Podcast appearances and mentions of chuck harter

TVC 689.2: Dore Page, author of Leslie Stevens Goes to Hollywood: Daystar Productions, Kate Manx and the Making of Private Property, talks to Ed and guest co-host Chuck Harter about Stoney Burke (ABC, 1962-1963), the “art house” look at the lives of 20th-century rodeo riders starring Jack Lord, Bruce Dern, and Warren Oates and produced by Leslie Stevens that ABC canceled after one season—despite garnering a 38 share—partly because the show was considered too ethereal for sponsors to get behind. Other topics this segment include how Warren Oates' character on Stoney Burke can be considered a forerunner to Angel Martin (the character that Stuart Margolin later played on The Rockford Files), and how Stevens came to pattern his independent production company, Daystar Productions, after Quinn Martin Productions once Stevens decided to focus on developing projects for television. Leslie Stevens Goes to Hollywood is available through McFarland Books.

TVC 689.1: Part 2 of a conversation that began two programs ago with Dore Page, author of Leslie Stevens Goes to Hollywood: Daystar Productions, Kate Manx and the Making of Private Property, a deep dive into the life and career of the maverick television writer and producer best known as the creator of The Outer Limits that particularly focuses on the making of Private Property  (1960), the New Wave-style erotic thriller starring Corey Allen, Warren Oates, and Stevens' wife at the time, Kate Manx. April 2025 marked the 65th anniversary of the release of Private Property. In this segment, Ed, Dore, and guest co-host Chuck Harter discuss the mysterious nature of Manx's death in November 1964, as well as the reasons why Private Property was branded as “indecent” at the time it was originally released—even though the subject matter is quite tame when viewed through a contemporary lens. Leslie Stevens Goes to Hollywood is available through McFarland Books.

TVC 687.2: Dore Page, author of Leslie Stevens Goes to Hollywood: Daystar Productions, Kate Manx and the Making of Private Property, talks to Ed and guest co-host Chuck Harter about the fragile mix of ambition, frustration, and insecurity that comprised the psyche of actress Kate Manx, and the extent to which depression may have factored into the circumstances leading up to Manx's death in November 1964. Leslie Stevens Goes to Hollywood is available through McFarland Books.

TVC 687.1: Ed and guest co-host Chuck Harter welcome Dore Page, author of Leslie Stevens Goes to Hollywood: Daystar Productions, Kate Manx and the Making of Private Property, a deep dive into the life and career of Leslie Stevens—the maverick television writer and producer whom most of us know best as the creator of The Outer Limits—that particularly focuses on Stevens' early career as a playwright (including the Broadway production of The Marriage Go-Round); the back story of Daystar Productions, the production company that Stevens formed with Stanley Colbert, which Stevens intended to be the first truly independent TV and film production company; and the making of Private Property (1960), the New Wave-style erotic thriller that Stevens made for relatively little money, but which went on to gross several million dollars—despite being flagged as indecent at the time it was originally released. Dore's book also explores the tragic life of stage actress Kate Manx, Stevens' wife at the time he made Private Property. Though Manx made a brief splash in Hollywood after the release of Private Property, her film and TV career never got off the ground, while the actress herself died under mysterious circumstances in November 1964. Leslie Stevens Goes to Hollywood is available through McFarland Books.

TVC 686.1: Part 2 of a conversation that began last week with Laurel and Hardy historian Randy Skretvedt. Chuck Harter co-hosts. Topics this segment include what first sparked Randy's interest in Laurel and Hardy; Randy's favorite scene in March of the Wooden Soldiers; and why Wooden Soldiers remains so popular, more than ninety years after its original release. Randy's latest book, March of the Wooden Soldiers: The Amazing Story of Laurel & Hardy's Babes in Toyland, is available from Bonaventure Press.

TVC 685.2: Laurel and Hardy historian Randy Skretvedt, author of March of the Wooden Soldiers: The Amazing Story of Laurel & Hardy's Babes in Toyland, talks to Ed and guest co-host Chuck Harter about how Stan Laurel not only acted as the de facto director on many of the comedy team's films, but closely oversaw the editing of their films, and how Oliver Hardy was an accomplished actor who was beloved by cast and crew off-camera. March of the Wooden Soldiers: The Amazing Story of Laurel & Hardy's Babes in Toyland is available from Bonaventure Press.

