TV Confidential with Ed Robertson

TVC 610.2: Actress Natasha Blasick talks to Ed about meeting Florence Henderson in the early 2000s, when Natalie was a contestant in the Mrs. World beauty pageant (Henderson was the host that night); her approach to playing historical characters such as Luba Tryszynska, the “Angel of Bergen Belsen,” whom Natasha plays in the upcoming feature Moms Rising; and how Natasha's experience in improv proved invaluable when she was cast in the offbeat, unconventional comedy documentary series Paul T. Goldman. "Ukraine Will Prevail" by Natasha's band Snowflakes is available on Spotify; Paul T. Goldman is available on Peacock TV.  Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TVC 610.3: From August 2016: Emmy Award winning director Steve Binder (Elvis: The 1968 Comeback Special, The T.A.M.I. Show) with the back story of "The Touch," the seminal moment of the April 1968 special Petula, starring Petula Clark and Harry Belafonte, in which Clark reached out and touched Belafonte on the arm while they performed the song "On the Path of Glory." Coming on the heels of the Civil Rights Movement, Clark's unrehearsed, impromptu gesture caused an uproar behind the scenes among network executives and the show's sponsors over whether that shot should be edited out of the special before it aired on NBC. Harry Belafonte passed away last Tuesday, Apr. 25 at the age of ninety-six. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TVC 609.1: From January 2019: Ed welcomes Titus Welliver, the actor who plays Harry Bosch on both Amazon Prime's Bosch and the Amazon Freevee follow-up series Bosch: Legacy. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TVC 609.2: From January 2019: Titus Welliver, the actor who plays Harry Bosch on Amazon Prime's Bosch and the Amazon Freevee follow-up series Bosch: Legacy, talks about his background as an artist; his remedies for fighting colds brought on at the end of each season; what he learned from Mark Harmon when they worked together on NCIS; and how he sometimes unwinds by reading Marvel comics and binge-watching sixties TV shows. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TVC 609.3: Ed welcomes back James Moses Black, one of the busiest and most versatile actors in film and television today. James can be currently seen as Captain Browning in Renfield, the horror comedy starring Nicolas Cage, Nicholas Hoult, and Awkwafina that sends up the legend of Dracula. Renfield is now playing in theaters everywhere. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TVC 609.4: James Moses Black talks to Ed about some of the performers who inspired him to become an actor, which include Robin Williams, James Brown, and Sammy Davis Jr.; his formative years as an actor with the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco; and the invaluable advice that Robert Guillaume gave early in James’ career. James can currently be seen in Renfield, the horror comedy that is now playing in theaters everywhere. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TVC 609.5: Greg Ehrbar and Ed discuss The Smith Family (ABC, 1971-1972), the offbeat comedy-drama starring Henry Fonda, Ron Howard, and Darleen Carr that also serves as a fascinating study into the changing of family comedies in the early 1970s. The Smith Family is available on DVD through Visual Entertainment. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TVC 609.6: Ed welcomes actor, screenwriter, and producer Paul Sidhu (Repeater, Uppercut, Aakhari Decision). After beginning his career as a dermatologist, Paul successfully transitioned into acting and screenwriting and is now a major force in the world of independent cinema. Repeater is now available for viewing on demand. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TVC 608.1: From April 2018: Tony, Donna, and Ed look back at the 40th anniversary of The Blues Brothers, and how Dan Ackroyd and John Belushi kept the rights to the characters separate and apart from Saturday Night Live. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TVC 608.2: From April 2018: Judy Norton, the actress known around the world as Mary Ellen Walton on The Waltons, talks to Ed about Inclusion Criteria, a psychological thriller that Judy wrote, produced, and stars in that may make you think twice about calling the police in a crisis. Inclusion Criteria is available for streaming on demand. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TVC 608.3: Judy Norton (Mary Ellen Walton on The Waltons) talks to Ed about her offbeat web series Disorganized Zone; the decade she spent as a writer, director and performer in Canada; and working with Broadway star Tammy Grimes on The Tammy Grimes Show. Inclusion Criteria, a psychological thriller that Judy wrote, produced, and stars in, is available for streaming on demand. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TVC 608.4: A return appearance by Donelle Dadigan, founder and president of The Hollywood Museum, and the goddaughter of Jose Iturbi, the first classical artist to have a Gold Record, and a man who dedicated his life to making classical music accessible worldwide to as many people as possible. Donelle recently collaborated with Grammy Award winner Michael Feinstein on From Hollywood to the World: The Rediscovered Recordings of Pianist and Conductor Jose Iturbi, a brand new, fully illustrated coffee book that also includes the complete RCA Victor recordings of José Iturbi, all restored and remastered from the original lacquer discs and analogue tapes as part of a 16-CD collection. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TVC 608.5: Donelle Dadigan, founder and president of The Hollywood Museum, gives us a glimpse of who her godfather, classical pianist and conductor Jose Iturbi, was as a person, plus she mentions some of the new exhibits that are on tap this spring and summer at the Hollywood Museum. From Hollywood to the World: The Rediscovered Recordings of Pianist and Conductor Jose Iturbi is available now wherever books and music are sold. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TVC 608.6: Greg Ehrbar discusses the recent Kino Lorber DVD release of The Good Boss (2021), a satire of the corporate world, starring Javier Bardem, that is set in a Spanish workplace. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TVC 607.1: An encore presentation of our October 2015 conversation with Rita Lakin, the Edgar nominated screenwriter and television pioneer who not only created The Rookies, one of Aaron Spelling's first hit series on ABC, but was one of the very first female script writers and producers in network television, opening doors for women in television at a time when the industry was run almost entirely by men. Rita Lakin passed away Thursday, Mar. 23 at age ninety-three; her book The Only Woman in the Room: Episodes from My Life and Career as a Television Writer, a memoir of her twenty-five-years in network television, is essential reading. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices