The Talk About Las Vegas Podcast | a podcast by Ira Sternberg

This week, Ira spoke with Kamasi Washington. To listen to the interview click below. https://media.talkaboutlasvegas.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/05120057/Kamasi_Washington_091015.mp3 Progressive jazz saxophonist Kamasi Washington and percussionist Marcus L. Miller, and their respective bands, will be performing with the Lula Washington Dance Theatre (celebrating its 35th anniversary) at The Smith Center September 16. At the age of 13, Washington started […]

This week, Ira spoke with Terry Johnson. Terry Johnson, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and band member of the Flamingos, will perform with the group as they celebrate their Diamond Anniversary at the Suncoast Showroom September 5-6. In 1954, Johnson (at age 16) recorded with a Baltimore group called The Whispers, (not The […]

This week, Ira spoke with Terry Johnson. To listen to the interview click below. https://media.talkaboutlasvegas.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/05101327/Terry_Johnson_090315.mp3 Terry Johnson, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and band member of the Flamingos, will perform with the group as they celebrate their Diamond Anniversary at the Suncoast Showroom September 5-6. In 1954, Johnson (at age 16) recorded with […]

This week, Ira spoke with Lance Burton. Master Magician Lance Burton’s new film, “Billy Topit Master Magician,” which premieres on September 24 at Brenden Theaters in The Palms, is not a biography of Burton’s life, but a fictional character in a fictional setting that happens to be set in his adopted hometown of Las Vegas. […]

This week, Ira spoke with Lance Burton. To listen to the interview click below. https://media.talkaboutlasvegas.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/05095624/Lance_Burton_082715.mp3 Master Magician Lance Burton’s new film, “Billy Topit Master Magician,” which premieres on September 24 at Brenden Theaters in The Palms, is not a biography of Burton’s life, but a fictional character in a fictional setting that happens to be […]

This week, Ira spoke with Milt Larsen. Milt Larsen is best known for his role in the world of magic. In 1963 he founded the world famous private club for magicians, the Magic Castle, in Hollywood. Larsen is the President of Magic Castles, Inc. In 2000 Magic Magazine polled their international readership and voted Larsen […]

This week, Ira spoke with Milt Larsen. To listen to the interview click below. https://media.talkaboutlasvegas.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/05095529/Milt_Larsen_082015.mp3 Milt Larsen is best known for his role in the world of magic. In 1963 he founded the world famous private club for magicians, the Magic Castle, in Hollywood. Larsen is the President of Magic Castles, Inc. In 2000 Magic […]

This week, Ira spoke with James Darren. Actor, director, and singer James Darren, who will be performing at the South Point Casino August 15-16 has enjoyed a successful, multi-faceted career, spanning six decades of motion picture, television, recording and live concert performances. Born in South Philly as James Ercolani, a second-generation American of Italian descent, […]

This week, Ira spoke with James Darren. To listen to the interview click below. https://media.talkaboutlasvegas.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/05110357/James_Darren_081315.mp3 Actor, director and singer James Darren, who will be performing at the South Point Casino August 15-16 has enjoyed a successful, multi-faceted career, spanning six decades of motion picture, television, recording and live concert performances. Born in South Philly as […]

This week, Ira spoke with Jonathan Ullman. Jonathan Ullman is Executive Director & CEO of The Mob Museum, the National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement, which opened in 2012 in Downtown Las Vegas. The Mob Museum is dedicated to telling the story of organized crime and law enforcement and presents an authentic view […]