Happy 100th Dick Van Dyke

Happy 100th Dick Van Dyke

Author: Bill Brioux December 8, 2025 Duration: 1:16:34
Send us Fan Mail Dick Van Dyke really has had the time of his life. Celebrate his centennial with three friends of the podcast: former New York Times TV critic Bill Carter, Dick Van Dyke Show expert and "Walnut Times" publisher David Van Deusen and Cinecon president and fellow film collector Stan Taffel. You'll also hear archival interviews with Van Dyke himself, original Van Dyke Show writer-producer Bill Persky, and a Canadian actress who guested on his later series, Diagnosis Murder, Clair...

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Cote de Pablo & Michael Weatherly [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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Send us Fan Mail Twelve years after their storyline wrapped on NCIS, Cote de Pablo and Michael Weatherly have reunited as their crowd-pleasing characters on NCIS: Tony & Ziva. As executive producers of this series, the t…
Our dad John Candy featuring Jennifer Sullivan Candy & Chris Candy [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 36:22
Send us Fan Mail Ryan Reynolds said he just didn't want to live in a world without a John Candy documentary. So he produced one, and it's a beauty. "John Candy: I Like Me" premieres Friday, October 9 on Prime Video. Coli…
Bill Carter on the fall and rise of Jimmy Kimmel [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:06:28
Send us Fan Mail Former New York Times television columnist and bestselling author Bill Carter joins me for a wide open discussion about the White House attack on late night talk show hosts. Me and Bill celebrate Kimmel,…
Traveling First Class with Eugene Levy [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 22:25
Send us Fan Mail Have you ever made a bucket list of places around the world you'd like to visit? Eugene Levy did for Season Three of The Reluctant Traveler, streaming now on AppleTV+. This season finds him flying to Mex…
Dini Petty: still blazing trails at 80 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:04:36
Send us Fan Mail In the '60s, Dini Petty broke ground with Toronto radio station CKEY as Canada's first female traffic reporter to fly solo in a helicopter. After 5,000 hours in the air she landed her pink chopper and we…
Michael MacMillan goes public (again) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:06:08
Send us Fan Mail The Blue Ant founder and CEO and former Alliance Atlantis chief rang the bell earlier this month on the Toronto Stock Exchange. His company's reverse takeover of Boat Rocker delivered more Canadian conte…
CBC Archives: documentary dream factory [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:07:50
Send us Fan Mail Where do documentary filmmakers go to find that historic clip or interview nobody else has? Many turn to the CBC Archives in Toronto. The vast, climate controlled vaults at the CBC Broadcast Centre are h…
Fun for All Ages host Frank Santopadre [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 52:35
Send us Fan Mail If you are a fan of comedy, film, television, movies, music, or even Bazooka Joe bubble gum jokes, join me this week in conversation with Frank Santopadre. For over eight years and 600 episodes he brough…
More Fun for All Ages with Frank Santopadre: Pt. 2 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 49:22
Send us Fan Mail If you've already listened to Part 1 of my conversation with writer-producer-podcaster Frank Santopadre, you just know there was more to explore. This is the second half of our terrific conversation. Her…