Talk About Las Vegas with Ira

Each week, Ira talks with the celebrities, entertainers, writers, and personalities who make Las Vegas the most exciting city in the world!

Each week, Ira talks with the celebrities, entertainers, writers, and personalities who make Las Vegas the most exciting city in the world!

Talking With Marisa Finetti – June 1, 2020

This week, Ira spoke with award-winning international wine and food writer Marisa Finetti. In this 30-minute episode of Talk About Las Vegas, Finetti talks about becoming a wine writer only after moving to Las. Vegas, despite her past history as a grape grower; why she decided to write in an accessible style in order to promote an understanding of wine; how she sees a wine culture in Las Vegas developing in Las Vegas; the steps in tasting wine (while sharing a bottle of Ruchè Di Castagnole Monferrato with Ira during the show); and a full explanation of her wine doodles!

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Talking With Bill Boggs – May 25, 2020


This week, Ira spoke with Bill Boggs, four-time Emmy Award-winning interviewer (and no stranger to Las Vegas) and author of The Adventures of Spike the Wonder Dog, a new comedic novel. In this 30-minute episode of Talk About Las Vegas, Boggs talks about long, successful media career; his interview with Frank Sinatra (the longest interview Sinatra ever gave); his long association with Las Vegas; why he decided to write a “politically incorrect” novel; and why he thinks laughter is the best medicine.

Talking With Joe Brown and Tina Quigley – May 18, 2020


This week, Ira spoke with attorney Joe Brown and Tina Quigley, co-creators of Restoration Nevada, a nonpartisan forum providing information and insights from local experts and generating ideas for accelerating recovery from the economic effects of the coronavirus. In this 30-minute episode of Talk About Las Vegas, Brown and Quigley talk about the need for creative ideas to diversify what is still primarily a one-industry city; the cooperation of all elements of the community; how rural and urban areas of Nevada can work together despite geographic distances; and the future of the forum once the crisis has passed.

Talking With Clint Holmes – May 11, 2020


This week, Ira spoke with Clint Holmes. In this 30-minute episode of Talk About Las Vegas, Holmes talks about the effects of the coronavirus on the Las Vegas entertainment community, both economically and artistically; how some entertainers are currently reaching their fans through technology; how he envisions Las Vegas resorts reopening venues; what he learned from the great comedians and applied to his own performances; the future of entertainment (going from fear to caution); and his greatest musical regret.

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