Pete McMurray Show

Peter Alexander is NBC News Chief White House Correspondent and Weekend TODAY Co-Anchor joined us to talk: -Trump / Putin Alaska summit "The biggest real sticking point right now is appears to be on this issue of security guarantees ... Russia is basically insisting that they need to be apart of those assurances"   -It does NOT look like they headed towards a peace deal in Ukraine  -What did Putin...

Show Open 08.23.25  📚 Pete visits his son at college... and loves it so much (shocker) 🚀 Elon Musk hits pause on launching a third political party 🐶💊 Weight loss drugs for your PET... because your pooch is chunky too   To subscribe to The Pete McMurray Show Podcast just click here   

Dreama Denver is woman who spent her life with everyone’s favorite castaway. She’s the widow of Bob Denver - who played Gilligan and the author of the new book - Island to Icon: The Many Lives of Bob Denver.  Dreama Denver talks: -Gilligan's iconic Red shirt, blue pants, white hat -Gilligan's Island only ran from 1964-1967 - they did 33 episodes a season back in the day -Bob went to the CBS bosses...

Amy Morin is a licensed psychotherapist and best-selling author of “ 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don’t Do.”    -She helps people build mental strength the same way … you’d train your body at the gym! Amy joined us to talk -Kids pressure and anxiety going back to school -How do parents hide stress from their kids -How can adults deal with the anxiety in their life "Acknowledge it, this is what...

Sticker shock at the grocery store is all too common nowadays More and more grocery shoppers are experiencing sticker shock every single trip to the store. -The price of food, especially meat, fruit and vegetables has been going up. “For the last six to 12 months, the rate of inflation has fallen significantly, but that doesn’t mean that prices are declining. They’re just not going up as much,” Mi...

🎬 Spencer Garrett: HBO’s “Winning Time” star AND gatekeeper of the legendary Character Actor Dinners 🍷🍽️ This yearPete finally made the cut 🍝 “You’re invited… YOU’RE INVITED!” 📩🍸 Spencer joined us to talk -Music and his love for Springsteen -The Character Actor Dinners - Spencer to Pete “You’re invited… YOU’RE INVITED!” -Working with the talent on HBO's "Winning Time" To subscribe to The Pete...

Crazy Rich Asians star Henry Golding is back with a new film called Daniela Forever Henry Golding joined us to talk: -Is the dude on drugs -How did 'Crazy Rich Asians' change his life -Is talking to Matthew McConaughey like being in a lucid dream "He has his method, and his method is sort of being in character on set. And our two characters were pretty frosty to each other" -Hugh Grant comes off l...

Do you skip lunch? More than half of Americans skip lunch in order to work more, according to new research.  55% of us don’t eat lunch on busy days to be more productive. Some people also admitted to completely forgetting to eat lunch two days out of the work week What???   To subscribe to The Pete McMurray Show Podcast just click here   

📰 Bret Baier from Fox News Channel joined us to talk Alaska Summit and more: -Putin calling a Summit with President Trump "The reason the summit happened is because Putin is probably feeling a lot of pinch economically, and the tariffs for example on India for buying Russian oil.  That directly affects Russia's ability to make money" -Why aren't we seeing Ukraine at the summit -Why did Kim Jong U...

Show Open 08.16.25 ❌ Don’t be a “Miller” at Costco… unless you enjoy getting tackled over free cheese cubes 💿 Who still has record albums? People allergic to Spotify 🎸 Eddie Van Halen’s signed guitar is up for auction To subscribe to The Pete McMurray Show Podcast just click here   

Born to Run was released in 1975  50 years later we're still playing it and talking about it. There's a new book is entitled “Tonight in Jungleland: The making of Born to Run" Author Peter Ames Carlin joined us  to talk: -Would a 9 minute song like Jungleland make it today  -How his OCD and perfectionism almost drove him crazy making B2R -It took between 12 - 18 hours to nail down Clarence's Jungl...

For Pete's Sake 08.16.25 - Three of the Most Important Stories of the Week 📚 Britney’s ex is writing a tell all but it might just be 300 pages of I need money 💇‍♂️ John Cena has new lettuce and isn't afraid to share 🔧 Gen Z is using Hinge to find a Mr Fix It because love fades but at least she never had to assemble anything To subscribe to The Pete McMurray Show Podcast just click here&nbs...

💪 Kevin Sorbo         Hercules: “When the show was at its peak in season 3, we were the most watched show in the world. When I’d go in the gym to workout, the guys would walk by (and look at me & say) ‘I can lift more than that!’” 😂🏋️‍♂️📺 His film ‘What If’ is re-releasing in theaters. Kevin Sorbo joined us to talk: -How Dean Cain forgot to call Pete -Living and filming in New Zealand  -John Ra...

