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The campaign to completely and permanently remove Trump's star from the Hollywood Walk of Fame has begun! The campaign already has 175 signatures and counting! Join me in removing this symbol of racism, bigotry, warmongering, elitism, and genocidal authoritarian madness.   Sign the petition here - https://www.change.org/remove-trumpsstar I am also in the running to be Top Host! Vote here to help me lead my own podcast produced by iHeartRadio, take home $25,000, and be a guest on an episode of On Air with Ryan Seacrest! Listen to Faux Real on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, Amazon Music, and all your favorite podcast platforms! Watch select episodes on YouTube Become a patron of this program! Ads provided by Libsyn Instagram @FauxRealPod Twitter @FauxRealPod Facebook @FauxRealPod © 2026 Wilder Entertainment

I am re-releasing my incredible conversation with the legendary Eric Bauza (Coyote vs Acme) to celebrate his awesome success with Coyote vs Acme and to frolick in the joy of our conversation about Ghostbusters which is super relevant heading into October, especially with the upcoming event for The Real Ghostbusters on Oct 3rd through Eric and his awesome fiance Caroline's charity screening org Cartoons United happening at Dynasty Typewriter here in LA. They are also doing an all-day streaming event this Sat, Sep 12th so don't miss it! Tune into Cartoons United / The Real Ghostbusters 40th anniversary livestream event Sep 12th Get your ticket to the Cartoons United / The Real Ghostbusters event Oct 3rd Listen to Faux Real on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, Amazon Music, and all your favorite podcast platforms Watch select episodes on YouTube Become a patron of this program! Ads provided by Libsyn Instagram @FauxRealPod Twitter @FauxRealPod Facebook @FauxRealPod © 2026 Wilder Entertainment

I share a story about saving a kitten, talk about community, discuss world affairs, share some news that's glad, and others that are sad. This is a stream of consciousness episode. No guest, just me. I'll be back with guests soon-ish. Enjoy! Click my Linktree to follow me on social media & see my work Listen to Faux Real on all your favorite podcast platforms! Watch Faux Real on YouTube! Become a patron of this program! Ads provided by Libsyn Instagram @FauxRealPod Twitter @FauxRealPod Facebook @FauxRealPod © 2026 Wilder Entertainment

I bring you an official announcement Click my Linktree to follow me on social media & see my work Listen to Faux Real on all your favorite podcast platforms! Watch Faux Real on YouTube! Become a patron of this program! Ads provided by Libsyn Instagram @FauxRealPod Twitter @FauxRealPod Facebook @FauxRealPod © 2026 Wilder Entertainment

This week, I share the story of my run in with the Secret Service. If you've heard it before, you haven't heard it all. DSA LA Voter Guide Listen to Faux Real on all your favorite podcast platforms! Become a patron of this program! Ads provided by Libsyn Instagram @FauxRealPod Twitter @FauxRealPod Facebook @FauxRealPod © 2026 Wilder Entertainment

Comedian and author Lahna Turner (Teacher of the Year) returns for a record fourth time on this podcast to chat about her new documentary film Come What May about her late comedian husband Ralphie May now screening across America, the comic based on Ralphie's life called Pounds of Power which she wrote, how standup works into her life as a mom, and so much more!  Follow here for Lahna's stand-up dates & to order your copy of Pounds of Power Go here to see a screening of Come What May near you Listen to Faux Real on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, Amazon Music, and all your favorite podcast platforms! Become a patron of this program! Ads provided by Libsyn Instagram @FauxRealPod Twitter @FauxRealPod Facebook @FauxRealPod © 2026 Wilder Entertainment

This week's episode is a re-release from all the way back in 2018 with the awesome Lyric Lewis (A.P. Bio, The Chit Show), who you can currently see starring on the Groundlings internet phenomena The Chit Show and who you can also see on stage alongside an incredible cast including Nathan Fillion (Firefly, The Rookie), Will Forte (Sunny Nights), Lamorne Morris (New Girl), Edi Patterson (The Righteous Gemstones), and many more, in the hilarious stage production of "13-Year-Old Michael Ausiello Presents: Beverly Hills: A Pretend Soap Opera Performed By Real Actors." Follow Lyric on Instagram Watch Lyric on The Chit Show See Lyric on stage in Beverly Hills (play) Listen to Faux Real on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, Amazon Music, and all your favorite podcast platforms! Become a patron of this program! Ads provided by Libsyn Instagram @FauxRealPod Twitter @FauxRealPod Facebook @FauxRealPod © 2026 Wilder Entertainment

