Fritz Coleman is a comedian, podcaster and retired weatherman. He worked at The Comedy Store for many years and made eight appearances on The Tonight Show. He has a new stand up special called “Unassisted Living” available for free on Tubi. We discuss the new special, The Comedy Store, Robin Williams, Jim Carrey, his years in the Navy and so much more! 00:00 - Intro 00:40 - Right Place, Right Time 03:46 - Joining the Navy & Path 06:10 - Seeing George Carlin 08:10 - Doing Radio & Weather ...
Jul 12, 2023•48 min•Season 4Ep. 359
Jackie “The Joke Man” Martling is a comedian, writer, actor, musician and podcaster. He is best known as the former writer and in-studio comedian for The Howard Stern Show from 1983-2001. He has a new documentary about his life coming out on July 18th called “Joke Man.” We discuss the new movie, his autobiography, why he left the Stern Show, and so much more!! 0:00:00 - Intro 0:00:50 - Long Island Comedy Scene 0:06:28 - Self-Producing & Selling Albums 0:13:05 - Getting the Call From Howard 0...
Jul 10, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Season 4Ep. 358
Lance Lopez is an American blues rock, singer, guitarist and songwriter. He has been involved with music from a young age and was mentored by ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons at age 16. Since then he has toured with Jeff Beck, Steve Vai, Def Leppard, Whitesnake & more. His latest album, titled “Trouble is Good” comes out July 14th on Cleopatra Records. We discuss the new record, guitars, mentoring younger musicians, using emotion to create music and much more! 00:00 - Intro 00:45 - Audio/Visual 01:50 ...
Jul 05, 2023•59 min•Season 4Ep. 357
Tad Doyle (full name Thomas Andrew Doyle) is a musician, formerly of the band Tad and now his own solo projects. He has been called “the godfather of grunge” as his band Tad was one of the first grunge bands in Seattle. Initially on the famed Subpop record label, they later scored two major label deals. The band toured with Nirvana, Soundgarden, Alice In Chains, Primus & Sweet Water, among others. After the band ended Tad had some other projects and now make music under the name Thomas Andre...
Jul 03, 2023•54 min•Season 4Ep. 356
Frank Robb is an alligator expert and founder of the non-profit EEARSS (Environmental Education Awareness Research Support and Services). He became a Chicago legend when he caught the alligator Chance the Snapper in Humboldt Park in 2019. We discuss that incident along with many interesting facts about alligators and how they may have some answers to curing disease in humans. 00:00 - Intro 00:37 - Frank's Background 03:20 - Alligators Vs. Crocodiles 05:25 - Location, Size, & Lifespan 07:45 -...
Jun 26, 2023•54 min•Season 4Ep. 355
Andy Haynes is a comedian, writer, actor and podcaster. His latest special, The Coward of Gramercy is available now for free on YouTube. In this interview we discuss the Seattle comedy scene, navigating offensiveness in comedy, eyebrows, sobriety and more! 0:00:00 - Intro 0:00:43 - Wife & Bert Kreischer 0:02:40 - Comedy Journey & Seattle Scene 0:10:42 - Phoenix Comedy Scene 0:14:20 - Comedy & Making Money 0:19:19 - Wokeness, Comedy & Offended 0:27:12 - Fahim Anwar Edgy? 0:31:59 -...
Jun 20, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Season 4Ep. 354
Ari Nagel is an American mathematics professor and a sperm donor who has fathered more than 140 children. He has been nicknamed the Sperminator or the Target Donor , after the American retail corporation in whose stores some of his artificial-insemination donations were performed. In this episode we discuss Ari’s backstory and how he became a sperm donor, the complications of having 140 kids, legal issues and more. 0:00:00 - Intro 0:01:07 - Background & Growing Up 0:04:03 - Motorcycle Accide...
Jun 16, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 4Ep. 353
Penelope Spheeris is a film director, producer and screenwriter. She directed all 3 of "The Decline of Western Civilization" with a 4th one on the way. She also directed Suburbia, Black Sheep and Wayne's World. This was one of the most fun interviews I've done this year, maybe ever. Lots of great stories about Hollywood, working with Chris Farley, her unreleased movie about Ozzfest, UFO abductions and so much more! Check it out! 00:00 - Intro 00:35 - The Decline of Western Civilization 3 04:01 -...
