It seems Roger has wanted to be a philanthropist since he was in school and found out what the word means. And the best part was that he got to give away somebody's else's money. It happened during his days at Warners when the company was flush with cash from its Atari video game division and eager to do good. If you know what happened to Atari then you know that the money didn't last long. But Roger managed to help out the likes of the Kennedy Center and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. But it wasn't all about money - there were fancy parties filled with celebrities and artists and plenty of glamour to go around.

One of the perks of Roger's days at Warners was the company was so diverse he got to not only interact with filmmakers but also people involved in Broadway musicals. In the first part of this special double episode Roger remembers working with the legenday Broadway producer David Merrick.who was trying to put together the musical 42nd Street.But first he had to secure the song rights from an old Warner Brothers movie. And things got even more complex for Merrick when the show's director and choreographer died at a very inconvenient time. And in part 2 Roger remembers his days in Harvard's legendary Hasty Pudding club and how its members thought they were punking stage legend Ethel Merman, only to have her get one up on them.

During his days at the Criterion Collection Roger helped pioneer the director's comments now so common on DVDs. But these were on laser discs, way before DVDs came along. Roger tells what it was like to get a famous auteur like Orson Welles to help publicize the laser disc version of "Citizen Kane." Needless to say an offer of food was involved and Roger found out that his hero had feet of clay.He also tells us what it was like to deal with Barbra Streisand on the laser disc version of "Prince of Tides" and why you make want to think twice before doing any business with "Babs." Plus we'll hear about the other Roger Smiths, yes there are others, but they're nowhere near as interesting as ours.

Here Roger explains how he wound up on the red carpet at the Oscars with a Playboy model as his date! He didn't even own a tux at the time but that didn't matter. Roger then tells us of his Army days in Germany during JFK's historical visit there and how the Germans' opinion of the president differed sharply with those of some of his fellow soldiers - a difference that resulted in fisticuffs. Roger also remembers when JFK visited during his days at Harvard and there's also a story about Roger meeting Jackie at a party and how she was "saved" by Norman Mailer of all people.

Roger takes us back to his days at Carolco Pictures, the "little" movie studio behind the Rambo and Terminator movies. He also has tales of a Stallone power grab, how Schwarzegger got his own airplane and the company's founders Mario Kassar and Andrew Vajna. Roger also vividly describes movie studio accounting and why you should beware of it, plus dealing with tax lawyers and the likes of Richard Donner and William Peter Blatty. Once you listen you'll feel like a Hollywood insider yourself.

Roger begins this episode by explaining what led to the downfall of former HBO honcho Michael Fuchs. You'd think the guy who brought such hits to HBO as "Sex and the City" and "The Sopranos" couldn't be fired, but then, this is Hollywood after all. Roger then fills us in on the man he worked closely with at Warner Brothers - Steve Ross. Roger has insight into what made Ross successful as well as one of his ideas that went belly-up even though it involved Steven Spielberg's hit "E.T." and the then successful video game company Atari. It's a behind the scenes account you can't get anywhere else.

In this episode Roger gives us a behind the scenes look at the money side of the movie business and explains why it's the one business where getting fired may be a step up. Plus Barbra Streisand's not so great movie idea and what he thinks of young up and comer Jason Blum. But that's not all - Roger tells about the times he went out with Diane Keaton. It's strange how she's now an AARP cover girl because Roger says she's "eternally young." But did all his time with her lead to anything? You'll have to listen to find out.

This episode first takes us to a dinner party where Roger not only has dinner cooked by Danny Kaye, he also gets into a discussion about the true meaning of the word "amateur" with dance legend Mikhail Baryshnikov. Roger then tells us about Robert Redford and how the Sundance Film Festival grew from an outgrowth of the Sundance Institute to a place where studios now go to make deals worth millions. Roger also tells us what Redford would think of the festival now.

Roger finds himself and other high-flying Warner execs in glamorous Monaco - for business reasons of course. There are not one but two princesses - Caroline and Grace. Small talk leads to a possible return to filmmaking after a 25-year absence for Princess Grace in a remake of William Wyler's brilliant 1936 film Dodsworth and maybe even a rendezvous in Paris. But fate intervenes…

As if Roger's life wasn't interesting enough, he also had to testify at the famous Menendez brothers murder trial. It's an aspect of the famous murder case you've never heard before and Roger explains how he had an inside look at the tragic family. He also explains how Joan Didion and John Gregory Dunne figured into it all.

Roger recounts some bidding wars against the likes of Michael Jackson and an associate of Frank Sinatra. He also tells how Old Blue eyes did him a huge favor as well as a secret the Sinatra family would probably not want you to hear…

Roger explains how his early days with the Criterion Collection led to the bonus audio tracks on DVDs. He also talks about working at the studio home of Arnold Schwarzegger and Mel Gibson and his very frank discussion with former president Ford. You'll also hear what Roger thought of a very young Jimmy Carter…

Roger tells how he went from majoring in Modern European History to working with one of the most powerful entertainment executives of all time, as well as an ill-fated video game based on a Steven Spielberg film. He also explains how he helped changed opera for the better and what happened to all those Atari video game cassettes you used to play with…