In case you missed it...
• Each member of the studio- Rosie, Janette, Jeannie, Google Pete and Deirdre- talked about how they spent the Thanksgiving holiday. Janette and Pete were wearing snuggies in the studio and Janette thought the company needs to come out with a bigger one. They then discussed the latest celebrity gossip stories in the news this weekend regarding the David Hasselhoff drama about him being released from rehab and the Tiger Woods story about how he was injured in a car wreck this weekend. All members of the studio agreed that the media needs to focus less on these types of stories and more about what is important in the world today.
• Rosie tried a Chelada while she was in Texas this weekend which is tomato juice, clam juice and beer. Its her new favorite drink!
• The new series of Intervention and Hoarders premieres tonight on A&E. Tune in because they will be talking about it on tomorrow's show. Each member of the studio shared their own experiences with hoarding in their lives. Rosie recommended the documentary Grey Gardens, the true story of Edith Bouvier Beale and her daughter Edie, and their own hoarding that made national headlines. Rosie also recommended My Mother's Garden a documentary about one woman's attempts to cope and help her mother who suffers from hoarding. Watch My Mother's Garden in it's entirety HERE. Then Mildred, a caller who shared with Rosie about her own hoarding story, got pulled over by the police while talking on her cell phone which is illegal in the state of New Jersey! Rosie stayed on the line while Mildred was written a ticket and offered to pay Mildred's $150 fine for the driving infraction. She also gave her a sonicare toothbrush, a $100 gift card at readingglasses.com, a $100 in cash from Advil, a $25 gift card from Crumbs cupcakes and "a whole bunch of Rosie crap" because she felt so badly the woman was pulled over.
• Rosie talked about the confusion with the new mammogram recommendations that were just made public. Rosie's mother died of breast cancer at 39 years old and she sees waiting until 40 for a baseline mammogram as a horrible recommendation. She then interviewed Andrew Rubin, an expert on the business of heath care and host of HealthCare Connect on Sirius/XM, who called into the studio to give his take on the recent mammogram findings. Andrew explained the purpose of the investigation into mammograms was to look at "the benefits of early mammograms from a strictly statistical point of view." He did not recommend changing your health decisions based on these findings and underscored the importance of mammograms in early breast cancer detection.
• Rosie spoke to a caller briefly about Multiple Personality Disorder and recommended her book Find Me where she touches on her own relationship and friendship with a woman who has MPD. Rosie said she is still very close with her friend and see each other every year on vacation.
• Rosie then spoke to Taylor Marsh who recently wrote an article for The Huffington Post that challenges Nancy Peolsi, the nations first female Speaker of the House, for selling out on women's civil rights by voting for the Stupak amendment. Under the Stupak-Pitts abortion ban "women who opt into the more affordable public option would be banned from getting coverage for abortion services, even if their own money was used to buy insurance." Marsh further added that "it would be much harder—and perhaps impossible—for private insurance companies to offer abortion coverage for plans under health reform." Marsh encouraged women to demand 100% control over their own bodies and to email and call their senators and representatives and let them know that "if they don’t support women’s civil rights, you won’t be supporting them."
• A caller spoke to Rosie and recommended the book The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism at the heart of American Power by Jeff Sharlet, a fascinating account of how part of American Christianity has gone off on a dangerous tangent and exposes the Christian Right. Listen to Jeff Sharlet's radio interview on NPR HERE.
• Rosie can't wait to see the new documentary Babies. Set to be released in April 2010, Babies simultaneously follows four babies around the world -- from birth to first steps. View the trailer HERE.
• Rosie then talked briefly about the needs of foster children in American and promised to post links to resources for a new foster parent who called into the show.
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Happy Brithday to Brendan and Clay Aiken!
11-25-09
In case you missed it...
• Rosie introduced the crew in the studio today (Janette, Deirdre, Jeannie, Google Pete, Lou) and verified that she is indeed on Facebook and she WAS the Rosie commenting on the Rosie Radio Facebook page. Here's a direct link to where she commented and where you can comment back! Click HERE to join the group!
• Rosie mentioned that they are going to be highlighting a member of the studio every once in a while so you can get to know the people on the Rosie Radio team. The first highlighted Rosie Radio will be Lou. Can't wait to hear more about ya Louie Louie.
• Rosie mentioned the documentary The Rainman Twins about the world's only female Autistic savant twins. In Flo and Kays case, the twins featured in the documentary, they each have extraordinary memories for facts and dates especially surrounding Dick Clark. Watch The Rainman Twins documentary on youtube HERE. Look for a "Twin Game" coming up on Rosie Radio in which twins will play a game against other twins to see who knows their twin the best. Sounds FUN!
