Branding Maestro, Randy Herbertson discusses plans for Westport, CT
Randy Herbertson, owner of The Visual Brand and director of the Westport Downtown Association discusses plans for Westport, CT's future, and soup!
May 15, 2021•32 min
Oh Brother, not another podcast
"Oh Brother, not another podcast", is presented by the fabulous new Westport Library and the Quick Center for the Arts, starring brothers Miggs and Trace Burroughs, chatting up fascinating folks with interesting stuff to say or secrets to spill.
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Dick Sandhaus, former teen rock promoter
Dick Sandhaus, former teen rock promoter at Staples High School in Westport, CT, explains how, at age 16 he was able to book breaking bands in 1965 - 1967 such as the Beau Brummels, Cream, Doors, Sly and the Family Stone, Yardbirds and others. He is also the creator of the popular app "Treadmill Trails" and the health and fitness/nutrition website BetterCheaperSlower.com
Mar 26, 2021•35 min
Wife and daughter of legendary Prankster Alan Abel tell all.
Conversation with wife Jeanne and daughterJenny, exploring the amazing career of professional prankster, drummer and writer Alan Abel. Jenny's' documentary about her dad's career "Abel Raises Cain" is available online at https://abelraisescain.com/
Mar 06, 2021•43 min
Ginger Baker's daughter Nettie
Nettie Baker describes life with her dad, rock n roll legend Ginger Baker, from rags to riches and rags again. Great times, good times, bad times and worse times, as she has describes them all in her books.
Feb 24, 2021•35 min
Singer, songwriter, entertainer, raconteur Warren Bloom
Interview with singer, songwriter, raconteur, Warren Bloom, who recounts his early days as an aspiring musician and all the celebrities he encountered before they were celebrities. And surprise at the end when Trace sings Crossroads, backed up by Warren on guitar and vocals.
Feb 16, 2021•31 min
Extraordinary singer, songwriter, survivor, healer, Aruba Red
We interview extraordinary singer, songwriter, survivor, healer, Aruba Red, who stands alone as an amazing talent who just happens to be the daughter of famed bass player Jack Bruce. See video version at www.youtube.com/miggsb
Jan 30, 2021•38 min
Artist, author, spiritual advisor, Elaine Clayton
Interview with artist, author, spiritual advisor, Elaine Clayton, who recently moved to Atlanta, and contracted Covid last Fall. She has recovered and continues with her "stream drawing" classes and ethereal artwork.
Jan 29, 2021•34 min
"Parallel Perspectives: The Brush/Lens Collaboration"
With paintings by Ward Hooper and photography by Holly Gordon, this interview explores their unusual creative collaboration as depicted in this wonderfully artful book.
Jan 29, 2021•33 min
Genealogist Barbara Pisarro
Genealogist Barbara Pisarro describes how she started building her family tree with a few names from the phone book and lead to years of research and several thousand names today. And she offers some useful tips for anyone to get started.
Dec 03, 2020•36 min
June DeYoung, former Playboy Bunny and "Psychic to the Stars"
Trace and Miggs interview the endlessly fascinating vivacious June DeYoung, former Playboy Bunny and "Psychic to the Stars".
Nov 26, 2020•44 min
Prolific actor Peter Jason, with more than 260 IMDB credits
Talented and prolific actor Peter Jason, with more than 260 IMDB credits, discusses his 50 year career, audition hints, prison, AA, and may behind the scenes stories to many of the biggest movies of our time. He also reminisces with Miggs about their time together as classmates in the Carnegie Drama Dept, in Pittsburgh, PA in the 60s.
Nov 13, 2020•36 min
Vinnie Pastore, aka "Big Pussy" from the Sopranos talk with brothers Miggs and Trace Burroughs
Miggs and Trace Burroughs speak with entertaining and candid storyteller Vinnie Pastore, aka "Big Pussy" from the Sopranos, with over 180 movie and TV credits, including "Mickey Blue Eyes", "The Last Don", "Law and Order", "Gotti", "Carlito's Way", "Awakenings", and "Goodfellas" to name a few!
Nov 08, 2020•56 min
Peter Altschuler, son of renowned DJ "Murray the K"
The Brothers interview, and gets lots of behind the scenes info, from actor, performer, voice-over actor, Peter Altschuler, who also happens to be the son of renowned New York DJ "Murray the K". And, at the end, the world premier of the song "Breathe" by Aztec Two Step
Oct 19, 2020•38 min
Chris Frantz, co-founder of Talking Heads
Very special guest, Chris Frantz, co-founder of, and drummer and songwriter for Talking Heads, discusses his new book "Remain in Love: Talking Heads - Tom Tom Club - Tina", published by St Martin Press. What a nice guy and what a treat!
Sep 10, 2020•39 min
Gatsby in Connecticut: The Untold Story
Filmmaker Robert Steven Williams describes the 7 years it took to research and make this amazing documentary which argues in great detail that the locations of the Great Gatsby mansion and Nick Caraway's cottage, were all based on location in Westport, CT, Where the Fitzgerald lived for 5 months in 1920, and not Great Neck, Long Island, as often believed.
