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A real humdinger of an episode this week with "All That Remains", a show so memorable Ronnie thought the podcast had already covered it. But actually there's a lot going for it: Ken Olin (thirtysomething) wakes up to find his daughters missing...on the anniversary of his wife's disappearance. Is he the culprit? Probably. Or is someone framing him for the crimes? Probably not, but keep in mind this show is really, really stupid.

It's a wrap on season one of That Was Us! Here with us to celebrate is Executive Producer and Director of 32 episodes of This Is Us, Ken Olin. Join us as we attempt to recap the best moments of season one... emphasis on "attempt" because, with Ken Olin, we can get carried away.  You know the conversation will be interesting, and we know you'll love Ken Olin like we do by the end of the episode. And then? Get ready for Season Two of That Was Us.

“An actor is either compelling -- or they are NOT compelling. Doesn't matter if they're green. You want to watch them. That's what makes them a star. How do I know? I just feel it.”  -- Marcia Ross, Casting DirectorHow did “Clueless” and “Princess Diaries” and “Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion” find their leads? Casting Director Marcia Ross has been instrumental in putting together amazing ensembles for classic films and TV shows since 1983.Susan and Sharon sit down this week with Ms. Ross to go behind the scenes and discover exactly how today's “unknown” turns into tomorrow's “big discovery” -- and who makes it happen. Among the young actors Marcia is credited with discovering: Anne Hathaway, Heath Ledger, Paul Rudd, Rachel McAdams, Jennifer Garner and Amy Poehler.THE CONVERSATIONChanning Tatum's first audition! He didn't get the part. But the next time Marcia saw him, it worked out better: Step Up.Casting Andre Braugher -- and how a single note changed the audition from flat, to making a roomful of people cry.10 Things I Hate About You -- Gabrielle Union was the only person who auditioned for her role.HEATH LEDGER GETS A SECOND CHANCE: The first time around he just didn't have it. Marcia gave him one more chance: “Be prepared!” It made all the difference.DARE TO PIVOT: How she made the transition to producing documentaries: meeting Terrance McNally -- and then filming him…THE SCIENCE OF THE ENSEMBLE: thirtysomething -- it started with Ken Olin. But it when Mel Harris came in, it was all about chemistry…So, join Susan and Sharon -- and Marcia -- as they talk Chita Rivera, Cujo, Angela Lansbury, same-sex marriage, Paul Rudd, Nathan Lane, human rights in Iran -- and finally getting a casting director academy award category!!And stay tuned for PART 2. Casting in the 80s, Jeff Bridges and more!AUDIO-OGRAPHYFind out more about Marcia Ross and Jeff Kaufman's documentary film work at https://www.floatingworldpictures.com/about-us Need some 80s TV Ladies merch?!? Check out our GRAND OPENING SALE.CONNECTVisit 80sTVLadies.com for transcripts and more.Sign up for the 80s TV Ladies mailing list.Check out Instagram/80sTVLadies.Support us and get ad-free episodes on PATREON.Find more cool podcasts at our host sight, Weirding Way Media.BREAKING NEWSWe just won Best TV & Film podcast at the People's Choice Podcast Awards!Thank you to all who voted and to all our listeners and guests.VOTERegistration deadlines are coming up! Register or Check your US Election Registration at Vote.orgHappy 100th Birthday to President Jimmy Carter! Get Susan's new play about Carter's White House in 1979: Confidence (and the Speech) at Broadway Licensing.

