Reliving My Youth

Noel catches up with Raye Birk. The character actor appeared as Pahpshmir in the first and third Naked Gun movies. He had a great supporting role in the movie, Throw Mama From The Train, starring Danny DeVito and Bill Crystal. Raye had a memorable role as the caterer in The Golden Girls episode where Sophia got married. He talks about portraying a gay character as a straight actor and why he almos...

Noel catches up with Susan Ottaviano, the lead singer of Book of Love. The Philadelphia-based synthpop group is celebrating the 40th anniversary of their self-titled debit album with a newly remastered vinyl. This is the first official vinyl reissue since the album’s original release in 1986. It features the band’s iconic tracks "Boy,” and “I Touch Roses,” Susan reveals when she believes the band...

Noel catches up with Block. The musician is one of the prominent member of New York's anti-folk movement. Block just released his long-awaited album, Love Crash, his first in 13 years. This is a deeply personal album for Block, it features songs of heartbreak and loss, as well as the wit we come to expect from Block. He talks about why it took so long for the new album and what made him return to...

Noel once again catches up with Nick Heyward of Haircut 100. The band is about to release their long, long , long awaited album, Boxing The Compass. The album is the first with Nick in over 40 years. Haircut 100 has performed over the years but has not released new music until now. Nick explains why. Boxing The Compass is a worthy followup to their amazing debut album, Pelican West, which featured...

It's our 9th anniversary! Noel celebrates the milestone with the great Stephen Tobolowsky. The actor is known for film roles such as insurance agent Ned Ryerson in Groundhog Day and amnesiac Sammy Jankis in Memento. Stephen had a memorable role in Spaceballs. Could he be in the upcoming sequel?  Stephen talks about his horrible experience working with Steven Seagal in The Glimmer Man. He guest-sta...

Noel catches up with Paul Durham, the frontman and founder of the band, Black Lab. Paul successfully ran a kickstarter for Black Lab's upcoming 7th studio album, their first in ten years. The first single, Go, off of the upcoming album just dropped. Black Lab debuted in 1997 with their amazing album, Your Body Above Me. The album featured the hit, Time Ago. Paul talks about how P.J. Harvey xo-wrot...

Noel catches up with Courtney Gains. The actor/musician is pretty busy these days. He has two songs currently on the charts. We discuss his music and how he got Slash of Guns and Roses to play on one of his songs. Courtney also stars in the upcoming movie, Barn Part 3.  He also has a song, Fear the Boogie in the movie. Courtney got his start playing Malachai in the horror movie, Children of the Co...

Noel catches up with Roger Clyne, the frontman for Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers. The band is out with their latest album, Hell To Breakfast, their first in nine years. Roger talks about the long gap between albums and what "Hell To Breakfast" means. The Arizona native discusses his love affair with Mexico and the creation of the Circus Mexicus music festival. Roger's first band, The Refreshments,...

Noel catches up with Gary Marks, who might be one of the best singer/songwriters you've never heard of. For five decades, Gary Marks has written songs about power, compassion, and freedom themes that feel strikingly current in 2026. His latest LP, Crossroads, gathers that arc into one body of work, including nine previously unheard songs. The songs on each side of the record are chronological, sta...

Noel catches up with Sean Whalen. The actor had memorable roles in The People Under The Stairs and Twister, which are both celebrating anniversaries this year. Sean talks about the legacy of Twister and the truth regarding Aunt Meg's cooking. He also had a role in Never Been Kissed and he reveals which movie he thought would have brought him greater success. Sean starred in the very first "Got Mil...

Noel catches up with Rhonda Shear. The comedienne and actress hosted USA Network’s Up All Night in the 1990s. Rhonda is back with Up All Night on Roku. The Up All Night Channel features new and classic Up All Night segments, the Between The Sheets video podcast, content from throughout Shear’s career, movies, comedy specials, music, behind-the-scenes fun, and more. Rhonda talks about interviewing...

Noel catches up with Nigel Dick. One of the most successful music-video directors of all-time, Nigel has directed over 450 music videos. He has worked with the likes of Britney Spears, Oasis, Tears For Fears and Guns and Roses. Nigel directed Band Aid's "Do They Know It's Christmas Time." Nigel shares some great stories. He's directed everyone from Barry Manilow to Ozzy Osbourne. His memoir, Music...

Noel catches up with musician Jonathan Segel. The multi-instrumentalist is best known for being a member of Camper Van Beethoven. Jonathan joined the indie-rock band back in 1984 during college at Santa Cruz. We discuss Camper Van Beethoven's signature song, "Take the Skinheads Bowling." Jonathan was fired from the band in 1989. Soon after, the band split up. During that period, Jonathan was invol...

