The Strip: Las Vegas Podcast Steve Friess and Miles Smith http://www.mevio.com/shows/?show=thestrip Las Vegas' No. 1 celebrity interview podcast Las Vegas podcasters and journalists Steve Friess and Miles Smith take you inside Sin City with major celebrity interviews, tourist tips and trivia questions. en We own this. Don't abuse. Steve Friess and Miles Smith TheStripPodcast@aol.com http://psstatic.podshow.com/images/shows/261/shows/small/thestrip.jpg?9f230096ee80033034e1bee918e0ff4a The Strip: Las Vegas Podcast http://www.mevio.com/shows/?show=thestrip Podcast no las, vegas, strip, gambling, celebrity, wynn, caesars, poker, gaming, gay, broadway, friess Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:24:48 -0800 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss PodShow PDN TheStripPodcast@aol.com webmaster@podshow.com Cirque's Top Guy Steve Friess and Miles Smith http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=133416&tId=2 Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte, the former street performer who redefined the human circus into a worldwide entertainment phenomenon, just helped open the company’s sixth show on the Las Vegas Strip, Criss Angel Believe. He gave Steve 10 minutes the day of the show’s opening which, of course, meant Steve took 15. In this conversation, Laliberte defends the show and his alliance with the controversial Mindfreak illusionist, discusses the recent purchase of a large chunk of his company by Dubai and tells why there won’t be a Cirque show at Mandalay Bay … YET. Just a note, this interview was conducted outside so Laliberte could smoke, so there is some background noise.

In banter: Terry Lanni goes bye-bye, LVS lays off 11,000, MGM Mirage's CityCenter condo sales suck, Vegas may be shrinking, Wynn joins the S&P 500, Bob Maheu's awesome house and Jubilee! goes, uh, topful.

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]]> Guy Laliberte Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte, the former street performer who redefined the human circus into a worldwide entertainment phenomenon, just helped open the company’s sixth show on the Las Vegas Strip, Criss Angel Believe. He gave Steve 10 minutes the day of the show’s opening which, of course, meant Steve took 15. In this conversation, Laliberte defends the show and his alliance with the controversial Mindfreak illusionist, discusses the recent purchase of a large chunk of his company by Dubai and tells why there won’t be a Cirque show at Mandalay Bay … YET. Just a note, this interview was conducted outside so Laliberte could smoke, so there is some background noise. In banter: Terry Lanni goes bye-bye, LVS lays off 11,000, MGM Mirage's CityCenter condo sales suck, Vegas may be shrinking, Wynn joins the S&P 500, Bob Maheu's awesome house and Jubilee! goes, uh, topful.  Web: TheStripPodcast.com Email: TheStrippodcast@aol.com Blog: VegasHappensHere.Com Phone: 206-424-4737 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:50:00 -0800 Podcast yes angel, blackjack, casino, cirque, criss, du, entetainment, magic, poker, sex http://m.podshow.com/media/261/episodes/133416/thestrip-133416-11-18-2008.mp3 SPECIAL: WANDA SYKES COMES OUT @ LV GAY MARRIAGE RALLY Steve Friess and Miles Smith http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=133010&tId=2
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Phone: 206-424-4737 ]]> WANDA Sykes Comic Wanda Sykes comes out as gay at at the Las Vegas gay marriage rally on Nov. 14, 2008. Steve conducted a brief interview with her after her public comments. Steve covered the rally for The New York Times. Also on this file is a brief chat with an 18-year-old UNLV student on his reaction to the vote in California on Nov. 4 to re-ban gay marriage. Site: TheStripPodcast.Com Email: TheStripPodcast@aol.com Blog: VegasHappensHere.Com Phone: 206-424-4737 Sat, 15 Nov 2008 23:35:35 -0800 Podcast no books, casino, celebrity, gambling, gossip, maloof, palms, sex, star, television http://m.podshow.com/media/261/episodes/133010/thestrip-133010-11-15-2008.mp3 SPECIAL: WANDA SYKES COMES OUT @ LV GAY MARRIAGE RALLY Steve Friess and Miles Smith http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=132983&tId=2 Comic Wanda Sykes comes out as gay at at the Las Vegas gay marriage rally on Nov. 14, 2008. Steve conducted a brief interview with her after her public comments. Steve covered the rally for The New York Times. Also on this file is a brief chat with an 18-year-old UNLV student on his reaction to the vote in California on Nov. 4 to re-ban gay marriage.

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]]> Comic Wanda Sykes Comic Wanda Sykes comes out as gay at at the Las Vegas gay marriage rally on Nov. 14, 2008. Steve conducted a brief interview with her after her public comments. Steve covered the rally for The New York Times. Also on this file is a brief chat with an 18-year-old UNLV student on his reaction to the vote in California on Nov. 4 to re-ban gay marriage. Web: TheStripPodcast.Com E-Mail: TheStripPodcast@aol.com Voice: 206-424-4737 Blog: VegasHappensHere.Com     Sat, 15 Nov 2008 16:23:05 -0800 Podcast no California, gay, lesbian, movies, music, queer, rights, star, sykes, Vegas http://m.podshow.com/media/261/episodes/132983/thestrip-132983-11-15-2008.mp3 Norm Clarke Confidential Steve Friess and Miles Smith http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=132566&tId=2 Pete Rose bitch slapped him. Criss Angel threatened to blind him. And countless celebrities and notables alternately love and loathe him. Norm Clarke, this city’s premier gossip columnist, joins us in the studio this hour to talk about his adventures in the ever-fascinating world of Las Vegas fame and to discuss his new book, “Sinsational Celebrity Tales.” In the process, we learn more about Norm's famous eye patch, about his infamous DUI arrest and about what kinds of stories he doesn't touch.

Plus: Criss Angel's suckage, poker's big night, Aliante opens, Adelson's fortunes keep sinking and Stomp is being replaced.

Also, thanks to Amy from GritstoGlitz.com for filling in while Miles was ailing.

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]]> Norm Clarke, Vegas gossip scribe Pete Rose bitch slapped him. Criss Angel threatened to blind him. And countless celebrities and notables alternately love and loathe him. Norm Clarke, this city’s premier gossip columnist, joins us in the studio this hour to talk about his adventures in the ever-fascinating world of Las Vegas fame and to discuss his new book, “Sinsational Celebrity Tales.” In the process, we learn more about Norm's famous eye patch, about his infamous DUI arrest and about what kinds of stories he doesn't touch. Plus: Criss Angel's suckage, poker's big night, Aliante opens, Adelson's fortunes keep sinking and Stomp is being replaced. Also, thanks to Amy from GritstoGlitz.com for filling in while Miles was ailing. Web: TheStripPodcast.com Email: TheStripPodcast@aol.com Phone: 206-424-4737 Blog: VegasHappensHere.Com   Wed, 12 Nov 2008 20:20:47 -0800 Podcast no books, casino, celebrity, gambling, gossip, maloof, palms, sex, star, television http://m.podshow.com/media/261/episodes/132566/thestrip-132566-11-12-2008.mp3 Tony Curtis Revealed, Part 2 Steve Friess and Miles Smith http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=130838&tId=2
In Banter: Is Criss No. 1, Paris is for shopping and what really ails Las Vegas Sands?

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Blog: VegasHappensHere.com ]]> Tony Curtis If you thought Tony Curtis’ remarks on last week’s show were something, just wait till you hear the rest of it. The actor, out with a sex-soaked memoir of his career and life, offers some tough words this hour for a long list of Hollywood figures including Jerry Lewis, Angela Lansbury, Danny Kaye, Neil Simon and more. Then, later, he discusses his own mental health issues, his views of old and new Vegas and tries to explain why he’s so disappointed by his film career. In Banter: Is Criss No. 1, Paris is for shopping and what really ails Las Vegas Sands? Web: TheStripPodcast.com Phone: 206-424-4737 Email: TheStripPodcast@aol.com Twitter.com/TheStripPodcast Blog: VegasHappensHere.com Tue, 28 Oct 2008 23:24:09 -0700 Podcast yes blackjack, celebrity, gambling, gaming, Hollywood, movies, sex, stars, strip, Vegas http://m.podshow.com/media/261/episodes/130838/thestrip-130838-10-28-2008.mp3 Tony Curtis Revealed, Part I Steve Friess and Miles Smith http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=130173&tId=2 Fifty years ago, there were few Hollywood heartthrobs hotter than Tony Curtis. This month, the star of “Some Like It Hot” and “The Defiant Ones” published a memoir of those glory days in which he recounts in great detail his almost compulsive sex life, his troubled childhood, his celebrity feuds and his triumph over a late-career cocaine addiction. As gripping as the book was, the interview about the book was even better, more detailed, more telling. This week and next, you’ll hear Steve’s lengthy and revelatory conversation with Curtis, who now lives in Henderson.

In banter: Harrah's woes, smoke-free casinos and why didn't the Bellagio have a 10th birthday party.

