The Talk About Las Vegas Podcast | a podcast by Ira Sternberg

Mar 23 2025 200 ep. 28 mins 24
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Welcome to The Talk About Las Vegas Podcast! Each week, the host Ira Sternberg, talks with the celebrities, entertainers, writers, and personalities who make Las Vegas the most exciting city in the world!

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Talking With Alan Snel – March 24, 2025

Mar 23 2025 29 mins  
Founder/Writer, LVSportsBiz.com This week on “Talk About Las Vegas with Ira,” Ira sits down with Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com for a hard-hitting conversation about the biggest sports stories shaping the city. Alan shares exclusive insights from his candid interview with Emily Prazer, the newly appointed president of the Las Vegas Grand Prix, and unpacks the turbulent first

Talking With Mark Wojtowicz Jr – March 10, 2025

Mar 09 2025 27 mins  
This week on "Talk About Las Vegas With Ira," Ira welcomes Mark Wojtowicz Jr., author of "Vegas: From Fremont to The Strip - How Las Vegas Casinos Evolved." Mark dives into his earliest and most vivid memory of Las Vegas, sharing how his fascination with the entertainment capital led him to take on the ambitious task of writing the book. He reveals why, in an age dominated by digit

Talking With The Mēla Guitar Quartet – March 3, 2025

Mar 02 2025 29 mins  
UNLV Performing Arts Center, March 15 This week on "Talk About Las Vegas With Ira," Ira sits down with Matthew Robinson and Zahrah Hutton of The Mēla Guitar Quartet, who are set to close out the UNLV Performing Arts Center’s 48th Season with a spectacular concert on March 15 at the Artemus W. Ham Concert Hall. Watch Full Podcast Video In this episode, Matthew and

Talking With Ron Futrell – February 24, 2025

Feb 23 2025 30 mins  
8NewsNow sports anchor/reporter This week on "Talk About Las Vegas with Ira," sports fans are in for a treat as Ira sits down with 8NewsNow sports anchor and reporter Ron Futrell. In this episode, Ron takes us on a journey back to April 1984, when he first arrived in Las Vegas and was thrown headfirst into a whirlwind sports scene from day one. Watch Full Podcast Video

Talking With Matt Dusk – February 17, 2024

Feb 16 2025 29 mins  
This week, Ira sits down with multi-award-winning, platinum-selling artist Matt Dusk, who’s bringing “Matt Dusk Sings Tony Bennett: The Best is Yet to Come” to Myron’s at The Smith Center on February 21-22. In this episode of Talk About Las Vegas With Ira, Matt shares his unforgettable encounters with Tony Bennett—what he learned from him as both an artist and a person. H

Talking With Micky Dolenz – February 10, 2025

Feb 09 2025 30 mins  
The STRAT Hotel, Casino & Tower, February 14 This week, Ira spoke with Micky Dolenz, performing a special Valentine’s Day perfor-mance at The Strat, February 14 at 8 p.m. In this episode of “Talk About Las Vegas With Ira,” Micky talks about who influenced him in the world of music before The Monkees (including one surprising choice); moving to England to become a film

Talking With Dave Tull – February 3, 2025

Feb 02 2025 30 mins  
This week, Ira spoke with drummer, vocalist, songwriter, and educator Dave Tull, performing at Vic’s Las Vegas (along with John Belzaguy and Dave Loeb) February 7-8. In this episode of “Talk About Las Vegas With Ira,” Dave talks about starting drum lessons at 10; growing up with music in the house in Berkeley; taking jazz band classes early on; worked with Maynard Ferguson ri

Talking With Valerie Wright – January 27, 2025

Jan 26 2025 22 mins  
Standby role of Kimberly in “Kimberly Akimbo” at The Smith Center, February 4-9  This week, Ira spoke with Valerie Wright, who performs in the standby role of Kimberly in “Kimberly Akimbo” at The Smith Center, February 4-9.  (Her featured performance is February 9 at 1 p.m.) In this episode of “Talk About Las Vegas With Ira,” Valerie talks about growi

Talking With KC Christon – January 20, 2024

Jan 19 2025 29 mins  
Writer and director, “Dog City” This week, Ira spoke with KC Christon, award-winning writer and director of “Dog City.” In this episode of “Talk About Las Vegas With Ira,” KC talks about writing books for children; how he segued to filmmaking; why he began acting; finding funding for his picture; how no independent production company is doing a film on gambling; gro

Talking With John L. Smith – January 13, 2024

Jan 12 2025 30 mins  
Co-Author, My Life in Nevada Politics, The Memoirs of Senator Richard H. Bryan This week, Ira spoke with John L. Smith, co-author of My Life in Nevada Politics, The Memoirs of Senator Richard H. Bryan. In this episode of “Talk About Las Vegas With Ira,” John  talks about getting involved in this book project about a major Nevada figure;; what he learned