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  • Phil and Ted's Sexy Boomer Show, Tuesday, June 9 at 2:00 pm with guest author Lisa Graves ("Without Precedent: How Chief Justice Roberts and His Accomplices Rewrote the Constitution and Dismantled Our Rights")

    Phil and Ted welcome Lisa Graves, author of the national bestselling book, Without Precedent: How Chief Justice Roberts and His Accomplices Rewrote the Constitution and Dismantled Our Rights. Lisa Graves is one of the nation’s foremost experts on the right-wing influence on the US Supreme Court and other levers of power. She leads True North Research and co-hosts Legal AF. She has served as a senior advisor in all three branches of the federal government, including as chief counsel for nominations for the Senate Judiciary Committee for Senator Patrick Leahy.

    Posted by Donna Walker at Monday, June 8, 2026

  • LA Theatre Works, Sunday, June 7 at 10:00 pm, Jeanne Sakata's "Hold These Truths" starring Ryun Yu

    During WWII in Seattle, University of Washington student Gordon Hirabayashi fights the US government's orders to forcibly remove and incarcerate all people of Japanese ancestry on the West Coast. As he struggles to reconcile his country's betrayal with his passionate belief in the US Constitution, Gordon begins a 50-year journey toward a greater understanding of America's triumphs - and a confrontation with its failures. Includes an interview with playwright Jeanne Sakata

    Posted by Donna Walker at Wednesday, June 3, 2026

  • Pacifica Performance Showcase, Friday, June 5 at 2:30 pm with singer/songwriter John Ford Coley (England Dan & John Ford Coley) and actor Petey McGee ("Primary Trust" at Mark Taper Forum)

    Host Donna Walker welcomes guests actor Petey McGee, starring in Pulitzer Prize-winning play "Primary Trust," now playing at the Mark Taper Forum; and, in the second half, singer/songwriter John Ford Coley of the iconic pop duo England Dan and John Ford Coley. John will be at the Downey Theatre, June 6, performing their great hits including "I Really Want to See You Tonight," "Nights Are Forever Without You," "Love is the Answer," "We'll Never Have to Say Goodbye Again").

    Posted by Donna Walker at Tuesday, June 2, 2026

  • LA Theatre Works, Sunday, May 31 at 10:00 pm, "Zeni: Dean of the Diamond" Starring Michael Sun Lee

    Kenichi Zenimura – known as “Zeni” – loved baseball. As a young man in the 1920s he developed a Nisei baseball league in Fresno, California, and later organized barnstorming tours that brought the likes of Babe Ruth to the West Coast and Japan. And despite being sent to a Japanese-American internment camp in Arizona during World War II, he knew that somehow, baseball would be the key to improving the lives of his fellow detainees. Special thanks to Bill Staples, Jr., and the Nisei Baseball Research Project for sharing their research and expertise to inspire and accurately depict the historical events of this project.

    Posted by Donna Walker at Sunday, May 31, 2026

  • Phil and Ted's Sexy Boomer Show, Tuesday, June 2 at 2:00 pm, with guest Jeff Bergman, voice-over artist extraordinaire

    Phil and Ted welcome a cast of characters including Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Sylvester the Cat, Tweety, Foghorn Leghorn, Elmer Fudd, Porky Pig, Marvin the Martian, Pepé Le Pew, Tasmanian Devil, Yosemite Sam, Speedy Gonzales, Yogi Bear,  George Jetson, Garfield, Fred Flintstone, Barney Rubble...and Morgan Freeman! Voice-over artist and impressionist Jeff Bergman has entertained us with classic cartoon characters from Looney Tunes and Hanna-Barbera. following in the giant footsteps of the great Mel Blanc.

    Posted by Donna Walker at Sunday, May 31, 2026


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