Media Path Podcast

Breaking News: Fritz and Weezy need to election vent. Let’s call this conversation Election Result Results. Can we Americans really hear each other across the cultural divide? Are we even trying? What inspires us or drives us to vote the way we do? How can we better understand one another? Plus, are you pandemic parched and what can you do to quench your social thirst? How is Fritz adjusting to retirement? And how is social distancing bringing us closer together?Path Points of Interest:The Great American Lie documentary by Jennifer Siebel NewsomPoor People's CampaignToo Much and Never Enough by Mary Trump

Award Winning Rock Biographer Peter Ames Carlin joins us to talk shop. Peter’s shop is stocked with best selling books about Brian Wilson, Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney and Paul Simon. Peter brings fascinating insight to a conversation about the drive, struggle, light, dark and genius of artists who attain and utilize the power to share so significantly with us, their voice and music. Plus, Fritz and Weezy are recommending Doris Kearns Goodwin, Mank on Netflix and Bruce Springsteen’s Letter To You on Apple+.Path Points of Interest:MANKDirected by: David FincherNETFLIXNovember 13thLEADERSHIP IN TURBULENT TIMES by Doris Kearns GoodwinTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinBruce Springsteen’s Letter To You DocumentaryPeter Ames CarlinPeter James Carlin on AmazonPeter Ames Carlin Books:Catch a Wave: The Rise, Fall and Redemption of The Beach Boys' Brian Wilson Paul McCartney: A LifeBruceHomeward Bound: The Life of Paul SimonBrian Wilson Presents SmileWeezy's Paul Simon Interview

Bass legend and fine gentleman Leland Sklar is fertilizing the soil of his pandemic pause with creative seeds which are sprouting into a YouTube channel, a photography book, graphic art, virtual concerts and new music from The Immediate Family which includes Lee plus Waddy Wachtel, Danny Kortchmar, Steve Postel and Russ Kunkel. Lee comes to us brimming with tales of Laurel Canyon, James Taylor, Carole King, Phil Collins, Jackson Browne and so much more. Plus, Fritz and Weezy are recommending The Trial of the Chicago Seven,  Trust: America’s Best Chance by Pete Buttigieg and It Was All a Lie by Stuart Stevens.Path Points of Interest:THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7NetflixDirector: Aaron SorkinMore About The Chicago 7On IMDBIn New York TimesOn History.ComOn SmithsonianTrust: America's Best Chance by Pete ButtigiegIt Was All A Lie: How the Republican Party Became Donald Trump by Stuart StevensLee SklarLee in Bass Player magazineLee Sklar on YoutubeThe Immediate FamilyThe Immediate Family in American Song WriterThe Immediate Family interview:Lee's Book, Everybody Loves MeLee's Clubhouse

“Everybody wants to be Cary Grant. Even I want to be Cary Grant.” So, once said Cary Grant. Born Archibald Leach in Bristol, England, at nine his was abandoned by his father and told that his mother had died. (She hadn’t.) At 14 he ran away and joined the circus. (OK, an acrobat troop but you get the idea.) By 20 he was honing his public persona of Cary Grant, the world’s most elegant man. Best selling author Marc Eliot has delved deeply into the lives of 25 and counting fascinating subjects to write his celebrity bios. He joins us with fascinating backstories which help sort myth from man. Plus Fritz and Weezy are recommending, the Pete Souza doc, My Octopus Teacher, Boys State and Acorn’s A Place To Call Home.Path Points of Interest:The Way I See ItPete Souza DocumentaryObama: An Intimate Portrait by Pete SouzaMy Octopus TeacherAcorn Mystery RoadA Place To Call HomeBoys State on Apple TV+ a film by Amanda McBaine and Jesse Moss. Marc EliotCary Grant: A BiographyTo The Limit: The Untold Story of The EaglesDeath of a Rebel: A Biography of Phil Ochs

Kimberly Soenen is the creative director, curator and editor of “SOME People” (Every) Body, an ongoing, multiverse group project that raises questions about definitions of “health," "health insurance," “healthcare” and Public Health. A Best Practice and Public Health policy thought leader, Soenen has combined the creative and journalistic forces of photographers, artists, essayists and physicians to curate a mix of reportage and art that both challenges and inspires the ways in which we think about health and healthcare. Kimberly brings her experiences and expertise to a conversation with Fritz and Weezy on the Covid 19 pandemic, mental health, the future of the ACA, healthcare whistle blowers, the vaccination race and more. Plus Weezy and Fritz discuss, Showtime’s The Circus and The Comedy Store, Jennifer Siebel Newsom’s documentary, The Great American Lie and The Hallmark Channel’s When Calls The Heart.Path Points of InterestKeith Urban Album The Speed of Now Part 1When Calls The Heart on HallmarkWhen Calls The Heart on NetflixThe Circus on ShowtimeComedy Store DocumentaryThe Comedy Store The Great American Lie by Jennifer Siebel Newsom"Some People" (Every) Body"Some People" (Every) Body on InstagramWilliam Foege Story:Rick Bright speaking out about the trump administration?Viruses Have Historically United the World in Health Solidarity – In the Era of Misinformation and Divisiveness, Where Do We Go from Here?Photos by Victor J. Blue, Timothy Fadek, Jean-Marc Giboux, Glenna Gordon, Ron Haviv and Eivind H. Natvig

