Episode 19

The Daedalus Howell Show returns this week with a “close, but no cigar,” premise: Pete Best was the Beatles’ original drummer, but was replaced on the eve of their big break – Sonoma promoter Elizabeth MacDonald speaks about her friend then and now; Actor Perry King discusses his turn in the Class of 1984 (now on DVD) and his (missed) shot at being Star Wars space rogue Han Solo. Hosted by Daedalus Howell, produced by Alex Freeman.

This episode of the Daedalus Howell Show is in large part concerned with notions of "change." First we discuss the man who put ch-ch-ch-changes in the rock and roll vocabulary -- David Bowie, by way of author Dave Thompson's wonderful new biography "Hallo Spaceboy, the rebirth of David Bowie" now available in bookstores everywhere. My brother Shannon Ferguson recalls the diffulty of getting change in New York City -- to make a phone call. And finally, I chat with Elise Elrod, a former engineer and Southern Baptist pastor who struggled with Gender Identity until making some changes herself. The show closes on some selections from Wenday Carlos' Switched on Bach.

Episode 18

The Spitznagel Tapes, Volume 2: A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, a group of Chicago comedians mounted a musical interpretation of the original Star Wars trilogy. The production's Chewbacca, author Eric Spitznagel, shares his memories of the popular show (right up to the "cease and desist" from LucasFilm) with actual clips from the production were carbon-frozen in time nine years ago and only recently thawed. Daedalus Howell hosts.

Back to School! In this episode of the Daedalus Howell Show, we go back to school - or at least I do - literally. As a freshman in 1986, French and drama teacher Madame Wadsworth suspended me for a bawdy stage production of Dr. Strangelove. 20 years later, I reunited with (as we affectionately referred to her) "The Wad" to chat about the aftermath. Also, I try to track down actor Keith Gordon who Starred opposite Rodney Dangerfield in Back to School, only to learn he directed a film based on a novel by mine and author pal Eric Spitznagel's hero Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. Alex Freeman assists.

Maybe Baby
On this week's Daedalus Howell Show, filmmakers Abe Levy and Silver Tree (The Aviary) discuss the production of their latest film collaboration, One of Our Own, a seriocomic look at surrogate motherhood. Throughout the hour-long chat, we also explore the current state of independent filmmaking; accessorizing with babies in L.A.; and the truth about Scooby-Doo.

In recognition of the 40th anniversary of the death of Lenny Bruce, tonight’s broadcast of the Daedalus Howell Show takes a look at the issue of censorship. Our guests include actor Ronnie Marmo who portrayed Lenny Bruce in the critically-acclaimed production of “Lenny’s Back” in Los Angeles; return guest David Landis of Ultimate 80s.com discusses the infamous labeling of rock records by the Parents Music Resource Center; Gabe Wardell, executive director of Atlanta-based non-profit Image Film and Video Center speaks to censorship in film; and author and publisher Deborah Greenspan of Llumina Press, chats about the pitfalls of contemporary censorship.

The interviews on this episode of the Daedalus Howell Show all share a canine connection. Filmmakers Jacques Thelemaque and Diane Gaidry discuss their flick The Dog Walker, now out in theaters; When I Knew Al authors David Sheldon and Joan McCall discuss Dog Day Afternoon star Al Pacino; Patrick Wilson of the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council dishes the history of the hot dog; Jon Provost, “Timmy” in the original Lassie television series, chats about his dog days; and Pam Rogers showcases her doggy day spa Showtime Dog Grooming.

This week's episode of the Daedalus Howell Show is a disaster - or at least it's concerned with disaster. I speak with authors Glenn Kay and Michael Rose, the brains behind Disaster Movies a new tome about the genre; screenwriter pal Jerry Rapp discusses the disaster that lead to his new film Mojave Phone Booth; writer Rich Everitt examines celebrity aviation mishaps in his aptly named book Falling Stars; and psychic medium JoanMarie Whelan helps us predict some disasters.

On this episode of the Daedalus Howell Show, in honor of the domestic droid I had to put down today, we look into the world of robots, where they’ve been, where they’re going and if they’re going to kill us when they get there. I’ve comprised a panel of experts which includes Robot Magazine editor-in-cheif Tom Atwood; Tim Robbins a robotics specialist working in a secret lab somewhere near Park Slope in Brooklyn; and author Robert Malone, the lauded writer, designer and lecturer in the field of automation for the past 30 years, who scribed The Robot Book and Ultimate Robot.

