Best Stan Kaye Podcasts (2025)

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Episode #258: Luke Yankee (Eileen Heckart) 1:25:06

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Today on another encore episode of the Rarified Heir Podcast, we are talking to playwright, author and educator Luke Yankee, son of Oscar-winning actress Eileen Heckart. Luke spoke to us about his biography about his mother, Just Outside the Spotlight, his then upcoming play about his mother and the many, many tales he witnessed growing up the son …

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Episode #257: Carnie Wilson, Shawn Kay, Jenny Brill (Brian Wilson, John Kay, Mitzi McCall, Charlie Brill) 1:25:33

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Today on another encore episode of the Rarified Heir Podcast, we are talking to three prior guests of the podcast who are talking to us in the boldest experiment in Rarified Heir Podcast history! How so? We are talking to them all at once. Something we had never done before. But don’t fret, Carnie Wilson, Jenny Brill and Shawn Kay have been friends…

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Episode #256: Nikki Nash (Dick Nash) 1:36:57

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Episode #255: Donavan Freberg (Stan Freberg) 1:56:27

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Today on another encore edition of the Rarified Heir Podcast, we are speaking to Donavan Freberg, son of the genius humorist, comedian, advertising executive and writer Stan Freberg. Donavan was a guest we had tried to get on the podcast for quite some time and thankfully he finally agreed to be in the hot seat and we can’t thank him enough. Our co…

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Episode #254: Pamela Dillman (Bradford Dillman, Suzy Parker) 1:46:36

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Today on another bonus episode of the Rarified Heir Podcast, we are talking to a lost, family friend. Our guest today is actress and voice over actress extraordinaire, Pamela Dillman. How we connected to Pamela actually thanks to one of you, our listeners, Barbara Bassett, who alerted us to an interview with Pamela on another site and mentioned she…

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Episode #253: Karen Crane (Bob Crane) 1:39:54

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Today on the Rarified Heir Podcast, we have a first! Our guest today is a sibling of a prior guest from just a few weeks back. Our guest today is Karen Crane, the sister of Robert Crane and the daughter of Hogan’s Heroes star actor Bob Crane. While you may have thought we hit all the high notes on being the child of Bob Crane in our prior episode, …

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Episode #252: Phil Crosby Jr. (Bing Crosby) 1:30:09

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Today on another episode of the Rarified Heir Podcast, we are talking to Phil Crosby Jr., son of actor/singer Phil Crosby and grandson of Der Bingle himself, Bing Crosby. And if that isn’t enough, he’s the nephew of Gary Crosby, the stepson of Jack Klugman, the grandson of 1920’s and 30s film star Dixie Lee and we haven’t even told you all of his f…

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Episode #251: Sharyn Felder (Doc Pomus) (Part Two) 53:34

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Today on part two the Rarified Heir Podcast, we continue our conversation with Sharyn Felder, daughter of the late, great songwriter Doc Pomus and trust us, this episode is as jam packed and fun-filled as part one from last week. Last week we spoke to Sharyn on the release day of a new box set of her father’s music, You Can’t Hip a Square: The Doc …

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Episode #250: Sharyn Felder (Doc Pomus) (Part One) 1:07:11

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Today on part one the Rarified Heir Podcast, we speak to Sharyn Felder, daughter of one of the greatest songwriters of the 20th century, Doc Pomus. While you may not know the name Doc Pomus, you absolutely know his songs. Everyone from Elvis Presley, Dolly Parton, Bruce Springsteen, Ray Charles, Leonard Cohen, Dr. John, B.B. King have all recorded …

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Episode #249: Eric Bonerz (Peter Bonerz) (The Return) 1:32:51

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Today on another encore episode of the Rarified Heir Podcast we are talking to returning (or is it returning, returning, oh well, whatever, never mind), guest Eric Bonerz, son of actor/director Peter Bonerz. We had such a good time talking to Eric in our first conversation, we brought him back to discuss more of the wild and the wacky things we con…

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Episode #248: Noopy Rodrigues (Rose Marie, Bobby Guy) 1:51:29