Jun 14, 2023•54 min•Season 4Ep. 352
Brett Crozier is a retired captain in the United States Navy and author. His current book "Surf When You Can" shares the inspiring and unexpected lessons he learned from a lifetime of honor, service and leadership. We discuss his Navy career, life lessons he talks about in the book and more! 00:00 - Intro 00:46 - Jack Carr on Rogan Praising Brett 01:40 - Making Decisions 02:40 - Never Turn Down Espresso 09:22 - Top Gun Inspiration & Challenging Yourself 13:10 - Adrenaline & Flying Jets 1...
Jun 13, 2023•46 min•Season 4Ep. 351
Gary Cherone is a singer & songwriter, best known as the singer of Extreme and former singer of Van Halen. He also the current singer for the Joe Perry Project. His band Extreme has a phenomenal new album titled “Six” that we discuss track by track. We also talk a little about the albums Pornograffiti and 3 Sides to Every Story. Lots of great stuff from Gary! 00:00 - Intro 00:49 - New Extreme Album "Six" Artwork 02:25 - Production, Songwriting & Sound 05:40 - The Song "#Rebel"l & Key...
Jun 09, 2023•30 min•Season 4Ep. 335
Dee Snider is a musician, actor and writer. He was the lead singer of Twisted Sister as well as Widowmaker and a solo band. He famously testified against censorship of music in a 1985 senate hearing. Dee returns for the second time on my show to promote his new book “Frats”, about high school fraternities set in 1970s New York. We discuss the book, people trying to cancel Dee, how we can help people get along better, his marriage advice and more! 0:00:00 - Intro 0:00:44 - New Book "Frats" 0:05:4...
Jun 07, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Season 4Ep. 350
Klaus Eichstadt is the guitarist and founding member of the rock band Ugly Kid Joe. They had two massive hits with “Everything About You” & “Cat’s in the Cradle.” They also have shared the stage with Def Leppard, Guns ‘n Roses, Van Halen, Judas Priest, Bon Jovi and more. The band has a new album out now called “Rad Wings of Destiny” and a U.S. tour with Fozzy & Pistols at Dawn. We discuss the band’s history, new songs, live shows, & more! 0:00:00 - Intro 0:00:40 - Ugly Kid Joe Tour 0...
Jun 01, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 4Ep. 349
Huck Johns is musician and hat maker. He spent a long time in the music business and has some cool experiences such as getting a call from Slash inquiring about trying out for Velvet Revolver, writing a song with Kid Rock and touring with Ted Nugent. He has since left Hollywood and moved to Tennessee and focused on making custom hats. Some people who have worn his hats include Jeff Beck, Billy Gibbons and Jake Kiszka (Greta Van Fleet). It was fun chatting with him and hearing his insights and st...
May 23, 2023•1 hr 27 min•Season 4Ep. 348
Josh Todd is an American musician, singer, songwriter and actor, best known as the lead singer of rock band Buckcherry. The band is well known for songs like “Lit Up” , “Crazy Bitch” & “Sorry.” They have a new album out June 2nd called “Vol 10” and will hit the road with Skid Row. We discuss the new album, the tour, social media, some Josh Todd trivia and more! 00:00 - Intro 00:35 - New Album "Vol 10" & Marti Fredriksen 03:10 - New Song "Feels Like Love" & Def Leppard 04:12 - New Son...
May 19, 2023•31 min•Season 4Ep. 347
Nathan Macintosh is Canadian comedian who has appeared on The Tonight Show, Conan and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. He has a very funny new special out now called Money Never Wakes that’s available for free on YouTube. We have a great conversation about the special, life in America, mental health and so much more! Really interesting and hilarious conversation! 0:00:00 - Intro 0:00:36 - New Special & Clips 0:03:00 - Fights on Airplanes 0:07:00 - Full Breakdown Of Society 0:13:12 - The B...
May 17, 2023•1 hr 38 min•Season 4Ep. 346
Rob Wylde is a musician, formerly with the band TigerTailz & Teenage Casket Company. His current band, Midnite City has a new album coming out soon titled “In At The Deep End.” It is a continuation of the band’s melodic 80s hard rock sound reminiscent of Bon Jovi, Def Leppard & Warrant. We discuss the new album, Rob’s other bands, opening for Ted Poley & John Corabi and more! 00:00 - Intro 00:40 - Rob Lane & Steel Panther 03:33 - New Midnite City Album 10:40 - New Song "Raise the...
May 15, 2023•57 min•Season 4Ep. 345
Nili Brosh is a guitarist who currently plays with Danny Elfman, Cirque du Soleil, Dethklok and her own solo band. She has two new singles out now that will be part of a larger album down the line. We discuss the new music, playing with Danny Elfman, growing up in Israel, being a fan of Extreme and more! 00:00 - Intro 00:35 - Name 01:35 - Growing Up In Israel 03:35 - Culture Shock Moving to America 06:26 - Early Musical Interest 09:01 - Extreme Fan 16:25 - New Singles 18:30 - Spectrum & Ecle...
May 12, 2023•32 min•Season 4Ep. 344
Simon King is a Canadian comedian and actor. He has released several comedy albums and specials. His latest is titled “As Good As Or Better Than” and was directed by Rory Scovel. It’s available for free on YouTube. Simon and I discuss his career in comedy, the entertainment business, doing impressions, the Royal Family and more! 0:00:00 - Intro 0:00:48 - Problems With "Furious" Special 0:04:10 - Comedy in Canada Vs. U.S. 0:06:28 - Latest Special & Finding Audience 0:09:45 - Impression, Getti...
May 11, 2023•1 hr 26 min•Season 4Ep. 343
Andrew Hagar is a musician and former MMA fighter and trainer. He has a new single out now called “Systematic Minds” and more music will be out soon. We had a fascinating conversation about the music business, his path as a musician, musical styles and so much more! 0:00:00 - Intro 0:00:43 - MMA & Joe Rogan 0:03:45 - Opinions & Haters 0:07:20 - Music Videos & Music Business 0:10:30 - TikTok & Social Media 0:19:10 - Touring & Doing Live Shows 0:26:35 - Standing Out in Music 0:...
May 10, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 4Ep. 342
Kenny Olson is a multi-platinum guitarist from Detroit, Michigan, who has performed with Aerosmith, Metallica, Run DMC, Sheryl Crow, Billy Gibbons, Mick Mars and more. He was Kid Rock’s lead guitarist for eleven years performing around the world with dozens of television appearances, including Super Bowl XXXVIII. He has a new project with singer Aaron Letrick called Letrick Olson that just released a new single titled “Willow.” He has many other projects we discuss as well as some stories from t...
May 10, 2023•40 min•Season 4Ep. 341
Liz Glazer is a comedian, actress, writer and former law professor. She has a new stand up special titled "A Very Particular Experience" out May 12th and available for pre-order now. We discuss the new special plus writing comedy material, social media and comedy clips, her twitter getting hacked and so much more! 0:00:00 - Intro 0:00:38 - Coffee & Energy 0:01:46 - Twitter Hacked 0:04:01 - Social Media & Clips 0:07:20 - Heckler Clip 0:12:40 - Why Clips Are Great 0:14:58 - New Material &a...
May 04, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Season 4Ep. 340
Richie Faulkner is an English musician best known as one of the lead guitarists for the heavy metal band Judas Priest. He has a new project called Elegant Weapons and they are releasing a new album on May 26 titled “Horns for Halos.” We discuss Elegant Weapons, the future for Judas Priest, a paranormal experience while recording, Richie's near death experience and more! 00:00 - Intro 00:38 - Elegant Weapons & Melody 01:17 -" Blind Leading the Blind" Single 02:59 - "Do Or Die" Single 03:56 - ...
May 02, 2023•33 min•Season 4Ep. 339
Craig Locicero is a musician best known for playing guitar with Bay Area thrash metal band Forbidden. He also played guitar with ManMade God, Dress the Dead, The Boneless Ones & Demonica. His band Forbidden has now had a rebirth with new singer Norman Skinner in the fold. They will be releasing some new music and playing some festivals. We discuss Forbidden, some of his other projects and his time working on one of Geoff Tate’s albums. 00:00 - Intro 00:39- Forbidden "Rebirth" 02:42 - Bay Are...
May 01, 2023•39 min•Season 4Ep. 338
Greg Warren is a stand up comedian and actor. He has new special out titled “The Salesman” this is available now for free on YouTube. We discuss the new special, his old sales jobs, working with other comedians and so much more! Fun episode and Greg’s second time on the show! 0:00:00 - Intro 0:00:45 - Warrens 0:02:30 - New Special 0:06:35 - Caffeine 0:10:05- Uncomfortable Seats 0:12:25 - Peanut Butter 0:15:28 - Corporate Job 0:16:55 - Jump to Comedy & Kevin Pollak 0:18:10 - Sales 0:21:55 - D...
Apr 28, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Season 4Ep. 337
Michelle Danner is an actress, director and acting coach. She has worked with some of the biggest names in Hollywood including Gerard Butler, Salma Hayek, Chris Rock and Seth McFarlane. She has a movie she directed coming out titled "Miranda's Victim" which is about the true story of the Miranda Rights and stars Donald Sutherland and Andy Garcia. We discuss some of the people she's worked with, acting techniques, marketing films and more! 00:00 - Intro 00:32 - Life In Paris 02:25 - Studying Acti...
Apr 27, 2023•35 min•Season 4Ep. 336
Jeff Pilson is musician, songwriter and music producer. He is currently the bass player for Foreigner and was a long time member of Dokken. He has also been involved with several other bands including Dio, Steel Dragon, The End Machine & Black Swan. He is also now a member of Revolution Saints alongside Joel Hoekstra & Deen Castronovo and they have a new album called “Eagle Flight.” We discuss all this plus growing up in Washington, rocking out with Paul McCartney, the future of rock mus...
Apr 20, 2023•42 min•Season 4Ep. 334
Dr. William Forstchen is an author, historian and expert on EMPs. He has written three fictional books about what happens to a town after an EMP attack, with the fourth book on the way. We discuss what an EMP is, the likelihood of such an attack, and what we can do to prepare or prevent it. You won't want to miss this one! 00:00 - Intro 00:36 - Welcome Bill & Background 02:23 - Becoming an EMP Expert & Novels 05:04 - What is an EMP & Effect 10:35 - Likelihood of an EMP Attack 15:35 -...
Apr 20, 2023•45 min•Season 4Ep. 333
Jack Underkofler is the lead singer for the rock band Dead Poet Society. The band has played some huge festivals and also toured with Badflower, Sevendust & Highly Suspect. They embark on a solo tour across the U.S. and Europe beginning on May 12th in Phoenix. We discuss the new tour, new music, the creative process, cover songs and more! 00:00 - Intro 00:47 - Booze, Water & Voice 03:50 - New Tour, Buses & Vans 07:36 - Opening Vs. Headlining 10:50 - Creative Process 19:20 - The Song ...
Apr 17, 2023•50 min•Season 4Ep. 332
Phil Lewis is an English singer and musician, best known as the vocalist and occasional guitarist for the American hard rock band L.A. Guns. The band has a new album out April 14th titled “Black Diamonds.” The new album is an eclectic mix of Zeppelin & punk influenced songs with a classic L.A. Guns sound. We discuss the new album, concert set lists, potential tour packages, meeting fans and more! 00:00 - Intro 00:31 - Playing New Songs Live & Set List 04:55 - New Album "Black Diamonds" B...
Apr 11, 2023•30 min•Season 4Ep. 331
Dan Wilbur is a comedian, actor and author. He has a hilarious new stand up special titled "Husband Material" that drops April 12th. We discuss the new special, life in New York, opening for Patton Oswalt and more! 0:00:00 - Intro 0:00:38 - New Album "Husband Material" 0:03:40 - Crowd & Material on Special 0:06:13 - Depressive Realism, Cures & Anxiety 0:09:40 - Mania, Depression & Anti-Depressants 0:16:05 - Bad Thoughts, Weed, Edibles & CBD 0:22:00 - New York Life 0:27:42 - Celeb...
Apr 10, 2023•1 hr 19 min•Season 4Ep. 330
