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TVC 752.4: Ed welcomes back actress, comedienne, author, and entrepreneur Rhonda Shear (Rhonda Shear Up All Night, Rhonda Shear Intimates, Up All Night: From Hollywood Bombshell to Lingerie Model, Life Lessons From An Accidental Feminist). Rhonda has just launched the Up All Night Network on Roku, a 24/7 channel featuring brand new episodes of Rhonda Shear Up All Night twice a month, plus uncensored cult films, classic episodes of Rhonda's Up All Night series from the 1990s, special collections, and a whole lot more. Rhonda hopes to blend nostalgia with new content, while also supporting emerging creators, and engaging multi-generational audiences. The Up All Night Network is available on all Roku devices for just $3.99 a month. For more information, RhondaShearUpAllNight.com. Topics this segment include how Rhonda came to launch the Up All Night Network, why wrestling audiences have always been fans of Up All Night, and why "paying it forward" has always been important to her. Rhonda will also be appearing at the Spooky Empire convention in Orlando, Florida on Oct. 30-31.

TVC 752.5: Rhonda Shear talks to Ed about the invaluable advice that George Burns once gave her, early in her career; how she nearly decapitated Bob Hope during the taping of her first major TV appearance; why word of mouth is still a viable tool today; and the secret to a good "Uppp!" when delivering her signature line, "Up! All Night." Rhonda's Up All Night Network is available on all Roku devices for just $3.99 a month. For more information, RhondaShearUpAllNight.com.

TVC 752.3: Part 2 of a conversation that began last week with David Van Deusen, longtime archivist for The Dick Van Dyke Show and the author of From Fandom to Friendships: My Adventures with "The Dick Van Dyke Show" Cast, a fun new eBook that not only recounts the many lifelong friendships David has cultivated with the people who brought us the Van Dyke show (including Rose Marie, Carl Reiner, and Dick Van Dyke himself), but provides an inside look at the making of the show. From Fandom to Friendships is available exclusively at TheWalnutTimes.com or Payhip.com/theotherdvd In this segment, David shares a few memories of his friendship with Dick Van Dyke, including the time when Van Dyke not only spotted David in the studio audience during a break while taping an interview on The Rachael Ray Show, but publicly acknowledged David on the air once taping resumed.

TVC 751.3: Ed welcomes back David Van Deusen, longtime archivist for The Dick Van Dyke Show and the writer and producer of The Dick Van Dyke Show: Celebrating the 60th Anniversary, a fully authorized, feature length documentary that provides an oral history of the Van Dyke show. David's new eBook, From Fandom to Friendships: My Adventures with "The Dick Van Dyke Show" Cast,  not only recounts the many lifelong friendships David has cultivated with the people who brought us the Van Dyke show (including Rose Marie, Carl Reiner, and Dick Van Dyke himself), but provides an inside look at the making of the show. From Fandom to Friendships is available exclusively at TheWalnutTimes.com or Payhip.com/theotherdvd In this segment, David talks to Ed about the writing brilliance of Carl Reiner, the physicality of Dick Van Dyke, and why the Van Dyke show has always appealed to him as a viewer.

TVC 751.4: David Van Deusen, longtime archivist for The Dick Van Dyke Show, shares a few stories of his visits to the homes of Carl Reiner and Dick Van Dyke; how the many friendships he cultivated with Van Dyke show personnel began with Rose Marie; and the power of the Walnut Times coffee mug. (The Walnut Times was the Van Dyke show newsletter that David edited and published for twenty years.) David's new eBook, From Fandom to Friendships: My Adventures with "The Dick Van Dyke Show" Cast, is available exclusively at TheWalnutTimes.com or Payhip.com/theotherdvd

