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The Voice of Los FelizThe Voice of Los Feliz (podcast) Episode 15Welcome to our first episode of 2026 and our longest episode yet! Boasting interviews with four special guests discussing no fewer than three big community events, and full of comedy, music, vulnerability and good cheer, we trust that Episode 15 offers something for everyone …(Laura Fuller and Phil Leirness both wear many hats, but for Porchfest L.A. they frequently found themselves wearing the same hat as each other!)Laura Fuller is a somatic therapist, a yogi, a dancer, and a writer. And she was integral to the success of Porchfest L.A. in 2025. In one of tw...
2026-02-212h 00
Chillpak Hollywood Presents ...The Art LifeHow is America, right now, best described as a person “freaking out at a vending machine”?How is a good conversation best described as a “hallway with infinite doorknobs?”Why is the Vancouver World Expo of 1986 a time and place that offers profound insights into the makeup of both Dean Haglund and Phil Leirness?All these questions are explained and answered on this brand new episode of “The Art Life”!For the past several years, Dean Haglund, Phil Leirness, and Jon Lawlor have been getting together almost weekly to hold each other’s feet...
2026-01-231h 21
Chillpak Hollywood Presents ...InterviewLuke Y. Thompson is a movie reviewer, journalist, pop culture writer, unashamed atheist and a longtime friend of Dean Haglund and Phil Leirness. On this show, LYT discusses the state of arts criticism in the current media climate and shares some of what he has been writing about on his Substack. The discussion goes deep into the Star Wars franchise, with particular attention paid to “Andor”, “The Mandalorian” and its forthcoming big-screen incarnation as well as Shawn Levy’s forthcoming Star Wars: Starfighter. LYT shares his favorite films of 2025, hips Dean and Phil to a couple of overlooked gems, and even r...
2026-01-1957 min
Chillpak Hollywood Presents ...The Art LifeFor the past several years, Dean Haglund, Phil Leirness, and Jon Lawlor have been getting together almost weekly to hold each other’s feet to the fire in the pursuit of creating art that is filled with life, while also learning how to live more artfully. Now, Chillpak Hollywood Presents “The Art Life” as a regular podcast! This week …*Jon is fully residing in computer hell.*Is it possible that Dean has never before heard Wham's “Last Christmas”?*Dean saw an abandoned painting in an otherwise empty art gallery and Phil is fascinate...
2026-01-161h 10
Chillpak Hollywood Presents ...Celebrity DeathsOne of the most popular ongoing segments in Dean Haglund and Phil Leirness’ long-running, weekly “Chillpak Hollywood Hour” has always been when they celebrate the lives and legacies of those who made indelible marks in the arts or in media. Some listeners have even let us know they would gladly listen to whole shows about celebrity deaths. Now, thanks to Chillpak Hollywood Presents …, those listeners have their chance! On this installment, Phil sets the tone by reading a poem from Betsy Holleman Burke’s new collection Family Veil. Dean and Phil then pay tribute to the following notables:
2026-01-1248 min
Chillpak Hollywood Presents ...The Art LifeFor the past several years, Dean Haglund, Phil Leirness, and Jon Lawlor have been getting together almost weekly to hold each other’s feet to the fire in the pursuit of creating art that is filled with life, while also learning how to live more artfully. Now, Chillpak Hollywood Presents “The Art Life” as a regular podcast! This week, Jon discusses getting waylaid by computer problems AND sewer line problems before more artistic subjects get discussed, namely: resonant themes in Richard Linklater’s Nouvelle Vague, the series of art works Dean is currently undertaking, the importance of deadline...
2026-01-091h 13
The Voice of Los FelizThe Fighting 8th!The Los Feliz Improvement Association has been working for more than a century to build a better Los Feliz. One of the ways they did this in 2025 was by sponsoring a porch as part of Porchfest L.A., which took place the first weekend in November. Originally held in Ithaca, New York, in 2007, Porchfest music festivals began as a way for community members to put the spotlight on local musicians by providing porches where they could perform. Longtime Los Feliz resident Hélène Udy brought Porchfest to Los Angeles in 2024, after spending years turning her own porch into a...
2026-01-0426 min
The Voice of Los FelizThe Voice of Los Feliz (podcast) Episode 14Welcome! This episode is coming your way the day after Christmas (Boxing Day!). HOWEVER, it was supposed to come your way the day after Thanksgiving (Black Friday)! We won’t get into whose fault this one month delay is (spoiler: it IS host Phil Leirness’ fault). All we ask is that as you hit “play”, you close your eyes and pretend it’s the day after Thanksgiving!(Photo by Fernando A. Funes)Fernando A. Funes is not a resident of Los Feliz. In fact, he lives in Orange County. Still, the amount of hours on the road h...
2025-12-261h 26
Chillpak Hollywood Presents ...The Art LifeFor the past several years, Dean Haglund, Phil Leirness, and Jon Lawlor have been getting together almost weekly to hold each other’s feet to the fire in the pursuit of creating art that is filled with life, while also learning how to live more artfully. Now, Chillpak Hollywood Presents “The Art Life” as a regular podcast! On this episode, the gentlemen discuss the big stage show Phil hosted last week, the job of a show host, the way energy varies from venue to venue and how the concepts of energy and intimacy can be taken into accoun...
2025-12-2156 min
Chillpak Hollywood Presents ...The Art LifeDean Haglund, Phil Leirness and Jon Lawlor have been collaborating on podcasts for a long time! For the past several years they have been getting together almost weekly to hold each other’s feet to the fire in the pursuit of creating art that is filled with life, while continuing to learn how to live more artfully. Now, Chillpak Hollywood Presents “The Art Life” to you on a regular basis! This week, the gentlemen discuss what Ray Bradbury had to say about the importance of feeling rather than thinking while creating. Dean, Phil, and Jon discuss in personal detail why th...
2025-12-0758 min
The Voice of Los FelizFear as a Force MultiplierThis is an essay I had hoped to finish in time for Halloween, as that seemed quite an appropriate release date given the topic. Nevertheless, finishing it tonight, the 24th of November 2025, my final night of 56 seems even more appropriate. I have been considering the topic of fear and the difference between bravery and courage for most of the year. So, sharing what I have learned feels like an important ritual before I begin to celebrate my 57th trip around the sun.Whenever I host a stage show, the terror I experience during the day leading up...
2025-11-2526 min
The Voice of Los FelizThe Voice of Los Feliz (podcast) Episode 13Welcome! We hope you will join host Phil Leirness, announcer Marc Hershon and musical director Jon Lawlor for an epic and spooky good episode all about community building! (Photo by Larry Underhill)Siobhan Burke has a passion for building as both an architect and a designer, and she is devoted to her community, having served for several years on the neighborhood council. Phil interviews her about such topics as the Hyperion Street Safety Coalition, the 99 Neighborhoods Network, the L.A. 2028 Olympic Games, and about story-driven design and about how spaces create community. (Los...
2025-10-301h 54
The Voice of Los FelizIt’s Intermission Time, Folks!(Lance Alspaugh and Lily Leirness at the Autry Museum of the American West prior to “Viva Los Feliz: Hidden Gems” on 31 July 2024; Photo by Larry Underhill)After the glorious blue sky and sunshine made yesterday feel more like a Sunday in spring than one in October, this Monday morning in Los Feliz felt positively gloomy. This was befitting the news that the great Lance Alspaugh, the longtime owner of Vintage Cinemas, including the beloved Vista Theatre and its no less important sibling, the Los Feliz Theatre, had died. Much of my life I have held romantic visions of l...