Lou Diamond Phillips plays a murderer in his new film "Et Tu"  Lou joined us to talk: -Playing the bad guy in his new film "he's the bad guy, kinda like Jack Nicholson was the bad guy in The Shining...he's got some issues" -"It's a horror film, a thriller, and also a black comedy....a lot of people have said it's like The Shining meets Birdman" -They filmed this movie in 15 days! -He performed "Th...

For Pete's Sake 08.09.25 - 3 of the Most Important Stories of the Week! 🧔‍♂️The average guy hasn’t changed his hairstyle in 10+ years ✂️  🥎 Softball-sized spiders 🕷️ are about to crawl out of the ground 😱  🧳 People who travel more tend to be happier 😎 Coincidence? Maybe. But we're packing a bag just in case ✈️   To subscribe to The Pete McMurray Show Podcast just click here   

Billy Joel’s longtime creative director, Steve Cohen, served as executive producer of the HBO documentary Billy Joel: And So It Goes "As Billy says in the doc 'the most authentic thing he did in his life was screw up.'  But, it's all about the recovery" Steve talked -Sean Hayes & Tom Hanks also produced the doc -The early years with a love triangle and suicide attempts  -His first impression of Bi...

😴🧼⏰ The Bedtime Olympics: Are You a Gold Medal Sleeper or Still Washing Your Face? What time do you usually hit the pillow? How long is your nightly wind-down? And how long does it actually take you to fall asleep? If your bedtime routine is longer than your workout, we need to talk. Take a listen and compare To subscribe to The Pete McMurray Show Podcast just click here   

Are YOU doing the latest social media health trends? 💪🥴 "100 Kettlebell Swings a Day" or… Fibermaxxing 💩🥦 Because nothing builds character like swinging a cannonball or counting your fiber like it's a second job ⏰ Here's the latest online trends, folks. Good luck! To subscribe to The Pete McMurray Show Podcast just click here   

Show Open 08.09.25  🍻 Lisa was on a two-week bar crawl bender 🎸 Is Pete too old for Lolla or just too sore 🇬🇧 Brits say 20 sexual partners is “a touch much” but who’s counting To subscribe to The Pete McMurray Show Podcast just click here   

Wildlife biologist FORREST GALANTE, was featured in SHARK WEEK specials ALIEN SHARKS: DEATH DOWN UNDER and FLORIDA’S DEATH BEACH joined us to talk sharks! He’s wrestled crocs, dodged hippos, and now he’s telling us why sharks aren’t the ones you should be afraid of… unless you're in Florida. How he almost died one year What's the one thing people get wrong about sharks ...and so much more ...    T...

Taron Egerton won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Elton John in the movie Rocketman He joined us alongside Director Nick Rowland  The film is called “She Rides Shotgun”   🎬 Director Nick Rowland on working with Taron Egerton (who won a Golden Globe for playing Elton John) 👉 “He kept telling me not to bring the Golden Globe to set… it’s quite intimidating. I’m like, ‘Pl...

The wild era of Phish, Widespread Panic, Blue Traveler - and so many more  The bands that built an entire culture of music, a community, and endless live shows. Mike Ayers, author of Sharing in the Groove : The Untold Story of the '90s Jam Band Explosion and the Scene That Followed. 🎸✨ -Blues Traveler and Popper's harmonica -The community feeling of these jam bands and how the communities starte...

We’re burning tons of calories but still getting fatter 🤔 Why? If you’re eating processed junk like Pete crushing his Lunchables 🧀🥓 your body’s like “Thanks, I’ll save this as fat.” 🫣🍔 This global study found Americans burn more calories every single day than people living traditional lifestyles in developing countries. Yet we’re much fatter - why Pprocessed foods, not lack of exercise, is dr...

From Dirt Harry, to every which way but loose to Unforgiven, Clint Eastwood has played some of the most memorable characters in movie history. Shawn Levy is the author of Clint , the first major biography of Clint Eastwood in over twenty years... -Clint Eastwood is 95 and still working -The HUGE movies he's directed -Actors loved working with him because he would only shoot 1 or 2 takes "People wo...

Show Open 07.26.25  🧹❄️ Clean your AC coils or it’s like wrapping your unit in a cardigan 😂 🎟️🍺💸 Concert tix + 2 beers + parking = bankruptcy 🐶❤️ Would you date the human version of your dog? To subscribe to The Pete McMurray Show Podcast just click here