Podcasts by The Edge with Mark Thompson

The Lies We Tell Ourselves and the World About America, with Author Jared Sexton from 2020-11-15T21:03:35

Author, journalist and professor, Jared Yates Sexton, joins Mark Thompson to talk about his latest, enormously compelling and intensely researched Listen

AWARD WINNING DIRECTOR AND WRITER, BILLY RAY, TAKES ON THE CONTROVERSY AROUND JAMES COMEY...THE COMEY RULE from 2020-10-24T02:44:21

Guest, Billy Ray, is an award winning director and writer who has brought (among others) THE HUNGER GAMES, CAPTAIN PHILLIPS, RICHARD JEWELL and SHATTERED GLASS to the screen.

Billy's late...

Trump Gets COVID...Plus, Forbes Senior Editor, Dan Alexander, Follows the Trump Money Since Becoming President from 2020-10-05T07:40:18

Forbes Senior Editor, Dan Alexander, has a new book called, White Hous...

12 Ways Donald Trump Can Win... Guest Richard Greene ...Also, a Mini-Dive on The Verdict from 2020-08-29T23:09:54

Columnist, lecturer and political strategist, Richard Greene, takes us through the likely strategy the GOP and Donald Trump will use to win a second term, no matter how big Trump's popular vote ...

Mark and Friends..On the Dems COVID Convention and a Bombshell Story Barely Getting Air from 2020-08-23T01:43:14

Mark Thompson welcomes back comedian and documentary filmmaker, J. Elvis Weinstein, and the two speak with political analyst, Michael Shure about the Democratic National Convention.

Then,...

FOR TRUMP IT'S THE PLAYBOOK HE USED AT TRUMP UNIVERSITY..FEATURING WASH POST'S DAVID FAHRENTHOLD..THEN, PROFESSOR EDWARD GOLDBERG ON HOW NATIONALIST TRADE POLICIES ARE DESTROYING THE COUNTRY from 2020-08-09T04:16:06

When it comes to Trump, it's all about money and The Washington Post's David Fahrenthold is one of our favorites when it comes to covering the part of the Trump administration that connects to m...

THE OUTPOST Director, Rod Lurie, on Afghanistan and Telling a True Story from 2020-07-10T22:00:01

Director, writer and producer Rod Lurie is getting terrific reviews for his film, THE OUTPOST, which tells the true story of an attack on an American outpost in Afghanistan.

This film is ...

.Jimmy Dore Has His Blowtorch on High...Nothing in the Political System Is Spared from 2020-06-28T02:17

As political awareness and participation increases, Jimmy Dore is at the center of a lot of the action.

Jimmy is a political activist and comic with a formidable following.

Jimmy D...

The Naked Truth About the COVID Bailout with Journalist David Dayen and Michael Shure on This Moment in American History from 2020-06-14T01:42:53

The bailout/rescue package that's poured trillions of dollars into the American economy has done so in a very specific way.  The corporate money grab is beyond anything most Americans would  ima...

Eddie Pepitone on Comedy During Covid19...And Michael Shure on Election Politics and Flipping Seats from 2020-06-03T00:25:50

Comedian Eddie Pepitone has been the subject of documentaries and has made his way through the comedy scene as both enormously popular with audiences and "a comic's comic".

What's it like...

Dateline's Josh Mankiewicz Talks About His #1 Podcast and All Things Mankiewicz from 2020-05-17T16:53:38

Josh Mankiewicz from Dateline NBC has the number one podcast in America right now.  It's called, MOTIVE FOR MURDER.  He takes us through some of the beats of the podcast.

He talks with lo...

Biden Has Challenges..What's His Best Strategy? Featuring Political Analyst Michael Shure and Comic J Elvis Weinstein from 2020-05-04T20:48:33

In an election season marked by new challenges created by COVID-19, Joe Biden has a challenge not unfamiliar to some high profile men:  An accusation of sexual assault.

How to appropriate...

Story of catching COVID19 in NYC during the earliest days of the virus..Also J Elvis Weinstein is Tormented by a New Mark Discovery from 2020-04-29T23:22:02

Our guest, Dan Gerstein, contracted COVID-19 but added several societal layers.  Starting with his wife whose family was enduring the brunt of it in her home, Italy.

