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TV Guidance Counselor

Each 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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01:01:07

TV Guidance Counselor Episode 560: John D. Hancock

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2023/01/04

This week Ken welcomes writer, director John D. Hancock to the show. Ken and John discuss the end of the world, extreme weather, John's Dad being in the NBC Radio Orchestra in Chicago, the transition from radio to TV and how it effected musicians, going to Harvard in the 1950s, Dr. Timothy Leary, Gus Van Zandt, pretending to know what actors are talking about, The Berliner Ensemble, running the Actor's Theater in San Francisco in the 1960s, directing Off Broadway plays, being in East Berlin, Bertolt

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01:27:17

TV Guidance Counselor Episode 559: Lew Schneider

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2023/01/02

July 14-20, 1990 This week Ken welcomes comedian and writer Lew Schneider to the show. Ken and Lew discuss growing up in Brookline, MA, Boston accents, Michael Dukakis, picking up garbage, the Pope of Brookline, Lew's concerns for Ken, Ken's misspent youth and wasted potential, being in a Summer replacement series, Sinbad, giving Grape Nuts a try, hosting Nickelodeon's Make the Grade, TV starts with unpronounceable names, doing improv in Chicago with Bob Odenkirk, the blue collar job that is being

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01:55:44

TV Guidance Counselor Episode 558: 2022 Year in Review

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2022/12/23

What has become an annual tradition, at least for the last four years, it's our 2022 Year In Review. In which Ken goes solo to go through 2022 almost day by day to talk about the show, his life, what he's been doing, what he's been watching, your questions, and whatever else comes to mind. As mentioned, here are all Ken's social media links: https://linktr.ee/kenreid And a link to the TV Guidance Counselor YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/kenreidcomedy and our Patreon

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01:20:28

TV Guidance Counselor Episode 557: Marc Sheffler

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2022/12/19

This week Ken welcomes comedian, actor, and writer Marc Sheffler to the show. Ken and Marc discuss Columbia, Daylight Savings Time, going to New York first so you can learn things before going to California, doing stand up in the late '60s, London Lee, going from driver to opener, Last House on the Left, the Borscht Belt, just wanting to do it once, being the start of the aluminum siding world, Pittsburgh, hiring the Three Stooges for your 10th Birthday party, being anointed into show biz by Moe,

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01:14:43

TV Guidance Counselor Episode 556: Steven Jay Rubin

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2022/12/12

October 19-25, 1968 This week Ken welcomes author of The Twilight Zone Encyclopedia and host of the Podcast "Steven Jay Rubin's Saturday Night at the Movies", Steven Jay Rubin. Ken and Steve discuss being in space, seeing the Twilight Zone for the first time, how 1968 is the sweet spot, not talking for a year, Night Gallery, the lack of product placement in the Twilight Zone, Combat, color TV, The Wild Wild West, writing for Cinefantastique, being a feature film publicist, working on Weekend at

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01:59:46

TV Guidance Counselor Episode 555: Allison Pregler

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2022/12/05

March 16-22, 1991 This week Ken welcomes writer, YouTuber and fellow Baywatch Nights fan Allison Pregler to the show. Ken and Allison discuss how she's a requested guest, Baywatch, It's a Wrap, growing up in Central Time, memorabilia, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Barbara Walters, Fish Police, Family Dog, Capital Critters, Amazing Stories, cartoons for adults, The Simpsons, feeling old, Mann and Machine, America's Funniest People, Golden Girls, America's Funniest Home Videos, Tarzan in Manhattan,

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02:03:52

The TV Guidance Counselor 2022 Christmas Special with...

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2022/12/01

December 22-28, 1984 In this VERY SPECIAL XMAS EDITION of TV Guidance Counselor Ken welcomes the Kevin of Kevin Geeks Out and author of the new book Santa Doesn't Need Your Help, Kevin Maher. Ken and Kevin discuss living on a cul de sac, moving to the suburbs, decorating for Holidays, Ministers being turned on by Vampira, how TV is a force of good, being wrong about guns, Webster, Alex Karras, an oddly placed National Lampoon style piece in TV Guide, how athletes used to be, the origin of Yuppies,

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01:51:27

TV Guidance Counselor Episode 554: Dave Ross

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2022/11/28

February 6-12, 1999 This week Ken welcomes comedian and old friend Dave Ross to the show. Ken and Dave talk about changing NYC's nickname, apples, Jersey City, how amazingly great George Clooney is, Middletown and Newburgh NY, bands in North and Central NJ, 90s and 00s punk, hating masculinity, rage, angry dudes, watching bands, tour dates, Toad's Place, punching people, awful hardcore bands, 1999, realizing you remember way more TV than you thought, the amazing movies of the 90s, George Carlin,

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01:19:58

TV Guidance Counselor Episode 553: Larry Hankin

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2022/11/21

This week Ken welcomes actor, comedian, writer and professional "That Guy", Larry Hankin. Ken and Larry discuss COVID, flying, quitting the world, growing up in Long Island, Breaking Bad, Barry, going out on top, stand up, Lenny Bruce, opening for Woody Allen, opening for Miles Davis, forgetting what you've done, having a career by accident, Janet Jackson's What Have you Done for me Lately video, making short films, Escape from Alcatraz, Clint Eastwood protection, endearing yourself to others,

