Late Night Playset

Tonight in the Playset... RIP Ozzy. RIP Late Show. J and Brandon's new podcast... Then joins SoCal Porsche legend, engine builder, recent-widower Marco Gerace from TLG AUTO. How's the 996 cup car? What's happening with TLG?? Where are Aimee's clothes??? Mazda factory driver (and former LNP intern) Joey “The Stiglette” Andrew’s has had quite an interesting season, including a roll-over at Road Atla...

Phil Morris, Derek Lane Powell and new @sheffield_allsport_watches LIVE tonight @ 5P on @latenightplayset 🎙️❤️✨From Seinfeld and respecting the crest to automotive journalism, top gear production and the super-secret pilot we shot over the weekend. Plus: “What’s in the box?” New studio tour & perhaps a Playset pop-in? With @babesinclassics @mc3films & @digital.zero LIVE in studio ✨Questi...

Tonight: YouTube sensation and one of the nicest guys in the world, Justin Scarred from Randomland drops by for his first visit to Late Night Playset. How do you build a successful YouTube channel? How do you make going to Disneyland everyday your job? How does a group of strangers become life-long friends over a long weekend? We’ll also be reminiscing about our legendary Goonies 40th weekend with...

Last month Paul Kramer was our final guest in the old Late Night Playset. We chatted about the USA & Germany roadtrips we were about to take and he dropped a major bomb about his health. TONIGHT, We’ll hear about the roadtrips, what happened with Paul’s bone scan, and what comes next? LA Porsche legemd Chuck Miller was one of our first guests. Unfortunately Chuck passed away between parts 1 &a...

J is back from Astoria, Oregon and the cross-country roadtrip which didn’t go at all as planned. Why Astoria Oregon? Happy 40th birthday to The GOONIES! Joining us live via satellite in Canada is Brandon Mindel to help recall all the festivities, serendipities, celebrities, star-cars & full-on 1980’s nerd era we partook in last weekend. From staying in the Short Circuit house to breaking out o...

TONIGHT:The rally king, co-host of Full Throttle Talk and shepherd of AutoKennel, PAUL KRAMER is in the Late Night Playset..We’ll be talking about all of the above, plus J’s next roadtrip with Yellowcar and the Mini Cooper S.We’ll also be talking to J’s best friend and support system from back east, Steve Straley. Steve will be taking the road trip as well, driving his new Mini. Plus: @babesinclas...

It’s another Luftgekuhlt week here in Los Angeles. Talking cars, the Air/Water show & 000 magazine with Sarah Lassek. Movie car builder Sean Bishop is here after 11 days at the hospital saying goodbye to a friend, an experience he shared with J.J and Sarah also have being recently widowed in common, so the overall theme will be cars & overcoming loss. Plus, @babesinclassics & @mc3films...

J met Katie Daryl on a shoot with the Back to the Future Time Machine for her show “Deadline!” They hit it off. Katie’s husband and Nicole were both so cool they all became friends. Over the years they’d find things to work on together and even traveled to Hawaii together. It’s been a long time since J & Katie have seen one another. Thanks for being here for their reunion. Plus updates and Pro...

Tonight: You may know him as Porsche enthusiast @rollingcoffeebean or you may know him as comedian/actor Byron Bowers with a badass special on Hulu (Highly Recommend) but we know him simply as our funny friend who makes the best jokes at the worst times and we’re delighted he’s back. Byron was one of J & Nicole’s first guests back in 2018. He was also present for Nicole’s final week. This will...

LNP is back. Tonight, J talks about the recently vandalized Newcomb’s Ranch and how the ACH community was there to step in and help clean up. What’s next for NR & GVBC? J takes your questions. Assistant Director of the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department, and friend to The Ryan’s, MIKE LEUM is here to tell us all what it’s like r3ponding to calls on Angeles Crest Highway, and all over the world....

TONIGHT: Going LIVE @ 5P with @the_derek_whitacre • Derek is a professional TV/Film composer, he was one of our first guests, he owns this “stupid car” & he won @radwoodofficial with his McLaren Mustang • It’s been quite a while so there’s a lot to catch up on • PLUS: GVBC is back, the long-lost episode & @babesinclassics is in-studio along with anything you want to talk about: Join us LIV...

TONIGHT: Going LIVE @ 5P for a big one with @jonnylieberman (and his son Richard) • It’s been quite a while so there’s a lot to catch up on • GVBC is back… and the people rejoiced • Plus: A Speedy Sponsor, @weirdoughs.pizza delivery and @mc3films is in-studio along with @babesinclassics • It's a party in Studio 11... as well as anything you want to talk about: Join us LIVE @ 5P on YouTube &amp...

Tonight: The bearded lad dressed in plaid, Magnus Walker drops by to catch up on the past year. So much has happened, so much is different. What have we missed? Will GVBC happen this week? How’s producer Arielle? Plus: an alumni from Wilton High School TV Production department Corey Sabia is in studio to see how we do things. Life coming full-circle. Along with anything you want to discuss, join u...

