The All New Dennis Miller Option
Join Emmy Award-winning comedian Dennis Miller, his A-list friends, and his “Guy Friday" Christian Bladt each week for their uncensored take on current events, politics, pop culture, and anything else on their minds.
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S2 E189: Out of Options : Our Final Episode (with Dana Carvey)
For the final episode of The Dennis Miller Option, Dennis welcomes his friend Dana Carvey, who talks about starting his podcast, his Joe Biden impression, Hugh Grant in "The Undoing", "The Queen's Gambit", David Spade, Cameo, Virtue signaling and sad signaling, Gavin Newson, Dr. Fauci and Obama impressions, parenting and more!
Then, he chats with Christian and Lindsey, who describes watching Dennis's film "Bordello of Blood" with her boyfriend's parents. They also listen to voicemails from friends of the show, Larry O'Connor, Kurt Schlichter, "Gene Simmons", Corby from Branson and Sam Whitfield.
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15/12/20•56m 25s
S2 E188: BillBerg : Comedians Bill Burr and Aaron Berg
Dennis talks to comedian Bill Burr about his most recent Netflix special, recently hosting SNL, how people used to never talk politics and now we live in a time where unfunny people try to determine what comedians say, that cancel culture has made him a better comic, and figuring out the business by getting screwed in the business. Bill talks about working with Pete Davidson on Judd Apatow's "King of Staten Island", which reminds Dennis of the time he met Judd early in his career. Bill also talks about performing during the pandemic (including a show on a patch of grass behind a hotel), plus Bert Kreischer, Richard Beler and more!
Then, comedian Aaron Berg wishes Dennis well in his retirement, talks about his show "In Hot Water" on Anthony Cumia's Compound Media, his new podcast "Badass Jews" and performing comedy outdoors with Dave Attell.
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10/12/20•54m 8s
S2 E187: A couple of Brians: Brian Wheat and Brian Raftery
Dennis talks to musician Brian Wheat of the band Tesla about the band's latest album "Five Man London Jam", which was recorded at Abbey Road studios, his new book "Son Of A Milkman", Paul McCartney, Joe Elliott of Def Leppard, Alice Cooper and how one of Tesla's best-known songs is their cover of Five Man Electrical Band's "Signs".
Then, he's joined by Brian Raftery, who discusses his book "Best. Movie. Year. Ever.: How 1999 Blew Up the Big Screen", and some of the biggest movies from that year, including "The Blair Witch Project", "Fight Club", "The Matrix", "Election", "The Sixth Sense", "American Beauty" and "Three Kings". They also discuss the film "Catfish", Netflix's new "Mank", and a previous book he wrote about karaoke.
Dennis also chats with Christian and Lindsey about a book he's reading about Jimmy Webb and Glenn Campbell, Alyssa Milano, and why this moment is the perfect time to shrug.
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08/12/20•1h 7m
S2 E186: Peter Noone Talks About the Performing Live Again, When Show Business Will Return to Our Lives And More!
Dennis is joined by musician Peter Noone, who discusses a lifetime of keeping a lot of opinions to himself, his daughter Natalie Noone's SiriusXM show, performing in Florida, how he's doing shows where they manage the evolving restrictions on audience capacity and how show business will need to be eased back into our lives post-COVID. He also discusses Charlie Watts, running into Mick Jagger at a party, his first paycheck, his run in "Pirates of Penzance", Lord Such and much more.
Dennis also talks to Christian and Lindsey about a new podcast idea, The Queen's Gambit on Netflix and listens to a delightful voicemail from our friend Lynne B.
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03/12/20•40m 51s
S2 E185: Bill Madden Discusses Tom Seaver's Terrific Life
Dennis talks to New York Daily News sports writer Bill Madden about his new book "Tom Seaver : A Terrific Life". They discuss Seaver's decision to pitch for USC, being a part of the Mets 1969 Championship team, the trade to Cincinnati, returning to the Mets, and pitching for the White Sox. They also discuss how is one of only two pitchers in baseball history with more than 300 wins, 3,000 strike-outs and an ERA under 3.00. They also talk about Seaver's vineyard, his diagnosis with lyme disease and subsequent deterioration of his health.
Then, Dennis chats with Christian and Lindsey about the Tyson fight over the weekend, "The Undoing", "Queen's Gambit", and listen to some voicemails from listeners. They also announce that our final episode will post Tuesday, December 15th.
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01/12/20•54m 55s
S2 E184: Bob Saget Is Here For All Of Us
Dennis is joined by comedian Bob Saget, who discusses getting back out on the road, doing one drive-in show in December, his quarantine life, performing at Dave Chappelle's Summer Camp, Dennis's brother Jimmy, Kirk Douglas, Don Rickles, Frank Sinatra, Gene Simmons and much more!
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26/11/20•41m 24s
S2 E183: The Real-Life "Wolf of Wall Street" Jordan Belfort
Dennis chats with the real-life "Wolf of Wall Street" Jordan Belfort, who talks about how he was always a good salesman, hustling to make money as a kid. They talk about some of the greatest movies about the business world, including "Glengarry, Glen Ross", how television conveys what we all consider to be success and the evolution of online pornography. Jordan also talks about his family, his current business ventures, helping sales people be more effective, and explains why veterans are such tremendous contributors to the work force.
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24/11/20•29m 35s
S2 E182: Rob Halford Of Judas Priest Confesses
Dennis is joined by Judas Priest lead singer Rob Halford to discuss his new autobiography "Confess", how he first got into the band, life on the road, being in the closet and coming out as a gay man in the world of heavy metal. He also discusses seeing David Bowie perform live, meeting Lady Gaga and Queen Elizabeth, Sean Connery, Elvis, recording at a home that was once owned by Paul McCartney and much more!
He also talks to Christian, Lindsey and Stemper about the new season of The Crown on Netflix, Star Wars, a book he's reading about Julius Caesar, famous horn players and gives some insight as to the future of the podcast.
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19/11/20•1h 2m
S2 E181: Alan Zweibel on Norm Crosby & Colin Quinn on Norm MacDonald, Bombing At Robert DeNiro's 60th Birthday Party And More!
Dennis starts off the show talking to writer-producer Alan Zweibel about the recent passing of Norm Crosby, whom he created a show called "The Boys" for in the late 80's. They also discuss Crosby's malaprops and his co-hosting the Jerry Lewis telethon. Alan also gives an update on "Here Today" the movie he co-wrote with Billy Crystal, starring Billy and Tiffany Haddish.
Then, comedian Colin Quinn talks about new special "Colin Quinn and Friends : A Parking Lot Comedy Show" on HBO Max, a new book "Overstated: A Coast-to-Coast Roast of the Fifty States" and an ongoing series on YouTube called "Cop Show". He also talks about his infamous performance bombing on stage at Robert DeNiro's 60th birthday party and Dennis talks about bombing at a Friar's roast. They also discuss Rodney Dangerfield, Norm MacDonald, Nick Dipaolo and much more.
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17/11/20•58m 8s
S2 E180: Talking Golf with Luke Reese, Octopus Teachers, Alex Trebek and more!
Dennis talks to golf writer Luke Reese about his new book "One From The Memory Banks", the highlights of his career on and off the golf course, and working on the book with his daughter.
Then, Dennis talks to Christian, Lindsey and Stemper about Netflix's "My Octopus Teacher", a fantastic Dolly Parton documentary called "Here I Am", "Once Upon A Time in Hollywood" and Jackie Kennedy. Plus, a joke submission from a listener and memories of Alex Trebek.
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12/11/20•43m 35s
S2 E179: John “Chick” Donohue Discusses The Greatest Beer Run Ever
Dennis chats with Marine Corp veteran and author John “Chick” Donohue about his book “THE GREATEST BEER RUN EVER”, which tells the unbelievably true story about how Chick snuck into Vietnam during the war, tracked down his friends, and handed each of them a can of beer — a story that is being adapted into a major motion picture by Academy Award winning director Peter Farrelly.
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10/11/20•33m 55s
S2 E178: Talking Steve McQueen with Author Marshall Terrill
Dennis is joined by author Marshall Terrill, who talks about the access he had to research for his new book "Steve McQueen: In His Own Words" will be released to coincide with the 40th anniversary of the actor's death and features 450 quotations from McQueen, accompanied by 500 photographs, many that will be seen for the first time. They talk about how McQueen did very few interviews, but the ones that he did were insightful. Marshall also talks about how much of a fan he is of Dennis's film "Bordello of Blood".
Then, Dennis chats with Christian and Lindsey about the passing of Sean Connery. He also discusses meeting John Barry, re-watching "Once Upon A Time in Hollywood", Yul Brenner, Dick Cavett, and more!
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05/11/20•56m 46s
S2 E177: Comedian Brian Regan Talks Vegas Reopening, Getting Back on the Road and More!
Dennis is joined by comedian Brian Regan who talks about Vegas re-opening slowly but surely and getting back on the road to play comedy clubs around the country, which he hasn't played in years. They also chat about starting out, comedy condos, inspiration for jokes, their kids being funny and Brian's ability to sleep for 27 hours straight.
Dennis also talks to Christian and Lindsey about sleeping all day in London, how this episode is posting on Election Day and his birthday. He also talks about Platypuses, Donald Duck, waiting in line at Starbucks, Gary Player and More!
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03/11/20•49m 55s
S2 E176: Mike Rowe’s Many (and Dirty) Jobs
Dennis is joined by Mike Rowe of “Dirty Jobs” fame to discuss the state of the country, whether hard work will be worth it in the near future and the work he does with his foundation, Mike Rowe Works including a unique fundraiser involving a bath robe signed by President Trump. They also discuss how Mike’s podcast “The Way I Heard It” was inspired by the great Paul Harvey, a new show called Six Degrees and more !
Then, Dennis, Christian and Lindsey talk about the Dodgers World Series won, great baseball managers and the Houston Astros. Dennis also tries to come to terms with what the media is saying is the inevitable blue wave on Election Day, and how he can’t believe that Biden is even close to Trump, much less winning.
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29/10/20•48m 30s
S2 E175: World Series talk with Marc Carig from The Athletic
Dennis talks about the World Series between the Dodgers and Tampa Bay Rays with Marc Carig of The Athletic, which they see as an old-school series with stealing home, safety squeezes and back-and-forth lead changes throughout games. They analyze just how many things had to go wrong for the Dodgers to lose Game 4 in that classic ending. This leads to a conversation about some of the greatest walk-offs in World Series history. They also talk about some of the great players for both teams and how they think game six will unfold.
Dennis also talks to Christian and Lindsey about Joe Biden forgetting who he's running against, how long he's considered himself "the big man", the prospect of Kamala Harris as president, mispronouncing Jimmy Smits's character's name at a charity event, writing for Garry Shandling, great stories from Carol Burnett, memorable Minnesota Vikings and a great voicemail from a listener named JR.
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27/10/20•1h 1m
S2 E174: Fame and Politics Are Female Dogs With AJ Benza
Dennis talks to AJ Benza about CNN's Jeffrey Toobin's controversy and Hunter Biden's laptop scandal. AJ also talks about how long he's known Trump, his personal interaction with him, some of the reasons why he thinks he's going to win in a landslide, the impact COVID has had on him and much more! Dennis gives his assessment on the election and presidents in general and then listens to your voicemails for some joke submissions and Christian mentions his favorite joke of Dennis's.
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22/10/20•46m 40s
S2 E173: Gene Simmons Remembers Eddie Van Halen, Michael Crichton and More
Dennis is joined by Gene Simmons of Kiss to talk about the passing of Eddie Van Halen, whom he saw early on and recorded their first demo, and recalls the time he took a ride home with him. They also discuss Gene working with Michael Crichton for the film "Runaway", the actress Jean Simmons, the glory days of the Sunset Strip, the rare achievement of universal stardom, Charlie Watts, an unusual Flaming Lips concert where everyone was encased in their own gigantic plastic ball, Kiss's plans to resume their End of the Road Tour in 2021, Johnny Depp's guitar playing, Sylvester Stallone and a great joke from Gene's son Nick.
Then, Dennis plays some of your voicemails and talks about what he thinks Election Day could look like, his surprise that no one is asking Joe Biden about the New York Post's reporting about the files on his son Hunter's hard drive and much more!
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20/10/20•59m 13s
S2 E172: Lions, Disco and Tosh, Oh My!
While Dennis, Christian and Lindsey wait for a guest who never calls in, they discuss lions, the alphabet, Dennis's old HBO show, his old CNBC show, a documentary about Studio 54, Starbucks, mowing lawns and Peter Tosh. They also listen to your voicemails left at 866-509-RANT.
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15/10/20•1h 2m
S2 E171: Scott Eyman on Cary Grant's Brilliant Disguise
Dennis is joined by author Scott Eyman, whose latest book is "Cary Grant: A Brilliant Disguise". They discuss the amount of research that went into the book, from assuming that his mother had died when, in actuality she had been committed to an asylum, starting his career as an acrobat, his five wives, his friendship with Charlie Chaplin, experimenting with LSD and the decision to ultimately stop acting. Scott also talks about working with Robert Wagner, who just celebrated his 90th birthday.
Dennis also talks to Christian, Lindsey and Stemper about Columbus Day, the latest polling that shows Biden way ahead of President Trump, why people shouldn't work if they earn less than $60,000 and what the first year of a Biden administration would look like. They also talk about Ben Hur, Spartacus, Diana Rigg, Ambien, LSD, "Hello Larry", George Stevens, Monty Python, George Stevens, the demise of Souplantation, Panera, Norm MacDonald, Short Round, Bill Paxton and the Titanic.
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13/10/20•1h 5m
S2 E170: Frank Caliendo Talks Tik Tok, Impressions, NFL and More!
Dennis chats with comedian Frank Caliendo about his podcast, finding an outlet for his creativity on social media (including Tik Tok), the NFL and Frank's impressions of Jon Gruden, John Madden, Pat Summerall, Patrick Mahomes, Tony Romo and Jim Nantz. They also talk about the precise impressions of Darrell Hammond, Frank's struggles developing a Biden impression, being careful of what you say in front of a microphone and much more!
Dennis also talks to Christian, Lindsey and Stemper about the passing of Eddie Van Halen, the latest polls showing Biden with a sizable lead and they listen to a few joke submissions from listeners.
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08/10/20•56m 46s
S2 E169: Dinesh D'Souza on Trump's COVID Diagnosis, The VP Debate, "Trump Card" and More!
Dennis talks to Dinesh D'Souza about President Trump's COVID diagnosis and how he's been handling it and their expectations for this week's Vice Presidential Debate. Dinesh also talks about his new documentary "Trump Card", being pardoned by President Trump, how widespread Trump Derangement Syndrome is, how Democrats ended up with Biden as their nominee, Amy Coney Barrett and voter fraud.
Dennis also talks to Christian, Lindsey and Stemper about hiking with Jimmy Connors, Tom Brady and the Buccaneers, Petticoat Junction, a British feature called "A Life in the Day", The Kids in the Hall, Terrence Trent D'Arby, Norm MacDonald, The Beatles, Stevie Wonder, Bob Dylan, Jerry Lewis and some of the funniest moments of their lives.
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06/10/20•1h 6m
S2 E168: First Presidential Debate Reaction with Larry O'Connor
Dennis is joined by Larry O'Connor of Townhall and The Washington Examiner, who hosts shows on WMAL in Washington DC and KABC in Los Angeles to react to Tuesday night's first presidential debate, including the format, the job Chris Wallace did as moderator, the missed opportunities Trump had, how Biden handled himself and how Dennis was only able to watch the first 20 minutes. They also discuss the fact that we're a month out from election day, how anyone could possibly be an undecided voter at this point, everyone in California being sent a ballot, how we don't have the kind of diversions from politics we're used to and their friend, the late Andrew Breitbart. Finally, they get away from politics by talking about cruise ships, helicopters, parenting and the greatness that is Kenneth Branaugh’s Mary Shellys Frankenstein.
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01/10/20•56m 14s
S2 E167: Matt Iseman of American Ninja Warrior is Factorious
Dennis is joined by "American Ninja Warrior" host Matt Iseman, who talks about the impact the pandemic had on production of the show, which they ended up filming in an arena in St. Louis over the course of two weeks. Matt also discusses "Live Rescue" which he hosts on A&E and his game show "Factorious" and asks Dennis and Christian to try out.
Then, Dennis chats with Christian, Lindsey and Stemper about the films "Mystery Men", "Ben Hur, "Lost in America", "The Heiress" and "1941". They also talk about how every commercial shows everyone helping one another, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
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29/09/20•1h 5m
S2 E166: Mollie Hemingway of The Federalist and Fox News Discusses Replacing Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court
Dennis chats with Mollie Hemingway of The Federalist and Fox News to discuss the passing of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, whether President Trump will have enough time to nominate a replacement before the election, and if the bigger issue is whether it will be considered politically advantageous to wait until after the election. Mollie wonders whether or not the person who wins the presidency will actually get to be president the next four years
They also discuss the treatment of Brett Kavanaugh during his confirmation hearing, the front-runner to replace Ginsburg, Amy Coney Barrett and how likely Trump is to pick Barbara Lagoa from the Florida Supreme Court and more!
Then, Dennis talks to Lindsey, Christian and Stemper about the passing of Chicago Bears great Gale Sayers, Ed McMahon drunk on The Tonight Show, the Sean Connery movie "Medicine Man", the HBO films "Barbarians at the Gate" and "RKO 281", sending a message to Chris Jericho and shares a story from high school.
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24/09/20•48m 47s
S2 E165: "Loudmouth" Robert Duncan talks Creem, Mitch Ryder, Liza and More!
Dennis is joined by former managing editor of Creem magazine, Robert Duncan, who talks about his career in music journalism, Detroit rock, Roger Daltrey of The Who, his upcoming book "Loudmouth", a legendary night out with Mitch Ryder, an epic party at Liza Minelli's house and much more!
He also talks to Christian and Lindsey about Ron Jeremy, Christopher Hitchens, Ingmar Bergman and more!
