Mr. Media Interviews By Bob Andelman

Today's Guest: Amy Rose, country singer, "Put A Lime In It," "Show Up Naked and Bring Beer," "Party Like A Redneck (Redneck Reunion)" Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience full of Grand Ol’ Opry fans sipping complimentary Seagram's Escapes Bahama Mamas with a lime in it… in the NEW new media capital of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida! [caption id="attachment_14027" align="alignright" width="300"] Amy Rose, "Put A Lime In It" Amy Rose may not be the only country music singer to sing songs about drinking and partying, but she’s certainly staking her rising career on them! The first time she was on Mr. Media, in 2012, it was to promote and sing “Party Like A Redneck (Redneck Reunion).” AMY ROSE podcast excerpt: "People just like to relate to songs about beer, let’s face it! Everybody likes beer. Everybody likes beer! The songs are working!" You can LISTEN to this interview with country singer AMY ROSE by clicking the audio player above! In 2015, she was here commanding us all to “Show Up Naked a

Today's Guest: Barbara Eden, star, 'I Dream of Jeannie,' 'Harper Valley PTA Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of former NASA astronauts—male and female—who signed up for space travel because it seemed like the best way to meet Barbara Eden… in the NEW new media capital of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida! Order Jeannie Out of the Bottle by Barbara Eden, available from Amazon.com, by clicking on the book cover above! In a moment, I’m going to be talking to Jeannie. The character who bedeviled Dr. Alfred Bellows. The innocently seductive soul who tamed bachelor-for-life Major Anthony Nelson. And the absolutely stunning, real-life woman who helped a lot of young men meet puberty head on. Raquel Welch last fall, Barbara Eden today – my inner teen wants to know what took so long! BARBARA EDEN audio excerpt: "The minute I Dream of Jeannie was, 'Honey, I'm home,' and the little housewife thing, it was over. I think it was a mistake." You can LISTEN to this interview with actress BARBARA EDEN, s

In the first couple episodes of the new HBO sitcom, “Vice Principals,” actor Sheaun McKinney’s moments on screen are short, but sweet. Oh, and funny. Very, very funny. SHEAUN McKINNEY podcast excerpt: "My character on ‘Vice Principals,’ Dayshawn, is the voice of reason for Danny McBride’s character. Dayshawn’s allegiance is always to Danny. I agree with his core principals, but I don’t agree with his tactics. Dayshawn kreeps it 100% with him."  You can LISTEN to this interview with actor SHEAUN McKINNEY, co-star of VICE PRINCIPALS, by clicking the audio player above! McKinney plays the cleverly named “Deshaun,” a cafeteria worker at North Jackson High School who is upbeat, professional, and may be the only one on the school’s staff who sees its two vice principals, played by Danny McBride and Walton Goggins, for the assholes they are. It’s the kind of role where McKinney’s character may represent the audience watching the show, raising an eyebrow or cocking his head askew at the mayhem the veeps get into. T

Today's Guest: Brian Alexander, author, America Unzipped : In Search of Sex and Satisfaction Sex, sex, sex. Seems like that’s all there is on the Internet some days. Well, this is one of those days, my friends. My guest today is Brian Alexander, author of America Unzipped: In Search of Sex and Satisfaction. Brian also writes the “Sexploration” column on msnbc.com. America Unzipped: In Search of Sex and Satisfaction by Brian Alexander. Order your copy today by clicking on the book cover above!   The Party Authority in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland!  

Today's Guest: Novelist James Dashner, author of The Maze Runner trilogy of young adults fiction.     Order 'The Maze Runner' by James Dashner from Amazon.com by clicking on the book cover above! Recommendations are worth what you pay for them, so I don’t always accept them at face value. But the same literary agent who turned me on to young adult novelist Sara Zarr two years ago thought I’d also enjoy James Dashner’s new YA book, The Maze Runner, enough that he sent me a copy without first asking. And Michael—who, in the interests of full disclosure, represents all three of us—even though there is hardly a bit of similarity between the work of these two authors, you read me pretty well so feel free to recommend something else. JAMES DASHNER audio excerpt: "The words in The Maze Runner are never used exactly as replacements for swear words. Their main intent was to give their dialogue a futuristic flavor and that they've been isolated and developed some words on their own."  You can LISTEN to this interview