We've reached a pivotal arc for all of 'Felicity.' Greg and Juliet convene to discuss the biggest developments: Ruby's pregnancy and the father of her child, the arrival of Tracy (Donald Faison), the introduction of Dr. Toni Pavone (Amy Aquino hive, it's our time), Ben's Felicity epiphany, and the latest Matt and JJ collab episode. They are joined by two heavyweight guests, as well. Ken Olin joins to discuss how he approached directing certain episodes and the state of network TV.  Then, Erich Anderson joins to discuss playing Dr. Edward Porter. Erich passed away last week after a battle with cancer. Greg and Juliet were lucky enough to speak with him last year for the podcast. He was such an important figure on 'Felicity' and will be sorely missed. The 'Dear Felicity' team is sending all of our best wishes to his family and friends. Next time: Episodes 216-219. Watch on Hulu. Hosts: Amanda Foreman, Greg Grunberg, and Juliet Litman Executive Producers: JJ Abrams and Matt Reeves For Bad Robot Audio: Executive Producer Christina Choi, Producer Shaka Tafari For The Ringer: Executive Producer Sean Fennessey, Executive Producer Juliet Litman, Senior Producer Kaya McMullen, Producer Erika Cervantes Original Music: Eric Phillips Sound Design: Kaya McMullen Mixing and Mastering: Scott Somerville Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Our special guest on ep. 256, from the hit CBS series, "Tracker" is actress, Fiona Rene, making her first appearance on the podcast. We talk all about how she got started in the industry including how acting became her place of comfort and stability during a traumatic childhood of moving around a lot and being bullied, and how those events helped prepare her for Hollywood. We then jump into her hit series "Tracker", where she shares how she got the role of Reenie, her relationship with Justin Hartley and Ken Olin and how they provide a comfortable work environment on set, the pressure that comes with being on a hit show, and more. We also chat about the other CBS hit series that she starred in, "Fire Country", where she shares a great story of the surprising way she found out her character was being killed off. We wrap things up with a great "Popcorn Questions" segment where she gets very deep with her thoughts on what she would tell her 10 year old self!! Website: https://crazyantmedia.com Merchandise: https://crazyantmedia.com/crazy-ant-merchandise Our film, Deadlines: https://crazyantmedia.com/deadlines Podcasts: ITCAFpodcast: Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/itcafpodcast/id1644145531 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1tf6L0e7vO9xnVtWaip67s?si=tYPrIVr_R36qpYns4qeZ8g Everything's Okay Podcast Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/everythings-okay/id1664547993 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0uMm80MW4K50f8uURgVUYp?si=9mF7mwf_Qe-ZDqKBhEovMg Social Media: ITCAFpodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/itcafpodcast?s=21&t=q0HdFq3CPkXBzVYHYdJW6w Instagram: https://instagram.com/itcafpodcast?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRLQ7hHn/ Everything's Okay Twitter: https://twitter.com/everythingsokp?s=21&t=ckQqBvyxz3lYqKHLrI6peA Instagram: https://instagram.com/everythingsokp?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Crazy Ant Media Twitter: https://twitter.com/crazyantmedia?s=21&t=q0HdFq3CPkXBzVYHYdJW6w Instagram: https://instagram.com/crazyantmedia?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRLQP1c1/ Logan (Left) Twitter: https://twitter.com/jloganaustin?s=21&t=ckQqBvyxz3lYqKHLrI6peA Instagram: https://instagram.com/jloganaustin?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@j.loganaustin?_t=8ZMB9Hp1yxf&_r=1 Dustin (Right) Twitter: https://twitter.com/crazyantceo?s=21&t=ckQqBvyxz3lYqKHLrI6peA Instagram: https://instagram.com/crazyantceo?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@crazyantceo?_t=8ZMB84k7BUM&_r=1

The program all about TV. Our guests: Ken Olin, executive producer and opening episode director of Tracker, the new CBS drama series premiering immediately after the Super Bowl this Sunday night, and (rescheduled from last Friday) Kane Lee, executive producer of new Paramount+ animated movie The Tiger's Apprentice.. Plus an expanded "Takeaway Of The Week" segment on Walt Disney/ESPN's new plunge into megacontent and megachannel bundle sports ventures.

On the sixth day of Pitts-mas, the Amish gave to me. Non-violence. Time for "A Stoning in Fulham County". A real Pitt role. He says words. He has a name. He helps stone a baby to death cause I guess people like to throw rocks at the Amish. Ron Perlman plays the dad of the baby. Everyone in town is garbage. Ken Olin is trying to bring justice as the d.a. Is this movie wildly boring? Maybe you should fire up Netflix and find out. Or just listen to this episode. Rate, review, subscribe, call, email and get on that back catalog where we go through Billy Crudup, Ray Liotta, Keith Gordon, Robert Longstreet and Radha Mitchell. If you review us on Apple or whatever, let us know and you can pick a movie for us to cover. Find bad scene recreations and links to all the stuffs in link in bio or http://linktr.ee/wedoingfilmographies

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 764, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: You Weren't "There" 1: In a popular nursery rhyme, this line precedes "and he went a crooked mile". There was a crooked man. 2: Ben and Cameron headlined this 1998 film about a guy who never stopped loving his high school crush. There's Something About Mary. 3: This Ethel Merman hit song is "like no business I know". "There's No Business Like Show Business". 4: P.T. Barnum made this pithy observation regarding suckers. There's one born every minute.. 5: Baby, this song was a top 10 hit for the Drifters in 1959. "There Goes My Baby". Round 2. Category: People With Peanuts Names 1: In a Coasters hit song this title man asks, "Why's everybody always pickin' on me?". "Charlie Brown". 2: The doctor was in when this important hominid fossil was discovered in 1974. Lucy. 3: In 1973 this woman from Colorado began her 24-year tenure in the House. Pat Schroeder. 4: His blankets were very holy as Pope in 67 A.D.. Linus. 5: She took a 6-day shuttle ride in 1983. Sally Ride. Round 3. Category: Tv "O"S 1: He played florist, er...Father Murphy. (Merlin) Olsen. 2: In the mid-'70s he could be found singing between Telma Hopkins and Joyce Vincent Wilson. Tony Orlando. 3: This Lord won Emmys in 1960, 1973, 1975, 1982 and 1984. Lord Olivier. 4: This "thirtysomething" star directed the 1992 TV movie "Doing Time on Maple Drive". Ken Olin. 5: Lt. Castillo on "Miami Vice", he helped clean up L.A. after the 1992 riots. (Edward James) Olmos. Round 4. Category: Fat Music 1: He never had a No.1 hit; the closest he came was No. 2 with the following:"I found my thrill /On Blueberry Hill...". Fats Domino. 2: Hefty rappers who joined Chubby Checker for a new version of "The Twist" in 1988. The Fat Boys. 3: In "Creeque Alley", "No one's getting fat except" her. Mama Cass. 4: This singer took Michael Jackson's "Bad" and turned it into "Fat". "Weird Al" Yankovic. 5: In the polka, reason "I don't want her, you can have her". she's too fat for me. Round 5. Category: Food And Drink 1: During the holidays you can buy this cool creamy Christmas drink in cartons, minus the liquor. eggnog. 2: They're the 2 things Little Miss Muffet was consuming while sitting on her tuffet. curds and whey. 3: This pizza with simple toppings of mozzarella, tomatoes and basil was named in honor of the queen of Savoy. Margherita. 4: Alliterative name for the classic French dish consisting of meat braised in red wine with onions and mushrooms. beef bourguinon. 5: Profession of the inventors of Pepsi and Coke. pharmacists. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia! Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/