Noel catches up with Kevin Symons. The talented actor is best known for playing Councilman Bill Dexhart on Parks and Recreation. Kevin talks about the real-life politician "Sexy Dexy" is based on. He also continued the role of Dexhart for a series of funny PSAs during the pandemic. Kevin also portrayed Dr. Kevin Adams on the Discovery Kids show, Darcy's Wild Life. He also had a recurring role on H...

Noel catches up with Marcus Giamatti. The actor might be best known for his role as Peter Gray on the CBS drama, Judging Amy. He portrayed Sarge "Fumblina" Wilkinson in Necessary Roughness. Marcus talks about his football training for the movie and which actors were the best and worst football players. Marcus has had a ton of memorable guest-starring roles on The X-Files, Bosch: Legacy, CSI: Cyber...

Noel catches up with Richard Portnow. The actor played Uncle Junior's lawyer, Harold "Mel" Melvoin, on The Sopranos;. Richard had memorable roles in Good Morning, Vietnam, Seven, Barton Fink and many more. Richard played Howard Stern's father, Ben in Private Parts. Seinfeld fans will recognize Richard as the wheelchair salesman in "The Handicap Spot" episode.

Noel catches up with Kristen Cloke Morgan. The actress's breakout role came as Captain Shane Vansen on Space: Above and Beyond. The FOX series was unfortunately cancelled after one season. The show was co-created by Kristen's husband, Glen Morgan, who also was a writer on The X-Files, it resulted in her work as Melissa, a guest role in The X-Files fourth season episode "The Field Where I Died", wh...

Noel catches up with Gregory Harrison. The actor got his big break playing Logan on the TV adaptation of Logan's Run.  He's best known for playing Dr. George "Gonzo" Gates on Trapper John, M.D.. Gregory talks about being asked for medical advice. The surf cult classic movie, North Shore, is going to celebrate its 40th anniversary next year. Gregory played Chandler in the movie. He discusses its le...

Noel catches up with Corey Johnson. The character actor is known for his roles in The Mummy, Hellboy, Captain Phillips, United 93 and The Bourne Ultimatum and Legacy. Corey also portrayed Henry Van Statten on Doctor Who. He played Donald Trump in the British sitcom, The Windsors. Corey had a role in the cancelled Batgirl movie.

Noel catches up with Joel de la Fuente. The actor got his start as Lt. Paul Wang on Space: Above and Beyond. The criminally underrated FOX show lasted one season. Joel discusses the show, how he found out about the cancellation and Wang's fate. Joel recurred as TARU tech Ruben Morales on Law and Order: SVU for ten seasons. Find out how a Morgan Freeman impersonation got him a job on the Netflix sh...

Noel catches up with John Philbin. The actor appeared in the 80's classics, Children of the Corn and Return of the Living Dead. An avid surfer, John co-starred in the cult classic, North Shore and the original Point Break. John portrayed Tom McLaury and met his demise at the OK Corral in Tombstone.

Noel catches up with Michael Ensign. The actor is a classic example of "Hey! It's that guy!" Michael is probably best known as the hotel manager in Ghostbusters and Benjamin Guggenheim in Titanic. He appeared in Midnight Express, Superman, Pink Floyd The Wall and Wargames. Michael's many television appearances include The Golden Girls, The X-Files, MacGyver, Dynasty, Star Trek, Friends and Alias....

Noel catches up with Eddie Deezen. The actor might be best known as Eugene in the Grease movies. Eddie voiced "Know-It-All" in the holiday classic, The Polar Express. He shares some great Tom Hanks stories. Eddie had roles in 1941, I Wanna Hold Your Hands and Wargames. His cult classics included Surf 2, Laserblast and Million Dollar Mystery. Eddie voiced "Mandark" in Dexter's Laboratory. He also h...

Noel catches up with Gordon Clapp. The actor is best known for playing Detective Greg Medavoy on NYPD Blue. Medavoy appeared in 256 episodes, the second-most on the show, only behind Dennis Franz's Det. Andy Sipowicz.  Gordon won an Emmy for his role in 1998.  He had guest-starring roles in Cheers, Night Court, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Deadwood and Poker Face. Gordon played Chicago White Sox Ha...

Noel catches up with Bobbie Brown. The actress, model, video vixen, and standup comic has also written two books, Dirty Rocker Boys and Cherry on Top, with a third one on the way. Bobbie won the Star Search Spokesmodel competition a record 13 times. She appeared in numerous video, most notably the 1990 video for Warrant's song "Cherry Pie". She appeared in Cool as Ice and Last Action Hero. We disc...