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Today on another encore episode of Rarified Heir Podcast, we are talking to Noopy Rodriguez, daughter of comedian, actor and singer Rose Marie & musician Bobby Guy. Noopy (not her real name as we find out on this episode), let’s us in on the lives of her larger than life parents. When your father is the first trumpet player with The Tonight Show ba…

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Episode #247: Robert Crane (Bob Crane) 1:51:59

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Today on another episode of the Rarified Heir Podcast, we are talking to Robert Crane, son of actor Bob Crane. Sadly, more has been spoken about the unsolved murder and the details surrounding the life of Bob Crane, the star of the hit 1960s television show Hogan’s Heroes than about his actual career. Be it autobiographical movies like Auto Focus s…

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Episode # 246: Peter Knego (Peter Coe, Rosalee Calvert) 1:46:36

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Today on another encore edition of the Rarified Heir Podcast, we are talking to Peter Knego, son of actor Peter Coe and model Rosalee Calvert. Peter doesn’t pull many punches on this episode as we discuss the mercurial character that was his father. Known for his roles in films from the 1940s onward, be it Gung Ho!, Gypsy Wildcat or Louisiana Hussy…

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Episode #245: Peter Rafelson (Bob Rafelson) (Part Three) 1:15:06

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Today on another brand new episode of the Rarified Heir Podcast we have a first in our history. We bring you the first ever, three part episode. Our guest today is Peter Rafelson, son of director Bob Rafelson. Admittedly, we sort of lied to you on because there really wasn’t going to be a third episode. But after our chat with Peter on the first tw…

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Episode #244: Peter Rafelson (Bob Rafelson) (Part Two) 1:12:49

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Today on part two of our conversation on the Rarified Heir Podcast, this episode continues our conversation with Peter Rafelson, son of director and producer Bob Rafelson. Recorded the week after part one, this episode delves into some pretty heavy as well as some pretty of the wall stuff. And as you have heard on part one, it seems like that was p…

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Episode #243: Peter Rafelson (Bob Rafelson) (Part One) 1:10:11

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Today on part one of the latest episode of the Rarified Heir Podcast we are speaking with musician, producer, entrepreneur and much more Peter Rafelson. Son of director and producer Bob Rafelson & production designer Toby Carr, Peter spent this episode really digging deep and getting into some intense as well as humorous stuff about growing up the …

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Episode #242: Dick Smothers Jr. (Dick Smothers) 1:24:29

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Today on another encore edition of the Rarified Heir Podcast, we are talking to Dick Smothers Jr., son of, who else, comedian & musician Dick Smothers, one half of the comedy team, The Smothers Brothers. On this episode, we explore some pretty intense stuff as we get into what it was like growing up with a famous father and a famous uncle whose com…

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Episode #241: Kristi Callan (K Callan) 1:35:35

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Today on another encore edition of the Rarified Heir Podcast, we are talking to musician Kristi Callan, daughter of acting lifer, K Callan. Active since 1956, K has had many lives – in the theater, on television, in commercials and movies. In 2019, she co-starred in the hit film, Knives Out, in the 70s she was Cousin Liz in a famous episode of All …

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Episode #240: Kiki Ebsen (Buddy Ebsen) 1:34:06

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Today on another encore edition of the Rarified Heir Podcast, we are talking to Kiki Ebsen, daughter of actor, dancer and singer Buddy Ebsen. Talking with Kiki was a real joy. One of the true joys of doing this podcast is to not only learn about the most known parts of being a child of a celebrity but the more, unlikely one’s as well. What do we me…

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Episode #239: Victoria Price (Vincent Price) 1:38:23

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Today on another encore edition of the Rarified Heir Podcast, we are talking to Victoria Price, daughter of actor and horror movie icon Vincent Price. To say that this episode was a popular one would be an understatement. It’s our most listened to episode. I think it’s safe to say the cult of Vincent was strong with this one. Victoria was a graciou…

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Episode #238: Bobby Brooks (Jackie Wilson) 1:33:04

