sag aftra Archives - Fascination Street

December 18 2023

James DuMont Returns Again!

Steve Owens podcast actor, AI, AI in film, Amazon Prime Video, Arliss, artificial intelligence, Candy Cane Lane, christmas movie, Danny mcbride, disney, Don Johnson, eddie murphy, Hbo, James DuMont, Michael Chiklis, New Orleans, Nick Offerman, Prime Video, Reggie Hudlin, Reginald Hudlin, Righteous Gemstones, sag aftra, Sag Aftra strike, Tracee Ellis Ross, Unit 234

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James DuMont Returns Again!
Take a walk with me down Fascination Street as I get to know EVEN MORE about James DuMont! In this episode, we chat about the SAG – Aftra strike, his creative solution to ending pay inequity in the film & television industry, and various projects of his. We dive into HBO’s The Righteous Gemstones, and what makes him love to go to work on that show, and the massive respect he has for Danny McBride, and how the show is run. Then we take a slight detour to talk about our mutual friend, and previous guest Joe Lafferty. James shares fun stories of working with; and being friends with Nick Offerman, Danny Pino, and Michael Chiklis, before we jump into his experiences working with Tracee Ellis Ross, and Reggie Hudlin, on the Eddie Murphy led, Amazon Prime film Candy Cane Lane. This is the number one film on Amazon Prime WORLDWIDE! Lastly, James gives us some hints about working with Don Johnson on the upcoming film Unit 234.

November 27 2023

D. Elliot Woods – Actor (Everything) / Author (Rise of the Unicorn)

Steve Owens podcast 11 Minutes and 14 seconds, actor, Alfre Woodard, author, Bank robbery, D. Elliot Woods, Elliot Woods, Frakes, Friendsleap year, Jonathan Frakes, justice, Michael Dorn, More important than money, Morgan Freeman, Nicole J. Butler, Patrick Stewart, Robb Armstrong, ROTU, S. W. A. T., sag aftra, star trek, Walmart, walmart.com

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D. Elliot Woods
Take a walk with me down Fascination Street as I get to know D. Elliot Woods. Elliot is an actor, and author. In this episode, we chat about how he got into acting, and some of the super talented people that have helped him along the way. For starters, his babysitter was a man who went on to be one of the most celebrated actors of all time! One of his college professors, is one of the most highly regarded, and respected actresses of all time! Even his cell phone number used to belong to a time traveling super star. We discuss some of his projects, including Friends, and Star Trek. Elliot tells me about the differences between working on Friends one week, and Star Trek the next. He shares fun stories from the set, working with: Patrick Stewart, Michael Dorn, and Jonathan Frakes. Of course, I ask him to tell the story of how “The D. Elliot Woods Rule” came to be, and how he set the bat for Wal Mart commercials. Finally, we dive into his new novel: Rise of the Unicorn. This book is a fantastic suspense thriller. It is action packed, with great storytelling, and even an underlying message of morality, and justice. The audiobook is available EXCLUSIVELY through Audible; but the dead tree version is available everywhere. We do touch a little on his forthcoming novel: Eleven Minutes and Fourteen Seconds. Enjoy!

September 25 2023

Jeremy Swift – Musician / Actor (Ted Lasso / Downton Abbey)

Steve Owens podcast actor, AFC Richmond, aftra, Apple TV, Bowie, Descendants 4: Rise, Diamond Dogs, Downton Abbey, Dr. Who, Jeremy Swift, Jupiter Ascending, Leslie Higgins, Mary Poppins Returns, musician, new music, oi, Oi!, punk rock, sag, sag aftra, Sag Aftra strike, Sex Pistols, Songs of Escape and Endless Night, Step Out, Strike, Ted Lasso, Union, Wachowski

