Classic Conversations: Pop culture Interviews with Jeff Dwoskin

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Crossing The Streams Is Going Vegan (Bonus Ep19) - Great TV binge watching suggestions! Apr 28, 2022

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Need TV binge suggestions? You've come to the right place. We've got you covered.

Crossing the Streams originated on this podcast in episodes 8 and 15. My idea was to record friends freely discussing TV shows (and movies) they binge on one of the many, many streaming services we all subscribe to.

Jeff Dwoskin is joined by Howard Rosner, Ron Lippitt, Bob Philips, and Sal Demilio are your co-hosts and we're joined weekly by special guests.

The assignment? We each come to the show with a TV binge suggestion. It might be a series, movie, or documentary but we'll give you the scoop so you can decide for yourself whether or not to dive in.

In this bonus episode we discuss a few great binge suggestions:

The Alpinist (from live ep 55)
Bad Vegan (from live ep 67)
Mixtape (from live ep 56)

Each segment is pulled from a show and shared as is in all its LIVE goodness.

Full past live episodes: https://www.youtube.com/c/thejeffdwoskinshow/null

Also, you can join us live every week at 9:30 PM ET on YouTube

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Come Aboard with Bernie Kopell Apr 25, 2022

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Actor Bernie Kopell joins me to discuss his amazing career. Bernie is immediately recognizable from his roles as Siegfried in Get Smart and Dr. Adam Bricker ("Doc") on The Love Boat.

Bernie discusses his career which includes some great Mel Brooks stories, many stories from the set of The Love Boat, working with Dick Van Dyke, Don Adams and so much more!

Our Guest, Bernie Kopell

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Hashtag Fun: Jeff dives into recent trends and reads some of his favorite tweets from trending hashtags. The hashtag featured in this episode is #ThingsDoctorsShouldntSay from @classictags. Tweets featured on the show are retweeted at @JeffDwoskinShow

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Monica Piper is Not That Jewish Apr 21, 2022

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Monica Piper shares the struggle of balancing being a single mom and writing for the #1 sitcom in America and how she took control of her career path so she could bring happiness into her life by balancing both!

Monica shares so many amazing stories from her career including being a singing waitress at the Great American Food & Beverage Company, Starting her improv career in an improv troupe with an unknown Robin Williams, touring with Jerry Seinfeld, working on Mad About You, Rugrats, Duckman and more!

Monica Piper is an Emmy Award-winning and Golden Globe-nominated comedy writer and standup comic. She has written for sit-coms Roseanne, Mad About You, and Veronica's Closet, and was the head writer and producer of the #1 children's animated series Rugrats.

Monica starred in her own Showtime Network special, "No, Monica, Just You" and was nominated by the American Comedy Awards as one of the top five female comedians in the country.

Monica's critically acclaimed one-woman play, "Not That Jewish," ran to sell-out crowds in LA, before its hit 200 performance run Off-Broadway.

As a keynote speaker and cancer survivor, Monica Piper inspires audiences to lose the stress and FIND the FUNNY in their personal and professional lives.

Our Guest, Monica Piper

Hashtag Fun: Jeff dives into recent trends and reads some of his favorite tweets from trending hashtags. The hashtag featured in this episode is #FakeNutritionFacts from @HashFakeFacts. Tweets featured on the show are retweeted at @JeffDwoskinShow

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Comedian Paul Mecurio is Inside Out Apr 18, 2022

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Comedian Paul Mecurio joins me to discuss following his passion when he walked away from a Wall Street job to do comedy full time.

Paul Mecurio Is an Emmy and Peabody Award winner for "The Daily Show w/Jon Stwart" (Emmy) and "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" (Peabody).

We discuss Paul's one-man off-Broadway show, "Permission to Speak w/Paul Mercurio" and a lot of the amazingly hilarious confessions he's heard while on stage.

We also discuss Paul's path to comedy and leaving his secure Wallstreet banking life behind him.

We also discuss Paul's amazing podcast, Inside Out, and Paul Mccartney may or may not make a guest appearance on the show. (you'll have to listen).

You'll love Paul's journey and stories!

Our Guest, Paul Mecurio

Hashtag Fun: Jeff dives into recent trends and reads some of his favorite tweets from trending hashtags. The hashtag featured in this episode is #MyMostBoringConfession from @madanter and @itsa_struggle. Tweets featured on the show are retweeted at @JeffDwoskinShow

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Crossing the Streams with Pam and Tommy (Bonus Ep18) - Great TV binge watching suggestions! Apr 14, 2022

Show notes

Need TV binge suggestions? You've come to the right place. We've got you covered.

Jeff Dwoskin is joined by Howard Rosner, Ron Lippitt, Bob Philips, and Sal Demilio are your co-hosts and we're joined weekly by special guests.

The assignment? We each come to the show with a TV binge suggestion. It might be a series, movie, or documentary but we'll give you the scoop so you can decide for yourself whether or not to dive in.

In this bonus episode we discuss a few great binge suggestions:

Manhunt: Unabomber (from live ep 51)
Sex Lives of College Girls (from live ep 56)
Pam and Tommy (from live ep 67)

Each segment is pulled from a show and shared as is in all its LIVE goodness.

Full past live episodes: https://www.youtube.com/c/thejeffdwoskinshow/null

Also, you can join us live every week at 9:30 PM ET on YouTube

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Wil Wheaton is Still Just A Geek Apr 11, 2022

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Actor, personality, and all-around nerd, Wil Wheaton beams up to the show to discuss his new book, "Still Just a Geek: An Annotated Memoir."

