Show Notes
Shep Gordon -- the legendary and beloved talent manager of iconic musicians, a pioneer in promoting celebrity chefs and early independent film producer whose wildly colorful life story was warmly celebrated by director Mike Meyers in the 2013 documentary "Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon" -- Zooms in from Maui for a Supermensch Super Summit. Shep shares great stories about his interactions with everyone from Jimi Hendrix and his client for life and iconic rock star friend Alice Cooper to Teddy Pendergrass, Groucho Marx, Raquel Welch and so many more, as well as how Shep helped turn great chefs into rock stars and has even helped the Dalai Lama over the years. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Danny Meyer -- the founder and executive chairman of the Union Square Hospitality Group -- joins Phil and David for a conversation about his remarkable career in the hospitality industry, including the massive success story of Shake Shack and his new New York Times best-selling memoir, "What Could Possibly Go Right?: The Essential Journey to Scale an Enduring Culture." For more on Danny Meyer and the Union Square Hospitality Group, and his new book, go to https://www.ushg.com/danny-meyer. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Grammy and Oscar-nominated singer-songwriter Stephen Bishop and his wife and manager Liz Kamlet -- check out her entertaining and educational "Liz The Music Manager" Instagram account -- come to "Naked Lunch" to discuss Stephen's long career as a recording artist, his adventures in Hollywood, including "Animal House" and "Tootsie" and so much more. Keith Urban -- who covered Stephen's classic "On And On" earlier this year -- asks a question and Phil has a pressing query about "Tootsie." For more on Stephen, including dates for his upcoming Farewell Tour celebrating the 50th Anniversary of his debut album, "Careless," go to https://www.stephenbishop.com. Follow Liz at https://www.instagram.com/lizkamlet/?hl=en. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Phil & David are the happy Madmen Across The Table as their dream "Naked Lunch" conversation with legendary songwriter Bernie Taupin continues with more talk about his amazing new album -- "The Sea Has No Mercy," out on October 23rd -- his remarkable and enduring creative partnership with Elton John, and lots of food talk, too. It's more than a little bit funny, and really interesting. Then, for all the Tiny Dancers out there, we finish the episode by spotlighting a great moment from our episode with Cameron Crowe in which Kate Hudson asks an excellent question. For more info on Bernie, follow him on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/bernietaupinofficial/?hl=en. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Phil & David are still standing and absolutely thrilled to welcome one of their all-time dream guests and lifelong writing heroes to "Naked Lunch" -- the legendary, Oscar-winning songwriter Bernie Taupin for a fascinating conversation about his outstanding new solo album, "The Sea Has No Mercy," which will be released on October 23rd. Taupin shares great stories about his remarkable career with Elton John, his fascinating 2023 memoir "Scattershot: Life, Music, Elton, and Me" and the upcoming documentary about his life. All this plus some fun talk about our shared love for Shaun Cassidy, good sushi and the Los Angeles Dodgers. For more info on Bernie, follow him on Instagram. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Our returning "Naked Lunch" first crush Shaun Cassidy returns to discuss his upcoming "Unwrapped: Songs & Stories for the Holidays" tour, plus new music, along with some amazing old stories about his life growing up in Hollywood and surviving & continuing to shine in show business. For Shaun's tour dates and so much more, go to https://www.shauncassidy.com. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices