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Episode Synopsis
Harry Shearer joined me to talk about radio as a default outlet; doing all parts of his Le Show; having a studio in his homes; Apologies of the Week; Randy Bass; Colin Powell Tribute Show; talking to whistle blowers; his impressions of Presidents Reagan, George HW Bush, Donald Trump, and George W. Bush; only seeing the Godfather last year and never seeing Titanic or Star Wars; Tom Leopold's Conversion Roast and how he created his rabbi character for it; how 9/11 changed Le Show; lack of censorship; radio stations; Credibility Gap's Tonight Show parody "Where's Johnny?"; Night the Lights Stayed on in Pittsburgh; "Cracking Up"; "Who's On First"; Fernwood Tonight; Fred Willard; K-Time; Synchronized Swimming; The Day the Clown Cried v. Thicke of the Night; Tom Snyder; the infamous Cougerand sketch on SNL; OJ Simpson and the creation of the term "the n word"; Dr. Hibbert; "Excellent"; Laverne & Shirley; The Credibility Gap teaches statistics; Private Secretary; first paycheck
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