Podcasts about Kay Thompson

This episode was originally released on 6/1/2018. While new episodes of Breaking Walls are on hiatus I'll be going back and posting the older episodes beginning with this episode on the birth of radio. ___________ Question? What do starlets Marlene Dietrich, Kay Thompson, Margaret Sullivan, and Loretta Young have in common? How about writers and directors Norman Corwin, Helen Deutsch, and Bill Spier. How about Danny Kaye, Mel Allen, Gerald Mohr, Elliot Lewis, Byron Kane, Lurene Tuttle, Paula Winslowe, Joseph Kearns, and Arthur Q. Bryan? Answer: They guest-starred, grew, or launched their careers on CBS's Forecast! Forecast was a summer replacement series for the Lux Radio Theatre which ran for two seasons in 1940 and 1941. It ushered in an era of show pilots for public viewing and helped give rise to countless actors, writers, and directors, as well as two huge shows: Suspense & Duffy's Tavern. On Breaking Walls Episode 80, we present an in-depth look at Forecast featuring interviews, insights, and episode moments. Highlights: • Why would Forecast have come to the airwaves in the first place? • Hear CBS head William S. Paley's insights on programming • How Alfred Hitchcock helped launch the famed mystery show, Suspense • Bill Spier: Music critic, turned producer and director of mystery • How Elliott Lewis got his start on Forecast • Mel Allen & Duffy's Tavern: Where the Elite Meet To Eat • Norman Corwin's Two pieces for Forecast that helped catapult his career • How radio actor Byron Kane got his first role on Forecast • Jim Backus & the Class of 1941 * Hopalong Cassidy • The Country Lawyer: One of the most experimental radio broadcasts of its time • An all african-american jubilee to close Forecast The WallBreakers: http://thewallbreakers.com Subscribe to Breaking Walls everywhere you get your podcasts. Featured in today's episode were interviews with: • Bill Spier and Mel Allen for Dick Bertel & Ed Corcoran's WTIC Golden Age of Radio program, who's episodes can be found at GoldenAge-Wtic.org • Elliott Lewis and Byron Kane, for the Society to Preserve and Encourage Radio Drama, Variety, and Comedy, which can be found at SPERDVAC.com • and Jim Backus and Norman Corwin with Chuck Schaden, who's interviews can be streamed for free at SpeakingofRadio.com. Norman Corwin was also interviewed by Michael James Kacey for his DVD The Poet Laureate of Radio: An Interview with Norman Corwin, which you can pick up on Amazon. Selected Music featured in today's Episode was: • My Blue Heaven by Glenn Miller • Begin the Beguine & Stardust by Artie Shaw • Alcolba Azul, by Elliot Goldenthal The Battle Cry for Freedom by Jaqueline Schwab for the Civil War, by Ken Burns Falling played by Michael Silvermann • Catch a Falling Star, by Perry Como

Leah Porter is back for our first Discovery Dialogues episode of 2025! This episode is jammed packed with thoughts on television, podcasts, parades, kids and phones, and giant pumpkins! Before diving in, Andrew Reich joins Gray for a quick explanation of an upcoming public hearing by Harrison County Planning Commission. The Planning commission has proposed a six month moratorium on zoning designations of R2 and R3, high density housing. Also, IMPORTANT: We need shout-outs! Please send us who you think is doing awesome stuff here in Harrison County! Click here to submit your shout-out.THINGS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:The White Lotus on HBOAdolescence on NetflixRadio Lab: GrowthOne Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El-AkkadThe Treehorn Trilogy by Florence Parry Heide, illustrated by Edward GoreyThe work of Peter BrownEloise by Kay Thompson, illustrated by Hilary Knight

Support Breaking Walls at https://www.patreon.com/thewallbreakers By November of 1944 Suspense was pulling a rating of 10.4. There were now more than eight million people tuning in. Roma wines was satisfied as Suspense was providing stiff competition to The Frank Morgan Show running opposite on NBC Thursday nights at 8PM eastern time. On November 9th Lena Horne guest-starred in a Robert L. Richards script called “You Were Wonderful” about the murder of a nightclub singer in South America. Horne is the visiting American singer intent on solving the crime. Lena Horne was born on June 30th, 1917 in Brooklyn, New York. Both sides of her family were multi-racial with both African and Native American heritage. Her father Teddy was a one-time owner of a restaurant and hotel while her mother Edna was an actress with a traveling theater troupe. As a young girl Lena's father left the family to move to Pittsburgh, while Lena traveled with her mother around the country before returning to New York City when she was twelve. Lena dropped out of high school at sixteen and joined the chorus line at the Cotton Club. In 1935 she made her first screen appearance as a dancer in Cab Calloway's musical short Jitterbug Party. She got married in 1937, but soon separated from her husband, first touring with bandleader Charlie Barnet in 1940 before returning to New York to work at Cafe Society in Greenwich Village. She soon replaced Dinah Shore as vocalist on NBC's The Chamber Music Society of Lower Basin Street and recorded with Henry Levine and Paul Laval, in June 1941 for RCA Victor. Horne then left New York City for Hollywood, being hired to perform in a Cotton Club-style revue for Cafe Trocadero on the Sunset Strip. In 1942, when she became the first African-American with a major studio contract, it was with the understanding that she wouldn't be obligated to portray servants—a condition that handicapped her entrée into mainstream Hollywood movies. She soon appeared in the films Panama Hattie, Cabin in the Sky, Stormy Weather, Thousands Cheer, Swing Feever, Broadway Rhythm, and Two Girls and a Sailor. With the exceptions of Cabin in the Sky and Stormy Weather, Lena's early screen appearances were often designed as standalone musical numbers that could easily be cut out in prejudice Southern markets unaccepting of African American performers. Horne's Suspense appearance was big news. Both Spier and his wife Kay Thompson, a friend who worked with her at MGM, pressed the movie studio to allow her to headline the show. Network executives at CBS were concerned that Roma might pull its contract if Southern stations didn't want to air the program. Thompson agreed to appear as Horne's uncredited backup singer in three musical numbers, which Thompson arranged. MGM's publicity department got to work and given the unfortunate day's climate, Horne's appearance was heralded as one of the more daring and successful half hours of network drama at the time. She is the first and only African American to headline Suspense. “It was an event of terrific importance to Lena,” noted Movieland magazine, “for the first time a performance of hers was judged on merit alone; she was announced only as the star of the play, without reference to her race.” Spier noted that in the studio, Lena “seemed so poised, so sure of herself and her every speech, so business-like in her approach to the role.” However when she grabbed his hand for encouragement, she was ice cold. Part of it was performance nerves, but a lot of it came from the anxiety of getting the chance to publicly justify her talent. Horne later said, “Bill was marvelous and intelligent. Anyone married to Kay would have to be strong.” It was an especially memorable and proud evening for members of the African-American community who were glued to their radios in record numbers.

