This week Ken welcomes actor, musican Michael Des Barres to the show.

In addition to discussing Michael's new record Kiss or Kill (available via Rum Bar Records over at Bandcamp https://rumbarrecords.bandcamp.com/album/kiss-or-kill-me) Ken and Michael discuss how you tell people you're doing in 2026, Elvis, interpretting art, being a child actor, Lonnie Donnegan, Warhol, Iggy Pop, working hard, Silverhead, Z Cars, Alf, being a juvenille deliquint on screen, To Sir with Love, going to UK Private School, I Monster, Christopher Lee, Ghoulies, how acting is just a job, the power of stripped down guitar bass and drums, when Elvis joined the Army, The '68 Comeback Special, theories on why there are no stars anymore, Duran Duran, The Power Station, Live Aid, replacing Robert Palmer, Obsession, the mystery of WWF's Saturday Night's Main Event, performing for a billion and a half people at once with only two days of rehersal, where Michael's live long friendship with Don Johnson started, punk, delivering, being the villain, McGuyver, dressing in all black, getting recognized in public, Pamela Des Barres, knowing your lines, enjoying yourself, telling the truth, being yourself, Sidney Poitier, Sean Connery, Monty Python, and why you always keep the clothes.

June 1-7, 1974

Returning to the show for a THIRD time this week is author of the new book "King Kong vs. Godzilla", Thom Shubilla.

June 27 - July 3, 1992

Ken flies solo this week as he goes week by week through 2016, and this year he absolutey, no argument peaked in comedy, and maybe in life. It's astounding. Join us for the journey.

September 21 -27, 1991

February 7-13, 1970

July 30 - August 5, 1983

September 24-30, 1994

This week Ken welcomes the deep diver from the Treehouse Detectives and the Deep Cuts podcast Andrew Price to the show.

Ken and Andrew discuss the secret origin of Blast from the Past's TV Guide collection, Andrew WK.. Deep Dives podcast, how one can buy celebrity touched TV Guides, how wives keep us in check, Andy Kaufman, becoming part of your mythology, AI is awful, not having respect for craft anymore, Fraiser, skullets, 1994, Murder She Wrote, the Murder She Wrote contest, Renegade, step dad shows, how young people took "adult swim" too seriously, Growing Pains, how Ken made a poor decision moderating a reunion panel once, the best Growing Pains theme song version, depressing TV Guides, Ricardo Montalban, Luthor Vandross chilling on the couch with Price is Right, Charles Nelson Reiley, the golden age of awkward late night talk show appearances, the second season of the John Larroquette Show, hating My So-Called Life, Wizard Magazine, Ken's comic book past, They Live, James Bond Jr, fathers and sons, Sisters, Golden Girls vs Desinging Women, how Duckman is one of the greatest things ever, Tim Curry, Total Recall, made for TV movies, Baywatch, Newhart, Nick at Nite, Captain Janeway, Kate Mulgrew, AOC's love of Star Trek, the romantic ideal of discovering things on TV in a pre-internet world, Beyond 2000, mis-IDing Anthony Kiedis, forgetting Ed Asner's name, Margaret Cho in All American Girl, Dream On, Paul Reiser, TGIF, Family Matters, X-files, Ashlyn Gere and her mainstream acting career, Picket Fences, Ren and Stimpy and the outrageous lack of research people do when they post "this was a real ad/tv show in the 70s/80/90s" on social media.

This week Ken welcomes fellow podcaster (Inside Late Night) and author of the new book "Love Johnny Carson", Mark Malkoff.

We made it through another year somehow. Ken flies solo to get through the ups and downs, and more downs, and a few more downs of 2025 week by week.

Happy New Year and here's to a better 2026 for us all.

November 27 - December 3, 1999 Boston Edition + Feb 16 - March 1, 2009