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Today on another encore edition of the Rarified Heir Podcast, we are talking to entertainer Bobby Brooks, whose story about his celebrity parent is like none other. Of all the episodes we have done over the past four years, Bobby’s is totally unique and left us incredulous. You see, Bobby had no idea his father was the late, great singer Jackie Wil…

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Episode #237: Matthew Specktor (Fred Specktor) 1:42:36

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Today on the Rarified Heir Podcast, we are talking to novelist Matthew Specktor, whose new book, The Golden Hour: A Story of Family and Power in Hollywood, is out now and getting rave reviews. Matthew spoke to us about growing up behind the scenes in Hollywood as the son of an icon of the film industry, Fred Specktor, a super-agent of A-list Hollyw…

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Episode #236: Rodd Bland (Bobby "Blue" Bland) (Part Two) 57:50

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Today on another brand new episode of the Rarified Heir Podcast, we are talking with Rodd Bland, son of blues legend Bobby “Blue” Bland. As this is part two of our interview, we delve deeper with Rodd, who spoke to us on this episode of some of the more silly and fun things about his dad you may not know about the man. Such as? Well, what kind of c…

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Episode #235: Rodd Bland (Bobby "Blue" Bland) (Part One) 1:10:19

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Today on another brand new episode of the Rarified Heir Podcast, we bring you part one of two episodes with Rodd Bland, son of the genius blues, soul, gospel & rhythm & blues singer Bobby “Blue” Bland. Best friends with B.B. King, & called the Frank Sinatra of the Blues – Bobby has more inductions into more museums and Hall of Fame’s than an Amana …

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Episode #234: Howard Murray (Jan Murray) (Part Two) 1:15:58

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Today on Part two of our conversation with Howard Murray, son of comedian Jan Murray, we find that like the Passover holiday that just ended a few weeks back, this one is full of both Maror and Charoset. Meaning, this episode is full of both the bitter and the sweet. Jan was kind enough to tell us some very funny details about his family’s annual S…

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Episode #233: Howard Murray (Jan Murray) (Part One) 1:09:05

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Today on part one of the Rarified Heir Podcast we are talking to Howard Murray, son of comedian and actor Jan Murray. Our conversation with Howard was wide ranging and fun with a few poignant moments we did not see coming. Howard was an effusive and eager guest who really seemed to enjoy talking about his parents and how wonderful they were. This i…

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Episode #232 : Michael Simmons (Matty Simmons) 1:32:33

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Today on another encore episode of the Rarified Heir Podcast this Earth Day, we are talking to journalist Michael Simmons, son of National Lampoon co-founder & film producer Matt Simmons. We loved talking to Michael because there is so much history in the (almost) forgotten history of American humor magazine turned pop culture juggernaut, National …

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RHP Episode #231: Jon Klages (Enoch Light) 1:30:11

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Today on another encore episode of the Rarified Heir Podcast, we are talking to musician Jon Klages, grandson of musician and Hi-Fi proponent and record label owner Enoch Light. Our conversation with Jon began with understanding just who his grandfather was. A classically trained musician, Enoch founded his first group, Enoch Light & His Orchestra …

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Episode 86: The Golden Girls Guide to a Golden Life 54:20

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I'm joined by author Michelle Lange to discuss her latest book, "The Golden Girls Guide to a Golden Life", and am actually interviewed by Michelle based on key points from the book! Follow Me! https://linktr.ee/SoGoodWeNamedIt Buy the book! https://www.amazon.com/Golden-Girls-Guide-Life/dp/1667202901 Follow Michelle! https://www.instagram.com/whack…

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Episode # 230: Sara Karloff (Boris Karloff) 1:26:22

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Today on another encore edition of the Rarified Heir Podcast we are talking to Sara Karloff, daughter of the great Boris Karloff. Sara sat down with us to discuss what life was like with her father, one of, if not the most famous of the actors from the golden age of Universal Pictures monster movies along with Bela Lugosi and Lon Cheyney among a fe…

