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Maybe it’s his latest, Irene in Time, about a young singer with severe daddy abandonment issues. Or maybe you’d like his previous film, 2008’s Hollywood Dreams, about a would-be actress who oozes charisma but gets so nervous in every social situation she makes you nervous.

Tanna Frederick is the common thread between these films. She’s the star of both, a big presence on screen. It could be that huge mane of cascading red hair, but I think it’s actually the emotions that pour out from her.

The story of how she got to this point is pure Hollywood and I hope to entice her to tell it, but suffice to say that Jaglom already has plans for her to star in a sequel to Hollywood Dreams. And she’s currently appearing live in a Jaglom play, “Just 45 Minutes from Broadway,” at the Edgemar Center for the Arts in Santa Monica, California. You can order tickets online at Edgemar.org.

Tanna Frederick Website

TANNA FREDERICK AUDIO EXCERPT: “With Henry Jaglom, people either love his films or they hate his films. There isn’t really an in between. Henry demands the actors take all of their subtext of what’s going on and use it as their through-line, their dialogue. You walk away after watching Henry’s films feeling better about yourself—’So I guess I’m not the only one who can be neurotic at times.’ What drives him is making people not feel alone. It’s human emotion.”

Hear it now!

You can LISTEN to this interview with TANNA FREDERICK, star of IRENE IN TIME and HOLLYWOOD DREAMS, by clicking HERE!

The sky is falling!

What’s that? The sky has already fallen?

Damn, I hate being late to the party.

Apparently, it’s old news that the world financial system was on the edge of collapse over the course of recent years and those fat, rich bastards on Wall Street—and President Obama’s right, it is fun to hate on them—nearly sent us all into oblivion.

But what you may not know is who and what brought this mess upon us. That’s where financial journalist Roger Lowenstein fits in.

Lowenstein’s new book, The End of Wall Street—which entered the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller lists at #1 upon publication—is a perfectly timed dissection of what happened and who’s to blame. Lowenstein even starts the book with a handy roster of the play’s characters so it’s easy to keep track of the villains.

And his timing on this show is perfect, since less than an hour ago, Obama was at Cooper Union in Manhattan, addressing the titans of Wall Street on this very subject.

There aren’t a lot of good guys in this multi-act tragedy.

And Lowenstein’s timing on this show is perfect, since less than an hour ago, Obama was at Cooper Union in Manhattan, addressing the titans of Wall Street on this very subject.

Lowenstein is joining us on Mr. Media today to promote his appearance on Tuesday, April 27 at Forum Truth in Sarasota, Florida. His talk starts at 7:30 p.m. and the cost of admission includes a copy of his book, The End of Wall Street. You can make reservations online @ www.forumtruth.org or by phone, 941-349-8350.

ROGER LOWENSTEIN AUDIO EXCERPT: “Wall Street messed up big time. I think we want a president to say this is a real risk; these financial instruments got out of hand. You can keep playing with them but we’re going to set some rules, just as we set rules on the highway. You might want to drive 90, but for the benefit of all we’re going to say 65 is the speed limit. Obama is trying to set down some speed limits in the financial markets.”

Hear it now!

You can LISTEN to this interview with financial journalist ROGER LOWENSTEIN, author of THE END OF WALL STREET, by clicking HERE!

By BOB ANDELMAN

If you’re going to get called on the carpet for something you did right, might as well be by Stephen Colbert on Comedy Central’s whirlwind of truthiness, “The Colbert Report.”

That’s what happened about a week ago to Bill Adair, Pulitzer Prize winning editor of Politifact.com, the online fact-checking operation spawned by the St. Petersburg Times.

In case you missed this story, Jake Tapper, interim host of ABC’s Sunday morning political chat fest, “This Week,” announced his guests’ most questionable claims would be subject to fact checking by Politifact.

Meanwhile, over at NBC’s venerable “Meet The Press,” host David Gregory dismissed the need for fact-checking his guests. I understand his point; does anyone fact-check the wrestlers’ claims on “WWE Smackdown”? Of course not. It’s pure, scripted entertainment. Not something anyone takes seriously.

Colbert even invited Tapper and Adair on his show to discuss their work.

Politifact uses a series of truth-o-meters to declare politicians’ boldest statements either true, untrue, half-true or “pants-on-fire” lies. It won a Pulitzer Prize for its work in 2009, which was the first time Bill Adair was on Mr. Media. Now that he’s been discovered by Colbert, he’s a tougher guest to book, but we’re always delighted to have him.

BILL ADAIR AUDIO EXCERPT: “The result is some good fact checking that wouldn’t have been done before.”

Hear it now!

You can LISTEN to this interview with BILL ADAIR, editor of POLITIFACT.com, by clicking HERE!