Sep 08, 2020•32 min
Mark Yurkiw interviews Miggs Burroughs
The tables are turned as former guest, and Artrepreneur, Mark Yurkiw, interviews "Oh Brother" co-host Miggs Burroughs on his own, and explores a career of creating art and trying to be a postive particle in the cluttered cosmos. Discover the other brother behind the person behind the "Oh Brother" microphone. Mark's interview with Trace is also available.
Aug 23, 2020•37 min
Trace is interviewed by Mark Yurkiw
The tables are turned as former guest, and Artrepreneur, Mark Yurkiw, interviews Trace Burroughs on his own, and explores a career of creating art, music, books, screenplays, movies, and podcasts! Discover the person behind the "Oh Brother" microphone. Mark's interview with Miggs is also available.
Aug 23, 2020•34 min
Harvey Brooks, legendary bass player for the Doors, Dylan and many more
Miggs and Trace talk to Harvey Brooks about his amazing career as a bass player who has jammed with or recorded with virtually every legend of Rock n Roll from the 60s and 70s, as recounted in honest detail in his book "View from the Bottom" 50 Years of Bass Playing with Bob Dylan, The Doors, MIles Davis and Everybody Else."
Aug 20, 2020•36 min
Aztec Two Step with Rex Fowler and Dodie Petitt
Aztec Two Step 2.0 discuss the duos origins dating back almost 50 years to folk clubs in Boston, and its current incarnation with founding member Rex Fowler and his wife Dodie Petit, who was a session musician, ballet dancer and Broadway performer in the original cast of Phantom of the Opera and Cats, among many others. They play two tunes which highlight their great songwriting talent and amazing musicianship. A rare treat.
Aug 19, 2020•33 min
Steve Forlano plays, sings, and discusses the under appreciated Ukelele
Steve Forlano, who leads a Connecticut Ukulele meetup group called the Cukes, plays, sings and discusses the under appreciated Ukelele.
Aug 17, 2020•31 min
Mystic Bowie - need we say more!
Renowned singer, song writer, performer, Mystic Bowie discusses his career and background in Jamaica, connecting with Keith Emerson, Tina Weymouth, Chris Franz, and a great story about roughing up a very drunk #Ringo Starr.
Jul 31, 2020•30 min
Matt Mandell, Director of the Westport/Weston Chamber of Commerce
Matt Mandell, Director of the Westport/Weston Chamber of Commerce, discusses his many innovations in town to keep us entertained, engaged, well fed, and informed, including the Westport Dog Festival, Slice of Saugatuck, Supper and Soul, Westport Restaurant Guide, and so much more.
Jul 13, 2020•29 min
Peter Katis, owner of Tarquin recording studios in Bridgeport, CT
Peter Katis, owner of Tarquin recording studios in Bridgeport, CT describing the recording, and engineering process that has served him well over decades of producing independent bands
Jul 10, 2020•31 min
Alison Patton, Pastor of Saugatuck Congregational Church, Westport, CT
Alison Patton, Pastor of Saugatuck Congregational Church, Westport, CT, talks with the boys about her calling as Pastor, her intellectual and spiritual curiosity, and how her congregation has adapted to Covid
Jul 04, 2020•30 min
Rich Totoian, famed record promotion guy
Legendary record promotions man Rich Totoian tells great stories about his interactions with Peter Frampton, George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Jack Bruce, Leslie West, the Who and many others
Jun 27, 2020•30 min
Kathie Bennewitz, Art Curator of Westport, CT
Kathie Bennewitz, Art Curator of Westport, CT, discusses, among other things, Westport's great murals from the WPA program, rescuing 60 pieces of art from encroaching mold in one of the public schools, and moving, cataloging and packing hundreds of pieces of art from the old library to the newly transformed library.
Jun 27, 2020•28 min
Tony winning actress Joanna Gleason with the boys
Presented by the Westport Library and The Quick Center for the Arts, Actress Joanna Gleason discusses her life and career, from being game show host Monty Hall's daughter, to winning a Tony for her performance in "Into the Woods" on Broadway. She also played Mark Wahlberg's intense mother in "Boogie Nights", among hundreds of other stage, screen and TV roles.
Jun 21, 2020•29 min
THE Daniel Craig, aka James Bond
As explained at the beginning of the podcast, Miggs and Trace were able to snag THE Daniel Craig who is the latest and arguably greatest James Bond, 007, of all. Enjoy!
Jun 13, 2020•29 min
Rafi Ferrer discusses his acting and voice over career
Rafi Ferrer, son of Rosemary Clooney and Jose Ferrer, and cousin to George Clooney, discusses his acting and voice over career, as well as growing up in Hollywood with such famous parents
Jun 12, 2020•37 min
A very oddcast with French mime Bernard Moreau
Famed French mime and student of Marcel Marceau, Bernard Moreau, joins the brothers for this most unusual podcast. At the last minute he let them know that he must be true to his art form during any public appearance and refused to vocalize his responses, so the brothers improvised, with mixed results.
May 19, 2020•29 min
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