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Sarah & Miriam Kanter- Prince Harry & Meghan Markle Doc Oct 29, 2019

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I have two of my very favorite people on the planet with me for this episode. My cousins – Sarah Kanter and Miriam Kanter. We love to gossip about everything and the Royals are one of our favorite topics. So today we’re breaking down HARRY AND MEGHAN: AN AFRICAN JOURNEY which aired last week on ABC. Is Meghan over being a Royal? Are these two built for the long haul? Is Harry still even handsome? We mention it all!
Learn more about the documentary here:
https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/video/prince-harry-meghan-open-harry-meghan-african-journey-66347148
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Debbie Gibson- International Pop Star (With Guest Co-Host Doug Cohn) Oct 23, 2019

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I am THRILLED to welcome international pop star Debbie Gibson to the podcast today! All made possible by my co-guest and friend Doug Cohn, Senior Vice President of Music and Talent at Nickelodeon. Debbie has been famous since she burst on the scene as a pop phenomenon in 1987, and she has been working ever since. She’s one of the judges on the new competition series for Nickelodeon, AMERICAS MOST MUSICAL FAMILY, which premieres November 1st at 7pm. Not only do Doug and Debbie talk about the show, but Debbie tells some great stories about her early days and how she stayed sane when the record business tried to make her insane. Make sure you listen until the end for some live (and unexpected!) singing from Debbie!
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Brant Pinvidic- Author and Former TV Exec Oct 17, 2019

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Brant Pinvidic is back for a second time, and he has a whole new story to tell. He was one of my early guests back when I started the podcast in 2016. He was once a television executive, but Brant’s career has pivoted in a major way – transitioning out of television into the business world – coaching, speaking and now writing. His new book, THE 3 MINUTE RULE: SAY LESS TO GET MORE FROM ANY PITCH OR PRESENTATION, is available for pre-order now on Amazon and will be released in hardcover on October 29th. This book s great for anyone in the TV industry who develops and sells content for a living, but it’s also great for absolutely anyone in ANY client service business because it teaches you the mechanics of how to give a simple, clean, and effective presentation in 3 minutes. We get into the book and some of Brant’s great stories, and we talk about what made Brant finally leave TV and explore his next projects. Spoiler alert- they have nothing to do with television.
You can find Brant’s book to order here:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0525540725?pf_rd_p=183f5289-9dc0-416f-942e-e8f213ef368b&pf_rd_r=F1R9DERHV4HZMTNH5JVB
You can also find my first interview with Brant from May 2016:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/brant-pinvidic/id1103840521?i=1000451484478
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Alex Stapleton- Director/Producer Oct 09, 2019

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On today’s episode- Alex Stapleton. Alex is a super talented director and producer both of TV and film. I was excited to have her on to talk about the recent doc she just directed for Netflix – HELLO PRIVILEGE. IT’S ME CHELSEA.. It follows Chelsea Handler as she tries to figure out what white privilege is and how it’s affected her own life. Alex and I have a fascinating and deep conversation about race and white privilege – a first for this podcast. We talk about Alex’s experience as a black filmmaker making this doc, as well as her own unique path in the entertainment industry. We also get into some of her amazing career highlights including her film that showed at Cannes AND Sundance while she was in her 20’s!
Here are the shows we talked about on today’s episode:
Hello Privilege. It’s Me Chelsea- Netflix
https://www.netflix.com/search?q=chelsea&jbv=80244973&jbp=0&jbr=0
Chelsea Does- Netflix
https://www.netflix.com/search?q=chelsea%20does&jbv=80073486&jbp=0&jbr=0
The Case of JonBenét Ramsey- CBS
https://www.amazon.com/The-Case-Of-JonBenet-Ramsey/dp/B01M1GGXUS
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Liz Astrof – Sitcom Writer/Author Oct 02, 2019

