TV Guidance Counselor Podcast
686 episodes - English - Latest episode: 14 days ago - ★★★★★ - 201 ratingsEach week Boston Comedian Ken Reid and his guests discuss a specific issue of TV Guide. They debate, consider and discuss the difficult viewing choices of our past.
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TV Guidance Counselor Episode 301: Paige Davis
June 11, 2018 13:56 - 54 minutes - 74.5 MBToday Ken welcomes star of trading spaces and the current North Shore Music theater production of Mame, Paige Davis to the show. Ken and Page discuss theater in the round, multi-cam sitcoms, All In the Family, Cheers, The Big Bang Theory, West Side Story, gymnastics, growth spurts, golden doors of Broadway, Chicago, Mame, racy TV Guide Covers, Bob Hope, Zoom, funding the arts, School House Rock, The Electric Company, Blackish, Will and Grace, Bebe Neuwirth, The Macy's Thanksgiving Parade, ...
TV Guidance Counselor Episode 300: Shadoe Stevens
June 04, 2018 15:20 - 1 hour - 106 MBToday Ken welcomes DJ, actor, writer, producer and all around legend Shadoe Stevens to the show. Ken and the Shadoe discuss "Oofda", North Dakota, being a child DJ, the hell that is Boston, Mayor White, "Ya I saw it", Cabo Wabo radio, living in the future, DIY life, Federated, WRKO 680, Dave Garroway, being the youth correspondent, hosting "Gazebo", Steve Allen, re-writing the Thief of Baghdad, time travel, enraging fake psychics, theater of the Mind, American Top 40, being your friend in ...
TV Guidance Counselor Episode 299: Karen Kilgariff
May 28, 2018 12:03 - 2 hours - 218 MBToday Ken welcomes comedian and "My Favorite Murder" co-host Karen Kilgariff to the show. Ken and Karen discuss Northeast accents, The Wizard of Oz, Ray Boulger, growing up in Northern California, John Ennis, The Wahlbergs, Hellzapoppin, chain dining, futons, being trapped in an elevator, Family Ties, Billy Vera and the Beaters, Scott Baio vs Matt Dillon, C. Thomas Howell, Travolta, Jackie Stallone's Foxy Boxing, Ricky Schroeder, Silver Spoons, childhood crushes, funny cars, CHiPs, stunnin...
TV Guidance Counselor Episode 298: Scott Ryan
May 24, 2018 12:42 - 1 hour - 94.4 MBToday Ken welcomes author and fellow TV junkie Scott Ryan back to the show. Ken and Scott discuss Scott's new book, The Last Days of Letterman, available for pre-order now, an oral history of the final six weeks of David Letterman's CBS show. Ken and Scott also discuss the Twin Peaks finale, Roseanne, the nature of reboots, the value of Late Nite TV, daily habits, the storytelling difficulties of finales, and what they are both watching now.
TV Guidance Counselor Episode 297: Mark Waid
May 21, 2018 12:35 - 1 hour - 146 MBToday Ken welcomes writer, comic book royalty and world's leading Superman expert Mark Waid to the show. Ken and Mark discuss the casual celebrity of Los Angeles, growing up in rural Alabama, the loss of the Boston Romper Room's franchise, central time people, The Newlywed Game, why the prizes were so unimpressive, Monty Hall and Let's Make a Deal, The Prisoner, Spy Shows, the power of heart and sincerity, My Three Sons, Leave it to Beaver Monster Sweatshirts, what holds up, The Andy Griff...
TV Guidance Counselor Episode 296: Alexandra Paul
May 14, 2018 13:54 - 1 hour - 109 MBToday Ken welcomes actor, activist and health and fitness expert Alexandra Paul to the show. Ken and Alexandra discuss living without television, rural New England, being an identical twin, the Cassidys, Parker Stephenson, Baywatch, the small world of entertainment, teen magazines, how asking a teenage boy to turn off Charlie's Angels lead to the death of a television set, the boob tube, keeping TV in the closet, having cable for one month, Tour De France, modeling, Paper Dolls, Canadian t...