Support Breaking Walls at https://www.patreon.com/thewallbreakers Willam Spier was born on 10/16/1906 in New York City. He began his career as an editor at Musical America Magazine, eventually becoming its chief critic. His radio career began in 1929, when he produced and directed The Atwater-Kent Hour, a Met Opera presentation. He soon became a valuable member of BBD&O's growing staff of radio writers & directors. In 1931 Spier went to Hollywood to direct one of the first big budget radio programs in southern California. Coming back to New York, he was one of the people responsible for the creation of The March of Time. In 1940 Spier left BBD&O & began working for CBS. He was soon their story editor. Meanwhile, CBS decided to bring Forecast back. Season two premiered on 7/14/1941, with a play from Hollywood called The Arabian Nights. It starred Marlene Dietrich & was directed by Charles Vanda. The following week Kay Thompson starred in 51 East 51 from New York. It was an on-the-scene comedy at a fictitious upscale New York bar. Her director that evening was Bill Spier. The two were soon dating, marrying in 1942. Two weeks later, Spier produced & directed a Forecast episode called Song Without End, starring Burgess Meredith & Margo. It was to be a biopic on musicians and composers. That autumn Vanda & Spier were in New York, pushing for the launch of Suspense as a CBS cost-sustained show. On Sunday 12/71941 Japan attacked Pearl Harbor & Manilla, finally thrusting the US into World War II. The next Sunday, as CBS prepared for the Monday multi-network broadcast of Norman Corwin's We Hold These Truths, Bill Paley finally approved Suspense's launch as a thirteen-week summer series in 1942. Vanda got Harold Medford to come East to write. Although Bill Spier was head of CBS's New York Story Department, it was Harold Medford who polished the first seven shows. Vanda also got CBS musician Bernard Herrmann to compose the show's score. Suspense premiered on Wednesday June 17th, 1942 at 10:30PM eastern time. The first episode, “The Burning Court” was adapted from a story by John Dickson Carr. Seeking a star, Vanda chose Charlie Ruggles. Known for his comedic flair, Ruggles was in New York for the opening of his latest film, Friendly Enemies. Vanda believed that Suspense could cast against type. It came to be a show staple. Charles Vanda wound up only being in charge of the first five shows. He went into the army. The second show was the John Collier mystery “Wet Saturday,” a grim tongue-in-cheek tale of murder. The final three shows by Vanda were a take on the Lizzie Borden case, a murder story aboard a train, & a thrill kill, “Rope” that Alfred Hichcock later shot with James Stewart. With Vanda entering the service Bill Spier took over the production. Spier's first episode as producer was on 7/22/1942. On 9/2 Suspense broadcast Lucille Fletcher's “The Hitchhiker.” At the time Fletcher was married to Bernard Herrmann. “The Hitchhiker” starred Orson Welles. Welles & Spier had known each other since The March of Time. Welles just returned from Brazil where he'd been promoting greater Pan-Americanism on behalf of RKO. It was his first appearance on Suspense. When the thirteen-week summer run ended, CBS was set to cancel the series. The last episode was called, “One Hundred In the Dark.” It aired on September 30th, 1942. In the end Suspense was saved by the amount of fan mail & phone calls to CBS. Spier pushed to link the show with a prestigious mystery author. He approached the agent of John Dickson Carr, who'd written “The Burning Court,” & a deal was soon in place for him to write exclusively for the program. CBS picked up Suspense for the fall season and put it on the air Tuesdays at 9:30PM beginning 10/27. John Dietz returned as director and a foreboding narrator, “The Man In Black,” was played by Ted Osborne.

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In this episode of the SCBWI Podcast, we are joined by Tracy van Straaten!TRACY VAN STRAATEN, Founder and PresidentFounded in 2019, TvS Media Group LLC  is an award-winning boutique public relations and consulting firm specializing in book publishing, entertainment, and brand management, with particular expertise in children's and young adult media. Founder and President Tracy van Straaten has more than 30 years of publicity, communications, and marketing experience, and she has created hundreds of campaigns for bestselling, award-winning, and debut authors, as well as beloved characters, celebrities, and brands.Over the course of her career, she has directed media campaigns and strategy for more than 200 New York Times bestsellers, including Suzanne Collins's bestselling The Hunger Games series; He's Just Not That Into You by Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo; Olivia by Ian Falconer; and the re-launch of the Eloise series by Kay Thompson and Hilary Knight, for which van Straaten received a Literary Marketplace (LMP) Award for publicity campaign. Her longstanding media and industry relationships and vast network of national contacts across all media platforms have resulted in an impressive track record of high-profile placements. In 2023, TvS Media Group was awarded a Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Chicago Skyline Award of Excellence and a Publicity Club of Chicago Golden Trumpet Award for the media campaign for the 30th Anniversary of Goosebumps by R.L. Stine.Tracy van Straaten has held publicity and marketing positions at Little, Brown and Company, HarperCollins, William Morrow, Simon & Schuster, and, from 2006-2019, Vice President of Communications, Publicity, and Educational Marketing for the Scholastic Trade publishing division. She served on the board of the Children's Book Council, holds a B.A. in English and Art History from Hamilton College, and earned a master's degree in Children's Literature from Simmons University in Boston. In 2017, she received the Simmons University Alumni Achievement Award for Excellence in Children's Literature. She currently serves on the board of The Carol Shields Prize for Fiction.Check out their services here: https://www.tvsmediagroup.com/servicesSupport the Show.

EPISODE 93: Jim Caruso made his Broadway debut singing Kay Thompson arrangements alongside Liza Minnelli in the Tony Award-winning Liza's At The Palace.  He has performed at The Carlyle and Algonquin Hotels, Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, the United Nations, and the White House, winning numerous MAC, Nightlife and Bistro Awards. For the past twenty years, he has produced the Broadway at Birdland concert series and celebrated talent at "Jim Caruso's Cast Party" at Birdland in New York City, as well as in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, London, San Francisco, Dallas and on the high seas.  His recordings include “Live and In Person,” “The Swing Set,” “Christmas at Birdland,” and “The Sunday Set.”   jim-caruso.comContact us: makingsoundpodcast.comFollow on Instagram: @makingsoundpodcastFollow on Threads: @jannkloseJoin our Facebook GroupPlease support the show with a donation, thank you for listening!

This is a totally surprise conversation. Recently a friend of ours, Davi Mondt Lowman made me aware of a project that had been going on in the tiny town of Cambridge, Iowa.  That project has become the 1850 Homestead and barn which recently opened its doors to the public. I took my radio gear to an open house and, as luck would have it, I was able to sit down with Margret Freeland Nelson (family of the homesteaders), Kay Thompson who now owns the barn and her daughter Michelle Reisberg who, with her husband Bill, now manage the facility that is open for a host of public and private events.  We think you'll enjoy this story. Thanks for listening! The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday business news podcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and some local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday. You can subscribe on  PlayerFM, Podbean, iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher or TuneIn Radio. And you can catch The Business News Hour Week in Review each Sunday Noon on News/Talk 1540 KXEL. The Business News Hour is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications. You can follow us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour...and on Threads @Insight_On_Business.