2025-10-1014 min
The Voice of Los FelizThe Voice of Los Feliz (podcast) Episode 12This month’s episode offers up a lot of storytelling, multiple live events, improv comedy, music, heartfelt vulnerability and several beloved Los Feliz landmarks!The recent Los Feliz Writer’s Festival was a huge success. Phil interviews Steve Benaquist, the host of the festival’s “Voices of Los Feliz” event in the “rooftop studio” on Vermont. Then, Phil heads over to Little Dom’s to interview life coach, actress and storyteller Alionka Polanco, who participated in “Voices of Los Feliz”. During their interviews, both Alionka and Steve share the pieces they read at the event.(Photo by Larry Under...
2025-09-201h 47
The Voice of Los FelizThe Voice of Los Feliz (podcast) Episode 11This month’s episode features local writers, a preview of the first ever Los Feliz Writers Festival and explores a mysterious “staircase to nowhere” as well as a breathtaking view of the Griffith Observatory where no such view should exist! D.W. Socha is a screenwriter who has recently published her first novel. She has also been a stalwart fixture of Los Feliz ever since heeding the clarion call of the House of Pies! Phil gets together with her on the “Staircase to Nowhere” to discuss all of this, the significance to her of said staircase, the reason for...
2025-08-211h 27
The Voice of Los FelizGetting to the Bottom of ThingsDuring the 1976 film Murder by Death (a loving sendup of classic detective fiction whodunits scripted by Neil Simon), the character of Dick Charleston (played by David Niven) goes into the bathroom and when he comes out, he finds that the entire house has changed in very odd ways. This becomes a bit of a running gag, where people return to entirely different rooms than the ones they left moments prior. I found myself living this aspect of Murder by Death two weeks ago while in the gastrointestinal services section of Glendale Memorial Hospital. I was there for a colonoscopy...
2025-07-3022 min
The Voice of Los FelizThe Voice of Los Feliz (podcast) Episode 10The action on this month’s epic episode surrounds two events: a Los Feliz Business Improvement District mixer (at Messhall Kitchen) and the opening of the 28th City of Los Angeles Independent Master Artist Project at the L.A. Municipal Art Gallery!(photo by Larry Underhill)Local icon and current president of the Los Feliz Busineness Improvement District (aka the Los Feliz BID) Dora Herrera gets the ball rolling, telling host Phil Leirness how she is dealing with the grief over the death of her beloved mother Socorro (“Mama Yuca’s”), and explaining the important work of...
2025-07-211h 48
The Voice of Los FelizMonologues & EulogiesCan an essay save lives? If so, I hope this one does just that. In a previous essay entitled Fire Walk with Me, I wrote about the late, great Norman Lloyd, who died at 106 during the pandemic. It was at his memorial where I first met and spoke with longtime TCM host Ben Mankiewicz. A couple months back, Ben was the speaker at a Wednesday meeting of The Los Angeles Breakfast Club. At one point during the morning, he and I compared notes on our takeaways from that memorial of almost fours years ago, as well as from the...
2025-07-0735 min
The Voice of Los FelizThe Voice of Los Feliz (podcast) Episode 9After a bit of a hiatus, we are back with an epic installment just in time to kick of summer in style!The festivities begin with a brief recap of this week’s “Viva Los Feliz: A More Perfect Union”. Then, Phil sits down with Neighborhood Council District B representative Olsen Ebright to get better acquainted, and to discuss community involvement, journalism and dating apps!Next up, Phil gets together with District A representative (and true daughter of Los Feliz) Devin Homsey to celebrate the return of the Los Feliz Farmers Market, and to discuss parent...
2025-06-221h 43
The Voice of Los FelizBrick and MortarIf I have ever heard a sound worse than my cat howling for food in the pre-dawn hours while I was experiencing a madness-inducing degree of jet lag, I can’t recall it. Under normal circumstances, I would tell anyone who asked that my three least favorite sounds of my lifetime were my parents fighting, my cat coughing, and my wife crying in another room. Given the state I was in after returning from three weeks in Europe, however, the vocalization of my feline friend’s crepuscular yearnings were blunt force trauma delivered directly into the soul of someone who...
2025-05-0423 min
The Voice of Los FelizThe Voice of Los Feliz (podcast) Episode 8The arts, culture, food and politics … There’s something for everyone in this month’s show! The festivities begin with part two of host Phil Leirness’ conversation with local icon Tony Fanara, the proprietor of Palermo Italian Restaurant on Vermont Avenue (Palermo celebrates its 50th Anniversary this year). Phil and Tony discuss the American Dream, Tony’s favorite foods, and Tony’s run for Governor of California! The first annual Los Feliz Film Fest takes place at the end of April. Phil sits down (at The Desert Rose) with festival founder Vuk Mitrovic to get the full det...
2025-04-171h 06
The Voice of Los FelizThe Voice of Los Feliz (podcast) Episode 7March is here and there is a whole lot to celebrate in Los Feliz!The one and only Democracy of Ham an’ Eggs, The Los Angeles Breakfast Club turns 100 this month. Host Phil Leirness commemorates the milestone by heading over to Friendship Auditorium on Riverside Drive for chats with club technical director Eric Kurland (the founder and director of 3-D Space) and club President Mickey Corcoran. Phil also treats you to 100 years of Breakfast Club audio in a little more than eleven minutes!After celebrating breakfast, it seemed only fitting that we celebrate lunch and di...
2025-03-071h 13
The Voice of Los FelizThe Voice of Los Feliz (podcast) Episode 6From the death of “Mama Yuca’s” to the Southern California fires, the end of 2024 and the start of 2025 brought no shortage of sadness locally. The Voice of Los Feliz returns with this brand new episode to help get February off to a good start …(Socorro Herrera at “Viva Los Feliz: Hidden Gems”; photo by Larry Underhill)Join host Phil Leirness, announcer Marc Hershon, and musical director Jon Lawlor as they take you from Franklin Hills to the Vista Theatre, from Friendship Auditorium to the (“slightly haunted”) Alcove cottage. Up above Shakespeare Bridge Phil interviews “Mr. LA”, Tom Sanch...
2025-02-031h 15
The Voice of Los FelizOut with the old and in with the … New?What is the moratorium on wishing people a “Happy New Year”? Of course, in the wake of the past week in Los Angeles, anyone greeting their fellow Angelenos with a hearty, “Happy New Year!” would be rightly met with something less than amusement. Still, by January 5th, it already felt somewhat ridiculous to greet people that way. Sure, I was still writing “2003” on my checks, but what I started to do that day, and continued into this past week, until fire changed everything, was to ask people if they had a good New Year’s. This actually led to some meaningfu...
2025-01-1719 min
The Voice of Los FelizThe Most Beautiful City on EarthA couple days before my wife, Lily, and I bid Los Angeles farewell for the duration of 2024, I visited my old stomping grounds of UCLA. Some part of me knew such a visit would be good for my soul. In fact, weeks prior, I had written the four letters (U-C-L-A) in red ink on our wall calendar. Never mind that we are more than thirty years since the onset of desktop computers becoming ubiquitous and twenty years since the widespread usage of smartphones. We are and always have been a decidedly non-digital planner household. We are downright Luddite when...
