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You can see Pro Bull Rider Tye Chandler in action this Saturday at The DCU Center in Worcester! In this interview he talks about following in his Father and brother's footsteps and how far the sport of bull riding has come since then.
During our throwback weekend we played a song from 1974 by the J. Geils band. Josh Dolan told a story about how he hung out with Peter Wolf for about an hour one time and had to Google who Peter Wolf was while he was sitting next to him! That led to a listener calling the show to tell the story of a time Peter Wolf played a full show on this guys front porch during a party!
Mike Hsu read a study on the show today about how much money people spend on dates per year. Josh Dolan said he spent way more money than the yearly total on one date! Mike Hsu told a story about when he left his date at a restaurant to go home and get his wallet!
Green Day's Mike Dirnt called Mike Hsu today to talk about the new Green Day album, weed, and how excited everyone is about Green Day coming to Fenway Park this summer!
Sunday is National Pizza Day and to celebrate Mike Hsu and Josh Dolan had a pizza expert on the show. Scott Weiner, has written a book about pizza, has a pizza tour business, and also holds the record for the worlds largest pizza box collection!
We helped you out with gift ideas during the Christmas time, and now with Valentines Day approaching quickly we offer up some advice and gift ideas for the day of love!
Mike Hsu and Josh Dolan were talking about a donut being sold at a couple Dunkin' locations down in Miami, FL. The new donut involves a Jelly donut and hot sauce. Since they don't have it at any Dunkin' locations in the Boston area, Hsu and Josh decided to try and make their own and eat it to see what all the hype was about down in Miami!
It's National Weatherperson's Day! So of course we had to call our favorite Weatherperson and Star Wars expert, Jeremy Reiner!
A study put out by Fast Company, proves that there is science behind what most of us have been thinking for a long time. The study shows that men who own Mercedes and BMWs are more likely to be A** Holes! Do you agree with the study?
Today Mike Hsu read a poll that had the list of the places with the worst commutes, Hsu and Josh Dolan were shocked when they found out Boston wasn't on the top of the list! Also Hsu was floored when Josh said he didn't know what Route 128 was or where it is!
Rob Reiner has many moments of true greatness to his credit. He played Archer Bunker's liberal son-in-law, Michael "Meathead" Stivic, in the groundbreaking television series "All In The Family". He's directed some of the greatest movies of all time: "Stand By Me", "The Princess Bride", "When Harry Met Sally", "Misery", "A Few Good Men". But some think his crowning achievement is "This Is Spinal Tap". A "Mockumentary" about a fictional hard rock band's long career and attempted come back. It was done so well that upon it's release people started looking for Spinal Tap's albums, and musical artists like Tool, U2, Ozzy Osbourne, and many others hold it in high regard. Reiner is bringing "This Is Spinal Tap" for a screening and Q & A session to The Hanover Theater in Worcester, MA on April 16 for it's 35th anniversarry. In this interview he talks about some of the real life events that inspired certain scenes and if the band will ever get back together.
There is a new trend on TikTok that is dumber than dipping your balls in soy sauce. This new trend has kids sticking coins into power outlets and it's causing some fires and other damage. Mike Hsu and Josh Dolan try to think of any stupid trends from their childhoods and ask you if you can remember anything dumb you and your friends did when you were a kid!
Today we give the "Nuts Of Steel Award" to a New Hampshire man who saved his wife and kids by fighting off and unfortunately killing a coyote!
Josh Dolan dips his family jewels in soy sauce for science! There has been a new trend on TikTok where guys are saying they can taste soy sauce when they put their testicles in it. We needed to find out if this was a real thing or not and we put this to the test. So Hsu ordered some food with extra soy sauce and Josh agreed to do it in the name of science!
Whether he likes to hear it or not, John Cleese is a Comedy legend. As a member of the groundbreaking troop Monty Python’s Flying Circus he’s been involved in some of the funniest moments in television and movies. He is currently touring the U.S. doing Q&A sessions after screenings of the classic “Monty Python And The Holy Grail”. He’ll be at the Hanover Theater in Worcester, MA on February 15. If you plan on attending be warned, he finds questions about Monty Python history boring. He would rather you ask a question that’s rude or absurd. He explains further in this interview.