Today's Guests: David Bushman and Arthur Smith, co-authors, "Twin Peaks FAQ," curators, Paley Center for MediaDAVID BUSHMAN podcast excerpt: “Netflix has exposed a whole new generation of viewers to 'Twin Peaks.' I have a daughter who us 23; she knows 'Twin Peaks”'; her friends know Twin Peaks. One of the great things about Twin Peaks, what is so rare in television, is it raised a lot of questions without spelling out the answers for you."Order "Twin Peaks FAQ": http://amzn.to/28PsHrGKey interview moments:• 4:20 David Bushman explains the enduring appeal of "Twin Peaks,' a show that has been off the air for decades and is making a comeback;• 16:30 Why write an FAQ about "Twin Peaks"? For Bushman, part of the allure is his respect for director David Lynch;• 27:40 Arthur Smith compares the appeal of an FAQ book to an encyclopedia such as "The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe."Subscribe to Mr. Media for FREE on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=MrMediaRadioFor more interviews l

Today's Guests: Joshua Malina, actor, “Scandal,” “The West Wing,” “Sports Night,” podcast host, “The West Wing Weekly”; Rob Kutner, creator, “Runaway Brains,” monologue writer, “Conan”JOSHUA MALINA podcast excerpt: “I want to push Shonda (creator and showrunner of ’Scandal’) toward shorter hair for my character. The less hair I have, the less obvious it will be that I’m losing my hair… I think the shorter haircut will work for the attorney general, but I might be out of a job.”Listen to the “Runaway Brains” comedy podcast: http://Howl.FMListen to “The West Wing Weekly podcast: http://www.TheWestWingWeekly.comKey interview moments:• 4:25 “Runaway Brains" creator Rob Kutner explains that he sought to introduce more “narrative scripted fiction into the podcast world" by writing a buddy comedy radio sitcom that features “Jeopardy” champion Ken Jennings (played by Ken Jennings) and the IBM supercomputer Watson (played by Weird Al Yankovic);• 16:25 Kutner explains his choice of Yankovic for the role;• 27:27 “Scanda

Today's Guest: Charlotte Stewart, actress, “Twin Peaks,” “Little House on the Prairie,” EraserheadCHARLOTTE STEWART podcast excerpt: “David Lynch is a very sincere person. He is a meditator — he is a joyful person. I’ve never seen David in a bad mood. When I was shooting ’Twin Peaks’ last year, his set was so comfortable… David Lynch paints film; he does a visual thing that is unlike any other director I’ve known. And it works.”Order Little House in the Hollywood Hills: A Bad Girl's Guide to Becoming Miss Beadle, Mary, and Me: http://amzn.to/1YiPdja Order 'Twin Peaks: The Entire Mystery': http://amzn.to/21duDj4 Key interview moments:• 17:25 Actress Charlotte Stewart spent a lost weekend with Jim Morrison, lead singer of The Doors, shortly before his fateful trip to Paris from which he would never return;• 45:02 Perhaps best known as the schoolmarm “Miss Beadle” on the long-running Michael Landon TV series, “Little House on the Prairie,” Stewart has nothing but love and respect for its growing legion of fans;•

Today's Guest: Lisa Roth, co-creator, creative director, Rockabye Baby Music   Watch this exclusive Mr. Media interview with Lisa Roth by clicking on the video player above!  Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience full of five-year-old musicians whose parents think they might be starting a little too late in the biz to ever be successful… in the NEW new media capital of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida! The first rock ‘n’ roll my infant son heard almost 20 years ago was AC/DC’s “Highway to Hell.” It was the first time we were alone in the minivan – Charlie was maybe a week old – and I was dying to hear some familiar tunes. I also wanted my kid to get acclimated to my taste in music. I remember wishing there were songs that I could listen to over and over again with him that wouldn’t make me unconscious. Today’s parents have that opportunity. LISA ROTH podcast excerpt: "We do it with great care, great pride, from the sound of the recording to the artwork. It's something the original artists can

Today's Guest: Michael Pare, actor, "Traded," "Eddie and the Cruisers," "Streets of Fire"Order "Traded" starring Michael Pare, Trace Adkins, Kris Kristofferson: http://amzn.to/1XvNCrxMICHAEL PARE podcast excerpt: "The director of 'Eddie and the Cruisers' auditioned me and asked if I could sing. I said, 'Sure! I sing like Sinatra. And I play guitar like Jimi Hendrix. Anything you want, I can do it.'"Key interview moments:• 4:05 Michael Pare rode horses in movies before, but for the Western 'Traded,' he had special training and a truly great time;• 13:36 Pare calls country singer and 'Traded' co-star Trace Adkins "a tremendous presence" on screen -- "a big effing guy I would love to do another movie with";• 21:36 Pare takes us behind the scenes of 'Eddie and the Cruisers,' a movie for which he clearly still has great fondness.Subscribe to Mr. Media for FREE on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=MrMediaRadioFor more interviews like this one: http://www.MrMedia.com What is Mr. Media® Int