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Jeremy Swift
Take a walk with me down Fascination Street as I get to know Jeremy Swift. You may know Jeremy from Downton Abbey, Apple TV’s Ted Lasso, or the Wachowski Siblings’ epic Jupiter Ascending. But you may not know that Jeremy is arguably a more talented musician, than he is an actor.
Just kidding. He is superb in both endeavors!
In this episode, we chat about how he came to be an actor, and some of his first roles. I mean he toured with a cabaret troupe that played shows in various prisons! Holy Moly! Of course, we discuss some of his experiences on the previously listed projects, and a couple of others. I ask him what it is like to work with his wife on set, and he spills the beans on Ted Lasso season 4!
Jeremy also shares the story of why he chose to get his Sag / Aftra card, and his upcoming film: “Descendants 4: The Rise of Red”.

Next we get into music. Jeremy started playing music at a very early age, and we definitely dive into that aspect of his creativity. Jeremy shares stories of his punk phase, seeing The Sex Pistols live, and his thoughts on the “Oi!” movement of the late 70’s. Jeremy has a new album out called “Songs of Escape and Endless Night”, which is catchy as hell. We discuss a couple of the tracks from that album, and he lets me play my favorite song from it. Jeremy shares his love for David Bowie, building synthesizers with his dad, and Christo Fernandez working on Jeremy’s new album.

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September 1 2021

BONUS: Ed Asner’s 2 Appearances (Joined) Re-Release

Steve Owens podcast actor, american, american icon, asner, betty white, ed asner, emmy, film and television, france, grouchy historian, icon, junkman, legend, lou grant, mary tyler moore, pixar, pixar's up, primetime emmy, sag, sag aftra, sag president, sagaftra, screen actors guild, son of a junkman, the grouchy historian, the old man from up, up, Us army, us army veteran, veteran, yitzhak

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Ed Asner 1929-2021
This is a bonus episode (re-release) of Ed’s two prior appearances on the show; joined into one episode.

On Sunday, August 29th, 2021 we lost an American icon.
Ed Asner was an actor from the mid 1950’s up until the day he passed; with roles in 13 films yet to be released and roles in 7 television shows, also yet to be released.
Ed served 2 terms as the president of The Screen Actors Guild from 1981 to 1985.
He won 7 Primetime Emmy Awards, was beloved by generations, and was consistently a polarizing and outspoken political activist.
More important than any of that (at least to me), is that Ed was a guest on my show not once, but twice. He could not have been more of a delight either time. Both appearances were to promote new books he had authored; and the second appearance was at his request!
This bonus episode is those two conversations; joined into one episode.
The first one was released July 25th, 2018 and at that point; the audio quality of the show wasn’t the best. Please hang in there as it is a fun episode.
The second episode was released August 10th, 2020; little more than 1 year before his passing.
In the second episode, Ed speaks fondly of his family and talks about them in great detail. This is heartfelt and you can feel the love and the longing for days long passed.
Ed was more kind to me than I could ever have hoped for; and will always hold a special place in my heart.
Blessings on a life well lived Mr. Yitzhak Ed Asner; thank you for your kindness, you will be missed.
–Steve

August 10 2020

Ed Asner Returns! – Actor / Author (Son of a Junkman)

Steve Owens podcast acting, actor, aftra, Army, asner, author, betty white, covid, ed asner, junk man, junkman, junkyard, kansas, kansas city, mary tyler moore, podcast, politics, president, sag, sag aftra, son of a junkman, stories, story teller, storyteller, west bottoms

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Ed Asner RETURNS!
Take a walk with me down Fascination Street as I get reacquainted with Hollywood Legend Ed Asner. In this episode, we chat about Ed’s new book SON OF A JUNKMAN. We start off with him telling me stories about working at his dad’s junkyard as a kid, and then Ed tells me a little something about each of his siblings and what he learned from them. They have all passed and Ed misses them very much. He tells fun stories about them, about his time in the U.S. Army, a fun story about Betty White, and why he felt the need to publicly apologize to his first wife in his new book.
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Twit: @TheOnlyEdAsner
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Get Ed’s new book here: https://amzn.to/3jq9F0P