 

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]]> Tony Curtis Fifty years ago, there were few Hollywood heartthrobs hotter than Tony Curtis. This month, the star of “Some Like It Hot” and “The Defiant Ones” published a memoir of those glory days in which he recounts in great detail his almost compulsive sex life, his troubled childhood, his celebrity feuds and his triumph over a late-career cocaine addiction. As gripping as the book was, the interview about the book was even better, more detailed, more telling. This week and next, you’ll hear Steve’s lengthy and revelatory conversation with Curtis, who now lives in Henderson. In banter: Harrah's woes, smoke-free casinos and why didn't the Bellagio have a 10th birthday party.   Web: TheStriPPodcast.com Email: TheStrippodcast@aol.com Blog: VegasHappensHere.Com Voicemail: 206-424-4737   Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:46:36 -0700 Podcast yes casino, cocaine, curtis, drugs, gambling, gaming, Las, movies, sex, Tony http://m.podshow.com/media/261/episodes/130173/thestrip-130173-10-22-2008.mp3 A Springer-board to Vegas Steve Friess and Miles Smith http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=128997&tId=2 You know him as the ringmaster of one of the trashiest, low-class and successful syndicated TV shows of our time, but Jerry Springer may have yet another act coming: Vegas headliner. Springer, the host of the NBC reality contest “America’s Got Talent,” gets his first taste of that Friday as the emcee for a concert at the MGM Grand featuring this season’s winner and runners-up. Also, Springer defends the virtue – yes, virtue – of his talk show. Plus: A Vegas-bashing comment, hi and bye to Point Break Live, some GOOD economic news and a gay hotel-casino.Web: thestrippodcast.comBlog: VegasHappensHere.comEmail: TheStripPodcast@aol.comVoicemail: 206-424-4737Twitter: twitter.com/thestrippodcast ]]> Jerry Springer <span class="contentIndent"><font face="Verdana"><font face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">You know him as the ringmaster of one of the trashiest, low-class and successful syndicated TV shows of our time, but Jerry Springer may have yet another act coming: Vegas headliner. Springer, the host of the NBC reality contest “America’s Got Talent,” gets his first taste of that Friday as the emcee for a concert at the MGM Grand featuring this season’s winner and runners-up. Also, Springer defends the virtue – yes, virtue – of his talk show. Plus: A Vegas-bashing comment, hi and bye to Point Break Live, some GOOD economic news and a gay hotel-casino.Web: thestrippodcast.comBlog: VegasHappensHere.comEmail: TheStripPodcast@aol.comVoicemail: 206-424-4737Twitter: twitter.com/thestrippodcast </font></font></span> Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:02:01 -0700 Podcast yes gambling, gay, grand, Jerry, Las, mgm, nbc, springer, strip, TV http://m.podshow.com/media/261/episodes/128997/thestrip-128997-10-15-2008.mp3 SPECIAL: OJ VERDICT PRESS CONFERENCE Steve Friess and Miles Smith http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=127544&tId=2 Yale Galanter, OJ Simpson attorney Here's raw audio from the post-verdict press conference of Yale Galanter, OJ Simpson's attorney. Sat, 04 Oct 2008 00:43:06 -0700 Podcast no Guilty, justice, Las, lawyer, OJ, Simpson, Vegas http://m.podshow.com/media/261/episodes/127544/thestrip-127544-10-04-2008.mp3 Bobby Slayton Rants and Raves Steve Friess and Miles Smith http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=127391&tId=2 There is a fine line in comedy between being Don Rickles and being Michael Richards. Somehow, comic Bobby Slayton has carefully negotiated that complicated path, spicing his act with stereotypes, insults and foul language while never actually sparking any widespread controversy. Slayton, who appears nightly at the Hooters Hotel-Casino, joins us this hour to explain how he does it and what it may have cost him in career opportunities. In Banter: The Lion King is coming, Donny & Marie are here, the Believe theater, a poker whippersnapper and the OJ and Plaza v Plaza cases are still in court.Site: TheStripPodcast.comE-mail: Thestrippodcast@aol.comVoicemail: 206-424-4737Blog: VegasHappensHere.com  ]]> Bobby Slayton <font face="Verdana"><font face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">There is a fine line in comedy between being Don Rickles and being Michael Richards. Somehow, comic Bobby Slayton has carefully negotiated that complicated path, spicing his act with stereotypes, insults and foul language while never actually sparking any widespread controversy. Slayton, who appears nightly at the Hooters Hotel-Casino, joins us this hour to explain how he does it and what it may have cost him in career opportunities. In Banter: The Lion King is coming, Donny & Marie are here, the Believe theater, a poker whippersnapper and the OJ and Plaza v Plaza cases are still in court.Site: TheStripPodcast.comE-mail: Thestrippodcast@aol.comVoicemail: 206-424-4737Blog: VegasHappensHere.com </font></font> Thu, 02 Oct 2008 08:59:52 -0700 Podcast yes blackjack, casino, comedy, gambling, hooters, Las, music, Vegas, Wynn http://m.podshow.com/media/261/episodes/127391/thestrip-127391-10-02-2008.mp3 Dominick Dunne's Last Sit Steve Friess and Miles Smith http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=126658&tId=2 If O.J. Simpson is on trial, then Dominick Dunne must be in town. The ailing Vanity Fair columnist and CourtTV personality, legendary for chronicling the intersection of celebrity and the criminal justice system, ignored doctor’s orders and his family’s wishes to descend on Las Vegas for the trial of, well, the month. He's had challenges -- he left court ill on Monday but returned Tuesday -- but his reward has been the warm embrace of Las Vegas high society, such as it is, and a loving New York Times profile rendered by none other than your Strip co-host, Steve. Dunne, an accomplished novelist and Hollywood producer in addition to his career observing the high-profile trials, opens up this hour about his health and why this is his final trial, what the difference between Britney Spears and Zsa Zsa Gabor is and whether John McCain is too old to be president. Plus, he tells one of the greatest Steve Wynn anecdotes of all time. In Banter: Why Aria's great food line up is disappointing, the Venetian funk spreads and the fake OJ crime scene.Web: TheStripPodcast.ComEmail: TheStripPodcast@aol.comBlog: VegasHappensHere.ComVoicemail: 206-424-4737Twitter: twitter.com/thestrippodcast   ]]> Dominick Dunne <font face="Verdana"><font face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">If O.J. Simpson is on trial, then Dominick Dunne must be in town. The ailing Vanity Fair columnist and CourtTV personality, legendary for chronicling the intersection of celebrity and the criminal justice system, ignored doctor’s orders and his family’s wishes to descend on Las Vegas for the trial of, well, the month. He's had challenges -- he left court ill on Monday but returned Tuesday -- but his reward has been the warm embrace of Las Vegas high society, such as it is, and a loving New York Times profile rendered by none other than your Strip co-host, Steve. Dunne, an accomplished novelist and Hollywood producer in addition to his career observing the high-profile trials, opens up this hour about his health and why this is his final trial, what the difference between Britney Spears and Zsa Zsa Gabor is and whether John McCain is too old to be president. Plus, he tells one of the greatest Steve Wynn anecdotes of all time. In Banter: Why Aria's great food line up is disappointing, the Venetian funk spreads and the fake OJ crime scene.Web: TheStripPodcast.ComEmail: TheStripPodcast@aol.comBlog: VegasHappensHere.ComVoicemail: 206-424-4737Twitter: twitter.com/thestrippodcast  </font></font> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 22:47:37 -0700 Podcast yes Britney, casino, Dunne, gambling, OJ, sex, Simpson, Spears, Vegas, Wynn http://m.podshow.com/media/261/episodes/126658/thestrip-126658-09-23-2008.mp3 Mickey's $25m Vegas Gig Steve Friess and Miles Smith http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=125996&tId=2 The Beatles were reincarnated in Las Vegas as a Cirque show. The Four Seasons and Abba came back as hit musicals. And Donny & Marie are returning as, well, Donny & Marie. But only the Grateful Dead could resurface on the Las Vegas Strip as, well, a volcano. Sort of. Dead drummer Mickey Hart has teamed up with an Indian musical maestro to score the classic street side attraction at the Mirage with a score that Hart says will blow you away. We’ll talk to Hart this hour about that and more this hour.

In Banter: Notes from OJville, IGT layoffs, we’re a-Twitter, a too-catchy ditty, Gordie Brown goes back downtown and Andre Agassi’s benefit goes upscale.

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E-mail: TheStripPodcast@aol.com ]]> Mickey Hart The Beatles were reincarnated in Las Vegas as a Cirque show. The Four Seasons and Abba came back as hit musicals. And Donny & Marie are returning as, well, Donny & Marie. But only the Grateful Dead could resurface on the Las Vegas Strip as, well, a volcano. Sort of. Dead drummer Mickey Hart has teamed up with an Indian musical maestro to score the classic street side attraction at the Mirage with a score that Hart says will blow you away. We’ll talk to Hart this hour about that and more this hour. In Banter: Notes from OJville, IGT layoffs, we’re a-Twitter, a too-catchy ditty, Gordie Brown goes back downtown and Andre Agassi’s benefit goes upscale. Site: http://www.thestrippodcast.com Blog: http://VegasHappensHere.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/thestrippodcast MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/TheStripPodcast Voicemail: 206-424-4737 E-mail: TheStripPodcast@aol.com Thu, 18 Sep 2008 03:59:00 -0700 Podcast yes casino, dead, gambling, Grateful, Las, mirage, music, Vegas, volcano, Wynn http://m.podshow.com/media/261/episodes/125996/thestrip-125996-09-16-2008.mp3 The Earl of Vegas Steve Friess and Miles Smith http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=125353&tId=2 Making up is fun to do! After a year of conflict, the CEO of Planet Hollywood and Steve have buried the hatchet and, to prove it, Earl granted Steve his first podcast interview. In this wide-ranging discussion, Earl explains why he was upset, offers his view on why the Planet Hollywood brand collapsed and is now resurging, speaks of new expansion plans and acquisitions, and answers the question of whether the infamous “Planet Ho” sign was accidental. Also, find out who gave and loaded Robert Earl’s iPod and offers his own verdict on the short-lived Hans Klok show. Plus, details on the new Mirage volcano, a shakeup brewing in the nightclub world, Point Break, the Las Vegas Spectacular and O.J., the Las Vegas dud.Email: TheStripPodcast@aol.comVoicemail: 206-424-4737Site: TheStripPodcast.ComBlog: VegasHappensHere.Com
]]> Robert Earl Making up is fun to do! After a year of conflict, the CEO of Planet Hollywood and Steve have buried the hatchet and, to prove it, Earl granted Steve his first podcast interview. In this wide-ranging discussion, Earl explains why he was upset, offers his view on why the Planet Hollywood brand collapsed and is now resurging, speaks of new expansion plans and acquisitions, and answers the question of whether the infamous “Planet Ho” sign was accidental. Also, find out who gave and loaded Robert Earl’s iPod and offers his own verdict on the short-lived Hans Klok show. Plus, details on the new Mirage volcano, a shakeup brewing in the nightclub world, Point Break, the Las Vegas Spectacular and O.J., the Las Vegas dud.Email: TheStripPodcast@aol.comVoicemail: 206-424-4737Site: TheStripPodcast.ComBlog: VegasHappensHere.Com Thu, 11 Sep 2008 05:20:00 -0700 Podcast yes casino, entertainment, gambling, Hollywood, mirage, music, OJ, sex, Simpson, TV http://m.podshow.com/media/261/episodes/125353/thestrip-125353-09-09-2008.mp3 THE &amp;$*@! Anniversary Special Steve Friess and Miles Smith http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=124807&tId=2 The show you hear may make us sound like well-spoken, polite, erudite podcasters, but like many things in Las Vegas, that’s an illusion. For the past three years, we’ve been recording our show live with a listening audience of, well, tens, on the Internet. And so, as we did last year for our anniversary, we’re pulling the curtains back this week and airing all the behind-the-scenes drama. The curses! The chat people! The arguments! The Neil Sedaka impressions! The Steve abuse! It’s our 3rd birthday and we couldn’t be more thrilled, so sit back, relax … and beware.

In Banter: Vegas Podcast-a-Palooza thoughts, Mark has left LVRocks to reinvent the air conditioning, where the would 40/40 Club work, Yellow Tail Sushi opens at Bellagio,  Criss Angel ups the hype with another delay, the M Resort’s blimp is delayed too, Virgin America debuts this week, the Price is Right Live’s fun but odd, Manilow changes his name and direct flights to China could be years away.

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]]> Our 3rd anniversary bloopers show The show you hear may make us sound like well-spoken, polite, erudite podcasters, but like many things in Las Vegas, that’s an illusion. For the past three years, we’ve been recording our show live with a listening audience of, well, tens, on the Internet. And so, as we did last year for our anniversary, we’re pulling the curtains back this week and airing all the behind-the-scenes drama. The curses! The chat people! The arguments! The Neil Sedaka impressions! The Steve abuse! It’s our 3rd birthday and we couldn’t be more thrilled, so sit back, relax … and beware. In Banter: Vegas Podcast-a-Palooza thoughts, Mark has left LVRocks to reinvent the air conditioning, where the would 40/40 Club work, Yellow Tail Sushi opens at Bellagio,  Criss Angel ups the hype with another delay, the M Resort’s blimp is delayed too, Virgin America debuts this week, the Price is Right Live’s fun but odd, Manilow changes his name and direct flights to China could be years away. Web: TheStripPodcast.Com Blog: VegasHappensHere.Com Phone: 206-424-4737 E-mail TheStripPodcast@aol.com   Tue, 09 Sep 2008 11:35:00 -0700 Podcast yes adelson, blackjack, casino, gambling, gaming, Luxor, music, poker, sex, Vegas http://m.podshow.com/media/261/episodes/124807/thestrip-124807-09-04-2008.mp3 STRIP EXTRA: MORE BLOOPERS AND OUTTAKES Steve Friess and Miles Smith http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=124810&tId=2
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E-mail TheStripPodcast@aol.com ]]> More bloopers from our third year, 2007-08 Web: TheStripPodcast.Com Blog: VegasHappensHere.Com Phone: 206-424-4737 E-mail TheStripPodcast@aol.com Thu, 04 Sep 2008 12:40:04 -0700 Podcast yes adelson, blackjack, casino, gambling, gaming, Luxor, music, poker, sex, Vegas http://m.podshow.com/media/261/episodes/124810/thestrip-124810-09-04-2008.mp3 STRIP EXTRA: STEVE ON NEVADA NEWSMAKERS Steve Friess and Miles Smith http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=124368&tId=2
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Voicemail: 206-424-4737 ]]> AUDIO ON STEVE ON NEVADA NEWSMAKERS Here's audio from Steve's 8/28 appearance on Nevada Newsmakers, a daily half-hour TV show based out of Reno. The discussion centers around how the national media deals with all things Vegas.  Find more Nevada Newsmakers shows at NevadaNewsmakers.com. Web: TheStripPodcast.com Email: TheStripPodcast@aol.com Blog: VegasHappensHere.Com Voicemail: 206-424-4737 Sun, 31 Aug 2008 13:52:39 -0700 Podcast no gambling, Las, macau, nevada, politics, reno, TV, Vegas, Wynn http://m.podshow.com/media/261/episodes/124368/thestrip-124368-08-31-2008.mp3 STRIP EXTRA: Q&amp;A FROM PODCAST-A-PALOOZA Steve Friess and Miles Smith http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=124050&tId=2 Here's the audio from the 8/16 Vegas Podcast-a-Palooza at the Palms. Hunter Hillegas (Vegas Gang), Tim and Michele Dressen (Five Hundy By Midnight) and us answered questions from the audience about how we do our shows and why.

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]]> Q&A from Vegas Podcast-a-Palooza Here's the audio from the 8/16 Vegas Podcast-a-Palooza at the Palms. Hunter Hillegas (Vegas Gang), Tim and Michele Dressen (Five Hundy By Midnight) and us answered questions from the audience about how we do our shows and why. Site: TheStripPodcast.Com Email: TheStripPodcast@aol.com Blog: VegasHappensHere.Com Voicemail: 206-424-4737  Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:45:24 -0700 Podcast no blackjack, casino, gambling, palms, poker, sex, Vegas, Wynn http://m.podshow.com/media/261/episodes/124050/thestrip-124050-08-28-2008.mp3 STRIP EXTRA: JENNIFER HOLIDAY DOES VEGAS Steve Friess and Miles Smith http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=123568&tId=2
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]]> Jennifer Holiday For the next two weeks, George Wallace will have an unusual co-star for his show at the Flamingo, the original Dreamgirl, Jennifer Holliday. Decades before Jennifer Hudson won an Oscar for playing the role of big-voiced girl-band reject Effie White in the 2006 film, Holliday won a Tony for creating the same part on stage. She also landed a Grammy for the signature hit, “And I’m Telling You, I’m Not Going.”  But Holliday’s life in the interim has been tragic, with bouts of depression, battles with her weight and an inability to replicate her earlier success. She spoke to Steve in advance of her opening for Wallace from Aug. 19 to Aug 30, relating stories of opening for George Burns at Caesars Palace in the 1980s, about a disastrous outing in the same showroom with Rosie O’Donnell in the 1990s and about how she reconciles her religion with her status as a gay icon. As always, e-mail us at thestrippodcast@aol.com, visit the site at thestrippodcast.com, leave us voicemail at 206-424-4737 and read Steve’s blog at VegasHappensHere.Com. Sat, 23 Aug 2008 15:13:43 -0700 Podcast no Dreamgirls, flamingo, gambling, george, grammy, holiday, Jennifer, Las, Tony, Vegas http://m.podshow.com/media/261/episodes/123568/thestrip-123568-08-23-2008.mp3 LIVE FROM THE PALMS: TOP O' THE PALOOZA Steve Friess and Miles Smith http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=122714&tId=2
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Blog: VegasHappensHere.Com ]]> Carrot Top This week on the Strip: You may love him or you may hate him, but you cannot deny this one truth: Carrot Top is a Vegas star. And he’s the kind of star whose act could only have this kind of longevity on the Strip. Scott Thompson, the comic with the enormous orange plume and the shockingly ripped physique, joins us live today to explain his journey from Butts Road – no, really – to Las Vegas Boulevard.  That’s coming up. Plus, news from Vegas, a new poll, the trivia question and, as always, the Top Secret Tourist Tip of the Week. This is The Strip, we’re at the Palms and our part of the 2008 Vegas Podcast-a-Palooza starts right now. PLUS: The Robert Earl rapproachement, Sheldon Adelson's protection and Steve's pre-Palooza nightmare. Web: TheStripPodcast.Com E-mail: TheStripPodcast@aol.com Voicemail: 206-424-4737 Blog: VegasHappensHere.Com Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:56:00 -0700 Podcast yes blackjack, carrot, comedy, gambling, gaming, music, poker, top, Vegas http://m.podshow.com/media/261/episodes/122714/thestrip-122714-08-18-2008.mp3 The Other Magical Burton (206-424-4737) Steve Friess and Miles Smith http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=122154&tId=2 If there’s anyone who can attest to the fact that achieving fame in Las Vegas is never easy, it’s illusionist Nathan Burton. Yes, his goofy grin is now plastered across a tower of the Flamingo Las Vegas now -- and he reveals what that costs! -- but his journey to that triumph required two decades of work, gigs at countless hotels and appearances on not one but two top-rated reality TV competitions. Oh, and sealing himself in a box with seven Vegas showgirls for a week didn’t hurt, either. Burton joined us in the studio, as did Amy Turner of GritsToGlitz.Com subbing for a working Miles.

In Banter: The ladies' night ruling, BestofVegas.Com's screw-up and Steve's theory on that Cirque-Dubai transaction.