Today's Guest: Jeremy Redleaf, co-writer, co-director, co-star, producer, 3rd Street Blackout   Watch this exclusive Mr. Media interview with Jeremy Redleaf by clicking on the video player above!  Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience full of hurricane blackout survivors who believe the power will be back on any minute now… in the NEW new media capital of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida! Whatever happens in a blackout stays in a blackout. But eventually, secrets about things that happened before the blackout are likely to escape the cone of silence. 3rd Street Blackout is a romantic comedy written by Negin Farsad and Jeremy Redleaf. JEREMY REDLEAF podcast excerpt: "The budget for '3rd Street Blackout' was less than a house in the middle of nowhere." It is directed and produced by Farsad and Redleaf. It also stars… you guessed it, Farsad and Redleaf. She is a foul-mouthed, often hysterically funny Iranian-American comedian, filmmaker of the documentary The Muslims Are Coming! and the author o

Today's Guest: Scott McEwen, co-author, American Sniper (with Chris Kyle); novelist, Ghost Sniper (with Thomas Koloniar), lawyer   Watch this exclusive Mr. Media interview with Scott McEwen by clicking on the video player above!  Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience full of unsuspecting target practice dummies – wait, was that supposed to be a secret? Oh, well… in the NEW new media capital of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida! There is a rogue, American-trained sniper tearing up the Mexican countryside – and, more importantly, the country’s political landscape – in Scott McEwen and Thomas Koloniar’s latest Sniper Elite novel, Ghost Sniper. On the surface – hell, the cover illustration is a close-up of an enhanced sniper rifle – you might expect this will be a story that glorifies horrific gun violence. And while the violence is brutal, it isn’t celebrated at all. The fast-moving story is one of good vs. evil and many shades of dirty grey, all of them leading back to the CIA. SCOTT McEWEN podca

Today's Guest: Bill Plympton, filmmaker, Hitler's Folly, CheatinStream 'Hitler's Folly for free: http://www.plymptoons.comBILL PLYMPTON podcast excerpt: "I was reading a newspaper and saw that Hitler was a big fan of 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.' I thought that was the most surreal thing I ever heard. Here is the most evil man in history, laughing over the antics of these dwarfs!"Key interview moments:• 3:20 Filmmaker Bill Plympton explains what inspired him to create a fake history of Adolf Hitler in Hitler's Folly;• 10:10 Anyone can stream Hitler's Folly for free from Plympton's website, http://www.plymptoons.com; Plympton explains why he is giving his latest film away at no cost;• 13:00 The star of Hitler's Folly is actor Dana Ashbrook, best known as "Bobby Briggs" from the original run of "Twin Peaks."Subscribe to Mr. Media for FREE on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=MrMediaRadioFor more interviews like this one: http://www.MrMedia.com What is Mr. Media® Interviews? The c

Today's Guest: Kevin Willmott, writer, director, star, Destination: Planet Negro; co-writer (with Spike Lee), Chi-Raq   Watch this exclusive Mr. Media interview with Kevin Willmott by clicking on the video player above!  Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience full of seriously confused white people who may – or may not – be 1/32nd Sioux… in the NEW new media capital of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida! The movie is called Destination: Planet Negro and it is as twisted, smart and funny as the title implies. KEVIN WILLMOTT podcast excerpt: "I know 'Destination: Planet Negro' was so crazy that I wasn't even going to talk to people about funding it. I'm a professor at the University of Kansas; this is my seventh feature film. I used the equipment at KU, then I pulled in favors from all my buddies that were in my other movies. The budget for 'Planet Negro' was $5,000. Five-thousand dollars! Everybody worked for free. What I spent the $5,000 on was meals. The cinematographer is a professor I work wit

(EDITOR’S NOTE — Today, June 27, 2016, would have been the 89th birthday of the great CBS-TV children’s TV host, Bob Keeshan, better known to the Baby Boomer generation as “Captain Kangaroo.” Keeshan passed away in 2004, and I’ve spent years trying to recover the telephone interview I did with him as a St. Petersburg Times correspondent, published September 19, 1984. I’m pleased to say I finally found it and upgraded the audio quality. You can now read the interview as published or, for the first time ever, listen to our actual conversation. I hope you’ll enjoy this classic edition of Mr. Media and share it with your friends and family. — Bob Andelman)

