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Legend's Den Vol. 1: Discussing Karen Carpenter with Randy L. Schmidt

May 3, 2026 · 1 hr 17 min · 23 segments

Introducing a new author's series on books about legendary Musicians...Our first guest is Randy Schmidt, author of Little Girl Blue: The Life of Karen Carpenter....This will be a bi-monthly writer's…

Introducing a new author's series on books about legendary Musicians...Our first guest is Randy Schmidt, author of Little Girl Blue: The Life of Karen Carpenter....This will be a bi-monthly writer's series...More deep dives into the Grateful Dead next week

Introducing a new author's series on books about legendary Musicians...Our first guest is Randy Schmidt, author of Little Girl Blue: The Life of Karen Carpenter....This will be a bi-monthly writer's…

Speakers: Randy L. SchmidtGuestHoward WeinerHost

Top entities: Karen Carpenter×104 Carpenters×39 Cheryl Bentyne×3 Barry Morrow×5 Joe Osborn×5

Host’s postscript: ‘Ordinary Fool’ and Hall of Fame case1:10:15 – 1:15:41

R

Randy L. SchmidtGuest

1:10:15

Yeah.

Howard WeinerHost

1:10:15

Go, go to Amazon and get Starving For Perfection.

Howard WeinerHost

1:10:18

You can see trailers for it.

Howard WeinerHost

1:10:19

The trailers will hook you into getting the movie, man.

Howard WeinerHost

1:10:21

It's, uh, those people like, uh, Maria and everybody who-

R

Randy L. SchmidtGuest

1:10:25

Maria D'Alessio? Yeah

Howard WeinerHost

1:10:26

... everybody who comes out for that is so pro-Karen.

Howard WeinerHost

1:10:29

It's not, not like they're forced to.

Howard WeinerHost

1:10:30

D- it's honest.

Howard WeinerHost

1:10:31

You, you know, you believe, you believe them right away what they're saying.

Howard WeinerHost

1:10:34

So it's just, it's a very cool movie.

Howard WeinerHost

1:10:36

Carnie Wilson's in there.

Howard WeinerHost

1:10:37

And, uh-

R

Randy L. SchmidtGuest

1:10:38

Mm-hmm

Howard WeinerHost

1:10:38

... yeah, I can't, I can't recommend your, your works enough.

Howard WeinerHost

1:10:41

And, um-

R

Randy L. SchmidtGuest

1:10:41

Thank you

Howard WeinerHost

1:10:42

... uh, ke- keep rolling with it, man.

Howard WeinerHost

1:10:44

Uh, so appreciate what you do, and thanks for taking the time with us tonight.

R

Randy L. SchmidtGuest

1:10:47

Absolutely.

R

Randy L. SchmidtGuest

1:10:48

Thanks so much.

Howard WeinerHost

1:10:49

Take care.

Howard WeinerHost

1:10:49

Thank you.

Howard WeinerHost

1:10:54

Hey, I so appreciate that Randy took so much time, uh, talking with me here on the podcast.

Howard WeinerHost

1:11:00

I forgot to ask him two things.