Welcome to the Early Edition of the Business News Headlines for Friday the 15th day of September and in a moment we'll share why we are doing an "early edition". Also, make sure you click ahead for the conversation about the historic 1850 Homestead. It's a fun family story about Norway, Illinois, Iowa and a beautiful barn that has opened for public and private events.  If you want to reach us on social media and if you're on Threads you can find  us @Insight_On_Business. And you can hook up with us all day on Twitter or "X" @IOB_NewsHour and on Instagram.  Here's what we've got for you today: How many UAW workers walked off the job? We'll share; A social media giant has been hit with a massive fine and why; Some Boston Market locations have re-opened and why they were closed; Starbucks to change their cups...will you go along with it? Disney, a pastor and "resisting authority".  No, really; A quick programming note; It's called "retail shrink" and the numbers are massive. For the interview you'll meet Margret Freeland Nelson whose family owned the 1850 Homestead location for generations, Kay Thompson who with her husband now own the barn and Michelle Reisberg who, along with her husband, manage the site that is now open for public and private events.  It's quite the story. To listen, click this link. Thanks for listening! The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday business news podcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and some local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday. You can subscribe on  PlayerFM, Podbean, iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher or TuneIn Radio. And you can catch The Business News Hour Week in Review each Sunday Noon on News/Talk 1540 KXEL. The Business News Hour is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications. You can follow us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour...and on Threads @Insight_On_Business.

Front Row Classics says "Bonjour, Paris!" as we celebrate 1957's Funny Face. Brandon is joined this week by Brett Rutherford and Vanessa Ferguson from Beyond the Mouse. The trio discuss Stanley Donen's classic musical, which features the only pairing of Fred Astaire and Audrey Hepburn. The hosts discuss their favorite musical numbers and pay tribute to the talented artists who brought this film to the screen. Special attention is also given to the legendary Kay Thompson in one of her only screen roles. We hope you'll be saying this episode is truly S'wonderful! 

On today's episode, the crew discusses potential moves for both the Clippers and Lakers after they missed out on trading for Kyrie Irving, whether LeBron's frustration with the Lakers not being able to bring Kyrie in will lead them to be pressured into making a move, and Shams Charania gives insight into how Luka's been feeling in the aftermath of the team's new addition. Then, they talk about the Phoenix Suns' new owner, Mat Ishbia, getting approval from the other league owners and Kay Thompson's 42-point performance against the Thunder.

Before she was ten years old, Evelyn Rudie earned an Emmy nomination for her performance as Eloise in a TV adaptation of Kay Thompson's classic children's book. She also made two appearances on Suspense, including a holiday offering from "radio's outstanding theater of thrills." We'll hear her as a little girl who wants a dog for Christmas in "Dog Star" (originally aired on CBS on December 22, 1957). Then, she's got a new imaginary friend and a new game in an adaptation of Ray Bradbury's "Zero Hour" (originally aired on CBS on May 18, 1958). Plus, as a bonus, we'll hear "The Cave," another Suspense Christmas story about two boys who discover a world of adventure when they go exploring on Christmas Day (originally aired on CBS on December 20, 1955).

At our recent event we had three incredible individuals join us on stage to share a part of their story of struggle to redemption. At our event in September, everyone in the room wrote down things they were struggling with and laid them down at the front of the stage. Those were gathered and read through by our team and there was a recurring theme of fear and anxiety throughout each one. We decided to focus on that as a theme for this panel along with some advice from Kay Thompson who is a counselor here in West Georgia. Enjoy and share with someone who needs some encouragement!

Happy Birthday to Kay Thompson! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dawn-davis-loring/support

The dollar bill belonged to the friend of Kay Thompson's father-in-law — it lists the locations in Europe the man was stationed in WWII. WBZ's Brooke McCarthy has more:

En prévision de la prochaine séance du All That Jazz Cinema Club (infos sur nos réseaux sociaux), on vous parle du film Drôle de frimousse (Funny Face) de Stanley Donen. En 1957, à la fin de l'âge d'or de la comédie musicale, ce film réunit pour la seule et unique fois à l'écran Fred Astaire et Audrey Hepburn, à Paris, dans l'univers de la mode. On parle aussi des chansons de Gershwin, de la formidable Kay Thompson... et de philosophie ! Plus d'info : https://allthatjazzpodcast.wordpress.com/2022/02/17/794/

It's a long one, and we're not sorry. Matt's back on the pod to talk about his wealth of knowledge on Audrey Hepburn, as well as breaking format to discuss in length this bonkers of a movie. Jon and Matt fall in love with Kay Thompson, have thoughts on Fred Astaire's singing and dancing, and gush over the clothes. We promise you that you'll be entertained this episode - just stick through it!Matt's Instagram: @mattkoplikPodcast Socials -Email: butasongpod@gmail.comInstagram: @butasongpodTwitter: @butasongpodFacebook: @butasongpodNext episode: Muppet Treasure Island!

This episode of the Chevrolet Musical Moment program August 25, 1938. Kay Thompson performs. Chevrolet used music to attract car buyers. In the 1930's Chevrolet dealers could by syndicated episodes of Musical Moments to broadcast in their local market area. This underscores one of the biggest differences between Chevy and their rival, Ford -- marketing. Musical Moments was produced by the World Transcription Service in 1935 and 1936, and local Chevrolet dealers could pay (or, possibly were required to pay) for them to be played over their local stations. Music was provided by David Rubinoff and his Orchestra, who were veterans of The Chase and Sanborn Hour and Rubinoff had his own program on NBC during the same period as the Musical Moments broadcasts (Rubinoff's $100,000 Stradivarius violin was nearly as famous as he was). Announcing duties and the description of the latest Chevy models were handled by Hugh Conrad or Graham McNamee. Fifteen minutes of music might not have been enough to get you to by a 1936 Chevy for Christmas, but it certainly could have put the notion in your brain! (These notes were from OTRcat.com) Kay Thompson (born Catherine Louise Fink; November 9, 1909 – July 2, 1998) was an American author, singer, vocal arranger, vocal coach, composer, musician, dancer, actress, and choreographer. She is best known as the creator of the Eloise children's books and for her role in the movie Funny Face.

Indy goes to Paris with Audrey Hepburn and Fred Astaire in Funny Face, Sam likes Tara Westover's Educated so much she double recommends it, then we preview next week's deep dive, the classic film noir Double Indemnity.   Funny Face is a 1957 American musical romantic comedy film directed by Stanley Donen and written by Leonard Gershe, containing assorted songs by George and Ira Gershwin. Although having the same title as the 1927 Broadway musical Funny Face by the Gershwin brothers, and featuring the same male star (Fred Astaire), the plot is totally different and only four of the songs from the stage musical are included. Alongside Astaire, the film stars Audrey Hepburn and Kay Thompson.   Educated (2018) is a memoir by the American author Tara Westover. Westover recounts overcoming her survivalist Mormon family in order to go to college, and emphasizes the importance of education in enlarging her world. She details her journey from her isolated life in the mountains of Idaho to completing a PhD program in history at Cambridge University. She started college at the age of 17 having had no formal education. She explores her struggle to reconcile her desire to learn with the world she inhabited with her father.   Funny Face Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hs6ASCq9YtY&ab_channel=AdlerangriffeAdlerangriffe Educated by Tara Westover: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Educated_(book) Double Indemnity Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3wjJcuGsVE

In this film review episode, we continue to honor our May celebrity birthdays and discuss the wonderful movie, “Funny Face”, starring Fred Astaire, Audrey Hepburn and Kay Thompson.

