Nostalgia Tonight with Joe Sibilia | 5-3-2026

Guest: 

Ralph Helfer, animal behaviorist and trainer of numerous animal actors

Topic: His career in Hollywood training the MGM lion, Gentle Ben, and numerous other animals; Working with Walt Disney and Jerry Lewis; Meeting Elvis Presley and Marilyn Monroe

Nostalgia Tonight with Joe Sibilia | 5-3-2026
Guest:&nbsp;
Ralph Helfer, animal behaviorist and trainer of numerous animal actors
Topic: His career in Hollywood training the MGM lion, Gentle Ben, and numerous other animals; Working with Walt Disney and Jerry Lewis; Meeting Elvis Presley and Marilyn Monroe

"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

Ralph Helfer: Trainer of the MGM Lion, Gentle Ben, and Other Animal Actors

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.

Remembering Ted Turner with Bill Burke; The Case of the Missing Pee-wee Herman Doll

Nostalgia Tonight with Joe Sibilia | 5-10-2026

Monologue: 

Remembering Ted Turner and his legacy with Cartoon Network and Turner Classic Movies

Guest:

Steve Randisi, Entertainment historian and the author of "Penny Singleton: A Biography"

Topic: Penny Singleton's role as the voice of Jane Jetson on "The Jetsons"; Meeting Joan Crawford and her ex-husband Douglas Fairbanks Jr; His unconventional photo with Shirley Jones of "The Partridge Family"

A tribute to Joe's mom and grandmothers on Mother's Day

Nostalgia Tonight with Joe Sibilia | 5-10-2026
Monologue:&nbsp;
Remembering Ted Turner and his legacy with Cartoon Network and Turner Classic Movies
Guest:
Steve Randisi, Entertainment historian and the author of "Penny Singleton: A Biography"
Topic: Penny Singleton's role as the voice of Jane Jetson on "The Jetsons"; Meeting Joan Crawford and her ex-husband Douglas Fairbanks Jr; His unconventional photo with Shirley Jones of "The Partridge Family"
A tribute to Joe's mom and grandmothers on Mother's Day

From Jane Jetson to Joan Crawford — A Mother’s Day Celebration

Nostalgia Tonight with Joe Sibilia | 4-26-2026

Guest: 

Turner Sparks, Comedian with an all-new special, "Buttoned Up & and Unhinged"

Topic: His new special; How he brough Mister Softee to China; Going from ice cream magnate to comedian; Appearing on "Comics Unleashed" and performing at the Laugh Factory in Hollywood

 

Nostalgia Tonight with Joe Sibilia | 4-26-2026
Guest: 
Turner Sparks, Comedian with an all-new special, "Buttoned Up &amp; and Unhinged"
Topic: His new special; How he brough Mister Softee to China; Going from ice cream magnate to comedian; Appearing on "Comics Unleashed" and performing at the Laugh Factory in Hollywood
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Ralph Helfer: Trainer of the MGM Lion, Gentle Ben, and Other Animal Actors

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