Frank Buckley Interviews

Mirai Nagasu is a figure skater who at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games became the first American woman to land a difficult triple Axel in the Olympics. Her three-and-half revolution jump helped the USA team to win a bronze medal. But Mirai's participation in the Winter Games was marked by controversy after her comments during a press conference that many perceived as criticism of her American teammates. She also suggested that her individual program was an audition for "Dancing with the Stars." During this podcast, Mirai discusses the controversial comments and her performance in the 2018 Winter Olympic Games. She also reveals her disappointment about being left off the 2014 USA Olympic team despite placing 3rd at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships. And Mira talks about her childhood in Southern California and her future. http://ktla.com/frankbuckleyinterviews. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Warren G is a rapper and hip hop legend from Long Beach, California. He was childhood friends with future hip hop stars Snoop Dogg and the late Nate Dogg and in 1990 they formed a group known as "213" after what was then the Long Beach area code. Warren G is one of the pioneers of G-Funk hip hop which became the most popular genre of hip hop of the 1990s. Warren G is probably best known for his song "Regulate" released in 1994 which became an instant hit. During this podcast, Warren G discusses his teen years with Snoop Dogg and Nate Dogg, the early days of West Coast hip hop and the G-Funk sound, the story of how "Regulate" was written and produced, and the YouTube documentary "G Funk." Full show notes available at http://ktla.com/frankbuckleyinterviews.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

MaryLinda Moss is an artist, wife and mother who suddenly became a hostage when an armed gunman stormed into the Silver Lake Trader Joe's store on July 21, 2018 after he'd allegedly shot and wounded his grandmother and girlfriend and led police on a pursuit.   Trader Joe's manager, Melyda Corado, was shot and killed during the initial exchange of gunfire between the suspect, Gene Atkins, and police officers. Some 40 Trader Joe's customers and employees were then held hostage as police negotiators spoke to Atkins and MaryLinda, who at times held the phone during the negotiations.   During this podcast, MaryLinda describes the takeover in detail including how she worked with another customer, Mike D'Angelo, and two store employees to keep the gunman from committing any further violence, and how her earlier life experiences informed her actions that ended with the gunman giving up and walking out of the store in handcuffs with MaryLinda, Mike, and the two store employees. Full show notes available at http://ktla.com/frankbuckleyinterviews. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Taylor Bisciotti is an anchor and reporter for the NFL Network and the youngest on-air person the network has ever hired. She hosts and anchors programs like "ICYMI: All 32" and "NFL Up to the Minute" on the NFL Network. During this podcast, Taylor discusses the challenges she faces as a woman working in the male-dominated NFL, the kinds of inside stories she sees that fans may not be aware of, and she gives us her analysis of the 2018 Los Angeles Rams, Los Angeles Chargers, and the Oakland Raiders. Full show notes available at http://ktla.com/frankbuckleyinterviews. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Taro Kono is the Minister of Foreign Affairs for Japan and has served in that position since August 2017. He is an eight-term member of Japan's House of Representatives and a member of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. During this podcast, Minister Kono discusses the state of U.S.-Japan relations including Japan's perspectives on the $68.9 billion U.S. trade deficit with Japan, President Trump's threatened tariffs against Japanese auto imports into the U.S., along with the Japanese view on North Korea and President Trump's recent summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Full show notes available at http://ktla.com/frankbuckleyinterviews. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

"Weird Al" Yankovic is a singer-songwriter best known for creating hit songs based on parodies of other hit songs. During this podcast, Al discusses his childhood, his career, and his biggest hits. He explains his approach to writing and performing parodies, reveals the reason why he continued a concert tour despite the sudden death of his parents by carbon monoxide poisoning, and his appreciation for his multi-generation fanbase. Full show notes available at http://ktla.com/frankbuckleyinterviews. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jay Shetty is a former monk who now makes inspirational videos seen on Facebook and other platforms with the guiding principle to "make wisdom go viral." He achieved two billion views of his videos in 18 months and was named to the Forbes 30 under 30 list in 2017 as a game changer in media. Full show notes available at http://ktla.com/frankbuckleyinterviews. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Filmmaker Jon M. Chu returns to the podcast to discuss his latest film, Crazy Rich Asians. Full show notes available at http://ktla.com/frankbuckleyinterviews. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Angelica Ross is a transgender actress and one of the stars of the critically acclaimed FX series "Pose," from the prolific TV producer Ryan Murphy. She is part of what FX says is the largest cast of transgender actors in “regular series” roles in TV history, and the largest recurring cast of LGBTQ actors ever for a scripted series. FX recently announced that Pose was renewed for a second season. Full show notes available at http://ktla.com/frankbuckleyinterviews. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Bassem Youssef was a heart surgeon in Egypt who rose to fame in 2011 during the Arab Spring protests in Cairo's Tahrir Square after becoming a popular political satirist and TV show host. Bassem was known as the Egyptian Jon Stewart while hosting a Daily Show style program "Al-Bernameg" (The Show) that would at one point be seen by 30 million people each week--roughly a third of Egypt's population. Full show notes available at http://ktla.com/frankbuckleyinterviews. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.