Today is the 122nd birthday of Fred Astaire. Naming his best work is pointless, it is all flawless. Naming one of my favorite pieces is easy, I absolutely love the “Clap Your Hands” piece from Funny Face he performs with Kay Thompson (included below). Absolutely brilliant. The world is a better place because he was in it and still feels the loss that he has left. This episode is also available as a blog post. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/waldina/message

Today, I am honored to welcome legendary artist and illustrator Hilary Knight to the podcast. Tune in to hear about designing a costume for Elaine Stritch, why he had to fly to Rome for Kay Thompson, the children’s book series he didn’t enjoy working on, his three exotic influences, where the design for Eloise really came from, painting a mural for Tommy Hilfiger, Eloise’s real life room at the Plaza, plus stories about George Abbott, Irene Sharaff, Andy Warhol, and more.

Kay's perspective as a self-expressed 'back of the pack' runner has resonance with the human as much as it does the runner within us - it's about the shared goals of self improvement, goal setting and health. Kay describes her GNR beginnings, being literally at the back at Poly sessions but not escaping the beastings, the legend that is Ron and her battles with injury and motivation. I was struck by Kay never giving up, working hard to progress and helping others when they joined the club. My thanks to Kay for an enlightening chat. *PS we both had wifi issues so forgive some iffy sound quality at times (note the uber slick start!) - this will be far easier when we can meet and do this over a brew...

From STUDIO 67 in Hollywood, it’s our BUDDIES LOUNGE HOLIDAY JUBILEE! Join the HO-HO-Host, the BIG W as he explores, with eggnog in hand, the Space-Age Pop Holiday Hi-Fi musical sounds of the 1950’s and the 1960’s in LIVING STEREO!! The playlist: Kay Thompson’s Jingle Bells - Andy Williams Frosty The Snowman - Ira Ironstrings I’ve Got My Love To Keep Me Warm - Della Reese I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Clause - Al Hirt Mary Were Is Your Baby - Bobby Darin Jingle Bell Rock - Herb Alpert and the TJB Sleigh Ride - Ella Fitzgerald We Need A Little Christmas - Percy Faith Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow - Frank Sinatra Holiday On Skis - Al Caiola & Riz Ortolani Cha Cha All The Way - Capitol Studio Orchestra Santa Claus Is Coming To Town - Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gormé Christmas Night in Harlem - Lester Lanin Mistletoe and Holly - Jack Jones Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer - Three Suns It Happened In Sun Valley - The Modernaires / Tex Beneke White Christmas - Esquivel It Won’t Cool Off - Dean Martin Christmas Is The Season Of The Bells - Jo Stafford A Present For Santa Claus - Eddy Arnold Merry Little Christmas - Harry Simeone Chorale (Everyone’s Watin’ For) The Man With The Bag - Kay Starr Jingle Bells - Count Basie That Holiday Feeling - Juliette Little Drummer Boy - Arthur Lyman Mele Kalikimaka - Bing Crosby & Andrew Sisters Exotic Night - Martin Denny Medley: Parade Of The Wooden Soldiers/Toyland - The Living Guitars I'd Like You For Christmas - Julie London Santa Looked a Lot Like Daddy (Or Daddy Looked a Lot Like Him) - Buck Owens & His Buckaroos (There's No Place Like) Home for the Holidays (1954 Version) - Perry Como Winter Wonderland - The Golddiggers The Christmas Song Cha Cha - Hugo Winterhalter Baby, It's Cold Outside - Carmen McRae & Sammy Davis Jr Peppermint Stick Parade - Bobby Vinton One Little Snowflake - Mel Tormé Good King Wenceslas - Glad Singers Mr. Santa - Lenny Dee Captain Santa Claus - Bobby Helms Christmas In Killarney - Wyane King Here We Come A-Caroling - Ray Conniff & The Sin

Think Pink with this week's guest, Kay Thompson! Will she make it on our list? Join the party and find out? Website: hollywoodpartypodcast.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/LaurenSemarHollywoodParty IG: @hollywoodpartypodcast Logo: @kellyrobyn.co Theme music: Berkley Gedney Background music: epidemicsound.com And like all group projects in high school, I did everything: researched, written, narrated, edited by me: Lauren Semar --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/hollywoodparty/support

Born on this Day: is a daily podcast hosted by Bil Antoniou, Amanda Barker & Marco Timpano. Celebrating the famous and sometimes infamous born on this day. Check out their other podcasts: Bad Gay Movies, Bitchy Gay Men Eat & Drink Every Place is the Same My Criterions The Insomnia Project Marco's book: 25 Things I Wish I Knew Before I Started My Podcast NOVEMBER 9 NATIONAL LOUISIANA DAY Ryan Murphy, Dorothy Dandridge, Hedy Lamarr, Karen Dotrice, Lou Ferrigno , Ed Wynn, Nikki Blonsky , John Megna, Edna May Oliver, Fernando Meirelles, Nick Lachey, Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Marco Bellocchio, Bille August, Carl Sagan, Kay Thompson, Marie Dressler --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/born-on-this-day-podcast/message

Illustrator and writer, Hilary Knight, chats with Giuseppe Castellano about his life and work as an illustrator; his service for the U.S. Navy during World War II; his up-and-down relationship with Kay Thompson; the creation of “Eloise”; the mysterious theft of his “Eloise” painting from The Plaza hotel in 1960; and much, much more.

The holidays are upon us here at the library and we couldn't be more excited. Tune in to hear all the holiday happenings around Tiny Town, take notes on our Best of 2019 book recommendations, and learn how you can help your neighbors this season from the chair of Neighbor 2 Neighbor Rich Master. Happy Holidays! For more information, donations, and volunteer opportunities for Neighbor 2 Neighbor, please visit their website here . Best Reads of 2019: Amy: The Last Romantics by Tara Conklin Ask Again Yes by Mary Beth Keane The Night Tiger by Kangsze Choo The Nickle Boys by Colson Whitehead The Dutch House by Ann Patchett The Ninth House by Leigh Barugo JoAnn: Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson Bonnie: She Said by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey   Holiday Book Recommendations: Amy: Santa Mouse by Michael BrownFather Christmas by J.R.R. TolkeinChristmas Cookies by Jennifer Darling JoAnn: Pick a Pine Tree by Patricia Toht The Bird in Santa's Beard by Don Rutt and Jeffery Schatzer Bonnie: The Jolly Christmas Postman by Janet Alberg Eloise at Christmastime by Kay Thompson  

