TV Guidance Counselor

TV Guidance Counselor

Each week Boston Comedian Ken Reid and his guests discuss a specific issue of TV Guide. They debate, consider and discuss the difficult viewing choices of our past.

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March 2, 2026 69 mins

This week Ken welcomes actor, musican Michael Des Barres to the show.

In addition to discussing Michael's new record Kiss or Kill (available via Rum Bar Records over at Bandcamp https://rumbarrecords.bandcamp.com/album/kiss-or-kill-me) Ken and Michael discuss how you tell people you're doing in 2026, Elvis, interpretting art, being a child actor, Lonnie Donnegan, Warhol, Iggy Pop, working hard, Silverhead, Z Cars, Al...

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June 1-7, 1974

Returning to the show for a THIRD time this week is author of the new book "King Kong vs. Godzilla", Thom Shubilla.

 

 

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February 16, 2026 110 mins

June 27 - July 3, 1992

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Ken flies solo this week as he goes week by week through 2016, and this year he absolutey, no argument peaked in comedy, and maybe in life. It's astounding. Join us for the journey. 

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September 21 -27, 1991

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February 7-13, 1970

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July 30 - August 5, 1983

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September 24-30, 1994

This week Ken welcomes the deep diver from the Treehouse Detectives and the Deep Cuts podcast Andrew Price to the show.

 

Ken and Andrew discuss the secret origin of Blast from the Past's TV Guide collection, Andrew WK.. Deep Dives podcast, how one can buy celebrity touched TV Guides, how wives keep us in check, Andy Kaufman, becoming part of your mythology, AI is awful, not having respect for craft anymore, F...

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This week Ken welcomes fellow podcaster (Inside Late Night) and author of the new book "Love Johnny Carson", Mark Malkoff. 

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We made it through another year somehow. Ken flies solo to get through the ups and downs, and more downs, and a few more downs of 2025 week by week.

 

Happy New Year and here's to a better 2026 for us all.

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November 27 - December 3, 1999 Boston Edition + Feb 16 - March 1, 2009

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August 27th - September 2, 1994

This week Ken welcomes wholesome, midwest superstar and host of the Catered Quiz Podcast Rick Katschke to the show.

Ken and Rick discuss the Catered Quiz, The Monroeville Mall's imminent demise, working at Walmart, getting jacked in a warehouse, department stores, new shows airing after a Fall Preview, the weird TV landscape of the end of August, physically writing letters, channel flipping, Harvey F...

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March 7-13, 1992

This week Ken welcomes comedian behind the must watch/must listen to comedy special "Supple Harlot", Ben Katzner.

Ken and Ben discuss their mutual love of seltzer, l...

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March 11-16, 2013

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July 3, 1953

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February 15th - 21st, 1997

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TV Guide October 31 - November 6, 1987

This week Ken welcomes writer, comedian and artist Mary Houlihan to the show.

Ken and Mary discuss new ways to greet people, how awful the world is, growing up in New Jersey, how New Jersey is actually nice, checking out the woods, Paramis, going into Manhattan, not getting the issue you wanted, Dolly Parton, the tattoos, variety shows, Mary, product placement, growing up without country music...

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December 27, 1980 - January 2, 1981

 

This week Ken welcomes author, screenwriter, movie maker Eric Miller (ericmillerwrites.com) to the show.

Ken and Eric discuss satellites, the creepy paying with your palm technology at Whole Foods, when Sci-Fi actually predicts the future, Dawn of the Dead, The Running Man, Hell House, The Haunting of Hell House vs The Haunting, story prompts, Shirly Jackson, Richard Matheson, Magnum PI, how pr...

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October 24-30, 1981

Happy Halloween!

This week Ken welcomes producer/director behind the excellent documentaries "In Search of Darkness", David Weiner.

Ken and David discuss playing Star Trek, TV watching with siblings, the three ages of horror, the video store age, making friends just to watch cable, not getting a VCR until much later in life, being the person in the household who brings in technology, missing four years of televi...

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March 16-22, 1991

This week Ken welcomes comedian Fabrizio Copano.

Ken and Fabrizio discuss Barbara Walters love of TMNT, inappropriate turtle love, Chile, El Chino, Ninjas, Hero Turtles, Peru, Dragon Ball Z, Japanese content, Ramna, why The Simpsons were so massive in South America, prime time animation, things that aren't just for kids, Bart is forever, Lucha Libre, El Santo, WWF, how things from inside Latin America don't travel...

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