Episode 320

We are joined for a very special interview with Fran Weinstein, author of the new book, Tortured Souls: High Heels, Low Expectations, and the Hollywood Gossip Mill! Fran details her 35 year run as producer and reporter for huge hit TV series Entertainment Tonight, Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous, Live with Regis and Kathie Lee, and more!

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    Episode 306

    In this Episode:

    • mega celebrity deaths (Sean Connery, Regis Philbin, Kenny Rogers, James Lipton),
    • long-anticipated crossover video between the Angry Video Game Nerd and Irate Gamer (YouTube),
    • $100,000 auction prices for sealed Nintendo Entertainment System retail packaging variations (story),
    • the Larry Bird tomato,
    • Saved by the Bell returns on the Peacock streaming service,
    • Keanu Reeves- shaved or unshaved?,
    • Rob finally watches and reviews Cobra Kai starring William Zabka and Ralph Macchio,
    • Funny Key and Peele skit: Bobby McFerrin vs. Michael Winslow,
    • Sonic the Hedgehog ported to the SNES for the first time (YouTube),
    • Wrestling with Gaming’s “The Making of Goldeneye 007 N64″ (YouTube),
    • the tourist Cheers bar in Boston, MA, closes (story),
    • Evan Ferrante “Tom Cruise” impersonator on AVGN,
    • and our review of the Netflix documentary High Score.

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    Episode 260

    The Paunch Stevenson Show episode 260

    In this episode:

    • celebrity deaths (Leonard Nimoy, Lesley Gore, and Ernie Banks),
    • Greg always missing Nimoy’s convention appearances,
    • Mind Meld (2001) featuring Nimoy and William Shatner,
    • local psychos playing football in 1996 (video),
    • Power Rangers actor murdered someone?,
    • Regis Philbin is really old,
    • Brian Williams can’t stop fibbing,
    • Bill Brasky,
    • Jimmy Fallon’s Saved by the Bell reunion (video),
    • 12 Monkeys on SyFy,
    • Philips Hue lighting,
    • Matt Groening’s book signing,
    • “Big Book of Hell”,
    • Shaquille O’Neal’s disastrous signing at a NJ bar,
    • and a guy using makeup to look like famous women (link).

    Matt Groening (Simpsons co-creator) Book Signing in NYC – 2/13/15

    Matt Groening

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    Episode 184

    The Paunch Stevenson Show episode 184

    Happy holidays!!

    In this episode:

    • our movie review of 12 Dates of Christmas (2011) starring Amy Smart and Mark-Paul Gosselaar,
    • the fact that it completely ripped off Groundhog Day (1993) starring Bill Murray,
    • Greg fist bumping Eliza Dushku’s giant ring,
    • Greg meeting Bill Maher at his book signing for The New New Rules,
    • people not sharing their photos and videos from book signings,
    • our movie review of D.C. Cab (1983) starring Bill Maher, Gary Busey, and Mr. T,
    • Hasbro’s KRE-O and Kreon Transformers,
    • Greg meeting Regis Philbin at Bookends for his book How I Got This Way,
    • the complete series of Jem on DVD for the first time (released by Shout! Factory),
    • fanboys pestering Shout! Factory DVD producer Brian Ward about film transfer quality,
    • Shout! Factory’s Sunbow animated DVDs vs. Rhino’s past DVD releases,
    • ruining old TV shows by creating fake Dolby 5.1 surround sound audio,
    • the upcoming movie G.I. Joe Retaliation (2012) starring Bruce Willis, The Rock, and Channing Tatum,
    • former WWOR channel 9 weatherman Lloyd Lindsay Young and his crazy antics,
    • and a celebrity death (comedian Patrice O’Neal).
    “Poster” for 12 Dates of Christmas ripping off Groundhog Day Eliza Dushku’s massive ring…
    Greg with Bill Maher in the background… Video of Bill Maher’s signing, can you spot Greg at about 2:35?
    Greg’s video of Bill Maher

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    Episode 165

    The Paunch Stevenson Show episode 165

    In this episode:

    • celebrity deaths (Jack LaLanne),
    • WWF wrestler Dino Bravo,
    • Rob’s new solo podcast The Goodrob13 Music Show,
    • walking around NYC talking into a sock,
    • Frank Nora’s podcast network The Overnightscape Underground,
    • the Overnightscape Central podcast,
    • Sean Connery refusing to participate in the 50th anniversary of James Bond,
    • Zardoz (1974) starring Sean Connery,
    • Will Smith’s daughter Willow Smith starring in an upcoming remake of Annie,
    • The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,
    • Ashton Kutcher’s new TV show,
    • the lack of talent in Hollywood today,
    • The Dark Knight Rises (2012) starring Anne Hathaway as Catwoman,
    • more of Stan Lee’s Twitter tweets,
    • The Celebrity Apprentice season 4 starring Gary Busey and La Toya Jackson,
    • Regis Philbin retiring from Live with Regis and Kelly in November 2011,
    • IBM’s computer Watson competing against humans on Jeopardy!,
    • Eliza Dushku updates (The Big Bang Theory, her broken finger, and her car being towed),
    • the return of Bagels Plus in Belleville, NJ,
    • drawing posters about Belleville in seventh grade,
    • Chicken Galore,
    • our nasty psychotic seventh grade math teacher (and part-time clown),
    • the vice principal getting punched out,
    • our typing teacher playing The Howard Stern Show and selling watches in class,
    • his son’s collection of every G1 Transformer in the box,
    • and a different classmate’s collection.

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