Phil and Ted's Sexy Boomer Show

Phil and Ted welcome radio and audio producer extraordinaire and colleague, Bill Kates, for fun radio stories, ranging from Howard Stern to The Firesign Theatre and more.

Phil and Ted continue their free-ranging conversation, this time about artificial intelligence, Apple's Vision Pro, and UFOs including little-known history about Utah's infamous "Skinwalker Ranch." What could possibly go wrong?

Phil Proctor and Ted Bonnitt talk amongst themselves today. After three years of co-hosting the Sexy Boomer Show, they feel it's time to get to know each other. Talk about opening a can of worms! They share stories about chasing UFOs, surviving gangland shootings, making exploitation films, learning remote viewing and how they first met in a haze of smoke.

Actor Ed Begley Jr. is back for more with the Sexy Boomers! Ed is truly one of a kind, a performer who is known equally for his prolific film and television career and his environmental activism. He's been in hundreds of films, from "An Officer and a Gentlemen" to "This is Spinal Tap." His TV work spans from "My Three Sons" to "Mary Hartman," "St. Elsewhere" and "Better Call Saul." We had so much...

World-renowned film critic and historian Leonard Maltin, author of Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide returns to the Sexy Boomer Show, this time with his wonderful and hilarious wife, Alice. Meet a private side of Leonard and their nearly 50-year marriage that personifies the phrase, "Behind every great man there's a great woman." Join this fascinating and fun conversation about the latest and greatest...

Actor, artist, and legendary radio and TV personality, Shadoe Stevens is an inductee of the Radio Hall of Fame. Shadoe was the brains behind the original KROQ, the cutting-edge progressive FM radio station in Los Angeles. In addition to a million other achievements, Shadoe is now behind the wild and innovative comedy of "Mental Radio."

Author Joey Green has written 60 books! He was a writer for National Lampoon and top ad agencies. You've likely seen him on TV polishing furniture with Spam and moussing Conan O'Brien's hair with Jello. And now, Phil and Ted learn what to really do with Miracle Whip. And you'll hear why Senator Barry Goldwater came up with idea to shave on a camping trip..using peanut butter! Join their fun and fu...

Phil and Ted welcome Shelley Herman, author of her tell-all book, My Peacock Tale: Secrets Of An NBC Page. "I'm not ashamed of anything," says Shelley, which is a good thing having come of age in the 1970s. Shelley talks about her experiences as a young 20-something working at NBC's Burbank TV studios in the heyday of network television, which included sex, drugs and rock'n'roll -and rubbing shoul...

Phil and Ted are in New York to speak with Tulis McCall, a true, one-woman show, renowned monologist on her podcast "Monday Musings" and storyteller at a local NY cabaret. Tulis covers the NY stage on her website, thefrontrowcenter.com.

Phil and Ted welcome Radio legend, actor and comedian, Frazer Smith. "The Fraze" is a culture jammer who hosted manic shows on LA's biggest rock stations. Frazer co-hosted subversive, alternate audio commentary to television coverage of the Tournament of Roses Parade. His improv was also heard on KROQ-FM's Hollywood Nightshift, which featured Firesign Theatre's Phil Austin. As The Faze likes to sa...

Beloved actor and environmental activist Ed Begley Jr. shares hilarious and poignant stories of his improbable life, focusing on his relationship with his legendary father, adventures with Hollywood icons, the origins of his environmental activism, addiction and recovery, and his lifelong search for wisdom and common ground.

More rain?! Phil and Ted welcome TV weatherman and stand-up comic, Fritz Coleman. Fritz was a fixture on Los Angeles' KNBC-TV for 39 years. Fritz co-hosts the MEDIA PATH PODCAST with Louise Palanker, which looks at media and culture for the past half-century. Phil, Ted and Fritz have a fun talk about the weather and climate change in Southern California, and take the temperature of today's rapidly...

Greg Laemmle runs Los Angeles' cherished Laemmle Theaters. We discuss the present and future of movie theaters, and their dramatic struggles in the post-pandemic and video streaming age. Also, the remarkable Laemmle family legacy, including Greg's great-grand uncle, Carl Laemmle, founder of Universal Pictures and an originator of the motion picture business. Also joining us is Raphael Sbarge, dire...