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22/09/20•57m 39s
S2 E164: Victor Davis Hanson on Why Trump Will Win, SCOTUS, Electoral College and More
Hoover Institution Senior Fellow Victor Davis Hanson calls in to talk to Dennis about his belief that Trump will win what he considers to be one of the most significant elections in our nation’s history and why he thinks some people are so determined to make sure he doesn’t win. They also discuss the Supreme Court, the Electoral College, why the debates won’t happen, polls, California wildfires, the Greek and Turkish rivalry, celebrity culture, the NBA and more!
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17/09/20•1h
S2 E163: Bill O'Reilly Talks "Killing Crazy Horse" and Upcoming Debates
Dennis is joined by Bill O'Reilly to talk about his new book "Killing Crazy Horse: The Merciless Indian Wars in America" which examines our nation's history with already occupied lands, from General Andrew Jackson’s battles with the Creek Nation to President James Monroe’s “sea to shining sea” policy, to President Martin Van Buren’s enforcement of a “treaty” that forced the Cherokee Nation out of their homelands along what would be called the Trail of Tears and Custer's Last Stand. Bill also talks about what he sees as the two possible outcomes of the election, and how important the first debate will be.
Then, Dennis chats with Christian, Lindsey and Stemper about the HBO documentary series "The Vow", "Sunset Blvd.", Christopher Nolan's "Tenet", Sting, Kurt Schlichter and baseball books and much more!
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15/09/20•47m 46s
S2 E162: Listener Calls for the Entire Show (AKA Podcast Ex Machina)
The whole show is devoted to taking live calls from listeners, which leads to Dennis sharing stories about Bruce Springsteen, Rod Stewart, Ron Jeremy, Randy Quaid, Ted WIlliams, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez plus, memories of starting out in comedy, the current state of the NFL and much more!
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10/09/20•1h 1m
S2 E161: Golfing at Sandpiper, A 7 Hour Hungarian Film and Other Disasters
Dennis talks about spending a couple weeks away in the mountains, his late manager Bernie Brillstein, Brad Pitt's career, how entertaining he finds Chet Hanks, how Trump is the last guy holding the country up now and what he expects from the debates -- if they happen.
He also evaluates two joke submissions from a listener, recounts trying to watch a 7 hour Hungarian film called "Sátántangó" with his son, Yakima Canutt, the genius of Norm MacDonald, Lorne Michaels, Dennis's performance on the golf course at Sandpiper, Jay Cutler, "Ben Hur", the film "Blow Up", a film called "The Heiress", and much more!
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08/09/20•1h 6m
S2 E160: Jimmy Connors talks tennis, golf and podcasting
Jimmy Connors calls in to talk about his hikes with Dennis, and how he's been filling keeping busy the past few months, including with his new podcast, where he's interviewed Mike Tyson and Gary Player. They also talk about a "30 for 30" ESPN did on Jimmy, whether he could have had a perfect season and also some golf tips. Then, Dennis talks to Christian, Lindsey and Stemper about his plans to play Sand Piper, Jimmy's golf prowess, golfing with Alice Cooper, golfing with Charles Barkley, Lee Trevino, Jordan Speith and athletes getting the yips. They also listen to some voicemails from people who love the show, and Dennis shares some college basketball memories and comedy memories with Jerry Seinfeld and Steven Wright.
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03/09/20•58m 17s
S2 E159: Author Howard Burman on the Making of Mickey Mantle
Dennis talks to author Howard Burman about his book “Mutt's Dream: The Making of The Mick”, about how Mickey Mantle's father was a miner, wanted more for him, and dedicated his life to helping him excel at baseball but died shortly after he reached the Majors. They also discuss how he got discovered despite growing up in rural Oklahoma and the football injury that almost cost Mickey his leg, Mantle's dad didn't want him to play football. There's also talk about Ebbets Field, Shoeless Joe Jackson and Dennis shares his favorite story about Mickey Mantle and Billy Martin hunting. Plus, Dennis tells Christian, Lindsey and Stemper about a fun conversation he had with William Shatner.
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01/09/20•48m 6s
S2 E158: Oliver Stone Discusses His Book “Chasing the Light”
Dennis has an in-depth conversation with film-maker Oliver Stone about his new memoir “Chasing the Light: Writing, Directing, and Surviving Platoon, Midnight Express, Scarface, Salvador, and the Movie Game" and discusses the films in that title, including recent revelations by Billy Hayes who wrote the book “Midnight Express” was based on, and the impact the film had on Turkish tourism and the drug war. Oliver describes the ten year struggle to make “Platoon”, the Importance of representing the reality of war and specifically Vietnam and he explains why was he drawn to serve in Vietnam, first as a teacher, then in the Merchant Marines, his time in three combat units and the real-life sergeants portrayed by Tom Berringer and Willem DeFoe. Oliver describes getting to Hollywood as someone who loved movies and worshiped them, working with Michael Douglas on “Wall Street”, Costner playing Jim Garrison in “JFK”, the impact of Jim Morrison and The Doors and the actual bridge on the River Kwai.
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27/08/20•1h 5m
S2 E157: Dana Carvey on SNL, Regis, Robin Williams and Much More
Dana Carvey tells Dennis how nervous he was during his first couple seasons of SNL, how much he enjoyed doing the Johnny Carson sketches with Phil Hartman as Ed McMahon and why he never wants to get bitter about show business. They also talk about the passing of Regis Philbin, the greatness of Robin Williams, hanging out with Neil Young, the film "Out of Africa", "The Sound of Music", the online trend of challenges, Prince Harry, Brigette Bardot, famous families, running cross country, meter maids and more!
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25/08/20•1h 5m
S2 E156: Greg Gutfeld on Voting, Democrat-Run Cities, Impulse Control And More!
Dennis is joined by Fox News's Greg Gutfeld to discuss some of the scenarios for how the election might play out and the way that mayors of Democrat-run cities are handling these on-going protests. They also discuss the films "Reds", "She Dies Tomorrow", "Caligula", "Full Metal Jacket", and "Lost Souls", the documentary about the Marlon Brando-Val Kilmer version of "The Island of Doctor Moreau". Greg explains how his new book "The Plus: Self-Help for People Who Hate Self-Help" deals with impulse control and. how he used to write self-help and advice columns for a number of magazines.
Then, Christian, Lindsey and Stemper discuss the upcoming live call-in show, what celebrities are charging on Cameo and Kellyanne Conway. They also listen to some voicemails from listeners about the film "Rounders", the "Up" series of films, Scott Sabol rapping, Geoff Emmerick's Beatles book "Here, There and Everywhere" and the friendship between George Burns and Jack Benny.
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20/08/20•1h 21m
S2 E155: Antonio Sabato Jr on Being a Conservative in Hollywood
Dennis talks to actor Antonio Sabato Jr. about his new book "Sabato: the Untold Story", his family's history, growing up in Rome the son of a famous film star, the importance of not blindly believing the media or celebrities who share their political opinions. He also talks about his plans to open a conservative film studio because of how difficult it is for conservatives in Hollywood, which Dennis compares to the life of "Red Dawn" filmmaker John Milius.
Dennis also talks about unusual breakfast habits of Don Ohlmeyer and George W Bush, eating hot food on hot days, some interesting documentaries he's watched recently, including the Alex Gibney documentary on Sinatra, one called "Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey" about the remake of "Island of Doctor Moreau" starring Marlon Brando and Val Kilmer. He also comments on the idea that Joe Biden is what people want, recent rioting in Chicago, the 1980 Academy Awards and how much fun he had working with Diane Lane on the film "Murder at 1600".
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18/08/20•53m 28s
S2 E154: Reacting to the Kamala Harris Pick with John Nolte of Breitbart
Dennis is joined by Breitbart.com Editor-at-Large John Nolte to discuss Joe Biden choosing Kamala Harris as his running mate. John explains her impact on the ticket and the campaign’s ability to hide both of them because of the coronavirus. Dennis talks about the viability of polls when people won’t be honest about how they’re voting, whether Biden can actually make it across the finish line and the likelihood that Hillary still might be the nominee. They also discuss Trump’s record on criminal justice, how the campaign itself compares to 2016, whether he’s exhausted and the invented controversy around him accepting the nomination at Gettysburg.
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13/08/20•51m 17s
S2 E153: Woody Culleton DIscusses Rebuilding Paradise, California
Dennis talks to Woody Culleton, who is the former mayor of Paradise, California, and one of the participants in a new documentary from Ron Howard called "Rebuilding Paradise". Woody talks about the Paradise community, how he ended up there, the low his life was at during that time and the highs he has experienced since then. He describes how the devastating Camp Fire decimated the town in November of 2018, how difficult it was to evacuate, the hardships associated with rebuilding, the stress of dealing with the federal government utility company that was blamed for causing the fire and much more!
Dennis also talks about taking a baseball trip with Ron Howard and how they ended up at the same party as The Obamas, celebrities on Cameo, Grace Kelly, hydroxychloroquine, Biden's viability as a candidate and how he's likely to choose his running mate.
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11/08/20•59m 7s
S2 E152: Nick DiPaolo Explains why Biden Won't Be President or Even the Democrats' Nominee
Dennis chats with comedian Nick DiPaolo about the mental fragility of Joe Biden snf why he thinks he won't be the nominee. They discuss what Trump does well, and why he shouldn't have sat down for the interview with Axios. Nick also talks about relocating to Savannah, Georgia, a city Dennis shares some memories of. They also discuss future comedy gigs, drive-in and Zoom comedy shows, UFC, the time Nick met Bobby Orr and much more!
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06/08/20•1h 7m
S2 E151: David Horowitz on why Trump Will Win
Davd Horowitz calls in to talk about his latest book ,"BLITZ: Trump Will Smash the Left and Win", how Trump is the only one who can do this job right now, the Democrats handling of race-related issues, David's time with the Black Panthers, whether the right will ever fight back, how the battle for the schools has been lost but there's still hope, and the brilliance of Thomas Sowell.
Then, Dennis talks to Christian, Lindsey and Stemper about Covid testing, the British royal family, how great Bill Burr's latest Netflix special was, "Alien", actresses Capucine, Veronica Cartwright, remakes for "Invasion of the Body Snatchers", the greatness of "Double Indemnity" and the judge who overturned the death penalty for the Boston Marathon bomber.
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04/08/20•53m 13s
S2 E150: Alan Zweibel Returns with More "SNL" Stories, PLUS- Live Phone Calls
Original "Saturday Night Live" writer Alan Zweibel is back, to talk about recording his audio book, an upcoming live event with Judd Apatow, the unique presence of Michael O'Donoghue, Christopher Guest, the impact Buck Henry had on Alan's career, the musical stylings of The Rock Bottom Remainders, offering the Beatles $3,000 to reunite on SNL, manager Bernie Brillstein and much more!
Then, Lindsey connects Dennis with some live phone calls from Gene From Philly, Jason in Austin and Corby from Branson.
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30/07/20•1h 3m
S2 E149: Intentional Talk with MLB Network's Chris Rose
Dennis talks to Chris Rose of MLB Network's "Intentional Talk" about the start of the abbreviated 60-game Major League Baseball season, the reasons behind the new extra-innings rule, why Gerrit Cole is worth every penny, how terrible the Red Sox will be this year, the Mets' bullpen woes, how the rest of the league will treat the Astros after this long lay-off and the great Chris "Mad Dog" Russo.
Dennis also talks to Christian and Lindsey about former Pittsburgh Pirates; announcer Bob "Gunner" Prince, Michael Apted's "Up" series of films, Sofia Loren, and how he's reading three books: one about Woodstock, NY (before the music festival), Oliver Stone's biography and the 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates' championship season.
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28/07/20•58m 30s
S2 E148: Movie Talk with Christian Toto, Auditioning, MLB's Return and more!
Dennis chats with Christian Toto of Hollywood In Toto about some of the best and worst of movies available via streaming or Video on Demand, including "King of Staten Island", "Arkansas" with Vince Vaugh, "Palm Springs", Jim Gaffigan's "The Pale Toulfrist" , Jon Stewarts' "Irresistable" and more!
He also talks to Christian, Lindsey and Stemper about his acting career including a painful audition memory, a documentary about the band Rush, The Shawshank Redepmption, the Ed Henry scandal, the upcoming MLB season, wearing masks, Stanley Kubrick, a film called "Tea and Sympathy" and the book "Dangerous Friends" by Peter Viertel.
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23/07/20•58m 3s
S2 E147: Kurt Schlichter on Just Being Cool
Dennis is joined by Kurt Schlichter to discuss his new book and the ensuing shamless self-promotional book tour, the Civil War, how good manners still exist in the world (even on the Left), comparing the US to Kosovo, Goya, Victorville, wearing masks and the importance of remembering to "just be cool".
Dennis also shares some jokes he had recently written with Christian, Lindsey, and Stemper, talks about the film "Truly, Madly Deeply", limbo, his rendition of "War Pigs", more conversation about Humphrey Bogart, The Caine Mutiny, Robert Wagner, Marlon Brando in a film called "The Men" and a story about a topless woman who saved a family in the UK from downing.
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21/07/20•52m 18s
S2 E146: Jo Koy In His Elements
Comedian Jo Koy discusses his new Netflix special, "In His Elements", which was filmed entirely in the Philippines. He also explains his stage name, spending time with his son, his Michael Jackson impression, Tommy Lee of Motley Crue and much more!
Dennis also talks to Christian, Lindsey and Stemper about about a great Townhall column from next week's guest Kurt Schlichter, contrasts Mets ace Jacob deGrom with Sandy Koufax, hand washing, a Dick Cavett story about Eddie Fisher, Elvis movies, icebergs, a letter he has from the Titanic, CNN's Jake Tapper's comments on New York's COVID death rate, climate change and some of his favorite Michael Crichton books.
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16/07/20•56m 59s
S2 E145: Signs of Hope and Winds of Change with Klaus Meine of The Scorpions
Dennis chats with Scorpions lead singer Klaus Meine about the way his native Germany has handled COVID-19 compared to the rest of Europe and around the world, how the band is working on a new album and their new song called "Sign of Hope". They also discuss how their hugely popular song "Wind of Change" was inspired by what he saw when The Scorpions being the first Western band to perform in the Soviet Union, the movie "The Lives of Others", the importance of friendship in the band's 50 year history, and the rock bands that influenced them.
Dennis also talks to Christian, Lindsey and The Stemper about the passing of actress Kelly Preston, the longtime wife of John Travolta. They also discuss the latest COVID-19 headlines and how the media focuses on people who mock the virus and then get sick, the existential threat of climate change, more on The Band, and a voicemail about the Humphrey Bogart movie "In A Lonely Place"
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14/07/20•51m 2s
S2 E144: Michael Malice on New York's problems and more!
Dennis is joined by Michael Malice of Compound Media and Gas Digital to talk about the current condition of New York and New Yorkers, Ghislane Maxwell, the Supreme Court, Hong Kong and of course, Dr. Demento.
Dennis also talks to Christian, Lindsey and Joey about Gallagher 2, Tony Orlando, Bobby Darrin's song "Splish Splash", the Outback steak house, Jerry Lewis, the Herculoids, seeing Cary Grant's shrink, Angela Lansbury, Sears a documentary about Canadian art forgery and another about hummingbirds.
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09/07/20•1h 2m
S2 E143: Meeting Frank Sinatra and Is Humphrey Bogart the Best Movie Star of All Time?
In this episode, Dennis tells the story about the night he had dinner with Frank Sinatra. He also talks to Christian and Lindsey about reading Nancy comic strips, a book on Robbie Robertson of The Band, the backlash against "Hamilton", the arrest of Ghislaine Maxwell, the latest on Covid-19, the Beatles, Ray Harryhausen movies, a great Monty Python documentary on Netflix, Jack Nicholson and whether Humphrey Bogart is the best movie star of all time.
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07/07/20•55m 55s
S2 E142: No swearing in the NBA, Meeting Adam West and Chatting with Chuck Liddell
Dennis talks to Christian, Lindsey and The Stemper about spending some time away, reading a book on Lou Pinella, seeing the movie "Election" for the first time and how it was a reminder as to how great Matthew Broderick is. He discusses NBA commissioner Adam Silver announcing that games would be tape-delayed during the upcoming shortened season so that people don't hear swearing.
He theorizes that Trump might want out, remembers working in a deli and an ice cream shop, remembers meeting Adam West, and talks about doing a great interview for television with Danny Trejo.
Former UFC champ Chuck Lidddell also calls in for a few minutes to talk about growing up in Santa Barbara, getting involved and a new teeth whitening product he's involved with.
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02/07/20•1h 5m
S2 E141: Adam Carolla is All of Our Emotional Support Animal
Adam Carolla calls in to talk to Dennis about his latest book, "I'm Your Emotional Support Animal" (which sold out on Amazon), recently performing gigs in Nashville and upcoming gigs in Tempe, how difficult it can be to deal with people in power, even when planning to do home construction, his belief that we need to bottom out as a nation, why he thinks none of his former publishers wanted this latest book, his racing documentaries, his step-grandfather László Görög who wrote the movie The Mole People
Dennis also talks to Christian, Lindsey and The Stemper about the passing of director Joel Schumacher, the movie "Love in the Afternoon", documentaries he just watched about Slim Aarons and George Stevens, Boogie Nights, Burt Reynolds career and Norm MacDonald's impression of him.
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30/06/20•58m 45s
S2 E140: Colin Wayne on his service, giving back, Megan Fox and more!
Dennis talks to Colin Wayne, who is a US Army veteran, fitness model. social media star and owner of Redline Steel in Birmingham, Alabama talks about his company’s charitable efforts, including giving back over $2 million to essential workers and personally paying the rent for all his staff.
Dennis talks to Christian, Lindsey and Stemper about OCD, reading Ali MacGraw’s memoir, tiny pepperoni, Strunk & White’s Elements of Style, ESPN’s Lance Armstrong documentar and cataract surgery. Then Dennis talks about watching a private David Bowie rehearsal at the Teaneck Armory, plus listening to voicemail praising the recent Tom Dreesen interview and evaluating a listener’s joke about Alexandria Ocasio Cortez.
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25/06/20•52m 23s
S2 E139: Chicks on the Right, Great Soups And More!
Dennis is joined by Daisy and Mock AKA "The Chicks on the Right", whom he met a couple years ago in Indianapolis. They talk about their decision to start their website during the 2008 election, getting censored by Facebook, former Indiana governor Mitch Daniels, governors enforcing stay-at-home orders, President Trump's birthday, cancel culture, Seattle's CHAZ region and more.
