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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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12:31

Betty White: The Original Mary Richards

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2022/01/10

TVC 563.7: From May 2021: New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Armstrong talks to Ed about the early television career of Betty White, including how, in many ways, White lived the life of Mary Richards long before The Mary Tyler Moore Show came into existence. Jennifer’s book When Women Invented Television traces the history of the first decade of network television through the lives and accomplishments of Irna Phillips, Gertrude Berg, Hazel Scott and Betty White. Want to advertise/sponsor our

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8:39

How Betty White Became Rose

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2022/01/10

TVC 563.8: From December 2017: Jim Colucci, deputy editor of CBS Watch magazine and author of Golden Girls Forever, talks to Ed and Greg Ehrbar about the circumstances that led Betty White to being cast as Rose on The Golden Girls after she had already been cast as Blanche. We are putting together a formal program-length tribute to Betty White that will air later this month on TV Confidential. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle

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10:06

Charlie Brown, Linus, and the True Meaning of Christmas

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2021/12/23

From December 2010: Tony, Donna, and Ed remember the network premiere of A Charlie Brown Christmas, the very first Peanuts animated special, which aired on CBS on Dec. 9, 1965. Topics include why CBS was nervous about audience and sponsor reaction to the scene in which Linus explains the true meaning of Christmas by telling the Nativity story. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of

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14:58

50 Years of Santa Claus is Comin' to Town

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2021/12/23

From December 2018: Greg Ehrbar and Ed discuss the new DVD release of Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town; how the various mythologies that screenwriter Romeo Muller created specifically for Santa Claus is Comin' to Town has since become part of the lore of Santa; and why the casting of Mickey Rooney, Fred Astaire and Keenan Wynn were all inspired choices. Greg not only provides audio commentary for Santa Claus is Comin' to Town, but appears in The Animagic World of Rankin/Bass, the excellent documentary

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4:59

Frosty the Snowman Premieres in 1969

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2021/12/23

From December 2010: Tony, Donna, and remember the premiere of the Rankin-Bass animated special Frosty the Snowman (CBS, 1969). 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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21:34

How Rekindling Christmas Changed the TV Holiday Movie...

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2021/12/23

TVC 562.1: Ed welcomes James and Rebekah Ganiere, the husband-and-wife creative team behind Rekindling Christmas, the Emmy Award-nominated family romance movie about relationships, mistakes, miscommunications, pain of loss, assumptions, perceptions, and what really matters in life. A true family effort, Rekindling Christmas stars Ashley Atwood, Michael Patrick Lane, Stella May Grubb, and Christian Ganiere (James and Rebekah’s son). James Ganiere directed the film, while Rebekah Ganiere wrote the

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23:29

Peter Falk, John Cassavetes, and Columbo

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2021/12/23

TVC 562.2: Part 2 of our conversation with David Koenig, author of Shooting Columbo: The Lives and Deaths of TV’s Rumpled Detective, a “behind the raincoat” look at the production of the Columbo television series, both on NBC and on ABC, and the development of the Lieutenant Columbo character. Topics this week include some of the various people behind the scenes of the groundbreaking mystery series—including the peculiar relationship between Columbo, Peter Falk, and John Cassavetes. Want to

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15:38

Yogi's First Christmas on DVD

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2021/12/22

TVC 562.3: Greg Ehrbar discusses the DVD releases of Yogi’s First Christmas (available through Warner Archive) and Yogi Bear’s All-Star Comedy Christmas Caper (available through Warner Home Entertainment). 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

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22:13

Colleen Foy of Blonde and Station 19

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2021/12/21

TVC 562.4: Ed welcomes Colleen Foy, the actress who plays Inara on ABC’s Station 19. Colleen will soon be seen opposite Ana de Armas, Bobby Cannavale, and Adrien Brody in Blonde, the highly anticipated biopic of Marilyn Monroe that is scheduled to premiere on Netflix in 2022. 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

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9:31

Colleen Foy and Sesame Street

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2021/12/21

TVC 562.5: Actress and voice artist Colleen Foy talks to Ed about how her experience with the National Theatre of the Deaf led to her television debut on Sesame Street. Colleen will soon be seen in Blonde, the highly anticipated biopic of Marilyn Monroe that is scheduled to premiere on Netflix in 2022. 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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13:54

Remembering Michael Nesmith

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2021/12/20

TVC 562.6: Ed remembers Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, and music video pioneer Michael Nesmith by playing highlights from our April 2018 tribute to The Monkees featuring Chuck Harter. Chuck interviewed Michael Nesmith—along with Micky Dolenz, Peter Tork, Davy Jones—as part of Hey, Hey, We’re The Monkees, the excellent documentary on the history of The Monkees and the ongoing impact of the Monkees phenomenon, which Chuck wrote for the Disney Channel. Michael Nesmith passed away on Friday,

