Phil Rosenthal, Host of Netflix's "Somebody Feed Phil;" Creator of "Everybody Loves Raymond."
Phil is hilarious in this conversation about his Netflix food travel show in which he is "Anthony Bourdain, if Anthony were afraid of EVERYTHING." We talk how he came to create the iconic sit-com, "Everybody Loves Raymond," his great stories about working with Ray Romano, how he thinks food is art, his investment in over 20 restaurants, and more.
59m Jan 29, 2018
59m
Cenk Uygur, Founder and Host of "The Young Turks."
Cenk is a visionary and tells his amazing story of creating "The Young Turks Network," the largest online news network in the world for millennials. We talk the state of politics and the media's coverage of politics today, and his plan for changing the traditional norms of politics and journalism in America.
35m Jan 22, 2018
35m
Matty Staudt, Host of "Access Podcast" and Digital Program Director for iHeartRadio.
Matty is one of the biggest names in radio and podcast production in the country. Very cool conversation about his early start in radio at just 16! Producing for Watergate celebrity, G. Gordon Liddy, his cutting edge podcast, being on the ground floor of "Stitcher" radio network and alot more.
57m Jan 15, 2018
57m
Jeff Fager, Executive Producer of "60 Minutes"
A fascinating discussion with Jeff about his New York Times Bestselling Book, "Fifty Years of 60 Minutes," including the history of "60 Minutes," what makes the show the gold standard in journalism and what his job entails in running this historic, important show.
55m Jan 08, 2018
55m
Spike Feresten, Host of "Car Matchmaker" and "Spike's Car Radio," Writer for "Seinfeld"
Spike talks his love of cars, writing on "Seinfeld" and famous episodes he wrote like, "The Soup Nazi," his weekend drives with Jerry Seinfeld, how Letterman got him into cars and more.
49m Jan 01, 2018
49m
Cedric The Entertainer, Part 2
Cedric talks about how he got started in comedy, how he got his name, race and ethnicity in America and more.
48m Dec 18, 2017
48m
Cedric The Entertainer, Part 1
Cedric talks about how he got started in comedy, how he got his name, race and ethnicity in America and more.
42m Dec 11, 2017
42m
Kevin Brennan - Comedian - Seen on Conan, SNL, & Letterman - (w/Owner of Comedy Cellar - Noam Dworman)
Recorded at the Comedy Cellar in NYC. Kevin and I talk about him being one of ten children, his stand-up, sexual harassment, why he food shops for his family late at night and more. The owner of the Comedy Cellar joins the discussion for his take on sexual harassment.
1hr 18m Dec 04, 2017
1hr 18m
Paul Reiser - Comedian, Emmy Winning Actor, Producer.
A talk with Paul about comedy, how amazing award-winning career and his new show on HULU, "There's Johnny" - a behind the scenes look at "The Tonight Show w/Johnny Carson."
35m Nov 27, 2017
35m
Cindy Wilson, Founding Member, Vocalist of "The B-52s."
Founding Member of B-52s, Cindy Wilson talks about forming "The B-52s", playing together for 40 years and her new album, "Change."
34m Nov 21, 2017
34m
Chris Matthews. Host, Hardball-MSNBC.
Eye-opening talk with Chris about his terrific new book "Bobby Kennedy - A Raging Spirit." Fascinating and passionate new insight from Chris about who Bobby was, and his importance to America when he was alive and after his death.
13m Nov 13, 2017
13m
Brian Kilmeade author of "Andrew Jackson and the Miracle in New Orleans" and co-host of "Fox and Friends."
Brian Kilmeade discusses his latest book about Andrew Jackson and a little known battle led by Jackson that changed the course of history in America.
17m Nov 07, 2017
17m
Best of Tommy Chong, Mick Foley, and Dr. Drew.
In case you missed these interviews. I loved talking with these 3 unique guys and was so excited about the interviews because all 3 were very cool, funny, and super interesting that I wanted you to hear some of my conversations with them.
52m Oct 30, 2017
52m
Yossi Ghinsberg. Adventurer, Subject of Movie, "Jungle" Starring Daniel Radcliffe. A story of his harrowing survival in The Amazon for 3 weeks.
47m Oct 23, 2017
47m
Charlie Sykes - MSNBC Contributor, Author of "How the Right Lost Its Mind." A smart, reasonable, & insightful pundit.
Nationally known Political Commentator Charlie Sykes explains how we came to have Donald Trump as President and how the conservative party has found itself in such a state of disarray.
1hr 11m Oct 16, 2017
1hr 11m
Danny Clinch - Director/Photographer, Pearl Jam Documentary, "Let's Play Two."
Documentary about "Pearl Jam" through the lens of the Chicago Cubs 2016 World Series run.
27m Oct 10, 2017
27m
World-Renowned Trumpeter Keyon Harrold-Played with Jay Z, Rhianna, Beyonce, Michael Jackson & More.
Great Jazz Tumpeteer, Keyon Harold talks about his art and playing with Jay Z, Rhianna, Beyonce, Michale Jackson and more.
35m Oct 07, 2017
35m
Lisa Lampanelli - Grammy Winning Comedian, Comedy Central Roasts, Queen of Mean, Celebrity Apprentice. New Play "STUFFED."
"Queen of Mean," Comedian from Comedy Central Roasts, Lisa Lampenelli talks her comedy and new off-Broadway play, "Stuffed."
1hr 3m Oct 03, 2017
1hr 3m
Adam Savage, Co-Host "Mythbusters," Host - "Tested.Com"
Science and television pioneer, Adam Savage, co-creator and co-host of "Mythbusters" joins "Inside Out" for a fascinating behind-the-scenes look into his life - how the ground-breaking show, "Mythbusters" came about and almost DIDN'T happen, why making a TV show is so hard at times, what has surprised him as a scientists over the years, challenges of raising kids, his exciting new projects on T...
1hr 12m Sep 25, 2017
1hr 12m
Emmy Awards Show Follow-Up w/Renowned Director, Acting Coach Bob Krakower. We recap who won and lost and why.
A recap of the 2017 Emmys. We checked predictions, who won, who lost and why.
34m Sep 20, 2017
34m
"Emmy Awards" Special Episode w/Renowned Hollywood Director & Acting coach, Bob Krakower. Why Emmys invented. What they REALLY mean. And Bob's picks for winners.
An expert look at how and why the Emmy Awards came about and what they really mean.
1hr 19m Sep 15, 2017
1hr 19m
Kevin Nealon - Comedian, SNL Star.
Really fun and funny conversation with the legendary comic and Star of Saturday Night Live, Showtime's "Weeds," Adam Sandler movies like, "Anger Management" and CBS's "Man with a Plan." Kevin talks about getting interested in comedy when he was 8 or 9, working on SNL, how he came up with the famous "Mr. Subliminal" character on SNL, playing Hanz and Franz with Dana Carvey, working with Adam San...
1hr Sep 12, 2017
1hr
Comic Actor - Brian Huskey. Co-Star "People of Earth". TBS
Hilarious Brian Huskey joins me to talk about Season 2 of TBS comedy, "People of Earth." You've seen him in everything - "Veep," "Children's Hospital," "The Mindy Project," etc. I had a blast in this interview with Brian. He's a great actor and improv actor and super funny in this interview. He talks about how they shoot "People of Earth" (really interesting), his leaking toilet, badminton and ...
44m Sep 04, 2017
44m
Max Kellerman - Co-Host of ESPN's "First Take"
ESPN co-host of "FIRST TAKE," former co-host of "SportsNation" and HBO boxing analyst, Max Kellerman talks about his passion for sports as a kid growing up in New York City, his first broadcasting gig as a teenager, how he became a boxing broadcaster and how that lead to a national show of his own, and his thoughts on the state of sports.