Dennis also talks to Christian, Lindsey and The Stemper about the Donner Party, Portillo's hot dogs, Alice Cooper appearing on the previous episode, soups, chili, L Ron Hubbard, the prospect of doing a live call-in show and their affinity for Dr. Jerome Corsi, Mysterious Visitor From The East.
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23/06/20•53m 40s
S2 E138: Playing Golf and Rocking Out with Alice Cooper
Dennis starts off talking about the importance of living life inside out, golfing with today's guest Alice Cooper, Alice's manager Shep Gordon, Dennis's new home studio for his TV show (Dennis Miller Plus One), reading a book about the making of The Valley of the Dolls, movie reviewers, Petticoat Junction and "Rebel Without A Cause" director Nick Ray getting drummed out of Hollywood.
Then, Alice Cooper calls in to talk about coronavirus and his song about it "Don't Give Up" which will be on his upcoming album "Detroit Stories". They also discuss Alice's high school track and field record, working with Frank Zappa, interviewing Question Mark of Question Mark and the Mysterions, and much more!
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18/06/20•58m 38s
S2 E137: Jim Florentine on Drive-In Comedy and More!
Dennis is joined by comedian Jim Florentine who talks about performing at a drive-in comedy show in Atlantic City, having to rehearse his act because he had been off stage for so long, what he likes about doing early gigs, performing stand-up on late night television, and having bad gigs early in his career. They also discuss some of the quarantine terminology that annoys them, bad social media posts, Jim starting his career as a DJ and doing "That Metal Show" for VH1 Classic.
Dennis also responds to your voicemails, and talks to Lindsey and Christian about Biden, Costco, Bibles, great film scores, whether we need to wear masks at outdoor cafes and much more!
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16/06/20•1h 20m
S2 E136: Tom Dreesen and Frank Sinatra: A Couple Neighborhood Guys
Dennis spends the entire show with comedian Tom Dreesen, talking about his new book "Still Standing...: My Journey from Streets and Saloons to the Stage, and Sinatra". Tom talks about how he and Frank were both kids from the neighborhood, in Tom's case, Harvey, Illinois where he started working shining shoes as a kid to help feed himself and his seven siblings. He also discusses his time in the Navy, selling insurance and getting into show business, first as part of a comedy duo with actor Tim Reid then heading to Los Angeles to get into stand-up and his singular focus on getting on The Tonight Show. He also talks to some of the comedians he befriended during that time, including David Letterman and Robin Williams and getting advice from Jack Benny. Tom describes touring with Sammy Davis Jr. and how that led to him opening for Frank Sinatra for 14 years and how well he got to know The Chairman of the Board, including some of the lessons he learned with him, remembrances of being on the road together and being a pall bearer and emcee at his funeral.
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11/06/20•1h 3m
S2 E135: Musician Peter Noone on Becoming an Actual Hermit
Dennis chats with the delightful Peter Noone of Herman’s Hermits, who discusses how the current situation in the world has turned him into an actual hermit, but he’s still walking eight miles a day. He talks about rescheduling concert dates and whether he would do meet and greets in the future, eating on the road with a vegan band member, performing solo acoustic shows, languages, instruments, his daughter Natalie’s album, his rare collection of first edition books, Cliff Richards popularity, performing with The Who and much more!
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09/06/20•47m 18s
S2 E134: Jay Leno on the Garage, Elon Musk, Geniuses and More!
Dennis talks to Jay Leno about the upcoming episodes of his CNBC show “Jay’s Garage”. They also talk about Democrats choosing senility over socialism with Biden, Elon Musk, how Musk designed Teslas and their charging infrastructures simultaneously, a tunnel from SpaceX to El Segundo, and geniuses as regular people.
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04/06/20•40m 52s
S2 E133: Musician Kathy Valentine, No Smoking, “On Steroids” and more!
Dennis is joined by musician Kathy Valentine of the Go-Go’s to discuss her book “All I Ever Wanted”, when she started playing guitar and how she took up the bass and who some of her favorite bassists are, how the Go-Go’s not only played their own instruments but wrote their own music and explores boy bands versus girl groups. She discusses an adolescence filled with drinking and doing drugs, how she didn't have to be that responsible while the Go-Go’s were out on the road, more recently playing Scrabble with her Daughter and trying to differentiate events happening by chance as opposed to being destined to happen.
Dennis also talks about getting books ahead of time for guests, getting to choose from a massive catalogue of CDs, playing Scrabble, how tired the phrase “ON STEROIDS” has become, the Monkees, Andrew Cuomo, how he’s never seen the country more split than it is now, how banning smoking in restaurants was the first step in government micro-managing our lives, acting notes, why Corey Feldman didn’t like acting with him and bad apartments.
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02/06/20•1h 6m
S2 E132: Comedian Dave Landau on flying during a pandemic, Chuck E Cheese and more!
Dennis starts off the show trying out some planned jokes for his appearance on “Hannity”, including jokes about AOC and Biden. He also discusses “Hands Across America", California planning to reopen by the 4th of July, how he doesn’t understand what the half of the country who loves Joe Biden sees in him, President Trump saying he took hydroxychloroquine, Pelosi calling him “morbidly obese”, Donald Trump Jr. inferring that Biden is a pedophile, President Trump deciding not to hang up President Obama’s portrait in the White House, how Bush 43 caught the same heat as Trump but didn’t fight back, Mitt Romney, an approaching Indian cyclone and pangolins.
He’s then visited by comedian Dave Landau of “The Anthony Cumia Show”, who talks about how his ten years in recovery came after 13 arrests, Isaiah Thomas and Michael Jordan, what airline travel is like right now, riffing on bad movies, getting back to performing stand-up, Bryan Adams, Chuck E Cheese and more!
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28/05/20•55m 58s
S2 E131: Author Ben Mezrich on predicting COVID-19, Bitcoin and more!
Dennis talks to author Ben Mezrich about how his book “Q” predicted COVID-19 and that the dozens of virologists he interviewed were worried about this exact scenario. They also discuss Bitcoin, the Winklevoss twins, working on the TV show Billions, and how he just finished a serialized novella he wrote for The Boston Globe called “The Mechanic”.
Dennis then talks about finishing ESPN”a Michael Jordan documentary “The Last Dance”, Survivor host Jeff Probst, wearing face masks in LA and San Francisco, and the NFL offering incentives to teams who hire black coaches.
He also explains his belief that the country will be over as we know it if Democrats take the White House, Senate and House, Liberals war-gaming the virus, a bar in Baltimore whose employees would rather receive unemployment than go back to work, Twitch, Cary Grant and the notion that COVID-19 might be spread by farts.
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26/05/20•58m 35s
S2 E130: Victor Davis Hanson on Coronavirus, Trump's poll numbers, Biden's dementia and more!
Dennis talks to Hoover Institute Senior Fellow Victor about living in California under quarantine, how President Trump should handle states not reopening, migrant workers’ approach to quarantine, the global impact of the pandemic, Dr. Fauci, Andrew Cuomo, Trump's drive, determination and poll numbers.
They also address Joe Biden's dementia and how a lot more people on the Left looking for an alternative, what a Trump second term might look like, how the Left could really work with him, how the Left want a break-up of the country, and how that might not be a bad thing.
Then, Dennis talks to Christian and Lindsey about Gettysburg, comedian Paul Mooney, Dennis’s four favorite Beatles songs and actually meeting Beatles. Plus, a voicemail from “President Trump”, how “Pharma Bro” Martin Shkreli has been denied release from prison to research the coronavirus, Trump referring to Obama as grossly incompetent and how no one could handle the scrutiny Trump has been under, except for perhaps Elia Kazan.
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21/05/20•53m 44s
S2 E129: Ted Nugent talks rock, roll, funk and more!
Dennis is joined by musician Ted Nugent, who talks about how he still plays guitar every day, some of the unique guitars that he owns, "The Last Waltz" documentary, Muddy Waters, Keith Richards, Steve Marriott of Humble Pie, Mitch Rider and The Funk Brothers
Dennis also talks about eating food on microphone, show business chimps, whether the podcast should change its name, footage of a drone in New Jersey warning people for not practicing social distance and San Francisco. Plus, Christian talks about taking his family to the drive-in and explains how author Ben Mezrich wrote a book that predicted the current pandemic.
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19/05/20•58m 18s
S2 E128: Anthony Cumia on Our Mundane Disaster, Becoming Big Brother and More!
Dennis talks to Anthony Cumia about the announcement that Los Angeles will be on lockdown for three more months and how we’re living in the most mundane disaster. They also talk about the tone of commercials today, herd immunity, constant surveillance, seeing "Bonnie and Clyde" as kids, "Chinatown", "Green Acres", getting fired, a hockey player making sexist comments in a private chat, Bryan Adams criticizing bat eating, the Rat Pack, liberalism, the other hosts on Anthony's Compound Media network and Mike Tyson.
Dennis also tries out some of his jokes for his next appearance on "Hannity", discusses a book he's reading about John Entwisle, his Grand Mal seizure story, Carol Burnett, Debra Messing and much more!
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14/05/20•1h 11m
S2 E127: Baseball Talk with Author Brad Balukjian
Dennis chats with author Brad Balukjian about his book "The Wax Pack: On the Open Road in Search of Baseball's Afterlife" about traveling around the country to meet up with a random collection of baseball players who were all in the same unopened pack of baseball cards from 1986, including Carlton Fisk, Doc Gooden, Vince Coleman, Gary Templeton, Gary Pettis, Steve Yaeger and more.
Dennis also chats with Christian and Lindsey, responding to voicemails, talking about the great Jonathan Winters and more!
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12/05/20•44m 26s
S2 E126: Jon Lovitz on Quarantine Dating, Feeding America, SNL and more!
Dennis is joined by Jon Lovitz who talks about his life during the global pandemic including trying to date and the Feeding America Benefit he's performing on. He also discusses presenting at the Oscars, Dennis getting hired to do Weekend Update after it turned out Lovitz would be too busy for it, his "Liar" character Tommy Flannagan explains the corona virus,a sketch where Lovitz played the devil, his character Annoying Man, the SNL 40th Annviersary show, Phil Hartman's prowess for album design and how he originally turned down SNL, Jon's singing voice, his dog, Jerry Bruckheimer III, and much more!
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07/05/20•55m 14s
S2 E125: Comedian Aaron Berg on Quarantining in Delaware, Good Complaints, and much more!
Dennis is joined by comedian Aaron Berg, who talks about leaving New York City to quarantine with his wife at her parents' house in Delaware, his new album "American Ettiquette", performing 25 sets of comedy in a single night, getting complaints after performing -- but having them be "good complaints", the government releasing UFO footage and Land O' Lakes butter taking the Native American woman off of the packaging.
Dennis also tries out some of his jokes for "Hannity" on Christian and Lindsey, talks about continuing to watch "The Wire", Sir Ian McKellan, Sam Kinison, real laughs compared to "show biz laughs", Lindsey watching "Chinatown for the first time and more!
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05/05/20•51m 34s
S2 E124: Bill O'Reilly Talks Quarantine, the Future of the Economy, the Return of Sports and More!
Dennis is joined by Bill O'Reilly who talks about his plan to bring back sports, and how he encouraged Sean Hannity to share the plan with President Trump. They also talk about Bill Gates giving China credit for its handling of the corona virus, the World Health Organization, the CEO of Bank of America saying that it will take 18 months for our economy to recover, why right now is a good time to by a house or car, how people have had it with the lock down at this point, Joe Biden and Donald Trump's grandfather who died from the Spanish flu pandemic.
Dennis also talks to Christian and Lindsey about the Democratic convention, his time on Star Search, "The Wire" possibly finding its way on TV's Mt. Rushmore, Primanti Brothers sandwiches in Pittsburgh, performing comedy at a strip club, doing Frank Caliendo's podcast, writing a joke for Garry Shandling, Edvard Munch's painting "The Scream" and more!
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30/04/20•53m 15s
S2 E123: Don't Burn This Podcast with Dave Rubin
Dennis is joined by Dave Rubin to discuss his new book, "Don't Burn This Book: Thinking for Yourself in an Age of Unreason", how Dennis was the last in-person guest for Dave's show, Dennis being Tom Snyder's last guest, Dave's political shift starting with his time on The Young Turks network and watching the treatment of a guest on an appearance on "Real Time with Bill Maher". They also discuss implementing social distancing, getting to know your neighbors, the increase in the national divorce rate, power returning to states, Jordan Peterson and much more!
Dennis also chats with Christian and Lindsey about comments Dr. Fauci made to the press, the Sean Connery film "Medicine Man", Lorraine Bracco, "Goodfellas", Ray Liotta, reading Diane Keaton's book, her collaborations with Woody Allen and much more!
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28/04/20•52m 41s
S2 E122: DeBlasio, Pelosi, Mitch McConnell, AOC M Night Shamalayan and Other People Not Good At Their Job
Dennis chats with Christian, Lindsey and fill-in technical director Joey about Bill DeBlasio's unfortunate effort to get New Yorkers to snitch on one another, Bernie Sanders, Nancy Pelosi, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Mitch McConnell, Chris Cuomo, Germans, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Flying to Hawaii, the Concord, Lorne Michaels, M Night Shamalayan, Russell Crowe, Adam West and much more!
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23/04/20•47m 59s
S2 E121: Comedian Jim Norton on Life in New York Under Quarantine
Dennis is joined by comedian Jim Norton, who talks about life in New York during quarantine, how going to pharmacies and grocery stores are big social outings, and the general feeling in the city regarding orders to stay at home. He also talks about the Netflix documentary "How to Fix A Drug Scandal", co-hosting a daily radio show with Sam Roberts, Jim's alter-ego Chip Chipperson, the UFC, comedian Dave Attell and more.
Then, Dennis allows Christian and Lindsey to serenade him with voicemails singing the praises of last week's appearance on "Hannity".
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21/04/20•57m 26s
S2 E120: Loud, Fast Words with Dave Pirner of Soul Asylum
Dennis talks to musician Dave Pirner about his book of lyrics "Loud Fast Words", and the new Soul Asylum album "Hurry Up And Wait", how they both performed at MTV's inauguration for Bill Clinton in 1993, Van Morrison's jumpsuit and Neil Young's nose in "The Last Waltz" documentary, moving back to Minneapolis from New Orleans, the great Minnesota-born comedian Mitch Hedberg and whether Dave could take up comedy at his age.
Dennis also talks to Christian about how Joan Rivers would criticize the backgrounds at everyone's home studio, how we live in the whiniest of times, his upcoming appearance on Hannity, actor Robert Pattinson, Batman, Star Trek, Patrick Swayze's Roadhouse, The Mod Squad, Ted Williams and more!
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16/04/20•59m 46s
S2 E119: Original SNL Writer Alan Zweibel talks comedy, meats and more!
Former "Saturday Night Live" writer and co-creator of "It's Garry Shandling's Show!" Alan Zweibel discusses his new book "Laugh Lines: My Life Helping Funny People Be Funnier", starting his career writing for borscht belt comedians while slicing deli meat, doing stand-up with Billy Crystal, how he gravitated towards Weekend Update and Herb Sargent whom Dennis also wrote with when he was there. Alan also discuss working with Garry Shandling, Martin Short, Buck Henry, his friendship with Gilda Radner, writing John Belushi's Samurai sketches, a truly unique interaction with Milton Berle and much more!
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14/04/20•52m 59s
S2 E118: Bernie’s Out, Biden Won’t Debate Trump, When Will Sports Be Back? (and More!)
Dennis talks to Christian and Lindsey about Bernie Sanders dropping out, why Biden can't debate Trump, his belief they Hillary is STILL warming up in the bullpen, Dennis Quaid, Harry Truman,
They also discuss the news that more than 300,000 people have recovered from corona virus, Wuhan China’s lockdown ending after 76 days, UFC’s Dana White planning to schedule events on a private island, MLB considering playing in Arizona without fans, the future of the NBA and NFL, when will people go back to movie theaters and much more!
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09/04/20•57m 48s
S2 E117: Author Sam Wasson talks Chinatown, Nicholson, Polanski, Robert Evans and more
Dennis is joined by author Sam Wasson, who discusses his latest book, "The Big Goodbye: Chinatown and the Last Years of Hollywood" about the making of the film "Chinatown" which was made at a time when Jack Nicholson, director Roman Polanski, producer Robert Evans and screenwriter Robert Towne were all at the heights of their abilities. Dennis also talks about a time he met Roman Polanski, and they also discuss some of the other books he's written, including one on Audrey Hepburn, Paul Mazursky and Bob Fosse. They also discuss reading Woody Allen's memoir.
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07/04/20•54m 46s
S2 E116: Comedian Don Jamieson Talks Comedy, Social Distancing and More!
Dennis is joined by comedian Don Jamieson who talks about getting started as a comedy scout for MTV, going on stage for the first time and some of the truly bad gigs he performed at. He also discusses spending years as the opener for Andrew "Dice" Clay, opening for rock and metal bands, how he's maintaining his balance during the current lockdown and more!
He also talks to Christian and Lindsey about some of the latest numbers related to corona virus, how past presidents would have handled this, how well we knew past presidents compared to Trump, Hillary Clinton's "America First" tweet, Chuck Todd, misusing vocabulary and Trump tweeting about the ratings for his daily coronavirus updates.
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02/04/20•57m 22s
S2 E115: Fear and Loathing Under Quarantine, Art Theft, Banned Jobs and More!
Dennis talks about the latest news and statistics associated with the coronavirus, reading up on the Spanish Flu of 1918, herd immunity, how New York is handling the Virus, whether this kind of isolation will become an annual event and how humanity is showing itself amidst this adversity.
He also asks Christian and Lindsey how they are handling all of this, getting to see inside the homes of media personalities broadcasting from there, a Van Gogh stolen from an Amsterdam museum, the Netflix series "Ozark", reading books about James Bond, "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" and "Manchurian Candidate", Johnny Depp, Hunter S. Thompson, divorce statistics and the city of New York advising against a very specific bedroom practice.
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31/03/20•58m 1s
S2 E114: Dana Carvey On Social Distancing, Trump, Arnold and more!
