The ALL NEW Big Wakeup Call with Ryan Gatenby
Ryan Gatenby chats with actors, authors, athletes, comedians, musicians, and experts in their field in each episode featuring selected interviews from the popular "The Big Wakeup Call" radio program.
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 11 minutes
- Episodes
- 398
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
The Big Wakeup Call's Halloween Special!
On this episode we once again open The Big Wakeup Call Vault (TM) and listen to some of my Halloween-related interviews!
First, from 9/27/21: Cassandra Peterson AKA Elvira, Mistress of …
Maggie Hallbach
National First Responder’s Day is recognized each October 28th to honor brave paramedics, firefighters, emergency technicians, and others who put their lives on the line to keep people …
Dan Lambe
Climate change is one of the biggest challenges facing the world today. In fact, the far-reaching impact of climate change affects the future of everything – even what we plant in our g…
David Rubenstein, Kwame Alexander, J.C. Cervantes
On this episode, we feature three New York Times bestselling authors!
David Rubenstein joined our 4-Timers club when he called in to discuss his new book "How to Invest: Masters on the C…
Bill Scheft
From November 7, 2018: Former David Letterman writer Bill Scheft called in to talk about his experiences working with Dave and a new book, "The Last Days of Letterman: The Final 6 Weeks…
Dave Parker
From April 12, 2021:
Dave Parker won two batting titles, an MVP award, three silver sluggers, and played in 7 all-star games. Of his 339 career homers, I bet at least 100 of those were …
Vincent D'Onofrio
From June 4, 2019: I was very excited to chat with one of my all-time favorite actors, Vincent D'Onofrio, about his new movie (which he directed) "The Kid." After a brief bit of fan gu…
Jillian Bell
From November 17, 2014: Jillian Bell called into the show to ostensibly talk about 22 Jump Street, which had just been released on DVD and Blu-Ray. It wound up going a little off the r…
Andy Summers
From August 18, 2021: Andy Summers is a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and legendary guitarist for The Police. Andy dialed us up for a discussion of his book "Fretted and Moaning: Short S…
Lisa Loeb
Lisa Loeb is a friend of the show as a member of our 3-Timers Club. This is her first appearance from April 10, 2013, when Lisa called in to promote her newest kids album at time. We wo…
Justin Baldoni
From April 30, 2021: Justin Baldoni visited the show for a chat about his book "Man Enough: Undefining My Masculinity." We also showed off our awesome radio voices.
Justin Baldoni is an…
Michael Rapaport
Michael Rapaport returned to the show for the first time in 5 years (we have settled our differences) for a fun chat about the Chicago Bulls, New York Knicks, and his podcast "I am Rapa…
Carlos Nunez, Matt Blashaw
In a special public service episode, Dr. Carlos Nunez returned to the show to discuss a "Sleeptember" for National Sleep Awareness Month and the dangers of sleep apnea.
HGTV's Matt Blas…
Minnie Driver
We kickoff Season 12 of The All New Big Wakeup Call Podcast with another look into the archives, from May 5, 2021.
Minnie Driver is an Oscar and Golden Globe nominated actress best known…
From the Vault: Metal Legends
On this special 65 minute episode, we open the heavily guarded Big Wakeup Call Vault and bring out some of my interviews with Heavy Metal Legends!
From 10/13/14: Anthrax's Scott Ian joi…
Mark Tina and Kathy Buccio
In this informative episode, small business expert Mark Tina joined me for a lively discussion about economic challenges and how small and mid-sized business can set themselves up for s…
Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan
The 12th anniversary celebration doesn't stop! Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan from gofugyourself.com became members of our 12-Timers Club when they called in for a chat about fashion…
The Return of Dylan Brody
Our 12th anniversary celebration continues with a visit from one of our favorite guests: Humorist, Playwright, Author, Comedian and someone who could kick your ass at karate, Dylan Brod…
Scott Aukerman Talks About the 2022 Comedy Bang Bang Tour
Our 12th anniversary celebration continues with a visit from perhaps the favoritest of our favorite guests! Scott Aukerman makes his 18th appearance on our show for a chat about the upc…
Hijinks and Mischief
In this week's big, huge, enormous, fun-filled, action-packed segment, Bill and Ryan share fond foggy memories of their mischievous past of high school hijinks that would certainly have…