Vegas Never Sleeps Steven Maggi

Singer/songwriters Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart penned some genuine pop classics! Like "Last Train To Clarksville" by The Monkees. "Boyce and Hart" had Top 10 hits of their own, too! Like "I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight." Plus, the pair made some classic, memorable appearances on TV's "Bewitched, "I Dream of Jeannie," and more. Host Steven Maggi chats with Bobby Hart about the pair's history, their contributions to pop music, culture, and his great book "Psychedelic Bubble Gum : Boyce and Hart, the Monkees, and Turning Mayhem into Miracles."

As we celebrate the 4th of July long-weekend, we visit the home of more hot rods than you can shake a stick at: Nostalgia Street Rods in Las Vegas! What's more American than that?

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Are you a "Dead Head?" Millions of people are! Devotees (and you don't get more devoted than "Dead Heads") travel with the band, hold festivals .... Fans of The Grateful Dead are different than your run-of-the-mill rock fans. David Browne, a Senior Writer at Rolling Stone Magazine, has written the definitive book about one of rock music's most iconic yet somehow misunderstood bands: "So Many Roads: The Life and Times of The Grateful Dead."

https://www.amazon.com/So-Many-Roads-Times-Grateful/dp/0306824477
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He started out as an aerospace engineer developing new technologies for jet aircraft ... and then he started playing slot machines ... and then he started winning at slot machines! And now he teaches people how they can win at slots, too. Long story short: They don't call him "Professor Slots" for nothing! Host Steven Maggi chats with Jon Friedl aka "Professor Slots" about his startling career change, how the machines work, the state of gaming, and more.

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TRUE CRIME: Vegas ain't the only city with a long history of mob activity. Host Steven Maggi talks with celebrated author Wayne Clingman, aka "Mr. Big," about his new book "The Buffalo Mob: The Return of Organized Crime to the Queen City." And speaking of true crime, listen for details on pre-ordering the new book "You Thought It Was More" the story of "Louis the Coin" Colavecchio the world's greatest counterfeiter.

https://www.amazon.com/Buffalo-Mob-Organized-Illustrated-Extended/dp/196383500X
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Carl Erskine set a World Series strikeout record, threw two no-hitters, and throughout his playing days and beyond remained one of the Dodgers all-time favorites, in Brooklyn and LA. But, sadly, on April 16th of this year, we lost the Dodger right-hander. In loving tribute, we bring you this great interview we did with him two years ago. Plus, listen for details on pre-ordering the new book "You Thought It Was More" the story of "Louis the Coin" Colavecchio the world's greatest counterfeiter.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Erskine
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