• Rosie then interviewed the star of Precious, Gabourey Sidibe, who was on the phone. Rosie and Gabourey talked about making the film and her film acting debut. Gabourey told Rosie about how she never really acted before in her life except for some musical theater and how her major in college wasn't even theater, it was psychology. Rosie said Gabourey and MoNique's performances in the film were probably the best performance she's ever seen on film and she's sure they both will be nominated for Oscars. Rosie also told Gabourey about the first time she ever met Mariah Carey. If you didn't catch it, Rosie talked about it on a previous episode HERE.
• Rosie and Jeannie (weenie) then interviewed Margrét Dagmar Ericsdóttir who produced and starred in the documentary The Sunshine Boy. The Sunshine Boy is a documentary that tells the story of Margrét, who will stop at nothing to help her severly autistic son, Keli, and the families she meets along the way. Rosie said she was "incredibly moved" by the documentary and highly recommends it. Margrét talked to Rosie about how she had to mourn the loss of having a typical developing child, about the shame and the guilt parents of Autistic children feel and about stopping at nothing to try to help her son. It was finally Soma Mukhopadhyay, based out of of Austin Texas, through her Rapid Prompting Method for improving academic success and communication for persons with autism and similar disorders, that was successful for her son. Jeannie thanked Margrét for her documentary and told her that it has "changed her" in her work with students.
• Lastly each member of the studio told what their plans were for the holiday and what they were thankful for this Thanksgiving. Rosie wished the listeners a wonderful holiday with their families. Rosie also mentioned how she will be going to the movies on Thanksgiving, one of her favorite traditions!
• Rosie closed the show and asked Lou to take them to commercial with a song. Lou then played an obscure Broadway tune that no one in the studio recognized and they erupted with laughter!
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And I would just like to say how thankful I am for you all reading my blog.
Thanks for stopping by peeps!
• Rosie introduced the crew in the studio today (Janette, Deirdre, Jeannie, Google Pete, Lou) and verified that she is indeed on Facebook and she WAS the Rosie commenting on the Rosie Radio Facebook page. Here's a direct link to where she commented and where you can comment back! Click HERE to join the group!
• Rosie mentioned that they are going to be highlighting a member of the studio every once in a while so you can get to know the people on the Rosie Radio team. The first highlighted Rosie Radio will be Lou. Can't wait to hear more about ya Louie Louie.
• Rosie mentioned the documentary The Rainman Twins about the world's only female Autistic savant twins. In Flo and Kays case, the twins featured in the documentary, they each have extraordinary memories for facts and dates especially surrounding Dick Clark. Watch The Rainman Twins documentary on youtube HERE. Look for a "Twin Game" coming up on Rosie Radio in which twins will play a game against other twins to see who knows their twin the best. Sounds FUN!
• Rosie then interviewed the star of Precious, Gabourey Sidibe, who was on the phone. Rosie and Gabourey talked about making the film and her film acting debut. Gabourey told Rosie about how she never really acted before in her life except for some musical theater and how her major in college wasn't even theater, it was psychology. Rosie said Gabourey and MoNique's performances in the film were probably the best performance she's ever seen on film and she's sure they both will be nominated for Oscars. Rosie also told Gabourey about the first time she ever met Mariah Carey. If you didn't catch it, Rosie talked about it on a previous episode HERE.
Gabourey Sidibe in Precious
• Rosie and Jeannie (weenie) then interviewed Margrét Dagmar Ericsdóttir who produced and starred in the documentary The Sunshine Boy. The Sunshine Boy is a documentary that tells the story of Margrét, who will stop at nothing to help her severly autistic son, Keli, and the families she meets along the way. Rosie said she was "incredibly moved" by the documentary and highly recommends it. Margrét talked to Rosie about how she had to mourn the loss of having a typical developing child, about the shame and the guilt parents of Autistic children feel and about stopping at nothing to try to help her son. It was finally Soma Mukhopadhyay, based out of of Austin Texas, through her Rapid Prompting Method for improving academic success and communication for persons with autism and similar disorders, that was successful for her son. Jeannie thanked Margrét for her documentary and told her that it has "changed her" in her work with students.
• Lastly each member of the studio told what their plans were for the holiday and what they were thankful for this Thanksgiving. Rosie wished the listeners a wonderful holiday with their families. Rosie also mentioned how she will be going to the movies on Thanksgiving, one of her favorite traditions!
