Tv Guidance Counselor Podcast

September 11-17, 2005 Today Ken welcomes writer, comedian Jamie Loftus to the show. Ken and Jamie discuss high school football, being "with" the band, the oboe, Brockton, boxing statues, the best rappers in the school, Cape Verdeans, Musical Theater, Michael Crawford, Kenny Everett, 9-11, the changing TV Guide week, Carnie Wilson's live streamed surgery, Degrassi, school shootings, The N, Radio Free Roscoe, Instant Star, STDs, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Jessica Lynch, The Food Network, Good Eats, growing up in a world that always had the internet, how being into frogs can lead to getting into jam bands, Ken's Hot Topic confession, My Super Sweet 16, wearing a backbrace, sax serenade, Basketball Songs, Mambo Number, Antiques Roadshow, college choices of regret, The Daily Show, being a second generation journalist, sports writing, Gilmore Girls, Ben or Noel?, Bones, Supernatural, O'Grady, the magic three hours, Are You the Girl? with TLC, My Fair Brady, Battle of the Network Reality Stars, the premier of J

December 3-9, 1983 December 3-9, 1983 Today Ken welcomes comedian Todd Barry to the show. Ken and Todd discuss A/C removal, David Letterman, watching stand up comedy, Florida, Ft. Launderdale Spring Break, Ken's encyclopedic knowledge of 80s T&A Movies, Todd's first TV appearance in 1982, behind the scenes in showbiz, re-watching your old TV sets, having a Black and White TV way past the time it was ok to have a Black and White TV, watching the Deer Hunter uncut, watching TV in foreign lands, the wonder of international pharmacies, UK Comedy Nerds, getting a first national TV Gig on Conan via Louie CK, being a regular on Dr. Katz, being an in demand voice over artist, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Hawaii Five-O, Todd's Punk Rock Status, CHiPs, Quincy M.D., shivving, lack of comfort shows, avoiding TV comedy, Spinal Tap, Diner, Paul Reiser's musical genius, Rodney Dangerfield's car, meeting Grady from Sanford and Son, opening for Joe Bob Briggs, Richard Butler (from the Psychedelic Furs), where you are really fr

May 7-13, 1994 Today Ken welcomes comedian Emily Heller to the show. Ken and Emily discuss eating with your mouth full, visiting Boston for the first time, sweeps week, the return of Will Smith's Dad, San Francisco, Gymastics, Breaker High, kitchen TVs, Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards, Kid empowerment, Camp Nowhere vs. Camp Cucumunga, what Joey Lawrence's love can fix for you baby, the Little Oscars, COPS, Dave Stevens, The Rockateer, comedians in serious roles, Kids in the Hall, Bachelor Mother, Nancy Kerrigan, the black TV renaissance, Thelma & Louise, Fox-O-Rama, the White Living Single, radio station format changes, The Stand, Evil Disney product placement, Ben Vereen and Zoobalie Zoo, huge orphans, making Nerds in Love for TV, Joseph Bologna, Disney TV animation, Direct-To-Video Sequels, Blossom, Prom vs. The Prom, Rip Torn's real name, baby heart transplants, made for TV madness, the myth of improv, Full House, Little Richard, Rescue 911, Phenom, LIVE! TV, JFK, Roseanne, Tales from the Crypt, JTT'

August 12-17, 1967 Today Ken welcomes "King of Pop Culture" Gary Sohmers to the show. Ken and Gary discuss proud hoarders, a place for things, birthdays, 15 year old's lust based viewing habits, the Kennedy assassination, Chicagoland, flight path high schools, the nature of proof, being removed Antiques Roadshow history, psychic appraisals, 20th Century Pop culture antiques, Hawaiian shirts, Frank Zappa's paintings, the lack of vetted experts in the modern age, buying low and selling high, knowing the real value of things, being a human remote control, having the best TV around, Nashville TN, Get Smart, television as school yard cultural capital, Mad Magazine, Jack Webb's hatred of LSD, the beatnik to hippie transition, Serials, Wonderful World of Disney, Ed Sullivan, the heyday of Variety Shows, Penn & Teller Fool Us, It's About Time, trampolines, The Stooges at your high school, being a part of the first great moment for teenagers, Bozo, mystery WGN puppet shows, Zacherle, Chuck McCann, Mr. Terrific, Th

