TV Confidential with Ed Robertson

TV CONFIDENTIAL: A radio talk show about television brings you lively conversations every week with the stars, writers, directors and other creative people behind the scenes of some of America's most popular shows. An engaging blend of talk and entertainment, TV Confidential often compares today’s programs with those of the ’50s, ’60s, ’70s and ’80s.

TV & Film
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50 Marilyn Monroe/Dorothy Kilgallen Similarities
Ed welcomes back Mark Shaw, author of Collateral Damage
23 min
577
Peter Scolari, Tom Hanks, and Bosom Buddies
From November 2011: Tony, Donna, and Ed remember the premiere of Bosom Buddies
14 min
578
Betty White: The First Lady of Television
Ed welcomes Ray Richmond, author of Betty White: 100 Remarkable Moments in an Extraordinary Life
19 min
579
The Courtship of Betty White
Ed welcomes Ray Richmond, author of Betty White: 100 Remarkable Moments in an Extraordinary Life
17 min
580
The Versatility of Betty White
Ed welcomes Ray Richmond, author of Betty White: 100 Remarkable Moments in an Extraordinary Life
4 min
581
Ron Bacon and The Generosity of Liberace
Emmy Award winner Ron Bacon talks to Ed about his thirty-five-year career in network TV production
19 min
582
Ron Bacon, Dick Clark, and All in the Family
Ed welcomes Emmy Award winner and television pioneer Ron Bacon
16 min
583
Ebin Antony of Spoken
Ed welcomes Ebin Antony, one of the stars of the new Amazon Prime thriller Spoken
15 min
584
Ray Klausen and the Generosity of Bea Arthur
Ed welcomes Emmy Award-winning art director and set designer Ray Klausen
20 min
585
Ray Klausen and the Golden Era of Television
Ed welcomes Emmy Award-winning art director and set designer Ray Klausen
15 min
586
The Voice Characters of Harry Shearer
Ed and guest co-host Chuck Harter welcome actor, comedian, and radio host Harry Shearer (The Simpsons, This is Spinal Tap, Le Show)
19 min
587
Nehemiah Persoff and The Actors Studio
Ed welcomes actor, author, and publisher James Rosin
19 min
588
The Partridge Family and Their Music
Greg Ehrbar discusses When We're Singin': The Partridge Family and Their Music, a new book by Johnny Ray Miller
19 min
589
Why Partridge Family Albums Have 11 Tracks
Greg and Ed discuss When We're Singin': The Partridge Family and Their Music, a new book by Johnny Ray Miller
12 min
590
Harry Shearer, Le Show, and Spinal Tap
Ed and guest co-host Chuck Harter welcome actor, comedian, and radio host Harry Shearer (The Simpsons, This is Spinal Tap, Le Show)
21 min
591
Tony Winters of National Champions
Ed welcomes actor Tony Winters (National Champions, Queen Sugar, Two Degrees: The Series)
22 min
592
Tony Winters of Two Degrees: The Series
Ed welcomes actor Tony Winters (National Champions, Queen Sugar, Two Degrees: The Series)
15 min
593
The Many Faces of Nehemiah Persoff
Ed welcomes back James Rosin, publisher of The Many Faces of Nehemiah
21 min
594
Nehemiah Persoff and "Less is More"
Ed welcomes back James Rosin, publisher of The Many Faces of Nehemiah
17 min
595
The Many Lives of 12 Angry Men
Ed welcomes Phil Rosenzweig, author of Reginald Rose and The Journey of 12 Angry Men
13 min
596
The Essays of Louise Sorel
Ed, Tony, and Donna welcome back actress and essayist Louise Sorel
20 min
597
Louise Sorel, Joseph Mascolo, and Peggy McCay
Ed, Tony, and Donna welcome back actress and essayist Louise Sorel
17 min
598
Ray Bradbury's Halloween Tree
Greg Ehrbar discusses the DVD release of The Halloween Tree
14 min
599
It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
TVC 470.2: Tony, Donna, and Ed discuss the original broadcast of It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (CBS, 1966).
11 min
600
How Halloween Has Changed Since the Great Pumpkin
TVC 470.3: Tony, Donna, and Ed discuss how celebrating Halloween has changed in our culture since the original broadcast of It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, and how Roseanne helped usher in the current tradition of prime time sitcoms having a...
8 min