Media Path Podcast

By the time he was 18, Johnny Whitaker had racked up hundreds of acting credits, including two iconic series, Family Affair and Sigmund and the Sea Monsters. He’d appeared on Gunsmoke, Bewitched, Bonanza, in four Disney movies and the musical version of Tom Sawyer. Johnny and his TV sister, Anissa Jones even had a featured line of Buffy and Jody clothing, along with dolls, games, lunchboxes, books, journals and snow globes.But, Johnny lost his TV sister Anissa Jones to a drug overdose at the age of 18. Then, Johnny’s own life took some harrowing turns which led him down the dark path of addiction and with help from his family, out the other side where he now teaches drug and alcohol recovery counseling and intervention. Johnny joins us with insights from his fascinating life.Plus Fritz and Weezy are recommending Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey on Netflix and The Lost Apothecary by Sarah PennerPath Points of Interest:Johnny WhitakerJohnny Whitaker Photo GalleryJohnny Whitaker on IMDBJohnny Whitaker on WikipediaPaso Por PasoTom Sawyer Golden AnniversaryWestern Legends Heritage and Music FestivalInternational Overdose Awareness DayCelebrate Lives Lost and Lives RecoveredKeep Sweet: Pray and Obey - NetflixThe Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner

Comedy Great Mark Schiff has headlined in all the major casinos and clubs across this great land and he’s appeared many times on The Tonight Show with Johnny and Jay and on Letterman. He’s had  HBO and Showtime specials and has travelled the world opening for Jerry Seinfeld. We’ve got him situated in one spot long enough to spin some amazing comedy tales and road stories.Plus, Fritz and Weezy are recommending The Hollywood Masters on Netflix and The Other Two on HBO.Path Points of Interest:The Hollywood Masters - Netflix The Other TwoMark SchiffYou Don't Know Schiff - Mark Schiff's PodcastMark Schiff BooksI Killed by Mark Schiff and Rich ShydnerWhy Not?: Lessons on Comedy, Courage, and Chutzpah by Mark Schiff... coming in November

Author Ira Shapiro has captured sixty years of Senate history in his trilogy of books documenting the dangerous decent of what should be our more deliberative, collegial government body. Mr. Shapiro’s most recent installment is The Betrayal: How Mitch McConnell and the Senate Republicans Abandoned America. It serves as a call to action. Yes, The Senate’s intransigent refusal to pass legislation that helps Americans is appalling. But what can we, the people, do about? Ira Shapiro has thoughts and ideas.Plus, Fritz and Weezy are comparing documentaries to their docudrama counterparts and recommending The Staircase on HBO and Watergate: Blueprint for a Scandal on CNN.Path Points of Interest:Ira ShapiroThe Betrayal: How Mitch McConnell and the Senate Republicans Abandoned America by Ira ShapiroThe Last Great Senate: Courage and Statesmanship in Times of CrisisBroken: Can the Senate Save Itself and the Country? Watergate: Blueprint For a Scandal-CNNGaslit - StarzThe Staircase - HBOThe Staircase - Netflix Grey Gardens Documentary Grey Gardens DocudramaAn American Family Cinema Verite  - HBOCinema Verite - AmazonGift of Democracy. com

H.R. Pufinstuf. We grew up just accepting that it was a show. But honestly, why was it a show!? A British song and dance boy with a flute shipwrecks on an island full of puppets!? Why not? The minds of Sid and Marty Krofft were fertile with fantastical tales of flying pop stars and dancing hats and talking seaweed. Expect music, color, magic and plenty of puppets in the world of Sid and Marty Krofft!The iconic Marty Krofft joins us for an inside peek into that world. He’s talking about Pufinstuf, Lidsville, Sigmund the Sea Monster, Land of the Lost, Donny and Marie and, of course, The Brady Bunch Variety Hour! Plus, Fritz and Weezy are recommending George Carlin’s American Dream on HBO and The First Lady on Showtime.Path Points of Interest:Sid and Marty Krofft WebsiteSid and Marty Krofft on YoutubeMondays With Marty on YoutubeKrofft Link TreeKrofft Facebook Krofft InstagramKrofft TwitterKrofft TiktokThe First Lady on ShowtimeGeorge Carlin's American Dream - HBO MAXFritz's Upcoming GigsCamino Real Playhouse, Orange County, CAJuly 9thFeinstein's at Vitellos, Studio City, CAJuly 21stCatalina Bar and GrillAugust 7th

