
Frank Buckley Interviews
KTLA Morning News anchor Frank Buckley engages fascinating guests in conversation. The award-winning Frank Buckley Interviews features newsmakers, celebrities, technologists, entrepreneurs, authors, athletes, artists, and everyday people doing extraordinary things. In 2022, Frank Buckley Interviews was honored with a National Entertainment and Journalism Award from the Los Angeles Press Club for one of its episodes. New episodes are released every Wednesday. The TV version airs on KTLA-TV Channel 5 on weekends and is also available on YouTube and the KTLA+ app.
Latest episodes

Mar 15, 2017 • 32min
Saroo Brierley, "Lion"
This podcast is an interview with Saroo Brierley, portrayed by actor Dev Patel and his Australian parents John and Sue Brierley portrayed by David Wenham and Nicole Kidman in the Weinstein Company film "Lion." "Lion" is a film about their amazing true-life story based on Saroo's book "A Long Way Home." Full show notes available at http://www.ktla.com/frankbuckleyinterviews.
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Mar 8, 2017 • 39min
Sean Rad, Tinder
Sean Rad is co-founder and CEO of Tinder. The mobile dating app went viral soon after launching in 2012, and it has transformed dating. Users swipe right to express interest or swipe left to move on. According to Tinder, 26 million matches are made in this way every day on the app. But Tinder has also been controversial, and it was the target of a sexual harassment lawsuit by a former employee that resulted in Sean's removal as CEO until he was reinstated months later. Full show notes available at http://www.ktla.com/frankbuckleyinterviews.
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Mar 1, 2017 • 1h 3min
Dan Povenmire & Jeff "Swampy" Marsh, Phineas and Ferb Creators
Dan Povenmire and Jeff "Swampy" Marsh are the creative minds behind the Disney Channel's long-running animation series "Phineas and Ferb." New episodes appeared on the network from 2007-2015 and the show still runs on Disney channels around the world and on Disney XD. The "Phineas and Ferb" co-creators now have a new show on Disney XD called "Milo Murphy's Law." Full show notes available at http://www.ktla.com/frankbuckleyinterviews.
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Feb 22, 2017 • 50min
Amy Hill, Actress
Amy Hill is an actress and a comedian and an American of Japanese descent who has nearly 160 TV and film credits to her name including TV shows like "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" and Amazon's "Just Add Magic," films like "50 First Dates" and "Lilo and Stitch," and animated series like "American Dad" and "King of the Hill" along with dozens of other shows and films. Full show notes available at http://www.ktla.com/frankbuckleyinterviews.
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Feb 15, 2017 • 57min
Chase Millsap, Iraq War Veteran
Chase Millsap is a former Marine officer who served three combat tours with the 1st Marine Division in the Al Anbar Province of Iraq. He then served as a U.S. Army Green Beret for five years in Southwest Asia. Chase has recently been fighting a battle here in the U.S. on behalf of a fellow soldier who served with him in Iraq--an Iraqi soldier who saved Chase's life during a sniper attack. Full show notes available at http://ktla.com/frankbuckleyinterviews.
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Feb 8, 2017 • 56min
Dr. Michael Breus, Sleep Expert
Dr. Michael Breus is a clinical psychologist and a sleep expert who appears regularly on The Dr. Oz Show. The study of sleep and helping people to sleep well is his life's work. Dr. Breus is a Diplomate of the American Board of Sleep Medicine and a Fellow of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. Full show notes available at http://ktla.com/frankbuckleyinterviews.
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Feb 1, 2017 • 43min
Gary Taubes, Author
Gary Taubes is an award-winning science writer who studied applied physics at Harvard and aerospace engineering at Stanford before turning to journalism. In 2007, he wrote "Good Calories, Bad Calories" which took on low-fat diets and refined carbohydrates like white bread and pasta. In 2011, his book "Why We Get Fat," continued the argument against the "calories in, calories out" concept espoused by many nutritionists which suggests that if you burn more calories than you consume--no matter where those calories come from--you'll lose weight. Full show notes available at http://ktla.com/frankbuckleyinterviews.
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Jan 25, 2017 • 56min
Gloria Calderon Kellet, Showrunner
Gloria Calderon Kellet is an executive producer of the new Netflix version of "One Day at a Time," the Norman Lear developed sitcom that ran on network TV from 1975-1984. The new version stars Justina Machado as Cuban American Penelope Alvarez, an Afghanistan war veteran mom raising two kids on her own in the Echo Park neighborhood of Los Angeles. Penelope's mom and grandmother to the kids is played by Rita Moreno. Full show notes available at http://ktla.com/frankbuckleyinterviews.
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Jan 18, 2017 • 60min
Luke Davies, Screenwriter
Luke Davies is the screenwriter for the film "Lion." He is an award-winning Australian poet, novelist, screenwriter and journalist who moved to Los Angeles several years ago and then struggled to find work. Now, he and his screenplay for "Lion" have been nominated for a number of awards including the BAFTA and the USC Libraries Scripter Award which recognizes screenwriters and the authors whose works they've adapted. Full show notes available at http://ktla.com/frankbuckleyinterviews.
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Jan 11, 2017 • 1h 5min
Greg Silverman, Warner Bros. Pictures
Greg Silverman is the outgoing President of Creative Development and Worldwide Production at Warner Bros Pictures. During his nearly 20 years at Warner Bros, he’s been involved in dozens of films either as an executive or the head of production. The Dark Knight, The Hangover, 300, Inception, Argo, Gravity, American Sniper, Suicide Squad, Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice, and Sully are just a few of the films that happened on Greg’s watch. Full show notes available at http://ktla.com/frankbuckleyinterviews
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