The Rafferty-Mills Connection

Writeup to follow.

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As part of the short vacation ‘The Rafferty/Mills Connection’ took, Nick carried out an interview with the winner of Season 6 of hit US television show ‘The Apprentice’ (hosted by Donald Trump), Stefanie Schaeffer.

In twenty minutes, Nick discussed the pilot’s she’s currently filmed, her memories of meeting Trump himself and her experiences of working with him. Does the personality on the screen mirror the personality in real life? And what did she reckon of her boss becoming involved in professional wrestling for the WWE’s Wrestlemania event?

Find out as Stefanie also discusses the moment she won the show, her work as a defense attourney and what made her interested in law. Other topics included coping with fame and working as a host amongst others. It’s a really interesting interview and one that will catch people by surprise - the name Stefanie Schaeffer may not strike out to some people but by the time you finish listening to this, you’ll gain new appreciation for the woman and her work. Enjoy.

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Danny, Nick and Dave are back in the studio this week to discuss the latest scandals involving director Roman Polanski and David Letterman, looking at the phishing controversy with Hotmail and looking at famous urban legends - including some ‘wrestling’ urban legends that are truly offensive/hilarious in every sense of the word. We also have an in-depth discussion about remastering and whether it’s truly a good or a bad thing.

And, finally, Skilling becomes a star as he reviews the latest WWE Hell in a Cell PPV.

*WARNING*: This episode contains material that is offensive, vile and disgusting in every sense of the word and discussion and speculation during the show regarding this material is merely for entertainment purposes. Do not attempt to copy anything discussed in this episode and, most importantly, do not listen to this episode if you are easily offended.

‘The Rafferty/Mills Connection’ are not responsible for any offence and inconvenience this episode will cause.

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Hello guys. We wanted to thank everyone for supporting the podcast and listening to the special audio update (also nicknamed a ‘mini episode’ due to the length). This post is to explain some of the great things coming to ‘The Rafferty/Mills Connection’ very soon.

The first new announcement is that ‘The Rafferty/Mills Connection’ now can be contacted either by telephone or email - to call or email in during a show, check out the ‘Contact Us’ link on the side of this page. We will look at all correspondance and this is the best way to get in touch with either Nick, Danny or Dave. Danny would like to stress that this still doesn’t mean he wants a fanbase as it means “too much pressure”. He was unavailable to be reached for further comment.

Also, ‘Danger Money’ (the new theme of ‘The Rafferty/Mills Connection’) can be downloaded at Paul O’Sullivan’s myspace (http://www.myspace.com/paulosullivanmusic) amongst other themes. We’d like to thank Paul for allowing us to use the great track for our new theme and strongly recommend listening to some of the other tracks.

And, finally, we have a new Youtube channel. We’re currently uploading all of the interviews conducted so far to our channel and would like everyone to check out the great interviews we’ve done including Walton Goggins, Ron Jeremy and our greatest interview so far, Reservoir Dogs star Tim Roth! You can find all of these links on the side of the page and make sure to subscribe to the channel as more material will be uploaded shortly.

Next week, ‘The Rafferty/Mills Connection’ will be taping a full episode and uploading one of our interviews conducted just last week - we can announce that the first upload will be none other than Stefanie Schaeffer and that shall be coming very shortly.

Unfortunately, there will be no episode of ‘The Rafferty/Mills Connection’ next week. Instead, our interview with the E4 Voiceover himself, Peter Dickson, will air as a replacement instead. Nick spoke with Peter Dickson for nearly 40 minutes regarding his long and amazing career - it’s a fantastic interview and one not to miss.

So with that said, take care and we hope you have enjoyed the audio update.

[SORRY, THIS EPISODE HAS BEEN LOST DUE TO A ‘TECHNICAL ERROR’ BY PODBEAN. IF YOU HAVE A COPY OF THIS SHOW, PLEASE CONTACT US AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THANK YOU.]

Due to several last minute scheduling for interviews and circumstances from last week which resulted in the show being uploaded late, the episode this week has been replaced with a special audio update. Skilling refused to take part, outraged regarding the comments about his non-participation on Episode 10. With the looming return of the ‘Don’ persona, Danny had Dave escorted from the studio as his knee began to twinge, a looming pain from the vicious assault.

No, seriously.