TVC 685.1: Ed and guest co-host Chuck Harter welcome author, voice artist, radio host, and Laurel and Hardy historian Randy Skretvedt. Randy's latest book, March of the Wooden Soldiers: The Amazing Story of Laurel & Hardy's Babes in Toyland, is a detailed, behind-the-scenes look at the making of March of the Wooden Soldiers (1934), the adaptation of the Victor Herbert operetta Babes in Toyland (which, in fact, was the title of Wooden Soldiers when it was originally released) that not only has remained a holiday tradition on television since the early 1950s, but was reportedly Stan Laurel's favorite film of the ones with he did with Oliver Hardy. Topics this segment include how March of the Wooden Soldiers was originally intended as an Eastertime release in 1934, as well as the many delays that plagued the production of the movie. March of the Wooden Soldiers: The Amazing Story of Laurel & Hardy's Babes in Toyland is available from Bonaventure Press.

TVC 682.5: Burt Kearns, author of SHEMP! The Biography of The Three Stooges' Shemp Howard: The Face of Film Comedy, talks to Ed and guest co-host Chuck Harter about how the repeated blows to the head that Shemp Howard, Curly Howard, and Larry Fine all took during the many live appearances that The Three Stooges made every year during their annual hiatus from Columbia Pictures resulted in cerebral hemorrhages that proved to be fatal for all three actors. SHEMP! is available through Applause Books.

TVC 682.4: Burt Kearns, author of SHEMP! The Biography of The Three Stooges' Shemp Howard: The Face of Film Comedy, talks to Ed and guest co-host Chuck Harter about some of the more notable roles in Shemp Howard's diverse career as a solo actor, including Private Buckaroo (1942), a musical comedy featuring Harry James, The Andrews Sisters, and Mary Wickes that Burt says is as close to a star vehicle that Shemp ever had; why Shemp rejoined The Stooges in 1946, after Curly's debilitating stroke; and why rejoining the Stooges gave Shemp an immortality that he may not have achieved had he remained on his own. SHEMP! is available through Applause Books.

TVC 682.3: Ed and guest co-host Chuck Harter welcome award-winning producer, director, writer, journalist, and author Burt Kearns. Burt's latest book, SHEMP! The Biography of The Three Stooges' Shemp Howard: The Face of Film Comedy, not only takes a deep dive into the life and career of Shemp Howard—one of the original members of The Three Stooges and, in real life, the older brother of Moe Howard and Curly Howard—but debunks many myths both about Shemp's career before and during The Three Stooges and about Shemp's personal life, including some myths that were perpetuated by either Moe Howard or members of Moe's family. SHEMP! is available through Applause Books.

TVC 682.2: Elva Green, author of The Jeffersons: A fresh look back, talks to Ed and guest co-host Chuck Harter about such notable episodes of The Jeffersons as “George's First Dollar” and “And The Doorknobs Shone Like Diamonds,” plus she gives a preview of her upcoming book on Good Times. The Jeffersons: A fresh look back is available through Bear Manor Media.

TVC 682.1: Ed welcomes Elva Green, author of The Jeffersons: A fresh look back at The Jeffersons (CBS, 1975-1985), Norman Lear's longest-running sitcom, starring Isabel Sanford, Sherman Hemsley, an Marla Gibbs, and Eddie Green: The Rise of an Early 1900s Black American Entertainment Pioneer. Chuck Harter co-hosts. Topics this segment include how, while The Jeffersons was an immediate hit among viewers, reviews of the show during its first few years on the air were split—both among white critics and black critics—over whether the show was funny or not.

TVC 678.1: Ed and guest co-host Chuck Harter welcome back actress, author, songwriter, composer, filmmaker, and reverend Alison Mills Newman (Julia, The Leslie Uggams Show, The Tree Widow). Alison's novel, Francisco, is a genre-bending, autobiographical story about a young black actress in the early 1970s who falls in love with an intensely driven filmmaker, makes her way through the Black Arts movement, and searches searching for her own way of seeing. Originally published in 1974, Francisco was recently reissued by New Directions Publishing and is available wherever books are sold.

TVC 677.4: Actress Erica Gavin talks to Ed and guest co-host Chuck Harter about the time when she and Russ Meyer both met film critic and future Meyer collaborator Roger Ebert for the first time while doing promotion for Vixen! (1968), how Erica had earned Meyer's trust by convincing him to let her break the fourth wall while filming the final shot of Vixen, and how Meyer paid homage to Alfred Hitchcock by making a cameo appearance in the final scene of Vixen. Severin Films has just released Russ Meyer's Vixen!, Russ Meyer's Supervixens, and Russ Meyer's Beneath the Valley of the Ultravixens on Blu-ray for the first time as part of a landmark partnership with the Russ Meyer Trust. The Blu-ray release of Vixen! includes more than three hours of extra features (including a brand-new audio commentary by Erica Gavin, plus archival interviews with Erica Gavin and Harrison Page), while both Supervixens and Beneath the Valley of the Ultravixens are likewise chockful of extra features.

