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Are We On The Air?© — 100 episodes

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QVC bankruptcy coming? and honoring one of the industry greats

2

Shopping goes from TV to online and apps

3

Bankruptcy a real possibility for QVC

4

The year 2025, a TV shopping industry year in review

5

Deep dive into the history of CVN - Cable Value Network

6

Isomers moves to HSN

7

ShopHQ is back, and HSN changes

8

But Wait, there's more! with Joey Mazzant

9

Part II of A closer look at QVC with two of it's founders

10

A closer look at QVC with two of it's founders

11

Why is Minnesota such a great home for talent?

12

It's over for ShopHQ and Steve Sedahl from "Let's Bowl"

13

Steve Sedahl from CVN, ShopNBC and "Let's Bowl" fame

14

QVC/HSN layoffs announced

15

QVC/HSN yearly results and more conversation with Bob Circosta

16

Looking back at HSN with Bob Circosta

17

Rising star Aaron Kessler joins the podcast

18

HSN operations moving and Aaron Kessler from ShopHQ joins the show

19

Manuela Marcheggiani of Isomers Skincare

20

ShopHQ lays off most of staff

21

Host and Guests who have passed away, hosts who are leaving, and a network which went away.

22

The explosive rise of Invicta on ShopHQ (ShopNBC)

23

Invicta watches leaves ShopHQ for JTV

24

Listener questions and comments

25

So you want to be a show host

26

Where did my favorite show host go?

27

ShopHQ comings/goings and part II of the forgotten shopping networks

28

QVC/HSN Q1 results, Shop HQ happenings, what the host says vs what the viewer hears

29

The obscure TV shopping networks of the 80s

30

The best TV Pitchmen of all time

31

The Shawn Show, AKA shameless promotion of his YouTube page

32

Infomercial and Shopping Network's Sales Tricks They Use

33

QVC/HSN/ShopHQ year in review

34

When TV shopping meets Playboy magazine

35

Bankruptcy for iMedia/ShopHQ

36

Addressing QVC comments, and a look at Sune.

37

QVC Q1, TV Shopping and the Law, and much more

38

iMedia/ShopHQ results for 2022

39

iMedia/ShopHQ year-end results, take 3

40

The Infomercial Star who is out of jail, and starting a cult?

41

Before it was ShopHQ, it was ValueVision

42

Invicta and ShopHQ update part one

43

Part 2 on the state of QVC/HSN with Marvin Segel

44

2022 closes for QVC/HSN with terrible sales and layoffs

45

TV Shopping meets Bingo, after the success of Home Shopping Club

46

Qurate (QVC/HSN) stock his a new low, plus what some networks are doing right.

47

QVC makes a Christmas movie, ShopHQ news, more host school

48

TV host school, QVC news, and so much more

49

Analyzing an infomercial, a new FB page, and much more

50

The latest news from QVC, HSN, and ShopHQ

51

QVC/HSN news, a sexy 80s commercial, and the plugs

52

The next big thing? Facebook Live selling

53

Cutting cable TV and shopping network shows on-demand

54

Look back: The Telephone Auction Shopping Program

55

Going deeper into the QVC/HSN situation at the moment

56

ShopHQ does a train wreck of a remote, and more bad commercials

57

The hosts of QVC and HSN

58

The year 2021 ends for QVC and continuing to examine bad commercials

59

The annoying TV commercials of 2022, first look

60

Have you checked your zip code?

61

Holiday season 2021, Bah Humbug for QVC, Celebrations for others

62

Wrist Check - Invicta and selling watches on TV

63

QVC and ShopHQ In the news, and commercial outtakes from a legend

64

The World of Infomercials Part 2

65

The Best Christmas Commercials Ever

66

Inside the infomercial world

67

Ryan Johnson from Invicta is BACK!

68

Invicta Ryan is back

69

Ryan Johnson from Invicta Watches joins the show

70

Home Shopping Club in 1987

71

Steve Bryant is back

72

Black Friday recap, from QVC to a televangelist

73

You can't do that on television, but in the 1960s...

74

The state of the TV shopping industry in Q3

75

Infomercial star, tv shopping host and musician Steve Bryant

76

More with original QVC host Kathy Levine

77

Original QVC host Kathy Levine shares her memories, and funny stories

78

The 1950s, when advertising tightened it's grip on TV shows

79

Concluding with Isomers CEO Manuela Marcheggiani

80

CEO and co-founder of Isomers Skin Care, Manuela Marcheggiani returns

81

Manuela Marcheggiani from Isomers Labs joins the show

82

Discussing "America's Big Deal" on USA Network

83

The Infomercial and the Millennial

84

Concluding with Marvin Segel

85

Continuing the conversation with Marvin Segel

86

More with Marvin Segel from QVC and The Y Networks

87

Marvin Segel, son of QVC founder Joseph Segel joins the show

88

How a radio soap opera, connects with TV shopping today

89

Bob Circosta interview part III

90

Bob Circosta interview part II

91

TV shopping pioneer Bob Circosta joins the show

92

Ask a show-host anything, Part II

93

The original TV salesman, and what it evolves into

94

Ask a show-host anything

95

The two worst infomercials ever

96

The most important infomercials of the 1990s

97

The Infomercial Stars of the 1990s, and their sales techniques

98

The TV game show meets TV shopping

99

The history of TV shopping networks

100

Are we on the air? YES, the debut