TV Guidance Counselor Episode 295: Yarnel Nicolas
May 07, 2018 21:14 - 1 hour - 149 MBNovember 17-23, 1990 Today Ken welcomes director, writer, producer and old tape trading friend Yarnel Nicolas to the show. Ken and Yarnel discuss local Boston Shows, Goodnight Beantown, Chett and Natalie, RD Sahl, WLVI TV56, Jeopardy, the Death of Jim Henson, networks switching affiliations, RTG, Fox TV, Cartoons, Fox Kids, Attack of the Killer Tomatoes, Marky Mark, Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventures, Almost Live, Wise Guy, Beyond 2000, Star Search, True Colors, Parker Lewis Can't Lose,...
TV Guidance Counselor Episode 294: Annabeth Gish
April 30, 2018 15:04 - 1 hour - 109 MBAugust 22-28, 1981 Today Ken welcomes actor Annabeth Gish (X-Files, Mystic Pizza) to the show. Ken and Annabeth discuss the weather, Iowa, Ann Jillian, playing yourself in a TV movie, variety TV, triple threats, Shag, kids and screen time, Fantasy Island, fear of Mr. Rourke, Love Boat, Austin City Limits, Shawn Colvin, PBS, the problems with binges, The X-Files, Monster of the Week, Fringe, Mystic Pizza, re-playing characters, family time, the TV premier of The Way We Were, Streisand, Wo...
TV Guidance Counselor Episode 293: LIVE! at WICF w/Erin Maguire and Becca Brown
April 25, 2018 21:53 - 2 hours - 167 MBApril 18-24, 1998 In this episode recorded LIVE! at the 2018 Women in Comedy Festival Ken welcomes comedians Erin Maguire and Becca Brown to the show. Ken, Erin and Becca discuss school scare programs, Prom Season, Ken hanging out in the teacher's lounge, Manic Panic, goth culture, rockabilly dresses, "The Interruption", Man Ray, Guy Fieri, Al Pacino, Ouja Boards, tarot cards, HBO, ghosts, creepy kids, The Entity, the conpeople who are The Warrens, School of Rock, pitching 50 Shades Dark...
TV Guidance Counselor Episode 292: Box Brown
April 24, 2018 14:28 - 1 hour - 86.5 MBFebruary 23 - March 1, 1985 Live from the basement of a Cambridge, MA Panera Bread Ken welcomes cartoonist, writer and artist Box Brown (Andre the Giant: Closer to Heaven and "Andy Kaufman: Is this Guy for Real?")to the show. Ken and Box discuss libraries, Roseanne, why Wrestling is fascinating, Andy Kaufman, Jerry the King Lawler, Andre the Giant, Bill Apter, Wrestling magazines, the celebrity wrestling connection, Bobby the Brain Heenan, the loneliness of the road, Cyndi Lauper, Pee We...
TV Guidance Counselor Episode 291: Tony Campos and Derek Abrams (Ministry)
April 19, 2018 14:14 - 1 hour - 100 MBToday Ken welcomes Tony Campos and Derek Abrams of Ministry. Ken, Tony and Derek discuss the lawlessness of New Hampshire, Grizzly Adams, the importance of MTV, growing up in L.A. with a half pipe, the terrifying cold of Minnesota, impressing Kurt Loder, Knight Rider, watching Def Comedy Jam with grandma, SNICK, Mr. Bicycle Man, Static X, wanting to be on Beavis and Butthead, Benny Hill, Monty Python, The Young Ones, Ministry's Twilight Zone, horror flicks, falling asleep to the Shining, A...
TV Guidance Counselor Episode 290: Ione Skye
April 16, 2018 22:31 - 1 hour - 142 MBOctober 8-14, 1977 Today Ken welcomes actor, writer, director Ione Skye (Say Anything, River's Edge) to the show. Ken and Ione discuss horses, filming Italian style, why comedy doesn't work on music festivals, The Muppet Show, watching things you don't like, Donny and Marie, opinionated children, River's Edge, supportive family, being a pop locker, River's Edge, being a space cadet, costume dramas, Napoleon, Covington Cross, female 60s super spies, In Like Flint, Love Boat, Fantasy Islan...