• Rosie closed the show and asked Lou to take them to commercial with a song. Lou then played an obscure Broadway tune that no one in the studio recognized and they erupted with laughter!
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And I would just like to say how thankful I am for you all reading my blog.
Thanks for stopping by peeps!
No update 11-23 and 11-24
In a show of true Rosie support I attended the Rosie's Broadway Kids Extravaganza!
It was fabulous!
It was fabulous!
11-20-09
In case you missed it...
• Rosie started today's show interviewing "James the call screener guy." She talked to him for a while about being gay and coming out to his parents. They also discussed musician Lady Gaga. Madonna originally recommended Lady Gaga's music to Rosie but it wasn't until recently when she saw a vintage clip of her on PerezHilton.com that Rosie realized what a fantastic singer she truly was.
• Rosie then spoke about and interviewed her new friends Vicki and Nicki whom she met doing a charity event with Star Jones. These women bid and won an auction of an evening out with Rosie and Star. Rosie felt an instant connection to them and they became immediate friends. Rosie played a voicemail message that the women left for her on one particularly bad night she was having. Rosie then had them call in to the studio and told them what a "life raft" they had been for her when she was going through "a very bad storm." See a picture of Rosie with her friends Vicki and Nicki HERE! Find celebrity charity events to bid on at charitybuzz.com!
• Rosie then interviewed actress and author Suzanne Somers. Suzanne has written many books and Rosie loves Suzanne's book Breakthrough: Eight Steps To Wellness about finding a natural, drug-free approach to living. It was during her time on the View when Rosie first tried the bioidentical hormones that Suzanne's book recommends. Since Rosie has been using the bioidentical hormones she feel 100% better. Rosie and Suzanne spent most of the last hour discussing her latest title Knockout: Interviews With Doctors Who Are Curing Cancer And How To Prevent Getting It In The First Place. In Knockout, Suzanne interviews doctors who are successfully using the most innovative cancer treatments - treatments that build up the body rather than tear it down with harsh chemicals. Rosie and Suzanne discussed Farrah Fawcett's illness and death as well as a statement that Suzanne once made at a party after Patrick Swayze died that was taken out of context. They also talked about her interview on Larry King Live and the limitations of trying to get her message out to the public on network TV.
LISTEN HERE! - Part 1
Part 2
• Rosie closed the show.
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• Rosie started today's show interviewing "James the call screener guy." She talked to him for a while about being gay and coming out to his parents. They also discussed musician Lady Gaga. Madonna originally recommended Lady Gaga's music to Rosie but it wasn't until recently when she saw a vintage clip of her on PerezHilton.com that Rosie realized what a fantastic singer she truly was.
• Rosie then spoke about and interviewed her new friends Vicki and Nicki whom she met doing a charity event with Star Jones. These women bid and won an auction of an evening out with Rosie and Star. Rosie felt an instant connection to them and they became immediate friends. Rosie played a voicemail message that the women left for her on one particularly bad night she was having. Rosie then had them call in to the studio and told them what a "life raft" they had been for her when she was going through "a very bad storm." See a picture of Rosie with her friends Vicki and Nicki HERE! Find celebrity charity events to bid on at charitybuzz.com!
• Rosie then interviewed actress and author Suzanne Somers. Suzanne has written many books and Rosie loves Suzanne's book Breakthrough: Eight Steps To Wellness about finding a natural, drug-free approach to living. It was during her time on the View when Rosie first tried the bioidentical hormones that Suzanne's book recommends. Since Rosie has been using the bioidentical hormones she feel 100% better. Rosie and Suzanne spent most of the last hour discussing her latest title Knockout: Interviews With Doctors Who Are Curing Cancer And How To Prevent Getting It In The First Place. In Knockout, Suzanne interviews doctors who are successfully using the most innovative cancer treatments - treatments that build up the body rather than tear it down with harsh chemicals. Rosie and Suzanne discussed Farrah Fawcett's illness and death as well as a statement that Suzanne once made at a party after Patrick Swayze died that was taken out of context. They also talked about her interview on Larry King Live and the limitations of trying to get her message out to the public on network TV.
LISTEN HERE! - Part 1
Part 2
• Rosie closed the show.
Get tickets to Rosie's Broadway Extravaganza on Broadwayworld.com at half price today while they last!
11-19-09
In case you missed it...
• Rosie talked about her evening out last night with friend Georgette Mosbacher, the CEO and founder of Borghese Cosmetics. Rosie adores her and she talked about what a great friend Georgette has been to her. Rosie met Georgette, the former top fundraiser for the RNC, at a party at Barbara Walters house one evening when they became fast friends. Georgette loves to send her friends great gifts from the Exposure's catalogue.