Charis Michelsen is a globally-recognized actress, model, fashion icon, and published author who has created a universal beauty standard for men and women across two books and an A.I. which will be rolled out soon. She joins me here on the podcast to chat about her work on and off screen including working with Scorsese and Nic Cage. She also shares a story of how she fended off someone attempting to break into her home! Enjoy! Charis Michelsen official site Follow Charis on Instagram Hire ME for your red carpet & special event needs! Learn more about Committee for the First Amendment Listen to Faux Real on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, Amazon Music, and all your favorite podcast platforms! Become a patron of this program! Ads provided by Libsyn Instagram @FauxRealPod Twitter @FauxRealPod Facebook @FauxRealPod © 2026 Wilder Entertainment

On this awesome episode, I welcome Lindsay Barnett who is the CEO of Playground Productions and the Executive Producer of the Backyard Sports: The Animated Special, along with the incredible actor Michael Vlamis who voices Tony Delvecchio in the special. Lindsay and Michael join me to chat all about the special, bring Dave & Busters on to present it, Lindsay's work in video games, and Micheal's work across many projects going back to 2009. This is a really fun one!  Watch Backyard Sports: The Animated Special on YouTube! Follow Lindsay Barnett on Instagram Follow Michael Vlamis on Instagram Watch the Q&A for Micheal's upcoming film Crossword from the 2025 Chattanooga Film Festival Hire ME for your red carpet & special event needs! Learn more about Committee for the First Amendment Listen to Faux Real on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, Amazon Music, and all your favorite podcast platforms! Become a patron of this program! Ads provided by Libsyn Instagram @FauxRealPod Twitter @FauxRealPod Facebook @FauxRealPod © 2026 Wilder Entertainment

Welcome to an all-new year of Faux Real! On my very first guest of the year, I welcome actor and creative Gordy Cassel whose new pilot Sweet Feenies is making the the biggest and furriest buzz! Gordy joins me to talk all about Sweet Feenies, our mutual love for all things puppets and Muppets, their new love of ventriloquism, how the actors in the Human Centipede movies are good for no reason, and all sorts of awesomeness! Enjoy! Enter the portal to Sweet Feenies Follow Gordy on Instagram Follow Gordy on TikTok Hire ME for your red carpet & special event needs! Learn more about Committee for the First Amendment Listen to Faux Real on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, Amazon Music, and all your favorite podcast platforms! Ads provided by Libsyn Instagram @FauxRealPod Twitter @FauxRealPod Facebook @FauxRealPod © 2026 Wilder Entertainment

Merrrrrrrry Christmas and welcome to an all-new episode! Today I am so excited to welcome back the great Eric Bauza who is joined by his partner Caro Buermann. They are the founders of Saturday Morning Cartoons United which is a charity screening series that celebrates animation, nostalgia, and the warmth of that feeling you had every Saturday morning growing up with cartoons and cereal! Cartoons United partners with charities including AnimAID to aid in fire relief and humanitarian aid efforts. Caro and Eric join me to chat all about their event this Saturday, Dec 27th screening the beloved Pee-Wee's Playhouse Christmas special at the Alex Theatre in Glendale, CA where there will be an exclusive merch pop up, a performance by Bob Baker's marionettes, hosting by DJ Lance Rock of Nickelodeon's "Yo Gabba Gabba," and an array of special guests including E.G. Daily (Rugrats, Pee-Wee's Big Adventure) and Tom Kenny (Spongebob Squarepants) who will be performing with his group the Hi-Seas. We also get real nerdy about our love for Paul Reubens + Pee-wee, the toys we loved as kids, our favorite toons, the cultural and comedic powerhouse that was Jim Varney + Ernest P. Worrell, and our undying love for all the work of Alan Tudyk (Firefly, Superman, Once We Were Spacemen). Enjoy and Happy Holidays!!! Learn more about Saturday Morning Cartoons United!! Get your tickets to the Pee-Wee's Playhouse Christmas Special screening!! Listen to Faux Real on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, Amazon Music, and all your favorite podcast platforms! Ads provided by Libsyn Instagram @FauxRealPod Twitter @FauxRealPod Facebook @FauxRealPod Faux Real is a production of Wilder Entertainment © 2025

