Episode 6

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7th May 2021

Mel Brooks on KGO

Mel Brooks is promoting History of the World, Part 1 on KGO Radio on a show hosted by my dad! Bonus info: I was there in studio and also escorted Mr. Brooks to the TV side to do AM San Francisco. Bonus Bonus info: He was utterly great and even told me a joke -- just to me! A private joke from Mel Brooks to me! Lastly, that network news anchor at the very end, Bob Schmidt? Ten years after this was recorded, I was working with him the the ABC Radio Network Newsroom in NYC.

Bonus Bonus Bonus info: our collective memory is that a very young Tom Hanks was also on that same show promoting Bosom Buddies. I can't verify it but my dad and I both remember it that way so it must be true.

(iTunes is weird sometimes and I'll find things mysteriously deleted. I recovered the full interview on a backup drive and reposted it with the additional content.)

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Last One To The Party
Experience a longtime classic with a first-timer!
We take a fresh look at a classic movie, long-running TV show, or legendary performer through the eyes of someone discovering it for the very first time. Each episode, a different guest describes their first encounter with one of these classics.

Does it hold up? Should it still have "classic" status? What took you so long?