Classic Conversations: Pop culture Interviews with Jeff Dwoskin

Get a great behind-the-scenes look at the Conan O'Brien show with Brian Kiley. Brian caught the comedy bug early in life. Crossing paths early in his career with Barry Crimmins and Dennis Leary helped inspire Brian to a life full of comedy. Brian has performed comedy on the late-night shows over 20 times, won an Emmy, and had a reoccurring role on Jon Glaser's TV series Delocated and so much more!...

Summer Moore discusses capturing online dating during the pandemic perfectly in her web series 'Pandemic Pillow Talk'. Actress, writer, producer, and creator Summer Moore shares some fantastic insights and guidance for aspiring actors/actresses and creators. Summer shares some great stories from her experience in her career including stories about Catch Me If You Can, Fight Club, and working with...

How does one become one of the greatest character actors of all time? Jim Piddock shares his journey to success. Jim Piddock is an actor, writer, and producer. He made his theatrical debut in the U.S. in "The Boy's Own Story", a one-man show about a soccer goalkeeper, at the Julian Theatre in San Francisco. He appeared in his first movie in the top-grossing film of 1989, "Lethal Weapon 2", in whic...

Stu Shostak, TV historian, joins me to talk career and the new documentary by CJ Wallis, 'Stu's Show' which focuses on Stu's friendship with Lucille Ball, Stu's love of classic TV, and his struggles with the health care system when his girlfriend (future wife) Jeanine suffered a major health crisis. Stu and I chat a lot about his early work as a ticket distributor for popular TV shows, his becomin...

Welcome to "Classic Conversations"... Wait a minute... didn't the podcast used to be called "Live from Detroit: The Jeff Dwoskin show"? Yes, but now it's called "Classic Conversations." What's changed? Nothing except for the name and the intro, and the music. Everything else in the middle which is really the important stuff is still the same. Pop culture influencers, TV stars, film stars, comedian...

Need TV binge suggestions? You've come to the right place. We've got you covered. Crossing the Streams originated on this podcast in episodes 8 and 15. My idea was to record friends freely discussing TV shows (and movies) they binge on one of the many, many streaming services we all subscribe to. Jeff Dwoskin is joined by Howard Rosner, Ron Lippitt, Bob Philips, and Sal Demilio are your co-hosts a...

Mark Anthony Austin fulfilled a dream when he suited up as Boba Fett for Star Wars: Special Edition. Mark takes us through this amazing experience as well as shares some amazing behind-the-scenes stories of the making of Star Wars: Special Edition and his role in the movie as both a computer graphics artist and Boba Fett. Mark shares his journey from animator to pre-visualization expert. Mark has...

Need TV binge suggestions? You've come to the right place. We've got you covered. Crossing the Streams originated on this podcast in episodes 8 and 15. My idea was to record friends freely discussing TV shows (and movies) they binge on one of the many, many streaming services we all subscribe to. Jeff Dwoskin is joined by Howard Rosner, Ron Lippitt, Bob Philips, and Sal Demilio are your co-hosts a...

Actor Bernie Kopell joins me to discuss his amazing career. Bernie is immediately recognizable from his roles as Siegfried in Get Smart and Dr. Adam Bricker ("Doc") on The Love Boat . Bernie discusses his career which includes some great Mel Brooks stories, many stories from the set of The Love Boat, working with Dick Van Dyke, Don Adams and so much more! Our Guest, Bernie Kopell https://www.imdb....

Monica Piper shares the struggle of balancing being a single mom and writing for the #1 sitcom in America and how she took control of her career path so she could bring happiness into her life by balancing both! Monica shares so many amazing stories from her career including being a singing waitress at the Great American Food & Beverage Company, Starting her improv career in an improv troupe with...

Comedian Paul Mecurio joins me to discuss following his passion when he walked away from a Wall Street job to do comedy full time. Paul Mecurio Is an Emmy and Peabody Award winner for "The Daily Show w/Jon Stwart" (Emmy) and "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" (Peabody). We discuss Paul's one-man off-Broadway show, "Permission to Speak w/Paul Mercurio" and a lot of the amazingly hilarious confess...

Need TV binge suggestions? You've come to the right place. We've got you covered. Crossing the Streams originated on this podcast in episodes 8 and 15. My idea was to record friends freely discussing TV shows (and movies) they binge on one of the many, many streaming services we all subscribe to. Jeff Dwoskin is joined by Howard Rosner, Ron Lippitt, Bob Philips, and Sal Demilio are your co-hosts a...

Actor, personality, and all-around nerd, Wil Wheaton beams up to the show to discuss his new book, " Still Just a Geek: An Annotated Memoir. " During the interview, we cover a lot of Wil's amazing career. Wil shares stories from his time starring in Stand By Me, Star Trek: The Next Generation, and The Big Bang Theory . We also discuss The Wil Wheaton Project, The Ready Room, The Family Guy TNG reu...

