The ALL NEW Big Wakeup Call with Ryan Gatenby

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Steve Binder is an Emmy and ACE award-winning producer, director, writer, educator, and Golden Globe nominee. He was the creator, director, and producer of ELVIS, The ‘68 Comeback Special and now the author of Elvis ’68 Comeback: The Story Behind The Special.  Great Elvis Stories!

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Scott Aukerman joins our exclusive 20-Timers Club as we talk about “Comedy Bang! Bang! The Podcast: The Book,” and “Comedy Bang! Bang! the Podcast” (not the book), including a history of "The Backyard Era" and helpful hints on being a part of the show through the "open door policy."

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Musician and writer Warren Zanes was a guest on the show for a chat about his new book: Petty: The Biography.

Warren Zanes holds a Ph.D. in visual and cultural studies from the University of Rochester. He was a member of the Del Fuegos, and continues to record music. His work has appeared in The Oxford American, and he has served as a V.P. at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and is currently the Executive Director of Steven Van Zandt's Rock and Roll Forever Foundation.

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From June 18, 2018:

Al Roker gave us a call for a chat about his new book Ruthless Tide: The Heroes and Villains of the Johnstown Flood, America's Astonishing Gilded Age Disaster. After asking Al for some tips on getting up early and maintaining energy while working on multiple projects, we had a discussion about the history behind the event, the parallels that can be drawn between then and now, and how experiencing many weather events helps to inform his writing.

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From May 7, 2015: Comedian and Whose Line Is It Anyway?  star Greg Proops phoned in for a discussion about his book The Smartest Book In the World.

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From September 17, 2015: Margaret Cho visited the program to talk about her new Showtime Special, MARGARET CHO: psyCHO and upcoming tour dates, including one in Chicago The Chicago Theater.

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From March 29, 2020: Comedian and Actress Jane Lynch called in to talk about her career in comedy, including her role as Alice in The Real Live Brady Bunch at the Annoyance Theater in Chicago, and her new gig hosting a revival of The Weakest Link.

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From November 9, 2017: The legendary Emmylou Harris visited the show to promote getTV's first ever holiday special on the digital network,  A Nashville Christmas, featuring Emmylou Harris alongside Wyonna Judd, Pam Tillis, Lorrie Morgan and Vincent & Dailey.

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From November 17, 2021: Brian Baumgartner, "Kevin Malone" from The Office, called into talk about his book WELCOME TO DUNDER MIFFLIN: The Ultimate Oral History of The Office .

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From February 6, 2016: "The Office" legend Kate Flannery shared some stories from her time on "The Office," her days doing improv in Chicago, and her new film, 4th Man Out.

KATE FLANNERY BIOGRAPHY 

KATE FLANNERY is best known for her 9 seasons as Meredith the drunk on NBC’s THE OFFICE. Her original cult comedy lounge act, the Lampshades plays all over the country and Hollywood regularly including Jack Black's FESTIVAL SUPREME. NY audiences have seen her in Nora Ephron’s Love, Loss and What I Wore, & Valley of the Dolls as Neely O’Hara at the Circle in The Square. 

She is currently Jane Lynch’s sidekick in her anti cabaret act, SEE JANE SING.  Kate stars in the HBO short EMERGENCY CONTACT and indy films DIAL A PRAYER with Brittany Snow, the Sundance hit, COOTIES with Elijah Wood, the Toronto Audience award winner, FORTHMAN OUT and the soon to be released Tribeca films,TENURED and SLOW LEARNERS. Kate also played Annie Sullivan in ComedyCentral's ANOTHER PERIOD