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

This week, Ira spoke with Wanda Sykes. Wanda Sykes, who will be performing at Treasure Island Theatre, Friday, June 21st at 9 p.m.  is considered “one of the funniest stand up comics” by her peers and ranked among Entertainment Weekly’s 25 Funniest People in America. Sykes began her stand-up career performing at the Coors Light […]

This week, Ira spoke with Kathleen Dunbar . Comedian Kathleen Dunbar, who is performing at Big Al’s Comedy Club at the Orleans through June 15, was born and raised in the Midwest. In 1999 she found herself struggling as a single mother. But instead of going crazy, she developed a brassy, hysterical outlook on her […]

This week, Ira spoke with Oscar Goodman. Oscar Goodman, one of America’s most celebrated criminal defense attorneys and former three-term mayor of Las Vegas, tells his story in a new memoir, “ Being Oscar: From Mob Lawyer to Mayor of Las Vegas, Only in America (Weinstein Books).” Known as the “mob’s lawyer” for more than […]

This week, Ira spoke with Dondino. Dondino is a name that should be familiar to listeners who were in Las Vegas in the 70’s and 80’s. He performed in several venues, but his long-term engagement was 12 years at the Four Queens. Dondino has recently returned to his home, Las Vegas, from Branson, where he […]

This week, Ira spoke with Mary Wilson. Singer, writer and legendary entertainer Mary Wilson performs at the Suncoast Showroom May 11 and 12. While growing up in Detroit’s Brewster Projects, Wilson befriended Florence Ballard, Betty McGlown and Diane Ross at age 13. The quartet later formed a singing group, The Primettes. Wilson, Ballard and Ross […]

This week, Ira spoke with Brian Hurlburt. Brian Hurlburt is co-author, with Jack Sheehan, of “City of Champions: the History of Professional Golf in Las Vegas. He is a lifelong Las Vegan who has chronicled the Las Vegas golf scene since 1993, after graduating with a degree in communications from UNLV. He was a co-founder […]

This week, Ira spoke with Bob Miller, Nevada’s longest serving governor. Bob Miller, Nevada’s longest serving governor (1989-1999), has written a new autobiography, called “Son of a Gambling Man,” published by Thomas Dunne Books, an imprint of St. Martin’s Press. The book traces Governor Miller’s journey from a casino family to the governor’s mansion. The […]

This week, Ira spoke with Jarrett & Raja. Jarrett & Raja bring their unique blend of magic, music and comedy to “AGT Live in Las Vegas” at the Palazzo Showroom through April 14. The duo, now residents of Las Vegas, has performed on stages in New York, Las Vegas, Far East Asia and Europe. They […]

This week, Ira spoke with Vicki Lawrence. Emmy award winning Vicki Lawrence will be starring in “Vicki Lawrence and ‘Mama’: A Two-Woman Show” at the Suncoast Showroom, March 23-24. During her senior year of high school, Lawrence sent Carol Burnett a letter inviting Burnett to come see her performance in the local fire department’s “Miss […]

This week, Ira spoke with Chef Angelo Sosa. Award-winning Chef Angelo Sosa is a two-time Bravo “Top Chef” ‘cheftestant’ appearing on Season Seven and “Top Chef” All Stars. He is the author of a cookbook, “Flavor Exposed: 100 Global Recipes from Sweet to Salty, Earthy to Spicy,” released in 2012. Now he has introduced his […]