On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we talk about the ultimate music factory--Motown! This enterprise was like nothing else in the history of modern music. It released hundreds of top-ten hits and helped discover and cultivate acts like Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross, Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Rick James, and Lionel Ritchie. The head of the show was Berry Gordy Junior, the grandson of a plantation owner and slave, turned music mogul. Gordy hunted and honed musical acts, and his Motown music is often said to have been instrumental in the civil rights movement. If you want to hear it from the grapevine (I'm trying, here...), then give this a listen.

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Film: Hitsville The History of Motown

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motown

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berry_Gordy

http://content.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1870975,00.html

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/the-motown-story-how-berry-gordy-jr-created-the-legendary-label-178066/

https://www.masterclass.com/articles/motown-guide

Motown Facts

 

Episode 685: Motown: Hitsville, USA

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On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we talk about the magical kings of Las Vegas, Siegfried and Roy. Siegfried Fischbacher and Roy Horn were a magician and animal handler who moved from crappy cruise ships to Sinatra’s Vegas and then dominated the town for over thirty years with their insane, extravagant illusions. They were known for their magical pets, the legion of white tigers and lions that they raised, trained, lived with, and included in their magic. This duo were at times romantic partners, at times business partners, and always—somehow—friends with Arnold Schwarzenegger. Their empire came to an end, however, when a tiger named Manticore attacked Roy on stage one night. How much damage did the attack do? What did the main animal trainer say? What was their reputation in the magician community? What happened to the tiger? Listen, laugh, learn.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siegfried_%26_Roy

https://www.biography.com/celebrities/roy-horn

https://www.biography.com/celebrities/siegfried-fischbacher

Guardian Article Here

People Article Here

New Atlantic

https://facts.net/celebrity/16-surprising-facts-about-siegfried-and-roy/

https://www.magicana.com/news/blog/take-two-21-siegfried-roy

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Father_of_the_Pride

Episode 746: Siegfried and Roy: A Tale of Tigers

On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we talk about one of the biggest True Crime cases of the 1990s, that of Lorena and John Bobbitt. In June of 1993, Lorena famously cut off John’s penis with a Ginsu knife, threw it in a field, and later helped the police find and reattach it. The media circus that followed was intense. Cameras were allowed in the court room and listened to Lorena and a majority of the witnesses back up her claims of domestic abuse and rape. We do our half assed best to figure out what really happened, but it ends with John starring in one of the highest grossing pornos of all time and Lorena playing herself in a documentary series by Jordan Peele. Listen, laugh, learn.

 

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https://www.biography.com/crime/lorena-bobbitt

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_and_Lorena_Bobbitt

https://time.com/5317979/lorena-bobbitt-today-anniversary-interview/

https://www.psychiatrictimes.com/view/battered-woman-syndrome-it-enough-not-guilty-reason-insanity-plea

https://www.nickiswift.com/380822/the-most-bizarre-things-about-the-lorena-bobbitt-case/

https://commons.und.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5068&context;=theses

Episode 745: The Bobbitts: Love Hurts

On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we look at the colorful life of Randy "Macho Man" Savage. Randy was one of the all-time greats of wrestling. His character work and wrestling promos are among the most bizarre and hysterical of all time. He had a famous love affair with his manager (and actual wife) Miss Elizabeth, and helped to make WrestleMania, perhaps more than even Hulk Hogan did. Some say he was paranoid and intense, protecting Elizabeth from rivals he didn’t have, and he fell into a 9 year feud with Hogan and an even longer one with Vince McMahon. What turned him into a global pop culture phenomenon? What tore him and Vince apart? What famous wrestler was his brother? Why do they call him one of the best in the history of the business? Listen, laugh, learn.

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https://www.biography.com/athletes/macho-man-randy-savage

https://www.wwe.com/superstars/randysavage

https://prowrestling.fandom.com/wiki/Randy_Savage

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_Savage

https://nationaltoday.com/birthday/randy-savage/

https://play.aetv.com/shows/biography-wwe-legends/season-1/episode-3

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/513498/9-things-you-might-not-know-about-macho-man-randy-savage

https://uproxx.com/prowrestling/ohhhhh-yeah-10-things-you-might-not-know-about-the-mad-life-of-macho-man-randy-savage/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnBUbRowRgM

Episode 744: Macho Man: Oh Yeah!!!

On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we dig into the biography of the one and only Dan Aykroyd. He earned his chops as one of the original cast members on Saturday Night Live, but this cultural legend has brought to life some of the most important characters in all of film. He blew the roof off the joint in 1984 with his film The Blues Brothers, and a few years later, he changed the world of comedy by writing and starring in Ghostbusters. And Ghostbusters was no accident for this man who is a spiritualist and firmly believes in ghosts, UFOs, and the paranormal. What UFO sightings has he had? Why did he create the spirit brad Crystal Skull Vodka? How much money is he worth for all his ghosts and spirits? Listen, laugh, learn.

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https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/dan-aykroyd-3412.php

https://elevatesociety.com/dan-aykroyd/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Aykroyd

https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/culture/ghostbusters-dan-aykroyd-ufo-sighting-b2475454.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rvxPNHf-z4

https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/-it-was-a-vivid-sighting-actor-dan-aykroyd-claims-he-had-spectacular-ufo-encounters-four-times-101704794103774.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal_Head_Vodka

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ya0DQwWCO3o

 

Episode 744: Dan Aykroyd: From Ghosts to Spirits

On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we talk about the life of an understated comic genius, John Candy. For two decades Candy was in some of the best comedies that Hollywood had to offer. But it all started with the famous comedy troupe Second City and his involvement with Emmy winning comedy show, SCTV. In his early years, he befriended and worked with comedians like Dan Aykroyd and Rick Moranis, and eventually became close friends the film legend John Hughes. From Stripes to Uncle Buck and from Home Alone to Planes Trains and Automobiles, this everyman of comedy dominated the scene.

 

 

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https://www.biography.com/actors/john-candy

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Candy

https://www.secondcity.com/people/other/john-candy/

https://variety.com/2023/film/news/john-candy-documentary-amazon-colin-hanks-ryan-reynolds-1235517899/

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/610983/john-candy-actor-facts

https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/25-fun-facts-about-john-candy-and-the-comedians-legendary-career

https://facts.net/celebrity/18-mind-blowing-facts-about-john-candy/

https://www.celebritynetworth.com/richest-celebrities/actors/john-candy-net-worth/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtayB-vIyfY

Episode 685: Motown: Hitsville, USA

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