Sometimes we are so busy looking toward where we are going or where we have been that we miss the glory of the present moment. Listen to this podcast to learn how to be more present in your life and access all that is possible, including more joy, less stress, and more success!

“This Is Us” Executive Producer Ken Olin sat down with The Creative Coalition CEO Robin Bronk. In the newest episode, Olin shares how and why “This Is Us” tackles important social issues, including the obesity epidemic.

In just a week or so, the Deucecast Guys enter into the Danger Zone again, at a preview for Top Gun, so that leads the discussion to TOP FIVE DOGFIGHTS in movie history.  Snoop, Snoopy, The Bounty Hunger or Junkyard are not included.  A task too big for just d$, Mikey, and #TwitterlessDrEarl, so who do they turn to?  Of course, Hurricane Rhett, because this show has been on the rails way, way too long. First, memories of the original Top Gun... where did everyone see it?  How young, and how many zippers were on those parachute pants? Then, the top five movies with aerial battles, mostly featuring planes, but some with helicopters, even some fists, and a stealth fighter named Firefox. Mikey has the Zoa on tap... Memphis Belle's true mission... the Time Vortex... Ken Olin gets a namedrop... USA Night Flight... the badness of Pearl Harbor... the goodness of Dunkirk... Mikey's weird voices... ID4 mistakes... AirWolf vs Blue Thunder, featuring Riptide... All the Iron Eagles...     Air Force One (TubiTV) Dunkirk (HBO Max; Netflix) The Final Countdown (Peacock) Firebirds (Hoopla; for rental) Firefox (for rental) Indiana Jones & the Last Crusade (Paramount+) Independence Day (Amazon Prime; Peacock Premium) Memphis Belle (for rental) Pearl Harbor (Amazon Prime; TubiTV) Star Wars: A New Hope (Disney+) Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith (Disney+) Top Gun (Netflix; Paramount+) Transformers (Paramount+) 12 O'Clock High (for rental)

Actor, director, and producer Ken Olin joins Joe on the podcast where they discuss their unlikely Twitter friendship, the evolution of their political beliefs, and how Hollywood and D.C. are different, or not so different. How can two very different people with such core differences come together and find common ground?

In the works for a while, this week with excitement we launch our debut men's issue, and with the perfect cover subject, Justin Hartley. Millions of viewers have fallen in love with the actor and the character he's played since 2016 on NBC's This Is Us, in its final season. A season much anticipated---and at the same time, dreaded---by fans far and wide, simply because of its imminent end; fans who can't get enough of the multigenerational family drama with complex and palpably human storylines that span decades.  We can't tell you how great it's been to get to know Justin on our cover shoot and in conversation. His passion for his work, the arts, and life, is contagious, and you'll catch all of that here on episode 92 of Story + Rain Talks.  We loved hearing about Justin pre-This Is Us, about his views on acting, and his life as a former soap star. We talk all about being a part of iconic television, how he'll choose what's next, and his relationships with cast and crew, including director Ken Olin with whom he's also working on upcoming The Never Game, the series he's producing, and where he gets to get physical as an action star. A departure from his current role, but one that fits him well. Not a stretch, right? And there's more. We discuss comedy, playing a stripper, and working on the upcoming Netflix film, Senior Year, alongside Rebel Wilson and Alicia Silverstone. On the topic of directing, we go in depth with Justin about his technique as a director, and about directing upcoming episodes this season along with This Is Us co-stars Mandy Moore and Milo Ventimiglia. We chat about the moment in his career when people started taking him seriously, and the time he wrote a 50 million dollar episode for Smallville. Justin explains how others inspire him, how he figured out how to grow as an actor, and the speech he listens to, to get going every single morning. We get personal. We talk about his love of love, his understanding of women, and the importance of friends and family. Of course we talk all things Kevin Pearson, and how This Is Us has impacted Justin's friends and fans, alike. It's a treat to hear Justin give his beloved character even more life by sharing the nuance and detail for how he views and has created him, along with what to expect from Kevin Pearson as the series comes to a close.  We can't wait to see what's next for this true talent. Listen to the entire conversation and discover more Justin Hartley and some of the things he loves, here:This Is UsRevel SpiritsJustin Hartley's #Obsixed Obsessions:Nespresso Vertuo

Ken Olin sat down with The Creative Coalition CEO Robin Bronk. In the newest episode, Olin opens up about struggling with celebrity, highlighting COVID-19 and social stigma on “This Is Us,” and much more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This Is Us Too Hosts Mary & Blake chat about the This Is Us season 6 Premiere -  episode 6.01 -"The Challenger". Mary chats her run in with a drugged out vet, we also discuss the muted and theme heavy beginning, the great balance of tragedy and humor, and why Blake would ALWAYS choose door number Mary...