Michael Reagan joins us for an engrossing conversation about finding your own voice while growing up in a Hollywood family and coming of age in a political family. Michael’s parents are Ronald Reagan and Jane Wyman. His step-mother is Nancy Reagan and he is an accomplished writer, political consultant and radio host. Plus Fritz and Weezy discuss the new James A. Baker book and the Netflix hybrid doc, Social Dilemma.Path Points of InterestThe Man Who Ran Washington: The Life and Times of James A. Baker IIIby Peter Baker and Susan GlaserSocial Dilemma The Social Dilemma on NetflixMichael ReaganMichael Reagan BooksOn The Outside Looking InThe New Reagan Revolution: How Ronald Reagan's Principles Can Restore America's GreatnessTwice Adopted: An Important Social Commentator Speaks To The Cultural Ailments Threatening America TodayThe City On A Hill: Fulfilling Ronald Reagan's Vision For AmericaMaking Waves: Bold Exposes From Talk Radio's Number One Nighttime HostThe Reagan Legacy FoundationMichael Reagan on NewsmaxThe Walkway to Victory

What is it about The Sound of Music? Story? Cast? Soundtrack? Message? Family? Ideals? A dash of magic? Or all of the above? The Sound of Music Story Author Tom Santopietro is captivated by Von Trapp family values and he joins us to share his enthusiasm with Fritz, Weezy and surprise guest, Sound of Music super fan, Rick Rosenfeld. Tom comes to us with insight into the real and fictional Von Trapps and how this very special film has affected all of the above and generations of viewers who have fallen in love with the movie. We also talk about the legacy of To Kill A Mockingbird, Fritz’s reading list and The Comey Rule.Path Points of Interest:A. Lincoln by Ronald White Jr.The Comey RuleTom SantopietroTom Santopietro Books:The Sound of Music Story: How A Beguiling Young Novice, A Handsome Austrian Captain, and Ten Singing von Trapp Children Inspired the Most Beloved Film of All TimeWhy To Kill A Mockingbird MattersWeezy and Ricky's Travels Through Salzburg

Why did Mark Felt leak? Was he on a hero’s journey to save democracy, uphold justice and protect The FBI or was he engaged in an epic battle of succession to the seat of power, previously held for 37 years by J. Edgar Hoover? Author journalist Max Holland joins us for a deep discussion about what motivated Deep Throat. Max also holds a fascinating theory about the Zapruder film and the assassination of JFK. Plus, what or who exactly is Q Anon? Jake Palanker joins Fritz and Weezy for an enlightening conversation about the origins, beliefs and dangers of the Q cult.Path Points of Interest:Folding IdeasIn Search of a Flat Earth:Reply All Podcast Country of LiarsQ Anon Is Attracting Cops by David CornMax Holland on AmazonWashington DecodedThe Secret Man by Bob Woodward Leak: Why Mark Felt Became Deep ThroatBlind over Cuba: The Photo Gap and the Missile Crisis The Kennedy Assassination TapesFurther Max Holland articles

Wendy Liebman and Jeffrey Sherman are among the world’s most adorable couples. The cutest thing about them being that they are each other’s biggest fans. Wendy is a comedian with a unique wordplay afterthought style that has taken her to The Tonight Show, Letterman, HBO and Comedy Central Specials. Her husband Jeffrey Sherman is an accomplished writer/producer/musician whose credits include Boy Meets World, Up The Creek and an award winning documentary about his father and uncle, Disney composers Robert and Richard Sherman. Plus Fritz and Weezy’s media path travels through the works of Ta-Nehisi Coates, Christopher Buckley, Barbara Kopple, and the legacy of Ruth Bader Ginsburg with books by Jeffrey Toobin and Jan Crawford Greenburg.Between The World and Me by Ta-Nihasi CoatesMake Russia Great Again by Christopher BuckleyDesert OneThe Nine by Jeffrey ToobinThe Oath by Jeffrey ToobinSupreme Conflict: The Inside Story of the Struggle for Control of the United States Supreme Courtby Jan Crawford GreenburgWendy LeibmanWendy Standup Set on YoutubeJeffrey ShermanUp The CreekThe Boys: The Sherman Brothers StoryThe Boys trailerWendy Liebman: Taller on TVWendy on Twitter and Instagram@WendyLiebman

You may have a uniquely conflicted and complicated relationship with your father but until you discover him to be a serial killer, Steve Hodel wins. Steve was a retired L.A. police detective when he learned that his father George Hodel had been a suspect in the 1947 Black Dahlia murder. Steve’s efforts to clear his dad’s name led him to discover and face the dark and disturbing truth in his own family history. Plus, Fritz and Weezy sort through their reading lists with titles by Mary Trump, Michael Cohen, Stephanie Winston Wolcoff, Bob Woodward and Peter Strzok.Path Points of Interest:Rage by Bob WoodwardCompromised:  Counterintelligence and The Threat of Donald J. Trump by Peter StrzokHoax: Fox News and the Dangerous Distortion of the Truth by Brian StelterMelania and Me: The Rise and Fall of My Friendship With The First Lady by Stephanie Winston WolcoffDonald Trump VS. The United States: Inside The Struggle To Stop A President by Michael SchmidtDisloyal: The True Story OF The Former Personal Attorney To President Donald J. Trump by Michael CohenToo Much and Never Enough by Mary TrumpUnfit: The Psychology of Donald TrumpSteve HodelSteve Hodel BooksI Am The NightRoot of Evil Podcast