During the interview, we cover a lot of Wil's amazing career. Wil shares stories from his time starring in Stand By Me, Star Trek: The Next Generation, and The Big Bang Theory. We also discuss The Wil Wheaton Project, The Ready Room, The Family Guy TNG reunion, and Tabletop.

Wil shares one of his favorite moments while on The Big Bang Theory and shares an amazing story about William Shatner from that episode. We also discuss Wil's story of the first time he met William Shatner on the set of Star Trek V.

We also discuss Wil's love of Sharknado (and how his tweets helped launch it into infamy) and his guest spot in Sharknado 2 where tragically he was eaten by a shark.

We end by discussing the meta experience of narrating the book Ready Player One (which references Wil Wheaton).

Enjoy my conversation with evil Wil Wheaton, Gordie Lachance, and Wesley Crusher.

Our Guest, Wil Wheaton

Hashtag Fun: Jeff dives into recent trends and reads some of his favorite tweets from trending hashtags. The hashtag featured in this episode is #StarTrekTNGSongs from Friday Fondue. Tweets featured on the show are retweeted at @JeffDwoskinShow

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Jeff on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bigmacher
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The Complete Jewish History of Superman with Roy Schwartz Apr 07, 2022

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Author Roy Schwartz joins me today to discuss his book, "Is Superman Circumcised?"' Comic book geeks and nerds rejoice and prepare yourself as we dive deep into the underlying themes of Superman's mythology.

"Is Superman Circumcised?"' is the complete Jewish history of the World's Greatest Hero. In1938 Superman was created by two Jewish teens, Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, both immigrants from Eastern Europe, and has been captivating us since.

This week's interview has it all: fascinating history, superheroes, Nazis, lawsuits, Jews in space, and more!

If you love origin stories you'll love my discussion with Roy on his book and I guarantee it'll leave you wanting more. Superman is an American tradition crafted upon Jewish tradition. You're sure to finish this podcast with a newfound appreciation for the Mensch of Steel!

"Is Superman Circumcised?"': Winner, 2021 international Diagram Prize for Oddest Book Title of the Year

Our Guest, Roy Schwartz

Hashtag Fun: Jeff dives into recent trends and reads some of his favorite tweets from trending hashtags. The hashtag featured in this episode is #DownsideOfBeingSuperman from Hashtag You're It!. Tweets featured on the show are retweeted at @JeffDwoskinShow

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Judy Tenuta Stops By (It Could Happen!) Apr 04, 2022

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Comedian Judy Tenuta stops by to discuss how she is kicking cancer's ass. Judy shares her journey from diagnosis to treatment, and now celebrating partial remission. Judy's video 'Kicking Cancer's Ass' on Youtube celebrates her fighting spirit.

Judy Tenuta has been making us laugh for decades. The self-described "Love Goddess" and "Aphrodite Of The Accordion" has made hundreds of guest and co-hosting appearances on such popular television shows as "The View," "Late Night With David Letterman," "Larry King Live," "Entertainment Tonight," and "Comics Unleashed."

We discuss Judy's religion, Judyism, those amazing Diet Dr. Pepper commercials, her appearances on the Donny and Marie Show, and The Joan River's show. Judy also does a killer Rosanne impression BTW.

We also discuss her collaborations with Weird Al Yankovic, the accordion, touring with George Carlin, Winning best female comic of the year, and her movie, Desperation Boulevard (available on Prime Video).

Our Guest, Judy Tenuta

Hashtag Fun: Jeff dives into recent trends and reads some of his favorite tweets from trending hashtags. The hashtag featured in this episode is #BasketballAMovieOrTVShow from @WagYourTags. Tweets featured on the show are retweeted at @JeffDwoskinShow

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Winning Time: Spencer Garrett Mar 31, 2022

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Actor Spencer Garrett joins me to discuss his current project Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty on HBO to discuss taking on the role of the legendary sportscaster, Chick Hearn.

Spencer has 100s of acting credits to his name and we dive into a few roles during our discussion.

Spencer and I chat about his time on Star Trek: The Next Generation as Simon Tarses in the fan-favorite episode, 'The Drumhead'. We discuss working with Patrick Stewart and what items Spencer has in his position from his Star Trek days (including his time on Voyager)

We also dive into working with Quentin Tarantino in Once Upon a Time... In Hollywood as the entertainment reporter, Allen Kincade.

We also discuss Bombshell, Murder She Wrote, why you should watch Dopesick, Dallas, Brad, and Leo, working with Jay Roach, Dustin Hoffman, Adam McKay, Jonah Hill and so much more!

Our Guest, Spencer Garrett

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Happy Days with Don Most Mar 28, 2022

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Actor, singer, and director, Don Most, Ralph Malph, from Happy Days, joins me to talk about the journey from rocking his Bar Mitzvah crooning Al Jolson's Rock-A-Bye Your Baby to showing he's got it as one of the stars of the biggest TV shows of all time, Happy Days.

Don shares a ton of great stories from his years on Happy Days including the audition process, Fonzie jumping the shark, Fonzimania, Robin Williams and Mork from Ork, and meeting his future wife on set. Don and I have a lot of fun discussing his Family Guy appearance and his voice work and acting work after Happy Days including Star Trek: Voyager, The Great Buck Howard, EDtv and more.

We also discuss Don's return to music and his musical revue Donny Most Sings and Swings.

Getting ready to rock around the clock once more with Don Most.

Our Guest, Don Most

Hashtag Fun: Jeff dives into recent trends and reads some of his favorite tweets from trending hashtags. The hashtag featured in this episode is #OutdatedSlangAndPhrases from @FreshCoasttag. Tweets featured on the show are retweeted at @JeffDwoskinShow

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