Vicki Lawrence lit up TV screens for eleven years on The Carol Burnett Show and for an additional six years in her own spin-off sit-com, Mama’s Family. Mama has since become a cultural icon so take a seat and roll down your nylons. She’s still got plenty to say in "Vicki and Mama: A Two Woman Show." Vicki’s one hit wonder, “The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia shot to number one and inspired a movie. But can Vicki explain the plot? The answer lies inside this episode which also features Karen Knotts whose one woman show pays tribute to her fabulous father, Don Knotts.Plus Fritz and Weezy are recommending the Dead Eyes podcast and The Staircase on Netflix.Path Points of Interest:Vicki LawrenceVicki Lawrence on IMDBVicki Lawrence on WikipediaVicki Lawrence on InstagramVicki Lawrence and Mama Event - June 4thKaren KnottsTied Up In Knotts by Karen KnottsThe Staircase - Netflix The Staircase on HBODead Eyes Podcast with Connor RatliffMark Arthur Miller and Fritz Coleman at the Catalina Bar and Grill

In the mid 1950s, Pat Boone’s early hits, Ain’t That A Shame and Tutti Frutti broke ground for black songwriter/performers Fats Domino and Little Richard while ushering in the dawn of rock n’ roll. From there, Pat segued smoothly into film and television while raising a famous family and recording over 2300 songs, including the iconic hits, Friendly Persuasion, Love Letters In The Sand and April Love. Pat’s commitment to faith and family helped forge his guiding principles. Did you know that he walked away from his TV show when they wouldn't allow him to book Harry Belafonte? Pat has stories for you. Plus Fritz and Weezy have absolutely nothing to say about Ol’ Abe while recommending both The Lincoln Highway and The Lincoln Lawyer.Path Points of Interest:Pat Boone's WebsitePat Boone's Video Podcast with Michael LloydPat Boone on SpotifyPat Boone on WikipediaThe Lincoln Highway by Amor TowlesThe Lincoln Lawyer - Netflix 

You know his face and many of his voices. Jim Meskimen is an actor, impressionist, voice-artist and improv comedian best known for his work on Whose Line Is It Anyway and Impress Me. Jim currently plays Colonel Sanders in the KFC commercials and George Washington crossing the Delaware Turnpike for Geiko. Jim is Hollywood born and raised by his dear Mom, Marion Ross from Happy Days! He joins us along with comedian Cathy Ladman who is addressing her relationship with food in her one woman production, Does This Show Make Me Look Fat.Plus Fritz and Weezy are recommending Gaslit on Starz, Sheryl on Showtime and Ridley Road on PBS.Path Points of Interest:Jim MeskimenJim on YoutubeJim on IMDBJim Meskimen ArtWashington Crossing The Delaware Turnpike for GeikoThe Boys by Ron and Clint HowardMarion Ross: Happy Days and Otherwise by Marion RossTied Up In Knotts by Karen KnottsCathy Ladman - Does This Show Make Me Look Fat - TicketsRidley Road - PBS MasterpieceRidley Road by Jo Bloom Sheryl - ShowtimeGaslitGaslit TrailerSlow Burn - Watergate History of Redlining Film from NPR