This Is Us Too Hosts Mary & Blake chat about the This Is Us season 6 Premiere -  episode 6.01 -"The Challenger". Mary chats her run in with a drugged out vet, we also discuss the muted and theme heavy beginning, the great balance of tragedy and humor, and why Blake would ALWAYS choose door number Mary... UNLOCK BONUS EPISODES, PREMIUM PODCASTS & MORE    SUBSCRIBE TO GET NOTIFICATIONS WHEN NEW EPISODES ARE RELEASED CONNECT WITH THE SHOW  Like Us On Facebook | Follow us on Twitter | Follow Us On Instagram | Join Our Facebook Group | Join the #NerdClan CHECK OUT THE BEST MERCH ON THE PLANET AT –  THE MARY & BLAKE STORE Shop for all of our podcasts, sayings, and listener inspired designs in one easy place. Be sure to follow all of our other podcasts at MaryandBlake.com including: This Is Us Too: A This Is Us Podcast The MCU Diaries: Essays On Marvel Television Podcast  Bridgerton With Mary & Blake: A Bridgerton Podcast Keep Calm And Crown On: The Crown Podcast Minute With Mary: A Younique Network Marketing Podcast Rise Up!: A Hamilton Podcast The Leftovers Podcast: The Living Reminders The North Remembers: A Game Of Thrones Podcast Wicked Rhody: A Podcast About Rhode Island Events and Life You've Been Gilmored: A Gilmore Girls Podcast ParentCast: A Podcast For New Parents Outlander Cast: An Outlander Podcast The Potterverse: A Harry Potter Podcast The Last Kingdom With Mary & Blake: A Podcast For The Last Kingdom Check out all of our blogs at MaryandBlake.com including: Mary & Blake's Blog The MCU Diaries The Handmaid's Diaries Minute With Mary Outlander Cast Blog SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST Apple Podcasts| Google Play Music | Stitcher | YouTube | Spotify | iHeartRadio This episode of This Is Us Too is brought to you by Minute With Mary For 15% off the featured Minute With Mary product this month, please click here For 10% off any Minute With Mary purchase, be sure to join the #NerdClan HERE Want to Take Control of your financial freedom and business? You can be your own boss. Arrange your life to be creative and accountable to what really matters to you. Maybe it's business. Maybe it's family. You'll have the time. Mary has the tools for you.  I has the training tips for you. She will be with you every step of the way. But being you is all it takes. Start your Younique business today HERE A huge thank you to all of our members at the #NERDCLAN for helping to make this podcast possible. EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS Tara, SuzyQ, Joanne Felci, Nadra Assaf, Siobhan M. O'Connor, Katy Valentine, Maryanne St. Laurent, Sara Zoknoen, MD, Martha, Anne Gavin, Bobbi Franchella, Dana Mott-Bronson, Kirstie Wilson CO - PRODUCERS Kris Palmisano, Hannah Sage, Peg Rogers, Kristina Mann, Candace Galbraith, Jennifer L. Dominick, Tina Schneider, Sharon Stevenson-Kelley, Barbara Falk, Keelin Dawe, Meredith Bustillo, ASSOCIATE PRODUCERS Louan, Laura Dassrath, Suzanne Moss, The Three Of Us Cosplay, Sarah Dietderich, Brenda Lowrie, Dianna Anderson, Stephanie Holm, Tracy Enos, Shonna Chapman, Dianne Karpowicz, Candy Hartsock, Carolyn Needham, Tamra Steele, Angie Leith, Karen Snelling, Christine Milleker, Marilyn L. Neenan  CLICK HERE to join the #NERDCLAN This Is Us: 6.01 - The Challenger | Review And Analysis

