Gloria Gaynor (I Will Survive, Never Can Say Goodbye) is an icon! A living legend! Disco queen! Force of nature!

We sit down at her New Jersey home (it's for sale -- check it out!) and share stories.

Plus she gave me a couple of songs to share with you on the podcast (Back on Top, I Will Survive).

YES, we have permission, directly from Gloria.

And we get the scoop on her new album, Testimony, which you can pick up here: bit.ly/GAITHERGG.

Join Gloria Gaynor and me as we talk:

• I Will Survive
• Her new album, Testimony
• Turning tragedy into success
• Marriage and co-dependency
• Her amazing mom
• Luck and faith
• Hollywood, New York and New Jersey
• Friends and family
• Her ups and downs (as a performer + personally)
• MAJOR twists and turns after a back problem that left her paralyzed from the waist down, until something happened
• Appearing on TV shows like Ally McBeal, Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris and The Doctors

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Yes, it's Peter Brady!

From The Brady Bunch.

I met Chris at his beautiful beach home in Southern California (check it out here).

I met his wife, Cara, and his cat, Titus. Then Chris and I sat down for a long time. He told me about how he got into show business, how the Brady Bunch environment saved him, in a way, from his not-so-perfect home life, and why his relationship with Kara is evidence that he's now in a healthy place.

And yes, he shares tons of behind-the-scenes Brady Bunch scoop! Like who provoked who. And what REALLY happened between Barry Williams and Florence Henderson.

You'll hear about:

• Why his dad wanted him to audition for The Brady Bunch
• Why his mom didn't like the show
• Robert Reed's disappointment
• Issues with his mom
• Growing up in the Valley
• Why and how he made Maureen McCormick cry
• Why he deserted acting
• Australia
• Mike Lookinland and Utah
• Being a leaf in the river
• His marriages
• How his real family and his Brady family conflicted
• Major life lessons
• Reality TV (The Surreal Life and My Fair Brady) and why he did it

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Last episode's cliffhanger re: Marlon Brando is now resolved. Get ready. But that's NOT ALL. There's a very surprising story (to me, at least) in this part of our talk.

Don't forget about Danny's a brand-new film from Deirdre O'Connor called One Moment (coming soon!).

Danny and I talk + talk + talk ... about things like:

• Leonardo DiCaprio
• Spike Lee
• James Gandolfini
• Martin Scorsese
• Robert De Niro
• Marlon Brando
• Bradley Cooper
• Harvey Keitel
• Tim Roth
• Samuel L. Jackson
• Social media
• Why he can't take a compliment
• Regrets
• Insecurities
• Family

I analyze him. He says, "You're my new therapist!"

He calls me things like "kid," "babe," and "honey" and I absolutely love it. We're buddies. It's like we've known each other all our lives.

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Moonstruck, Do the Right Thing + The Godfather Part 2 actor Danny Aiello and I can't stop talking. And it's GREAT FUN.

We sit down in Long Island, as he's shooting a brand-new film from Deirdre O'Connor called One Moment (coming soon!).

We talk + talk + talk ... about things like:

• Leonardo DiCaprio
• Spike Lee
• James Gandolfini
• Martin Scorsese
• Robert De Niro
• Marlon Brando
• Bradley Cooper
• Harvey Keitel
• Tim Roth
• Samuel L. Jackson
• Social media
• Why he can't take a compliment
• Regrets
• Insecurities
• Family

I analyze him. He says, "You're my new therapist!"

He calls me things like "kid," "babe," and "honey" and I absolutely love it. We're buddies. It's like we've known each other all our lives.

In Part 2, we get even deeper into the good stuff. If you're subscribed, you'll get it as soon as it's ready.

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National Lampoon's Vacation turned actress Beverly D'Angelo into an American icon. She played Ellen Griswold, Chevy Chase's wife, of course. But that's just part of the story.

I sit down with Bev at her Los Angeles home to talk about all the other things in her life.

(And let's not forget Annie Hall, Any Which Way But Loose, Coal Miner's Daughter, Entourage, Shooter, Insatiable, etc., but more on that later.)

