Podcasts by The Strip: Las Vegas Podcast
Las Vegas podcasters and journalists Steve Friess and Miles Smith take you inside Sin City with major celebrity interviews, tourist tips and trivia questions.
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The Finale from 2011-09-10T02:23:29
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SPECIAL REISSUE: The Very First Episode! from 2011-09-07T00:57:58
This is a special reissue of the first episode of what would become The Strip. We called it Vegas S&M when we debuted on Sept. 1, 2005. The final episode of the program was recorded on Sept. 5, ...
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SPECIAL: Steve's Valedictory Speech To Lambda from 2011-08-27T00:00
Steve addressed Las Vegas' gay chamber of commerce, Lambda Business and Professional Association, on August 10, 2011. In these comments, he reflects on the progress and challenges facing Las Veg...
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SPECIAL: Steve on LVW Radio Discussing the Jockey Club Story from 2011-08-26T00:00
Steve appeared on the Las Vegas Weekly's Radio Mag on KUNV 91.5 FM on Aug. 11 to discuss the Jockey Club and his LVW cover story about it. The interviewer is LVW Editor Sarah Feldberg.
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SPECIAL: Steve's KNPR Exit Interview from 2011-08-23T11:30
Steve Friess' exit interview on KNPR on 8/10/11 as he prepares to leave for a Knight-Wallace Fellowship at the University of Michigan.
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SPECIAL: Steve On KNPR On Eureka, NV from 2011-08-22T10:00
The economy might seem mired in recession in Southern Nevada but elsewhere the sick economy is creating a boom - the gold-mining counties have little or no unemployment, construction work for th...
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EXTRA BLOOPERS! from 2011-08-21T19:06:22
We had some extra bloopers. In this file, we fight and bitch at each other (lovingly, riiiight?) and there's lots about our studio antics. Fun stuff.
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FINALLY! BLOOPERPALOOZA! from 2011-08-21T19:04:52
FINAL TRIVIA: What was the first major hotel-casino to open after Steve arrived in Vegas on 9/9/96 to begin working at the Review-Journal? If you know it, email us at TheStripPodcast@aol.com or ...
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The Real George Wallace? from 2011-08-07T18:47:08
TRIVIA Q: Who has appeared on The Strip the most times in the history of the show?
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Charlie Palmer, Hall of Famer from 2011-08-01T01:29:31
TRIVIA Q: Who has appeared on The Strip the most times in the history of the show?
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Two More Minutes With Roger Thomas from 2011-07-26T04:00
Roger Thomas of Wynn Resorts explains the significance of the $18.4 million Chinese vases bought at auction in July and intended for display at the Wynn Cotai resort planned to open in 2015.
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Thomas&Smack from 2011-07-22T21:55:46
TRIVIA Q: Go to TheStripPodcast.Com or VegasHappensHere.Com and listen to the 3-seco...
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SPECIAL VIDEO: NARRATED TOUR OF WYNN DESIGN HQ from 2011-07-22T21:45:02
Roger Thomas, chief of Wynn Resorts design, tours their new offices near McCarran Airport with Steve Friess of TheStripPodcast.Com and VegasHappensHere.Com.
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STRIP EXTRA: JUBILEE'S TOP ALUM from 2011-07-18T04:57:46
In addition to our regular episode interview with Jubilee! showrunner Fluff LaCoque, we’re also marking the 30th anniversary of the vin...
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Fluff LaCoque's Jubilee! from 2011-07-17T04:28:20
This former Nevada governor's dad had mob ties and invested with the likes of Dave Berman, Gus Greenbaum and a dude nicknamed Ice Pick. Who was it?
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SPECIAL REISSUE: Terry Lanni From April 2008 from 2011-07-15T18:44:01
Welcome to a special edition of The Strip. Former MGM Mirage CEO Terry Lanni has died. To commemorate the occasion, we are re-issuing our April 2008 interview with Lanni, who entered the gami...
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Annie Duke's New Deal from 2011-07-10T02:10:41
The father of what Pulitzer Prize winning former New York Times reporter was once the entertainment director of a major Vegas resort? Know it? E-mail TheStripPodcast [at] aol.com or call 702-997...
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SPECIAL: INSIDE THE PLAZA RENOVATION (NORMAL EDITION) from 2011-07-05T18:50:25
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Phil Satre Will Not Be Harrahfied from 2011-06-30T16:15:37
The father of what Pulitzer Prize winning former New York Times reporter was once the entertainment director of a major Vegas resort? Know it? E-mail TheStripPodcast [at] aol.com or call 702-997...
