Mon, 18 July 2016
Heather gets a TV show but it’s gonna end after this season and she gets trolled on Instagram. J. Elvis Weinstein has lunch with a crime reporter. Mark officiates at the wedding of Dateline NBC’s Josh Mankiewicz and The New York Times gets a key detail about the whole thing wrong. Then it’s fun stories from REALITY TELEVISION with a REALITY TV PRODUCING KING, Cris Abrego. Cris is recognized globally as pioneering a new genre of unscripted programming with the breakout celebreality series The Surreal Life and for riding herd over the mega-hits BIG BROTHER, BIGGEST LOSER, MASTER CHEF and many more. He is co-CEO of Endemol Shine North America. But has great stories of the beginnings of reality TV from his days on MTV’S ROAD RULES and THE REAL WORLD. Cris Abrego's rise from the working class LA suburb of El Monte, California to become prominent in the Television industry is nothing short of amazing. In his book MAKE IT REALITY, Chris offers up lessons he learned from almost twenty years in Television—How to visualize your goals and attain them, dealing with risks and having no limits on what can be achieved. Mark Thompson, Heather Ankeny and J.Elvis Weinstein join in for the entire episode |
Thu, 23 June 2016
Ed Begley Jr. is an actor with a long, long list of credits like, St. Elsewhere (6 Emmy nominations) to features and stage productions and even back to the small screen, BETTER CALL SAUL and a hit Netflix series, LADY DYNAMITE. Ed is also a monument to sustainability. He's been on the cutting edge of living a sustainable life for decades. www.edbegleyjr.com Now, he's building a house which is dedicated to conserving energy and keeping the smallest carbon footprint possible. Ed has enlisted the help of Scott Harris. Scott is a builder with an impressive and high profile client list: Paul Allen, Taio Cruz, Kevin James, Kevin Costner, John Paul DeJoria, Neil Patrick Harris, the Sultan of Brunel and the Savoy Hotel-London. http://www.buildingcgroup.com/content/ The guys talk about little things we can all do to help the cause of sustainability and of course they talk HOLLYWOOD and more. The episode kicks off with 10 minutes of political talk with regular contributor, Michael Shure.
Direct download: ed_begley_jr._scott_harris_june_13.mp3
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Mon, 6 June 2016
COURTNEY THORNE-SMITH is one of the most successful actresses in television. From Melrose Place and Ally McBeal to According to Jim and Two and A Half Men, her talents have been spread across many years in a career that’s going strong. You will hear Mark fawn over her and J.Elvis Weinstein chime in along with the KING OF TV, PAUL GOEBEL who joins by phone. Courtney tells us about the process of auditioning, getting high profile role and working family into the world of a successful acting career. Here’s the King of TV website: http://www.thekingoftv.com/ THEN.. SANGITA IYER, who has made the documentary film GODS IN SHACKLES, talks about her campaign of awareness to stop the abuse of Asian Elephants in India, a country which claims to revere and celebrate elephants but actually has institutionalized their torture and abuse. For information on the GODS IN SHACKLES movie and campaign against this cruelty: http://www.godsinshackles.com/ and … to attend the red carpet premiere in L.A click here! |
Mon, 23 May 2016
Sam Rubin reports entertainment on the top morning news program in L.A. Sam talks show business and life and generally slops around with Josh, Heather and Mark |
Fri, 13 May 2016
Two guests… The crew of Mark Thompson, J. Elvis Weinstein (Josh) and Heather Ankeny discuss a few things before the guests arrive...Including Heather’s most recent relationship drama and along the way they change gears and welcome BROOKE BURKE-CHARVET and then DAN HARRIS to the conversation. Brooke Burke-Charvet explains a career path that has taken her around the world, made her a substantial star and helped her manage significant family obligations as a mother. The blog that she writes can be found at ModernMom.com The star of DANCING WITH THE STARS talks about her new book in which Brooke stresses simplicity and de-cluttering our lives of STUFF. The book is called THE JOY OF LESS - 101 STORIES ABOUT HAVING MORE BY SIMPLIFYING OUR LIVES. Brooke shares a bit of her high flying life with us and fills us in on how to say “no” and how to reorganize, prioritize and downsize.
