The Big Wakeup Call

Greg Renoff made a return appearance to the show to talk about his new book, "Ted Templeman: A Platinum Producer’s Life in Music.”  We had a fun chat about recording Van Halen, the Doobie Brothers, and Ted's timeless productions.

Katherine McNamara is an award-winning actress you know from her role as  Mia on “Arrow.”  The complete eighth and final season is out now on Digital, DVD and Blu-Ray.

After a lengthy absence, Ed Begley Jr. called in to the show for a chat about Earth Day and what we can do to help take care of our planet as we take care of ourselves.

Paul Rees is an award-winning writer who has been covering rock and roll for three decades.  His new book is “The Ox: The Authorized Biography of The Who’s John Entwistle.”

Jim Sturgess and Brooklynn Prince called the show for a chat about their new inspired-by-a-true-story series "Home Before Dark," now streaming on Apple TV Plus.

Rock legend Kathy Valentine called in to talk about her career in the Go-Gos and her life story as told in her new book "All I Ever Wanted."  We discussed how she got the gig as the bass player, her unusual upbringing in Texas, and our vinyl-collecting teenagers we have in common.

Legendary best-selling author Dean Koontz joined us for a chat about dogs and his new book, "Devoted."

David Steinberg, long-time friend and manager of Robin Williams, called in to talk about the launch of a new YouTube channel dedicated to Robin, as well as a new 22-disc set of Robin Williams material from Time Life.

In a special visit from the World News Center (yes, a "very special" episode), Bill McCormick and I discussed how resin made from fast food grease trap renderings is now being used for 3-D printers at a fraction of the normal cost, with practical medical uses already underway.  Could a house be built out of french fry grease bricks?  Possibly.  Could your new car be old chicken nuggets?  Perhaps.  Can something previously known as a Filet-o-Fish be an important element in saving humanity?  You never know.

Bill McCormick from the World News Center called in to share some good news-ish stories coming out of the coronavirus outbreak, and then told us about COVID-19 scams, FDA vaccine approval, CRISPR, seed banks, and a "good news flu."