• Rosie also talked about her favorite show Glee that was on last night.
• Rosie mentioned that she spent 3 hours with John Mayer yesterday and what a cutie-patootie he is. Hmmmmm. Could there be possible interview with him in the future? Stay tuned!
• Rosie and the studio talked about how the entertainment "news" program Entertainment Tonight. Rosie called the show "shit on her shoe" and a "piece of crap" and recommended that listeners don't watch it. The entire studio was roaring with laughter! Rosie again mentioned her friendship with Natasha Lyonne and reiterated that she is not a "lesbian cougar" and that they are just friends.
• Rosie and crew went into a long discussion about the musician Eminem discussing his upbringing, his family, his movie 8 Mile, and the genius of his lyrics and music. Rosie recommended him as well as artist Joni Mitchell to her listeners. Rosie half-jokingly admitted she has a hard time being friends with people who do not love Joni like she does.
• The group in the studio including Deirdre Dod, Bobby Pearce, Janette Barber and Google Pete then talked about tattoos. Rosie explained her own tattoo on her foot and ankle and all about her tattoo artist Anil Gupta. Rosie compared getting her tattoos to therapy. See a picture of Rosie's tattoo on her foot and ankle HERE! Bobby has a tattoo of an anchor on his behind and Google Pete admitted he has thought about either getting a Mets tattoo or a Star Trek tattoo if his wife wouldn't stop him. Rosie then took a caller who told her husband's tattoo story and how it was created in honor of 9/11. They also talked about Rosie's last day on the View and Rosie said she was sending the caller "everything they have in the studio" because the caller got "shitty" gifts on the View after Rosie left.
• During the second half of the show Rosie interviewed Tony Award winning actress Alice Ripley from the musical Next to Normal. Rosie has loved Alice since she saw her in the Broadway musical Side Show. They discussed many topics including Alice's Tony award speech, acting on Broadway, the musical Next to Normal, Kevin Mchale and Glee, and Paul Simon. Alice then played her guitar and performed the song I am a Rock live in the studio! Lastly, they took some callers who were big fans of Alice.
• Rosie closed the show playing the song "Who Will Love Me As I Am" from the Broadway musical Side Show. Watch a performance from 1997 of Alice singing this song on The Rosie O'Donnell Show HERE!
• Rosie talked about her evening out last night with friend Georgette Mosbacher, the CEO and founder of Borghese Cosmetics. Rosie adores her and she talked about what a great friend Georgette has been to her. Rosie met Georgette, the former top fundraiser for the RNC, at a party at Barbara Walters house one evening when they became fast friends. Georgette loves to send her friends great gifts from the Exposure's catalogue.
• Rosie also talked about her favorite show Glee that was on last night.
• Rosie mentioned that she spent 3 hours with John Mayer yesterday and what a cutie-patootie he is. Hmmmmm. Could there be possible interview with him in the future? Stay tuned!
• Rosie and the studio talked about how the entertainment "news" program Entertainment Tonight. Rosie called the show "shit on her shoe" and a "piece of crap" and recommended that listeners don't watch it. The entire studio was roaring with laughter! Rosie again mentioned her friendship with Natasha Lyonne and reiterated that she is not a "lesbian cougar" and that they are just friends.
• Rosie and crew went into a long discussion about the musician Eminem discussing his upbringing, his family, his movie 8 Mile, and the genius of his lyrics and music. Rosie recommended him as well as artist Joni Mitchell to her listeners. Rosie half-jokingly admitted she has a hard time being friends with people who do not love Joni like she does.
• The group in the studio including Deirdre Dod, Bobby Pearce, Janette Barber and Google Pete then talked about tattoos. Rosie explained her own tattoo on her foot and ankle and all about her tattoo artist Anil Gupta. Rosie compared getting her tattoos to therapy. See a picture of Rosie's tattoo on her foot and ankle HERE! Bobby has a tattoo of an anchor on his behind and Google Pete admitted he has thought about either getting a Mets tattoo or a Star Trek tattoo if his wife wouldn't stop him. Rosie then took a caller who told her husband's tattoo story and how it was created in honor of 9/11. They also talked about Rosie's last day on the View and Rosie said she was sending the caller "everything they have in the studio" because the caller got "shitty" gifts on the View after Rosie left.