From STUDIO 67 in Hollywood, it’s our BUDDIES LOUNGE HOLIDAY JUBILEE’s for 2019! Join the HO-HO-Host, the BIG W as he explores, with eggnog in hand, the Space-Age Pop Holiday Hi-Fi musical sounds of the 1950’s and the 1960’s in LIVING STEREO!! The playlist: Kay Thompson’s Jingle Bells - Andy Williams Frosty The Snowman - Ira Ironstrings I’ve Got My Love To Keep Me Warm - Della Reese I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Clause - Al Hirt Mary Were Is Your Baby - Bobby Darin Jingle Bell Rock - Herb Alpert and the TJB Sleigh Ride - Ella Fitzgerald We Need A Little Christmas - Percy Faith Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow - Frank Sinatra Holiday On Skis - Al Caiola & Riz Ortolani Cha Cha All The Way - Capitol Studio Orchestra Santa Claus Is Coming To Town - Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gormé Christmas Night in Harlem - Lester Lanin Mistletoe and Holly - Jack Jones Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer - Three Suns It Happened In Sun Valley - The Modernaires / Tex Beneke White Christmas - Esquivel It Won’t Cool Off - Dean Martin Christmas Is The Season Of The Bells - Jo Stafford A Present For Santa Claus - Eddy Arnold Merry Little Christmas - Harry Simeone Chorale (Everyone’s Watin’ For) The Man With The Bag - Kay Starr Jingle Bells - Count Basie That Holiday Feeling - Juliette Little Drummer Boy - Arthur Lyman Mele Kalikimaka - Bing Crosby & Andrew Sisters Exotic Night - Martin Denny Medley: Parade Of The Wooden Soldiers/Toyland - The Living Guitars I'd Like You For Christmas - Julie London Santa Looked a Lot Like Daddy (Or Daddy Looked a Lot Like Him) - Buck Owens & His Buckaroos (There's No Place Like) Home for the Holidays (1954 Version) - Perry Como Winter Wonderland - The Golddiggers The Christmas Song Cha Cha - Hugo Winterhalter Baby, It's Cold Outside - Carmen McRae & Sammy Davis Jr Peppermint Stick Parade - Bobby Vinton One Little Snowflake - Mel Tormé Good King Wenceslas - Glad Singers Mr. Santa - Lenny Dee Captain Santa Claus - Bobby Helms Christmas In Killarney - Wyane King Here We Come A-Caroling - Ray Conniff & The Singers

This week we wanted to give you all a chance to get to know us a little better and we are starting with One Page at a Time co-host Jill Berrett Given! Jill is life-long bookwork, advocate for local libraries, has a masters degree in Library Science and is the mother of three children ages 6, 4 and 1.5.  In this episode we talk about: 1. Costumes! Jill’s family are all big Halloween enthusiasts. So much so that they plan their theme (because of course they do group costumes) and costumes all year long! She chats about their process of choosing and making their costumes each year. 2. We dive right in and chat about some books with great costume options in them to get your creative juices flowing! Why books? They are such a great, visual sources of inspiration, that’s why! 3. Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson. Jill and Amanda even take a trip down memory lane and chat about a sewing a stuffed Hobbes for each of our first borns (pattern available here: https://www.instructables.com/id/Stuffed-Hobbes-with-pattern/) 4. Dragons love Tacos by Adam Rubin. Dress your whole hoard up as dragons, or, if you have one who isn’t feeling the dragon vibes, then they can be the taco! 5. We pause our book list to discuss how we feel about dressing up as princesses for a book character day. Hey, if a princess book gets your child excited about books, then we say go for it! 6. Eloise by Kay Thompson. While Jill may spend a year planning and sewing their costumes, if you are looking for something less...involved, this little girl is a great choice! Her black skirt, white blouse, knee socks and red bow can be pulled together with easily found pieces that can even be used again after the dress-up event! Bonus! 7. Put Me in the Zoo by Robert Lopshire. Jill admits that the amazing yellow dress worn by the little girl in this book is a costume she dreams about how she would draft and sew someday! 8. Mr. Panda series by Steve Antony. Jill was gracious enough to give everyone a sneak “peek” at her family’s costumes for this Halloween: black and white animals inspired by Mr. Panda and all his black-and-white animal pals! Jill left us with a great idea of how to get started on putting these great ideas into practice this week. She suggested that if you don’t know where to start when putting together a book-inspired costume, because it is such a visual subject, start by just looking at the books we talked about today! Hopefully the wonderful illustrations and endearing stories in each and every one of them will spark an idea for you! We had so much fun chatting with each other and hopefully letting everyone get to know us a little bit better! If you are curious about Jill’s epic Halloween sewing adventures, she has an Instagram account for her creative pursuits, which can be found at: Instagram: @jillybugscreates Additional books we mentioned: Chikka Chikka Boom Boom by Bill Martin, Jr.  Where’s Waldo by Martin Handford

Blue Smoke, His Majesty's Theatre and Leith Pottery - The history of the song Blue Smoke, Kay Thompson remembers His Majesty's Theatre and Richard Steadman gives a history of Dunedin's Local Leith Pottery.

It's me, Eloise! Just kidding - but it is Kay Thompson, a pioneering, pants-wearing, vocalist-coach-creator-author! Meet the creator of the 'children's' book Eloise, and find out how you can book a $5500 party at the Plaza Hotel!

This is a snippet from BW-EP93: Radio And The New York City Subway (1947 - 1975) ____ On July 21st, 1941, CBS’s pilot series, Forecast presented a potential nightclub comedy called “51 East 51,” starring Kay Thompson. In the early 1940s Kay Thompson was known as a musician, composer, actress, and writer. Her work on Forecast at CBS introduced her to director Bill Spier. The two were married in 1942. One of the other pilots produced on Forecast was Suspense. By 1947 the show’s rating had grown to 15.0. On Thursday nights at 8PM more people were listening to Suspense on CBS than any other show in the country. On October 30th, 1947, June Havoc guest-starred in “Subway.” Surprisingly, the next day, Roma Wines announced they were dropping their sponsorship. CBS indicated an alcohol brand would no longer be acceptable for the series. Roma’s last sponsored episode was on November 20th, 1947. For the next five weeks CBS broadcast Suspense on Friday evenings. In the fall of 1947, Bill Spier was simultaneously going through a divorce with Kay Thompson and an engagement with his new fiancé, June Havoc. Ms. Havoc appeared as a guest-star on Suspense four times between June and November, including in the last Roma Wines show.

Movie Meltdown - Episode 492 This week we sit down for an epic discussion with Sam Irvin. Sam is a director, producer, screenwriter - amongst many other jobs in the industry. Including being a published author as well as a two-time Rondo Award winner, for articles in both Scream magazine as well as Little Shoppe of Horrors magazine. He’s worked with everyone from Brian De Palma to Cassandra Peterson and has had run-ins with amazing movie stars going all the way back to his childhood. So settle in and listen to the phenomenal tales of his journey to Hollywood and all the terrific projects he’s put together.   And while we load up on lots of ketchup and plastic fangs, we also mention… programming kiddie matinees, Christopher Lee, Oblivion, William Conrad, a horror film fanzine, Hervé Villechaize, a VIP tour at Warner Brothers Studios, a big chain of movie theaters, Countess Dracula, Roger Moore, House on Haunted Hill, the creature starts to deteriorate, Famous Monsters of Filmland, Carrie, The Pit and the Pendulum, George Takei, Dracula with a beach towel for a cape, at Pinewood Studios, Kay Thompson, Peter Cushing, Cinefantastique, Dressed to Kill, Richard Chamberlain, I’m either killing people or giving them Christmas presents, Shelia E, I literally finished my last exam didn't even go to my graduation ceremony… went direct to the airport and got on a plane, the most famous casting session in the history of cinema, Isaac Hayes, Richard Lester, I’m watching this very strange duo, Diana Rigg, Phantom of the Paradise, Carel Struycken, Stephen Amell, you get invited to do the most bizarre things in this industry, Ingrid Pitt, Maud Adams, and they took me backstage afterwards and we all had champagne, Julie Newmar, Hieronymus Bosch murals on the walls, Pino Donaggio, Blake Edwards’ The Great Race, Taste the Blood of Dracula, Sisters, dropping her in a different genre, The Three and Four Musketeers, the World Series and the Super Bowl, a cross between Dark Shadows and Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Kirk Douglas come over here I want to tell you a story about this kid, I was naive enough to think... oh I guess this happens to all fans, Blow Out, Lifetime thrillers and Hallmark Christmas movies, ten seconds of Will Smith, the double bill of Plague of the Zombies and Dracula Prince of Darkness, Terry Sweeney, last gasp of stop motion animation, Jimmy Fallon and Drew Barrymore, Christopher Lee invited me to lunch with him at Pinewood Studios, Two on a Guillotine, George Lucas, great old-time matte painters, Paul Bartel & Mary Woronov, Dante's Cove, they were all horror movies, Britt Ekland, it was the most embarrassing moment of my life, The Man with the Golden Gun and Richard O'Brien.  “There was a seminal moment in my childhood that determined that I wanted to be a movie director…” And for more on WonderFest, go to: https://wonderfest.com/

