HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence welcomes back actor and comedian Pauly Shore ahead of a show tonight at the Blue Note Hawaii. He plays the MACC’s McCoy Studio Theatre Thursday, the Palace in Hilo Friday and the Jasmine Ballroom on the Garden Island Saturday.

Join HPR's All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence for the finale of our third annual special of interview and performance highlights! We went over all the interviews to find the best stuff! Hear yesterday's celebration of our 2022 guests, and all the hours of interviews and performances at hawaiipublicradio.org/roadstories. Today it's a stunning collection of stories and music legends: Smokey Robinson, Tower of Power, Herb Alpert, and a hilarious preview of a new interview recorded this month that we'll be airing in 2023 with a massive music superstar. This artist is super timely, as he's not only having a huge renaissance with a critically acclaimed new album, but he's up for a truckload of Grammys, too, and we'll air his chat just days before the big night! It's easily the biggest, most influential and hardest-to-get-to artist we've ever had on the show: Ozzy Osbourne!

What a year it was for guests on HPR's All Things Considered, with Host Dave Lawrence! Over the next two days, we're sharing the interview and performance highlights! The guests began in January with reggae legends Third World, who make it onto today's episode, along with Joss Stone, Don McLean and Pete Sears. Tomorrow we'll share more, including a preview of a new interview recorded this month that we'll be airing in 2023 with a massive music superstar!

Actor, TV Host and comedian Howie Mandel returns for a chat with HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence. Howie plays the MACC's Castle Theatre on Dec. 28.

Comedian and TV Host Bill Maher returns to chat with HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence ahead of his Dec. 30 MACC and Dec. 31 Waikiki Shell shows. Bill has spoken with Dave for a decade and it's another fun chat about his dogs, Catalina Island, the late Gilbert Gottfried, Howie Mandel and of course, these performances!

HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence concludes with Alan Paul, original member of The Manhattan Transfer. In part two, he shares stories about critical moments where he was able to show his success to his parents, their time working on TV with Mary Tyler Moore and hosting a fill-in summer of shows for Cher, plus the story of how Atlantic Records mogul Ahmet Ertegun signed the band. They play the Blue Note Hawaii and Kahilu Theatre in February!

HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence welcomes Alan Paul, original member of The Manhattan Transfer. In part one of two days with Alan, he shares stories about their recently released "Fifty", his debut at age 12 on Broadway, and working with music legend Tony Bennett. We'll hear more tomorrow. They play the Blue Note Hawaii and Kahilu Theatre in February!

Today join HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence for a legendary return guest — Edgar Winter! He'll share music and stories from his recent all-star tribute album, "Brother Johnny," dedicated to his equally famous late brother. Learn how ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons, The Beatles' Ringo Starr, Doobie Brother Michael McDonald and others factored into the album, plus we get some classic stories about Johnny and Edgar growing up, as Edgar shares personal memories going back to their childhood!

HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence speaks with Blue Oyster Cult original member and co-founder, guitarist/singer Eric Bloom, ahead of their Sunday show at the Hawaiʻi Theatre. He shares fun stories from the band's debut gig at the Fillmore East opening for some of the biggest stars in rock at the time, to how musician Patti Smith has a fascinating connection to the band that may surprise more casual fans of both artists. He also shared fun stories about their famous audition for record mogul Clive Davis at Columbia Records, and the origins — and fun stories — about their famous band symbol.

Join HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence as he welcomes the original Hamilton Broadway Producer, Jeffrey Seller, as the hit show takes the stage at the Neal S. Blaisdell Concert Hall in Honolulu! Hear about the show, his inventive approach to ticketing during the debut era of Rent that revolutionized the theater industry, and he offers some fun stories of working with Sting on his production The Last Ship.