TV Guidance Counselor

September 13-19, 1997 FALL PREVIEW Today Ken welcomes comedian Guitler Raphael to the show. Ken and Guitler discuss the official Team Reid pizza, spinach, Haiti, Fall Preview, sibling bargaining, The Pretender, COPS, Maurice the Pants Man, Garth Brooks, The Real World, Xena, Miss America, Wet T-Shirts, being a bouncer, fooled by strippers, The New England Patriots, The Omega Man, the golden age of...

April 30 - May 5, 1977 On today's episode Ken welcomes author, novelist, journalist, musician and all around great guy Rick Moody to the show. Ken and Rick discuss the atmosphere of cookies in Harvard Square, 60s TV, Richard Nixon, Richard Nixon's Teeth, dying of a broken heart, boarding school rules, cold turkey television, Irwin Allen, Disaster Movie fetishes, Airport 70-75, Airplane, all star c...

September 28 - October 4, 1991 Today Ken welcomes comedian Rick Canavan to the show. Ken and Rick discuss Rick's third visit to Reid Manor, not voting, cartoons, Barbara Bush, Rodeo, The Madison Square Garden Network, Ken's real email, Wrestling House Shows, satellite feeds, Who's the Boss, TV as comfort, new sitcoms on Saturdays, Shark Tank, infomercial nostalgia, meeting Tony Little, door to doo...

In this episode recorded LIVE! at the NorthEast ComicCon Ken welcomes Claudia Wells (Back to the Future, Fast Times) and John Wesley Shipp (The Flash, Dawson's Creek, The Flash) to the show. First up, Ken and Claudia discuss Fast Times, modeling for the Sears Wishbook and JC Penny Catalogs, Family, growing up in San Francisco, starring in Martin Sheen's directorial debut as a fake pregnant teen, A...

In this special Holiday Season bonus episode Ken welcomes illustrator, writer and all around talent Molly Crabapple to the show. Ken and Molly discuss the perils of mispeaking, a natural inclination to introversion, growing up in New York, sneaking into Manhattan, social awkwardness, enjoying things from afar, being a punk rock teen, Fact Sheet Five, the wonder of 90s 'zines, maximumrocknroll, tee...

Today Ken welcomes writer, comedian, actor and podcaster Dana Gould to the show. Ken and Dana discuss the memories of dark failure that hang over Harvard Square, replacing Steven Wright in Stationary, Boston Radio, having a member of the cars stare you down, Dana Hersey's Movie Loft, WSBK TV 38, Creature Double Features, being a Monster Kid, The Midnight Special, Rod Serling and the Night Gallery,...

Today on the show Ken welcomes musician, partier, motivational speaker and all around personality Andrew WK. Ken and Andrew discuss Top of the Pops, Anne Arbor Michigan, tape trading, the golden age of MTV, when music became visual, Roxy Music, how the arts make room for everything, Miami Vice, the value of having to work for media, not having cable growing up, anti-television parental styles, the...

September 11-17, 2005 Today Ken welcomes writer, comedian Jamie Loftus to the show. Ken and Jamie discuss high school football, being "with" the band, the oboe, Brockton, boxing statues, the best rappers in the school, Cape Verdeans, Musical Theater, Michael Crawford, Kenny Everett, 9-11, the changing TV Guide week, Carnie Wilson's live streamed surgery, Degrassi, school shootings, The N, Radio Fr...

December 3-9, 1983 December 3-9, 1983 Today Ken welcomes comedian Todd Barry to the show. Ken and Todd discuss A/C removal, David Letterman, watching stand up comedy, Florida, Ft. Launderdale Spring Break, Ken's encyclopedic knowledge of 80s T&A Movies, Todd's first TV appearance in 1982, behind the scenes in showbiz, re-watching your old TV sets, having a Black and White TV way past the time it w...

May 7-13, 1994 Today Ken welcomes comedian Emily Heller to the show. Ken and Emily discuss eating with your mouth full, visiting Boston for the first time, sweeps week, the return of Will Smith's Dad, San Francisco, Gymastics, Breaker High, kitchen TVs, Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards, Kid empowerment, Camp Nowhere vs. Camp Cucumunga, what Joey Lawrence's love can fix for you baby, the Little Os...

August 12-17, 1967 Today Ken welcomes "King of Pop Culture" Gary Sohmers to the show. Ken and Gary discuss proud hoarders, a place for things, birthdays, 15 year old's lust based viewing habits, the Kennedy assassination, Chicagoland, flight path high schools, the nature of proof, being removed Antiques Roadshow history, psychic appraisals, 20th Century Pop culture antiques, Hawaiian shirts, Frank...

April 17-23, 1993 This week Ken welcomes writer, comedian, Jon Rineman to the show. Ken and Jon discuss how long they've known each other, living in New York, old souls, prom comedy, Late Night TV, monologues, combating Twitter, replacements for the Tonight Show in 1993, Alan Havey, Dana Carvey, not knowing Conan is from Mass, the Toaster/Toaster Oven theory, Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman, Empty Nest,...

