Traveling this week working on several new episodes including a multi-part true crime series from my home state of Nebraska. A truly American Gothic tale coming soon!
So, this week's episode is an encore of one of our most downloaded shows. Recorded at the famous Pie n' Burger in Pasadena, Ca. which opened in 1963, the diner is located near Cal Tech and is the comfort-food home to many PhD's, rocket scientists, Nobel Prize winners and Hollywood celebrities.
USC student Michael Osborn landed a parttime job there 50 years ago and never left! You'll hear his emotional story that led him to stay on despite his parent's loud and strong objections, eventually buying Pie n' Burger in 1992.
Sitting at the counter, I was thrilled to meet Keith Moon's daughter, Mandy. Keith was the wild, infamous drummer for The Who, who died of an overdose when he was only 32 and Mandy was nine. She talks openly about Keith's troubled life, her own struggles with addiction and being a mom to a transgender child.
Finally, I invited my good friend, Adam Yamaguchi, of CBS News to join me on the podcast since he grew up in the Pasadena area. Adam discusses his Japanese heritage as the first American-born member of his family, the things he's witnessed and learned covering immigration stories for CBS News, and how Japan's strict immigrations policies have hurt its own economic strength and viability--foreshadowing a possible ominous future for the U.S. if we don't find solutions to our migrant challenges.