Last week the rock and roll community suffered a big loss with the passing of Neil Peart. As we all know Mike Hsu is one of the biggest Rush fans. Unfortunately Hsu learned of Neil’s passing while on the air. Mike Hsu turned the rest of the show into a tribute to Neil Peart and the music of Rush. Rush has meant a lot to Mike Hsu and has been pretty vocal over the years about how much he loves the band, so as you can imagine it was pretty hard to break the news on the air to everyone that we lost one of the best musicians and writers of all time. It wasn’t an easy show for Hsu to do. But who better than Hsu to be the one to break the news to his fellow Rush family and to pay tribute to Neil Peart in a way that Rush fans can be proud of and in a way that Neil would have been proud of. RIP Neil Peart.
In 1974, Boston native Donna Halper was working at WMMS in Cleveland when she received an import record from an uknown Canadian band called Rush. She thought is was pretty good and gave the song "Working Man" a spin. Becoming the first person to play Rush on the radio in the US and helping the band get on their path to success. She has remained close to the band ever since and like many was shocked and saddened by the passing of the band's drummer, Neil Peart. She was kind enough to speak to me about what Peart and the band has meant to her as a friend and a fan and how Neil was not just a great drummer, but also a great person.
Mike Hsu talks to Tommy Chong, one half of the legendary "Weed Comedy" duo Cheech And Chong. Tommy is in a new sci-fi movie called "Color Out Of Space" but they mostly talk about...you know...weed. Tommy may be the only person to refuse a presidential pardon to get out of jail. He also enjoyed the weed with Arnold Schwarzenegger!
Tom Brady made a post on Instagram today saying that he was not done playing football... But he never said he was coming back to New England next year. Mike Hsu and Josh Dolan believe he will in fact be playing football.. but maybe not in the NFL.
Over the weekend the New England Patriots season came to an end and left a lot of fans wondering whats next for the team and what is next for Tom Brady. We talked to The Obnoxious Boston Fan, Bill Speros, to get his expert opinion on what went wrong and what this off-season may look like!
Today we got a call from Jay Buchanan from the band Rival Sons as he was boarding a plane that was headed to Boston so he can sing the national anthem at tomorrow’s Patriots game! Mike Hsu talked to him about how he got asked to sing at the game and also about Rival Sons’ recent Grammy Nominations!
Mike Hsu and Josh Dolan were grossed out to hear that Gene Simmons mixes ice cubes in his cereal. This was a rare time that Mike Hsu and Josh Dolan agreed on something, that was until Hsu said that he puts ice in his milk, and that of course sparked a debate and that led to bringing up some past disagreements like lime chips!
Once again we talk to our buddy Matthew Slater of the New England Patriots for today’s “We’re On To Patriots”. Today we talked to Matthew Slater about going to another Pro Bowl, the Pats last win, and if he does a real or fake tree?
We normally talk to Jeremy Reiner of 7News about The Mandalorian, but today Mike Hsu couldn’t waiting until after the holidays to talk to Jeremy about Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker!
Stand up comedian and actor, Dustin Ybarra, came by the studio today to hang with the guys during the 420 Smoke Break! You may have seen Dustin in We Bought A Zoo, Hop, Gotham, and many other things! Mike Hsu and Josh Dolan talked to him about his recent work on the show Rick and Morty, food, and of course weed!
"Mad About You" Had a pretty solid seven year run in the 90's. Paul and Jamie were America's favorite newlyweds trying to navigate life and kids and New York and bagels. But why do we need a rebbot? Paul(also Paul) Reiser explains in the interview below and stays tight lipped on "Stranger Things 4" but does say there is a connection between the two.
Once again we're on to Patriots this Monday with our pal Patrick Chung. We talked to him about the Patriots win yesterday and he helped Mike Hsu win a dollar from Josh Dolan!
Today Jacoby Shaddix of Papa Roach called Mike Hsu and they talked about the music video for the song Come Around, their tour with Five Finger Death Punch, and what crazy things Jacoby and the band should request to have in their dressing room back stage!
Luis Guzman stumbled into acting by chance. He was a Social Worker mainly for troubled youth in New York City and was urged by a friend to try out for a role as a drug dealer in the first episode of the hit series "Miami Vice". Since then it's been steady work in movies like "Boogie Nights", "Carlito's Way", "Traffic", as well as TV shows like "Shameless" and "Narcos". Guzman takes on a role as a preacher in his new film "Hold On". We talk about that and what has been his key to success in show business. We also talk about his strong commitment to helping others, especially kids.
Every week Mike Hsu and 7News Chief Meteorologist Jeremy Reiner nerd out together as they recap the latest episode of The Mandalorian! And as always Mike Hsu uses this opportunity to try and get Josh Dolan in trouble with his wife and Jeremy's co-worker at 7News, Jadiann Thompson.
Rob Halford of Judas Priest has a new Christmas album coming out and he called Mike Hsu today to talk about that and what the plans are to celebrate Judas Priest's 50th anniversary of being a band next year!
Normally Josh Dolan and Mike Hsu argue about food or.. well, they kinda just argue about food. But today they got into a heated debate about if it's okay to have a fake Christmas tree or not. Josh was tree shaming Hsu so they decided to put up a poll and see who the listeners would side with! Who do you think more people agreed with? Which side are you on? Team real tree or team fake tree?
This week we talked to Patrick Chung about yesterdays tough loss to the Cheifs, the lost equipment, and we finally got to follow up with Patrick on what he ate on Thanksgiving!
Comedian Big Jay Oakerson stopped by the studio today to hang and chat it up with Mike Hsu and Josh Dolan. Big Jay talked about his days driving strippers around and what it's like opening for bands like Korn!
I'm not even going to try to list Caroline Aaron's achievements in Movies, Television, and the Stage. It goes on for pages. Lety me just say, youy've seen her. Maybe in "Edward Scissorhands", "Sleepless In Seattle", or "Crimes And Misdemeanors"? Or "Grey's Anatomy", "Modern Family", or "Curb Your Enthusiasm". She currently plays Shirley Maisel in Amazon's "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel", winner of 16 Emmy awards and three Golden Globes. One of the best shows on TV in my humble opnion. Caroline's portrayal of Midge Maisel's Mother in law is amazing! We talk about Season 3 of the show starting this Friday as well as growing up in a Civil Rights activist family in the Cradle Of The Confederacy, and, most importantly, if she's team Joel or team Benjamin.
Every week Mike Hsu and 7News Chief Meteorologist Jeremy Reiner nerd out together as they recap the latest episode of The Mandalorian! Jeremy also lets us know what's in store for us weather wise for the rest of the week!
Mike Hsu doesn't ask for a lot around the holidays, but this year he has been extra good and wants to ask Santa for this one specail gift!
Stone Temple Pilots bassist Robert DeLeo and singer Jeff Gutt talk about their new album "Perdida" and why they made it all acoustic. The album comes out on February 7 and they'll be at The Wilbur Theater on March 1st.
We've been having some crazy winter weather and we wanted to bring a professional weather man, so we called our friend Jeremy Reiner who happens to be the chief meteorologist at 7News Boston!
Every Monday Mike Hsu and Josh Dolan read some of your texts and take your calls as you confess things you did over the weekend in a judgment free zone! Here are some of the best!
Every Monday we talk to our pal from the New England Patriots Matthew Slater. Today we talked to him about the tough loss and what he did for Thanksgiving. Also Josh thinks Mike Hsu and Matthew Slater tried to pull a fast one on him with a fun fact about sweet potatoes.
We are once again joined by Chief Meteorologist for 7News Boston, Jeremy Reiner, for his weekly recap of The Mandalorian before Mike Hsu and Josh Dolan leave for their Thanksgiving Day break! Jeremy Reiner gives his take on the newest episode of The Mandalorian and let's you know what the weather will look like this Thanksgiving! Josh Dolan tried to join the Star Wars talk but it didn't quite work out and Hsu tries once again to get Josh in trouble with his wife!
Every Monday we check in with one of our pal's from the New England Patriots. This week we talk to Patrick Chung about the Pat's win over the Cowboys and his plans for Thanksgiving!
In my humble opinion, Morris Day and The Time stole the show in the movie "Purple Rain". Prince was a musical genius and he helped create The Time, but Morris Day was COOL. But even though he and the band achieved legendary status in the 80's they also hit some rough times due to Prince's control issues and some other things that come with Superstardom. In his new memoir, "On Time: A Princely Life In Funk", Day covers it all from his perspective and Prince's. He also thinks Prince would still be alive today if...well. You have to listen.