Just kidding. No Dave this week due to scheduling difficulties, it’s Nick and Danny flying solo as the two discuss their real-life argument last week during the production of Episode 10, all of the tensions and anger released in this radio therapy session. It’s one hour (a mini episode) of Danny and Nick.. if you can stand it.

However, it turns into a discussion on clubs, alcohol prices and Nick’s hatred towards clubs (from the interrogating bouncers to the expensive drinks, no stone is left unturned). And, finally, we get the Rafferty/Mills’ take on the Kanye West/Taylor Swift situation. Was Kanye wrong? Was it Taylor’s fault? The two hosts have a debate regarding the issue - and look at Obama’s participation in the ongoing celebrity saga.

After just over three months of hiatus, ‘The Rafferty/Mills Connection’ is back… with a new introduction! Nick, Danny and Dave stepped back in the studio, much having happened. The three discuss their holiday events - and even get involved in a little argument regarding the other. Nick is confronted on his apparent ‘alcoholism’ and much-to-do-about-nothing attitude whilst Danny discusses his sexual escapades in… a Christian camp, of all places. How on earth did this come about? Find out on the show. And we listen to Dave Skilling discuss his ‘farming’ - whatever that means…

But the big segment of the show is ‘Celebrity Mortuary’ which looks at the celebrity deaths of the past three months. The three discuss the ongoing controversy regarding Michael Jackson and after all of the press, finally share their feelings on the death, it’s impact on the entertainment industry and their feelings on the recent developments on Dr Conray Murray being charged. Nick and Danny also discuss David Carradine’s tragic and bizzare death and touch on Patrick Swayze’s passing from cancer.

We also have news from the past three months including the BNP’s election into the EU and the Lockerbie bomber’s release from a Scottish prison which has been causing much controversy.

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Features  ‘Stories Of The Week’ (Eminem vs Bruno, Susan Boyle and Phil Spector being convicted), the ultimate debate of Arnie vs Stallone and a controversial argument which Danny brings up.

We’re currently on hiatus until September. Until then, please listen to our previous entries and give feedback. Take care.

‘The Rafferty/Mills Connection’ are not responsible for any offence and inconvenience this episode will cause. You’ve been warned..

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Both co-hosts of ‘The Rafferty/Mills Connection’ are huge fans of hit television show ‘The Shield’ and have the pleasure of introducing this next interview.

Having starred as ‘Detective Shane Vendrell’ since the first season of the show until the very final episode, Walton Goggins took the time out of his very busy schedule to speak to Nick regarding his career and the final season of ‘The Shield’ which is now about to be released via DVD. If you want a reason to buy the final season or just want to know more information about the cult television show, listen to this interview. Walton discusses how he began acting, working with veteran acting legends like Billy Bob Thornton (including his thoughts on the recent controversy regarding Billy Bob Thornton’s appearence on a Canadian radio station) and Robert DuVall and talks about whether he received career advice off them.

But, of coarse, ‘The Shield’ is first and foremost top priority having just finished several months ago after seven seasons of amazing entertainment. Walton Goggins discusses how he landed the role and discusses several factors of the show including his method of playing his character and why he approaches it with this unique approach. Also, he discusses working with some of the high profile guest stars like Glenn Close, Anthony Anderson and Forest Whitaker. Walton definately speaks intelligently on this subject and you, as a listener, definately learn a thing or two about the benefit of these kind of actors working on the show.

But with Shane Vendrell having been involved in so many controversial but exciting storylines (including the ending), Walton talks about his feelings on his relationship with Kenny Johnson (aka Curtis Lemansky on ‘The Shield’) and how he felt when told his character would be involved in one of the most shocking ends to a ‘Shield’ season which involved the death of a Strike Team member. This led to a discussion on the aftermath and big showdown with Vic Mackey. Walton explains how he interpreted the scene and explains the difference between Vic and Shane. The intelligent answers and excellent discussion between Nick and Walton regarding the show definately makes for an exciting interview.

All this and more is explained in this 25 minute interview episode including: Michael Chiklis directing, Frank Darabont coming in to direct an episode, how he felt about the show’ ultimate end. ‘The Rafferty/Mills Connection’ yet again with another great guest.  We’d like to thank Walton Goggins again for this fantastic interview and hope you listeners will enjoy it as much as Nick did doing it.

*NOTE*: The following interview contains major spoilers from Season 7 of ‘The Shield’ and is recommend you watch the prior seasons before listening to this interview.

Much thanks, once again, to Martyn Licchelli for providing yet another sweet graphic.

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