Inside Out with Paul Mecurio
A-list guests like ... Paul McCartney, Stephen Colbert, Kyra Sedgwick, Kevin Costner, Spike Lee, Bryan Cranston, Kristin Chenoweth, David Duchovny, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Bill Burr, Laura Prepon, Billy Bob Thornton, Michael Strahan, Historian Jon Meacham, Judd Apatow, Kristen Chenoweth, Thomas Friedman of The New York Times, , Sanjay Gupta, Ken Burns, Bill Wyman-The Rolling Stones , Tim Robbins, Bob Costas and MORE, join Emmy & Peabody award-winning comedian Paul Mecurio who interviews the biggest names in entertainment, music, media, sports, politics and science. Paul uncovers hilarious anecdotes and never-before-heard insights about his guests and how they do what they do and became so successful in their field.
Episodes
April 24, 2024 • 21 mins
Tim is one of Hollywood's most versatile and brilliant actors who gives us an insider's look into his great new movie, "Asleep in my Palm," tells the story of a father and his daughter living off the grid on the outskirts of an elite liberal arts college in northeastern Ohio. Tim reveals why he took on the part, how he chose the incredibly unique characters he plays and decided acting was his destiny after majoring in the Cla...
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April 6, 2024 • 23 mins
Joy gives a new perspective to the civil rights movement through this fascinating look into the lives of Medgar and Myrlie Evers who were married and considered 2 of the greatest civil rights leaders of the civil rights movement. Joy talks about her new book in which she chronicles this beautiful love story between Medgar and Myrlie. She describes the wonderful way they met, how and why they fell in love and how their marriage...
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March 5, 2024 • 23 mins
Kyle had heard a rumor that Pablo Escobar did a deal in the early 1980s with a remote, coastal Southern town of 300 people called Varnamtown in North Carolina. In exchange for vast wealth and limitless cocaine, Escobar would be allowed to land planes and ships in the area. Over the last 24 months, Kyle and Emmy winning director, Joshua Davis, investigated the rumor, journeying to Varnamtown to knock on doors and find out what ...
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February 16, 2024 • 52 mins
An absolutely enthralling conversation with Jeff and Matt about this 10-part brilliant documentary about the rise and fall of the New England Patriot dynasty. Hear how the writer and director discovered magical New England Patriot footage that told them there was a doc to be made, why Tom Brady, Robert Kraft and Bill Belichick were able to build the dynasty and the tensions and egos that eventually led to its undoing and much ...
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December 18, 2023 • 15 mins
Marlo is a trailblazer, her show "That Girl" was the first to portray a single career woman and paved the way for actresses to follow like Mary Tyler Moore, Murphy Brown and Moore. Hear how Marlo landed the role of "That Girl" and how she parlayed that into an amazing 45 year-career in TV, film and on Broadway. Marlo is incredibly passionate and eloquent about St. Jude's Hospital and its mission to help children stricken with...
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December 11, 2023 • 18 mins
Michael has been the Executive Producer of "Live" for more than 20 years. Michael holds the world record the most morning talk show episodes produced by the same producer.He shares the secrets to it's long-term success and dominance in the morning talk show landscape. Hear how Michael navigated changing co-hosts over the years, why Kelly Ripa is the girl next door and she's not and much more.
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November 21, 2023 • 11 mins
John gives us a very fun, cool and surprising behind the scenes look at The National Dog Show. Hear how judges make their decisions, all that goes on in breeding and showing a champion canine, what has surprised John over the years about the dog show and the world of dogs and much more.
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October 30, 2023 • 60 mins
If you've listened to radio, read a newspaper or watched TV, Lee Abrams has affected your life. He has been a pioneer in all areas of media, particularly radio. He co-founded XM Satellite radio, created the FM Rock radio listening format, advised Rolling Stone Magazine as well as major artists like Eric Clapton, Yes and Iron Maiden. Lee gives us an amazing look into how and why he and a small group created Satellite radio, why...
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October 25, 2023 • 17 mins
In discussing his new book about George Washington, Bret takes us through those tenuous and tumultuous days of the Constitutional Convention and the central role Washington played in the convention. This is an absolutely fascinating conversation with Bret because it and his book show a side of George Washington seldom discussed - namely how deft Washington was at being a political statesman after being a hero General. Hear how...