Dennis talks to comedian Dana Carvey about hiking social distancing, Dr. Fauci trying to ease our concerns, what it would be like if we were getting daily updates from past presidents Bush, Clinton or Obama. They also discuss President Trump's handling of the pandemic and Arnold Schwarznegger telling people to stay inside and not party so much and how his voice cadence is similar to Trump.
They also talk about Larry King, Robin Williams, their salaries and living near the studio when they were on SNL, personal top five lists of movies, why Dennis doesn’t think he’d be good at Jeopardy, Carol Burnett, Mark Wahlberg and more!
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26/03/20•48m 16s
S2 E113: Social Distancing, Corona Virus, Tiger King and more!
On our first episode practicing “social distancing”, Dennis shares his thoughts about the corona virus with Christian, comparing it to H1N1, how he doesn’t expect the general population to be willing to stay indoors for 18 months, the importance of President Trump banning flights from China back in January, theorizing why Italy has been so hard hit, LA Mayor Garcetti considering closing down hiking trails, why President Trump and New York governor Andrew Cuomo seem to be getting along and Harvey Weinstein.
He also discusses how he’s been utilizing the time cleaning up and sorting through old mementoes, some documentaries he’s been watching and Netflix’s “Tiger King”.
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24/03/20•46m 31s
S2 E112: Musician Dennis DeYoung of Styx, Bowie, Voicemails and more!
Musician Dennis DeYoung joins Dennis to talk about his career in Styx, meeting Paul McCartney, collaborating with Julian Lennon and Jim Peterik on his new Album 26 East Vol. 1, why it will be his last album and more!
He also talks to Christian and Lindsey about a book he’s reading about the film “Chinatown”, meeting Roman Polanski once, David Bowie, voicemails and more!
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19/03/20•49m 34s
S2 E111: Former MLB Pitcher Curt Schilling and the “Golden Age of Hysteria”
Dennis chats with three-time World Series champion Curt Schilling about his prospects for the Hall of Fame, the Houston Astros scandal and some of the other cheating he witnessed as a visiting player, how he would like to be the Mets pitching coach, the future for former Mets pitcher Zach Wheeler, Clayton Kershaw, the greatness of Greg Maddux, Bob Gibson's 1968 season, coronavirus, Hilary Clinton, Donald Trump Jr., Cenk Uygar, Curt’s sincere belief Joe Biden is in the early stages of dementia or Alzheimer's and much more!
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17/03/20•56m 31s
S2 E110: Coronavirus Panic and Comedian Frank Caliendo
Dennis and comedian Frank Caliendo discuss the cruise ship quarantined near Oakland, California, Frank's podcast and his amazement at Dennis's vocabulary, and Frank provides a barrage of impressions including President Trump, Bernie Sanders, Bill Clinton, John C. Reilly, Brian Regan, Charles Barkley, Jimmy Johnson, John Gruden, Mel Kiper Jr., Billy Crystal, Robert Downey Jr., Scorsese talking to Pacino AND DeNiro on the set of "The Irishman" and more!
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12/03/20•41m 24s
S2 E109: Homelessness (with Dr. Drew Pinsky)
Dennis chats with Dr. Drew Pinsky about the homeless problem in Los Angeles, which has led to a typhus outbreak. They also talk about the politicians to blame for the worsening problem, Drew speaking at a Washington summit on the issue and what kind of solutions there might be.
Then, Dennis chats with Christian and Lindsey about a film called Phantom of the Paradise, a man who punched a shark after it bit off his arm, face tattoos, dying the color of your eyes, a redesign for the jaws of life, a voicemail from a listener who loved Kurt Schlichter’s recent appearance, an exciting new segment with Lindsey and much more!
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10/03/20•51m 8s
S2 E108: Super Tuesday Reaction (with Byron York)
Dennis talks to Washington Examiner Chief Political Correspondent Byron York about the surprising success of Joe Biden on Super Tuesday, Elizabeth Warren’s horrific performance, the DNC’s determination to stop Bernie Sanders from getting the nomination and Bloomberg stepping aside the morning after and getting in line for Uncle Joe.
He also talks to Christian and Lindsey about Chris Matthews leaving MSNBC, James Bond and MGM’s decision to postpone the release of the 25th Bond Film “No Time To Die” until the fall because of coronavirus. Plus, amusement parks, Billy Corgan and Marilyn Manson, remembering some infamous guests from the old radio show, bizarre news stories and much more!
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05/03/20•1h 6m
S2 E107: Coronavirus, Weinstein Sentencing and Democratic Primary talk with David Harsanyi of National Review
Dennis talks to Christian and Lindsey about Harvey Weinstein’s sentencing, the continued spread of coronavirus, and breaks down the South Carolina Democratic Candidates Debate. He also chats with National Review Senior Writer David Harsanyi about Bernie Sanders’s prospects in the general election, how his Castro comments will play in Florida, taking a gun safety course and his book “First Freedom : A Ride Through America’s Enduring History with The Gun”.
Later, Dennis reacts to watching a David Crosby documentary, chatting with Jeff Lynne, Clint Eastwood and much more!
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03/03/20•59m 58s
S2 E106: Blago, Trump in India, Tyson Fury, Prince Charles and more!
Dennis talks to Christian and Lindsey about Rod Blagojevich, Trump's trip to India, the impact on coronavirus on the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell being the highest ranking openly-gay US government official in history, Greyhound no longer allowing Border Patrol agents onto buses without a warrant, last weekend's Tyson Fury - Deontay Wilder fight, abandoned pet turtles in New York, Airbnb, a wife who punishes her husband for leaving the toilet seat up, vegans, Prince Charles and Kenan Thompson
Plus, Dennis's Mr. Chow's order, making Letterman laugh and Christian delights in tales of Dennis's early career woes and substandard travel arrangements.
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27/02/20•50m 31s
S2 E105: Can Bernie Sanders Actually Win?
Dennis asks the question whether or not Bernie Sanders can actually win -- especially with his praise of Fidel Castro. He also announces that he's going to try to not rush to try and come up with an answer and really consider the state of the country today, compared and contrasted to other countries
He also talks baseball with MLB Network analyst Bill Ripken about the Astros cheating scandal and their decision to hire Dusty Baker as manager, who he thinks the best teams are heading into the season and his new book, "State of Play : Old School Guide to New-School Baseball".
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25/02/20•47m 20s
S2 E104: Robert O’Neill talks killing bin Laden and much more!
Dennis talks to Robert O'Neill, the Navy SEAL who killed Osama bin Laden, about that night, his life since it happened, his SEAL training, how he’s apolitical with thoughts on both Obama and Trump, swimming with sharks and much more!
Dennis also talks to Christian and Lindsey about the latest Democratic debate, the first to feature Mike Bloomberg, and how that complicates the choice Dems have to make over the next few months, President Trump commuting Rod Blagojevich’s prison sentence, a frivolous 911 call and a very unique soccer injury.
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20/02/20•51m 6s
S2 E 103: Schlicht Happens with Kurt Schlichter of Townhall
We have Kurt Schlichter in studio to talk to Dennis about what he considers to be "three glorious days of Democrat agony" : the Iowa Caucus, the State of the Union address and President Trump's acquittal in the Senate impeachment trial.
Kurt also talks about his time in the service and just how great our enlisted men and women are, Trump killing Solemani, doing stand-up, the importance of November's election --especially with the likelihood that a communist will be on the ballot in the way of Bernie Sanders, and how he expects Trump to wipe the floor with whomever the nominee is. They discuss all of the Democratic nominees, John Kerry, Mitt Romney, the fact that they eat weird food in China,The Bridge on the River Kwai, musician Terry Jacks, the film Billie Jack and (of course) the Banana Splits Show.
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18/02/20•1h 8m
S2 E102: VICTOR DAVIS HANSON talks Biden, Bernie, Brexit and More!
Hoover Institution Senior Fellow Victor Davis Hanson joins Dennis to discuss the Impeachment, the struggles of Joe Biden’s campaign, Bernie paying his workers below minimum wage, how they both think Trump will win regardless of the Democratic candidate, Greta Tunberg, Brexit and the legacy of Churchill.
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13/02/20•49m 40s
S2 E101: Oscar Night Reaction with Christian Toto of Hollywood In Toto
Dennis talks about the passing of our friend Orson Bean, who passed away over the weekend and was one of our favorite guests on the show.
He then discusses how he watched "Midnight Express" instead of watching the Oscars, but, fortunately, Christian Toto of Hollywood In Toto did watch the Oscars and fills Dennis in on what he missed and shares his thoughts on all of the winners and losers. Christian breaks down the big night of Bong Joon ho, the technical complexity of "1917", long acceptance speeches by Joaquin Phoenix and Renee Zellwegger and Brad Pitt's foray into politics.
Finally, Dennis talks about how it's been a rough few days for Joe Biden and how it's not going to get any easier for him.
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11/02/20•56m 30s
S2 E100: State of the Union and Iowa Caucus Reaction (with The Washington Examiner's David Drucker)
Dennis talks to Washington Examier Senior Political Correspondent David Drucker about the State of the Union address including Nancy Pelosi ripping up her copy of the speech as soon as it was over and the chaos surrounding the Iowa Caucus, plus a comparison between Obama and Trump's re-elections. Dennis also talks to Christian and Lindsey about the tremendous success of Joe Rogan's podcast, Barry Goldwater, J Lo, J Date, peloton stock and more!
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06/02/20•1h 1m
S2 E99: Comedian Tom Papa, Super Bowl Recap and Ranking the Democrats
Dennis recaps the Super Bowl with Christian and Lindsey, including the half time show. He also ranks the current Democratic candidates as he explains why he still expect Hillary to be the nominee. Then, comedian Tom Papa talks about his new Netflix special “You’re Doing Great”, social media, his career and much more!
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04/02/20•54m 21s
S2 E 98: Corona Virus, John Roberts, Joe Biden, Don Lemon, Aaron Hernandez and more!
Dennis talks to Christian and Lindsey about Don Lemon disparaging Trump supporters on CNN, Adam Schiff, what the US is doing to prevent the spread of the corona virus, Chief Justice John Roberts, Netflix's Aaron Hernandez documentary, Joe Biden promising Michelle Obama as his running mate and appointing Barack Obama to the supreme court, Israeli-Palestinian relations, the upcoming Super Bowl halftime show, Mike Fiers blowing the whistle on the Astros cheating scandal, staying off social media in the age of cancel culture, Britain's sexual offences law and much more!
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30/01/20•1h 5m
S2 E97: The Grammys, Corona Virus, Climate Change, Impeachment and more!
Dennis talks to Christian and Lindsey about the passing of Kobe Bryant, the Grammys, Corona Virus, Space Force, Prince Charles on Climate Change, Hugh Grant on Brexit, the FBI investigating Ilhan Omar's marital history, John Bolton, Michael Bolton, raining iguanas, skeletons in the HOV lane and much more!
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28/01/20•55m 16s
S2 E96 Ben Shapiro Talks Impeachment, Davos, Dems and More
Dennis is joined by The Daily Wire’s Ben Shapiro to discuss the start of the impeachment trial, the way the Left views Trump compared to Obama plus quantifyingthe electability of Bernie Sanders, Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren.
Dennis also gives his thoughts about the state of the country and where he thinks it’s heading, how it’s been easy for him to ignore all of it and how much happier it’s made him.
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23/01/20•51m 32s
S2 E 95: Chiefs and Niners, Conor McGregor fight in Vegas, Director Todd Robinson and more
Dennis chats with director Todd Robinson about his new film "The Last Full Measure", starring William Hurt, Christopher Plummer, Diane Ladd, Ed Harris, Samuel L. Jackson, Sebastian Stan and the late Peter Fonda which focuses on the true story of Vietnam War hero William H. Pitsenbarger, a U.S. Air Force Pararescuemen medic who personally saved over sixty men and the efforts to get him a congressional medal of honor.
Dennis also talks to Christian and Lindsey about going to Vegas with his sons for the Conor McGregor fight, sitting behind Tom Brady and next to David Spade -- who was rushing off to a gig that night. They also talk about the criteria for induction into the NFL Hall of Fame and react to Championship Weekend in the NFL while looked ahead to the Super Bowl between the Chiefs and Niners, proper etiquette when order at Shake Shack, a Disneyland patron who broke the Sword in the Stone attraction, an airline passenger who stormed the cockpit, how the film "Soul Man" is able to fly below the radar, the celebration of Ralph Northam, Trent Lott's comments about Strom Thurmond, Joe Biden's eyes, the world of podcasting, IHOP and the super hero Underdog.
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21/01/20•1h 7m
S2 E94: Bernie vs. Warren, Impeachment, Stephen King and more!
Dennis talks to Christian and Lindsey about the optics of Nancy Pelosi and the House voting on impeachment while President Trump was signing a trade deal with China, Bernie Sanders saying that a woman can’t win against Trump, Stephen King walking back his comments on appreciating art for its merit and not considering the background of the person who made it, the Boston Red Sox firing manager Alex Cora, Alexandria Ocasio Cortez not paying her dues to the Democratic Party, Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen, a preview of Championship Weekend in the NFL and more!
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16/01/20•58m 55s
S2 E93: Actor Kevin Pollak, Oscar Nominations, Royal Family, Astros and more!
Actor Kevin Pollak calls in to discuss his role on Amazon's "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel", working with Barry Levinson, an upcoming film called "Goalie" about the life of legendary NHL goaltender Terry Sawchuk, trying his hand at directing and much more!
Dennis also reacts to the Oscar nominations (despite not seeing most of the films), Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's decision to step back from royal duties, the MLB cheating scandal, all-time favorite TV shows, Joe Esterhaus, hiking with Jimmy Connors and our process of selecting voicemails.
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14/01/20•1h 8m
S2 E92: Iraq Bombing, Australian Fires, Joe Biden, Chimp Doctor and more!
Dennis and Christian switch roles for most of the show, talking to Lindsey about the Iraq bombing, further research into the Australian fires, Prince Harry & Megan Markle, Joe Biden and the current state of the Democratic Party, Rose McGowen, Michael Crichton, Santa Claus, Pete Carroll, the New York Giants recent hiring of Joe Judge, Dan Akroyd, Tarran Killam, behind the scenes of Dennis's CNBC show and the old radio show, plus, the return of a beloved old friend!
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09/01/20•56m 22s
S2 E91: Suleimani, Australian fires, Golden Globes, Weinstein, NFL and more!
Dennis kicks off 2020 talking to Christian and Lindsey about President Trump’s decision to kill Suleimani, the brush fires in Australia, Ricky Gervais on the Golden Globes, Harvey Weinstein showing up for court using a walker, the quality of officiating in the NFL during the playoffs, Finland planning to move to a four day work week with six hour days, Star Wars and more!
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07/01/20•47m 47s
S2 E90: New Year's Eve with Jennifer Tilly
Actress Jennifer Tilly calls in to talk to Dennis about working on Bullets over Broadway and the impact it had on her career to be nominated for an Oscar, walking red carpets, working with the Wachowskis on the film Bound, how people feel like Johnny Carson used to make fun of her when she would be a guest on The Tonight Show, Joe she’s mostly retired but occasionally does a Chucky movie, playing in the World Series of Poker and what she thinks are the best poker movies!
Dennis also talks to Christian and Lindsey about New Year’s Eve, Dick Clark, election predictions, what it takes to leave a great voicemail, why California doesn't work as a state and remembering a time Spade hit on a waitress while Dennis and Norm MacDonald went to the green room.
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31/12/19•59m 6s
S2 E89: Christmas Eve with Martin Short
Martin Short calls in to talk about his recent trip performing in Australia with Steve Martin, and some of the sightseeing they did. He also discusses having to change the show after they did a Netflix special and how “it’s the funniest show in town at the moment”. They also talk about co-hosting Turner Classic Movies together, favorite Christmas films, Dennis being interviewed by Jiminy Glick, Robert Blake,Chevy Chase, Kimberly Williams, Prince Andrew and more!
Dennis also chats with Christian and Lindsey about Christmas, a Vincent Price book he’s been reading, Valley of the Dolls, Roger Stone, Alex Jones and trying to summarize impeachment as the year ends.
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24/12/19•40m 42s
S2E88: Victor Davis Hanson talks impeachment
Hoover Institute Senior Fellow Victor Davis Hanson joins Dennis to discuss Impeachment, from the headlines of today and the historical context, how it will really be perceived throughout the country and whether people are tired of the Left. They also talk about what went wrong with Bill Clinton’s impeachment and how other presidents could have been impeached, including Obama. Plus, they theorize what Trump must think of all this, give credit to Republicans who are doing a good job standing up for Trump, whether they like him or not, meeting Mitt Romney and much more!
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19/12/19•51m 45s
S2 E87: Las Vegas Review Journal White House Correspondent Debra Saunders talks Impeachment, Covering the White House and more!
Dennis chats with Las Vegas Review Journal White House Correspondent Debra Saunders about the upcoming impeachment vote, what it's like for her to cover the White House, what she thinks about the transparency compared to previous administrations, criminal justice reform, what's befallen her former home city of San Francisco and much more!
He also chats with Christian and Lindsey about the latest reports on Teslas, comments by Greta Thunberg, filming a Super Bowl commercial with Shaquille O'Neal, a great SNL sketch with Tom Hanks, the arcane rules for winning an Emmy for writing, some of the great box office performers of all-time and, most importantly, if Hulk could beat Superman in a fight.
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17/12/19•53m 3s
S2 E86: AJ Benza on Jeffrey Epstein, Living with Robert Evans and much more!
Legendary entertainment reporter AJ Benza talks to Dennis about the recent passing of producer Robert Evans (whom he lived with when he first moved to LA), talking to Tony Curtis at the Playboy Mansion, Jeffrey Epstein, Prince Andrew and everyone involved in that scandal. He also reacts to Gabrielle Union’s “America’s Got Talent” lawsuit, Justin Timberlake spotted holding hands with a costar, Billy Dee Williams on gender fluidity, Megan Rapinoe being named Sportsperson of the year, People’s people of the year and much more!
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12/12/19•47m 21s
S2 E85: Dana Carvey talks Biden, Bernie, Obama, "The Crown" and more!
