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Welcome to Be Good Humans, the humourous and often heartwarming and entertaining weekly podcast where Radio Hall of Fame member and comedian Brian Phelps teams up with award-winning television showrunner and professor Trey Callaway. Each 30-45 minute episode brings you a delightful mix of comedy, engaging conversation, and inspiring interviews with truly GOOD HUMANS from all over the world. Join Brian and Trey as they share uplifting stories, like the North Carolina bait and tackle shop owne ...
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David Simkins and Marc Zicree work in television. They realized one day they knew some interesting people so they cajoled them into talking into microphones. Listen in. Hear how TV really works. And doesn�t.
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Amy Brenneman: Playing the Role of Parent
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Brian and Trey chat with award-winning stage, film, and TV actress Amy Brenneman about her most important role as a Mom and her tireless efforts to advocate for neurodivergent kids. Amy Brenneman is an actress, producer and activist known for co-creating and starring in the hit CBS drama series Judging Amy, as well as numerous other stage, film, an…
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Duck, Duck, Jeep: An Off-Road Inspiration
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Trey and Brian journey off-road with inspiring Jeep enthusiast Allison Parliament. After being the victim of a road rage incident, Allison Parliament (1980 - 2024) became the founder of the "Duck Duck Jeep" movement, which kicked off the global trend of Jeep owners placing rubber ducks inscribed with messages of kindness on each other's vehicles. A…
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Trey and Brian have a very animated conversation with award-winning writer/director/artist Dan Povenmire (Family Guy, SpongeBob SquarePants, The Simpsons)— who not only co-created the hit Disney series Phineas & Ferb, but also proves a Good Human can still be as evil as Dr. Doofenshmirtz! Dan Povenmire is an American film and television director, w…
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Brian and Trey hang around the hive and get buzzed with beekeeper Byron Levy. Byron Levy is a Southern California based beekeeper who is passionate about bees and believes that by learning their ways and letting them teach us about the environment we gain an opportunity to reconnect to earth and nature in profoundly revealing ways. He is the owner …
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Brian and Trey pack their steamer trunks for a voyage around the globe with inspirational solo world traveler Pamela Holt. Pamela Holt is a seasoned solo traveler, scuba diver, and filmmaker. Despite a life-changing car accident, she pursued her passion for travel and storytelling. Fulfilling her “80 by 50” promise, Pamela has now explored over 92 …
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In their inaugural episode, Brian and Trey tell the story of how they first met, why it mattered, and exactly what the heck they’re hoping to accomplish with all this madness. Brian Phelps is an American radio personality, actor, and comedian best known for co-hosting the nationally and globally syndicated Mark & Brian Morning Show in Los Angeles f…
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Like a couple of podcast action heroes, Trey and Brian not only interview BOSCH star Titus Welliver—but reveal a fun secret about him that most people don’t know.Titus Welliver is an actor, writer and producer best known for his starring role as Harry Bosch in Amazon Studios hit series Bosch and Bosch: Legacy. A veteran actor, he has appeared in do…
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Introducing Be Good Humans with Brian Phelps & Trey Callaway!
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Eddie McClintock, big dog on Syfy’s WAREHOUSE 13, spends an hour with us talking about his continuing journey along the Thespianic Trail. Get your Eddie on. https://zicreesimkins.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/epi27_eddiemcclintock.mp3 Download the mp3 Note: Right-Click in Windows or Control-Click in OS X.…
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Bob Goodman and Drew Greenberg join David Simkins in this edition to discuss writing for Deep Space Nine, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Smallville, Dexter, Batman Beyond, The Zeta Project, Warners Bros. Animation (to name a few endeavors). Oh, and we’re currently writing for SyFy’s Warehouse 13 (shameless plug: catch the premiere on July 7th, 2009 on S…
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Jennifer Yale is off to a fast start. Her first job in Hollywood was working for Mel Brooks helping to shape the filmed remake of The Producers and the musical of Young Frankenstein. Along the way she’s won an Emmy, pitched pilots, written screenplays, been on the team for the TV shows Day Break and Dexter and broken new ground on webisode stories …
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Let Del Reisman take you back to the Golden Age of Television. When he was a kid hanging out on the Universal backlot, or later in the midst of 35 missions as a bombardier flying over Germany during WWII, Del had no idea he’d wind up smack in the middle of one of the most creatively fervent periods in the history of American Broadcasting. When TV d…
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Trey Callaway sits down with David to talk about creating a sci fi series for UPN, working with Tim Burton and the Rubik’s Cube of writing and producing for CSI: New York. http://homepage.mac.com/dleesim/zicreesimkins22_trey_callaway.mp3 Download the mp3 Note: Right-Click in Windows or Control-Click in OS X.…
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Lee Goldberg’s resumé reads like a TV what’s-what for the last twenty years. His television creations are legion not only in the U.S. but he’s dabbled a bit in Europe as well. And if that’s not enough, he’s also a published novelist. Next up: splitting the atom. Listen in. http://homepage.mac.com/dleesim/zicreesimkins21_lee_goldberg.mp3 Download th…
