Wed, 17 January 2018
Porn Star Payoffs, S-hole Countries, Immigration Policy and Distraction...Then, Jackson Galaxy, THE Cat Expert
Porn star payoffs and media smoke screens as the media obsesses on the word, "shithole" and ignore the real stories. Then the 2nd half of the show features cat expert, Jackson Galaxy.(23 minutes in) Jackson Galaxy’s new book is Total Cat Mojo. Which you can get on Amazon by clicking through the link on our website at edge-show.com Jackson visits with Mark and comics J. Elvis Weinstein and Laura House who are not “cat people” while Mark, well, is. Political analyst Michael Shure kicks off the show with THE FAST 15 (runs 22mins) Mark and Michael play a movie related game and then get into what’s been happening in in America.
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Thu, 11 January 2018
Grace Baldridge (29 minutes in) is the host of Pop Trigger on the TYT Network and hosts the show Murder with Friends (link below). She tells Mark and J.Elvis Weinstein how she packs the car with her (at the time) girlfriend, Lizzy, and their dog and heads to Alaska on vacation. On that trip Grace proposes to Lizzy. She also shares her journey to realizing she is a lesbian and the moment more or less when she came to that conclusion. The show starts with a message from Mark (first 5 mins) and then THE FAST 15 with political expert Michael Shure (runs until 29 min). Mark blitzes Michael with movie quotes and then they get into politics. Michael responds to the Oprah news and explains why he doesn't like the idea of Oprah running for President should it happen. He also talks about the vanishing movie theater experience. And Mark and Michael start and end the segment with identifying movie quotes. Video of Grace's Alaska trip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Unr8LmLbGAE Grace's Show Murder with Friends: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4J0c-HsUlyk&list=PLvrd7e5MvH6tSD16YuLC4ZEQ-fSVDHFMJ Grace's Fiancé's Travel Blog : https://havedogwilldrive.com/
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Fri, 17 November 2017
Our guest, Chuck Negron, is one of the founding members of THREE DOG NIGHT, among the most successful bands in history. He’s responsible along with the two other band members for a string of hits that dominated the charts from 1968 through 1975. His voice has remarkable range (over four octaves). And fronting the band led Chuck to drink in the fruits of that era. Specifically, the world of sex, drugs and rock n’ roll. But while Chuck was enjoying a decadent life, ultimately it brought him down. He discusses with Mark and comedian Laura House both his rise, fall and rebirth. Chuck’s book THREE DOG NIGHTMARE (available on his website www.Chucknegron.com ) chronicles all of this. The show starts with Mark saying hello and updating the news…(1st 5 minutes) Then... THE FAST 15: Michael Shure joins Mark to discuss politics and more. (runs until :29) Mark and Michael do the sexual harassment/misconduct roundup, check in on the state of the GOP tax bill and on plans to lift the ban on trophy hunters bringing parts of creatures they’ve killed back to U.S. They tell the story of the most expensive painting ever purchased-- and it’s flawed! ( 25 mins). The two discuss the DaVinci that was just sold, who owned it before and how the bidding got so high. Finally, an honest and entertaining conversation with one of the founders of the legendary band, THREE DOG NIGHT, Chuck Negron. |
Wed, 8 November 2017
Yes, Tehran is his real name and the crew talks romantic infidelity, the science of cool and, among other things, Mark asks him about who has a tougher time in the USA right now, Muslims or blacks. Mark Thompson is joined by Lisa Foxx for the conversation with Tehran. (00:25) The show starts with THE FAST 15. Political analyst and correspondent, Michael Shure talks about the latest mass shooting (Texas), the election, the wealthiest and where they hide money around the world and the Saudi lock up at the Ritz-Carlton. |
Thu, 2 November 2017
American forces occupying Iraq are ambushed in a Baghdad neighborhood. After multiple failed rescue attempts, 1st Calvary Division will call for help from a brave armor company. That armor company and their 6 tanks will launch a brave but costly attack to rescue the ambushed unit. THE LONG ROAD HOME is a Nat Geo 8 episode series that chronicles a real life ambush of U.S troops. Our guest, Mikko Alanne wrote and produced this television series. He talks (19 minutes into this episode) with Mark Thompson and Laura House (comedy writer) about what went into bringing the story to the screen. The show starts with Mark's quick thoughts on the Paul Manafort and assorted indictments (first 3 minutes of show) and then THE FAST 15 with Michael Shure talking about other political issues and ultimately challenging Mark to a game involving Vegas movies. Fun for the whole family.