TVC 677.3: Part 2 of a conversation that began last week with Erica Gavin, the actress known around the world as the star of Vixen! (1968), the satiric sexploitation movie produced, directed, and co-written by Russ Meyer that none other than Roger Ebert once described as "the quintessential Russ Meyer film." Topics this segment how Erica initially clashed with Meyer over how to approach the famous “lesbian scene” in Vixen! between her and Vincene Wallace, and how she worked out a solution that ultimately pleased Meyer. Chuck Harter co-hosts.

TVC 676.3: Ed and guest co-host Chuck Harter welcome Erica Gavin, the actress known around the world as the star of Vixen! (1968), the satiric sexploitation movie produced, directed, and co-written by Russ Meyer that esteemed critic Roger Ebert once described as "the quintessential Russ Meyer film." Despite numerous attempts at censorship (including one of the first-ever X ratings and twenty-three separate U.S. prosecutions for obscenity), Vixen! became one of the top-grossing movies of 1968, forever changing the face of independent film making while remaining the creative template for Meyer's unapologetic vision of American cinema. Topics discussed this segment include the various taboo issues that Meyer tackled in Vixen! (nymphomania, racism, communism, draft dodging, lesbianism, and incest) and how the maverick filmmaker was both of his time and ahead of his time. Severin Films has just released Russ Meyer's Vixen!, Russ Meyer's Supervixens, and Russ Meyer's Beneath the Valley of the Ultravixens on Blu-ray for the first time as part of a landmark partnership with the Russ Meyer Trust. The Blu-ray release of Vixen! includes more than three hours of extra features (including a brand-new audio commentary by Erica Gavin, plus archival interviews with Erica Gavin and Harrison Page), while both Supervixens and Beneath the Valley of the Ultravixens are likewise chockful of extra features.

