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Respecting Your Elders

by Michael

Michael O’Neil Callaghan interviews anyone born before 1982.

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Episodes

  1. Daniel Scharff (Part 2)

    "Old " friend Daniel Scharff talks about his new venture "Start Up CPG," St. Alban's High School, making prank calls and much, much more!!!

  2. Daniel Scharff (Part 1)

    Daniel talks about his band "The Super Fantastics," living in a Brazilian frat house, professionally tasting chocolate around the world, and many other things!

  3. Kenneth Wainwright

    Hollywood's own Kenneth Wainwright! Topics include: Sci-Fi, ways to entertain yourself during shutdowns, the Navy reserves, Florida, the Hollywood Strip, and more! #scifi #navy #florida #hollywoodstrip #podcast #hollywood #rockyhorrorpictureshow #UCLA #travel

  4. Gabriel Bustos

    Gabriel talks about many things including being chased back into America across the Mexican border by an angry mob, sharing a prison cell in Texas for one year with the leader of MS-13, and almost drowning while deep-sea body-boarding all over the world.

  5. Terry Kelly

    Longtime friend and "Luh-ville," resident Terry Kelly and I discuss, among other things, the history of his tobacco-farming family in Danville, VA; entertainment today compared to the 90's; and the greater conversation currently surrounding the recent killings of black people by police and the...

  6. Christopher Wood

    "Woody" reminisces on traveling the world, boarding school in Massachusetts, learning to box in the streets of Nigeria, the New York Knicks, and more!

  7. Rick Hurst

    Rick discusses, amongst other things, passing the time during the pandemic, tv/movies/books, Lousiana, his first scene on the Dukes of Hazzard, and meeting "Cooter" for the first time.

  8. Jason Friedman

    Ravens, Air Force, Favorite TV Shows, Vietnam War, Baby Turtles.

  9. Mark Ilvedson

    Mark & Mike talk about improv comedy; the Fargo, ND 5th grade theatre scene; and the optimism of the 80s -- amongst other things. If you don't care about improv start like 20 minutes in!

  10. Dion Lack

    Dion & Mike talk about eating donuts and bagels, Bill Russell's assistant, and comparing sports fandom to dating -- before Dion hangs up on Mike.

  11. Mary Moss

    Ms. Mary Moss recalls being a soda jerk during the Great Depression, her wedding, and her love of dancing,

  12. Chris Ogan

    Topics include farm fun, surfing adventures, and working at a hospital as a nurse around COVID-19.

  13. Todd Campbell aka Lance Hart

    Against the backdrop of a Coronavirus-wrought world, Mike and Todd discuss such topics as farming in Kansas, being foreign, and touching favorably on other people's lives.

  14. Sean Humphries

    Sean & Mike talk about Coronavirus, open heart surgery at UCLA, improv comedy, smoking crack, and being Val Kilmer's assistant. Sean is the host of the "American Griefcast" podcast.

  15. Brian James O'Connell

    Brian & Michael bond over North Carolina, the Berlin dance scene, and of course a little improv. Brian’s secret birthdate remains safe with him. BOC (as his friends call him) is a member of the comedy powerhouse, Dr. God. He is one of the Founders of The Pack Theater and currently teaches as part...

  16. Tari Lewis (Mother-In-Law)

    Tari talks about her parents' steadfast courtship in the Bronx; broadening her horizons on Long Island and in Paris; plus her obsession with The Monkees.

  17. Craig Lewis (Father-In-Law)

    Craig talks about driving with his high school tennis team blasting David Bowie, the generational divide in America in the 60s, and a high school gymnasium concert where Bruce Springsteen opened for Blue Oyster Cult.

  18. Brian Callaghan (Dad)

    Brian talks about everything from Desi Arnaz and Al Capone Jr. in Miami, to Georgetown during the Vietnam War, to Jim Brown and the Browns upsetting Johnny Unitas and the Colts in the NFL Championship game.

  19. Robert Brady

    Robert Brady talks about his nine siblings, playing basketball at College Park, and a long line of singers and servants.

  20. Ben Jones (Cooter)

    Interview with Ben Jones, AKA "Cooter" on The Dukes Of Hazzard, Congressman from Georgia, my Stepdad. He talks about growing up without electricity in Portsmouth, VA, getting cast on The Dukes as an actor in Atlanta, and playing centerfield.

  21. Chris Dugan (Pilot)

    Pilot and longtime friend Chris Dugan talks about manning the poop bucket, building fireplaces, and spinning in Philadelphia fields until he's dizzy.

  22. Dagem Hailemariam

    Conversation with Dagem Hailemariam, an old friend straight outta Stockholm, Sweden. Simple topics included Ethiopian history; Maslow's Pyramid; systems of government and society; the ego, super-ego, and the id (Freud on coke).

  23. Bill Dunbar

    Interview with Bill Dunbar, a long-time friend of mine, in which he discusses getting pee'd on by the neighborhood bully, leaving for his honeymoon on 9/11, and surfing in Mexico with a giant shark.

  24. Matt Fleming

    Interview with Matt Fleming, an old friend, in which he divulges wishing he were Asian, getting fired from Bennigan's, and interviewing US senators.

  25. Travis ****** (Neighbor)

    Part 1 of interview with Travis ****** -- aka my longtime neighbor -- who shares his opinion about terrorism, abortion, and how Paris, CA was ex-convict-city. #breakdancing By request his last name has been omitted so he doesn't get fired.

  26. Alma Viator (Mom)

    Part 1 of interview with Alma Viator -- "Ms. Alma" of CootersPlace.com stores in Tennessee and Virginia; PR for Ford's Theater, National Theater, and the Shubert Organization on Broadway; my mom. In part 1 we discuss the first 12 years of her life, including flowers for President Eisenhower in...

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Michael O’Neil Callaghan interviews anyone born before 1982.

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Michael

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