The Aron Bender Podcast

Aron Bender

The Aron Bender Podcast features conversations with media personalities about their personal and professional lives and journeys. We talk about successes and struggles, failures and firings, loss, grief, forgiveness, parenthood, recovery, mental health, self care, perseverance and love.

  1. Fritz Coleman: Iconic Weatherman, Comedian, Navy Veteran

    09/16/2021

    Fritz Coleman: Iconic Weatherman, Comedian, Navy Veteran

    Aron Bender talks with Fritz Coleman, who spent nearly 40 years doing the weather on NBC 4. In addition to continuing his decades-long run as a stand-up comic he’s also the co-host of the Media Path Podcast. Fritz joined Channel 4 in 1982 after being discovered while doing stand-up comedy. He grew up in the Philadelphia area, went to Temple University in Phillie and Salem College in West Virginia, studying radio, TV and film. He used that education while in the US Navy. In this episode we talk about how joining the Navy instantly earned him his father's respect. During his FM DJ days in Buffalo Fritz tried comedy at an open mic night, and was hooked! A little while later he picked up and drove out to Los Angeles to pursue his stand-up career, and he stumbled into his iconic weatherman role on NBC 4! His popularity exploded in the 1980's during a marketing campaign for his forecasts, "Fritz said it would be like this!" But he didn't forget about comedy. He was on The Tonight Show several times, and still performs on stage. Watch Fritz's episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/2oZwgF5Ke8A ••• Connect with Aron Bender at www.aronbender.com You can now watch The Aron Bender Podcast streaming nightly at 11 on DB&A TV at www.DBandAtelevision.TV or search for DB&A TV on Amazon Fire, Roku or Apple TV. ••• The Aron Bender Podcast on Apple: https://apple.co/385hLYP The Aron Bender Podcast on Amazon Music: https://amzn.to/328DcEF The Aron Bender Podcast on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3uI9L8W The Aron Bender Podcast on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheAronBenderPodcast ••• Connect with Fritz Coleman: https://instagram.com/realfritzcoleman https://instagram.com/mediapathpod Music provided by: MOKKA / Calm Piano Ambient https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDiTKN0TxYU

    28 min
  2. D'Janai Michele: Artist, Designer, Entrepreneur, Survivor

    09/13/2021

    D'Janai Michele: Artist, Designer, Entrepreneur, Survivor

    Aron Bender talks with D’Janai Michele -- an artist, designer, business owner and survivor. She’s recovering from an accident in March 2021 that left her mouth and face broken, bloody and bruised. She's undergone surgeries to start the long, painful, expensive recovery process. D'Janai says she won't have a mouth full of teeth until at least late 2022. In recent years she has battled depression and lived in her car, all while creating her own clothing line, and as the oldest of her siblings carried the weight of her family’s legacy on her shoulders. Watch D'Janai's episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/0EfqPMIbd8c GOFUNDME for D'Janai Michele: https://www.gofundme.com/f/helpdjanaismileagain Audio Engineer: Jake Warner https://www.instagram.com/bigbrotherjake/ Cinematographer: Ken Franklin https://www.instagram.com/kenftw/ Inspiration: DJ Hed https://www.instagram.com/djhed/ ••• Connect with Aron Bender at www.aronbender.com You can now watch The Aron Bender Podcast streaming nightly at 11 on DB&A TV at www.DBandAtelevision.TV or search for DB&A TV on Amazon Fire, Roku or Apple TV. ••• The Aron Bender Podcast on Apple: https://apple.co/385hLYP The Aron Bender Podcast on Amazon Music: https://amzn.to/328DcEF The Aron Bender Podcast on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3uI9L8W The Aron Bender Podcast on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheAronBenderPodcast ••• Connect with D’Janai Michele: https://instagram.com/djanaimichele https://djanaimadeit.com Music provided by: MOKKA / Calm Piano Ambient https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDiTKN0TxYU

