Tv Guidance Counselor Podcast

This week Ken welcomes writer and long time web person Nina Bargeil from Los Angeles to discuss all things George Burns. 

September 16-22, 1989 This week Ken welcomes Boston Comic and ass kicker Ryan Shea to the show. Ken and Ryan discuss Ken's car accident, podcasts taking over your life, bombing auditions, hackers, ju-jujitsu, Twitch, draining your ears, Roseanne and Cosby, growing up in Southie, getting hit by a car, drug dealers, the adult version of when a baby has gas, Murray Bikes, changing TV intros, Bon Jovi: Session musician, commercial jingles, Sister Kate, Beyond Tomorrow, School Book clubs, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Emmy Awards, John Leguizamo, Garbage Pail Kids The Movie, The Punky Brewster reboot, The People Next Door, The Abyss, Nightmare on Elm Street, divorced parents, Howard the Duck, Freddy vs. Jason, Nintendo, Toy Soldiers, a love of seeing remote control planes crash, how Jackie Mason's Chicken Soup is the same as Seinfeld, Unsolved Mysteries, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Wiseguy, Jake and the Fatman, William Katt for Congress, the sphere from Phantasm, Nasty Boys, Designing Women, and getting celebrities

November 20-26, 1999 This week Ken welcomes fellow Boston Comedian and child of neglect Katie McCarthy. Ken and Katie discuss growing up in Lynn, Bambi v Godzilla, being an indoor kid, cops, drama club, Catholic School, being on Student Government, Celine Dion, The Peanut Butter Solution, Drake, Degrassi, Wrestling, Cable Access, pig dicks, The Lawrence Bros, Premium Blend, Margaret Cho, Janeane Garofalo, Teen Magazine, "He Touched Me", old perverts, mush brain, name tags, Orson Wells, Strangers with Candy, cringe jokes, Wes Hazard on Jeopardy, Jesus, Richard Simmons loving chicks, clowns, late night, puking after eating waffles with Billy Corgan, end times, Dilbert, Angel, Touched by an Angel, The Heights, shocking cats, Judging Amy, evil men, Tori Amos, James Van Der Beak, Pini's Pizza, Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place, Somerville, hiding in your room on Thanksgiving, bad stand up, Home Alone 2, Ricky Martin, Welcome to the Dollhouse, Market Basket, Cheerleading, and sexual Supermarket Sweep.

In this 6th Anniversary Valentine's Day Special Ken finally welcomes his wife to the show to do an entire episode as the only guest. They look at an issue of the UK TV Times from 1986 and struggle with keeping their dogs under control. 

July 12-18, 1958 This week Ken welcomes author and creator of Roger Rabbit, Gary K. Wolf. Ken and Gary discuss how long Gary has been in Boston, the Summer of Love in San Francisco, growing up in Earlsville Illinois, only having on TV in the neighborhood, Big Top, building two story TV antennas for the Fringe areas, when TV was over, Howdy Doody, Kukla Fran and Ollie, missing the 150th episode of Howdy Doody because you acted up in school, Lawrence Welk, accordion, toe dancing, Ed Sullivan, regional TV Guide, playing catch with Chuck Connors, Nudie Suits, blue cows, being encouraged to read, comics books, true crime magazines, Steve McQueen, Roy Rogers, naming Trigger's son, Route 66, Space Patrol, cartoons, being inspired by cereal commercials, word balloons, Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, the battle of Bugs and Micky, The Prisoner, appearing on Creature Features, loving pinball, being Basic Instinct-d, Steven Spielberg, Roy Disney, gags in the margins, the jazz in Peter Gunn, Corvettes, fighting in Vietnam, guns

