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

This week, Ira spoke with Brody Dolyniuk. Brody Dolyniuk, performing in “Bronson, Brody and Beatles-A Hard Day’s Night of Legendary Music,” November 28 and “Totally 80s Symphonic!” December 7 (both at The Smith Center) is a multi-faceted, self-taught musician who began his professional music career playing in piano bars. A chance meeting with a pair […]

This week, Ira spoke with Patty Ascher. Las Vegas based, Brazilian born singer Patty Ascher is performing residency shows at the Downtown Las Vegas Container Park every Wednesday at 7 p.m. Born in Sao Paolo, Brazil, Ascher grew up in a musical household. Her father Neno was part of a very successful Brazilian band from […]

This week, Ira spoke with Jerry Lewis, PART TWO. Entertainment legend and Academy Award® winner Jerry Lewis recently performed “An Evening with Jerry Lewis” at the Smith Center. It was a blend of stand-up comedy, gags, trademark vignettes, songs, and big-screen video montages of the Academy Award winner’s most memorable and hilarious feature film moments. […]

This week, Ira spoke with Jim Belushi and Clint Holmes. Comedian, actor and blues musician Jim Belushi along with blues band The Sacred Hearts will be performing at the Orleans Showroom October 4-5. Belushi is known worldwide for making people laugh as a regular on “Saturday Night Live,” his long-running comedy series “According to Jim” […]

This week, Ira spoke with Jerry Lewis, This is part one. Entertainment legend and Academy Award® winner Jerry Lewis will be performing “An Evening with Jerry Lewis” at the Smith Center on Tuesday, Sept. 30, at 7:30 p.m. It’s a blend of stand-up comedy, gags, trademark vignettes, songs, and big-screen video montages of the Academy […]

This week, Ira spoke with Kevin Burke. Kevin Burke is the star of “Defending The Caveman at Harrah’s Las Vegas. He’s the Las Vegas Entertainer of the Year, and with more than 3,000 performances, he holds a Guinness World Record for Caveman. The show is presented nightly at 7 p.m. with additional matinees at 4 […]

This week, Ira spoke with Chuck Gunderson. Chuck Gunderson, author of “Some Fun Tonight! The Backstage Story of How The Beatles rocked America: The Historic Tours of 1964-1966,” was raised in San Diego, California, the site of the Beatles’ eighth stop on the 1965 North American tour. Gunderson was too young to attend the show, […]

This week, Ira spoke with John Thompson (The Great Tomsoni). John Thompson is a versatile performer with a background of music, magic, comedy and drama. Thompson (The Great Tomsoni) got his start in show business as a musician and musical arranger. He has toured and recorded with “Jerry Murad’s Harmonicats,” “The Harmonica Gang”and “The Harmonica […]

This week, Ira spoke with Celebrity Chef Mary Sue Milliken. Mary Sue Milliken is co-chef/owner of the popular, critically acclaimed Border Grill restaurants in Santa Monica, Downtown Los Angeles, and Las Vegas, serving upscale, modern Mexican food in a hip, urban cantina setting. She is also co-chef/owner of the gourmet taco truck phenomenon, the Border […]

This week, Ira spoke with Peter Noone. Peter Noone and Herman’s Hermits, performing at the South Point August 1-3, are responsible for such hits as I’m Henry The Eighth, I Am,” “Mrs. Brown, You’ve Got a Lovely Daughter,” “There’s a Kind of Hush,” and “I’m Into Something Good.” In a multi-dimensional career that has garnered […]