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Media Path Podcast

Have you ever become obsessed with a topic and taken a deep dive into consuming all you could uncover about it?

Media Path podcast is here to indulge your obsessions. hosted by Fritz Coleman and Louise Palanker, the show takes you along on a scenic tour through books, movies, TV, podcasts and music related to a given topic of captivation. We are exploring entertainment, politics, history, true crime, world events and all of their intriguing intersections.

Fritz Coleman is a legendary Los Angeles weatherman/humorist. Louise Palanker is a filmmaker/columnist and co-founder of Premiere Radio.
Hop aboard. Discover more layers, intrigue and substance. Go beyond binging with Media Path.

News Tv Arts Politics Books Media Movies
Update frequency
every 7 days
Average duration
66 minutes
Episodes
239
Years Active
2020 - 2025
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Was Sinatra a Good Tipper + Dolly, Cher & More Stories From A Legendary Comic & Opener to the Stars!

Was Sinatra a Good Tipper + Dolly, Cher & More Stories From A Legendary Comic & Opener to the Stars!

We've always suspected that the key to uniting our polarized nation may lie in our shared entertainment, and now we have definitive proof. It comes in the form of comedian Bobby Collins who has toure…

00:55:35  |   Thu 27 Mar 2025
A Lifetime of Loving Harmony & And Musical Family Bonds with Vicki Peterson & John Cowsill

A Lifetime of Loving Harmony & And Musical Family Bonds with Vicki Peterson & John Cowsill

Two artists who have left an indelible mark on American music are, in actual fact,  a married couple with a brand new album on the verge of dropping. The Bangles' Vicki Peterson and The Cowsills' Joh…

01:40:01  |   Thu 20 Mar 2025
A Tireless Classic Hollywood Star Turns 90 & The Secret To A Perfect Speech with Ruta Lee and Rick Mitchell

A Tireless Classic Hollywood Star Turns 90 & The Secret To A Perfect Speech with Ruta Lee and Rick Mitchell

A Golden Age Hollywood star in every sense, at just 16 Ruta Lee was  cast in the all-time great movie musical, 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers', subsequently becoming the designated smoldering beaut…

01:23:07  |   Thu 13 Mar 2025
Powerful Playwriting & Collective TV Icon Memories with Anson Williams, Linda Purl & Sharon Scott Williams

Powerful Playwriting & Collective TV Icon Memories with Anson Williams, Linda Purl & Sharon Scott Williams

Sharon Scott Williams bares her soul in a play called Crazy Mama, a powerful, personal story that's at once unique and wholly relatable. It's about family, mental illness and the bonds and devotion t…

01:01:13  |   Thu 06 Mar 2025
The Many Chapters of a Thrilling Career & Chronicling a Survivor's Stories with Arnetia Walker & Erika Kahn

The Many Chapters of a Thrilling Career & Chronicling a Survivor's Stories with Arnetia Walker & Erika Kahn

Arnetia Walker has lit up stages and screens for decades and she joins us this week to review her stunning show biz resume, including her latest entry, Bookie, the Chuck Lorre Max comedy on which she…

01:14:56  |   Thu 27 Feb 2025
Documenting Trump & Realizing The Show Biz Dream with Gregory Harrison and Brian Karem

Documenting Trump & Realizing The Show Biz Dream with Gregory Harrison and Brian Karem

In the 1970s, Gregory Harrison went east to Hollywood. The son of Catalina Island’s glass bottom boat captain, Gregory began dreaming of a career in acting when a Doris Day movie was filmed on and na…

01:07:22  |   Thu 20 Feb 2025
Creative Expressionism In All It's Forms & Spiritual Healing Through Buddhism with Alexander Polinsky

Creative Expressionism In All It's Forms & Spiritual Healing Through Buddhism with Alexander Polinsky

Alexander Polinsky began his showbiz career on stage, at seven, and soon landed a role on one of the 80s’ biggest sitcoms, Charles in Charge. From there, Alex followed his imagination into working as…

01:22:36  |   Thu 13 Feb 2025
Why The Golden Girls Never Age & Disco Didn't Die with Frank DeCaro & Jim Colucci

Why The Golden Girls Never Age & Disco Didn't Die with Frank DeCaro & Jim Colucci

We are celebrating The Golden Girls and Disco! The masterful creative output of the 70s and 80s continues to inform and inspire! Diving deep to illuminate this point are coffee table book couple, Jim…

01:35:13  |   Thu 06 Feb 2025
Giving Life To Legendary Characters & The Realities of a Career On Stage with Kelly Bishop and Sam Harris

Giving Life To Legendary Characters & The Realities of a Career On Stage with Kelly Bishop and Sam Harris

Kelly Bishop, legend of stage, screen, chorus lines and iconic television joins us to talk about her magnificent book, The Third Gilmore Girl! Kelly’s media path took her from Broadway dancer to a To…

01:19:52  |   Thu 30 Jan 2025
Creativity Through Comedy & A Trailblazer's Signature Standup Style with Paula Poundstone

Creativity Through Comedy & A Trailblazer's Signature Standup Style with Paula Poundstone

Paula Poundstone’s incandescently brilliant wit and comedic wisdom are world renowned and she is widely celebrated as an author, radio personality, voice actor, podcaster and touring comic. Paula is …

00:59:02  |   Thu 23 Jan 2025
Writing Mary Poppins' Music & Growing Up With Composer Legends with Jeffrey Sherman

Writing Mary Poppins' Music & Growing Up With Composer Legends with Jeffrey Sherman

Producer/Writer/Director/Composer Jeffrey Sherman eagerly went into the family business, following his grandfather, Tin Pan Alley Songwriter Al Sherman and his Dad, Robert B. Sherman of the legendary…

01:11:14  |   Thu 16 Jan 2025
A Scream Queen Childhood & The Critical Fight For Animal Rights with Linda Blair!

A Scream Queen Childhood & The Critical Fight For Animal Rights with Linda Blair!

We’ve got Linda Blair! Pioneer Scream Queen, 70s and 80s Hollywood Trailblazer, Golden Globe Winner, cult classic icon, animal rights activist and humanitarian, Linda joins us for an exclusive conver…

01:20:23  |   Thu 09 Jan 2025
An Appreciation of Randy Newman & The Age of Print Media Music Journalism

An Appreciation of Randy Newman & The Age of Print Media Music Journalism

Randy Newman is one of the most misunderstood and under-celebrated musicians of the modern era. Reknowned Music Journalist/Author Robert Hilburn’s new book, A Few Words in Defense of Our Country is t…

01:11:41  |   Thu 19 Dec 2024
The Christmas Song Turns 80 & A Talent Agent To The Icons with Joel Brokaw, James Tormé & Melissa Tormé-March

The Christmas Song Turns 80 & A Talent Agent To The Icons with Joel Brokaw, James Tormé & Melissa Tormé-March

These children of showbiz legends are ensuring that their fathers’ memories and legacies live on. 


We speak with James Tormé and Melissa Tormé-March about their Velvet Fog of a dad, Mel Tormé, as we a…

01:13:47  |   Thu 12 Dec 2024
Advantages of Character Acting & And The Best 70s Hollywood Hangs

Advantages of Character Acting & And The Best 70s Hollywood Hangs

We sit down with actor Bruce Davison. With almost 300 IMDB credits, shelves full of awards and a slew of illustrious co-stars and stories about A-listers whom he befriended pre-fame-and-fortune, Bruc…

01:01:58  |   Thu 05 Dec 2024
Breaking Ground With Cult TV & Fierce Advocacy For Child Actors with Claudia Lamb

Breaking Ground With Cult TV & Fierce Advocacy For Child Actors with Claudia Lamb

Are Hollywood's youngest stars in any less danger now than those of past eras? We pose this question to Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman’s Claudia Lamb. At age 11 she was cast as Mary’s daughter Heather Ha…

01:21:28  |   Thu 21 Nov 2024
The Unrelenting Relevance Of Norman Lear & Amplifying Marginalized Voices

The Unrelenting Relevance Of Norman Lear & Amplifying Marginalized Voices

Are you looking for comfort, distraction, hope or optimism? We are serving it up with recommendations to soothe, calm and quiet your spirit, plus two inspirational guests! Andrew Jameson is a writer/…

01:12:18  |   Thu 14 Nov 2024
A Career of Reinventing Comedy & Influencing Culture On Every Medium with Harry Shearer

A Career of Reinventing Comedy & Influencing Culture On Every Medium with Harry Shearer

Harry Shearer has been delivering groundbreaking comedy that's the stuff of legend for decades, starting off strong as a child actor on The Jack Benny Program, then cutting off every edge in The Cred…

01:12:41  |   Thu 31 Oct 2024
A Modern Take On Folk Tales & Industry Inclusivity with Mindy Sterling, Debra Wilson and John Paizis

A Modern Take On Folk Tales & Industry Inclusivity with Mindy Sterling, Debra Wilson and John Paizis

John Paizis is the creative force behind Performing Arts Studio West whose focus is elevating the talents of performers with intellectual and physical disabilities. Together with friends of the studi…

01:09:53  |   Thu 24 Oct 2024
The Lasting Bonds Of A TV Family & Actionable Education Insights with Kami Cotler

The Lasting Bonds Of A TV Family & Actionable Education Insights with Kami Cotler

The Walton family saga so deeply moved us that scores of devoted fans are now sharing the show with their children and grandchildren. 


Set in Depression era Virginia, The Waltons invited audiences to …

00:58:59  |   Thu 17 Oct 2024
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