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 109, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Crossword Clues "G" 1: P.E. place(3). gym. 2: Thank You, in Tampico(7). Gracias. 3: German sneezer alleviator(10). gesundheit. 4: You throw it down, or run it(8). Gauntlet. 5: The Good Witch of the North (6). Glinda. Round 2. Category: Joe The Farmer 1: After Joe's Uncle Lou went a bit loopy, Joe put him "out to" here, with the grazing sheep. a pasture. 2: After Joe found Joe Jr. joyriding in the tractor, he locked him in this round tower that usually holds grain. a silo. 3: Joe's wife worries he'll fall out of this fodder storage area in the top of the barn. the (hay) loft. 4: Joe's dream vacation is a tour of this company's Technology Center in Moline, Illinois. John Deere. 5: Joe likes to ask other farmers, "got" this cereal grain? When they say yes, he says, "You better see a periodontist!". sorghum. Round 3. Category: Missing Vowels 1: A fest-ive month:"CTBR". October. 2: One of the elements:"DN". iodine. 3: U. S. island territory: MRCN SM. American Samoa. 4: 1 of the 50:"DH". Idaho. 5: Bookmarked website: MZN. Amazon. Round 4. Category: Around The Pacific 1: In 1697 Jesuits founded Loreto, the 1st permanent European settlement on this "lower" peninsula. Baja California. 2: 2 of Chile's Juan Fernandez Islands are named for Alexander Selkirk and this fictional castaway he inspired. Robinson Crusoe. 3: The island of Mindanao is a Muslim center in this mainly Roman Catholic country. Philippines. 4: This river in Washington and Oregon was explored by Robert Gray in a ship of the same name. Columbia. 5: To call the Rotorua Man, you'll have to ring up this antipodean island nation. New Zealand. Round 5. Category: Tv "O"S 1: In the mid-'70s he could be found singing between Telma Hopkins and Joyce Vincent Wilson. Tony Orlando. 2: He played florist, er...Father Murphy. (Merlin) Olsen. 3: This Lord won Emmys in 1960, 1973, 1975, 1982 and 1984. Lord Olivier. 4: Lt. Castillo on "Miami Vice", he helped clean up L.A. after the 1992 riots. (Edward James) Olmos. 5: This "thirtysomething" star directed the 1992 TV movie "Doing Time on Maple Drive". Ken Olin. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!

This Is Us Too Hosts Mary & Blake chat about the This Is Usseason 5 finale -  episode 5.16 -"The Adirondacks". Blake chats his namesake, we also discuss the way This Is Us has taught it's viewers to watch the show, and why Kevin and co. are actually waiting for Domino's in the flash forward... 

This Is Us Too Hosts Mary & Blake chat about the This Is Usseason 5 finale -  episode 5.16 -"The Adirondacks". Blake chats his namesake, we also discuss the way This Is Us has taught it's viewers to watch the show, and why Kevin and co. are actually waiting for Domino's in the flash forward... 

A behind the scenes look into working on a major tv show @NBCThisIsUs, the nuances of creativity, and not falling to the pressures of your society. Ken Olin is a Writer, Executive Producer, Director and actor who has directed many episodes of television for shows including the blockbuster TV show THIS IS US, as well as Brothers and Sisters, The West Wing, Alias and many more. In this conversation although this was our first time speaking together Ken and I had such a great flow, he is a great guy and you are going to love this chat it was as if I was catching up with a long time friend. Ken shares a lot about the nuances of his creative process and working as a major player in the show THIS IS US, which is one of my favourite shows so it was such a honour to speak with him about this. He shares about how he started out, and the differences between acting and directing, working with creative people and creating a healthy work culture. This conversation is for any who love creativity, has an interest in film and television, and great advice for working in your element and not falling to the pressures that your culture may expect from you. Ken also is vulnerable about raising his kids as well as managing his ambitions. And some great conversation about the hidden gifts of the pandemic. Questions I ask Ken… 4.32 - Where did the idea of the show THIS IS US come from? 6.20 - How do you think the views perceive the show? 9.30 - Where does the sense of connectivity come from with the show? It feels like a therapy session. 13.30 - Milos character and the nuances. 15.34 - Do actors decide certain parts of a role or is that scripted? 17.58 - How did you find such an amazing cast? 20.15 - Do you think being an actor makes you a better director, if so why? 23.54 - Do you miss acting? 26.36 - A common thread in your life that you can track, that took you into this world? 31.19 - The emerging generations observations of wanting to work in their calling, what’s your thoughts on this? 37.08 - This is us is speaking to human needs - loneliness, depression, racism… 38.33 - How do you switch off, hobbies, interests? 42.44 - Do you enjoy being a Dad? 46.30 - Quick fire questions… Something people often get wrong about you? Last tv show you binged watched? Favourite movie? Concert or show you’ll never forget? Favourite meal? What books are you reading? What would you like on your grave stone? An ordinary moment that lights you up? Last time you wrote a hand written note or letter? What are you most grateful for this past year? ---- Let me know when you are listening/watching this conversation tag me in it @PaulScanlonUK and be sure to watch This Is Us as well as connect with Ken on twitter/instagram @KenOlin1.

This Is Us Too Hosts Mary & Blake chat about This Is Us episode 5.10  - "I've Got This". Blake chats how Mary had to take over finances, we chat the contrasting elements funneling to a well told theme, and Mary learns the difference between a commune and a compound...

This Is Us Too Hosts Mary & Blake chat about This Is Us episode 5.08  - "In The Room". Mary chats about her love of Hanson, we also discuss why we always praise risk taking regardless of outcome, and why we may have yet another Mary & Blake Media Hall Of Fame moment concerning Miguel in this episode....

This Is Us Too Hosts Mary & Blake chat about This Is Us episode 5.04  - "Honestly". Blake chats his experience with the cry it out method, why this episode feels sleepy yet very intriguing at the same time, and why Mary goes FULL Moira Schitt...