Dana Carvey calls in to talk to Dennis about Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders getting stents, Obama saying out of the primaries and on his way to becoming a billionaire, Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, trying to out-Left The Left and Arnold Schwarzenegger's positivity.
They also discuss "The Crown" on Netflix , Dana seeing "Once Upon A Time In Hollywood" six times and he acts out his favorite scene. Neither Dennis nor Dana could get into "The Irishman", but they both talk about meeting Joe Pesci, including Dennis golfing with he and James Woods.
Plus, their most profound movies and what films get them teared up, how Clint Eastwood is still working at 90 years old, Dennis bombing at the Friar's Club,
Christmas gift baskets, sea monkeys, Instagram stars, Lizzo, podcasting with Conan, Tony Montana, Norm MacDonald, Kevin Nealon, Dana's George Michael impression and more!
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10/12/19•50m 11s
S2 E84: David "Salman" Weiss Talks Holidays, Visiting New York, the Biden family and more!
Dennis, Christian and Lindsey are joined in studio by comedian David "Salman" Weiss to discuss a variety of topics, including Sal's recent trip to New York for Thanksgiving, the Biden family, mayor Pete, Prince Andrew and talking to Norm MacDonald backstage at "Lights Out with David Spade". Plus Trump walking out of a NATO meeting, Hillary's latest coughing fit, Jerry Nadler, TV critics, looking back to a time when attractive people were on commercials, In N Out Burger, Jason Momoa's quest against bottled water, the New York Mets, Luc Besson editing for Orson Welles, Willie Nelson giving up weed, the latest complaints about "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer", Star Wars, Waffle House and Steak and Shake, spending time on the road with other comedians and the holiday season.
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05/12/19•57m 40s
S2 E83: Adam Carolla talks "No Safe Spaces", car racing and more!
Dennis is joined by Adam Carolla to discuss his new film with Dennis Prager, "No Safe Spaces", how we as a society have jumped the shark, the general public's feelings about following rules and regulations, Adam's affinity for race cars and documentaries about them, and much more!
He also talks to Christian and Lindsey about some of the latest poll numbers for President Trump, electric cars, liberals' impact on the economy, an epic Johnny Carson and Ed McMahon on-air interaction, comedian Kenny Moore who hit a heckler with his guitar, the greatness of Danny's Hoagies in Pittsburgh and much more!
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03/12/19•47m 56s
S2 E82: Ben Mankiewicz talks Thanksgiving and Christmas movies and more!
Dennis talks to Ben Mankiewicz of TCM about a new book about his uncles Herman and Joseph Mankiewicz, great Thanksgiving and Christmas films, Dennis's guesrt-hosting on TCM throughout November, Martin Scorsese's comments about Marvel movies, Hostess cupcakes and much more.
Then, Dennis talks to Christian about seeing Bob Dylan open for the Grateful Dead, how he's not watching the new series of The Crown on Netflix, while making time for The Mandalorian on Disney Plus.Plus, Iron Man transitioning, Sid and Marty Kroft and much more!
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26/11/19•53m 26s
S2 E81: The NFL Needs More Rules, Anti-Vaping, Ecological Sins AND...What Made Cee-Lo Cry?
Dennis talks to Christian and Lindsey about how what the NFL needs is more rules and how liberals like rules and stipulations, the anti-vaping movement and Pope Francis considering ecological sins to help combat climate change. He also discusses naming your production company, Michael Apted's "Up" series, Dennis's weekly TCM appearances in November, women showing off cars at car shows, Bob Saget hosting America's Funniest Videos AND...what Made Cee-Lo cry?
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21/11/19•47m 41s
S2 E80: The Titanic, new "Charlie's Angels", "The Crown" re-casting and other missteps
The show starts off with Dennis chatting with Lindsey while Christian is running a few minutes late. They all then discuss the new season on "The Crown" on Netflix, walk-in bathtubs, Dennis's fascination with the Titanic, why people loved previous versions of "Charlie's Angels" and not the latest film version. Dennis also talks about books he recently finished : Bret Easton Ellis's "White", "The Contender : The Story of Marlon Brando" by William Mann, and "Glenn Ford : A Life" by his son Peter Ford. Plus, Christian talks Dennis through following him on Twitter!
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19/11/19•53m 18s
S2 E79: Why you shouldn't watch the impeachment hearings and should watch movies like Ice Station Zebra
Dennis talks to Christian and Lindsey about how he's not watching the impeachment hearings, and you shouldn't either. He also talks about whether or not Joe Biden actually exists, Car 54 Where Are You, Ice Station Zebra, Common, his Edward Scissorhands story he meant to tell last week, a legendary Tony Orlando story Billy Crystal once told him, stealing signs in baseball, Clint Eastwood, the Kwok Brothers and much more!
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14/11/19•56m 35s
S2 E78: Joe Elliott of Def Leppard discusses Down N Outz
Def Leppard singer Joe Elliott calls in from Dublin to discuss his side project Down N Outz, who have a new album out called "This is How We Roll". Joe discusses the rest of the band, their recording process and why they decided to do an album almost entirely made up of new songs.
He also discusses the resurgence Def Leppard is experiencing in recent years, and the importance of MTV in the band's heyday. He and Dennis also discuss The Who, David Bowie and Mick Ronson, Joe searching for Little Richard in the hallway and much more!
Dennis also chats with Christian and Lindsey about the NFL, a dream he had, Karl Malden and the books "American Pastoral" and "Moby-Dick".
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12/11/19•53m 9s
S2 E77: Kentucky Governor's race, A Supermarket in Cape Girardeau, Hunt's Ketchup and more!
Dennis gives his thoughts about the election results in Kentucky, then talks to Christian and Lindsey about having a gig in Fresno this week with a meet and greet afterwards, which leads to a story about the time Dennis made a public appearance at a supermarket in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. That leads to a discussion of the greatness of Rush Limbaugh as a broadcaster, Matt Drudge and Al Franken. He also talks about the old CNBC show, working for the NFL, Orson Welles, Robert Smith of The Cure, running into John Kerry at a party, Steve McQueen in "The Blob", Dennis's film work, the Washington Nationals winning the World Series, the Mets hiring Carlos Beltran as manager, Tommy Lasorda and much more!
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07/11/19•51m 14s
S2 E76: Around the World in 60 minutes
Dennis is back after a month traveling Asia and shares with Christian and Lindsey some of what he saw during his time in Japan, China, India and Sri Lanka, from wagering on cricket fighting to the Bridge on the River Kwai.
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05/11/19•1h 1m
S2 E75: Gene Simmons on the End of The Road Tour, Why People Love Trees, and More!
Dennis is joined in studio by Gene Simmons, who talks about the Kiss End of The Road Tour, where his creative spark came from, the internet and the wealth of knowledge it provides, why humans love trees and closely trimmed lawns, Andy Warhol, motivational public speaking, Kiss caskets, and why he has replaced handshakes with fist bumps.
Plus Dennis listens to your voicemails and talks to Christian and Lindsey about the mini Statue of Liberty in France, other people in showbiz named Dennis and much more!
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31/10/19•49m 45s
S2 E74: Illeana Douglas On Acting and Film
Dennis is joined by actress Illeana Douglas who discusses her current series “Goliath” on Amazon Prime, including working with Billy Bob Thornton and Dennis Quaid. They also discus Illeana's relationship with her grandfather, Oscar-winner Melvyn Douglas, the greatness of John Frankenheimer, Brando’s “Island of Dr. Moreau” with Val Kilmer, the unique comedic stylings of Jerry Lewis, and onset etiquette and faux pas.
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29/10/19•43m 39s
S2 E73: Cleaning out the Voicemail Box - Volume Two
Dennis talks to Christian and Lindsey about getting more involved in guest bookings, Andy Garcia, Tom Hanks, and more. They also clean out the voicemail box, listening to messages about sounding glum on the podcast, people who think show business is important, clean out the voicemail box, taking calls about yoga, Dave Chappelle, Orson Bean, Bowie, and recommendations for documentaries, books and guests!
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24/10/19•43m 32s
S2 E72: "One Lucky Fan" author Rich O'Malley, Cape Fear, Fawlty Towers, Thor's Hammer and more!
Dennis chats with author Rich O'Malley about his book, “One Lucky Fan: From Bleachers to Box Seats, Chasing the Ultimate Sports Dream to Visit All 123 MLB, NBA, NFL & NHL Teams”. They also discuss some of the more memorable venues he visited, fans that he met along the way, attending a Michigan-Ohio State game, and the state of basketball for New York fans.
Dennis also talks to Christian and Lindsey about climate alarmism, genetically modified food, both film versions of "Cape Fear", British Comedy troupe "Beyond the Fringe", watching "Fawlty Towers", meeting John Cleese, the Twitter interactions between President Trump and Chrissy Teigen, "The Masked Singer", Thor's hammer and more!
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22/10/19•45m 29s
S2 E71: Bill Burr discusses his new Netflix special “Paper Tiger”
Dennis is joined by comedian Bill Burr, who talks about filming his new Netflix special “Paper Tiger” at Royal Albert Hall in London. They also talk about a woman who jumped into a lion’s den, the Me Too movement, how our Cancel Culture drives people to scour social media looking for mistakes, male femininists, millennials, how people today aren’t as sensitive as the media would have you think and much more!
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17/10/19•41m 5s
S2 E70: Comedian Nick DiPaolo on Trudeau, Antonio Brown, Biden and Much More!
Dennis is joined by comedian Nick DiPaolo, who talks about Justin Trudeau's recently-unearthed blackface photos, the Patriots cutting Antonio Brown, Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren, Glenn Beck, Dave Chappelle's most recent special, NBC firing Shane Gillis from SNL and more!
Then, Dennis chats with Christian about global cooling, getting into an e-mail war with Norman Mailer, Johnny Carson writing about him, Richard Dreyfuss and Elizabeth Montgomery of "Bewitched" fame.
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15/10/19•49m 22s
S2 E69: Comedian Jim Florentine talks Crank Yankers, Comedy Notebooks, Being a Kreep And More!
Dennis is joined by comedian Jim Florentine who talks about his career over the past thirty years, getting started, not sucking up, being his own boss, Crank Yankers, his latest special "I Got The House", the upcoming Kreeps with Kids tour, how no comics used to talk about politics, heavy metal , and how much Jim enoyed Dennis on Monday Night Football Dennis also talks to Christian about one of the greatest pieces of video of all time : Artie Lange on Joe Buck's HBO interview show, eating at the NYC restaurant Twenty-One, plus great films, including, "All That Jazz", "The Sweet Smell of Success", "Ladykillers" and "Arthur"
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10/10/19•53m 27s
S2 E68: Jim Breuer Discusses Opening for Metallica, Dave Chappelle, SNL firing Shane Gillis and more!
Comedian Jim Breuer joins Dennis in studio to talk about going out on tour with Metallica and what it was like to perform to thousands of metalheads, recording his new comedy album in Portland, the reaction to Dave Chappelle's latest comedy special and SNL's decision to fire Shane Gillis after only four days.
Jim also talks about performing as part of residencies, doing comedy on a cruise, interviewing Jerry Seinfeld, his time at SNL what an important part of his life Norm MacDonald has been and much more!
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08/10/19•54m 45s
S2 E67: Impeachment, Living Inside Out, Listening Fezzes and more (with Fard Muhammad)
Dennis, Christian and Lindsey are joined in studio by show announcer Fard Muhammad, discussing Joe Biden's abilities, Democrats' accelerated efforts towards impeachment, Dennis being generally happier paying less attention to the news and how he doesn't think the future is going to be much brighter than right now. There's also talk about treating vape cigarettes as more dangerous than regular ones, chain restaurants, the scheduling of Election Day, "Hart to Hart", and whether or not it actually helps to drink as much water as is recommended.
They also stroll down memory lane about the old Dennis Miller radio show from Westwood One, including the off-beat items in the show store and catch phrases like "Shalom Aloha". There's also a conversation about a truck-stop camel who was prescribed antibiotics after it was bitten by a woman and much more! (But who really needs more after that?)
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03/10/19•54m 47s
S2 E66: The Opioid Crisis (with "Last Day" host Stephanie Wittels Wachs
Dennis is joined in studio by Stephanie Wittels Wachs who hosts Westwood One's "Last Day" podcast about the Opioid Crisis. She discusses how her brother, writer-comedian Harris Wittels died of an overdose, how the podcast focuses on humanizing the people involved in the opioid crisis by focusing on the last day of their lives, some of the ways that we can stop it, help treat addiction and how it impacts the whole family.
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01/10/19•36m 3s
S2 E65: Ken Burns talks "Country Music"
Dennis is joined by filmmaker Ken Burns to discuss his latest PBS series, "Country Music", and how it focuses on music about the people who built America, how it is a hybrid of several musical styles, some of the biggest performers in the genre, its role in the proliferation of broadcasting, some of the interviews Ken conducted for the series and much more!
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26/09/19•46m 27s
S2 E64: Hypocrisy, the NFL and Justin Trudeau (with Judge Jeannine Pirro)
Dennis chats with Judge Jeannine Pirro about her latest book, “Radicals, Resistance, and Revenge: The Left's Plot to Remake America”, Brett Kavanaugh, the Clintons, John Roberts, William Barr, and whether Amy Coney Barrett will be the next to join the Supreme Court.
Dennis also talks to Christian about the hypocrisy in the NFL, the bigger hypocrisy from Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, civil war, Biden, Bernie and Warren and whether or not the Democratic candidates for president should lead a country they hate so much.
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24/09/19•37m 12s
S2 E63: Ann Coulter on Trump and Democratic Presidential Hopefuls
Dennis is joined by Ann Coulter, who discusses how her opinion of President Trump has evolved over the past three years, what she's most disappointed by, and why he's a far better option than any of the Democratic candidates for president who were on stage for last week's debate. They also discuss how much they both enjoy the way Trump handles himself on Twitter, Beto O'Rourke's plans for gun confiscation and how they feel about Hillary.
Then, he talks to Christian and Lindsey about holding up traffic in California, Jack Handy's Deep Thoughts, his Mt. Rushmore for movies, bombing at a Critics Choice Award, Uber X and more!
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19/09/19•53m 26s
S2 E62: Democrats' Debate Reaction; Animal & Nature Rights with Wesley Smith
Dennis talks about switching between the NFL and this past Thursday night's Democratic candidates debate, ranking some of the candidates. He also tries to quantify where the election stands at this point and how people likely won't admit to voting for Trump.
Then, he chats with Wesley Smith of the Discovery Institute about a Dutch doctor who was charged with “forced Euthanasia” of a terminally ill patient, who has now been cleared of those charges and groups who are trying to assign rights to chimpanzees and rivers.
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17/09/19•46m 53s
S2 E61: Kurt Schlichter Explains Why "Climate Change Is A Hoax"
Dennis talks to Townhall.com Senior Columnist Kurt Schlichter about a piece he wrote called "Climate Change is A Hoax", the recent Ted Cruz-Alyssa Milano debate, Brexit, Chrissy Tiegen and the fact that we used to have an elite that was at least sort of elite.
He also talks discusses the passing of T Boone Pickens, the latest headlines regarding Antonio Brown, banning vaping, Trump firing John Bolton as National Security Advisor and more!
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12/09/19•50m 58s
S2 E60: Performing with Norm and Spade, Debra Messing, Emotional Support Horses and MORE!
Dennis talks to Christian and Lindsey about traveling to and performing with David Spade and Norm MacDonald at the Winstar World Casino in Oklahoma, the popularity of podcasting, having a puppeteer as a wing man, Michael Palin's diaries, home exercise equipment, Popeye's chicken sandwich, President Trump's tweeting habits, Debra Messing wanting to publish the names of Trump supporters in Hollywood, tenure, having a miniature horse as an emotional support animal and more!
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10/09/19•49m 32s
S2 E59: Chappelle's special, US Open, CNN's climate change town halls and more!
Dennis talks to Christian and Lindsey about the controversy surrounding Dave Chapelle's latest comedy special for Netflix, the US Open, a book he's reading called "One Lucky Fan", Laslo Toth and therapy.
He also discusses the Odessa shooting, remembering riots in Paris, Chilean Miners, CNN's 7 hours of town halls about climate change, why it's important to read writers on the other side of the political spectrum from you and more!
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05/09/19•47m 5s
S2 E58: Jon Lovitz talks...ACTING!
Dennis sits down to talk to Jon Lovitz about... ACTING! He talks about doing more than 20 plays at UC Irvine, learning Shakespeare, performing at a Renaissance Festival, finding a home at the Groundlings, performing on The Tonight Show, auditioning for SNL where he was originally going to anchor Weekend Update, presenting on the Oscars, taking an acting class taught by Marlon Brando and more!
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03/09/19•37m 15s
S2 E57: Andrew Luck, John Wayne, Norm MacDonald and other great men
Dennis, Christian and Lindsey talk about Labor Day and delivery room etiquette, Colts quarterback Andrew Luck’s decision to retire at the age of 29 and the future of the NFL, millennials valuing patriotism and kids who want socialism, Joe Biden proclaiming himself “not nuts” and Elizabeth Warren drawing larger crowds, the brilliance of Norm MacDonald, John Wayne’s career and more!
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29/08/19•54m 25s
S2 E56: Jo Koy : Self-Made Comedian and Businessman
Dennis is joined in studio by comedian Jo Koy, whom he met backstage a few weeks ago on "Lights Out with David Spade". Jo talks about growing up in Tacoma and Las Vegas with a Filipino family, and how he got started in comedy thirty years ago, renting out theaters and selling tickets, getting sponsors and how determination and good luck got him onto "Showtime at the Apollo" and BET's "Comic View". He also talks about how excited he was to meet Dennis, and previously meeting Jon Lovitz and Dana Carvey, performing in arenas, why he thinks his comedy connects with audiences and much more!
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27/08/19•51m 12s
S2 E55: Trump v. Denmark, Biden’s brain surgeon, Thomas Gandy’s War Stories and more!
Dennis talks to Christian and Lindsey about Trump’s reaction to Denmark, his Twitter habits and his treatment by the press compared to Obama.
There’s also conversation about the inability of both sides to have a conversation about guns, Jill Biden imploring Democrats to vote for her husband, what his brain surgeon had to say, and Bill deBlasio’s commitment to running for president.
