There’s always the Powerball which as of today offers a jackpot of $750 million, but Financial Advisor extraordinaire, Roger Friedman explains how to start planning your retirement, even if you are getting close to retirement age. Manny the Movie Guy offers his top 10 2015 movies, his picks to win the Golden Globes, and practices his enunciation of the word “peanuts.” Dr. Frieda returns with the tell tale signs you are about to get fired, plus a bonus conversation about the body language of terr...
Jan 07, 2016•1 hr 28 min
It’s our first show of 2016 and we spared no expense to bring you information you can use in your daily life, like how to run away from, hide from and confront a terrorist in a shopping mall. Or how about this? An electronic device that tracks your mileage and movement in your vehicle so the boss knows what you’re up to? But the big news today is that the Oakland Raiders, St. Louis Rams and San Diego Chargers have all filed to move their franchises and football fans in Los Angeles cannot be happ...
Jan 05, 2016•1 hr 27 min
Phil Hulett reviews the top showbiz stories of the year as well as the top stupid news items and 20 stupid criminals of 2015. Star Wars: The Force Awakens is huge today and climbing the top ten all time box office list. Dr. Kyra Bobinet explains why your New Year’s resolutions will fail, and how to find your new “iteration.” Dilip Abayasekara of Toastmasters International reviews the 7 most buzzworthy speeches of 2015. Plus a “Glee” star is arrested on child porn charges, a country music singer ...
Dec 30, 2015•1 hr 28 min
It’s hard to avoid all the buzz about the new Star Wars movie. Manny the Movie Guy reviews “The Force Awakens” as well as Sisters and The Hateful 8.” Financial Life Coach, Roel Sarmago offers some end of year tax tips. Dr. Frieda returns with advice on how to survive your annoying relatives during the holidays. Chris Martin reviews the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees, the top ten Christmas songs for 2015, the Top Google searches and he draws a linguistic distinction between holocaust and ap...
Dec 18, 2015•1 hr 28 min
Ron Felber makes a return visit to follow up on the story of a couple who tell a very believable story about alien abduction. Not only does Ron recount the couple’s harrowing experience with other-worldly beings, he also has scientific data to explain how those beings might be getting here from far away galaxies. Plus a meteorologist answers those who say the so-called “Godzilla El Nino” is a bust. Our Travel Guy, Gary Warner plays Santa and asks if you could go anywhere, free of charge, where w...
Dec 15, 2015•1 hr 28 min
Antecubital what? You don’t even know what that is, do you? Well, you should be sneezing into it. Dr. Michael Z. Kurtz tells you what you need to know to stay safe from norovirus and e coli. Chris Kennedy explains how easy it is to self-publish your book. Manny the Movie Guy reviews the Golden Globe and SAG Awards nominees. Plus these stories: Russia re-ignites the space race by announcing plans for the moon, in-vitro puppies, Gun TV, UFC forces Holm into rematch with Rousey, unusual baby names,...
Dec 10, 2015•1 hr 28 min
Is it time to change our thinking about youth sports? A concussion expert explains why he believes now is the time, and he prescribes the best method for recovering from a concussion. Plus, former nanny, Florence Ann Romano warns parents to NEVER hire a hot nanny, and give advice to nannies about what to do if daddy, or mommy, makes the moves on you! Gary the travel guy talks about travel to The Holy Land for the holidays…what to see, where to stay and how safe is it? Brooke Peterson joins Phil ...
Dec 09, 2015•1 hr 28 min
They are just like real diamonds, oh wait, they ARE real diamonds, but rather than the million years it takes the earth to create them, science has figured out how to make them in a diamond greenhouse 10 weeks…and the price is right! Here a guy from Pure Grown Diamonds explain how you could save thousands of dollars. Before you buy a bunch of newfangled electronic toys, innovative play expert Page Olson gives advice on how to lead your child to discover real play time. Manny the Movie Guy has a ...
Dec 04, 2015•1 hr 28 min
Yes it’s that time of year when you hope to put a big red bow on the roof of a shiny new car and make this the best Christmas ever for a loved one. That’s why Phil and the friends, ( Gonzo Greg Spillane and Skylar Cuarisma ) spoke with an analyst from Kelly Blue Book about the best values in every class. Colleen O’Grady talked about her new book and why this time of year is the worst for mother/teenage daughter relations. Our travel guy, Gary Warner gave us the heads up on where you can get the ...
Dec 01, 2015•1 hr 30 min
Today’s topics are all over the place on Phil Hulett and Friends. A college student figures out how to alter the gene make-up and traits of an entire species of fruit flies. Next stop, mosquitoes, with great benefits to humankind, but at what cost to the circle of life? Plus RetailMeNot.com’s Trae Bodge gives you tips on Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping. Karen McNeil is perhaps America’s foremost expert on Wine. She wrote the Wine Bible for goodness sakes. She gives you Thanksgiving wine p...
Nov 25, 2015•1 hr 28 min
We were so ready to eat turkey and all the fixings to our heart’s delight, provided our heart keeps pumping, on Thanksgiving…until today. The lovely and very intelligent Dr. Kyra Bobinet explained how we can trick our brains into saving our bodies from packing on the holiday pounds. Phil and Chris talk with Manny the Movie Guy about a new movie he says will be the second most successful film of the year. An election science guy explains what approval voting is and why he thinks America needs it....
Nov 19, 2015•1 hr 28 min
With everybody cancelling their European travel plans because of the terror attacks in Paris this past Friday, is now actually a great time to visit Paris? Our travel guy gives an excellent historical perspective on Parisians bouncing back from adversity and why we should help them along the way. Plus Dr. Amesh Agalja answers the question, are antibiotics effective anymore? Should Republicans and Democrats date? Dr. Frieda Birnbaum has some unbelievable things to say about bi-political relations...
Nov 17, 2015•1 hr 29 min
Among today’s topics on Phil Hulett and Friends , is buying a franchise a good idea? An expert looks at the pros and cons and just how inexpensive it is to get a franchise going. Relationship Expert, Dr. Lesliebeth Wish talks about the top deal-breakers in a relationship, how to over come them, and if it’s even worth it. Manny the Movie Guy has to dig real deep to find a movie he likes for this weekend. Chris Martin joins Phil in the studio with a truck-load of items, including: Disney CEO to ov...
Nov 13, 2015•1 hr 28 min
On this, the day before Veteran’s Day in America, we get the perspective of an Army wife and how different the holiday is for her family and what message she has for the rest of us. Plus 40-years ago today the Edmund Fitzgerald sunk in Lake Superior and now you can’t get that Gordon Lightfoot song out of your head! November is “Adopt a Senior Pet Month” and Dr. Judy Morgan offers the reasons to adopt a senior pet and arrangements for you to become a foster home for a senior pet with all medical ...
Nov 11, 2015•1 hr 28 min
AirBnB is in the news this week after San Francisco voters shot down a move to put the screws to average folk renting out rooms to international travelers. On this episode of Phil Hulett and Friends you’ll hear from an AirBnB “Super Host” who’s making bank renting out a room in her two-room apartment in central SF. Manny the Movie guy spills the beans about Antonio Banderas and puts Phil in his place for a disparaging remark about Filipino TV. Sports reporter, author and talk host , Kate Delaney...
Nov 05, 2015•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 241
Last week the U.S. Senate passed the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) and civil libertarians are up in arms. The National Chair of Restore the Fourth joins Phil Hulett and Chris Martin to explain with CISA is not a security act, it’s a surveillance bill and you should be worried about it. Plus author Austin Kleon encourages you to steal like an artist. Our travel guy, Gary Warner explains the difference between Veteran’s Day and Memorial Day and lists 4 of his favorite military spots...
Nov 03, 2015•1 hr 28 min
Scary stuff today. We hear a bunch of ghost stories from a clairvoyant and from a science writer . But what may be more shocking is the ghost stories Phil Hulett told on today’s episode. Plus, on this National Cat Day, a guy named Doogie talks about some very interesting cats perhaps you weren’t aware of. Chris Martin tells us China is finally all in on world domination. Plus the top Halloween candies, what can Floyd Mayweather get with $50,000 in a strip club? Does Buffalo Wild Wings have a bee...
Oct 29, 2015•1 hr 28 min
With companies like Fan Duel and Draft Kings growing in popularity, the sponsorship money is irresistible for professional sports franchises. But how deep is the relationship, and do leagues, teams and players have a stake in the success of daily fantasy sports companies? A former NFL attorney blows the whistle on this episode of Phil Hulett and Friends. Plus: is she a witch or just a kindly women from Germany, tucked away in northern Alberta with potions and other concoctions you can make in yo...
Oct 28, 2015•1 hr 28 min
It’s a Phil Hulett and Friends first! Phil does the show solo (all by himself). There’s no shortage of subject matter today: Khloe and Lamar call off divorce, John Tesh is brilliant, Batman v. Superman, backlash over the new Dr. Frank-N-Furter, The teddy bear you want to kill, women won’t tell you this but they are watching a ton of porn, the 10 best jobs in America, will you pay for YouTube?, the healthiest sodas, the top horror movies of all time, plus movie reviews with Manny the Movie Guy an...
Oct 22, 2015•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 237
On today’s episode of Phil Hulett and Friends, Brooke Peterson and Phil get a tips on car repairs from Rachel De Barros better known as the Gearhead Diva from Velocity’s All Girls Garage . Plus Edward Meyer from Ripley’s Believe it or Not talks about this year’s Eye-Popping Oddities ! Travel Guy Gary Warner unloads a list of the best pumpkin chucking festivals…and impersonates Elvis and Ozzy! Stories include: Drone FAA license requirement, Zooey Deschanel’s stupid website is worth millions, How ...