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EXTRA: Celine's Backup from 2011-06-24T19:08:14
What is the only Nevada lake to empty into the sea? Know it? E-mail TheStripPodcast [at] aol.com or call 702-997-3300 by June 29. If we draw your correct answer, you pick from the prize list at...
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He's Got Celine's Back from 2011-06-24T14:28:15
What is the only Nevada lake to empty into the sea? Know it? E-mail TheStripPodcast [at] aol.com or call 702-997-3300 by June 29. If we draw your correct answer, you pick from the prize list at...
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SPECIAL: Steve Wynn Claims He Voted For Obama from 2011-06-20T04:47:04
Audio of Steve Wynn on Fox News with Frank Luntz before an audience on 6/19/2011 claiming he voted for Obama.
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Fator vs Fator from 2011-05-25T17:44:15
What casino had the first eye in the sky? Know it? E-mail TheStripPodcast [at] aol.com or call 702-997-3300 by June 6. If we draw your correct answer, you pick from the prize list at TheStripPod...
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The Spawn Of Holly from 2011-05-21T21:34:15
What casino had the first eye in the sky? Know it? E-mail TheStripPodcast [at] aol.com or call 702-997-3300 by June 6. If we draw your correct answer, you pick from the prize list at TheStripPod...
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SPECIAL: Barry Manilow from 2011-05-14T23:38:11
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SPECIAL: MAY 11 LV MAYORAL FORUM from 2011-05-13T04:12:12
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A Sweet Show With A Bittersweet Ending from 2011-05-05T23:56
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1970s Pinups' Vegas Invasion With David Cassidy&Erik Estrada from 2011-05-01T21:20:20
Why did Harrah's name the top Total Rewards tiers the Seven Stars level and put seven stars on the Harrah's logo? Know it? E-mail TheStripPodcast [at] aol.com or call 702-997-3300 by May 9. If w...
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EXCERPT: Mayor Monster's Plan To Save Vegas from 2011-04-30T03:30
The VegasMate Stripper Poll in April found overwhelming support for Mayor Chuck Monster, VegasTripping.Com Guru, to become the next mayor of Las Vegas. It was tough, but we demanded a hard...
Money On The Dance Floor from 2011-04-15T02:12:05
Trivia – How much did Judy Garland make each week at the Frontier Hotel in Vegas in 1956? (Closest answer wins if nobody gets it exact.) Know it? E-mail TheStripPodcast [at] aol.com or call 702-...
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View From The Top Of The Stratosphere from 2011-04-05T19:10:23
TRIVIA: Prior to March 1931 when Nevada passed its six-week waiting perido for divorce, what state was known as the Divorce Capital of America? Know? E-mail us call 702/997-3300 by 4/11/11...
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SPECIAL: The Good(man) Wife from 2011-04-03T18:07:41
Prior to March 1931 when Nevada passed its six-week waiting perido for divorce, what state was known as the Divorce Capital of America? Know? E-mail us call 702/997-3300 by 4/11/11
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The Donny&Marie Show from 2011-03-30T21:41:43
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SPECIAL VIDEO EDITION: CELINE DION'S RETURN from 2011-03-25T16:23:09
Exclusive video reporting from Celine Dion's return to Caesars Palace on opening night, March 15, 2011. Includes photos, a singing interview with fans and an impromptu review from Robin Leach of...
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A Caveman and A Chip Monk from 2011-03-15T14:10:26
Go to the blog (VegasHappensHere.Com) or the podcast site (TheStripPodcast.Com) and tell us what is "Vega...
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SPECIAL: A Chat With Richard Marx from 2011-03-11T06:48:53
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There She Was, Miss America from 2011-03-09T18:55:05
Go to the blog (VegasHappensHere.Com) or the podcast site (TheStripPodcast.Com) and tell us what is "Vegas wrong" about the image from a stain glass window at the Guardian Angel Cathedral.
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SPECIAL: Gennifer Flowers' Vegas Residency from 2011-02-27T20:31:04
What is now where the Landmark Hotel-Casino once stood?
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The 1990s Tabloid Stars Of Vegas from 2011-02-24T06:33:14
TRIVIA: What is now where the Landmark Hotel-Casino once stood?
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VegasDelivered.Com Trailer No 2 from 2011-02-15T00:00
RateVegas.Com's Hunter Hillegas and VegasHappensHere.Com's Steve Friess join forces to present VegasDelivered.Com, a subscription s...
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TRAILER 1: ROGER THOMAS TOURS WYNN (80 sec) from 2011-02-14T07:14:10
RateVegas.Com's Hunter Hillegas and VegasHappensHere.Com's Steve Friess join forces to present VegasDelivered.Com, a subscription service that will offer special and exclusive video and audio co...