You know Michael Rapaport. You've most likely seen him in one of the over 60 movies he's been in.(Higher Learning, Mighty Aphrodity, Zebrahead, Beautiful Girls, Copland) or television show appearances(Friends, Boston Public, China Beach) or talking sports on all the sports channels.(He's a basketball freak) Hopefully you've seen him in the Netflix series "Atypical" with Jennifer Jason Lee playing his wife and Keir Gilchrist as his son who's dealing with the transition from high school to college. It's a great show! Rapaport is also delving into the world of stand up comedy with his "Disruptive Comedy Tour" coming to Laugh Boston on December 27, 28, 29. We talk about all this and how much New York sports sucks right now.(which he humbly accepts)
Typically Mike Hsu and Josh Dolan dont talk politics or serious news because they want to help you forget about all the crap going on in the world on your drive home. But when something as serious as "Fartgate 2019" comes up, they can't avoid it and they need to cover it.
A new study says people should be listening to about 78 minutes of music a day to maintain a healthy mind. So does this mean Mike Hsu and Josh Dolan should start charging co-pay fee's since they a basically doctors now?
WWE Superstar Ricochet has had a a quick rise from NXT to RAW but it was a long road to get there. He'll be at WWE's Monday Night Raw at The TD garden in Boston tonight showing off his incredible acrobatic skills. In this interview we talk about how his life has changed since moving up to RAW, his experience getting to this point, the upcoming Survivor Series, and who he thinks the greatest of all time is.
Mike Hsu finally decided to go to Popeyes and see what all the fuss is about with this Chicken Sandwich! Did he have to fight for his life while at Popeyes like all the people we've been hearing about in the news? Or did we just pull in and get a sandwich in exchange for his money? Listen to hear what he thought about finally tasting the sandwich as he covers other chicken news with Josh Dolan!
Mike Hsu just downloaded Disney Plus yesterday and wanted to talk about the new series The Mandalorian. Since Josh Dolan has never seen Star Wars, Hsu had to bring another nerd on to the show. So Hsu called fellow nerd, Jeremy Reiner, who is also the Chief Meteorologist from 7News Boston!
Mike Hsu talked to Brandon and Jason about their time in the service and how it means so much to them to give back to programs that helped them and continue to do great things for veterans such as jobs, food and housing. They also talked to Mike Hsu about some of the challenges their are getting these heroes everything they need and deserve as well as how people can get involved to help out and others ways they are trying to help veterans.
US Navy SEAL Nic Sanchez joined Mike Hsu in studio to talk about what he has been doing to help Veterans and what inspired him to become a Navy SEAL!
25 year Army Veteran, Scott Germain and his wife Jeannine, are volunteers and founding members of Clear Path for Veterans New England and came in studio to talk with Mike Hsu and Mistress Carrie during todays Vinyl For Vets about how they got started and how important it is to raise money for our veterans and how much it helps!
Mike Hsu talks with Vanessa Josey from the Army Reserve on this Veterans Days as a part of Vinyl For Vets!
Mike Hsu talks with United States Air Force Veteran, Eugene "Jake" Berthiaume, as a part of today's Vinyl For Vets program!
Mike Hsu was reading a study that said most people felt that they were more productive at work when wearing comfortable clothes. Then Hsu learned that Josh Dolan hated comfy clothes, such as pajamas, not just in public.. but he hates it at home as well! Help Mike Hsu figure this one out by giving it a listen!
Once again we were giving away tickets to the sold out Tool concert at TD Garden. To see who got the tickets we played another game of "Beat The Tool"! Josh went to hangout at Stonehill College to find some willing participants and found Jessica to answer some triva questions for the listeners!
Today we played another one of our dumb games that we like to make our listeners play for their chance to win tickets to go see the sold out Tool show at the TD Garden next week! Why are we playing Jermaine Whitehead or 6ix9ine? Well, you just have to listen to find out why!
