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Mayim Bialik. Nov 02, 2021

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Mayim Bialik (Jeopardy, The Big Bang Theory, Blossom, Call Me Kat) is extremely introspective, analytical and accomplished. So it's no surprise this talk turns out to be what it is.

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Join Mayim Bialik and me as we dive deep into:

growing up with uncertainty and anxiety
depression and OCD
trauma and emotions
what a panic attack feels like
therapy and how it helped Mayim over the years
being an HSP (highly sensitive person)
mental health
her parents, grandparents and connection to the Holocaust
parenting, co-parenting and growth
knowing yourself
divorce
women, men and changes
breaking down before you build back up
opinions
self care
attachment parenting
homeschooling
vaccinations
not knowing who or what to trust
being Jewish when anti-semitism is growing
the best and worst of The Big Bang Theory

SWEET!

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Peter Scolari Oct 23, 2021

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Emmy-winning actor Peter Scolari, who won an Emmy for HBO's Girls, died on Friday morning. This is my very deep talk with Peter, which we had in October 2017. I hope you enjoy it. I didn't know him well, but in the hour or two I spent with him I could feel that he was a warm, emotional, caring person. I think you'll feel the same. Peter and I talk about everything from Bosom Buddies to Newhart and Madoff. He opens up about drugs and alcohol, depression and learning he has bipolar disorder. He gets deeply analytical about life, friends and acting. He also talks Tom Hanks, Bob Newhart and Six Degrees of Separation.

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Yeardley Smith (aka "Lisa Simpson!") Oct 19, 2021

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It's Lisa Simpson!

Yes, Emmy-winner Yeardley Smith is the voice of smart, spunky Lisa Simpson on The Simpsons. For the last 30 years. Wow!

Yeardley is also an on-air actor (remember her from City Slickers, Herman's Head, The Legend of Billie Jean and Maximum Overdrive?).

And she co-hosts the true crime podcast Small Town Dicks. Tune in! Subscribe!

You'll hear Yeardley talk about:

perfectionism
success
living up to your potential (or not)
not being accepted to college
Bill Murray's secret phone number
winning an Emmy (and not feeling how you'd expect)
on-camera work vs. voice work
agents
therapy
publishing a book
internal vs. external success
getting hugged in the supermarket
true crime
her podcast, Small Town Dicks
being a French-born actress (sort of)

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Alessandro Nivola Oct 05, 2021

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Many Saints of Newark star Alessandro Nivola crushes it as Dickie Moltisanti and he nails this interview too!

Well, you know what I mean. He gives us all kinds of scoop about:

The Many Saints of Newark
The original cast of The Sopranos
David Chase
Michael Imperioli
Ray Liotta
Nicolas Cage
American Hustle
Face/Off
Acting ups and downs
The 12 movies he starred in that were NEVER RELEASED!
Emily Mortimer, Alessandro's wife!
Their kids, who are about to become movie stars after something HUGE they did this summer with Noah Baumbach, Adam Driver and Greta Gerwig
Lessons about marriage, parenting and more

Join us!

Links:

My talks with:
- Michael Imperioli
  https://reallyfamouspodcast.com/now/michael-imperioli
- Tim Daly
  https://really-famous.com/now/tim-daly
- Steve Buscemi
  https://really-famous.com/now/miracle-workers
- Aida Turturro
  https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/aida-turturro-on-the-sopranos-italy-hollywood-life/id1231521180?i=1000385433171&mt=2
Our Twitter feeds!
- Kara @kara1to1
- Alessandro @SandroNivola

Follow our mutual Twitter friend @TheSopranosClub

Watch us now on YouTube:

Michael Imperioli & The Sopranos:
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Ray Liotta's text message:
https://youtu.be/7E24TGiLiVI
The Sopranos original cast + Nicolas Cage too:
https://youtu.be/ZYoUh_1uoO4

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Eric D'Alessandro Sep 28, 2021

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Comedian Eric D'Alessandro joins me at Carolines on Broadway for a funny and serious talk. We get into:

Mispronouncing his name
Driving on the Autobahn
Anxiety and his diagnosis
Therapy
Mental illness in his family
A hit and run accident
How he made it in stand-up comedy
Improv classes where he was totally out of place
Odd jobs, like at Newark Airport
Pounding the pavement
Emailing Taylor Swift's booking agent
Doing open mics
Comedy club gatekeepers
Social media comedians
Young comedians vs. old comedians
Trying to get to the next level vs. being a dinosaur
His creative process
How he edits his videos
How he tests his comedy material
Dressing like a woman and how he feels about it
Why people think he's gay
Who he really is beneath the façade

