Today I welcome the incredibly-talented, multi-genre musical artist Whitney Tai who joins me to talk about her new album American Wasteland, her inspirations in her music, the magic of collaboration, how everything relates to architecture, and bringing her musical dreams to the stage. 

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On this flashback episode, I am thrilled to talk with comedian and actress Zainab Johnson (Upload, Hijabs Off) who stars in the Amazon Prime original series Upload. The fourth and final season is now streaming! Zainab joins me to talk about navigating life as one of a family of thirteen kids, her first late night standup appearance on Late Night with Seth Meyers, and her incredible time working on Upload!

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Samia Mounts is a non-binary, pansexual, and polyamorous actor, writer, voiceover artist, musical artist, and one helluva talented individual who joins me on the program to chat about her work on and off screen, behind the mic, and how much the strugggle lets you know how important the work is. Enjoy!

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On today's episode, I welcome actor Francesca Barker McCormick who can see in the upcoming horror feature 213 Bones, starring alongside David Krumholtz in Forelock, and in an upcoming series on Disney+! We chat about her time working with Anna Wintour as a stylist at Vogue, how dance helped her bring a steadiness to her work, and 

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On today's episode, I welcome comedian Isak Allen to chat about his new comedy special Identity Crisis and all things nerdy! Enjoy!

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On this momentous FLASHBACK episode, I chat with writer and director Eric Appel who co-wrote and directed the 2x Emmy-winning ROKU original WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story starring Daniel Radcliffe as Weird Al. (I also make an appearance in the film.) He has also directed an array of TV episodes including Brooklyn Nine-Nine and the comedy action thriller series Die Hart starring Kevin Hart and John Travolta. After attempting to schedule this interview for many months, Eric was kind enough to give me an entire 90min of his time. I hope you will enjoy listening to our conversation as much as we enjoyed having it!

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On part two of my Looney Tunes week here on Faux Real, I welcome legendary voice actor Bob Bergen (Tiny Toons Looniversity) who is the official voice of Porky Pig across the Looniverse! He joins me to chat all about his voice work, how he may or may not be a relative of Barbra Streisand, and how "regret is far worse than failure." He and his Looney Tunes co-hort Bob Bergen will be appearing as guests for the concert tonight and Saturday! Tickets for the show on both days are still available at the time of this recording so get yours now at the link below! Now, let's get Looney!

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It's Looney Tunes week on Faux Real so I am welcoming TWO prolific voice actors for TWO full episodes today celebrating Bugs Bunny at the Symphony at the Hollywood Bowl, Bugs Bunny's 85th birthday, 35yrs of Looney Tunes in concert, and the everlasting legacy of Mel Blanc! On this episode, I welcome Eric Bauza (The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie) who is not only the voice of Bugs Bunny himself but of countless other incredible characters across many worlds of animation. He and his Looney Tunes co-hort Bob Bergen will be appearing as guests for the concert this Friday and Saturday. Tickets for the show on both days are still available at the time of this recording so get yours now at the link below! Now, let's get Looney!

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This week, I will be bringing you not one, but TWO full episodes, to celebrate Bugs Bunny at the Symphony this weekend at the Hollywood Bowl AND Bugs Bunny's 85th birthday! I will be joined by Eric Bauza and Bob Bergen, two legendary voice actors who have both voiced Porky Pig as well as hundreds of characters across the many worlds of animation including Bugs Bunny, Luke Skywalker, Stimpy, Mr Peabody from Ridley Jones, so many droids on Star Wars, and many more! Don't be a wise acre! Tune in! And if you are in Los Angeles this weekend, don't miss Bugs Bunny at the Symphony at the Hollywood Bowl!!

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This is a re-release of my great conversation with  Melissa Peterman (Happy's Place) who I had the great pleasure of meeting as a contestant on "Person, Place, or Thing" which she hosts on FOX! We chat about all her amazing roles across TV and film, our undying love for gameshows, and she even shares some very cool behind-the-scenes stories! Enjoy!

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