• During the second half of the show Rosie interviewed Tony Award winning actress Alice Ripley from the musical Next to Normal. Rosie has loved Alice since she saw her in the Broadway musical Side Show. They discussed many topics including Alice's Tony award speech, acting on Broadway, the musical Next to Normal, Kevin Mchale and Glee, and Paul Simon. Alice then played her guitar and performed the song I am a Rock live in the studio! Lastly, they took some callers who were big fans of Alice.
• Rosie closed the show playing the song "Who Will Love Me As I Am" from the Broadway musical Side Show. Watch a performance from 1997 of Alice singing this song on The Rosie O'Donnell Show HERE!
11-18-09
In case you missed it...
• Its Wednesday so JaHeRo was in the studio! Janette, Helene and Rosie spent the beginning of the show discussing Rosie's squirrels that she spent 2 years trying to get to trust her enough to eat right out of her hand. Rosie named her squirrel Shady after Eminem who she was listening to a lot at the time. Helene and Rosie debated whether squirrels were dangerous or not. They then took callers to tell their squirrel stories.
• Janette Barber, Rosie's executive producer, then shared her inspiring stories about a recent trip to Rwanda with Medical Missions For Children. MMFC is the only group in the world doing surgeries on cleft lip and cleft palates in Rwanda and in March they accomplished 48 surgeries in 10 days. However, the organization didn't have funding to go back this November. Rosie compared some of the work her organization does to Operation Smile and the wonderful charity work that they do. Janette couldn't really even explain why she was so drawn to help children in other countries, all she knew was that she was simply drawn to this organization and to these children and it has changed her completely.
• Google Pete did "Today In History" (in his normal voice) where he highlighted important events that happened in history on this day.
• Rosie then played a game with callers called "More or Less" where the caller is given a celebrity and a numerical fact and they have to guess whether the correct answer is more or less of the number given. In true Rosie fashion, she led each caller to the correct answer and they each won $200 from Advil Cold and Sinus.
• Rosie talked about how much she loves the Fox show Glee and called it "the greatest show on TV." She once watched an entire season of Nip/Tuck one weekend and then called her agent to tell him to tell the producer of the show how much she LOVED it. The producer Ryan Murphy then wrote a part for Rosie on Nip/Tuck. Watch a clip of Rosie as "Dawn Budge" on Nip/Tuck HERE! Rosie adores the actors Lea Michele who she knows from her performances in Fiddler on the Roof and Spring Awakening and Kevin Mchale from the show. They went to commercial playing Kevin's version of "Dancing with Myself." Listen to the song HERE.
• The comedienne Judy Gold was in the studio talking to Rosie. They discussed many topics including Joy Behar, old times they spent together at the comedy clubs, the Carrie Prejean interview on the Larry King Live, the absurdity of the new mammogram recommendations, and about being gay and coming out. Go see Judy at Joe's Pub in New York from November 27th-29th and at Theater J in Washington D.C. from December 16th-January 3rd.
Some callers to today's program received the newest title by James Patterson- I, Alex Cross.
• Rosie closed the show.
• Its Wednesday so JaHeRo was in the studio! Janette, Helene and Rosie spent the beginning of the show discussing Rosie's squirrels that she spent 2 years trying to get to trust her enough to eat right out of her hand. Rosie named her squirrel Shady after Eminem who she was listening to a lot at the time. Helene and Rosie debated whether squirrels were dangerous or not. They then took callers to tell their squirrel stories.
• Janette Barber, Rosie's executive producer, then shared her inspiring stories about a recent trip to Rwanda with Medical Missions For Children. MMFC is the only group in the world doing surgeries on cleft lip and cleft palates in Rwanda and in March they accomplished 48 surgeries in 10 days. However, the organization didn't have funding to go back this November. Rosie compared some of the work her organization does to Operation Smile and the wonderful charity work that they do. Janette couldn't really even explain why she was so drawn to help children in other countries, all she knew was that she was simply drawn to this organization and to these children and it has changed her completely.
• Google Pete did "Today In History" (in his normal voice) where he highlighted important events that happened in history on this day.
• Rosie then played a game with callers called "More or Less" where the caller is given a celebrity and a numerical fact and they have to guess whether the correct answer is more or less of the number given. In true Rosie fashion, she led each caller to the correct answer and they each won $200 from Advil Cold and Sinus.
• Rosie talked about how much she loves the Fox show Glee and called it "the greatest show on TV." She once watched an entire season of Nip/Tuck one weekend and then called her agent to tell him to tell the producer of the show how much she LOVED it. The producer Ryan Murphy then wrote a part for Rosie on Nip/Tuck. Watch a clip of Rosie as "Dawn Budge" on Nip/Tuck HERE! Rosie adores the actors Lea Michele who she knows from her performances in Fiddler on the Roof and Spring Awakening and Kevin Mchale from the show. They went to commercial playing Kevin's version of "Dancing with Myself." Listen to the song HERE.