He also talks about an Ingmar Bergman biography he’s reading, watching Audrey Hepburn films, model/actress Capucine, comedians who are hard to follow and the New York Mets.
Plus, retired police officer Thomas Gandy discusses his podcast where First Reponders and military share their War Stories.
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22/08/19•54m 57s
S2 E54: "The Squad", Antifa, Proud Boys, Greenland, Jay Z and more!
Dennis talks to Christian and Lindsey about how he's come up with a new way to classify "The Squad" and branding problems for both Antifa and the Proud Boys. He discusses the notion that President Trump wants to buy Greenland and tries to understand Jay Z's decision to partner with the NFL.
He also discusses how much he enjoyed seeing Sebastian Maniscalco, and that his opener, Pat McGann was very funny too. He also talks more about his appearance on David Spade's show, alongside comedian Jo Koy, some of the biggest performances he's given, the amount of money Netflix spends on comedy and how he used to be invited to the Vanity Fair Oscar party.
They also discuss how much they enjoyed Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon A Time in Hollywood", George S Kaufman and Maury Riskin's work with the Marx Brothers, Matt Damon, author James Patterson's book about Jeffrey Epstein and much more!
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20/08/19•58m 58s
S2 E53: Epstein’s “Suicide”, Hong Kong protests, Chris Cuomo’s “Fredo” Freak-Out and more!
Dennis talks to Christian and Lindsey about his trip down to LA for an appearance on “Lights Out with David Spade”. They also discuss Jeffrey Epstein's suicide, the amount of homeless tent cities in Los Angeles, Hong Kong, the viral video of Chris Cuomo freaking out, green cards, an Indian man who pushed his BMW into a river because he wanted a jaguar and much more!
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15/08/19•57m 4s
S2 E52: Jay Leno and $35,000 in a Brown Paper Bag
Dennis is joined in studio by Jay Leno who talks about the upcoming fifth season of his CNBC show “Jay’s Garage”, why he feels like he got out of late night TV at the right time, what he thought of Letterman early in his career, and how he used to plan stage time around a job he had driving Rolls Royces between Boston and New York. He and Dennis also reminisce about the early days and some of the other comedians they worked with, which leads to a surprising conversation about head wounds.
Then, Dennis, Christian and Lindsey listen to some voicemails, which leads to conversation about Juan and Julian Castro, Alaska, Shakespeare, whether Shakespeare in Love is the worst Oscar winner ever, Shake Shack, Luby’s, a listener who swallowed a bug and much more!
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13/08/19•53m 51s
S2 E51: Castros, Bartmen, Huntsmen and more!
In reference to recent events, Dennis talks about how he doesn’t know anything, and people on television who claim to have all the answers don’t look like they have any.
He also reacts to Joaquin Castro posting the names and employers of Texans who donated to the Trump campaign, Steve Bartman, a California law designed to make Trump releases his taxes, the latest polling of Democrats running for president in 2020, Val Kilmer as Mark Twain, just what is a ten year treasury note, Jon Huntsman’s warning for Trump and more!
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08/08/19•57m 0s
S2 E50: Baltimore, Mueller, North Korea and more!
Dennis reviews President Trump’s comment on Baltimore being a “rodent-infested mess”, the $16 billion in federal aid Baltimore receives annually, and Trump's attempt to improve inner cities.
He also talks about his developing inability to watch war films, Robert Mueller's recent testimony, eye sensitivity after cataract surgery, North Korea launching ballistic missiles and the fact that Andre Agassi never stretches before a match.
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06/08/19•39m 41s
S2 E49: Dennis Returns from Greece
Dennis talks about his vacation in Greece and shares the new jokes he wrote while away, including ones on mindfulness, name dropping to natives, and Paul Newman. He also talks about whether or not Lindsey's laugh is annoying, his cataract surgery, not being able to do Downward Facing Dog, and how Dennis and Christian are suffering from A-O.C.D. and A-O.C.P.D. respectively.
Finally, Dennis discusses Norm Macdonald lighting up Bette Midler over her "blackground" comment, Bette Midler refusing to take a photo with Dennis for fear he would post it to social media, the Democratic Debate and more!
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01/08/19•49m 45s
S2 E48: It's Julia Sweeney!
Dennis sits down with his one-time SNL cast-mate Julia Sweeney, who shares stories of starting out at the Groundlings, being cast at SNL, the tremendous impact the show had on pop culture, meeting Norm MacDonald, her one-woman show "Older and Wider", the changes to comedy, and how she's new to social media. She also talks about getting older, becoming an atheist, how she met her husband thanks to a fan letter that his brother sent her, a letter she once wrote to Frank Capra (whom she later met), showing movies to refugees and much more!
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30/07/19•51m 42s
S2 E47: Straddling Both Worlds with Orson Bean
Dennis continues his conversation with actor, author and raconteur Orson Bean, who talks about meeting the love of his life, his wife actress Alley Mills and how he wore her down until she finally agreed to marry him. He also describes how his faith has gotten stronger over time, and discusses with Dennis the state of political discourse and how today is worse than the time when he was blacklisted. He reminisces about meeting and getting to know his son-in-law Andrew Breitbart, life in Venice, California, his experiences making the film "Anatomy of a Murder" and working with Otto Premminger. working with Art Carney and befriending Jackie Gleason and his secret to a long life.
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25/07/19•45m 12s
S2 E46: Orson Bean discusses getting into show business, life on the blacklist, finding Christianity and more!
Actor, author and raconteur Orson Bean is in studio to talk about his recent stage productions, including "Safe At Home" which is available for free on YouTube. He also talks about his upbringing, how he was a class clown and hated school, entertaining the troops in Japan which led to his getting into show business by developing a magic act and transitioning into comedy at the Blue Angel in the Village.
He talks about his life as a "big Leftie", which meant that figuring that life was unfair, while socialists never stop saying it's not fair. He describes being blacklisted and how Ed Sullivan was able to help him after he'd moved over to Broadway and being a part of the first coast-to-coast color broadcast.
He shares stories about his time working with Walter Mathau and Jayne Mansfield, whom he introduced to her husband Micke Hargitay, plus George Carlin, Steve Martin, Count Basie, Bela Lugosi, Boris Karloff and Chuck Lorre.
He also details embracing Christianity after the realization that God really loves him, but some of the problems that he has with organized religion.This episode is brought to you by our sponsors:
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23/07/19•52m 46s
S2 E45: Bill Hader, Eagles, Mets Ball and More!
Christian fills Dennis in on Lindsey's appearance on the Bladtcast and her time spent working on Loveline with Dr. Drew. Dennis talks about the genius that is Bill Hader and the upcoming season of Barry. He also talks about the Eagles Special, The Blue Jean Committee and Big Little Lies.
Later Dennis discusses the criticism that Trump faces versus that faced by Obama, the brilliance in the marketing strategy of the BlackBerry, Mets baseball, Pete Alonso and more!
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18/07/19•50m 19s
S2 E44: Epstein & Clinton, Trump as a brand, Mickey Rooney, Mannequin and more!
Dennis gives his read of Jeffrey Epstein and whether there is enough reporting of his ties to Bill Clinton. He also talks about Trump as a brand, Judd Nelson, Brandon Tartikoff, Mickey Rooney’s character in “Breakfast at Tiffany’s”, the film “Mannequin” and more!
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16/07/19•48m 11s
S2 E43: Women’s Soccer, Home Run Derby, Advice From David Bowie and more!
Dennis talks about the passing of Ross Perot, the border and The US Women’s Soccer Championship Team’s decision to not go to the White House.
He also talks about some sage-like advice he once got from David Bowie, the Mets Pete Alonso winning the home run derby and much more!
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11/07/19•44m 34s
S2 E42: Democratic Presidential Candidates, Texting While Driving and Other Stupidity
Dennis reacts to Eric Swalwell dropping out of the Democratic presidential sweepstakes, Joe Biden’s debate performance and theorizes on his future in the Democratic race.
He tells Christian and Lindsey about his vacation and who he saw while attending a UFC fight that featured a knockout after only five seconds. There's also discussion of the time he met Marilyn Manson, sham marriages, texting while driving, Harvey Levin’s interview with Benjamin Netanyahu and much more!
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09/07/19•45m 0s
S2 E41: Author Ben Mezrich discusses "Bitcoin Billionaires", Mark Zuckerberg, the Winklevoss Twins and Much More!
Author Ben Mezrich calls in to talk about his new book "The Bitcoin Billonaires". He starts off talking about his book "The Accidental Billionaires" which was adapted into the film "The Social Network", and how Mark Zuckerberg is living up to the person that we always thought he was and the movie got him right, but the film got the Winklevoss twins exactly wrong, and he hopes the new book gives them their due. He also discusses some of the big winners in the Bitcoin industry, and just how much money there was for people who got involved early.
Dennis also unpacks a mixed bag of topics for Christian and Lindsey, ranging from The Biden Family, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, his rumba, the New York Mets front office, Andy Robinson in "Dirty Harry" and much more!
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02/07/19•41m 19s
S2 E40: Democrat Debate Talk with Bill O'Reilly and more!
Dennis talks to Bill O'Reilly about Wednesday night's Democratic candidates debate and how the field of candidates matches up with President Trump.
He also talks to Christian and Lindsey about Bernie Sanders' plan to forgive more than a trillion dollars worth of college debt. Plus, his memories of Monday Night Football, his friend Dana Carvey, the brilliance of Chevy Chase, the prognosis of the podcast and much more!
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27/06/19•42m 13s
S2 E39: Author Brad Thor talks “Backlash” and Trump
Before talking to author Brad Thor about his latest book Backlash, Dennis remembers the time Brad came up to him in a restaurant. Brad later talks about how the new book is his nineteenth featuring Scott Harvath, whom he considers his alter ego. He also talks about how he decided to write his first novel, which was recently honored by Barnes and Noble, and what the intelligence community thinks of the current administration.
Then, Dennis talks about how much he loves the idea of Trump live-tweeting the Democrats’ upcoming debate, gives credit to Coleman Hughes for his stance on reparations, talks about how inconsequential Congressman Steve Cohen is, Joe Biden, the Electoral College, how Democrats take their base for granted and the media’s belief they treated Obama the same way they handle Trump.
Dennis also remembers being at the Columbus Cafe In New York with Tom Selleck and meeting Robert Duvall, talks about watching a Mick Ronson documentary and tells Christian and Lindsey more about his Hawaiian trip, including hiking Diamond Head and taking a helicopter ride.
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25/06/19•1h 4m
S2 E38: Movie Talk with Christian Toto of Hollywood In Toto, Baseball Greats, Zendaya and more!
Dennis responds to some listener feedback and then talks to Christian and Lindsey about baseball greats Bob Gibson, Pee Wee Reese, Keith Hernandez, Ron Fairly and Lenny Dykstra.
Then Hollywood In Toto editor Christian Toto talks about how tedious “woke” films have become, the mixed success of biopics, Keanu Reeves Renaissance, “The Dead Don’t Die”, “Midsomer”, the upcoming Joker Movie, “Dr. Sleep” and more!
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20/06/19•40m 48s
S2 E37: Guest Jason Stapleton, Visiting Pearl Harbor, Trump with Stephanopolous and more!
Dennis is joined in studio by Jason Stapleton, whose podcast "Wealth, Power, and Influence with Jason Stapleton" is also available on Westwood One. He talks about coming back reasonably undamaged by his service in Iraq and Afghanistan, but having friends who weren't as fortunate. He also talks about libertarianism, objectivism and the core-tenents of brand-building, including taking a look at Dennis's career.
Dennis also talks to Christian and Lindsey about his trip to Hawaii, Prince Harry and Megahn Markle, President Trump's recent interview with George Stephanopolous, the notion of opposition research by foreign agents, the validity of polls this far out from the 2020 election and the notion that talent is not equal.
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18/06/19•1h 20m
S2 E 36: CNN’s ratings, Schools, Homelessness, Chicken & Waffles and more!
Dennis talks to Christian and Lindsey about CNN’s ratings down 16%, Jake Tapper, Trump’s track record on the border, how much our schools have changed over the past 50 years, Homeless people on the Bay Area living in tree houses and a girl who caught a rash from her pet rat.
He also discusses the state of the podcast, his fear of an asteroid hitting the earth, the history of the Lululemon company, the deliciousness of Roscoe’s Chicken and Waffles, his appearance on Star Search more than 35 years ago and much more!
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13/06/19•51m 15s
S2 E35: Adam Carolla is “Not Taco Bell Material”
Dennis is joined in studio by Adam Carolla, who talks about race cars, Paul Newman and a number of automotive films he has produced. He also promotes his new special Not Taco Bell Material which he filmed in Portland, and comments on that city’s homeless problem, his family, public works issues in big cities, Guantanamo Bay, Amelia Aerhart and James Holzhauer losing on Jeopardy and much more!
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11/06/19•43m 32s
S2 E34: Trump in London, Ron Paul, Beto’s Apology, Chernobyl and more!
Dennis talks to Christian and Lindsey about Trump in London, the USS McCain being kept out of Trump’s sight, why Kellyanne Conway would possibly stay with her husband, Beto O’Rourke apologizing for being an asshole to campaign staffers, Ron Paul wondering if the US and UK are trying to kill Julian Assange, HBO’s Chernobyl mini-series and Stephen Colbert’s career. They also talk about Shirley Jones, Martin and Lewis, George Hamilton, Olivia deHaviland and much more!
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06/06/19•56m 20s
S2 E33: Barbarino, Superman, Mork, Trump's Hair and More!
Dennis talks to Christian and Lindsey about John Travolta, The Ben Stiller Show, Christopher Reeve and Robin Williams as roommates at Juliard, a Christian Dior exhibit, Honolulu, Trump's hair, sitting at a hockey game with James Lipton, Real Housewives, the Panama Canal and more!
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04/06/19•49m 5s
S2 E32: Mueller, Nadler, Biden, Chili Davis, The Glengarry Leads, "Gene Simmons" And More!
Dennis is in Dallas, talking to Christian about Robert Mueller, Jerry Nadler, Joe Biden and other a-holes.
Dennis also talks about how Mitch McConnell's stance on Supreme Court appointments in election years, the likelihood of Trump's re-election, how glad he is that he's taking a stand against China, and just who is helped by his tax breaks.
Plus, Mets' hitting coach Chili Davis, hipster priests, "The Razor's Edge", Broadchurch, "War Pigs", Atlas Shrugged, "Glengarry, Glen Ross" and a voicemail from our friend "Gene Simmons".
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30/05/19•1h 14m
S2 E 31: National Review’s Rich Lowry talks Trump, Biden, “Comrade Sanders” and more!
Dennis chats with National Review editor Rich Lowry about the ability to praise his successes in spite of his shortcomings. They also talk about Jerry Nadler, Nancy Pelosi, the surprising success of Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders’s disdain for charter schools, which used to be a bipartisan issue.
Plus, Hillary, Michelle Obama, Dennis’s belief that no one other than Trump could handle this kind of vitriol, and, of course, tater tots.
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28/05/19•40m 49s
S2 E30: Kevin Nealon Discusses SNL, Bad Apartments, Hiking and More!
Dennis is filling in for Larry King at the Ora TV studios where he sits down with comedian Kevin Nealon, whom he talks about how tough it is to go onstage after him. They also discuss performing at "Catch A Rising Star" in the old days, bad New York City apartments, and their SNL paychecks. Kevin talks about his sitcom "Man With A Plan" being renewed for a fourth season and some of the great guests he has had on his YouTube show "Hiking with Kevin".
Then, Dennis chats with Christian about Bruce Springsteen, Jet Blue Mint, Game of Thrones, Mike Pence, Pete Buttigeg's Fox Town Hall, doing longer episodes of the podcast and much more!
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23/05/19•44m 34s
S2 E29: Musician Alan Parsons, The Magic Castle, Dwight Schrute and more!
Dennis starts off the show chatting with Alan Parsons about his new album, "The Secret", the Magic Castle, his career which included engineering Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon" and being in the studio for the last two Beatles albums, and fundraiser they did together up in Santa Barbara.
Dennis also talks about areas where he believes Trump is doing an effective job and how he believes it's important to him to get things right with China, which Chuck Schumer agrees about.
He also chats with Christian about the television show "Broadchurch", Alexandria Ocasio Cortez characterizing the GOP as "Dwight from the Office" and much more!
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21/05/19•44m 29s
S2 E28: Victor Davis Hanson on Notre Dame, Trump, Civil War and more!
Dennis talks to Hoover Institution Senior Fellow Victor Davis Hanson, whose latest book is "The Case for Trump" about the symbolism of the Notre Dame fire, the Left's attempted coup of Trump, why people are afraid to show their support for him, the possibility of a civil war, life in the San Francisco Bay Area, the likelihood of Hillary running for President and much more!
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16/05/19•45m 43s
S2 E27: Comedian Nick DiPaolo, Trump's Record at the Border, Three Mile Island and More
Dennis eventually connects with comedian Nick DiPaolo to discuss his new special "Breath of Fresh Air", some of the great press he's been getting, including being the number one trending topic on Twitter. He also discusses some of the people he goes after in the special, how he never liked Bill Cosby, how Trump is a better president than he was host of "The Apprentice" and the degree to which he has gotten into some people's kitchen.
Dennis also talks to Christian about Joe Biden, Trump's track record on the border, China and North Korea, Irish accents, The Dick Van Dyke Show, Mary Tyler Moore, Elon Musk and alternative forms of energy, Three Mile Island and SBDs.
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14/05/19•59m 44s
S2 E26: Trump’s Tax Returns, Kentucky Derby Controversy, Renaissance Festivals and more!
Dennis talks to Christian about the result of the Kentucky Derby, Trump’s tax returns, the Sultan of Brunei, Jerry Nadler, Chuck Todd, David Horowitz, the Avatar film franchise, jobs at a Renaissance Festival and a deli, great Chefs Grant Achatz, Anthony Bourdain, Magnus Nillson, Gene Kelly and much more!
