Nostalgia Tonight with Joe Sibilia 2-1-2026

Guests: 

Brian Jay Jones, Author of "Jim Henson: The Biography" and "Becoming Dr. Seuss: Theodor Geisel and the Making of an American Imagination"

Topic: The life and times of Jim Henson and Dr. Seuss

Mike Connors, Attorney at Connor & Sullivan and the host of "Ask the Lawyer" on AM 970 The Answer

Topic: "Estate Planning Gone Wrong"

Nostalgia Tonight with Joe Sibilia 2-1-2026
Guests:&nbsp;
Brian Jay Jones, Author of "Jim Henson: The Biography" and "Becoming Dr. Seuss: Theodor Geisel and the Making of an American Imagination"
Topic: The life and times of Jim Henson and Dr. Seuss
Mike Connors, Attorney at Connor &amp; Sullivan and the host of "Ask the Lawyer" on AM 970 The Answer
Topic: "Estate Planning Gone Wrong"

"Nostalgia Tonight" is a love letter to show business and Americana. Join your host, Joe Sibilia, as he takes you on a journey through time to examine the people, places, and phenomena that have shaped popular culture.

"Nostalgia Tonight" is a love letter to show business and Americana. Join your host, Joe Sibilia, as he takes you on a journey through time to examine the people, places, and phenomena that have shaped popular culture.

Nostalgia Tonight with Joe Sibilia

Brian Jay Jones, Biographer of Jim Henson & Dr. Seuss; "Estate Planning Gone Wrong" with Mike Connors of Connors & Sullivan

Nostalgia Tonight with Joe Sibilia | 5-31-2026

Guest: Jeff Bergman, the voice of Bugs Bunny, Fred Flintstone, Yogi Bear, Daffy Duck, Barney Rubble, and many other cartoon favorites

Topic: Inheriting the role of Mr. Potato Head from Don Rickles for "Toy Story 5"; Meeting Mel Blanc as a student at the University of Pittsburgh; HIs friendship with Noel Blanc; Mastering the voice of Fred Flintstone; Becoming Barney Rubble; Working with Chuck Jones

Nostalgia Tonight with Joe Sibilia | 5-31-2026
Guest: Jeff Bergman, the voice of Bugs Bunny, Fred Flintstone, Yogi Bear, Daffy Duck, Barney Rubble, and many other cartoon favorites
Topic: Inheriting the role of Mr. Potato Head from Don Rickles for "Toy Story 5"; Meeting Mel Blanc as a student at the University of Pittsburgh; HIs friendship with Noel Blanc; Mastering the voice of Fred Flintstone; Becoming Barney Rubble; Working with Chuck Jones

PART ONE: Jeff Bergman, The Voice of Bugs Bunny, Fred Flintstone, and Mr. Potato Head; "Estate Planning Gone Wrong: Joe's Parents Edition"

Nostalgia Tonight with Joe Sibilia | 5-24-2026

Monologue: How Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera joined forces to create Tom & Jerry and their own cartoon studio

Guest: Fred Seibert, Former President of Hanna-Barbera, Founder of Frederator and FredFilms, and Creator of "What a Cartoon!" and "Oh Yeah! Cartoons"

Topic: Spearheading the revival of Hanna-Barbera with cartoons such as "Dexter's Laboratory," "The Powerpuff Girls," "Johnny Bravo," and others; Giving a young Seth MacFarlane his start in animation; Working with legends like Ted Turner and Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera

Nostalgia Tonight with Joe Sibilia | 5-24-2026
Monologue: How Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera joined forces to create Tom &amp; Jerry and their own cartoon studio
Guest: Fred Seibert, Former President of Hanna-Barbera, Founder of Frederator and FredFilms, and Creator of "What a Cartoon!" and "Oh Yeah! Cartoons"
Topic: Spearheading the revival of Hanna-Barbera with cartoons such as "Dexter's Laboratory," "The Powerpuff Girls," "Johnny Bravo," and others; Giving a young Seth MacFarlane his start in animation; Working with legends like Ted Turner and Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera

The Revival of Hanna-Barbera with Fred Seibert

Nostalgia Tonight with Joe Sibilia | 5-17-2026

Monologue:

Joe Sibilia talks about his family's estate sale and the vintage items Joe couldn't sell.

Guest:

Bill Burke, Former General Manager of Turner Classic Movies, Former President of TBS, co-author of Ted Turner's autobiography, "Call Me Ted"; Founder of the Optimism Institute and host of The Blue Sky Podcast

Topic: The beginning of Turner Classic Movies; TBS becoming "very funny"; The life of Ted Turner and his marriage to Jane Fonda; Ted Turner's battle with Lewy body dementia

The case of the missing Pee-wee Herman DoIl

Joe talks about the Pee-wee Herman pull string doll from the 1980s that went missing somtime in the last 22 years.

Nostalgia Tonight with Joe Sibilia | 5-17-2026
Monologue:
Joe Sibilia talks about his family's estate sale and the vintage items Joe couldn't sell.
Guest:
Bill Burke, Former General Manager of Turner Classic Movies, Former President of TBS, co-author of Ted Turner's autobiography, "Call Me Ted"; Founder of the Optimism Institute and host of The Blue Sky Podcast
Topic: The beginning of Turner Classic Movies; TBS becoming "very funny"; The life of Ted Turner and his marriage to Jane Fonda; Ted Turner's battle with Lewy body dementia
The case of the missing Pee-wee Herman DoIl
Joe talks about the Pee-wee Herman pull string doll from the 1980s that went missing somtime in the last 22 years.

Brian Jay Jones, Biographer of Jim Henson & Dr. Seuss; "Estate Planning Gone Wrong" with Mike Connors of Connors & Sullivan

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