Reel Travels With Lisa Iannucci

Hello everyone and welcome to the 13th episode of Reel Travels, the podcast for film and tv lovers who ALSO love to travel. My name is Lisa Iannucci and by now you know that I’m not only the founder and host of this podcast I’m also the author of On Location: The Film and TV Lover’s Travel Guide which you can order on Rowman Publishing’s website at rowman.com or get an autographed copy through Oblong Books in Rhinebeck, New York. Visit their website at http://www.oblongbooks.com/. Let’s once again give a shout out to this week’s Reel Travels sponsor – Greg Antonelle and his company MickeyTravels LLC. They are nationally recognized as a leader in planning magical Disney vacations and their services are always 100% free. Visit their website at http://mickeytravels.com or find them on Twitter @MickeyTravels Today my guest is Gary Russeth of the Laurel and Hardy Museum in Harlem, Georgia. We talk about Stan Laurel, the duo Laurel and Hardy and the Laurel and Hardy Festival they have in Harlem on October 6th! We

Hello everyone and welcome to the 12th episode of Reel Travels, the podcast for film and tv lovers who ALSO love to travel. My name is Lisa Iannucci and I’m the founder and host of this podcast and the author of On Location: The Film and TV Lover’s Travel Guide which you can order on Rowman Publishing’s website at rowman.com or get an autographed copy through Oblong Books in Rhinebeck, New York.  Welcome to 12th edition of Reel Travels! Today we talk about Shawshank Redemption -- both the movie (one of my faves!) and the Shawshank Redemption Trail that you can visit in Ohio! I welcome Jodie Snavely, the Group Tour/Media Director for the Shawshank Trail. We had such a great conversation about the movie and of course the tree! We talk about the 15 film locations -- one of them is not in Ohio, so found out where it is! We talk about the 25th Anniversary of Shawshank Redemption and the big party they have planned too! Psstttt -- I also give away a real piece of the famous tree and a t-shirt! Click here for more

Hello everyone and welcome to the 11th episode of Reel Travels, the podcast for film and tv lovers who ALSO love to travel. My name is Lisa Iannucci and I’m not only the founder and host of this podcast I’m also the author of On Location: The Film and TV Lover’s Travel Guide which you can order on Rowman Publishing’s website at rowman.com or get an autographed copy through Oblong Books in Rhinebeck, New York.  How many of you have traveled to visit a favorite chef’s restaurant? When I was in Vegas I made sure to try Guy Fieri’s restaurant and ate his macaroni and cheeseburger – yum! Have you visited Bobby Flay’s restaurants because you saw him on food network? I met Christa on Twitter who traveled to meet Nacho – does he really need a last name? (It's Nacho Aguirre) who won the Spring Baking Championship this season. So she noticed that his bakery, Delice Chocolatier, was a couple of hours away from her house and decided to go visit. I not only have her on the show, but I have the champ himself, Nacho! Enjo

Welcome to the 10th edition of Reel Travels! I'm your host Lisa Iannucci and today I welcome Ashley Eckstein as my guest. She is widely recognized and honored as an actress, entrepreneur, fangirl trendsetter and leading voice for female fandom. Most known as the voice of Ahsoka Tano in Star Wars, Ashley also founded Her Universe in 2010 - the groundbreaking fangirl fashion company and lifestyle brand www.heruniverse.com. She came on my show to talk about her new book It’s Your Universe (May 8, Disney Publishing Worldwide) is an inspirational guide for young people – and I’m going to correct that because I think anyone who loves Disney will love this book and it features lessons that can be learned from the iconic Disney characters and Jedi heroes as a roadmap to "Dream It and Do It!” My celebrity guest is Jillian Michaels! Find out what movie inspired her to travel -- and where she went! You guys know her as a health and fitness expert, renowned nutritionist and wellness entrepreneur. She has an app you sho

Welcome to the 9th edition of Reel Travels, a film and tv travel podcast. In previous episodes, I told you about all these awesome places you can visit, but this week, I decided to switch things up a little. Not everybody really knows how to put a trip together, so this week, my guest is Liana Corwin of Hopper, an app that helps you to book your trips. It comparison shops for you when it comes to your airfare and will tell you when the right time to book it is. There’s so much more to travel, but this is a great way to get started. Maybe you’re a virgin traveler like I was, and what I mean by that is maybe you haven’t traveled a lot in your life or maybe it’s been a really long time since your last trip. So much can be overwhelming. Liana is going to talk about how to finally get that trip booked and start seeing everything that’s mentioned in my book and then some. So it’s a slightly different angle this week and, in full disclosure, this particular episode is sponsored by Spotlight Media and I want to than

On this week's episode of Reel Travels, I had such a fun conversation with Joanna Wilson, a pop culture expert, book author on Christmas TV & movies, and someone who loves to travel and see film/tv sites! She'll talk about the great places she's been to and talk about her awesome books, especially The Triple Dog Dare!  Find out why her website is a great time suck!  I also just got back from Chicago and what should every film/tv buff see while you're here? Well, you'll have to listen to find out!  My celebrity minute is with Antron Brown, the three-time NHRA World Champion and the first African American auto-racing champion who talks about his favorite movie travel moment.  Let’s give a shout out to this week’s Reel Travels sponsor – Greg Antonelle and his company MickeyTravels LLC. MickeyTravels is an Authorized Disney Vacation Planner and one of a select few travel agencies in the world to be designated by Disney Destinations with Platinum Earmarked status.  They are nationally recognized as