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]]> Nathan Burton If there’s anyone who can attest to the fact that achieving fame in Las Vegas is never easy, it’s illusionist Nathan Burton. Yes, his goofy grin is now plastered across a tower of the Flamingo Las Vegas now -- and he reveals what that costs! -- but his journey to that triumph required two decades of work, gigs at countless hotels and appearances on not one but two top-rated reality TV competitions. Oh, and sealing himself in a box with seven Vegas showgirls for a week didn’t hurt, either. Burton joined us in the studio, as did Amy Turner of GritsToGlitz.Com subbing for a working Miles. In Banter: The ladies' night ruling, BestofVegas.Com's screw-up and Steve's theory on that Cirque-Dubai transaction. Web: TheStripPodcast.Com E-mail: TheStripPodcast@aol.com Voicemail: 206-424-4737  Blog: VegasHappensHere.com Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:15:25 -0700 Podcast yes cirque, comedy, gambling, magic, money, poker, TV, Vegas, website, Wynn http://m.podshow.com/media/261/episodes/122154/thestrip-122154-08-13-2008.mp3 Calling A Spade (FIXED AUDIO) Steve Friess and Miles Smith http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=121663&tId=2 On paper, David Spade wouldn’t seem a likely to become a star, let alone a ladies’ man. And yet, more than two decades after he got his start in comedy clubs and was guided by Dennis Miller to a role on Saturday Night Live, Spade is a staple of American TV comedy as star of such hits as Just Shoot Me, 8 Simple Rules and Rules of Engagement. Spade, who usually performs his stand-up twice a month at the Planet Hollywood spoke to Steve about being the surprising object of affection of many a hot babe, about the tragedies that surround him and about the difficulty of mocking Barack Obama. Plus, Vegas nightlife guru Jack Colton of JackColton.Com explains the noisy club scene, Steve Wynn's hooker tangle and why Alan Thicke will never be on this program.Email: TheStripPodcast@aol.comWeb: TheStripPodcast.ComBlog: VegasHappensHere.ComCall: 206-424-4737 ]]> david spade <span class="contentIndent">On paper, David Spade wouldn’t seem a likely to become a star, let alone a ladies’ man. And yet, more than two decades after he got his start in comedy clubs and was guided by Dennis Miller to a role on Saturday Night Live, Spade is a staple of American TV comedy as star of such hits as Just Shoot Me, 8 Simple Rules and Rules of Engagement. Spade, who usually performs his stand-up twice a month at the Planet Hollywood spoke to Steve about being the surprising object of affection of many a hot babe, about the tragedies that surround him and about the difficulty of mocking Barack Obama. Plus, Vegas nightlife guru Jack Colton of JackColton.Com explains the noisy club scene, Steve Wynn's hooker tangle and why Alan Thicke will never be on this program.Email: TheStripPodcast@aol.comWeb: TheStripPodcast.ComBlog: VegasHappensHere.ComCall: 206-424-4737 </span> Fri, 08 Aug 2008 10:12:26 -0700 Podcast no blackjack, comedy, comic, david, gambling, Hollywood, poker, Spade, steve, TV http://m.podshow.com/media/261/episodes/121663/thestrip-121663-08-08-2008.mp3 Calling A Spade (206) 424-4737 Steve Friess and Miles Smith http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=121086&tId=2 On paper, David Spade wouldn’t seem a likely to become a star, let alone a ladies’ man. And yet, more than two decades after he got his start in comedy clubs and was guided by Dennis Miller to a role on Saturday Night Live, Spade is a staple of American TV comedy as star of such hits as Just Shoot Me, 8 Simple Rules and Rules of Engagement. Spade, who usually performs his stand-up twice a month at the Planet Hollywood spoke to Steve about being the surprising object of affection of many a hot babe, about the tragedies that surround him and about the difficulty of mocking Barack Obama.

Plus, Vegas nightlife guru Jack Colton of JackColton.Com explains the noisy club scene, Steve Wynn's hooker tangle and why Alan Thicke will never be on this program.

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]]> David Spade On paper, David Spade wouldn’t seem a likely to become a star, let alone a ladies’ man. And yet, more than two decades after he got his start in comedy clubs and was guided by Dennis Miller to a role on Saturday Night Live, Spade is a staple of American TV comedy as star of such hits as Just Shoot Me, 8 Simple Rules and Rules of Engagement. Spade, who usually performs his stand-up twice a month at the Planet Hollywood spoke to Steve about being the surprising object of affection of many a hot babe, about the tragedies that surround him and about the difficulty of mocking Barack Obama. Plus, Vegas nightlife guru Jack Colton of JackColton.Com explains the noisy club scene, Steve Wynn's hooker tangle and why Alan Thicke will never be on this program. Email: TheStripPodcast@aol.com Web: TheStripPodcast.Com Blog: VegasHappensHere.Com Call: 206-424-4737  Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:02:00 -0700 Podcast yes blackjack, comedy, comic, david, gambling, Hollywood, poker, Spade, steve, TV http://m.podshow.com/media/261/episodes/121086/thestrip-121086-08-06-2008.mp3 Steve 'n Stevie Steve Friess and Miles Smith http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=120498&tId=2 They’ve become known as the casino closers. Four times in the past decade, Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme have been called upon to be the final performers at the closing of a resort or a famous showroom. But the act itself keeps on trucking. Well, sort of. Steve Lawrence is performing solo in August at the Orleans while his wife deals with a variety of health problems, as you’ll hear this hour. Lawrence spoke to Steve last week about Frank Sinatra, the original Tonight Show, about fighting with Eydie on stage and about why they haven’t seen a resurgence like Tony Bennett and Frankie Valli.   Plus, he talks about their son, David, who composed the scores for the “High School Musical” movies. That’s all coming up.

In Banter: Trump IS having layoffs, Jerry Lewis is packing heat, Ping Pang Pong is wonderful, Miles is hung up over a gross Secret commercial and the prospect of the Las Vegas TV show as a movie.

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]]> Steve Lawrence They’ve become known as the casino closers. Four times in the past decade, Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme have been called upon to be the final performers at the closing of a resort or a famous showroom. But the act itself keeps on trucking. Well, sort of. Steve Lawrence is performing solo in August at the Orleans while his wife deals with a variety of health problems, as you’ll hear this hour. Lawrence spoke to Steve last week about Frank Sinatra, the original Tonight Show, about fighting with Eydie on stage and about why they haven’t seen a resurgence like Tony Bennett and Frankie Valli.   Plus, he talks about their son, David, who composed the scores for the “High School Musical” movies. That’s all coming up. In Banter: Trump IS having layoffs, Jerry Lewis is packing heat, Ping Pang Pong is wonderful, Miles is hung up over a gross Secret commercial and the prospect of the Las Vegas TV show as a movie. Web: TheStripPodcast.Com Blog: VegasHappensHere.Com Phone: 206-424-4737 Email: TheStripPodcast@aol.com  Thu, 31 Jul 2008 09:03:11 -0700 Podcast yes casino, chinese, gambling, music, poker, resort, sinatra, trump, Vegas, Venetian http://m.podshow.com/media/261/episodes/120498/thestrip-120498-07-31-2008.mp3 Eddie Izz On Steve Friess and Miles Smith http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=119615&tId=2
July 24: Eddie Izzard has many claims to fame. He’s a well-regarded comedian, a terrific actor in such programs as FX’s “The Riches” and, of course, he’s probably the world’s most famous out-of-the-closet heterosexual transvestite. Oh, and he’ll be playing Vegas on July 25-26 at the Palms, so Steve chatted with Izzard about all of those things—and Izzard makes Steve a promise that will delight many.

In Banter: Wynn takes on the blogosphere, Steve has tampons, is this woman pregnant, why won't Dave Schwartz change his hours, put that snake away and all hail that great philosopher Laura Bush!

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]]> Eddie Izzard July 24: Eddie Izzard has many claims to fame. He’s a well-regarded comedian, a terrific actor in such programs as FX’s “The Riches” and, of course, he’s probably the world’s most famous out-of-the-closet heterosexual transvestite. Oh, and he’ll be playing Vegas on July 25-26 at the Palms, so Steve chatted with Izzard about all of those things—and Izzard makes Steve a promise that will delight many. In Banter: Wynn takes on the blogosphere, Steve has tampons, is this woman pregnant, why won't Dave Schwartz change his hours, put that snake away and all hail that great philosopher Laura Bush! Web; TheStripPodcast.Com Blog: VegasHappensHere.Com Phone: 206-424-4737 E-mail: TheStripPodcast@aol.com  Wed, 23 Jul 2008 02:18:05 -0700 Podcast yes bush, caesars, comedy, Eddie, gambling, Izzard, music, sex, Vegas, Wynn http://m.podshow.com/media/261/episodes/119615/thestrip-119615-07-23-2008.mp3 Wanda Woman Steve Friess and Miles Smith http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=118925&tId=2 She told Jane Fonda to fuck off in “Monster-in-Law,” had her portrait snapped by Annie Leibovitz for Vanity Fair magazine and, this fall, is expected to marry Julia Louis-Dreyfus on the sitcom “The New Adventures of Old Christine.” Those are some of the highlights of Wanda Sykes’ illustrious career. The comic-actress, who performs stand-up twice in July and twice in August, speaks to Steve this hour about all that and some of the less thrilling moments – can someone say Pootie Tang?Call 206-424-4737, email thestrippodcast@aol.com, read the blog at vegashappenshere.com. ]]> Wanda Sykes <span class="contentIndent">She told Jane Fonda to fuck off in “Monster-in-Law,” had her portrait snapped by Annie Leibovitz for Vanity Fair magazine and, this fall, is expected to marry Julia Louis-Dreyfus on the sitcom “The New Adventures of Old Christine.” Those are some of the highlights of Wanda Sykes’ illustrious career. The comic-actress, who performs stand-up twice in July and twice in August, speaks to Steve this hour about all that and some of the less thrilling moments – can someone say Pootie Tang?Call 206-424-4737, email thestrippodcast@aol.com, read the blog at vegashappenshere.com. </span> Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:23:16 -0700 Podcast yes casino, comedy, gambling, movies, music, Seinfeld, sykes, TV, Vegas, wanda http://m.podshow.com/media/261/episodes/118925/thestrip-118925-07-16-2008.mp3 Wanda Woman Steve Friess and Miles Smith http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=118874&tId=2 She told Jane Fonda to fuck off in “Monster-in-Law,” had her portrait snapped by Annie Leibovitz for Vanity Fair magazine and, this fall, is expected to marry Julia Louis-Dreyfus on the sitcom “The New Adventures of Old Christine.” Those are some of the highlights of Wanda Sykes’ illustrious career. The comic-actress, who performs stand-up twice in July and twice in August, speaks to Steve this hour about all that and some of the less thrilling moments – can someone say Pootie Tang?

