**NOTE: It is strongly recommended you not unsubscribe from this feed after you download this episode. The regular show is over, but it is possible some additional interviews and other specials might be placed in the feed from time to time.** After six years, this is the final regular episode of The Strip. The show, which debuted on Sept. 1, 2005, was co-hosted by journalists and life partners Miles Smith and Steve Friess. In this emotional episode, the duo recount the top 10 moments of the show...
Sep 10, 2011•1 hr 37 min
This is a special reissue of the first episode of what would become The Strip. We called it Vegas S&M when we debuted on Sept. 1, 2005. The final episode of the program was recorded on Sept. 5, 2011.
Sep 07, 2011•57 min
Steve addressed Las Vegas' gay chamber of commerce, Lambda Business and Professional Association, on August 10, 2011. In these comments, he reflects on the progress and challenges facing Las Vegas' GLBT community.
Aug 27, 2011•41 min
Steve appeared on the Las Vegas Weekly's Radio Mag on KUNV 91.5 FM on Aug. 11 to discuss the Jockey Club and his LVW cover story about it. The interviewer is LVW Editor Sarah Feldberg.
Aug 26, 2011•29 min
Steve Friess' exit interview on KNPR on 8/10/11 as he prepares to leave for a Knight-Wallace Fellowship at the University of Michigan.
Aug 23, 2011•31 min
The economy might seem mired in recession in Southern Nevada but elsewhere the sick economy is creating a boom - the gold-mining counties have little or no unemployment, construction work for those who want it and the good times are rolling. This counter-cyclical boom is the other side of the bubble that burst in 2008. Steve Friess has been up in Eureka County to experience first hand what is happening with the healthiest part of our state economy.
Aug 22, 2011•24 min
We had some extra bloopers. In this file, we fight and bitch at each other (lovingly, riiiight?) and there's lots about our studio antics. Fun stuff.
Aug 21, 2011•18 min
FINAL TRIVIA: What was the first major hotel-casino to open after Steve arrived in Vegas on 9/9/96 to begin working at the Review-Journal? If you know it, email us at [email protected] or call 702-997-3300 by 9/3/11. if you get it right, we send you something. Period. Everything must go. Twitter: @TheStripPodcast Blog: VegasHappensHere.Com Voicemail: 702-997-3300 Open & Banter: Start to 36ish Intro/End-Show Bloopers : 36:45-44ish Wordplay Bloopers: 44:30ish-50ish Banter/Midshow Blooper...
Aug 21, 2011•1 hr 56 min
TRIVIA Q: Who has appeared on The Strip the most times in the history of the show? Know it? E-mail TheStripPodcast [at] aol.com or call 702-997-3300 by Aug 12. If we draw your correct answer, you pick from the prize list at TheStripPodcast.Com. Blog: VegasHappensHere.Com Site: TheStripPodcast.Com E-mail: [email protected] Voicemail: 702-997-3300 Twitter: @TheStripPodcast Open & Banter: Start to 18ish George Wallace Part I: 24ish--51ish Trivia/Poll/Letters: 51ish-59ish George Wallace Pa...
Aug 07, 2011•1 hr 34 min
TRIVIA Q: Who has appeared on The Strip the most times in the history of the show? Know it? E-mail TheStripPodcast [at] aol.com or call 702-997-3300 by Aug 12. If we draw your correct answer, you pick from the prize list at TheStripPodcast.Com. Blog: VegasHappensHere.Com Site: TheStripPodcast.Com E-mail: [email protected] Voicemail: 702-997-3300 Twitter: @TheStripPodcast Open & Banter: Start to 18ish Charlie Palmer: 18-50ish Trivia/Poll/Letters: 51ish-1:04ish Hal Sparks Excerpt: 1:04-1...
Aug 01, 2011•1 hr 16 min
Roger Thomas of Wynn Resorts explains the significance of the $18.4 million Chinese vases bought at auction in July and intended for display at the Wynn Cotai resort planned to open in 2015.
Jul 26, 2011•2 min
TRIVIA Q: Go to TheStripPodcast.Com or VegasHappensHere.Com and listen to the 3-second clip, then tell us who the guest was for that show? Know it? E-mail TheStripPodcast [at] aol.com or call 702-997-3300 by July 27. If we draw your correct answer, you pick from the prize list at TheStripPodcast.Com. Blog: VegasHappensHere.Com Site: TheStripPodcast.Com E-mail: [email protected] Voicemail: 702-997-3300 Twitter: @TheStripPodcast The design genius behind Mirage, Bellagio and Wynn was supposed...
Jul 22, 2011•1 hr 55 min
Roger Thomas, chief of Wynn Resorts design, tours their new offices near McCarran Airport with Steve Friess of TheStripPodcast.Com and VegasHappensHere.Com.
