Patrick Page is one of the America's most celebrated classical actors. An actor for nearly 4 decades, highlights from his extensive Broadway career include Scar in "The Lion King," Norman Osborne/Green Goblin in "Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark," and Hades in the hit-show "Hadestown", for which he received a Tony Award nomination. He can currently be seen on HBO's "The Gilded Age", and his one-man show, "All the Devils Are Here," is playing NOW. GET TICKETS TO PATRICK'S SHOW: https://www.allthedev...
Jul 15, 2024•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 66
Adrienne Ross is an author, editor, writer and writing coach, a former newspaper columnist and speaker. She hails from New York, where she was a public school teacher and coached high school girls’ varsity basketball, and at one time was an athlete herself. She's now host of The Adrienne Ross Show [ @theadriennerossshow3143 ] Conversation starts at 03:35. __________________________________________________________ 📰 15% OFF GROUND NEWS: https://check.ground.news/CliftonDuncan 📖 NEWSLETTER: http...
Jul 01, 2024•39 min•Ep. 65
Monica Harris received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Princeton University and a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School, where she served as an editor of the Harvard Law Review. She spent more than a decade as a business and legal affairs executive at Walt Disney Television, NBCUniversal Media, and Viacom Media Networks. In 2011, Harris abandoned corporate life and moved with her family to Montana. She currently operates her own firm in Big Sky, where she services entertainment clients remotely. S...
Jun 24, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 64
Jay Skapinac graduated Magna Cum Laude from the Penn State University with a BA in Journalism, and a double minor in English and Law, and has covered sports for outlets such as the Pittsburgh Tribune. Fed up with the current state of the mainstream sports media and the direction of pro sports, Jay's incisive basketball analysis on his Skap Attack YouTube channel has garnered tens of thousands of subscribers and over 10 million views in just a year. Conversation starts at 02:51. _________________...
Jun 09, 2024•54 min•Ep. 63
Chris Gore is the founder and publisher of FilmThreat.com and host of the Film Threat Livecast on YouTube. The author of several books, most notably "The Ultimate Film Festival Survival Guide," Chris is also a filmmaker, having written and produced "My Big Fat Independent Movie" and directed "Attack of the Doc." Chris has hosted shows on FX, Starz, IFC and appeared as a regular on G4TV’s "Attack of the Show." Conversation starts at 04:51. CHRIS GORE'S PERSONAL PROJECTS: https://linktr.ee/thatchr...
Apr 24, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 62
Kevin Lynch graduated cum laude with a BM in Music Education from William Paterson University of New Jersey and is currently attending Berklee College of Music for his MA in Interdisciplinary Music Studies. A man of many talents, in the theatre he has worked as an orchestrator, music director, conductor, and producer, and continues to develop a multitude of projects. For more information visit: www.kevinlynchnj.com. The conversation begins at 5:37. _______________________________________________...
Apr 04, 2024•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 61
Andre Einherjar is an entertainment analyst, podcast host, and co-creator of the popular YouTube channel @MidnightsEdge , a channel devoted to spin-free analysis and intelligent discussion of popular stories and characters, as well as their various film and TV adaptations. NOTE: At around 36 minutes into our conversation, my internet died! Fortunately Mr. Einherjar was quite generous, allowing us to pick up at a later time. Hence, the different lighting and audio! SUBSCRIBE TO MIDNIGHT'S EDGE: h...
Oct 20, 2023•48 min•Ep. 58
Dr. John P. A. Ioannidis (yo-NEED-ees) is a Greek-American physician-scientist, writer and Stanford University professor who has made contributions to evidence-based medicine, epidemiology, and clinical research. He has served on the editorial board of over twenty scientific journals, including Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), Journal of the National Cancer Institute (JNCI), and The Lancet. Dr. Ioannidis has received elected membership to the National Academy of Medicine, the ...
Oct 09, 2023•54 min•Ep. 57
Drew Pinsky is a practicing physician who is board certified in internal and addiction medicine. He was a jock and class president in high school, went on to earn a BS in Biology from Amherst College, and an MD from the University of Southern California School of Medicine. He hosted the popular MTV show “Love Line” from 1984 to 2016. On top of his private medical practice, his duties as a husband and father, he is a prolific content creator, hosting shows such as "Ask Dr. Drew", "Dr. Drew After ...
Oct 06, 2023•52 min•Ep. 56
Clayton Fox writes Tablet’s daily newsletter, The Scroll, alongside Sean Cooper and Jacob Siegel. He has written independently for Tablet, Real Clear Investigations, Brownstone Institute, American Theatre magazine, Los Angeles Magazine and The American Conservative. His poetry has been published in Hobart Pulp, Apocalypse Confidential and Tablet. FOLLOW CLAY ON TWITTER: https://www.twitter.com/clayfoxwriter THE TOXIC GENTLENESS OF AMERICAN THEATRE: https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/arts-letters...
