We love playing the Kennedy Center in Washington DC in the summer because we get to bring our kids. This week we find out what's fun to do in DC if you're a kid, and discover zip line safety tips, the semi-permanence of temporary exhibits, gateway card ga

Famed character actor (and not famous author) J.K. Simmons discusses his incredibly varied and interesting career, including fascinating backstage glimpses from the sets of Oz, Juno, The Closer, and a little movie called Spiderman (the Tobey Maguire one)

Now in his third year as Artistic Director of San Jose Repertory Theatre, Rick Lombardo reflects on the institution he inherited, his evolution from grad student to free lancer to artistic director, and the cultural differences between New England and Si

Second City alum, character actor, improviser, TV star, and couch potato Ian Gomez talks about the wide range of roles he's played, and how he managed to feature in not one but two landmark pop-culture weddings. Featuring backstage dirt from Cougar Town a

LIVE! from Air New Zealand flight #2 from Auckland to Los Angeles. It's a media circus as our in-flight recording session is interrupted by a film crew documenting Air New Zealand's new staff uniforms. Featuring travel ritual revelations, important safety

In our tours of New Zealand's finest drinking establishments, we discovered both office manager Alli Bostedt and stage manager Davey Naylor are avid devotees of the pub quiz. We learn what goes into the making and taking of pub quizzes and participate (wo

We return to New Zealand for the first time since 1994, for our first national tour and the antipodean premiere of Completely Hollywood (abridged). Featuring new sport discoveries, scarce internet, truly international Irish pubs, and reports of RSC Royal

You never forget your first starship captain. Scott Bakula, star of Quantum Leap, Enterprise, and Men of a Certain Age, talks about his varied career and reveals where he falls on both the nerd spectrum and the ladder of celebrity. Featuring outrageous c

We made our second straight appearance at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, reading from Reduced Shakespeare: The Complete Guide for the Attention-Impaired (abridged), All The Great Books (abridged), Completely Hollywood (abridged), and The Complet

The Sassy Gay Friend is an internet sensation, and creator/star/writer Brian Gallivan discusses his fabulous character's surprising impact. Featuring literary and pop culture inspirations, how the SGF will come to your community, a special appearance by