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Nick Schager is the Entertainment Critic for the Daily Beast and a longtime regular on The CGP. This week Nick reviews Disclosure Day (theaters... would have done it last week but CG was out), Toy Story 5 (theaters) and House of the Dragon - Season 3 (HBO).  The Christopher Gabriel Program ----------------------------------------------------------- Please Like, Comment and Follow 'The Christo...

Penelope Jane Harriman is a rising young bluegrass artist with exceptional and abundant talent as a singer, a songwriter and a musician. In the first of three segments, Penelope talks about her passion for music, how she progressed from violin and piano to the mandolin (and what prompted her learning to play the mandolin) and perhaps most importantly the bond and love she has with, and for, her eq...

More with singer, songwriter, musician Penelope Jane. Penelope takes us into her world of bluegrass, jamgrass bands and the tip of the creative spear. Like the classic chicken or the egg debate, for someone like Penelope - which comes first, the lyrics or the melody/instrumentation. Also, what has a year at the elite Berklee College of Music done for her as an artist. How has being around so much...

A BONUS segment with talented singer, songwriter, musician Penelope Jane Harriman. The Berklee College of Music is an elite music school. Penelope Jane pulled the curtain a bit on the methodology they employ for students. Do they encourage self-driven, organically inspired growth or is it more restrictive following a particular model. And what a bar Penelope Jane has set for herself. One year of c...

Nick Schager is the Entertainment Critic for The Daily Beast and a regular contributor on The CGP. This week he joins the program for two segments. Here he reviews Masters of the Universe (theaters) and Cape Fear (Apple TV). The Christopher Gabriel Program ----------------------------------------------------------- Please Like, Comment and Follow 'The Christopher Gabriel Program' on all platforms:...

More with Nick Schager... Nick adds one final review with Michael Jackson: The Verdict (Netflix). He also gets into the debate over the new wave of young filmmakers who came from YouTube shooting unconventionally, using a very limited budget but returning massive profits. The Christopher Gabriel Program ----------------------------------------------------------- Please Like, Comment and Follow 'Th...

Cam Worrell was a safety for the Chicago Bears (he played in Super Bowl XLI) and briefly was on the Miami Dolphins. For many years he's been the sideline reporter for Fresno State Football. In the first of two segments, Cam breaks down Fernando Mendoza - he chose to pass on being at the NFL Draft opting to be with his family. This caused quite a bit of social media outrage and more than a few medi...

More with former Chicago Bears safety Cam Worrell. Cam takes a look at the Bears and Packers along with the rising number of international games. Are there too many or is that number going to increase with the ultimate result being an international franchise. The Christopher Gabriel Program ----------------------------------------------------------- Please Like, Comment and Follow 'The Christopher...

Nick Schager is the Entertainment Critic for the Daily Beast and a longtime CGP regular. This week he reviews The Mandalorian and Grogu (theaters), The Boroughs (Netflix) and Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed (Apple TV). The Christopher Gabriel Program ----------------------------------------------------------- Please Like, Comment and Follow 'The Christopher Gabriel Program' on all platforms:  The...

More with Nick Schager as he and CG delve into the many offerings from Star Wars. Movies, prequel trilogies, series and more, how has the franchise maintained... or, while still maintaining, has the overall quality of the stories slipped. The Christopher Gabriel Program ----------------------------------------------------------- Please Like, Comment and Follow 'The Christopher Gabriel Program' on...

Gordy Sheer won the first United States Olympic medal in luge with doubles partner Chris Thorpe (1998, Nagano). The longtime Director of Marketing and Sponsorships for USA Luge, Gordy returned to the program taking a look back at the recent Milan Cortina Games. How did the US do (better or worse than expected), were the Olympics as magnificent in person as they looked to Americans on television, d...

More with 1998 Olympic luge silver medalist Gordy Sheer. What's next for the US luge Olympians and hopefuls, how does USA Luge recruit future sliders and how hard is it to keep focus knowing the next Olympic games aren't for another four years. The Christopher Gabriel Program ----------------------------------------------------------- Please Like, Comment and Follow 'The Christopher Gabriel Progra...

Allen Sliwa is the host of Hoops Talk on YouTube and the co-host of Schaeffer & Sliwa on San Diego Sports 760. Allen is a longtime Lakers insider and he pulled the curtain back on what he believes LeBron will do about next year after he takes some time to meet with his family. Also discussion on whose team is it now - LeBron's or Luka's - and what do the Lakers need to add if they hope to make...

Nick Schager is the Entertainment Critic for the Daily Beast and a longtime CGP regular. This week he reviews Obsession (theaters), Dutton Ranch (Paramount+) and The Punisher: One Last Kill (Disney+). The Christopher Gabriel Program ----------------------------------------------------------- Please Like, Comment and Follow 'The Christopher Gabriel Program' on all platforms:  The Christopher G...

Emmi Almeida is one of the most decorated high school athletes in the Central Valley. A two-time state champion, multiple MVP awards, D2 player of the year... and that's just basketball. There's more when volleyball and softball enter the chat. Anna Almeida is the head coach for Caruthers girls basketball and Emmi's mom. CG has followed the journeys of Emmi, Anna and Caruthers for the past three y...

More with Emmi and Anna Almeida as we look back over the past three years and look ahead to the future for both of them. The Christopher Gabriel Program ----------------------------------------------------------- Please Like, Comment and Follow 'The Christopher Gabriel Program' on all platforms:  The Christopher Gabriel Program is available on the KMJNOW app, Apple Podcasts, Spotify , YouTube...

Kris Daniels. Joe Castelan. They are the talented, funny duo that lights up the daily Kiss Country Morning Show with Kris and Joe. They stopped by the CGP to talk, what else, a little country music including artists Ella Langley, Lainey Wilson. What's the ceiling for both of them. And - why don't more country artists make their way to Fresno and the Central Valley. This might be the most energized...

Nick Schager is the Entertainment Critic for the Daily Beast and a CGP regular. This week he reviews The Devil Wears Prada 2 (theaters), Hokum (theaters) and Widow's Bay (Apple TV). The Christopher Gabriel Program ----------------------------------------------------------- Please Like, Comment and Follow 'The Christopher Gabriel Program' on all platforms:  The Christopher Gabriel Program is a...

Blake Ellis is the Artistic Director of Fresno's Chanticleer Shakespeare Company, Fresno's only resident professional theatre. Directing the company's upcoming production of The Tempest, Blake stopped by for an extended conversation (two segments) on how he's staging this Shakespearean classic including a major twist in the story you don't often see, how iambic pentameter works and how he arrived...

Blake Ellis continued discussing Chanticleer Shakespeare Company's upcoming production of The Tempest. A big part of this staging will be original musical underscoring from members of the Fresno Philharmonic. This is built in to many of Shakespeare's shows but often overlooked by the producing company... not Chanticleer Shakes! Also, Blake gets into why audiences should never "fear" the language b...

Sean Highkin is a longtime NBA writer based in Portland. He is the founder of the Rose Garden Report (rosegardenreport.com) and a Blazers Insider on Rip City Radio 620. Sean returned to the program discussing the NBA's play-in (which began in 2020), how the Lakers are doing it without Doncic and Reaves, the Golden State "power era" coming to an end and how valuable home court in the playoffs is......

Nick Schager is the Entertainment Critic for the Daily Beast and a regular on The CGP. This week Nick reviews Michael (theaters), Half Man (HBO) and Apex (Netflix). The Christopher Gabriel Program ----------------------------------------------------------- Please Like, Comment and Follow 'The Christopher Gabriel Program' on all platforms:  The Christopher Gabriel Program is available on the K...

Caroline Vakil is a reporter at The Hill covering national and state politics, in particular focusing on campaign reporting. She joined Fresno's Morning News today to take a deeper look into the gubernatorial debate in San Francisco Wednesday evening.  The Christopher Gabriel Program ----------------------------------------------------------- Please Like, Comment and Follow 'The Christopher G...

Paul Loeffler is the longtime voice of Fresno State football, men's basketball and baseball. In the first of two segments, Paul details what he's seen in spring practice and how he believes the 2026 team may fair in the new Pac-12. He also gets into the tough season the Diamond Dogs have had. The Christopher Gabriel Program ----------------------------------------------------------- Please Like, C...

Paul Loeffler, besides being the voice of Fresno State Athletics, is the co-founder of Central Valley Honor Flight. Until you've been a part of an Honor Flight, it's hard to fully appreciate how a 3-day trip to Washington D.C. with 60-70 veterans can be life-changing. But... it is.  The Christopher Gabriel Program ----------------------------------------------------------- Please Like, Commen...