August 8-14, 1987 This week Ken welcomes boxer, world traveler, and fellow comedian, Kate Procyshyn. Ken and Kate discuss her nervousness, her love of the outdoors, reading, being a Librarian, living in rural Alaska, growing up in Reno, NV, visiting hardware stores, Kate' Yearbook Session, cutting mouths of out photos, Lawrence Welk, movie theaters, working in advertising, staying in cheap places around the globe, Grocery Stores, traveling in Asia, baking, eating Chicken feet, Librarian Conferences, working in a convent in Africa, pornography on library computers, Sex on TV, humping, periodicals, Teen Model Search, cookies, hostels, misdirection, bed bugs, sharing bathrooms, Fraggle Rock, never having seen Newhart, the secret origin of Kate's journey into stand up, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Donahue, court cases, sleeping, playing the violin, Romper Room, gaming, The Little Prince, being terrified of space, Pay Per View movies, Two Person Solitaire and a very rare ALL Cheers week.

September 20-26, 1997 Today Ken welcomes old friend, frame-maker and comedian Ryan Douglass to the show. Ken and Ryan discuss bible eating, book stores, the last time Ken saw Ryan, Princess Di, all the places Ryan has lived, Home Improvement, The New People, Baywatch, Elton John, TV Movies, Unicorn Sculptures, Lance Burton, COPS, the Walsh Brothers, Early Edition, Chicago, Short Circuit, Bullit, Superbowl, Sister Wendy, Catholic Television, bad Notre Dame tattoos, Dave Thomas, Grace Under Fire, confusing Suddenly Susan, Veronica's Closet and Just Shoot Me, Cybill, Billy Corgan, Ryan meeting Smashing Pumpkins, Ghoulardi, Svengoulie, CHUD, Newradio, Lovitz replacing Phil Hartman, Spin City, The Tony Danza Show, High School football, Ellen, The Drew Carey Show, Party of Five, Empire Records, Hi-Fidelity, Riders of the Purple Sage, TNN, The Country Music Awards, Ryan's 7th Grade Reading Teacher's band, Sabrina, Salem the Cat, The Newbury St. Newbury Comics, Condom World, trying to figure out George Clooney's brea

September 2-8, 1989 This week Ken welcomes rockstar (Motion City Soundtrack), podcaster (Bizarre Albums) and Alison Rosen's boardman, Tony Thaxton to the show. Ken and Tony discuss backstage life, meeting celebs, free drinks, Carrot Top, Trent Reznor's amazement at skateboarding, Indiana, living in a weird part of Michigan, living on a time machine, Bears and Cubs, ALF, Harry Caray vs. Johnny Most, Saturday Morning Preview Specials, the Yummy Awards, singles, Gummi Bears, Masterpiece Theater 3000, Austin City Limits, Gattlin Bros, cover bands, Nintendo, Empty Nest, confusing Dear John, the theme to It's Gary Shandling's Show, theme song Karaoke, Perfect Strangers, Misfits of Science, having older sisters, My Two Dads, the Jerry Lewis telethon, contests to name things, The Hogan Family, "The Party" from the Mickey Mouse Club, unsold pilots with Ricki Lake, satellite dishes, above ground pools aka AGPs, Who's the Boss?, Rescue 911, Wonder Years, the MTV video music awards, Growing Pains, Michael Damien and Prin

Ken revisits a 2016 talk he had with the great Allee Willis who sadly passed away on Christmas Eve 2019.  Ken and Allee discuss The Color Purple on Broadway, hating theater, swearing, having a TV in every room on every wall, growing up in Detroit, TV as a babysitter, a diet of candy, the sophistication of Health Bars, CHiPs, Erik Estrada's tight beige uniform, disco scores, writing songs for Earth Wind and Fire, Wonder Woman's disco devil, American Bandstand, Soul Train, Hullabaloo, Shin Dig, the invention of the teenager, cutting edge Variety, The Smothers Brothers, Laugh In, counter culture, Columbia Records, falling in love with Los Angeles, Freaks and Geeks, falling in love with cable news, Car Chases, 30,000 hours of footage, Just Say Julie, Allee's amazing wonderful house of treasures, rooftop drums, The Breakfast Club, being a music video production designer, The Cars "You Might Think", Tom Petty's "Don't Come Around Here No More", painting, combining music with art, writing "I'll Be There For You" the

