Roger Turenne served for 14 years as a Foreign Service Officer in Canada’s External Affairs department, with assignments in Ottawa, in Paris as Deputy Permanent Delegate of Canada to UNESCO, and in Kinshasa and Stockholm where he headed the political sections of the Canadian embassies in the those countries. He was also a Senior Adviser on French language services to the Premiers of Manitoba and was the architect of the language policies of both the Pawley and the Filmon administrations. He has ...
Jul 21, 2025•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 1004
With over four and a half decades of experience in broadcasting, branding, and digital marketing, Paul Larche has built a remarkable career at the intersection of innovation, leadership, and community impact. Beginning as a young radio announcer in Northern Ontario, he steadily advanced through on-air and executive roles. In the 1990s, Paul became General Manager of Telemedia Network Radio in Toronto, where he oversaw national broadcasts for iconic franchises like the Toronto Maple Leafs and the...
Jul 18, 2025•51 min•Ep. 1002
Vince Palamara, born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA, is considered to be the leading civilian literary Secret Service expert, having interviewed and corresponded with over 80 former Secret Service agents who guarded Presidents Franklin Roosevelt, Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, John F Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W Bush, and Barack Obama. All told, Palamara has appeared in well over 60 books by various aut...
Jul 17, 2025•56 min•Ep. 1001
Today on the podcast, the boys look back on the past 6 1/2 years and 1000 episodes of Too Opinionated!
Jul 16, 2025•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 1000
Today on the last episode before our 1000th, the boys dissect the movies Sinners and 28 Years Later. Plus more of the nerdy shenanigans you know and love! Please do us a favor and subscribe!
Jul 14, 2025•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 999
Actress/model Kristin Minter played Heather McCallister, the oldest cousin of main character Kevin McCallister ( Macaulay Culkin ), in Home Alone . In 1991, Minter portrayed Kathy Winslow in the film Cool as Ice alongside Vanilla Ice . Kristin played Rachel MacLeod in three season four episodes of Highlander: The Series : "Homeland", "Deliverance", and "Promises". She played on ER as Miranda "Randi" Fronczak for 71 episodes from 1995 to 2003. Kristin is also known for her work on Poker Face, Thi...
Jul 10, 2025•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 998
Richard Timothy Jones is a American actor. He has worked extensively in both film and television productions since the early 1990s. His television roles include Ally McBeal (1997), Judging Amy (1998-2005), CSI: Miami (2006), Girlfriends (2007), Grey's Anatomy (2010), Hawaii Five-0 (2011-2014), Narcos (2015), Santa Clarita Diet, and Criminal Minds (2017). Since 2018, he has played Sergeant Wade Grey on the ABC police drama The Rookie. Richard's film roles include Event Horizon, portrayals of Lamo...
Jul 09, 2025•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 997
Today on Too Opinionated, we welcome back our good friend author Walter Esselman to chat about his two new books! Dragonson Tales are fun, quirky tales about a boy adopted by a dragon, Gideon, who travels with his best friend, a young dragon named Pavataro. The Boys run into a werewolf, giant crabs, and a ton of razor deer. Liberty’s Run 3: A Time to Kale (The Liberty Schoenhauer series) Going Where No Zombie Apocalypse Story Has Ever Gone Before! Read along as Liberty and Uncle Danny risk life ...
Jul 09, 2025•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 1003
Sergeant Marlon Marrache recently retired from the Los Angeles Police Department after 24 years of service. He now is focused full time on helping agencies and individual officers understand the internal affair process. Marlon’s 24 years at LAPD included 12 years of Police Misconduct Investigation, adjudication, and examination experience. Much of his experience comes from when Marlon was assigned to Internal Affairs (IA) in a prosecutorial role, representing the Chief of Police conducting Board...
Jul 08, 2025•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 996
Alec Puro is an American drummer, songwriter and composer. As well as being the drummer for Deadsy , Puro has composed music for numerous television shows and films. Puro is best known for scoring the drama series The Fosters and Black Summer , as well as several films including The Art of Getting By (2011), starring Freddie Highmore , and Higher Ground , directed by Vera Farmiga . A veteran of the indie film world, he composed the music for the comedy All Nighter, starring Emile Hirsch and J.K....
Jul 07, 2025•49 min•Ep. 995
Shachi S. Sharma and Rikhil Bahadur of Aexor-ent are pleased to announce that their touching short film, Homeless , premiered in the US on ShortsTV on DirecTV’s Channel 573 on May 31, 2025. ShortsTV, a global short film entertainment network, showcases the best short content worldwide. Their US channel is available via DirecTV, AT&T U-Verse, and other major platforms. Homeless will also be available on the ShortsTV Channel on Amazon Prime in the US and internationally starting June 1. A UK r...
