Will Durst has been David’s hero since 1982.
As comedy explodes around the world, did San Francisco drop the ball by not capitalizing on it being the birthplace of modern standup? We talk about the early days of comedy in San Francisco with America’s number one political satirist Will Durst. For this week’s premium content go to www.davidfeldmanshow.com and become a monthly subscriber for as little as $5.00.
Director of CARTEL LAND Filmmaker Matthew Heineman. With unprecedented access, CARTEL LAND is a riveting, on-the-ground look at the journeys of two modern-day vigilante groups and their shared enemy – the murderous Mexican drug cartels.
Do celebrities only speak up when it’s safe? Our weekly roundtable with Frank Conniff and Colleen Werthmann. Please subscribe to our show on iTunes and Stitcher, and be a friend by passing the link to our show on to your friends.
Director of The Aristocrats! Host of Showtime’s The Green Room! Author of Satiristas! Paul Provenza! Go for a drive! Go for a walk! A perfect summer breeze between your ears. Here’s everything you need to know about the current state of comedy.
Why you should keep your kids out of Hollywood.
Why did Arianna Huffington’s husband invest $5 million in an internet startup whose sole purpose was introducing older men to younger boys? Why did David Geffen invest $500,000 in the same company? Why is Brian Peck, a convicted pedophile, a registered sex offender, accused of sexually abusing a Nickelodeon child star still allowed to work in Hollywood with child actors? Why did SAG-AFTRA threaten to sue the producer of An Open Secret after the documentary exposed a child predator high within the union’s ranks? We meet Anne Henry whose research served as the basis for An Open Secret a new documentary from Oscar nominated Director Amy Berg. An Open Secret reveals Hollwood’s long history of failing to protect child actors from sexual abuse. We are also joined by Gabe Hoffman who produced the documentary, and David Robb who covers labor for Deadline Hollywood.
Ralph talks to Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and executive director of Reclaim The American Dream, Hedrick Smith, about how much of democracy is simply “showing up.” And professor Anthony Bogaert fills us in on a particular sexual orientation that is not often discussed — asexuality.