Author Roy Schwartz joins me today to discuss his book, " Is Superman Circumcised?" ' Comic book geeks and nerds rejoice and prepare yourself as we dive deep into the underlying themes of Superman's mythology. " Is Superman Circumcised?" ' is the complete Jewish history of the World's Greatest Hero. In1938 Superman was created by two Jewish teens, Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, both immigrants from...

Comedian Judy Tenuta stops by to discuss how she is kicking cancer's ass. Judy shares her journey from diagnosis to treatment, and now celebrating partial remission. Judy's video 'Kicking Cancer's Ass' on Youtube celebrates her fighting spirit. Judy Tenuta has been making us laugh for decades. The self-described "Love Goddess" and "Aphrodite Of The Accordion" has made hundreds of guest and co-host...

Actor Spencer Garrett joins me to discuss his current project Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty on HBO to discuss taking on the role of the legendary sportscaster, Chick Hearn. Spencer has 100s of acting credits to his name and we dive into a few roles during our discussion. Spencer and I chat about his time on Star Trek: The Next Generation as Simon Tarses in the fan-favorite episode,...

Actor, singer, and director, Don Most, Ralph Malph, from Happy Days, joins me to talk about the journey from rocking his Bar Mitzvah crooning Al Jolson's Rock-A-Bye Your Baby to showing he's got it as one of the stars of the biggest TV shows of all time, Happy Days . Don shares a ton of great stories from his years on Happy Days including the audition process, Fonzie jumping the shark, Fonzimania,...

Need TV binge suggestions? You've come to the right place. We've got you covered. Crossing the Streams originated on this podcast in episodes 8 and 15. My idea was to record friends freely discussing TV shows (and movies) they binge on one of the many, many streaming services we all subscribe to. Jeff Dwoskin, Howard Rosner, Ron Lippitt, Bob Philips, and Sal Demilio are your co-hosts and we're joi...

Marion Ross was born to act. We all know her as Mrs. C, her dreams began at an early age and her determination to become the actress we all know and love will inspire you! We discuss the role everyone told her not to take which led to a connection and audition that changed her life forever. The audition was for the role of Marion Cunningham on what was to become a failed pilot for Happy Days. But...

Need TV binge suggestions? You've come to the right place. We've got you covered. CELEBRITY EDITION OF CROSSING THE STREAMS with Mr. Star Wars himself, Dan Zehr. Dan Zehr is an educator, Star Wars expert, podcaster, writer, entrepreneur, and host of Coffee With Kenobi. He also writes for StarWars.com and IGN. In this bonus episode we discuss a few great Star Wars binge suggestions: Mandalorian (Se...

Mort Crim was Will Ferrell's inspiration for Anchorman's Ron Burgundy. Mort Crim was the co-anchor in Detroit at WDIV for 19 years. Mort discusses his search for the truth as a journalist and his new book: Anchored: A Journalist's Search for Truth . Mort and I explore his journey that began at a young age as a preacher/evangelist, his mentor Paul Harvey, working in radio, witnesses the first manne...

Need TV binge suggestions? You've come to the right place. We've got you covered. Crossing the Streams originated on this podcast in episodes 8 and 15. My idea was to record friends freely discussing TV shows (and movies) they binge on one of the many, many streaming services we all subscribe to. Jeff Dwoskin, Howard Rosner, Ron Lippitt, Bob Philips, and Sal Demilio are your co-hosts and we're joi...

Anson Williams ("Potsie" from Happy Days ) joins me to share how an unlikely mentor shaped his life and Anson also shares some amazing stories from the set of Happy Days . Heard of the Heimlich maneuver? It's likely it's something you're aware of because of Anson. Anson's 'uncle' Dr. Heimlich was the inventor of the maneuver and Anson helped give it national attention. Anson also shares how he alm...

Need TV binge suggestions? You've come to the right place. We've got you covered. Crossing the Streams originated on this podcast in episodes 8 and 15. My idea was to record friends freely discussing TV shows (and movies) they binge on one of the many, many streaming services we all subscribe to. Jeff Dwoskin, Howard Rosner, Ron Lippitt, Bob Philips, and Sal Demilio are your co-hosts and we're joi...

Ricarlo Flanagan was not only an amazing comedian, rapper, and actor, he was an amazing human being. Everyone that knew Ricarlo loved him. He will always remain one of the most naturally funny people I've ever had the pleasure to know and perform with. Ricarlo was a staple in the Michigan comedy scene before making his way to LA. The interview I share was our reunion conversation after not literal...