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Hi, Sierra from 2011-02-11T01:01:14
Which was the first Vegas casino to celebrate Chinese New Year?
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REISSUE: Sierra Boggess on The Strip in 2006 from 2011-02-09T00:00
This is a reissue of our 2006 interview with Sierra Boggess, now the star of Love Never Dies in London as featured on our Feb. 10, 2011 show. It's a fun blast from the past.
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The Top 10 Moments of 2010 from 2011-01-22T23:17:37
TRIVIA Q: How many hotel rooms did Circus Circus open with? Know it? E-mail TheStripPodcast [at] aol.com or call 702-997-3300 by Feb. 4. If we draw your correct answer, you pick from the prize l...
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SPECIAL: STEVE ON KSNV ON NEW YEAR'S EVE @ PANORAMA TOWERS from 2011-01-02T20:36:11
An edited compilation of live hits at Panorama Towers where KSNV Channel 3 anchor Marie Mortera reported on a dinner party with her boyfriend as well as Panorama resident Amy Turner and Vegas jo...
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Twyla Dances With Sinatra, Wynn&Vegas from 2010-12-21T22:16:36
TRIVIA: Go to VegasHappensHere.Com and TheStripPodcast.Com, look at the trivia photo and tell us, what Vegas couple got married at that hotel. If you know, e-mail TheStripPodcast@aol.com or call...
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SPECIAL: Steve Guests On Vegas Gang To Rap About Cosmo from 2010-12-20T04:30:33
Hunter Hillegas of RateVegas.Com graciously authorized us to put this episode of his program featuring Steve in The Strip Podcast's feed. Subscribe to The Vegas Gang in iTunes or Zune via VegasG...
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SPECIAL: COSMO CEO UNWIN RESPONDS TO WYNN&MORE! from 2010-12-14T18:41:36
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Foodie Fight Three Ways from 2010-12-08T03:35:42
TRIVIA: What was the name of the first hotel that stood where the Las Vegas Club is now?
If you know, e-mail TheStripPodcast@aol.com or call 702-997-3300 by Dec. 17. If we draw your c...
An Andy Williams Holiday Special - With Dog Food from 2010-11-30T02:03:52
TRIVIA: What was the name of the first hotel that stood where the Las Vegas Club is now?
If you know, e-mail TheStripPodcast@aol.com or call 702-997-3300 by Dec. 17. If we draw your correct...
AOL NEWS SPECIAL: GLEE'S INSPIRATIONS from 2010-11-29T01:58:52
Welcome to a special AOL News extra edition of The Strip Podcast. The following interview was conducted with David Karofsky, a Massachusetts business consultant whose name was given to a bully c...
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The Agony of Being Frank Sinatra Jr. from 2010-11-08T14:19:35
What famous photographer shot the classic portrait of Siegfried & Roy that appeared on the Mirage marquee for more than a decade? E-mail TheStripPodcast [at] aol.com or call 702-997-3300 by Nov....
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Dancing With Rita At the 'PALOOZA from 2010-11-02T00:00
What famous photographer shot the classic portrait of Siegfried & Roy that appeared on the Mirage marquee for more than a decade? E-mail TheStripPodcast [at] aol.com or call 702-997-3300 by Nov....
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SUPERSIZED EP: Wayne's World from 2010-10-26T18:14:47
NEW TRIVIA: What famous photographer shot the classic portrait of Siegfried & Roy that appeared on the Mirage marquee for more than a decade? Know it? E-mail TheStripPodcast@aol.com or call 702-...
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A Very Rickles Friessmas from 2010-10-17T23:53:58
Current Trivia: Who did Barbra Streisand open for in her Las Vegas debut? E-mail TheStripPodcast@aol.com or call 702-997-3300 by Oct. 22. If we draw your correct answer, you pick from the prize ...
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A Sweeter, Thorn-Free Rose from 2010-10-03T05:02:17
Three years ago, Pete Rose was still pretty bitter when he spoke to Steve about his banishment from baseball and the in...
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SPECIAL REISSUE: Tony Curtis, Revealed, Part II from 2010-09-30T15:57:37
FROM OCT 2008, REISSUED ON 9/30/2010 IN HONOR OF THE DEATH OF TONY CURTIS
If you thought Tony Curtis’ remarks on last week’s show were something, just wait till you hear the rest of i...
SPECIAL REISSUE: TONY CURTIS REVEALED PART 1 (10/08) from 2010-09-30T15:36:51
FROM OCT 2008, REISSUED ON 9/30/2010 IN HONOR OF THE DEATH OF TONY CURTIS
Fifty years ago, there were few Hollywood heartthrobs hotter than Tony Curtis. This month, the star of "Some ...
SPECIAL: VEGAS' TOP CHEFTESTANT SPEAKS OUT! from 2010-09-30T06:49:22
Stephen Hopcraft, executive chef at Seablue at MGM Grand, gives us a rare inside look at what goes on behind the scenes of the hit show and gossips about the Loser House, Eric Ripert, Tom Colicc...
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True Cloris, Shining Through from 2010-09-12T05:59:38
Betty White may be getting all the headlines these days as America’s elder stateswoman of comedy, but has she ever played Vegas? Another randy grandma, Cloris Leachman, hasn’t either, but at 84 ...
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The Nutty Prognosticator from 2010-09-06T18:54:26
Three years ago, at the height of the Vegas boom, Jerry Lewis predicted that the resorts were overbuilding and would eventually smother one another. He just didn’t expect it to happen so fast. N...
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OUR FIFTH ANNIVERSARY BLOOPERPALOOZA! from 2010-08-22T21:48:17
Fights! Celeb Outtakes! Singing! It’s been FIVE years! Five years of brilliant, revealing interviews, witty banter and… oh, who are we kidding? It’s been five years of fuckups, stumbles, confusi...
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SUPERSIZE EP: Mafia Wars, Vegas Style from 2010-08-10T00:56:54
Immediately after Mayor Oscar Goodman was elected, he got into political hot water for suggesting the city open a mob museum. And yet in the next 18 mon...
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Rick Thomas Roars On from 2010-08-03T02:48:47
Seven years after an on-stage tiger attack ended careers of Siegfried & Roy, there’s still one magician on the Strip using the huge wild cats to stun and fascinate audiences. That’s Rick Thomas,...
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(FIXED!) SPECIAL: MAMA GRINDER EXPLAINS THE MIZRACHI BROS from 2010-07-21T19:18:02
THIS EPISODE IS BEING REPOSTED BECAUSE OF AN AUDIO PROBLEM.
Welcome to a Strip extra. The following is my interview with Susan Laufer, the mother of the Mizrachi brothers, a quartet of po...
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(S)Talking Brad Garrett from 2010-07-11T06:41:30
The first line of his obituary will identify him as the put-upon brother in the classic sitcom “Everybody Loves Raymond,” but before that role of a lifetime Brad Garrett was an accomplished stan...
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SPECIAL: BRAD GARRETT'S 'STALKER' SPEAKS from 2010-07-07T00:00
Welcome to a Strip Extra. The following is two interviews conducted with a woman who stands accused by comedian Brad Garrett of stalking and impersonating him. The woman, whose identity and loca...
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NEW SHOW: The George Wallace Debacle Revisited from 2010-07-04T23:48
REISSUE: THE WHOLE 11/05 GEORGE WALLACE EPISODE from 2010-07-03T03:00
Since we're already revisiting the George Wallace show in the regular show this week, we thought it would be fun to also provide the original show as well so you can hear how different everythin...
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Hot Air In The Kitchen from 2010-06-28T01:47:48
You know what group of Vegas notables rarely, if ever, find themselves at the center of controversy? Chefs. Normally, they just oversee their kitchens, sell their books and show up on daytime TV fe...
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Donny Osmond's Return from 2010-06-21T05:44:16
It’s been three long, productive years for Donny Osmond since last he joined us on this program. His first public hint that a Vegas deal was brewing was on that 2007 episode, and now he and sist...
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BIZARRO SPECIAL: PHIL LAAK IN HIS 114TH HOUR from 2010-06-07T19:37:36
Poker star Phil Laak shattered the endurance record by playing 115 hours of poker at the Bellagio from Wednesday June 2 through Monday June 7. I spoke with him as the clock ticked down to 115 hour...
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A Vegas Favorito from 2010-06-07T01:10:45
Insult comic Vinnie Favorito is one of those Vegas headliners who doesn’t get a whole lot of fanfare. But he’s OK with that because his shows are doing such strong business that the Flamingo actual...
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SPECIAL: PHIL LAAK&JEN TILLY ON POKER MARATHON RECORD from 2010-06-03T15:25:19
Poker star Phil Laak is attempting to break the Guinness World Record for the longest poker-playing stint. He's at Bellagio from Wednesday June 2 until, assuming he does it, Saturday, June 5 at 7 p...
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Paul Rodriguez Is Not Amused from 2010-05-31T00:00
When was the last time you heard a newly minted Strip headliner complain that he’s unhappy with his host resort and already flirting with defecting to competing properties? Well, fasten your seat b...
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REISSUE: DENNIS HOPPER (6/06) from 2010-05-29T22:24:25
Dennis Hopper, the former chairman of the Cinevegas film festival, died on May 29. In his memory, we're re-issuing this episode from June 2006 featuring an interview...
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Vince Neil, Inc. from 2010-05-26T03:24:52
For most of his life, he’s been known as the hard-partying, long-haired front man for the legendary metal band Motley Crue, but in recent years Vince Neil’s emerged as tattoo business mogul with a ...
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SPECIAL EXCLUSIVE: TOM SMOTHERS' EXIT INTERVIEW from 2010-05-18T22:09
A 17-minute interview with Tom Smothers recorded on May 18, two days after the Smothers Brothers stunned an audience by abruptly announcing their retirement from performing together.
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A Smothers Brothers Hour from 2010-05-10T05:23
The following is an abbreviated list of the people whose career lineage can be traced back to Tom Smothers: Bill Maher. Jon Stewart. David Letterman. Stephen Colbert. Weird Al Yankovich. Norman Lea...
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Gloria's A Vegas Star from 2010-05-02T21:21:21
Our first interview with Gloria Estefan back in 2006 was also the first time we ever did an episode of this show from outside Vegas. So it’s so...
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AOL SPECIAL: Gehry Interview from 2010-04-20T00:00
This interview originally was posted on April 12 as part of an episode of The Strip Podcast.
You can love it or hate it, but there is no way to be indifferent to the swoopy, wacky shell over...
Robert Earl's Exit Interview from 2010-04-18T20:23:29
Back when he was unveiling the former Aladdin as the new Planet Hollywood casino, owner Robert Earl made some pretty lofty claims a...
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Frank Gehry's Vegas Vision from 2010-04-12T00:00
You can love it or hate it, but there is no way to be indifferent to the swoopy, wacky shell over the new brain health center west of Las Vegas. That’s because it was designed by the man famous for...
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Wynnterview, The Podcast from 2010-04-05T00:01:23
It’s become a cliché on this program to say that when our Steve sits down to chat with Steve Wynn, you never quite know what’s going to happen. But it’s a cliché because it’s true, so fasten your s...
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SPECIAL: ELAINE WYNN VIDEO from 2010-03-21T23:21:08
Here's our special video interview with Elaine Wynn from our live March 20, 2010 show from the Wynn Las Vegas during the NCAA's March Madness men's basketball tournament. The conversation ranges fr...
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The (March) Madness of Queen Elaine from 2010-03-21T20:40:04
Las Vegas is awash in March Madness, although for legal reasons nobody around here calls it that. So we’re webcasting live from the March – uh – Lunacy party in a ballroom at the Wynn in honor of t...
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Wynn's Design Alter Ego from 2010-03-07T09:37:11
After designing several of the most beautiful hotels in Las Vegas if not the world, what does Roger Thomas do for, no pun intended, an encore? Well, for one thing, this weekend the world’s most fam...
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A Presidential Podcast from 2010-02-21T22:31:12
What’s it like to host the president in your home? What’s it like to play the piano for the president at his home, that big white mansion in Washington D.C.? We’re about to answer both those questi...
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The Franco Files from 2010-02-16T05:08:03
Up until the end of the 1990s, Franco Dragone was Cirque du Soleil. He had created most of their productions and was responsible for the signature look that had defined the French-Canadians troupe....
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Cirque's Big Top Man from 2010-02-07T11:07:13
The head-scratching and bellyaching began way, way back in 2003 with Zumanity. Then came Ka, Love and Criss Angel Believe. But despite naysayers who think Cirque du Soleil is overextended in Las Ve...
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Kenny Kerr's Hard Fall from 2010-01-25T06:16:37
He was the longest-running solo headliner in Las Vegas history, but just a few years since the end of his last gig, he’s probably largely unknown to most of you. Kenny Kerr was the first female imp...
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The Real Mr. Las Vegas from 2010-01-06T23:42:17
Could there be a better way to kick off a new year than with Mr. Las Vegas himself, Mr. Wayne Newton? The Wayner needs little introduction, so let’s just say that you’re about to hear the answer to...
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The Vegas Juniors from 2009-12-29T07:14:10
Nowadays if you’re the offspring of an iconic celebrity, you can get work regardless of your talent as the subject of a reality TV show or by providing vacuous interviews on red carpets. But some o...
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More Celebrity, More Puck from 2009-12-22T02:39
He can hardly keep track of how many restaurants bear his name, so he’d be forgiven if he found opening yet another one in Vegas to be run-of-the-mill. And yet Wolfgang Puck, seemed as giddy as eve...
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SPECIAL: OPENING ARIA from 2009-12-19T03:58:36
A special 5-minute video montage from the opening of Aria at CityCenter in Las Vegas on Dec. 16, 2009. Includes footage of MGM Mirage CEO Jim Murren ringing the NYSE closing bell via satellite, fir...
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Murren's Opening Aria from 2009-12-08T06:56:36
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Doyle Brunson Loses A Bet from 2009-12-01T04:57:07
Even if you know or care nothing about professional poker, it is hard to imagine you’ve never come across the name Doyle Brunson. Poker’s elder statesmen was there when Texas Hold ‘Em came into bei...
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Frankie Goes To Vegas from 2009-11-23T01:30
You may not be all that familiar with the name Frank Caliendo, but it will become hard to miss it the next time you’re on or around the Las Vegas Boulevard. The 35-year-old impressionist known for ...
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SPECIAL: WYNN DESIGN TEAM SPEAKS! from 2009-11-21T20:27:32
Audio from a panel discussion moderated by TheStripPodcast.Com host Steve Friess at the Global Gaming Expo that featured Roger Thomas, DeReuyter Butler, Andrew Kreft and Todd Avery Lenahan. Thomas ...
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Good Ol' Boyd from 2009-11-18T19:50:15
At 77, William S. Boyd could just sit back, count his money and let his children carry on his family’s casino and philanthropic legacies in Nevada. But for Boyd, retirement from running the company...
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Ungilding Lily from 2009-11-10T00:43:24
Top Chef's Bottom Line Effect from 2009-10-30T04:57:25
Four years ago, a San Francisco chef took a gamble and opened up his San Francisco kitchen to the first challenge of a new Bravo TV show called “Top Chef.” At the time, Hubert Keller came across as...
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PodcastaPalooza2: Take A Chazz on Us from 2009-10-23T03:49:25
When the idea first came up, nobody -- and by nobody we mean Steve -- thought it could possibly work. Chazz Palminteri was a career character actor with modest name recognition next to the likes of...
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CSI Interviews: The Experience from 2009-10-13T19:26:59
It’s the biggest TV show ever set in Las Vegas, but can CSI: Crime Scene Investigation succeed as a permanent Vegas attraction? The folks at MGM Grand decided to find out. On the occasion of the op...
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Cheap Trick Hopes You Will Enjoy The Show from 2009-09-18T05:12:50
Hal Prince: The Las Vegas Spectacular! from 2009-09-10T21:00:25
SPECIAL VIDEO: Elijah's Big Break from 2009-09-04T22:37:16
Raw footage courtesy of KLAS-TV in Las Vegas of Elijah "Lil Elijah J" Johnson of The Lion King performing "Dancing Machine" at the Pearl in the Palms on Aug. 29, 2009 for the "Las Vegas Celebrates ...
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The MJ Benefit's Breakout Star from 2009-09-03T02:22:46
If you were at the Palms on Saturday for the Michael Jackson tribute benefit, you might want to put your ticket stub in a safe place. Years from now, the concert may very well be remembered in the ...
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Keeping Up With Joan from 2009-08-27T16:09:47
She’s been mocked mercilessly for her voice, her red carpet antics and, of course, her plastic surgery. And yet at 76 years old, Joan Rivers is somehow still relevant, with a new show on TV Land ca...
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SPECIAL VIDEO EDITION: STEVE ON THE BOULDER CITY ZIPLINE from 2009-08-24T02:20:25
For an upcoming story for Vegas Magazine, I had to try out the Bootleg Canyon Flightlines, a four-ride zipline attraction outside Boulder City, Nevada, near Las Vegas. Here's some video -- watch us...
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Daniel The Kid from 2009-08-20T15:29:16
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Under A. Cools' Spell (AAC version) from 2009-08-13T06:53:16
Whether you buy hypnotism or not, there's no denying that Anthony Cools has Las Vegas under his spell. The Paris Las Vegas headliner has become a somehwat unlikely Strip entrepreneur, responsible f...
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Under A. Cools' Spell from 2009-08-13T06:06:52
Whether you buy hypnotism or not, there's no denying that Anthony Cools has Las Vegas under his spell. The Paris Las Vegas headliner has become a somehwat unlikely Strip entrepreneur, responsible f...
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Smokey's Awesome Aussies (MP3 version) from 2009-08-06T19:47:43
What’s a legend of Motown doing as the chief backer of a Vegas production featuring a white former boy band from Australia? Smokey Robinson explains that, talks about Michael Jackson and sings ...
Smokey's Awesome Aussies (AAC version) from 2009-08-06T19:14:47
What’s a legend of Motown doing as the chief backer of a Vegas production featuring a white former boy band from Australia? Smokey Robinson explains that, talks about Michael Jackson and sings a fe...
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SPECIAL: BOB SAGET INTERVIEW from 2009-08-03T04:40:47
Hey everyone! We couldn’t pull off a regular show this past week because both Steve and I had to work overtime on Tuesday, so instead we’re posting this interview with comic actor Bob Saget. The Sa...
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Cuchi Cuchi For Charo from 2009-07-23T05:01:07
You think she's just a blond, air-headed, surgically enhanced... oh, wait. That's last week's guest. This week, we've got Charo the giggly, jiggly Spanish singer and guitarist, who in the early 19...
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The Smartest Little Dumb Blonde in Vegas from 2009-07-15T21:30
Holly Madison admits it: She wants to be famous. And she doesn’t mind being famous just for being famous – in the tradition of Pam Anderson and Marilyn Monroe, she says – but she wants to try her h...
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G-Force Winds from 2009-07-08T17:10:53
On stage and on your stereo, he is laid back and comfortable. But in tonight’s interview, saxophonist Kenny G shows other sides of his persona: arrogant, vain, opinionated and controversial. The mu...
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Rolling With Dice from 2009-07-01T05:04:49
Hide the kiddies, brace yourself and, if you’re easily offended, you may want to skip at least the second half of this week’s show. Andrew Dice Clay is coming to Vegas in July for another set of sh...
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A Tony Winner And An Oscar from 2009-06-18T07:39:41
This week, on the Strip: We spoke to her nearly two years ago and she was hinting at a comeback she didn’t want to jinx. And, in fact, Broadway legend – and Steve’s gayest obsession – Patti Lupone ...
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VIDEO SPECIAL: VOIGHT REVEALS 1981 TIGER-ROY INCIDENT from 2009-06-14T23:27:13
At a Cinevegas screening of the recut version of the 1982 Hal Ashby film "Lookin' To Get Out" on June 14, actor Jon Voight related a never-before-heard tale of a harrowing incident in which one of ...
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Engelbert The Engaging from 2009-06-11T09:15:33
In our quest to cover all the classic old-timers of Vegas lore, one fixture we hadn’t yet caught up with was Englebert Humperdinck, the British chart-topper who was first brought to the Strip in 19...
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Jon Voight Likes To Talk from 2009-06-04T06:55:54
Actor Jon Voight ‘s roles in Midnight Cowboy, Deliverance and Coming Home made him one of the most iconic movie stars of the 1970s. He’s also the father of one of the most iconic movie stars of th...
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Smooth Like Santana from 2009-05-28T15:04:15
It may be one heckuva a recession, but the Hard Rock Hotel has pulled out all the stops on its new version of The Joint, spending $60 million on the posh new concert venue and signing modern Las Ve...
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VIDEO SPECIAL: OPENING OF SANDS BETHLEHEM from 2009-05-23T06:39:52
Special coverage of the May 22, 2009 opening of the Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem. For Steve's NYT piece and KNPR appearance as well as lots of photos, search "sands" at VegasHappensHere.Com. Web:...
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It's Cranky Miller Time from 2009-05-21T15:29:49
Comic and political commentator Dennis Miller has a reputation for being cantankerous and on this week’s show, he lives up to that image to the fullest. More than three years after he came on this ...
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SPECIAL: STEVE ON KNPR, MAY 15, 2009 from 2009-05-15T23:57:39
Steve appears on KNPR to rap with host Dave Berns and R-J columnist Doug Elfman on May 15, 2009. Email: TheStripPodcast@aol.com Web: TheStripPodcast.com Blog: VegasHappensHere.Com Voicemail: 206-4...
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Danny Gans' Muse from 2009-05-06T18:10:54
Las Vegas is in stunned mourning this week following the shocking death Friday of impressionist Danny Gans. We’ll talk about that at the top of the show, but it’s also fitting that our guest this w...
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SPECIAL: DANNY GANS DIES from 2009-05-01T21:10:06
Reissuing our Danny Gans interview from 3/2/06 on the occasion of his death at age 52 on 5/1/09. Email TheStripPodcast@aol.com or call 206-424-4737 to offer condolences or relate memories of the Ve...
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Top Chef's Top Chef from 2009-04-29T23:20
Some chefs are TV stars first, then Vegas restaurateurs. Tom Colicchio did it the other way around. The five-time James Beard Award winner already owned Craftsteak and ‘wichcraft at the MGM Grand w...
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Shecky's Complaint from 2009-04-23T15:31:57
When Steve makes a joke that’s so awful it’s funny, Miles refers to him as Shecky Friess. That’s because long before Steve was hamming it up badly, comic Shecky Greene was one of the legendary come...