October 19-25, 1985 This week Ken welcomes the hosts of the 75Reads Podcast, Jo Bozarth and April Bowlby. Ken, Jo and April discuss jacuzzin', Ken's bad jokes, growing up in California, no bedtimes, screen time, The Furchester Hotel, Star Track star makers, Hollywood, Universal Studios, The Best of Times, Robin Williams, Mork, Taxi, the dark 70s, the perfection of the 1980s, dating baseball players and musicians, loving Niles, fat camp, pregnancy on TV, Cheers, Ted Danson, Golden Girls, Facts of Life, Backdoor pilots, roommates later in life, spin-offs, The Tortellis, 227, Designing Women, how kids hate being tricked, Hunks, beefcake Calendars, Glim Glim, Monsters, Tales from the Darkside, The Twilight Zone, the cotton candy defense, murder, The Brady Bunch, Three's Company, The Regal Beagle, filming locations, visiting the A-Team van by accident, Barney Miller, Night Court, After School Specials, having a fake baby in school, egg babies, Erin Grey, Wait Til Your Father Gets Home, Nick at Nite, Patty Duke, Va

June 10-16, 2000 This week Ken welcomes actor, comedian and musician Lucia Fasano to the show. Ken and Lucia discuss the Manson Murders, knives, OJ, monsters, Monster Kids, masks, Butch Patrick, Sid and Marty Kroft, Shirley Temple, Kid actors, watching TV with your family, growing up in the industry, The Simpsons, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Disney, Rugrats, Children's Shows, autograph conventions, respecting your elders, Hollywood creeps, not being impressed by normal kid things, designing Halloween decorations for target that then cameo on adult videos, Brendan Cruz, Ben Stiller, Brimstone, 13 Ghosts of Scooby Doo, A to Z, shows that never make it to the end, SNICK, All That, being disappointed by creeps, The Weakest Link, Who Wants to be a Millionare?, pretending to be Regis, Buffy, The X-Files, Ricky Jay and his 52 Assistants, Succession, accents, Kratt Brothers vs. Property Brothers, New York accents, Chariots of the Gods, Roswell, alien autopsy, History Channel, Highway to Heaven, loving James Marsters

Ken goes solo on this Year End Round up of 2019 including guests, behind the scenes, what's been going on in Ken's life and New (I know right??!) shows he watched and enjoyed this year.

December 29, 1979 - January 4, 1980 Today Ken welcomes fellow comedian Felicia Michaels to the show. Ken and Felicia discuss B.Y.O.W., Burbank, The Liar's Club, people's nerves, Charlie's Angels, fashion photography, OJ Simpson, Encyclopedias, growing up in Germany, missing cultural TV references of the 50s-70s, the Farrah poster, the hair, Mustangs, being a Kate Jackson, innovative technology, answering machines, car phones, Triads, working at a strip club, Sam Kinison, videophones, Sony Watchmen, Blade Runner, Y2K, Grizzly Adams, growing up in Colorado, collecting lunch boxes, The Monkees, Magnum PI, Hee Haw, stand up on TV, Star Search Wet T-Shirt contests, lace fingerless gloves, 80s comics on cocaine, Love Boat, Fantasy Island, Barney Miller, Disney Sunday Night/Wonderful World of Disney, marine biology, dolphines, horseshoe crabs, Goldie and the Boxer, multi-show crossovers, Mork and Mindy, Blanford's Beauties, Happy Days, bringing things back on ice, seeing Robby Benson, being an extra, Fever Pitch, Du

