TV Confidential with Ed Robertson
1,550 episodes - English - Latest episode: 24 days ago - ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsTV CONFIDENTIAL: A radio talk show about television brings you lively conversations every week with the stars, writers, directors and other creative people behind the scenes of some of America's most popular shows. An engaging blend of talk and entertainment, TV Confidential often compares today’s programs with those of the ’50s, ’60s, ’70s and ’80s.
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Thomas Haden Church of Acidman
April 10, 2023 07:05 - 20 minutesTVC 607.5: Ed welcomes Emmy Award-winning and Oscar nominated actor Thomas Haden Church (Wings, Sideways, Ned and Stacey, Divorce, Broken Trail, and the Sandman in the Spider-Man movie franchise). Thomas’ latest film, Acidman, is a character piece about a woman (played by Glee star Dianna Agron) who tracks down her estranged father (played by Thomas) in the Oregon wilderness, where he lives alone with his dog, Migo, and is obsessed with UFOs. Acidman is now showing in select theaters across t...
Thomas Haden Church on the collaborative process
April 10, 2023 07:00 - 14 minutesTVC 607.6: Emmy Award-winning and Oscar nominated actor Thomas Haden Church talks to Ed about working with director Alex Lehmann on the development of his character, Lloyd, in Acidman. Acidman is now showing in select theaters across the country. You can also see it on demand on Amazon Prime, Apple+, and other streaming platforms. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our progr...
Donzaleigh Abernathy and Partners to History
March 31, 2023 11:45 - 24 minutesTVC 527.4: Ed welcomes actress and author Donzaleigh Abernathy, star of Any Day Now and the youngest daughter of the Rev. Ralph David Abernathy—the man who co-founded the Civil Rights Movement along with his best friend (and Donzaleigh’s godfather), Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Donzaleigh’s book Partners to History: Martin Luther King Jr., Ralph David Abernathy, and The Civil Right Movement is a pictorial history of the Civil Rights Movement that also captures the words of both Dr. King and Rev...
Donzaleigh Abernathy, Part 2
March 31, 2023 11:40 - 21 minutesTVC 527.5: Donzaleigh Abernathy tells Ed the backstory of how she came to write Partners to History: Martin Luther King Jr., Ralph David Abernathy, and The Civil Right Movement, plus she shares stories of her encounters with the likes of Dina Merrill, Dennis Haysbert, Gregory Peck, and Alicia Keys. Donzaleigh is also the lead soloist on “The Listening,” a unique social justice choral project inspired by “Beyond Vietnam: A Time for Break Silence,” a speech delivered by Dr. Martin Luther King J...
Donzaleigh Abernathy and “The Listening”
March 31, 2023 11:35 - 24 minutesTVC 528.5: Part 2 of a conversation that began last week with Donzaleigh Abernathy, star of Lifetime Television’s Any Day Now, and the youngest daughter of the Rev. Ralph David Abernathy—the man who co-founded the Civil Rights Movement along with his best friend, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Donzaleigh is the lead soloist on “The Listening,” a unique social justice choral project inspired by “Beyond Vietnam: A Time for Break Silence,” a speech delivered by Dr. King in April 1967. “The Listening...
Donzaleigh Abernathy, New Roads Schools, and Amanda Gorman
March 31, 2023 11:30 - 17 minutesTVC 528.6: Actress, author, and vocalist Donzaleigh Abernathy talks to Ed about the direct line between her and national youth poet laureate Amanda Gorman, and how Donzaleigh’s father, the Rev. Ralph David Abernathy, encouraged Donzaleigh to pursue her career as an artist just before he died. Donzaleigh’s book Partners to History: Martin Luther King Jr., Ralph David Abernathy, and The Civil Right Movement is a pictorial history of the Civil Rights Movement that also captures the words of both...
The Episode of Dallas That Launched "Who Shot J.R.?"
March 29, 2023 00:00 - 22 minutesTVC 606.1: From March 2012: Tony, Donna and Ed remember “A House Divided,” the famous episode of Dallas that launched the “Who Shot J.R.?” phenomenon of 1980. “A House Divided” originally aired Mar. 21, 1980. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email [email protected] or click the l...
