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"The List" - with Alimi Ballard - Part II
What's Your Name Again? - with Kurt Caceres - December 01, 2021 18:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsThere comes a time in one’s life when we all realize the importance of “saving the bees”. We see the true importance of life and leave behind the unnecessary attachments and unrealistic milestones. Alimi Ballard once again joins America’s Podcaster, Kurt Caceres, to talk about how the world tea...
Are You Listening? - with Alimi Ballard - Part I
What's Your Name Again? - with Kurt Caceres - November 17, 2021 20:19 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsAlimi Ballard is Marcel Dumas on the hit show, Queen of the South, and currently can be seen on the new Peacock series, One of Us is Lying. He sits with America's Podcaster, Kurt Caceres, to help us understand the importance of "listening". Often times you'll hear couples in arguments and one a...
Twitch and the Future of Live Streaming - with Brett Claywell - Part II
What's Your Name Again? - with Kurt Caceres - October 28, 2021 19:51 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsWhile he was at the top of his craft as an actor in Hollywood, he came up with an idea for a video game live streaming concept. He was shot down all over town and told "no one will ever watch people play video games". Well a few years later, the biggest live streaming conglomerate on the planet,...
A Role that Changed the World - with Brett Claywell - Part I
What's Your Name Again? - with Kurt Caceres - October 21, 2021 18:51 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsMost actors deep down hope they can play roles that have an impact on society, move people with emotion, and in the rare case, become part of something much bigger than all of us. Brett Claywell sits with America's Podcaster, Kurt Caceres, to share his experience as a heterosexual young man from...
The Zeitgeist in Hollywood - with Rob Adetuyi - Part II
What's Your Name Again? - with Kurt Caceres - September 14, 2021 18:54 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsWriters not only take us away from our reality and into imagination, but they educate, commentate and often prophesize the future. Directors like Steven Spielberg have been doing it in Hollywood for decades, forecasting a possible future world not to far off, that we all believe is inevitable. R...
Mining Town Kid to Hollywood Director - with Rob Adetuyi - Part I
What's Your Name Again? - with Kurt Caceres - August 24, 2021 18:35 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsRob Adetuyi grew up in a small mining town in Canada. His view of the country was much different than the rest of the world envisions, but that is what has made him a successful writer, director and storyteller in Hollywood. He sits with America's Podcaster, Kurt Caceres, to share his incredibl...
From the Swiss National Team, to Hollywood - with Maya Stojan - Part II
What's Your Name Again? - with Kurt Caceres - August 14, 2021 00:03 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsMaya Stojan once was a member of the Swiss National Golf team before playing for her college in the United States. Her transition from athlete to actor is a recipe to learn from. She sits to share with America's Podcaster, Kurt Caceres, what she feels are the three things that are necessary to ...
Love the Audition - with Maya Stojan - Part I
What's Your Name Again? - with Kurt Caceres - August 02, 2021 17:22 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsIt usually takes an actor 4 to 5 years to scratch the surface and make a mark in Hollywood. Maya Stojan was told she had literally one year to make it as an actor, or get deported. As an immigrant without the proper credentials, she tells America's Podcaster, Kurt Caceres, how she kept losing j...
Movie Trailer - with Chris St. Pierre
What's Your Name Again? - with Kurt Caceres - July 22, 2021 21:03 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsThis man has cut the biggest budget film trailers for many of our favorite movies. Names such as 300. Watchmen. Man of Steel. Justice League. Birds of Prey. Wonder Woman. A Star is Born. Joker. Sweeney Todd. X Men. The Great Gatsby. Aquaman. Harry Potter. His name is Chris St. Pierr...
A Star is Bored - with Byron Lane - Part II
What's Your Name Again? - with Kurt Caceres - July 13, 2021 20:40 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsByron Lane was Carrie Fisher's personal assistant for many years. He got closer to her and experienced her intimate day to day life, like no other. He sits with America's Podcaster, Kurt Caceres, to share his journey, that of which is all detailed in his newly released book, A Star is Bored. H...
