{"podcast":{"title":"ON THE KNOWS with Randall Kenneth Jones","slug":"on-the-knows-with-randall-kenneth-jones-752941","podcast_index_feed_id":752941,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/ontheknows","website_url":"https://randallkennethjones.com/jones-show-podcasts/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/6ad9e9ac-1bf3-11f1-8c7e-3b1b96c34b35/image/72338b416dbd7dad9f7fefe10315d383.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Randall Kenneth Jones","episode_count":222,"summary":"ON THE KNOWS with Randall Kenneth Jones delivers smart, funny, and heartfelt conversations with celebrities, innovators, and everyday heroes. More than talk, each episode uncovers insights and stories that leave you entertained, enlightened — and truly in the know. Whether it's laughter, life lessons, or the little truths that stick with you, Jones makes sure every episode leaves you knowing something new — about the world, about others, and maybe even about yourself. Jones and podcast announcer, celebrated voice actor and the original voice of Siri, Susan Bennett, KNOW you deserve more from your podcast. Described by Erin Brockovich as \"The best podcast and host ever,\" ON THE KNOWS is the perfect antidote to today's anxiety-ridden media landscape.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-12T12:19:38.899482+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-the-knows-with-randall-kenneth-jones-752941"},"episode":{"title":"212: Mark Malkoff KNOWS Entertainment, Comedy, Late Night TV, Obsessive Behavior & Johnny Carson","slug":"212-mark-malkoff-knows-entertainment-comedy-late-night-tv-obsessive-behavior-johnny-carson","published_at":"2025-12-11T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-the-knows-with-randall-kenneth-jones-752941/212-mark-malkoff-knows-entertainment-comedy-late-night-tv-obsessive-behavior-johnny-carson","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-the-knows-with-randall-kenneth-jones-752941","url":"https://jonesshow.libsyn.com/212-mark-malkoff-knows-obsessive-behavior-entertainment-comedy-johnny-carson","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CSN9859149369.mp3","summary":"Mark Malkoff is a comedian, writer, and podcast host. He has been featured on Today, Good Morning America, CNN, NPR's Weekend Edition, and for eight years hosted the popular podcast The Carson Podcast. His new book, \"Love Johnny Carson,\" is a wildly entertaining account by one of the world's most obsessed and informed fans of TV icon Johnny Carson, setting the record straight on Carson's legacy and shining a light on the personality behind the legendary comedian and talk show host. Carson aficionado Mark Malkoff has amassed more Carson stories from original sources than anyone in entertainment history, speaking to over four hundred individuals, and now, in \"Love Johnny Carson,\" he sets the record straight in this comprehensive portrait of Carson's life, career, legacy, and character. The book covers the debuts of stand-up comics like David Letterman and Ellen DeGeneres, the never-before-detailed reasons why Johnny stopped talking to Joan Rivers, why he banned guests like William Shatner and Orson Welles, the true origins of Carnac the Magnificent (it wasn't stolen from Steve Allen), the part Johnny played in getting Nixon elected president, the beloved comedian who the Carson writers dreaded guest-hosting, and many other behind-the-scenes stories of the funniest and most beloved Carson moments of all time. \"ON THE KNOWS with Randall Kenneth Jones\" is a podcast that features smart, funny, and heartfelt conversations with celebrities, innovators, and everyday heroes. The show is designed to entertain, enlighten, and offer listeners new insights into the world, others, and themselves. The podcast is hosted by Randall Kenneth Jones, a bestselling author, speaker, and creative communications consultant. The announcer is the celebrated voice actor Susan Bennett, widely known…","meta_description":"Mark Malkoff is a comedian, writer, and podcast host. He has been featured on Today, Good Morning America, CNN, NPR's Weekend Edition, and for eight years…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2110,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/on-the-knows-with-randall-kenneth-jones-752941/episodes/212-mark-malkoff-knows-entertainment-comedy-late-night-tv-obsessive-behavior-johnny-carson/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-the-knows-with-randall-kenneth-jones-752941/212-mark-malkoff-knows-entertainment-comedy-late-night-tv-obsessive-behavior-johnny-carson.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}