Podcast: Charlotte pop culture writer Theoden Janes dishes on his best and worst celebrity interviews
He’s talked to Michael Bolton and R. Kelly, Zach Galifianakis and Tom Arnold. And as you can see in the photo above, he’s taken a selfie with Kevin Hart and Ice Cube. These are some of the perks of being Theoden Janes, the Charlotte Observer’s pop culture writer.
On this week’s CharlotteFive Podcast, we talked with Janes about Charlotte’s entertainment and music industry — and about all the celebs he’s interviewed.
We had a wide-ranging conversation with Janes, hitting on topics, like:
– How the entertainment industry has changed in Charlotte (i.e. Why the heck did “Homeland” stop filming here?!?)
– The best and worst celebrity interviews he’s done.
– How House Bill 2 has affected Charlotte’s concert lineup.
– Why the heck we couldn’t get Beyoncé to come to Charlotte.
– How he got started running later in life and launched Run with Theoden.
I also tried to name all five Backstreet Boys — and did better than you might think.
Other things discussed on this week’s podcast:
– Why Sarah heard chanting outside of her house Tuesday morning.
– What holiday things you should do this weekend.
– How many times I said “kind of” on the podcast this month, and how much I’ll be donating to this year’s SHARE Charlotte #GivingTuesdayCLT campaign.
– And an update on me skipping jury duty. (Spoiler: I’m probably not going to jail. *praise hands emoji*)
The CharlotteFive Podcast — presented by The Charlotte Observer and powered by OrthoCarolina — is a weekly podcast that aims to get you Charlotte Smart, Fast with fun, interesting and useful news about the city. It’s hosted by Corey Inscoe and Sarah Crosland.
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Photo: Theoden Janes
This story was originally published November 30, 2016 at 12:00 AM with the headline "Podcast: Charlotte pop culture writer Theoden Janes dishes on his best and worst celebrity interviews."