He wrote about it in ...

COVID19 Talk + TWO PULITZER PRIZE WINNERS: DAVID CAY JOHNSTON AND PHILIP RUCKER from 2020-03-24T00:50:08

Mark Thompson and J Elvis Weinstein discuss life as shut-ins and some of the news around the Covid-19 outbreak.

Then, Pulitzer Prize winner and investigative journalist, David Cay Johnsto...

911 Call at Mark's House Brings Cops with Big Guns...Also, Superstar Dietician, Julieanna Hever from 2020-02-25T05:34:24

In this episode:

The cops come to Mark's house in force...Michael Shure talks campaign politics and superstar plant dietician Julieanna Hever joins Mark.

Julieanna's latest book, T...

New Documentary ,THE ANIMAL PEOPLE, Produced by Joaquin Phoenix Reveals Chilling U.S. Gov't Legal Crusade Against Activists from 2020-02-09T22:55

From the road in New Hampshire, political reporter Michael Shure talks about the mess of Iowa, the primary in New Hampshire and the impeachment acquittal of Donald Trump.

Then...

M...

Emmy Award Winning Comedy Writer Merrill Markoe Gets Another Award..Talks Letterman Show and Beyond... Plus, Pulitzer Prize Winner, James Risen, on Iran, Trump and the Rise of the Religious Right from 2020-01-26T22:46

Mark welcomes back the audience and J Elvis Weinstein!

Then...

As head writer on the Letterman Show (both daytime and late night) Merrill has influenced the entire culture and genr...

Santa Brings Comedian Bobby Slayton..Talking Bill Maher, Sarah Silverman, and Woody Allen...Plus, Debating Dems and Impeachment Details from Michael Shure from 2019-12-21T05:18:39

It's a holiday tradition, comedian, Bobby Slayton comes through.  

He's doing a big new year's eve series of shows in Hawaii with Bill Maher and Sarah Silverman.

Mark asks Bobby ab...

JUDGE JUDY'S FORMER BOSS ON MEDIA'S FLAWS COVERING POLITICS..ALSO MARK ON FIRES DESTROYING HIS BLOCK..A POLITICAL SNAPSHOT FROM MICHAEL SHURE AND COMEDIAN JON ROSS from 2019-12-09T23:21:34

As a former top media executive, Joe Ferullo, supervised Judge Judy, Dr. Phil, Entertainment Tonight and a huge menu of other successful syndicated offerings.

Now that he's out of that da...

AFTER 30 YEARS, BEAN IS LEAVING HIS SUCCESSFUL SHOW ON KROQ AND HE'S MOVING TO ENGLAND..HE STOPS TO TALK WITH MARK from 2019-11-05T21:01:24

Bean Baxter and Mark Thompson have been friends for most of their lives and began their careers at roughly the same time.

The two talk about Bean leaving his successful morning show after...

Best Economic News You'll Never Hear, Major Cities Losing People&Rich Kids Get Into Elite Colleges through Elite Sports...First, Mayor Pete's Problem and a Prediction from 2019-10-21T02:16:36

Atlantic Magazine writer, Derek Thompson, is our guest for a conversation about and around provocative stories and subjects he's written about.

J. ELVIS WEINSTEIN IS HOT: A BREAKTHOUGH COMEDY ALBUM AND A MAJOR ROLE IN A NEW MOVIE...PLUS WE HAVE ANALYSIS OF TRUMP POLICY ON SAUDIS, TURKS AND $$$ from 2019-10-13T20:28:04

Our own J. Elvis Weinstein has a new comedy album, CHUNKS.

Mark and J Elvis talk about the album and play excerpts.

They also visit about J Elvis's new movie role.

First, po...

Bernie's Heart, Trump's Impeachment as a GOP Fundraising Win.. Also, John Cleese's Daughter, Camilla, Tells Stories of a Python-ish Life with Dad from 2019-10-06T00:21:02

Legendary Monty Python performer John Cleese has a daughter who is a writer and comedian and whose life with her father John is the source of laughter, frustration and even derision.

She ...

Homeless By Choice All His Life... Plus Epic Politics Man Michael Shure Breaks Down the Realities on Trump and Impeachment from 2019-09-26T01:32:03

Bumdog Torres has been homeless all around the world by deliberate choice.