Fashion Kweens Robert and Javi explore the glamorous world of Paris Haute Couture in "Funny Face" from 1957. Directed by Stanley Donen, with Audrey Hepburn, Kay Thompson and Fred Astaire, special visual consultant Richard Avedon, and gorgeous costumes by Hubert de Givenchy. Learn how Kay Thompson steals the show, why Audrey Hepburn insisted on Givenchy designing her Paris wardrobe and other alleged behind the scenes fun facts in this madcap review of this stylish Hollywood classic by legendary director Stanley Donen.

Click here for a transcript of this show. It's the holiday season, and that means that radio stations have moved a bunch of traditional songs into their rotations. Some of them have even gone All-Christmas-All-The-Time. But it seems as though some of these songs don't stand up to closer scrutiny as Christmas songs. They're set in the winter time, but they don't appear to mention Christmas at all, or they happen to take place during the season but that's about it. And while I'm complaining about Christmas songs that don't stand up to scrutiny, have you really listened to Andy Williams' "Happy Holiday (The Holiday Season)"? Sometimes I think poor Andy had a stroke in the middle of recording that one. It's little more than a bunch of clichés strung together, and then he loses his mind and starts spouting nonsense lyrics, and failing miserably to make them rhyme. I'm going to blame Kay Thompson for this mess, because there's no way Irving Berlin is responsible. And don't get me started (again) on "My Favorite Things." During the show I mentioned a short cartoon version of "Frosty the Snowman" that's aired every Christmas season since 1955 on WGN-TV in Chicago. Here's that clip for your listening pleasure: And while I'm providing extra goodies, here, also as promised, is the audio of Wally Schirra reporting a "UFO" in December of 1965. When I was in the third grade I sent a letter to NASA, and they sent me a packet of stuff, including photos of astronauts on the moon, a photo of Earth taken from space, and a flyer with frequently-asked questions about outer space. I remember distinctly that one of the questions was about whether the astronauts had ever seen a UFO, and the answer was that Wally Schirra had reported a UFO that turned out to be Santa Claus. I presume they were referring to this event. At any rate, the episode has been available for a little while now, but if you're the DIY sort you may want to download or listen here: I'm likely to be out of town next weekend, so it's possible that I'll be taking a week off from the show. Next time around we finish Shel Silverstein for sure, and then I have a listener-suggested episode. Have a great holiday! Thanks so much for your support!

This episode is sponsored by the color red. For his remake of the Dario Argento cult horror classic SUSPIRIA, Luca Guadagnino ("Call Me By Your Name") keeps the '70s German dance academy setting, but adds a lot of real-world political upheaval to the original's bloody witches' brew. Adam and Josh debate the effectiveness of Guadagnino and company's intellectual approach to the story's giallo origins. Plus: there are color movies and then there are movies that have color. Giants of world cinema Kurosawa, Bergman and Hitchcock knew how to flaunt it, but so do an emerging class of young filmmakers who make savvy use of the cinematic palette. 0:00-1:57 - Billboard 3:25-30:01 - Review: "Suspiria" Thom Yorke, "Suspirium" 30:54-41:16 - Next Week / Notes 41:16-48:59 - Polls (Musical Biopics / Best Picture Follow-ups) Kay Thompson, "Think Pink" (from "Funny Face") 49:38-51:38 - Donations & Thank Yous 53:50-1:29:23 - Top 5: Uses of Color 1:29:23-1:33:02 - Close / Outtake       Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's very special episode time! Very special for a number of reasons, not least of which is the fact that Kate took five hours to edit this episode down from two and a half hours to a svelte, sleek 47:41. It was also special because it features two guests from fellow podcast Go Your Own YA. So a big time thank you to Carey and Marie for taking time out of their schedules. Finally, it was special because Kate and Betsy finally got to tackle one of the big books they've been skirting around for months. That's right. Eloise is in the house and the results are priceless! Along with a bit of random Eloise trivia, I hope you're prepared for a surprise fact. The four women were actually able to locate a joke in the original book that was excised from editions printed today. And it involves dragging a fellow children's book character through the mud. See if you can guess who it is. Source Notes: - Here's a link to the Go Your Own YA podcast which you most certainly must search out: https://www.goyourownya.com/ - The great Eloise heist is mentioned in this article at NPR: https://www.npr.org/2017/07/11/536655235/eloise-at-the-museum-tells-the-story-behind-the-beloved-mischief-maker - We couldn't find any videos that have someone singing Nanny's song, but we did find this recording featuring Kay Thompson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYqqLeM2qZQ - You can find the rest of the Source Notes here: http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/2018/06/04/fuse-8-n-kate-kay-thompsons-eloise-by-kay-thompson/

