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Breaking It Down – Frank MacKay

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Frank MacKay’s career in public relations, entertainment and politics spans four decades and encompasses a diversity of fields of work. ​His success in entertainment and politics has been widely reported; MacKay has appeared in hundreds of national, state and local publications and has developed a niche audience among young political activists.
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Wink Martindale | 09-06-2022

Wink Martindale A dear friend of Elvis Presley talks about the early years of Elvis’ career. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 07, 202247 min

David Koechner, Harvey Levin, and Vickie Schneps | 09-05-2022

David Koechner One of the stars of the hit show, The Office, discusses various topics. Harvey Levin Host of TMZ Investigates discusses on Who Really Killed Michael Jackson. Vicki Schneps Dan’s Papers Vicki Schneps hosts Out and About in the Hamptons Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 06, 202254 min

Dr. Lisa Libertore, British actor Tom Hopper, Sona Movesian, and Writer, Director, Producer Melissa Tittl | 09-02-2022

Dr. Lisa Libertore & her husband (both physicians) have established two charitable organizations that help bring awareness & practical long-term life help to those living with autism. “Game of Thrones,” “Merlin,” & “Black Sails” fans have all gotten to know British actor Tom Hopper. His latest is a departure from his norm, a rom-com entitled “Love In The Villa.” Sona Movesian is the long time personal assistant to late night fixture Conan Obrien. She named her book “The World’s Worst...

Sep 03, 202249 min

Clint Black, Sam J Jones, and Marian Gold | 09-01-2022

Clint Black has had more than 30 singles on the US Billboard country charts, twenty-two of which have reached number one. To millions, Sam J Jones will forever be known as Dino De Laurentis’ “Flash Gordon” but 40 years later there is still other work to be done. Sam talks his latest roles & the business of acting & pop culture. Hits such as “Forever Young” & “Big In Japan” have made the band Alphaville a name all over the world. Forty years after the group’s formation, frontman &...

Sep 02, 202246 min

John Reynolds star of “Stranger Things”, Singer A. Jay Poppoff, Actress Abby James Witherspoon, and Erica Huggins | 08-30-2022

John Reynolds star of “Stranger Things” & “Search Party” talks about his role in a recent scripted podcast. Southern Californian band “Lit” scored big with the hit “My Own Worst Enemy.” Singer A. Jay Poppoff is our guest. High School student / Actress Abby James Witherspoon hopes to follow in her famous Aunt Reese’s footsteps. Erica Huggins is the President of Seth McFarlane’s production company. Our subject is their new series “The End of Nye.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaph...

Aug 31, 202248 min

Vicki Schneps, Brannon Braga, and Filmmaker Camille Hardman | 08-29-2022

Vicki Schneps - “Dan’s Papers, Out & About In The Hamptons” 8-30-22 Famed “Star Trek” franchise creative force, Brannon Braga talks about the new series “The End of Nye.” Forty years after the release of the blockbuster film “9 to 5” the messages are still relevant. Filmmaker Camille Hardman’s spectacular documentary “Still Working 9 to 5” is garnering rave reviews everywhere it’s viewed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Aug 30, 202253 min

Bob Wolf, Andrea Barber, Kyle Petty, and Lenny Kaye | 08-26-2022

Hope Skills is an educational institution on Long Island. Here, we talk to it’s founder Bob Wolf about “Hope.” Andrea Barber is mostly known for her role as Kimmy Gibbler on the shows “Full House” & “Fuller House.” Her memoir is entitled “Full Circle: From Hollywood to Real Life & Back Again.” Our part 2 of our discussions with NASCAR royalty Kyle Petty. Again, his new book is “Swerve or Die.” Long time guitarist with “The Patti Smith Band” Lenny Kaye recently authored the book “Lightnin...

Aug 27, 202249 min

Actress & Pop Culture Author Diane Franklin, Actor Graham McTavish, Marine Major Tom Schueman, and Oliver Murray | 08-25-2022

Marine Major Tom Schuemann is the best selling author of the book “ALWAYS FAITHFUL: A Story of the War in Afghanistan, the Fall of Kabul, and the Unshakable Bond Between a Marine and an Interpreter” Graham McTavish, star of The Hobbit & many other films & TV shows clues us in on his latest, “House of The Dragon” the highly anticipated prequel to “Game Of Thrones.” After 60 years The Rolling Stones prove to be like no other band in history. Documentary filmmaker Oliver Murray tells us why...