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]]> Wanda Sykes She told Jane Fonda to fuck off in “Monster-in-Law,” had her portrait snapped by Annie Leibovitz for Vanity Fair magazine and, this fall, is expected to marry Julia Louis-Dreyfus on the sitcom “The New Adventures of Old Christine.” Those are some of the highlights of Wanda Sykes’ illustrious career. The comic-actress, who performs stand-up twice in July and twice in August, speaks to Steve this hour about all that and some of the less thrilling moments – can someone say Pootie Tang? Call 206-424-4737, email thestrippodcast@aol.com, read the blog at vegashappenshere.com.  Tue, 15 Jul 2008 22:25:33 -0700 Podcast yes casino, comedy, gambling, Hollywood, Las, movies, planet, sykes, TV, Vegas http://m.podshow.com/media/261/episodes/118874/thestrip-118874-07-15-2008.mp3 The Wayans To Leno Steve Friess and Miles Smith http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=117376&tId=2 Jay Leno has always been comfortably inside the lines of mainstream American comedy while Damon Wayans has built a family business out of going out on a limb. So what do these two comics have in common? For one, both are performing in Las Vegas this month. For another, they’re both on the show this week. Leno reacts to questions as about why he’s not more respected by the entertainment media while Wayans tries to explain the method to his mad career. In Banter: Steve's drinking binge, Steve Wynn's favorite drink,  the blue tape is gone, Miles lusts for Clean House, The WSJ covers Vegas debt and Harrah's addresses the environment.Call 206-424-4737, email thestrippodcast@aol.com, read VegasHappensHere.Com and visit TheStrippodcast.Com, too. ]]> Jay Leno, Damon Wayans <font face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Jay Leno has always been comfortably inside the lines of mainstream American comedy while Damon Wayans has built a family business out of going out on a limb. So what do these two comics have in common? For one, both are performing in Las Vegas this month. For another, they’re both on the show this week. Leno reacts to questions as about why he’s not more respected by the entertainment media while Wayans tries to explain the method to his mad career. In Banter: Steve's drinking binge, Steve Wynn's favorite drink,  the blue tape is gone, Miles lusts for Clean House, The WSJ covers Vegas debt and Harrah's addresses the environment.Call 206-424-4737, email thestrippodcast@aol.com, read VegasHappensHere.Com and visit TheStrippodcast.Com, too. </font> Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:08:00 -0700 Podcast yes alcohol, Bar, comedy, Drinking, gambling, gaming, jay, Las, leno, Vegas http://m.podshow.com/media/261/episodes/117376/thestrip-117376-07-02-2008.mp3 Love, Exciting and Two Steve Friess and Miles Smith http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=116664&tId=2 Two years ago this week, the world experienced the Beatles music in a new way, the Cirque du Soleil way. The show “Love” arrived in the theater formerly occupied by Siegfried & Roy to rave reviews and its soundtrack of tracks remixed from the original tapes by the original producer, went on to win a Grammy. To honor the show, we’ll talk live in the studio tonight to Kyle Stokely, a 12-year-old actor who has been in the production from the beginning about what it’s like being a child actor on the Strip and about all the famous people he’s met on the job. In Banter: The New Yorker's Adelson opus, Cosmo v Cosmo, Trump in the dumps, Cirque gossip and a "locals" Sahara?Call 206-424-4737, e-mail thestrippodcast@aol.com, read VegasHappensHere.Com and visit TheStripPodcast.com.  ]]> Love performer Kyle Stokely <font face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Two years ago this week, the world experienced the Beatles music in a new way, the Cirque du Soleil way. The show “Love” arrived in the theater formerly occupied by Siegfried & Roy to rave reviews and its soundtrack of tracks remixed from the original tapes by the original producer, went on to win a Grammy. To honor the show, we’ll talk live in the studio tonight to Kyle Stokely, a 12-year-old actor who has been in the production from the beginning about what it’s like being a child actor on the Strip and about all the famous people he’s met on the job. In Banter: The New Yorker's Adelson opus, Cosmo v Cosmo, Trump in the dumps, Cirque gossip and a "locals" Sahara?Call 206-424-4737, e-mail thestrippodcast@aol.com, read VegasHappensHere.Com and visit TheStripPodcast.com. </font> Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:03:00 -0700 Podcast no beatles, caesars, cirque, du, love, mirage, soleil, Vegas, Wynn http://m.podshow.com/media/261/episodes/116664/thestrip-116664-06-24-2008.mp3 ARCHIVE EDITION: BEATLES PRODUCERS GEORGE + GILES MARTIN Steve Friess and Miles Smith http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=116663&tId=2 Reissuing the June 8, 2006 episode featuring George and Giles Martin, the father-and-son duo who created the Love soundtrack from the tracks at Abbey Road Studios. This interview was conducted for a USA Today piece in advance of the show's opening at the Mirage.

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]]> 6/8/06 Show Reissuing the June 8, 2006 episode featuring George and Giles Martin, the father-and-son duo who created the Love soundtrack from the tracks at Abbey Road Studios. This interview was conducted for a USA Today piece in advance of the show's opening at the Mirage. Call 206-424-4737, e-mail TheStripPodcast@aol.com, visit TheStripPodcast.Com and read VegasHappensHere.Com daily. Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:00:00 -0700 Podcast no beatles, caesars, cirque, du, love, mirage, soleil, Vegas, Wynn http://m.podshow.com/media/261/episodes/116663/thestrip-116663-06-24-2008.mp3 Caan, Icon -- 206-424-4737 Steve Friess and Miles Smith http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=115992&tId=2 As casino security chief Big Ed Deline on the now-defunct NBC soap “Las Vegas,” James Caan played the center of gravity at the fictional Montecito with a certain old-school Sin City panache. That and a few film roles related to the Strip were enough to earn him the first-ever Vegas Icon Award at the 10th annual CineVegas Film Festival that’s on at the Palms this week. But what did Caan really think of those roles and that TV show? And, more importantly, what does he think led to its cancellation a year after he left the part? The colorful 68-year-old Oscar nominee lets loose on a variety of hot topics including drug use, bad films and the Mob. In Banter: New tech at Rio and Fontainebleau, NY travels, room taxes, the Hank Greenspun movie and getting gas from hookers.E-mail thestrippodcast@aol.com, 206-424-4737,  blog is vegashappenshere.com  ]]> James Caan <font face="Verdana"><font face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">As casino security chief Big Ed Deline on the now-defunct NBC soap “Las Vegas,” James Caan played the center of gravity at the fictional Montecito with a certain old-school Sin City panache. That and a few film roles related to the Strip were enough to earn him the first-ever Vegas Icon Award at the 10th annual CineVegas Film Festival that’s on at the Palms this week. But what did Caan really think of those roles and that TV show? And, more importantly, what does he think led to its cancellation a year after he left the part? The colorful 68-year-old Oscar nominee lets loose on a variety of hot topics including drug use, bad films and the Mob. In Banter: New tech at Rio and Fontainebleau, NY travels, room taxes, the Hank Greenspun movie and getting gas from hookers.E-mail thestrippodcast@aol.com, 206-424-4737,  blog is vegashappenshere.com  </font></font> Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:04:00 -0700 Podcast yes blackjack, brothel, fontainebleau, gambling, greenspun, hookers, movies, poker, Vegas, Whores http://m.podshow.com/media/261/episodes/115992/thestrip-115992-06-17-2008.mp3 ARCHIVE EDITION: TONY WINNER PATTI LUPONE (11/07) Steve Friess and Miles Smith http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=116035&tId=2

REISSUING THIS 11/07 INTERVIEW WITH PATTI LUPONE IN WHICH SHE HINTS AT SOMETHING BIG SHE MAY HAVE COMING UP... WHICH TURNED OUT TO BE THE SHOW THAT WON HER HER SECOND TONY TONIGHT.

Tony winner Patti Lupone talks about her long Broadway career and why she hated playing her signature role, Evita. Then, Ellen DeGeneres discusses the writer’s strike, her dog controversy and the TBS variety show she filmed in Vegas last week. Plus, news about Planet Hollywood, Zumanity, Crown Tower the Plaza and more.Donate $25 or more and pick anything you want off the prize list on thestrippodcast.com. You get a prize and you help us up. Good deal! There are a couple of items on the list that are exempt.

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]]> Ellen DeGeneres, Patti LuPone REISSUING THIS 11/07 INTERVIEW WITH PATTI LUPONE IN WHICH SHE HINTS AT SOMETHING BIG SHE MAY HAVE COMING UP... WHICH TURNED OUT TO BE THE SHOW THAT WON HER HER SECOND TONY TONIGHT. Tony winner Patti Lupone talks about her long Broadway career and why she hated playing her signature role, Evita. Then, Ellen DeGeneres discusses the writer’s strike, her dog controversy and the TBS variety show she filmed in Vegas last week. Plus, news about Planet Hollywood, Zumanity, Crown Tower the Plaza and more.Donate $25 or more and pick anything you want off the prize list on thestrippodcast.com. You get a prize and you help us up. Good deal! There are a couple of items on the list that are exempt. Call 206-424-4737, email thestrippodcast@aol.com, read the blog at thestrippodcast.blogspot.com. Mon, 16 Jun 2008 09:05:00 -0700 Podcast no broadway, Degeneres, ellen, gambling, Vegas, Wynn http://m.podshow.com/media/261/episodes/116035/thestrip-116035-06-18-2008.mp3 ARCHIVE EDITION: TONY WINNER PATTI LUPONE (11/07) Steve Friess and Miles Smith http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=89066&tId=2 REISSUING THIS 11/07 INTERVIEW WITH PATTI LUPONE IN WHICH SHE HINTS AT SOMETHING BIG SHE MAY HAVE COMING UP... WHICH TURNED OUT TO BE THE SHOW THAT WON HER HER SECOND TONY TONIGHT.

Tony winner Patti Lupone talks about her long Broadway career and why she hated playing her signature role, Evita. Then, Ellen DeGeneres discusses the writer’s strike, her dog controversy and the TBS variety show she filmed in Vegas last week. Plus, news about Planet Hollywood, Zumanity, Crown Tower the Plaza and more.Donate $25 or more and pick anything you want off the prize list on thestrippodcast.com. You get a prize and you help us up. Good deal! There are a couple of items on the list that are exempt.

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]]> Ellen DeGeneres, Patti LuPone REISSUING THIS 11/07 INTERVIEW WITH PATTI LUPONE IN WHICH SHE HINTS AT SOMETHING BIG SHE MAY HAVE COMING UP... WHICH TURNED OUT TO BE THE SHOW THAT WON HER HER SECOND TONY TONIGHT. Tony winner Patti Lupone talks about her long Broadway career and why she hated playing her signature role, Evita. Then, Ellen DeGeneres discusses the writer’s strike, her dog controversy and the TBS variety show she filmed in Vegas last week. Plus, news about Planet Hollywood, Zumanity, Crown Tower the Plaza and more.Donate $25 or more and pick anything you want off the prize list on thestrippodcast.com. You get a prize and you help us up. Good deal! There are a couple of items on the list that are exempt. Call 206-424-4737, email thestrippodcast@aol.com, read the blog at thestrippodcast.blogspot.com. Sun, 15 Jun 2008 08:04:00 -0700 Podcast no broadway, Degeneres, ellen, gambling, Vegas, Wynn http://m.podshow.com/media/261/episodes/89066/thestrip-89066-11-29-2007.mp3 SPECIAL VIDEO: IBAR'S CRAZY TABLETOPS Steve Friess and Miles Smith http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=115401&tId=2 This week, Microsoft rolls out its new Surface technology in the form of six $10,000 bar-lounge tabletops at the I Bar inside the casino at the Rio upon which, via some sophisticated touch-screen tech, customers can play games (video bowling, pinball), view YouTube videos, see who's sitting at other tables and send messages, take photos of themselves to send to friends and, oh yes, order drinks.