Veteran film, TV and stage actress Phoebe Dorin played "The Wild Wild West" ingénue and bad girl, "Antoinette." Despite nearly dying on set repeatedly, she never let Hollywood lick her (or at least Robert Conrad). Phoebe almost smothered in Adam Sandler's bare chest, while drowning in whipped cream. But she licked that moment! What, and quit show business? Listen now to amazing stories shared by t...

Ted and guest co-host, MC Gainey welcome actor, master storyteller, and funnyman, Troy Evans. Troy has appeared in countless movies and is perhaps best known for his television roles as Desk Clerk Frank Martin in "ER" and more recently as Detective Johnson (Barrel) in "Bosch." Serving with the Army infantry in the jungles of Vietnam during the war left young Troy angry, and drunk, and later senten...

Summer is here and time to watch out for sharks at the beach! Phil and Ted welcome Carl Gottlieb, screenwriter of "JAWS." Carl shares amazing inside stories about the making of the very first summer blockbuster movie that changed the movie business forever. Carl also co-wrote "The Jerk," and TV shows "The Smothers Brothers," "The Odd Couple," "All in the Family," "The Bob Newhart Show" and many ot...

Phil and Ted welcome TV weatherman and stand-up comic, Fritz Coleman and veteran radio producer and documentarian Louise Palanker. Fritz was a fixture on Los Angeles' KNBC-TV for 39 years and Louise co-founded Premiere Radio Networks. Together, they host the MEDIA PATH PODCAST, a conversational show that looks at what has defined media and culture for the past half-century. Click now for a fun and...

Phil and Ted welcome Noel Blanc, the son of Looney Tunes voice legend, Mel Blanc. Noel shares personal stories about his dad and his remarkable career, ranging from close friendships and personal encounters with Jack Benny, Roy Rogers and Elvis Presley. Noel also talks about his remarkable life and work, including his close friendships with Kirk Douglas, Hugh Hefner, and Michael Jackson. And how h...

Actor, writer and social activist, Ian Ruskin trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, and is a veteran of stage and screen. Performing his one man show for audiences around the world, Ian brings to life the stories of remarkable and often misunderstood, true-life heroes, including Nikola Tesla and Thomas Paine. Thomas Paine, considered the father of the American Revolution, was so...

Lawrence is a long-time Hollywood producer, agent, and actor. He produced and acted in films and television, including "Death Before Dishonor," "Merchants of War" and the TV series "Hunter." From the early 1970s through the mid-1980s, Lawrence and his partner Craig T. Rumar, ran the successful Hollywood talent agency, Film Artists Management Enterprises (FAME). They represented Sylvester Stallone,...

As the voice of Bart Simpson, Nancy Cartwright is at the center of the cultural phenomenon, "The Simpsons." America's longest-running television series has made America laugh for over 30 years. In this engaging and fun interview, Nancy offers a fascinating, inside look at how "The Simpsons" is made, how it navigates controversy, and remains a hit in a "woke" society. Nancy shares a Cinderella stor...

Beloved actor Paul Dooley dressed up as a clown and juggled his way out of a hardscrabble rural West Virginia childhood and onto the Broadway stage opposite Walter Matthau, and later played "Wimpy" in Robert Altman's classic film, Popeye. On the way, he performed comedy in New York's Greenwich Village Vanguard and watched Lenny Bruce get his start. He sat in on several Sid Caesar's Your Show of Sh...

Guests include Morgan Freeman, Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Patrick Stewart, Christopher Walken and others, including Rocky Rococo… thanks to master impressionist, big screen actor, comedian, artist and renaissance man, Jim Meskimen. Jim shares fast and funny stories about his work, spanning from his amazing YouTube and TV performances to acting in "Apollo 13" and a soon to be released movie starrin...

It may be easier to list what Jamie Alcroft hasn't done, than to list all his many talents and accomplishments. He's a comedian who with his partner Mack Dryden hosted a hit TV show, "Comedy Break with Mack and Jamie" that helped launch the careers of Kevin Pollak, Ellen DeGeneres, Paul Reiser and others. He's a silversmith and dad to pop star, Hayley Kiyoko. Oh, yeah, and he's also the recipient...

Is Jay Johnson doing Satan's bidding? Or does he just suffer from mental illness? Neither of course, but it's a good thing that Jay is working in the 21st Century where master ventriloquists win Tony Awards, unlike more superstitious times when the stagecraft of "throwing a voice" was associated with demonism, fraudsters and God forbid, sewage! Jay became nationally known as the ventriloquist in t...