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.
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9/11's Impact on Late Night Television
From September 2011: Tony, Donna, and Ed remember the effect that 9/11 had on the world of late night television
15 min
1152
The Largesse of Jack Riley
Showbiz raconteur Geoffrey Mark remembers his friend Jack Riley
22 min
1153
Schmoozing with Geoffrey Mark
Part 2 of our conversation with showbiz raconteur Geoffrey Mark
17 min
1154
The Film Career of James Drury
We continue our conversation with Paul Green about the life and career of James Drury
20 min
1155
James Garner's Approach to Acting
From November 2011: A minisode edition featuring Jon Winokur, co-author of The Garner Files, the memoirs of James Garner
8 min
1156
James Garner's Historic Legal Battle
From November 2011: Ed welcomes Jon Winokur, co-author of The Garner Files, the memoirs of actor James Garner
10 min
1157
For God, Country & Coca-Cola
From September 2013: Ed welcomes Mark Pendergrast, author of For God, Country & Coca-Cola: The Definitive History of the Great American Soft Drink and the Company That Makes It
24 min
1158
Coca-Cola and Television
From September 2013: The back story of Coca-Cola's famous "Hilltop Ad" TV campaign
19 min
1159
Person to Person with Carol Burnett
From 2011: Audio highlights from the CBS News interview series Person to Person, hosted by Charles Collingwood
19 min
1160
Cereal Characters of the Baby Boom Era
From September 2013: Ed welcomes Tim Hollis, author of Part of a Complete Breakfast: Cereal Characters of the Baby Boom Era
22 min
1161
The Rise and Fall of TV Cereal Characters
From September 2013: Pop culture historian Tim Hollis on the national competition between Quisp and Quake cereals during the late 1960s
17 min
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The Strangest Cereal Mascots Ever
From September 2013: Pop culture historian Tim Hollis, author of Part of a Complete Breakfast
15 min
1163
The Chicago Roots of Nichelle Nichols
Today being Star Trek Day, we bring you a clip from our August 2017 conversation with Nichelle Nichols
5 min
1164
The Comic Books of Walter Koenig
Today being Star Trek Day, we bring you a minisode edition of our December 2011 conversation with Walter Koenig
8 min
1165
CinderFella: The Album
From September 2017: Greg Ehrbar talks to Ed about the Broadway career of Jerry Lewis, plus the back story of CinderFella: The Album
11 min
1166
The Eclectic Career of Jerry Lewis
From September 2017: A remembrance of actor, director and comedian Jerry Lewis
11 min
1167
Jerry Lewis and the MDA Telethon
From Labor Day 2017: Jerry Lewis authority Jeff Brodrick pays tribute to the actor, comedian and humanitarian
8 min
1168
Jerry Lewis: The Ultimate Live Performer
From September 2017: Jerry Lewis authority Jeff Brodrick joins Ed and Greg for a remembrance of Jerry Lewis
9 min
1169
The Second Coming of Star Trek
From May 2019: Ed welcomes Star Trek historian Mark Cushman, author of These Are the Voyages: Gene Roddenberry and Star Trek in the 1970s
4 min
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Gene Roddenberry and Star Trek in the 1970s
From May 2019: Ed welcomes Star Trek biographer Marc Cushman
9 min
1171
COVID-19 and What Makes a School “A School”
Ed welcomes author, screenwriter, USA Today columnist, and educator Larry Strauss
22 min
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Larry Strauss, Charlotte Rae, and The Facts of ...
Part 2 of our conversation with author, screenwriter, USA Today columnist, and educator Larry Strauss
17 min
1173
Danny Thomas and The Practice
A look at the broadcast history of The Practice (NBC, 1976-1977) starring Danny Thomas
12 min
1174
Amy Stoch of Bill and Ted 3
Ed welcomes actress and educator Amy Stoch (Bill and Ted Face the Music, Dallas, the Gunsmoke reunion movies)
19 min
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Amy Stoch on working with TV legend James Arness
Actress Amy Stoch talks to Ed about what a joy it was to work with James Arness on the Gunsmoke reunion movies
18 min