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09/05/19•45m 57s
S2 E25: Paul Stanley of Kiss talks "Backstage Pass"
Paul Stanley of Kiss talks about his new book "Backstage Pass" and the band's "End of the Road" tour, his painting, the familial relationship with bassist Gene Simmons and the importance of some of the musicians that made an impression on him in his youth, including seeing Hendrix perform twice and Zeppelin on tour between the first two albums.
Dennis also talks to his co-host Christian Bladt about Michael Cohen heading off to jail, Iran and North Korea, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's new baby, Marc Bolan, Elton John and much more!
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07/05/19•50m 51s
S2 E24: Cleaning out the Voicemail Box : SNL, Julian Assange, Ernie Bornine and more!
Dennis and Christian clean out the voicemail box at (866)609-RANT, starting with show announcer Fard Muhammad talking about an SNL exhibit in Chicago that leads Dennis to stories about Robert Smigel, Ben Stiller and Bob Odenkirk. There's also voicemails about Julian Assange, television executives, Ernest Borgnine, and from Hollywood legend Howie Lancaster. Plus, there's praise for Dennis, Christian and Lindsey, discussion about Lori Laughlin and Felicity Huffman, the "Chef's Table" television show, Joe Biden speaking, Avengers Endgame and much more!
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02/05/19•52m 52s
S2 E23: Talking Biden, Bernie, Buttigieg, Beto and more with John Nolte of Breitbart
Dennis is joined by Breitbart Senior Editor John Nolte to discuss the recent anti-Semitic cartoon from the New York Times, CNN’s Jake Tapper and Chris Cuomo, Biden, Bernie, Buttigieg and Beto and the White House Correspondents Dinner. They also discuss Hitchcock and other favorite films.
Dennis also talks to Christian about people who live their life in fear of spoilers, Fox News, the cancellation of the Woodstock 50th Anniversary Concert, Beethoven and much more!
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30/04/19•56m 33s
S2 E 22: Bernie Sanders is A Flat-Out Bad Guy (with Michael Knowles of The Daily Wire)
Dennis is joined by Michael Knowles of The Daily Wire to talk about speaking at colleges in 2019, Bernie Sanders and voting rights for convicted felons. Then, Dennis discusses the White House Correspondents Dinner, Susan Rice's Netflix deal and whether he has missed the point on Trump. Christian tries to explain to Dennis why "Avengers: Endgame" was so great without giving away any spoilers, your voicemails at 866-509-7268 and more!
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25/04/19•1h 9m
S2 E21: Should a White Man Represent Dems in 2020, the Mueller Report, Immigration and more (with Debra Saunders)
Dennis and Christian overcome some technical problems to welcome Las Vegas Review-Journal White House Correspondent Debra Saunders to discuss covering President Trump, immigration, who else might be up to the task of being president, the Mueller report and how collusion is a bogus story. There's also discussion about whether or not a white man should represent Democrats in 2020, the film "Free Solo", Golfer Jean van de Velde, why turtles are so slow, sugar, baseball, your voicemails at 866-509-RANT and more!
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23/04/19•1h 1m
SS2 E20: Keeping Up with the Kardashians, Skiing with Springsteen, Bernie Town Hall, Robert Kraft, "The Meg" and more!
Dennis reminiscences about his terrible New York apartment when he would get stage time at the Comic Strip at 2:30, being at the Final Four with his sons, skiing with Bruce Springsteen and hanging out with Robin Williams. He also talks about watching "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" for the first time and being impressed by Chris Cuomo's reporting. He gives his thoughts on Fox News hosting a town hall with Bernie Sanders, Michel Avenatti and the news that prosecutors in Florida will release video of Robert Kraft at a massage parlor, and his fascination with the film "The Meg"
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18/04/19•1h 21m
S2 E19: Julian Assange, Tiger Woods, Cher, Sanctuary Cities and more!
Dennis reacts to the news about the fire at Notre Dame in Paris, discusses the great weekend he had as part of the Turner Classic Movies festival, the triumphant weekend for Tiger Woods, Julian Assange, Cher & Sanctuary Cities, what it must be like when Trump has Pelosi and Schumer over for dinner, Pelosi's public dis of AOC, Writer's Guild members being compelled to fire their agents as part of a contract renegotiation and a man suing his parents for $86,000 for throwing away his porn. He also checks your voicemails from (866)509-7268.
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16/04/19•1h
S2 E18: AOC, TCM, Pelosi, Jerry Nadler's fat head and more!
Dennis comments on President Trump's indefatigablity, Nancy Pelosi, Jerry Nadler and William Barr, Hillary's e-mails and great film scores. Plus, an inquiry about AOC's relationship, the upcoming TCM film festival, Kevin Costner and great feedback on the recent Jimmy Connors interview and much more!
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11/04/19•57m 23s
S2 E17: Mark Steyn Discusses Kirstjen Nielsen, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Jerry Nadler and much more!
Dennis is joined by author, columnist, broadcaster and raconteur Mark Steyn to discuss their recent tour together and the upcoming Mark Steyn Cruise, which Dennis will be a part of. They also discuss the resignation of DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, the situation at the border and the Left's reaction to it, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the Mueller investigation, Bill Clinton's impeachment hearing, Benghazi, Jerry Nadler and much more! Dennis also talks about an interview he did with Ben Shapiro where he forgot to plug his own show, shares stories about hanging out with Michael Douglas and Martin Short, a dinner he and Dana Carvey had with William Shatner, Felicity Huffman pleading guilty, and your voicemails at 866-509-7268.
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09/04/19•1h 19m
S2 E 16: Jimmy Connors talks tennis with Dennis
Dennis is joined in studio by his friend, tennis great Jimmy Connors, who talks about his upbringing by his mother and grandmother, both of whom made tennis such an important part of his life. He also talks about the highs and lows of his career, his opponents, rivals and life after tennis
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03/04/19•53m 9s
S2 E 15: Dana Carvey talks Jussie Smollett, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Paul McCartney, Greco-Roman Wrestling and more!
Dennis is joined by his friend, SNL great Dana Carvey who brings along The Church Lady, Grumpy Old Man, Paul McCartney doing the news, Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas Greco-Roman Wrestling, plus reminiscences about SNL with Dennis, observations about Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Jussie Smollett, Downton Abbey and much more! Dennis also talks about the SNL after parties and how easily you could tell when you were going to have a bad host on that show. He also talks about Jay Leno, the Rolling Stones, the New York Mets, the latest violence at Dodger Stadium, the "danger triangle" and he takes your voicemails at 866-509-7268.
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02/04/19•1h
S2 E14: ...and Jussie for All
Dennis reacts to Jussie Smollett having all charges dropped against him and the ensuing reaction to it, while asking the question as to whether or not he is racist. He also responds to a listener who doesn't like him singing on the show, the concept of "found humor" and grand mal seizures. He also talks about his travels in the Antarctic and in Africa, Malcolm X, Henry V, Harry Reid, Atlas Shrugged, Glengarry Glen Ross and much more!
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28/03/19•1h 1m
S2 E 13: Mueller Report Reaction and Special Guest Thomas Sowell
Dennis reacts to the release of the Mueller Report, its vindication of Trump and the Left's handling of it. Then he's joined by the great Thomas Sowell to discuss his latest book, a revised and enlarged edition of "Discrimination and Disparities". Dennis also discusses Michael Avenatti's woes, Comey, Lindsey Graham, Rob Gronkowski, Carl Burnett, Kirk Douglas and Burt Lancaster and much more.
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26/03/19•1h 17m
S2 E12: Trypophobia of Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren's Hypocrisy, Chuck Schumer's lifetime in politics and much more!
Dennis comments on how nobody works the area between the White House and a helicopter the way Trump does while weighing in on the feud with Kellyanne Conway's husband George, and what Brit Hume has to say about the whole thing. He also comments on John McCain, Chuck Schumer, Joe Biden and trypohobia, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren's desire to abolish the Electoral College. Dennis also chats with Christian about some of his wardrobe choices when he was on SNL, a Mike Wallace book he's currently reading, people who yell at the airport and Donald Duck. They also unveil the show's number to leave a voicemail, a very familiar sounding number to fans of the old radio show, and much more!
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21/03/19•1h 18m
S2 E11: Betting on Beto, deBasing deBlasio, Avenatti Ankled and more!
Dennis discusses Beto O'Rourke's presidential announcement, the border wall, the possibility of a primary challenge to Ilhan Omar, Sarah Sanders sparring with Jim Acosta, Dick Cheney confronting Mike Pence about the Trump administration's foreign policy, Michael Avenatti cutting ties with Stormy Daniels, Bill DeBlasio, Trump's "Tim Apple" tweet, Tucker Carlson, Justin Trudeau, Ann Coulter, socialism, ISIS, a Catholic school that denied enrollment to the child of a gay couple and the income disparity of San Francisco. Dennis also talks to Christian about his first Letterman appearance, watching "Valley of the Dolls" with Martin Short, Disneyland, Digital Underground and much more!
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19/03/19•1h
S2 E10: Gary Sinise, College Bribery Scandal, Socialism, SNL and More
Dennis talks to the great Gary Sinise about his new book, "Grateful American", his journey from self to service, his strong military connection, the impact 9/11 had on their respective outlooks on life, meeting medal of honor recipients and the alarming suicide rate among veterans. Dennis also chats with Christian about the college admission bribery scandal involving actresses Lori Laughlin and Felicity Huffman, among others. They also discuss Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and socialism and Virginia politics. Plus, remembrances of great SNL sketches, terrible jobs and much more!
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14/03/19•1h 16m
S2 E9: Victor Davis Hanson and "The Case for Trump"
Dennis is joined by Hoover Institution Senior Fellow Victor Davis Hanson, who discusses his new book, "The Case for Trump", including how he was able to win, his authenticity, the way that he drives the Left crazy, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the legacies of Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell and more! Dennis also chats with Christian about a variety of topics, including the "Leaving Neverland" documentary, Joe Biden leading Dems polling without even actually being in the race, meeting Stephen King in a graveyard, Star Trek, Star Wars, "The Masked Singer" and Bryce Harper signing 13 year contract with the Phillies.
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12/03/19•1h 11m
S2 E8: Well that settles it. Hillary's running.
Dennis explains how the precise moment Hillary Clinton said she wasn't running in 2020 was when he knew that she would run. He also reacts to President Trump swearing at CPAC, North Korea rebuilding a dismantled missile launch site, the severity of the situation at our Southern Border, Kylie Jenner being named the youngest self-made millionaire and Roger Stone. He also talks to Christian about flying first class, arriving early at the gate, David Letterman and Norm MacDonald's impression of him, Robin Williams, Eric Estrada once peeing during an interview with him, A Clockwork Orange and much, much more!
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07/03/19•1h 1m
S2 E7: Cohen Testimony, Kim Jong Un Summit, Green New Deal and more!
There are some technical difficulties, but Dennis is back, talking about his time at Spring Training with his son, the Michael Cohen hearings, the deal with Kim Jong Un that fell apart, the Green New Deal, the Born Alive bill and how important 2020 will be at determining the course we’re on as a nation. Dennis also explains why he’s convinced Hillary will be our next president and how Joe Biden apologizing for complimenting Mike Pence tells you everything you’ll need to know about him. Plus, Remi Malek, Truman Capote, the Spruce Goose, the Wild Bunch and much more!
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05/03/19•49m 51s
S2 E6: Musicians Vivian Campbell & Phil Soussan, Outrage over John Wayne, hidden cameras and more!
Musicians Vivian Campbell and Phill Soussan stop by the studio to talk to Dennis about their band Last in Line's New Album, "II", The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Gene Simmons, Billy Idol, Jimmy Page and Led Zeppelin manager Peter Grant. Then, Dennis and Christian discuss the outrage over a John Wayne interview from the early 70s, Elizabeth Warren's comments on President Trump's declaration of a National Emergency, hidden cameras in airline seats and more!
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28/02/19•40m 2s
S2 E5: What’s next for Jussie Smollett? Is Trump a Russian Agent? Do I need earthquake insurance? (And other questions)
Dennis chats with Christian about what he thinks is next for Jussie Smollett, Lara Logan, the notion that Trump is a Russian double agent and former Mets 2nd basemen Daniel Murphy They also talk about earthquake insurance, the film “Boogie Nights” and much more! Finally, Dennis reacts to Bernie Sanders characterizing President Trump as 'a pathological liar, a fraud, a racist, a sexist'
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26/02/19•52m 48s
S2 E4: Comedian Nick DiPaolo talks Trump, Smollett, Ocasio-Cortez, Louie CK and more!
Dennis is joined in studio by comedian Nick DiPaolo, and they discuss Jussie Smollett, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the prescience of George Orwell, and why the Left hates Trump so much. Nick also talks about writing with Louie CK on The Chris Rock Show, and watching his evolution as a performer. They also talk about the legacies of Sam Kinison, Red Foxx and Otto & George, the hardest they have ever laughed and much more.
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21/02/19•55m 32s
S2 E3: AJ Benza Discusses Jussie Smollet, Jeff Bezos, Michael Jackson and MORE!
Long-time entertainment journalist AJ Benza is back, sitting down with Dennis to talk about the latest with regards to Jussie Smollet, Jeff Bezos, Michael Jackson, Caitlyn Jenner and Magic Johnson, to name a few. There's also some old Hollywood talk about Clark Gable, when AJ lived with Robert Evans, the presentation of some Oscars during the commercial breaks,their admiration for actors like Jon Voight and James Woods who aren't afraid to speak their minds. Finally, they discuss how anyone can become passe in a second.
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19/02/19•44m 52s
S2 E2: Shutting Down the Government and Why We Need the Wall
Dennis and Christian are waiting on their new equipment from Westwood One, so they’re in a music studio in Santa Barbara, which reminds Dennis of a favorite David Bowie story from his friend Peter Noone. Then, Dennis talks about reading Paul Shaffer’s book, how his wife saw the Cream Reunion, and the “Bohemian Rhapsody” film. There are technical problems as they try to connect with AJ Benza, who will hopefully be rescheduled for next week. They talk about Jeff Bezos, Dennis’s regular hikes with Jimmy Connors, the recent polling that blames President Trump for the recent government shutdown, which leads to a conversation on the wall and border security, the specifics of the DEFCON system and much more!
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14/02/19•51m 7s
S2 E1: The Dennis Miller Option Returns with Comedian Brian Regan
Comedian Brian Regan calls in to discuss his new Netflix series, produced by Jerry Seinfeld, his career, his process of joke writing and how he hones a bit to perfection. He also talks about performing in London for the first time and talks to Dennis about comedians Ronnie Shakes, Kelly Monteith, Richard Belzer, Dennis also talks to Christian about director Brian Singer, the recent women's march, the MOAB, the media's handling of the Catholic high school kids from Covington, Kentucky, Leonardo DiCaprio's decision to fly commercial, and more!
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12/02/19•52m 28s
S1 E 65: Paul Shaffer
Paul Shaffer spends an hour in the studio, discussing his mini-residency in Las Vegas and some of the guests who have joined him. He looks back at the beginning of his careee in “Godspell” in Toronto in 1972, where he worked with Martin Short, Gilda Radner and Andrea Martin, being a part of the first five seasons of SNL including helping develop The Blues Brothers and Nick the Lounge Singer. He describes his first meetig with David Letterman and what it was like to work with him for 33 years. He also talks about getting to know Richard Belzer when he first moved to New York, and the first time he ran into Dennis at Catch A Rising Star in the 80s. Paul also discusses performing at Live Aid, his upcoming SiriusXM series, how cool Sinatra and Bing Crosby we’re and when he became a big James Brown fan. Finally, Paul responds to the rumor that he was Jerry Seinfeld’s first choice to play George Constanta.
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27/12/18•1h
S1 E 64: "Did Jimi Hendrix Self-Pleasure Himself Right-Handed?" (with Martin Short)
Martin Short joins Dennis via phone to talk about Christmas, continuing his tour with Steve Martin and doing Paul Shaffer's show in Vegas. They also talk some of Martin's upcoming projects, his time on SNL and the dry wit of Christopher Guest. Dennis and Christian talk about VIctor Fleming as Woodrow Wilson's photographer, Kenneth Branuagh's Mary Shelly's Frankenstein, Shakespeare and Dennis and Mark Steyn's show in Syracuse being the same night Duke is in town. Plus: an Arkansas candidate for city council who didn't vote for himself in a run-off election that ended in a tie ultimately lost on a roll of the dice. They also discuss the time Dennis took ambien on a flight, how legal marijuana makes sense for a country that doesn't try anymore, Steph Curry not believing the moon landing, Wait Watchers being criticized for hiring Kate Hudson as an ambassador, an imprisoned deer poacher who has to watch "Bambi" once a month, bees, things falling from the sky, Def Leppard keeping one-armed drummer Rick Allen after losing his arm, and a dip into the mailbag asks the eternal question: did Jimi Hendrix self-pleasure himself right handed?
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20/12/18•59m 5s
S1 E 63: Trump's path to re-election (with Rich Lowry of National Review)
Dennis tells National Review editor Rich Lowry he doesn’t understand conservatives who would prefer Hillary to Trump. Rich talks about how he doesn’t take what Trump says personally but he could try harder to restrain himself. They also discuss the impact of the midterm elections, the importance of the suburbs, the path to Trump getting re-elected and his personality. They round out the conversation with a look at Brexit and Macron. Dennis talks about how he doesn't understand people who spend all day focused on how much they hate Trump and how the President considers the Green Beret who killed a bomb maker in Afghanistan an American hero. He also wishes a happy birthday to the Pope, explains why he won't miss Lamar Alexander' and traces the history of climate panic from global cooling, global warming and settling on "climate change", Dennis also talks to Christian about how he's started watching the American version of "The Office", the difficulty in unsubscribing from a mailing list and a story about how a school in the UK has begun teaching that boys can have periods too leads to a conversation about having the sex talk at school.
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18/12/18•50m 2s
S1 E62: Trump, Schumer and Pelosi Don't Make a Love Connection
Dennis is in New York for an appearance on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" and he works out some of the material planned for the show. He also reacts to Trump's meeting with Pelosi and Schumer that pulled back the curtain and showed the American people how the sausage is made, the announcement of Time Magazine's "Person of the Year", Les Moonves threatening to sue CBS, Jerome Corsi actually suing Mueller, the DOJ, CIA, FBI and NSA for $350 million Plus, a conversation with Christian about an ingenuous new business where you hire dogs to clean up after people who relieve themselves in public, The Love Connection, Plinko, The Late Shift Movie, the sale of CBS Television City, Hallmark Channel Christmas Movies, the film "Heat" and much more.
