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TV Confidential with Ed Robertson

TV CONFIDENTIAL: A radio talk show about television brings you lively conversations every week with the stars, writers, directors and other creative people behind the scenes of some of America"s most popular shows. An engaging blend of talk and entertainment, TV Confidential often compares today"s programs with those of the "50s, "60s, "70s and "80s.

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12:10

Massi Furlan, Part 2

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2020/01/27

TVC 478.3: Movie and TV actor Massi Furlan (Jumanji: The Next Level, Bad Boys for Life) discusses some of his notable non-villain roles, including playing a priest on Supernatural. Other topics include the upcoming production Experiment 77. Both Bad Boys for Life and Jumanji: The Next Level are both playing in theaters everywhere. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program

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25:13

Richard Benjamin on Buck Henry, Neil Simon, and Why...

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2020/01/27

TVC 478.4: Ed welcomes Golden Globe Award-winning actor and director Richard Benjamin (The Sunshine Boys, The Last of Sheila, He and She, Quark, Catch-22, Goodbye, Columbus, Diary of a Mad Housewife, Westworld, Portnoy’s Complaint). Topics include Richard’s many collaborations with the likes of Buck Henry, Neil Simon, and Carl Reiner, and how Anthony Perkins and Steven Sondheim infused the screenplay of The Last of Sheila with their personal love of games. Richard Benjamin and Dyan Cannon appeared

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23:54

Richard Benjamin on The Secret to Casting Comedies

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2020/01/27

TVC 478.5: Golden Globe Award-winning actor/director Richard Benjamin discusses some of the films that he has helmed (including My Favorite Year, The Money Pit, and Mermaids); why he takes his “director’s hat” off whenever he acts in a film; and the word of advice that Carl Reiner gave him when it came to casting My Favorite Year. Richard Benjamin and Dyan Cannon appeared at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood on Sunday, January 26 following a special screening of The Last of Sheila (1973), the

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27:05

Why Khan! Lasted Just 4 Weeks in 1975

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2020/01/27

TVC 478.6: Tony, Donna, and Ed remember Khan! (CBS, 1975), the short-lived yet controversial series starring Khigh Dheigh as a contemporary private eye who is reminiscent of Charlie Chan. Khan! premiered Feb. 7, 1975 as part of This Week in TV History. Though it only aired for four weeks, Khan! sparked many protests among the Asian-American community, to the point where some CBS affiliates refused to air the show in their cities. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered

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24:02

30 Years of The Simpsons

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2020/01/20

TVC 477.1: This Week in TV History: Tony, Donna, and Ed look at the legacy of The Simpsons on television and on pop culture in general. The first regular episode of The Simpsons originally aired on Jan. 14, 1990. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link

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28:49

Space 1999: The Bridge Between 2001 and Star Wars

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2020/01/20

TVC 477.2: Greg Ehrbar on the Blu-ray release of Space: 1999 (ITC, 1975-1977), the sci-fi series starring Martin Landau, Barbara Bain, and Barry Morse, and produced by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson, that, in many respects, served as the gateway between the release of 2001: A Space Odyssey in 1969 and the release of the original Star Wars in 1977. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our

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18:45

Why Series 2 of Space: 1999 Differs from Series 1

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2020/01/20

TVC 477.3: Greg and Ed discuss the many differences in style and tone between the second season of Space: 1999 and the first season, including a new producer, Fred Freiberger, and the reason why Barry Morse did not return to the show. Both seasons of Space: 1999 are now available on Blu-ray through Shout! Factory. Destination: Moonbase Alpha by Robert Wood is available through Amazon. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle

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47:47

Lynda Day George on Christopher George, Mission:...

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2020/01/20

TVC 477.4: Ed welcomes Emmy nominated and Golden Globe nominated actress Lynda Day George (Mission: Impossible, The Silent Force, Chisum, The Gentle Rain). Topics include Lynda’s upcoming memoir; falling in love with Christopher George while filming The Gentle Rain, an independent movie filmed on location in Brazil; Lynda’s long association with the shows of Quinn Martin; and a few other memories about her film and TV career. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with

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10:33

And Here's to You, Buck Henry

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2020/01/20

TVC 477.5: TV Confidential remembers Emmy winner and two-time Oscar nominee Buck Henry with a replay of our November 2017 conversation with screenwriter, story editor, and film historian Beverly Gray (Seduced by Mrs. Robinson: How The Graduate Became a Touchstone of a Generation). The iconic writer, director, and satirist who co-created Get Smart, Henry co-wrote the screenplay for The Graduate, and was a steady presence during the early years of Saturday Night Live. Want to advertise/sponsor our

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11:07

Kookie, Kookie, Lend Me Your Comb

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2020/01/20

TVC 477.6: A remembrance of Edd “Kookie” Byrnes, the iconic star of 77 Sunset Strip and Grease who was also arguably TV’s first teenage heartthrob. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get