TV Guidance Counselor Episode 289: LIVE! at NYC Podfest with Donwill
April 11, 2018 23:09 - 51 minutes - 70.6 MBIn this episode recorded LIVE! at the NYC Podfest Ken welcomes MC Comedic DJ Donwill to the show. Ken and Donwill discuss post nuke cinema, Chosen Survivors, Killers in Bear suits, Head of the Class, Cincinatti, Jerry Springer, Cosby, God's vision of the future, Growing Pains, Wonder Years, why Silver Spoons might be the greatest TV theme song ever, and a lot more.
TV Guidance Counselor Episode 288: Nell Scovell
April 09, 2018 12:17 - 1 hour - 109 MBSeptember 11-18, 1970 FALL PREVIEW ALERT! Today Ken welcomes TV writer and author of the new book "Just the Funny Parts", Nell Scovell to the show. Ken and Nell discuss New England, The Marx Brothers, Newhart, Bill Fiends, perfume smelling from the head down, Mark Harmon, the first color show, Batman '66, Get Smart, When Things Were Rotten, Mary Tyler Moore, Sabrina The Teenage Witch, Star Trek, My Man Godfrey, Warehouse 13, Murphy Brown, Outlander, Fringe, product placement, women in co...
TV Guidance Counselor Episode 287: Jenny Zigrino TWO
April 03, 2018 16:45 - 1 hour - 122 MBJanuary 21-27, 1978 Today Ken welcomes BACK the show old friend and comedian Jenny Zigrino. Ken and Jenny discuss donut identity, looks, ditchens, BIG ELVIS, Family, John McEnroe, dead tennis players, Giggletits, Dante, honey, fun with carbon monoxide, The Exorcist, Prague, Amadeus, Ken's Cardi B ignorance, Camels, Beard Budgets, Huck Finn, the N word book, Dick Gregory, Al Pacino, Cruisin', The Cat from Outer Space, Deadly Eyes, dogs dressed as rats, C.H.U.D., good deals on heroin, Bump...
TV Guidance Counselor Episode 286: Bonnie Hunt
March 27, 2018 20:19 - 1 hour - 103 MBAlways Meet Your Heroes. Today Ken welcomes writer, director, actor, Bonnie Hunt to the show. Ken and Bonnie discuss horse roommates, the huge deal of TV Guide, The Building, George Clooney, being a story teller, Bonnie's status as the first woman to write and star in her own show, ignorant innovation, Cheers, heart, the importance of Character, Don Lake, Bonnie, Life with Bonnie, refusing to recast, Chicago, Second City, improv, shooting in real time, Grand, Davis Rules, Jonathan Winter...
TV Guidance Counselor Episode 285: Grayson Powell
March 20, 2018 14:57 - 1 hour - 101 MBFebruary 2-8, 1991 Today Ken welcomes Sundown actor Grayson Powell to the show. Ken and Grayson discuss in-law deaths, growing up in South Carolina, improv, comedy festivals, second tier cities, Fred Armison, the horrors of auditions, playing Sam Malone in Cheers live on Stage, Will Ferrel bars, James Bond bars that aren't actual James Bond bars, Perry Mason, Murder She Wrote, a love of procedurals, scrambled adult content, Golden Girls, Designing Women, Oprah, Soap Operas, kid actors, C...
TV Guidance Counselor Episode 284: Susan Eisenberg
March 12, 2018 23:47 - 1 hour - 137 MBToday Ken welcomes actor, fellow New Englander and Ken's favorite Wonder Woman Susan Eisenberg to the show. Ken and Susan discuss growing up in Providence in the discount store business, doing radio ads, Walmart, Apex, growing up in a house with four sisters, Soap Operas, Soap Opera actors, John Wesley Ship, the unique fandom of soaps, major character recasts, Made for TV Movies, living in a television fantasy world, watching TVs with your mind, David Letterman, late night TV, The Tonight ...
TV Guidance Counselor Episode 283: Ryan Walsh II
March 05, 2018 18:30 - 1 hour - 126 MBToday Ken welcomes BACK to the show Hallelujah the Hills frontman and author of the new book "Astral Weeks: The Secret History of 1968", Ryan Walsh to the show. Ken and Ryan discuss going with it, Van Morrison, mobbed up record execs, Astral Weeks, Cambridge MA, Boston, Charley, The Thomas Crown Affair, Zabriskie Point, Mark Frechette, cat impressions, iRobot, Tampon ads, cats who can do 11 tricks, Racial tensions, James Brown, Kevin White, WGBH, The Newlywed Game, in the butt, makin' Whoo...
