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TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 723.1 with guest Glenn Stewart is now available for listening on demand for free wherever you find podcasts

Columbo Explains the Seventies Original Airdates: Jan. 30-Feb. 2, 2026 TVC 723.1: Ed welcomes Glenn Stewart, an adjunct professor at Westfield State University (Westfield, Massachusetts) whose background in media includes twenty-five years in radio, both as an on-air personality and … Continue reading

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TV CONFIDENTIAL Show Nos. 695 and 696 with guests Robert Crane, Christopher Fryer, John Cerney, and Meagan Bejar is now available for listening on demand for free wherever you find podcasts

Robert Crane, John Cerney, and Meagan Bejar on the release of Three-Cornered Circle Original Airdates: June 20-23, 2025 TVC 695.4: Via remote from the back patio of Davenport’s Restaurant in Encino, California: Ed welcomes back Robert Crane, eldest son of … Continue reading

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TV CONFIDENTIAL Show Nos. 666 and 667 with guest Robert Crane is now available for listening on demand for free wherever you find podcasts

Robert Crane, author of My UnHollywood Family Original Airdates: Nov. 8-11, 2024 TVC 666.4: Ed welcomes back Robert Crane, eldest son of Hogan’s Heroes star Bob Crane, and an accomplished screenwriter, journalist, and author in his own right. Bob’s latest … Continue reading

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TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 667.2 with guest David Koenig is now available for listening on demand for free wherever you find podcasts

David Koenig, author of Unshot Columbo Original Airdates: Nov. 15-18, 2024 TVC 667.2: Ed welcomes back Columbo historian David Koenig (Shooting Columbo: The Lives and Deaths of TV’s Rumpled Detective). David’s latest book, Unshot Columbo: Cracking the Cases That Never … Continue reading

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TV CONFIDENTIAL Show Nos. 652 and 653 with guests Robert Crane and Christopher Fryer is now available for listening on demand as a free podcast

Robert Crane, Christopher Fryer, and Jack Nicholson Original Airdates: June 28-July 1, 2024 TVC 652.4: Ed welcomes back Robert Crane and Christopher Fryer, co-authors of Jack Nicholson: The Early Years (the first authorized filmography of Oscar winner Jack Nicholson, covering … Continue reading

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TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 581: Part 2 of our special roundtable discussion of COLUMBO featuring Joseph Dougherty, David Koenig, and Dan Farren, is available now for listening on demand as a free podcast

Columbo and the City of Los Angeles Original Airdates: June 24-26, 2022 TVC 581.1: Part 2 of our special roundtable discussion devoted to Columbo featuring Emmy Award-winning writer, producer, director, playwright, and author Joseph Dougherty (thirtysomething, Pretty Little Liars, Saving … Continue reading

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TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 580 with guests Joseph Dougherty, David Koenig, Andrew Erish, and Dan Farren is now available for listening on demand as a free podcast

America’s First Great Motion Picture Studio Original Airdates: June 10-12, 2022 TVC 580.1: Ed welcomes film historian Andrew Erish, author of Vitagraph: America’s First Great Motion Picture Studio, a comprehensive history of The Vitagraph Company, the first major motion picture … Continue reading

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via DeborahKalbBooks.Blogspot.com: Our friend ROBERT CRANE on the backstory of “Wingding,” a short story that is partly inspired by the murder of his father, Bob Crane, in June 1978. Robert Crane, Joe Atkins, and Christopher Fryer are the many contributors to BEYOND WHERE THE BUSES RUN, a collection of short stories edited by Theresa Griffin Kennedy, while “Wingding” is among the stories included in the book. BEYOND WHERE THE BUSES RUN is available at Amazon.com

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Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: A special roundtable discussion devoted to COLUMBO, both the original NBC series and the ABC revival, featuring DAVID KOENIG (author of SHOOTING COLUMBO: The Lives and Deaths of TV’s Rumpled Detective), Emmy Award-winning writer, producer, and director JOSEPH DOUGHERTY (thirtysomething, Pretty Little Liars), writer and producer DAN FARREN (Story Salon), and TONY FIGUEROA of Story Salon and This Week in TV History

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TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 562.2 with guest David Koenig is available for listening on demand as a free podcast

Peter Falk, John Cassavetes, and Columbo Original Airdates: Dec. 17-19, 2021 TVC 562.2: Part 2 of our conversation with David Koenig, author of Shooting Columbo: The Lives and Deaths of TV’s Rumpled Detective, a “behind the raincoat” look at the … Continue reading

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