Mike Hsu and Josh Dolan still havent tried the Popeyes chicken sandwhich that everyone is going crazy over. That led to the discussion about what food they would get violent for if it meant it was their last chance to get that food. It ended with Hsu and Josh fighting about whether or not "Lime" was an okay flavor to put on a chip.
You may know Greg Grunberg from "Felicity", "Alias", "Heroes", "Castle Rock" or more recently his role as X-Wing Fighter Pilot Snap Wexley in "Star Wars: The Force Awakens". He recently caused a bit of a nerd scramble with a special announcement about the upcoming "Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker" . which we talk about in this interview. We also talk about his work promoting Epilepsy awareness through his website talkaboutit.org.
It's always a great when there is food in the studio, but it even beeter when some of the worlds best roast beef show up in the studio! Andy Ferg of North Shore Beefs was kind enough to bring some roast beef sandwiches in to the studio for Mike Hsu and Josh Dolan. Mike Hsu is a big roast beef guy but Josh and always hated roast beef and doesn't think Andy could change his mind. Did Josh become a roast beef guy or is he firm on not liking roast beef?!
All this week WAAF will be giving away tickets to go see TOOL at their sold out show at the TD Garden! To decide who gets the tickets we decided to play a game called "Beat The Tool"! Playing the game today we have a student from Stonehill College named Beth. Josh Dolan met her over the weekend and asked her some "tool" based questions!
As we do every Monday we talk to Matthew Slater of the New England Patriots. We talked to him about the Patriots loss to the Ravens, his leadership role on the team, and looking head to next weeks game!
All this week WAAF will be giving away tickets to go see TOOL at their sold out show at the TD Garden! To decide who gets the tickets we decided to play a game called "Beat The Tool"! Playing the game today we have a student from Stonehill College named Beth. Josh Dolan met her over the weekend and asked her some "tool" based questions!
Paul Mecurio came into the studio today and talked to Mike Hsu and Josh Dolan about how he went from being a lawyer on Wall Street to a full time comedian, and how he hid it from his wife at the begining. They also talk about his family from Providence, and how he ended becoming friends with Paul McCartney and talk a little bit about his one man show called Permission To Speak with Paul Mecurio!
Paul Mecurio came into the studio today and talked to Mike Hsu and Josh Dolan about how he went from being a lawyer on Wall Street to a full time comedian, and how he hid it from his wife at the begining. They also talk about his family from Providence, and how he ended becoming friends with Paul McCartney and talk a little bit about his one man show called Permission To Speak with Paul Mecurio!
Mike Hsu asked Josh Dolan what he was going to be for Halloween, turns out Josh will be going as an old afternoon radio friend.. FITZY! Sounds just like Fitzy doesn't it?!
Jeff Belanger is an author and paranormal investigator, so who better to have on the show the day before Halloween than this guy?! Jeff talked about some spooky places he's been and places you can go check out for yourself!
After Mike Hsu found out that Josh Dolan had not seen the movie Animal House, Hsu started a list of moives that should be seen by everyone and needs to be seen by Josh immediately!
McKamey Manor has been called "The World's Most Extreme Haunted House". It's also been called a "Torture chamber in disguise". You have to fill out a 40 page waiver and go through an athletic physical just to take part in the experience. "Contestants" have been water boarded, buried alive, slapped, shocked, shaved, and have had "unwanted dental work". If you complete what can be a 10 hour experience without giving up you could win $20,000. But nobody has ever finished. What makes them do it? What makes proprietor Russ McKamey do it. Find out in this interview.
Every Monday Mike Hsu and Josh Dolan open up the phones and text line for you to get some stuff off your chest and vent! This past weekend did you get a little too drunk, a little too high, or end up in jail? It’s okay, no judgments from these guys because they probably did they same thing! Talking about it always helps, so let’s do the Weekend Purge!
Every Monday we talk to Matthew Slater of the New England Patriots. But since they were playing yesterday, we got to talk to Slater today! We talked to him about the Patriots blowout of a win and what he thinks Sam Darnold meant when he said he was "seeing ghosts".
This "Nuts Of Steel Award" goes to Jean-Paul LaPierre who disarmed a man on a Chicago subway who was trying to rob people on the train. Jean-Paul took away the man's gun and held him until police arrived. Jean-Paul in a MA native and called to talk to Mike Hsu about what happened!
