Media Path Podcast

Joyce Bulifant’s path has led her from orphanages to Broadway stages. From dyslexia to alcoholic husbands, from co-dependency to The Mary Tyler Moore Show, and from travels with her mother-in-law Helen Hays to ultimately marrying the love of her life! It’s all revealed in her wonderful book, My Four Hollywood Husbands, and she’s here to talk about it. Plus, journalist Liane Bonin Starr joins us to discuss her beefy, new reference bible called Stream This Next: 1,000 TV Shows to Suit Your Mood. Fritz, Weezy and your coffee table are recommending it!

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My Four Hollywood Husbands by Joyce Bulifant

My Four Hollywood Husbands on Audio

Joyce Bulifant on IMDB

Joyce Bulifant on Facebook

Joyce Bulifant on Instagram

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

Stream This Next: 1000 TV Shows To Suit Your Mood by Liane Bonin Starr

Borgen

Bluey

The Boys

The Eyes of Tammy Faye

The Eyes of Tammy Faye Documentary

Severance

Kevin Can F Himself

Larry Grobel has been called by Playboy, “The interviewers’ interviewer,” by Joyce Carol Oats, “The Mozart of interviewers” and by J.P. Donleavy, “The most intelligent interviewer in the United States.” 

Larry has written for The New York Times, Entertainment Weekly, Rolling Stone, Playboy and many more magazines and newspapers. He’s published 29 books including biographies, fiction and non-fiction. He’s been yelled at by Di Niro, scolded by Patty Hearst, almost thrown out of a car by Bobby Knight. He’s spent two weeks in Tahiti with Brando, gone toe to toe with Barbra Streisand, flown Kurt Russell’s plane and listened to Dolly Parton tap out her idea for “9-5” with her fingernails. Larry’s stories are vast and epic.

Plus Fritz and Weezy are recommending this year's Best Picture Oscar Nominees and The Dropout on Hulu.

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Larry Grobel

Larry Grobel's Amazon Author Page

Larry Grobel's Short Stories

The Narcissist

Schemers, Dreamers, Cheaters, Believers

Stuck

Larry's Picks

Billions

Succession

My Brilliant Friend

Shameless

Ozark

Righteous Gemstones

My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman

Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee

Down To The Crossroads by Aram Goudsouzian

Woodcutters by Thomas Bernhard

Concrete by Thomas Bernhard

Our Picks

The Dropout on Hulu 

The Dropout Podcast

Best Picture Nominees

BELFAST

CODA

DON'T LOOK UP

DUNE

KING RICHARD

LICORICE PIZZA

NIGHTMARE ALLEY

THE POWER OF THE DOG

WEST SIDE STORY

DRIVE MY CAR

Cathy Ladman possesses one of the keenest minds in standup comedy. She has appeared on The Tonight Show nine times, and on Craig Ferguson’s Late, Late Show four times. She has won the American Comedy Award for Best Female Standup Comic and starred in her own HBO special, One Night Stand. An acclaimed actor, Cathy’s credits include:  “Charlie Wilson’s War,” “The Aristocrats,” "White Oleander,” “Mad Men,” “Modern Family,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” and "Everybody Loves Raymond."

Cathy is now focussing her energy and talent on a solo play called, “Does This Show Make Me Look Fat which shines a light on her struggle with body image and Anorexia.  

Plus, Fritz and Weezy are recommending Listening To Kenny G on HBO, Cyrano, in theaters and 1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything on Apple Plus.

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Cathy Ladman

Cathy Ladman on IMDB

Cathy Ladman on Twitter

Cathy Ladman on Facebook

Instagram

Cathy's Play - Does This Show Make Me Look Fat?

HBO Music Box Documentaries

Woodstock 99: Peace, Love and Rage

Jagged

DMX: Don't Try to Understand

Listening to Kenny G

Mr. Saturday Night

Juice WRLD: Into the Abyss

Cyrano - In Theaters

1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything on Apple Plus

1971 - Never a Dull Moment: Rock's Golden Year

Butch Patrick was Hollywood’s dependable, go-to kid actor and as such he guest starred in Gunsmoke, The Monkees, Bonanza, My Three Sons, Adam-12, General Hospital, I Dream of Jeanie, Family Affair, The Real McCoys, My Favorite Martian, Mr. Ed, and Daniel Boone with stars such as Judy Garland, Sidney Poitier, Henry Fonda, Eddie Albert, Andy Griffith, Fred MacMurray, Bobby Darin, Goldie Hawn, Burt Lancaster and  so many more, while landing his most memorable roles in Lidsville and as Eddie Munster in The Munsters. Butch is coming at you with stories and wisdom from the trenches. 

Plus Fritz and Weezy are recommending Winter on Fire on Netflix and Lincoln’s Dilemma on Apple Plus.

Path Points of Interest:

Munsters.com

Butch Patrick's Youtube Channel

Butch Patrick - Wikipedia

Butch Patrick - IMDB

Munster Memories: A Coffin Table Book

Butch Patrick on Twitter

Butch Patrick on Instagram

Butch Patrick on Facebook

Munster Fans Facebook Group

Winter on Fire on Netflix

Deadline Interview with Winter on Fire Director, Evgeny Afineevsky

Lincoln's Dilemma on Apple Plus

Abe: Abraham Lincoln in His Times by   David S. Reynolds

Come closer and worship the goddess that is Judy Tenuta. Judy joins us with her divine comedic origin stories, revelatory wisdom and magnificent accordion odes of exaltation. 

Crawl for it. 

Plus, Fritz and Weezy are recommending and discussing LBJ: Triumph and Tragedy on CNN, Mrs. Maisel on Prime and Winter on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom on Netflix.

Path Points of Interest:

Judy Tenuta

Judy Tenuta on Youtube

Judy Tenuta - We're Kicking Cancer's Ass

Full Frontal Tenudity by Judy Tenuta

Desperation Boulevard - Amazon

LBJ: Triumph and Tragedy

Lyndon Johnson Books by Robert Caro

The Path To Power 

Means of Ascent

Master of the Senate

Passage of Power

Maidan: Uprising in Ukraine 

Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom on Netflix

Mrs. Maisel on Prime

The Gilmore Girls on Netflix

Enter Talking by Joan Rivers 

Atlantic Crossing on PBS

Danuta Pfeiffer’s stunningly beautiful memoir, Chiseled joins Educated, The Glass Castle and Angela’s Ashes in that rare class of memorable books by authors who have triumphed over nearly impossible childhoods. 

Danuta’s latest work is Libertas, the first in a trilogy, following the flight for freedom of two runaway slaves and their trek across 19th Century America, seeking liberty. Danuta joins us to talk about her own search for meaning which compelled her to study philosophy, religion and the source of her father’s pain. 

Her journey finds her co-hosting the 700 Club with Pat Robertson, bicycling from Canada to Mexico, traveling to Poland to learn the truth about her abusive father and at long last, finding love, and faith in nature and in herself.   

Plus, Fritz and Weezy are recommending Inventing Anna on Netflix and The Rescue on Disney Plus.

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Danuta Pfeiffer

Danuta Pfeiffer's Amazon Author Page

Chiseled

Libertas

Pfeiffer Winery

Inventing Anna - Netflix 

The Rescue on Disney

Adam Schiff’s work and words have served as ballast for our balance of power against the chaotic headwinds of the trump administration. Congressman Schiff’s best selling book, Midnight In Washington places you in his shoes and thoughts as he journeys from young, idealistic dreamer to prosecutor, to congressman to an individual uniquely prepared to meet our nation’s moment of crisis as Lead (first) Impeachment Manager. His warning that Trump will betray us again went unheeded. The crimes that followed included Trump’s failure to  respond to the  COVID crisis, resulting in the loss of over 900,000 U.S. lives, the Capital insurrection and a deeper plot to overturn our election and overthrow our democracy. Adam Schiff joins us for an illuminating conversation.

Plus, Weezy and Fritz headed down the Political/Policy path and are recommending the documentaries, Slay the Dragon and Can You Hear Us Now? The Fallout on HBO and the timely classics, A Face in the Crowd and Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.

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Adam Schiff's Congressional Page

Adam Schiff's Campaign Page

Midnight in Washington by Adam Schiff

Adam Schiff Socials

Twitter

Facebook

Instagram

Can You Hear Us Now

Slay The Dragon

The Fallout

A Face In The Crowd - 1957

Mr. Smith Goes To Washington

Give The Gift Of Democracy

Why did the world lose the King of Rock & Roll at the age of 42? The institutionalized answer has been drugs and decadence. Author and Elvis scholar Sally Hoedel begs to differ. She posits that Elvis was born with disease and/or dysfunction in nine of the eleven bodily systems and that his legendary drug use was an effort to self medicate. She proves her thesis with painstakingly sourced research into Elvis’s family tree, deep dives into medical records and interviews with those who knew him. Sally joins us to discuss her revelatory book,  Elvis: Destined To Die Young. 

Plus Fritz and Weezy are recommending We Need To Talk About Cosby on Showtime and The Gilded Age on HBO.

Path Points of Interest:

Sally Hoedel

Destined To Die Young by Sally Hoedel

We Need To Talk About Cosby - Showtime

Chasing Cosby Podcast

The Gilded Age - HBO 

Hag, by Marc Eliot is the definitive biography of country legend Merle Haggard.

Marc has penned best selling books on Cary Grant, The Eagles, Jimmy Stewart and so many more. His latest work explores the complex and conflicting personality forces that push and pull Merle Haggard both to the brink of destruction and to indelible greatness. Marc shines a light on the charismatic and mysterious man behind the achingly beautiful music that continues to move and inspire us. 

Plus Fritz and Weezy are recommending Disney’s Encanto and Munich: The Edge Of War on Netflix.

Path Points of Interest:

Marc Eliot Amazon Author Page

Hag: The Life, Times and Music of Merle Haggard by Marc Eliot

Country Music by Ken Burns

Country Music by Ken Burns on Amazon Prime

Merle Haggard Playlist on Youtube

Encanto

Munich: The Edge of War

Peter Noone has been delighting audiences all of his life. A born entertainer, Peter went global with Herman’s Hermits when he was just fifteen years old, selling more than 60 million records and scoring seven gold records. Peter served proudly on the front lines of The British Invasion, with The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, David Bowie, Tom Jones, Cream, The Rolling Stones, Dusty Springfield and so many more. Peter’s first person accounts, in full character dialect, are deliciously delivered. 

Plus Fritz and Weezy are recommending Maid on Netflix and The Tender Bar on Prime.

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Peter Noone

Peter Noone on Facebook

Peter Noone on Twitter

Herman's Hermits on The Ed Sullivan Show

Herman's Hermits' Royal Command Performance

Peter Noone's Blog

The Tender Bar Film

The Tender Bar by J.R. Moehringer

Maid on Netflix

Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive by Stephanie Land