The Edge with Mark Thompson

Yes, Tehran is his real name and the crew talks romantic infidelity, the science of cool and, among other things, Mark asks him about who has a tougher time in the USA right now, Muslims or blacks.



Mark Thompson is joined by Lisa Foxx for the conversation with Tehran. (00:25)

The show starts with THE FAST 15. Political analyst and correspondent, Michael Shure talks about the latest mass shooting (Texas), the election, the wealthiest and where they hide money around the world and the Saudi lock up at the Ritz-Carlton.

Yes, Tehran is his real name and the crew talks romantic infidelity, the science of cool and, among other things, Mark asks him about who has a tougher time in the USA right now, Muslims or blacks. Mark Thompson is joined by Lisa Foxx for the conversation with Tehran. (00:25) The show starts with THE FAST 15.  Political analyst and correspondent, Michael Shure talks about the latest mass shooting (Texas), the election, the wealthiest and where they hide money around the world and the Saudi lock up at the Ritz-Carlton.

American forces occupying Iraq are ambushed in a Baghdad neighborhood. After multiple failed rescue attempts, 1st Calvary Division will call for help from a brave armor company. That armor company and their 6 tanks will launch a brave but costly attack to rescue the ambushed unit.

THE LONG ROAD HOME is a Nat Geo 8 episode series that chronicles a real life ambush of U.S troops. Our guest, Mikko Alanne wrote and produced this television series.

He talks (19 minutes into this episode) with Mark Thompson and Laura House (comedy writer) about what went into bringing the story to the screen.

The show starts with Mark’s quick thoughts on Paul Manafort and assorted indictments (first 3 minutes of show) and then THE FAST 15 with Michael Shure talking about other political issues and ultimately challenging Mark to a game involving Vegas movies. Fun for the whole family.

American forces occupying Iraq are ambushed in a Baghdad neighborhood. After multiple failed rescue attempts, 1st Calvary Division will call for help from a brave armor company.  That armor company and their 6 tanks will launch a brave but costly attack to rescue the ambushed unit. THE LONG ROAD HOME is a Nat Geo 8 episode series that chronicles a real life ambush of U.S troops. Our guest, Mikko Alanne wrote and produced this television series. He talks (19 minutes into this episode) with Mark Thompson and Laura House (comedy writer) about what went into bringing the story to the screen. The show starts with Mark's quick thoughts on the Paul Manafort and assorted indictments (first 3 minutes of show) and then THE FAST 15 with Michael Shure talking about other political issues and ultimately challenging Mark to a game involving Vegas movies. Fun for the whole family.

The show starts with Michael Shure and THE FAST 15.  Michael is just back from a Richard Spencer speech/white supremacist rally and randomly met the Neo-Nazi principles in an attempted murder which happens later in the day. Mark and Michael also discuss the Gold Star family controversy. Then, a call from India: India's wildlife is under severe threat - every animal from the majestic elephant and the tiger, to the shy sloth bear and rare pangolins, is under threat of extinction. An organization called Wildlife SOS works around the clock to rescue, rehabilitate and defend wildlife and the environment and one of the founders of this amazing organization, Kartick Satanayaran, calls in to explain the innovative economic strategies being employed to save so many innocent creatures caught up in the greed of the animal economy. Wildlife SOS runs one of the largest wildlife sanctuaries in India. Frequently, the workers at Wildlife SOS are threatened, attacked and sometimes kidnapped by poachers during their rescues.  Kartick walks us through one of the highest profile rescues the organization has made.  WildlifeSOS.org Mark is hosting the Tusk After Dusk event, Nov 4th in Los Angeles click here for more information http://wildlifesos.org/tusk-after-dusk/

The show starts with Michael Shure and THE FAST 15.

Michael is just back from a Richard Spencer speech/white supremacist rally and randomly met the Neo-Nazi principles in an attempted murder which would happen later in the day.

Mark and Michael also discuss the Gold Star family controversy.

