Frank Buckley Interviews

Patrick Somerville is a writer and author who is the showrunner for the HBO Max TV series "Station Eleven." The series is based on the novel by Emily St. Jean Mandel about a group of survivors of a devastating pandemic. The show was nominated for three 2023 Spirit Awards, including one for Best New Scripted Series.During this podcast, Somerville discusses the challenges of making a TV series about a global pandemic during a global pandemic and how the book and series were published and conceived long before Covid-19 was discovered. He also takes listeners behind the scenes of the production and how it was written and produced, and reveals how he met the author of "Station Eleven" Ms. Mandel years before this collaboration when they were both up and coming writers.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Reza Aslan is a religious scholar and the author of several books including the #1 New York Times Best Seller "Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth," "No god but God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam," and now a new book "An American Martyr in Persia: The Epic Life and Tragic Death of Howard Baskerville." Aslan is also a TV and film producer whose projects have included executive producing "Of Kings and Prophets" on ABC and the documentary series "The Secret Life of Muslims." Some Iranian Americans have criticized Aslan and even suggested he is pro-regime when it comes to the fundamentalist regime that rules the nation. Aslan denies the allegation and recently told the Los Angeles Times that he's the target of a disinformation campaign. “The only one who benefits is the regime,” he told the Times. “They have to have the diaspora in disunity and chaos, especially among people with a public voice like mine.”During this podcast, Aslan discusses protests underway in Iran, his hopes

Kenny G is the biggest-selling instrumental musician of the modern era and one of the best-selling artists of all time with global sales of more than 75 million albums. During this podcast, Kenny G talks about how he got his start, how he creates music and practices, and he also answers his critics who claim that his commercially successful, popular sound isn't true jazz. Full show notes available at http://ktla.com/frankbuckleyinterviews.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Ken Bensinger is an award-winning reporter with the BuzzFeed News investigations team. He is the author of “Red Card: How the U.S. Blew the Whistle on the World’s Biggest Sports Scandal.” The book takes readers inside the investigations into the FIFA corruption scandal. It revealed how hundreds of millions of dollars in bribes drove much of the decision-making surrounding the world’s most popular sport including which countries would host the World Cup.During this podcast (which happened as the 2018 World Cup was getting underway), Ken discusses the people at the center of the investigations including the federal agents who relentlessly pursued the corrupt soccer officials and the methods they used to bring them down. He also takes listeners on a journey with those investigators from their early suspicions to the satisfying convictions they secured of more than 40 individuals and corporations.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell

Jon Marshall is an associate professor in the journalism program at Northwestern University's Medill School. He is the author of "Watergate's Legacy and the Press: The Investigative Impulse," and the new book "Clash: Presidents and the Press in Times of Crisis." His has written for the New York Times, the Christian Science Monitor, the Tampa Tribune, and many other publications. During this podcast, Marshall discusses the history of tension between journalists and presidents from founding father John Adams to Abraham Lincoln to Barack Obama, Ronald Reagan, George W. Bush, and Donald Trump. He reveals how former President Trump's efforts to attack journalists are only the latest attempt to discredit reporters and to blunt criticism of policies and a presidency.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Music hitmaker James "Jimmy Jam" Harris III has worked with his songwriting and producing partner Terry Lewis to create dozens of hit records. He was also a friend and collaborator of the late artist Prince. In November, Jimmy Jam was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.In this interview from 2017, Jimmy Jam talks about growing up in Minneapolis alongside Prince and he tells us what it was like to work with Prince later as a member of the band The Time. He also tells us how the “Minneapolis Sound” came to be. Jimmy also talks about his career creating dozens of hit records with artists as varied as Janet Jackson, Michael Jackson, Gwen Stefani, Pia Zadora, George Michael, Usher, Mary J. Blige, Mariah Carey, Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar, Drake, Beyonce and Rihanna just to name a few.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jennifer Stone is best known for her role as Harper Finkle in the Disney Channel hit series Wizards of Waverly Place. Not long after that series ended, Stone was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. It inspired her to change the focus of her life from acting to medicine and caring for others. Stone went to nursing school and now works as an emergency room nurse at a Southern California hospital.In recognition of Diabetes Awareness Month, Stone discusses her decision to become a healthcare professional, she reveals what it's like to live with type 1 diabetes while working to help patients, and she takes us inside the emergency room where she worked with doctors, her fellow nurses, and other healthcare providers to save lives during the height of the Covid pandemic. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this episode, Frank re-visits his conversation with "Weird Al" Yankovic. The interview took place in 2018, shortly before Yankovic was set to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. During this podcast, Al discusses his childhood, his career, and his biggest hits. He explains his approach to writing and performing parodies, reveals the reason why he continued a concert tour despite the sudden death of his parents, and his appreciation for his multi-generation fanbase.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Tembi Locke is an actress and author of “From Scratch: A Memoir of Love, Sicily, and Finding Home.” The literary debut details her love affair with her late husband, Saro, a chef from Sicily whose family initially rejected Tembi and refused to attend their wedding because he was marrying a black actress from America. Saro’s mother and family eventually did embrace them and their daughter, Zoela. But then tragically Saro was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer. "From Scratch" has now been adapted as a Netflix limited series from Zoe Saldana and Reese Witherspoon.During this podcast, Tembi talks about her love affair with Saro and her decade of caring for him. She recounts the eventual bonding that happened with Saro’s mother during summers spent in Sicily, cooking and healing. During this conversation, Tembi also provides guidance and inspiration for others dealing with grief and loss, as she does on the website she founded, The Kitchen Widow.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Priv

The Human Trial is a documentary from filmmakers Lisa Hepner and Guy Mossman that follows a human clinical trial using embryonic stem cells over the course of seven years as researchers and patient volunteers work on a cure for type 1 diabetes. The filmmakers gained unprecedented access to the San Diego biotech start-up ViaCyte which has developed an implantable pouch that holds stem cells programmed to create the kind of insulin-producing pancreatic islet cells destroyed by type 1 diabetes. It is considered one of the most promising paths to a functional cure for the disease.During this podcast, Lisa Hepner, who has type 1 diabetes, discusses what she learned during the filming of the documentary. She talks about the process of gaining the trust of both researchers and patients as they experience elation and disappointment. And she reveals her view on if and when researchers will develop a cure for type 1 diabetes.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.

Taylor Dayne is a singer-songwriter and pop music icon best known for her 1987 hit "Tell It To My Heart." Taylor's new book incorporates the song into its title: "Tell it To My Heart: How I Lost My S#*T, Conquered My Fear, and Found My Voice." During this podcast, Taylor discusses her life and career including her father's reaction to revelations in the book that she and other family members were victims of his abuse in the home.Taylor details her journey from aspiring singer to global star, and she reveals how medical challenges, panic attacks and agoraphobia, and her determination to have a child all contributed to who she is today.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Father Gregory Boyle is a Jesuit priest and the founder and executive director of Homeboy Industries, a world famous gang intervention, rehabilitation and re-entry program in Los Angeles. The program provides training and employment to former gang members along with services like tattoo removal, substance abuse support, and mental health therapy. Homebody Industries was recently awarded the 2020 Humanitarian Prize from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, which recognizes one non-profit organization per year for its extraordinary contributions toward alleviating human suffering and comes with $2.5 million dollars in unrestricted funding. During this podcast, Father Greg discusses what he’s learned about why people join gangs and commit violence, he reveals how he and others help former gang members to heal, grow and transform into productive and healthy individuals, and he talks about a new documentary “Healing Trauma: Beyond Gangs and Prison” from Brave New Films and director Robert

Mark Mothersbaugh is a musician, singer, composer and co-founder of the iconic 1970s and 80s rock/synth-pop group Devo. The group’s music and social commentary had a core group of devoted fans, with their biggest hit “Whip It” making it to number 14 on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart in 1980.In the mid 80s, Mark began writing music for TV and movies beginning with “Pee-Wee’s Playhouse.” Since then, he’s written music for more than 80 film and TV projects. Among his works: “Rugrats” and a number of Wes Anderson films including “Bottle Rocket,” “Rushmore,” “The Royal Tennenbaums” and “The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou.” During this podcast, Mark talks about how he discovered music as a child, the history of Devo, and his career as a composer for film and TV.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Nancy Silverton is one of the most celebrated and honored chefs in the U.S. and is a co-owner of three of the most popular and well-regarded restaurants in Los Angeles--Osteria Mozza, Pizzeria Mozza, and Chi Spacca. The three restaurants have wowed critics and diners from the day each opened.This episode was originally released in 2016.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Paul Pringle is a Pulitzer Prize winning investigative reporter with the Los Angeles Times and the author of the new book "Bad City: Peril and Power in the City of Angels." The book takes readers inside the scandals involving the then dean of USC's Keck School of Medicine and USC gynecologist George Tyndall. During this podcast, Pringle details the scandals as they unfolded, and reveals how Los Angeles Times reporters had to fight their own editors to get the stories published.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Katie Engelhart is a writer and producer and author of the new book "The Inevitable: Dispatches on the Right to Die." Her story “What Happened in Room 10?” won a George Polk Award for Magazine Reporting in 2021. She has also worked as a foreign correspondent for VICE News.During this podcast, Engelhart discusses the history and current state of assisted suicide and the right to die including stories of individuals who have chosen to end their lives to end suffering.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this episode of the podcast, we revisit conversations with documentarians. You'll hear portions of conversations with filmmakers Pedro Kos and Jon Shenk. Their documentary "Lead Me Home" shares stories of people living on the streets in Seattle, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. You'll also hear about combat camerwomen from documentarian Heather O'Neill, whose documentary "No Ordinary Life" was an official selection at the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival. Oscar-winning filmmaker Bryan Fogel also talks about his documentary "The Dissident," about the brutal murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi. Finally, Karis Jagger and Fabienne Toback talk about their Netflix documentary series, "High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America."See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

JIm Gray is a longtime sportscaster and the author of the new book, "Talking to GOATs: The Moments You Remember and the Stories You Never Heard". In the book, Gray shares stories about some of the greatest athletes of all time, including Muhammad Ali, Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Michael Phelps, Lebron James, Tiger Woods, and more. In this episode of the podcast, Jim Gray opens up about his professional and personal relationships with the athletes he covers. He shares his reaction to the news about his friend TIger Woods, involvement in a terrible accident, and reflects on the tragic helicopter crash that claimed the lives of Kobe and Gianna Bryant, and seven others. Gray also shares stories from his long career, and some of his most memorable experiences.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The first Frank Buckley Interviews audio podcast dropped on August 17, 2016. Every Wednesday since then, a new podcast has featured a conversation or conversations with fascinating individuals. Frank goes deep with his guests, going beyond the usual sound bites one hears on news programs. During this podcast, we highlight some of the many guests he's had on both the podcast and now the TV show that airs every weekend on KTLA and is available worldwide on YouTube and on the KTLA+ app. Among the guests you'll hear on this episode: Tembi Locke, Larry King, Ice Cube, Katelyn Ohashi, and Kobe Bryant.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Comedian Jo Koy is the star and executive producer of "Easter Sunday," a film loosely based on his life and produced by Steven Spielberg's Amblin Partners. As a stand-up comic, Jo sells out venues like the Kia Forum in Inglewood and others across the U.S. He has appeared in stand-up comedy specials on Comedy Central and Netflix. Jo's comedy album "Live From Seattle" reached #1 on the Billboard charts in April of 2019. Jo appeared as a season regular roundtable guest on 140 episodes of Chelsea Lately. During this March 2020 conversation, Jo discusses his life and career and reveals how he self-financed his first Netflix special because the streaming service didn't want to fund it. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.