Celebrity Salute

We are thrilled to welcome back the preeminent documentarian in North America, PBS’ Ken Burns, to the show.  Ken and Randy catch up and discuss the new MASSIVE documentary he is releasing on PBS: “The American Revolution.”  This new series will be available on your local PBS, the PBS website, and Amazon Prime Video.  What a great way to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the start of the Patriot Cause.

We are thrilled to welcome back USMC and US Navy veteran, Montel Williams, to Celebrity Salute!  Montel and Randy discuss his time in the military, and how it informed his decision to write a great book about the U.S.S. Intrepid.  “The Sailing of the Intrepid” is written by Williams and David Fisher, and the book tells of the Intrepid’s initial combat voyage, during World War II, when the ship and crew survived a Japanese torpedo plane attack in 1944.

We welcome comedian Tom Papa back to the podcast yet once again to talk about his comedy tour, the rise of the Southern comedian, and his great new book “You’re Doing Great…And Other Reasons to Stay Alive.”  We always love having Tom on the show, and this week is no different.

We welcome lauded actress, singer, and song-writer, Lena Hall to Celebrity Salute to talk about the release of her new E.P.  “Songs From Your Friends & Neighbors” released April 25, as well as her character and role in AppleTV+’s great new series starring Jon Hamm.

We welcome writer Robert Edsel to the podcast to talk about his newest epic book called “Remember Us:  American Sacrifice, Dutch Freedom, and A Forever Promise Forged in World War II.”  Robert has written many great books, including his “The Monuments Men” book which was turned into an award winning film, led by George Clooney.  Randy and Robert talk about his work chronologically, following the heroic efforts of military men and women worldwide, and much more.

“Relative Control” is the new project of actress Teri Polo. We welcome her to the podcast this weekend to talk about her time as a major character in the “Meet the Parents” trilogy of films and her new streaming project “Relative Control,” which examines the role of the caregiver in a humorous fashion.

 We welcome magician David Blaine to the show to talk about magic, feats of unbelievable endurance, a staggering number of autographs on USO tours, and his brand new show “Do Not Attempt,” a six-part series looking for people who perform some truly unbelievable feats.  “Do Not Attempt” is available on Hulu through NatGeo and NatGeoTV.com.

This week, we welcome actress Julia Schlaepfer, who portrays Alexandra Dutton on the Paramount Plus series "1923." Randy and Julia talk about her parent's love of "Yellowstone" and how special it is to have her portray one of the scions of the Dutton clan in CBS and Paramount's rich world of "Yellowstone" storytelling.  They discuss working with Helen Mirren, Harrison Ford, and much more.

We welcome two men back to the show to talk about our exciting new partnership of one of the most military and veteran friendly travel providers in the world: Norwegian Cruise Lines.  David Hererra is the President of NCL and Eric Stonestreet is proudly serving as their new Brand Ambassador.  Randy talks with David and Eric about what veterans and active duty members can expect on a Norwegian Cruise, some of their favorite cruise stories, as well as some exciting details about the newest ship to join the NCL Fleet.

We welcome one of our favorite entertainers, Tony Danza, to Celebrity Salute to talk about his life and career as an actor, singer, dancer, and boxer in this great interview.  Tony has joined the cast of Starz's "Power Book III: Raising Kanan" for Season 3, and he and Randy talk about the show and so much more.