Then DAN HARRIS joins… DAN HARRIS is an award winning journalist and co-anchor of ABC’S NIGHTLINE. He’s reported from war zones, inside the prison system and far flung villages in Congo. We ask him about some of those places and stories. Dan Harris also regularly files reports for “World News Tonight with David Muir,” “20/20” and “Good Morning America”. In 2014, Harris published the book, 10% Happier: How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress without Losing My Edge and Found Self-Help That Actually Works. It went to #1 on the New York Times Bestsellers List and then became an app, designed to teach meditation to skeptics. As an anchor on GOOD MORNING AMERICA Dan had a panic attack that led to revelations about his life and the power of the mind. He shares some of his story with our group. To get more Dan Harris related material, check out these links: 10% Happier app website: percenthappier.com (The app offers a free 7-day trial)
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Thu, 28 April 2016
Mark's co-host, Josh, grew up in Minneapolis and has some thoughts on Prince. Music critic Michael Snyder also joins to reflect on and add a story or two about the Purple One. Plus, Heather tells of dating a gay man and not realizing it until... Mark Thompson, Heather Ankeny and J.Elvis Weinstein
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Mon, 25 April 2016
HOW NOT TO DIE is the new NY Times bestselling book from world renown medical doctor and researcher, Dr. Michael Greger. Greger discusses how simple diet and lifestyle changes can extend our lives and actually roll back the damage done by years of dietary and environmental abuse, allowing us to live longer and better lives. Dr. Greger has testified before congress and his work is meticulously well documented and presented. You can get HOW NOT TO DIE and other books by Dr. Michael Greger by clicking here. Plus, Dr. Greger does daily short videos discussing a number of issues and sorting through research. You can get access to those videos and a bunch of other great information at nutritionfacts.org J.Elvis Weinstein (Josh) and Heather Ankeny join Mark Thompson |
Sun, 3 April 2016
We are fans of the work of Garry Shandling. This episode of THE EDGE looks back at his professional life, both personal and professional. It’s a pretty deep dive. We include some clips from Garry and we talk primarily about his two groundbreaking shows: IT’S GARRY SHANDLING’S SHOW and THE LARRY SANDERS. Our guests are two people who knew him. Jay Kogen joins us to talk about having started as an errand boy on IT’S GARRY SHANDLING’S SHOW in the 80’s and rising to the role of writer and ultimately going on to become an Emmy winning producer, given the Emmy by, Garry Shandling. Also, we are joined by Linda Doucett, who was Garry’s fiancé and was with him for 7 years. She talks about her years at THE LARRY SANDERS SHOW and her world around him. Linda is still raw from the news of Garry’s death, having just spoken to him a week before he died. |
Fri, 4 March 2016
It’s a jumbo episode...
A quick conversation with YouTube and internet sensations (and our favorite Donald Trump supporters), DIAMOND AND SILK.
Then we are interrupted in studio by "MORGAN FREEMAN" (who supports Hillary Clinton). But "Morgan Freeman" seems more concerned with the just concluded Oscars ceremony than just politics.
Then in another brief conversation, Lisa Joyner’s talks about her NEW show on TLC, LONG LOST FAMILY. The show reunites loved ones who have been separated often times for their entire lives. Unrehearsed and real, everyone here at THE EDGE was incredibly moved by this emotional series and we highly recommend it.
Here's a teaser for the premiere season of LONG LOST FAMILY.
Finally, DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKER CHRIS BELL:
Mark has followed Chris for years and is a huge fan of his work.
Chris’ latest film is called PRESCRIPTION THUGS which discusses prescription drug abuse in the U.S. but also reveals a stunning bombshell that occurred during the making of the documentary.
He’s also done TROPHY KIDS and BIGGER, STRONGER, FASTER
Note: THANKS to friend of the show Josh Robert Thompson for bringing the voice of Morgan Freeman to life.
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Mon, 15 February 2016
After seeing the wildly popular, 10 part Netflix series MAKING A MURDERER, you walk away thinking the man at the center of the trial, Steven Avery, and his nephew, Brendan Dassey, are arguably wrongly accused men, potentially innocent and certainly not deserving of a conviction for the murder of a woman who came to the Avery property to photograph for AutoTrader. The series leads you to believe the cops railroaded a conviction for any number of reasons. Among them, Steven Avery was involved in a civil suit against the department for having been wrongly arrested and convicted for rape (having served 18 years) But Dan O’Donnell’s series REBUTTING A MURDERER — on iHeartRadio — there’s a link to it here tells the WHOLE story of the trial and evidence and it’s that evidence that you never see in the 10 hours of the Netflix series. We review many details and give listeners a sense of the series and the more complete picture. J.Elvis Weinstein (who didn’t see the show), Heather Ankeny (who believes Avery should have been found “not guilty”) join Mark Thompson (who, after hearing Dan’s reports, thinks Avery is 100 percent guilty) We start with another quick visit to the world of Donald Trumps’s most fervent new supporters: DIAMOND AND SILK. Then we finish with Heather’s story from the Super Bowl in San Francisco. |