![]() “There are millions of people who can’t hear that debate anywhere else,” he said. ![]() The show can dissect serious subjects, such as obscenity or same-sex marriage, or less weighty topics, such as the etiquette of lap-dance recipients, or “are there good-looking swingers?” Hirsch said. “They hear something and go, ‘Oh, my God, I’m not the only one,’ ” Ashton said. They’ve learned to draw out reticent guests, and they enjoy showing their listeners that any given preference or peccadillo is not unique. With no broadcasting experience before “Night Calls,” Ashton and Granath said they learned their interviewing style on the job, relying on natural curiosity and a quest for frankness. An off-white chaise sits in one corner of the studio, which is shared by a cable show that airs video clips on the weekends. It’s a living room with upholstered, rust-colored walls, indigo shag carpeting and a small beaded chandelier above the desk where Ashton and Granath monitor a pair of computers, one listing information about the callers on hold. “Night Calls” producer Farrell Hirsch said he wanted guests to feel like they were “sitting in a living room with Juli and Tiffany at their house.” Kings hockey team and the Arizona Diamondbacks baseball team, actors John Leguizamo and Steve Guttenberg, members of the bands Aerosmith, 98 Degrees and Wu Tang Clan, and “South Park” creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone. The pair has also hosted members of the L.A. In the first year, they logged 1,000 guests, drawing stars from both the world of pornography and mainstream entertainment, from adult-film actor Ron Jeremy to female rock quintet the Go-Go’s. 22, when Ashton and Granath start their second season. The show goes into reruns after today’s program until Sept. The duo lambasted him for jeopardizing his relationship and not communicating with his spouse.Īshton said they’ve asked others, “Why are you telling us this? Go back and tell your wife.” “They tell us their deepest secrets,” Granath said, and in return sometimes, “we tell them things they don’t want to hear.” Such as the man who was considering an affair with a stripper, because his wife had cooled to sex after 13 years. Dylan, a regular caller, was a gay, long-haul trucker afraid to come out of the closet because the trucking community is so small, until fellow drivers phoned in and advised him “to just be yourself.”Īt any given moment, Ashton, a gregarious blond, may be checking an in-studio guest’s Web site on the computer while Granath, a wry redhead, leans back in her chair and purrs to the callers, referring to them as “sweetie” or “honey bun.” One woman considered going into adult films but then found out she was pregnant, and she had her baby on Tuesday this week. “Over the year, we’ve been through relationships with people,” Ashton said, as callers have talked about meetings and breakups as they’ve occurred.
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