2025-01-0228 min
The Voice of Los FelizGratitudeGreetings from Modesto, California where later today I am picking up my sister’s cremated remains. This past week, I received a letter addressed to my sister. It began:Dear Leslie Denise Leirness,We have reviewed your eligibility for health coverage.Your Medi-Cal will end the last day of 12/2024 because:We received notification of the death of Leslie Denise Leirness.In other words, “Hi, because you’re dead, we will no longer be insuring you.” The letter goes on to say, “Also, for your information, there are no special death or b...
2024-12-2021 min
The Voice of Los FelizThe Voice of Los Feliz (podcast) Episode 5Happy Holidays, everybody!(photo courtesy of the Travel Town Museum Foundation)On this month’s festive audio stocking stuffer, host Phil Leirness, aided by trusty announcer Marc Hershon and musical director Jon Lawlor, will take you to the House of Pies …(art work by Dean Haglund)Tiger Schenkman returns with an audio postcard all about the history and personal importance of the Los Feliz landmark with the spinning sign. Then, Phil goes inside the House of Pies to interview the longtime musical director of the Los Angeles Breakfast Club (and true son...
2024-12-061h 11
The Voice of Los FelizGhost StoriesMy sister died during the morning of Friday the 8th of November. She was in hospice. She stopped breathing. She slipped away peacefully. Since that time, I have been struggling. It is not my first trip round the dance floor with grief, however. In fact, with my mother dying this very month in 2019, and my father dying in June of 2020, grief has been positively dominating my dance card during much of these past five years.I will have thoughts to share about my dance partner in the coming weeks. For now, I will only express that because...
2024-11-2625 min
The Voice of Los FelizThe Voice of Los Feliz (podcast) Episode 4Recorded during the final days of October, this installment of The Voice of Los Feliz podcast is quite delayed due to the death of producer and host Phil Leirness’ sister, Leslie. The show must (eventually) go on, however, and so …Phil will take you to the Wells Fargo Theatre at The Autry Museum of the American West for several highlights from the recent “Viva Los Feliz: Haunted” show.(Phil Leirness, Cynthia Vincent, Nithya Raman; photo by Larry Underhill)Hike with Phil and special guest Tiger Schenkman as they explore the story behind the incredib...
2024-11-141h 23
The Voice of Los FelizHauntedHalloween …All Saints’ Day …The Voice of Los Feliz is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Dia de los Muertos …The veil is thinning.I am not sure I believe in hauntings perpetrated by non-corporeal spirits. I have been haunted by living beings, however, and I have been haunted by regret, and by the loss of what used to be. So, whether the thing that goes bump in the night is within me or without me, I do...
2024-10-2912 min
The Voice of Los FelizIf You Know, You KnowGreetings from New York City (cue The Los Angeles Breakfast Club, whose members express, loudly, in unison their disdain for the Big Apple by shouting, “New York City?!” in a manner equal parts confusion and gentle disgust). Although this trip would afford me a perfect opportunity to do another travel-themed essay, I already have one such work planned for next week (for paid subscribers). So, I thought I should take this time, away from the neighborhood I love so dearly, to catch up on some comments and questions I have received since launching this Substack with “Origins”) on July 26.My...
2024-10-1212 min
The Voice of Los FelizThe Voice of Los Feliz (podcast) Episode 3Coming to you two days later than we planned, jumbo-sized Episode 3 picks up on themes host Phil Leirness explored in his essay “Getting Involved”. Join Phil, his trusty announcer Marc Hershon, and his brilliant musical director Jon Lawlor, as they take you to the House of Pies, Figaro Bistrot, Barnsdall Art Park and the Hollywood Sikh Temple for conversations with four of the most active members of the Los Feliz community. (art work courtesy of Debra Matlock and the LFIA)The festivities get underway with Phil offering a preview of the second “Viva Los Feliz” show. It...
2024-10-031h 49
The Voice of Los FelizIt's All Greek To MeThe other night I conducted a brief interview with Brian Morrison of the Los Feliz Neighborhood Council Cultural Affairs Committee (and President of the Business Improvement District) for the upcoming episode of “The Voice of Los Feliz” podcast (dropping September 30th). Brian was rightly happy about the smashing success that was the Disney Bros. Cartoon Studio Square block party. So over Happy Hour martinis, at a sidewalk table outside Figaro, we discussed the forthcoming Porchfest. He attributed the idea of Porchfest, a neighborhood festival of live and unplugged music performances where, as the name would imply, people’s front porche...
2024-09-3021 min
The Voice of Los FelizGetting Involved(Artist Leigh McCloskey interviewed by Dean Haglund in “The Truth Is Out There”)Last week’s anniversary of 9/11 really snuck up on me. In fact, I only realized the historic significance of the date globally after I realized it was the birthday of my dear friend Richard Waterhouse and of Ruby Murnik, the daughter of my dear friend Peter Murnik. We are instructed (by bumper stickers that I suspect still exist) to “think globally” and to “act locally”. Here I was, thinking personally, about my friends’ birthdays, and that led me to become aware of the transpersonal, a collective ann...
2024-09-2416 min
The Voice of Los FelizThe Voice of Los Feliz (podcast) Episode 2We ring out August with our most cinematic episode yet! Sure, it’s only our second episode of “The Voice of Los Feliz” podcast, but that doesn’t make our claim untrue. Join “podcast royalty” Phil Leirness, along with his trusty announcer Marc Hershon and his brilliant musical director Jon Lawlor, and let them take you on a journey to Alcove, to a rooftop high above Los Feliz Village, and to an office in Burbank overlooking Warner Bros. In the process, you will become much better acquainted with three Los Feliz stalwarts …Brian Morrison isn’t only a brilliant film...
2024-09-011h 39
The Voice of Los FelizIt's Not September!This week, I was in Montecito, soaking in some late summer rays poolside at the Montecito Club with my wife and with a dear friend and his son. We spent most of the day virtually alone, the only game in town for the bartender and the wait staff. Where was everyone? The weather was beautiful. And it is still summer, after all.When I was a kid, the school year never started until after Labor Day. Truth be told, the summer sometimes felt almost too long. There were some of those “dog days” when I would find myse...
2024-08-2910 min
The Voice of Los FelizFeeling at Home in the World(Written on a chalkboard at Alcove)When I first found out that I needed glasses, I was forty-two years old and I responded to this sign of aging with what I thought was a nice show of humility and good humor. In a post on Facebook, featuring pictures of me in my new spectacles, I wrote, “At 32 years of age, ‘11 am’ meant it was time for ‘hair of the dog’. At 42, it means it’s time for an appointment at Lens Crafters!” My sense of humor regarding the situation would wane, however, as within a few short years I requir...
2024-08-1926 min
The Voice of Los FelizWabi-sabiA few days after my mother died in 2019, I reached out to my old high school debate partner, Sayuri Oyama. Via text message, I let her know what had happened, I inquired after the well-being of her own parents, and as it was Thanksgiving, I let her know how grateful I was for our friendship. Si replied via email. She was in our hometown of Cupertino, visiting her own parents, along with her eldest son, Marcus, and her sister, Misa. Just before receiving my text she had been talking about me with her dad. He had wanted to know...
2024-08-0920 min
The Voice of Los FelizThe Voice of Los Feliz (podcast) Episode 1Welcome to the first of what will be monthly audio explorations into the history, happenings and colorful characters that comprise the story of Los Feliz. Longtime podcaster Phil Leirness, along with his trusty announcer Marc Hershon and his brilliant musical director Jon Lawlor, will take you on a journey to Travel Town, Friendship Auditorium, Fern Dell, and the Rite Aid parking lot in search of hidden gems and hidden treasure …Marian Dodge of Friends of Griffith Park will reveal the magnificence of Fern Dell, and explain the efforts going into a plan for its restoration and re-imagining....