Oct 21, 2015•1 hr 28 min
October 16 is National Bosses Day. Are you friends with your boss? Do you have the boss from hell? Dr. Kevin Mays offers tips you can use to get a head without brown-nosing. Jane Fonda did what with Michael Jackson? Manny the Movie Guy reviews Bridge of Spies, Goosebumps and Crimson Peak. Chris Martin has a Lamar Odom update, this day in Dodgers history, the subject that beat the Jeopardy genius, move over pizza rat, meet pigeon attack rat, is there a doctor on the plane? Back from the dead sush...
Oct 16, 2015•1 hr 28 min
Everything has pumpkin spice flavor this time of year…beer, latte, even mac n cheese! The “Bikini Boss” tells us how to eat pumpkin spice to our hearts delight without guilt. Plus Matt and Debra Trusela give us some of the top signs you should call off your wedding. And Travel Guy Gary Warner extols the virtues of British Columbia. Gonzo Greg Spillane and Chris Martin joins Phil with these topics: the guy who bought Google.com for $12! No more nudity in Playboy Magazine, Bud’s buying Miller, cub...
Oct 13, 2015•1 hr 28 min
On this episode of Phil Hulett and Friends you will hear one of the most compelling and believable stories of alien abduction you will ever hear. Author, Ron Felber recounts the story found in his new book, The Mojave Incident …and yes, there was probing involved. Plus, executive producer Mike Stark reviews this year’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees. Phil can’t believe some of the names on the list. Maybe you will agree with him? Movie reviews from Shira Selko of the Long and Late Movie Sho...
Oct 08, 2015•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 233
It’s that time of year when we celebrate beer….more than all those other times when we celebrate beer! Beer expert John Vireve visits with some Oktoberfest beers for the friends to sample. We learn the history of the celebration, the meaning behind all of the festivities and which beer is essential to this time of year. Plus, travel guy Gary Warner takes us to cities with bizarre names like Dickshooter, Beaver Lick and Sugar Tit. Brooke Peterson , Ted Prichard and Chris Martin join Phil in the s...
Oct 06, 2015•1 hr 28 min
“I hope those jerky treats are made in America.” So do we, but Phil isn’t so sure. That was a quote from “Petrendologist,” Charlotte Reed . Plus Manny the Movie Guy reveals he has a new man crush. He reviews the weekend’s big movie releases as well. Tech Dude, Jeremy Anticouni reviews the iPhone 6S. Skylar Cuarisma and Chris Martin co-host. Phil touches Skylar’s romance nerve with questions about marriage proposals. That’s OK, she likes her buns just like she likes her men. Chris has a thing for...
Oct 01, 2015•1 hr 28 min
Liquid water was discovered on Mars. How long before signs of life, like the ruins of a shopping mall or a bowling alley turn up? It’s a reasonable question, right? Maybe not, but a NASA expert sets us straight in this episode. Plus Kids Sports Injuries and a preview of the 2015-2016 NHL season. Travel Guy Gary Warner takes us to his favorite urban cities to visit in October. Ted Prichard reveals Oprah Winfrey is finally a US Citizen. More stories: Tinder and Grindr are upset about a public heal...
Sep 29, 2015•1 hr 28 min
This time it’s the Bubonic Plague we have to worry about. Dr. Michael Z. Kurtz explains why there’s nothing we can do to stop it and you’d better get t a doctor fast if you get it. Plus a surprising answer to the question, “Should I get a flu shot?” Plus, what hackers are doing with your finger prints, why today’s parents suck at parenting and which movies not to waste your money on this weekend with David Sheehan . More stories include: Yogi Berra sayings, Happy Birthday for free, Don’t touch t...
Sep 25, 2015•1 hr 28 min
Here are a few: the tetrad of blood moons, The Pope is addressing Congress, prisoners are on Yelp complaining about steak and beer, and the Muppets have a new TV show. Plus an attorney talks about what has to be done at stadiums to keep fans from dying. And a doctor talks about the ridiculously high number of people who die each year in hospitals due to medical mistakes. Add to that, our travel guy started talking about a parade where people carry giant wooden penis sculptures. Do you need any m...
Sep 22, 2015•1 hr 28 min
Clearly yours does. We say this because of the dentist we spoke to on today’s episode. Dr. Zeines not only checks you for cancer, he has a pretty good sense of humor. Plus you’ll hear from Manny the Movie Guy on just how good Johnny Depp is in his new movie. Chris Martin and Ted Prichard join Phil in the studio. Topics: Facebook’s “Dislike” button, CNN GOP Debate ratings, tax free weed day, Elton John’s Putin Prank, Rainbow Doritos, car dashboards are catching up with your smartphone, judge says...
Sep 17, 2015•1 hr 28 min
Chris Martin returns to the line-up today. He and Ted “Thrashpie” Prichard learn all about investing in marijuana stocks with the Wolf of Weedstreet . Plus Gina Kloes explains how to have magical moments with loved ones IF you ditch the digital device for a while. Travel Guy Gary Warner takes us up and down the west coast on Highway 1. More stories: Amazon in space! NFL rules TV ratings. American Ninja Warrior. Dr. Oz bows to pressure. Mark Cuban for president? Schwarzenegger takes over “the boa...
Sep 15, 2015•1 hr 28 min