May 7-13, 1994 This week Ken welcomes fellow comedian and podcast host (I'm Listening: A Frasier Fan Podcast) Anita Flores. Ken and Anita discuss being live via satellite, The Stand, Sweeps Week, Rob Lowe's sex tape, play a deaf mute, GrapeVine, Mrs. Fields, Michael Chiklis, being programmed to, The Mommies, Mother's Day, classic TV Moms, Ken and Anita running Peacock and becoming very rich, ice skating, geeking out over celebrities, Nurses, Loni Anderson, Adam West, Nancy Kerrigan, Colbert, crying in public, the upfronts, not growing up with cable, Dollman Vs. Demonic Toys, Married...with Children in 3D, dysfunctional families, 30 Rock, Arrested Development, Bob's Burgers, Rip Torn, The Man Who Fell to Earth, Diagnosis Murder, Robin Leach, Tales from the Crypt, Dateline, fear of Ecstasy, To Catch a Predator, Melrose Place, Seinfeld, Pluto TV, The Boston Strangler, serial Killers, Must See TV, Frasier, Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in Love, Smell-o-Vision, Garth Brooks, David Copperfield, Helen Hunt, Trancer

This week Ken welcomes fellow comedian and podcaster Sovereign Syre to the show. Ken and Sovereign discuss having issues, SoapNet, shameful teenage love of Soap Operas, gameshows, talk shows, evening news, Generation X, growing up digital, stumble upon culture, The X-Files, missing Friends, Too Close for Comfort, Star Trek The Next Generation, conspiracy theories, Mad TV, Fox as the working class network, mainstream society catching up with how sex bomb Gillian Anderson is, being very very horribly old, Heavy Metal Magazine, sci-fi, Beverly Hills 90210, the trouble with True Crime, procedurals, the danger of people you know, medical problems, and anxious society, worst case scenarios, Drag, GLOW, Maron, biopics, period pieces, unnecessary boning in media, underdogs, fashion shows, the appeal of confidence, dealing with depression, Manhunter, Chris Elliot, the freeing nature of nihilism, how outfits affect your mood, murder, rebooting Murder She Wrote, why Living Single only works in the 90s (in a good way), S

SURPRISE! It's a Holiday bonus episode of TV Guidance Counselor. This week enjoy an hour of content packed into 30 dense minutes as Ken welcomes start of stage and screen Jane Seymour to the show. Ken and Jane discuss being a TV actor vs a movie actor, James Bond, East of Eden, Winning Golden Globes, Battle of the Network Stars, Steven Spielberg, Captains and the Kings, McCloud, Robert Conrad's fury, ballet, Kurt Russell's Tug-o-War injuries, Battlestar Gallactica, It's a Knock Out, avoiding a series, Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, Lorne Greene, Amadeus, Emmy nominations, Time After Time, winning despite everything, Oh Heavenly Dog!, Head Office, period pieces, being a character actor, Lawrence Olivier, studying acting, the importance of hair, playing a real historical figure, guesting starring as a version of yourself on The Nanny, Morphine Woman, Funny or Die, Jimmy Kimmel, living a well rounded life, writing, painting, the connection with Open Hearts, and living a kind, purposeful life.

This week Ken welcomes actor, director, poet, author and painter Paul Michael Glaser to the show. Ken and PMG discuss getting lost in L.A., going to grad school, avoiding Vietnam, Boston Winters, doing theater in New York, tending bar, the CBS Milk Barn, under fives, Fiddler on the Roof, "Death at an Early Age", 1968, Charley, The Night James Brown Saved Boston, the union problem, Miami Vice, Starsky and Hutch, Running Man, Amazons, made for TV movies, playing Houdini, almost drowning in the water torture chamber, playing historical figures, the massive fame that came with a hit network TV show in the 1970s, Tevia, doing art for you, how boring film sets can be, re working stunt scenes, the nature of stories, shock humor, stand up comedy, social media, robbing society of our interpersonal skills, the book "Perfume", Band of the Hand, Richard Dawson, The Cutting Edge, casting Moira Kelly, painting, writing poetry, trying to get back to oneness, Kazaam!, working Shaq, consciousness, trying to find an understand