The Slacker Morning Show

At Minsky’s, “Gourmet, and going to stay that way” is more than just a slogan. From the moment you bite into one of our award-winning gourmet pizzas, you’ll understand why Minsky’s has been repeatedly voted “Kansas City’s Best Pizza!” Our savory pizzas begin with hand-rolled dough layered with generous portions of lean, succulent meats, fresh-cut vegetables, aromatic herbs and topped with 100% Wisconsin mozzarella, then baked to bubbling perfection. Our Original or Honey Whole Wheat doughs are both offered in Thin + Crispy, Minsky’s Original or Deep Dish Pan. Teamed with your favorite beverages from our full bar, we think you’ll taste why Minsky’s Pizza has been Kansas City’s favorite neighborhood pizzeria for 40 years! Greg Johnson, founder, chats with Slacker!

Bert Kreischer is a comedian, author and — since his college days — a master of the art of fun. For more past 15 years, he has been entertaining audiences throughout the world as he journeys from city to city with his unique brand of comedy. Bert found his way to Travel Channel in 2009 and stands among the network’s most popular hosts. He is currently the host of the third season of Travel Channel’s series Trip Flip, as he finds random people on the street and invites them on an all-expenses-paid adventure where everything, including the destination, is a surprise.

When Bert is not passionately discovering local adventures, traditions and thrills for Travel Channel, viewers can find him touring comedy clubs and colleges throughout the United States. Before becoming Travel Channel’s adventure-seeker on his first series for the network, Bert the Conqueror, now in it's third season, he chats with Slacker!

Locally owned and operated, Red Door Grill offers the best burger in Kansas City, happy hour every weekday, and a dinner menu that has something for everyone — even the pickiest eaters. Stop into Red Door Grill with friends, family, or let us host you for your next business lunch. We’ll welcome you with a selection of wood fired favorites, like burgers, flatbreads, and fish specials, all while making you feel right at home.

Our commitment since we opened in 2013 has been to provide our customers with the freshest most flavorful food, and great service at a good value. This commitment is our promise for a great experience every visit.

Whether it’s your first time dining with us or you are one of our regulars we are sure you will have a great time at the Red Door Grill.

As drummer (make that singing drummer) for 1980s rockers Night Ranger, Kelly Keagy has played sold-out stadiums around the world and sold millions of records. He even wrote the band’s biggest song, the megaballad “Sister Christian.”

Mr. Keagy discussed the longevity of his band, creating that massive hit and his new role as an ambassador for the Musicians Hall of Fame in Nashville, Tennessee. He chats with Slacker!

Neal Schon was born on an Air Force Base near Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. His family soon after moved to Trenton, New Jersey. Neal picked up his first instrument around the age of five. He was constantly surrounded by jazz and blues due to his parents' musical talents.

Neal practiced the Oboe, Keys, and of course guitar. When he was still young, his family moved to San Francisco, where Neal has lived for most of his life.

At the age of 15 Neal was asked to join the world famous band Santana and remained as a guitarist in the band for two years. Soon after, he formed Journey. Neal has earned the reputation of being one of the world's greatest guitarists of his time. Neal sits in with Slacker!

For more info visit Neal Schon´s site at: http://schonmusic.co

As a bodybuilder, Lou Ferrigno won an IFBB Mr. America title and two consecutive IFBB Mr. Universe titles. He also appeared in the bodybuilding documentary Pumping Iron. As an actor, he is best known for his title role in the CBS television series The Incredible Hulk. Lou appeared in, and was the voice of The Hulk, in the feature film, The Incredible Hulk, directed by Louis Leterrier. The film had a cast that included Edward Norton, Liv Tyler, Tim Roth, William Hurt, and Robert Downey Jr. The film was the sequeal to the blockbuster hit feature film Hulk, directed by Ang Lee in which Lou made a Cameo Appearance. He also provided the voice for the UPN animated series The Incredible Hulk. The show had a cast that included Peter Strauss, Mark Hamill, Kathy Ireland, and Richard Moll.

Lou Ferrigno has also appeared in European-produced fantasy-adventures such as Sinbad of the Seven Seas and Hercules. He appeared as himself in the sitcom The King of Queens and the 2009 comedy I Love You, Man. I Love You, Man was directed by John Hamburg (Zoolander, Along Came Poly, Meet the Parents, Meet the Fockers). The film’s cast includes Paul Rudd, Jason Segel and Rashida Jones.

