Magician and comedic actor John Carney is among the finest sleight-of-hand performers in the world. Hollywood’s prestigious Magic Castle has awarded John more than any magician in their history. John talks about the psychology of magic, the art of the misdirect, and how it was applied to this year’s election. John shares funny impressions and tells a hilarious story about his “worst gig ever.”

The Sexy Boomer Show welcomes actor and activist Ron Perlman, and guest co-host, actor M.C. Gainey. Ron Perlman enjoys an illustrious career and a large fan following for his leading role in the TV series, “Sons of Anarchy” and his starring roles in the motion pictures, “Hell Boy,” "Beauty and the Beast,” and many others.

Ron has a lot to say about the current political climate, the tenuous state of the Hollywood entertainment industry, and how streaming entertainment and corporatization are squeezing the life out of the movie business and culture out of the people. Click now to hear this no-holds-barred conversation.

Can performing improv help the smartphone generation enhance their in-person social skills?

Actress and comedian Phyllis Katz believes so, as a long-time member of The Groundlings improv comedy group, and a founder of The Groundlings School. She tells some great stories about The Groundlings legacy as a launch pad to stardom for many of its performers.

Phyllis has appeared on countless TV shows, and her one-woman show, ”Katz: Music & Characters," won a Drama-Logue award for best performance.

Get ready for some funny stories about hanging out with James Brown, Marlon Brando, Jack Nicholson, and the original cast of Saturday Night Live!

Phil and Ted welcome Keith Robinson, a film editor and tech wizard responsible for the Oscar-winning documentary When We Were Kings. Keith edited the film shorts for the first five years of Saturday Night Live.

He came to the rescue of David Bowie’s Sound and Vision Tour and created a posthumous show Sinatra: His Voice, His World, His Way, that "brought back" Frank Sinatra using groundbreaking technology that opened at Radio City Music Hall and later London’s West End.

Keith has worked with directors Woody Allen, Francis Ford Coppola, John Schlesinger, and Martin Scorsese, and mentored Academy Award winners Scott Rudin and Skip Lievsay.

Phil and Ted speak with Michael Simmons about popular culture in the 1960s compared with today, and his time at the legendary comedy magazine, The National Lampoon.

Michael edited the National Lampoon Magazine in the '80s where he wrote the popular column "Drinking Tips And Other War Stories."

Michael won a Los Angeles Press Club Award for investigative journalism and has written for LA Weekly, Rolling Stone, High Times, The Los Angeles Times, and The New York Times.

As the leader of the band Slewfoot, Michael Simmons was dubbed "The Father Of Country Punk" by Creem magazine in the 1970s, and for decades he played with Kinky Friedman & The Texas Jewboys. Michael scribed liner notes for Bob Dylan, Michael Bloomfield, Phil Ochs, Kris Kristofferson, Mose Allison, and others.

Phil and Ted welcome actor, voice man and comedian Danny Mann. You’ve heard his voice characterizations in big screen favorites like “Up”, “Babe”, and “The Grinch” and countless TV series including “Curious George”, “The Avengers” and several hit video games like “Cars: Fast as Lightning”, “Lego City Undercover. ”

Danny is beloved by his peers and always the funniest “Mann” in the room.

And he's one of the two people in Hollywood that even Jerry Lewis liked (listen for story).