Jul 22, 2011•18 min
In addition to our regular episode interview with Jubilee! showrunner Fluff LaCoque, we’re also marking the 30th anniversary of the vintage vegas showgirl production with this conversation with the show’s most successful alumna, Tina Walsh. As you’re about to hear, Walsh came to Vegas from Texas as a young actress determined to put in a few months as a singer and dancer for Jubilee! Instead, she stayed in the show for eight years, then starred in EFX with Michael Crawford, Tommy Tune and Rick Sp...
Jul 18, 2011•51 min
This former Nevada governor's dad had mob ties and invested with the likes of Dave Berman, Gus Greenbaum and a dude nicknamed Ice Pick. Who was it? Know it? E-mail TheStripPodcast [at] aol.com or call 702-997-3300 by July 20. If we draw your correct answer, you pick from the prize list at TheStripPodcast.Com. Twitter: @TheStripPodcast Blog: VegasHappensHere.Com Voicemail: 702-997-3300 Open & Banter: Start to 41ish Fluff LaCoque Part I: 41-103ish Trivia/Poll/Letters: 104ish-1:13 Fluff LaCoque...
Jul 17, 2011•1 hr 41 min
Welcome to a special edition of The Strip. Former MGM Mirage CEO Terry Lanni has died. To commemorate the occasion, we are re-issuing our April 2008 interview with Lanni, who entered the gaming business as C.F.O. for Caesars World Inc in 1977 and went on to be president of that company before becoming president and C.E.O of what was then MGM Grand Inc in 1995. In 2000, he oversaw the buyout of Mirage Resorts, and in late 2008 he resigned his post at the helm of what by then was known as MGM Mira...
Jul 15, 2011•36 min
The father of what Pulitzer Prize winning former New York Times reporter was once the entertainment director of a major Vegas resort? Know it? E-mail TheStripPodcast [at] aol.com or call 702-997-3300 by July 13. If we draw your correct answer, you pick from the prize list at TheStripPodcast.Com. Twitter: @TheStripPodcast Blog: VegasHappensHere.Com Voicemail: 702-997-3300 Open & Banter: Start to 20ish Annie Duke: 21-51ish Trivia/Poll/Letters: 52ish-1:01 Shelley Berkley: 1:02-1:12ish TSTToTW: ...
Jul 10, 2011•1 hr 18 min
**NOTE: VISIT THESTRIPPOCAST.COM OR VEGASHAPPENSHERE.COM TO FIND THE FLICKR SLIDESHOW THAT CORRESPONDS/ILLUSTRATES THIS EPISODE. ALSO, IF YOU HAVE AN IPOD CAPABLE OF PLAYING ENHANCED FILES, CHECK THE PODCAST FEED AGAIN TO DOWNLOAD THAT VERSION OF THIS AND THERE PHOTOS WILL APPEAR TO CORRESPOND (MOSTLY) WITH THE DISCUSSION.** This is audio from that walk-around, which also includes conversations with CEO Tony Santo about the process of buying all the furnishings from the never-to-open Fontainblea...
Jul 05, 2011•50 min
The father of what Pulitzer Prize winning former New York Times reporter was once the entertainment director of a major Vegas resort? Know it? E-mail TheStripPodcast [at] aol.com or call 702-997-3300 by July 6. If we draw your correct answer, you pick from the prize list at TheStripPodcast.Com. Twitter: @TheStripPodcast Blog: VegasHappensHere.Com Voicemail: 702-997-3300 Open & Banter: Start to 25ish Phil Satre Part I: 26-58ish Trivia/Poll/Letters: 58ish-1:06 Phil Satre Part II: 1:07-1:48ish ...
Jun 30, 2011•1 hr 55 min
What is the only Nevada lake to empty into the sea? Know it? E-mail TheStripPodcast [at] aol.com or call 702-997-3300 by June 29. If we draw your correct answer, you pick from the prize list at TheStripPodcast.Com. As always, our website is TheStripPodcast.Com, our voice mail line is 702-997-3300, email us at TheStripPodcast.Com and follow me on Twitter at TheStripPodcast.Com. And remember, a donation of $25 or more to the show will get you anything on our prizelist which presently includes a Ce...
Jun 24, 2011•31 min
What is the only Nevada lake to empty into the sea? Know it? E-mail TheStripPodcast [at] aol.com or call 702-997-3300 by June 29. If we draw your correct answer, you pick from the prize list at TheStripPodcast.Com. Twitter: @TheStripPodcast Blog: VegasHappensHere.Com Voicemail: 702-997-3300 Open & Banter: Start to 24ish Ken Ehrlich Part I: 24-58ish Trivia/Poll/Letters: 59-59ish Ken Ehrlich Part II: 1:00-1:25ish TSTToTW: 1:25-end This week on The Strip: It was by far the most hyped – and to o...
