Phil and Ted's Sexy Boomer Show

Phil and Ted's Sexy Boomer Show features unconventional conversation and comedy, hosted by Phil Proctor and Ted Bonnitt. Featuring celebrity guests that share funny and formerly unheard stories about their careers and lives.

Author Nikki Nash 06/26/2025

Author Nikki Nash Nikki Nash is no ordinary Valley Girl. Growing up in the 1960s, her unconventional musician father and politically radical mother would throw weekend-long and wild parties. The Black Panthers hung out at her home, and the FBI was watching. At age 14, Nikki fixated on Warren Beatty, determined to win his heart. And she did! Nikki went on to pursue a vibrant career as a TV associate director, comic, writer, and actress. Her celebrity-infused journey of sex, drugs, religion, and Hollywood culture is told in her upcoming, laugh-filled memoir, "Collateral Stardust." /episode/index/show/sexyboomershow/id/37145640

Get Ready for No Kings Day! 06/13/2025

Get Ready for No Kings Day! While Trump spends millions on a military parade for himself and directs cruel kidnappings on the streets across Los Angeles and across the country, Americans are getting ready to exercise their civil rights and duty to defend this attack on democracy. Thousands of peaceful protests are planned across the world on Saturday, June 14, for “No Kings Day,” which promises to be a consequential weekend in what is shaping up to be a long, hot summer. Phil and Ted speak with Hunter Dunn, an organizer for the downtown Los Angeles rally, which is on the front lines of the federal government’s violent assault on California and the entire nation. Hunter provides details on what promises to be a massive protest gathering and their plans to keep the protest peaceful and safe, despite potential provocations from masked individuals and unidentified federal agents, which applies to all protests this weekend. /episode/index/show/sexyboomershow/id/36979620

Veteran Actor Kurtwood Smith 06/03/2025

Veteran Actor Kurtwood Smith Phil and Ted welcome veteran actor Kurtwood Smith, perhaps best known as the stern father, Red Forman, on “That '70s Show.” From his dramatic turn as Neil Perry's strict father in Dead Poets Society to his iconic villainous role as Clarence Boddicker in RoboCop, Smith seamlessly transitions between drama and comedy. Kurtwood talks about his favorite roles and the tectonic shifts reshaping Hollywood. /episode/index/show/sexyboomershow/id/36827020

'Drop Dead City' and Music Producer Bob Wayne 05/23/2025

'Drop Dead City' and Music Producer Bob Wayne Today's show begins with the filmmakers behind “Drop Dead City,” a new documentary about the 1975 New York City fiscal crisis. Eight million people in a crumbling city were brought to the edge of bankruptcy and social chaos by a perfect storm of greed, incompetence, ambitious social policy, and poor governance. The striking parallels with current America are unmistakable; dismantling public institutions in the name of austerity and public outcry. Then, veteran sound engineer, producer, and Hollywood recording studio owner Bob Wayne talks about his new memoir, "Reel To Real Tales...Notes From Both Sides of the Recording Console.” Bob's studio production credits include over three hundred albums, and he won a Grammy in 2002 for his work on George Carlin's "Napalm and Silly Putty." Bob’s studio, Sunburst Recording, collaborated with diverse talents as Adam Sandler, Ska bands Fishbone and Hepcat, Richie Havens, Micky Dolenz of The Monkees, Dr. Demento, television pioneer Steve Allen, and many jazz greats. The Firesign Theatre recorded their last three albums with Bob. /episode/index/show/sexyboomershow/id/36694965

Peter Bergman - Birth of The Firesign Theatre 05/16/2025

Peter Bergman - Birth of The Firesign Theatre The Sexy Boomer Show celebrates the birth of The Firesign Theatre Comedy Group, with clips of their live radio performances in the 1960s—1970s. Radio Free Oz began as a free-form radio show hosted by Paul Robbins and Peter Bergman on the Los Angeles station KPFK in July 1966. Bergman invited three friends, Phil Austin, the show's producer; David Ossman, the radio station's former dramatic director; and Sexy Boomer Show co-host Phil Proctor, an actor and Bergman's former college mate, to form The Firesign Theatre, masters of surreal radio comedy. Time travel to the groovy 1960s, and dig the crazy sounds and trippy callers, man! /episode/index/show/sexyboomershow/id/36575245