Jul 03, 2025•50 min•Ep. 994
Today on Too Opinionated we sit down with Taylor Blackwell to talk about her new film based on the life of comedian Judy Tenuta. Taylor is an actor, writer, and director. Taylor has appeared in 45+ TV shows and movies, most recently recurring on the Apple series Your Friends and Neighbors, Netflix's Resident Alien, and Showtime's American Gigolo. They were also a series regular on the Starz original series Magic City. In 2021, Taylor performed an original song live on the TODAY show and was name...
Jul 02, 2025•54 min•Ep. 993
As we approach the tenth anniversary of the date that Cecil the lion was lured out of the protected area and wounded with an arrow, so that an American recreational big-game trophy hunter could then track the wounded majestic 13-year-old African lion (who lived in Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe) and murder him on July 1st, 2015. Animal activist and best selling author, Eduardo Goncalves, continues his fight to ban trophy hunting with appearances, interviews and three new books. There is just t...
Jun 27, 2025•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 992
With the release of her latest single, the soulful and sensualromance “You Know What It’s Like,” Brenda Russell not only continues to pave the way for her highly anticipated upcoming album Songpainter – her first collection in 20 years – but also makes a triumphant return to the refined classic blend of adult contemporary R&B and urban jazz that launched and defined the trailblazing four and a half decade career of the multi-Grammy nominated singer/songwriter, Tony nominated and Grammy winni...
Jun 25, 2025•50 min•Ep. 991
Dr. Clare Anyiam-Osigwe is a multi-award-winning wellness expert, allergy specialist, and master educator, whose pioneering work spans over two decades of transformative care, clinical research, and curriculum development. She is internationally renowned for her visionary approach to whole-person health, combining scientific rigour with soulful healing. With a profound understanding of the immune system and its intricacies—from antigens and antibodies to auto-immune disorders, vaccinations, and ...
Jun 24, 2025•53 min•Ep. 990
Myrna Cabello is a Mexican American actress, voiceover artist, and creative based in New York City. Born and raised in Austin, Texas to immigrant parents, she has been immersed in storytelling and performance since childhood—writing plays, songs, and short stories. Myrna Recurs as Silvia, Guillermo’s mom, on FX’s What We Do In the Shadows, and also as Lucia in the Freevee series Sprung. Her voice can be heard on PBS Kids promos, national commercial spots on Pandora, and the original variety seri...
Jun 18, 2025•58 min•Ep. 989
Today on Too Opinionated, we sit down with actor Sean Owen Roberts! Sean can currently be seen as Bob Olinger on MGM+ Billy The Kid. Sean is also known for his work in Snake Eyes, The Predator, Elysium, Tracker, Riverdale, Turner and Hooch, Batwoman, Loudermilk, Psych, Altered Carbon, The 100, The Flash, Once Upon A Time, Aftermath, IZombie, The Killing, Supernatural, Fringe, Eureka, Painkiller Jane, Reaper, The Magicians, 4400, Stargate SG-1 and Hell on Wheels. Want to watch:YouTube Meisterkhan...
Jun 17, 2025•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 988
Longtime fans of contemporary jazz may remember Dr. Dave from his initial success as a recording artist in the mid-90s, when his albums I Like It Like That, Smooth and Cruisin’ made big splashes in the early days of the Smooth Jazz format. SoCal based composer/guitarist Dr. Dave mounted a massive comeback in 2018, forming The Housecall Band and stirring up excitement among longtime fans (while creating thousands of new ones) with the 2018 release of Midnight Daydream. The funky, powerhouse, horn...
Jun 16, 2025•46 min•Ep. 987
Today on Too Opinionated we sit down with actor Paul Piaskowski! Paul can currently be seen playing Robert on Resident Alien. Paul is also known for his work on Togo, Family Law, Wild Cards, The Good Doctor, Yellowjackets, Nancy Drew, Big Sky, A Million Little Things, Supergirl, Arrow, IZombie and Supernatural! Make sure to check out all of our Great Resident Alien Interviews: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbjgvaCt6qMFE7UM3htQDrU8txJ7EjfYo&si=Cp5iWRyY4MIwjHlk Want to watch: YouTube Meis...
Jun 12, 2025•50 min•Ep. 986
Today on Too Opinionated, we welcome back writer/director Shannon Alexander to discuss his new documentary stylr reality show Alphabet Soup! Shannon is joined by cast members Troy Weeks and Ray-Anthony Chin. Alphabet Soup reveals the messy, intimate world of queer dating in NYC. From text messages to real-life hookups, Season 1 follows interconnected singles and couples as they chase connection—sometimes with joy, sometimes with heartbreak. Raw, real, and emotionally honest, it’s a docuseries ab...
Jun 11, 2025•49 min•Ep. 985
Andrea was born in West Hills, California to an Austrian-Jewish father and a Greek mother. She started taking piano lessons when she turned five, but she knew that her true passion lay in acting from a very early age. She eventually made her stage debut at age 9 as Snoopy in "You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown". She started acting and singing lessons when she turned eleven, and continued doing theatre through her school years, picking up a few other instruments along the way. She turned her focus ...