Aug 26, 202249 min

Deborah Herman | 08-24-2022

Deborah Herman is one of the foremost experts & historians on Charles Manson & the gruesome murders that took place in August 1969. Herman talks to us about the famed cult-leader & his brutal family. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 25, 202247 min

Actor Mark Metcalf | 08-23-2022

Character actor Mark Metcalf first gained famed in the comedy classic “Animal House.” Subsequent roles in television shows such as “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” & “Seinfeld” added to his already impressive resume. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 24, 202247 min

Vicki Schnepps of Dan's Papers, Actress and Author Danica McKellar, and Dominick Monaghan Famed 'Lord Of The Rings' Actor | 08-22-2022

Vickie Schneps is the owner of 88 separate news outlets. She’s been called the “Queen of the Media” & “Queen of the Hamptons.” This is our premier of “Dan’s Papers. Out & About in The Hamptons.” Dominic Monaghan Is perhaps best known as the Hobbit “Merry” from the “Lord of The Rings” trilogy. He has also been applauded for his work on “Lost” & “Moonhaven.” Former child star & current actress Danica McKeller “The Wonder Years” “The West Wing” has become a best selling author by te...

Aug 23, 202250 min

Peter Lemongello | 8-19-2022

Long Island-North Babylon native singer Peter Lemongello took an unusual but innovative route to success. In this interview, the platinum selling entertainer tells us how his plan ultimately worked. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 20, 202246 min

Colin Hay & Sam McMurray | 8-18-2022

Actor Sam McMurray’s mile long resume includes television credits on “Friends,” “The Sopranos,” “King Of Queens,” “Freaks & Geeks” & “Breaking Bad”……..just to name a few. First gaining fame as the lead singer of the Australian band “Men at Work,” Colin Hay has just released a new album & is currently playing dates with his famed group & is also appearing as a member of “Ringo Starr’s All Star Band.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Aug 19, 202249 min

Lori Anne Casdia | 07-27-2022

A student of the great Jack Canfield, Lori Anne Casdia is the author of the new book “Women Who Dream.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 17, 202214 min

Stewart Copeland | 08-16-2022

Drummer Stewart Copeland achieved fame as a member of “The Police” but as our discussIon unfolds it’s clear that he has lived life more as a serious composer than as a former rock star. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 17, 202244 min

Actress Robyn Lively, Actor Richard Kind, Theater Critic Robert Massimi, and Kyle Petty | 08-15-2022

Actress Robyn Lively plays the wife of her real life husband in the film “Strong Fathers Strong Daughters.” We discuss. Our guest today is Richard Kind an award winning character actor who has been seen in everything from “Mad About You,” “Spin City,” to “Curb Your Enthusiasm.” Robert Massimi is a theater critic for Metropolitan Magazine, Nimbus & many others. We talk stage actors past & present with the drama maven. Kyle Petty is the son, grandson & father of great race-car drivers ...

Aug 16, 202249 min

The founder of “Long Island Nightlife” magazine Mike Cutino, Astronaut Mike Massimino, and Music Biographer Spencer Leigh | 08-12-2022

The founder & publisher of “Long Island Nightlife” magazine Mike Cutino joins us to retrace the career of Canadian-born singer Michael Buble. Cutino informs us of the impact that he, the magazine & Long Island had on the launching of Buble’s superstardom. Astronaut Mike Massimino children's book, Spaceman: The True Story of a Young Boy’s Journey To Becoming an Astronaut. Famed Music Biographer Spencer Leigh’s book on Bob Dylan is our topic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megapho...

Aug 13, 202251 min

Bruce Wooley | 08-11-2022

On August 1st 1981 MTV first took to the air & forever changed the history of the music business & pop culture in general. The first song/video that was played was “Video Killed The Radio Star.” Our conversation with the song’s creator Bruce Wooley talks about the impact of MTV & the video generation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 12, 202246 min

Former FBI Profiler Candice DeLong, Comedic actor Clark Duke, Star of “Impractical Jokers” Joe Gatto, and Lorena Bobbitt | 08-10-2022

Former FBI Profiler Candice DeLong hosts the “Killer Psyche” Podcast. We delve into season 2 of her popular True Crime series. Comedic actor Clark Duke (The Office, Two & Half Men, Hot Tub Time Machine) made his directorial debut in the film “Arkansas.” He also wrote & co-starred in the movie. Joe Gatto goes solo in East Hampton. The star of “Impractical Jokers” & “Misery Index” talks standup comedy. Every man’s nightmare Lorena Bobbitt discusses the movie of her life & the incid...

Aug 11, 202250 min

Nina Blackwood | 08-09-2022

In August 1981 Nina Blackwood was one of the first 5 VJs to usher MTV into the world. Here we discuss her life , her career & the impact of the Music Channel on the history of pop culture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 10, 202245 min

Robin Campbell & Matt Doyle, Jon Cryer, Dylan McWilliams, and Brian Volk-Weiss | 08-08-2022

Dylan McWilliams - Survival expert Dylan McWilliams has been attacked by a bear, bitten by a rattler & attacked by a shark & lives to tell us about it. Brian Volk Weiss- Director & pop culture maven Brian Volk Weiss joins us to talk “Star Wars” & his current directorial project. Robin Campbell & Matt Doyle - As a founding member of UB40 Robin Campbell talks about the band’s forty year history while new frontman & lead singer Matt Doyle discusses joining the band he loved ...

Aug 09, 202249 min

Kevin Hearn | 08-04-2022

The Award winning Canadian Band “Bare Naked Ladies” are known internationally for many of their hits records including “If I Had A Million Dollars,” “One Week,” “Brian Wilson” as well as the theme song for “The Big Bang Theory.” Guitarist, Keyboardists & Vocalist Kevin Hearn is our special guest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 05, 202245 min

Rob Miller, Brian Lazarte & James Lee Hernandez, Steve Murphy, and Josh Mankiewicz | 08-03-2022

Rob Miller is the creative force behind the docu-series “The Most Hated Man on The Internet.” A series look at Revenge Porn. Brian Lazarte & James Lee Hernandez are the Emmy nominated filmmakers behind the Docu-Series “The Big Conn” are my interview subjects on this True Crime discussion. Steve Murphy’s memoir “MANHUNTERS: How We Took Down Pablo Escobar” is our subject today, Josh Mankiewicz talks Dateline & his TRUE CRIME RADIO TOUR Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/a...

Aug 04, 202248 min

Tony Dow

This conversation may be the Tony Dow’s last radio interview.as a child & teen Dow portrayed Wally Cleaver on the 50s & 60s sitcom “Leave It To Beaver.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 03, 202244 min

Marina Zenovich, Jeff Pravato, Newt Gingrich, & Suzanne Katchko

“DB Cooper Where Are You?” Is the new Netflix docuseries directed by Marina Zenovich. On this show we talk to the Emmy-Award filmmaker. Jeff Pravato is the former Mayor of Massapequa Park & current Oyster Bay Town Receiver of Taxes. We talk summer of Long Island & Music under The Stars. Former US Speaker Of The House of Representatives Newt Gingrich discusses his latest book “ Defeating Big Government Socialism.” Suzanne Katchko is a Cantor & Spiritual Leader whose Synagogue speaker ...

Jul 28, 202250 min

Peter Noone

Peter Noone is the famed lead singer of the British group Herman’s Hermits. His life is a history lesson in the 1960’s British Invasion & beyond. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 26, 202246 min

Doc Severinsen, Forrest Galante, Bananarama, & Ken Burns

Doc Severinsen gained legend status by leading the NBC Orchestra for Johnny Carson’s Tonight Show. Forrest Galante. Each year during “Shark Week” Discovery features Wildlife Biologist Forrest Galante. Bananarama. During their height of success in the 1980’s Bananarama had 11 songs hit the Billboard Hot 100 including “Venus” & “Cruel Summer.” Ken Burns. The legendary documentary filmmaker discusses his work on the iconic Muhammad Ali. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho...

Jul 26, 202250 min
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