When the ‘Eddie and the Cruisers’ movie came out - the soundtrack by John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown band skyrocketed them to stardom.  
"On the Dark Side" went #1 and was all over radio

They’re celebrating 50 years this year and releasing their first album in 37 years 

Rock legend. Songwriter. Road warrior. John Cafferty talks:
-50 years in the biz
-How has songwriting changed in his 60's
-Comparisons to Springsteen "When we started playing there (Asbury Park) small crowd... we had Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, Southside Johnny & the Jukes, Jon Bon Jovi ... we came up in that group of guys"
-Where did the Beaver Brown Band name come from "It was the name on a paint can. We were rehearsing in this storefront back in Providence RI, and ... someone said, 'Beaver Brown' and we said, 'Boy, that's not too good! We'll think of something better next week!'"
-Stallone asking him to do a song in Rocky IV 
-What's backstage now compared to back in the day

"I Want My 80s Tour" featuring Rick Springfield, John Waite, Wang Chung, Paul Young, and John Cafferty

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For over a decade, Steve Williams was the man standing alongside Tiger Woods, carrying the bag through 13 major championships and some of the most iconic moments in sports history!

Now, he’s telling his story in his new book Together We Roared

Steve talks:
-The iconic 20 ft chip shot on 16 at the 2005 Masters "That chip shot is obviously it's a part of golf history...when he landed that chip shot it landed exactly on that ball mark, you're talking the size of a dime here!"
-The preparation before a major championship started a week before the tournament
-He was chasing down Jack Nicklaus record of 18 major championships - he just loved the major championships
-His golf world was just built around those 4 major championships
-What made Tiger different from other golfers
-The story of what happened in 2011 when they broke up
-The legendary break up with his former wife

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The White Lotus season finale, a bit disappointing!  However, there was one stand-out this season & it was because of his receding hairline!

-Thoughts on season finale
-Characters
-Walton Goggins was the stand-out
-The internet is going nuts over Walton Goggins, now known as “the internet’s boyfriend”

Walton Goggins Instagram 

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Ed Helms is such a likeable funny guy
Ed’s podcast is about history’s biggest screw-ups — called SNAFU — now in its third season.

Ed talks:
-Research for 'Snafu'
-His podcast 'Snafu' now in its third season.  Season One is the story of a nuclear holocaust almost happening "There's nothing more hilarious than the world almost ending!  It's basically the story of the movie War Games"
-Season Two features a 1970's activists breaking into an FBI building
-Season Three is about the alcohol supply being poisoned during Prohibition

Yes, this is a darkly funny podcast!

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Show Open 04.05.25 

-What does 'Liberation Day' mean for your 401K
-We say goodbye to the "Iceman"
-Are you in need of Vitamin T as in Travel

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Garrett Haake is the NBC News Senior White House Correspondent

Garrett talks:
-Liberation day
-How is 'Liberation Day' impacting you? NBC's Garrett Haake on tariffs hitting everyone: "The more you consume imported goods, the more your costs will go up."
-President Trump signed an executive order ending the de minimis trade loophole, effective May 2.  If you're buying from Temu - watchout! 
-President Trump saying this week that Elon Musk will be leaving 
-The special elections and what they really mean

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-Amanda Knox was just an ordinary 20 year old college student studying abroad 
-Her roommate Meredith Kercher murdered
-Amanda was thrown in jail, absolutely roasted online, and eventually convicted of a murder she did not commit 
-She is in an Italian jail for 4 years 
-They find the killer (who's fingerprints and dna were all over Meredith's items)
- Amanda is acquitted
-Then acquitted again

Just a crazy story and Amanda shares her journey with us ... 

Amanda Knox has a new book out entitled - FREE
 

Amanda Knox was convicted of a murder she didn't commit (later acquitted) "It was not about the truth of what happened to my roommate, it was not about the guy who actually committed this crime...it's always been about this idea ... of a slutty woman hating woman...Foxy Knoxy"

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The post break up ... 'Glow-Up' is REAL!
It's when they find their true self.

Individuals go through a 'Glow-up' after divorce

Listen what happens during the transformation

 

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Dan Schlossberg is the author of the book “THE NEW BASEBALL BIBLE”

Dan talks:

-Mickey Mantle 
-Yogi Berra 
-Hank Aaron "Kind of a humble guy.  The opposite of Willie Mays.  Willie Mays was very flamboyant, charismatic, but not Hank Aaron.  Very quiet, introverted. Don Drysdale used to say he looked like he was falling asleep in between pitches!"
-Tony Gwynn, Greg Maddux
-Should steroid users be in the Hall of Fame

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Academy Award Nominee Steve Coogan stars in 'The Penguin Lessons'

Steve talks:
-"The old adage in Hollywood, 'Never work with animals or kids.' Yet, his co-stars in the movie are a penguin and children. 'Well, if I'm going to do it, I might as well do both at once!'"
-The Penguins pooped what looked like milk
-Based on a true story 
-'The Other Guys' movie with Will Ferrell & Mark Wahlberg

Watch 'The Penguin Lessons' trailer here

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