The Hollywood Personal Assistant - with Byron Lane - Part I
What's Your Name Again? - with Kurt Caceres - July 06, 2021 05:36 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsHere nick names for him were "Byronius" and "Cockring", as he became the personal assistant to one of the biggest Hollywood celebrities in the history of the world. Byron Lane sits with America's Podcaster, Kurt Caceres, to share and reveal never before heard stories from inside the life of Prin...
WHOADIE! - with Young Miller Tha Don - Part II
What's Your Name Again? - with Kurt Caceres - June 29, 2021 18:58 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsTha Don, Mr. Young Miller, explains to America's Podcaster, Kurt Caceres, about the importance of generational wealth for families and communities, as well as the difference between being rich and being wealthy. He's seen to many youngsters without the knowledge coming in fast making millions, t...
Ya Heard Me? - with Young Miller Tha Don - Part I
What's Your Name Again? - with Kurt Caceres - June 18, 2021 02:04 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsAmerica's Podcaster, Kurt Caceres, sits with a musical legacy, part of a family of accomplished musicians that goes back generations from New Orleans. Young Miller is the nephew of award winning and multi-million album selling rapper Master P. Young Miller grew up around music in one of the mos...
Before the Invention of Smiling - with David Zucker - Part III
What's Your Name Again? - with Kurt Caceres - May 26, 2021 12:50 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratings"If I'm not directing, I can't even be on set, sets are boring" exclaims David Zucker, as he sits with America's Podcaster, Kurt Caceres, for the final part of the trilogy straight from his home in Brentwood, California. He talks about the luck it takes to make it in Hollywood. It's a fairy tal...
Comedy - with David Zucker - Part II
What's Your Name Again? - with Kurt Caceres - May 19, 2021 13:33 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsDavid Zucker grew up in a household surrounded by comedy. His Mother and Father both were witty and it passed down to him and his brother. America's Podcaster, Kurt Caceres, finds out first hand when they discover an Orange tree in David's back yard, and notice that all the Oranges have sticker...
Airplane - with David Zucker - Part I
What's Your Name Again? - with Kurt Caceres - May 12, 2021 22:13 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsNo introduction to the man who grew up a die hard Green Bay Packers fan and was the product of a historic blizzard in 1947 Wisconsin is complete, without the mention of Airplane. David Zucker is part of the legendary trio who created the most classic and still to date, most comedic and creative ...
Winning the Crown - with Rachel Slawson - Part II
What's Your Name Again? - with Kurt Caceres - May 04, 2021 02:11 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsMiss Utah 2020 brings here encore performance to the studio with America's Podcaster, Kurt Caceres, and opens up raw and unfiltered about her bipolar disorder, bisexuality, and the multiple times she tried to take her own life. Growing up watching her father physically assault her mother, gave h...
LGBTQ is Middle America Ready for You? - with Rachel Slawson - Part I
What's Your Name Again? - with Kurt Caceres - April 28, 2021 01:10 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsRachel Slawson just made history being crowned Miss Utah 2020 and the first openly bisexual woman to compete in the Miss USA Pageant. She graces the Provenance Room studio with America's Podcaster, Kurt Caceres, to share her long journey to the top, through abuse, suicide attempts, depression, P...
Happy Days - with Don Most - Part III
What's Your Name Again? - with Kurt Caceres - April 22, 2021 01:52 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsDon Most sits with America's Podcaster, Kurt Caceres, to finish out the trilogy with a nice discussion about his new album and what it's like touring with his big band around the country. He says that collaborating on a song or album feels similar to collaborating as a director on a film. He al...
Life After Ralph Malph - with Don Most - Part II
What's Your Name Again? - with Kurt Caceres - April 16, 2021 20:28 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsPlaying an iconic television character for multiple seasons makes an actor and their alter ego a house hold name and part of mainstream society, usually with a loyal and obsessive cult following. But with such success and fame, comes the curse of an actor often not being able to break from being...
