Jon talks to actor/singer/dancer J Andrew Speas about his childhood dream of being a star on Broadway and his upcoming tour across North America in Aladdin The Musical.

Episode 49 - Jon talks to composer/songwriter/Juno award winner/Canadian Screen Award winner and overall good guy, Ari Posner.

Jul 18th, 2022 1h 17m

Episode 49 - Jon talks to composer/songwriter/Juno award winner/Canadian Screen Award winner and overall good guy, Ari Posner.

Episode 48

Jul 9th, 2022 32m 56s

Jon talks about High School yearbooks, summer camp, The Love Boat and much, much more

Episode 47 - Billy Hayes

May 23rd, 2022 1h 7m

Jon talks with author, actor, producer, director Billy Hayes about his new book Midnight Express Epilogue: Train Keeps Rolling

Episode 46 - Barbara Ligeti & Howard Kern

Jan 11th, 2021 1h

Jon talks to Barbara Ligeti & Howard Kern, creators of Shift Poetry, about poetry, writing, coping with stress and anxiety and the songs of Harry Chapin (and many other things too).

Episode 45 - Rich Korson

Nov 23rd, 2020 40m 52s

Jon talks with former Daily Show producer, and former Kibbutz roommate, Rich Korson about life in Vermont, the importance of comedy, the Grateful Dead and more (some good stuff about Bob Dole).

Episode 44 - Bob Bergen (Copy)

Oct 5th, 2020 43m 9s

Jon speaks with Emmy Award winning voice actor Bob Bergen about Porky Pig, Passover Seders, Dirty Dancing, Looney Tunes, Pixar, which film sets have the best food and much more.

Episode 44 - Bob Bergen

Sep 14th, 2020 43m 9s

Jon speaks with Emmy Award winning voice actor Bob Bergen about Porky Pig, Passover Seders, Dirty Dancing, Looney Tunes, Pixar, which film sets have the best food and much more.

Episode 43 - Chef Micah Yaroch

Aug 31st, 2020 41m 28s

Jon talks to Chef Micah Yaroch about his experience on season 10 of Masterchef, what he’s been doing during the pandemic, what happens to the food when the cameras stop rolling and a whole lot more.

Episode 42 - Patricia Boal

May 11th, 2020 49m 52s

Jon speaks with CTV News Ottawa co-anchor Patricia Boal about how newsrooms are adjusting during the pandemic, Corey Hart, interviewing Alex Trebek and a whole lot more.

Episode 41 - Teddy Kumpel

May 4th, 2020 37m 6s

Jon speaks with Teddy Kumpel about his musical influences, touring with Joe Jackson, live shows during the time of Covid, his first band and a whole lot more.

Episode 40 - Scott MacArthur

Apr 27th, 2020 45m 58s

Jon talks with Scott MacArthur of Fan590. They reminisce about working on York Street, Algonquin College radio and Shalom Ottawa. They also talk about how Sports Radio’s been coping with COVID and lots of other stuff.

Episode 39 - Anthony Scott

Apr 20th, 2020 40m 13s

Jon talks with Anthony Scott - Emmy award winning animator who’s worked on projects including: James & The Giant Peach, Coraline, Gumby & Pokey, Tim Burton’s Nightmare Before Christmas - just to name a few. This was a fun interview to do.

Episode 38

Apr 13th, 2020 53m 6s

Jon speaks with Jerry Cohen - Owner & Founder of Ebbets Field Flannels - about music, his unique clothing company, Passover Zoom seders and how he is (in Jon’s opinion) keeping a slice of Americana alive for future generations.

Episode 37 - Jay Shore

Apr 6th, 2020 41m 22s

Jon talks to former Ottawa Lynx employee and current television writer and comedian, Jay Shore. We talk about returning to Ottawa, living in Los Angeles, opening for Bill Burr and a whole lot more.

Episode 36 - Penny Greenberg

Mar 27th, 2020 41m 53s

Jon talks with Producer extraordinaire Penny Greenberg. We talk about FRIENDS, cheese, Lime Ricky’s and what happened when she met Gandalf. Enjoy.

Episode 35 - COVID19 Ramble

Mar 19th, 2020 23m 57s

Jon rambles on about the lockdown, his new job, Schitt’s Creek, FUNKO pops and a whole lot more.

Episode 34 - Chris Sully of FUNKO

Jan 28th, 2020 1h 3m

Jon talks to Chris Sully - Marketing Manager at FUNKO - about pop culture, Supermarket Sweeps, Comic Con’s, Golden Girls and a whole lot more

Episode 33 - Leslie Combemale

Dec 12th, 2019 55m 56s

Jon talks to Leslie Combemale - Art gallery owner, film critic, writer, wearer of many hats - about owning an art gallery, being a film critic…you get the idea. She’s amazing. She’s informative and she was a great guest. Listen and I’m sure you

Episode 32

Dec 6th, 2019 34m 15s

Jon begins with some memories of Spirit of The West and then talks with Steve Weil, President and Chief Creative Officer at Rockmount Ranch Wear about Western influence on global fashion, what it’s like to be an American icon, his grandfather P

Episode 31

Nov 13th, 2019 35m 9s

Jon rambles on all by himself about past girlfriends, An Evening at the Improv, The Whole of The Moon and a whole lot more nonsense - including, but not limited to, the US election, Canadian politics and his RING doorbell.

Episode 31

Oct 31st, 2019 48m 31s

Jon speaks with repeat guest Howard Kramer former curator of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. We talk about Halloween songs, album art, the distance from Cleveland to Toronto and much more!

Episode 29

Oct 24th, 2019 30m 31s

Jon rambles on for about 30 minutes discussing fear of flying, old girlfriends turning 50 and a bunch of other nonsense that he tries to pass off as entertainment

Episode 28

Oct 6th, 2019 35m 46s

Jon talks to Producer (and old friend) Kelly Mendelsohn about her path to Los Angeles, her first memory of me (and what probably would today constitute harassment) and her greatest accomplishment - Carny of the Year 1989!