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This week on the Richard Crouse Show: Liz Kozak is an award-winning producer, writer and editor. She is Director of Editorial and Content Development at The Second City and together they are the authors of The Second City: The Essentially Accurate History.

This week on The Richard Crouse Show Podcast “The Assistant” director Kitty Green stops by. The film is a re-creation of a day in the life of Jane, played by “Ozark” star Julia Garner, an assistant to a Weinstein-esque figure at the height of his power.

Green is an award-winning Australian filmmaker. Her debut documentary feature, “Ukraine Is Not a Brothel,” explored a provocative feminist movement in Ukraine. After making its premiere at the Venice Film Festival in 2013, the film screened at more than 50 film festivals internationally and won the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Award for Best Feature Length Documentary. Green’s follow-up project, “The Face of Ukraine: Casting Oksana Baiul,” won the Short Film Jury Prize for nonfiction at the Sundance Film Festival. Her latest feature documentary, “Casting JonBenet,” was acquired as a Netflix Original, premiered at Sundance in 2017, and screened at the Berlinale before receiving the AACTA Award for Best Feature Length Documentary.

This week on The Richard Crouse Show: In his over 30-year career, J.C. MacKenzie has appeared in over 150 movies and TV shows, including Aaron Sorkin‘s "Molly’s Game" and the TV show’s "Dark Angel," "Dexter" and "The Shield." He’s also a favorite of director Martin Scorsese, appearing in "The Aviator," "The Departed," "The Wolf of Wall Street," "The Irishman" and HBO’s "Vinyl." He’s currently starring in HBO’s "Share," which can be seen on CRAVE and the upcoming series "October Fraction" for Netflix.

This week on The Richard Crouse Show Podcast: On this show we’ll have a look back at three musicians who have stopped by the Pop Life bar to share their stories.

Randy Bachman is a household name. He’s best known as the lead guitarist, songwriter and a founding member of the 1960s and 1970s rock bands The Guess Who and Bachman–Turner Overdrive. Bachman was also a member of Brave Belt, Union and Ironhorse, and has recorded numerous solo albums. He is also a national radio personality and was inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in 2016… In this interview we talk about where it all began for him and where he is today.

Canadian soprano Measha Brueggergosman opens up about life-changing moments and what it means to her to have a ‘full’ life.

Legendary musician Robbie Robertson talks about his earliest musical inspirations, how he was booed by Bob Dylan’s audience and how he once almost turned to a life of crime when he couldn’t get gigs.

Here's a quick chat with the late Terry Jones, Monty Python's "master of the absurd."

Everyone remarks on the importance of Monty Python. Everyone, that is, except the members of the troupe itself. “I don’t see it as a legacy really,” says founding funnyman Terry Jones. “I can’t see it. I think people talk about it. I have no idea what impact we had on comedy.”

This week on the Richard Crouse Show: Bernie Taupin, Elton John’s songwriting partner of fifty years. YouTube sensation Gigi Gorgeous. The social media star opens up about being true to yourself. Arlene Dickinson, Canadian businesswoman, investor, television personality and author of “Reinvention: Changing Your Life, Your Career, Your Future.” Then travel guru Rick Steves opens up about his love for travelling and how he hopes to inspire others, then from first trips, to memorable experiences.

This week on the Richard Crouse Show, a Pop Life special with some of Richard's favourite interviews from the past season of his television show.

In an in-depth interview astronaut Chris Hadfield stops by the “Pop Life” bar to discuss when science and pop culture collide.

Mo Rocca, correspondent for CBS Sunday Morning and author of “Mobituaries: Great Lives Worth Reliving.” He stops by the “Pop Life” bar to discuss his new book, the art of the obituary and how everyone has a story.

Author and rapper Humble the Poet stops by the “Pop Life” bar to discuss his new book “Things No One Else Can Teach Us,” what he learned from his failures and how even after he crawled out of crippling debt the satisfaction was short lived and much more.

Music industry legend Danny Goldberg began his career in 1969 as a music journalist before becoming Vice-President of Led Zeppelin’s Swan Song Records from 1974-1976. And there’s more, much more. On “Pop Life” he talks about his relationship with Kurt Cobain.

This week on the Richard Crouse Show, a Pop Life special with some of Richard's favourite interviews from the past season of his television show.

In an in-depth interview astronaut Chris Hadfield stops by the “Pop Life” bar to discuss when science and pop culture collide.

Mo Rocca, correspondent for CBS Sunday Morning and author of “Mobituaries: Great Lives Worth Reliving.” He stops by the “Pop Life” bar to discuss his new book, the art of the obituary and how everyone has a story.

Author and rapper Humble the Poet. He stops by the “Pop Life” bar to discuss his new book “Things No One Else Can Teach Us,” what he learned from his failures, including a bad record deal, how even after he crawled out of crippling debt, the satisfaction was short lived and much more.

Music industry legend Danny Goldberg began his career in 1969 as a music journalist before becoming Vice-President of Led Zeppelin’s Swan Song Records from 1974-1976. And there’s more, much more. On “Pop Life” he talks about his relationship with Kurt Cobain.

This week on The Richard Crouse Show: Indie superstars Tegan and Sara. They stop by the “Pop Life” bar to discuss their new memoir “High School.” They talk about how music became the perfect fit for them. They tell stories about writing their first song, ‘Tegan Didn’t Go to School Today,” the important people in their lives and how music became a replacement for drugs and alcohol.

The cast of “Frozen 2,” Josh Gad who plays the snowman, and Kristen Bell and Idina Menzel, as sisters Princess Anna of Arendelle and Queen Elsa of Arendelle. They talk about keeping the plot secret during the three year production and why the original film resonated with audiences.

Shania Twain, “Queen of Country Pop,” opens up about going back to Las Vegas and her crippling battle with stage fright.

Then an in-depth interview with John Lennon’s personal photographer Bob Gruen. The legendary photographer opens up about taking famous pictures of every rock ‘n roll star from David Bowie and Led Zeppelin to The Clash and The Sex Pistols.

Richard and NewsTalk 1010 reporter Lucas Meyer have a look at what's in store in entertainment in 2020.