Fritz and Weezy enjoy an elevated coolness quotient whenever their friend Henry Winkler drops in. Henry’s award and heart winning career has taken him from your living room TV, (your bedroom wall, your lunchbox and your sox) to Broadway, to the silver screen and to any streaming device within reach. What has Fonzie meant to the kids who grew up watching him? How intensely challenging is it to inhabit the comically dark world of HBO’s Barry? And how personally gratifying is it to be directed by his son, Max Winkler? Henry has so much goodness to share.Plus Weezy honors the beautiful life of her Mom this week with Ruthie’s Picks which include: An Affair To Remember, The Mills Brothers, Jack Jones and Hot Bench.Path Points of Interest:Henry WinklerHenry Winkler on TwitterHenry Winkler on IMDBHenry Winkler on WikipediaBarry - HBOHappy DaysNew York Times ArticleNightshiftThe Boys by Ron Howard and Clint HowardThe Couch PilotBosch Legacy-Amazon PrimeRuthie's Picks - in Honor of Weezy's Mom, Ruth PalankerAn Affair to RememberOriginal Sabrina from 1954Nathan Milsteinhttps://g.co/kgs/ydMxfzhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_Milsteinhttps://open.spotify.com/artist/5X8DsciT6TRp5IlcdG5eT2The Mills Brothers https://www.themillsbrothers.comhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mills_Brothershttps://open.spotify.com/artist/5v8bwWRbu7AI3YFhzoM6HaJack Joneshttp://jackjones.lolipop.jphttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Jones_(American_singer)https://open.spotify.com/artist/6eVCRmRG2HcfL4yx77A9WKHot Benchhttps://www.hotbench.tv

We are fully stocked on Steves! Legendary, luminary Late Show and Late Night Letterman writers Steve O’Donnell and Steve Young join us for an insider’s look at behind-the-scenes life within the Late Night and Late Show Letterman eras. And in the waning weeks of Dave’s CBS years, Steve Young was in full production on the documentary which celebrates his deep dive into corporate and industrial musicals, Bathtubs Over Broadway (Now on Netflix.) How did one Steve launch the other into this particularly specific passion orbit? All is revealed. Plus Fritz and Weezy are recommending Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story and Anatomy of a Scandal, both on Netflix.Path Points of Interest:Steve O'DonnellSteve O'Donnell on WikipediaSteve O'Donnell on IMDBTop Ten Books by David Letterman and Steve O'DonnellDavid Letterman Top Ten Moments by Steve O'DonnellSteve Young                                Steve Young WorldBathtubs Over BroadwayBathtubs Over Broadway on NetflixEverything's Coming Up Profits by Steve Young and Sport MurphySteve Young on Instagram and Twitter@PANTSSteveLetterman's Youtube ChannelLetterman Fan SiteLetterman Archivist Don GillerDon Gillar's Letterman Archive on YoutubeLetterman: The Last Giant of Late Night by Jason ZinomanJimmy Saville: A British Horror Story on NetflixAnatomy of a Scandal - Netflix 

Rock Journalist and Music Critic Tim Riley is steeped in Beatles lore and history. He’s written the definitive John Lennon bio, Lennon: The Man, The Myth, The Music, plus Beatles books, What Goes On: The Beatles, Their Life and Their Time and Tell Me Why: The Beatles, Album by Album, Song by Song. Tim is an NPR and print journalism Critic, an Emerson College Professor and he is this week’s guest, bringing us intriguing insights into the Beatles, their music and the intersections of their personalities.Plus Fritz and Weezy are recommending Life After Death with Tyler Henry and Bad Vegan, both on Netflix.Path Points of Interest:Tim RileyWHAT GOES ON: THE BEATLES, THEIR MUSIC AND THEIR TIME What Goes On Multimedia Listening GuideLENNON: MAN, MYTH, MUSIC by Tim RileyTELL ME WHY: A BEATLES COMMENTARY by Tim RileyHARD RAIN: A DYLAN COMMENTARY by Tim RileyMADONNA: ILLUSTRATED by Tim RileyFEVER: HOW ROCK'N'ROLL TRANSFORMED GENDER IN AMERICA by Tim RileyTim Riley on NPR's Here and Now and On Point from WBUR BostonTim Riley's book reviews on Los Angeles Review of BooksSubscribe to the Riley Rock ReportTim Riley on TwitterImagine by Julian LennonLife After Death with Tyler Henry on NetflixTyler Henry's WebsiteBetween Two Worlds by Tyler HenryHere and Hereafter by Tyler HenryBad Vegan - Netflix Lucky Me by Sachi Parker