Jun 24, 2011•1 hr 33 min
Audio of Steve Wynn on Fox News with Frank Luntz before an audience on 6/19/2011 claiming he voted for Obama.
Jun 20, 2011•6 min
What casino had the first eye in the sky? Know it? E-mail TheStripPodcast [at] aol.com or call 702-997-3300 by June 6. If we draw your correct answer, you pick from the prize list at TheStripPodcast.Com. Twitter: @TheStripPodcast Blog: VegasHappensHere.Com Voicemail: 702-997-3300 Open & Banter: Start to 18ish Terry Fator interview: 19-58ish Trivia/Poll/Letters: 59-1:06ish Melinda Fator interview: 1:07-1:24ish TSTToTW: 1:24-end Terry Fator makes a lot of money as the master behind a string of...
May 25, 2011•1 hr 35 min
What casino had the first eye in the sky? Know it? E-mail TheStripPodcast [at] aol.com or call 702-997-3300 by June 6. If we draw your correct answer, you pick from the prize list at TheStripPodcast.Com. Twitter: @TheStripPodcast Blog: VegasHappensHere.Com Voicemail: 702-997-3300 Open & Banter: Start to 24ish Angel Porrino interview: 25-53 Trivia/Poll/Letters: 54-1:04ish Josh Strickland interview: 1:05-1:49ish TSTToTW: 1:49-end Oscar Goodman may be working overtime to ensure his wife replace...
May 21, 2011•1 hr 56 min
Welcome to a Strip extra. The following is a conversation recorded with Barry Manilow in advance of the Newsweek piece that I contributed to. Very little of this discussion made it into the piece, so we decided to edit it and post it here. The interview was in Manilow’s dressing room at the Paris Hotel-Casino and was conducted primarily by me with a few interjections from a colleague working on the story. During the interview, we delve into Manilow’s fears about being perceived to be “over” when...
May 14, 2011•35 min
The following episode was recorded on May 11 at the mayoral forum that took place before a luncheon of Las Vegas’ GLBT chamber of commerce and was moderated by me. First you will hear Carolyn Goodman, wife of current mayor Oscar Goodman, give opening remarks, followed by about a 25 minute discussion with me that included some questions of my own as well as those submitted from the audience. After Carolyn’s turn, her opponent, County Commissioner, Chris Giunchigliani gave her opening remarks and ...
May 13, 2011•1 hr 4 min
Why did Harrah's name the top Total Rewards tiers the Seven Stars level and put seven stars on the Harrah's logo? Know it? E-mail TheStripPodcast [at] aol.com or call 702-997-3300 by May 11. If we draw your correct answer, you pick from the prize list at TheStripPodcast.Com. Twitter: @TheStripPodcast Blog: VegasHappensHere.Com Voicemail: 702-997-3300 Open/Banter until 21:00 John Philippe Maury, Part I: 21-45 Trivia/Poll/Feedback - 45-50 John Philippe Maury, Part II: 50-1:13 Announcement 1:13-end...
May 05, 2011•1 hr 23 min
Why did Harrah's name the top Total Rewards tiers the Seven Stars level and put seven stars on the Harrah's logo? Know it? E-mail TheStripPodcast [at] aol.com or call 702-997-3300 by May 9. If we draw your correct answer, you pick from the prize list at TheStripPodcast.Com. Twitter: @TheStripPodcast Blog: VegasHappensHere.Com Voicemail: 702-997-3300 Open/Banter until 18:00 Cassidy 18:30-1:14 Trivia/Poll/Feedback - 1:15-1:29 Estrada 1:30-1:57 TSTToTW 1:57-end Las Vegas used to be a place where pa...
May 01, 2011•2 hr 3 min
The VegasMate Stripper Poll in April found overwhelming support for Mayor Chuck Monster, VegasTripping.Com Guru, to become the next mayor of Las Vegas. It was tough, but we demanded a hard-hitting interview with Mayor-Elect Monster, and we, of course, prevailed. (This is an excerpt pulled out from 5/1 episode of The Strip. Flock to TheStripPodcast.Com for the whole show, which is unbelievably AWESOME.)
Apr 30, 2011•8 min
Trivia – How much did Judy Garland make each week at the Frontier Hotel in Vegas in 1956? (Closest answer wins if nobody gets it exact.) Know it? E-mail TheStripPodcast [at] aol.com or call 702-997-3300 by 4/27/11 Email: [email protected] Twitter: @TheStripPodcast Voicemail: 702-997-3300 This week, on the Strip: The nightclub industry in Las Vegas is a mystery to many, including us. It’s clearly not one to Rich Wolf who, along with Jason Strauss and some other partners opened Tao in 200x a...
Apr 15, 2011•1 hr 36 min