Welcome to December! And welcome to an all-new episode! Today's guest is singer, songwriter, and composer Ola Bird who joins me to chat all about her new EP Singles for Singles, about recording in both English and Polish, about the fun and foibles of dating, and the chemistry of her music video co-stars! Enjoy! Listen to Ola on Spotify Ola Bird on Instagram Ola Bird on YouTube My Pal Weird Al Kickstarter Listen to Faux Real on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, Amazon Music, and all your favorite podcast platforms! Ads provided by Libsyn Instagram @FauxRealPod Twitter @FauxRealPod Facebook @FauxRealPod Faux Real is a production of Wilder Entertainment © 2025

Today I welcome Ariana and the Rose, a singer, songwriter, and incredibly-talented stage performer whose new EP and one-woman musical  The Breakup Variety Tour is now out and coming to a city near you! (tour dates below) Ariana joins me to chat about performing her song Villain on the Kelly Clarkson Show, her musical inspirations including Bette Midler and Barbra Streisand, and how the art of music brings light to the darkness of the soul. I think you'll enjoy our conversation as much as I do! So without any further ado, please enjoy my chat with the stupendously-talented Ariana and the Rose! Ariana & the Rose Official - Click here for music, videos, & tour dates! Listen to Faux Real on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, Amazon Music, and all your favorite podcast platforms! Watch the entire video conversation on YouTube Ads provided by Libsyn Instagram @FauxRealPod Twitter @FauxRealPod Facebook @FauxRealPod Faux Real is a production of Wilder Entertainment © 2025

Welcome to season 3 of Faux Real! To start this season off, I am joined by actor, writer, producer, and activist Jess Jacobs to chat all about her new film If You See Something co-starring Adam Bakri (Accused) and Krystina Alabado (Hazbin Hotel). In the film, Ali (Bakri), an Iraqi doctor seeking asylum who falls for Katie (Jacobs), an emerging New York gallerist and they begin a new romance together. When disturbing news from Baghdad comes back to haunt Ali in the midst of his asylum process, Ali becomes increasingly torn between the new life he's starting with Katie and the life he left behind. See at at a theater near you when it opens wide November 14th! Meanwhile, enjoy the show! Jess Jacobs on IMDb Jess Jacobs Official Site If You See Something on IMDb Special Thanks to Dakota Rosen @ Origin PR for bringing Jess on the program Listen to Faux Real on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, Amazon Music, and all your favorite podcast platforms! Watch the entire video conversation on YouTube Instagram @FauxRealPod Twitter @FauxRealPod Facebook @FauxRealPod Logo design by Chris Michaud Faux Real is a production of Wilder Entertainment © 2025

Today I chat with Arna Selznick (The Care Bears Movie) She joins me to promote a charity screening of the Care Bears Movie's 40th anniversary presented by the newly-formed Saturday Morning Cartoons United which is a 501(c)3 founded by Caro Buermann. The event will host a special one-day charity screening at American Cinematheque at the historic Aero Theatre this Saturday, October 11th which will follow with a panel hosted by award-winning voice actor Eric Bauza (voice of Bugs Bunny), and featuring Arna, original cast member Cree Summer (Rugrats), and YouTube personality Andre Meadows (@BlackNerdComedy).  Get your tickets to the event Read more about Saturday Morning Cartoons United and its mission Arna Selznick on IMDb Listen to Faux Real on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, Amazon Music, and all your favorite podcast platforms! Instagram @FauxRealPod Twitter @FauxRealPod Facebook @FauxRealPod Logo design by Chris Michaud Faux Real is a production of Wilder Entertainment © 2025