Downtown: The Podcast

Peri Gilpin, Sonny Curtis. Actress Peri Gilpin returned to the show to talk about her role in the new web series, “Old Guy”. Songwriter and musician Sonny Curtis recalls his work with Buddy Holly, and writing classic songs like “Walk Right Back”, “I Fought The Law”, and the theme from “The Mary Tyler Moore Show”.  

Mike Farrell, Rena Owen.     Actor and activist Mike Farrell returned to talk about the state of our nation, Trump’s “malignant narcissism”, and the path forward. Also,  Rena Owen discussed her series “Siren”, and looked back at her work in the classic film, “Once Were Warriors”.  

Marshall Crenshaw & Joanne Freeman. Singer-songwriter Marshall Crenshaw discusses his career and the re-issue of his 1999 album, “Miracle Of Science”. Yale historian and author (“The Field Of Blood”) Dr. Joanne B. Freeman talks about the constitution, the upcoming election, and more.  

Elizabeth A. Davis & Mitchell  Nathanson. Actress Elizabeth Davis discusses her career, a new song she’s been working on, and her upcoming role in “1776”. Author Mitch Nathanson talks baseball and more and we discuss his wonderful new book, “Bouton - The Life Of A Baseball Original”

Josh Karp & Sass Jordan. A wide-ranging conversation with journalist and author Josh Karp, talking Bill Murray, the making of “Caligula”, Gilbert Gottfried, and more. Singer Sass Jordan talked with us about her career and terrific new album, “Rebel Moon Blues”.

William Sanderson & George Wallace. Actor William Sanderson discusses his career and his “retirement” from Facebook and we talk with comedy legend George Wallace.

Bruce Cockburn & Faruq Tauheed. Singer-songwriter Bruce Cockburn discusses his more than five decades in the music business and Faruq Tauheed talks about his new geneology series, "Roots Less Traveled", as well as his work on "Battlebots".                              

Greg Renoff & Marc Freeman. Music journalist Greg Renoff talks about his collaboration with legendary producer Ted Templeman on his new memoir and Marc Freeman discusses his new book, “Modern Family: The Untold Oral History Of One Of Television’s Groundbreaking Sitcoms”.        

Jeff Daniels & Richard Schiff. Jeff Daniels returned to the podcast to talk about his Monday night online performances to benefit the Purple Rose Theatre in Chelsea, Michigan. Actor Richard Schiff also is back to discuss his re-watch of The West Wing and to share some great memories of growing up as a fan of Yankees baseball.              

Andy Kim & David-Clayton Thomas. We welcome a couple of talented music makers, as we talk with singer-songwriters David Clayton-Thomas and Andy Kim.                              

Stephen Toboloswy,Jim Sturgess & Brooklynn Prince. We congratulate Stephen on being voted favorite guest of the year by our listeners and talk about the new season of “One Day At A Time” and then we discuss the new series, “Home Before Dark” with Jim Sturgess and Brooklynn Prince.                        

Alan Zweibel, Ingrid Newkirk. Comedy legend Alan Zweibel discusses his memoir, "Laugh Lines", looking back at his work writing for Gilda Radner, John Belushi, Garry Sanders, Billy Crystal, and more. PETA founder Ingrid Newkirk talks about her new book, "animalkind".                    

Peri Gilpin, Heather Cox Richardson. Peri Gilpin talks with us about her eleven seasons working on “Frasier” and Marc Freeman of The Hollywood Reporter joins our conversation to discuss the similarities between that show and “Modern Family” and Peri’s memorable guest appearance. Historian Heather Cox Richardson visited with us to discuss her new book, “How The South Won The Civil War.”            ...

Isabella Gomez, Elana Horwich. Isabella Gomez discusses her role as Elena on “One Day At A Time” airing Tuesday nights at 9:30 pm on Pop TV. Elana Horwich talks about her wonderful new book, “Meal & A Spiel - How To Be A Badass In The Kitchen.”                          

Julia Duffy, Billy Vera. Julia Duffy looks back at some favorite Newhart episodes and discusses her book, “Bad Auditions” and the multi-talented Billy Vera shares stories from his more than fifty-year career in entertainment.                                       

Amy Bass, Steve Burns. Author and college professor Amy Bass tells us what life has been like in New Rochelle,NY, as they deal with Covid-19. Executive Producer Steve Burns fills us in on the new documentary, “Pompeii: Disaster Street”, now airing on Curiosity Stream.                                    

Stephen Tobolowsky, Melissa L Williams. Stephen Tobolowsky talks with us about the new season of One Day At A Time and shares his thoughts on dealing with Coronavirus restrictions. Melissa L. Williams tells us about her new series, Tyler Perry’s Ruthless.                                           

John Barbour, Gordon Lightfoot. Host and creator of “Real People”, John Barbour, talks about his memoir, “Your Mother’s Not A Virgin.” Singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot discusses his career and new album, “Solo.”                                          

Kim Novak, Gene Cornish. Kim Novak discusses her work with Alfred Hitchcok & Jimmy Stewart, and her decision to walk away from Hollywood. Gene Cornish looks back at a life in music, chronicled in his memoir, "Good Lovin' - My Life As A Rascal."                                     

Dave Foley, Billy Vera. Dave Foley discusses his work with The Kids In Hall, News Radio, and more. Billy Vera talks about his music career, acting, his memoir, “Harlem To Hollywood”, and his book on the history of Specialty Records, “Rip It Up”.                                                      

Jimmy Palmiotti, Dr. Neal Barnard. Jimmy Palmiotti discusses his work on classic comics characters like Harley Quinn and Jonah Hex. Dr. Barnard talks about his new book, “Your Body In Balance”. .                                                       

Johnathon Schaech, Lynne Stewart. Actor and writer Johnathon Schaech looks back at his work on That Thing You Do, discusses his writing collaborations with Richard Chizmar, and more, and Lynne Stewart talks about playing Miss Yvonne on Pee-Wee’s Playhouse, as well his her roles on M*A*S*H and It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia.          

Annette O'Toole, Dave Clark. Annette O’ Toole discusses her work on “Virgin River” and Showtime’s “Kidding”,  and her Oscar-nominated songwriting experience with husband Michael McKean. Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Dave Clark looks back on the Dave Clark 5’s rise to prominence in the 60s and talks about the new, remastered collection of their biggest hits.        

Marion Ross & Joyce Bulifant join us to discuss their careers in television and film. Marion is best known for her iconic role as Mrs. C in “Happy Days” and Joyce Bulifant portrayed Murray Slaughter’s wife, Marie, on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show”.        

Alison Arngrim, Jeff Maxwell. Alison Arngrim talks about her role as Nellie Oleson On Little House On The Prairie and how that impacted her life and Jeff Maxwell looks back on his days as Private Igor on M*A*S*H and discusses the M*A*S*H Matters Podcast.