Mark talks with Bumdog about why he's chosen this life, his journey though life around the world as a homeless p...

Legendary Photograher, Henri Dauman, on Hiding From the Nazis, coming to the USA and Chronicling Generations of American Life from 2019-07-30T02:58:54

Henri Dauman and his camera lens have been witness to some of the most famous people and memorable events in modern history. 

His photographs splashed across magazines like LIFE, LOOK and...

WHAT'S IT LIKE TO WRITE ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS SONGS EVER? FRANKE PREVITE, TELLS US from 2019-07-23T04:46:07

TIME OF MY LIFE is one of the best known songs ever...Franke Previte, at the time a hard rocker, wrote it for the film, DIRTY DANCING.

He takes Mark through the story of where he was and ...

TENNIS CHAMPION BRIAN TEACHER...RON PLACONE ON NET NEUTRALITY...AND SOCIALISM AS A DIRTY WORD WITH TALKRADIO'S JOHN KOBYLT from 2019-06-08T05:48:43

:00-4:30 Mark intros show

4:57 Mark and J. Elvis Weinstein chat

8:48 -28:53 Tennis Champion Brian Teacher joins in

28:53-37:25 Comic Ron Placone on Net Neutrality

37:...

Epic Politics Man, Michael Shure, Stops In For a Quick Visit..Weighs In on Fleet of Pres.Candidates, Assange and Iran from 2019-05-31T00:47:34

It's a special quick conversation with political analyst, Michael Shure, has been on the road for awhile but he swings through for a quick visit and some thoughts on the growing field of Democra...

THE TABLOID POPE: THE STORY OF THE NATIONAL ENQUIRER FROM THE SON OF THE MAN WHO STARTED IT from 2019-05-27T06:14:12

This episode features a conversation with Paul Pope, whose father founded the National Enquirer.

But the story of Paul Pope's family is a remarkable one extending well beyond the Enquirer...

The View From D.C. and What Motivates a Person to Run For President? from 2019-05-11T07:42:56

Political analyst, Michael Shure, joins J. Elvis Weinstein and Mark Thompson to talk about the state of everything from the White House to the enormous field of Democrats running for President.<...

Confessions of a Rogue Nuclear Regulator: The Grotesque Danger and Misguided Hope of Nuclear Power from 2019-05-01T02:53:15

As third world energy demands increase and worldwide demands expand, there is a need to find clean, affordable energy.

Some have pointed to nuclear power as the answer. 

Former Cha...

Fresh From New Zealand, The Manuka Health Ambassador! New Zealand's Kate Kember with Mr Entertainment, Sam Rubin from 2019-04-19T00:46:43

Having just arrived in the USA, Kate Kember from Manuka Health stops through the show alongside Sam Rubin who has become an enthusiastic consumer of the Manuka Health products.

The crew d...

Kushner Inc. Greed. Ambition. Corruption: The Extraordinary Story of Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump, with Investigative Journalist, Vicky Ward from 2019-04-15T01:29:51

Investigative reporter, Vicky Ward, details for Mark the merging of Jared and Ivanka and the resulting unbridled greed that is now determining much of American policy on the international and do...

ACTRESS MARY KAY PLACE ON HER BRILLIANT PERFORMANCE IN, DIANE from 2019-04-06T01:39:47

Mary Kay Place is so good in the new film, Diane..Mark loves the movie.

She visits with Mark and talks about, through the years, collaborating with Norman Lear, doing Mary Hartman, Mary H...

A RECORD NUMBER OF NBA CHAMPIONSHIPS, TELEVISION SUCCESS AND PASSIONATE ADVOCACY: JOHN SALLEY from 2019-03-10T23:44:44

John Salley may be among the rarest of professional athletes. 

First, he played on three championship NBA teams and those championships came in each of three decades.

Were that all...

Could the Answer to Global Climate Destruction Be Nuclear Power? Does Our Race Against Time Dictate a Radical Solution? from 2019-03-04T06:18:44

Our guest, Joshua S Goldstein, has a well researched book called, A BRIGHT FUTURE-How Some Countries Have Solved Climate Change and the Rest Can Follow. 

His book suggests nuclear energy ...

