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

This week, Ira spoke with Dick Dale. Dick Dale, who will be performing at Hard Rock Live on the Las Vegas Strip December 13th at 8 p.m., invented surf music in the 1950’s. He was given the title, “King of the Surf Guitar” by his fellow surfers with whom he surfed from sun up to […]

This week, Ira spoke with Robert Klein. For more than forty years, Robert Klein has entertained audiences with a career in comedy and acting that spans Broadway, television, and film. He will be performing his celebrated stand-up at the Suncoast Casino Showroom on November 16th and 17th. Born in the Bronx, he was a member […]

This week, Ira spoke with Grammy Award-winning pianist and conductor Peter Nero. Peter Nero, with the UNLV Jazz Symphony Orchestra, will be performing in the Gershwin Project, Saturday, November 2nd at 8 p.m. at UNLV’s Artemus W. Ham Concert Hall. The concert is part of the Charles Vanda Master Series. The program includes “Someone to […]

This week, Ira spoke with Bill Anderson. Bill Anderson, a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame who has been capturing the attention of country music fans around the world for more than 50 years, will be performing in the Chrome Showroom at Santa Fe Station Hotel Casino on Friday, October 25 at 8 […]

This week, Ira spoke with Uri Geller. Uri Geller is the subject of a new biography, “The Secret Life of Uri Geller: CIA Masterspy?” by technology journalist and former Time magazine correspondent, Jonathan Margolis. The book is published by Watkins Publishing. Geller is one of the world’s most investigated and celebrated mystifiers. He has led […]

This week, Ira spoke with George Wallace.  George Wallace performs “The Best 10 p.m. Show on the Las Vegas Strip” at the Flamingo Las Vegas Hotel and Casino Tuesdays through Saturdays. His first book, “Laff It Off,” is being released by Chaite Press on October 21. By the age of six, George Wallace knew he […]

This week, Ira spoke with Billy Stritch. Grammy-winning composer, arranger, vocalist, and jazz pianist Billy Stritch will be performing “Billy Stritch sings the Mel Tormé Songbook” at Cabaret Jazz at the Smith Center, Friday and Saturday, August 23-24 at 7 p.m. Stritch is one of the premier singer-pianists on the New York and national jazz […]

This week, Ira spoke with Dion DiMucci. Dion DiMucci, known singularly as Dion, will corporate elements of doo-wop, rhythm and blues, pop and rock into his music when he performs at The Orleans Showroom July 20 and 21. One of the most popular American rock and roll performers of the pre-British Invasion era, Dion charted […]

This week, Ira spoke with Gallagher. Gallagher returns to a Las Vegas stage for a limited time at the Laugh Factory in the Tropicana Las Vegas. Showtime is 7 p.m., nightly. Ranked as one of the 100 Greatest Stand-ups of All Time by Comedy Central, Gallagher has toured the country doing stand-up comedy for more […]

This week, Ira spoke with Kris Saknussemm. Novelist and artist Kris Saknussemm’s latest play “The Humble Assessment, ” was a featured part of the recent Las Vegas Fringe Festival at the Las Vegas Little Theatre. Saknussemm graduated with honors from Dartmouth College and holds an MA from the University of Washington. He has won First […]