The spooky season is upon us, and the BIO Channel's contribution comes in the form of "Celebrity Ghost Stories" tonight at 10 (Channel 117).

What's notable is that one of the celebrities featured may now be a ghost himself: David Carradine.

The interview was recorded a few months before Carradine's naked body was discovered hanging in his hotel-room closet in Bangkok on June 4.

Mental (8pm, Fox) - The late David Carradine (left) stars as an author/professor who ends up in a catatonic state after being struck by lightning. Jack tries to bring him back using a risky and unorthodox treatment.  You can watch a short clip of Carradine on "Mental."

Real Housewives of New Jersey (10pm, Bravo) - Speaking of mental patients, Danielle's relationship with her boyfriend crumbles, and a birthday lunch deteriorates into a monumental cat fight. Could this be the episode where Teresa flips over a table and tries to strangle Danielle with her bare hands? 

Little Couple (10pm, TLC) - Back-to-back episodes of the reality series chroncling the lives of little people Jen and Bill. Tonight, Jen and Bill shop for their first home, celebrate their first wedding anniversary, and stress out over medical bills.

Oh yes, we're gonna get some California love at the Condition.

This week, I'll be talking to two cats straight from the City of Angels. For today's edition, I talk with Glendale resident Dennis Cozzalio, keeper of the Sergio Leone and the Infield Fly Rule blog. During this podcast, he learns the quickest way to my heart: start talking about movies from the '70s.

What was initially supposed to be a podcast about the cinematic storytelling of Steely Dan (I figured it would be appropriate since they'll be performing tomorrow and Cozzalio wrote a recent blog post about them) turned into Dennis and I rapping about the underrated film work of Don Siegel and Peter Yates, gushing about the genius of "Freebie and the Bean" and basically saying that the '70s was the grest movie decade EVER!!

Eventually, we do talk about Steely Dan, and we also have some final thoughts on the passing of David Carradine. I had too much fun doing this podcast. Hope you have as much fun listening to it.

Coming Friday: straight talk about the summer movie season from an L.A. insider, who talks me down off the ledge when we discuss a remake that shouldn't have happened. You can also download it here.