Question? What do starlets Marlene Dietrich, Kay Thompson, Margaret Sullivan, and Loretta Young have in common? How about writers and directors Norman Corwin, Helen Deutsch, and Bill Spier. How about Danny Kaye, Mel Allen, Gerald Mohr, Elliot Lewis, Byron Kane, Lurene Tuttle, Paula Winslowe, Joseph Kearns, and Arthur Q. Bryan? Answer: They guest-starred, grew, or launched their careers on CBS’s Forecast! Forecast was a summer replacement series for the Lux Radio Theatre which ran for two seasons in 1940 and 1941. It ushered in an era of show pilots for public viewing and helped give rise to countless actors, writers, and directors, as well as two huge shows: Suspense & Duffy’s Tavern. On Breaking Walls Episode 80, we present an in-depth look at Forecast featuring interviews, insights, and episode moments. Highlights: • Why would Forecast have come to the airwaves in the first place? • Hear CBS head William S. Paley’s insights on programming • How Alfred Hitchcock helped launch the famed mystery show, Suspense • Bill Spier: Music critic, turned producer and director of mystery • How Elliott Lewis got his start on Forecast • Mel Allen & Duffy’s Tavern: Where the Elite Meet To Eat • Norman Corwin’s Two pieces for Forecast that helped catapult his career • How radio actor Byron Kane got his first role on Forecast • Jim Backus & the Class of 1941 * Hopalong Cassidy • The Country Lawyer: One of the most experimental radio broadcasts of its time • An all african-american jubilee to close Forecast The WallBreakers: http://thewallbreakers.com Subscribe to Breaking Walls everywhere you get your podcasts. To support the show: http://patreon.com/TheWallBreakers Special thanks to our Sponsors: • Twelve Chimes, It’s Midnight https://twelvechimesradio.blogspot.com • The Fireside Mystery Theatre https://www.firesidemysterytheatre.com The reading material used in today’s episode was: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio by John Dunning and Forecast: Is there a Sponsor in a House by Martin Grams Jr. Featured in today’s episode were interviews with: • Bill Spier and Mel Allen for Dick Bertel & Ed Corcoran’s WTIC Golden Age of Radio program, who’s episodes can be found at GoldenAge-Wtic.org • Elliott Lewis and Byron Kane, for the Society to Preserve and Encourage Radio Drama, Variety, and Comedy, which can be found at SPERDVAC.com • and Jim Backus and Norman Corwin with Chuck Schaden, who’s interviews can be streamed for free at SpeakingofRadio.com. Norman Corwin was also interviewed by Michael James Kacey for his DVD The Poet Laureate of Radio: An Interview with Norman Corwin, which you can pick up on Amazon. Selected Music featured in today’s Episode was: • My Blue Heaven by Glenn Miller • Begin the Beguine & Stardust by Artie Shaw • Alcolba Azul, by Elliot Goldenthal The Battle Cry for Freedom by Jaqueline Schwab for the Civil War, by Ken Burns Falling played by Michael Silvermann • Catch a Falling Star, by Perry Como A Special Thank you to: Ryan Kramer Christian Neuhaus Rebecca Shield WallBreakers Links: Patreon - patreon.com/thewallbreakers Social Media - @TheWallBreakers URL - thewallbreakers.com Online Store - jamesthewallbreaker.com/shop/

Karen's Karbo's In Praise of Difficult Women is our March book club pick. Karen joins Lian, Julie and Liz to talk about some of our favorite feisty, kooky, relentless, inscrutable, exacting women. Thank you JK Rowling, Kay Thompson, Helen Gurley Brown, Angela Merkel and Nora Ephron among others. Also on today's episode, we announce our April "You're The Best" photo contest in our Facebook Group and on Instagram. Details on our website www.satellitesisters,com including the scoop on prizes from Salsa Basket and Cool Jams. In other news, Lian's son does not find her helpful travel tips all that helpful and Julie has a major Urban Nana announcement for the spring. This also involves children who may or may not be taking advice from their parents. Liz explains her new podcast Safe For Work and invites you to call in or write with questions. To leave a voicemail for the producers, call 424-224-5711 or email Safe@Wondery.com. Her sisters don't want advice from her but you might. Go here to listen: wondery.fm/sisterFor great Satellite Sisters gifts, visit our online shop, go here. Our sponsors today areBrooklinen (use promo code sisters),MeUndies,Omax3 Salsa Basket (use coupon code sisters)To subscribe to Satellite Sisters on Apple Podcasts, click here. To subscribe to Satellite Sisters on Stitcher, click here.To find Satellite Sisters on Spotify, click here. Click here to buy our Satellite Sisters book "You're The Best: A Celebration of Friendship" The complete Satellite Sisters podcast audio archive is here. Don't forget to subscribe to Satellite Sisters Talk TV if you want to listen to Lian and Julie's TV recaps of CBS drama Madam Secretary and PBS Poldark recap Pol,Dark and Handsome. To join our Facebook Group, go here.Follow us Instagram and Twitter @SatSisters

Is it film school ... or more like sitting in a bar chatting with an industry vet who's a brilliant recantour? Actually a bit of both! Informative, insightful, ... and funny as all hell, we chat with busy as all hell director Sam Irvin about his early days with Brian DePalma on THE FURY, HOME MOVIES, DRESSED TO KILL and more. We cover his voluminous output helming features for both the big and small screens over the last 25 years - his roster of actors including Rod Steiger, Heather Graham, John Heard, Michael Madsen, Linda Fiorentino, Issac Hayes, George Takei, Julie Newmar, Elvira (aka Cassandra Peterson) and others. We delve into his work as a cinema historian - stopping off to discuss his lauded biography on actress / singer / author Kay Thompson, and his co-producing of Bill Condon's Oscar winning film GODS AND MONSTERS starring Sir Ian McKellen and Brendan Fraser. We chat about his experiences as a cinema journalist, teacher at USC (where FRUITVALE STATION / CREED director Ryan Coogler attended one of his classes), and his ground breaking work in the creation of early LGBT themed films and TV series for the mainstream. Then we finish with his present status as one of Lifetime and Hallmark Channel's primo go-to helmsman in the creation of many of their popular thrillers and holiday films. Yeah, we pack a lot into this one!Make sure you check out Sam's MY CHRISTMAS PRINCE - starring PITCH PERFECT's Alexis Knapp, Callum Alexander, Marina Sirtis, and (reunited after 40 years) HARDY BOYS / NANCY DREW's Parker Stevenson & Pamela Sue Martin. It runs throughout the 2017 holiday season on Lifetime. Check local schedules."And to all a good night!" * Learn more about MY CHRISTMAS PRINCE @ http://www.mylifetime.com/movies/my-christmas-prince* Learn more about SAM IRVIN @ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006787/?ref_=nmbio_bio_nmRights to all film / TV clips and other audio excerpts held by copyright owners. Presented here for educational and criticism purposes.______________________________________________________________________________THE MOVIE SNEAK PODCAST is part of The GullCottage/Sandlot - a film blog, cinema magazine, growing reference library and online network "Celebrating The Art of Cinema, ... And Cinema As Art".Explore the GULLCOTTAGE / SANDLOT @ www.gullcottageonline.com