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Liz Astrof is an amazing writer – so much so that she does that for a living. She’s been writing and producing on many successful sitcoms for years, including 2 BROKE GIRLS, KING OF QUEENS, LAST MAN STANDING and THE CONNERS. She recently wrote an amazing true life memoir called DON’T WAIT UP – CONFESSIONS OF A STAY AT WORK MOM – now available on Amazon. The book is REALLY funny, but it’s also very poignant, with details about her tough childhood and how that affects her own mothering with her two kids. I was so excited to sit down with Liz to find out how the sitcom world works, what writers rooms are really like (with major scoop about her time at THE CONNERS), and how different it is from the unscripted world.
You can find Liz’s amazing book here- https://www.amazon.com/Dont-Wait-Up-Confessions-Stay-at-Work/dp/1982106956/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=liz+astrof&qid=1570033920&s=gateway&sr=8-1
Liz’s book is featured in Marie Claire, and you can find the article here- https://www.marieclaire.com/career-advice/a28467427/liz-astrof-dont-wait-up-excerpt/
We also talk about the new Showtime documentary series, COUPLES THERAPY, which you should all binge watch immediately. All nine episodes are available now- https://www.sho.com/couples-therapy
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***Bonus Episode – RHOC recap with Kate Casey Sep 27, 2019

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Queen of all Podcasts Kate Casey and I gather for an emergency session to recap one of the craziest episodes ever of Real Housewives of Orange County. If you watched this week, you’ll see it was fight after fight with Kelly Dodd fully off the rails (so good!). Kate and I hold nothing back (is Gina accomplished or not?) break it all down (is Emily good television?) and spill some insider tea you don’t want to miss!

Jason Sarlanis – Kelly Clarkson, Kardashians, Emmys and true crime on TLC! Sep 25, 2019

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So much fun today with repeat guest Jason Sarlanis. To get some background on Jason, you can listen to our great chat from June 11th 2018. We talk all about his career rising from young assistant at E! To SVP of development of unscripted at TLC. Jason wanted to come on again to talk about his Queen Kelly Clarkson and her new daytime talk show. We also talk about the famous family he helped put on the map, give some Emmy predictions and talk about TLC's first foray into true crime!

Izzie Pick-Ibarra – THE MASKED SINGER Sep 18, 2019

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Izzie Pick-Ibarra came across the pond many years ago to help get the US version of DANCING WITH THE STARS off the ground after she made it a hit in the UK. She ended up staying in LA, working many gigs in TV over the years, most recently as Executive Producer of the hit Fox show THE MASKED SINGER which has it's second season premiere on Fox September 25th. It’s weird and addictive in all the best ways (I'm obsessed!). Izzie shares ALL the inside info on how it got to air, the story of how TPain pulled off the season 1 win and what the judges are really like off air.

Laura Richards – UNTOUCHABLE – Harvey Weinstein documentary Sep 11, 2019

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Back by (very) popular demand, Criminal Behavioral Analyst and Victims Rights Advocate Laura Richards is back on the podcast to break down UNTOUCHABLE - the Harvey Weinstein documentary now streaming on Hulu. We talk about the serial predator and monster who hid in plain sight for decades, the morally corrupt people and systems who enabled him, the brave women who had to endure physical and emotional trauma, often losing their careers in the process and the tenacious journalists who finally broke the dam of silence. And yeah - we're pissed off!

Loren Ruch – A VERY BRADY RENOVATION! Sep 05, 2019

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Here’s the story... of a VERY exciting Brady podcast! I’m thrilled to have my friend and amazingly talented Discovery executive Loren Ruch on the podcast today. Among a million other things he’s done in his career, Loren helped bring A VERY BRADY RENOVATION to life which premieres Monday Sep 9th @ 9pm on HGTV. Loren tells me how it went from a crazy concept to a reality and shares what it was like to work alongside the show's stars to renovate the epic 70's house right here in Studio City. We'll talk about some other fun shows he's worked on and most importantly - what the Property Brothers are REALLY like to work with!

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