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01:29:03

TV Guidance Counselor Episode 552: Eliza Skinner

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2022/11/14

October 25 - November 11, 2010 This week Ken welcomes old friend, amazing writer and comedian Eliza Skinner back to the show. Ken and Eliza discuss the end times, still having to go to work, dystopian literature, the free time of socialism, Ken's hatred of Las Vegas, The Atomic Testing Museum, being pro-A Bomb, hand crank TVs, Station 11, wondering of the British are fascinated by American culture, retitling, Jem, Britta Phillips, freestyle rapping over Jem instrumentals, the gap in understanding

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01:28:22

TV Guidance Counselor Episode 551: Steve Lawrence

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2022/11/07

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01:44:54

TV Guidance Counselor Episode 550: Paul Gannon

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2022/10/31

Look-In January 16-23, 1988 This week Ken welcomes comedian and co-host of the Cheap Show Podcast, Paul Gannon. Ken and Paul discuss how they first met, the Geek Night Out live show, having strange interests, the history of television in the UK, how Paul loved board games, Party Til You Puke, Radio Times, TV Times, The Jr. TV Times, Channel 4, Channel 5, ITV, regional UK programming, Thames TV, LWT, Angelica TV, the phenomenon of UK Annuals, US Comic Book annuals, Alan Moore, NOW Comics, Ralph

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02:13:14

TV Guidance Counselor 2022 Halloween Special

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2022/10/24

discussing when TV is the Monster with Stephen R. Bissette, Dana Gould, Sam Furst and Heather Buckley.

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01:35:45

TV Guidance Counselor Episode 548: Frank DeCaro

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2022/10/24

February 5-11, 2000 This week Ken welcomes writer, TV host and all around personality Frank DeCaro to the show. Ken and Frank discuss The Daily Show, Frank's SIriusXM radio show, writing a NYTimes column, The Mary and Rhoda reunion movie, being late for a meeting with Mary and Rhoda, how actors shouldn't always be the writers of what they act in, being good at being single, nostalgia trips, meeting Valerie, Ken and the WBZ Time Capsule, TV Guide with grandma, Dark Shadows, the 4:30 Movie, Saturday

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01:33:09

TV Guidance Counselor Episode 547: Tim Harrod

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2022/10/17

December 4-10, 1982 This week Ken welcomes writer and creator/host of The Bastard Tapes Podcast, Tim Harrod. Ken and Tim discuss the unique spite of people from New England, video games, Atari, walking to the arcade, Charlottesville, pinball companies trying to take on video games, how Nintendo temporarily killed arcades, Dragon's Lair, Saturday Supercade, Q*Bert, Steve Allen, stand up on TV, the influence of MTV, Solid Gold, Tim Thomerson, the weird MTV influenced syndicated sketch comedy show,

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01:28:54

TV Guidance Counselor Episode 546: Kirsten O'Brien

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2022/10/10

April 30 - May 6, 1988 This week Ken welcomes the other half of the Boss Bitches podcast, writer, actor, comedian Kirsten O'Brien. Ken and Kirsten discuss Ken mispronouncing her name, growing up in Scituate, FSU, being a dancer, moving to Florida because your Dad needs to flee the sigma of organized crime, bookies, living in NYC, having your family be funnier than you, Bill Burr, 1988, The Golden Girls, Dr. Ruth, Ethical Sluts, Betty White and Rue swapping roles, HIV, AIDS on TV, Very Special

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01:37:00

TV Guidance Counselor Episode 545: Amy Miller

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2022/10/03

January 28 - February 3, 1989 This week, after a few false starts, Ken welcomes comedian Amy Miller (watch her special Ham Mouth and buy her album California King) to the show. Ken and Amy discuss false starts, kids cartoons, missile launch codes, growing up White Trash, Roseanne, Joe Camel, sexy Joe Camel, buying scratch tickets, being sent to the corner store for adults, bootleg carnival airbrush art, Camel Cash, Marlboro Miles, stranger danger, realistically defending Roseanne, exploiting crazy

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01:51:18

TV Guidance Counselor Episode 544: Rod Lott

TV Guidance Counselor ·

2022/09/26

February 7-13, 1987 This week Ken welcomes listener and author of the new, must buy, book "Flick Attack", Rod Lott. Ken and Rod discuss Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, completing your life long dreams, John Brennan from the Real World, cowboys, hating most people, Near Dark, Lance Hendrickson, the importance of video stores, loving Ann-Margaret, mid season replacement season, grandparents putting back issues of TV Guide aside for you, the movie listings, feeling like you're in the future, Blade Runner,

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01:56:40

TV Guidance Counselor Episode 543: RJ City

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2022/09/19

January 21 -27, 1956 This week Ken welcomes professional wrestler, podcaster, YouTube sensation and kindred spirit RJ City to the show. Ken and RJ discuss being in Toronto, Alison Rosen, doing too much work, wrestling, Ethel Mirman, TV tapings, Ravishing Rick Rude, Stand Up Comedians, Ken's ignorance to Canadian wrestlers, grandmothers introducing RJ to old show biz, vaudeville, how nothing really changes, Lipstick and Dynamite, Gorgeous George, Milton Berle, the search for the wrestling episode

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01:15:01

TV Guidance Counselor Episode 542: Joel Zwick

TV Guidance Counselor ·

2022/09/12

This week Ken welcomes LEGENDARY director Joel Zwick to the show. Ken and Joel discuss Second Sight, exploding buildings, Boston, John Larroquette, Bronson Pinchot, faithless Cantors, off Broadway experimental theater in the 1960s, Kim Basinger, shooting the rehearsal, LBJ's part in the JFK assassination, having your phone tapped by the FBI, directing sitcoms, coverage, editing, directing over 100 episodes of Full House, growing up in Sheephead's Bay in Brooklyn NY, growing up singing with Carol

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