• The comedienne Judy Gold was in the studio talking to Rosie. They discussed many topics including Joy Behar, old times they spent together at the comedy clubs, the Carrie Prejean interview on the Larry King Live, the absurdity of the new mammogram recommendations, and about being gay and coming out. Go see Judy at Joe's Pub in New York from November 27th-29th and at Theater J in Washington D.C. from December 16th-January 3rd.
Some callers to today's program received the newest title by James Patterson- I, Alex Cross.
• Rosie closed the show.
11-17-09
In case you missed it...
• Rosie's longtime friend Jeannie (weenie) was in the studio today. Jeannie talked about her night at an ABA (Applied Behavioral Analysis) team meeting. Jeannie explained how speech pathologists use this behavioral approach to help speech delayed kids learn and speak. Also yesterday Jeannie and Rosie got to speak with Margrét from the documentary The Sunshine Boy. The Sunshine Boy, narrated by Kate Winslet, tells the story of Margrét and her 11-year-old severely autistic son Keli. Rosie was so moved by this documentary that she arranged a meeting with Margrét and her friend Sheila Nevins. Sheila and Rosie have done 3 documentaries together - Kids Are Punny, All Aboard: Rosie's Family Cruise, and "A Family Is A Family Is A Family"- coming out this spring on HBO. Sheila watched the documentary and is going to have it released on HBO.
• Lou the Board Op's muffler is so loud he got pulled over yesterday in the town of Nyack. Rosie recommended they take the car to Midas. Just as they were speaking about it, they then got a call from George who works at the Midas in Nyack and he said for less than $150 he could fix Lou's car before the end of the radio show. Chad took the car over and, sure enough, Chad called into the studio and they got it fixed in less than an hour. See a picture of Lou's broken car HERE on flickr!
• Last night, Rosie and her friend Natasha Lyonne went to see the off-Broadway show The Starry Messenger showing at The Acorn Theater starring Matthew Broderick. Rosie called the play "really beautiful." Click HERE for show times and details.
• Jeannie and Rosie again discussed the interview of Oprah and Charla Nash, the woman who was savagely attacked by a chimp. Rosie called the interview "disturbing and tabloid-esque" and Jeannie called it "side-show-ish and "not tactfully done." They then played a clip from the Gayle King show from Oprah Radio on Sirius where Oprah called into Gayle's show to discuss the viewers thoughts on the interview.
• Janette, Rosie and Jeannie talked about weight issues and how they've effected their lives. Bobby also joined the discussion about his own weight issues and admitted he was once over 400 pounds and couldn't walk around the block. He has since lost over 100 pounds and offered to help a caller with his own weight loss plan. Every Thursday Bobby will be in the studio to talk about weight loss and weight issues. Rosie recommended the documentary Super Size Me about the unhealthy effects of fast food has on our bodies and in our nation as a whole. Janette, Weenie, Rosie and Bobby are going to do the "Bobby diet" and weigh themselves in and announce their progress on the show every Thursday!
• Hope Edelman was in the studio to talk about her book Motherless Daughters, the Legacy of Loss where she shares her own painful story and the stories of many other women who, as children or adults, lost their mothers. Rosie called the book "required reading" and "absolutely essential" for anyone who has lost their mother or who grew up without a mother. Rosie said the book "changed her entire life." Rosie and Hope also discussed her newest title The Possibility of Everything which is a memoir about her daughter, her daughter's imaginary friend and the healing hope of things unseen. They then took callers to discuss the book.
• Google Pete did "Today In History" where he highlighted important events that happened in history on this day.
• Rosie closed the show.
Happy Birthday to Rosie's brother Danny!
• Rosie's longtime friend Jeannie (weenie) was in the studio today. Jeannie talked about her night at an ABA (Applied Behavioral Analysis) team meeting. Jeannie explained how speech pathologists use this behavioral approach to help speech delayed kids learn and speak. Also yesterday Jeannie and Rosie got to speak with Margrét from the documentary The Sunshine Boy. The Sunshine Boy, narrated by Kate Winslet, tells the story of Margrét and her 11-year-old severely autistic son Keli. Rosie was so moved by this documentary that she arranged a meeting with Margrét and her friend Sheila Nevins. Sheila and Rosie have done 3 documentaries together - Kids Are Punny, All Aboard: Rosie's Family Cruise, and "A Family Is A Family Is A Family"- coming out this spring on HBO. Sheila watched the documentary and is going to have it released on HBO.
• Lou the Board Op's muffler is so loud he got pulled over yesterday in the town of Nyack. Rosie recommended they take the car to Midas. Just as they were speaking about it, they then got a call from George who works at the Midas in Nyack and he said for less than $150 he could fix Lou's car before the end of the radio show. Chad took the car over and, sure enough, Chad called into the studio and they got it fixed in less than an hour. See a picture of Lou's broken car HERE on flickr!
• Last night, Rosie and her friend Natasha Lyonne went to see the off-Broadway show The Starry Messenger showing at The Acorn Theater starring Matthew Broderick. Rosie called the play "really beautiful." Click HERE for show times and details.
• Jeannie and Rosie again discussed the interview of Oprah and Charla Nash, the woman who was savagely attacked by a chimp. Rosie called the interview "disturbing and tabloid-esque" and Jeannie called it "side-show-ish and "not tactfully done." They then played a clip from the Gayle King show from Oprah Radio on Sirius where Oprah called into Gayle's show to discuss the viewers thoughts on the interview.
• Janette, Rosie and Jeannie talked about weight issues and how they've effected their lives. Bobby also joined the discussion about his own weight issues and admitted he was once over 400 pounds and couldn't walk around the block. He has since lost over 100 pounds and offered to help a caller with his own weight loss plan. Every Thursday Bobby will be in the studio to talk about weight loss and weight issues. Rosie recommended the documentary Super Size Me about the unhealthy effects of fast food has on our bodies and in our nation as a whole. Janette, Weenie, Rosie and Bobby are going to do the "Bobby diet" and weigh themselves in and announce their progress on the show every Thursday!
• Hope Edelman was in the studio to talk about her book Motherless Daughters, the Legacy of Loss where she shares her own painful story and the stories of many other women who, as children or adults, lost their mothers. Rosie called the book "required reading" and "absolutely essential" for anyone who has lost their mother or who grew up without a mother. Rosie said the book "changed her entire life." Rosie and Hope also discussed her newest title The Possibility of Everything which is a memoir about her daughter, her daughter's imaginary friend and the healing hope of things unseen. They then took callers to discuss the book.
• Google Pete did "Today In History" where he highlighted important events that happened in history on this day.
• Rosie closed the show.
Happy Birthday to Rosie's brother Danny!
11-16-09
In case you missed it...
• Rosie's longtime friend Jeannie (weenie) was in the studio today and will also be back on Tuesday's show. Google Pete was reading from the LIVE FEEDBACK bloggers were leaving at rosie.com on many of today's topics.
• Rosie talked about how she wanted to be on the Howard Stern channel on Sirius XM and how she couldn't believe she was on the same station as Dr. Laura Schlessinger. Rosie described Dr. Laura to Jeannie (who had never heard of her) and called her "harsh," "anti-gay," self-righteous," and "judgmental." Google Pete filled in listeners on some of the scandals that Dr. Laura has been involved in including nude photos of her that were released to the media in 1998.
• Rosie shared with her listeners her own "sex tape" story from 1996 when someone tried to extort money from her saying they had a sex tape in which Rosie was the star! It turned out the woman in the tape looked A LOT like Rosie but, due to the fact that Rosie never recorded a sex tape, she was sure it wasn't her.
• Rosie recommended the documentary Anvil about a heavy metal group that never really hit it big in music though all their counterparts did. She especially recommeded it to Janette, her executive producer, since Janette is a HUGE heavy metal fan. Rosie also enjoyed the documentary When We Were Beautiful about the band Bon Jovi which premiered on Showtime last month.
• Janette talked about her weekend going to see Mandy Pacquiao vs. Miguel Cotto fight on Friday night in Las Vegas and how she became interested in boxing. Rosie prefers Urijah Faber and Ultimate Cage Fighting to typical boxing which she became interested in while filming her Lifetime movie America.
• Jeannie saw the film Precious this weekend which she truly loved and shared her thoughts on the movie. Rosie thinks Mo'Nique will win an Oscar for her performance. Rosie said she will be interviewing Sapphire, the author of the book Push, of which the film was based off of. She is also going to interview actress Gabourey Sidibe, who played the role of Clareece Jones in the film. Be sure to listen for those interviews!!
• Rosie told a fascinating story from her childhood about how she used to sing the song "They Call the Wind Mariah" from the musical Paint Your Wagon to a beautiful little girl named Mariah at a bus stop near her neighborhood. One day, Rosie realized that the little girl named Mariah was the one and only Mariah Carey. When Rosie interviewed Mariah Carey on The Rosie O'Donnell Show, Rosie asked Mariah if she remembered the neighborhood and the bus stop and she did! Watch the interview HERE!
• Author James Meek from the New York Daily News called into the studio to talk about the recent article he wrote about meeting the President on Veteran's Day. James was at Arlington National Cemetery in Section 60, where the veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan are buried, visiting his friend's son's grave when President Obama's limousine pulled up. James told the story of how the President walked through the rows of headstones to meet with the families and friends of the fallen. He said it was a historic moment that he felt extremely lucky to witness. Rosie recommended the HBO documentary Section 60: Arlington National Cemetery to her listeners and called it "required viewing."
• Google Pete did "Today In History" where he highlighted important events that happened in history on this day.
• Rosie then talked about her fantastic weekend in Miami she had fishing with Mark the Shark and the 100 pound sailfish she caught. She also admitted she's been receiving a lot of negative feedback from her bloggers regarding catching the fish. Rosie is understanding that some of her bloggers have issues with it, but she really enjoys fishing with her family.
• Rosie closed the show.
• Rosie's longtime friend Jeannie (weenie) was in the studio today and will also be back on Tuesday's show. Google Pete was reading from the LIVE FEEDBACK bloggers were leaving at rosie.com on many of today's topics.
• Rosie talked about how she wanted to be on the Howard Stern channel on Sirius XM and how she couldn't believe she was on the same station as Dr. Laura Schlessinger. Rosie described Dr. Laura to Jeannie (who had never heard of her) and called her "harsh," "anti-gay," self-righteous," and "judgmental." Google Pete filled in listeners on some of the scandals that Dr. Laura has been involved in including nude photos of her that were released to the media in 1998.
• Rosie shared with her listeners her own "sex tape" story from 1996 when someone tried to extort money from her saying they had a sex tape in which Rosie was the star! It turned out the woman in the tape looked A LOT like Rosie but, due to the fact that Rosie never recorded a sex tape, she was sure it wasn't her.
• Rosie recommended the documentary Anvil about a heavy metal group that never really hit it big in music though all their counterparts did. She especially recommeded it to Janette, her executive producer, since Janette is a HUGE heavy metal fan. Rosie also enjoyed the documentary When We Were Beautiful about the band Bon Jovi which premiered on Showtime last month.
• Janette talked about her weekend going to see Mandy Pacquiao vs. Miguel Cotto fight on Friday night in Las Vegas and how she became interested in boxing. Rosie prefers Urijah Faber and Ultimate Cage Fighting to typical boxing which she became interested in while filming her Lifetime movie America.
• Jeannie saw the film Precious this weekend which she truly loved and shared her thoughts on the movie. Rosie thinks Mo'Nique will win an Oscar for her performance. Rosie said she will be interviewing Sapphire, the author of the book Push, of which the film was based off of. She is also going to interview actress Gabourey Sidibe, who played the role of Clareece Jones in the film. Be sure to listen for those interviews!!
• Rosie told a fascinating story from her childhood about how she used to sing the song "They Call the Wind Mariah" from the musical Paint Your Wagon to a beautiful little girl named Mariah at a bus stop near her neighborhood. One day, Rosie realized that the little girl named Mariah was the one and only Mariah Carey. When Rosie interviewed Mariah Carey on The Rosie O'Donnell Show, Rosie asked Mariah if she remembered the neighborhood and the bus stop and she did! Watch the interview HERE!
• Author James Meek from the New York Daily News called into the studio to talk about the recent article he wrote about meeting the President on Veteran's Day. James was at Arlington National Cemetery in Section 60, where the veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan are buried, visiting his friend's son's grave when President Obama's limousine pulled up. James told the story of how the President walked through the rows of headstones to meet with the families and friends of the fallen. He said it was a historic moment that he felt extremely lucky to witness. Rosie recommended the HBO documentary Section 60: Arlington National Cemetery to her listeners and called it "required viewing."
• Google Pete did "Today In History" where he highlighted important events that happened in history on this day.
• Rosie then talked about her fantastic weekend in Miami she had fishing with Mark the Shark and the 100 pound sailfish she caught. She also admitted she's been receiving a lot of negative feedback from her bloggers regarding catching the fish. Rosie is understanding that some of her bloggers have issues with it, but she really enjoys fishing with her family.
• Rosie closed the show.
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