Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Tom Petty died in 2017, but his music continues to live on thanks to hits like "Refugee", "Here Comes My Girl", and "Runnin' Down a Dream." But recently Jason and Peter were stunned to learn that Petty didn’t write those songs alone. Really, no Really!

Mike Campbell was an original member of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and co-wrote many of the band's legendary hits and was considered by Petty to be the Heartbreakers’ co-captain.

Campbell himself, continues to have an impressive career, now fronting the band The Dirty Knobs and playing and writing music with legendary rockers like Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, George Harrison and more. But that got the guys wondering, what it’s like being the “unrecognized talent” regularly standing just behind and co-writing with iconic names?

While much of Mike’s career was alongside Petty, he notably gave Don Henley the music for his 1984 hit "The Boys of Summer" and he worked closely with Stevie Nicks, Aretha Franklin and too many others to name.

Campbell just released his first book: Heartbreaker: A Memoir

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ON THIS EPISODE:

• Where Heartbreaker guitar lines came from.
• What gives guitarists their “sound”?
• Mike stores his guitars in a dry-cleaning rack?
• They say Bob Dylan is “enigmatic” – What does that mean?
• Tiny clubs vs. stadiums – Which is better to play?
• On-stage and having to pee. What do you do?
• How has the music business changed during Mike’s career?
• Jason has an insane pneumatic couch. ???
• Googleheim: Dylan Fans… We gotchu!

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Facebook – MikeCampbellOfficial

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Who isn’t a Paul Reiser mega fan? The dramas like Stranger Things! The comedies like “Mad About You”! How about the action/adventures with The Boys! And who could forget him in Aliens! ALIENS! And now after a 32-year hiatus he’s back on the road doing stand-up comedy again. Really, no Really!

Comedian, actor, television writer, producer, author and musician Paul Reiser is one of Hollywood’s most prolific creatives.

Voted by Comedy Central as one of the Top 100 Comedians of All Time, Reiser – who came up alongside folks like, George Carlin, Robert Klein, and Jerry Seinfeld.

His most recent standup special – his first in 30 years – Life, Death, and Rice Pudding, was released late last year.

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IN THIS EPISODE:

• Comedian or actor? Which is it?
• Why can’t robots recognize crosswalks and bicycles?
• Why the 30+ year break with stand-up?
• How do comedians decide what to wear on stage?
• Jason’s feet are smaller than you can possibly imagine.
• Can couples switch which side of the bed?
• How a comedian bagged a role in Jim Cameron’s Aliens.
• When Paul realized Mad About You was a hit.
• Jason pushed Helen Hunt into accepting Mad About You!
• How Paul cowrote a book with Doobie Brother’s frontman, Michael McDonald.
• Columbo’s Peter Faulk was… difficult.
• How’d “The Problem with People” get written?
• Is Paul Broadway bound?

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Comedy Special: Paul Reiser: Life, Death, & Rice Pudding

Stand-Up: Comedy & Magic Club/Hermosa Beach/April 17

Website: paulreiser.com

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She’s written several classic Seinfeld episodes including “Lip Reader” and “Rye Bread.” She’s also written more Oscar telecasts than any other woman… but neither of those facts are this week’s “Really”. No… she’s on to promote her new book with a really long title. Really, no Really!

Emmy-nominated six times for her writing on such classic television shows as Seinfeld, The Larry Sanders Show, Saturday Night Live, and The Oscars, Carol Leifer won her first Emmy Award in 2024 for Outstanding Comedy Series as a co-executive producer of the HBO Max show Hacks.

She’s also written for other shows such as Modern Family, Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Ellen Show, and many more.

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ON THIS EPISODE:

• Jason reveals his post-Seinfeld epiphany
• Never before revealed alternate ending to Marine biologist!
• The unique way writers pitched episodes to Jerry and Larry.
• Writing jokes for the Oscars is hard.
• On becoming a writer, not only a standup comedian.
• When Jason hosted SNL and why he won’t be asked back.
• Inside the Curb Your Enthusiasm writer’s room.
• Carol’s mission to help regular folks make better speeches.
• Jason shares his "favorite” 2 Seinfeld episodes.
• Is Jason tired of being asked about Seinfeld?
• Carol shares a never-before-heard story of she and Jason on the Seinfeld set.
• Do not zoom in on the menu board at the back of the Diner!
• The quizzical comments Frank Sinatra made about Carol.

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SEE: April 2nd, 2025 - BOOK SIGNING - BOOK SOUP WITH CO-AUTHOR RICK MITCHELL

Book: “How to Write a Funny Speech: for a Wedding, Bar Mitzvah, Graduation & Every Other Event You Didn't Want to Go to in the First Place”

Website: carolleifer.com

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