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The Big Wakeup Call looks back and says farewell to the unusual Summer of 2021 as we chat with special guests Michael Ian Black, Scott Aukerman, Ben Gleib, Heather Cocks & Jessica Morgan, Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famer Andy Summers from The Police, Dylan Brody, and Bill McCormick!  Re-live that exciting 6 weeks when everything seemed possible before unwelcome guest Delta Variant showed up.

Rob Barnett was formerly a president of programming at CBS Radio  and was also an executive at MTV and VH1 (where he memorably spent a day with George Harrison when he visited the studio for a chat with John Fugelsang.) Rob called in to talk about his new book  “Next Job, Best Job: A Headhunter’s 11 Strategies to Get Hired Now.”

Chris Lowell stars in one of the most critically-acclaimed films of the year, "Promising Young Woman" - it picked up two Critics Choice awards for Best Actress and Best Original Screenplay - certainly in Oscar contention.

Bill McCormick can't get enough of WandaVision and its role in the Marvel Universe, so we talked and talked and talked and talked about it.

Jonathan McHugh is the director of a new documentary, “Long Live Rock: Celebrate the Chaos,”  now available on demand.

Erika Engelhaupt called in for chat about her new book. "Gory Details: Adventures From the Dark Side of Science.

Dr. Gabby Wild called in to chat about her new book from National Geographic Kids, "Wild Vet Adventures: Saving Animals Around the World."

John Oates joined our exclusive Five Timers Club with his appearance on the show today and chose the Big Wakeup Call coffee mug as his special gift.  John is hosting a special event, "Oates Song Fest," featuring a lineup of superstar performers, to benefit Feeding America.  You can see "Oates Song Fest" on March 20, 2021 at 7:00 Central on nugs.net.

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Omid Scobie is the author of the best-selling book “Finding Freedom: Harry and Meghan and the Making of a Modern Royal Family.” He joined the show to share his thoughts on the upcoming CBS Primetime Special  “Oprah with Meghan and Harry.”