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

This week, Ira spoke with Clint Holmes.Clint Holmes, named Las Vegas Entertainer of the Year three times, Singer of the Year four times and awarded the Sammy Davis Jr. Foundation award, has begun an exclusive engagement at Cabaret Jazz inside The Smith Center.  The newly opened Smith Center For the Performing Arts, is a world-class […]

This week, Ira spoke with Chef Megan Romano.Pastry Chef Megan Romano is owner of the new Chocolate and Spice Bakery in Las Vegas and author of “It’s A Sweet Life, ” a book that takes a unique look at dessert as food. Prior to opening her bakery, she served 16-year tenure as executive pastry chef […]

This week, Ira spoke with “Weird Al” Yankovic.“Weird Al” Yankovic, a shy, accordion-playing teenager got his start sending in homemade tapes to the Dr. Demento Radio Show, and would go on to become the biggest-selling comedy recording artist in history with more than 12 million album sales.  He will be headlining at the Cannery Casino […]

This week, Ira spoke with comedian Cork Proctor.Cork Proctor is a Nevada comedy legend, having performed for five decades in major hotel lounges and main rooms in Reno, Lake Tahoe, and Las Vegas. He has opened for stars such as the Supremes and Mel Tillis. His memoir, “My Life Is An Open Mouth,”  describes how […]

This week, Ira spoke with Master Chef Gustav Mauler.Master Chef Gustav Mauler is President and CEO of Gustav International Chartered, a restaurant, hospitality, management and consulting company in Las Vegas.  He operates Spiedini Ristorante, his signature restaurant at the JW Marriott, as well as Gustav’s Catering, a culturally diverse full-service catering division. Chef Mauler, a native […]

This week, Ira spoke with Lynda Carter. Actress, singer and former Las Vegas headliner Lynda Carter returns to Las Vegas to perform standards, country hits and pop songs at the Suncoast Showroom July 14 and 15. She hit the world stage in 1972, after earning the title Miss World U.S.A. Soon after she moved to […]

This week, Ira spoke with Bill Fayne. Bill Fayne, along with RagTag Entertainment,  will present “Stephen Sondheim’s Company” at the LVH on July 9 and 10, followed by Sondheim’s revue “Putting It Together,” a compilation of some of the greatest Sondheim songs at the Smith Center Cabaret Jazz Room on July 15.  Richel Kompst and […]

This week, Ira spoke with author James Gavin.Author and journalist James Gavin’s third book, Stormy Weather: The Life of Lena Horne (Atria Books/Simon & Schuster, 2009) is the impetus behind his current touring with Stormy Weather: The Lena Horne Project, a concert that stars former Supreme Mary Wilson, the Larry Dunlap Trio, and Gavin as […]

This week, Ira spoke with Bobby Vinton.Bobby Vinton’s recording accomplishments include 12 Gold records, more than 75 million in record sales and the most #1 hits by a solo male artist during a 10-year period, according to Billboard magazine. Bobby Vinton’s hits, including “Roses Are Red,” “Blue Velvet,” “Mr. Lonely,” and “Melody of Love” are […]

This week, Ira spoke with jazz singer Sarah Frances Johnston.Jazz singer Sarah Frances Johnston started her performance career as an 11 year old child-actor in the longest running New Zealand Soap Opera, “Shortland Street,” followed by the series, “Tomorrow’s Another Day- Revelations,” which premiered across Europe. She then moved into modeling for companies like Coca Cola, […]