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19:39

Why The Monkees are Still Cool

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2021/12/20

TVC 562.7: From April 2018: Ed, Tony, Donna and Chuck Harter (writer of the Disney Channel documentary Hey, Hey, We’re The Monkees) discuss the success of the various Monkees reunion tours after their 1986 comeback and how the death of Davy Jones in 2012 changed the dynamics of the group. Chuck interviewed Jones, Micky Dolenz, Peter Tork, and Michael Nesmith for Hey, Hey, We’re The Monkees. Michael Nesmith passed away on Friday, Dec. 10 at the age of 78. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV

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11:23

Coda to Michael Nesmith

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2021/12/20

TVC 562.8: From April 2018: Chuck Harter performs two Monkees tunes, “Sunny Girlfriend” (written by Michael Nesmith) and “Daydream Believer.” Michael Nesmith passed away on Friday, Dec. 10 at the age of 78. Click here for news and updates about Chuck’s latest book. 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

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21:41

The Lives and Deaths of Columbo on TV

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2021/12/16

TVC 561.1: Ed welcomes back David Koenig, author of Mouse Tales: A Behind the Ears Look at Disneyland, Danny Kaye: King of Jesters, and other pop culture titles. David’s latest book, Shooting Columbo: The Lives and Deaths of TV’s Rumpled Detective, takes us behind the scenes of the production of Columbo, the groundbreaking mystery series starring Peter Falk and created by Richard Levinson and William Link that celebrates its fiftieth anniversary on television this fall. Topics this segment include

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24:34

Columbo’s Path from TV to Stage to TV

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2021/12/16

TVC 561.2: David Koenig, author of Shooting Columbo: The Lives and Deaths of TV’s Rumpled Detective, discusses how Prescription: Murder (the original pilot for Columbo) evolved from the original TV production that Richard Levinson and William Link wrote in 1960 to a full-length stage production starring Joseph Cotten, Agnes Moorehead, and Thomas Mitchell (with Mitchell essaying the role of Lieutenant Columbo), and how Levinson and Link weathered a series of clashes with the actors behind the scenes;

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14:59

The Music Career of Will Ryan

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2021/12/15

TVC 561.3: Greg Ehrbar and Ed pay tribute to Will Ryan, the actor, voice artist, songwriter, singer, and musician who passed away on Friday, Nov. 19 at age 72. Topics this segment include Will’s many contributions to Disney Entertainment and Walt Disney Records, plus his long association with the audio drama Adventures in Odyssey. 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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22:44

Dee Wallace and the Power of Self-Creation

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2021/12/14

TVC 561.4: Ed welcomes back actress, author, teacher, speaker, radio host, and legendary “scream queen” Dee Wallace. Dee’s latest book, Born: Giving Birth to a New You, is a hands-on, reader-friendly guide to the principles of self-creation that Dee has taught and lived by for most of her life. Born not only shows how spirituality, brain science, and religion all teach the same principles that can help us create the life we want, but illustrates how we can all learn the principles of creation by

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19:37

Dee Wallace, E.T., and the Power of Love

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2021/12/14

TVC 561.5: Dee Wallace talks to Ed about the fortieth anniversary of the release of E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial; how the tremendous success of E.T. not only changed the course of Dee’s life as an actress, but allowed her to change and expand how she saw herself as a person; and how we can all learn the principles of creation by following the example of E.T. Dee’s latest book, Born: Giving Birth to a New You, is a hands-on, reader-friendly guide to the principles of self-creation that Dee has taught

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20:58

The Voice Career of Will Ryan

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2021/12/13

TVC 561.6: Greg Ehrbar and Ed discuss Will Ryan’s voice acting career, which spanned many film and TV productions for all major studios; his performing career with The Saguaro Sisters as part of Will Ryan and the Cactus County Cowboys; and the renaissance he enjoyed with actor Nick Santa Maria as faux comedy team Benny Biffle and Sammy Shooster in The Misadventures of Biffle and Shooster. Will Ryan passed away on Friday, Nov. 19 at age 72. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has

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23:14

The Unreal TV Career of Biffle and Shooster

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ·

2021/12/06

TVC 458.1: Actors Nick Santa Maria and Will Ryan (The Misadventures of Biffle and Shooster) appear in character as Benny Biffle and Sammy Shooster as we take a look at Biffle and Shooster’s often overlooked, but nonetheless significant TV career of the 1960s. The Misadventures of Biffle and Shooster is available now on DVD. In addition, The Biffle and Shooster Portable Guide to Etiquette is available for purchase, as are all four issues of the Biffle and Shooster comic book. Want to

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