Episodes

Sept. 3, 2022

High School Poet: Donna Murphy Gets Literary

Broadway? Movies? TV? That's nuthin'. Stage and screen actress Donna Murphy first found fame on the high school literary magazine. Listen as she reads poems by herself and others 50 years later -- and get a big surprise.

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Aug. 13, 2022

Flashdance's Jennifer Beals: My 1983 Interview Tape

When 19-year-old Jennifer Beals enrolled at Yale – after starring in 1983's Flashdance -- she couldn't escape a People Magazine interview with me. Listen in as I replay her patient response to my ridiculous cringe-worthy mistakes.

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May 30, 2022

Joni Mitchell's Wonderful Tales - 1985 Interview (Part 2)

Joni talks about meeting Jimi Hendrix, why Jack Nicholson missed his musical cameo, and why she failed piano lessons. Plus, she recites a 7th grade poem. (Part 2 of 2)

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May 28, 2022

Joni Mitchell: Our Day Together in 1985

For my People Magazine interview, Joni talked about flunking high school, Woodstock, Bob Dylan, her Chelsea apartment, poetry, painting, and much more. Do not ask me to toss those tapes. (Part 1)

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May 28, 2022

Intro: Why Do We Save Things? Can We Throw Them Out?

I do my best to justify to co-host Sally Libby why many of us feel the urge to save things. But after telling her about treasures from my days as a PEOPLE magazine reporter, there's no escape. Something gets shredded.

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May 28, 2022

Podcast Trailer: I Couldn't Throw It Out

It ain't gonna be easy to throw out never-shared interviews with Joni Mitchell, Kiefer Sutherland and Eazy-E. Can they be tossed? Get a preview.

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