Friday Morning Rock, 7-7-23: Ringo’s Day
Had a blast filling in this morning for Rick Allison, out this month for medical upgrades. It gave an opportunity to revive my old Friday Morning Rock vibe from the…
Friday TV: Could In-Laws Be ‘Out-Laws’?
Adam Devine plays a banker about to marry a woman (Nina Dobrev) whose parents (Pierce Brosnan and Ellen Barkin) he thinks are bank robbers. “The Out-Laws” (Netflix, streaming) comes from…
Thursday TV: Synchronizing the Skaters
In the new “Breaking the Ice” (WEtv, 9 p.m.), Rory Flack, the first African American woman to win the U.S. Open figure skating championships, attempts to form and coach a…
Wednesday TV: The Whole Story of Wham!
Is it time to tell the story of the pop duo “Wham!” (Netflix, streaming)? A new documentary tells the tale from the personal archives of Andrew Ridgeley and George Michael.…
Tuesday TV: Singers Precede the Fireworks
Fireworks on TV are still a thing, I guess because the programs can be muted for the dog's sake. But there are musical acts to perform before all the smoke…
Capital Radio 7-2-23: Arkin, Almost the 4th
Almost Independence Day, so we played many of the usual selections for the Fourth of July, as well as celebrating so many facets of the U.S.A. — Parties! Dancing! Surfing!…
Monday TV: ‘A Story of Bones’ on ‘POV’
After deciding to build the first commercial airport on the south Atlantic Ocean island St. Helena (which attracts tourists for being the burial place of Napoleon), they discovered the remains…
Sunday TV: SharkFest on Nat Geo
Seems like this year should be the year for shows on Orcas, but here’s SharkFest 2023, starting with “Bull Shark Bandits” (National Geographic, 8 p.m.), “Shark Eat Shark” (National Geographic,…
Saturday TV: Brandi Carlile Plays Canyon
The current holder of the rock ’n’ roll Grammy stars in the music special “Brandi Carlile: In the Canyon Haze - Live from Laurel Canyon” (HBO, 8 p.m.), performed from…
‘Simulant’: When Robots Self-Actualize
Tales of creating humanoids in labs goes back more than 200 years to Mary Shelley or to her inspiration for “Frankenstein” in Greek mythology, Prometheus. The notion of man-made robots…