It’s been fun living life as one of the biggest fans of Charles Bronson in the world going back to around 1984 or 1985 when I first watched DEATH WISH on late night TV with my dad. For most of those years, my positive obsession was just shared with my family and friends. That began to change in 2021 when I met a guy named Eric Todd who ran the Facebook page “This Week in Charles Bronson.” Not only did Eric run the page, but he also hosted a podcast of the same name. I guess through my sheer enthusiasm about finally meeting people who love Bronson like I do, Eric asked me to be part of his show. I can’t tell you how much fun I’ve had joining Eric and his various guests over the last 4 years on the podcast. During that time, I’ve been part of interviews with actors Jordan Rhodes and Robert F. Lyons, actress Jan Gan Boyd, author Paul Talbot, and even Charles Bronson’s niece Lindsay Ireland. Each interview has been special to me, and Lindsay shared with us that her cousin Paul (Bronson’s stepson) listened to the episode that she was on. I never imagined my love of Bronson would afford me the opportunity to meet these kinds of people, and that Charles Bronson’s own family would enjoy our stuff!  

The fun continued this past week when Eric and I interviewed Native American author Sherman Alexie, who wrote the screenplay for the movie SMOKE SIGNALS, starring Adam Beach, Evan Adams, Irene Bedard, Gary Farmer, Tantoo Cardinal, and Tom Skerritt. Sherman loves Charles Bronson, and he told us that his dad even looked like Charles Bronson. We discussed some of his movie work, some of his short stories and novels, and the Bronson film THE WHITE BUFFALO (1977). We spend a lot of time discussing films in general, where Sherman introduced us to the movies REC (2007) and MEKKO (2015). We even spend some time talking about the “awesome” James Woods and the “scary” David Morse, who have both worked with Charles Bronson! If you want to know why I put “quotations” on those words, you’ll have to check us out.

So, if any of this sounds fun to you, I’ve linked to the YouTube video below for your viewing pleasure! If you like it, go back and watch some of our other shows and even subscribe! Some of my personal favorite shows are when us Bronson fans just sit around and talk about one of his movies. You never know where the conversations might end up. Heck, some of my favorites are shows I’m not even on! I do apologize in advance for my accent. What do you expect from a guy from Toad Suck, Arkansas?