White House Senior Advisor and Democracy Expert Justin Levitt 04/24/2025

White House Senior Advisor and Democracy Expert Justin Levitt With the Trump administration defying U.S. Supreme Court orders, the United States faces a constitutional crisis unlike any in the Republic's history. Will democracy prevail? The courts don't have physical enforcement capabilities, or do they? Professor Justin Levitt, a nationally recognized scholar of constitutional law and the law of democracy, was President Biden's White House Senior Policy Advisor for Democracy and Voting Rights. He also served as Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division. Now a law professor at Loyola Marymount University, Justin offers an inside look at the current chaos in D.C, Harvard's defiance of the Trump administration, and what can be done to stop the madness. /episode/index/show/sexyboomershow/id/36288705

Astral traveler and guardianship abuse victim Shelley Thomson 04/16/2025

Astral traveler and guardianship abuse victim Shelley Thomson Imagine getting a knock on your door, being taken away to a locked facility, then declared incompetent by a judge, and having a stranger allowed to take over your affairs and sell your homes and possessions. It’s a for-profit healthcare scandal known as guardianship abuse, and it’s happening to seniors across the country. You'll hear a never-before-heard pre-recorded interview with Shelley Thomson, before she died in captivity. Today’s guest is her lawyer, Philip Ross, who tried to save her. Though a Texas judge declared her "incapacitated," Shelley was not only mentally competent until her death, but also a published scientific scholar and teacher of shamanic arts. She was regarded as one of the world’s most able remote viewers, or as she called herself, an astral traveler. If guardianship abuse can happen to Shelley, it can happen to any of us. Learn how to protect yourself in this fascinating conversation. /episode/index/show/sexyboomershow/id/36190975

Music business veteran and journalist Danny Goldberg 03/03/2025

Music business veteran and journalist Danny Goldberg Danny Goldberg has spent a lifetime in the music business as a personal manager, record company president, PR man, and journalist. He’s worked with many artists, from Led Zeppelin to presently with Steve Earle. His latest book is Bloody Crossroads 2020: Art, Entertainment, and Resistance to Trump. Previous books include Serving The Servant: Remembering Kurt Cobain, How The Left Lost Teen Spirit, Bumping Into Geniuses: My Life Inside The Rock and Roll Business, and In Search of The Lost Chord: 1967 and the Hippie Idea. /episode/index/show/sexyboomershow/id/35504420

Trump protest leader Hunter Dunn 02/23/2025

Trump protest leader Hunter Dunn Public outrage is exploding over the radical Musk/Trump Administration, and the emerging "FiftyFifty.One" movement is leading nationwide public protests. "50501" is a group of grassroots organizers aiming to “uphold the Constitution and end executive overreach, and fight for a government that serves the people, not the powerful." Hunter Dunn is 50501's southern California spokesman and a Pepperdine College senior. Hunter is a breath of fresh air and a brilliant young man working hard to save democracy. He'll fill you with hope! /episode/index/show/sexyboomershow/id/35391720

Vive la résistance! 02/08/2025

Vive la résistance! With a constitutional crisis in Washington, D.C., there are legal ways to protest. We talk to two veterans of the successful 1960s anti-war movement about how to resist today’s extremist political environment effectively. Author/activist Judy Gumbo was one of the original Yippies (Youth International Party) with Abbie Hoffmann and Jerry Rubin. Her insider feminist memoir, "Yippie Girl: Exploits in Protest and Defeating the FBI,” tells of her involvement with the counter-culture protest movement. Arthur Eckstein's "Bad Moon Rising: How the Weather Underground Beat the FBI and Lost the Revolution" details the war between the Weather Underground and the FBI through previously unreleased documents. /episode/index/show/sexyboomershow/id/35200365

L.A. Fires Part Two- A Survivor's Loss and Next Steps 01/23/2025

L.A. Fires Part Two- A Survivor's Loss and Next Steps Nina Knierim and her family lost their house in the Pacific Palisades fire. Their life has been wholly up-ended, and sadly, the nightmare is not ending soon. Nina shares her family's story, from the moment they saw the fire racing toward them and how they are struggling to put their lives back together in Los Angeles' challenging housing environment. Nina also works as a climate action strategist and a (wildfire) disaster preparedness and resilience expert for CORE- Community Organized Relief Effort, Co-Founded by actor Sean Penn. She is joined by her colleague, Yosef Jalil, CORE's Area Director for California, and they discuss how they are offering substantial, long-term support for wildfire victims and the difficult decisions all residents in fire-prone regions now face in the wake of one of the costliest natural disasters in U.S. history. /episode/index/show/sexyboomershow/id/34984745

