Media Path Podcast

“Everybody wants to be Cary Grant. Even I want to be Cary Grant.” So, once said Cary Grant. Born Archibald Leach in Bristol, England, at nine his was abandoned by his father and told that his mother had died. (She hadn’t.) At 14 he ran away and joined the circus. (OK, an acrobat troop but you get the idea.) By 20 he was honing his public persona of Cary Grant, the world’s most elegant man. Best selling author Marc Eliot has delved deeply into the lives of 25 and counting fascinating subjects to write his celebrity bios. He joins us with fascinating backstories which help sort myth from man. Plus Fritz and Weezy are recommending, the Pete Souza doc, My Octopus Teacher, Boys State and Acorn’s A Place To Call Home.

Path Points of Interest:

The Way I See It
Pete Souza Documentary

Obama: An Intimate Portrait by Pete Souza

My Octopus Teacher

Acorn 

Mystery Road

A Place To Call Home

Boys State on Apple TV+ a film by Amanda McBaine and Jesse Moss. 

Marc Eliot

Cary Grant: A Biography

To The Limit: The Untold Story of The Eagles

Death of a Rebel: A Biography of Phil Ochs

Kimberly Soenen is the creative director, curator and editor of “SOME People” (Every) Body, an ongoing, multiverse group project that raises questions about definitions of “health," "health insurance," “healthcare” and Public Health. A Best Practice and Public Health policy thought leader, Soenen has combined the creative and journalistic forces of photographers, artists, essayists and physicians to curate a mix of reportage and art that both challenges and inspires the ways in which we think about health and healthcare. Kimberly brings her experiences and expertise to a conversation with Fritz and Weezy on the Covid 19 pandemic, mental health, the future of the ACA, healthcare whistle blowers, the vaccination race and more. Plus Weezy and Fritz discuss, Showtime’s The Circus and The Comedy Store, Jennifer Siebel Newsom’s documentary, The Great American Lie and The Hallmark Channel’s When Calls The Heart.

Path Points of Interest

Keith Urban Album The Speed of Now Part 1

When Calls The Heart on Hallmark

When Calls The Heart on Netflix

The Circus on Showtime

Comedy Store Documentary

The Comedy Store

The Great American Lie by Jennifer Siebel Newsom

"Some People" (Every) Body

"Some People" (Every) Body on Instagram

William Foege Story:

Rick Bright speaking out about the trump administration?

Viruses Have Historically United the World in Health Solidarity – In the Era of Misinformation and Divisiveness,
Where Do We Go from Here?
Photos by Victor J. Blue, Timothy Fadek, Jean-Marc Giboux, Glenna Gordon, Ron Haviv and Eivind H. Natvig

Michael Reagan joins us for an engrossing conversation about finding your own voice while growing up in a Hollywood family and coming of age in a political family. Michael’s parents are Ronald Reagan and Jane Wyman. His step-mother is Nancy Reagan and he is an accomplished writer, political consultant and radio host. Plus Fritz and Weezy discuss the new James A. Baker book and the Netflix hybrid doc, Social Dilemma.

Path Points of Interest

The Man Who Ran Washington: The Life and Times of James A. Baker IIIby Peter Baker and Susan Glaser

Social Dilemma

The Social Dilemma on Netflix

Michael Reagan

Michael Reagan Books

On The Outside Looking In

The New Reagan Revolution: How Ronald Reagan's Principles Can Restore America's Greatness

Twice Adopted: An Important Social Commentator Speaks To The Cultural Ailments Threatening America Today

The City On A Hill: Fulfilling Ronald Reagan's Vision For America

Making Waves: Bold Exposes From Talk Radio's Number One Nighttime Host

The Reagan Legacy Foundation

Michael Reagan on Newsmax

The Walkway to Victory

What is it about The Sound of Music? Story? Cast? Soundtrack? Message? Family? Ideals? A dash of magic? Or all of the above? The Sound of Music Story Author Tom Santopietro is captivated by Von Trapp family values and he joins us to share his enthusiasm with Fritz, Weezy and surprise guest, Sound of Music super fan, Rick Rosenfeld. Tom comes to us with insight into the real and fictional Von Trapps and how this very special film has affected all of the above and generations of viewers who have fallen in love with the movie. We also talk about the legacy of To Kill A Mockingbird, Fritz’s reading list and The Comey Rule.