2024-07-311h 21
The Voice of Los FelizOriginsI first fell in love with Los Feliz when Lt. Columbo of the Los Angeles Police Department introduced it to me. I was a child, living in Cupertino, some 348 miles away from Los Feliz Village, and Columbo was a fictional character, being played by Peter Falk in a series of movies on NBC. Columbo is the only series I can remember that I was able to “share” with my mother, and watching it as a child, the city of Los Angeles was as important a character to me as the guest-villains the redoubtable lieutenant would bring to justice. The budge...
2024-07-2619 min
southsidebroadcastingPhil Leirness, Pamela Sue Mann, Music, VR and AlzheimersTosin Soyemi, Phil Leirness, Pamela Sue Mann & Alex Lewczuk welcome the CEO of Recreo VR Sam Rooker to discuss his super work in VR experiences.
2023-08-0957 min
The Los Angeles Breakfast Club: ON THE AIREpisode 45Welcome to a "spooktacular" installment of "The Los Angeles Breakfast Club: ON THE AIR" as we celebrate Halloween, Hispanic Heritage, and one of the most memorable months on record for the Democracy of Ham an' Eggs! Announcer Marc Hershon gets the ball rolling by sharing a bit of history about Halloween. The supremely talented Olivia Olson sings about "Los Angeles". And Breakfast Club treasurer Kevin Segall welcomes all to the Shrine of Friendship. Birthdays are celebrated, a time travel expedition back to a magic show in 1984 is taken, "guest reverend" Tom Sanchez takes us down the path...
2021-10-311h 01
What Are You Watching? with Chris ManciniEp 46: Phil LeirnessWriter, director, and podcaster Phil Leirness joins Chris to talk about the origin of the Chill Pak laptop cooling system, Robert Mitchum movies like Night of the Hunter and The Friends of Eddie Coyle, Of Mice and Men, Real Genius, and Val, the Val Kilmer doc.
2021-09-0758 minThe Los Angeles Breakfast Club: ON THE AIREpisode 44As we celebrate the symbolic end of summer this Labor Day Weekend, we also celebrate the return of the in-person Los Angeles Breakfast Club after its long stay-in-shelter! This Labor Day-themed installment of our audio time travel expeditions exploring the history, happenings and colorful characters that comprise the now 96 year story of the one and only Democracy of Ham an' Eggs is full of laughs, music and the opportunity to get better acquainted with some of our newest members! New Breakfast Club emcee Joe Selph and recent Chairman of the Day Rachel Skytt get the ball rolling...
2021-09-041h 04The Los Angeles Breakfast Club: ON THE AIREpisode 43Welcome to a patriotic, heartfelt, hilarious and musical celebration of Independence Day done in the indelible style of The Los Angeles Breakfast Club! Trusty announcer Marc Hershon gets things rolling with some info about the origin of Independence day before longtime club emcee Richard Gilson and club President Lily Leirness lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance. The Breakfast Club choir sings the Battle Hymn of the Republic and then host Phil Leirness takes over to celebrate the re-openings of both the in-person Breakfast Club and the Hollywood Bowl with an historic clip from 1935. Reverend Barbara Adams...
2021-07-041h 00The Los Angeles Breakfast Club: ON THE AIREpisode 42We are commemorating Memorial Day, Asian-American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Cinco de Mayo and, hopefully, the final stages of the pandemic on this, our last "Covid-19" installment of the podcast! Trusty announcer Marc Hershon gets things rolling with some info about the origin of Memorial Day before host Phil Leirness takes over to celebrate the importance of history and stories, sharing troubling thoughts about how easy it is for these things to become lost forever. After the usual celebration of member birthdays, we take the Audio Time Machine back to 1984 where author Diane Alexander proceeds t...
2021-05-301h 08The Los Angeles Breakfast Club: ON THE AIREpisode 41We are celebrating St. Patrick's Day, April Fools Day, and the life and legacy of our longest-tenured member, the irrepressible Dr. Jim Whitney. Host Phil Leirness, aided and abetted by his trusty announcer Marc Hershon, offers up another bonus-length audio love letter to the Los Angeles Breakfast Club and its members! There is the usual celebration of member birthdays, the return (via our Audio Time Machine) of the Harmony Headliners, a great tale from Ireland by filmmaker and Breakfast Clubber Christopher Monger, an hilarious round of Irish Pub Quiz Trivia, and frank, insightful interviews with club members...
2021-03-301h 14The Los Angeles Breakfast Club: ON THE AIREpisode 40Like Cupid shooting an audio arrow through your ears and straight to your heart, host Phil Leirness offers up a bonus-length love letter to the Los Angeles Breakfast Club and its members on this Valentine's Special! Good Ham an' Eggers Dorothy Rupert and Charles Coulombe get the ball rolling with a couple of New Year's wishes that Phil neglected to include in our New Year's show. Then, after an historic clip about plastic surgery (!), and a celebration of member birthdays, Reverend Barbara Adams offers some truly inspiring words and Lily Leirness offers her Presidential Report. Ph...
2021-02-121h 17The Los Angeles Breakfast Club: ON THE AIREpisode 39Make it your New Year's resolution, to ring in 2021 with this brand new installment of "The Los Angeles Breakfast Club: ON THE AIR". Episode 39 is a celebration of the holidays, of friendship, of Los Angeles, and of the one and only Democracy of Ham an' Eggs! Full of comedy, poetry, music and heartfelt expressions, this episode boasts contributions from Don Snyder, Richard Gilson, Adam Mellema, Nick Maiorino, Carole Nese, Jonathan Reich, Steven Smith, Joanna Linkchorst, Sandi Hemmerlein, Joe Selph and Marty Bracciotti. Announcer Marc Hershon provides plenty of laughs, host Phil Leirness curates the affair, and club...
2021-01-011h 14The Los Angeles Breakfast Club: ON THE AIREpisode 38A true feast for the ears, the heart and the funny bone, episode 38 of our almost-monthly celebration of the history, happenings and colorful characters that comprise the more than 95 year story of the one and only Democracy of Ham an' Eggs is an unusual one. Even by 2020's unusual standards! There are mid-pandemic new member initiations, birthday wishes, time travel audio featuring legendary announcer John Milton Kennedy, a preview of forthcoming Breakfast Club events, and Reverend Barbara Adams takes us down the path that leads to our continuing "Adventures in Friendship". Most of the episode, however, serves...
2020-11-2559 minThe Los Angeles Breakfast Club: ON THE AIREpisode 37During this month's serving of audio "Ham an' Eggs" in the age of Covid-19, we inch our way back to normalcy with some reviewing and previewing of happenings that have taken place and that will take place at our virtual "Shrine of Friendship". And for the first time since the pandemic changed ... everything ... Phil conducts a long-form interview with a good Breakfast Clubber! He also conducts a couple of Coronavirus check-ins at the various Breakfast Club tables. In addition to all that and in addition to celebrating the club's 95 year history and current member birthdays, this episode...
2020-10-041h 00The Los Angeles Breakfast Club: ON THE AIREpisode 36Thanks for coming back for more "Ham an' Eggs in the Age of Covid-19"! For the 5th consecutive month of life during the pandemic, we depart from the normal structure of our audio time travel expeditions into the history, happenings and colorful characters that comprise the now 95 year story of the one and only Los Angeles Breakfast Club ... Esteemed Master of Ceremonies Richard Gilson gets things started in his inimitable fashion, introducing Erynn Petrulis, who welcomes all within the sound of her voice to the Shrine of Friendship. The Orville Knapp Orchestra performs many songs i...
