Documentarian Jeffrey Sherman’s “The Boys” features Walt Disney, Dick Van Dyke, Julie Andrews, Haley Mills, Roy Disney, Louis Prima, Pixar’s John Lassiter, Ben Stiller, John Landes to name just a few. The movie chronicles life growing up with a father and uncle who wrote all the great music from your favorite Disney movies. What’s it like to grow up in true Hollywood Royalty? To be a child on the set of “Mary Poppins” and have Walt Disney ask you for advice? To be first in line at the brand new rides at Disneyland? Today’s special guest is comedy writer and producer Jeffrey Sherman whose documentary “The Boys, The Sherman Brothers” is currently streaming right now on Netflix.“The Boys” is a riveting documentary about Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman — aka The Sherman Brothers — the Academy Award and Grammy-winning songwriters whose music you’ll recognize from Mary Poppins to The Lion King to Charlotte’s Web. We talked with him at the KPFK studios with Frank Conniff, Eddie Peppitone and Kevin Rooney.
Category: Our Podcast
Arnold Leaves Maria
Wants to see other skeletons. Frank Conniff, Eddie Pepitone and Kevin Rooney on Muscles Versus Brawn, Gold’s Gym, Ophthalmologists,Marriage, Bin Laden’s Son, Nazi Lovers in Buckingham Palace, Prescott Bush, Joe Kennedy, Hitler, Kurt Waldheim, and Joel Surnow is back for more. Written by Steve Rosenfield, Frank Conniff and Kevin Rooney. With Mark Thompson and Rick Overton. Executive Producer Troy Conrad. Mixed and Engineered by Alex Steen.
Wendy Liebman
Osama’s Death Photo, Royal Wedding, Trump, Birthers, Gaytheon, David explains why Coke is fatal, New York City Police Department, Westminster Dog Show, Camilla’s Tooth, Expressing Royal Anal Sacs, Twitter Addiction, Facebook Obsession, Jerry Seinfeld Takes A Stand, Government Better Than Wall Street, and why Obama’s adorable. With Frank Conniff and Kevin Rooney. Featuring Mark Thompson and Rick Overton. Plus commentary from Dylan Brody. Written by Ben Zelevansky. Executive Producer Troy Conrad.
Osama Killed
Obama Reelected. Wendy Liebman, Kevin Rooney and Dylan Brody talk royal wedding. Plus Obama’s new campaign ad and Dylan Brody on Newt Gingrich. John Wayne trashed, Duke of Windsor praised, and why Americans must learn to quit.
Best Of 2011
Highlights include Bill Burr, Dana Gould, Robert Smigel, Andrea Martin, Lord Foblin, Rick Overton, Mark Thompson, Comedy’s Ron Babcock, Stefane Zamorano, Jane Edith Wilson, Chris Pina, Andy Caploe, Jim Earl, and Troy Conrad. Arianna Huffington talks about the AOL merger. We celebrate Ronald Reagan’s 100th Birthday. Charlie Sheen talks about hitting women. Lord Foblin explains the Middle East. The Executive Director of the National Rifle Association shoots his mouth off. George Clooney holds a meeting of Hollywood Liberals to figure out how to stay away from Wisconsin. Julian Assange’s new dating site. Written by Andrea Martin, Ben Zelevansky, Ned Rice, Mark Thompson, Andy Caploe, Kevin Rooney and Comedy’s Ron Babcock. Our show is mixed and engineered by Alex Steen. We are edited by Darren Ayres. Our executive producer is Troy Conrad.
Dylan In China
Bieber In Israel. Can music really be political? Given that nobody understands lyrics is music by its very nature apolitical? How is it that Reagan embraced Springsteen, McCain embraced Mellencamp, and New Jersey GOP Governor Chris Cristie claims he’s seen 100 Springsteen concerts while at the same time turning against unions? Also are liberal brains different than conservative brains? With Kevin Rooney, Frank Conniff and Chris Pina.