This Is Us Too Hosts Mary & Blake chat about the This Is Us season 5 premiere - episodes 5.01 and 5.02  - "Forty: Parts One and Two". Blake remembers back to what it was like when he heard "Hanks got he Rona", we discuss the guts to tackle tough subjects but how it's harder to root that choice in character,  and why Mary agrees he should be called "Meh"guel from now on...

Set: The Decadence of Obsolesence Ken's Last Ever Radio Extravaganza - "The Decadence of Obsolesence" - Show #432, from May 11, 2012 [Live in a garage across from a park, summerish afternoon in Charlottesville. Playlist follows:] Fleetwood Mac - "Sara" - Tusk [Loop] Valentino Sound Effects Library - "Air - Air conditioner" - Volume 8 Fridge - "Harmonics" - Happiness Dufus - "Anouk" - In Monstrous Attitude La Dusseldorf - "Rheinita" - La Dusseldorf / Viva Michael Crichton - "TV captures attention, people spend their lives staring at screens" - Looker director commentary [The television can capture attention in a way, and take you away from real life. I think it's become more true as a quality of human attention, that not necessarily so much for television, but I sometimes think that more and more of humankind spends their days looking at screens. Meanwhile, kids are neglected, spouses are neglected, relationships, families, everything's neglected, we're looking at the screen. And whether it's the internet now, or whether it's DVD's, iPods, whatever it is, we're not, we're not in the present; we're in the image.] Pete Townshend - "You're So Clever" - Scooped Jonny Greenwood - "Open Spaces" - There Will Be Blood s.t. Alan Watts - "Intellectual Yoga" - Philosophies of Asia [So long as you can be pursuaded that there's something more that you ought to be than you are, you've divided yourself from reality, from the universe, from god, or whatever you want to call that.] Big City Orchestra - "A Child's Garden of Noise" - A Child's Garden of Noise [...I wish there was a sign that said, "noise, please." Yes, maybe there ought to be a sign like that.] Timothy "Speed" Levitch - "The grid plan" - The Cruise Gundecha Brothers - "Hum Sab Mahi - Raga Bhairavi" - Hum Sab Mahi Bill Nelson - "The Spirit Cannot Fail" - Chance Encounters in the Garden of Lights- (1) The Angel at the Western Window [Never let anything cause you to doubt your ability to demonstrate truth.] Fleetwood Mac - "Everywhere" - Tango in the Night [Loop] Fleetwood Mac - "Gypsy" - Mirage [Loop] Mikey - "On college bookstore" [What the guys and girls buy on their parents' accounts, unitemized] Orson Welles - "Videotape TV static" Orson Welles - "Interview" [If they don't like what you do, really...I was going to show them that they were wrong, and I've spent the rest of my life showing people, trying to prove that what is said is wrong, and that's been an enormous waste of spirit and of energy.] Strom Carlson - "NV Bell Payphone in Pahrump - March 2004" [Telephone recordings] Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass - "Mexican Road Race" - S.R.O. [Martin's recording from father's vinyl] Holcombe Waller - "Hardliners" - Into the Dark Unknown Neil Diamond - "America" - Jazz Singer Joe Jackson - "Another World" - Night and Day [Loop] Talking Heads - "Sax and Violins" - Until the End of the World soundtrack Timothy Busfield and Ken Olin, actors; Joseph Dougherty, writer; Tom Moore, director - "No matter what you do, there's going to be a price (Learn to compromise)" - thirtysomething: Season 2, Episode 13 [There's a price, no matter what you do, there's going to be a price. So, you know what you do? You find out what's important and you make boxes. And in this box, you have what it takes to work with somebody like Miles, and in this box, you have what you take home to Janey and to Hope, that's how you get through. So, that's the key to happiness, a little self-induced schizophrenia? ... You want to have a life here, today, then pick your fights and learn to compromise.] Ricky Gervais - "You don't need everyone on the planet to like you" - Time Interview [More people hate it than like it. Obviously. Luckily, you don't need everyone on the planet to like you. So, you do it for you and like-minded people] Dondero High School A Capella Choir - "Fox on the Run" - Pop Concert 1996 [Sweet cover (1974)] Timothy "Speed" Levitch - "Working for a living" - The Cruise [One of the great tragedies of this experiment called civilization is the fact that people have to work for a living...] Ludwig von Beethoven - "Variation V Si prenda il tempo un poco piu vivace" - Beethoven Vol. 8 Cello Sonatas (Maisky - Cello, Argerich - Piano) Harrison Ford & River Phoenix (actors), Paul Theroux (novel), Paul Schrader (screenplay) - "America is a toilet" - Mosquito Coast [Look around you. How did America get this way? Land of promise, land of opportunity. Give us the wretched refuse of your teaming shores. Have a Coke, watch TV, have a nice day, go on welfare, get free money, turn to crime (crime pays in this country). Why do they put up with it? Why do they keep coming? Look around you, Charlie: This place is a toilet.] Harrison Ford & River Phoenix (actors), Paul Theroux (novel), Paul Schrader (screenplay) - "We eat when we're not hungry" - Mosquito Coast [We eat when we're not hungry, drink when we're not thirsty, we buy what we don't need, and throw away everything that's useful. Why sell a man what he wants? Sell him what he doesn't need. Pretend he's got eight legs and two stomachs and money to burn. It's wrong, wrong, wrong.] Harrison Ford (actor), Paul Theroux (novel), Paul Schrader (screenplay) - "It's an absolute sin to accept the decadence of obsolescence." - Mosquito Coast [It's an absolute sin to accept the decadence of obsolescence. Why do things get worse and worse? They don't have to; they can get better and better. We accept that things fall apart, but they don't have to. Things can last forever.] Steven Jesse Bernstein - "More Noise Please" - Prison [..can't live without all this goddamn noise. Maybe I need the noise to write poems, make love and eat. I'm going to hang a sign out my window that says, "more noise, please," or, "thank you for making noise." Maybe we are the kind of people who need to have what we don't want just to get along, to do the basic things... Myself, I could not sleep last night. I could not close the window, either. I tried to tear the window out of its frame.] Joe Frank - "Grace requires degradation" - Another Country Pt. 3 [...to have so much beauty, perhaps you have to have this much degradation] Ida - "My Fair, My Dark" - My Fair, My Dark [Loops] Joe Frank - "Hamburger paper waste" - Another Country Pt. 3 [The hamburger is made. 30 seconds later it's been wrapped in paper, which is put in a box. 15 seconds later, that box has been put in a bag with a napkin, and 10 minutes after that, the bag...] Fridge - "Lost Time" - The Sun [Loops] Timothy "Speed" Levitch - "Running from the cops all my life" - The Cruise [...According to them I was running from the cops for a month before they caught up to me. ...and I felt like a fugitive. But you know what? Every day I feel like a fugitive. It never occurred to them that I am running from the anti-cruise every day. And when I was up in front of the judge for my arraignment, the judge said my biggest problem with this case is that this guy, this current person we're judging, ran from the police for a month. And if I could've spoken, of course I wasn't allowed to speak, I would've said, it's been a lot more than a month. I've been running from you people all my life, all my life, and I'm going to keep running.] Ken - "My grandmother told me I was a very good child, I was very quiet" Dufus - "Anouk" - In Monstrous Attitude Belle and Sebastian - "Storytelling" - Storytelling Ken - "Scary to make without knowing what you're making" Malcolm Clarke - "Romanescan Rout" - The Radiophonic Workshop [Or perhaps 2002 remaster] Bill Nelson - "The Spirit Cannot Fail" - Chance Encounters in the Garden of Lights- (1) The Angel at the Western Window [Never let anything cause you to doubt your ability to demonstrate truth.] The Carpenters - "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft" - Passage [Like a Disney cult song. Cover of 1976 Klaatu song.] Toto - "Rosanna" - Toto IV Simon and Garfunkel - "The Sound of Silence" - Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. [Simon only, thanks to Steve Fitch, Dec. 2011] Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - "Requiem Introitus" - Amadeus s.t. [Backwards] The Feelies - "When Company Comes" - The Good Earth [Guitar loop] Neil Young - "Down By the River" - Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere [Loops] Bob Dylan - "Series of Dreams" - The Bootleg Series Volumes 1-3 (Rare & Unreleased) 1961-1991 [Loops. Recorded March 23, 1989] Tom Cruise (actor), Paul Thomas Anderson (writer/director) - "I will not apologize for who I am" - Magnolia [I will not apologize for what I need, I will not apologize for what I want] Cat Stevens - "If You Want To Sing Out, Sing Out" - Harold and Maude s.t. [Loop] Cat Stevens - "The Wind" - Teaser and the Firecat / Rushmore s.t. [Guitar loop] Timothy "Speed" Levitch - "The grid plan" - The Cruise [Can't imagine having my own identity] Ken - "Live ambient street sound" Set: Lost episode from November 2013 Ken's Last Ever Radio Extravaganza - "Lost episode from November 2013" - Show #483, from Nov. 8, 2013 Keith Fullerton Whitman - "Roxy Music-More Than This (1982)" - Greatest Hits (2003-) Kraftwerk - "Autobahn" - Autobahn Ken - "Soundchecking" Neil Diamond - "America" - Jazz Singer William Shatner - "AT&T Microworld" ? - "Discovering Electronic Music Part 2" - Discovering Electronic Music George Lucas - "Themes put in different contexts, character put into situation, decision to leave, take step beyond" - The Making of American Graffiti W.G. Snuffy Walden - "My So-Called Life Theme" - My So-Called Life s.t. Ken - "It's like a stand-up comedy routine, without the comedy" Claire Danes - "She's looking for someone to blame" - My So-Called Life (Pilot) Sam Harris - "Death and the Present Moment" [Even if you play your game perfectly, you're going to witness the death of everyone you love. There's no satisfying way to hold onto the past.] Ken's Last Ever Radio Extravaganza - "Co-existentialism (holding your breadth)" - Show #482, from Nov. 6, 2013 [Live phone call] Ken's Last Ever Radio Extravaganza - "Beginnings come out of nowhere (Trust)" - Show #468, from Aug. 21, 2013 [Live phone call] The Open University & BBC - "Seymour Papert and Logo, Part 2" - Talking Turtle Claire Danes - "You agree to have a certain personality" - My So-Called Life (Pilot) Hal Hartley - "(Closing) - Trust" - Possible Music - From The Films of Hal Hartley Ken - "Screens are secretive. Screens are filters." Adrien Brody - "How are you to imagine if images always provided" - Detachment movie Jeff Daniels, Guy Sanville - "Always two steps behind" - Chasing Sleep The Open University & BBC - "Seymour Papert and Logo, Part 2" - Talking Turtle Michael Crichton - "TV captures attention" - Looker commentary Cowboy Junkies - "Sweet Jane (live)" - The Trinity Session Talking Heads - "Dream Operator" - True Stories Scholastic - "Making Mistakes" - How Do I Learn? [Why do you suppose people make mistakes? Is it because they're not looking, or listening? Is it because they're not thinking? Could the sun make a mistake? Could the sun pop out of the sky? Do we all make mistakes? Oops, I guess we do!] ? - "Discovering Electronic Music Part 2" - Discovering Electronic Music George Lucas - "Themes put in different contexts, character put into situation, decision to leave, take step beyond" - The Making of American Graffiti David Cronenberg - "Forbidden images (Videodrome)" - The Directors: The Films of David Cronenberg (1x10) [Test] Martin Donovan, Hal Hartley - "Intimacy list" - Surviving Desire [Kissing, caressing, holding, slapping, shouting, talking, waiting, listening, hoping, encouraging, forgiving, laughing, relenting] W.G. Snuffy Walden - "My So-Called Life Theme" - My So-Called Life s.t. Ken - "Today I know that I know that nothing has been found" [A test] La Dusseldorf - "Rheinita" - La Dusseldorf / Viva Set: Today Kraftwerk - "Autobahn" [Loop] Ken - "Today" Scholastic - "Do You Forget?" - How Do I Learn? [Is losing like forgetting, and finding remembering?] https://lastever.org/show/200727

