Media Path Podcast

KFI Radio legend Tim Conway Jr. may be the funniest man on the radio in Los Angeles. He may even be the funniest Tim Conway. Tim unleashes stories about his bold career launch, the dawn of internet radio, growing up in Hollywood, Tim Conway Sr., Don Knotts, Ernie Anderson, Rick Dees and More. Plus, Fritz and Weezy are recommending Joe Bonamassa: Guitar Man, Jimmy Carter: Rock and Roll President, The Daughters of Yalta, The Roosevelts: An Intimate History and Dash & Lily. All that AND race track betting tips!

Path Points of Interest:

Tim Conway Jr.

KFI Radio

Joe Bonamassa: Guitar Man

Joe Bonamassa: Guitar Man Trailer

Jimmy Carter: Rock and Roll President

Barbara Kopple's Documentary Desert One

Dash and Lilly

Daughters of Yalta

Ken Burns' The Roosevelts: An Intimate History

We may all be home alone for the holidays but we are joined by great cinema. It’s streaming straight to the TV on your wall or the phone in your hand and it is excellent. Fritz and Weezy are recommending the sensational writing and powerful performances in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, David Attenborough’s extraordinary look at The Great Barrier Reef, the music, message and magic of The Prom, Virgin River’s cozy characters, Sophia Loren’s beautiful performance in The Life Ahead and the royal drama of The Crown. Both on the screen and the ensuing public reaction to the show’s controversial portrayal of Charles, Diana and Camilla. Grab some eggnog. There is much to discuss.

Path Points of Interest:

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

August Wilson and African American Culture

August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand

August Wilson's Pittsburgh Cycle

David Attenborough's Great Barrier Reef

The Prom

Virgin River

Tim Matheson on IMDB

The Life Ahead

Houseboat

The Crown

Comedian Shawn Pelofsky is a hearty consumer of reality TV and bad Christmas movies. This pandemic season she has strapped on the binge bag and she is getting after it! Gather ‘round Bachelor Nation Children. Shawn has some wonderful opinions to share with you about Claire, Tayshia and the hermetically sealed, Covid tested men who love them. Shawn has also taken a deep dive into Hallmark, Hulu and Netflix Christmas movies and she’s coming up for a deep breath of air so that she can vent about them. For example, why in bad Christmas movies is everyone in Guam Mexican? Plus, Fritz and Weezy are recommending Alan Zweibel’s book Laugh Lines, The Queen’s Gambit and The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart.

Path Points of Interest:

The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend A Broken Heart

Weezy's Bee Geens Interview

Laugh Lines by Alan Zweibel 

The Queen's Gambit

Shawn Pelofsky's website

Social Media Meltdowns

Social Media Meltdowns on Instagram
@SocialMediaMeltdowns

Shawn Pelofsky on Social Media
@shawnpelofsky

It’s hard to know if actors are handling this pandemic really well or if they are just acting like it. That’s why Lesley Boone and Lisa Arch started their own honest, raw and revealing Youtube show. Truth? They are half dressed and drinking heavily. Sure, some days they are fully dressed and half drinking but the point is the honesty. We find out what they are binging… The Vow and The Great British Baking Show. Plus Weezy recommends The Booksellers documentary and Lesley and Lisa go deep into their career highlight stories to talk about Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Cory in the House, Ed, Babes, Agent Carter and Parker Lewis Can’t Lose!

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The Vow

Booksellers Doc

The Lesley and Lisa Show

Standup comedians are tightly wound bundles of hilarity woven with doubt, despair and anxiety. Fold a pandemic into the mixture to yield Taylor Williamson’s mood. A proactive and solution oriented Taylor has attempted zoom shows, drive-in shows, socially “safe” shows, closed circuit shows and dog sitting. Verdict? He’s still lonely. And so, Taylor is podcasting his feelings. Fritz and Weezy are here for him. Plus, we’re recommending the documentaries Belushi and Zappa, and the books into films, Hillbilly Elegy and Between the World and Me.

Path Points of Interest:

Taylor Williamson's Web Site

Taylor on Twitter

Taylor on Facebook

BELUSHI Documentary

ZAPPA Documentary

Zappa Doc on Youtube

Zappa Doc on Amazon

Between the World and Me book by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Between the World and Me on HBO

Hillbilly Elegy book by JD Vance

Hillbilly Elegy on Netflix

Jordan Zaslow’s viral videos will make your heart shine and your eyes leak happy rain. Jordan and her company Love & Fireworks create globally acclaimed social experiment content like the Regret Blackboard and You’re More Successful Than You Realize. This election cycle Jordan helmed Women for the Win, producing inspiring content for candidates Chivona Newsome, Paula Jean Swearengin and Cori Bush among others. Jordan is here to talk process and purpose and share insights into finding your voice. Plus Weezy recommends books by Barack and Michelle Obama and Joe and Dr. Jill Biden and Fritz’s friend
Sharon Townsend from Children’s Burn Center will help you understand just how much your generosity means on Giving Tuesday.

Path Points of Interest

Promised Land by Barack Obama on Audible

Dreams From My Father by Barack Obama

Becoming by Michelle Obama

Making Obama Podcast from WBEZ Chicago

Children’s Burn Foundation

Giving Tuesday December 1st

Jordan Zaslow

Jordan Zaslow on Instagram

Love & Fireworks

WOMEN FOR THE WIN

@WomenForTheWin2020 on Instagram

Amanda Stuck For Congress

Chivona Newsome For Congress

Chivona is the co-founder of Black Lives Matter Greater NY Chapter. She ran for congress in hopes that she could change policy from inside of our legislative bodies.

Cori Bush For Congress 

Cori won her election in a historic victory in which she defeated legacy leadership (which  happened to be men.)

Wild & Wonderful West Virginia

This campaign ad aired in West Virginia to celebrate the first all-female ticket in WV history.

Brittney Rodas for PA State Rep

This was a closely watched race in PA. Brittney was endorsed by Both President Obama and President-Elect Joe Biden.

More of Jordan's Work

Jewish Unity PAC

(produced and released in the summer before the election.)

LittleBits - The Next BIG Inventor 

A mini-doc about girls in STEM sponsored by littleBits and Disney.

American Greetings' #GiveMeaning campaign

American Family Insurance

"With the right support, any dream is possible."

Traditional Branded Content Pieces:

Jockey #ShowEm campaign

H&R Block - Are Taxes Fun?

ZzzQuil Sleep Challenge

Globally Acclaimed Social Experiments!

What's Your Biggest Regret?

You're More Successful Than You Realize

How accurate is the Netflix Helen Reddy movie, I Am Woman? Our fact checker is Paul Cowsill from The Cowsills who toured with Helen and he knows too much to go back and pretend. Plus young people pollster Cyrus Beschloss from Generation Lab joins us to share data and intel on what matters to newly minted voters. Also, Fritz and Weezy are recommending The Trouble With Maggie Cole and The Rise of the Nazis on PBS and Assholes: A Theory on Amazon Prime.

The Trouble With Maggie Cole

I Am Woman on Netflix

Assholes: A Theory

A documentary from John Walker

The Rise of The Nazis on PBS

Family Band: The Cowsills Story

Cyrus Beschloss on Twitter 

Cyrus Beschloss

Generation Lab

Generation Lab Poll on Vox

Generation Lab Poll on Axios

Breaking News: Fritz and Weezy need to election vent. Let’s call this conversation Election Result Results. Can we Americans really hear each other across the cultural divide? Are we even trying? What inspires us or drives us to vote the way we do? How can we better understand one another? Plus, are you pandemic parched and what can you do to quench your social thirst? How is Fritz adjusting to retirement? And how is social distancing bringing us closer together?

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The Great American Lie 

documentary by Jennifer Siebel Newsom

Poor People's Campaign

Too Much and Never Enough by Mary Trump

Award Winning Rock Biographer Peter Ames Carlin joins us to talk shop. Peter’s shop is stocked with best selling books about Brian Wilson, Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney and Paul Simon. Peter brings fascinating insight to a conversation about the drive, struggle, light, dark and genius of artists who attain and utilize the power to share so significantly with us, their voice and music. Plus, Fritz and Weezy are recommending Doris Kearns Goodwin, Mank on Netflix and Bruce Springsteen’s Letter To You on Apple+.

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MANK

Directed by: David Fincher

NETFLIX

November 13th

LEADERSHIP IN TURBULENT TIMES by Doris Kearns Goodwin

Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin

Bruce Springsteen’s Letter To You Documentary

Peter Ames Carlin

Peter James Carlin on Amazon

Peter Ames Carlin Books:

Catch a Wave: The Rise, Fall and Redemption of The Beach Boys' Brian Wilson 

Paul McCartney: A Life

Bruce

Homeward Bound: The Life of Paul Simon

Brian Wilson Presents Smile

Weezy's Paul Simon Interview

Bass legend and fine gentleman Leland Sklar is fertilizing the soil of his pandemic pause with creative seeds which are sprouting into a YouTube channel, a photography book, graphic art, virtual concerts and new music from The Immediate Family which includes Lee plus Waddy Wachtel, Danny Kortchmar, Steve Postel and Russ Kunkel. Lee comes to us brimming with tales of Laurel Canyon, James Taylor, Carole King, Phil Collins, Jackson Browne and so much more. Plus, Fritz and Weezy are recommending The Trial of the Chicago Seven,  Trust: America’s Best Chance by Pete Buttigieg and It Was All a Lie by Stuart Stevens.

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THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7

Netflix

Director: Aaron Sorkin

More About The Chicago 7

On IMDB

In New York Times

On History.Com

On Smithsonian

Trust: America's Best Chance by Pete Buttigieg

It Was All A Lie: How the Republican Party Became Donald Trump by Stuart Stevens

Lee Sklar

Lee in Bass Player magazine

Lee Sklar on Youtube

The Immediate Family

The Immediate Family in American Song Writer

The Immediate Family interview:

Lee's Book, Everybody Loves Me

Lee's Clubhouse