TVC 664.6: Ed and guest co-host Chuck Harter welcome back Kathy Garver, the actress known around the world to three generations of television viewers as Cissy Davis on Family Affair. Kathy is on the board of directors for The Thalians, the non-profit organization that partners with UCLA's Operation Mend in providing support and care for those who struggle with PTSD and other mental illnesses (and, particularly, our service men and women and their caregivers). She is also on the board of the Motion Pictures Mothers Club, a unique nonprofit organization formed in 1939 that raises funds for items that directly benefit working and retired members of the entertainment industry. Topics this segment include how Kathy became involved with both of these organizations, plus she talks about her appearances on Mr. Novak (NBC, 1963-1965), including an episode that also featured Beau Bridges. For more information on the Motion Picture Mothers Club event coming up on Saturday, Dec. 14, call (818) 986-3735. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TVC 662.3: Music historian Chuck Harter joins Ed for a remembrance of Sergio Mendes, the Grammy Award-winning music legend from Brazil who passed away Sept. 5, 2024. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TVC 661.4: Ed and guest co-host Chuck Harter welcome back actor, author, producer, director, screenwriter, and novelist Walter Koenig (Star Trek, Babylon 5). Walter's memoir Beaming Up and Getting Off: Life Before and Beyond Star Trek is a delightfully candid, often poignant, and very insightful read that walks you through his growing up years as the son of Russian immigrants in 1940s Manhattan; his formative years as an actor with the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York (where his classmates included Christopher Lloyd, Jessica Walter, Dabney Coleman, Brenda Vaccaro, Elizabeth Ashley, and James Caan); his lifelong love of theatre; and his deep appreciation for the many opportunities that Star Trek has given him. Beaming Up and Getting Off is available in hardcover and as an eBook through Jacobs Brown Media Group. Topics this segment include the through line between Walter's three appearances on Mr. Novak and how he was eventually cast as Chekhov on Star Trek in 1967. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TVC 661.5: Actor and author Walter Koenig (Star Trek, Babylon 5) talks to Ed and guest co-host Chuck Harter about why many actors remain attracted to the stage, plus he shares a funny story about the time that he and James Caan saw Dabney Coleman match volleys with tennis legend Arthur Ashe. Walter's memoir Beaming Up and Getting Off: Life Before and Beyond Star Trek is available in hardcover and as an eBook through Jacobs Brown Media Group. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TVC 637.4: Legendary record producer, music manager, author, journalist, and documentary filmmaker Simon Napier-Bell talks to Ed and guest co-host Chuck Harter about The Scotch at St. James, one of the most elite clubs in London in the Swinging Sixties. Simon's books on the music industry include Black Vinyl, White Powder, Sour Mouth, Sweet Bottom, I'm Coming to Take You to Lunch, and You Don't Have to Say You Love Me. Simon's latest film, The Real George Michael, is available now for viewing on demand on Amazon Prime and other platforms across the U.S. and Canada. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They're great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TVC 637.3: Legendary record producer, music manager, author, journalist, and documentary filmmaker Simon Napier-Bell talks to Ed and guest co-host Chuck Harter about how Tom Jones came to record the title song for What's New Pussycat (1965) and how Simon convinced Italian director Michelangelo Antonioni to cast The Yardbirds in Blow-Up (1966). You can read Simon's Substack column for free at Substack.com/@simonnapierbell  Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They're great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TVC 637.2: Legendary record producer, music manager, author, journalist, and documentary filmmaker Simon Napier-Bell joins Ed and guest co-host Chuck Harter for Part 2 of a conversation that began last week about the music scene in London during the Swinging Sixties. Simon's books on the music industry include Black Vinyl, White Powder, Sour Mouth, Sweet Bottom, I'm Coming to Take You to Lunch, and You Don't Have to Say You Love Me, a rollicking look at Simon's early career in the music industry that also bears the title of the international hit record that Simon and Vicki Wyckham wrote together in 1966 for Dusty Springfield. Topics this segment include how Simon became a music manager almost by accident; how he and Wickham came to adapt “You Don't Have to Say You Love Me” from an Italian love song; and how Elvis Presley reinvented “You Don't Have to Say You Love Me” when he performed it in 1970. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They're great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TVC 636.4: Legendary record producer, music manager, author, journalist, and documentary filmmaker Simon Napier-Bell talks to Ed and guest co-host Chuck Harter about his years managing Diane & Nicky (the first interracial pop duo in music history) and John's Children and the events that led to Wham!'s historic 10-day visit to China in 1985. You can read Simon's Substack column for free at Substack.com/@simonnapierbell   Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They're great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TVC 636.3: Legendary record producer, music manager, author, journalist, and documentary filmmaker Simon Napier-Bell joins Ed and guest co-host Chuck Harter for a look back at the music scene in London during the Swinging Sixties. Simon's books on the music industry include Black Vinyl, White Powder, Sour Mouth, Sweet Bottom, I'm Coming to Take You to Lunch, and You Don't Have to Say You Love Me, a rollicking look at Simon's early career in the music industry that also bears the title of the international hit record that Simon and Vicki Wyckham wrote together in 1966 for Dusty Springfield. Simon's latest film, The Real George Michael, is available now for viewing on demand on Amazon Prime and other platforms across the U.S. and Canada. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They're great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TVC 632.3: Music and television historian Chuck Harter shares some final thoughts on the the legacy of The Monkees television series (NBC, 1966-1968), including the revival of interest in both the group and the series in 1986 (following the MTV marathon); the mid 1990s revival, including the tour in England featuring all four Monkees; Mike Nesmith's insight into why all four members gelled, despite their different backgrounds and interests; and why Davy Jones was the only Monkee who truly understood the Monkees phenomenon. Chuck wrote Hey, Hey, We're The Monkees, the excellent documentary that explores the ongoing impact of the Monkees phenomenon. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They're great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TVC 632.2: Music and television historian Chuck Harter talks to Ed about the Monkees' successful tour of Japan in 1968; why Peter Tork left the group in December 1968, after completing production of their NBC special, 33-1/3 Revolutions Per Monkee; and how the disastrous reception to Revolutions marked the beginning of the end of the Monkees on television. Chuck wrote Hey, Hey, We're The Monkees, the excellent Disney Channel documentary that explores the history of The Monkees, both the group and the series, and the ongoing impact of the Monkees phenomenon. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They're great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TVC 632.1: Part 3 of our three-part conversation with music and television historian Chuck Harter on the legacy of The Monkees television series (NBC, 1966-1968). Chuck interviewed Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones, Michael Nesmith, Peter Tork, and many other key Monkees personnel for Hey, Hey, We're The Monkees, the excellent Disney Channel documentary, written by Chuck, that explores the history of The Monkees, both the group and the series, and the ongoing impact of the Monkees phenomenon. In this segment, Chuck and Ed talk some more about the experimental nature of the second season of The Monkees (particularly, such episodes as “Fairy Tale,” “Monkees in Paris,” “Monkees Blow Their Minds,” and “The Frodis Caper”); how Scottish actor Monte Landis, a frequent guest star during the second season, often brought out the best of the Monkees this season; and the various reasons why NBC did not renew The Monkees for a third season. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They're great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TVC 631.6: Music and television historian Chuck Harter talks to Ed about some of the ways in which the second season of The Monkees (NBC, 1966-1968) differs from the first (to the point where the second season is almost an entirely different series), and how the success of the Monkees tour in 1967 changed the group's attitude about doing the show. Chuck wrote Hey, Hey, We're The Monkees, the excellent Disney Channel documentary that explores the history of The Monkees, both the group and the series, and the ongoing impact of the Monkees phenomenon. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They're great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TVC 631.5a: Part 2 of our conversation with music and television historian Chuck Harter about The Monkees television series (NBC, 1966-1968) and why it still holds up today. Chuck interviewed Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones, Michael Nesmith, Peter Tork, and many other key Monkees personnel for Hey, Hey, We're The Monkees, the excellent Disney Channel documentary, written by Chuck, that explores the history of The Monkees, both the group and the series, and the ongoing impact of the Monkees phenomenon. In this segment, Chuck and Ed discuss the enormous influence that director James Frawley had on the success of The Monkees (particularly, the first season, when the show won the Emmy for Best Comedy Series), and why two out of three Monkees fans today seem to prefer the second season over the first. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They're great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TVC 626.1: Music and television historian Chuck Harter joins Ed for an in-depth look at The Monkees television series (NBC, 1966-1968) and why it still holds up today. Chuck interviewed Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones, Michael Nesmith, Peter Tork, and many other key Monkees personnel for Hey, Hey, We're The Monkees, the excellent Disney Channel documentary, written by Chuck, that explores the history of The Monkees and the ongoing impact of the Monkees phenomenon. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They're great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TVC 626.2: Chuck Harter, music historian and writer of the acclaimed documentary Hey, Hey, We're The Monkees, talks to Ed about the three phases of The Monkees in 1967: television series, recording unit, and live performing ensemble. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They're great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TVC 625.7: Music historian Chuck Harter joins Ed for a remembrance of music legend Tina Turner, a force of nature as a live performer (both as a solo artist and when she performed with her husband Ike Turner as part of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue) who went on to become a darling of the MTV generation. Tina Turner passed away May 24, 2023 at age eighty-three. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They're great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode, I'm discovering the secrets behind two hidden gems in the Superman universe with author Chuck Harter. Chuck drops by the Lair to talk about his book,”Superboy & Superpup: The Lost Videos”!Photo courtesy Chuck HarterBook image TM & copyright © Chuck Harter Buy “Superboy & Superpup: The Lost Videos” from Bear Manor Media […]