April 17-23, 1993 This week Ken welcomes writer, comedian, Jon Rineman to the show. Ken and Jon discuss how long they've known each other, living in New York, old souls, prom comedy, Late Night TV, monologues, combating Twitter, replacements for the Tonight Show in 1993, Alan Havey, Dana Carvey, not knowing Conan is from Mass, the Toaster/Toaster Oven theory, Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman, Empty Nest, Joe Izuzu, why "A League of Their Own" is the greatest baseball movie of all time, Pete's rage, TV shows based on movies, Mad About You, looking for shows that reflect your own situation, Everybody Loves Raymond, the magic of three camera sitcoms, Sisters, Wayne's World: The Best SNL Movie, Ken's intimate knowledge of New England cinemas, New Hampshire, Fresh Prince of Bel Aire, Dana Hersey's the Movie Loft, Bob Newhart, WWF, Monday Night Raw, Full House, Hangin' with Mr. Cooper, Soul Man, Roseanne, your parents' sense of humor, Charity Concerts Vs. AIDS, Nick at Nite, Wonder Years, disappointing endings, The Celtics

May 3-9, 1997 This week Ken welcomes his second couple to the show (not counting The Walsh Brothers and Veruca Salt), real life daters and comedians Ted Pettingell and Christa Weiss.  Ken, Ted and Christa discuss the pleasures of tandem, sad tales of dogs,  bad tattoos, 'lics vs Cathys, pre-marriage counseling, Lucy Lawless, dating people younger than you, blood, SNICK, Keenan & Kel, birth order, Teddy's love of 19 year old burn outs, Cops, Providence's sordid history of institutional crime, Jumanji, insulting Reel Big Fish, dating Jewel, KaBLam!, Simpsons as autism diagnosis, The Weather with Al, April Fools Day Blizzards, Upstate New York, The Hotel Coral Essex, Third Rock from the Sun, being enraged by Beavis and Butthead, Laughing at alcoholics, sad characters, X-Files, Daria, Unsolved Mysteries, ghosts, tales of theft, living Ken's dreams, aliens, sex Tommy Pickles, Home Improvement, suppressing popculture crushes, Coolio, Comics Come Home, Homeboys in Outer Space, Spin City, favorite fashion designe

February 18-24, 1984 This week Ken welcomes musician, comedian, podcaster, writer and all around personality Dave Hill to the show. Ken and Dave discuss pizza parties, Double Tree logo issues, Hong Kong prostitutes, inviting yourself on your friend's family vacation, Cheers, Sweeps Week, letting things go, Rebecca vs. Diane, Three's A Crowd, The 1984 Olympics, Figure Skating, Hockey, barrel jumps, Silver Spoons, silent credits, Very Special Episodes, Love Sydney, Paul Lynde's Halloween Special, Variety Shows, adding Glenn Campbell, Siskel & Ebert, hating Mama's Family, Dave's beef with Vicki Lawrence, Airwolf, questioning Jan Michael Vincent's living status, Stacey Keach, Monty Python as palette cleanser, hanging out with Terry Jones, sports, evil twins on Knight Rider, questioning Ken's place on the Autism spectrum, Baywatch Nights, Craig T. Nelson, Super Nights of Rock N Roll, The Boston Bruins, The Who, Mod culture, Roger Daltrey's acting career, Black Emmanuel, scrambled soft core, The Playboy Channel

December 11-17, 1982 This week Ken welcomes sex educator and podcaster Sandra "Sex Nerd Sandra" Daugherty to the show. Ken and Sandra discuss Air BnB, impromptu flea markets, Christmas Week, Ken's "One Netflix Account to Rule Them All" theory, 1930s wrestling, growing up in Santa Monica, bullying, A League of Their Own, TV Series based on Movies, Weird Science,  Dirty Dancing, the business of show business,  the wonderful gift of head injuries, Out of This World, teenage girls with hidden super powers, the 1980s as the new 1950s, questioning the sexual nature of The Hugga Bunch, wheel chair hatred, the creepiness of Small Wonder, Sally Struthers, why it's not all sex stuff, high school parties, Janet Jackson's "janet." as music porn, crush volumes, My So-Called Life vs. Beverly Hills 90210, sibling TV bargains, Barney and Friends, sharing bunks with siblings, Paternal hatred of David Letterman, Leno, Fallon, Ken's amazement at Mystique turning into him, hi-fivin', Dick Cavet, Graham Norton, "the News", not ha