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Episode #229: Deanna Brown (James Brown) 1:27:18

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Today on another encore edition of the Rarified Heir Podcast, we are talking to Deanna Brown, daughter of TGOF James Brown. Deanna tells us all about growing up with Mr. Dynamite and his loving as well as his difficult ways. A one woman advocate for the Augusta, Georgia Tourism Board, Deanna gives us details about The James Brown Family Historical …

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Episode #: 228: Michael Rivers (Johnny Rivers) 1:46:59

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Today on the Rarified Heir Podcast, we are talking to Michael Rivers, son of rock n’ roll icon Johnny “Secret Agent Man” Rivers. Retired and in great health at age 82, Johnny Rivers has lived many lives as one of the groundbreaking musicians in the LA music scene since the early sixties. From session man to Sunset Strip headliner to #1 recording ar…

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Episode # 227: Jason Everly (Phil Everly / The Everly Brothers) 1:30:12

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Today on another edition of the Rarified Heir Podcast, we are Jason Everly, son of Phil Everly of the famed Everly Brothers. We connected with Jason after listening to his radio show on Sirius XM satellite radio on the Fifties Gold channel. It sparked a memory that Jason and host Josh Mills had attended the same middle school together at the Oakwoo…

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Episode # 226: Drew Friedman (Bruce Jay Friedman) 1:39:26

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Today on another encore edition of the Rarified Heir Podcast, we are talking to illustrator & cartoonist Drew Friedman, son of the great writer, screenwriter and author, Bruce Jay Friedman. Known for his pop culture writing, including screenplays like Stir Crazy with Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor and Doctor Detroit, Bruce Jay was part of the well-h…

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Episode #225: Cam Clarke (King Family) (Part Two) 1:15:35

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Today on part two of our conversation on the Rarified Heir Podcast is with Cam Clarke, best known as a member of the King Family as well as his outstanding voice over acting career, we delve into some pretty great stuff. Oh sure we talk about his recently released book, Now They’re All Here: the King Family, but also get into some stuff that frankl…

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Episode #224: Cam Clarke (King Family) (Part One) 1:14:56

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Today on an all-new episode of the Rarified Heir Podcast, we are talking to returning guest Cam Clarke, a well-known voice actor and member of The King Family. While this is part one of two episodes, we begin our discussion around Cam’s new book Now They’re All Here: the King Family. Much more than a coffee table book, this project took years to pu…

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Episode 85: So Good You Guessed It! 43:28

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The first round of Golden Girls/ Golden Palace Trivia where the winner will go on to battle it out as the Trivia Champion. Ft. former podcast guests & Goldenverse socialites Follow Me! https://linktr.ee/SoGoodWeNamedIt

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Episode #223: Josh Langsam (Cab Calloway) 1:40:39

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Today on another encore edition of the Rarified Heir Podcast, we are speaking with Josh Langsam, grandson of the great Cab Calloway. Our conversation with Josh was full of amazing family connections as well as a terrific lists of firsts from Cab Calloway that was fascinating to learn about. From fashion to language to composing and performing, Cab …

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Episode 84: Love is Love, PERIOD! 1:02:20

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I’m joined by viral sensation & artist Jeffrey Aviles to discuss the 15th episode of the 4th season of The Golden Girls titled “Valentine’s Day” where the girls discuss various Valentine’s Day memories together after being stood up by all of their dates….except Sophia of course! Follow Me! https://linktr.ee/SoGoodWeNamedIt Follow Jeffrey! Jeffreyav…

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Episode 83: Making Golden Girls Great Again! 1:09:30

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After yet another extended Hiatus I have returned to where it all began!....kinda In this episode I put it all out there, why I haven't made new episodes, what I have planned for the podcast, & how a thermos keeps things both hot & cold! I also dive into how despite Dorothy referring to someone charming as the "Anti-Trump" 24 years before he would …

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Episode # 222: Jamie Perrett (Peter Perrett) 1:30:52