Oct 05, 2023•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 55
A fixture at ESPN from 2007-2023, hosting the network’s flagship show, SportsCenter, Sage Steele is one of America’s most popular and respected broadcasters. Throughout the years, Steele has hosted a variety of shows and countless live events, including SportsCenter's coverage of the Super Bowl, The Masters, The NBA Finals, the World Series, and several other national and international sporting events. As one of ESPN's longest-tenured anchors, Steele was also the lead host of the network's NBA c...
Oct 04, 2023•49 min•Ep. 54
Scott Adams is a best-selling American author, host of "Real Coffee with Scott Adams", and the creator of the "Dilbert" comic strip, which rose to national fame and developed a global following during the American downsizing era of the 1990s. His books include "How to Fail at Everything and Still Win Big", "Loserthink", and his latest, "Reframe Your Brain". __________________________________________________________ 🔴 Donate via PayPal: https://paypal.me/CliftonDuncanArt 🔴 Donate via CashApp: $...
Sep 12, 2023•56 min•Ep. 53
Namakula's career was derailed by the entertainment industry's COVID mandates. Now she's fighting back by running to be the NY president of SAG-AFTRA. Victory, however, may require exposing shocking levels of corruption within the union. Namakula is a multimedia artist who graduated from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. She went on to develop a robust career spanning over 20 years in NYC, working throughout the US and Europe as a commercial video editor, creative producer, actor, VO talent, write...
Aug 28, 2023•1 hr 42 min•Ep. 52
Heather Mac Donald is the Thomas W. Smith Fellow at the Manhattan Institute, a contributing editor of City Journal, and a New York Times bestselling author, who has received numerous awards for her writing. Mac Donald’s work at City Journal has covered a range of topics, including higher education, immigration, policing, homelessness and homeless advocacy, criminal-justice reform, and race relations. Her writing has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, New York Times, Los Angele...
May 22, 2023•46 min•Ep. 51
Walter Kirn is an American novelist, literary critic, and essayist. Hailing from Smalltown, America, he graduated with an A.B. in English from Princeton University, and earned a second undergraduate degree in English Literature from Oxford University (where he was a Keasbey Memorial Foundation Scholar). He's the author of eight books, including "Up in the Air", which was adapted into an acclaimed film starring George Clooney, and has written for various publications, such as The Atlantic, The Ne...
May 08, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 50
Born in Tours, France, with Jamaican roots, the effortlessly stylish Chris Elise has been a sports photographer for nearly 20 years, following a career as an IT journalist, and has covered all sports around the world--from Cuba to the Dominican Republic for baseball, all over Europe for several sports, to South Dakota and Wyoming for bull riding. His most well-known work is with the National Basketball Association, where he has photographed stars such as Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant, and Lebron Jam...
May 01, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 49
Chuck Dixon is the most prolific scripter in the history of comic books, with well over 40,000 pages of comics in publication. His work on both Batman and the "Punisher" are considered seminal to those franchises. He contributed the majority of the writing done on the legendary 'Knightfall' event for the Batman comic, which formed the basis for Christopher Nolan’s "Dark Knight" trilogy (he also co-created the iconic villain Bane, with Graham Nolan), and is also the co-creator of the Birds of Pre...
Apr 24, 2023•59 min•Ep. 48
Kamran Pasha is a screenwriter, director and novelist who has been working in Hollywood for over 20 years. His past projects include: the Emmy & Golden Globe-nominated SLEEPER CELL on Showtime Networks; KINGS on NBC; NIKITA, REIGN, and ROSWELL, NEW MEXICO on THE CW. He has published novels such as "Mother of the Believers" and "Shadow of the Swords" at Simon & Schuster. His goal is to serve and entertain the audience, not "subvert its expectations" like many in Hollywood. GET INSIDER SCO...
Apr 03, 2023•1 hr 42 min•Ep. 47
Dean Cain is a multi-faceted, Emmy-winning filmmaker and actor. An All-American football player at Princeton University, he moved to entertainment when an injury ended his NFL career. While he's most well-known for starring as Clark Kent/Superman in “Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman”, he's also produced and hosted “Ripley’s Believe It Or Not”, and made close to 200 films--including “Out of Time” (playing opposite Denzel Washington), “The Broken Hearts Club,” God’s Not Dead,” “Vende...
Apr 02, 2023•54 min•Ep. 46
Konstantin Kisin is a Russian-British satirist, podcaster, author and political commentator who made international headlines in 2018 when he refused to sign a university “behavioural agreement form”, which banned jokes about religion, atheism, and insisted that all humour must be “respectful and kind”. Since then, Kisin has written for a number of publications, including Quillette, The Spectator, The Daily Telegraph and Standpoint, and has appeared on a numerous media outlets and podcasts to opi...
Mar 20, 2023•52 min•Ep. 45
Antonio Sabato Jr. immigrated to California in 1985, and went on to establish a successful career as a model and actor. He starred in numerous successful television shows and films, including "General Hospital", "Earth 2", "CSI: NY", and "Melrose Place", and the hit film "The Big Hit", starring Mark Wahlberg. He also served as the face of household names like Calvin Klein, and was once named among People Magazine's Sexiest Men Alive. Antonio remains actively engaged with his career in the entert...
Mar 13, 2023•49 min•Ep. 44
Laura Osnes shot to stardom after winning NBC’s reality TV competition “Grease: You’re The One That I Want”, earning her the role of Sandy in the Broadway revival of Grease at the age of 21. She quickly became the go-to ingenue of the Great White Way, starring as Nellie Forbush in “South Pacific”, Hope Harcourt in “Anything Goes”, Bonnie Parker in “Bonnie & Clyde” (Tony Award nomination), Cinderella in Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “Cinderella” (Tony-Award nomination), and Julia Trojan in “Ban...
Mar 08, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 43
Ashley Rindsberg is an investigative journalist, author and media expert. His book "The Gray Lady Winked", about how the New York Times' misreporting changed history, started a conversation about the future, past and present of the mainstream media's flagship publication. INFO ON "THE GRAY LADY WINKED": https://www.thegrayladywinked.com/ FOLLOW ASHLEY ON TWITTER: https://www.twitter.com/AshleyRindsberg FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER: https://www.twitter.com/cliftonaduncan SUBSCRIBE TO MY SUBSTACK: https:/...
Mar 06, 2023•59 min•Ep. 42
Chris Claremont is a NY Times best-selling author, has been awarded the prestigious Kellogg Award in Arts and Letters by Bard College, and was inducted into the Will Eisner Comics Industry Awards Hall of Fame. His work has won multiple awards in France, Spain, and England. His papers are collected in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library of Columbia University, New York. He has authored nine novels, spoken at Princeton, MIT, U Penn and Columbia University, and appeared on television in the US and...
Dec 05, 2022•1 hr 49 min•Ep. 41
Rosie Kay -- (BA Hons) FRSA, MCR St Cross College, Oxford, born in Scotland -- danced from a very early age, then trained at London Contemporary Dance School, graduating in 1998, before a career as a dancer in Poland, France, Germany and the USA. Kay returned to the UK in 2003, founded Rosie Kay Dance Company 2004-21 and is now setting up a new venture for her future works. Kay’s works up to date include a contemporary set adaptation of "Romeo + Juliet" (2021), and returned to performing on stag...
Nov 28, 2022•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 40
Akira the Don is a devout pop culture enthusiast and a true trendsetter. Both a music innovator and multimedia pioneer, he creates unforgettable experiences through his unique soundtracks. Akira has produced and co-written 3 UK top 40 hits and makes music for movies, video games, catwalks and ad soundtracks. He has released myriad singles, albums, mixtapes and featured tracks. FIND THE MAN ON YOUTUBE: @Akira The Don & MEANINGWAVE® LEARN ABOUT MEANINGWAVE: https://www.meaningwave.com/blogs/me...
Nov 22, 2022•49 min•Ep. 39
Andrew Klavan is the author of such internationally bestselling crime novels as "True Crime" (made into a film by Clint Eastwood), "Don’t Say A Word" (made into a film starring Michael Douglas), "Empire of Lies", and recently, "When Christmas Comes". He has been nominated for the Mystery Writers of America’s Edgar Award five times and has won twice. He is also the author of a memoir about his religious journey "The Great Good Thing: A Secular Jew Comes to Faith in Christ" and the USA Today bests...
Nov 14, 2022•57 min•Ep. 37
R. J. Shaw has undergraduate degrees in classics, history, and politics, and has attended a graduate program in political theory concentrating on classical political theory and the history of ideas. He currently operates a successful legal research business, and writes and publishes graphic novels. You can find him on YouTube at The Fourth Age, where he discusses the traditional definition of a hero, and its contrast with the pop culture of today. CHECK OUT RJ'S YOUTUBE CHANNEL: https://www.yout...
Nov 09, 2022•51 min•Ep. 35
Chris Martenson, PhD (Duke), MBA (Cornell) is an economic researcher and futurist specializing in energy and resource depletion, and founder of PeakProsperity.com. As one of the early econobloggers who forecasted the housing market collapse and stock market correction years in advance, Chris rose to prominence with the launch of his seminal video seminar: The Crash Course which has also been published in book form (Wiley, March 2011). Following that, the book "Prosper!" addresses personal resili...
Nov 03, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 34
Mary McDonald-Lewis lives in Portland, Oregon. a union voice actor since 1980 and a dialect coach for stage, film & television since 2000, she’s known for Lois Lane on "Superfriends", Lady Jaye on "GI Joe", and most recently as I.V.A.N in "Buzz Lightyear". You’ve also heard her as the voice of OnStar, guiding millions safely home. As a dialect coach she’s worked with Patrick Stewart, Juliette Binoche, David Tennant, and hundreds more. She is also a writer, journalist, public speaker and love...
Oct 31, 2022•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 33