In this second Halloween Special Ken welcomes returning guest Lamont Price back to the show by popular demand. Ken and Lamont discuss Halloween strategies, trick or treating of years past and finally they watch the 1985 Made for TV movie "The Midnight Hour"    

January 18-24,1992 This week Ken welcomes UK citizen, actor, comedian and Probably Science podcast co-host Matt Kirshen to the show. Matt and Ken discuss spring break hotels, passive aggressive maids, the difficulty of accents, growing up top left, the BBC, going to television tapings, Gamesmaster, Take That, Robbie Williams, Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive, I'm Alan Partridge, warming up sitcoms, 2 Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps with Ralph Little, Sky TV, the UK's lack of choice, Boys and Girls, UK Gameshows, The TV License, the UK vs. US TV Production system, syndication, Who's the Boss with The Upper Hand, One Foot in the Grave, UK family trips to Florida, SuperStation WTBS, reruns vs. repeats, Only Fools and Horses, Leave it to Beaver, post-WWII UK misery, soap operas, Dallas, Dynasty, Aussie Soaps, Home & Away, Neighbors, Eric Bana, Michael Crawford, Friends vs. Seinfeld,  Stephanie Beacham, Trollied, Batman, Eurotrash, John Paul Gautlier, Bad Porn, outTHERE, Adam & Joe, Empty Nest, Peep S

February 2-8, 1985   This week Ken welcomes comedian, writer and improviser Kaitlin Buckley to the show.   Ken and Kaitlin discuss unfilied pieces of the Reid Archives, Cagney and Lacey, Robert Urich's magical musical background, Burn Notice, Tales of the Unexpected, Lloyd Bridges connection to rape and murder, Otherworld, Diff'rent Strokes, co-ed sleepovers, awkward creepy sex, Fashion Design, The Love Boat, watching TV with Mom, Telly Sevalis' science skills, Player's Club, Casinos, Knight Rider, the popularity of Toxic Waste, Rockford Files, Used Cars, Crazy Like a Fox, TV's Bloopers and Practical Jokes, TV Horror Hosts, Kate & Allie, Martin Sheen's homosexual history, Badass Abe Vigoda, breaking the toaster oven theory, the art of collages, being a really weird kid, women's backs, sleeping with strangers, dorm room horror stories, The Sad Ballad of "Ham & Cheese", Ken's teenage pie eating habits, "Stabbas", teenage sex,  Nadia Comaneci, SCTV, Magnum PI, facial hair deficiency, nudity on Thundercat

July 31-August 6, 1993   In this episode recorded literally in the mean streets of Central Square in Cambridge, MA Ken welcomes musician Colleen Green to the show.   Ken and Colleen discuss Green St, living in LA, being Massachusetts at heart, Dunstable, Fork In Hand Records, The Explosion, going outside the comfort level of your home town, coming for Patrick Stewart and staying for Tim Allen, STNG, Enterprise confusion, Whoopie Goldberg, Paul Wagner and the WLVI Kids' Club, Invaders from Mars, Central Square crazies, losing remote control cars,  the lack of progression in California, Los Angeles, Ken's Dad's cruel practical jokes on five-year olds, love of horror movies, The Gate, not having cable, Married...with Children, watching inappropriate content in your cousins' finished basement, Hellraiser, Stephen Dorff, Stay Tuned, Pam Dawber, John Ritter, making all your purchases at the Good Will,  The Running Man, America's Funniest Home Videos, Tom Bergeron and Rob Zombie's status as best friends, Archie Comi