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]]> Harrah's Meets Microsoft This week, Microsoft rolls out its new Surface technology [1] in the form of six $10,000 bar-lounge tabletops at the I Bar [2] inside the casino at the Rio upon which, via some sophisticated touch-screen tech, customers can play games (video bowling, pinball), view YouTube videos, see who's sitting at other tables and send messages, take photos of themselves to send to friends and, oh yes, order drinks. And here's some video I took -- think of it as The Strip Podcast Goes Pop-Up Video for all the comments I stuck in there. I used the thing to find my childhood home in Syosset, N.Y.! Call 206-424-4737, e-mail thestrippodcast@aol.com, read vegashappenshere.com Links: ------ [1] http://www.surface.com/ [2] http://www.harrahs.com/casinos/rio/casino-misc/nightlife-detail.html Thu, 12 Jun 2008 08:56:55 -0700 Podcast no Bar, Bowling, computers, Drinking, gambling, harrah's, microsoft, rio, Vegas http://m.podshow.com/media/261/episodes/115401/thestrip-115401-06-12-2008.m4v The Win and Yang of Poker Steve Friess and Miles Smith http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=114485&tId=2 A year ago, Jerry Yang was a just a 39-year-old social worker from Temecula, California, with six kids, a hefty mortgage and a wife who worked nights to make ends meet. Today, he’s living proof of why the annual World Series of Poker is the one championship that anyone can win. Yang spent $225 to enter a local satellite tournament that led him to a seat at the 2007 Main Event where he walked away $8.25 million richer. Next month, he begins a defense of that crown but this week, he’s live in our studio to talk about the year that was, what he’s done with all that money and how he feels about the changes being made to this year’s W.S.O.P.

In Banter: CityCenter's brief strike, more Fontainbleau plans revealed, a tourism firm thinks straight men are neglected in Vegas and K-Fed is Father of the Year.

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]]> Jerry Yang, 2007 WSOP champ A year ago, Jerry Yang was a just a 39-year-old social worker from Temecula, California, with six kids, a hefty mortgage and a wife who worked nights to make ends meet. Today, he’s living proof of why the annual World Series of Poker is the one championship that anyone can win. Yang spent $225 to enter a local satellite tournament that led him to a seat at the 2007 Main Event where he walked away $8.25 million richer. Next month, he begins a defense of that crown but this week, he’s live in our studio to talk about the year that was, what he’s done with all that money and how he feels about the changes being made to this year’s W.S.O.P. In Banter: CityCenter's brief strike, more Fontainbleau plans revealed, a tourism firm thinks straight men are neglected in Vegas and K-Fed is Father of the Year. Call 206-424-4737, e-mail thestrippodcast@aol.com, the blog is at VegasHappensHere.Com Thu, 05 Jun 2008 10:14:00 -0700 Podcast yes Britney, caesars, casino, gambling, harrahs, Las, poker, Vegas, Wynn http://m.podshow.com/media/261/episodes/114485/thestrip-114485-06-04-2008.mp3 Ritaville - 206-424-4737 Steve Friess and Miles Smith http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=113914&tId=2 Rita Rudner is having another important career moment. The comic has a new book out that’s both funny and surprisingly emotional and she’s recently become the first Vegas comedian to star in a PBS special to air in June. Rudner, whose girly voice and wry battle-of-the-sexes observations continue to pack ‘em in nightly at the Harrah’s Las Vegas resort, joins us live this hour to catch us up on all of her activities. In Banter: The shit really flies at Panorama, revisiting Manilow, notes from Tussaud's and SATC is coming to Vegas, sort of.Call 206-424-4737, e-mail thestrippodcast@aol.com, read the blog at VegasHappensHere.Com. ]]> Rita Rudner <font face="Verdana"><font face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Rita Rudner is having another important career moment. The comic has a new book out that’s both funny and surprisingly emotional and she’s recently become the first Vegas comedian to star in a PBS special to air in June. Rudner, whose girly voice and wry battle-of-the-sexes observations continue to pack ‘em in nightly at the Harrah’s Las Vegas resort, joins us live this hour to catch us up on all of her activities. In Banter: The shit really flies at Panorama, revisiting Manilow, notes from Tussaud's and SATC is coming to Vegas, sort of.Call 206-424-4737, e-mail thestrippodcast@aol.com, read the blog at VegasHappensHere.Com. </font></font> Thu, 29 May 2008 10:21:00 -0700 Podcast yes casino, dance, gambling, harrahs, rita, rudner, shopping, Vegas, Wynn http://m.podshow.com/media/261/episodes/113914/thestrip-113914-05-28-2008.mp3 What Rimes With Badu Steve Friess and Miles Smith http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=113016&tId=2 We’re getting a little bit country, a little bit soul this week with interviews with two very different artists. First, former teen prodigy LeAnn Rimes is all grown up and writing her own music these days, some of it offering a window into what it was like to transition from teen phenom to married lady. Then, Erykah Badu, the R&B star often likened to Billie Holliday, is back after a five-year break with three – yes, three – new albums this year. She’ll explain how Apple’s Garageband kicked off that spate. Also, the winner of our Jersey Boys tickets giveaway is revealed!

In Banter/News: Steve's Angelic moment, singing about Aria, hooray to Jubilee and peeking in on Fontainebleau a tad.

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]]> LeAnn Rimes and Erykah Badu We’re getting a little bit country, a little bit soul this week with interviews with two very different artists. First, former teen prodigy LeAnn Rimes is all grown up and writing her own music these days, some of it offering a window into what it was like to transition from teen phenom to married lady. Then, Erykah Badu, the R&B star often likened to Billie Holliday, is back after a five-year break with three – yes, three – new albums this year. She’ll explain how Apple’s Garageband kicked off that spate. Also, the winner of our Jersey Boys tickets giveaway is revealed! In Banter/News: Steve's Angelic moment, singing about Aria, hooray to Jubilee and peeking in on Fontainebleau a tad. Call 206-424-4737, e-mail thestrippodcast@aol.com, read the blog at VegasHappensHere.Com.  Thu, 22 May 2008 09:30:00 -0700 Podcast no Black, casino, gambling, gay, leann, magic, music, rimes, soul http://m.podshow.com/media/261/episodes/113016/thestrip-113016-05-20-2008.mp3 In The Valli of Jersey Steve Friess and Miles Smith http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=112389&tId=2 A priceless falsetto took an Italian pipsqueak from New Jersey all the way to the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame. But it’s only now, with the huge success of the Tony-winning Broadway show based on his life, that Frankie Valli is feeling truly appreciated by the entertainment world. That show, “Jersey Boys,” opened last month to rave reviews at the Palazzo, returning the sound of Valli and the Four Seasons to the Strip in grand fashion.

In banter: Terry Fator takes over, Cher needs work, the WSOP undergoes big changes, shrimp cocktails are more expensive and Vegas.Com rules the world.

