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We thought we’d book our favorite guest first so that he can visit again and again.

It’s tough to think of anyone more accomplished in so many different areas than Sam Simon….creator of the most successful program in TV history (The Simpsons), producer/show-runner on Taxi, Cheers, The George Carlin Show and having accomplished all of that by age 35 Sam turned the flame up and started burning into the world of animal rights and welfare.

Sam talks about his latest projects from Sea Shepherd to PETA and his dedication to animal welfare through The Sam Simon Foundation.

Finally, Sam takes us on a bizarre ride through his diagnosis and treatment for cancer and manages to work some laughs in.

Sam is charming, insanely intelligent, funny and sees the world with a rare clarity.

We love Sam Simon and you will too!

(The interview is longer than most of our shows will normally be but Sam’s worth it).

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Sam Simon joins the show this week.

The man who brought the Simpsons to TV takes us on a ride from TV comedy to animal rights activism to a visit to Starbucks on Christmas.

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Here’s a bit….

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Here’s a small piece of an interview that first aired a few months ago BEFORE all the other interviews that Sam has done.  We recommend you check out the WHOLE INTERVIEW at Edge-Show.com.

Sam is one of the few who could make a story about getting a cancer diagnosis this entertaining and yet give us a flavor of what he’s going through.

We are posting this clip because last week, The Hollywood Reporter featured an interview with Sam in which he spoke about giving almost all of his Simpsons royalty money to charity. “The truth is,” he said, “I have more money than I’m interested in spending.”

Where will the money go?  Sam is a passionate advocate for animal causes through his Sam Simon Foundation; a recent article titled “8 Ways ‘Simpsons’ Co-Creator Sam Simon is Helping Animals Before He Dies” gives a pretty thorough rundown of the Foundation’s activities, which include a mobile veterinary clinic, service dogs for veterans and an adoption program. He is also a supporter of PETA and the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, which seeks to protect ocean wildlife and habitat.

It’s clear that much — but not all — of Sam’s wealth will go to animals. He has also funded the anti-hunger Feeding Families program, a project of the SamSimon Foundation, which feeds about 200 human families a day in Los Angeles. The food distributed is, of course, vegan.

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