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13/12/18•51m 56s
S1 E61: HAS THE OVERTHROW HAPPENED? (with Victor Davis Hanson)
Dennis talks to Hoover Institution Senior Fellow Victor Davis Hanson about whether or not the overthrow has already happened, if America is capable of staging a revolution if Democrats proceed with impeachment hearings and how effective Trump has been compared to the job another Republican President would have been. Victor also mentioned Obama’s collusion with Russia in 2012, and Dennis mentions how consequential he thinks Trump has been to the Republic. Dennis also talks to Christian about the arrest of Huawei's CEO in Canada, the great city of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, planning Wednesday's appearance on The Tonight Show, watching CNBC, a great Lynrd Skynrd documentary, having dinner with Peter Noone to celebrate his 50 years of marriage, a couple of books he's reading: one about Rodgers and Hammerstein and Andrew Lloyd Weber, some flaws with the "Mission : Impossible" franchise, the HBO series "My Brilliant Friend", a shout out from Al Michaels and some memories of doing "Monday Night Football" with him, some truly bad flight moments and much more!
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11/12/18•1h 5m
S1 E60: Presidents (Cloned and Otherwise), Jinky the Fruit Bat and more
Dennis starts off discussing the memorial service for Former President George HW Bush, and shares some of is personal remembrances of the 41st president. He also comments on a Vanity Fair piece called "Was Russiagate Worth It?" Dennis also chats with Christian about a radio station in Cleveland no longer playing the Christmas song "Baby, It's Cold Outside", the commemoration of 85 years since the end of Prohibition, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari's denial that he died and was replaced by clone, Kevin Hart hosting the next Oscars, and New York City launching a drone program. Plus, the connection between Dennis's old syndicated Tribune television show and Les Moonves's accusers, trading marijuana on the Toronto stock exchange, Don Rickles' series "CPO Sharkey", Orson Welles and Howard Hawks, the caliber of food at an Outback steakhouse, McDonald's salt packets, Burger King's creative promotion for their app, the concept of terminal velocity and a group of vegans who clashed with diners after storming a steakhouse in order to play a recording of cows being slaughtered.
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06/12/18•1h 17m
S1 E59: Is There A Rate Card for Golden Showers?
Dennis shares some fond remembrances of Former President George HW Bush, and talks about his legacy. He also talks to Christian about the mentality of the White House Press Corps, the fact that French President Macron has half the approval rating of President Trump, the political aspirations of Bernie Sanders, Joe Biden and Jeff Zucker, while Michael Avenatti regrettably won’t run. Also : the ongoing Jonas-Chopra nuptials, the recent wedding of Joe Scarborough and Mike Brezinski, the latest on-air skirmish between Joy Begar and Meghan McCain and how Bruce Springsteen thinks Trump will be re-elected. They also discuss Dennis performing with Paul Shaffer in Las Vegas over the weekend, his upcoming appearance with Jimmy Fallon, how you can help the show by subscribing, and so much more!
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04/12/18•51m 8s
S1 E57: Dennis is Cranky and when he's Cranky he's Funny and being Funny oddly makes him Crankier
Dennis talks to Christian about why it makes sense to take a breath and actually figure out who everyone is at the border, President Trump's handling of the border, how easily he handles how much his detractors hate him and how the Left requires everyone to be all-in on everything on their check list. They also go through headlines about how Alan Dershowitz expects the Mueller report to be devastating but with no criminal charges for President Trump, John Kasich's presidential ambitions, the ongoing riots in Paris, Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski getting married, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, backlash against Kevin Hart having a cowboys and Indians party and a Houston real estate agent who used racy photos to help sell a house. Plus, feedback on last week's Ben Makiewicz interview, a great story about Jack Benny and George Burns driving across country,watching "My Brilliant Friend", "Succession" and checking out "Mr. Robot", Disney's "The Black Hole", a great book about Howard Hawks he's reading, and a visit from a certain Simian medical professional.
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27/11/18•59m 49s
S1 E36: Cornucopia of Headlines
On The Dennis Miller Option Thanksgiving special, Dennis stuffs 30 headlines into a little more than an hour, talking to Christian about Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Flying with Mitt Romney, Ivanka's e-mails, the 9th Circuit Court blocking the administration's asylum ban, President Trump refusing considering a visit to a war zone, answering Mueller's questions, plans to appear at next year's White House Correspondents Dinner, wanting the Justice Department to prosecute Hillary Clinton and James Comey, plans to shut down the government if Congress doesn't fund the border wall, turning off cameras facing reporters in the White House Briefing Room, and Obama hinting that President Trump has "mommy issues". They also discuss the CDC warning to not eat Romaine lettuce, if your water consumption could be hurting you, how Facebook is handling recent scandals, a planned Northern Exposure reboot, James Woods on Twitter Amber Tamblyn saying she considered giving her baby to Canada after the 2016 election, Brenda Snipes resignation, a petition urging Maroon 5 to not perform at the Super Bowl, El Chapo bribing the Mexican president $6 Million, protests in Spain and France, the Cleveland Browns possibly interviewing Condoleeza Rice, Silicon Valley wages, a man who set his luggage on fire in Pakistan, a rare snake with 2 heads that died in Virginia, and a stranded camel who entertained motorists along a snowy roadway. If that's not enough for you, there's also talk about Black Friday, a ballerina with polio, an affliction called tryophobia, a book called "Roast Chicken and Other Stories", Bill Murray's yearly Oscar picks segment, Orson Welles, Ed McMahon, McDonald's and Jabba the Hutt.
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22/11/18•1h 13m
S1 E55: Ben Mankiewicz of Turner Classic Movies
Dennis is joined in studio by Ben Mankiewicz of Turner Classic Movies, who talks about his 15 years with the network, and how it took some viewers awhile to warm up to him. He also talks about some of the upcoming guest programmers and special Christmas programming. Ben also talks about his grandfather Herman Mankiewicz who wrote the script for Orson Welles' "Citizen Kane", and shares some of Peter Bogdanovich's recollections of Welles. Ben also discusses the rest of his famous family: his his father Frank Mankiewicz work as campaign director for George McGovern's 1972 presidential run, his uncle Tony Mankiewicz who wrote three James Bond films, the first two Richard Donner "Superman" films and created the television series "Hart to Hart" and Joe Mankiewicz getting paid a million dollars for "Cleopatra" but wanting his name taken off of it all the same. This leads to a Dennis and Ben discussing how they think that film is underrated. They also talk about the work of Howard Hawks, why Dean Martin was the greatest talk show guest, and some of the great output from the studio system. He also talks about growing up an A's fan in Washington DC and what it was like for him to see a game in Oakland for the first time.
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20/11/18•54m 37s
S1 E53 -Mark Steyn
Dennis is joined by author and columnist Mark Steyn to discuss last week’s mid-term election results, this year's Florida recount compared to 2000's, why Amy Comey Barrett will be the next Supreme Court Justice, Paul Ryan as “the invisible Speaker”, French Prime Minister Macron saying patriotism is the opposite of nationalism as the angry mob at Tucker Carlson’s front door. Mark and Dennis also talk about their upcoming Adorable Depolorable Tour, the surprising grave locations of Mark Twain, Rudyard Kipling, PG Woodhouse, JD Salinger and the recent Mark Steyn Cruise. Dennis also chats with Christian about the California fires, CNN planning to sue the White House over revoking Jim Acosta’s credentials and the belated Sinema win in Arizona They also discuss the passing of the great Marvel comic book creator Stan Lee at the age of 95, Ray Donovan, Mr Robot, Star Trek, baldness in the future, the new Paul McCartney album and how you can’t blame the entertainment industry for having a negative impact on our culture. Plus, the Eric Clapton biography, a lizard terrorizing a Florida neighborhood and Dennis seeing an alligator at spring training with his son.
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13/11/18•1h 8m
S1 E52 Mid-term election predictions, Daylight Savings, Yoda, “The Sting” and more
Dennis has some observations about this past weekend in the NFL, discusses some great all-time quotes with Christian, gives his prediction of the mid-terms, but that even if Democrats have a big night, he won’t obsess over it the way the Left does over Trump. They also talk about Bridge on the River Kwai, Yoda and other Star Wars mysteries, Kayne’s evolving political involvement, Dennis’s upcoming appearance on Jimmy Kimmel, ongoing problems with Facebook and a drunk man who tried to ride onto the track at the Breeders Cup. There are also philosophical questions about why everything is so serious now, the necessity of Daylight Savings Time, bombing in comedy, a Car website mascot, Dennis going to the movies with his kids, the importance to a career of having a good name, the Mets hiring an agent as GM, the importance of a good nap, and the perfection of the film “The Sting”.
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06/11/18•1h 6m
S1 E49 Comedian Sebastian Maniscalco and Why Clayton Kershaw Isn’t An Ace
Comedian Sebastian Maniscalco is in studio to talk about his Halloween costume this year, four upcoming shows at Madison Square Garden, how he first started doing stand-up, working on television, meeting Jerry Seinfeld, his podcast, the pressure placed on preschoolers today, his father, throwing out a first pitch at a Mets game, how his role in a film called “Cruise” led to an audition for Martin Scorsese, whose next film he appears in. Then, Dennis and Christian recap the World Series, discussing why Clayton Kershaw isn’t a big game pitcher, the length of games and questionable managerial decisions. They also talk about Hillary’s desire to be president, who Dems’ best options are for 2020, a new Titanic setting sail in 2022, the film “The Sweet Smell of Success”, Dennis’s upcoming appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live”, the time he played golf with Charles Barkley and more!
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30/10/18•1h 5m
S1 E48: WWE Superstar and Rock Star Chris Jericho
Dennis talks to Chris Jericho about growing up in Winnipeg, wanting to be a rock star and a wrestler instead of playing hockey, his thoughts about the WWE's Roman Reigns announcing he step aside from wrestling so that he can battle leukemia and the importance of storylines in the WWE. Chris also discusses his rock band Fozzy and his upcoming cruise and taking his kids to see the latest "Halloween" movie. Dennis also chats with Christian about taking another, steeper hike with Jimmy Connors, the Broncos cutting back-up quarterback Chad Kelly after he ended up in the wrong house, remembering a Hollywood party with Swifty Lazar, Michael Avenatti's presidential ambitions, a suspect who was excused from a police interrogation for a surprising reason, a highly suspect "greatest books" list from PBS and the post-season inconsistencies from Clayton Kershaw.
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25/10/18•1h 6m
S1 E47: Liz Warren, Hillary Clinton and Other Women Who Won't Be President
Dennis reacts to Elizabeth Warren's decision to publicize the results of a DNA test, Hillary Clinton's comments that Bill's relationship with Monica Lewisnky wasn't an abuse of power because she was an adult, and the suspicious circumstances surrounding the death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. There's also some free-associative conversation with Christian about hiking with Jimmy Connors, the Harlem Globetrotters, Wilt Chamberlain scoring on and off the field, the MLB Playoffs, the Final Four, Kubrick's "Barry Lyndon", "My Favorite Year", Matt Murdock (better known as Daredevil), Jack Benny, Superman, phaser settings on "Star Trek", Red Foxx, "Beerfest", "Zoolander", Bevo Francis, Bruce Springsteen's Broadway show, getting into the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and more!
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22/10/18•58m 9s
S1 E3 44: In the Future, Everyone Will Be Hated for Fifteen Minutes
Dennis starts off talking about Winston Churchill and updates Andy Warhol’s prediction that everyone will be hated for 15 minutes. He also asks Christian about the TV show “Glee”, characterizes Nancy Pelosi as Olivia de Haviland, comments on the film “Remains of the Day” and “ships” a romance between Ruth Prawer Jhabvala and Jim Bob Cooter. There’s also discussion of Nikki Haley resigning as Ambassador to the UN, the business portfolio of Papa John, marveling at the brilliance of David Bowie, giving tennis advice to Andre Agassi, and skepticism regarding Hillary Clinton’s distinction between allegations against her husband and Brett Kavanaugh.
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10/10/18•57m 38s
S1 E43 Democrats 2020 Ticket
Dennis discusses Brett Kavanaugh's swearing in as Supreme Court justice, which leads to a conversation about the field of potential Democratic presidential hopefuls, and where Joe Biden and Michael Avanatti factor in. He also theorizes about what Democrats actually want and reacts to images of Progressive activists clawing at the door of The Supreme Court. Dennis also talks to Christian about Indigeonous Peoples Day, an upcoming episode with David Spade, remembering hanging out on the Sunset Strip with Randy Quaid and Ron Jeremy. They also discuss the recent Space X launch, sitting next to Matthew McConaughey on a flight, a CNN Reporter who has to apologize for past tweets, the impending doom from Climate Change, astronaut Scott Kelly trying to negotiate the mob mentality of Twitter, the MLB Playoffs and Banksy Christian also reads a comment from a listener about the recent “cranky” episodes of the podcast, which leads to a discussion on downloads and how everyone listening can help the show.
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09/10/18•55m 7s
S1 E42: Alone Again. Crankier.
Dennis and Christian discuss the download numbers of the podcast with producer KC, compared to other podcasts. They also talk about Tesla heading in a similar direction as Apple has without Steve Jobs, and the time that Dennis introduced Clint Eastwood to Ed Norton. The conversation shifts to Lindsey Graham, Trump's taxes, politicians being morons, and how important it is to not let politics ruin your life. Then, Dennis celebrates a strong week of NFL picks and talks a little baseball. Plus, Kanye West, Macedonia, the impact of marijuana on DUI's in Colorado, an engagement on a high elevation, and rounding things out with a discussion of the Dark Web, Facebook and their policy towards boosting posts.
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03/10/18•40m 41s
S1 E 38 Mt. Everest, The Vatican and Bert & Ernie
Dennis talks to Christian about a trip he took years ago to Mt. Everest, including the difficulty flying in and out of Bhutan, meeting the monks, and seeing an actual Golden Child. This transitions to a conversation about the Vatican and the Pope, the Young Pope with Jude Law, and purple nurples. There's also discussion about a Republican winning a Texas special election in a district Hillary won by 12 points in 2016, whether Democrats can win the House this year, and whether millennials will follow the elderly Democrat revolution. Also, more on North Korea's nukes, mailbag comments about Paul McCartney's recent revelation, An "Inside Edition" camera crew that was robbed (and the fact that the show is still on), a surprising declaration from a former "Sesame Street" writer, a listener's guide to bit-surfing, great jokes throughout history, and the comedic tandem of Norm MacDonald and Drake Sather.
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19/09/18•1h 4m
S1 E35: Tom Papa
Dennis reacts to the announcement that Les Moonves is out at CBS, the couple who set up a Go Fund Me for a homeless veteran and kept the money. Dennis and Christian also discuss Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, the TV show "Big Brother", Dennis signing autographs at a supermarket early in his career and some of his earliest memories of doing stand-up. Then, comedian Tom Papa is in the studio who talks about his new Food Network show "Baked" about baked goods around the country, his new book "Your Dad Stole My Rake", being a part of "Live From Here" the new version of "Prairie Home Companion", and his friendships with Rob Zombie and Stephen Soderbergh. Finally, Christian has a mailbag question about an upcoming "Fountainhead" remake and a discussion and Eva Gardner.
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10/09/18•1h 2m
S1 334 Spike Feresten
Dennis chats with Spike Feresten, who joins Christian in the studio to discuss working with Dennis as a receptionist at SNL, podcasting, writing for David Letterman and being a part of the legendary writing staff for “Seinfeld”, where his first script was the famous “Soup Nazi” episode. They also answer a mailbag question about the greatest frontmen, which leads to a great story about Mick Jagger. They discuss the boycotts of In N Out Burger and Nike, the Aretha Franklin funeral, Dorothy’s ruby slippers and so much more.
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05/09/18•55m 52s
S1 E31: European Vacation and Bus Trips Not Taken
Dennis is back from vacation to tell Christian and all the listeners about his time in Prague and London and bus trips not taken to Budapest and Vienna, and a cross-country US bus trip he did take when he was younger. He talks about getting on stage immediately after flying in from Europe twice in his life, which leads to a discussion of fat te. Plus talk of the Titanic, Gene Shalit, Vince Vaughn, Ben Grimm of the Fantastic Four, Ken Watanqbe, Jools Holland, Aiden Turner, MLB’s 1967 pennant race and a town called Mayo, Florida. Dennis also reacts to the latest Trump-related headlines with regards to Paul Manafort and Michael Cohen,
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28/08/18•1h 5m
S1 E29 OPEN PHONES, PET SOUNDS, ANN MARGRET AND MORE!
Dennis discusses COPD, Penn and Teller, boosting Facebook posts, the kind of people who fall for Nigerian Princes, male cheerleaders in the NFL, counseling for Mets fans, the Beach Boys "Pet Sounds" and his friend Bo Derek introducing him to Ann Margret. He also takes calls from Corbie in Missouri, William in Ohio and answers a question about whether the 2012 election could have been rigged.
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22/08/18•48m 16s
S1 E3 Dana Carvey
Dennis takes a new sound system for a spin, and reminisces with Dana Carvey about their days on Saturday Night Live, the birth of the Church Lady and Hans & Franz. Dana also shares memories from his career and shows off a number of impressions, including President Trump.
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08/05/18•1h 4m
S1 E2 The White House Correspondents Dinner
Dennis and Christian discuss the White House Correspondents Dinner, starting with the reactions to this year’s dinner, and why it’s a no-win for President Trump to go. They also discuss the performances from the 2011 Dinner, when Seth Meyers and President Obama decimated President Trump to his face. Dennis also details the time that he performed at the Correspondents Dinner for George H W Bush. They also discuss Kanye West and whether or not President Trump can win a Nobel Peace Prize.
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02/05/18•51m 47s
S1 E1 Trump Derangement Syndrome
In the premiere episode, Dennis and Christian review the latest headlines which leads to a discussion about the left's obsession with Trump and their inability to give him credit, even if he de-nuclearizes North Korea.
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25/04/18•50m 19s