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Podcast: Cyrille Aimée Interview

Cyrille Aimée joins Scott Ryan for a discussion about her Grammy nominated new Album: Move On- A Sondheim Adventure. Cyrille is a French Jazz singer who had never heard a Stephen Sondheim song before a few years ago. Now she is playing clubs in New York with Sondheim in the front row… Scott Ryan 2 rows behind him. If you haven’t heard of her yet, be ready to get a new obsession. Listen in for a great talk and some wonderful music.

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Podcast 175: The top 25 shows of the decade

Josh & Scott count down the top 25 TV shows of the decade (2010-2020). We picked the shows that spoke to us and reflected the decade. We realized after we were done we forgot The Good Place. Oops. The list is always changing.  Enjoy the list here:

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Podcast: Lodge 49

Lodge 49 is the best show on TV and for some reason it is in danger of being cancelled. We won’t let that happen. Scott Ryan & Josh Minton ask the cast of Lodge 49 about their characters, the series and how to save the show. The Red Room Podcast welcomes actors Kenneth Welsh (Larry), Eric Allan Kramer (Scott) and Linda Emond (Connie) to the show. You can listen here, or head out to iTunes and down the podcast.

 

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Podcast: Elaine Stritch “Still Here” with Alexandra Jacobs

Scott Ryan interviews Alexandra Jacobs about her new biography,The Madcap, Nervy, Singular Life of Elaine Stritch.

They discuss Elaine Stritch’s career which included Company, 30 Rock, Follies in Concert and just about a million other film, television and theater projects. Alexandra explains how she got the idea for the book and all the people she interviewed. (Scott doesn’t even get jealous when she says she interviewed Sondheim….or does he?)

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Podcast: Brad Dukes V Twin Peaks S3

Brad Dukes returns to the Red Room to talk about his article in Issue #12 of The Blue Rose Magazine. Brad writes a critical essay about David Lynch & Mark Frost’s Season 3 of Twin Peaks. Brad, who wrote Reflections: An Oral History of Twin Peaks, was a huge fan for 25 years … then Season 3 happened.

Scott Ryan (The Blue Rose, Last Days of Letterman) talks with Brad Dukes (Reflections, China Beach) about the upcoming article, the passing of Robert Forster (who Brad interviewed in 2016) and his overall feelings for Twin Peaks. Brad says, “Michael Ontkean is infinitely cooler for NOT doing Season 3.” Listen to more here or got out iTunes and download.

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Podcast: Twin Peaks Event in Columbus

July 19-21, Sheryl Lee and Ray Wise came to Columbus, Ohio to attend 4 showings of Fire Walk With Me. Scott Ryan from The Blue Rose magazine was at all four showings and is here to tell you all about it. Josh Minton from Red Room and Skeleton Key was there as well. So Scott & Josh discuss the event.

Then Scott talks with Xan Sprouse from Ghostwood Podcast and Megan Long, a new Twin Peaks fan with an unpopular opinion, and Mike McGraner who planned the entire event. This is the longest podcast we have ever done, sorry about all that.

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Martha P Nochimson Podcast

On Episode 168 of The Red Room Podcast, Scott Ryan welcomes author and Lynch scholar Martha P. Nochimson. She has a new book coming out called Television rewired: The Rise of The Auteur Series. This book covers many of the series that has changed TV over the past 20 years: The Sopranos, X-Files, Mad Men, The Wire, Girls and Twin Peaks. Being the Red Room, we focus on Lynch and Twin Peaks. Listen to this deep dive into Season 3 and the original series. Nochimson lays out all the threads in Season 3 and ties them together as well as anyone has. This is the book that Twin Peaks fans have been waiting for.

The conversation around this podcast dinner table is lively. Click play to listen to the podcast or head out to iTunes:

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Podcast: Letterman Staff Reunites for discussion

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Join Bill Carter (The Late Shift, CNN) as he talks to Scott Ryan (The Last Days of Letterman), Barbara Gaines (executive producer of Late Show), Bill Scheft (writer), Brian Teta (Producer) and Jerry Foley (Director) as they discuss the final 6 weeks of David Letterman in Late Night television.

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Podcast: The David Lynch Movie Series

Mike McGraner had an idea and that idea is ready for Columbus, Ohio to experience it. He wanted to play all ten David Lynch theatrical releases in a movie theater. That is now happening. He talks to Scott about how he is doing this and where you can get tickets to this year long event. Eraserhead started the series off in February. Tickets are on sale now for Elephant Man. One movie a month all of 2019. The Blue Rose Magazine and the Red Room Podcast will be at these events. Come out, see a movie and talk Lynch with us.

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The Year in TV 2018

Josh & Scott wrap up 2018 and talk about the best shows of the year. They talk Mrs. Maizel, The Good Place, Billions, Victoria, and The Good Fight. They also touch on a bunch of other shows. Also, stay tuned for Scott’s new cookie complaint about shows that try to be tricky. (Talking to you Sharp Objects and Homecoming.)

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