TVC 592.3: Chuck Harter, author of Mr. Novak: An Acclaimed Television Series and other books on music and television, talks to Ed about the recurring role that Tony Dow had on Mr. Novak (NBC, 1963-1965), and why Dow considered his experience on that series among the best work he'd ever done as an actor. Chuck interviewed Tony Dow several times for Mr. Novak: An Acclaimed Television Series and remained friends with Tony over the rest of his life. Tony Dow passed away this past Wednesday, July 27 at age seventy-seven. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They're great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode we chat with author Chuck Harter about the rerelease of his book "Superboy and Superpup: The Lost Videos," we also briefly touch on the casting of the main villain for Season 3 of "Superman & Lois," your favorite Superman fan art creations, and much more.

TVC 586.4: Musician and historian Chuck Harter shares a poignant memory of a scene he witnessed at a Washington, D.C. tavern on Aug. 16, 1977, the day that Elvis Presley died. Chuck also performs “For the Heart,” one of the last songs that Elvis recorded. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They're great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TVC 586.3: Musician and historian Chuck Harter discusses the differences between Elvis Presley: The Image and Elvis the man. Chuck helped produced I, Elvis, a three-part look at the life and career of The King that originally aired in 1992 on the syndicated magazine series Hard Copy. As a result of that project, Chuck interviewed and got to know several members of the Memphis Mafia, including Charlie Hodge, Lamar Fike, Sonny West, Marty Lacker, Jerry Schilling, and Billy Smith. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They're great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TVC 586.2: Chuck Harter and Ed discuss some of the many cover songs that Elvis Presley performed throughout his career, including “Love Letters (Straight from the Heart),” “Any Day Now,” “Blue Suede Shoes,” “Long Tall Sally,” and “Tomorrow is a Long Time.” Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They're great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TVC 586.1: Musician and historian Chuck Harter joins us for Part 2 of our special two-part tribute to the life and music of Elvis Presley. Chuck helped produced I, Elvis, a three-part look at the life and career of The King that originally aired in 1992 on the syndicated magazine series Hard Copy. As a result of that project, Chuck interviewed and got to know several members of the Memphis Mafia, including Charlie Hodge, Lamar Fike, Sonny West, Marty Lacker, Jerry Schilling, and Billy Smith. That gave him first-hand knowledge of Elvis from the people who knew him best. Chuck shares a few more of those stories in this segment, plus he performs “Love Me Tender.” Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They're great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TVC 582.3: Chuck Harter talks about the time when Elvis Presley met The Beatles (and, later, Led Zeppelin); why Elvis was always a very song-oriented performer; and how Elvis' career was confined because of the management of Colonel Tom Parker. Chuck interviewed several members of the Memphis Mafia while producing I, Elvis, a highly acclaimed profile of The King that originally aired in 1992 on Hard Copy. As a result of this result, Chuck obtained insight into Elvis from the people who knew him best. Chuck Harter will perform an evening of music at Sideshow Books, 1639 La Cienega Blvd. in Los Angeles on Saturday, July 23 beginning at 8pm. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They're great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TVC 582.2: Musician and historian Chuck Harter talks to Ed about some of the similarities between Elvis Presley and Richard Nixon, Elvis and Michael Jackson, and Elvis and Frank Sinatra. Chuck interviewed several members of the Memphis Mafia while producing I, Elvis, a highly acclaimed profile of The King that originally aired on the syndicated magazine series Hard Copy. As a result of this project, Chuck obtained first-hand knowledge and insight into Elvis from the people who knew him best. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They're great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TVC 582.1: Musician, historian, producer, and author Chuck Harter joins Ed for the first of two programs that will celebrate the life and career of Elvis Presley. Chuck helped produce I, Elvis, a three-part profile of The King that originally aired in 1992 on the syndicated magazine series Hard Copy. While working on this project, Chuck not only interviewed and got to know several members of the Memphis Mafia (including Charlie Hodge, Lamar Fike, Sonny West, Marty Lacker, Jerry Schilling, and Billy Smith), but obtained first-hand knowledge and insight into Elvis from the people who knew him best. With the highly anticipated biopic Elvis opening in theaters this week, Chuck and Ed take a look at some of the other notable portrayals of The King in movies and on television, including Kurt Russell in Elvis (ABC, 1979), the short-lived but critically acclaimed Elvis weekly series starring Michael St. Gerard (ABC, 1990), and Elvis Meets Nixon (1997).  Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They're great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TVC 571.2: Chuck Harter and Ed continue their retrospective on The Untouchables (ABC, 1959-1963), the long-running crime drama starring Robert Stack as federal agent Eliot Ness, and the show that put Quinn Martin on the map as a creative force in television. Chuck recently rediscovered The Untouchables while sheltering in place during COVID and was pleased to see how well the series continues hold up today. Also in this segment: Chuck gives our listeners a preview of his forthcoming new book on actress Lila Leeds, including how to sign up for updates on the book's progress. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They're great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TVC 571.1: Film, music and TV historian Chuck Harter joins Ed for a look back at The Untouchables (ABC, 1959-1963), the long-running crime drama starring Robert Stack as federal agent Eliot Ness, and the show that put Quinn Martin on the map as a creative force in television. Martin produced the first season of The Untouchables for Desilu Productions (Desi Arnaz was executive producer), infusing it with many of the characteristics that would become his trademark once Martin became an independent producer throughout the 1960s and 1970s, including top-notch production values, motion picture-like quality, tight-knit editing, night for night shooting, and an amazing array of guest stars every week.  Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They're great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TVC 562.8: From April 2018: Chuck Harter performs two Monkees tunes, “Sunny Girlfriend” (written by Michael Nesmith) and “Daydream Believer.” Michael Nesmith passed away on Friday, Dec. 10 at the age of 78. Click here for news and updates about Chuck's latest book. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They're great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TVC 562.6: Ed remembers Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, and music video pioneer Michael Nesmith by playing highlights from our April 2018 tribute to The Monkees featuring Chuck Harter. Chuck interviewed Michael Nesmith—along with Micky Dolenz, Peter Tork, Davy Jones—as part of Hey, Hey, We're The Monkees, the excellent documentary on the history of The Monkees and the ongoing impact of the Monkees phenomenon, which Chuck wrote for the Disney Channel. Michael Nesmith passed away on Friday, Dec. 10 at the age of 78. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They're great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TVC 562.7: From April 2018: Ed, Tony, Donna and Chuck Harter (writer of the Disney Channel documentary Hey, Hey, We're The Monkees) discuss the success of the various Monkees reunion tours after their 1986 comeback and how the death of Davy Jones in 2012 changed the dynamics of the group. Chuck interviewed Jones, Micky Dolenz, Peter Tork, and Michael Nesmith for Hey, Hey, We're The Monkees. Michael Nesmith passed away on Friday, Dec. 10 at the age of 78. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They're great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TVC 559.6: Part 2 of a conversation that began last week with multi-award-winning actor, comedian, screenwriter, director, voice artist, and radio host Harry Shearer (The Simpsons, This is Spinal Tap, Le Show). Topics include Harry's career as a voice artist, including when he first discovered his gift for mimicry, why he considers the voices he creates to be characters (versus impressions), and how long it takes Harry to hone down a particular voice before he feels ready to perform it. We also learn which Spinal Tap song is most popular among groupies of the band. Chuck Harter co-hosts. Harry Shearer is the host of Le Show, a weekly, hour-long romp through the worlds of media, politics, sports, and show business that you can hear every week on NPR stations and other public stations throughout the U.S. and worldwide. It is also available for listening on demand as a podcast through many platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and HarryShearer.com. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They're great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TVC 558.4: Actor, comedian, musician, voice artist, and radio personality Harry Shearer talks to Ed and guest co-host Chuck Harter about the upcoming 38th anniversary of Le Show, Harry's weekly radio series, and the back story of This is Spinal Tap, including the pivotal role that Norman Lear played in helping the movie get made. A weekly, hour-long satirical look at the worlds of media, politics, sports, and showbiz, Le Show is heard every week on NPR stations and Continental Public Radio stations throughout the U.S. and worldwide. It is also available for listening on demand as a podcast through many platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and HarryShearer.com. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They're great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TVC 524.6: Chuck Harter joins Ed to share a few memories about Ed Asner. Chuck interviewed Ed in person for his book Mr. Novak: An Acclaimed Television Series. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They're great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TVC 543.3: Actress, author, songwriter, composer, filmmaker, and reverend Alison Mills Newman discusses the circumstances that led to her record deal with Herb Alpert and A&M Records, plus the latest developments with The Tree Widow, a series of faith-based films that Alison wrote, produced and directed about a charismatic woman who helps young women make better choices in their lives. Chuck Harter, who arranged Alison's appearance this week, co-hosts. See LilaLeedsBook.com for information and updates about his latest project. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They're great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TVC 543.2: Alison Mills Newman discusses her journey as a musical artist, including the eight-minute short Spirit Song (which features some of her original songs), performing with legendary jazz saxophonist Ornette Coleman, and the spiritual awakening that changed her life. Chuck Harter co-hosts. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They're great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TVC 543.1: Part 2 of a conversation that began last week with actress, author, songwriter, composer, filmmaker, and reverend Alison Mills Newman (The Tree Widow). After performing on stage as a teenager with the American Theater of Being, one of the first L.A.-based showcases for African-American actors, Alison made her network television debut in 1965 on an episode of Mr. Novak. That opened the door to other TV opportunities, including regular roles on the groundbreaking NBC series Julia starring Diahann Carroll and the CBS variety series The Leslie Uggams Show. Topics this segment include how Alison landed the role of Carol, Corey Baker's babysitter, on Julia; her bond with Diahann Carroll; and why she left the series. Chuck Harter, who arranged Alison's appearance this week, co-hosts. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They're great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TVC 541.6: Alison Mills Newman discusses her early stage performances with the American Theater of Being, one of the first prominent L.A.-based stage companies to showcase African-American actors, and how that paved the way for her network TV debut in 1965, opposite James Franciscus and Lois Nettleton, in a well-received episode of Mr. Novak that opened the door to other opportunities in television. Chuck Harter, who arranged Alison's appearance this week, co-hosts. Alison is the writer, director, producer, and star of The Tree Widow, a series of faith-based films that is available for viewing on YouTube. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They're great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TVC 541.5: Ed and guest co-host Chuck Harter welcome actress, filmmaker, songwriter, and minister Alison Mills Newman (Julia, The Leslie Uggams Show, Francisco). Alison's latest project, The Tree Widow, is a series of faith-based films about a charismatic woman who helps young people (and, particularly, young women) make better choices in their lives. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They're great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TVC 445.3: Ed and guest co-host Chuck Harter welcome Robert Hooks (Trouble Man, N.Y.P.D., Star Trek III: The Search for Spock), the Emmy Award-winning and Tony Award-nominated actor and producer who founded three significant African-American theatre companies: the Group Theatre Workshop in New York; the DC Black Repertory Company in his hometown of Washington, D.C.; and the internationally recognized Negro Ensemble Company in New York.  Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TVC 445.4: Emmy Award-winning actor and producer Robert Hooks talks to Ed and guest co-host Chuck Harter about the origins and legacy of the Negro Ensemble Company, one of the three significant African-American theatre companies that Robert founded. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TVC 445.5: Emmy Award winner Robert Hooks shares a few memories with Ed and guest co-host Chuck Harter about Jack Warden and Frank Converse, his co-stars on the groundbreaking police drama N.Y.P.D. (ABC, 1967-1969), the first TV cop show with the official imprimatur of the New York Police Department, the first network TV drama with an African-American star, and the first show to portray an African-American police officer as one of its regular characters. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TVC 451.6: From the recent Richard Pryor Jr. book signing at The Hollywood Museum: Author, musician and pop culture historian Chuck Harter shares a poignant memory about comedian Richard Pryor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TVC 450.7: Robert Hooks talks about the role that one of his sons played in convincing him to join the cast of Star Trek III: The Search for Spock. Chuck Harter co-hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TVC 450.6: Robert Hooks, founder of the Negro Ensemble Company, joins Ed and guest co-host Chuck Harter for Part 2 of a conversation about his film, TV and stage career, including Trouble Man, the cult classic from 1972 that, tough widely considered a “blaxploitation” film, is really a private eye movie. Topics include the iconic soundtrack of Trouble Man by Marvin Gaye; singer/actor Bill Henderson, Robert’s co-star in the movie; and the present whereabouts of the stylish wardrobe that Robert wore onscreen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Life Coach Janet Zipper and Renowned Hypnotherapist Gale Glassner as they interview Chuck Harter. Chuck is an author, musician and popular culture consultant. He is the author of the new book "Mr. Novak An Acclaimed Television Series" - Bear Manor media (AMAZON) Under his musical performing name of Chuck Winston he has produced four CDs of musical recordings and recently finished a compilation cd of the best previously released material = "The Best of Chuck Winston" - Kickz Records. He has performed in concert many times in the Los Angeles area. Chuck's current book is "Mr. Novak An Acclaimed Television Series" which covers the 1960's program about education and was published by Bear Manor Media (AMAZON) in October of 2017.