May 3-9, 1997 This week Ken welcomes his second couple to the show (not counting The Walsh Brothers and Veruca Salt), real life daters and comedians Ted Pettingell and Christa Weiss.  Ken, Ted and Christa discuss the pleasures of tandem, sad tales of dogs,  bad tattoos, 'lics vs Cathys, pre-marriage counseling, Lucy Lawless, dating people younger than you, blood, SNICK, Keenan & Kel, birth order,...

February 18-24, 1984 This week Ken welcomes musician, comedian, podcaster, writer and all around personality Dave Hill to the show. Ken and Dave discuss pizza parties, Double Tree logo issues, Hong Kong prostitutes, inviting yourself on your friend's family vacation, Cheers, Sweeps Week, letting things go, Rebecca vs. Diane, Three's A Crowd, The 1984 Olympics, Figure Skating, Hockey, barrel jumps,...

December 11-17, 1982 This week Ken welcomes sex educator and podcaster Sandra "Sex Nerd Sandra" Daugherty to the show. Ken and Sandra discuss Air BnB, impromptu flea markets, Christmas Week, Ken's "One Netflix Account to Rule Them All" theory, 1930s wrestling, growing up in Santa Monica, bullying, A League of Their Own, TV Series based on Movies, Weird Science,  Dirty Dancing, the business of show...

In this second Halloween Special Ken welcomes returning guest Lamont Price back to the show by popular demand. Ken and Lamont discuss Halloween strategies, trick or treating of years past and finally they watch the 1985 Made for TV movie "The Midnight Hour"    

January 18-24,1992 This week Ken welcomes UK citizen, actor, comedian and Probably Science podcast co-host Matt Kirshen to the show. Matt and Ken discuss spring break hotels, passive aggressive maids, the difficulty of accents, growing up top left, the BBC, going to television tapings, Gamesmaster, Take That, Robbie Williams, Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive, I'm Alan Partridge, warming up sitcoms,...

February 2-8, 1985   This week Ken welcomes comedian, writer and improviser Kaitlin Buckley to the show.   Ken and Kaitlin discuss unfilied pieces of the Reid Archives, Cagney and Lacey, Robert Urich's magical musical background, Burn Notice, Tales of the Unexpected, Lloyd Bridges connection to rape and murder, Otherworld, Diff'rent Strokes, co-ed sleepovers, awkward creepy sex, Fashion Design, Th...

July 31-August 6, 1993   In this episode recorded literally in the mean streets of Central Square in Cambridge, MA Ken welcomes musician Colleen Green to the show.   Ken and Colleen discuss Green St, living in LA, being Massachusetts at heart, Dunstable, Fork In Hand Records, The Explosion, going outside the comfort level of your home town, coming for Patrick Stewart and staying for Tim Allen, STN...

January 15-21, 1994   This week Ken welcomes comedian Aparna Nancherla to the show. Ken and Aparna discuss the chemical dump that is East Cambridge, sibling discussions, Avery Brooks, Star Trek, DSW Shoes, Jane Seymour, Dr. Quinn Medical Woman, evil circuses, Cops, The Mommies, the original House of Cards, Veep, US remakes of UK shows, the evils of cable, SNICK, being into Paula Abdul, splitting V...

In this episode Ken welcomes writer/director Eric Green to the show. Ken and Eric discuss Eric's documentary "Life on the V: The Story of V66", The mythical Billrica Mall, the early days of MTV, crowd funding, Ken's status as a serial micro-producer, being in the right place right time, the Cable explosion, the death of UHF, WBCN, moving from Radio to TV, The greatness of the Boston music scene, E...

August 23-29, 1986 This week Ken welcomes writer, comedian Julie Kitayama. Ken and Julie discuss the ever changing face of Reid Manor, Valerie Harper vs. The Hogan Family, Sandy Duncan's eye, The Facts of Life and who is your favorite girl, boycotting Scooby Doo, Benson, Golden Girls, swing dancing, Bess Armstrong, One Day at at Time, TV shows with characters that have your name, Ken's love of sur...

January 7-13, 1978  Today Ken welcomes musician Lou Barlow (Sebadoh, Dinosaur Jr, Folk Implosion) to the show. Ken and Lou discuss being not from Detroit, Iggy Pop, being terrified of murderous hippies, becoming what you fear, torturing younger sisters, Saturday Morning religious programming, Sunrise Semester, SCTV, man's place in nature, late night English TV, German Steam Rooms, Warner Bros, Loo...

May 9-15, 1998   This week welcomes comedian, television personality and man about town Jeff Dye to the show.   Ken and Jeff discuss the nature of being a collector, baseball cards, Wrestling toys, siblings questioning your reality, Hulk Hogan's Rock N' Wrestlin', the long strange tale of Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake, Jerry Seinfeld the Cartoon, how adults deal with caricatures, Dr. Quinn Medicine...

In this episode recorded before their recent tour stop in Boston, Ken welcomes Ben Weasel and Joe Queer to the show. First up Ken speaks with Ben Weasel of Screeching Weasel and Weasel Radio about the nature of green rooms, the two hour power block of Fantasy Island and Love Boat, sleepovers, 70s lack of child supervision, the Doberman phenomenon, having never seen Suburbia, Class of 1984, Teenage...