January 15-21, 1994   This week Ken welcomes comedian Aparna Nancherla to the show. Ken and Aparna discuss the chemical dump that is East Cambridge, sibling discussions, Avery Brooks, Star Trek, DSW Shoes, Jane Seymour, Dr. Quinn Medical Woman, evil circuses, Cops, The Mommies, the original House of Cards, Veep, US remakes of UK shows, the evils of cable, SNICK, being into Paula Abdul, splitting Vanilla Ice with your sister, Ace of Base and their international appeal, Mystery, Poirot, Ren & Stimpy's Rubber nipples, Rocco's Modern Life, Comic Relief 6, Shadoe Stevens, The Wonderful World of Disney, Mom Approved Murder, Bats, Married...with Children, Spanish Sean Connery, Sheena Easton:Terrorist, George Carlin, Black Bears, Washington DC, the location of Ford's Theater, The X-Files, renting movies, The Peanut Butter Solution, Evening Shade, The Marx Brothers, Blossom, 90s Homeless, Rescue 9-1-1, Betrayed by Love, The 1st Rule of the FBI, Peanuts, how the death of Monty made Friends, school condoms, Lily Tom

In this episode Ken welcomes writer/director Eric Green to the show. Ken and Eric discuss Eric's documentary "Life on the V: The Story of V66", The mythical Billrica Mall, the early days of MTV, crowd funding, Ken's status as a serial micro-producer, being in the right place right time, the Cable explosion, the death of UHF, WBCN, moving from Radio to TV, The greatness of the Boston music scene, Extreme, leveling the playing field, filming music videos in your high school, Friday Night Videos, Dale Dorman, the rise and fall of Cable Access, the importance of access to production education, living in a world without instant gratification, getting listed in TV Guide, moving from videos to programs, Evening Magazine, the marriage of sports and rock music, the death of radio listeners, marathons vs. binge watching, spoilers, watching television as social event vs. watching television as social currency, the joy of Video Stores, physical media, archivists, how a year and a half can change the world, The Dropkick M

August 23-29, 1986 This week Ken welcomes writer, comedian Julie Kitayama. Ken and Julie discuss the ever changing face of Reid Manor, Valerie Harper vs. The Hogan Family, Sandy Duncan's eye, The Facts of Life and who is your favorite girl, boycotting Scooby Doo, Benson, Golden Girls, swing dancing, Bess Armstrong, One Day at at Time, TV shows with characters that have your name, Ken's love of surfing, Alice vs. Flo, catch phrases, Roots vs. The Empire Strikes Back, send your Dad to his room, Ken's first movie review, Fight Back! with David Horowitz, The Lottery, the saddest New Year's Eve of all time, how The Warped Tour ruined a man's dreams, Clams and Jai Alai, Scarecrow and Mrs. King, single moms, Kate & Allie, Lesbians on TV, Cagney and Lacy, Who's the Boss, Bob Uker, MTV Video Music Awards, Growing Pains, Charles in Charge, Zapped!, Moonlighting, Ulcers, Perfect Strangers as the New I Love Lucy, Under the Rainbow, home sick with game shows, Chronicle, loving Evening Magazine's Sara Edwards, Gimme a

January 7-13, 1978  Today Ken welcomes musician Lou Barlow (Sebadoh, Dinosaur Jr, Folk Implosion) to the show. Ken and Lou discuss being not from Detroit, Iggy Pop, being terrified of murderous hippies, becoming what you fear, torturing younger sisters, Saturday Morning religious programming, Sunrise Semester, SCTV, man's place in nature, late night English TV, German Steam Rooms, Warner Bros, Looney Tunes, dark suicides in cartoons, cats fearing "Happy Birthday", questioning the intelligence of Jimmy Durante impressions, Hair Bear Bunch, hating cheap TV Cartoons, Scooby Doo and it's relation to high fevers, lying geniuses, Jay Ward's store, Superchicken, education through Fractured Fairy Tales, Sid & Marty Kroft, the dark seedy underbelly of underground Claw Machine rings, Caldor Colors, how decades are more than 10 years, the magic of late 70s/early 80s music, New Wave, the eclectic pop charts, Discharge, college radio, Top 40, AM Radio Maps, narrow casting ruining stumbling on things, not hating modern