Tonight: J still has a beard. We discuss GVBC (ANForest is still closed… will it be open Friday?). We try to recap the big USA Grand Tour 2, but get derailed in Shamrock TX. And we introduce our new producer while discussing future show changes. This is where you come in. PLUS: Anything YOU want to talk about. Did someone say pretzels? Is it inappropriate to ask a woman her weight? What if it's a...

Tonight: Actor Phil Morris (Seinfeld, Fire Country) is here to share his perspective on LA's horrific wildfires, the aftermath & current energetic temperature of Los Angeles. What are your thoughts? Feelings? Have a story to share? Countless friends have lost everything… how are you holding up? Let us know in the comments below, This episode also corrects misconceptions about GVBC, discusses n...

Back in 2018, when the David Letterman set arrived, our little podcast took a pivot. The new show would have to be different but we didn’t know how yet. To mark the occasion, we did a “limbo show.” Tonight, J is back on the air with no net for another one. Where has he been? How was the USA road trip? When is the memorial for Nicole? What comes next? How can you help? Thank you for watching and sp...

September 5, 2024 - LNP News Alert **** (17:00 hours) For the very first time, an "unairable" episode is released from the vault. Thanks to the willing and completely un-coerced consent of THE Derek Whitacre... Life with the Ryans #50 sees the light of day. Recorded on April 26, 2018 this episode should be a case study on human psychology. Derek is a friend and was one of our first guest...

It’s been a month since Nicole passed away (or as we say… “transitioned to permanent assignment.” I’m not ready but I know you have questions and I want to answer them. Join me for a raw family chat about what happens when a loved one goes away. I love you babe... always and forever. Nicole Chabot Ryan 1979-2024 #liveatfive #seeyathere 🎙❤️💐 How can you support J during this time? - Nicole's G...

Thursday November 30, 2023 - Guest: Reggie Watts REGGIE WATTS is back and there's a lot to catch up on. So, why do we spend so much time ranking Superhero movies and identifying what's wrong with the Marvel Universe. HEAVY Porsche and Electric car talk as well as details on his new book GREAT FALLS, Montana. Will it spawn a TV series? Stay tuned! PLUS: Happy Thanksgiving, Jay Leno comes to...

Tuesday, November 14, 2023 - Guest: Magnus Walker #TONIGHT @magnuswalker on @latenightplayset 🇬🇧❤️⚡️ Major announcements, @rennsportreunion, @f1 in @f1lasvegas, #OPP, and Angeles Crest Highway is back open to Newcomb's Ranch #thankyou @caltransdistrict7 🙏❤️🌲 Plus: Coming to terms and tears with New Life of Old Nicole. Thank you for being with us 🎙❤️✨ #seeyathere #liveatfive #latenightplays...

Tuesday, November 7, 2023 - Topic: Travel, RIP, Napoleon and more… The Ryan’s are back from their court date in Lake Tahoe. Things only get more interesting as this story develops... Then a heartfelt farewell to Matthew Perry RIP, and the team reviews Napoleon Dynamite on 2nd chance theater with misunderstanding based on misunderstanding, mounted on more misunderstanding. Plus: Checking in with Ni...

Thursday, November 2, 2023 - Topic:Cars and Comedy The Ryan’s are back from the big Tahoe ticket fight and looking to move onto more positive things… First. returning to talk about their new Cars & Coffee this Sunday 11/5, Sasha @socalcars and Steve @getbtw are here to warm us all up. Then, we’ve been wanting to have this comedian on the show since she performed with Adam Ferrara @ the Marconi...

Thursday October 26, 2023 - Topic: Off to Tahoe… The gang is all here, sans  @MagnusWalkerUrbanOutlaw  who’s back on 11/9. Meanwhile… remember that ticket The Ryan’s received on their big USA Grand Tour? Tonight we’re revisiting this story as the court date is next week in Lake Tahoe. Spoiler alert, no show next Tuesday. Also on Second Chance Theater, we discuss the Farrely brothers 1998 ridiculou...

Thursday October 19, 2023 - Topic: Everything changes… From the historic Warner/Columbia Ranch in Burbank, CA to legendary Studio 6A at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York City… everything changes. Especially lately. Tonight, the gang is discussing some of the big changes having transpired during 2023’s Hollywood strikes. Some very good, some positively heartbreaking… (lots of photo and video). Thank...

Tuesday October 16, 2023 - Updates and Recaps The Ryan’s were up at Newcombe Ranch today. They have a pretty big update to share regarding Angeles Crest Highway all the SoCal’ers will want to hear, Then, how was the Galpin Car Show? Was it as “mega” as promised? You have no idea idea… PLUS: 2nd Chance Theater: The Birdcage, J goes on a rant about algorithms, and we bid a tearful goodbye to a frien...