This Is Us Too Hosts Mary & Blake chat about the This Is Us season 4 finale - episode 4.18  - "Strangers: Part Two". Mary describes how she went full Randall on her dad, why the editing is sensational in this episode, and why Bing Crosby's voice is like butter with bacon grease...

This Is Us Too Hosts Mary & Blake chat about This Is Us episode 4.16  - "New York, New York, New York". In this episode, Mary chats when she knows Blake is wrong and just lets him go, Rebecca's arc of choices, and our very bad, horrible, no good motel choices over the years.

This Is Us Too Hosts Mary & Blake chat about the This Is Us Fall Finale - episode 4.09  - "So Long, Marianne". Mary chats about her new Thanksgiving food tradition, we break down the difference between being "talky" and showing what you intend in the time jumps, and why Mary literally does not care who Kevin's fiancee is.

This Is Us Too Hosts Mary & Blake chat about This Is Us episode 4.07  - "The Dinner And The Date". In this episode, Mary chats about skipping school, we break down the perfect use of tension and comedy, and we jam out to The Black Eyed Peas, while discussing "third base" -- you don't wanna miss this one...

This Is Us Too Hosts Mary & Blake chat about the This Is Us season 4 premiere - episode 4.01  - "Strangers". In this episode, Mary discusses her first major awkward encounter with her inlaws, we break down all the new characters, and Blake graduates a new character into "my boy" status... Strangers.

Today we talk about the hit show of the year, This is Us, and interview the show's executive producer and director, Ken Olin. In addition to the This is Us bonanza, we have a very special co-host! Susie's sister, Gretchen joins the show to take Sarah's place while Sarah is on vacation. We talk about our obsession with This Is Us, and Ken Olin. We go over the show's first season (spoiler alert!), what we think will happen, and which characters we would be if we were on the show. Finally, Susie interviews Ken and asks what it's been like to be a part of not one, but two cultural phenomena. He was a star of 80s cult hit, thirtysomething and now works behind the camera on This Is Us. 

EDDIE McCLINTOCK joins THE MARK for an interesting evening of recollection and humility. To date, McClintock has appeared in ten pilots, starred in five network series, worked on several TV movies, and made well over 45 guest appearances on more than 25 different shows. He was a cast member on the television sitcom Stark Raving Mad from 1999 to 2000 with Tony Shalhoub and Neil Patrick Harris, which won the People's Choice Award but later was cancelled. In 2006, he appeared on Desperate Housewives as Frank, the father of Gabrielle and Carlos' adoptive baby. He appeared as Special Agent Tim Sullivan in four episodes of Bones in 2007. He has also guest-starred on Sex and the City, My Boys, Felicity, Friends, Ned and Stacey, Less than Perfect, Better off Ted, The King of Queens and other less-successful television shows like B.S.  (Boarding School), A.U.S.A., Crumbs with Fred Savage, and Say Uncle with Teri Hatcher and Ken Olin. He is best known for his role in Syfy's Warehouse 13. BuddyTV ranked him number eight-two on its list of "TV's Sexiest Men of 2011". Visit his art at eddiemcclintock.com CALL IN AND SPEAK TO EDDIE AT 914-338-0314