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]]> Frankie Valli A priceless falsetto took an Italian pipsqueak from New Jersey all the way to the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame. But it’s only now, with the huge success of the Tony-winning Broadway show based on his life, that Frankie Valli is feeling truly appreciated by the entertainment world. That show, “Jersey Boys,” opened last month to rave reviews at the Palazzo, returning the sound of Valli and the Four Seasons to the Strip in grand fashion. In banter: Terry Fator takes over, Cher needs work, the WSOP undergoes big changes, shrimp cocktails are more expensive and Vegas.Com rules the world. Call 206-424-4737 or email thestrippodcast@aol.com  Thu, 15 May 2008 08:38:00 -0700 Podcast no adelson, broadway, caesars, casino, gambling, mgm, music, Vegas, Wynn http://m.podshow.com/media/261/episodes/112389/thestrip-112389-05-14-2008.mp3 The Two Seasons (206) 424-4737 Steve Friess and Miles Smith http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=112104&tId=2
It’s been a particularly hectic week for us and we couldn’t get into the LVRocks studio to do our usual live version of this program so we figured we’d simply present the joint interview Steve conducted with Four Seasons original member and songwriter Bob Gaudio and actor Erich Bergen, who portrays Gaudio in the Vegas version of “Jersey Boys.” Also, we’re giving away two tickets to the Jersey Boys at the Palazzo in Las Vegas. Call us at 206-424-4737 by May 19 and leave us a message of two minutes or less explaining why you should win. The two minutes doesn’t include your contact information. If our judges pick your message, you’ll win two seats for a 10 p.m. show within one year. Finally, next week's guest is... FRANKIE VALLI!!! Join us for the live version and join in the chat with fellow listeners at 7 pm Pacific at LVRocks.Com. Otherwise, as always, the podcast will go up sometime Thursday. Don’t forget to visit us at thestrippodcast.com for more information, leave us a voicemail at 206-424-4737, e-mail us at thestrippodcast@aol.com and keep up with Steve every day at his blog, VegasHappensHere.Com. We’ll get into Steve’s thoughts on the Cher show next week, but he’s already blogged a bit about it so take a look. Bob Gaudio is the legendary songwriter responsible for such hits as “Sherry,” “What A Night” and “Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You.” Gaudio’s first hit was “Short Shorts,” a novelty song he wrote when he was 15. More recently, Gaudio he wrote a musical based on the film “Peggy Sue Got Married” and he tells Steve that it may yet come to Broadway sometime soon. Gaudio is joined in this conversation by Erich Bergen, a 22-year-old actor from New York City for whom the Jersey Boys role is his first major part. Bergen is also a former podcaster whose show, Green Room Radio, was a Broadway version of “The Strip” in which he would interview celebrities of the Great White Way. ]]> Erich Bergen, Bob Gaudio It’s been a particularly hectic week for us and we couldn’t get into the LVRocks studio to do our usual live version of this program so we figured we’d simply present the joint interview Steve conducted with Four Seasons original member and songwriter Bob Gaudio and actor Erich Bergen, who portrays Gaudio in the Vegas version of “Jersey Boys.” Also, we’re giving away two tickets to the Jersey Boys at the Palazzo in Las Vegas. Call us at 206-424-4737 by May 19 and leave us a message of two minutes or less explaining why you should win. The two minutes doesn’t include your contact information. If our judges pick your message, you’ll win two seats for a 10 p.m. show within one year. Finally, next week's guest is... FRANKIE VALLI!!! Join us for the live version and join in the chat with fellow listeners at 7 pm Pacific at LVRocks.Com. Otherwise, as always, the podcast will go up sometime Thursday. Don’t forget to visit us at thestrippodcast.com for more information, leave us a voicemail at 206-424-4737, e-mail us at thestrippodcast@aol.com and keep up with Steve every day at his blog, VegasHappensHere.Com. We’ll get into Steve’s thoughts on the Cher show next week, but he’s already blogged a bit about it so take a look. Bob Gaudio is the legendary songwriter responsible for such hits as “Sherry,” “What A Night” and “Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You.” Gaudio’s first hit was “Short Shorts,” a novelty song he wrote when he was 15. More recently, Gaudio he wrote a musical based on the film “Peggy Sue Got Married” and he tells Steve that it may yet come to Broadway sometime soon. Gaudio is joined in this conversation by Erich Bergen, a 22-year-old actor from New York City for whom the Jersey Boys role is his first major part. Bergen is also a former podcaster whose show, Green Room Radio, was a Broadway version of “The Strip” in which he would interview celebrities of the Great White Way. Mon, 12 May 2008 17:33:51 -0700 Podcast no Bob, broadway, casino, Frankie, gambling, gaudio, music, show, valli, Vegas http://m.podshow.com/media/261/episodes/112104/thestrip-112104-05-12-2008.mp3 The Two Seasons - (206) 424-4737 Steve Friess and Miles Smith http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=111587&tId=2 Bob Gaudio, Erich Bergen It’s been a particularly hectic week for us and we couldn’t get into the LVRocks studio to do our usual live version of this program so we figured we’d simply present the joint interview Steve conducted with Four Seasons original member and songwriter Bob Gaudio and actor Erich Bergen, who portrays Gaudio in the Vegas version of “Jersey Boys.” Also, we’re giving away two tickets to the Jersey Boys at the Palazzo in Las Vegas. Call us at 206-424-4737 by May 19 and leave us a message of two minutes or less explaining why you should win. The two minutes doesn’t include your contact information. If our judges pick your message, you’ll win two seats for a 10 p.m. show within one year. Finally, next week's guest is... FRANKIE VALLI!!! Join us for the live version and join in the chat with fellow listeners at 7 pm Pacific at LVRocks.Com. Otherwise, as always, the podcast will go up sometime Thursday. Don’t forget to visit us at thestrippodcast.com for more information, leave us a voicemail at 206-424-4737, e-mail us at thestrippodcast@aol.com and keep up with Steve every day at his blog, VegasHappensHere.Com. We’ll get into Steve’s thoughts on the Cher show next week, but he’s already blogged a bit about it so take a look. Bob Gaudio is the legendary songwriter responsible for such hits as “Sherry,” “What A Night” and “Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You.” Gaudio’s first hit was “Short Shorts,” a novelty song he wrote when he was 15. More recently, Gaudio he wrote a musical based on the film “Peggy Sue Got Married” and he tells Steve that it may yet come to Broadway sometime soon. Gaudio is joined in this conversation by Erich Bergen, a 22-year-old actor from New York City for whom the Jersey Boys role is his first major part. Bergen is also a former podcaster whose show, Green Room Radio, was a Broadway version of “The Strip” in which he would interview celebrities of the Great White Way. Thu, 08 May 2008 09:16:26 -0700 Podcast no broadway, casino, four, gambling, movies, music, palazzo, seasons, Vegas, Wynn http://m.podshow.com/media/261/episodes/111587/thestrip-111587-05-08-2008.mp3 SPECIAL VIDEO EDITION: JERSEY BOYS PREMIERE Steve Friess and Miles Smith http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=111135&tId=2 Video from the Jersey Boys premiere and Frankie Valli birthday tribute on May 3, 2008 in Las Vegas at Palazzo.

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]]> Jersey Boys Premiere Video from the Jersey Boys premiere and Frankie Valli birthday tribute on May 3, 2008 in Las Vegas at Palazzo. Find out how to win tickets to Jersey Boys at TheStripPodcast.Com or ReadVegas.Com. Also, subscribe to the show via iTunes or Zune!  Sun, 04 May 2008 11:36:52 -0700 Podcast no boys, broadway, casino, four, Frankie, gambling, jersey, Las, music, seasons http://m.podshow.com/media/261/episodes/111135/thestrip-111135-05-04-2008.m4v Deux Chefs du Jour Steve Friess and Miles Smith http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=110614&tId=2 Steve Wynn – again! No, sorry. Gotcha! A podcaster cannot dine on Wynn alone. But speaking of dining, how about we serve you up a generous helping of two hot Vegas chefs, Kerry Simon and Charlie Trotter? Both have new restaurants in town, Simon at the Luxor and the Palms and Trotter at Palazzo. So we ask them about the dining scene, about their foie gras aversions and, of course, about what kind of fast food they eat.

 Plus, in banter:  Perez Hilton sucks, the Donnie and Marie idea sucks, a Hustler hotel-casino would suck and the broken Encore sign sucks.

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]]> Kerry Simon, Charlie Trotter Steve Wynn – again! No, sorry. Gotcha! A podcaster cannot dine on Wynn alone. But speaking of dining, how about we serve you up a generous helping of two hot Vegas chefs, Kerry Simon and Charlie Trotter? Both have new restaurants in town, Simon at the Luxor and the Palms and Trotter at Palazzo. So we ask them about the dining scene, about their foie gras aversions and, of course, about what kind of fast food they eat.  Plus, in banter:  Perez Hilton sucks, the Donnie and Marie idea sucks, a Hustler hotel-casino would suck and the broken Encore sign sucks. Call 206-424-4737, e-mail thestrippodcast@aol.com, read the blog at vegashappenshere.com.  Thu, 01 May 2008 11:41:00 -0700 Podcast no casino, charlie, dining, food, gambling, Hilton, Kerry, perez, simon, steve http://m.podshow.com/media/261/episodes/110614/thestrip-110614-04-30-2008.mp3 Steve v Steve - (206) 424-4737 Steve Friess and Miles Smith http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=109582&tId=2 Twice in one month! Wow! Steve Wynn is back to discuss the recession, reveal some intriguing new plans for the future of his golf course and declare Spamalot, closing this summer, a success. Oh, and he explains how it is he did NOT lie to Steve a few weeks ago about those Danny Gans rumors. Sorta.

In Banter: Powerful people are listening, Harrah's IS punishing the R-J, Criss Angel has not repented, the What Happens in Vegas trailer is good, Andrew Lloyd Webber is writing a Phantom sequel and more.

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]]> Steve Wynn Twice in one month! Wow! Steve Wynn is back to discuss the recession, reveal some intriguing new plans for the future of his golf course and declare Spamalot, closing this summer, a success. Oh, and he explains how it is he did NOT lie to Steve a few weeks ago about those Danny Gans rumors. Sorta. In Banter: Powerful people are listening, Harrah's IS punishing the R-J, Criss Angel has not repented, the What Happens in Vegas trailer is good, Andrew Lloyd Webber is writing a Phantom sequel and more. Call 206-424-4737, email TheStripPodcast.com, check the blog at ReadVegas.Com or visit the site at TheStripPodcast.Com.    Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:10:00 -0700 Podcast no angel, casino, criss, Danny, entertainment, gambling, gans, Las, phanton, steve http://m.podshow.com/media/261/episodes/109582/thestrip-109582-04-23-2008.mp3 SPECIAL: New Vegas Ads Steve Friess and Miles Smith http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=109688&tId=2 New ads from LVCVA The LVCVA, to combat the recession, created these spots. Your thoughts? Come to ReadVegas.Com and talk about it. Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:21:40 -0700 Podcast no angel, casino, criss, Danny, entertainment, gambling, gans, Las, phanton, steve http://m.podshow.com/media/261/episodes/109688/thestrip-109688-04-24-2008.m4v SPECIAL: Steve on KNPR on 4-21 Steve Friess and Miles Smith http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=109310&tId=2 Steve appeared on KNPR's State of Nevada on Monday, April 21, to discuss the R-J v Harrah's issue and Sheldon Adelson's appearance in court last week.

 

]]> Steve on State of Nevada Steve appeared on KNPR's State of Nevada on Monday, April 21, to discuss the R-J v Harrah's issue and Sheldon Adelson's appearance in court last week.   Mon, 21 Apr 2008 15:46:26 -0700 Podcast no adelson, casino, Friess, gambling, harrahs, npr, Wynn http://m.podshow.com/media/261/episodes/109310/thestrip-109310-04-21-2008.mp3 Land O Lanni Steve Friess and Miles Smith http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=108105&tId=2 You know a recession is pretty bad when it’s felt even in Las Vegas. Terry Lanni, the CEO of MGM Mirage, spoke to Steve earlier this month about these challenging economic times, about which of the young moguls of Vegas he admires and about the struggle to name the CityCenter Hotel. That’s coming up. Plus, news from Vegas, a new trivia question, the poll, a lot of listener feedback on last week’s provocative letter about the decline of Las Vegas, and as always, The Top Secret Tourist Tip of the Week.

In Banter: MGM layoffs, Harrah's dumps the R-J, mobile billboards under the microscope, Steve Scores and the Criss Angel nightmare for Cirque.