Griff Furst on Devil's Peak and 57 Seconds
March 28, 2023 00:05 - 20 minutesTVC 606.2: Ed welcomes Griff Furst, youngest son of Stephen Furst (Animal House, St. Elsewhere, Babylon 5), and an accomplished actor, screenwriter, producer, and director in his own right. Griff is the producer of Devil’s Peak, a crime thriller starring Billy Bob Thornton, Jackie Earle Healy, Robin Wright, and Hopper Penn about a father/son relationship that goes bad. Devil’s Peak is now available for viewing on demand on major streaming platforms, while Griff’s upcoming films as an actor in...
Griff Furst on working with his dad, Stephen Furst
March 28, 2023 00:00 - 14 minutesTVC 606.3: Actor/producer Griff Furst talks to Ed about working with his dad, Stephen Furst (Animal House, St. Elsewhere, Babylon 5), both as a young actor and as a partner in their production company, Curmudgeon Films. Griff is the producer of Devil’s Peak, a crime thriller starring Billy Bob Thornton, Jackie Earle Healy, Robin Wright, and Hopper Penn that is now available for streaming on demand on major streaming platforms. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered...
Penny Peyser on her new book, Sonnets from Suburbia
March 27, 2023 06:45 - 22 minutesTVC 606.4: A return appearance by actress, author, and documentary filmmaker Penny Peyser (All the President’s Men, The In-Laws, Crazy Like a Fox, Stillpoint, Trying to Get Good). Penny’s new book, Sonnets from Suburbia: More Candles Than Cake, provides a whimsical take on 21st century life—all by way of the Shakespearean sonnet form. If you’ve seen any of Penny’s “Lady Penelope” videos on YouTube, you’ll have a pretty good idea of what to expect in Sonnets from Suburbia. Sonnets from Suburbi...
Penny Peyser, Bob Woodward, and the healing power of the ukelele
March 27, 2023 06:25 - 15 minutesTVC 606.5: Actress and author Penny Peyser (All the President’s Men, Crazy Like a Fox, Sonnets from Suburbia) tells Ed the back story of how she came to be interviewed by legendary Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward in 2022, on the fiftieth anniversary of the Watergate break-in; how she came to play the ukelele; and why it’s impossible to play a sad song on that particular instrument. Penny’s new book, Sonnets from Suburbia: More Candles Than Cake, provides a whimsical take on 21st centur...
Tom and Jerry 2021 on DVD
March 27, 2023 06:05 - 12 minutesTVC 606.5a: Greg Ehrbar talks to Ed about the recent DVD release of Tom and Jerry 2021, the feature length live action-plus-animation movie that stars Chloe Grace Moretz, Colin Jost, and the archival voices of Mel Blanc, June Foray, and Bill Hanna. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email...
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? on DVD
March 27, 2023 06:00 - 18 minutesTVC 606.6: Greg and Ed discuss the recent DVD releases of Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island, Return to Zombie Island, Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo, Scooby-Doo: The Sword and The Scoob, and Season 2 and Season 2 of Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@adverti...
The Deanna Troi of Pet Photographers
March 13, 2023 23:55 - 17 minutesTVC 605.1: Via remote from West Hollywood: Ed welcomes Johanna Siegmann, the accomplished photographer sometimes known as the "Deanna Troi of Pet Photographers" because of her unique ability to connect with animals. Johanna is also the author of In Good Company: Notable People with Their Pets, a new coffee table book that features photographs of Dee Wallace, Ed Begley Jr., Ed Asner, Gina Hecht, and many other celebrities from film, television, music, and politics... all seen at home with thei...
Concetta Tomei on "Getting Your Stripes" in Life
March 13, 2023 08:15 - 24 minutesTVC 605.2: Stage and television actress Concetta Tomei (China Beach, Providence, Madman of the People) talks to Ed about her early career as a teacher, including how she often worked in songs by James Taylor as part of her curriculum; the 35th anniversary of the premiere of China Beach (ABC, 1988-1991), and why the series continues to resonate with Vietnam veterans; and how moments of hardship and disappointment often help us “earn our stripes” in life (as Major Lila Garreau, Concetta’s chara...
Concetta Tomei, David Bowie, and The Elephant Man
March 13, 2023 08:05 - 22 minutesTVC 605.3: Actress Concetta Tomei (China Beach, Providence, Madman of the People) shares a few memories of starring opposite David Bowie in the national tour of The Elephant Man, including a poignant story about Bowie and Concetta's parents. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales...