40m Aug 28, 2017
40m
Bryan Fogel - Director of "ICARUS" on Netflix
"ICARUS" is an amazing documentary about the pervasive doping that takes place in sports world wide. In this truly audacious documentary Fogel (an amateur bike racer) would dope himself, observe the changes in his performance, and see if he could evade detection. In doing so, he was connected to a renegade Russian scientist, Dr. Grigory Rodchenkov, a pillar of his country's "anti-doping" progra...
1hr 15m Aug 21, 2017
1hr 15m
Jay Williams-NBA Star, Duke All-American & ESPN Analyst
Jaw-dropping talk with Jay. He's brutally honest about throwing away a limitless NBA career (the next Michael Jordan) with one stupid decision. Talks about his spiral into depression, addiction and suicidal thoughts and how he pulled himself out of it to become a big-time analyst on ESPN. This is a roller coaster story - edge of your seat - if there ever was one. Superstar success, unfathomable...
1hr 28m Aug 14, 2017
1hr 28m
Adam Conover - "Adam Ruins Everything"
Host of TruTV's hit show, "Adam Ruins Everything." A very cool show which reveals in a smart, funny way untold facts about ideas and goods/services taken for granted. A really fun conversation about how Adam took what's in his nature, "I learn something and try to tell people in conversation, but when I tell them, they are annoyed," and turned it into a hit show. We discuss how the show is rese...
1hr 3m Aug 07, 2017
1hr 3m
Madchild, platinum-selling hip-hop artist, talks about his latest album The Darkest Hour - a reflection of his darker times battling opiate addiction.
A really cool conversation about his beginnings as a kid in Canada, his writing process, where he gets his inspiration for his songs (something you wouldn't expect), how he turned his life around from drug addiction and running with the wrong people (he was banned from the U.S. for a while) and why he sees hip-hop as a lasting art form that will always be important. A really interesting look in...
47m Jul 31, 2017
47m
Kristin Chenoweth - Emmy & Tony Award winning Actress and Singer.
Emmy & Tony Award winning actress and singer, Kristin Chenoweth. An amazingly versatile performer Kristin has starred on TV in "Mom," "Trial and Error," "Glee" and "The Good Wife," and in the films, "Deck the Halls," with Danny DeVito and Matthew Broderick, "RV" with Robin Williams, "Bewitched" with Nicole Kidman, and "The Pink Panther" with Steve Martin. A funny, revealing conversation about a...
33m Jul 24, 2017
33m
Don Scardino. Emmy Winning Director and Producer.
Don is a legend in comedy, he produced and directed "30 Rock," just came off directing "2 Broke Girls," and is currently directing, "The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt." Don has worked with such stars as, Alec Baldwin, Tina Fey, Steve Carrel, (he directed "The Incredible Burt Wonderstone.") and more. Don has GREAT stories about working on iconic sit-coms, hitting it big as a child actor, acting with...
1hr 7m Jul 17, 2017
1hr 7m
Ernie Johnson. Emmy Winning host of TNT's "Inside the NBA."
Ernie, with Charles Barkley, Shaq and Kenny Smith hosts one of the best shows on TV. Ernie is an amazing guy with great stories from his 28 years of broadcasting. He has hilarious stories from his new book, "Unscripted: The Unpredicable Moments that Make Life Extrordinary," about how he manages those 3 NBA greats during a broadcast (like the time he got mad at Barkely and made him pay on the ai...
1hr 6m Jul 10, 2017
1hr 6m
John Ross Bowie - Actor
John is a really terrific comedic actor. He's made over 50 TV appearances and is best known starring as Jimmy DiMeo in the ABC show, Speechless and for playing Barry Kripke - the lisping physicist - on The Big Bang Theory. We have a lot of fun talking about everything from working as a copywriter and quitting to be an actor, his start at UCB Improv Theater, working with great improv actors- Rob...
1hr 13m Jul 03, 2017
1hr 13m
Lauren Zander - Life Coach
Lauren Zander, Life Coach. Lauren is the co-founder of "Handel Group" and has a very unique, really effective approach to get people to fix things in their life that aren’t working. We talk about her new book, and about the methods she uses to get folks to clean up their life, for instance, staying committed to losing weight, getting off drugs or not being an asshole in relationships. We have a...