Every year the Oxford Dictionary adds new words that have been made popluar or taken on new meanings. Mike Hsu and Josh Dolan talked about which words that are specific to Massholes that should be added to the dictionary. Which Masshole words would you like to see get added?!
Every year the Oxford Dictionary adds new words that have been made popluar or taken on new meanings. Mike Hsu and Josh Dolan talked about which words that are specific to Massholes that should be added to the dictionary. Which Masshole words would you like to see get added?!
The hilarious Ryan Hamilton joined Mike Hsu and Josh Dolan in studio to talk about his shows this weekend at The Wilbur theater, skydiving, and what it's like working with Jerry Seinfeld!
During today's Columbus Day show, the Boston Bruins had a matinee game at home against the Ducks. David Pastrnak scored the Bruins only four goals in their 4-2 win. After the game Pasta was on the TV wearing a "Pink Suit" as Mike Hsu called it. Josh Dolan was in love with Pasta's suit because not only did he think it was an amazing looking suit, but Pasta can wear whatever the heck he wants! Hsu and Josh were debateing the color of his suit so Josh texted Bruins analyst and former Bruin, Andrew Raycroft, who was interviewing Pasta at the time on NESN to ask the man himself what the color was.. Listen to hear what color Pasta said it was and if Mike Hsu will being wearing one if he endied up jinxing the Bruins with all this Fashion Shaming!
Just like every Monday, We are on to Patriots and joined by our buddy Matthew Slater! Mike Hsu and Slater talked about last Thursday's win for the Patriots, The "Boogyman", and Chase Winovich!
Just like every Monday, it's time for "We Are On To Patriots" and we are joined by our buddy Special Teamer/Wide-Receiver Matthew Slater! Mike and Matt spoke about last Thursday's win for the Patriots, the "Boogyman", and Case Winovich, and more!
Nobody called the show today. Well, that's the guy's legal name now, Nobody. And he's running for Governor of New Hampshire. We first heard of Mr. Nobody when he was first running for Mayor of Keene, NH. He is now seeking a higher office, and today he called Mike Hsu and Josh Dolan to talk about his plans if he is ever elected into office!
Every Monday we talk to a New England Patiots player and today it was our old friend Matthew Slater! He talked to Mike Hsu about another win for the Pats this past Sunday, getting rid of Thursday night football, as well as Matthew's go-to karaoke song!
Henry Winkler is probably best known for his role as Arthur "The Fonz" Fonzarelli from "Happy Days" or more recently acting teacher Gene Cousineau on HBO's "Barry"(for which he won an Emmy). He's also written 35 kid's books with his writing partner Lin Oliver. His latest, "Alien Superstar" is about a teenage alien named Buddy who lands in Hollywood and gets the starring role in a sit-com. We talk about that, his love of his time at Emerson College, and how he almost didn't get the part of "The Fonz" due to his dyslexia.
Matthew Slater called the show today and talked to Mike Hsu about the Patriots big win yesterday, looking ahead to The Redskins, as well as what it was like to score his first touchdown EVER!
You may know Craig Robinson from his role as warehouse manager Darryl Philbin on "The Office" or Nick in the movie "Hot Tub Time Machine". In "Dolemite Is My Name"(In theaters this Friday 10/4/19 and on Netflix October 25) he stars along side Eddie Murphy and Wesley Snipes. We talk about working with both, what it took to play Pubic Hair #2 in "Big Mouth", and what Seth Rogan smells like.
The "Sexy Mr. Rogers" Halloween costume model says she has been getting trolled after the photos of her modeling the new costume came out. The models name is Dessie Mitcheson, and she called Mike Hsu and Josh Dolan to talk about what it's been like to get all this feedback, good and bad! Just like Mike Hsu and Fred Rogers, Dessie is from Pittsburgh and says that some hardcore Pittsburgh natives and Mr. Rogers fans have reach out to her and warned her to not come back to Pittsburgh!
Stand-up comedian Steve Byrne stopped by the studio today and chatted with Mike Hsu and Josh Dolan about his shows coming up at Laugh Boston! He also talked to the guys about fights he's been in, hockey, and the making of his documentry called "Always Amazing" which is about his friend and fellow comedian The Amazing Johnathan!