TVC 751.5: Ed welcomes back Caroline Aaron, the SAG Award-winning actress known around the world as Shirley Maisel, Midge's eccentric mother-in-law, on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and as Pete's wife, Carol, in the CBS series Ghosts. Caroline is currently starring in the West Coast premiere of The Best Medicine, a new one-woman, one-character play by bestselling author Robin Gerber about caregiving, marriage, resilience, and unexpected joy. In The Best Medicine, Caroline plays Rachel, a fiercely independent woman who finally finds a relationship worthy of commitment and marriage, only to find herself tested when her new husband is diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, and Rachel finds herself thrust into a job for which she is least suited: self-sacrificing caregiver. A stand-up comedy class becomes Rachel's salvation and a portal to a transformative truth about life and connection. Performances of The Best Medicine take place at The Odyssey Theatre in West Los Angeles through Sunday, Nov. 15. For tickets and more information, call (310) 477-2055 or go to OdysseyTheatre.com

TVC 751.6: Caroline Aaron talks to Ed about the exercise in observation that she would assign her students, when she taught acting; her upcoming film Bookends, also starring F. Murray Abraham; and whether we'll see her this season on Ghosts. Caroline is currently starring in the West Coast premiere of The Best Medicine, now playing at The Odyssey Theatre in West Los Angeles through Sunday, Nov. 15. For tickets and more information, call (310) 477-2055 or go to OdysseyTheatre.com

TVC 750.1: From September 2016: Tony, Donna, and Ed remember the first national broadcast of The Oprah Winfrey Show (Syndicated, 1986-2011) in September 1986.

TVC 750.2: Ed welcomes actress, entrepreneur, licensed psychotherapist, and social media influencer Lorraine Bencivengo-Ziff. In the world of gaming, Lorraine is known as The Goddess of Slots, and, as such, she frequently appears at casinos across the country to test her luck on slots, while handing out "lucky lanyards" and interacting with fans. Lorraine will soon be in Un$uited, the forthcoming streaming comedy also starring Tom Arnold and Dan Lauria. Topics this segment include how Lorraine first became known as The Goddess of Slots; what makes her different from other influencers; and whether "luck" or good fortune can be inherited.

TVC 750.3: Lorraine Bencivengo-Ziff, the actress and social media influencer known in the world of gaming as The Goddess of Slots, talks to Ed about her role in the upcoming streaming comedy Un$uited; crossing paths with Dolly Parton when she was a young girl; and how she combines the goodwill of Parton and the glee of Marilyn Monroe as the Goddess of Slots.

TVC 749.1: From September 2016: Tony, Donna, and Ed remember the premiere of That Girl (ABC, 1966-1971) in September 1966. Topics this segment include how That Girl portrayed a single woman living on her own in a major metropolitan city, five years before The Mary Tyler Moore Show famously did the same; how Marlo Thomas had difficulty getting the series, as she had originally conceived it, on the air; why Thomas chose to end the series with Ann Marie remaining single; and why That Girl was one of the shows that inspired Donna to pursue a career in acting.

TVC 749.4: Ed welcomes Randy Oglesby, the film and TV character actor who plays Chief of Police McNamara on the MGM+ series Spider Noir and Bill Festersen on the Peacock series The Burbs. (Peacock recently renewed The Burbs for a second season.) Topics this segment include Randy's early career as a stage actor with the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco; his affinity for performing dialects; and why acting is a "serious level of play."

TVC 749.5: Actor Randy Oglesby (The Burbs, Spider Noir) talks to Ed about some of the many odd jobs in various industries that he worked early in his career, to support his efforts as an actor; how he got on the radar screen of Junie Lowry Johnson, the casting director for many David E. Kelley shows (including L.A. Law); and his experience acting with and being directed by Clint Eastwood in Pale Rider, Randy's first film credit as an actor. Peacock recently renewed The Burbs for a second season, while Spider-Noir can be seen on MGM+.

TVC 749.6: From September 2016: Ed welcomes Kevin Martin, owner and CEO of Piece of the Past, and author of An Insider's Guide to Autograph Collecting, an A to Z look at the world of autograph collecting that features useful tips to ensure that the autographed celebrity item that you're thinking of purchasing online and from an outside source is, in fact, authentic.

TVC 748.1: From September 2016: An expanded edition of This Week in TV History in which Tony, Donna, and Ed discuss the premiere of the original Star Trek on NBC in September 1966, and how the Star Trek franchise continues to influence our culture.