This week on the podcast, I spoke with a fellow Springfield guy, David Starzyk, who has had a very diverse and successful acting career. He has been on stage, in films and on television .

He has acted with people such as Valerie Bertinelli, Eva Longoria, Betty White, Don Johnson, Charlie Sheen, James Spader, Robert Urich, Eric Braedon, Mary McDonnell, among others and has appeared on shows such as NCIS, Magnum PI, Veronica Mars, Hot in Cleveland, SWAT, Criminal Minds, Bones , Mad Men, and many many more.

He's the type of interview with whom I could spend hours talking.

My rant this week is about the removal of the 136-year-old granite bench from a downtown Springfield park. As you might guess, I'm not happy about it.