Spotlight Conversations

Radio personality and voiceover pro Donna Reed interviews friends in the entertainment biz inside her cozy linoleum free recording studio. Unscripted and always entertaining, listen in and find out why music + media are the conversation starters. Theme song: Mark Sparrow, Song Bird Studios | Booth announcer: Joe Szymanski

Podcasting since 2020 • 161 episodes

Spotlight Conversations

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Advertising legend Linda Kaplan Thaler talks creativity, fearlessness, and that Aflac Duck

In the studio today with Linda Kaplan Thaler, creative genius behind the Aflac Duck, Toys "R" Us Kid, Clairol's "Yes! Yes! Yes! advertising campaigns and more, in her new book 'My Life in 3...

August 25, 2026 • Episode 162 • 22:47

Texas Radio Hall of Famer Dayna Steele talks about 'The Woman in the Mirror', legendary radio days and devoted fans known as 'Steeleworkers'

In Houston today with the always entertaining rock radio legend Dayna Steele - as she heads on over to Scotland to bring her play 'The Woman in the Mirror' to the Edinb...

July 15, 2026 • Episode 161 • 31:32

Marty Scott, 'George Harrison' of Beatles tribute band 'Liverpool Legends' talks tours, McCartney and how George's sister Louise kick-started the band

Today I'm in the studio with Chicago native Marty Scott, who plays George Harrison in Liverpool Legends, a world-renowned Beatles tribute band. The group, hand-picked by Louise Harrison, the siste...

June 16, 2026 • Episode 160 • 17:05

Texas storyteller Mike Vance talks Lone Star State history with his new 'Duckworth Historical Crime' book series

In the big state of Texas today with local Houston-based historian and storyteller Mike Vance. A leading voice in Lone Star State history, Mike comes from 16 year media career in stand-up comedy and broa...

May 20, 2026 • Episode 159 • 8:44

Writer Amy Ephron talks writing style, building characters and her new book Unseasonably Cold

In Los Angeles today with acclaimed author, journalist and screenwriter Amy Ephron (A Cup of Tea: A Novel of 1917 and One Sunday Morning) talking about her tenth novel Unseasonably Col...

May 19, 2026 • Episode 158 • 17:32

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