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Welcome to National Podcast Post Month! All month long starting November 1st until November 30th (and maybe a few bonus episodes in December), I will be posting “Spotlight Rewind” episodes going back and revisiting some of my favorite conversations from the first 5 seasons of the program! Through the run of this program, I have been lucky to stay in contact with a few of my guests, but Drew Powell...

Welcome to National Podcast Post Month! All month long starting November 1st until November 30th (and maybe a few bonus episodes in December), I will be posting “Spotlight Rewind” episodes going back and revisiting some of my favorite conversations from the first 5 seasons of the program! Back when we spoke to David Newell, who you might know as Mr. McFeely the mailman from Mr. Roger’s Neighborhoo...

Welcome to National Podcast Post Month! All month long starting November 1st until November 30th (and maybe a few bonus episodes in December), I will be posting “Spotlight Rewind” episodes going back and revisiting some of my favorite conversations from the first 5 seasons of the program! This is a SUPER STACKED episode brought to you on Day 13 of National Podcast Post Month. Over the years I have...

Welcome to National Podcast Post Month! All month long starting November 1st until November 30th (and maybe a few bonus episodes in December), I will be posting “Spotlight Rewind” episodes going back and revisiting some of my favorite conversations from the first 5 seasons of the program! From Revenge of the Nerds and One Crazy Summer to Supernatural, I have always been a HUGE fan of Curtis Armstr...

Welcome to National Podcast Post Month! All month long starting November 1st until November 30th (and maybe a few bonus episodes in December), I will be posting “Spotlight Rewind” episodes going back and revisiting some of my favorite conversations from the first 5 seasons of the program! Welcome to Day 11 of #NaPodPoMo. At the time we had Derek Lee & Cliff Prowse on the program, there were tw...

Welcome to National Podcast Post Month! All month long starting November 1st until November 30th (and maybe a few bonus episodes in December), I will be posting “Spotlight Rewind” episodes going back and revisiting some of my favorite conversations from the first 5 seasons of the program! It’s Day 10 of National Podcast Post Month and on this episode, we are rewinding back to my conversation with...

Welcome to National Podcast Post Month! All month long starting November 1st until November 30th (and maybe a few bonus episodes in December), I will be posting “Spotlight Rewind” episodes going back and revisiting some of my favorite conversations from the first 5 seasons of the program! Welcome to Day 9 of National Podcast Post Month where we journey back to our conversation with actor Jay Harri...

Welcome to National Podcast Post Month! All month long starting November 1st until November 30th (and maybe a few bonus episodes in December), I will be posting “Spotlight Rewind” episodes going back and revisiting some of my favorite conversations from the first 5 seasons of the program! On Day 8 of NaPodPoMo, I bring you one of the of the most interesting men in the history of The Office, Creed...

Welcome to National Podcast Post Month! All month long starting November 1st until November 30th (and maybe a few bonus episodes in December), I will be posting “Spotlight Rewind” episodes going back and revisiting some of my favorite conversations from the first 5 seasons of the program! Day 7’s revisit is one of my all time favorites in that I got to spend some one on one time with the hysterica...

Welcome to National Podcast Post Month! All month long starting November 1st until November 30th (and maybe a few bonus episodes in December), I will be posting “Spotlight Rewind” episodes going back and revisiting some of my favorite conversations from the first 5 seasons of the program! On Day 6 of NaPodPoMo, I’m delivering the first of my first STACKED revisits! This time around it’s back to ba...

Welcome to National Podcast Post Month! All month long starting November 1st until November 30th (and maybe a few bonus episodes in December), I will be posting “Spotlight Rewind” episodes going back and revisiting some of my favorite conversations from the first 5 seasons of the program! It’s Day 5 of NaPodPoMo and on this episode we are taking you back to revisit one of our coolest and laid back...

Welcome to National Podcast Post Month! All month long starting November 1st until November 30th (and maybe a few bonus episodes in December), I will be posting “Spotlight Rewind” episodes going back and revisiting some of my favorite conversations from the first 5 seasons of the program! On this Spotlight flashback, I’m going back and revisiting my conversation with actress Shannon Sossamon. Shan...