Jumping the Shark - with Don Most - Part I
What's Your Name Again? - with Kurt Caceres - April 13, 2021 08:17 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsMost(no pun intended) have heard the term "Jump the Shark", but so few know from where it originated. America's Podcaster, Kurt Caceres, introduces us to its birth on the legendary television show, Happy Days. Little does he know that his guest, Don Most, who played Ralph Malph on the series, i...
Costume Carny - with Rob Bolger - Part II
What's Your Name Again? - with Kurt Caceres - April 06, 2021 05:36 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsPersonal costumer to David Boreanaz from SEAL Team, Rob Bolger, describes to America's Podcaster, Kurt Caceres, about the nomadic life of a costumer in Hollywood. He compares it to that of a carnival carny, always on the move, never stability, thankful when you have a job, often always ready for...
Elevator Eyes - with Rob Bolger - Part I
What's Your Name Again? - with Kurt Caceres - March 31, 2021 07:19 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsRob Bolger grew up in famous Reseda, California, just up the block from the original apartment building Ralph Macchio lived, in the original Karate Kid films. He tells America's Podcaster, Kurt Caceres, how he went from a guitar tech touring with The Go-Go's, to working on some of the biggest Ho...
Adrenaline - with Stevie D. - Part III
What's Your Name Again? - with Kurt Caceres - March 24, 2021 07:55 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsStevie D returns for his encore performance with America's Podcaster, Kurt Caceres, in front of 70,000 screaming fans. He's not entitled, but emphasizes the fact that after 25 years on the big stage, he has earned the right to request certain accommodations, just like any successful artist who h...
The Impact of Eddie Van Halen - with Stevie D. - Part II
What's Your Name Again? - with Kurt Caceres - March 20, 2021 00:46 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsStevie D says "it's not always about being the best guitarist, it's about the craft, and most important, the song". He sits with America's Podcaster, Kurt Caceres, to talk about guitar greats in the history of Rock-n-Roll. He studied Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page and Angus young, but "Eddie Van Hal...
Guitar - with Stevie D. - Part I
What's Your Name Again? - with Kurt Caceres - March 15, 2021 20:30 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsStevie D is best known for playing lead guitar for the rock band, Buckcherry, who has multiple award winning hits that topped the charts for many years. He sits with America's Podcaster, Kurt Caceres, to talk about his rise to fame, but not without it's usually Hollywood pitfalls. Drugs and Roc...
Volcanic Ash and White Willow Bark - with Dr. Nigma Talib - Part II
What's Your Name Again? - with Kurt Caceres - March 08, 2021 23:17 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsOnly in Hollywood would a name like "Vampire Facial" be associated with skin care and longevity. But it's a real treatment that Dr. Nigma Talib calls IPL skin resurfacing. All the actors and celebrities swear by it, and she sits with America's Podcaster, Kurt Caceres, to describe the process. ...
A Moment on the Lips, A Lifetime on the Hips - with Dr. Nigma Talib - Part I
What's Your Name Again? - with Kurt Caceres - March 04, 2021 05:01 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsCelebrity Naturopathic Doctor, Nigma Talib, sits with America's Podcaster, Kurt Caceres, to talk about helping each individual according to their genetic expression, and not a "one size fits all" model. She is world renown, having had offices in London, Vancouver and now Beverly Hills. Some of ...
From Book, to Stage, to Screen - with Nambi E. Kelley - Part II
What's Your Name Again? - with Kurt Caceres - February 16, 2021 17:07 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsAward winning Playwright, Nambi E. Kelley, joins America's Podcaster, Kurt Caceres, for one last walk backstage and her journey as a writer for stage and screen. She shares her intense daily process writing multiple projects and says she doesn't have the luxury to wait for inspiration to write, ...
The American Playwright - with Nambi E. Kelley - Part I
What's Your Name Again? - with Kurt Caceres - February 12, 2021 23:40 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsThe history of stage plays goes back over 2,500 years, well before Hollywood, and the film and television script ever existed. America's Podcaster, Kurt Caceres, is joined by multi award winning Playwright, Nambi E. Kelley. She recently was one of the writers on the first season of the hit show...
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