L.A. Fires Part One- The Future is Now 01/20/2025

L.A. Fires Part One- The Future is Now Special wildfire coverage with Dr. Peter Kalmas, a climate scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab, located near the monstrous Eaton Fire that devastated Altadena. Dr. Kalmus lived in Altadena and moved away two years ago because he saw what was coming. Bryan Thompson has decades of wildfire fighting experience, including in Southern California. He gives a firefighter’s perspective on wildfire behavior, mitigation, and how to protect ourselves from this increasing threat. /episode/index/show/sexyboomershow/id/34931195

Bob's Holiday Office Party! 12/16/2024

Bob's Holiday Office Party! Phil and Ted are celebrating the party of the season, "Bob's Holiday Office Party!” The cult favorite, now in its 27th year on stage and playing at LA’s Odyssey Theater, is a hilarious take on a small-town insurance office holiday party for its high-risk clients. Endless booze results in a bawdy holiday farce not quite ready for the Hallmark Channel. Show creators and stars Joe Keyes and Rob Elk are joined by fellow performer Mark Fite to give Phil and Ted holiday party tips and cheer, and you're invited. BYOB! /episode/index/show/sexyboomershow/id/34437295

Producer, comedian, and singer-songwriter Tracy Newman. 12/09/2024

Producer, comedian, and singer-songwriter Tracy Newman. Phil and Ted welcome writer, director, producer, comedian, and singer-songwriter Tracy Newman. Tracy talks about the current state of TV for writers and producers. Her Emmy and Peabody award-winning television writing credits include Cheers, The Nanny, The Drew Carey Show, and Ellen. In 2001, Newman and her creative partner Jonathan Stark later created the sitcom According to Jim, starring Jim Belushi. As a musician, she's the lead singer/songwriter of the folk music band Tracy Newman and the Reinforcements. Tracy and her sister, SNL OG Laraine Newman, are founding members of the improvisational theater troupe The Groundlings. Tracy sings a song of hope. /episode/index/show/sexyboomershow/id/34312720

Talking Turkey about America 12/02/2024

Talking Turkey about America Phil and Ted host Thanksgiving with table guests Lakota Tribe Head Man and Traditional Medicine Man David Swallow, Jr., and prominent Washington, D.C., labor rights attorney Adele Abrams. Join us for blessings and a fun yet sobering look at the immediate future of the United States from two very telling perspectives. /episode/index/show/sexyboomershow/id/34251645

Photographer and Musician Rob Lewine 11/25/2024

Photographer and Musician Rob Lewine What makes a good photographer, and how can one stay relevant in the age of selfies? Accomplished Hollywood photographer and musician Rob Lewine has photographed Oscar, Emmy, and Tony Award winners. His work has been featured in many prominent publications, including NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC WORLD, NEWSWEEK, ROLLING STONE, TIME, TOWN &, THE LOS ANGELES TIMES, and major film studios and TV networks like 20TH CENTURY FOX, COLUMBIA PICTURES, MGM, PARAMOUNT PICTURES, UNIVERSAL STUDIOS, WARNER BROTHERS, ABC, CBS, NBC, CAPITOL RECORDS, SONY MUSIC. As a bassist, Rob was an early member of The Grass Roots and Little Feet. /episode/index/show/sexyboomershow/id/34113396

Magician and comedic actor John Carney 11/18/2024

Magician and comedic actor John Carney Magician and comedic actor John Carney is among the finest sleight-of-hand performers in the world. Hollywood’s prestigious Magic Castle has awarded John more than any magician in their history. John talks about the psychology of magic, the art of the misdirect, and how it was applied to this year’s election. John shares funny impressions and tells a hilarious story about his “worst gig ever.” /episode/index/show/sexyboomershow/id/33936647

Actor Ron Perlman 11/04/2024

Actor Ron Perlman The Sexy Boomer Show welcomes actor and activist Ron Perlman, and guest co-host, actor M.C. Gainey. Ron Perlman enjoys an illustrious career and a large fan following for his leading role in the TV series, “Sons of Anarchy” and his starring roles in the motion pictures, “Hell Boy,” "Beauty and the Beast,” and many others. Ron has a lot to say about the current political climate, the tenuous state of the Hollywood entertainment industry, and how streaming entertainment and corporatization are squeezing the life out of the movie business and culture out of the people. Click now to hear this no-holds-barred conversation. /episode/index/show/sexyboomershow/id/33770632

The Groundlings Improv Comedian Phyllis Katz 10/29/2024

The Groundlings Improv Comedian Phyllis Katz Can performing improv help the smartphone generation enhance their in-person social skills? Actress and comedian Phyllis Katz believes so, as a long-time member of The Groundlings improv comedy group, and a founder of The Groundlings School. She tells some great stories about The Groundlings legacy as a launch pad to stardom for many of its performers. Phyllis has appeared on countless TV shows, and her one-woman show, ”Katz: Music & Characters," won a Drama-Logue award for best performance. /episode/index/show/sexyboomershow/id/33664922

Film Producer and Editor Keith Robinson 10/21/2024

Film Producer and Editor Keith Robinson Get ready for some funny stories about hanging out with James Brown, Marlon Brando, Jack Nicholson, and the original cast of Saturday Night Live! Phil and Ted welcome Keith Robinson, a film editor and tech wizard responsible for the Oscar-winning documentary When We Were Kings. Keith edited the film shorts for the first five years of Saturday Night Live. He came to the rescue of David Bowie’s Sound and Vision Tour and created a posthumous show Sinatra: His Voice, His World, His Way, that "brought back" Frank Sinatra using groundbreaking technology that opened at Radio City Music Hall and later London’s West End. Keith has worked with directors Woody Allen, Francis Ford Coppola, John Schlesinger, and Martin Scorsese, and mentored Academy Award winners Scott Rudin and Skip Lievsay. /episode/index/show/sexyboomershow/id/33554882

Journalist and Musician Michael Simmons 10/14/2024

Journalist and Musician Michael Simmons Phil and Ted speak with Michael Simmons about popular culture in the 1960s compared with today, and his time at the legendary comedy magazine, The National Lampoon. Michael edited the National Lampoon Magazine in the '80s where he wrote the popular column "Drinking Tips And Other War Stories." Michael won a Los Angeles Press Club Award for investigative journalism and has written for LA Weekly, Rolling Stone, High Times, The Los Angeles Times, and The New York Times. As the leader of the band Slewfoot, Michael Simmons was dubbed "The Father Of Country Punk" by Creem magazine in the 1970s, and for decades he played with Kinky Friedman & The Texas Jewboys. Michael scribed liner notes for Bob Dylan, Michael Bloomfield, Phil Ochs, Kris Kristofferson, Mose Allison, and others. /episode/index/show/sexyboomershow/id/33432172

Actor and comedian Robert Dubac 10/07/2024

Actor and comedian Robert Dubac /episode/index/show/sexyboomershow/id/33310467

Futurist Nikola Tesla 09/30/2024

Futurist Nikola Tesla Phil and Ted take an AC/DC power trip with inventor and 20th-century futurist Nikola Tesla. The occasion honors the "Tesla- A Radio Play for the Stage" opening at Caltech's Art Stage in California. Writer Dan Duling and Director Michael Arabian share fascinating insights into the most enigmatic man of the 1900s. /episode/index/show/sexyboomershow/id/33228647

Comedian and Hollywood Voice Actor Danny Mann 06/17/2024

Comedian and Hollywood Voice Actor Danny Mann Phil and Ted welcome actor, voice man and comedian Danny Mann. You’ve heard his voice characterizations in big screen favorites like “Up”, “Babe”, and “The Grinch” and countless TV series including “Curious George”, “The Avengers” and several hit video games like “Cars: Fast as Lightning”, “Lego City Undercover. ” Danny is beloved by his peers and always the funniest “Mann” in the room. And he's one of the two people in Hollywood that even Jerry Lewis liked (listen for story). /episode/index/show/sexyboomershow/id/31766861

Hollywood Creative Couple Melissa Rosenberg and Lev Spiro 06/10/2024

Hollywood Creative Couple Melissa Rosenberg and Lev Spiro Phil and Ted welcome one of Hollywood’s most prolific couples, screenwriter and showrunner Melissa Rosenberg and director Lev Spiro. Melissa is the creator and showrunner of the Peabody award-winning TV series, “Marvel’s Jessica Jones.” and all five screenplays for the vampire romance phenomenon, “The Twilight Saga.” Melissa won a Peabody as head writer and executive producer for four seasons of the Showtime original series, “Dexter.” Her husband Lev Sprio is a television and film director with countless credits including “The Waltons’ Homecoming” for the CW, and Netflix’s “Insatiable” and “Orange is the New Black.” But who does the dishes? /episode/index/show/sexyboomershow/id/31643282

Musician and Producer Marty Rifkin 06/03/2024

Musician and Producer Marty Rifkin Besides being among the nicest people in show business, Marty Rifkin is a multi-instrumentalist session musician, producer, and pedal steel guitar virtuoso. Marty has recorded with numerous artists, including Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty, Jewel, Glen Campbell, Elton John, Weird Al Yankovic, Hans Zimmer, Dwight Yoakam and many more. He’s toured with Bruce Springsteen, Glen Campbell, Billy Bob Thornton, Rosie Flores, Chris Shiflett (from Foo Fighters) and John C. Reilly. As the owner of Rifkin Productions in Santa Monica, CA, he has produced music for over 1500 songwriters & artists including Smokey Robinson, Hal David, Rita Coolidge, Creed Bratton. /episode/index/show/sexyboomershow/id/31545582

YouTube Sensation GloZell 05/28/2024

YouTube Sensation GloZell GloZell Lynette Green, better known as GloZell, is a YouTube personality who established her channel in 2008 with video interviews, comedy about her life, and song parodies. With more than four million subscribers by 2015 and more than 700 million views, her most popular videos include her "Cinnamon Challenge" video and "My Push-up Bra will help me get my man" video. GloZell interviewed President Barack Obama at the White House and appeared as Little Debbie in "Ralph Breaks the Internet." Find out how YouTube is taking over television. /episode/index/show/sexyboomershow/id/31491267

Rock ’n’ Roll DJ Legend and Worker Safety Crusader Adele Abrams 05/21/2024

Rock ’n’ Roll DJ Legend and Worker Safety Crusader Adele Abrams Adele Abrams started as the sole female DJ at Maryland’s WHFS-FM, one of the country’s founding progressive radio stations, and is featured (with Phil) in the recent documentary movie, Feast your Ears: The Story of WHFS. Adele is now a leading employment safety attorney, advocate, author, and a member of multiple state bars and federal courts, including the United States Supreme Court. Adele’s many specialties include mine safety. She explains how your life at work could be affected by the outcome of this year's elections. /episode/index/show/sexyboomershow/id/31397527

Author, Playwright, Actress Sandra Tsing Loh 05/13/2024

Author, Playwright, Actress Sandra Tsing Loh Writer, Playwright, Actress and Radio Personality Sandra Tsing Loh is the author of many books on the trials and tribulations of womanhood, motherhood and being a madwoman in the modern world ("A Year in Van Nuys," "Mother on Fire," "Madwoman and the Roomba,"), she is celebrated for her one-woman shows and commentary "The Loh Down." Her latest play "Madwomen of the West," boasted an all-star cast, premiered to sterling reviews in LA, moving to Off-Broadway and London. In addition to being a goddess, Sandra is also an accomplished pianist. Get ready for a rapid-fire, mind-bendingly funny conversation with the fastest wit in the West! /episode/index/show/sexyboomershow/id/31237562

Show Business Mates Sarah Kawahara and Jamie Alcroft 05/06/2024

Show Business Mates Sarah Kawahara and Jamie Alcroft Phil and Ted welcome the multi-talented husband and wife team, Jamie Alcroft and Sarah Kawahara. Sarah is a double Emmy Award-winning figure skater and choreographer, including winning for the 2002 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony in Salt Lake City. She is the choreographer for more than a dozen current ice skating shows on cruise ships worldwide. Jamie is a comedian, expert silversmith, and voice-over artist. He’s also a double organ transplant survivor on a mission to save lives through his advocacy for organ donations. One of their three talented children is Hayley Kiyoko a singer-songwriter, actress, and author. /episode/index/show/sexyboomershow/id/31125848

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