Then, a call from India:

India’s wildlife is under severe threat – every animal from the majestic elephant and the tiger, to the shy sloth bear and rare pangolins, is under threat of extinction.

An organization called Wildlife SOS works around the clock to rescue, rehabilitate and defend wildlife and the environment and one of the founders of this amazing organization, Kartick Satanayaran, calls in to explain the innovative economic strategies being employed to save so many innocent creatures caught up in the greed of the animal economy.

Wildlife SOS runs one of the largest wildlife sanctuaries in India.

Frequently, the workers at Wildlife SOS are threatened, attacked and sometimes kidnapped by poachers during their rescues. Kartick walks us through one of the highest profile rescues the organization has made.

WildlifeSOS.org

Mark is hosting the Tusk After Dusk event, Nov 4th in Los Angeles click here for more information.
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Heather is moving away and starting a new life with her fresh out of prison fiancé. This is her last episode.

For 4 years Heather Ankeny has been a fixture with Mark on THE EDGE. Now she’s here for her last episode in the co-host chair.

She is moving to Northern California and moving in with her fiancé who is the prisoner/inmate that the crew has made fun of all this time.


Guests have tried to figure out what her “prisoner boyfriend” had done to end up behind bars. We replay some clips of those conversations.

Ultimately though, the main event is Heather’s “prisoner boyfriend” now fiancé calling in and giving us a sense of his life of incarceration and his new life as a free man.

THE FAST 15 … Politics and more with Michael Shure. In this episode, Michael reviews the GOP Healthcare bill that’s just suffered another setback. Then Mark focuses Michael’s attention on Puerto Rico rebuilding, the continent of Africa and notable deaths: Jake LaMotta, the man who created a standard for anesthesia and the richest woman in the world.

Heather is moving away and starting a new life with her fresh out of prison fiancé.  This is her last episode. For 4 years Heather Ankeny has been a fixture with Mark on THE EDGE.   Now she’s here for her last episode in the co-host chair.   She is moving to Northern California and moving in with her fiancé who is the prisoner/inmate that the crew has made fun of all this time. Guests have tried to figure out what her “prisoner boyfriend” had done to end up behind bars.  We replay some clips of those conversations. Ultimately though, the main event is Heather’s “prisoner boyfriend” now fiancé calling in and giving us a sense of his life of incarceration and his new life as a free man. THE FAST 15 … Politics and more with Michael Shure.  In this episode, Michael reviews the GOP Healthcare bill that’s just suffered another setback.  Then Mark focuses Michael’s attention on Puerto Rico rebuilding, the continent of Africa and notable deaths: Jake LaMotta, the man who created a standard for anesthesia and the richest woman in the world.

Comedy Producer and Writer, Mike Scully, has created a ton of TV comedy.

He’s jumped in to run some of the biggest sitcoms in television history and taken them to new levels.

Mike has produced the Simpsons, Everybody Loves Raymond, Parks and Rec and most recently, The Carmichael Show.


We talk about how he got started and how he got over being intimidated in one of the most formidable of writers’ rooms at The Simpsons.


Mike takes us into his world, including his view of the future of television comedy (with the arrival of Netflix, Hulu and Amazon) and the growing streaming empire.


Mark talks about where Mike and he first met and seems surprised that Mike even remembers it.


Surprise moment is when J.Elvis Weinstein gets some love from Mike after Scully realizes who he is.

Comedy Producer and Writer, Mike Scully, has created a ton of TV comedy. He's jumped in to run some of the biggest sitcoms in television history and taken them to new levels.  How he got started and how he got over being intimidated in one of the most formidable of writers' rooms. Mike Scully produced the Simpsons, Everybody Loves Raymond, Parks and Rec and most recently, The Carmichael Show. Mike shares a bit of his world and his view on the future of television comedy (with the arrival of Netflix, Hulu and Amazon) and the growing streaming empire. Mark talks about where Mike and he first met and seems surprised that Mike even remembers it. J.Elvis gets some love from Mike after Scully realizes who he is.