Wed, 15 January 2014
Dave Higgins is funny, creative guy who has worked across a range of television, film and stage. Mark of course "makes him feel at home" by eventually asking how much money he makes off individual projects. His newest comedy project is Celebrity Ghost Hunters which is a very funny "Curb Your Enthusiasm" meets "Ghostbusters". They talk everything from the new Pope to the state of TV and film. Mark Thompson and Heather Ankeny host |
Thu, 19 December 2013
Neil Strauss is an award winning journalist (New York Times, Village Voice, Rolling Stone) and best selling author (regularly making the NY Times Bestseller List) whose books include profiles of Motley Crue and Marilyn Manson. He wrote How to Make Love Like a Pornstar with Jenna Jameson and is probably best known for writing The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists. The Game is a book about the most effective ways to meet and close the deal with women. Neil wrote it after joining a secret society of pickup artists. His latest book which features key moments from his interviews with top celebrities and fascinating people, is called Everyone Loves You When You're Dead: Journeys Into Fame and Madness. It's a great read with fun and fascinating moments. It wasn't long before Neil turned the conversation around to understand the psyches of Heather, Mark and guest panelist, comedian Prashanth Venkat. A great visit with Neil. We hope to see him again. We've included a link to Neil Strauss' books on Amazon: |
Wed, 4 December 2013
Bobby Slayton (the pitbull of comedy) is a fan favorite because nothing is off limits. We talk to Bobby about as much as we can pack into an hour...Bobby talks about today's comics, this year's holiday plans and the family. |
Tue, 26 November 2013
As prank artists on YouTube, Vitaly Zdorovetskiy and Dennis Roady (Dennis' videos are good deeds primarily) have pinned the meter in popularity. |
Fri, 8 November 2013
Our guest Hollywood veteran actor/producerNorman Lloyd shares the story of his good friend Charlie Chaplin receiving a million dollars for doing a movie and then promptly burying it. Ben Mankiewicz from TCM and Heather Ankeny join Mark Thompson |
Tue, 5 November 2013
It's a walk through Hollywood time with Norman Lloyd. From stories of his friend Charlie Chaplin burying 1 million dollars in the backyard to the way Alfred Hitchcock treated starlets on the set Norman shares it all. Ben Mankiewicz from TCM (whose grandfather wrote Citizen Kane) helps Heather and Mark navigate the discussion. |
Wed, 30 October 2013
Steve Skrovan was a producer on Everybody Loves Raymond and he's just returned from Russia where he was creating still more episodes of the Russian version of the show. He compares cursing in Russian and in English and talks about the Russian version of the show. Emmy winning comedy writer from Bill Maher, Dennis Miller, The Daily Show and more, David Feldman sits in on the conversation and creates a stir wherever possible. The crew also talks marriage and television. |
Mon, 28 October 2013
He's just back from Russia working on writing more episodes of Everybody Loves Raymond for Russian TV. Steve Skrovan breaks down cursing there and here. |
Tue, 22 October 2013
This man makes Academy Award winning documentaries. In this clip he talks about one, THE TILLMAN STORY
Quick clip from our talk with acclaimed documentary filmmaker Mark Monroe. Among the award winning docs he's done are THE COVE, CHASING ICE and THE SUMMIT. We also asked him about THE TILLMAN STORY. |
Thu, 17 October 2013
In August, 2008, 18 mountain climbers reached the top of K2. 48 hours later, 11 people were dead. With breathtaking cinematography and jaw dropping reenactments based on the testimony of those who survived the climb, the documentary THE SUMMIT puts you in the heart of events as though you are there. Director Nick Ryan joins us (he's the Irish voice on the phone) along with the heroic sherpa in the story Pemba Galjen. Mark Monroe is our in studio guest and he wrote this documentary and his history is littered with some of the greatest documentaries of the last 10 years. Specifically, his film THE COVE won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Film. He also wrote THE TILLMAN STORY and CHASING ICE. Mark Thompson asks Monroe about those films and about the riveting story that is the subject of THE SUMMIT. J.Elvis Weinstein and Heather Ankeny join Mark! |