receives the same level of focus. Some projects demand everything an actor has to breathe life into the part, and he'll wonder if there was more he could have given. While others, like The Sopranos, are so brilliantly written that embodying the character is a joy.By the time we made our way to IMDB Roulette we knew that this was an interview to be studied and interpreted by future entertainment historians, as Sam guides us through the threads and relationships which become the fabric of our entertainment. In current recommendations --Lisa: Author & Content Creator Derrick Downey Jr. on InstagramWeezy: The Traitors on PeacockPath Points of Interest:Sam McMurray.comSam McMurray on WikipediaSam MacMurray on IMDBSam McMurray on CameoDerrick Downey Jr. on InstagramThe Traitors
Once again, Dennis is joined via Zoom by Glenn Gaylord, Senior Film Critic at The Queer Review and star of the YouTube channel Glenn Hates Everything and actor-writer-film enthusiast Drew Droege to talk about the movies of 2025. The films discussed include Ella McCay, Twinless, Weapons, Plainclothes, The Baltimorons, Final Destination: Bloodlines, Materialists, Rent Free, The Secret Agent, Sorry Baby, If I Had Legs I'd Kick You, Bring Her Back, The Long Walk, The Plague, One of Them Days, The Mastermind, Rebuilding, Wake Up Dead Man, The History of Sound and One Battle After Another. Drew also talks about his recent triumphant off-Broadway run, starring in Messy White Gays, a play he wrote, and the amazing thing audience member Hillary Clinton said to him backstage after the show.
Bob the Drag Queen and Jared kick off today's episode bonding over their favorite WWF wrestlers and swapping stories from their early stand-up comedy days. Then they dive into modern dating drama, including a straight boyfriend who wants to explore drag, but his girlfriend is feeling insecure and unsure how to navigate it. They red flags, deal breakers, and quirky relationship moments, from mannequins at the front door to reality TV obsession. Bob talks about having two boyfriends and advises an emailer that dating an ENM man is a definite dealbreaker if you're monogamous at heart! Along the way, Bob shares stories from Eddie Izzard, Harry Styles, Moulin Rouge, and life on stage. It's a fun episode you don't want to miss, and be sure not to miss Bob on Broadway until March 22!
Today's Mystery:A Broadway actress is found dead with her wrists slit.Original Radio Broadcast Date: October 6, 1951Originating from HollywoodStarring: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover; Charles Calvert as Sergeant Gino Tartaglia; Jack Kruschen as Sergeant Muggavan; Paul Frees; Clayton Post; Edwin Max; Elliott Lewis; Jack Kruschen; Jay Novello; Joyce McCluskeySupport the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.netPatreon Supporter of the Day: Jeffrey, Patreon supporter since October 2023Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.netGive us a call at 208-991-4783Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectivesFollow us on Twitter @radiodetectivesJoin us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.
Evan, Michelle, and Kevin Clark debate the merits of a second location. Is it a bad idea to draft QBs #1 overall? Infighting threatens to tear the team apart during Who Said It? Mary Kate Morrissey joins to talk about her Broadway and burgeoning golf career. UnSportsmanLike Moments of the Day: Is Michelle a coward for refusing to sing with Mary Kate? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
What exactly are the Bengals deciding not to franchise Trey Hendrickson? Then, Evan gives his top 5 hot messes from this week! Also, what are the best pregame speeches in sports history? Plus, Broadway singer Mary Kate Morrissey joins the show, and sings Defying Gravity! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Evan, Michelle, and Kevin Clark debate the merits of a second location. Is it a bad idea to draft QBs #1 overall? Infighting threatens to tear the team apart during Who Said It? Mary Kate Morrissey joins to talk about her Broadway and burgeoning golf career. UnSportsmanLike Moments of the Day: Is Michelle a coward for refusing to sing with Mary Kate? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
What exactly are the Bengals deciding not to franchise Trey Hendrickson? Then, Evan gives his top 5 hot messes from this week! Also, what are the best pregame speeches in sports history? Plus, Broadway singer Mary Kate Morrissey joins the show, and sings Defying Gravity! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
What exactly are the Bengals deciding not to franchise Trey Hendrickson? Then, Evan gives his top 5 hot messes from this week! Also, what are the best pregame speeches in sports history? Plus, Broadway singer Mary Kate Morrissey joins the show, and sings Defying Gravity! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Evan, Michelle, and Kevin Clark debate the merits of a second location. Is it a bad idea to draft QBs #1 overall? Infighting threatens to tear the team apart during Who Said It? Mary Kate Morrissey joins to talk about her Broadway and burgeoning golf career. UnSportsmanLike Moments of the Day: Is Michelle a coward for refusing to sing with Mary Kate? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices