ON THE KNOWS with Randall Kenneth Jones

For this year's THANKSGIVING episode, I'm keeping it simple. Yes, I am THANKFUL for this podcast. And I am THANKFUL I get to talk to all these amazing people. I love the laughs, the tears, the insights, and the truly life-changing advice—not just for me, but for you. Is there anything as great as celebrating the BEST in another human being and sharing it on a podcast for the benefit of others? Why...

Sonia Montejano, best known as "Officer Montejano," serves as the Bailiff on CBS Television Distribution's Emmy-nominated syndicated court show HOT BENCH, created by Judge Judy Sheindlin. Montejano is a native of Mexico and grew up in Los Angeles. She attended California State University Los Angeles and then moved into a career in law enforcement. It was Montejano's desire to have a positive effec...

Petri Hawkins Byrd is the Bailiff on "Judge Judy" which has been the #1 show in first-run syndication for 11 consecutive seasons. The Emmy Award-winning program returned for its 25th season on September 14, 2020. A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., Hawkins Byrd ("Byrd") received his Bachelor of Science degree in criminal justice from John Jay College of Criminal Justice in 1989. During this time, Byrd wor...

Rachel Roberts, 13, hails from Potomac, Maryland, and is an 8th grader at Eastern Middle School's Humanities and Communications Magnet Program. She has loving parents, Steve and Tammy, and a puppy named Scooby Doo! A competitive dancer at District Dance Company (DDC), Rachel is an elite team member. She is a DDC Leading Lady, serving as an assistant teacher and role model for younger students whil...

In "Falsettos," Michael Rupert created the central role of Marvin, a stressed-out husband who realizes that he's gay and leaves his wife and son for a man while struggling to act responsibly toward his family. Singer, actor, director, and composer Rupert has often appeared on Broadway in musical theater and is also known for his musical scores. Born in Denver, Colorado, in 1951, Rupert appeared in...

Amilya Antonetti is one of the most sought after Entrepreneurs and Human Behavior experts. Amilya's dedication to helping people & companies is her passion. Her national popularity began in the early 1990's after discovering the life-threatening effects cleaning products had on her infant son. She successfully founded Soapworks which quickly became one of the fastest growing, privately owned house...

Phil Beuth spent his entire broadcasting career with one company. As the first employee of a fledgling media startup in 1955, Phil worked his way up over 40 years, as Capital Cities grew to become one of America's most influential and successful media companies—and ultimately, the owner of ABC. Born into a blue-collar neighborhood of Staten Island in 1932 to working-class parents, Phil had a mild...

Tanya Acker serves as one of three judges on CBS Television Distribution's syndicated court hit HOT BENCH, created by Judge Judy Sheindlin. The program is now in it's 7th season. Tanya is also host of "The Tanya Acker Show" podcast and the author of the recently released book, "Make Your Case: Finding Your Win in Civil Court." She received her B.A. at Howard University and graduated from Yale Law...

Taylor Mali, a TED "Best of the Web" speaker, has done little more than write & perform poetry—and teach others to do the same—since 2000. His poems "are clear. They are almost always hysterically funny, often sentimental, appealing, accessible. And smart" (Bob Holman). He is a vocal advocate of teachers and the nobility of teaching, having taught in one capacity or another since 1990. He spent ni...

Pat Benatar has always been a rule-breaker and a trailblazer. She remains a bold and distinctive artist both on stage and on record, and now, after more than three decades in rock 'n' roll, she's a bonafide living legend. A four-time Grammy winner, Benatar is a classically trained mezzo-soprano. During the 1980s, Benatar had two RIAA-certified Multi-Platinum albums, five RIAA-certified Platinum al...

Joanne LaMarca Mathisen is the Executive Producer of "TODAY with Hoda and Jenna." She is also the co-host of Sirius XM's "Happy Hour" on Today Show Radio and an enthusiastic lifelong Cher fan. She first joined NBC in 1987 as part of the company's storied and highly competitive Page Program. She worked her way up to field producer covering, among many other assignments, more red carpet events (Osca...

Erin Brockovich is an environmental activist, consumer advocate, renowned crusader, and champion fighter whose courageous case against Pacific Gas and Electric was dramatized in an Oscar-winning film that earned Julia Roberts an Oscar in 2001. Julia's Brockovich may be frozen in time in the late 20th century, but Erin's Brockovich is fixated on the issues of today. She is older and wiser, yet wick...

