BILL DUKE is a retired sergeant with the Los Angeles Police Department. He spent 32 years "on the job" protecting and serving the citizens of LA -- a job that both fed his soul and satisfied the adrenaline junkie in him. Climb into the back sea

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Nov 18th, 2018 1h 14m

JOHN T. LANG, Ph.D. is the chair of the Department of Sociology at Occidental College. Professor Lang devotes much of his academic research to the exploration of social relations surrounding the production and consumption of food. (EXTENDED EPI

STILL LIFE

Jul 27th, 2018 53m

RON ZANNINI became a quadriplegic at the age of 76 after developing post surgery complications. Ron is still angry about his paralysis and the dramatic impact it’s had on his life, but his onetime death wish is now gone. (52:59) EPISODE NOTE

ORION THE ARTIST

Jun 22nd, 2018 44m 14s

ANDY GINER kept his passion for rapping under wraps for several years before finding the courage to step forward as his hip-hop alter ego, ORION THE ARTIST. Andy is serious about finding a place for himself in the competitive rap world -- not f

MENSCHES and MENTORS and BABY BEARS, OH MY!

May 19th, 2018 43m 38s

DAN ARDEN is a veteran non-fiction television producer with a reputation of being a very nice guy to work for – some say too nice. But for Dan, creating a positive and enriching experience for his production team is equally rewarding, sometimes

GOTTA HAVE FAITH

Apr 20th, 2018 48m 5s

FAITH PRINCE won a Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical for her role as Miss Adelaide in the 1992 Broadway revival of “Guys and Dolls.” And while Faith was honored to be recognized for her performance, she says the baggage that came

MINDBODY AND SOUL

Mar 23rd, 2018 52m 42s

BLAKE BELTRAM is co-founder of MINDBODY, the largest provider of cloud-based business management software to the boutique, beauty, health and wellness industry. The publicly traded company serves clients in over 130 countries worldwide. (52:42)

WALK ON THE WILD SIDE

Mar 4th, 2018 46m 40s

JEFF COPELAND is an author, screenwriter and non-fiction television producer whose close friendship with Andy Warhol superstar HOLLY WOODLAWN (immortalized in Lou Reed's biggest hit song "Walk On the Wild Side") dramatically impacted his profes

#ELIZABETHTOO

Jan 7th, 2018 50m 53s

ELIZABETH COOPER SMOKLER has spent 40 years working as a Hollywood makeup artist, primarily on TV sitcoms such as Roseanne, The Ellen Show, Reba, Blossom, The Larry Sanders Show and Who’s the Boss? It’s been a wonderful career – except, that is

BONUS MATERIAL - ELIZABETH COOPER SMOKLER

Jan 7th, 2018 15m 6s

ELIZABETH COOPER SMOKLER does Brent’s makeup as if he’s going to appear on television to give him a better understanding of how she goes about her craft. (15:00)

DEMON DRUMMER FROM EAST LA

Oct 13th, 2017 51m 11s

MACEO HERNANDEZ is a professional Taiko drummer whose passion for the ancient Japanese form of percussion began in the 7th grade. Despite having no rhythm or musical experience, young Maceo was determined to play Taiko, leading him on a life-ch

YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU

Sep 22nd, 2017 50m 27s

LLOYD GORDON is one of the top estate liquidators in Los Angeles. Nearly 30 years in the business, Lloyd stages and presides over estate sales in some of the city’s most affluent neighborhoods. He says just because an item is valuable doesn’t m

VOCE FORTE

Jul 27th, 2017 45m 27s

KAY BESS is a veteran voice-over actor with hundreds of commercial, film/TV narration and video game credits to her name. Kay says technology has dramatically changed the way VO artists work. And while there are more voice-over jobs than ever b

STILL SWINGING

Jun 24th, 2017 49m 14s

BOB NIEMACK is the zealous executive producer of Discovery’s long-running docudrama medical series “Untold Stories of the ER.” Bob began his action-packed production career as an editor and won a national Emmy for editing the groundbreaking doc

THE DIVINE MRS. M

Jun 6th, 2017 45m 59s

CARRIE MORITA spent 36 years teaching in the Los Angeles Unified School District. Although she had several opportunities to work closer to home, Mrs. Morita endured a daily 75-mile, bumper-to-bumper roundtrip commute to teach at Eagle Rock Elem

ON LOCATION

May 15th, 2017 43m 29s

JOHN GRANT is an award-winning location manager who knows the Greater Los Angeles Area like the back of his hand. From feature films to reality TV shows, John has a genuine love for finding real-world settings for producers and directors to use

DOUBLE AGENT

Apr 29th, 2017 45m 56s

RICHARD KONIGSBERG was one of the youngest agent trainees to ever be promoted at ICM. But Richard ditched the powerhouse talent agency to become an actor himself. Five years later, he returned and was made an agent for a second time -- but not

THE BEAT OF A DIFFERENT DRUM

Apr 9th, 2017 35m 27s

IFUNANYA “NODDY” NWEKE is the founder and executive director of Jazz Hands for Autism (JHFA). The non-profit organization provides platforms for musically inclined individuals on the autism spectrum to explore and express their talent, and help

DOWN TO CLOWN

Mar 19th, 2017 44m 36s

DON COLLIVER was working as a non-fiction TV producer when he decided to make a highly unconventional career change and became a professional clown. This episode was recorded three days before Don flew to New York to join the award-winning perf

THE PENNY-WISEGUY

Feb 26th, 2017 34m 27s

JONATHAN DOWDELL is a senior producer at TV home shopping giant QVC. Jonathan identifies with the legions of loyal viewers who tune into the network 24/7 searching for good deals because at the age of 50 he is – as he’s always been – compulsive

MY FAVORITE MEDIUM

Feb 5th, 2017 46m 32s

HOLLISTER RAND was a young child when she first realized she could see and talk with dead people. Frightened and feeling freakish, Hollister kept her unusual talent a secret until she was nearly killed at the age of 18. Today, she fully embrace

HOOSIER BY CHOICE

Jan 15th, 2017 42m 29s

BRIAN PAYNE is the president and CEO of the $750 million Central Indiana Community Foundation and the founder of the internationally-recognized Indianapolis Cultural Trail. Brian was recently named an Indiana Living Legend -- not something the

THE PARTY GURU

Dec 25th, 2016 39m 42s

ERIC WELCH has been delighting the birthday boys and girls of celebrity clients such as Arnold Schwarzenegger, Larry King and Ben Affleck for the last 15 years. When it comes to throwing awesome children's birthday parties for LA's junior well-

DRAMATIC EFFECTS

Dec 4th, 2016 47m 39s

ASHER HARTMAN is a transgender playwright, director and respected practitioner in LA's experimental theater scene. His provocative play The Silver, the Black, the Wicked Dance was commissioned by LACMA and explores alienation, violence and the

MARGE AND IN CHARGE

Nov 13th, 2016 41m 22s

MARGIE FRIEDMAN has produced hundreds of hours of non-fiction television and is now producing her own independent documentary films. Her film Conducting Hope profiles inmates at the Lansing Correctional Facility in Kansas who make up the only m