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]]> Terry Lanni, MGM CEO You know a recession is pretty bad when it’s felt even in Las Vegas. Terry Lanni, the CEO of MGM Mirage, spoke to Steve earlier this month about these challenging economic times, about which of the young moguls of Vegas he admires and about the struggle to name the CityCenter Hotel. That’s coming up. Plus, news from Vegas, a new trivia question, the poll, a lot of listener feedback on last week’s provocative letter about the decline of Las Vegas, and as always, The Top Secret Tourist Tip of the Week. In Banter: MGM layoffs, Harrah's dumps the R-J, mobile billboards under the microscope, Steve Scores and the Criss Angel nightmare for Cirque. E-mail thestrippodcast@aol.com, visit thestrippodcast.com or read the blog at thestrippodcast.blogspot.com. Call the voicemail at 206-424-4737. Thu, 17 Apr 2008 11:11:00 -0700 Podcast no angel, cirque, criss, gambling, mgm, mirage, newspaper, strippers, tourism, Vegas http://m.podshow.com/media/261/episodes/108105/thestrip-108105-04-15-2008.mp3 Raising the Barr Steve Friess and Miles Smith http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=107334&tId=2 The last time we heard from Roseanne Barr was before she signed to do a run at the New York-New York. That gig came and went and now Barr is playing through May at the Sahara. She spoke to Steve about the differences between working at opposite ends of the Strip, about giving Judd Apatow and Joss Whedon their writing starts on her legendary sitcom and about when she started calling herself the Domestic Goddess. Barr appears at 9:30 p.m. Saturday through Wednesday at the Sahara Hotel.

In Banter:  Food at Strip Clubs, frigging expensive shows and feuds with just about everyone.

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]]> Roseanne Barr, Sahara headliner The last time we heard from Roseanne Barr was before she signed to do a run at the New York-New York. That gig came and went and now Barr is playing through May at the Sahara. She spoke to Steve about the differences between working at opposite ends of the Strip, about giving Judd Apatow and Joss Whedon their writing starts on her legendary sitcom and about when she started calling herself the Domestic Goddess. Barr appears at 9:30 p.m. Saturday through Wednesday at the Sahara Hotel. In Banter:  Food at Strip Clubs, frigging expensive shows and feuds with just about everyone. C all us at 206-424-4737, e-mail thestrippodcast@aol.com and 206-424-4737.   Wed, 09 Apr 2008 21:09:57 -0700 Podcast yes blackjack, casino, comedy, gambling, music, plaza, roseanne, Vegas, Wynn http://m.podshow.com/media/261/episodes/107334/thestrip-107334-04-09-2008.mp3 The Wynn. Period. Steve Friess and Miles Smith http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=106375&tId=2 Guess who! It's Wynn on the young lions of Vegas, Encore, Christina Binkley's book "Winner Takes All," Eliot Spitzer, public art and Sheldon Adelson's delusions. In Banter: Chewing on the best part of "Winner Takes All" by Christina Binkley, wondering who would swim in a salt-water pool, laughing about the Westin charging conventioneers, baffling over a McCain remark in Vegas and admitting being punk'd on April Fool's Day.Call 206-424-4737, e-mail thestrippodcast@aol.com, read the blog at thestrippodcast.blogspot.com. ]]> Steve Wynn <font face="Verdana"><font face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Guess who! It's Wynn on the young lions of Vegas, Encore, Christina Binkley's book "Winner Takes All," Eliot Spitzer, public art and Sheldon Adelson's delusions. In Banter: Chewing on the best part of "Winner Takes All" by Christina Binkley, wondering who would swim in a salt-water pool, laughing about the Westin charging conventioneers, baffling over a McCain remark in Vegas and admitting being punk'd on April Fool's Day.Call 206-424-4737, e-mail thestrippodcast@aol.com, read the blog at thestrippodcast.blogspot.com.</font></font> Wed, 02 Apr 2008 22:38:13 -0700 Podcast no adelson, blackjack, casino, gambling, gaming, mgm, palms, poker, Vegas, Wynn http://m.podshow.com/media/261/episodes/106375/thestrip-106375-04-02-2008.mp3 Attack of the Reality Show Champs! Steve Friess and Miles Smith http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=105480&tId=2 Is Terry Fator ("America's Got Talent") worth $100,000 a show at the Hilton? Will Stefanie Schaeffer ("The Apprentice") stick up for Donald Trump and stick around after the opening of the Trump Las Vegas? Find out that and more as these recent reality-show champs talk about their Vegas work and their futures.

In Banter: Our Swiss recap, the Blue (wo)Man Group and the Plaza's on-again, off-again thing. Also, we take apart the Las Vegas Review-Journal's 27th annual Best of Las Vegas poll in the Tourist Tip Section this week.

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]]> Terry Fator, Stefanie Schaeffer Is Terry Fator ("America's Got Talent") worth $100,000 a show at the Hilton? Will Stefanie Schaeffer ("The Apprentice") stick up for Donald Trump and stick around after the opening of the Trump Las Vegas? Find out that and more as these recent reality-show champs talk about their Vegas work and their futures. In Banter: Our Swiss recap, the Blue (wo)Man Group and the Plaza's on-again, off-again thing. Also, we take apart the Las Vegas Review-Journal's 27th annual Best of Las Vegas poll in the Tourist Tip Section this week. Call 206-424-4737, e-mail thestrippodcast@aol.com or visit thestrippodcast.com. Also, read the blog at thestrippodcast.blogspot.com.  Thu, 27 Mar 2008 11:57:00 -0700 Podcast no casino, europe, fator, gambling, hasselhoff, Hilton, switzerland, travel, trump, Vegas http://m.podshow.com/media/261/episodes/105480/thestrip-105480-03-26-2008.mp3 STRIP MARCH EXTRA #1: MARIA BARTIROMO Steve Friess and Miles Smith http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=104189&tId=2 Steve's Dec 2007 interview with "Money Honey" Maria Bartiromo for a Vegas Magazine cover story on her journalistic controversies, casinos versus stock markets and 9/11/01, also her birthday.

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]]> Maria Bartiromo Steve's Dec 2007 interview with "Money Honey" Maria Bartiromo for a Vegas Magazine cover story on her journalistic controversies, casinos versus stock markets and 9/11/01, also her birthday. Call our voicemail at 206-424-4737, e-mail thestrippodcast@aol.com or read the blog at thestrippodcast.blogspot.com.  Mon, 17 Mar 2008 03:01:51 -0700 Podcast no casino, gambling, money, sex, Vegas, women http://m.podshow.com/media/261/episodes/104189/thestrip-104189-03-17-2008.mp3 The Least Likely Strip Headliner Ever Steve Friess and Miles Smith http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=103458&tId=2 There are a lot of artists you’d expect to find on the Las Vegas Strip. Performing artists, that is. But it’s a pretty sure bet that you never expected to find an artist like Maya Lin there. Neither did she. And yet the Vietnam Veterans Memorial sculptress is about to become a Vegas headliner, one of the major attractions in an ambitious $40 million public arts collection being assembled by MGM Mirage for its $8 billion CityCenter project. Tonight we’ll hear all about what sort of piece she’s getting $3 million to create for Las Vegas, about her first impressions of our fair town and, for the first time, about how she’s re-envisioning her most famous works.

 

In Banter: Encore's opening soon, Steve loses 95 cents at Mandalay, Blue Man Group is looking for men and women (?), Bill Maher gets it wrong and Billy Crystal's odd "classics."

 

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]]> Maya Lin There are a lot of artists you’d expect to find on the Las Vegas Strip. Performing artists, that is. But it’s a pretty sure bet that you never expected to find an artist like Maya Lin there. Neither did she. And yet the Vietnam Veterans Memorial sculptress is about to become a Vegas headliner, one of the major attractions in an ambitious $40 million public arts collection being assembled by MGM Mirage for its $8 billion CityCenter project. Tonight we’ll hear all about what sort of piece she’s getting $3 million to create for Las Vegas, about her first impressions of our fair town and, for the first time, about how she’s re-envisioning her most famous works.   In Banter: Encore's opening soon, Steve loses 95 cents at Mandalay, Blue Man Group is looking for men and women (?), Bill Maher gets it wrong and Billy Crystal's odd "classics."   E-mail us at TheStripPodcast@aol.com, call 206-424-4737 or read the blog at thestrippodcast.blogspot.com.  Thu, 13 Mar 2008 23:13:00 -0700 Podcast no art, Bay, Blue, encore, gambling, group, Lin, man, mandalay, Maya http://m.podshow.com/media/261/episodes/103458/thestrip-103458-03-11-2008.mp3 Bam! It's Emeril...and Tina! Steve Friess and Miles Smith http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=102655&tId=2 Win 2 seats at "Phantom" in Vegas! Leave a message of up to 90 seconds @ 206-424-4737 by 3/23 saying why you should go. Secret judges will choose the best entry and we'll announce the winner on the 3/27 podcast!
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Bam! Emeril Lagasse, the Food Network’s most famous alum, has opened his third Vegas restaurant, Table 10, at the Palazzo. Steve caught up with the chef a few weeks ago for a chat about the Vegas food scene, his culinary empire and, yes, his fast-food preferences. That’s coming up. Also, Steve chats with Vegas stage veteran Tina Walsh, who has made a tremendous comeback by landing a major role in The Venetian’s “Phantom: The Las Vegas Spectacular.” In Banter: Bye, Hooters, a NYT writer hates Vegas, andhepatitis and ricin scares. ]]> Emeril Lagasse, Tina Walsh Win 2 seats at "Phantom" in Vegas! Leave a message of up to 90 seconds @ 206-424-4737 by 3/23 saying why you should go. Secret judges will choose the best entry and we'll announce the winner on the 3/27 podcast! (90 seconds doesn't have to include contact info.) Bam! Emeril Lagasse, the Food Network’s most famous alum, has opened his third Vegas restaurant, Table 10, at the Palazzo. Steve caught up with the chef a few weeks ago for a chat about the Vegas food scene, his culinary empire and, yes, his fast-food preferences. That’s coming up. Also, Steve chats with Vegas stage veteran Tina Walsh, who has made a tremendous comeback by landing a major role in The Venetian’s “Phantom: The Las Vegas Spectacular.”