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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The Staying Power of Real People
Ed and guest John Barbour take a deep dive into the cultural impact of NBC's Real People
22 min
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Why Schoolhouse Rock! Remains an Indelible Part...
Part 2 of our look at Jack Sheldon's contributions to Schoolhouse Rock!
19 min
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Tribute to Fred Willard
Tony, Donna, and Ed discuss the career of actor, comedian and improvisational genius Fred Willard
25 min
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The Everyman Appeal of Fred Willard
Tony, Donna, and Ed continue their tribute to actor, comedian and improvisational genius Fred Willard
21 min
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A Star for Sid & Marty Krofft
Ed welcomes iconic television producer Marty Krofft
19 min
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TV Dinners with Laurie Jacobson
Ed welcomes back author, producer and noted Hollywood historian Laurie Jacobson
28 min
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The Little Rascals and Our Gang on DVD
A brief history of the Little Rascals and Our Gang film series
18 min
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More Sesame Street Favorites
Sesame Street Spoofs and Sesame Street Old School
10 min
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James Garner and the Making of My Name is Bill W.
From Novermber 2011: A minisode edition featuring Jon Winokur, co-author of The Garner Files, the memoirs of James Garner
6 min
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James Garner on teaching James Woods how to pla...
From November 2011: A minisode edition featuring a clip from our conversation with Jon Winokur, co-author of The Garner Files
4 min
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The Sopranos Fade to Black
A minisode edition from May 2011, in which Tony, Donna and Ed discuss the controversial ending of the final episode of The Sopranos
13 min
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The Two Extremes of the Coming Home Spectrum
Part 2 of Ed's conversation with Marvin J. Wolf, co-author of They Were Soldiers
24 min
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Stiller & Meara, Together and Separately
Tony, Donna, and Ed continue their tribute to actor/comedian Jerry Stiller
14 min
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Tribute to Jerry Stiller
Tony, Donna, and Ed discuss the career of Jerry Stiller, both as an actor as well as his many years performing stand-up comedy along with his wife, Anne Meara
21 min
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Big John, Little John on DVD
Greg and Ed discuss the DVD release of Big John, Little John
9 min
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Bosom Buddies on DVD
Greg and Ed remember Bosom Buddies
11 min
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The Sacrifices and Contributions of Our Vietnam...
Ed welcomes back screenwriter and novelist Marvin J. Wolf, co-author of They Were Soldiers
22 min
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Why Oliver Stone was Typical of Most Vietnam Ve...
Marvin J. Wolf, co-author of They Were Soldiers, discusses how the Vietnam War experience of Oscar-winning filmmaker Oliver Stone is not unlike that of other Vietnam veterans
11 min
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They Were Soldiers
Part 3 of our conversation with Marvin J. Wolf, co-author of They Were Soldiers
10 min
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40 Years of CNN
From May 2011: Tony, Donna, and Ed remember the launch of CNN
14 min
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Ken Osmond of Leave It to Beaver
From October 2014: Ed welcomes Ken Osmond, the actor known around the world as Eddie Haskell on Leave It to Beaver
27 min
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Deconstructing the Mad Men Series Finale
From June 2015: Tony, Donna, and Ed discuss the final episode of Mad Men, which originally aired May 17, 2015 as part of This Week in TV History
20 min
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The Nurses Who Served in Vietnam
Part 4 of our conversation with Marvin J. Wolf, co-author of They Were Soldiers: The Sacrifices and Contributions of Our Vietnam Veterans
15 min
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Steven Taibbi and The Importance of Being Grateful
Ed welcomes back Steven Taibbi, author of Grateful Guilt: Living in the Shadow of My Heart, a remarkable story about how Steven has survived a lifetime of serious health challenges by developing a series of coping strategies
13 min
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Steven Taibbi on Living with Complex Trauma
Part 2 of our conversation with Steven Tiabbi, author of Grateful Guilt
9 min