On this week’s Naked Lunch podcast, co-hosts Phil Rosenthal and David Wild’s guest is Elton John’s longtime writing partner Bernie Taupin – Part One. As the show writes, “Phil & David are still standing and absolutely thrilled to welcome one of their all-time dream guests and lifelong writing heroes to Naked Lunch -- the legendary, Oscar-winning songwriter Bernie Taupin for a fascinating conversation about his outstanding new solo album, The Sea Has No Mercy" which will be released on October 23rd. Taupin shares great stories about his remarkable career with Elton John, his fascinating 2023 memoir Scattershot: Life, Music, Elton, and Me and the upcoming documentary about his life. All this plus some fun talk about our shared love for Shaun Cassidy, good sushi and the Los Angeles Dodgers.
On this week’s episode of 3rd & Fairfax, the official podcast of the Writers Guild of America, the guest is Sanjay Shah, the developer-showrunner of Everybody Still Hates Chris. He discusses how he got the Comedy Central animated series WGA-covered, the creative challenges of live-action vs. animation, his best tips for selling your pitch, and more.
On this “The Weekly Show” podcast with Jon Stewart, he goes upper level, as his guest is the Prime Minister of Spain, Pedro Sanchez, who has been very publicly critical of Trump. As the show writes, “As world leaders gather in New York for the UN General Assembly, Jon is joined by Prime Minister of Spain, Pedro Sánchez. Together, they discuss the future of multilateralism, governing from the left amid the global rise of the far right, and the importance of political conviction in a changing world order. Plus, Jon answers listeners’ questions about the Kennedy Center’s scaffolding and Melania Trump’s light work week!”
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Robert J. Elisberg is a political commentator, screenwriter, novelist, tech writer and also some other things that I just tend to keep forgetting.
Elisberg is a two-time recipient of the Lucille Ball Award for comedy screenwriting. He's written for film, TV, the stage, has two sort-of best-selling novels, and was a regular columnist for the Writers Guild of America and Huffington Post. Among his other writing, he's had a long-time column on technology (which he sometimes understands), and co-wrote a book on world travel. As a lyricist, he is a member of ASCAP, and has contributed to numerous publications.
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