1hr 8m Jun 26, 2017
1hr 8m
Billy Gardell
Billy Gardell, star of hit CBS show "Mike and Molly" and a great comedian. Billy is really terrific in this episode, he's super honest - we really get to know him, like how he got started in comedy being a seater at a comedy club, his passion for stand-up, how he got the lead role in "Mike and Molly" with Melissa McCarthy (amazing story), how important family is, his current role playing Colone...
1hr Jun 19, 2017
1hr
Justin Silver, comedian and Dave Donnefeld, writer
Justin is a terrific stand-up based in NYC who's appeared on Comedy Central and hosted his own show on CBS. Dave is a writer who authored a book with Justin called, "The Language of Dogs." A very cool conversation about Justin's background and life, comedy, how Justin came to discover he had natural ability with dogs, how he and Dave worked together to help turn Justin's passion into a business...
41m Jun 12, 2017
41m
Dr. Drew Pinsky on Kathy Griffin, Trump, and more!
Dr. Drew Pinsky joins me to talk the Kathy Griffin - bloody Donald Trump head controversy, intolerance in politics, narcism, the harm social media and our phone obsessions are doing to us, Teen Mom Show and much more. Really fun, interesting chat that covers a lot of ground.
44m Jun 05, 2017
44m
Virginia Grohl - mother of FOO FIGHTERS' DAVE GROHL.
Virginia Grohl, mother of FOO FIGHTERS' DAVE GROHL talks about her amazing book where she interviews the moms of 18 world-famous musicians like DR DRE, PHARRELL, ADAM LEVINE, GARY CLARK, JR., DAVE MATTHEWS, ZACH BROWN, AMY WINEHOUSE, MICHAEL STIPE, MIKE D (of THE BEASTIE BOYS) to share their experiences raising their musically gifted kids. Great stories from these moms and their rock star music...
52m May 29, 2017
52m
Sandy Gallin - Hollywood Mogul
The Beatles, Richard Pryor, Michael Jackson, Whoppi Goldberg, Cher, Dolly Parton, Mariah Carey, Nicole Kidman, Renée Zellweger - all stars who Sandy worked with and shaped their careers. He is one of the most powerful figures in the entertainment business. Sandy has a great story about Richard Pryor and urination and a lot more to say. His close inner circle of friends include, Barbra Streisand...
1hr 25m May 22, 2017
1hr 25m
Mistress Carrie - Radio Host
Carrie is a legend in national radio, she's been working 19 years at the biggest rock station in Boston, WAAF, as afternoon drive host and music director. She's very opinionated and hilarious. You will want to hang with her after hearing this interview. We talk her working in the family bakery as a kid, being a ballsy roadie, then intern at WAAF and moving her way up to being a huge on-air tale...
1hr 13m May 15, 2017
1hr 13m
Colin Quinn
My friend and the GREAT comedian Colin Quinn sits down for a great conversation about race, being Irish, the overly sensitive world we live in, how being too PC is killing all of us, how he remains so prolific in his writing, his one-man shows and more. Colin is hilarious in this interview but also gives you a glimpse in to how he thinks and where his brilliant comedy comes from. You will REALL...
29m May 08, 2017
29m
Tom Barnard - Radio legend, Host of "The Tom Barnard Show" on KQRS in Minnesota
Tom Barnard. Radio legend, Host of "The Tom Barnard Show" on KQRS in Minnesota. Tom has the biggest radio show in Minnesota and the Mid-West. Tom is a close friend and a great guy, He's old school so it's fun to talk with Tom, he is not "PC." We talk everything from me being a pain in the ass to where the best place to eat is in Minneapolis to his deep voice to race and more. On his radio show ...
