The Justin Root Show

The Justin Root Show

The Justin Root Show is a dynamic podcast that combines interviews and stories from Hollywood’s past and present. Justin sets out to curate an inviting, laid-back ambiance where celebrity guests can kick off their shoes and engage in candid, unfiltered conversations about their lives and careers.

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August 12, 2024 59 mins

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Legendary producer George Schlatter has saturated television with his incredible talents and humor and now I was lucky enough to have him as a guest.  He’s 94 years old and has a vault of endless stories. He’s most well known for creating “Rowan & Martin’s Laugh- In” which ran on NBC from 1968-1973.  For two of those years it was the Number One show on television.  So popular that Richard Nixon said he probably ...

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Glenn Scarpelli has a resume that spans stage film and television.  From the Broadway stage with Al Pacino and Anne Bancroft to television with Ethel Merman and Norman Lear to film with Peter Bogdanovich and Audrey Hepburn. However in 1986 he left it all behind to follow his heart.  Glenn has an incredible Hollywood history and was an absolute joy to chat with.

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July 16, 2024 61 mins

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Play The Beach Boys and Wilson Phillips and I'm instantly transported back to summertime memories that span most of my life.  So getting to chat with someone who comes from BOTH of those worlds was a life highlight.  Carnie Wilson (daughter of Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys) was an absolute thrill. We talked about her beginning days, being raised in Bel-Air and attending Charter Oak in the Valley, and forming W...

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June 25, 2024 55 mins

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Jody Hamilton is the daughter of Emmy winners Joe Hamilton and Carol Burnett.  After growing up in the world of entertainment Jody became a successful producer herself.  She currently produces and sometimes co-hosts "The Stephanie Miller Show."  Jody is also responsible for making sure her mother saw my seven part documentary I made on Carol.  I will be forever grateful to her for that and for coming on y ...

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June 3, 2024 63 mins

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There is nobody I love more in showbiz than Carol Burnett and here she is on my show!  After making a documentary-style "Story Location Tour" (available on YouTube) on her life and career Carol reached out to me and invited me to her 90th birthday party.  She then graciously sat down with me for an intimate one on one conversation that covered so many various topics and moments from her legendary life.  

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April 29, 2024 57 mins

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In my very first podcast episode you will learn how Carol Burnett became my very first podcast guest.  I talk about discovering her 1986 autobiography and how it changed my life when I found it on a dusty shelf in the Castle High School library.  I open up about its inspiration and how it led me to move across the country at 18 to chase my dreams.  Over 20 years later I’m still loving Hollywood as much as I did back...

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