    57 min
  3. Amanda Salas: Cancer Survivor, Entertainment Reporter, Pun Champ

    09/08/2021

    Amanda Salas: Cancer Survivor, Entertainment Reporter, Pun Champ

    Aron Bender talks with cancer survivor, Fox 11 Los Angeles entertainment reporter and world pun champion Amanda Salas. In this episode we discuss how Amanda learned she had non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in 2019 after being misdiagnosed several times, her fight against the blood cancer and for awareness -- especially since September is Blood Cancer Awareness Month. Amanda encourages donations to and support for Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and City of Hope. Links below. During her recovery Amanda entered -- AND WON -- a global pun competition known as Punderdome. We also talk about the role her mom, grandma (Meema!) and Catholic faith played in her battle against lymphoma, going viral with The Rock promoting Disney's Jungle Cruise, and celebrity junkets in the Zoom age. Watch Amanda's episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/A_EVxO4t_D8 ••• Connect with Aron Bender at www.aronbender.com You can now watch The Aron Bender Podcast streaming nightly at 11 on DB&A TV at www.DBandAtelevision.TV or search for DB&A TV on Amazon Fire, Roku or Apple TV. ••• The Aron Bender Podcast on Apple: https://apple.co/385hLYP The Aron Bender Podcast on Amazon Music: https://amzn.to/328DcEF The Aron Bender Podcast on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3uI9L8W The Aron Bender Podcast on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheAronBenderPodcast ••• Connect with Amanda Salas: https://www.instagram.com/amandasalas/ LIGHT THE NIGHT fundraiser https://pages.lls.org/ltn/calso/lawalk21/asalas https://www.foxla.com/person/s/amanda-salas https://www.tiktok.com/@amandasalas ••• Music provided by: MOKKA / Calm Piano Ambient https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDiTKN0TxYU

    50 min
  4. Kelli Tennant: Podcaster, CEO, Former TV Reporter

    09/03/2021

    Kelli Tennant: Podcaster, CEO, Former TV Reporter

    Aron Bender is joined by Kelli Tennant, a podcaster and CEO of Soulfire Productions. I first talked with Kelli in 2019, shortly after she walked away from reporting on the Dodgers, Lakers and other LA sports teams and events. Kelli has experienced an awakening, on many levels. She's come out as bisexual, has explored and embraced plant-based medicines such as mushrooms and ayahuasca, and is now engaged to Conner Moore, host of the Politically Homeless Podcast. And together, Kelli and Conner host the OK, Babe Podcast. In this episode Kelli and I discuss her evolution, how she's dealt with the death of her mom in 2020 when they weren't on the best of terms, her relationship with her dad and brother, plus lots and lots of mental health, anxiety and self-care. Watch Kelli's episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/EKOkYdkIKxg ••• Connect with Aron Bender at www.aronbender.com You can now watch The Aron Bender Podcast streaming nightly at 11 on DB&A TV at www.DBandAtelevision.TV or search for DB&A TV on Amazon Fire, Roku or Apple TV. ••• The Aron Bender Podcast on Apple: https://apple.co/385hLYP The Aron Bender Podcast on Amazon Music: https://amzn.to/328DcEF The Aron Bender Podcast on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3uI9L8W The Aron Bender Podcast on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheAronBenderPodcast ••• Connect with Kelli Tennant: https://www.instagram.com/kellimtennant/ https://www.instagram.com/soulfireproductionsco/ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-kelli-show/id1410824985 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ok-babe/id1497534094?i=1000465502027 ••• Music provided by: MOKKA / Calm Piano Ambient https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDiTKN0TxYU

    52 min
4.5
out of 5
24 Ratings

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The Aron Bender Podcast features conversations with media personalities about their personal and professional lives and journeys. We talk about successes and struggles, failures and firings, loss, grief, forgiveness, parenthood, recovery, mental health, self care, perseverance and love.