2020-08-121h 06The Los Angeles Breakfast Club: ON THE AIREpisode 35Thanks for coming back for more "Ham an' Eggs in the Age of Covid-19"! For the 4th consecutive month of life during the pandemic, we depart from the normal structure of our audio time travel expeditions into the history, happenings and colorful characters that comprise the now 95 year story of the one and only Los Angeles Breakfast Club ... The show begins with a phone conversation between host Phil Leirness and announcer Marc Hershon about the reasons behind Phil's departure from Los Angeles and the recent death of his father, as well as about an hilarious audio pilot...
2020-07-021h 00The Los Angeles Breakfast Club: ON THE AIREpisode 34Welcome to the "Los Angeles Breakfast Club: ON THE AIR" in the age of Covid-19! For the 3rd consecutive month of life during the pandemic, we depart from the normal structure of our audio time travel expeditions into the history, happenings and colorful characters that comprise the now 95 year story of the one and only Democracy of Ham an' Eggs ... As he did last month, former club president Jerry Zerg gets the ball rolling, this time with the help of longtime club manager Harold Link, who speak of dark days in the club's past, when on more...
2020-06-051h 00The Los Angeles Breakfast Club: ON THE AIREpisode 33Welcome to the "Los Angeles Breakfast Club: ON THE AIR" in the age of Covid-19! For the 2nd consecutive month of quarantine, we depart from the normal structure of our audio time travel expeditions into the history, happenings and colorful characters that comprise the now 95 year story of the one and only Democracy of Ham an' Eggs ... Former club president Jerry Zerg gets the ball rolling, offering up good advice for those who have a hard time making it to our early 7 am Wednesday morning meetings in the best of times! Phil Leirness and his intrepid announcer...
2020-05-0259 minThe Los Angeles Breakfast Club: ON THE AIREpisode 32Welcome to the "Los Angeles Breakfast Club: ON THE AIR" in the age of Covid-19! This is far from a normal installment of our regular audio time travel expedition into the history, happenings and colorful characters that comprise the now 95 year story of the one and only Democracy of Ham an' Eggs. And that's okay, because these are far from normal times. Fortunately, the Shrine of Friendship is at least as much a state of mind as it is a physical space, and you will be treated to an hour of good music, hearty laughs and uplifting fellowship ...
2020-04-0459 minThe Los Angeles Breakfast Club: ON THE AIREpisode 31It's our first episode in more than four months, out just in time to celebrate the 95th birthday of the one and only "Democracy of Ham an' Eggs!" Let your host Phil Leirness, and his faithful announcer Marc Hershon, guide you on this time travel expedition exploring the history, happening and colorful characters that comprise the story of the Los Angeles Breakfast Club. Club emcee Richard Gilson and Chicago Chapter member Diane Terenzio get the festivities started. The great Reverend Jim Brougher offers remembrances of the club's founding. Multiple gold-winning diver Pat McCormick regales the club members...
2020-03-021h 00The Los Angeles Breakfast Club: ON THE AIREpisode 30During one of our longest episodes ever, we not only celebrate the history, happenings and colorful characters that comprise the 94 year story of the one and only Democracy of Ham an' Eggs, we also say goodbye to our dear friend, and devoted Breakfast Clubber, Darrell Hughes. We get into our audio time machine and journey to 1984 for an orchestral rendition of a song about Darrell's home state of Pennsylvania and to be regaled with humorous anecdotes by multi-Oscar-nominated composer (and conductor) Frank De Vol. Reverend Barbara Adams performs an invocation as she takes us down...
2019-10-161h 09The Los Angeles Breakfast Club: ON THE AIREpisode 29We were all set to release this audio time travel exploration of the history, happenings and colorful characters that comprise the 94 year story of the one and only club of hospitality when word came to us that longtime Breakfast Clubber (and former club president) Darrell Hughes had died. So, this month's show begins with a tribute to Darrell courtesy of our beloved Reverend Barbara Adams. Our exercise guru Carole Nese introduces Doug Spice, who discusses L.A.'s aviation history. Renaissance woman Mandy Lacy introduces Dr. Tilly Hinton, who celebrates the indelible geographical feature that...
2019-09-081h 02The Los Angeles Breakfast Club: ON THE AIREpisode 28This month's audio time travel expedition into the history, happenings and colorful characters that comprise the 94 year young story of the one and only Democracy of Ham an' Eggs boasts historic clips featuring the "Cheerful Philosopher", Burr McIntosh, and Co-Executive Director of the American College of Surgeons, Dr. Malcolm MacEachern. Emmy-nominated documentary filmmaker (and good ham an' egger) Steve Smith discusses Julie Andrews and The Sound of Music. Stephen Schafer describes his archival photography work. Author Andrea Richards details the hidden secrets of Los Angeles. Renowned architect Frank Escher celebrates the l...
2019-08-0958 minThe Los Angeles Breakfast Club: ON THE AIREpisode 27Storyteller Adam Mellema opens the proceedings with heartfelt words about what the Los Angeles Breakfast Club means to him before the delightful Sherry Chovan welcomes you to the Shrine of Friendship and to episode 27 of "The Los Angeles Breakfast Club: ON THE AIR" ... Because we have been away for a month, and because we will need to be skip another month, this is an extra-long show packed full of both current members and archival audio! The great Burr McIntosh pays tribute to his friend Will Rogers in the immediate wake of that legendary Breakfast Clubber's...
2019-06-041h 14
The Enigma HourEpisode 34 - Phil Leirness - The Truth Is Out ThereAnother amazing episode of your favorite conspiracy podcast! This week Olav interviews the multi-talented film maker Phil Leirness to discuss his landmark documentary, made with X-files Lone Gunman Dean Haglund, The Truth is Out There. We discuss conspiracies, ufo's, and a very interesting conversation about the nature of truth. We also get some very interesting tidbits about his new movie The Truth is Out there 2!
2019-04-071h 38The Los Angeles Breakfast Club: ON THE AIREpisode 26World War I hero Captain Forbes-Dennis welcomes you to episode 26 of "The Los Angeles Breakfast Club: ON THE AIR" with heartfelt words about the Breakfast Club, about Los Angeles, about California, and about the optimism of the American people. A short while later, his wife, the popular novelist, Phyllis Bottome echoes those sentiments and tells an hilarious story. Breakfast Club Master of Ceremonies Richard Gilson and Club President Lily Leirness initiate two new members: Anita Brenner and Sabrina Parke. Reverend Barbara Adams treats us to an Irish accent while taking us down the path that l...
2019-04-021h 00The Los Angeles Breakfast Club: ON THE AIREpisode 25Host Phil Leirness gets the ball rolling on episode 25 of "The Los Angeles Breakfast Club: ON THE AIR" by celebrating the art of making people feel welcome ... Thanks to Musical Director Don Snyder and Super Coloratura Soprano Lucille Milliken, this episode is one of our most musical! Two new club members are initiated, the history of 3-D photography gets discussed by Eric Kurland, L.A.'s urban wild gets celebrated by Lynell George, and Reverend Barbara Adams counts the rings inside a tree while walking us down the path that leads to our continued "Adventures i...
2019-03-0659 minThe Los Angeles Breakfast Club: ON THE AIREpisode 24Historic audio recapping the club's founding and the recent initiation of one of our newest members gets the ball rolling on episode 24 of "The Los Angeles Breakfast Club: ON THE AIR". Join host Phil Leirness, announcer Marc Hershon, club president Lily Holleman, musical director Don Snyder, club chaplain Barbara Adams, and club members Diane Terenzio, Adam Mellema, Erin Johnson, Charles Coulombe and Christopher Monger as they regale you with tales of America's best-selling poet and "Colonel" Griffith J. Griffith (of Griffith Park fame), treat you to historic clips of The People's Poet (Edgar A. Guest) and beloved...
2019-02-091h 00The Los Angeles Breakfast Club: ON THE AIREpisode 23It's our most unusual episode yet! Because we wanted to provide an audio "Whitman's Sampler" of the seasonal goodness enjoyed by the Los Angeles Breakfast Club, there is no time for a trip in our audio time machine. Nor is there time to get better acquainted with a contemporary Breakfast Clubber. Instead, Phil Leirness, Marc Hershon, Richard Gilson, Don Snyder, the Scrambled Egg Sisters, Maurice Terenzio, Steven Smith, Erynn Petrulis, Kahlil Nelson and Lily Holleman will entertain you with music, comedy and mystery! There are also special appearances by artist Peter Soby, the Pasadena Tournament o...
2019-01-021h 02The Los Angeles Breakfast Club: ON THE AIREpisode 22Available later than we like, but with a running time a little bit longer than you might have hoped, the brand new episode of "The Los Angeles Breakfast Club: ON THE AIR" boasts new member initiations, an historic interview clip with longtime club chaplain Reverend Jim Brougher describing how he joined the club in 1930, and current chaplain Reverend Barbara Adams explaining the mythological history of black cats. October saw the Breakfast Club produce an Encore Sunday event and you can enjoy western heritage music performances from that night, a story about the history of chili cook-offs and...
2018-11-141h 05The Los Angeles Breakfast Club: ON THE AIREpisode 21Join your friend in podcasting, Phil Leirness, and his intrepid announcer, Marc Hershon, on another time-travel adventure through the 93 year history of the one and only Democracy of Ham an' Eggs. We start with a tribute to the Cryptogram before enjoying a 1935 musical performance, delighting in a 1990's interview with Reverend Jim Brougher, and learning about "bliss" with Reverend Barabara Adams as she walks us down the path that leads to our continued "adventures in friendship". We hear about the Hollywoodland development, the Trousdale Estates, the Pacific Crest Trail and the history of Silverlake bohemia.
2018-10-031h 00The Los Angeles Breakfast Club: ON THE AIREpisode 20Join your friend in podcasting, Phil Leirness, and his intrepid announcer, Marc Hershon, on another time-travel adventure through the 93 year history of the one and only Democracy of Ham an' Eggs. The Bulldog Marching Band of Pasadena Junior College was a fixture at the club throughout the 1930's and they will regale you with a couple of spirited songs. Reverend Barbara Adams will offer up simple tips on beating stress and staying healthy as she walks us down the path that leads to our continued "adventures in friendship". Diana Tisue of the National...
2018-09-0459 minThe Los Angeles Breakfast Club: ON THE AIREpisode 19Author, historian and good ham an' egger Charles Coulombe welcomes everyone to the Shrine of Friendship at the start of our most musical episode yet! We take the Breakfast Club way back machine to the 1930's for a couple of songs and an equestrian-themed joke before returning to the present and walking the path that leads to our "continuing adventures in friendship" with Reverend Barbara Adams, who explains Bastille Day. We are then treated to a tasty sampler of July's presentations at the Democracy of Ham an' Eggs, including a musical tribute to the Constitution o...
2018-07-301h 00
Holistic Survival Show - Economic CrisisHS 415 FBF - "The Truth is Out There" with Phil LeirnessToday's Flash Back Friday comes from Episode 61, originally published in November 2011. Jason Hartman interviews director and co-executive producer Phil Leirness, about the incredible journey into conspiracy theories with Dean Haglund to create the documentary, The Truth is Out There. Phil talks about one thing that really resonated with him – on the one hand, there is no such thing as a conspiracy, that it's just business as usual, while on the other hand, everything in the world is a conspiracy. Phil Leirness likes making films about things that make him angry, but how about finding out how these th...
2018-07-2039 minThe Los Angeles Breakfast Club: ON THE AIREpisode 18Accordion-playing Breakfast Clubber Mandy Lacy welcomes everyone to the Shrine of Friendship where on this month's episode we hear new members get initiated and we laugh during a new game that involves introducing Breakfast Club guests! We then depart to 1936, where Dr. Donald J. Cowling, the President of Carleton College, delivers a stirring viewpoint on the future of the USA. Reverend Barbara Adams walks us down the path that leads to our continued adventures in friendship to remember the late, great beloved gorilla Koko. We are then treated to a tasty sampler of Ju...
2018-07-031h 00The Los Angeles Breakfast Club: ON THE AIREpisode 17An unprecedented number of Breakfast Clubbers help make this month's audio time travel expedition our best episode yet! Ken Hudson gets the ball rolling by welcoming everyone to the Shrine of Friendship before Braden Graeber introduces a couple of special (award-winning) guests! We then depart to the 1930's where past club President Rufus B. von KleinSmid delivers a stirring speech. legendary conductor Ernest Ansermet appears in a rare English-language recording and past club manager Harold Link introduces the Downey Sisters, who perform two songs. Then it's back to the recent past as Ken...
2018-06-021h 00The Los Angeles Breakfast Club: ON THE AIREpisode 16What might be our most fascinating episode yet gets started with a lot of laughs courtesy of announcer Marc Hershon, club master of ceremonies Richard Gilson and recent "chairman of the day" Braden Graeber. Host Phil Leirness then sets the stage for an truly adventurous time travel expedition into the past, featuring a famous explorer, a renowned Ethiopian chorus and the earliest presidents of the Los Angeles Breakfast Club. Club chaplain Reverend Barbara Adams takes us down the path that leads to our continuing "Adventures in Friendship" as she pays tribute to former first lady...
2018-05-011h 00The Los Angeles Breakfast Club: ON THE AIREpisode 15This episode is all about the songs, symbols, and rituals that have long made the Los Angeles Breakfast Club the "Club of Hospitality". Of course, what makes the Breakfast Club truly unforgettable are all the colorful characters that have been members. You will hear from several of them - past and present. Club chaplain Reverend Barbara Adams takes us down the path that leads to our continuing "Adventures in Friendship" as she pays tribute to our longest-tenured member. In one of our half-dozen or so historic clips this month, Reverend Barbara's predecessor shares an hilarious...
2018-04-031h 00The Los Angeles Breakfast Club: ON THE AIREpisode 14As we approach the 93rd anniversary of the Los Angeles Breakfast Club, we not only look back at the month that was, but we look back to the club's founding and to the creation of our longtime home, Friendship Auditorium, through historic and moving audio. Much as the Breakfast Club cherishes its traditions, from time to time, things do change. One such change in tradition occurred this past month and we celebrate that change through poignant and delightful clips. Club chaplain Reverend Barbara Adams takes us down the path that leads to our continuing "Adventures...
2018-03-051h 00The Los Angeles Breakfast Club: ON THE AIREpisode 13We kick off the second year of "The Los Angeles Breakfast Club: ON THE AIR" by featuring more colorful characters than in any previous episode ... Club emcee Richard Gilson and program coordinator Bill Siefke get things started. One-half of the Chicago Chapter of the LABC, Maurice Terenzio, helps host Phil Leirness introduce audio from an historic newsreel featuring Reginald Denny introducing the initiation of Paul Whiteman into the Breakfast Club. Club chaplain Reverend Barbara Adams takes us down the path that leads to our continuing "Adventures in Friendship". Club treasurer Steve M...
2018-02-051h 00The Los Angeles Breakfast Club: ON THE AIREpisode 12We wrap up the first year of "The Los Angeles Breakfast Club: ON THE AIR" with all sorts of festive delights, from seasonal songs to humorous poems, from heartfelt stories to the irrepressible joy of Charles Phoenix. Plus, there's a truly bizarre trip back to the 1930's for something called "Boy's Week". An interview with LABC Program Coordinator Bill Siefke and Lily Holleman (with her monthly report) give tantalizing looks ahead to 2018 at the Democracy of Ham 'n Eggs. As always, there are numerous contributions from club members like Reverend Barbara Adams, master of ceremonies Richard Gilson, filmmaker and a...
2018-01-0256 minThe Los Angeles Breakfast Club: ON THE AIREpisode 11In the penultimate episode of "The Los Angeles Breakfast Club: ON THE AIR" for 2017, we hear highlights of new member initiations from November and from the 1930's. We hear three songs sung by LABC musical director Don Snyder, LABC President Lily Holleman and club secretary Erynn Petrulis. We hear about unsung women in the history of animated film, we hear a moving meditation on gratitude by club member Fletch Murray, we hear a performance of "A Christmas Carol" and stories about the founding of the Independent Shakespeare Company, and we hear a mini-horse play the piano. Seriously. All that, p...
2017-12-0259 minThe Los Angeles Breakfast Club: ON THE AIREpisode 10In episode 10 of "The Los Angeles Breakfast Club: ON THE AIR", we hear ghostly tales from authors Charles A. Coulombe and James T. Bartlett, we hear jokes courtesy of Breakfast Club emcee Richard Gilson and show host Phil Leirness, we hear plenty from the Roosters and we hear two musical performances from the Don Snyder Orchestra. We travel back in time to 1935 to hear Captain Dudley S. Corrette describe the mysterious land of Ethiopia and Colonel William Easterwood describe the threat posed by the aviation force at the disposal of Benito Mussolini. Contemporary highlights include photographer Annie Lasky talking a...
2017-10-311h 00The Los Angeles Breakfast Club: ON THE AIRThe Los Angeles Breakfast Club: ON THE AIR #9In episode 9 of "The Los Angeles Breakfast Club: ON THE AIR", we travel back in time for the founding of the southern California aviation industry and to hear from an Oscar-nominated writer of several classic films, books and stage plays. There is an interview with amazing club member Carole Nese, special appearances by Vivienne Powell and Richard Gilson, Lily Holleman with her monthly report and Reverend Barbara Adams taking us down the path that leads to our continuing "Adventures in Friendship." Featuring the histories of El Pueblo de Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Police Department, the Emmy-winning TV c...
2017-10-011h 00The Los Angeles Breakfast Club: ON THE AIRThe Los Angeles Breakfast Club: ON THE AIR #8In episode 8 of "The Los Angeles Breakfast Club: ON THE AIR", we celebrate the founding of Los Angeles and one of the city's "top cops". There is an interview with stalwart musical director Don Snyder, special appearances by Sandi Hemmerlein and Richard Gilson, Lily Holleman with her monthly report and both Reverend Jim Brougher AND Reverend Barbara Adams taking us down the path that leads to our continuing "Adventures in Friendship." Featuring the history of L.A.'s water supply, landmark buildings both lost and restored, a sanctuary for wildlife, tales of L.A.'s most notorious liars, and a...
2017-08-311h 00The Los Angeles Breakfast Club: ON THE AIRThe Los Angeles Breakfast Club: ON THE AIR #7In episode 7 of "The Los Angeles Breakfast Club: ON THE AIR", we celebrate friendship, comedy and America, with historic audio tributes to a California Governor and a U.S. Senator, an appearance by groundbreaking female journalist Mary Patterson Routt, as well as a vintage music performance by "Baby" Patty Kelly. We also celebrate the life and legacy of the legendary ham 'n egger Will Rogers. Featuring square dancing, a field trip to Glendale's Grand Central Air Terminal, and presentations on Bob Baker's marionettes and the community organization A Place Called Home, we review all of July's happenings at the De...
2017-07-3156 minThe Los Angeles Breakfast Club: ON THE AIRThe Los Angeles Breakfast Club: ON THE AIR #6In the sixth episode of "The Los Angeles Breakfast Club: ON THE AIR", we welcome new announcer Marc Hershon, we take the podcast time machine back to the 1930's to hear then Secretary of War under FDR (and former Governor of Utah) George H. Dern as well as then governor of Missouri Guy B. Park, and we recap the happenings of June at the Democracy of Ham 'N Eggs and preview July. All that, plus an interview with club secretary Erynn Petrulis, a musical performance by Doug and Mandy Lacy, special appearances by Joanna Linkchorst and Sandi Hemmerlein, Lily Hol...
2017-07-0159 minThe Los Angeles Breakfast Club: ON THE AIRThe Los Angeles Breakfast Club: ON THE AIR #5The fifth episode of "The Los Angeles Breakfast Club: ON THE AIR" covers a lot of ground, and spans a lot of decades, in an effort to capture the indelible charm of "the little club time almost forgot and that the decades can not improve." The episode features a performance by Don Snyder of a Cole Porter classic, as well as the vocal stylings of club president Lily Holleman, belting out an ode to California. An interview with the club's resident chaplain, who also serves as the Treasurer of the LABC charitable foundation, Reverend Barbara Adams, will provide us a...
2017-05-3159 minThe Los Angeles Breakfast Club: ON THE AIRThe Los Angeles Breakfast Club: ON THE AIR #4The fourth episode of "The Los Angeles Breakfast Club: ON THE AIR" serves as a tribute, of sorts, to the founder of the Breakfast Club, Maurice De Mond (1875 - 1931). The episode features musical performances by the Don Snyder Orchestra and by MGM tenor of the 1930's, Earl Oxford. There is an interview with the President of the LABC charitable foundation, Bob De Wees, and a special appearance by "The King of Hollywood", Clark Gable! "Birthday Girl" Revered Barbara Adams returns to lead us on our continuing Adventures in Friendship. Host Phil Leirness, along with some clips, recaps a busy mon...
2017-05-0158 minThe Los Angeles Breakfast Club: ON THE AIRThe Los Angeles Breakfast Club: ON THE AIR #3In the third episode of "The Los Angeles Breakfast Club: ON THE AIR" you will learn about the mysterious Breakfast Club Cryptogram, you will hear an amazing speech delivered to the Secretary of War and several state governors at a club meeting from 30 July 1933, and you will hear some of the illustrious members of that era get introduced. Revered Barbara Adams returns to lead us on our monthly trip along the path that leads to our continued Adventures in Friendship. Host Phil Leirness, along with some clips, recaps a busy month at the club, including a particularly amazing experience s...
2017-04-021h 00The Los Angeles Breakfast Club: ON THE AIRThe Los Angeles Breakfast Club: ON THE AIR #2In the second episode of "The Los Angeles Breakfast Club: ON THE AIR", you will learn about the Roosters (a group once led by the legendary Will Rogers), you will hear announcements from a club meeting in 1933, and you will be treated to performances by the LABC Glee Club from 1935 as well as contemporary musical performances by current club members Adam Mellema and Lily Holleman. All that, plus an interview with Breakfast Club emcee Richard Gilson, a clip of Reverend Barbara Adams, many surprises and a lot of laughs!