Hello everyone to the 7th episode of Reel Travels and thank you for all the wonderful feedback! My guests on today's episode are David and Rena Kiehn from the Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum. Silent! With all of today's loud multi-million dollar blockbuster films out, there is still a market and desire to see the old silent films. We go back in time to talk about the great films and actors of the silent film era and talk about what you can expect to see when you visit the museum.  I'd like to thank today's sponsor Mickey Travels LLC.  Please don't forget to pick up your copy of my book: On Location: A Film and TV Lover's Travel Guide, which just came out on March 1st, so I hope you don't mind the blatant self-promotion! I'm seriously proud of this book and look forward to doing more. 

Welcome to the 6th episode of Reel Travels!  Today we are talking about the birthplace John Wayne in Winterset, Iowa. Otherwise known as "The Duke" he was born Marion Robert Morrison on May 26, 1907. He didn't have plans to become an actor, but he stumbled into it and worked his way to an Academy Award for his role in True Grit (1969). I talk to Brian Downes of the John Wayne Birthplace in Winterset about John's career in film and what fans can see at the museum. Great interview!  My celebrity minute is with the Kickboxer's director Dimitri Logothetis.  Enjoy the show! 

Welcome to the fifth episode of Reel Travels. In this edition, your host, Lisa Iannucci, talks about the It's a Wonderful Life Museum in Seneca Falls, New York.  Catherine Curtin, of Orange is the New Black and Stranger Things, and so much more, stops by for the celebrity minute!  Thanks to this podcast's sponsor, MickeyTravels LLC -- if you want to go to Disney, visit them at http://mickeytravels.com.   

The holidays are over, technically, but if you're planning your vacations, you may want a little extra holiday spirit. If you're a fan of the movie A Christmas Story then this Reel Travels podcast will tell you everything you need to know about visiting A Christmas Story House. Did you know you can sleep in Ralphie's room? Did you know that you can see the original rifle? We'll tell you about all of that and more.  I'd also like to thank the sponsor of Reel Travels, Micky Dixon and Travel Planning For You!  Stopping by for my celebrity minute is Elizabeth Ho, who stars on the Netflix comedy Disjointed!  It's an episode you won't want to miss!  I'm Lisa Iannucci, your host, and I'm the author of On Location: A Film & TV Lover's Travel Guide (United States edition), which comes out March 1st. You can preorder here. 

This year Breaking Bad turns 10 years old and if you have seen this amazing drama series you know how good it is. If you haven't, that's okay because you can see it in reruns and binge watch it (that's how I watched it and became hooked). The show, which ran for five seasons, was about Walter White (Bryan Cranston), a high school chemistry teacher diagnosed with lung cancer. He needs to protect his family's financial future so he connects with Jesse Pinkman (played by Aaron Paul), a former student who helps him to make and sell methamphetamine.It is, undoubtedly, one of the best shows of the last decade.  If you are as big a fan of Breaking Bad as I am, tune into this show where you will learn about Breaking Bad RV tours in Albuquerque, New Mexico where you can visit so many places that are featured in the show. Today, Frank and Jackie Sandoval of BreakingBadRVTours.com stop by to talk about their experience working on Breaking Bad, how they started their company and what you can expect on the three-hour tou

"If you build it, he will come." It's an iconic line from an iconic movie -- Field of Dreams. In Dyersville, Iowa, the Lansing Family Farm was the site of the famous 1989 baseball movie that starred Kevin Costner, Ray Liotta, and James Earl Jones.  Field of Dreams is the adaptation of W. P. Kinsella's novel Shoeless Joe. Ray Kinsella (Costner) is an Iowa farmer who, while walking through his cornfields, hears a voice whispering to him, "If you build it, they will come." He continues hearing this before finally seeing a vision of a baseball diamond in his field. On this episode of Reel Travels, I welcome Denise Stillman, Chief Preservationist, Field of Dreams Movie Site. In 2011, a couple from Oak Lawn, Ill., Mike and Denise Stillman, emerged to buy the farm for $3.4 million and closed on the deal at the end of 2012. Website: http://www.fodmoviesite.com I'd like to thank Judith White of White Sand Travel as our sponsor for this week's Reel Travels podcast. You can reach her at http://www.whitesandtravel.ne

Welcome to the premiere episode of Reel Travels, the film and tv lover's travel podcast. My name is Lisa Iannucci and I'm your host. I'm also the author of On Location: A Film & TV Lover's Travel Guide.  Today, we are talking about Little House on the Prairie and all the places you can see related to the books and the show. Welcome my guest Sandra Hume, the author of the Land of Laura travel series.  Also, I introduce my Celebrity Travel Minute with Lucha Underground and former WWE superstar John Hennigan!  Thanks to Renee Tsang of Centre Holidays Travel for sponsoring the show!  Tune in next episode as Hot in Cleveland's Wendy Malick joins me too!  Follow me on @virgintraveler and please follow this podcast! I hope you enjoy it!