Episodes

  • Episode 12 - Peeking Behind The Curtain At A Captivating Career
    Apr 9 2024

    Showgirl, model, Playboy cover girl and actress Marli Renfro reflects on her serendipitous multi-faceted career throughout the entertainment industry. From working with Hitchcock to Coppola to Hefner and hobnobbing on and off stage with a bevy of other Hollywood elites, Marli pulls back the curtain and shares how she ultimately survived and thrived following a legendary shower attack as Janet Leigh's body double in the 1960 horror movie classic, Psycho.

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    1 hr
  • Episode 11 - Legend of the Buffalo Soldiers and The Iron Riders
    Jul 26 2023

    United States Navy Vietnam Veteran, Orange County Business Leader and Honorary Buffalo Soldier Bobby McDonald tantalizes us with tales from his multi-faceted past, and shares his efforts to preserve and promote the incredible history of the all-black U.S. Army "Buffalo Soldiers" Cavalry Regiments and lesser known "Iron Riders" Bicycle Corps.

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    41 mins
  • Episode 10 - Ninety Years Of Wisdom
    Mar 30 2023

    Kiwanian, businessman and friend of the show "Big" Tom Minahan drops by on the eve of his 90th birthday to share words of wisdom learned during his amazing lifelong journey which includes growing up in Compton during the depression, to serving in the Korean War to building a successful life filled with faith, family and friendships.

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    48 mins
  • Episode 9 - From The Crack House To The White House
    Mar 29 2023

    I WAS THERE! Podcast co-host Ron Roberson shares his inspirational journey from a difficult early upbringing in the segregated South to overcoming addiction, achieving a successful career as a cable television anchor and ultimately leaving his mark on Pennsylvania Avenue.

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    1 hr and 18 mins
  • Episode 8 - Exhibiting A Lifetime's Work Of Art
    Jul 11 2022

    New York and Los Angeles art dealer, gallery owner, author and collector Molly Barnes paints a fascinating portrait of working with some of the most iconic modern artists in history throughout her colorful multi-decade career. Molly’s longtime friend and artist Darrell Fusaro fills in for Ron as special guest co-host for this memorable conversation.

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    56 mins
  • Episode 7 - The Golden Years Of Public Access Television
    May 2 2022

    Pioneering Public Access Station Managers Mike DeGagne and Darrell Fusaro join their former colleagues Ron and Jeff for a raucous trip down memory lane as they discuss the early highlights (and later "lowlights") experienced while producing Public Access Television shows in Los Angeles during its heyday.

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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • Episode 6 - The Ultimate "E-Ticket" Ride
    Dec 31 2021

    Travel and entertainment entrepreneur Anastasia Mann shares her storybook memories of visiting Disneyland on opening day and being treated to the ultimate “E-Ticket” birthday surprise from Walt Disney himself.

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    49 mins
  • Episode 5 - Rocket Man Pt. 2
    Dec 13 2021

    We wrap up our conversation with Retired Aerospace Design Engineer Bill Spencer as he recounts his years working on the Space Shuttle program to joining the team that would eventually develop the GPS (Global Positioning System) that helps users navigate their way through today's complicated world.

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    38 mins