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Joe Dougherty is a playwright, novelist, director and Emmy Award winning writer for television. Currently penning plots and dialog for Holly Hunter on SAVING GRACE, he took some time out from his big deal successful writing career to talk with us pikers. Listen in and get your Joe on. Joe Dougherty links: corporate HQ, original fiction, radio drama…
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Barbara Nance (X-Files, Blade, Army Wives) and Dan Truly (Blade, Law and Order: SVU) have been slogging it out in the TV-Writer trenches for years. In this week’s discussion they unload a lot of personal history, insights and advice for anyone interested in the current state of dramatic television. http://homepage.mac.com/dleesim/episode19_dan_trul…
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Saul Rubinek chats it up with David Simkins on the set of WAREHOUSE 13, a pilot for the Sci Fi Channel shooting in Toronto during June, 2008. http://homepage.mac.com/dleesim/zicreesimkins18_saul_rubinek.mp3 Download the mp3 Note: Right-Click in Windows or Control-Click in OS X. PS: The episode of Ray Bradbury Theater we discussed is “Gotcha”.…
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Neil Johnson is the writer, producer, director behind a slew of homegrown science fiction films and countless rock videos. Determined to make films his own way he found himself in unlikely company when his tradition-breaking foray into digital moviemaking attracted the attention of George Lucas. George, just about to break ground on THE PHANTOM MEN…
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Daniel Myrick, co-director of THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT, and Jackson Douglas, one of the stars and directors of the hit tv series THE GILMORE GIRLS, are the guests this week on The Zicree Simkins Podcast. Join us in the airlock for a discussion about the art of starting with nothing to create something phenomenal. Check out THE OBJECTIVE online at ob…
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Boomers will be familiar with the late Ross Martin as the actor who, in the mid-1960s, played Artemus Gordon on tv’s THE WILD WILD WEST. But before that Ross acted in THE TWILIGHT ZONE. In 1978 Marc Zicree was 22 years old and just beginning the research that would lead him to write the book on Serling’s masterpiece, The Twilight Zone Companion. Ma…
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In a break from tradition The Zicree Simkins Podcast reaches out to fellow podcasters and writers Jim Dunn and Sam Ernst and swipes their podcast. Well, actually, we borrowed their 40th episode with their permission. Sam and Jim were restaurant owners in Minneapolis when they decided to chuck it and become writers in Hollywood. You can follow their…
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Mark Fergus, one-half of the writing team sharing credit on IRON MAN, talks with Zicree/Simkins about what life is like working with legends. http://homepage.mac.com/dleesim/episode_13b_mark_fergus.mp3 Download the mp3 Note: Right-Click in Windows or Control-Click in OS X.By David Simkins and Marc Zicree
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Laurence Walsh and Jack Bernstein were writer/producers on the Sci Fi Channel’s short-lived cult favorite THE DRESDEN FILES. But who cares about that? Jack is the comedy stud behind ACE VENTURA: PET DETECTIVE and for a while there Laurence made sure John Woo didn’t leave the house without his wallet, car keys and genius. Jack continues promulgating…
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Writer/Director Michael Nankin, one of Battlestar Galactica’s favorite directors, tells us how the series ends. Well, not really, but he does tell us how he threw out a script causing Ron Moore, David Eick and Mary McDonnell to love him forever. Really. http://homepage.mac.com/dleesim/episode11michaelnankin.mp3Download the mp3 Note: Right-Click in …
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Henry Myers, co-executive producer for UGLY BETTY and Curtis Kheel, supervising producer for EUREKA, spend an hour with David and Marc talking about work, life and the need for an office with a window. http://homepage.mac.com/dleesim/zicreesimkins10_myers_kheel.mp3 Download the mp3 Note: Right-Click in Windows or Control-Click in OS X.…
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Larry Karaszewski and Scott Alexander are screenwriters, film producers and directors. If you’ve seen ED WOOD, THE PEOPLE VS. LARRY FLYNT, MAN IN THE MOON, MARS ATTACKS, AUTOFOCUS or 1408 then you’ve seen their work. In this episode Larry and Scott chat it up and laugh it up with David and Marc. Note: This repost fixes a publishing error. https://z…
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Mark Altman and Steve Kriozere have been writing partners for almost ten years. They’ve written and produced horror, action and comedy for television and film. In this episode they add podcast hotshots to their resumes. https://zicreesimkins.files.wordpress.com/2008/02/podcast-episode-8-mark-altman-and-steve-kriozere-1_07_16.mp3 Download the mp3 No…
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George Noory is the host of the top-rated late-night radio show COAST TO COAST. He’s also a friend of Marc’s, a fan of sci fi and a purveyor of the strange who spends his nights navigating the sometimes bizarre world of America after dark. In this episode George tells us how it all began. https://zicreesimkins.files.wordpress.com/2008/02/episode-7-…
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John Wirth and Brad Kern have been writing for television and producing top-rated programs since 1980. They’re still at it. They’ve got experience, opinions and stories to tell. And they’re telling them here. https://zicreesimkins.files.wordpress.com/2008/02/episode-6-brad-kern-and-john-wirth.mp3 Download the mp3 Download the aac Note: Right-Click …
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