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October 10, 2023 • 14 mins
Aaron is very open and funny talking about his life, how he got started in music through family influences around the house, how he made it out of the projects in New Orleans to become one of the most acclaimed signers this country has generated. Hear the funny story of why as a kid he stole a car (and got arrested) and how that set him straight, what it was like working with the great Linda Ronstadt, how he found his "sound" ...
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October 3, 2023 • 56 mins
Jason is a great friend. Whenever I perform in the Detroit area I go on his show and it is some of the MOST fun I have ANYWHERE. Jason is very funny and we have a REALLY fun conversation we talk about everything from his early days as a reporter and the crazy news assignments he was given (you have to hear these), ground up beef bullion and why it's SO good, wandering around Macy's too look at bedding, why Jason is a very lame...
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September 22, 2023 • 22 mins
Known as "The Internet's Favorite Dad" Brittlestar a.k.a. comedian Stewart Reynolds has become an on-line sensation. Every week, hundreds of thousands of people watch his videos on various social media channels. Brittlestar videos have been viewed more than a combined 600 million times. Brittlestar has funny stories revealing how he went viral, what the keys to making popular videos for the internet are and how he first got st...
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September 10, 2023 • 22 mins
A fascinating conversation with Dr. Oakley about her incredibly unique Vet practice. Michele is very open and fun about the challenges of treating a wide variety of animals, the mistakes she's made in the wild (like the time she got chased up a tree by Bison she was treating), and how having her kids in the wild with her is the ULTIMATE "Bring Your Child To Work Day" experience. Michele gets emotional about a chance meeting w...
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August 24, 2023 • 86 mins
John is one of the preeminent comedy promoters in the country. He concentrates on the Boston market. This is an absolutely hilarious conversation about everything comedy. John has hilarious stories about working with some of the biggest comedians in the business (especially the great Boston headliners Don Gavin and Nick DiPaolo). We also talk classic sit-coms like "Mash," "The Dick Van Dyke Show," "All in The Family," "The Mar...
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August 7, 2023 • 15 mins
Andrew is really fun and interesting as he talks about his new hit series, "Son of A Critch," his experience on the hit show "Schitt's Creek," how these shows were developed and what it's been like creating two hit comedy series that have taken the world by storm. How they develop story lines each week, why his shows are so quirky and yet relatable and much more. A very cool look into the world of creating and running hit show...
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July 27, 2023 • 72 mins
Dante is a close friend, a great comic with an amazing back story. Hear his amazing, hilarious, and at times unbelievable stories of survival growing up in a very rough neighborhood in Brooklyn, his influential Dad who kept him on the straight and narrow, his journey from being on a fencing scholarship in college to becoming a stripper (for 11 years), then a pimp and finally a comic. You will not believe what you hear.
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July 15, 2023 • 19 mins
A really fun conversation with one of America's most accomplished chefs. We talk about what makes great barbecue, how the science of food plays a big part in making great food, how technique separates the good chefs from the great ones, how Michael got his start and what influence his Italian/Greek heritage has had on his choice of career and incredibly inventive, world famous cooking style.
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July 6, 2023 • 21 mins
Harry is an award winning actor from film, TV and Broadway. We have alot of fun talking about the 10-year run of "The Blacklist," his incredibly interesting analogy on why his approach to acting is the same as the way old school NBA players approached their job. Hear why Harry chose acting over going into the priesthood, and why actors need to understand acting is a craft, not necessarily an art. Harry gives us a very cool ins...
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June 19, 2023 • 21 mins
Chris is spell-binding as he discusses his latest doc series, "Prisoners of the Snow." The unbelievable story of Uruguayan Air Flight 571 carrying a rugby team that crashed in the Andes Mountains leaving only 16 out of 45 passengers to survive. Chris details the death-defying experience the players endured in a freezing wilderness, including eating the bodies of their dead friends. And describes shares the amazing story of how...
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June 7, 2023 • 18 mins
I love having Patricia on the show, she is a great guest and returns to the show in this revealing, funny and thoughtful conversation about her new movie, "Mending The Line," where she plays a VA doctor treating veterans with PTSD. Hear the funny story of how Patricia used a hyperbaric chamber to prepare her for the role, how fly fishing plays an integral part in the film and in helping heal those with PTSD, what drew her to t...
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