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25:30

Hats Off to Skipper Alan Hale

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2020/01/13

TVC 476.1: This Week in TV History celebrates the life and legacy of actor Alan Hale (The Skipper on Gilligan’s Island) on the thirtieth anniversary of his passing. Topics include The Lobster Barrel, the popular seafood restaurant and steakhouse in L.A. that Hale owned throughout the 1970s and ’80s. Also in this segment: Tony, Donna, and Ed look back at A.M. America, the precursor to Good Morning, America that premiered ion Jan. 6, 1975. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has

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42:07

Steven Taibbi: The Man with the Grateful Heart

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2020/01/13

TVC 476.2: Ed welcomes author and speaker Steven Taibbi (Grateful Guilt: Living in the Shadow of my Heart). Born with a cyanotic heart and three birth defects—all of which required operations from a very young age—Steven has also undergone and overcome two open heart surgeries and two heart transplants. Each of these procedures brought on feelings of gratitude and survivors guilt, which Steven recounts in Grateful Guilt. A moving memoir, the book also includes many useful coping mechanisms that can

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18:51

June Foray, Gary Owens, and David Cummings

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2020/01/13

TVC 476.5: Ed remembers radio host David Cummings with a replay of a September 2017 conversation in which David shared some memories of his friendship with legendary voice artist June Foray (Rocky and Bullwinkle), including the role that Gary Owens played in bringing David and June together. The longtime host of Rockin’ and Rhythm, a weekly music show that aired on both KFAI-FM Fresh Air Radio in Minneapolis/St. Paul and KSAV.org in the San Francisco Bay Area, David Cummings passed away from cancer

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25:23

Michael Bell: The Flavor Says “Butter!”

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2020/01/13

TVC 476.3: Part 3 of our three-part interview of our three-part interview with film and TV voice actor Michael Bell (The Houndcats, The Plastic Man Comedy Adventure Show, SuperFriends, The Smurfs, Rugrats, The Transformers, G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero). Topics include Michael’s recurring role as Les Crowley, Bobby Ewing’s banker, on Dallas; the water-conservation invention that he co-created along with fellow Rugrats star Melanie Chartoff; the time he beat out Davy Jones for a singing role; and

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25:16

Jonny Quest: The Blu-ray Adventures

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2020/01/13

TVC 476.4: Greg and Ed take a look at some of the various other iterations of Jonny Quest that are available on Blu-ray through Warner Bros. Archive, including Jonny Quest: The Complete Eighties Adventures, The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest (Volumes 1 and 2), Jonny’s Golden Quest, and Jonny Quest and The Cyber Insects. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great

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26:33

Anna Wilding and Celebrate Hope: The Book

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2019/12/23

TVC 475.1: A return visit award-winning filmmaker, comedienne, photographer, and former White House press corps member Anna Wilding. Anna’s acclaimed exhibit of photographs from the Obama White House, Celebrate Hope, is now available as a limited edition fine art coffee table book, featuring select black and white and color images that promise to bring “The People’s House” into your own home. Available both as a small book (8″ x 8″ size) and as a large book (16″ x 12″ size), both editions

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23:02

Jonny Quest on Blu-ray

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2019/12/23

TVC 475.2: Greg and Ed discuss the Blu-ray release of Jonny Quest: The Complete Original Series (ABC, 1964-1965), the iconic Hanna-Barbera animated series featuring the voices of Tim Matheson, Mike Road, Don Messick, and John Stephenson. Jonny Quest: The Complete Original Series is available through Warner Archive. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to

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15:57

D.C. Fontana and Star Trek: The Animated Series

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2019/12/23

TVC 475.3: From May 2019: Ed and Star Trek historian Mark Cushman (These Are the Voyages, These Are the Voyages: Gene Roddenberry and Star Trek in the 1970s) discuss how the Writers Guild strike of 1973 actually benefited production of Star Trek: The Animated Series. The Animated Series was among the many collaborations between Roddenberry and Dorothy “D.C.” Fontana, one of the first female writers to break the glass ceiling in television. Dorothy Fontana passed away Tuesday, Dec. 3 at the age of

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24:35

Michael Bell on The Smurfs, The Snorks,...

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2019/12/23

TVC 475.4: Part 2 of our conversation with Michael Bell, the prolific voice actor whose career in film and TV animation spans more than four decades and several hundred credits. In this segment, Ed and Greg ask Michael about some of his many on-screen acting roles, what he means by "vocalbating," and his appearances on Devlin, The Snorks, and The Smurfs. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast

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24:25

Jarrad Hewett, Longtime Voice of The Disney Channel

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2019/12/23

TVC 475.5: Ed welcomes Jarrad Hewett, the longtime voice of the Disney Channel and a voice you’ve heard on more than 2,000 commercials, including national ad campaigns for CocaCola and White Castle hamburgers. Jarrad’s latest book, The Answer IS Energy, is a thirty-day guide that shows you how to shift energy and reframe thinking about family, money, relationships, abundance, control, and living in the moment of now by tuning into your own personal energy frequency. Want to advertise/sponsor our

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