January 3-9, 1998

After 10 years Ken welcomes return guest, and certified Hunk, author of the book "Have I Seen You in Anything?", Matt Knudesen.

Ken and Matt discuss living the dream, how great we still look, Sears Craftsman Tool Chests, art supplies, growing up in Iowa, RIP K-Mart, North Dakota, finishing high school in So-Cal, cheap motels, the wonder of cable TV while traveling, Nickelodeon, You Can't Do That on Television, Stacey Keach, taking out a loan to get your first apartment, acting, Kevin Costner's post-appocalytpic obession, TV Guide in the movies, confusing Star Trek and Star Wars, Joe's Apartment, getting the Jerry O'Connell upgrade, Richard Belzer's WWF lawsuit, seeing Stevie Wonder live, The Family Channel JAMS, Bosom Buddies, debates about nerdy minutia, how sometimes stories just should end, the Animal that is Cosby, experiencing a lion in person, Y2K, Man or Astroman?, go bags, House II: The Second Story, old character actors, Royal Dano, Fast Times, Paul Dooley, Breaking Away the TV Series, US remakes of UK shows, streaming, how even huge stars can't get movies into theaters, Starting Over, Burt Reynolds, location shooting, being in commercials, stunt driving, Kurt Fuller, the actor to real estate agent track, how Ken feels Seinfeld doesn't hold up, massive executive mistakes, Woman of the People, watching yourself in something and realizing the project is awful, Mike Hammer, Mickey Spillane, Cloris Leachman, not knowing if you can do something but claiming you can anyway, cheating at Celebrity Jeopardy, laughing Gary Owens bobbleheads, and how Santa Claus as a music critic is a total jerk.