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 319

    In this episode:

    • aborted Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot,
    • rewatching 1960’s The Avengers series,
    • Death of Superman comic books,
    • celebrity death: Chuck Norris,
    • Delta Force theme song,
    • Val Kilmer’s A.I. movie,
    • celebrity death: Nicholas Brendon,
    • WPLJ-FM Scott and Todd Show “Blame it on Hussein” parody,
    • Topps trading cards based on movies and TV shows in the 1980s,
    • Pee-Wee documentary,
    • Conan O’Brien’s Walker, Texas Ranger lever,
    • new Masters of the Universe movie trailers,
    • celebrity death: James Tolkan,
    • and a get well soon to Ron Bennington!

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    Episode 318

    In this episode:

    • the blizzards of ’96 and ’26,
    • Greg’s trip to Los Angeles,
    • review of Severance and Dark Matter AppleTV series,
    • driving through the SoCal landscape,
    • getting to meet Bruce Dern, G.W. Bailey, Julie Newmar, Jackie Joseph, Joan Collins, etc.,
    • visiting classic filming locations like the E.T. and Back to the Future houses, a high school from Buffy, the Rose Bowl, Twin Pines Mall from BTTF,
    • checking out the Hollywood Sign and the Walk of Fame,
    • Saved by the Bell on location,
    • touring Paramount Pictures and Universal Studios,
    • driverless cars and delivery coolers,
    • Uncle Floyd Vivino, 1951-2026,
    • another live action He-Man movie coming,
    • and a reboot of The Rockford Files

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    It’s the 20th Anniversary interview!

    Rob and Greg joined Bob from Static Radio to talk about the beginnings and happenings of 20 years of The Paunch Stevenson Show! It’s all part of his Priorcaster project to chat with the internet’s greatest podcasters.

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    Episode 317

    It’s the 20th Anniversary Episode!!!:

    • some early Paunch memories,
    • sequels to Airheads (1994) and The Running Man (1987),
    • whatever happened to butt fumbler Mark Sanchez?,
    • Tom Cruise looking like Norm MacDonald,
    • Al Pacino as “Foghorn Leghorn” in Scent of a Woman (1992),
    • Martin Kove bites Cobra Kai co-star,
    • meeting Weird Paul Petrovsky and Mr. T at conventions,
    • Spaceballs 2 on the horizon,
    • the return of the video game company Acclaim?,
    • 20th Anniversary of the Digital Press videogame store,
    • finally found out what S.E.P.P.O. was (episode 164),
    • Greg’s first arcade, Game Town in Pine Brook, NJ,
    • fun gaming YouTube channels to check out, including The Retro Collective, Daniel Evensen‘s sports reviews, My Retro Life,
    • Skote Outdoors channel where a couple remodels a remote cabin in Newfoundland,
    • A.I. celebrity videos (MJ at Walmart),
    • Rob’s AI hype rant (it’s just a toy),
    • cerealgeekTV restored Sunbow Transformers recording sessions,
    • the lost Transformers alternate pilot (video),
    • and Dr. Phil goes bankrupt (link).

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