44m May 01, 2017
44m
Bobcat Goldthwait
This is an episode of a talk show I created called, "The Paul Mercurio Show" (I struggled with the name). Bobcat was my guest, and this is an amazing look into one of the most groundbreaking comedians of our time. Bob talks about how his father influenced his "unique" comedic point of view, how he developed the "screaming" chracter, setting the Tonight Show set on fire, his daughter's "time of ...
48m Apr 24, 2017
48m
Tommy Chong. Groundbreaking comedian, actor, writer, producer and marijuana activist.
We tall about Tommy's days as part of the famous Cheech & Chong comedy team, how the two met, and started working together and what made them one of the most successful comedy teams in the history of show business. We also talk about Tommy's beginnings as a musician, his relationship with Motown world famous producer Berry Gordy and The Jackson 5, his introduction to comedy, how he writes his m...
1hr 8m Apr 17, 2017
1hr 8m
Dr. Annette Nunez – Autism Expert, Author and Founder of Breakthrough Interventions
LLC, a multi-dimensional therapeutic program with specialized one-on-one programs at home and in school for children with autism. She is a licensed psychotherapist and has worked with children with ASD and other related disorders for over 20 years. Dr. Nunez’s mission is to enrich the lives of children by providing academic, behavioral, cognitive and social support so that each child will be in...
42m Apr 10, 2017
42m
Rabbi Mark Borovitz
This the most surprising, eye-opening interview I've done. Rabbi Mark was a mobster, gangster, con man, gambler, thief, and drunk. At 14 his father died. Within months, he was selling stolen goods for the mob, beginning a twenty-year life of crime that ran the gamut from bar hustles and con games to check-cashing scams. In prison, he played every angle and then some. Mark talks about his checke...
50m Apr 03, 2017
50m
Todd Glass - Comedian
Todd has a great take on things, smart, angry and funny as hell. We get into how he started doing comedy in high school -- he found out the hard way practicing medicine in High School was illegal. We talk what makes for a good and bad comedy club, dealing with hecklers, and people who hit their kids ... my mom used to hit me with her shoe. That's why I don't wear shoes. Enjoy! Release date - 03...
1hr 20m Mar 27, 2017
1hr 20m
Tom Fontana - Emmy winning TV show creator, writer, producer
Tom created the groundbreaking HBO series "Oz" and NBC's "Homicide: Life on the Street," among others. "Oz" set the stage for serialized dramas with flawed characters like "The Sopranos," "Game of Thrones" and more. Tom also is known for "Copper," "Borgia," and "St. Elsewhere." My good friend Tom talks writing at a very young age, like play at the age of 9 and at 11 writing a book where people ...
59m Mar 20, 2017
59m
Michael Imperioli - Emmy Winner for playing "Christopher" on "The Sopranos."
One of the most interesting interviews I've done, Michael has great stories about acting in "Goodfellas" opposite legends, Robert DeNiro and Joe Pesci and how he prepared for the big scene where Pesci kills his character - fascinating look at how a great actor like Michael works. He also talks about the iconic show "The Sopranos," what it's like working with the great Director, Spike Lee, his m...
36m Mar 13, 2017
36m
Actor Rob Corddry. From "Ballers," “Children’s Hospital,” “The Daily Show,” “Pain & Gain,” and “Hot Tub Time Machine."
A great chat with my friend Rob. We worked together on “The Daily Show” for years and talk about everything from his great TV and movie career, including how his days on “The Daily Show” got him his big start. How he copied Stephen Colbert’s character, responding to people on twitter, his fascination with Michael Bay and what it is about his sweat glands that require him to have an industrial s...
41m Mar 06, 2017
41m
Zach Sang, Radio Host, Zach Sang Show
Zach has done over 10,000 interviews with every major celebrity from Justin Bieber to Ben Stiller. He's the youngest national radio host in the history of radio. His show is on 30 Top 40 radio stations all over the country reaching millions. Zach gets personal describing his parents breaking up, how he felt like he didn't fit in as a kid and how that was one reason he turned to radio. He became...
1hr 13m Feb 27, 2017
1hr 13m