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Today on an all-new edition of the Rarified Heir Podcast, we are talking to musician/producer Jamie Perrett, son of singer/songwriter/musician Peter Perrett. Best known as a founding member of the U.K. punk band, The Only Ones, Peter has been a somewhat mythical figure in popular music for the last thirty plus years for reasons you will soon hear. …

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Episode #221: Gary Hall (Huntz Hall) 1:28:56

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Today on another encore edition of the Rarified Heir Podcast, we are talking to Gary Hall, son of comedian Huntz Hall. If you are a fan of The Bowery Boys or The Dead End Kids, you absolutely know Huntz by his trademark hat and his verbal and physical comedy. Along with his pal Leo Gorcey, Hall made countless films together – there were 48 alone fo…

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Episode # 220: Susannah Mars (Kenneth Mars) 1:39:40

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Today on another encore edition of the Rarified Heir Podcast, we are talking to Susannah Mars, daughter of actor and comedian Kenneth Mars. Of course you know Kenneth Mars from his many film roles including Young Frankenstein, What’s Up Doc, The Producers, Radio Days & The Parallex View and many more classic films. What you may not know and we lear…

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Episode # 219: Ben Model - Unreleased Ernie Kovacs This Week! (Bonus Episode) 50:16

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Today on bonus edition of the Rarified Heir Podcast we are dropping a special episode in addition to this week’s episode with Brendan Wayne. Our guest today is Ben Model who in addition to being a silent film accompanist, is also the archivist for the estates of Edie Adams and Ernie Kovacs. We spoke to Ben today because (drum doll please) (Add drum…

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Episode # 218: Brendan Wayne (John Wayne) (Part Two) 1:13:32

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Today on part two of our interview with Brendan Wayne on the Rarified Heir Podcast, we talk to The Mandalorian (literally) about growing up the grandson of acting giant John Wayne. We also get into Brendan’s own acting career in films like Cowboys and Aliens and CSI before he took the lead role of The Mandalorian on the Disney+ hit show. What’s it …

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Episode #217: Brendan Wayne (John Wayne) (Part One) 1:15:33

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Today on part of one of another encore edition of the Rarified Heir Podcast, we are talking to Brendan Wayne, the grandson of none other than John Wayne. While we share many connections (one of which is that Ernie Kovacs and The Duke starred in the film North to Alaska together) there is a deeper one that’s existed between Brendan and host for some…

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Episode #216: Eric Bonerz (Peter Bonerz) 1:29:51

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Today on another encore edition of The Rarified Heir Podcast, we are talking to Eric Bonerz, son of actor and director Peter Bonerz. Host Josh Mills goes way back with Eric, who, while slightly older, attended the same Oakwood School that has become somewhat synonymous with this podcast. Like Josh, Oakwood was a Petri dish of children of celebritie…

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Episode #215: Deb Scott Studebaker & Stan Warnow (Raymond Scott, Dorothy Collins) 1:24:42

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Today on an encore edition of the Rarified Heir Podcast, we are talking to siblings Deb Scott Studebaker & Stan Warnow about their musician/inventor Raymond Scott. Like our good friend Ernie Kovacs, some of you might have heard the name Raymond Scott but don’t really know who he was or what he did. Others however, might be salivating knowing that o…

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Episode #214: Kelly Conway (Tim Conway) 1:30:43

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Today on another encore episode of the Rarified Heir Podcast, we speak to guest Kelly Conway daughter of comedy legend Tim Conway. This episode is equal parts fun and funny as well as difficult and heavy as Kelly tells us about the wonderful early years with her father as well as the end-of-life care battle that she had to endure in his later years…

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Episode #213: Lisa Sutton (Lynn Anderson, Glenn Sutton) 1:25:24

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Today on another encore edition of the Rarified Heir Podcast, we are talking to Lisa Sutton, daughter of singer Lynn Anderson & music producer Glenn Sutton. Lisa grew up in Nashville, home to her parents and their ‘Countrypolitan sound’ they helped make famous. What’s countrypolitan you ask? Good question. It’s definitely country music but typicall…