The All New Dennis Miller Option

The whole show is devoted to taking live calls from listeners, which leads to Dennis sharing stories about Bruce Springsteen, Rod Stewart, Ron Jeremy, Randy Quaid, Ted WIlliams, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez plus, memories of starting out in comedy, the current state of the NFL and much more! This episode is brought to you by our sponsors: Blinkist Magic Spoon (Code: Miller) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jimmy Connors calls in to talk about his hikes with Dennis, and how he's been filling keeping busy the past few months, including with his new podcast, where he's interviewed Mike Tyson and Gary Player. They also talk about a "30 for 30" ESPN did on Jimmy, whether he could have had a perfect season and also some golf tips. Then, Dennis talks to Christian, Lindsey and Stemper about his plans to play Sand Piper, Jimmy's golf prowess, golfing with Alice Cooper, golfing with Charles Barkley, Lee Trevino, Jordan Speith and athletes getting the yips. They also listen to some voicemails from people who love the show, and Dennis shares some college basketball memories and comedy memories with Jerry Seinfeld and Steven Wright.  This episode is brought to you by our sponsors: Magic Spoon (Code: Miller) NHTSA Lucy (Code: Miller) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dennis talks to actor Antonio Sabato Jr. about his new book "Sabato: the Untold Story", his family's history, growing up in Rome the son of a famous film star, the importance of not blindly believing the media or celebrities who share their political opinions. He also talks about his plans to open a conservative film studio because of how difficult it is for conservatives in Hollywood, which Dennis compares to the life of "Red Dawn" filmmaker John Milius.   Dennis also talks about unusual breakfast habits of Don Ohlmeyer and George W Bush, eating hot food on hot days, some interesting documentaries he's watched recently, including the Alex Gibney documentary on Sinatra, one called "Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey" about the remake of "Island of Doctor Moreau" starring Marlon Brando and Val Kilmer. He also comments on the idea that Joe Biden is what people want, recent rioting in Chicago, the 1980 Academy Awards and how much fun he had working with Diane Lane on the film "Murder at 1600". Buy Antonio Sabato's book here! This episode is brought to you by our sponsors: Magic Spoon Ashford University SimpliSafe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dennis talks to Woody Culleton, who is the former mayor of Paradise, California, and one of the participants in a new documentary from Ron Howard called "Rebuilding Paradise". Woody talks about the Paradise community, how he ended up there, the low his life was at during that time and the highs he has experienced since then. He describes how the devastating Camp Fire decimated the town in November of 2018, how difficult it was to evacuate, the hardships associated with rebuilding, the stress of dealing with the federal government utility company that was blamed for causing the fire and much more! Dennis also talks about taking a baseball trip with Ron Howard and how they ended up at the same party as The Obamas, celebrities on Cameo, Grace Kelly, hydroxychloroquine, Biden's viability as a candidate and how he's likely to choose his running mate.  This episode is brought to you by our sponsors: Blinkist Draft Kings App (Code: MILLER) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dennis chats with comedian Nick DiPaolo about the mental fragility of Joe Biden snf why he thinks he won't be the nominee. They discuss what Trump does well, and why he shouldn't have sat down for the interview with Axios. Nick also talks about relocating to Savannah, Georgia, a city Dennis shares some memories of. They also discuss future comedy gigs, drive-in and Zoom comedy shows, UFC, the time Nick met Bobby Orr and much more! This episode is brought to you by our sponsors: Magic Spoon (Code: MILLER) Hydrant (Code: DENNIS) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Davd Horowitz calls in to talk about his latest book ,"BLITZ: Trump Will Smash the Left and Win", how Trump is the only one who can do this job right now, the Democrats handling of race-related issues, David's time with the Black Panthers, whether the right will ever fight back, how the battle for the schools has been lost but there's still hope, and the brilliance of Thomas Sowell. Then, Dennis talks to Christian, Lindsey and Stemper about Covid testing, the British royal family, how great Bill Burr's latest Netflix special was, "Alien", actresses Capucine, Veronica Cartwright, remakes for "Invasion of the Body Snatchers", the greatness of "Double Indemnity" and the judge who overturned the death penalty for the Boston Marathon bomber.  This episode is brought to you by our sponsors: Draft Kings App (Code: MILLER) Fracture (Code: MILLER) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Original "Saturday Night Live" writer Alan Zweibel is back, to talk about recording his audio book, an upcoming live event with Judd Apatow, the unique presence of Michael O'Donoghue, Christopher Guest, the impact Buck Henry had on Alan's career, the musical stylings of The Rock Bottom Remainders, offering the Beatles $3,000 to reunite on SNL, manager Bernie Brillstein and much more! Then, Lindsey connects Dennis with some live phone calls from Gene From Philly, Jason in Austin and Corby from Branson. This episode is brought to you by our sponsors: Fracture (Code: MILLER) DraftKings App (Code: MILLER) Blinkist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dennis talks to Chris Rose of MLB Network's "Intentional Talk" about the start of the abbreviated 60-game Major League Baseball season, the reasons behind the new extra-innings rule, why Gerrit Cole is worth every penny, how terrible the Red Sox will be this year, the Mets' bullpen woes, how the rest of the league will treat the Astros after this long lay-off and the great Chris "Mad Dog" Russo. Dennis also talks to Christian and Lindsey about former Pittsburgh Pirates; announcer Bob "Gunner" Prince, Michael Apted's "Up" series of films, Sofia Loren, and how he's reading three books: one about Woodstock, NY (before the music festival), Oliver Stone's biography and the 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates' championship season.  