Jun 10, 2025•54 min•Ep. 984
Today on Too Opinionated we sit down with our good friend Meredith Garretson to talk all things Resident Alien! If you love Resident Alien like we do, you will want to check out our playlist which includes individual cast interviews, a talk with creator Peter Hogan and our panel interview with the cast and showrunner. While you are there please help support us by subscribing! https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbjgvaCt6qMFE7UM3htQDrU8txJ7EjfYo&si=A7-dA_PjVtXYv6-W In addition to starring as K...
Jun 05, 2025•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 983
Wayne Pygram is an Australian actor. He is known for his role as Scorpius in the science fiction series Farscape (2000–2003) and the miniseries that followed, Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars (2004). He briefly appeared in Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith , playing Grand Moff Tarkin in 2005; he also appeared in the TV show Lost in 2008. He has played the drums in numerous bands, including Signal Room , and has taught percussion, including at the Riverina Conservatorium of Music . Wayne...
Jun 04, 2025•1 hr•Ep. 982
Multi-talented Alex Zahara, a very familiar face in TV & Film, is back on the big screen in Final Destination: Bloodlines in the role of Uncle Howard Campbell. Alex’s career has had many highlights. He was Daniel Radcliffe’s doctor in the feature film Horns , written by Joe Hill (Stephen King’s son). He played Uncle Bedford Blossom in Riverdale . In the feature Open Range , he was Chet, a gunfighter alongside Kevin Costner, Robert Duvall, and Annette Benning. Alex’s roles on TV series includ...
Jun 03, 2025•1 hr•Ep. 981
Today on Too Opinionated we visit with actress/modal Stephanie Romanov! At fifteen Stephanie moved to NYC joining the Elite Modeling agency. She landed her first major spread for Italian and french bazaar. During her modeling career she was the face for L'Oréal, Gucci, Armani, Maybelline, Ann Taylor and many more. Stephanie landed her first role as Teri Spencer on Aaron Spelling 's Models, Inc. . She went on to land guest starring roles in Homicide: Life on the Street , The Sentinel , Just Shoot...
Jun 02, 2025•1 hr•Ep. 980
Sara Tomko is a Film and Television actress based in LA and CEO of In The Pocket Productions. She is most notably known as Series Regular, Asta Twelvetrees, in the hit show Resident Alien on SyFy which is produced by Amblin and NBCU. Her career began in experimental theatre and musicals in Virginia and Ohio, later moving to Los Angeles to pursue Film and TV. She is an actor, producer, poet, singer and mental health advocate. Sara is also known for her work as Tiger Lilly on Once Upon A Time, Sne...
May 30, 2025•1 hr•Ep. 979
Today on Too Opinionated, we sit down with actress/artist Angela Cartwright! Born in England, Angela is the younger sister of actress Veronica Cartwright . As a child she was cast as the cute little stepdaughter, Linda Williams, on The Danny Thomas Show . She was on the show from 1957 to 1964. After that, she was cast as Brigitta in the popular Julie Andrews movie The Sound of Music . Soon after, she returned to series TV as Penny Robinson, young teenage space traveler, in Lost in Space , which ...
May 29, 2025•48 min•Ep. 978
Today on Too Opinionated, we sit down with actress/singer Linda Purl! Linda is known for her roles as Ashley Pfister ( Fonzie 's girlfriend) on Happy Days (she originally played Gloria as Richie’s date in season 2.), Sheila Munroe in the 1982 horror film Visiting Hours , Pam Beesly 's mother Helene in The Office , and Ben Matlock's daughter Charlene Matlock for the first season of the television series Matlock . Linda released her fourth full-length album, a collaboration with music director Ted...
May 28, 2025•46 min•Ep. 977
Field Sketches is a personal film that grew from Director/Writer/Producer Carl Bessai’s filmmaking journey. After a life of making films, what matters most to a person? Carl, a long-time resident of Toronto now based in Vancouver, BC, sharing time between Toronto and Los Angeles, is thrilled to bring his twentieth film to Toronto. Nine of Carl’s feature films have screened at TIFF, including Johnny, Lola, Emile, Unnatural & Accidental, Normal, Mothers & Daughters, Cole, Repeaters and Sis...
May 27, 2025•55 min•Ep. 976
Today on Too Opinionated, we visit with our good friend, comedian/actress Alice Wetterlund! If you enjoy the episode and love Resident Alien, please consider following and subscribing to the show, or leaving a 5 stars review. This helps the podcast so much! Make sure to check out all our great Resident Alien interviews here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbjgvaCt6qMGvAPX1Zu-UyRb4QtLxQDSr&si=NehbrZ5bi-D84wyP Alice Wetterlund is a stand-up comedian and actor originally from Minneapolis, M...
May 22, 2025•50 min•Ep. 975