Covering Trump and Cheating Death.. ABC NEWS Senior Nat'l Correspondent, Jim Avila from 2019-02-23T22:12:26

As Senior National Correspondent for ABC NEWS, Jim Avila has seen it all from Washington to Havana to Asia and beyond.

Avila's covered the White House and national crises over decades and...

Growing up Ginsu...Behind the World of "Pitchmen" and the Politics of Blair Bess..Also, J. Elvis Weinstein is a Movie Star from 2019-02-17T19:36:08

Writer, Blair Bess, grew up in a family of old-school "pitchmen" (term used generically). 

They went from the Boardwalks to county fairs with elaborate and unrelenting pitches for product...

The Adventures of Tom Arnold: Fun, Funny and Nakedly Honest from 2019-02-10T02:26:47

Tom Arnold is fun, funny and on fire.

Tom tells us stories from his early days in Iowa and then relates how his move to Hollywood almost didn't happen...Coming out to work getting Roseann...

Shutdown Over, Showdown On? Diary of Anne Frank Revisited...Anatomy of a Startup from 2019-02-01T07:03:52

Our political analyst, Michael Shure, correctly anticipated the way the government shutdown would end and now he's back with his take on the politics of the shutdown and what may follow.

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We Talk to a Super Scientist, Oceanographer and Climate Expert..First, Politics From the Road with Michael Shure and Journalist Brooke Thomas from 2019-01-22T06:22:59

Oceanographer and expert on climate change, Jim Massa, joins us from his research center in Alaska.

First, Michael Shure checks in from the road on politics, the government shutdown and t...

The New Trump Voice on Family Guy, Josh Robert Thompson...First, Elizabeth Warren, Shutting Down Gov't and Holding Hands with A Jonas Bro from 2019-01-10T04:37:06

The new voice of Donald Trump on Family Guy is Josh Robert Thompson.

Josh joins J.Elvis Weinstein and Mark Thompson.  Mark talks about his just-completed trip to Vietnam, Laos and Cambodi...

Film Critic Michael Snyder Brings His Best-of List and A Look Ahead from 2019-01-03T04:06:35

Movie, TV and music critic, Michael Snyder takes us on a ride through his best-of list for the just concluded year, 2018 and serves up a couple of hidden gems you won't see on anyone else's list...

Look Who Santa Brought Us: The Pitbull of Comedy, Bobby Slayton from 2018-12-22T03:50:48

With his aggressive comedy style and political incorrectness, Bobby Slayton has been called his generation's Don Rickles.

Bobby continues his tradition of stopping into the show at the ho...

Journalist and Activist Jane Velez-Mitchell...Plus, India's Most Expensive Wedding from 2018-12-16T07:35:53

Jane Velez-Mitchell is a long time journalist and social media advocate for animals. 

Jane speaks openly about everything from kicking alcohol to embracing her sexuality. 

Michael ...

Powerful Hollywood Men Behaving Badly...Burying a Former President plus Political Dirty Tricks... and.. Broadway, Film and TV actors Arnetia Walker&Mindy Sterling with Director Stan Zimmerman from 2018-12-07T21:53:50

Two brilliant performers join us, Arnetia Walker (Dreamgirls) and Mindy Sterling (Austin Powers), whose credits include stage, film and television. 

Also, the very funny Writer/Director S...

THE OATH AND THE OFFICE A GUIDE TO THE CONSTITUTION FOR FUTURE PRESIDENTS...ALSO, A WORD ON PELOSI AND THE CLIMATE REPORT from 2018-11-30T03:34:08

Brown University professor, Corey Brettschneider, has a new book:  THE OATH AND THE OFFICE A GUIDE TO THE CONSTITUTION FOR FUTURE PRESIDENTS. 

It's written as a primer for a new president...

"Richard Greene The Civics Dean"..Plus, Old Comedy Pals Stop By..Then, Celebrity Builder, Scott Harris from 2018-11-20T21:32:30

Episode starts with J. Elvis Weinstein and Mark catching up on Mark's travel and Josh's coming back surgery.

Then, political analyst and strategist, Richard Greene The Civics Dean  shares...