TV Guidance Counselor Episode 282: Steven Weber
February 26, 2018 21:48 - 1 hour - 136 MBFebruary 16-22, 1974 Today Ken welcomes actor Steven Weber (Wings, Single White Female, The Shining) to the show. Ken and Steven discuss growing up in Long Island City with all the Tonys, L.A. supermarkets, growing up around the Borscht Belt, Sinatra, The Love God, Car 54 Where Are You?, Larry David, Curb Your Enthusiasm, how Hollywood can sometimes make people a better person, Wings, dropping acid, the Hollywood hustle, combative stand up comedians, performing in Mama Mia at the Hollywo...
TV Guidance Counselor Episode 281: Amanda Wyss
February 20, 2018 15:09 - 1 hour - 104 MBToday Ken welcomes actor Amanda Wyss (Nightmare on Elm St., Better Off Dead, Fast Times at Ridgemont High) to the show. Ken and Amanda discuss growing up in Manhattan (beach), sea side towns, a childhood of commercials, getting rides into Hollywood for auditions, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, working with Loni Anderson, Made for-TV movies, Better Off Dead, how great Curtis Armstrong's book is, being a film or a TV actor, Westerns, Silverado, watching old movies, The Brady Bunch, Shaun and ...
TV Guidance Counselor Episode 280: Susannah Breslin
February 13, 2018 18:06 - 2 hours - 217 MBSeptember 25 - October 1, 1976 Today Ken welcomes writer Susannah Breslin to the show. Ken and Susannah discuss being tall, Berklee, the odd isolation of neighborhoods, being anti-establishment, intellectualism, Charlie's Angels, hair goals, Farrah Fawcett, Jaqueline Smith, The Shazam Isis Hour, the original Saturday Night Live Not Ready for Prime Time Players, Dolly Parton's sisters, brunette as protest, The Jeffersons, Holmes and Yo-Yo, having four Real Dolls, how empathy can motivate ...
TV Guidance Counselor Episode 279: Obehi Janice
February 06, 2018 14:04 - 1 hour - 140 MBSeptember 12-18, 1992 FALL PREVIEW ALERT! Today Ken welcomes writer, actor and all around quality human being Obehi Janice to the show. Ken and Obehi discuss Obehi's mic technique, Rugrats, Nigeria, Ken's love of Percey Rodriguez, how Jim and Pam can ruin insurance, Lowell, Jack Keroac's On the Road, going to boarding school in Greenfield, Brooklyn, Mill No. 5, Fanta, Nigerian Weddings, Nollywood, how comedy doesn't always translate, Haverhill, Riverdale, the weird nexus of pop culture t...
TV Guidance Counselor Episode 278: Matt Nix
January 30, 2018 20:29 - 1 hour - 152 MBFebruary 14-20, 1981 Today Ken welcomes writer/showrunner Matt Nix to the show. Ken and Matt discuss 1981, Palm Springs, being a latch key kid, making a case for your show, watching things you'd never have watched, The Brady Bunch, niche shared experiences, a 60 share, Cagney and Lacey, Knight Rider, laser seat belts, M*A*S*H, being devastated by a show's cancellation, never meeting your heroes, the wonder of Bruce Campbell, a passion for TV, being shocked at how much you watched, spec s...
TV Guidance Counselor Episode 277: Emily Ruskowski
January 23, 2018 14:49 - 1 hour - 140 MBJune 30 - July 6, 1984 Today Ken welcomes comedian Emily Ruskowski to the show. Ken and Emily discuss how Ken's house isn't hoardery, Emily's fears of certain houses in her outreach social work day job, bed bugs, hotels, the year you were born, Phoebe Cates in Lace, the early days of High Definition Television, Living Single, being scarred by Blue Lagoon, Brandon Tartikof's rescue of NBC, The New Show, Joan Collins, period pieces, John Walsh in America's Most Wanted, hitchhiking, running a...
