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May 15, 2014
Published by Interrobang Staff at May 15, 2014

Sports Writer Rick Reilly Names Wright Thompson the Future of Sports Writing

Sports writer Rick Reilly sat down with Ron Bennington to tape an episode of Ron Bennington Interviews this week to talk about his new book, "Tiger, Meet My Sister... And Other Things I Probably Shouldn't Have Said." Reilly talked with Bennington about the state of sports journalism today, and how the media has covered the Donald Sterling incident, and Michael Sam's press coverage.
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May 13, 2014
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Bob Weir’s Long Strange Trip

"The Other One: The Long Strange Trip of Bob Weir" screened at the Tribeca Film Festival earlier this month, and the legendary Bob Weir stopped in to the Ron and Fez Show to talk with Ron Bennington about the documentary, along with the film's director Mike Fleiss. Weir and Fleiss talked about the film as well as some of the great stories from Weir's life. Excerpts from the interview appear below.
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May 5, 2014
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Favreau’s Back to the Indie World!

Jon Favreau at 47, has already had an incredible career as a screenwriter, and actor and a director. In 1996 he co-wrote and co-starred in the sleeper indie hit Swingers. Since then, he's been directing big box movies like Elf, Iron Man and Iron Man 2 and has had huge success. He's also undoubtably familiar with making choices that relate to creativity, safety, compromise, quality of life and personal growth-- all themes that arise in his new film, Chef. He recently stopped by the SiriusXM studios to sit down with Ron Bennington on The Ron and Fez Show, to talk about those themes, and what its like to be working on a small film again.
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April 24, 2014
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Gilbert Gottfried Talks About the Joke That Tore Shecky Greene, and the Friars Club Apart

Here we go again, Gilbert Gottfried told a joke and someone's upset. Sounds familiar right? Gottfried's been in trouble a few times before (more on that below). This time, at least nobody is expecting an apology.
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April 22, 2014
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Shecky Greene Quits Friars Club Over Gilbert Gottfried’s Act

Comedy legend Shecky Greene, 88, has been a member of the Friar's club for decades, but today he tore up his membership card and said he's finished. And it's all because of Gilbert Gotfried's dirty mouth. Shecky came by the SiriusXM studios along with his friend and fellow Friar Jeffrey Gurian, to sit down with Ron Bennington of the Ron and Fez show and talk about the incident that upset him so much that he turned in his Friars Card.
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April 18, 2014
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The Tao of Tracy: Tracy Morgan Gets Serious With 21 Tracy-Isms

Earlier this week, Tracy Morgan came to SiriusXM satellite radio headquarters in New York City, to sit down in front of a live studio audience with Ron Bennington for an episode of Unmasked. Despite the early hour of the taping-- 9am-- Tracy was ready to get heavy, and the hour included a few emotional breakdowns, with Tracy dropping some tears, and a lot of philosophy, Tracy Morgan style.
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April 17, 2014
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Opie and Anthony Celebrate Twenty Years in Radio With a LIVE Unmasked From Carolines in NYC

Radio team Opie Hughes and Anthony Cumia are celebrating twenty years in radio and SiriusXM held a special LIVE event at Caroline's Comedy Club on Broadway to mark their career. Ron Bennington, who hosts SiriusXM's "Unmasked" sat down with Opie and Anthony in front of a packed house and talked with them about the ups and downs of their incredible career.
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April 9, 2014
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Paul Stanley “You Don’t Pull My Strings”

On the eve of KISS finally being officially inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, founding member Paul Stanley sat down with Ron Bennington on The Ron and Fez Show. He's written a brand new book, "Face the Music: A Life Exposed" and had a lot to say about the book, his career, and of course, how he feels about the Hall of Fame.
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April 1, 2014
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Jay Mohr, the Comedy Store Ghostbuster

Last Friday when comedians Jay Mohr and Louie Anderson were guests on SiriusXM's Ron and Fez Show, Jay told a crazy story about the time he got a visit from the legendary "Comedy Store Ghost" while he was on stage, and how Louie helped him.
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