Journalist Who Broke Ga.Voting Scandal and Lez Bomb Movie Director and Star, Jenna Laurenzo from 2018-11-11T18:25:18

Georgia's elections are so compromised and vulnerable that it would be ridiculous and funny if it weren't so critical to representing the people's voice in the voting process.

While a rec...

Fly Me to the Moon and Back: Apollo 15 Command Module Astronaut Al Worden from 2018-11-01T23:23:07

As command module pilot for the Apollo 15 mission to the moon in 1971, Al Worden flew on what is widely regarded as the greatest exploration mission that humans have ever attempted.

He sp...

"THE INDIGNITY OF BEING A WOMAN" -- Merrill Markoe and Megan Koester on Their New Audio Book from 2018-10-02T20:44:15

The Indignities of Being a Woman is the new audio book from comedy writers, Merrill Markoe and Megan Koester.

The book details (in an ente...

Alonzo Bodden: Politics, Comedy and Building the First Stealth Fighter Jets from 2018-09-20T17:11:59

Comic and political analyst, Alonzo Bodden, alonzobodden.com is funny and is everywhere...On network television, providing political commentary on the Listen

Comedy and Politics with Comics Ron Placone and Graham Elwood from 2018-09-11T00:50:13

Two voices of progressive comedy: Ron Placone and Graham Elwood.

Both on Jimmy Dore's show and also on the Progressive Comedy Tour they get out their viewpoint without the intense harshne...

Evil Genius Director, Barbara Schroeder, Takes Us Behind the Hit Netflix Docu-Series, First, Political Talk: Flipping the House..And..Can There Be Fair Elections Anymore? from 2018-08-29T16:20:48

One of the hit docu-series of the year has been, Evil Genius: The True Story of America's Most Diabolical Bank Heist. (Netflix)

This baffling true crime story starts with the grisly death...

Our Former Co-Host, Heather, Visits and Talks Stedman and Oprah ..Then, Renowned Trends Analyst, Gerald Celente from 2018-08-15T18:25:38

You've heard Gerald Celente across the media landscape, on Coast to Coast with George Noory and elsewhere.  His no nonsense takes on world events makes him one of our favorite guests.

Ger...

WORLD SERIES OF POKER CHAMPION: JOHN CYNN from 2018-08-08T23:22:43

Even if you don't play cards, you'll enjoy this episode...

John Cynn is a newly minted poker champion, the winner of the World Series of Poker Main Event. 

John takes Mark Thompson...

Special Edition: The New Zealand Manuka Miracle featuring Sam Rubin from 2018-08-06T08:04:51

In a special edition of the show, Mark Thompson welcomes back entertainment reporter Sam Rubin who has is filled with enthusiasm for a product from New Zealand that Sam explains has significant ...

CERTIFIED FRESH! MOVIES IN THE MODERN AGE: FROM ROTTEN TOMATOES AND TYT, MATT ATCHITY from 2018-07-31T22:35:58

Former Editor-In-Chief at Rotten Tomatoes, Matt Atchity, presided over the website as it became a go-to destination for people deciding what films and television offerings they were going to wat...

MEET THE MOB: VEGAS MOB BOSS TURNED GOV'T WITNESS, FRANK CULOTTA...FIRST, THE SUPREME COURT APPOINTMENT AND SECRET SOCIETY CONNECTED TO IT from 2018-07-12T18:29:30

Vegas mobster, Frank Culotta, is out of witness relocation and now telling stories of his days in the Vegas mafia.

Culotta arrived in Vegas from Chicago as an underboss to Chicago boss, T...

JUMBO POLITICAL EPISODE! 20 year CNN Commentator Bill Schneider..His New Book: Standoff--Also, From Mystery Science Theater 3K, Comedian Frank Conniff, Plus, Political Guru, Michael Shure, on Supreme Court Vacancies, Mid-Terms and Trump from 2018-06-30T02:35:15

Featured guest, Bill Schneider, is a leading political analyst, a professor of government and author. 

Bill was CNN's senior political analyst for 20 years and his writings appear everywh...

Comedian Jake Johanssen..Also, a Surprise Meeting with The Stanley Cup..Plus, A Question About Animal Trophy Hunting from 2018-06-23T03:09:17

Comedian Jake Johanssen is finishing up an international tour with Russell Peters.  He talks about touring with that show and traveling around the world on what can be a brutal performance sched...