2017-02-2857 minThe Los Angeles Breakfast Club: ON THE AIRThe Los Angeles Breakfast Club: ON THE AIR #1Founded in 1925 by business leaders, entertainment figures and politicians, The Los Angeles Breakfast Club is the weekly gathering place for those seeking camaraderie and those who love the history and culture of Los Angeles. A tribute to the days of yesteryear when the LABC was a fixture on radio, “ON THE AIR” will be a monthly review and preview of happenings at “the Democracy of Ham ‘N Eggs” hosted by podcast veteran Phil Leirness (co-host and co-producer of YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour and a weekly USA cultural correspondent to the UK’s “Midweek Drive” program on Siren FM and Southside Broadca...
2017-02-281h 00
SuccotashSuccotash Chats, Epi 112: Chillin' with Phil Leirness & Lily HollemanYes, it’s me. Marc Hershon. Your host and cruise director for Epi112 of Succotash, the Comedy Podcast Podcast.
This is a Succotash Chats episode, featuring a delightful conversation with our Special Guests: Phil Leirness of The Chillpak Hollywood Hour and Lily Holleman, one of the two hosts of a brand new podcast called Am I Right, Ladies?
We recorded the chat on their lovely rooftop at the edge of Hollywood as the sun was setting, drinking martinis. I think this is the most civilized episode of this show recorded so far. (Please fo...
2015-07-131h 31SuccotashSuccotash Epi59.5: Special Phil Leirness EditionWarning: This is not a regular edition of Succotash, the Comedy Podcast Podcast. It's Epi59.5. Anytime we do a ".5" edition, just figure it's something off the rails. In this one we have no clips. No regular features. Not even our TweetSack. (Oh, wait - there is one regular feature: Our Burst O' Durst is coming up at the very end of the show!)
Regular listeners to the show over the past couple of months have probably noticed a preponderance of mentions, clip and cruel japes aimed at the Chillpak Hollywood Hour podcast. And they've been...
2013-05-2133 minSuccotashSuccotash Epi32: Co-hostin' With Phil Leirness
With Epi32 we're back at Studio P with Engineer/Producer Joe Paulino and all is right with the world. (BTW, be sure to check out Joe and Tim White's CD Inhale Slowly - it's not only great meditation and relaxation music, but it's kicking ass on the mellow music charts!) This episode of Succotash is positively brimming with podcastly goodness — a scintillating guest co-host, a new Henderson's Pants ad, an installment of Boozin' With Bill, a Burst O' Durst, sci-fi comedy music from John Anealio and a passle of podcast cl...
2012-08-181h 20
The Frontier Beyond Fear"The Truth is Out There" Filmmaker Phil Leirness"The Truth Is Out There" filmmaker and popular radio host Phil Leirness visits The Frontier Beyond Fear for a fascinating, inspiring, entertaining and at times controversial conversation with host Susan Larison Danz on how to focus on spirituality in a world filled with conspiracy. Phil is the Director, Co-Executive Producer, Cinematographer and Editor of The Truth is Out There, a profoundly insightful documentary starring X-Files regular Dean Hagland. Phil also co-hosts The Chillpak Hollywood Hour weekly podcast with Dean. Phil is a graduate of the UCLA Film School and has directed 6 feature films, more than 40 documentary short subjects and...
2012-07-151h 31
Getting Better AcquaintedGBA 60 Phil LeirnessIn GBA 60 we get better acquainted with Phil Leirness. The episode is part of an occasional strand of the show where I reach out to people who make podcasts that I admire.
I talk to the LA director and podcaster Phil Leirness about his documentary feature film The Truth Is Out There and his podcast Chillpak Hollywood Hour.
Amongst many other topics we discuss free speech, truth seeking, 9-11, conspiracy theory, absurdism, storytelling, throwing snakes out of windows, and listening to each other.
We recorded this conversation in Phil's hotel when he was visiting London from LA filming the sequel...
2012-06-061h 03Getting Better AcquaintedGBA 60 Phil LeirnessIn GBA 60 we get better acquainted with Phil Leirness. The episode is part of an occasional strand of the show where I reach out to people who make podcasts that I admire.
I talk to the LA director and podcaster Phil Leirness about his documentary feature film The Truth Is Out There and his podcast Chillpak Hollywood Hour.
Amongst many other topics we discuss free speech, truth seeking, 9-11, conspiracy theory, absurdism, storytelling, throwing snakes out of windows, and listening to each other.
We recorded this conversation in Phil's hotel when he was visiting London from LA filming the sequel...
2012-06-061h 03Faith and SpiritualityGBA 60 Phil LeirnessIn GBA 60 we get better acquainted with Phil Leirness. The episode is part of an occasional strand of the show where I reach out to people who make podcasts that I admire.
I talk to the LA director and podcaster Phil Leirness about his documentary feature film The Truth Is Out There and his podcast Chillpak Hollywood Hour.
Amongst many other topics we discuss free speech, truth seeking, 9-11, conspiracy theory, absurdism, storytelling, throwing snakes out of windows, and listening to each other.
We recorded this conversation in Phil's hotel when he was visiting London from LA filming the sequel...
2012-06-061h 03Film and TVGBA 60 Phil LeirnessIn GBA 60 we get better acquainted with Phil Leirness. The episode is part of an occasional strand of the show where I reach out to people who make podcasts that I admire.
I talk to the LA director and podcaster Phil Leirness about his documentary feature film The Truth Is Out There and his podcast Chillpak Hollywood Hour.
Amongst many other topics we discuss free speech, truth seeking, 9-11, conspiracy theory, absurdism, storytelling, throwing snakes out of windows, and listening to each other.
We recorded this conversation in Phil's hotel when he was visiting London from LA filming the sequel...
2012-06-061h 03Podcasters and Radio MakersGBA 60 Phil LeirnessIn GBA 60 we get better acquainted with Phil Leirness. The episode is part of an occasional strand of the show where I reach out to people who make podcasts that I admire.
I talk to the LA director and podcaster Phil Leirness about his documentary feature film The Truth Is Out There and his podcast Chillpak Hollywood Hour.
Amongst many other topics we discuss free speech, truth seeking, 9-11, conspiracy theory, absurdism, storytelling, throwing snakes out of windows, and listening to each other.
We recorded this conversation in Phil's hotel when he was visiting London from LA filming the sequel...
2012-06-061h 03
Holistic Survival Show - Economic CrisisHS 61 – "The Truth is Out There" with Phil LeirnessJason Hartman interviews director and co-executive producer Phil Leirness, about the incredible journey into conspiracy theories with Dean Haglund to create the documentary, The Truth is Out There. Phil talks about one thing that really resonated with him – on the one hand, there is no such thing as a conspiracy, that it's just business [...]
2011-11-1239 min
Comedy Film NerdsEp 67 with Dean Haglund and Phil LeirnessDean Haglund and Phil Leirness join Graham and Chris to discuss Harry Potter, Captain America, Cars 2, and how Chris Evans is no longer as annoying as Chris Klein. BIG ANNOUNCEMENT, Dean and Phils new documentary film THE TRUTH IS OUT THERE is now available at comedyfilmnerds.com for download. Conspiracy Theorists unite!
2011-07-271h 01