May 9-15, 1998   This week welcomes comedian, television personality and man about town Jeff Dye to the show.   Ken and Jeff discuss the nature of being a collector, baseball cards, Wrestling toys, siblings questioning your reality, Hulk Hogan's Rock N' Wrestlin', the long strange tale of Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake, Jerry Seinfeld the Cartoon, how adults deal with caricatures, Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman, growing up in a house of ladies, why old people don't count, The Fushigi Magic Gravity Ball, growing up poor, buying things "As Seen on TV", Cops, the rumor mill, Profiler, The "Boston Lunch Break", sleeping at work, real life Fight Clubs, undercover white guys, Ken's misspent punk rock youth, The World's Greatest Commercials, the UK TV system, MTV, attending awards shows, wondering who the hell Jeff is, The Kurt Loder of Comedy, being an undercover nerd, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, "slabbing" baseball cards, replacing a gay character with Paulie Shore, fighting with Church, The Simpsons, teaching your Dad

In this episode recorded before their recent tour stop in Boston, Ken welcomes Ben Weasel and Joe Queer to the show. First up Ken speaks with Ben Weasel of Screeching Weasel and Weasel Radio about the nature of green rooms, the two hour power block of Fantasy Island and Love Boat, sleepovers, 70s lack of child supervision, the Doberman phenomenon, having never seen Suburbia, Class of 1984, Teenage Head, Alice Cooper's "punk period", Van Patton's as the future, Michael J. Fox, dating on Eight is Enough, confusion around the Partridge Family, Family, Kristy McNichol, getting really into 7th Heaven, how sincerity goes a long way, the NEW Fantasy Island, the 70s vs. the 90s, the strange relationship with Tattoo, hookers on TV, knowing what a "swinger" is while not knowing exactly what a swinger is, being careful what you wish for, Genie wish loopholes, Little House on the Prairie, M*A*S*H, WKRP, Rock N Roll on TV, being a rock fan as social stand, Steve Dahl Chicago disc jockey, Disco Sucks, Freaks & Geeks, N

In this VERY special Very Special Episode Ken celebrates a milestone in TV Guidance Counselor History, Episode 100 (although in reality it's more something like episode 125).   Ken discusses a short history of the show, Sean Sullivan, the significance of "Episode 100" in television, the definition of strip shows, a poorly researched history and justification of "The Clip Show" phenomenon, syndication, apologizing to gypsies, the two types of clip shows, Growing Pains two part clip show, Ken's doubts in doing the show in the future as a catalyst for a clip show, Pete's voice, discussions of cave living with Michael Ian Black, calling Paul Rudd, discussing strange baby names with Laura Kightlinger, Jeering Jelly Bread with James Adomian, Amy Sedaris: Paralyzed Detective, Amy's lack of knowledge on microwave cleaning techniques, Danny Tamberelli aka "Little Pete" from The Adventures of Pete and Pete's unpleasant interactions with George C. Scott, discussing the aspirations of NYC corpses and bread knowledge with

November 10-16, 1984 This week Ken welcomes actor, comedian, and friend Nate Johnson to the show. Ken and Nate discuss the relative insanity of Ken's home, being a network guy, Joan Collins, Dynasty, drunken eye doctors, Diff'rent Strokes, who the Gooch is, Danny Cooksey, TJ Hooker, Puttin' On the Hits, Nell Carter's sass, hating Joey Lawrence, blackface, Love Boat, getting a jewel thief to retire, Mike Hammer, Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous, Morgan Fairchild, Nautilus, Silver Spoons, Erin Grey, The Bermuda Triangle, Knight Rider, Vegas, "I Married a Centerfold", Star 80, Kate Jackson, Charlie's Angels, White Slavery, Scarecrow and Mrs King, Remington Steele, TV's Bloopers and Practical Jokes, "Assaulted Nutz", Kate & Allie,  Newhart, The A-Team, Vehicles for breasts, Riptide, Paper Dolls, John Waite, The Fall Guy, Michael J. Pollard, Angels, Charles in Charge, pre-teen girls' obsession with horses, Ha! + The Comedy Channel= Comedy Central, Rich Hall, Facts of Life, "Nightmares", The Bishop of Battle,