Since we last joined you in January, there have been big developments at the Shrine of Friendship. One of the Breakfast Club's longest-tenured members, Byron Foote, died. As did a guest speaker who gave one of the best presentations in the modern history of the club, groundbreaking playwright Robert Patrick. Both men are remembered and celebrated in this installment. The host and producer of this podcast, Phil Leirness, retired from his in-person duties at the Breakfast Club, and you will hear his farewell address.  This episode's audio time travel exploration into the history, happenings ..read more

Welcome back! This is our first show since October of 2021 and safe to say, it will be one of the longest installments we we will ever do, clocking it at almost 90 minutes. So, pour yourself a delightful cup of joe, and settle in, as we try to come to terms with all that has happened at the one and only Democracy of Ham an' Eggs since we were last with you, including a second comeback from Covid lock-down, our club’s 97th birthday, the death of our longest-tenured member, the 97 year-old Rex Link, the retirement of our longest-tenured club President, and our current final phase of negotiations ..read more

Available later than we like, but with a running time a little bit longer than you might have hoped, the brand new episode of "The Los Angeles Breakfast Club: ON THE AIR" boasts new member initiations, an historic interview clip with longtime club chaplain Reverend Jim Brougher describing how he joined the club in 1930, and current chaplain Reverend Barbara Adams explaining the mythological history of black cats. October saw the Breakfast Club produce an Encore Sunday event and you can enjoy western heritage music performances from that night, a story about the history of chili cook-offs and a ..read more

World War I hero Captain Forbes-Dennis welcomes you to episode 26 of "The Los Angeles Breakfast Club: ON THE AIR" with heartfelt words about the Breakfast Club, about Los Angeles, about California, and about the optimism of the American people. A short while later, his wife, the popular novelist, Phyllis Bottome echoes those sentiments and tells an hilarious story.  Breakfast Club Master of Ceremonies Richard Gilson and Club President Lily Leirness initiate two new members: Anita Brenner and Sabrina Parke. Reverend Barbara Adams treats us to an Irish accent while taking us down the path t ..read more

Host Phil Leirness gets the ball rolling on episode 25 of "The Los Angeles Breakfast Club: ON THE AIR" by celebrating the art of making people feel welcome ... Thanks to Musical Director Don Snyder and Super Coloratura Soprano Lucille Milliken, this episode is one of our most musical!  Two new club members are initiated, the history of 3-D photography gets discussed by Eric Kurland, L.A.'s urban wild gets celebrated by Lynell George, and Reverend Barbara Adams counts the rings inside a tree while walking us down the path that leads to our continued "Adventures in Friendship"! All that, pl ..read more

Join your friend in podcasting, Phil Leirness, and his intrepid announcer, Marc Hershon, on another time-travel adventure through the 93 year history of the one and only Democracy of Ham an' Eggs. The Bulldog Marching Band of Pasadena Junior College was a fixture at the club throughout the 1930's and they will regale you with a couple of spirited songs. Reverend Barbara Adams will offer up simple tips on beating stress and staying healthy as she walks us down the path that leads to our continued "adventures in friendship". Diana Tisue of the National Trust for Historic Preservation will descri ..read more

Historic audio recapping the club's founding and the recent initiation of one of our newest members gets the ball rolling on episode 24 of "The Los Angeles Breakfast Club: ON THE AIR". Join host Phil Leirness, announcer Marc Hershon, club president Lily Holleman, musical director Don Snyder, club chaplain Barbara Adams, and club members Diane Terenzio, Adam Mellema, Erin Johnson, Charles Coulombe and Christopher Monger as they regale you with tales of America's best-selling poet and "Colonel" Griffith J. Griffith (of Griffith Park fame), treat you to historic clips of The People's Poet (Edgar ..read more

It's our most unusual episode yet! Because we wanted to provide an audio "Whitman's Sampler" of the seasonal goodness enjoyed by the Los Angeles Breakfast Club, there is no time for a trip in our audio time machine. Nor is there time to get better acquainted with a contemporary Breakfast Clubber. Instead, Phil Leirness, Marc Hershon, Richard Gilson, Don Snyder, the Scrambled Egg Sisters, Maurice Terenzio, Steven Smith, Erynn Petrulis, Kahlil Nelson and Lily Holleman will entertain you with music, comedy and mystery!  There are also special appearances by artist Peter Soby, the Pasadena To ..read more

Accordion-playing Breakfast Clubber Mandy Lacy welcomes everyone to the Shrine of Friendship where on this month's episode we hear new members get initiated and we laugh during a new game that involves introducing Breakfast Club guests! We then depart to 1936, where Dr. Donald J. Cowling, the President of Carleton College, delivers a stirring viewpoint on the future of the USA. Reverend Barbara Adams walks us down the path that leads to our continued adventures in friendship to remember the late, great beloved gorilla Koko.  We are then treated to a tasty sampler of June's presentati ..read more

Join your friend in podcasting, Phil Leirness, and his intrepid announcer, Marc Hershon, on another time-travel adventure through the 93 year history of the one and only Democracy of Ham an' Eggs. We start with a tribute to the Cryptogram before enjoying a 1935 musical performance, delighting in a 1990's interview with Reverend Jim Brougher, and learning about "bliss" with Reverend Barabara Adams as she walks us down the path that leads to our continued "adventures in friendship". We hear about the Hollywoodland development, the Trousdale Estates, the Pacific Crest Trail and the history of Sil ..read more