My guest is Rebecca Kay Thompson of RKT Wellness Solutions. She’s a lifestyle and wellness coach who brings a holistic approach to solving a broad spectrum of challenges, from health and wellness to relationship coaching, personal finance, and home/office organization. Her honest and practical coaching style helps her clients become proactive in maintaining a fulfilling life of whole wellness. Rebecca emphasizes the simple question, “What does wellness mean to YOU?” This allows her clients to look at the big picture, break down shortfalls, and then focus on improvement. Rebecca has a bachelor’s degree in Leadership Development from Villanova University, where she graduated with many accolades in her 40’s! After conquering her personal battle to achieve wellness, Rebecca has recently added nutrition coaching to her 20-year repertoire. TWEET: “Ep 92 is all about #wellness and how to make it a way of life!” #RebeccaKayThompson “The Wellness Factor” Are you experiencing wellness? Of course, this can mean different things to different people. In addition, the motivation to pursue wellness takes many different forms. For Rebecca, it took losing her mother to pancreatic cancer in 2013, after watching a lifetime battle against wellness. Through chronic illness and countless medications, Rebecca watched her mom struggle and die “the slowest, most torturous death.” When she found herself falling into the same pattern, she put the brakes on her misery from being overweight, unhappy, and unwell. She gives us insight into the critical “Aha moment.” TWEET: “A #sanctuary day is taking the time to be #mindful about myself.” #RebeccaKayThompson “What the universe says to you . . .” Have you come home from a day’s work and simply felt unfulfilled? If this is a recurring feeling, then you may need to take the first step like Rebecca did. She said, “That’s it. I’m going to pursue my dream.” She tells of the many great things that have happened in her life since she changed her focus. A job to pay the bills isn’t the same as one that fulfills your passion and chases your dreams. Rebecca explains why you may need to rethink your college degree field, figure out the next step, and create the BEST version of yourself. TWEET: “When you’re #passionate about something, it will change the world.” #RebeccaKayThompson New Dreams? How many dreams can you chase at once? Can they change over time? The answers are that you can chase as many dreams as you want, and YES, they can change over time. For example, Rebecca wants to write a book someday; she also wants to be a hero. No one knows what the future holds or what opportunities may come, but remember this: multiple dreams ARE allowed and you ARE allowed to change them! TWEET: “When the #universe speaks to you, #LISTEN.” @RebeccaKayThompson Rebecca’s Recommended Action Step: “If you want to be a pig farmer, then call yourself a pig farmer!” Whatever it is that you want to be, create the best version of yourself and don’t forget to dress the part! OUTLINE OF THIS EPISODE: [1:25] Rebecca’s “Sanctuary Day”---What is it? [6:00] Getting to the point of WELLNESS [12:10] Get a coach to guide you to your dream [16:15] The example of Cornell Thomas (See Episode 59 and 76) [20:17] When the universe speaks to you . . .  [24:40] Could your college degree have been WRONG? [30:29] How many dreams can you have? [32:55] You’re allowed to change dreams! [36:55] Rebecca’s Recommended Action Step for Dream Chasers   RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Rebecca on LinkedIn Rebecca on Facebook   TWEETS YOU CAN USE: TWEET: The “Aha moment” is mission critical in deciding you want to be well. @RebeccaKayThompson TWEET: “I get to help people be the best version of themselves.” @RebeccakayThompson TWEET: “Live your own #dream and not someone else’s.” @Rebeccakaythompson

Jim Caruso made his Broadway debut alongside Liza Minnelli in the smash hit Liza’s At The Palace!, singing, dancing and celebrating the music and arrangements of the late, great Kay Thompson and the Williams Brothers. The show was honored with a 2009 Tony Award for Best Special Event and the recording was nominated for a Grammy.For his nightclub work, Caruso has won six MAC Awards and two BackStage Bistro Awards for sold-out shows at Birdland, The Oak Room at the Algonquin Hotel, and The Russian Tea Room. He has also performed at clubs in Los Angeles, Chicago, Atlanta, Palm Beach and London.His recent studio recording, “The Swing Set,” was called “a top drawer, first-rate swinger” by Jazz Times and “a completely entertaining experience” by All About Jazz. His first CD, "Caruso Live and In Person," went to number one on both the album and singles charts at Outvoice.com. Jim was featured in a Tribute to Kander & Ebb at Carnegie Hall, backed by the New York Pops, and performed in a Tribute to Hope & Crosby in an evening hosted by Michael Feinstein at Zankel Hall. He and singer/pianist Billy Stritch are regular performers at Bemelmans Bar at The Carlyle Hotel in NYC.With his award-winning jazz vocal and comedy trio, Wiseguys, he performed in an all-star Inaugural extravaganza for President Clinton, and were then invited to sing at his First State Dinner at the White House in an evening hosted by Lauren Bacall. The trio performed in concert at the Weill Recital Hall in Carnegie Hall, and in "the big room" with Rosemary Clooney.On the small screen, Jim was seen co-starring with Kathie Lee Gifford on Showtime Television in “Personal Assistant,” which was written and directed by Charles Busch. He also co-starred on the Nostalgia Network variety sit-com, “Café DuArt” for two seasons.As a writer, Jim has contributed to InStyle Magazine, Theatermania and InTheater Magazine He has produced and booked television talk and entertainment programs like "Jim J. & Tammy Faye" and "Fox After Breakfast," and was a Field Producer for E! Entertainment Television, working the red carpets, conducting interviews for "Celebrity Profiles" and covering the Tony Awards.Caruso hosted "Broadway On Broadway" in Times Square for a crowd of 100,000 theater fans, hosted MAC Awards at Town Hall in Manhattan and co-hosted the Drama Desk Award webcasts for four years. His radio series was heard on BroadwayWorld.com for four years, and his podcast “Here! On Broadway” was honored with a Summit Award. He can currently be heard on Legends 100.3 FM Radio with his weekly “New York Minute” segment.For the past fifteen years, he has hosted a weekly Monday night showbiz bash at Birdland called "Jim Caruso’s Cast Party,” which has brought him two BroadwayWorld Awards, a New York Nightlife Award, MAC Award and the Sidney Meyer Award. He’s taken celebrity versions of the Party to Lincoln Center and Town Hall in New York, and celebrated local talent at venues in London, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, San Francisco, Chicago, Austin, Dallas, Orlando, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, and on the high seas. The weekly “Broadway at Birdland” series he produces has also been honored with a Nightlife Award.

For fans of Kay Thompson’s Eloise comes a brilliant parody updated for the tiny hipsters of Brooklyn, Austin, Portland, and beyond. Like its predecessor, ELLA by Mallory Kasdan and illustrated by Marcos Chin, tells the story of a spunky six year-old girl who lives in a hotel—but if you think you know the story, think again. Ella has a nanny called Manny. He has tattoos for sleeves and he might go in with some guys to buy a grilled cheese truck. Mallory Kasdan is a writer and voice actor. She writes about parenting and culture and does voice-overs for television and radio. Join Mallory and me on Tuesday, February 17, 10-11 A.M. CT US, as we discuss about ELLA, which was published by Viking Children’s Books in January of 2015. 

Empezamos con Kay Thompson y 'You hit the spot' (Has dado en el clavo), grabado en 1935. Una de las más populares canciones de Irving Berlin es 'A pretty girl is like a melody' (Una chica guapa es como una melodía), estrenada en la revista 'Ziegfeld Follies of 1919'. La escuchamos en un disco grabado en 1936 por la cantante y pianista Hildegarde, que toca también unos compases del 'Nocturno nº 2' de Chopin. Raúl Abril canta 'Mi melodía', grabada en 1947. El primer disco de Charles Trenet fue 'Je chante' (Yo canto), grabado en 1937. El español Mario Rey grabó en México en 1953 el fox 'La noche que partí'. Django Reinhardt y Stéphane Grappelli, con su Quinteto del Hot Club de Francia, grabaron en 1938 la vieja canción francesa 'Billets-doux' (Cartas de amor). Alberto Diale, con la orquesta de Roberto Firpo, canta en español el tango italiano 'Scrivimi' (Escríbeme), grabado en Buenos Aires en 1942. Quizá la más hermosa canción sobre cartas de amor es 'Mi carta', compuesta por Mario Clavell y grabada por él en 1947. Tres años después Antonio Machín grabó el bolero 'No quiero abrir tu carta'. En 1956, en Hollywood, Peggy Lee grabó 'Love letters' (Cartas de amor). Al año siguiente, Lolita Garrido grabó en Madrid el bolero '¿Sabes, corazón?'. Terminamos con 'Please, Mr. Postman' (Por favor, señor cartero), que fue el primer disco del trío The Marvelettes, grabado hace medio siglo. Escuchar audio