Fascination Street

Raffaello Degruttola - Take a walk down Fascination Street with me as I get to know Raffaello Degruttola. Raffaello is a writer, director, actor living in London and making movies that are important to him. In this episode, we discuss what it was like to be directed by Hollywood legends Ron Howard in the film Rush, and Steven Spielberg in Saving Private Ryan. We also talk about some of Raff's prev...

Shelley Dennis - Take a walk with me down Fascination Street as I get to know Shelley Dennis. Shelley is an actress, producer, writer, and comedienne in Los Angeles who was kind enough to chat with me about where she grew up and what led her to the entertainment business; we have a lot of fun doing it! In this episode we also talk about her Native American heritage, working in the virtual reality...

Danny R. Smith - Take a walk with me as I get to know retired Los Angeles County Homicide Detective: Danny R. Smith. In this episode, we chat about why Danny decided to become a police officer in the first place, and what led him to the Homicide Division. We touch on some of his more memorable cases, including a tiny bit on the Phil Spector case, and the case of an "Evil Bitch" that haunts him sti...

Rich Banks - Take a walk with me down Fascination Street as I get to know Rich Banks. Rich is a voice over artist, and musician maybe best known for all of the funny parody songs that he has done for The Adam Carolla Show for the better part of 20 years. In this episode we chat about how he got started in music, and how he transitioned into voiceover and what inspired his foray into parody songs....

Alonzo Bodden - Take a walk with me as I get to know comedian Alonzo Bodden. You know Alonzo from (winning) Last Comic Standing, NPR's Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me, and his podcast; Who's Paying Attention. In this episode, we chat about his learning to work on airplanes in high school, him developing into a comedian and the comedy event that changed his life, and of course we talk about why he starte...

Adrian Picardi - Take a walk with me down Fascination Street as I get to know filmmaker Adrian Picardi. In this episode we chat about him going to film school, actually getting into the film industry after school, plus we talk about his tragic loss during his first big film project, and of course, we chat about some of his up coming projects! Follow Adrian on social media: Twit: @AdrianPicardi Ins...

Glenn Morshower Part 2 - Take a walk with me down Fascination Street as I continue to get to know actor and teacher Glenn Morshower. This is PART 2 of my interview with Glenn. If you haven't yet listened to part 1; go back and check it out first. In this episode, Glenn and I chat about why he loves teaching so much and what he gets out of it, plus he tells a very sweet story about Martin Sheen, an...

Glenn Morshower Part 1 - Take a walk with me down Fascination Street as I get to know veteran actor Glenn Morshower. You know Glenn from such films as: Tango & Cash, Most of The Transformers movies, Black Hawk Down, & Good Night and Good Luck. You also know Glenn from the popular television series: 24, Agents Of Shield, Supergirl, Preacher, and The Resident. In this episode we chat about w...

Aalics Bronson - Take a walk with me down Fascination Street as I get to know Aalics Bronson. Aalics is a bass player, tour manager, guitar & bass tech, and a really nice guy. I caught up with Aalics when he was in Dresden, Germany on tour with The Jean Marx Express. In this episode we chat about how Aalics got into music, some of the bands he has worked with including: Living Color, 24/7 Spyz...

Reyne "Mugzy" Brady - Take a walk with me down Fascination Street as I get to know Reyne "Mugzy" Brady. Reyne is an actor and hip hop artist in Sydney, Australia. In this episode we chat about growing up in Australia, getting into hip hop and rap, what he loves about the culture, and about some of his acting projects. Reyne is a pretty laid back and down to earth guy, and we had a nice and easy co...

Nicole Butler - Take a walk with me down Fascination Street as I get to know Nicole Butler. Nicole is an actress, model, adventure seeker / adrenaline junkie, and a speech pathologist. In this episode we talk about a special piece of land that has been in her family for over 100 years in Illinois, why she decided to be a speech pathologist, her experience living in New York City on 911, and some o...

Christie Bishop - Take a walk with me down Fascination Street as I get to know Christie Bishop. Fans of the Adam Carolla Show know Christie as Bald Bryan's wife; but in this episode we get to know more about HER. Christie has been in the advertising business for nearly 2 decades, and has worked on some pretty big campaigns; including a Super Bowl spot! In this episode, we talk about those things a...

Aaron Hagar Part 2 - ***THIS IS PART TWO! MAKE SURE YOU GO BACK FOR PART ONE!*** Take a walk with me down Fascination Street as I get to know Aaron Hagar. Aaron is the son of rock ICON Sammy Hagar; but that's not what makes this guy so damn cool. He is a genuine dude. Besides being an amazing multi-talented painter, sketch artist, mask maker, prosthetic tech, animatronic engineer, musician, hot ro...

Aaron Hagar Part 1 - ****** THIS IS PART ONE! COME BACK FOR PART TWO!!****** Take a walk with me down Fascination Street as I get to know Aaron Hagar. Aaron is the son of rock ICON Sammy Hagar; but that's not what makes this guy so damn cool. He is a genuine dude. Besides being an amazing multi-talented painter, sketch artist, mask maker, prosthetic tech, animatronic engineer, musician, hot rod wr...

Seth Harwood #2 - Take a walk with me down Fascination Street as I get to know author Seth Harwood SOME MORE! This is Seth's SECOND appearance on FSP. In this episode we get caught up since our last conversation. We also chat about his new book THE MALTESE JORDANS which is out now! This book sees a private detective of sorts stumble upon The Holy Grail of sneakers, a pair of shoes that NBA legend...

Kristine Raymond - Take a walk with me down Fascination Street as I get to know author Kristine Raymond. Kristine didn't realize she was a writer until late in life; and since then, she has churned out 16 books! In this episode we chat about how writing chose her, we get into her writing process and what is involved in character development. We also talk about her previous work, the book she is cu...

Cecilia Leal - Take a walk with me down Fascination Street as I get to know actress Cecilia Leal. Cecilia is originally from Miami, but after attending NYU's TISCH school of the arts, relocated to New Orleans, Louisiana to pursue her dream of acting. In this episode we talk about growing up in Miami, and what led her to become an actress. We also talk in depth about what she learned in the Experim...

Vincent From Gone Cold Podcast - Take a walk down Fascination Street with me as I get to know Vincent Strange. Vincent is the host of the super successful podcast: GONE COLD PODCAST - Texas True Crime. In this episode we chat about how Vincent got into podcasts and eventually into podcasting. We also talk about what drew him to the true crime genre, and why he chose to focus on unsolved cases in T...

Trina LaFargue - Take a walk with me down Fascination Street, as I get to know actress Trina LaFargue. Trina was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana, and can be seen currently in such projects as the TNT show CLAWS, the hit film FIVE FEET APART, and the upcoming Netflix movie THE PERFECT DATE. In this episode we chat about her growing up in NOLA, and what made her decide to become an actress...

Brad Osborne - Take a walk with me down Fascination Street as I get to know Brad Osborne. Brad is a: filmmaker, writer, director, producer, editor, and narrator. In this episode we chat about when he used to make the Subway commercials with Jared Fogle, and then get into talking about the THREE T.V. shows that he currently has on the air: Murder Made Me Famous, Scandal Made Me Famous, and The Pric...

Anna Jaller - Take a walk with me down Fascination Street as I get to know Anna Jaller. Anna is an actress that you may know from the Entourage movie, and the hit television show Speechless on ABC. In this episode we talk about her going to the same high school as Ed Norton, and growing up in the community that Ed's grandfather CREATED. We also talk about her time in New York and the reasons she m...

Jaiden Rivera - Take a walk with me down Fascination Street as I get to know Jaiden Rivera. In addition to owning his own business called Exotic Pools, in Austin, Tx; Jaiden has his own podcast called Talk Time Radio AND is the co-host of another podcast called Endless Ranters. In this episode we chat about both of those podcasts, and what made him decide to start them, as well as his pool company...

Paul Cappelli - Take a walk with me down Fascination Street as I get to know Paul Cappelli. Paul was for a time, an advertising executive in New York with a VERY big firm, back in the 80's before starting his own firm in the 90's. After a couple of decades of making a name for himself in that industry; Paul decided to move to Terlizzi, Italy and buy, and renovate an 11 room villa 7 miles from the...

Ryan Kelly - Take a walk with me down Fascination Street as I get to know (better) Ryan Kelly. Ryan is the owner and CEO of Pear Analytics and also my friend for the last ten or so years. Pear Analytics is a marketing and SEO company based in San Antonio, Tx. In this episode we get to hear Ryan's journey from living in the Boston area to the San Antonio area, and he takes us on a journey of his ca...

Evo Terra - Take a walk with me down Fascination Street as I get to know Evo Terra. Evo started podcasting in 2004! His first podcast was actually the 40th podcast listed on the Podcast Alley directory; essentially making Evo the 40th podcaster E-V-E-R! In this episode we talk about why Evo got into podcasting, why he started Podiobooks, a couple of the books he has written, as well as some of his...