Respecting Your Elders
By Michael
Respecting Your EldersOct 06, 2019
Daniel Scharff (Part 2)
"Old " friend Daniel Scharff talks about his new venture "Start Up CPG," St. Alban's High School, making prank calls and much, much more!!!
Daniel Scharff (Part 1)
Daniel talks about his band "The Super Fantastics," living in a Brazilian frat house, professionally tasting chocolate around the world, and many other things!
Kenneth Wainwright
Hollywood's own Kenneth Wainwright! Topics include: Sci-Fi, ways to entertain yourself during shutdowns, the Navy reserves, Florida, the Hollywood Strip, and more! #scifi #navy #florida #hollywoodstrip #podcast #hollywood #rockyhorrorpictureshow #UCLA #travel
Gabriel Bustos
Gabriel talks about many things including being chased back into America across the Mexican border by an angry mob, sharing a prison cell in Texas for one year with the leader of MS-13, and almost drowning while deep-sea body-boarding all over the world.
Terry Kelly
Longtime friend and "Luh-ville," resident Terry Kelly and I discuss, among other things, the history of his tobacco-farming family in Danville, VA; entertainment today compared to the 90's; and the greater conversation currently surrounding the recent killings of black people by police and the aftermath in America.
Christopher Wood
"Woody" reminisces on traveling the world, boarding school in Massachusetts, learning to box in the streets of Nigeria, the New York Knicks, and more!
Rick Hurst
Rick discusses, amongst other things, passing the time during the pandemic, tv/movies/books, Lousiana, his first scene on the Dukes of Hazzard, and meeting "Cooter" for the first time.
Jason Friedman
Ravens, Air Force, Favorite TV Shows, Vietnam War, Baby Turtles.
Mark Ilvedson
Mark & Mike talk about improv comedy; the Fargo, ND 5th grade theatre scene; and the optimism of the 80s -- amongst other things. If you don't care about improv start like 20 minutes in!
Dion Lack
Dion & Mike talk about eating donuts and bagels, Bill Russell's assistant, and comparing sports fandom to dating -- before Dion hangs up on Mike.
Mary Moss
Ms. Mary Moss recalls being a soda jerk during the Great Depression, her wedding, and her love of dancing,
Chris Ogan
Todd Campbell aka Lance Hart
Against the backdrop of a Coronavirus-wrought world, Mike and Todd discuss such topics as farming in Kansas, being foreign, and touching favorably on other people's lives.
Sean Humphries
Sean & Mike talk about Coronavirus, open heart surgery at UCLA, improv comedy, smoking crack, and being Val Kilmer's assistant. Sean is the host of the "American Griefcast" podcast.
Brian James O'Connell
Brian & Michael bond over North Carolina, the Berlin dance scene, and of course a little improv. Brian’s secret birthdate remains safe with him.
BOC (as his friends call him) is a member of the comedy powerhouse, Dr. God. He is one of the Founders of The Pack Theater and currently teaches as part of the Core Improv Faculty and Core Digital Faculty. https://itsboc.com drgodcomedy.com packtheater.com
Tari Lewis (Mother-In-Law)
Tari talks about her parents' steadfast courtship in the Bronx; broadening her horizons on Long Island and in Paris; plus her obsession with The Monkees.
Craig Lewis (Father-In-Law)
Brian Callaghan (Dad)
Brian talks about everything from Desi Arnaz and Al Capone Jr. in Miami, to Georgetown during the Vietnam War, to Jim Brown and the Browns upsetting Johnny Unitas and the Colts in the NFL Championship game.
Robert Brady
Ben Jones (Cooter)
Chris Dugan (Pilot)
Pilot and longtime friend Chris Dugan talks about manning the poop bucket, building fireplaces, and spinning in Philadelphia fields until he's dizzy.
Dagem Hailemariam
Conversation with Dagem Hailemariam, an old friend straight outta Stockholm, Sweden. Simple topics included Ethiopian history; Maslow's Pyramid; systems of government and society; the ego, super-ego, and the id (Freud on coke).
Bill Dunbar
Interview with Bill Dunbar, a long-time friend of mine, in which he discusses getting pee'd on by the neighborhood bully, leaving for his honeymoon on 9/11, and surfing in Mexico with a giant shark.
Matt Fleming
Interview with Matt Fleming, an old friend, in which he divulges wishing he were Asian, getting fired from Bennigan's, and interviewing US senators.
Travis ****** (Neighbor)
Part 1 of interview with Travis ****** -- aka my longtime neighbor -- who shares his opinion about terrorism, abortion, and how Paris, CA was ex-convict-city. #breakdancing
By request his last name has been omitted so he doesn't get fired.
Alma Viator (Mom)
Part 1 of interview with Alma Viator -- "Ms. Alma" of CootersPlace.com stores in Tennessee and Virginia; PR for Ford's Theater, National Theater, and the Shubert Organization on Broadway; my mom. In part 1 we discuss the first 12 years of her life, including flowers for President Eisenhower in Versailles, Rockin' Around the Clock in Monterrey, CA, and living in the "Roach House" in West Point, KY.