Path Points of Interest:

A. Lincoln by Ronald White Jr.

The Comey Rule

Tom Santopietro

Tom Santopietro Books:

The Sound of Music Story: How A Beguiling Young Novice, A Handsome Austrian Captain, and Ten Singing von Trapp Children Inspired the Most Beloved Film of All Time

Why To Kill A Mockingbird Matters

Weezy and Ricky's Travels Through Salzburg

Why did Mark Felt leak? Was he on a hero’s journey to save democracy, uphold justice and protect The FBI or was he engaged in an epic battle of succession to the seat of power, previously held for 37 years by J. Edgar Hoover? Author journalist Max Holland joins us for a deep discussion about what motivated Deep Throat. Max also holds a fascinating theory about the Zapruder film and the assassination of JFK. Plus, what or who exactly is Q Anon? Jake Palanker joins Fritz and Weezy for an enlightening conversation about the origins, beliefs and dangers of the Q cult.

Path Points of Interest:

Folding Ideas

In Search of a Flat Earth:

Reply All Podcast
Country of Liars

Q Anon Is Attracting Cops by David Corn

Max Holland on Amazon

Washington Decoded

The Secret Man by Bob Woodward

Leak: Why Mark Felt Became Deep Throat

Blind over Cuba: The Photo Gap and the Missile Crisis

The Kennedy Assassination Tapes

Further Max Holland articles

Wendy Liebman and Jeffrey Sherman are among the world’s most adorable couples. The cutest thing about them being that they are each other’s biggest fans. Wendy is a comedian with a unique wordplay afterthought style that has taken her to The Tonight Show, Letterman, HBO and Comedy Central Specials. Her husband Jeffrey Sherman is an accomplished writer/producer/musician whose credits include Boy Meets World, Up The Creek and an award winning documentary about his father and uncle, Disney composers Robert and Richard Sherman. Plus Fritz and Weezy’s media path travels through the works of Ta-Nehisi Coates, Christopher Buckley, Barbara Kopple, and the legacy of Ruth Bader Ginsburg with books by Jeffrey Toobin and Jan Crawford Greenburg.

Between The World and Me by Ta-Nihasi Coates

Make Russia Great Again by Christopher Buckley

Desert One

The Nine by Jeffrey Toobin

The Oath by Jeffrey Toobin

Supreme Conflict: The Inside Story of the Struggle for Control of the United States Supreme Court

by Jan Crawford Greenburg

Wendy Leibman

Wendy Standup Set on Youtube

Jeffrey Sherman

Up The Creek

The Boys: The Sherman Brothers Story

The Boys trailer

Wendy Liebman: Taller on TV

Wendy on Twitter and Instagram

@WendyLiebman

You may have a uniquely conflicted and complicated relationship with your father but until you discover him to be a serial killer, Steve Hodel wins. Steve was a retired L.A. police detective when he learned that his father George Hodel had been a suspect in the 1947 Black Dahlia murder. Steve’s efforts to clear his dad’s name led him to discover and face the dark and disturbing truth in his own family history. Plus, Fritz and Weezy sort through their reading lists with titles by Mary Trump, Michael Cohen, Stephanie Winston Wolcoff, Bob Woodward and Peter Strzok.

