Shannon In The Morning Big Show Daily Podcast

New York native Michael Rapaport stopped by the big show to promote the 5 big standup shows he's doing at Caroline’s on Broadway October 17-19 2019 (get your tickets at www.CAROLINES.COM) It's Michael’s first time doing standup in this big NYC venue!

He also took time to talk about the LeBron James controversy, his very popular “I Am Rapaport Stereo Podcast” which reaches over 3 million monthly listeners ans his recent guest spot on “The Simpsons” as Mike the power plant intern, the first person ever in Springfield to show Homer respect! 

Michael also touched on his radio roots! His father David Rapaport was a radio executive & general manager of “Disco 92” WKTU, the home of Paco, who sadly just passed away (Remember “Paco Panties??”).

Check out the podcast at www.IAMRAPAPORT.com

Jo Koy was selling shoes at the Nordstrom Rack many years ago when he got the call that Jay Leno wanted him on the Tonight Show, now he plays sold out venues across the country!

He's got sold out shows at the Borgata in Atlantic City October 18th & the NJ PAC in Newark October 19th & 20th, and while most artists with sold out shows would just bail on promotional interviews, she still shows up to see us...now THAT'S loyalty! 

"These shows are all sold out" Jo says, "the next one you can get tickets to is in 2020."

The next time you can get tickets to Jo's “Just Kidding” World Tour in the tri-state area is at Radio City Music Hall May 15th, 2020 – tickets are on sale now at www.JOKOY.COM 

His latest comedy special “Comin’ in Hot” is out on Netflix, Jo’s animated series “This Functional Family” got a 10 episode order from TruTV & will be out soon and he hosts the weekly podcast “The Koy Pond! ”

He also has a TV show that he couldn't quite talk about yet, "it should be official in the next week" he says, so look out for that announcement.

Thanks for never forgetting us, Jo Koy!

Today on the big show: We talked about Louie Louie's kids trick or treating plans which leads to a candy debate, we get to the bottom of reports of an elderly fight club at a nursing home for dementia patients down south, we review the Rock & Roll hall of fame nominees which were announced this morning, the guy who left his young nephew in the car while he went to the store and had the car stolen... and much more!!

Some may not know his name, but most definitely know Rob Paulsen’s work! The Emmy & Peabody Award winning voice actor has been the voice of 250 characters, best known as the voice of Pinky from “Pinky and the Brain,” Yakko from “Animaniacs,” Raphael & Donatello from “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” & Carl Wheezer from “Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius!”

Rob delighted us in studio this morning with an array of voices, he says “thank you guys for lowering your entertainment standards and allowing this guy from Flint Michigan on.” He also came by to talk about his memoir “Voice Lessons: How a Couple of Ninja Turtles, Pinky, and an Animaniac Saved My Life” which is out now in book stores & online at Amazon.com.

Rob was thankful to spend time with the big show, and puts his battle with cancer in perspective.

“I get to tell my story, these cartoon characters are way more important than a paycheck, they help save lives!”

Rob is signing copies of the book and performing his “Anamaniacs Live” show at Strand Bookstore in NYC tonight at 7pm!

Rob is currently directing all new episodes of Nickelodeon’s “Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” and he has a popular podcast “Talkin’ Toons.”

Check out Rob’s treasure trove of voices at www.RobPaulsenLive.com

Dane & Stephanie Mautone are 21 year old twins from Bloomfield, New Jersey competing on season 17 of The Voice! They sang “Angela” by The Lumineers during blind auditions & joined team John Legend over team Blake Shelton.

They stopped by CBS-FM to talk about their experience on the show so far and were joined by their parents Diane & Vincent Mautone & younger sister Nicole in studio!

Dane and Stephanie were involved in a cappella groups and musical theater throughout high school & started posting YouTube videos as a duo during senior year.Two years ago, Dane publicly came out as transgender on their YouTube channel.

The coaches on The Voice this season are John Legend, Kelly Clarkson, Gwen Stefani & Blake Shelton.