Yes, we talk about how Vacation happened and how it changed things, and we get into SO MUCH MORE, like:

• Podcasts (hers + mine + other people's)
• Bev's background
• Bev's family
• Growing up in Columbus, Ohio
• Conformity
• Authenticity
• Sex, drugs and rock 'n roll
• Getting pregnant at age 48
• Meeting, falling in love, and having kids with Al Pacino
• Al Pacino's mystique and how his fame has grown
• Addictive behavior
• Why she did Vacation after at first saying 'No.'
• Chevy Chase
• Why I should talk to Chevy now (and PS I really, really want to)
• Getting shunned by Hollywood
• Insecurity in Hollywood
• Other love stories

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Actor + director Timothy Busfield stops by to have a chat about, oh, EVERYTHING. Like:

• The West Wing
• Designated Survivor
• This Is Us
• thirtysomething
• Field of Dreams
• His wife, Melissa Gilbert
• Acting and directing
• Going to the movies
• Growing up
• Parenting
• Alcoholism
• And so much more.

Love movies and television? You'll dig this episode!

It's like a MASTER CLASS.

You’ll learn ins and outs of acting, actors, directing, directors, scripts, dialogue and elements of a successful TV show or movie. 

Tim also gets personal - about his father’s rejection, his mother’s alcoholism, and how much he adores being a parent and now a grandfather. This is me, after all. How could I not get personal?!?

By the end of our intimate interview, you'll feel like you know Tim personally.

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PHOTOS - See our fun yet blurry behind-the-scenes pics!

Bonus video #2 - See Tim say nice things about Really Famous. Thanks, Tim.

Big thanks to The Oasis at Death Valley for sponsoring this episode!

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Iconic actor Joe Mantegna drops by for a sit-down with me to discuss:

• Criminal Minds
• The Simpsons - 27 years as the voice of Fat Tony
• The Godfather Part 3
• Glengarry Glen Ross
• Al Pacino's best and worst movies
• Why Joe is Ricky and his wife is Lucy
• His daughters, Mia and Gia
• Italy, LA, Chicago
• Carroll O'Connor
• Seinfeld reruns
• Why people think he was in The Usual Suspects

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Bonus video #2 - Watch Kirsten Vangsness talk Criminal Minds, her personal "bag of rocks" and what people don't know about her.

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Project Runway model Liris Crosse comes by Sofitel New York to chat with me about:

• Meeting Tim Gunn
• Working on Project Runway
• Family and her coming-of-age story
• Being homeless
• Family and mental illness
• Reading library books
• Breaking into the modeling business
• Networking
• Uncomfy shoes
• Style secrets and tips
• Signing with Wilhelmina modeling agency
• Behind-the-scenes truths about modeling
• Working with an agent
• Being judged by her size, her race, her hair, her eyes and how sexy she is.

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Hollywood icon and quintessential New Yorker Chazz Palminteri (A Bronx Tale, The Usual Suspects, Analyze This) invites me to sit down and talk at his Italian restaurant in New York City.

The super-cool actor and writer shares stories behind A Bronx Tale, his classic film and Broadway play.

You'll hear about:

• the night Robert De Niro showed up in his dressing room
• how he feels about police officers
• life lessons from his parents
• why fame is like walking around with a loaded gun
• how therapy is key in his life
• why there's an artist trapped in a street guy's body
• a critical fact he didn't learn until he was a father

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Alan Cumming has an FAQ page on his website. That's because he's been interviewed soooo many times and he's done with the same ol' questions. That's actually perfect for me because I can't stand same ol' questions either.

But!

He has done so many things (mastered theater, won a Tony, starred in hit TV series like The Good Wife -- he played Eli Gold -- and now Instinct, starred in everything from Doctor Who to Sex and the City and Spy Kids, co-hosted the Tonys, made albums, received 40+ awards for his humanitarianism, got 3 honorary degrees, holy moly, the list goes on!) that I felt overwhelmed. Where was I going to go with this interview?

Then it hit me!

Proverbs.

Listen now and you'll know exactly what I mean.

And off we go!

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