Path Points of Interest:

Rage by Bob Woodward

Compromised:  Counterintelligence and The Threat of Donald J. Trump by Peter Strzok

Hoax: Fox News and the Dangerous Distortion of the Truth by Brian Stelter

Melania and Me: The Rise and Fall of My Friendship With The First Lady by Stephanie Winston Wolcoff

Donald Trump VS. The United States: Inside The Struggle To Stop A President by Michael Schmidt

Disloyal: The True Story OF The Former Personal Attorney To President Donald J. Trump by Michael Cohen

Too Much and Never Enough by Mary Trump

Unfit: The Psychology of Donald Trump

Steve Hodel

Steve Hodel Books

I Am The Night

Root of Evil Podcast

Our media path brings us to Nashville for some quality time with John and Robin Berry whose new podcast, Faith, Family and Friends pulls you around their virtual coffee table for meaningful conversations about the things that matter most. John Berry is a music city icon. His hits include Standing On The Edge of Goodbye and Your Love Amazes Me. We are talking about Glen Campbell, Charlie Daniels, Garth and Tricia and how we pull together to pull through difficult times. Plus Fritz and Weezy recommend  Wild Thing, the new Jimi Hendrix book, The Spy and The Traitor by Ben McIntyre, The Rainman Twins and The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett.

Path Points of Interest

John Berry.Com

John Berry on Youtube

The Graduation Song

The Richest Man

Beautifully Broken Film

Wild Thing: The Short, Spellbinding Life of Jimi Hendrix

By Phillip Norman

Other Hendrix sites:

JimiHendrix.com

Jimi Hendrix on Biography.com

The Spy and the Traitor by Ben McIntyre

Ben MacIntyre.com

The Rainman Twins: from Dave Wagner

Herbie J. Pilato’s book Mary: The Mary Tyler Moore Story inspires us to explore Mary’s effect on a generation of women who have grown up to turn the world on with their smile, their independence and their ingenuity. Plus, Fritz and Weezy head down paths towards TCM’s salute to women filmmakers, the warning signs of fascism, Jim Gaffigan’s Twitter truth and Chadwick Boseman’s light and legacy.

Path Points of Interest:

How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them by Jason Stanley

PBS Interview

Fascism: A Warning by Madeleine Albright

The Anatomy of Fascism by Robert O. Paxton

MIchael McFaul Twitter Thread on fascism

Women Make Film

14 Episodes on TCM

Wait For Your Laugh: Rose Marie

Jim Gaffigan on Twitter

Chadwick Boseman Movies:

42
Marshall
Black Panther
Get On Up

Chadwick Boseman's Commencement Speech at Howard University

"Take the harder way which will ultimately bring you more pride and more purpose."

Herbie Pilato Books

MARY: The Mary Tyler Moore Story

Dashing, Daring and Debonair: TV's Top Male Icons from the '50s, '60s and '70s

Glamour, Gidgets and the Girl Next Door

The Essential Elizabeth Montgomery: A Guide To Her Magical Performances

Twitch Upon a Star: The Bewitched Life and Career of Elizabeth Montgomery

The Bionic Book

The Kung Fu Book of Caine

NBC & ME: My Life as a Page in a Book

Weezy as a Page

Weezy's  unpublished Tiger Beat Magazine article

Mary: The Mary Tyler Moore Story

Tom Dreesen’s uniquely American trajectory took him from desperately impoverished roots in the streets and saloons of Harvey, Illinois to sharing a stage with Frank Sinatra. Tom’s path is the stuff of both inspiration and legend. One of America’s finest standup comics, he served as Frank’s opening act for 14 years, becoming a most trusted friend. Tom’s gift with a yarn endeared him to Mr. Sinatra which in turn provided Tom with so many more sensational stories to share. He's serving up some of his finest right here with Fritz and Weezy.

Path Points of Interest:

Still Standing: My Journey from Streets and Saloons to the Stage, and Sinatra by Tom Dreesen

Defending Jacob by William Landay

Defending Jacob on Apple +

Gordon Lightfoot: If You Could Read My Mind

Sinatra in Palm Springs