But is that something else a bust?

In his new book, Baby Boomer Bust?—and the title ends in a question mark—Roger Chiocchi (pronounced KEY-o-key) says it may be a problem that the average baby boomer nearing retirement only has $68,000 in a 401k. And no, if you’re looking at the totality of retirement, and not just the first year, that is not much.

Tomorrow, April 15, 2010, I’ll be attending the second day of the Florida Boomer Lifestyle Conference, which will be held in Clearwater at Ruth Eckerd Hall. (By the way, the Florida Boomer Lifestyle Conference is open to the public. You can register online at www.floridaboomerlifestyle.com) It is designed to help us understand how the recession has impacted boomers. I expect to learn what they’re spending money on right now, which messages resonate most with them, and what they want from businesses today.

Apparently “deeper senior discounts at Denny’s” is not the correct answer.

Joining me today, in advance of his appearance as a guest speaker at the Florida Boomer Lifestyle Conference, is Roger Chiocchi, a principal in the Connecticut-based marketing firm Brandloft and author of Baby Boomer Bust?, which will be in great bookstores everywhere this June. You can also pre-order it on MrMedia.com.

Read Baby Boomer Bust? Chapter One for free HERE.

Roger Chiocchi on Twitter

ROGER CHIOCCHI AUDIO EXCERPT: “What we find is that people in the lower and middle end of the spectrum are much more resilient than those at the high end. They’re used to living hand-to-mouth, so it becomes not a big deal to them when things get even tougher.”

Hear it now!

You can LISTEN to this interview with ROGER CHIOCCHI, author of BABY BOOMER BUST?, by clicking HERE!

Sportswriter Peter Golenbock is one of my heroes, a guy I want to be like in many ways when I grow up. For now, however, I’ll settle for just being to call him a friend.

The major characteristic I admire about Peter is his ability to be working constantly. He’s always writing a new book, always engaged in an envious research project. Actually, more than one. As a guy who also makes his living writing books, it drives me nuts.

Let me give you an example.

The first time Peter was on my show, he was promoting his hotly controversial first stab at fiction, 7: The Mickey Mantle Novel. But while he was setting the New York media community on fire with wild tales of the Mick getting up to bat with Joe D’s gal, Marilyn Monroe, he was already hot at work with actor Tony Curtis on his autobiography and on a history of Brooklyn.

When I had him back to talk about those books, he was chomping at the bit to talk about his George Steinbrenner biography.

Today, I thought I’d have him on to talk about prospects for the 2010 baseball season, but it happens he has another new book out, Growing Up NASCAR, which he wrote with Humpy Wheeler, the long-time president of the Charlotte Motor Speedway, the inventor of both the All Star race, and night racing. Oh, and I should probably mention the just-released paperback editions of George, Dynasty and Balls.

Peter Golenbock: Website • Twitter • Facebook • Blog

PETER GOLENBOCK AUDIO EXCERPT: “It looks to me like the Rays are going to win 90 games this year. The question is whether the Yankees and Red Sox are going to win more than 90 games. And, come August and September, are some of those older players going to break down? Is John Lackey going to have more arm trouble?” 

Hear it now!

You can LISTEN to this interview with PETER GOLENBOCK, author of GROWING UP NASCAR, GEORGE, 7: THE MICKEY MANTLE NOVEL, by clicking HERE!

I’m going to turn 50 later this year.

It’s a weird sensation, knowing AARP is prepared to invite me into its ranks, that I probably have fewer years ahead paying into Social Security and Medicare than getting money from Social Security and Medicare, that middle-age is finally, officially, about to catch up with my more salt-than-pepper thin hair and beard, that all the talk about preparing for retirement is no longer just talk.

Whoa, slow down, Bob. You’re depressing everybody—yourself included.

Next week, on April 15, 2010, I’ll even be attending the second day of the Florida Boomer Lifestyle Conference, which will be held in Clearwater at Ruth Eckerd Hall. It is designed to help us understand how the recession has impacted boomers. I expect to learn what they’re spending money on right now, which messages resonate most with them, and what they want from businesses today.

Apparently “more Early Bird Dinner Specials” is not the correct answer.

Joining me today, in advance of his appearance as a guest speaker at the Florida Boomer Lifestyle Conference, is Mark Miller, author of the upcoming book, The Hard Times Guide to Retirement Security, which will be in great bookstores everywhere this June. You can also pre-order it on MrMedia.com.

Mark Miller website and follow him on Twitter.

By the way, the Florida Boomer Lifestyle Conference is open to the public, April 14-15, 2010.You can register online at www.floridaboomerlifestyle.com.

MARK MILLER AUDIO EXCERPT: “A fundamental idea in the book is that we’re going to have to retire the old notion of what retirement was. Even before the economy changed, that was case for most Boomers.” 