In December 2018, manners and etiquette instructor, Laura Spell, took the reins of JONES.SHOW forcing regular host Randall Kenneth Jones to become the "guest." That episode, Looking Back and Forging Ahead, is currently the 4th most popular show in Jones. Show history. And it's poised to become #3 soon. So, the pair of BFFs decided to try it again! Laura Spell is a native of Jackson, Mississippi, a...

A house-filling favorite in Las Vegas since she opened as one of the hottest tickets in town in June 2000, Rudner is known for her epigrammatic one-liners. Over the course of a multi-year run she sold almost two million tickets and became the longest-running solo comedy show in the history of Las Vegas. She was named Las Vegas's Comedian Of The Year nine years in a row, received The Nevada Ballet'...

Jeremiah Pauley grew up in the blue-collar town of Massillon, Ohio. When he thinks back, he says he can still hear the United States National Anthem playing at local sporting events."I come from a very patriotic family," says Jeremiah. "I remember watching television during Operation Desert Storm and how I admired those men and women who served. I figured I owed it to them and the many that came b...

Lesley Lyons is a Certified Holistic Health Coach, an entrepreneur, and a professional singer. She maintained a lucrative cleaning business for 15 years while she traveled the country performing on stage as a backup singer. Lesley made several live television appearances and provided background vocals on several hit albums for country music artist, her sister, Sara Evans. Lesley is a graduate of T...

Thomas Youngblood is the guitarist, founding member and one of the main creative forces behind the progressive/symphonic power metal band KAMELOT, founded in 1994. Besides guitar, Thomas likes playing drums and sometimes composes on keyboards. He's also the founder and director of KAMELOT's own record label, Kamelot Media Group (KMG Recordings), launched on July 2010 with distribution through E1....

Norman Lear is a television and film writer/producer whose dynamic career in Hollywood has encompassed both the Golden Age and Streaming Era. At 97, Norman Lear has no plans to retire. His production banner, ACT III, has a first look deal with Sony Pictures Television. He serves as executive producer to the critically acclaimed reimagining of "One Day At A Time," recently resurrected for a fourth...

Erin Moriarty, a CBS News journalist for three decades, has been a correspondent on 48 HOURS since 1990. In addition to reporting for 48 HOURS, Moriarty's work is featured on all CBS News broadcasts and platforms, including CBS SUNDAY MORNING, CBS THIS MORNING and CBSN, CBS News' 24/7 digital streaming network. Moriarty is also the host of the true-crime podcast MY LIFE OF CRIME. At CBS News, Mori...

Not one to surrender to gloom and doom, Jones. Show podcast host Randall Kenneth Jones shares how isolation combined with a powerful list of influencers and a heightened sense of purpose has led to his ability to find happiness during challenging times. Jones shares his methods—available to all—for finding joy amidst chaos. He also faces the inherent anxiety in being this week's host and guest and...

Sue O'Halloran has appeared on such media programs as PBS and ABC News "Nightline" and has been interviewed by The New York Times, The Boston Globe and the Chicago Tribune. She has received the National Storytelling Network's Circle of Excellence and Leadership and Service awards and is a frequent featured teller at the National Storytelling Festival and the International Storytelling Center's "St...

Panache Desai is a bestselling author, thought leader, and business and life catalyst. His loving and compassionate presence, and unique power of insight have transformed countless individuals, organizations, and companies across the globe. Through his gift of energetic transformation, Panache empowers people break free from suffering and limitation, guiding them into greater states of connection,...

Despite being born with a disability in both arms (ectrodactyly) Ryan Niemiller, the self-proclaimed "Cripple Threat of Comedy" shares his views of the world from the perspective of the handicapped. He placed third on AMERICA'S GOT TALENT (AGT) in 2019. He also advanced to the semi-finals round on AGT CHAMPIONS in 2020. An Indiana native, Ryan began his comedy career in Los Angeles, California, an...

Though Randall Kenneth Jones would like to be known as a brilliant author, entertaining & informative motivational speaker, clever content creator, and communications expert, he seems to be identified mostly as the sidekick of a dog, Alexander the Airedale, as an Erin Brockovich enthusiast, and more than anything, as an adult man who is afraid of bunnies. This week the JONES.SHOW host tackles his...

Gary Rosen created Gary Rosen Communications (GRC) in 2000. Since that time, GRC has fostered excellent relationships with studios, celebrities, authors, musicians and corporations. GRC's clients include CBS Television Distribution's "Judge Judy," the #1 program in daytime television and the syndicated courtroom hit, "Hot Bench." Before entering the field of Public Relations, Rosen was a televisio...