{"podcast":{"title":"The Laurel & Hardy Podcast","slug":"the-laurel-hardy-podcast-1223246","podcast_index_feed_id":1223246,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/9519178/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://laurelandhardyfilms.com","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/1463406/1463406-1714474116692-027d0ad3647d1.jpg","author":"Patrick Vasey","episode_count":60,"summary":"Entertaining and informative discussions abound as host Patrick Vasey and the world's top experts, authors and film historians take a chronological deep dive into the films of Laurel and Hardy. The production history and many untold stories are revealed about these well-loved comedy classics. Regular guests include the world's leading authorities on all things Stan and Ollie and Hal Roach Studios, such as Randy Skretvedt, Richard W. Bann, Glenn Mitchell, Rob Stone, Leonard Maltin, Neil Brand, Steve Massa and Ben Model and many, many more.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-07T18:20:31.729470+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-laurel-hardy-podcast-1223246"},"episode":{"title":"Bonus 16: Stan Laurel to George McFly with Jeffrey Weissman","slug":"bonus-16-stan-laurel-to-george-mcfly-with-jeffrey-weissman","published_at":"2025-09-30T11:15:22+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-laurel-hardy-podcast-1223246/bonus-16-stan-laurel-to-george-mcfly-with-jeffrey-weissman","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-laurel-hardy-podcast-1223246","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/laurelandhardypodcast/episodes/Bonus-16-Stan-Laurel-to-George-McFly-with-Jeffrey-Weissman-e38t8fp","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/9519178/podcast/play/109010873/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-8-30%2F29e350af-bc91-7341-9a06-9e5f3408731b.mp3","summary":"In this special bonus episode of The Laurel and Hardy Podcast, Patrick chats with actor Jeffrey Weissman about his love for Laurel and Hardy and his experiences playing Stan Laurel for Universal Studios for the best part of two decades. Included in the discussion, Jeffrey recalls how he first discovered the boys, how he met Anita Garvin, Dick Van Dyke and Buster's widow, Eleanor Keaton. Jeffrey is perhaps best known for his role in Clint Eastwood's Pale Rider and also for stepping into the part of George McFly in both of the blockbuster sequels to Back to the Future. For more information on The Laurel & Hardy Podcast, visit: https://www.laurelandhardyfilms.com/ For more information on Jeffrey Weissman visit: https://www.jeffreyweissman.com/","meta_description":"In this special bonus episode of The Laurel and Hardy Podcast, Patrick chats with actor Jeffrey Weissman about his love for Laurel and Hardy and his exper…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3892,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-laurel-hardy-podcast-1223246/episodes/bonus-16-stan-laurel-to-george-mcfly-with-jeffrey-weissman/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-laurel-hardy-podcast-1223246/bonus-16-stan-laurel-to-george-mcfly-with-jeffrey-weissman.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}