Hear it now!

You can LISTEN to this interview with MARK MILLER, author of THE HARD TIMES GUIDE TO RETIREMENT SECURITY, by clicking HERE!

It’s a shame Lorne Michaels didn’t sign up Danny Pudi for “Saturday Night Live” before the producers of the NBC sitcom “Community” cast him as “Abed.” He is so flexible in body, mind and voice as to suggest a combination of Jim Carrey, the late Phil Hartman and a thoroughly modern Rich Little.

Pudi looks so unassuming that no matter how often you see him do his stuff on “Community,” you can’t help but do a doubletake, rewind and watch him do it again. And again.

In moments you’ll hear a clip from a recent episode, in which co-star Chevy Chase goads him into practicing his manly technique with fellow community college student Annie, played by Alison Brie. Here’s a tip: Brie also plays “Trudy,” a character on AMC’s “Mad Men.”

Maybe Woody Allen could remake the film Zelig with Pudi as the lead.

Besides “Community,” Pudi also had a lead role in the 2009 film Road Trip: Beer Pong and you might also recognize him for a certain T-mobile commercial.

Pudi is here to promote his upcoming gig as host of “ACME Saturday Night” this Saturday, April 10. You can watch the online comedy TV show streaming live online @ http://www.acmecomedy.com at 10 p.m. Eastern, 7 p.m. Pacific.

(Note from Mr. Media: I discovered after the interview that I pronounced Danny’s last name wrong throughout the interview. He was too kind to correct me, but I do apologize. It was an honest mistake!)

Follow Danny Pudi on Twitter

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Alison Brie • Yvette Nicole Brown • Donald Glover

DANNY PUDI AUDIO EXCERPT: “It’s really amazing to watch Chevy Chase. To learn from him and watch him… His hands are fun. And the fact I have a Christmas card with Chevy Chase on my refrigerator is wild enough, but the other day he told me my Christmas card is on his fridge? I don’t think it gets any stranger that knowing my face is on Chevy Chase’s fridge right now. It’s pretty insane.”

Hear it now!

You can LISTEN to this interview with DANNY PUDI, star of COMMUNITY and ROAD TRIP: BEER PONG by clicking HERE!

You can LISTEN to this interview with by clicking the audio player above!

No matter what form the media takes—print, broadcast, online or even telepathy—there will always be corporations, organizations and individuals that need to get the word out about their product, service or mission.

In that regard, public relations practitioners are like plumbers: they’ll always have work maintaining a flow and, in an emergency, unclogging a pipe.

Hmmm. That analogy worked a lot better in rehearsal.

Anyway, my guest today is Robert Dilenschneider, founder and chairman of the New York City-based Dilenschneider Group and former president and CEO of one of the world’s best known and most successful public relations agencies, Hill and Knowlton.

He is also the author of a new book, The AMA Handbook of Public Relations. AMA, in this case, stands for the American Management Association, by the way.

The Dilenschneider Group website

ROBERT DILENSCHNEIDER AUDIO EXCERPT: “(Joslyn James) and the other fourteen see this as a platform for themselves and to move ahead. But Gennifer Flowers saw that, Monica Lewinski saw that. Others of the same character saw that. John Edwards’ wife has seen that… I wish we would all say to ourselves this guy (Tiger) should be much more repentant and we should all learn lessons.” 

Hear it now!

You can LISTEN to this interview with ROBERT DILENSCHNEIDER, author of THE AMA HANDBOOK OF PUBLIC RELATIONS, by clicking HERE!

It’s been like “Beauty Visits the Beast” around here lately at Mr. Media Radio, with recent drop-bys from “Supergirl” Laura Vandervoort, “10 Things I Hate About You” star Lindsay Shaw and Mulan’s Ming-Na.

Today brings another lovely treat as WWE diva Brie Bella—who works with her twin sister Nikki Bella on “Raw”—joins me to discuss her appearance this Sunday, April 11, as a special guest with Nikki on ABC’s “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition,” hosted by Ty Pennington.

If you somehow have missed catching the Bellas on the WWE—and for you non-rasslin’ fans, that’s World Wrestling Entertainment—the WWE ladies don’t just hold up “Round3” cards, they actual wrestle. You can catch the Bella twins on “Raw” every Monday at 9 p.m. on USA Network:

Nikki Bella on MySpace

Bella Twins on Twitter

BRIE BELLA AUDIO EXCERPT: “We’re not scared of dirt. When we threw the toilet out, the window was so strong, the toilet rejected back and along with it came the toilet water. I got it all over me.”

Hear it now!

You can LISTEN to this interview with BRIE BELLA, WWE wrestler on RAW, by clicking HERE!