We use them, abuse them, make them and break them — today we’re talking about Laws. Poet Archibald MacLeish wrote “The business of the law is to make sense of the confusion of what we call human life—to reduce it to order
but at the same time to give it possibility, scope, even dignity.” Well, he didn’t write Ginsberg’s Howl. On this special edition of the Daedalus Howell Show – in honor of America’s Independence Day and the drunken barbecue
debauch I’ll be attending shortly – we will consider the law as expressed in at least a few ways in our society. Joining us is Supervisor James Warner, a 20 year veteran of the Las Vegas police force and author of 101 Reasons Why You Should Not Become a Cop; attorney Rosaclaire Baissinger will help sort my intellectual property issues; Nick T. Spark, author of A History of Murphy’s Law, explains why whatever can go wrong will; and writer Kelly Kreglow riffs on in-laws.

There are Red states and blue states and, if tonight’s guests have their way, there will be green states – and not just states of mind. Kermit the Frog lamented that “it’s not easy being green.” Tonight on the Daedalus Howell Show, we beg to differ. Our guests include Betsy Rosenberg, host of nationally syndicated show Eco-Talk on AirAmerica; Chris Sparks, founder and CEO of EcoHaul, the world’s favorite eco-friendly hauling company; Russ George, CEO of environmentally-minded firm Planktos, which is pushing the Plankton Manifesto; and Rebecca Jewell charitable organization St. Vincent De Paul’s recycling maven tells us how we can live more greenly.

Tonight on the Daedalus Howell Show, you gotta have faith. Or not, depending on what else you’ve got. We’ll speak with bestselling author Steven Kotler, whose latest books is West of Jesus: Surfing, Science and the Origins of Belief; M. Scott Byrnes chats up Revelations his debut novel about a Martian discovery that might alter our opinion about God; What is Enlightenment senior editor Carter Phipps discusses reincarnation; and Lenny Bruce does his famous riff Religions Incorporated.

Tonight, on a very special episode of the Daedalus Howell Show, we take a tour of the Spitznagel Tapes Volume One. Regale in these choice snippets from interviews conducted by my pal and colleague Eric Spitznagel who writes for magazines like Esquire, Vanity Fair and The Believer among others. In the course of an hour, you will hear his conversations with Tenacious D’s Jack Black and Kyle Gass, actor Luke Wilson, political satirist Steven Colbert of the Colbert Report and Simpons writer George Meyer. Throughout I interview Spitzy about, well, interviewing. Also, listen for the world premiere of a previously unheard Tenacious D tune.

Notions germane to my generation: Roberto Castiglioni of TheOnlineWire.com discusses wagers placed about the End of the World As We Know It – which is today (06/06/06); David Landis of Ultimate80s.com returns to talk about his favorite decade; Maddox, creator of The Best Page in the Universe and author of the New York Times bestseller The Alphabet of Manliness, shares some words; and “Gen X philosopher” and Vomit Factory scribe Alexander T. Newport seeks the truth – well, sort of.

Putting the Me In Media. Do-it-Yourself media mavens discuss the Making Of: Director Raymond Daigle chats about Replica, a night in the life of corporate copy shop clones; faux French flick director (the exquisite La Vie D’un Chien, or The Life of a Dog) John Harden marks his territory; former radio jock turned nasal spray entrepreneur shills for Howard Stern; and The Bohemian’s Talkin’ Pix columnist David Templeton has a date with a demon.

Actor-comedian Cheech Marin dishes about his former Tommy Chong and the lonely process of acting in Pixar’s new animated feature film Cars; Fast Forward: Confessions of a Porn Screenwriter author Eric Spitznagel talks about the trade and his magnum opus Butt Crazy; and TeleZombies actor Dane Andrews discusses his best friend Rascal, who hold the Guinness Book of World Records title as the World’s Ugliest Dog.

This week’s episode of the Daedalus Howell Show is about the business of writing. We chat with scribe-shrink Karen E. Peterson, Ph.D., author of Write. 10 Day to Overcome Writer’s Block. Period.; Noria Jablonski’s discusses her book Human Oddities becoming one of Seventeen Magazine’s “17 Books that Changed My Life”; publishing PR guru Rick Frishman tell us how to get famous; and Genene Miller-Cote of Digital Pulp Publishing prognosticates the future of publishing.

Episode 1

The notion of “illusion” with a search for a magicmirror; movie review site Pajiba.com’s Seth Freilich lists the ten worst blockbusters of all time; filmmaker Abe Levy - independent film from Los Angeles; Backyard Bigfoot author Lisa Shiel communicates with Sasquatch; International UFO Museum and Research Center - 12th Annual Roswell International UFO Festival; mystery caller “Jared"

Candy Rosenbaum of WalkenFanClub.com
chats about Christopher Walken; Lost’s Neil Hopkins does the world’s best Walken
impression; Brandon Scott of the film, website and paranormal investigative team AlienSecrets refuses to answer the question “Is Walken an alien-human hyrbid?”; singer-songwriter Orion Letizi gets paranoid; Ben from the video
store makes some special Walken selection; cultural commentator David Landis ponders the Walken enigma; a call from "Sonoma Jared."