You may know Rob Corddry from the show Billions or, Children's Hospital, Happy Endings, or Workaholics. He's also been in the movies Hot Tub Time Machine, W, What happens In Vegas, The Heartbreak Kid, and a zillion others. He also is a graduate of the highly esteemed Weymouth North High School in Massachusetts.(It no longer exists). He currently stars in a new show on CBS called The Unicorn with the amazing Walter Goggins. We talk about that show, if Happy Endings is ever coming back, how he got into producing projects and what he misses most about Weymouth.
Steve Gorman was the drummer and founding member of what some called "The most Rock N Roll, Rock N Roll band in the world", The Black Crowes. In his new book "Hard To Handle: The Life And Death Of The Black Crowes" Gorman doesn't hold back about the bands highest highs and the dysfunction, egos, and bad decisions that eventually broke the band apart. We talk about some of those subjects and if the band will ever get back together for real.
Mike Hsu and Josh Dolan talked about the new Sexy Mr. Rogers Halloween costume, and they were wondering if sexy costumes have gone too far and whats next after this?!
Mike Hsu and Josh Dolan inadvertently started a cell phone war on the radio today after Josh insulted Android users when they were talking about the differant kinds of porn iPhone vs. Android users prefer! Which one are you?!
A few years ago Nathan Williams went viral when he started making video's whenever he would see a truck from the company Shred-It! Mike Hsu just learned about these videos a few days ago from Josh Dolan when Josh saw a Shred-It truck parked outside of the WAAF studios. After Josh showed Hsu the video he just had to talk to this kid. So he did. Mike Hsu gets deep with Nathan Williams about the meaning of "shredding it" in life!
You made have seen Carson King on TV when he brought a sign to College GameDay asking for people to send money to him so that he could buy some more beer. He ended up getting way more money than he needed for a case of beer and has decided to use the extra money to help the Children's Hospital! When we talked to Carson he was over $11k and still climbing!
Mike Hsu Talks to Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame inductee Rick Wakeman about his time in Yes, the best advice David Bowie ever gave him, and how to work a prostate exam joke into a Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame acceptance speech. See Rick bring his "Grumpy Old Rockstar Tour" to The Wilbur Theater in Boston this Monday September 23.
You may have seen Jason and Randy Sklar on ESPN's Cheap Seats or Sports Center, It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia, or the feel good hit of the summer of 2000, ""Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV. They also have a couple of excellent podcasts: "From The Cheap Seats" . and "Dumb People Town". We talk about those, how not to end up killing your brother after working with him for over 20 years, and the greatest soda ever created by humans. They'll be at Laugh Boston October 11-12, 2019.
The Return of Boston's most iconic spicy food event is coming in October, HELL NIGHT! Chef Jason Lord and Chef Paul Turano came into the studio to put Mike Hsu, Josh Dolan and Isaiah to the test with some very spicy food and some ghost peppers. The guys started to lose control of the noises they were making as the food got hotter and hotter, but the food was delicious!
Writer and former MTV VJ Dave Holmes, called Mike Hsu earlier today to talk about the late Ric Ocasek. Dave talked to Hsu about how great of a musician he was as well as a producer for bands such as Weezer and No Doubt!
After a long and astounding musical career what has Paul Shaffer not done yet? He was most famously David Letterman's band leader for over 3 decades. Has was part of the original Saturday Night Live Band that was also the Blues Brothers' backing band. He has been the musical director for all of the Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame live performances, the 1996 Olympics, as well as many other huge, multi artist events. He's played on recordings for BB King, Robert Plant, Grand Funk Railroad, George Clinton, Warren Zevon, just to name a few. But he has never done a television interview show. He can now cross that off his list with the premier of "Paul Shaffer Plus One" on AXS TV this Sunday(9/15/19) at 8pm. We talk about the show's stellar line up, what it takes to wrangle multiple musicians and egos, and if Bill Murray will ever reprise his lounge singer role from SNL on the new show.
Director Morgan Spurlock talks about his new Chicken venture in "Super Size Me 2: Holy Chicken!" and how much fast food has changed since his first "Super Size Me" documentary 15 years ago. The most shocking part of this interview is learning how much chicken the world consumes. Seriously. HOLY CHICKEN!