Links:

Carolines on Broadway https://www.carolines.com/

Eric's website https://www.ericdalessandro.com/

Eric's IG https://www.instagram.com/ericdalessandro/

Eric and me on YouTube

Old school stand-up comedy is dead: https://youtu.be/M9oGEBKF1vU
Struggles growing up: https://youtu.be/VoqEKYMWdhM
Secret to Instagram + YouTube success: https://youtu.be/oYras84oSkE

Five Miles from the Spotlight https://youtu.be/w3cQbZfofGU

Eric's hilarious Walmart video https://youtu.be/ciYFgVpya5k

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Patrick Duffy Part 2 Sep 21, 2021

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My heart-to-heart with the Dallas, Step by Step, The Man from Atlantis actor and I continues!

The man who we all love as Bobby Ewing is here and wow, do we get into it all: life, love, TV stardom, insecurities and human connection. I LOVE this talk with actor-director Patrick Duffy and I'm pretty sure you'll love it too.

We talk:

Bobby Ewing, Who Shot JR, his friendship with Larry Hagman and Linda Grey, how he felt about Victoria Principal and the other cast members of Dallas, why he left, how he came back, that famous cliffhanger and how it led to the brilliant series fiinale of Newhart, driving off the set, and more
Step by Step, his relationship with Suzanne Somers and the cast members who played their kids
Linda Purl, falling in love with her, moving in together, and why he's moving on from his Oregon ranch
Human connection
Why he agreed to do my show
Jason Ritter, Michael Imperioli, Christopher Knight, Ed Asner and more
Life
Love
The pursuit of happiness

Here's Part 1 with Patrick Duffy, if you missed it: https://really-famous.com/now/patrick-duffy

Links:

My Suzanne Somers talk: https://www.reallyfamouspodcast.com/now/suzanne-somers
My Christopher Knight talks: https://www.reallyfamouspodcast.com/now/chris-knight-returns
My Henry Winkler talk: https://youtu.be/XBlxR2Un2-4
My Ed Asner talks: https://www.reallyfamouspodcast.com/now/ed-asner
Patrick Duffy career highlights: https://www.instagram.com/karamayerrobinson
The highlight reel with Jason Ritter: https://really-famous.com/shorts

Thank you to The Culver Hotel for hosting this conversation. Book a room or have a drink at this modern-retro boutique hotel in Culver City, CA (also the location of my earlier talk with Jay Mohr).

https://www.culverhotel.com/

Catch fun photos with Patrick Duffy and me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/karamayerrobinson

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Patrick Duffy Sep 14, 2021

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Dallas, Step by Step, The Man from Atlantis and now: Really Famous! The man who we all love as Bobby Ewing is here and wow, do we get into it all: life, love, TV stardom and human connection. I LOVE this talk with actor-director Patrick Duffy and I'm pretty sure you'll love it too.

We talk:

Bobby Ewing, Who Shot JR, his friendship with Larry Hagman and Linda Grey, how he felt about Victoria Principal and the other cast members of Dallas, why he left, how he came back, that famous cliffhanger and how it led to the brilliant series fiinale of Newhart, driving off the set, and more
Step by Step, his relationship with Suzanne Somers and the cast members who played their kids
Linda Purl, falling in love with her, moving in together, and why he's moving on from his Oregon ranch
Human connection
Why he agreed to do my show
Jason Ritter, Michael Imperioli, Christopher Knight, Ed Asner and more
Life
Love
The pursuit of happiness

Part 2 drops next. Stay tuned!

Links:

My Suzanne Somers talk: https://www.reallyfamouspodcast.com/now/suzanne-somers
My Christopher Knight talks: https://www.reallyfamouspodcast.com/now/chris-knight-returns
My Henry Winkler talk: https://youtu.be/XBlxR2Un2-4
My Ed Asner talks: https://www.reallyfamouspodcast.com/now/ed-asner
The highlight reel with Jason Ritter: https://really-famous.com/shorts

Thank you to The Culver Hotel for hosting this conversation. Book a room or have a drink at this modern-retro boutique hotel in Culver City, CA (also the location of my earlier talk with Jay Mohr).

https://www.culverhotel.com/

Catch fun photos with Patrick Duffy and me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/karamayerrobinson

Shop with my Amazon links to support Really Famous: https://www.amazon.com/shop/reallyfamous

Join my new Really Famous Friends & Fans Facebook group

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Watch our interview on YouTube (video!!) YouTube.com/reallyfamous

Share your thoughts!

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Celebrity interview by Kara Mayer Robinson

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Take a Chance by Kevin MacLeod incompetech - Creative Commons

Ed Asner Aug 31, 2021

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An unforgettable talk with Ed Asner. There's a story here, friends. I share it on today's show. Ed Asner. What a guy. A gift to us all.

He died on Sunday but will be making us smile again and again for years to come.

Links to Ed's books:

Son of a Junkman - https://amzn.to/2YbImRN
The Grouchy Historian - https://amzn.to/3h4MOsf

Video clips I took with Ed:

https://www.instagram.com/karamayerrobinson

Never-before seen video I took of Ed when I caught up with him (for the second time) in New York City, after he did a play reading: https://youtu.be/vpkCYeUogcQ

Lisa Lampanelli Aug 17, 2021

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The Lisa Lampanelli you know is TOTALLY not what you think. Join us for a real talk about what she's been through, who she was vs who she is now, and big discoveries about life, self, fame, comedy and relationships. We have fun! We share things! We bring out our therapy insights, bathing suit shopping insights, Cobra Kai insights and more!

Listen to Lisa's podcast, Losers with a Dream: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/losers-with-a-dream/id1534354466

More with Lisa: https://lisalampanelli.com/

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My talk with Cobra Kai star Xolo Mariduena:

https://youtu.be/xLnQI0Pjn3Y (video)

https://really-famous.com/now/xolo (podcast)

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Celebrity interview by Kara Mayer Robinson

HIGHLIGHTS

Why she was a high achiever but isn't anymore
Therapy principles of all kinds!
Food addiction
Codependency
Resilience
"Anything that smacks of achievement now, I just don't do."
Fitting in (and not fitting in)
"I don't date and I don't have any hatred or bitterness…. I wonder what it feels like to be the first person that someone calls."
A mindset of lack vs. abundance
Self-narratives
The family atom
Working at Rolling Stone, Spy and other magazines
Fearlessness in her career vs fearlessness in her personal life
I confess about a podcast that bugs me (even though I listen to it)
Howard Stern
Authenticity
Behind the scenes of a podcast
Vulnerability and comedy
Can comedians drop the act and get real?
The pressure of selling tickets
How her Pamela Anderson roast changed her career
Her weight loss surgery
Completely changing her look and her life
Losing a lot of weight and still being made fun of
Retiring
Self-esteem and self-hate
Regrets
Women in comedy
"I was an anomaly"
"Other than Rickles, I consider myself the best insult comic."
#bedbathandbeyondconnections
Getting roasted for having a land line
Grief and cemeteries
Compassion
Menopause
Small talk
TV talk
Celebrity parents

Music credit:

Take a Chance by Kevin MacLeod incompetech - Creative Commons

Maz Jobrani Aug 03, 2021

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Fun + deep thoughts with comedian and Superior Donuts actor Maz Jobrani!

We talk:

His book, I'm Not A Terrorist But I've Played One on TV
Flying during covid
Expensive flights
Misinformation
A wild story about an email I got from one celebrity's rep
Class projects
Looking symptoms up online and thinking you're going to die
Maz's Persian Jewish friends
Being the lead character in your own movie
The pressure of posting on social media
Sweating the small stuff vs. the big stuff
Being late to his own stand-up comedy tour shows
How he sees himself
Being a comedian vs. an actor
His podcast, Back to School with Maz Jobrani
The rush of being onstage
Getting into the zone
Grit
Passion vs. grit
The politics of your career
His experience at UC Berkeley and UCLA
How to get where you want to be in life
What to do when you're discouraged
His pandemic puppy
The secret to success in relationships
The best shows on TV, according to me and Maz Jobrani
Hacks
Miracle Workers
Gomorrah

Links:

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More Maz Jobrani

Catch Maz's podcast, Back to School with Maz Jobrani, get tickets to his comedy shows and learn more about Maz at https://www.mazjobrani.com/

Get Maz's book, I'm Not a Terrorist But I Played One on TV https://amzn.to/3llTJQK

Dream Hollywood

https://www.dreamhotels.com/hollywood

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Watch my talk with Gomorrah star Salvatore Esposito https://youtu.be/u5GvfkaEn1M

Watch Maz Jobrani and me on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/reallyfamous

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