Concetta Tomei, Dabney Coleman, and The Many Ways to Throw a Pillow
March 13, 2023 08:00 - 17 minutesTVC 605.4: Actress Concetta Tomei (China Beach, Providence) talks to Ed about how much she learned from Dabney Coleman about performing comedy in television when they co-starred together on Madman of the People (NBC, 1995-1996). Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecas...
Fritz Coleman of the Media Path Podcast
February 21, 2023 00:05 - 21 minutesTVC 604.1: Ed welcomes legendary television broadcaster Fritz Coleman, the affable weatherman on KNBC Channel 4 who drew on his background in stand-up comedy to deliver upbeat and whimsical weather forecasts twice a night, every night for thirty-nine years. After retiring from television in 2020, Fritz finds himself busier than usual. He co-hosts, along with Louise Palanker, Media Path, a podcast that not only looks back at the people, places, and things that have defined our media for the pa...
Fritz Coleman, Raymond Burr, and Unassisted Living
February 21, 2023 00:00 - 19 minutesTVC 604.2: Legendary television broadcaster Fritz Coleman talks to Ed about some of his notable network TV appearances (including The Case of the Telltale Talk Show Host, one of the very last Perry Mason movies starring Raymond Burr), his recent return to stand-up comedy, and his upcoming one-man show, Unassisted Living. If all goes well, Unassisted Living will become available for viewing on demand later in 2023. Fritz Coleman and Louise Palanker co-host Media Path, a podcast that looks back...
Rich Little and the Order of Canada
February 20, 2023 08:05 - 22 minutesTVC 604.5: A return visit by legendary comedian and impressionist Rich Little. The Governor General of Canada recently appointed Rich to the Order of Canada, which honors a select number of native Canadians from all walks of life—including doctors, lawyers, teachers, scientists, and entertainers—not only for their service to society, their innovations, and their compassion, but for inspiring, educating, and mentoring future generations and creating a foundation of excellence in Canada that is...
Rich Little, Ed Sullivan, and Frank Sinatra
February 20, 2023 08:00 - 15 minutesTVC 604.6: Rich Little talks to Ed about some of his many television appearances, including The Ed Sullivan Show, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, and The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts. Rich’s book, LITTLE BY LITTLE: Celebrities I’ve Known and Been, is a collection of stories and anecdotes about some of the many notable showbiz figures and politicians that Rich has impersonated—and, in many cases, became good friends with—over the years, including Jack Benny, George Burns, Jimmy Stewar...
Nancy Olson: A Front Row Seat to a Life Well Lived
February 05, 2023 20:15 - 21 minutesTVC 603.1: Ed welcomes Academy Award-nominated actress Nancy Olson Livingston (Sunset Boulevard, Pollyanna, The Absent Minded Professor, Big Jim McLain). Nancy’s memoir, A Front Row Seat: An Intimate Look at Broadway, Hollywood, and the Age of Glamour, is a charming chronicle of her life as an actress, wife, mother, and philanthropist that also provides readers with an invitation to a world that few of us will ever enter. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with...
Nancy Olson, William Faulkner, and Bennett Cerf
February 05, 2023 20:05 - 22 minutesTVC 603.2: Academy Award-nominated actress Nancy Olson Livingston (Sunset Boulevard, Pollyanna, The Absent Minded Professor, Big Jim McLain) talks to Ed about her life-altering encounter with Nobel Prize-winning author William Faulkner (and the role that Bennett Cerf played in making that happen), and how Broadway star Kitty Carlisle Hart was a friend and mentor to her, especially during and after Nancy’s marriage to lyricist Alan Jay Lerner. Nancy’s memoir, A Front Row Seat: An Intimate Look...
Nancy Olson, William Holden, and The Beatles
February 05, 2023 20:00 - 19 minutesTVC 603.3: Oscar-nominated actress Nancy Olson Livingston talks to Ed about working with William Holden on several motion pictures, including Sunset Boulevard; why Sunset Boulevard is still relevant today; and the events that led Nancy's second husband, Capitol Records executive Alan Livingston, to sign The Beatles in 1964. Nancy’s memoir, A Front Row Seat: An Intimate Look at Broadway, Hollywood, and the Age of Glamour, is available in bookstores everywhere through University Press of Kentuc...
Why Sunset Boulevard Still Resonates Today
January 29, 2023 00:00 - 7 minutesA preview of our upcoming conversation with Academy Award-nominated actress Nancy Olson (Sunset Boulevard) in which Nancy shares some memories of working with William Holden and shares a few thoughts on why Sunset Boulevard is still as relevant today as it was when it was originally released in 1950 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Behind the Scenes of Columbo: "By Dawn's Early Light"
January 25, 2023 00:00 - 18 minutesTVC 602.2: Peter Berk, son of longtime television writer Howard Berk and the co-author of the sci-fi action thriller Time Lock, talks to Ed about his dad’s experience working with Peter Falk on Columbo; the extent to which Patrick McGoohan contributed to the teleplay of “By Dawn’s Early Light,” the episode of Columbo, written by Howard Berk, for which McGoohan won the first of his two Emmy Awards; and Peter’s experience collaborating with Dick Van Patten on the nonfiction book Launching Your ...
Peter Berk, co-author of Time Lock
January 25, 2023 00:00 - 22 minutesTVC 602.1: Ed welcomes Peter Berk, longtime Hollywood publicist and the son of the late Howard Berk. Howard Berk wrote for many top network TV shows of the 1970s and ’80s, including Mission: Impossible, McMillan & Wife, The Fall Guy, The New Mike Hammer, The Rockford Files, and the original Columbo. Peter recently adapted a screenplay that he and his dad wrote together into Time Lock, a sci-fi action novel that depicts a futuristic world with a highly controversial genetic acceleration prison...
Spa-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-ce Ghost on Blu-ray
January 24, 2023 07:05 - 15 minutesTVC 602.3: Greg Ehrbar discusses the broadcast history and Blu-ray release of Space Ghost (CBS, 1966 and NBC, 1976), the Hanna-Barbera animated series starring the voice of Gary Owens that was not only very popular when it originally aired in 1966, but is one of the few Saturday morning cartoons that had two different network TV runs. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our...
Thundarr: The Barbarian on Blu-ray
January 24, 2023 07:00 - 11 minutesTVC 602.4: Greg Ehrbar discusses the Blu-ray release of Thundarr: The Barbarian (ABC, 1980-1981), the Hanna-Barbera animated series that Greg describes as “Planet of the Apes, but without the apes.” Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email [email protected] or click the link below...
Paul Dooley: Movie Dad
January 23, 2023 07:15 - 21 minutesTVC 602.5: Ed welcomes actor, author, and humorist Paul Dooley (Breaking Away, Sixteen Candles, A Wedding). While Paul was carving a niche for himself as a dad onscreen, he was living through a real-life nightmare involving his ex-wife and his first two children. Paul discusses that, and more, in his new memoir, Movie Dad: Finding Myself and My Family, On Screen and Off. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship re...
Paul Dooley on The Electric Company
January 23, 2023 07:05 - 22 minutesTVC 602.6: Actor, author, and humorist Paul Dooley (Breaking Away, Sixteen Candles, Movie Dad) talks to Ed how he came to write and co-create The Electric Company after being recommended by Carl Reiner; working with some of his longtime idols, including Buster Keaton and Art Carney; his lifelong love of jokes and puns; and some of his favorite moments in comedy. Paul’s memoir, Movie Dad: Finding Myself and My Family, On Screen and Off, is available wherever books are sold through Applause The...
Lee Purcell of the Hollywood Radio Players
January 23, 2023 07:00 - 19 minutesTVC 602.6: Part 2 of a conversation that began last week with Lee Purcell (Big Wednesday, Valley Girl, Mr. Majestyk, Stir Crazy, Carol of the Bells). Lee is one of the driving forces behind the Hollywood Radio Players, a troupe of actors who perform re-enactments of classic radio plays, via Zoom, to help raise money for the Motion Picture and Television Fund. The two most recent productions of The Hollywood Radio Players are the Christmas episode of the Father Know Best radio show, which orig...
Bret Maverick, Jim Rockford, and Jimmy McGill
January 16, 2023 00:15 - 22 minutesTVC 601.1: Greg Ehrbar joins Ed with suggestions on how to spend the various gift cards that you may have received over the holidays, including such books as Inside the Whimsy Works and The Cartoon Music Book. Also in this segment: Ed talks about how the situational ethics of Jimmy McGill, the character that Bob Odenkirk played in both Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, can be traced to both Bret Maverick and Jim Rockford. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered wit...