Slacker chats with Lou Ferrigno!

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Gracing international covers such as Muscle and Fitness and Men’s Health Manu Bennett is capturing the attention of filmmakers and fans with his extraordinary presence and talent.

Of Maori descent and born in Auckland, New Zealand to a singer and a fashion model, Manu’s family relocated to Australia soon after his birth. During high school Manu played representative rugby and studied classical ballet and piano, before attending University of NSW to study Drama.

On the big screen, Manu stars as Azog, king of the Orcs, in The Hobbit trilogy, a role which won him exceptional praise from Director Peter Jackson who stated that he was “the Breakout performance” of the film.

Peter Frampton remains one of the most celebrated artists and guitarists in rock history. At 16, he was lead singer and guitarist for British band the Herd. At 18, he co-founded one of the first super groups, seminal rock act Humble Pie. His session work includes collaborations with such legendary artists as George Harrison, Harry Nilsson, David Bowie, Jerry Lee Lewis, Ringo Starr, John Entwistle and many others. His fifth solo album, the electrifying Frampton Comes Alive!, is one of the top-selling live records of all time.

Moreover, Frampton’s latest work, Hummingbird in a Box, which was inspired by the Cincinnati Ballet, is available via RED Distribution. Rolling Stone explains, “…Hummingbird is fresh-sounding, sophisticated stuff; Frampton plays and sings as well as ever and, to his credit, his continually looking forward—rather than backward, for there’s quite a story there to be sure—only solidifies his status as one of rock ‘n’ roll’s lifelong major players. Excellent stuff here.” Peter chats with Slacker.

GiveSafeWater.org is a volunteer 501(c)3 organization that was established in 2013 to provide safe water to those without access to clean water. It is located in Kansas City, Missouri and was founded by Chris Chaney and Kermit Fendler, local businessmen. Upon visiting El Salvador as part of a mission trip in 2013, Chris and Kerm learned there are many underprivileged communities that have water available to them, but the water is not clean. As a result, the families drink, cook and clean with water that causes sickness, disease and even death. Seeing this, Chris and Kerm felt compelled to help. In talking with each other and organizations serving these communities, the plan for GiveSafeWater.org was formed. Their solution to the problem is simple, effective and inexpensive: support organizations whose programs provide a minimum of 1,000,000 gallons of safe water. That means that 20 people can have clean water for up to 10 years!

“Affable and unpretentious” would sum up Tony James Shevlin perfectly, yet this UK-based Anglo-Irish musician has a musical pedigree that would have gone to a lesser man’s head. It’s not often you’ll have a solo guitarist playing a small venue who can introduce his next song and casually mention “this was the International Anthem of Peace chosen by Amnesty International” or “I wrote this one for REM”. However, as he starts to play, the tune and lyrics have that rare quality of true originality and you wonder why you’ve never heard of this singer-songwriter before. Tony’s been a professional musician for most of his adult life, and has performed around the world, from Europe to Russia, Africa, America, the Middle East, Australia… in fact it would be quicker for him to tell you where he hasn’t been. In between songs he’ll tell you of times spent in a cell with Shane McGowan singing in his ear or some of his many other tales from a life spent in music.

On his travels, he’s played with top flight musicians such as Pete Thomas (Elvis Costello, Neil Finn, Sheryl Crow), Mike Casswell (Brian May Band, Cozy Powell Band), Bruce Thomas (Elvis Costello, Suzanne Vega), Justin Hildreth (Joan Armatrading, Thomas Dolby), Tim Bye (Tony Hadley, Martin Fry) and Spy Austin (Desmond Dekker, Style Council). He’s also recorded with producers such as Colin Fairley (The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Elvis Costello, The Bluebells), Robin Millar (Sade, David Gray) and Jim Abbiss (Kasabian, Adele, Arctic Monkeys). Tony’s work has been featured on national ad campaigns (for BT), recorded at BBC’s Maida Vale Studios, performed at the Shepherd’s Bush Empire, and played on BBC Radio 5 Live. Dues, as they say, have been paid. Tony chats with Slacker.