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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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23:18

Naomi Matsuda, Ginger Che, and the Rise of the Lotus...

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2022/06/28

TVC 582.4: Ed welcomes Emmy nominated actress Naomi Matsuda (The Bold and the Beautiful) and her best friend for more than thirty years, fashion designer and entrepreneur Ginger Che. Ginger designed the lotus flower-themed gown and ensemble that Naomi wore for the red carpet ceremonies for at the 49th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards on Friday, June 24. Not only that, but Naomi wearing one of Ginger’s creations embodies one of the many dreams that they have shared together throughout their journey as

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21:49

Naomi Matsuda, Ginger Che, and Goddess Sisterhood

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2022/06/28

TVC 582.5: Emmy nominated actress Naomi Matsuda (The Bold and the Beautiful) talks to Ed about how she joined the cast of Bold; the importance of creating a back story for whatever character she plays (including Li Finnegan on Bold); and the many ways in which she and her best friend and fellow “Goddess Sister,” fashion designer Ginger Che, try to empower other women by example. The Bold and the Beautiful airs weekdays on CBS. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with

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20:02

Da'Jour Jones of Players

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2022/06/27

TVC 582.6: Ed welcomes Da’Jour Jones, one of the stars of Players, the new comedic documentary-style series from Paramount+ about a team of eSports players who must put their egos aside and work together as they pursue their first league championship. Players is now available for streaming on demand. 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

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22:13

Columbo and the City of Los Angeles

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2022/06/20

TVC 581.1: Part 2 of our special roundtable discussion devoted to Columbo featuring Emmy Award-winning writer, producer, director, playwright, and author Joseph Dougherty (thirtysomething, Pretty Little Liars, Saving Grace, Chester Bailey), David Koenig, author of Shooting Columbo: The Lives and Deaths of TV’s Rumpled Detective, writer/producer Dan Farren (Story Salon), and Tony Figueroa of This Week in TV History. Topics this segment include how Southern California was very much a character in and

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22:50

Oliver Nelson, Billy Goldenberg, and the Music of...

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2022/06/20

TVC 581.2: Emmy Award-winning writer/producer Joseph Dougherty, author David Koenig (Shooting Columbo: The Lives and Deaths of TV’s Rumpled Detective), Dan Farren, and Tony Figueroa discuss the important role that music played in the original Columbo (particularly the score that Oliver Nelson wrote for “The Greenhouse Jungle”); favorite moments of Columbo episodes; and the New York company that briefly produced a line of Columbo yogurt. Shooting Columbo is available in hardcover, as an eBook, and as

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17:25

Why Columbo is More Popular Than Ever

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2022/06/20

TVC 581.3: Emmy Award-winning writer/producer Joseph Dougherty, author David Koenig (Shooting Columbo: The Lives and Deaths of TV’s Rumpled Detective), Dan Farren, and Tony Figueroa discuss the important role that the first clue plays in a given Columbo episode, and why Columbo has discovered new viewers of late, for reasons that go beyond the pandemic. Shooting Columbo is available in hardcover, as an eBook, and as an audiobook through Amazon.com. Joseph Dougherty’s new book, A Screenwriter’s

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22:18

America’s First Great Motion Picture Studio

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2022/06/14

TVC 580.1: Ed welcomes film historian Andrew Erish, author of Vitagraph: America’s First Great Motion Picture Studio, a comprehensive history of The Vitagraph Company, the first major motion picture studio in the United States, yet a company that is virtually forgotten, despite establishing many of the norms of movie making as we know it today. Vitagraph: America’s First Great Motion Picture Studio is available wherever books are sold. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has

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20:00

Vitagraph Studios, "Pop" Rock, and Thomas Edison

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2022/06/14

TVC 580.2: Film historian Andrew Erish, author of Vitagraph: America’s First Great Motion Picture Studio, discusses the vital role that businessman William T. “Pop” Rock played in stabilizing the fortunes of The Vitagraph Company, as well as the studio’s often contentious relationship with inventor Thomas Edison. Vitagraph: America’s First Great Motion Picture Studio is available wherever books are sold. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle

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14:48

Vitagraph Studios, Sonny Jim, and Moe Howard

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2022/06/14

TVC 580.3: Film historian Andrew Erish, author of Vitagraph: America’s First Great Motion Picture Studio, talks to Ed about how The Vitagraph Company not only made movies that appealed to every aspect of society, but was one of the first to make “socially responsible” films (such as An Easter Lily, an entry in the popular Sonny Jim comedy series that addressed racial prejudice). Other topics include how Moe Howard got his start by appearing in several Vitagraph movies before becoming a star with The

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24:25

The Texture of Columbo

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2022/06/13

TVC 580.4: A special roundtable discussion devoted to Columbo, including the original NBC series (1971-1978); Prescription: Murder, the play by Richard Levinson and William Link that begat Columbo (and which eventually led to the two Columbo pilots, Prescription: Murder and Ransom for a Dead Man); and how the ABC revival (1989-2003) holds up, compared to the original series. Joining us on the panel are Emmy Award-winning writer, producer, director, playwright, and author Joseph Dougherty

