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- This Week in THE FBI History: John Vernon, Joan Van Ark, and James Gregory star in “The Vendetta,” airing Apr. 7, 1974. “The Vendetta” was the last original episode of THE FBI to be filmed, but not the last one to be broadcast. THE FBI DOSSIER is now available through Black Pawn Press
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Monthly Archives: March 2025
TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 683.1 with guest David Arnoff is now available for listening on demand for free wherever you find podcasts
Music photographer David Arnoff Original Airdates: Mar. 28-31, 2025 TVC 683.1: Ed welcomes back David Arnoff, one of the best music photographers of his generation. David’s book Shot in the Dark is a collection of photos featuring Patti Smith, The … Continue reading
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Tagged Blondie, Bob Crane, Bomp Records, Booji Boy, David Arnoff, David Johansen, David Johanson, Dead Boys, Deborah Harry, Devo, Elvis Costello, Gang of Four, Gun Club, Hullabaloo, Ian Dury, Jayne/Wayne County, Joan Jett, John Cale, Johnny Thunders, Lance Loud, Lou Reed, Lux Interior, Lydia Lunch, Misfits, Motorhead, Nick Cave, Nico, Patti Smith, Poison Ivy, Robert Crane, Rough Trade, Shindig, Shot in the Dark, Siouxsee and the Banshees, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Stiv Bators, Television, The Clash, The Cramps, The Damned, The Mumps, The Ramones, X
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TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 682.3 with guest Burt Kearns is now available for listening on demand as a free podcast
Burt Kearns, author of SHEMP! Original Airdates: Mar. 21-24, 2025 TVC 682.3: Ed and guest co-host Chuck Harter welcome award-winning producer, director, writer, journalist, and author Burt Kearns. Burt’s latest book, SHEMP! The Biography of The Three Stooges’ Shemp Howard: … Continue reading
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Tagged A Hollywood Detour, Adam West, Bon Bon Parade, Columbia Pictures, Curly Howard, Have Rocket Will Travel, Hey Moe! Hey Dad!, Joe Besser, Joe Di Rita, Jules White, Larry Fine, Merry Mutineers, Moe Howard, Nyuk Nyuk Nyuk, Rockin' in the Rockies, Shemp Howard, The Best of The Three Stooges, The Outlaws Is Coming, The Three Stooges, The Three Stooges Cartoons
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TV CONFIDENTIAL Show Nos. 680 and 681: Complete two-part tribute to the centennial birthday of Rod Serling with guests Anne Serling, Jodi Serling, and Marc Scott Zicree is now available for listening on demand as a free podcast
Growing Up with Rod Serling Original Airdates: Feb. 28-Mar. 3, 2025 TVC 680.5: Ed welcomes Anne Serling and Jodi Serling, the daughters of Rod Serling, and Marc Scott Zicree, creator/producer of Space Command and the author of The Twilight Zone … Continue reading
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Tagged 10000 Feet, Academy Award winner, Agnes Moorehead, Anne Serling, Anne Serling As I Knew Him, Anne Serling As I Knew Him My Dad Rod Serling, Anne Serling Jodi Serling, Anne Serling Rod Serling, As I Knew Him My Dad Rod Serling, Brannon Braga, Buck Houghton, Burgess Meredith, Buster Keaton, Carol Burnett, Cloris Leachman, daughters of Rod Serling, Decades Channel, DECADES Network, Decades TV, Dick York, Gladys Cooper, It's a Good Life, J.J. Abrams, Jodi Serling, Jodi Serling Rod Serling, Jordan Peele, Joseph Dougherty, Joseph Dougherty A Screenwriters Companion, Joseph Dougherty Joi Lansing, Joseph Dougherty pretty little liars, Joseph Dougherty thirtysomething, Marc Scott Zicree, Marc Scott Zicree Space Command, Marc Scott Zicree The Twilight Zone Companion, Matthew Weiner, Nightmare at 20, Nightmare at 20000 Feet, Richard Matheson, Robert Redford, Rod, Rod Serling, Rod Serling Anne Serling, Rod Serling at 100, Rod Serling Books, Rod Serling centennial, Rod Serling first modern-day show runner, Rod Serling Memorial Foundation, Rod Serling Night Gallery, Rod Serling the Leonardo da Vinci of television, Rod Serling Twilight Zone, Ron Howard, Ron Moore, Suzy Parker, The Eye of the Beholder, The Invaders, The Living Doll, The Masks, The Monsters are Due on Maple Street, The Twilight Zone, The Twilight Zone Companion, Time Enough at Last, Twilight Zone Eye of the Beholder, Twilight Zone On Thursday We Leave for Home, Twilight Zone Walking Distance, Vince Gilligan, White & Blue, William Reynolds, William Shatner, writer who also served as his own producer
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TV CONFIDENTIAL Show 681.1: Tribute to Roberta Flack with guest A. Scott Galloway is now available for listening on demand as a free podcast
Why Roberta Flack Was Indefinable as an Artist Original Airdates: Mar. 7-10, 2025 TVC 681.1: Music journalist A. Scott Galloway (pictured, right) joins Ed as TV Confidential remembers the life and legacy of Grammy Award-winning recording artist Roberta Flack. Scott … Continue reading
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TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 681.2a: Behind the Scenes of Police Story is now available for listening on demand as a free podcast
Behind the Scenes of Police Story Original Airdates: Mar. 7-10, 2025 TVC 681.2a: From January 2012: Television writer/producer Larry Brody takes Ed and his listeners behind the scenes of Police Story (NBC, 1973-1979), the Emmy Award-winning police anthology series created … Continue reading
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