Hacking the Afterlife with Jennifer Shaffer, Olivia Newton John, brother Jeffry and Robin Williams

We’re back after a two week hiatus. In this podcast we chat with my dearly departed brother, for whom we had a memorial service this past week. Jennifer was there, as well as some fans of the podcast.

In today’s podcast, Jennifer announces that Olivia Newton John wants to chat with us. For those who’ve never tuned in before (or their last time ever tuning in) we have a group of individuals on the flipside who have spoken to us before. They are mentioned briefly in the podcast, including our moderator Luana Anders and her best friend Sally Kellerman.

Sally’s husband was Jonathan Krane, John Travolta’s manager, my pal and producer of three of my films (including the short film, he’s reminding me.) I met Olivia at their home one night of Mulholland, and as noted, Randal Kleiser, the director of Grease and I went to visit Sally in the retirement home where she spent her final years — oblivious because of Alzheimer’s, but completely in the moment whenever we brought her chocolate.

She’s another example of someone who while not aware in person, is completely aware on the flipside of everything we do for them here. Jennifer and I have spoken…