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Heavy Metal's Sweetest Star from 2009-04-16T10:27
In retrospect, Dee Snider was born to play Vegas. And finally, thanks to Monster Circus at the Las Vegas Hilton, that time has come for the long-haired, gravel-throated, lingerie-wearing front man ...
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The Stevie and Marie Show, Part II from 2009-04-08T11:01
Stevie and Marie, Part II In Banter: MGM goes up and down, Tony Curtis is weird, CityCenter may seem cluttered and legislators ponder a whore tax. Last week she talked about genteel topics like G...
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FIXED: 4/1 SPECIAL: Friess v Elfman on KNPR from 2009-04-05T17:44
Steve appeared with the R-J's Doug Elfman for an hour on KNPR's State of Nevada with host Dave Berns. Fun, wide-ranging discussion.
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The Stevie and Marie Show, Part I from 2009-04-03T03:55
She’s a little bit country and a little bit, well, you know the rest. But she’s also now a big bit of a Strip headliner. Marie Osmond, she of the gigantic gleaming smile stretched across the Flamin...
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M Is For Money from 2009-03-25T15:55
His father built the Mirage, Bellagio, Wynn Las Vegas, Sam’s Town, the Rio, Caesars Forum Shops and countless other iconic structures. But now is 35-year-old Anthony Marnell III’s time, with the su...
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SPECIAL: Steve on Vegas Entertainment on KNPR from 2009-03-22T01:53:02
Steve appeared on KNPR's State of Nevada on March 19 to chat about all things Vegas entertainment and business. Fun stuff.
Supersized Ep: The Race To Trump Mountain from 2009-03-11T05:48:03
This week, on the Strip: He’s bold, he’s brash, he’s arrogant. And he’s ...
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SPECIAL VIDEO EDITION: CIRQUE AUDITIONS from 2009-03-01T00:23:21
On Feb. 10, I observed Cirque du Soleil's open audition process for dancers. Here's some of the footage of what went on and how it worked. Read my Las Vegas Weekly column on the auditions by sea...
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Dino's Boy from 2009-02-25T20:32:05
Before there was Shake-Your-Bon-Bon Ricky Martin, there was another singer by the same name, albeit spelled a little differently. Dean Martin's son Ricci joins Steve for a fun walk down memory ...
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The Impressionist Era of Las Vegas from 2009-02-15T23:16:21
Call it the impressionist period of Las Vegas. This month, three major impersonator acts open – or reopen. Danny Gans relocated to Encore, Terry Fator took Gans’ space at the Mirage and Gordie Brow...
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EXTRA: OSCAR GOODMAN PRESSER from 2009-02-13T07:08:27
Raw audio from LV Mayor Oscar Goodman's press conference on Feb. 12 about the flap with Obama. Very entertaining.
Poker's Hellian from 2009-01-29T18:33:19
He owns a record eleven World Series of Poker bracelets and has earned well over $8 million in his poker tournament career, but the reputed bad boy of Texas Hold ‘Em isn’t done yet. Phil Hellmuth, ...
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Diamonds in the Ruffin from 2009-01-22T04:37:20
Others may be more creative, more ambitious and more flamboyant, but nobody nobody on the modern scene today is as brilliant – or as fortunate – at making deals as Phil Ruffin. The 72-year-old K...
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The Top 10 Moments of 2008 from 2009-01-15T08:03:38
Steve, Steve, Steve. Wynn, that is. We’ve tallied up the Top 10 moments of 2008 as voted on by you and, surprise surprise, Mr. Wynn is involved in some way in six of them. But, still, a few othe...
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Mamma Mia Exit Interviews from 2009-01-08T06:17:50
The skeptics – including Steve -- said it would never work. A two-act, full-length musical scored by decades-old pop songs telling a convoluted story about parenthood and spandex could never, po...
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KNPR: Stratosphere Cuts from 2009-01-05T23:28:01
This is a clip form KNPR's State of Nevada hosted by Dave Berns in which James called during a discussion of economic problems this morning to report that half the employees at Top of the World ...
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...And A Wynning New Year from 2008-12-31T09:41:19
We’ve walked through Encore with him and chatted him up about everything from that damaged Picasso to the exact curvature of his resort towers. So what’s left to talk about with Steve Wynn? Well, i...
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A Very Wynning Xmas from 2008-12-25T19:17:55
This is Steve Wynn’s week, no doubt about it. On what is traditionally one of the slowest nights in Las Vegas and in the middle of the worst recession in generations, he opened the doors to his ...
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