Downtown: The Podcast

Jeff Daniels/Curtis Armstrong.  Emmy Award winner Daniels discusses making music, and preparations for "To Kill A Mockingbird" on Broadway. Armstrong talks about his new book on the work of P.G. Wodehouse, "A Plum Assignment", a collection of writings by Curtis and his friend, Elliott Milstein.  

On this week’s podcast, we bring you Part 2 of our look back fifty years to 1968. Historians Mark Kurlansky, Larry Tye, Olympian John Carlos, sportswriter Bob Ryan, musician Tommy James, historian Ken Burns and many others help us remember a momentous year.  

Downtown Remembers 1968 - Part 1. Historians Mark Kurlansky, Larry Tye, Olympian John Carlos, sportswriter Bob Ryan, musician Tommy James, historian Ken Burns and many others help us remember a momentous year.  

We salute The Beatles on this week’s podcast, as we talk with music journalists Mark Lewisohn, author of “Tune In: The Beatles - All These Years” and Rob Sheffield of Rolling Stone, who wrote “Dreaming The Beatles”.  

This week's podcast features Entertainment Weekly film critic Chris Nashawaty, discussing his book, “Caddyshack: The Making of a Hollywood Cinderella Story” and music legend Judy Collins, who will appear at the Criterion Theatre in Bar Harbor July 13 and Aura In Portland on July 14.  

This week's podcast features Phil Proctor, a founding member of the legendary Firesign Theatre.  

David Leaf, the producer of the documentaries "Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of Smile" and "Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?)", as well as "The U.S. vs. John Lennon" and "The Night James Brown Saved Boston", helps us discusses Brian Wilson (on his 76th birthday) and Harry Nilsson.  

This week's podcast features television legends as we talk with Carl Reiner, creator of “The Dick Van Dyke Show” and William Daniels and his wife Bonnie Bartlett of “St. Elsewhere” and “Boy Meets World”.  

This week's podcast features actress and director Lea Thompson talking about her new film, "The Year of Spectacular Men", and Larry Tye, author of "Bobby Kennedy - The Making of A Liberal Icon", takes a look back on the 50th anniversary of RFK's bid for the presidency and assassination.  

This week's podcast features music journalist Robert Hilburn discussing his book, “Paul Simon - The Life” and a visit with Fenway Park organist Josh Kantor.    

Astronaut and author Terry Virts and author Rachel Slade ("Into The Raging Sea") talk with Rich Kimball and Carey Haskell.    

On this week's podcast, we talk with a pair of talented actors, William Sanderson of “Newhart, “Blade Runner”,  and “Deadwood” and Golden Globe winner Joanna Cassidy, who also appeared in “Blade Runner”, as well as “Under Fire”, “Six Feet Under”, and “Body of Proof”.    

On this week's podcast, actor/director Mark Duplass discusses his new book, “Like Brothers”, written with his brother, Jay. Mark also talks about his role in the new film “Tully” with Charlize Theron. Plus, Boston Globe film critic Ty Burr gives us  summer movie preview.    

Author Robert Kurson discusses his book, “Rocket Men”, Bryan Cranston shows off his knowledge of Bryan Cranston trivia, and legendary television producer Marty Krofft talks about he and his brother Sid’s fifty years in the business.

http://www.downtownwithrichkimball.com.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/25110906/Downtown-the-podcast-000.mp3 This is the introductory episode of "Downtown: The Podcast", a weekly interview show featuring guests from the world of film&tv, sports, music, literature and more.