Torg & Elliott

We talked to Steven "Little Steven" Van Zandt, who joined the show to promote his new book "Unrequited Infatuations" which outlines his time in the E Street Band with Bruce Springsteen. Steven gave us some stories about his early days in rock & how it has brought him to where he is today.

We talked to James S. Murray "Murr" from Impractical Jokers on TruTV. Murr talked to us about his new book, "The Stowaway" which is a horror/thriller fictional tale about a killer aboard a cruise shup. Murr also joked with us about some of the best skits on "Impractical Jokers" & some of the coolest celebs they have clowned around with.

We talked to our pal & famous documentarian, Ken Burns. Ken was pushing the new 4 part documentary on Muhammed Ali on PBS. The film outlines Ali's life before and after "Cassius Clay" as well as his time as a Muslim & his complicated life from his marriage history, to his refusal to enlist in the US military and some of his most iconic fights.

We were joined by long time renowned columnist, George Will. George was promoting his book "American Happiness & Discontents". Outlining the change of popular culture in America since the 1960's. George highlighted how times have changed and media & technology have changed the trajectory of our society & George is also a big baseball fan he talked to us about the state & popularity of the sport.

We talked to former NASA astronaut, Steve Smith, who was promoting his book "Zero Gravity" which highlights his long & amazing career as an NASA astronaut & his work with outer space exploration & even the Hubble Telescope! We also asked Steve what he thought of the recent Space X launch with civilians on board that will orbit in space for 4 days.

We talked to the best sports handicapper in the business yet again AS week 2 of the NFL season gets underway & Brandon hipped us to his best picks for the 3rd week of the college football season.

We talked to Ohio's State Attorney General, Dave Yost, who recently started a multi-state movement with ticket provider, StubHub. StubHub recently changed their refund policy due to the pandemic & AG Yost & other states have stepped up the plate to make sure Ohioans and other civilians get properly refunded for their tickets to cancelled shows. We also got to know Dave a little more personally & l...

We talked to Geoff Tate, lead singer of Queensryche, who will be performing here in town at the King of Clubs on Monday Sept. 20th. We talked to Geoff about his musical inspiration, how his shows have changed with COVID-19 & what he likes more, being in a band or being a solo act.

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Comedian Whitney Cummings is coming to Columbus on December 9th at the Joann Davidson Theater & we talked to Whitney about her act, how cancel culture has affected her comedy act & some funny stories about meeting famous folks in Hollywood like the late Larry King.

We joined the best sports handicapper in the game, after his 5-2 week in college football week 1, we got Brandon's picks for week 2 of the college football campaign & NFL football is finally here & Brandon gave us his best picks for week 1 along with some tips for sleep games that could earn you some extra mulah.

We caught up with our pal, coach Jimmy Burrow, father of Bengals starting QB & Heisman trophy winner, Joe Burrow. We asked Jimmy how Joe's knee recovery has been going as he heads into his second NFL season and is expected to be 100% for week 1 and Jimmy also talked to us about some of his memories as a former coach & how he and Joe have teamed up to help donate to our RED WHITE & Q Fund for first...

We talked to Matthew Bocchi, the first child of a 9/11 victim to release a book about the event. Matthew hipped us to his story about losing his father in the attacks and how the mystery of how he died drove him to dig up research and it led to traumatic event in his family. Matthew also talked to us about the grief process and how it drove him to addiction.

We caught up with Dr. Joseph Gastaldo yet again as we asked him about kids heading back to school with mask mandates on the rise, delta & Mu variants making their way through the population & how some people need to take precautions when deciding how to treat the virus as well as at home testing.

We talked to our buddy Adam Carolla, host of the Adam Carolla Show on Podcast One, the #1 most downloaded podcast on PodcastOne. Adam, a Californian, updated us on the Governor recall for Gavin Newsome as well as how his podcast is going & touched on the potential legalization of marijuana.

It's week 1 of the 2021 college football season & our guy Brandon Lang is back to give his best money-making picks for the first week against the spreads & all the inside info you need.

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We caught up with Katie Nageotte, USA Pole Vaulter & Olympic Gold Medalist, after she returned home from Tokyo for the 2021 Summer Olympic Games. Katie, also an Ohio native from the Cleveland area, talked to us about the importance of winning a gold medal for the US as well as how life was in the Olympic village & what her plans are for the future.

We talked to the Godfather of Fantasy Football, Paul Charcian, the founder of "Guillotine Leagues.com" one of the first & best fantasy football destinations & Paul gave us his expert picks on who to draft, who not to draft, how leagues have evolved over the years & how he started his fantasy empire.

We had our buddy & stand up comedian, Kevin Nealon, join the show to promote his pair of shows at the Columbus Funny Bone this weekend. Kevin hipped us to one of his side projects, a show where he hikes with various celebrities and took a walk down memory lane with his days on the SNL cast.

We talked to Kevin O'Leary from 'Shark Tank' aka 'Mr. Wonderful' & he hipped us to his new show on NBC "Money Court" which handles litigation cases for businesses who are pursuing real court results as well as how he and the other sharks differ in their financial beliefs.

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The infectious disease specialist from Ohio Health, our buddy Dr. Joseph Gastaldo, joined the show yet again to update us on all things COVID-19 & the Delta variant. Dr. G also hipped us to the rumors of a 3rd booster shot coming up soon & how people that have been infected are more or less likely to be infected with natural anti-bodies.

It was "National Tell a Joke Day" & who better to tell some jokes & bring the laughs than the JOKE MAN himself, Jackie "The Joke Man" Martling! Jackie not only gave us some of his best one liners and jokes, but also hipped us to some of his new shows coming up & his appearances on cameo.com.