Karen CarpenterPersonAmerican musician
100%104 mentions
CarpentersMusic GroupVocal duo
99%39 mentions
Cheryl BentynePersonAmerican singer
98%3 mentions
Barry MorrowPersonAmerican screenwriter and film producer
97%5 mentions
Joe OsbornPersonAmerican bass player
96%5 mentions
Olivia Newton-JohnPersonBritish-Australian singer-songwriter and actress
95%11 mentions
Superstar: The Karen Carpenter StoryMovie1987 film
94%9 mentions
Close to YouMusic AlbumStudio album by Carpenters
94%7 mentions
Goodbye to LoveMusic CompositionSong by John Bettis and Richard Carpenter
93%4 mentions
Herb AlpertMusic GroupAmerican musician
92%7 mentions
AdmirationEntity
91%2 mentions
For All We KnowEntitySong by Carpenters
90%4 mentions
HostEntity
89%4 mentions
We've Only Just BegunMusic CompositionSong by Paul Williams and Roger Nichols
88%3 mentions
Grateful DeadMusic GroupRock band
88%3 mentions
humorEntity
87%2 mentions
Yesterday Once MoreMusic CompositionSong by Carpenters, John Bettis, and Richard Carpenter
86%2 mentions
Jerry WeintraubPersonAmerican film producer
85%4 mentions
The Karen Carpenter StoryTV SeriesTelevision film
84%2 mentions
A Song for YouMusic CompositionSong by Leon Russell
83%15 mentions
DrummerEntity
82%1 mention
Now & ThenMusic AlbumStudio album by Carpenters
82%4 mentions
Todd HaynesPersonAmerican film director and screenwriter
81%3 mentions
Ordinary FoolEntitySong by Paul Williams
80%3 mentions
AudiobookEntityBook binding
79%1 mention
Karen Carpenter: Starving for PerfectionMovie2023 film
78%1 mention
A&M RecordsCompanyRecord label
77%8 mentions
AudienceEntity
76%1 mention
FTL War MemorialMusic VenueArena in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
76%1 mention
Thomas James BurrisPersonReal estate development ‧ Karen Carpenter's husband
75%9 mentions
Leon RussellPersonAmerican musician and songwriter
74%8 mentions
Rock and Roll Hall of FameMuseumMuseum in Cleveland, Ohio
73%1 mention
Paul WilliamsPersonAmerican songwriter and actor
72%4 mentions
Grammy AwardsEntityAward
71%5 mentions
White HouseTourist AttractionOfficial residence in Washington, D.C., United States
71%4 mentions
New YorkAdministrative AreaUS state
70%2 mentions
Phil RamonePersonAmerican recording engineer
69%4 mentions
Bob DylanPersonAmerican singer-songwriter
68%6 mentions
Andy WilliamsPersonAmerican singer
67%3 mentions
MethaqualoneEntityMedication
66%4 mentions
TulsaCityCity in Oklahoma
65%2 mentions
The Manhattan TransferMusic GroupVocal group
65%3 mentions
PublishingEntity
64%1 mention
Richard NixonPerson37th U.S. President
63%3 mentions
PassageMusic AlbumStudio album by Carpenters
62%2 mentions
Amazon.comCompanyMultinational conglomerate company
61%1 mention
Dancing in the StreetMusic CompositionSong by Ivy Jo Hunter, Marvin Gaye, and William Stevenson
60%2 mentions
Perry ComoPersonAmerican singer and actor
59%4 mentions
United StatesCountryCountry in North America
59%2 mentions
Nippon BudokanMusic VenueArena in the Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
58%4 mentions

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HealthSociety
MediaEntertainment
ArtistsEntertainment > Music
Karen CarpenterEntertainment > Music > Artists
AnorexiaSociety > Health > Mental Health > Eating Disorders
DocumentariesEntertainment > Media
Mental HealthSociety > Health
GenresEntertainment > Music
MusiciansMusic > Biography
Eating DisordersSociety > Health > Mental Health
Karen CarpenterMusic > Biography > Musicians
The CarpentersMusic > Biography > Musicians > Karen Carpenter
LegacyEntertainment > Music > Artists > Karen Carpenter
Starving for PerfectionEntertainment > Media > Documentaries
Randy SchmidtEntertainment > Media > Documentaries > Starving for Perfection
1970s MusicEntertainment > Music > Genres > Pop Music
BiographyMusic
Music
Entertainment
MusicEntertainment

Host’s postscript: ‘Ordinary Fool’ and Hall of Fame case1:10:15 – 1:15:41

R

Randy L. SchmidtGuest

1:10:15

Yeah.

Howard WeinerHost

1:10:15

Go, go to Amazon and get Starving For Perfection.

Howard WeinerHost

1:10:18

You can see trailers for it.

Howard WeinerHost

1:10:19

The trailers will hook you into getting the movie, man.

Howard WeinerHost

1:10:21

It's, uh, those people like, uh, Maria and everybody who-

R

Randy L. SchmidtGuest

1:10:25

Maria D'Alessio? Yeah

Howard WeinerHost

1:10:26

... everybody who comes out for that is so pro-Karen.

Howard WeinerHost

1:10:29

It's not, not like they're forced to.

Howard WeinerHost

1:10:30

D- it's honest.

Howard WeinerHost

1:10:31

You, you know, you believe, you believe them right away what they're saying.

Howard WeinerHost

1:10:34

So it's just, it's a very cool movie.

Howard WeinerHost

1:10:36

Carnie Wilson's in there.

Howard WeinerHost

1:10:37

And, uh-

R

Randy L. SchmidtGuest

1:10:38

Mm-hmm

Howard WeinerHost

1:10:38

... yeah, I can't, I can't recommend your, your works enough.

Howard WeinerHost

1:10:41

And, um-

R

Randy L. SchmidtGuest

1:10:41

Thank you

Howard WeinerHost

1:10:42

... uh, ke- keep rolling with it, man.

Howard WeinerHost

1:10:44

Uh, so appreciate what you do, and thanks for taking the time with us tonight.

R

Randy L. SchmidtGuest

1:10:47

Absolutely.

R

Randy L. SchmidtGuest

1:10:48

Thanks so much.

Howard WeinerHost

1:10:49

Take care.

Howard WeinerHost

1:10:49

Thank you.

Howard WeinerHost

1:10:54

Hey, I so appreciate that Randy took so much time, uh, talking with me here on the podcast.

Howard WeinerHost

1:11:00

I forgot to ask him two things.

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