How Barbara Walters Broke Ground for Women in TV News
January 16, 2023 00:05 - 24 minutesTVC 601.2: TV Confidential pays tribute to Barbara Walters, the pioneering news woman who, long before hosting The View, broke ground for women in television, first as host of The Today Show then as the anchor of The ABC Evening News and host of 20/20. This segment includes a clip from our January 2012 conversation with Steve Battaglio, author of Six Decades of America’s Favorite Morning Show, on how Walters went from being a writer on The Today Show to a permanent on-air fixture, and our May...
Lee Purcell and "Radio You Can See"
January 15, 2023 08:15 - 22 minutesTVC 601.4: A return appearance by Emmy-nominated actress and producer Lee Purcell (Big Wednesday, Valley Girl, Long Road Home, Carol of the Bells). Lee is also one of the driving forces behind the Hollywood Radio Players, a troupe of actors who perform re-enactments of classic radio plays, via Zoom, to help raise funds for the Motion Picture and Television Fund. The most recent production of The Hollywood Radio Players is “The Magic Christmas Tree,” a holiday-themed episode of the Our Miss Br...
Lee E. Cox of The Wire and Snap
January 15, 2023 08:05 - 19 minutesTVC 601.5: Ed welcomes Lee E. Cox, the actor that most of you know best for his recurring role as rookie police officer Aaron Castor on the Emmy Award-winning HBO series The Wire. Lee can be seen this month in Snap, a new anthology series that will remind you of both The Twilight Zone and the British sci-fi anthology series Black Mirror. Snap is available right now for streaming on demand on ALLBLK, the popular streaming channel from AMC Networks that showcases black entertainment. “Black Liv...
How to Spend Your Holiday Gift Cards
January 15, 2023 08:00 - 22 minutesTVC 601.6: Greg Ehrbar with more ideas on how to spend the various gift cards that you may have received last month, including such books as Drawn to Greatness: Disney’s Animation Renaissance, Cartoon Voices of the Golden Age, The Merv Griffin Show: The Inside Story, TV Inside Out: Flukes, Flakes, Feuds, and Felonies, and Annette Funicello: Tributes from Fans and Friends. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship re...
Paul Dooley on making the most of the circumstances brought on by the pandemic
December 29, 2022 00:00 - 8 minutesTV Confidential is taking some time off for the holidays; we'll be back with brand new programs beginning January 13. In the meantime, please enjoy this special preview of our upcoming interview with actor Paul Dooley (Breaking Away, Sixteen Candles, co-creator of The Electric Company) about his new memoir, Movie Dad, and how he came to write the book as a result of the pandemic. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponso...
Lee Purcell on Carol of the Bells and the Hollywood Radio Players
December 23, 2022 00:05 - 10 minutesTV Confidential is taking some time off for the holidays; we'll be back with brand new programs beginning January 13. In the meantime, please enjoy this special preview of our upcoming new interview with actress, producer, and director Lee Purcell (Big Wednesday, Valley Girl, Carol of the Bells). Lee is also one of the driving forces behind the Hollywood Radio Players, a troupe of actors who perform re-enactments of classic radio plays, via Zoom, to help raise funds for the Motion Picture and...
Lee E. Cox (The Wire, Snap) on his homemade mac and cheese
December 23, 2022 00:00 - 6 minutesTV Confidential is taking some time off for the holidays; we'll be back with brand new programs beginning January 13. In the meantime, please enjoy this special preview of our upcoming interview with actor Lee E. Cox (The Wire, Head of State). Lee will soon be seen in Snap, a new anthology series that will remind you of both The Twilight Zone and the British anthology series Black Mirror. Snap premieres December 22 on ALLBLK, the popular streaming channel from AMC Networks that showcases blac...
Remembering Bob McGrath
December 19, 2022 09:15 - 21 minutesTVC 600.1: Greg Ehrbar and Ed pay tribute to Bob McGrath, the beloved singer/actor on Sesame Street who first came into prominence as a cast member of Sing Along with Mitch and who also left his mark on Walt Disney Records. Bob McGrath passed away on Sunday, Dec. 4 at age ninety. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you ad...