This episode is brought to you by our sponsor: Boll & Branch (Code: MILLER) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dennis chats with Christian Toto of Hollywood In Toto about some of the best and worst of movies available via streaming or Video on Demand, including "King of Staten Island", "Arkansas" with Vince Vaugh, "Palm Springs", Jim Gaffigan's "The Pale Toulfrist" , Jon Stewarts' "Irresistable" and more! He also talks to Christian, Lindsey and Stemper about his acting career including a painful audition memory, a documentary about the band Rush, The Shawshank Redepmption, the Ed Henry scandal, the upcoming MLB season, wearing masks, Stanley Kubrick, a film called "Tea and Sympathy" and the book "Dangerous Friends" by Peter Viertel. This episode is brought to you by our sponsors: Ashford University Magic Spoon (Code: MILLER) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dennis is joined by Kurt Schlichter to discuss his new book and the ensuing shamless self-promotional book tour, the Civil War, how good manners still exist in the world (even on the Left), comparing the US to Kosovo, Goya, Victorville, wearing masks and the importance of remembering to "just be cool".   Dennis also shares some jokes he had recently written with Christian, Lindsey, and Stemper, talks about the film "Truly, Madly Deeply", limbo, his rendition of "War Pigs", more conversation about Humphrey Bogart, The Caine Mutiny, Robert Wagner, Marlon Brando in a film called "The Men" and a story about a topless woman who saved a family in the UK from downing. This episode is brought to you by our sponsors: Boll and Branch (Code: MILLER) Hydrant (Code: DENNIS) SimpliSafe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dennis talks to Christian, Lindsey and The Stemper about spending some time away, reading a book on Lou Pinella, seeing the movie "Election" for the first time and how it was a reminder as to how great Matthew Broderick is. He discusses NBA commissioner Adam Silver announcing that games would be tape-delayed during the upcoming shortened season so that people don't hear swearing. He theorizes that Trump might want out, remembers working in a deli and an ice cream shop, remembers meeting Adam West, and talks about doing a great interview for television with Danny Trejo. Former UFC champ Chuck Lidddell also calls in for a few minutes to talk about growing up in Santa Barbara, getting involved and a new teeth whitening product he's involved with. This episode is brought to you by our sponsor: Blinkist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Adam Carolla calls in to talk to Dennis about his latest book, "I'm Your Emotional Support Animal" (which sold out on Amazon), recently performing gigs in Nashville and upcoming gigs in Tempe, how difficult it can be to deal with people in power, even when planning to do home construction, his belief that we need to bottom out as a nation, why he thinks none of his former publishers wanted this latest book, his racing documentaries, his step-grandfather László Görög who wrote the movie The Mole People Dennis also talks to Christian, Lindsey and The Stemper about the passing of director Joel Schumacher, the movie "Love in the Afternoon", documentaries he just watched about Slim Aarons and George Stevens, Boogie Nights, Burt Reynolds career and Norm MacDonald's impression of him.  This episode is brought to you by our sponsors: Simplisafe Magic Spoon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dennis is joined by Daisy and Mock AKA "The Chicks on the Right", whom he met a couple years ago in Indianapolis. They talk about their decision to start their website during the 2008 election, getting censored by Facebook, former Indiana governor Mitch Daniels, governors enforcing stay-at-home orders, President Trump's birthday, cancel culture, Seattle's CHAZ region and more.   Dennis also talks to Christian, Lindsey and The Stemper about the Donner Party, Portillo's hot dogs, Alice Cooper appearing on the previous episode, soups, chili, L Ron Hubbard, the prospect of doing a live call-in show and their affinity for Dr. Jerome Corsi, Mysterious Visitor From The East. This episode is brought to you by our sponsors: Omax Health (Code: MILLER) SimpliSafe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dennis is joined by comedian Jim Florentine who talks about performing at a drive-in comedy show in Atlantic City, having to rehearse his act because he had been off stage for so long, what he likes about doing early gigs, performing stand-up on late night television, and having bad gigs early in his career. They also discuss some of the quarantine terminology that annoys them, bad social media posts, Jim starting his career as a DJ and doing "That Metal Show" for VH1 Classic.  Dennis also responds to your voicemails, and talks to Lindsey and Christian about Biden, Costco, Bibles, great film scores, whether we need to wear masks at outdoor cafes and much more! This episode is brought to you by our sponsors: Blinkist Express VPN Plexaderm (Code: MILLER) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dennis spends the entire show with comedian Tom Dreesen, talking about his new book "Still Standing...: My Journey from Streets and Saloons to the Stage, and Sinatra". Tom talks about how he and Frank were both kids from the neighborhood, in Tom's case, Harvey, Illinois where he started working shining shoes as a kid to help feed himself and his seven siblings. He also discusses his time in the Navy, selling insurance and getting into show business, first as part of a comedy duo with actor Tim Reid then heading to Los Angeles to get into stand-up and his singular focus on getting on The Tonight Show. He also talks to some of the comedians he befriended during that time, including David Letterman and Robin Williams and getting advice from Jack Benny. Tom describes touring with Sammy Davis Jr. and how that led to him opening for Frank Sinatra for 14 years and how well he got to know The Chairman of the Board, including some of the lessons he learned with him, remembrances of being on the road together and being a pall bearer and emcee at his funeral.  This episode is brought to you by our sponsor: Plexaderm (Code: MILLER) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices