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The Conspiracy Show with Richard Syrett

TV Pioneer and JFK Assassination Investigator

The Conspiracy Show with Richard Syrett

Zoomer Podcast Network

News

4.31.1K Ratings

🗓️ 30 September 2019

⏱️ 101 minutes

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Summary

Richard welcomes actor, comedian, television pioneer, writer, producer and host, John Barbour. In Hour One they'll discuss Barbour's life including his early days growing up on the streets of Toronto and his storied career in Hollywood. In Hour Two they'll discuss his decades long investigation of the JFK assassination, including his interviews with the late New Orleans DA Jim Garrison,best known for prosecuting businessman Clay Shaw for conspiracy to assassinate President Kennedy. GUEST: John Barbour is recognized as ‘The Godfather Of Reality TV’ as the creator-Producer,Co-Host, and Writer of the trend setting hit ‘Real People.’ He won the first of his 5 Emmys as the original Host of ‘AM LA’ in 1970 where he interviewed controversial anti-war guests like Mohammed Ali, Cesar Chavez and Jane Fonda. He was the first in America to do film reviews on the News, winning 3 more consecutive Emmys as KNBC’s ‘Critic-At-Large.’ And ten years as Los Angeles Magazine’s most widely read and quoted controversial critic. Prior to that he was a successful topical stand-up comedian, appearing on ‘The Dean Martin Show,’ ‘The Tonight Show,’ and others; and in Las Vegas opening for Robert Goulet and Bobby Darin. Comedian-activist Dick Gregory did the liner notes for his first album, ‘It’s Tough To Be white,’ and Play-write Neil Simon did them for his second album, ‘I Met A Man I Didn’t Like!’ In 1992 he wrote and Directed the award-winning ‘The Garrison Tapes,’ which Director Oliver Stone heralded as ‘The perfect companion piece to my movie ‘JFK.’ 25 years later, in 2017 he wrote and Directed Part 2 called: ‘The American Media and The 2nd assassination Of President John F. Kennedy,’ which leading researchers applaud as ‘The definitive film on JFK and the rise of Fake News’..which plagues America to this day. John said, ‘I am not a conspiracy theorist. Just a storyteller.

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0:00.0

This podcast is proudly produced and presented by the Zuma Podcast Network,

0:05.2

home of great podcasts like Marilyn Lightstone Reads, Idea City on the air, and The Garden Show.

0:13.6

You're listening to an exclusive podcast of The Conspiracy Show with Richard Serrett.

0:18.6

Heard every Sunday night from 11 p.m. to 1 a.m. on Zuma Radio, the new AM 740.

0:27.1

Providing the evidence and letting you draw your own conclusions.

0:32.2

This is the conspiracy show with Richard Sarat on Zuma Radio.

0:37.5

A high school dropout at 15, deported twice from the United States.

0:43.7

He is recognized as the godfather of reality television for his role as the creator,

0:48.2

producer, co-host, and writer of the trend-setting hit Real People.

0:52.1

He also won five Emmys along the way. And he also rubbed shoulders with the

0:59.7

great late district attorney from New Orleans, Jim Garrison, of course, who prosecuted Clay Shaw

1:05.8

for conspiracy to kill President Kennedy. How did that happen? How did you hook up with the, I mean, I know, you know, you have vivid memories of the JFK assassination,

1:16.9

and that stuck with you.

1:18.0

I have vivid memories of almost everything.

1:21.0

But again, that was a happy accident.

1:25.0

I talked to him on the phone when I tried to book them on my show in 1970.

1:33.0

I had just come off of doing a talk variety show for Channel 11 because when

1:39.5

Griffin left Westinghouse, he recommended me as a replacement. I filled in from one night, and my numbers were so good. Westinghouse. He recommended me as a replacement. I filled in from one night,

1:45.8

and my numbers were so good. Westinghouse used my ratings to negotiate David Frost's money down

1:52.7

because they wanted David Frost, so they hired David, and Chuck Young, who was a general

1:58.0

manager at Metro Media, said, that guy's going to fail, come out here and do a show for us.

2:03.0

Well, I did that show for a while. And then it was over with because that show business.

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