Inside Out with Paul Mecurio

Michael has been the Executive Producer of "Live" for more than 20 years. Michael holds the world record  the most morning talk show episodes produced by the same producer. He shares the secrets to it's long-term success and dominance in the morning talk show landscape. Hear how Michael navigated changing co-hosts over the years, why Kelly Ripa is the girl next door and she's not and much more. 

John gives us a very fun, cool and surprising behind the scenes look at The National Dog Show. Hear how judges make their decisions, all that goes on in breeding and showing a champion canine, what has surprised John over the years about the dog show and the world of dogs and much more.

If you've listened to radio, read a newspaper or watched TV, Lee Abrams has affected your life. He has been a pioneer in all areas of media, particularly radio. He co-founded XM Satellite radio, created the FM Rock radio listening format, advised Rolling Stone Magazine as well as major artists like Eric Clapton, Yes and Iron Maiden. Lee gives us an amazing look into how and why he and a small grou...

In discussing his new book about George Washington, Bret takes us through those tenuous and tumultuous days of the Constitutional Convention and the central role Washington played in the convention. This is an absolutely fascinating conversation with Bret because it and his book show a side of George Washington seldom discussed - namely how deft Washington was at being a political statesman after...

Aaron is very open and funny talking about his life, how he got started in music through family influences around the house, how he made it out of the projects in New Orleans to become one of the most acclaimed signers this country has generated. Hear the funny story of why as a kid he stole a car (and got arrested) and how that set him straight, what it was like working with the great Linda Ronst...

Jason is a great friend. Whenever I perform in the Detroit area I go on his show and it is some of the MOST fun I have ANYWHERE. Jason is very funny and we have a REALLY fun conversation we talk about everything from his early days as a reporter and the crazy news assignments he was given (you have to hear these), ground up beef bullion and why it's SO good, wandering around Macy's too look at bed...

Known as "The Internet's Favorite Dad" Brittlestar a.k.a. comedian Stewart Reynolds has become an on-line sensation. Every week, hundreds of thousands of people watch his videos on various social media channels. Brittlestar videos have been viewed more than a combined 600 million times. Brittlestar has funny stories revealing how he went viral, what the keys to making popular videos for the intern...

A fascinating conversation with Dr. Oakley about her incredibly unique Vet practice. Michele is very open and fun about the challenges of treating a wide variety of animals, the mistakes she's made in the wild (like the time she got chased up a tree by  Bison she was treating), and how having her kids in the wild with her is the ULTIMATE "Bring Your Child To Work Day" experience. Michele gets emot...

John is one of the preeminent comedy promoters in the country. He concentrates on the Boston market. This is an absolutely hilarious conversation about everything comedy. John has hilarious stories about working with some of the biggest comedians in the business (especially the great Boston headliners Don Gavin and Nick DiPaolo). We also talk classic sit-coms like "Mash," "The Dick Van Dyke Show,"...

Andrew is really fun and interesting as he talks about his new hit series, "Son of A Critch," his experience on the hit show "Schitt's Creek," how these shows were developed and what it's been like creating two hit comedy series that have taken the world by storm. How they develop story lines each week, why his shows are so quirky and yet relatable and much more. A very cool look into the world of...

Dante is a close friend, a great comic with an amazing back story. Hear his amazing, hilarious, and at times unbelievable stories of survival growing up in a very rough neighborhood in Brooklyn, his influential Dad who kept him on the straight and narrow, his journey from being on a fencing scholarship in college to becoming a stripper (for 11 years), then a pimp and finally a comic. You will not...

A really fun conversation with one of America's most accomplished chefs. We talk about what makes great barbecue, how the science of food plays a big part in making great food, how technique separates the good chefs from the great ones, how Michael got his start and what influence his Italian/Greek heritage has had on his choice of career and incredibly inventive, world famous cooking style.  

Harry is an award winning actor from film, TV and Broadway. We have alot of fun talking about the 10-year run of "The Blacklist," his incredibly interesting analogy on why his approach to acting is the same as the way old school NBA players approached their job. Hear why Harry chose acting over going into the priesthood, and why actors need to understand acting is a craft, not necessarily an art....

Chris is spell-binding as he discusses his latest doc series, "Prisoners of the Snow." The unbelievable story of Uruguayan Air Flight 571 carrying a rugby team that crashed in the Andes Mountains leaving only 16 out of 45 passengers to survive. Chris details the death-defying experience the players endured in a freezing wilderness, including eating the bodies of their dead friends. And describes s...

I love having Patricia on the show, she is a great guest and returns to the show in this revealing, funny and thoughtful conversation about her new movie, "Mending The Line," where she plays a VA doctor treating veterans with PTSD. Hear the funny story of how Patricia used a hyperbaric chamber to prepare her for the role, how fly fishing plays an integral part in the film and in helping heal those...

Netflix's "Chimp Empire" is an amazing documentary, and its director James Reed, who spent almost 2 years embedded with a chimp society in Uganda. James describes never-before-heard, first-hand stories about how this doc explores the fascinating world of the largest chimpanzee society ever discovered as they navigate complex social politics, family dynamics and dangerous territory disputes.

Great to have Henry back on the show in a fun conversation about this complex, quirky, funny character Gene Cousineau in HBO's "Barry." Henry as he explains why Gene is a messiah to Barry, how the self-centered nature of the character gets Gene in trouble, how Henry's acting training allows him to explore the darker, more interesting sides of a character and much more.

A wonderful conversation with John, a terrific dramatic and comedic actor as we explore he approaches playing complex characters like a Branch Davidian follower in "Waco: The Aftermath" or on "Dopesick." John talks about his experience as a debating champion and how that has helped him immensely as an actor, why playing a character from the "inside out" is important to him, all the fun he has had...

An engrossing, fun, wide-ranging conversation with Jeff about LeBron James, the subject of his latest biography, "LeBron." If you thought you knew and heard everything about LeBron James, you're wrong. You have to hear this interview. How does a poor kid from Akron with a single Mom who is dubbed a superstar phenom as a teenager navigate a complicated world to become one of the best basketball pla...

Great talk with the iconic lead vocalist of the ground-breaking band "The Go-Go's." Belinda gives us an insiders look at what it was like being the first all-female band who wrote their own songs and played their own instruments and the obstacles they faced. Hear why the punk scene in Los Angeles in the 70s was so freeing and fertile for up and coming musicians and how opening for The Police then...

A really fun, wide-ranging conversation with Katee about reprising her role as Bo-Katan Kryze in The Mandalorian and what she is bringing to the table. We have alot of laughs talking about everything from chickens to babies and why having pets ISN'T the same as raising kids. Katee is very open about the challenges starting out in the business, why she feels her life and acting experiences has posi...

William Shatner has gone from actor to being a cultural icon. He is ubiquitous in pop culture. He shares fascinating, funny, behind-the-scenes stories about getting his start in acting in Canada, what it was like working in the early days of LIVE television in New York in the 50s. Shatner talks about his relationship with Leonard Nimoy and how they first met, has great advice for young actors and...

Gina is very revealing and a lot of fun as she tells how she got her start in acting and the best advice she got as a young actress, and what it was like working with the great David Mamet on Broadway. We hear about her directorial debut and the challenges she faced directing her first film. Hear why Frank Sinatra was such a big inspiration to Gina. And Gina explains why she is concerned that we h...

Patricia and David talk about their new film, the off-beat comedy "Unexpected."  They share secrets in a very cool, funny look at how a film is adapted from a book, why initially the script based on the book wasn't working, how they worked on set together as collaborators AND husband and wife without killing each other. Patricia shares stories about working on 2 of the biggest sit-coms in TV histo...

A very revealing conversation with Mariel about her years as a child actor, the ground-breaking films she starred in, "Manhattan," "Star 80," "Lipstick," and what it was like working with giants in the industry like Woody Allen, Bob Fosse and John Candy. Mariel is candid about why one of her films probably couldn't be made today as she explains her concern with the "cancel culture" and how it can...