TV Guidance Counselor Episode 276: Brett Johnson
January 16, 2018 13:20 - 1 hour - 122 MBJuly 6-12, 1996 Today Ken welcomes comedian Brett Johnson to the show. Ken and Brett discuss Ken's stolen MIT Frat photo, all the strange stuff in Ken's house, the world's only just ok photo of Gillian Anderson, exclusive pull-outs, Dude Ranches, Lake George, growing up very religious, having your parents be in a cult, demonic roller coasters, spending High School in Kenya, Missionary tapes, McGee and Me, real life Mean Girls, D&D, Nu Metal CDs, The Gods Must be Crazy, being a TV Guide d...
TV Guidance Counselor Episode 275: Valerie Tosi
January 09, 2018 14:10 - 47 minutes - 64.7 MBJanuary 6-12, 2001 Today Ken welcomes comedian and voice of the Google Home Mini Valerie Tosi to the show. (note, there is an audio issue with Valerie's mic for the first two minutes, but is resolved after that) Ken and Valerie discuss Lobster #2, The Garment District, fashion faux pas, tanning, gold hand me down prom dresses, Lynn Mass, Salisbury Beach, fighting robbers, being covered in Blood, Ken breaking a heroin dealer's fingers, calling the F.B.I., Sophomore year of High School, B...
TV Guidance Counselor Episode 274: Nick Prueher & Joe Pickett (Found Footage Festival)
January 02, 2018 00:44 - 1 hour - 143 MBToday Ken welcomes the men behind the Found Footage Festival, Nick Prueher and Joe Pickett. Ken, Nick and Joe discuss Laura Palmer's corpse, revisiting your childhood home, Moonlighting, Cybil Sheppard, silk sheets, Divorced Dad Horny, tape trading, the Found Footage Festival, Waterbeds, News Bloopers, Joan Collins, angry "No"s, Silver Spoons, Beastmaster, HBO, Very Special Episodes, Diff'rent Strokes, Growing Pains, Mr. Belvedere, The Amish, thirtysomething, Sisters, Revenge of the Nerds,...
TV Guidance Counselor Episode 274: Nick Prueher & Joe Picket (Found Footage Festival)
January 02, 2018 00:44 - 1 hour - 143 MBJanuary 20 - February 3 , 1984 Today Ken welcomes the men behind the Found Footage Festival, Nick Prueher and Joe Picket. Ken, Nick and Joe discuss Laura Palmer's corpse, revisiting your childhood home, Moonlighting, Cybil Sheppard, silk sheets, Divorced Dad Horny, tape trading, the Found Footage Festival, Waterbeds, News Bloopers, Joan Collins, angry "No"s, Silver Spoons, Beastmaster, HBO, Very Special Episodes, Diff'rent Strokes, Growing Pains, Mr. Belvedere, The Amish, thirtysomething...
TV Guidance Counselor Episode 273: Dave Brusie
December 26, 2017 13:10 - 1 hour - 120 MBNovember 14-20, 1987 Today Ken welcomes writer Dave Brusie to the show. Ken and Dave discuss Cheers, Rebecca vs. Diane, the socio-economic hierarchy of Cheers, academia, nicknames, Sledgehammer, the weirdness you missed, Small Wonder, The Edge, The Simpsons, David Merkin, being banned from In Living Color, parental rules, Troll Book Club vs. Scholastic Book Club, Elementary School, specialization, The Facts of Life, Sherrie Krenn/Austin, Golden Girls, Amen, Empty Nest, The News Adventure...
TV Guidance Counselor Episode 272: Ella Morton
December 19, 2017 14:59 - 1 hour - 148 MBJuly 27 - August 2, 1996 Today Ken welcomes writer and personality Ella Morton (Atlas Obscura) to the show. Ken and Ella discuss Boston's strange museums, ether dome, The Maparium, growing up in Australia, going to high school in Dallas TX, why TV lockers give you a false sense of hope, Dynasty, Beverly Hills 90210, The X-Files, John Safran, America's short lived obsession with Australia, cultural views of blackface, Michael Crawford on Some Mothers do 'ave em, hoping they might kiss, te...
TV Guidance Counselor Episode 271: Sam Walsh
December 12, 2017 15:45 - 1 hour - 148 MBSeptember 19-25, 1998 Today Ken welcomes friend and quality human being Sam Walsh to the show. Ken and Sam talk about lost recordings, the best Quaid, Innerspace, being attacked by dogs, having a "sausage pockets" look, Teenie Drinks, lactose intolerance, the odd relationship of Asian people and dairy products, Home Improvement, Tim Allen's wooden suit, Tool Time ladies, Chevy Chase, Fox's Target America, being horrified of America's Most Wanted, being murdered, growing up in Boston, bei...
TV Guidance Counselor Episode 270: Andrew Durso
December 05, 2017 13:49 - 2 hours - 175 MBFebruary 16-22, 2002 Today Ken welcomes comedian Andrew Durso to the show. Ken and Andrew discuss fine sodas, Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise, MMA, aspiring rappers, why sports fans are the new nerds, Professional Wrestling, NASCAR, Dale Earnhardt, robot fighting, Ken's love of Winona Ryder, Cops, America's Most Wanted, SNICK, Extreme Sports, The Undertaker, Limp Bizkit, Wilfred Brimley's executioner status, Beavis & Butthead, Nicktoons, being obsessed with "Log", Somerville p...
TV Guidance Counselor Episode 269: Josh Caterer (The Smoking Popes)
November 27, 2017 20:05 - 1 hour - 102 MBOctober 20-26, 1979 Today Ken welcomes musician Josh Caterer (The Smoking Popes, Duval) to the show. Ken and Josh discuss early afternoon punk rock matinees, WKRP in Cincinnati, shows evolving past their pilot episodes, gay characters on television, Barney Miller, The NEW WKRP, Hugh Wilson, The Famous Teddy Z, Bait and Switch, KISS, The Clash, Andy Capp, loving substance abusers, Cheers, anti-authoritarians, punk rock on TV, Dragnet, Mr. Rogers, a life of kindness, cycles of maturity, no...
TV Guidance Counselor Episode 268: Michael Chiklis & Ryan Hurst LIVE! at Denver Comic Con
November 24, 2017 01:09 - 1 hour - 129 MBIt's a Thanksgiving Leftover Special! Two chats left over from this Summer's Denver Comic Con. First up chats with Michael Chiklis. Ken and Michael chat Miami Vice, art thieves, The Comish, The Shield, Fantastic Four, the horrors of being trapped in "The Thing" costume, Gotham, Donal Logue, being a team oriented actor, trying to make people think and feel, panel wars, the grey area in law enforcement, Purgatory, and a possible Shield reunion. Next Ken talks to Ryan Hurts (Sons of Anarc...
TV Guidance Counselor Episode 267: Josh Hadley
November 21, 2017 15:34 - 1 hour - 80.5 MBOctober 17-23, 1987 Today Ken welcomes writer and cult personality Josh Hadley to the show. Ken and Josh discuss time travel, the golden age of pay cable movies, 8 Million Ways to Die, 9 Deaths of the Ninja, Citizen Kane, Return of the Living Dead, Emmanuel, Skinemax, Beastmaster, reality TV, hoarding, Chicago, Wisconsin, butter burgers, Central time, bedtimes, pre-Prime Time, Tales from the Darkside, Freddy's Nightmares, Friday the 13th The Series, bad Star Trek, good Star Trek, having a ...
TV Guidance Counselor Episode 266: Michael Ian Black (MIB II)
November 16, 2017 14:30 - 1 hour - 127 MBJune 23-28, 1978 HOMECOMING WEEK! Ken welcomes back Michael Ian Black to the show. Ken and Michael discuss the Eastern Block part of Boston, Mexican Ice Cream Parlors Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles events, marching in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, VTRs, renting the Blues Brothers because your father passed away, censored State sketches, performing in an arena, Scientology, cults, Awards Ceremonies, Laurie Metcalf, they/them vs. him/her, Rhoda, the horrors of Valerie's firing from Val...