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22:26

Jackson Gillis and the Mount Rushmore of Columbo Writers

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2022/06/13

TVC 580.5: Emmy Award-winning writer/producer Joseph Dougherty (thirtysomething, Pretty Little Liars), author David Koenig (Shooting Columbo: The Lives and Deaths of TV’s Rumpled Detective), writer/producer Dan Farren (Story Salon), and Tony Figueroa of This Week in TV History discuss the often unheralded contributions of mystery writer Jackson Gillis to Columbo; why the episodes shepherded by Richard Alan Simmons and Patrick McGoohan were more character-driven than mystery-driven; and why shoes

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21:49

Columbo: The Inverted Barney Miller

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2022/06/13

TVC 580.6: Our special roundtable discussion devoted to Columbo, featuring Joseph Dougherty (thirtysomething, Pretty Little Liars, Saving Grace, Chester Bailey), David Koenig, author of Shooting Columbo: The Lives and Deaths of TV’s Rumpled Detective, writer/producer Dan Farren (Story Salon), and Tony Figueroa of This Week in TV History continues. Joseph Dougherty’s latest book, A Screenwriter’s Companion, is available for pre-order through Fayetteville Mafia Press. Want to advertise/sponsor our

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23:48

John Cerney, Michael Nesmith, and Giant Marfa

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2022/06/01

TVC 579.1: A conversation recorded in February 2020 with John Cerney, a commercial artist who specializes in creating 16-foot-high, billboard-size cut-out art murals that dot the landscape of some twenty-eight states across the U.S. (and, particularly, the highways of California and the Midwest). John’s pieces include a portrait of James Dean that welcomes visitors to the SPCA in Monterey County, California; a mural of George Harrison in Benton, Illinois; a mural of Amelia Earhart in her hometown of

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11:11

The Billboard-size Murals of John Cerney

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2022/06/01

TVC 579.2: Commercial artist John Cerney talks to Ed about some of the logistics involved in putting together Giant Marfa and the various other 16-foot-high, billboard-size cut-out art murals that dot the landscape of some twenty-eight states across the U.S. The Giant Marfa mural includes a giant 1951 Ford Deluxe (the car that Rock Hudson drove in Giant), plus music by Michael Nesmith and the First National Band. To learn more about John’s work, visit JohnCerneyMurals.com. Want to advertise/sponsor

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12:46

Broadside, Bewitched, and Dick Sargent

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2022/05/31

TVC 579.2a: Greg Ehrbar discusses Broadside (ABC, 1964-1965), the short-lived spin-off of McHale’s Navy starring Kathleen Nolan, Dick Sargent, and Edward Andrews that is best remembered today as the show that prevented William Asher and Elizabeth Montgomery from casting Sargent as Darrin on Bewitched when that series began production in 1964. (Sargent, of course, later joined the cast of Bewitched in 1969 as the replacement for Dick York.) Select episodes of Broadside are available for screening on

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18:29

George Stevens Jr., Sidney Poitier, and Tommy Lasorda

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2022/05/30

TVC 579.3: Part 2 of a conversation that began with last week with George Stevens Jr., founder of the American Film Institute and the Kennedy Center Honors, and the son of Academy Award-winning filmmaker George Stevens (A Place in the Sun, Shane, The Diary of Anne Frank, The Greatest Story Ever Told, Giant). Topics this segment include a recap of the events that led to the creation of AFI, including the back story of the Life Achievement Award (the annual event that has honored such celebrated

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23:13

The Living Cartoons of Sid & Marty Krofft

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2022/05/26

TVC 578.1: From November 2018: Iconic television producer Marty Krofft talks to Ed about how both The Banana Splits and the musical puppet show Les Poupées de Paris helped launch Sid & Marty Krofft Productions; the Krofft brothers’ many collaborations with Charles Fox, including H.R. Pufnstuf and Lidsville; and the appeal of Sigmund and the Sea Monsters. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast

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20:02

Stuart Pankin of Deep in the Forest

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2022/05/25

TVC 578.2: Ed welcomes Cable Ace Award-winning actor and voice artist Stuart Pankin (Dinosaurs, Not Necessarily the News, The San Pedro Beach Bums). Though we often think of Stu for his many comedic roles, he has a host of dramatic parts among his credits, including Michael Douglas’ best friend in Fatal Attraction and his latest film, Deep in the Forest, a political thriller written, produced, and directed by Jeremy Lanni that becomes available for streaming on demand on Tuesday, May 31. Want to

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15:31

Stuart Pankin, the voice of Earl Sinclair on Dinosaurs

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2022/05/25

TVC 578.3: Actor and voice artist Stuart Pankin talks to Ed about how Dinosaurs posed a challenge for the voice actors who worked on the show because they had to match their voices with the movements of the Jim Henson puppets first (instead of the other way around), and how Stu’s experience on The San Pedro Beach Bums fomented an important professional relationship that eventually led to his roles on Not Necessarily the News, No Soap Radio, and Dinosaurs. Stu’s latest film, the political thriller

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23:36

George Stevens Jr. and The Test of Time

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2022/05/24

TVC 578.4: Ed welcomes George Stevens Jr., son of Academy Award-winning director George Stevens, the founder of the American Film Institute, and the creator of the Kennedy Center Honors. After working with his father on the sets of A Place in the Sun, Shane, The Diary of Anne Frank, and Giant, George was well on his way to establishing his own career as a director when a unique opportunity to work with legendary broadcaster Edward R. Murrow brought him to Washington, D.C. at the outset of the JFK

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