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Tue, 24 October 2017
The show starts with Michael Shure and THE FAST 15. Michael is just back from a Richard Spencer speech/white supremacist rally and randomly met the Neo-Nazi principles in an attempted murder which happens later in the day. Mark and Michael also discuss the Gold Star family controversy. Then, a call from India: India's wildlife is under severe threat - every animal from the majestic elephant and the tiger, to the shy sloth bear and rare pangolins, is under threat of extinction. An organization called Wildlife SOS works around the clock to rescue, rehabilitate and defend wildlife and the environment and one of the founders of this amazing organization, Kartick Satanayaran, calls in to explain the innovative economic strategies being employed to save so many innocent creatures caught up in the greed of the animal economy. Wildlife SOS runs one of the largest wildlife sanctuaries in India. Frequently, the workers at Wildlife SOS are threatened, attacked and sometimes kidnapped by poachers during their rescues. Kartick walks us through one of the highest profile rescues the organization has made. WildlifeSOS.org Mark is hosting the Tusk After Dusk event, Nov 4th in Los Angeles click here for more information http://wildlifesos.org/tusk-after-dusk/ |
Sat, 23 September 2017
Heather’s Prisoner Boyfriend is Free and They Are Now Engaged, Starting a New Life Together..We Meet Him
Heather is moving away and starting a new life with her fresh out of prison fiancé. This is her last episode. For 4 years Heather Ankeny has been a fixture with Mark on THE EDGE. Now she’s here for her last episode in the co-host chair. She is moving to Northern California and moving in with her fiancé who is the prisoner/inmate that the crew has made fun of all this time. Guests have tried to figure out what her “prisoner boyfriend” had done to end up behind bars. We replay some clips of those conversations. Ultimately though, the main event is Heather’s “prisoner boyfriend” now fiancé calling in and giving us a sense of his life of incarceration and his new life as a free man. THE FAST 15 … Politics and more with Michael Shure. In this episode, Michael reviews the GOP Healthcare bill that’s just suffered another setback. Then Mark focuses Michael’s attention on Puerto Rico rebuilding, the continent of Africa and notable deaths: Jake LaMotta, the man who created a standard for anesthesia and the richest woman in the world.
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Sun, 3 September 2017
Deep Sea Treasure Hunting with the Legendary Cousteau Family ALSO Harvey Flooding and Rewriting Columbus History
The show kicks off with THE FAST 15 (in this case, about 22 mins) with Michael Shure talking politics from Hurricane Harvey relief efforts, the failure of the EPA to get help to flooded superfund sites to Mark and Michael talking about the effort to get rid of Columbus's name in Columbus Day and then a Russia investigation update. The two talk about a piece of video of a Houston man playing the piano during the flood and there's a link to it below. The Cousteau's talk about their latest adventure which is all about finding treasure on the ocean floor. Mark asks about what it was like growing up "a Cousteau" and we find out about some accomplishments that Jacques Cousteau was involved in beyond bringing the ocean to our living rooms. Here's a link to the Cousteau show, CARIBBEAN PIRATE TREASURE Here's the video of the flooded Houston home where the man is playing his piano in waste deep water http://metro.co.uk/video/man-plays-piano-beautifully-flooded-texas-home-1529075/?ito=vjs-link |
Tue, 8 August 2017
If filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich were just a successful Hollywood writer/director and actor, it’d be impressive enough. His list of accomplishments, published work as an author, hit films, and awards makes him worthy of a ton of esteem already. But Peter Bogdanovich is clearly more than even that. His stories reflect a rich life surrounded by creativity and the art of theater and filmmaking. And beyond even that, he is a living link to a classic era in Hollywood. An era of great filmmakers like John Ford, Howard Hawkes, Orson Welles and Alfred Hitchcock. As a young aspiring filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich in his 20s arriving in Hollywood Peter was befriended by all these men and Bogdanovich even goes on to make a documentary about John Ford and write books about Orson Welles. He talks about his beginnings, working for Roger Corman and then vaulting to Hollywood household name status after he directs The Last Picture Show which he co-wrote with Larry McMurtry. The film gets 8 Academy Award nominations wins two Academy Awards, the BAFTA award for best writing and on that film Peter Bogdanovich falls in love with a 21 year old Cybil Shepherd who he goes on to marry. That creates personal complications for him at a time of great professional success and he discusses that. On the professional side, from Steve McQueen to Barbara Streisand, much of Hollywood is wanting to work with him after The Last Picture Show. He goes on to next direct What’s Up Doc? starring Barbara Streisand and Ryan O’Neal. And the comedy is a smash hit. He follows that with another smash hit called, Paper Moon, a depression era comedy starring Ryan and Tatum O’Neal. Peter explains how and why Tatum was cast. The 10 year old Tatum goes on to get the Oscar for her performance. His relationship with the stunning leading ladies of two of his films captured headlines and created personal issues…marriages and divorces. But the most tragic romantic involvement of Peter Bogdanovich’s life had to be with actress Dorothy Stratten. After her brutal murder, Peter entered a dark period and withdrew from making movies for a time. He discusses this along with his eventual marriage to Dorothy’s younger sister, Louise. Peter talks about writing a book on Dorothy and the entire episode. He also talks bout his recent work as a filmmaker and directing an award winning documentary on Tom Petty. We wish Peter could have stayed longer with us. It was a pleasure and an honor to have him in. Writer/comedian Laura House and documentary producer/director and comic J.Elvis Weinstein join Mark Thompson for this conversation with Peter Bogdanovich. Here are links to Peter’s books and movies. |
Mon, 5 September 2016
Trump, charm school, Dodi Fayed and more... Model and actress, Sandi Taylor has been around some of the most powerful people in the jet set world. She tells stories of a life out of a movie. Did Donald Trump really give her a copy of his book ART OF THE DEAL? Did he tell her to change her name? Did he really track her down after seeing her on the cover of a magazine? First, CBS Sports host and writer Bill Reiter weighs in on the Colin Kaepernick controversy. Mark Thompson is joined by Heather Ankeny and J. Elvis Weinstein
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