TV Guidance Counselor Episode 265: John Hodgman II The Return
November 13, 2017 19:38 - 2 hours - 174 MBMay 31 - June 8, 1980 Ken welcomes back to the show TV Guidance Counselor Legend John Hodgman. Ken and John discuss dream jobs, The Coolidge Corner Theater, Vacationland, Boston, Halloween Specials, Rosemary's Baby, all night movie marathons as a kid, The Evil Dead, The Movie Loft, Friday the 13th, Dana Hersey, The Canned Film Fest, being an only child, having your own apartment in your parents' house, Weird Al Yankovic being the best, The Big Slick in Kansas City, levels of fame, Paul F...
TV Guidance Counselor Episode 264: Gaby Dunn & Allison Raskin
November 07, 2017 14:05 - 1 hour - 109 MBJune 12-18, 1999 Today Ken welcome authors, media personalities and best friends Gaby Dunn and Allison Raskin to the show. Ken, Gaby and Allison discuss how busy everyone is, Ken's first meeting with Allison, hitting, weird parts of Boston, segregation, ethnic neighborhoods, fear of the turn of the Millennium, Y2K vs Billy Joel, Star Wars, found footage media, I Hate Everyone But You, Blair Witch Project, kicking a map, horror movies, The Thing, Growing Pains Leo, Splice, Joe Bob Briggs'...
TV Guidance Counselor Episode 263: Jay Larson
October 31, 2017 14:09 - 1 hour - 120 MBMay 31 to June 6, 1986 Today Ken welcomes actor comedian Jay Larson to the show. Ken and Jay discuss Jay's hometown, Reids, WKRP, having every comedian from Stoneham, Mario Cantone, Nancy Kerrigan, MacGuyver, suburban ingenuity, woods porn, being a Navy man, growing up with cable, growing up with a single mom, being shocked that CNN existed as long as it has, This Old House, Hugh Howser's California Gold, Best Bars in America, loving Portland, Mr. Sunshine, swingers, actors never being b...
TV Guidance Counselor Episode 262: 2017 Halloween Special with Sam Furst and Rachel Reid
October 25, 2017 20:40 - 1 hour - 87.7 MBFor our annual Halloween special Ken welcomes returning guest Sam Furst (Monsters are Good) and surprisingly first time guest Rachel Reid (Ken's wife) to discuss the long thought lost made-for-TV Nickelodeon movie Cry Baby Lane, which aired on October 28, 2000.
TV Guidance Counselor Episode 261: Stephen Bissette Halloween
October 24, 2017 14:39 - 39 minutes - 53.7 MBToday Ken welcomes author, artist, and personal hero Stephen Bissette to the show. Ken and Steve discuss Kukla, Fran and Ollie, Medic, Davey Crocket phases, Disney Halloween, Donald Duck, witches, Green Acres, Mr. Peepers, Dick Van Dyke Show, Elizabeth Montgomery, TV Guide covers, the 1950s, Dr. Syn The Scarecrow, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Jeff Goldblum as Ichabod Crane, Dick Smith's Dorian Gray, David Suskind, Secret Agent Man, Patrick MacGoohan, Captain Clegg, Buffy the Vampire Slayer...
TV Guidance Counselor Episode 260: Lydia Lunch and Weasel Walter
October 20, 2017 04:30 - 48 minutes - 67.1 MBToday Ken welcomes author, poet, artist, musician and force of nature Lydia Lunch along with her musical partner in crime Weasel Walter. Ken, Lydia and Walter discuss monsters, Godzilla, being picky about horror, real life horror, In a Glass Cage, Singapore Sling, Intacto, The Deuce, the early 70s New York City, Scorese films, running away from home, David Bowie, The New York Dolls, Chicago, auditioning for The Shining, swinging disco clubs, dreams of living in a bus, Dark Shadows, SNL, Gi...
TV Guidance Counselor Episode 259: Zoe Quinn
October 17, 2017 12:21 - 1 hour - 111 MBMay 30-June 5, 2004 Today Ken welcomes game designer, comedian and author Zoe Quinn. Ken and Zoe talk about Starbucks, logs with jobs, growing up in a motorcycle shop, being old beyond your childhood, wolfmen, monsters, deep nerd technicalities, Dungeon Masters, Teen Wolf, Michael J. Fox, Gillian Anderson, growing up in rural New York, driving a $200 hillbilly car to Florida, Boomerang, feeling old, I Dream of Jeanie vs Bewitched, latch key kids, socializing on the internet, calling your...