Today's Guest: Captain Kangaroo, a.k.a., Bob Keeshan, long-time CBS morning host for children's television   (EDITOR'S NOTE -- Today, June 27, 2016, would have been the 89th birthday of the great CBS-TV children's TV host, Bob Keeshan, better known to the Baby Boomer generation as "Captain Kangaroo." Keeshan passed away in 2004, and I've spent years trying to recover the telephone interview I did with him as a St. Petersburg Times correspondent, published September 19, 1984. I'm pleased to say I finally found it and upgraded the audio quality. You can now read the interview as published or, for the first time ever, listen to our actual conversation. I hope you'll enjoy this classic edition of Mr. Media and share it with your friends and family. -- Bob Andelman) When it comes to children's television, Captain Kangaroo is a man who knows what he's talking about. And what the soft-spoken Captain is discussing these days is the scarcity of quality network programing provided for kids. Captain Kangaroo, a.k.a. Bob

Today's Guest: David Bushman and Arthur Smith, co-authors Twin Peaks FAQ: All That's Left to Know About A Place Both Wonderful and Strange; curators, Paley Center for Media   Watch this exclusive Mr. Media interview with David Bushman and Arthur Smith by clicking on the video player above!  Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience full of mystery buffs who think that solving who killed Laura Palmer and J.R. Ewing is more important than enjoying an hour of popcorn TV… in the NEW new media capital of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida! Can I be honest? I don’t think anyone has really asked a lot of questions about the TV series “Twin Peaks” since the theatrical sequel, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me flopped at the movies in 1992. There. I’m glad I got that off my chest. DAVID BUSHMAN podcast excerpt: "Netflix has exposed a whole new generation of viewers to 'Twin Peaks.' I have a daughter who us 23; she knows 'Twin Peaks”'; her friends know Twin Peaks. One of the great things about Twin Peaks, what is

Today's Guest: John Doe, singer, X, author, Under the Big Black Sun: A Personal History of L.A. PunkOrder John Doe’s book: http://amzn.to/1OFTJk7JOHN DOE podcast excerpt: “X — our music — was always accessible. We weren’t trying to piss people off; we just did it naturally. There was no ‘marketing’; the term barely existed. The way you were DIY in those days was you went out, met people, lived your life, did your thing. I have no regrets; that’s the way you get cancer."Key interview moments:• 4:14 After appearing on NPR’s “Fresh Air” with Terry Gross, who described X’s melodies as “being a little off” and that its notes “become flat in unusual places,” X co-founder John Doe shakes off the “backhanded compliment” and explains Exene Cervenka’s approach;• 20:00 Doe compares the nascent 1970s punk scenes in New York, London, and Los Angeles;• 37:30 It wasn’t that X didn’t want to be successful and commercial, Doe explains, it’s just the band didn’t fit well in its era the way Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Green Day woul

Today's Guests: Joshua Malina, actor, “Scandal,” “The West Wing,” “Sports Night,” podcast host, “The West Wing Weekly”; Rob Kutner, creator, “Runaway Brains,” monologue writer, “Conan”   Watch this exclusive Mr. Media interview with Joshua Malina and Rob Kutner by clicking on the video player above!  Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience full of comedic actors and writers that begin every day by bowing in the direction of Nate ‘n Al’s… in the NEW new media capital of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida!! Radio sitcoms were read their last rites back in the 1950s when Jack Benny, Burns & Allen, Bob Hope and all the rest gave up the original broadcast medium for TV. And yet it seems like every modern comedian now has his or her own radio-like podcast where they typically talk to other comics about, uh, being standups. ROB KUTNER podcast excerpt: "I think, in almost any case, you can say, 'Why NOT Weird Al?' I've been trying to work with him for quite a few years. I think his nerd credit -- he's

Today's Guest: Rachel Butera, comedian, voice actor, impressionist, guest, "First Impressions with Dana Carvey," "The Howard Stern Show," "America's Got Talent"RACHEL BUTERA podcast excerpt: "For people who know the Howard Stern Show, I competed in the 2010 Staff Impressions Contest. I did Tracey Millman, who used to work on the show and she used to call everybody a 'douche.' And Little Lupe, the porn star. And Underdog Woman, the woman who wears the cape and dances around in parades like Underdog."Key interview moments:• 4:40 Rachel Butera describes the characters she imitated to win the "Howard Stern Show" staff impressions contest in 2010, include Tracy the office manager, porn star Little Lupe, and Underdog Woman;• 17:08 Back home in Bloomfield, New Jersey, Rachel's family supports her late-in-life decision to move to Hollywood and pursue fame and fortune as a comedian and impressionist. Well, everyone but her sister, to whom she rarely speaks, and her dad--he's dead;• 32:50 Dana Carvey, the star of USA's