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Monday, August 31, 2026

Nostalgia Tonight with Joe Sibilia | 8-31-2026

Joe Sibilia opens the show remembering Dolly Parton and Tim Curry, who passed away this week. Later, Joe is joined by Linda Kaplan Thaler, Advertising Hall of Fame inductee, founder of the Kaplan Thaler Group, and the author of "My Life in 30 Seconds." Joe and Linda discuss the creation o fthe Aflac Duck, the casting (and later re-casting) of Gilbert Gottfried as the voice of the duck, the nationwide search for a new voice, Gilbert Gottfried performing at her kid's 6th grade graduation, writing the Toys "R" Us jingle, working under James Patterson before his celebrity as an author, and much more.

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