Watch season 17 of “The Voice” Monday & Tuesday nights at 8pm on NBC (and hopefully more of Dane and Stephanie!).

There’s so much to talk about when Dr. Mehmet Oz visits, today we tackled the usefulness of eggs in our diet, the dangers of vaping and how false advertising caused unease in the medical world!

Catch season 11 of The Dr. Oz Show to get some much more, weekdays at 1PM on FOX 5!

Here's what he has coming up:

• On the October 7th show – “Food Fact Check: Eggs – The Answer To The ‘Eggs Are Healthy’ Debate” and “Brooke Shields on Life After 50 and Her 3 Secrets to Looking and Feeling Young.”
• On the October 8th show - Is Adopted “Girl” Really an Adult Who Tried to Kill The Family Who Took Her In? Adopted Dad Speaks Out and True Crime Breaking News: What Is Lori Laughlin’s Fate In The College Admissions Scandal.
• On the October 9th show - Billy Bush One-On-One On Second Chances After Scandal.

Brad Blanks is a red carpet pro, talking to all the big names in Hollywood, but on this day he ran into a co-worker!

He talked to WFAN’s legendary sportscaster Mike Francesca (WCBS-FM’s sister station, owned by Entercom) on the red carpet of the movie “Uncut Gems” at the 57th annual New York Film Festival! 

Mike talks about how he got cast in the movie and a specific curse word in the trailer!

“Uncut Gems” stars Adam Sandler as a jewelry dealer to the rich and famous who’s forced to find a way to pay his debts when his merchandise is taken from one of his top sellers and girlfriend. It hits theaters December 13th.

He's a host, actor, comedian, writer, producer & podcast pioneer, but Chris Hardwick got his start as a radio DJ at the legendary KROQ in Los Angeles!

Chris recalls some big names coming out of that station like Jimmy Kimmel, Adam Carolla & Carson Daly.

When it comes to the many hats he wears, Chris puts working in the entertainment business in perspective.

"You know, this business just...sucks" Chris says, "you have to build this career where you have a lot of stuff you are juggling because you never know which one is not going to exist anymore at any given time."

When it comes to Talking Dead, the popular post-Walking Dead discussion show on AMC, Chris is proud of how things have turned out. "I was a huge fan of the 1st season of the Walking Dead and the comics....a show that talks about a show!...."

When it comes to a talk show about a scripted series, Talking Dead is the first to succeed. "The company who created it (talking dead) did Andy Cohen's show." Chris Explains, "this worked for the real housewives so why can't it work for a scripted drama...and it did! We got lucky"

Chris is doing 5 standup shows at Caroline’s on Broadway October 3rd through the 5th! Get tickets at www.Carolines.com 

The season 10 premiere of “The Walking Dead” is October 6th at 9pm on AMC, followed by ‘Talking Dead’ hosted by Chris.

His popular podcast ID10T can be found everywhere you listen to podcasts, "You don't even have to explain anymore" Chris jokes about finding podcasts on the web, "if you want to find anything these days you just use the Google!" 

He’s also the host & executive producer of NBC’s hit game show “The Wall” which is set for a season 3 premiere this fall. 

Brad Blanks hit the red carpet for the premiere of "The Irishman" at Lincoln Center September 27th, he caught up with Robert De Niro, Ray Romano & director Martin Scorsese.

His first interview actually starts out with legendary producer Irwin Winkler, but he ditches him mid-sentence when Martin Scorsese walks by! Next he spoke to Robert De Niro, who in the past has given Brad a 4 word interview...but he did much better this time!

Lastly, Brad talks to Ray Romano who had gold on his mind!

The Irishman hits theaters November 1st & Netflix November 27th.

You read the headline, Patty fell into her pool over the weekend, fully clothed with her brand new cell phone in hand....don't worry she's fine, but you need to hear how and why this happened (and how we reacted to the news!).

Oh, and Happy International Podcast Day!