Welcome to National Podcast Post Month! All month long starting November 1st until November 30th (and maybe a few bonus episodes in December), I will be posting “Spotlight Rewind” episodes going back and revisiting some of my favorite conversations from the first 5 seasons of the program! This conversation with comedian Todd Glass is one I am super proud of! Before covering conventions as press, b...

Welcome to National Podcast Post Month! All month long starting November 1st until November 30th (and maybe a few bonus episodes in December), I will be posting “Spotlight Rewind” episodes going back and revisiting some of my favorite conversations from the first 5 seasons of the program! Over the years I have had many opportunities to interact and become friends with most of the cast of CW’s hit...

Welcome to National Podcast Post Month! All month long starting November 1st until November 30th (and maybe a few bonus episodes in December), I will be posting “Spotlight Rewind” episodes going back and revisiting some of my favorite conversations from the first 5 seasons of the program! This episodes we go all the way back to the beginning… our first ever conversation and it was with American Id...

One of my all time favorite guests and all time favorite people, Dana DeLorenzo (Friendsgiving, Ash vs Evil Dead, Perpetual Grace LTD) returns once again to The Spotlight for another fun and fast paced conversation. This time around, listen and try to follow along as Ben and Dana catch up, talk about Dana’s new project “Friendsgiving” (Coming to VOD October 23rd!), share food stories, reminisce ab...

Actor Kevin Bigley makes his triumphant return to The Spotlight podcast for the 3RD TIME! This time around Kevin virtually joins the program to talk about what’s been happening since his last visit back in season 2 as well as being a part of the brand new Amazon original show Upload which has already been picked up for a season 2. Kevin is always a blast to talk to making this a not to miss episod...

Making his return to The Spotlight for the 3rd time is my friend, musician Pete Mitchell. Together, Pete and I talk about his brand new album “In Measured Hundredweight” and the inspiration behind it. We also dive into what it’s like being an introvert during the time of a pandemic, how creativity survives and thrives during these times and our processes when it comes to working on new creative en...

My guests this episode of the show are Jennifer M. Kay and Aimee Theresa, the stars, writers, directors and producers of the new Amazon Prime short-form series CERTIFIABLE. Jennifer and Aimee join me in The Spotlight this episode as we talk about making the series, the process of getting it added to the Amazon Prime library, and the challenge of wearing many hats and taking on multiple responsibil...

While actor M.C. Gainey joined me on The Spotlight last week to talk many elements of his storied career, he was even more generous with his time in joining me on my LOST podcast, WE HAVE TO GO BACK: LOST REVISITED to talk exclusively about his time on the show and what it meant to him. I share that conversation with you, my Spotlight listeners, now. Please enjoy! We take a break from our official...

My guest on this episode of The Spotlight is character actor M.C. Gainey. This is seriously one of the most fun conversations I have yet to have on this program! You would know M.C. from shows like LOST and Justified or movies like ConAir and Wild Hogs. Together we talk about being a Vegan in California, getting started in acting and Hollywood, some of his favorite moments on set, and some of his...

My guest on this episode of The Spotlight is my friend, talented artist Brian C. Roll of Odyssey Art. Together Brian and I talk about how he got his start in the art world, working with celebrities and making the transition to full time artist. We also discuss working the convention circuit, similar con experiences and how this pandemic has effected artists like himself. Finally, we talk all about...

My new season continues, this time welcoming my guest actor D.B. Sweeney! You might know D.B. from shows like Two and a Half Men, Harsh Realms and Jericho and films like The Cutting Edge, Fire in the Sky and Two Tickets to Paradise. Besides talking about the past projects he’s worked on, D.B. and I talk bro out about hockey, discuss how the entertainment industry may change post COVID-19 and of co...

In this episode of the season I welcome actor, author and former boxer Jack O’Halloran. Most notibly known as the character Non from the Superman film (Superman, Superman II), Emil Muzz (Dragnet) and Moose Malloy (Farewell, My Lovely), together we talk about Jack’s upbringing in Philadelphia, getting started and his career in boxing, making the transition to acting, projects he’s worked on, his no...

This episode I had the absolute pleasure of being joined by Diedre Friel from NBC's hit medical drama New Amsterdam. Diedre was an absolute delight to talk to and I look forward to the possibility of her joining me again sometime in the future!