TV Guidance Counselor Episode 258: Joe Wong
October 10, 2017 16:36 - 1 hour - 109 MBToday Ken welcomes old friend and big star Joe Wong to the show. Ken and Joe discuss how Boston has changed, how long it's been since Ken has seen Joe, doing comedy in English in China, public loud speaker TV, cross talk, pirate radio, Cyndi Lauper, Stephen Cow, Hong Kong vs. Mainland China, The Comedy Studio, moving to Texas for college, Growing Pains in China, All American Girl, Margaret Cho, Joe's TV show in China, State Run Media, how people access media in China, investigative reporti...
TV Guidance Counselor Episode 257: Garrett Wang
October 05, 2017 16:23 - 57 minutes - 78.9 MBIn this episode recorded live at Denver Comic Con Ken welcomes Garrett Wang (Star Trek Voyager) to the show. Ken and Garrett discuss George Takai, DragonCon, going from fan to being the head of TrekTrack, CosPlay, Miss Star Trek Universe, Ensign Kim, Rich Little, being an impressionist, Kate Mulgrew, loving Star Wars, LL Cool JJ "martinating", UPN, being kept from the bathroom, stealing stuff from the set, having second hand Data clothes, other people owning your uniform, games played on s...
TV Guidance Counselor Episode 256: Kendra Cunningham
October 03, 2017 13:45 - 1 hour - 133 MBOctober 6-12, 1984 Today Ken welcomes comedian Kendra Cunningham to the show. Ken and Kendra discuss communist dance troupes, growing up in Milton, Dorchester, moving to the Cape, NKOTB, Pretty Boys, Chess King, Maurice the Pants Man, Brockton, Casey Affleck's Dunkin Donuts ad, wearing purple velvet, Leah Remeny, Paper Dolls, models, Love Boat, cocaine, cruise ships, Lifestyle of the Rich and Famous, Fatal Vision, Sweeps Week, Gin Blossoms, Carl Malden, Shelly Long, Cheers, Joan Rivers, ...
TV Guidance Counselor Episode 255: Lane Moore
September 28, 2017 19:28 - 1 hour - 66.4 MBMarch 7-14, 1998 Today Ken welcomes comedian, writer, musician and all around entertainer Lane Moore to the show. Ken and Lane discuss being a 90s kid, feeling old, Dawson’s Creek, the shift in morality in a short amount of time, collecting ‘em all, being a sophisticated adult discussing movies, New York City, the shocking nature of MTV’s NEXT, Brittney vs. Christina, loving Buffy, why the TV Guide may be the only normal thing in childhood for many of us, smooth operators from Denver, Dr...
TV Guidance Counselor Episode 254: Jo Firestone
September 26, 2017 17:56 - 1 hour - 93.4 MBMay 15 - 21, 1993 Today Ken welcomes writer/comedian Jo Firestone to the show. Sitting on a concrete staircase in Harvard Square in Cambridge, MA Ken and Jo discuss being very tired, nap stations, closing time at Cheers, when people get together how it ruins things, hope, The Courtship of Eddie's Father, The Dead Kennedys, step-singers, updating Wikipedia, seasons changing, Pappy's St. Louis BBQ, Pizza based improve, Matlock, Andy Griffith, escapism, horror of nature, Disney's Lemmings, ...
TV Guidance Counselor Episode 253: Sean McCarthy
September 19, 2017 14:31 - 1 hour - 109 MBOctober 22-28, 1983 Today Ken welcomes journalist, comedian and head honcho at The Comics Comic, Sean McCarthy. Ken and Sean discuss Sean's jetsetting lifestyle, business cards, the tunnels under Northeastern University, Remington Steele, Mr. Smith, bad reporting on AIDS, growing up in CT, four Worcesters, sports Man Caves, Lynn, Defunct Sports teams, betting on horses, James Bond, classic Halloween costumes, Cabbage Night, Diff'rent Strokes, cable boxes, Bizarre, Silver Spoons, The Thir...