Pardon Me: The New Trump "Obsession" ...Then, Writing JAWS and THE JERK, Screenwriter Carl Gottleib from 2018-06-10T20:06:15

Carl Gottlieb is famous for having helping bring the film, Jaws, to the screen.  

Carl also collaborated with Steve Martin on THE JERK having met Martin while they were both writers on TH...

Roseanne Gets "Erased" --Sam Rubin comments...Then Our Resident Gamblers, Michael Shure and Mark Thompson, Don't Support The Supreme Court Ruling Legalizing Sports Gambling from 2018-06-01T00:53:54

It was an epic week for the most powerful star on television.  In one instant Roseanne Barr destroyed her current show, past show and her standing in show business along with the livelihoods of ...

BREAKING NEWS: "MORGAN FREEMAN" CALLS IN AND EXPLAINS WHAT'S UP from 2018-05-25T02:48:10

THIS IS ADDED CONTENT-- NOT A FULL EPISODE:

8 women have come forward with reports of inappropriate behavior by actor Morgan Freeman.

Mark Thompson wants to ask Morgan Freeman abou...

What Do Charles Manson, Jay Leno, Haunted Highway and Bruce Springsteen Have In Common ? Our guest, Robin Keats...Plus, Michael Shure on The Evangelical Right Taking Charge from 2018-05-17T06:30:21

With a background as a writer, researcher and even poetry editor for the New Yorker, planning the funeral of Charles Manson seems like a job television producer, Robin Keats, wouldn't be involve...

TYT's John Iadarola Back from the Arctic...and a Listener Proposes a Revolution to Education in America from 2018-05-07T01:00:26

John Iadarola from the TYT Network (the largest online news network in the world) returns from the Arctic and has a new documentary series chronicling his journey, TRUE NORTH.

John accomp...

The Mouth That Roars on Talk Radio: John Kobylt from 2018-04-28T21:01:50

John Kobylt is the top rated, outspoken voice on KFI radio in Los Angeles.  He's one half of the John and Ken Show and by anyone's yardstick he's the higher volume blast of the two.

He de...

Trump's Fixer Gets Raided, The Bulletproof Sean Hannity, Also, Is Meeting with Russians Actually "Collusion"... Then, Our Guest, Sea Shepherd's Heroic Captain on a 10 Year Hunt and Record-Breaking Pursuit of a Notorious Illegal Fishing Ship from 2018-04-19T21:58:31

Our guest, Captain Peter Hammarstedt, tells the story of finding the notorious poaching ship, The Thunder, in what is quite literally the middle of nowhere and how once Sea Shepherd and the crew...

HIS MOTHER WAS MURDERED AND HIS BROTHER BECAME A MURDERER...HE BECAME A TOP HOMICIDE COP...PLUS, MARK GOES ON A RIDE-ALONG IN COMPTON from 2018-04-13T18:59:39

Detective Rod Demery is a murder cop in Shreveport La.  His track record as a cop is undeniably good. 

The way murder touched his life personally is undeniably eerie.

How he deals ...

Our Show Is Threatened with a Lawsuit, Jimmy Dore Sets His Blowtorch on Establishment Democrats and the GOP..Plus, Comedian Laura House Has a New Album and a Wedding Proposal.. from 2018-04-06T06:31:53

Mark starts the show by acknowledging some email and comments. 

Then, he explains someone responded to the fact that the show was threatened with a lawsuit.  Mark explains.  00:00-4:22  Listen

THE DOG RESCUER: MARC CHING..INSIDE THE DARK WORLD OF THE ASIAN DOG MEAT MARKET... Also, The Scientology TV Channel, Activism and Gun Laws..Does It Make a Difference, Remembering Sam Simon from 2018-03-28T01:45:29

The show starts with an intro and Mark addressing a Stitcher glitch. (00-4:05)

Then, THE FAST 15 and Michael Shure commenting on everything from John Bolton joining the Trump cabinet to t...

Everyone Seems to Want a Russian Connect, The President's Porn Queen then Red Carpet War Stories with Sam Rubin. Finally, Creator of Reno 911 and Night at The Museum: Writer, Director Ben Garant from 2018-03-08T22:51:13