Norma Maldonado on the Auditioning Process
December 19, 2022 09:05 - 21 minutesTVC 600.2: Part 2 of a conversation that began last week with actress Norma Maldonado (Jane the Virgin, Sweet Navidad). Norma gives listeners a brief window into the auditioning process in movies and television, plus she’ll share a few memories of working opposite Jonathan Banks in one of the final episodes of Breaking Bad. Sweet Navidad is available now for viewing on demand on Peacock. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertis...
Ron Howard, Anson Williams, Rebuilding Paradise
December 19, 2022 09:00 - 14 minutesTVC 600.3: TV Confidential brings you coverage of a special screening of Ron Howard’s Emmy-nominated documentary Rebuilding Paradise that took place in Ojai, California this past Sunday, Oct. 16, an event that Howard himself arranged on behalf of his longtime friend Anson Williams. Williams recently ran for mayor of his hometown of Ojai; one of the most pressing issues of Anson's mayoral campaign was and is the need for fire awareness and prevention. A question-and-answer session between Howa...
Louise Sorel, Jonathan Winters, and Days of Our Lives
December 19, 2022 08:45 - 24 minutesTVC 600.4: Ed welcomes back Louise Sorel, the actress known around the world as Vivian Alamain on Days of Our Lives and Augusta Lockridge on Santa Barbara. If all goes well, Louise will return to Days in early 2023 as part of a special storyline that will honor the late John Aniston. Ed asks Louise about that, plus she shares a few memories of working with Jonathan Winters, Telly Savalas, William Shatner, and David Janssen. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered wi...
Louise Sorel Remembers Don Rickles
December 19, 2022 08:30 - 15 minutesTVC 600.5: Actress Louise Sorel (Days of Our Lives, Santa Barbara, Ladies Man) shares a few memories of working with comedian Don Rickles on The Don Rickles Show (CBS, 1972). Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email [email protected] or click the link below to get started: https:...
TV Meets Literature: The 12 Best Secrets of Christmas
December 19, 2022 08:15 - 10 minutesTVC 600.5a: Greg Ehrbar discusses The Best 12 Secrets of Christmas: A Treasure House of December Memories Revealed (Archway Publishing, 2022), a new book by Herbie J Pilato. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email [email protected] or click the link below to get started: https:...
Will Geer: A Man of the People
December 19, 2022 08:05 - 15 minutesTVC 600.6: Via remote from The Hollywood Museum: More highlights of our coverage of the special event, held last month at the Hollywood Museum, that celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of The Waltons (CBS, 1972-1981) and the launch of the new Waltons event. This segment includes Ed’s exclusive interview with actress Ellen Geer, the daughter of Will Geer (“Grandpa Walton”) and the artistic director of Will Geer’s Theatricum Botanicum, plus a clip from the special roundtable discussion, moderat...
The Authenticity of Ralph Waite
December 19, 2022 08:00 - 8 minutesTVC 600.6a: Via remote from The Hollywood Museum: More highlights from the special roundtable discussion, moderated by Leonard Maltin, that celebrated both the fiftieth anniversary of the premiere of The Waltons (CBS, 1972-1981) and the launch of the new Waltons exhibit at The Hollywood Museum. In this segment, cast members Michael Learned, Richard Thomas, Eric Scott, and Kami Cotler share memories of Ralph Waite (“John Walton”). Our thanks to Harlan Boll, Roger Neal, and Hollywood Museum fou...
Randy West on Robert Stack and Desi Arnaz
December 13, 2022 01:00 - 22 minutesTVC 599.1: Part 2 of a two-part conversation that began just before Thanksgiving with longtime television announcer, voice artist, and raconteur Randy West. Randy’s latest book, TV Inside Out: Flukes, Flakes, Feuds and Felonies, provides a backstage pass to the truest form of reality TV: both the outrageous behavior that many stars exhibit in their pursuit of success, and the inspiring stories of television performers who beat the odds and enjoy their success while still living by The Golden ...
Randy West on Jim Peck and The Big ShowDown
December 13, 2022 00:55 - 14 minutesTVC 599.2: Television announcer, voice artist, and raconteur Randy West talks about the three components that every good game show host must have (as relayed to him by game show impresario Mark Goodson). Also in this segment: Ed and Randy discuss how, in many ways, the experience of game show host Jim Peck (The Big ShowDown) illustrates the key point about success that Randy makes in his new book, TV Inside Out. TV Inside Out: Flukes, Flakes, Feuds and Felonies is available wherever books are...