Author Chuck Harter has done something remarkable. That any teacher would be proud of. He's managed to unearth and breathe new life into a show that deserves a place in the spotlight. It's called Mr. Novak--and it aired over 50 years ago. Chronicling the experiences of teachers, students, and parents in an early 60's Los Angeles high school. Now, you might be thinking, "Fifty years? What's the big deal about an old TV show?" Well, that kind of thinking would have you missing out on a show that will simply blow you away with its storylines, acting, and motion picture quality cinematography. And his book, which you get get at MrNovakBook.com, covers this Peabody award-winning TV series with a microscope. Beautifully written, and meticulously researched.So, get our your spiral bound notebooks. We're going to class with author Chuck Harter regarding his book, Mr. Novak: An Acclaimed Television Series.

This is an interview with Chuck Harter the author of Mr. Novak. This book is about a television show that ran from 1963-1965. Mr. Harter did a great job on the book and I highly recommend it. There are some very interesting stories in this interview. Which happens to be the first time I have interviewed anyone.  SPREAD THE WORD! If you enjoyed this episode head on over to iTunes and kindly leave us a rating, a review, and subscribe! We would love to get your feedback! Email Click here to subscribe via iTunes Read more at snarkymoviereviews.com   The book is available at both amazon.com

Tom Hayes, Rudy Guarino, Chuck Harter, Billy Porter, George Wilson discuss the upcoming documentary, "Rudy Guarino's Sugar Shack". The story of the greatest soul music club in the world. Marvin Gaye, Ray Charles, Teddy Pendergast, The Ojay's, The Stylistics, The Dells, Harlod Melvin and the Blue Notes, James Brown, etc.