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The Newer Normal

by Lance Norris

A bitter look at Hollywood through the eyes of a failed actor...“If you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.” – Nietzsche

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Episodes

  1. This Just In...4/23/23

    #Disney, #Canne, #RonDesantis, #BrianCox, #NFL, #MartinScorsese, #Seatgeek, #TaylorSwift, #Beyonce, #BruceSpringsteen, #PandaExpress

  2. This Just In... 4/20/23

    #AmazonPrime, #Disney, #WillFerrell, #RianJohnson, #QuentinTarantino, #GeorgeClooney, #MarkWahlberg, #JohnnyDepp, #LouisLeterrier, #KamalaHarris, #JenniferHudson, #MartinScorsese, #Leonardo DiCaprio, #Robert DeNiro,

  3. The Heart of Rock & Roll is Still Beating

    #Bret Michaels, #Stevie Wonder, #Billy Joel, #Springsteen, #David Johansen, #Stevie Nicks, #Ted Nugent, #Elton John, # Steven Tyler, #Ray Davies, #Dylan,

  4. Well, This Is Interesting.... 4/11/23

    #CocainBear, #FyreFestival, #Trump, #JLo, #TheMother, #Netflix, #China, @NikiCaro

  5. Well, This Is Interesting.... 2/6/23

    #KenJeong, #JimmyBuffett,#LeBron, #TigerWoods, #RichardBranson, #OrlandoBloom, # BernardAmault, #SadieSink “If you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.” – Nietzsche

  6. This Is Interesting 4/3/23

    #Trump, #ElonMusk, #PabloEscobar, #Hippos, #LendingTree, #Putin, #EricTrump #DonaldJr

  7. This Just In 3/30/23

    #bobyari #marvinpeart #wonderhillstudios #eddiemurphy #johanhill #amazonstudios #marvelstudios #netflix #nightagent #leesungjin #beef #finalfour

  8. This Should Be Interesting... 3/30/23

    #mlb, #openingday. #fenwaypark #brucespringsteen, #nike, #littlecaesars, #reddyenumber3, #brianscalabrine, #califoniamainefoods, #senchuckgrassley, #eggs

  9. This Just In 3/24/23

    Robert Downey Jr. reportedly... #RobertDowneyJr, #JakePaul, #LindsayLohan, #KendraLust, #YellowJackets, #Trump, #TikTok, #OliveGarden, #willsmith,

  10. OSCAR BAIT

    You can now say Lance Norris in the same breath as Scarlett Johansson, Emma Stone, Forest Whitaker, and the great Brad Dourif... if he can catch his breath...

  11. Yellowstoned and Confused

    Lance tells you more than you'll ever need to know about Rip Wheeler from Yellowstone...

  12. ATTENTION OSCAR!

    Lance saves you time with your Oscar voting...

  13. Mr. Stallone

    Lance has a brush with the outside of Sly Stallone's orbit yesterday...

  14. Stage Fright

    Beloved star of stage, screen and TV, Lance Norris, gives a young actor some valuable advice.

  15. Ramona Lisa (Live)

    Halloween Pro Tips, the song Ramona Lisa (Live) and the answer to the musical question Which Band Had The Most Members That Banged Stevie Nicks A) The Eagles B) Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers or C) Fleetwood Mac all in less than five minutes. Can't Beat That!

  16. Happy Hour Up The Betty Ford (Live)

    Lance does a deep dive on the Doritos Crash The Super Bowl Contest and comes back needing a drink. The Dog Track Gravy classic, Happy Hour Up The Betty Ford, is played live. Fun for the whole family...

  17. B Flat Mama (Live)

    A song before it's time, ahead of it's time, behind the times, but never in time, and a half remembered show with half of the Kinks.

  18. Honey Don't Pay The Ransom (Live)

    Lance breaks down exactly why the Monkees kicked the Beatles asses, and some how ties it all into his new song, Honey Don't Pay The Ransom off the new Dog Track Gravy album As Beers Go By.

  19. Mommy's Baby Daddy's Maybe

    Lance continues the proud folk tradition with a catch little number about blame...

  20. You Can Be My Oats

    Lance debuts a new love song, written after a very wet encounter with former Bond girl Rosemund Pike...

  21. Honey Don't Pay The Ransom

    The story behind "Honey Don't Pay The Ransom" written by Lance Norris c&p Dutchco Music, BMI

  22. The Morning Show That Never Was

    I uncovered an old skim tape from WZLX when my dead friend Patrick Murray and I would fill in. I don't think this sort of lolly-gaggery would be allow on the air these days...

  23. The Medium Talented Mr. Douglas

    Medium talented actor/producer Michael Douglas proves he is s humorless prick by refusing to pull Interview Barbi's string.

  24. Bill Paxton/Cyrinda Foxe

    Interview Barbi is back. First she chats with the late great Bill Paxton but Tank starts telling Bill about the part he played in True Lies, in case he forgot so it gets boring and we go a commercial and then we get personal with Steven Tyler's ex-wife Cyrinda Foxe. Just another morning on The…

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  25. The Birth Of Interview Barbi

    I found the very first time we used Interview Barbi on the air at Charles Laquidara's Morning Show WZLX. Teenaged Blues Guitarist Monster Mike Welch had come it and I think we were looking for a way to be mean to a kid but be able to blame it on someone else, and Interview Barbi was born.…

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  26. June 25 2020 PM Edition

    “..We know that 80% of our nation’s medical costs go to treat senior citizens during their last year of life. It could be argued, therefore, that letting those citizens simply die, or even killing them, would serve the greater good."

  27. June 25. 2020 Afternoon Edition

    Sammy Hagar, Wonder Woman and a Wayans walk into a bar, Which is dumber, it's a toss up really...

  28. JUNE 25 2020 AM EDITION

    Woody Allen, Spain, Common, Keke and Johnny Lee, Walking Dead, what more do you need?

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

A bitter look at Hollywood through the eyes of a failed actor...“If you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.” – Nietzsche

HOSTED BY

Lance Norris

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A bitter look at Hollywood through the eyes of a failed actor...“If you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.” – Nietzsche

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The Newer Normal has 28 episodes. Check the episode list to see recent publication dates and frequency.

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The Newer Normal is created and hosted by Lance Norris.
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