{"id":2800,"date":"2026-02-24T17:50:33","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T01:50:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moccasin-wallaby-669396.hostingersite.com\/?p=2800"},"modified":"2026-02-25T17:53:55","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T01:53:55","slug":"fis-podcast-ep-18-elliot-mintz-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/footballissexy.com\/index.php\/fis-podcast-ep-18-elliot-mintz-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"FIS Podcast Ep. 18: Elliot Mintz on Elvis Presley, John Lennon, and Life Lessons &#8211; PART 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Monica\u00a0Madrid\u00a0talks\u00a0with\u00a0Elliot\u00a0Mintz\u00a0about\u00a0Elvis,\u00a0John\u00a0Lennon\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0Lost\u00a0Weekend,\u00a0Yoko\u00a0Ono,\u00a0loyalty,\u00a0legacy,\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0loneliness\u00a0behind\u00a0fame.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Behind the Legend: Elliot Mintz on Elvis Presley, John Lennon, and Life Lessons- PART 1\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sbpTZOHRM2k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You may not know his name\u2026but you <strong>definitely<\/strong> know his work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/elliotmintz.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Elliot Mintz<\/a><\/strong> is the legendary media consultant and author who\u2019s been behind the curtain of pop culture for more than 50 years. He\u2019s worked with icons like <strong>Bob Dylan, Diana Ross, Paris Hilton<\/strong>, and countless others. And he\u2019s widely known for one friendship in particular: <strong>John Lennon<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cHe was my best friend.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Now he\u2019s sitting down with <strong>Monica Madrid<\/strong> for a conversation that feels less like an interview and more like being invited into a living room where history happened\u2026and somehow, it still turns into a little football too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is <strong>Part 1<\/strong> of Monica\u2019s conversation with Elliot Mintz, and if you love music history, Hollywood stories, and the real human moments behind famous names, you\u2019re going to want this one queued up immediately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who is Elliot Mintz&#8230;and why does his name keep coming up around legends?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Elliot Mintz has interviewed thousands of major public figures and spent decades as the person artists trusted when the cameras turned off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this episode, Monica introduces him the way he deserves: not as a headline, but as the steady force behind the scenes. The type of person celebrities call when it\u2019s real\u2026 not promotional.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And that\u2019s what makes this conversation so different. It\u2019s not gossip. It\u2019s not a Wikipedia recap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s <strong>life, legacy, and loyalty<\/strong>, told by someone who actually lived it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Monica Madrid and Elliot Mintz: a full-circle friendship (with a very Hollywood beginning)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Before podcast microphones and YouTube timestamps, Monica and Elliot met in the most LA sentence ever: <strong>at a Playboy party on Sunset.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But what happens next is the real story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Monica shares the moment she realized Elliot wasn\u2019t like everyone else in that world. He wasn\u2019t scanning the room for status. He wasn\u2019t half-listening. He looked her in the eyes, asked real questions, and treated her like she mattered before she had \u201cproof\u201d she mattered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That one moment becomes a theme throughout the episode: <strong>how rare real curiosity and decency are and how powerful they can be when someone gives them to you at the exact right time.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Elvis, influence, and the kind of story you didn\u2019t expect in a football podcast<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The conversation opens with a surprising alignment: <strong>it\u2019s Elvis\u2019s birthday<\/strong>, and Monica shares a personal memory tied to her family and her earliest relationship with music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Elliot takes that thread and does what Elliot does best: he turns it into a bigger reflection on culture, influence, and why certain artists don\u2019t just entertain us\u2026 they change us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And then he connects Elvis to John Lennon in a way that will make you pause and go, \u201cWait\u2026that actually explains a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Lost Weekend: John Lennon, Yoko Ono, and what it\u2019s like to be close to both<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you found this article searching <strong>John Lennon and Yoko Ono\u2019s \u201cLost Weekend\u201d<\/strong>, you\u2019re in the right place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Part of this episode touches on the separation period famously referred to as the Lost Weekend, but Elliot doesn\u2019t talk about it like a tabloid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He talks about it like a friend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What makes his perspective so compelling is that he isn\u2019t commenting from the outside. He explains what it was like to care deeply about both John and Yoko, and to navigate a time that was emotionally complicated for everyone involved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He shares just enough to make you understand the stakes, and then leaves the rest where it belongs: inside the episode.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because the real magic isn\u2019t just \u201cwhat happened.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s <strong>how it felt<\/strong>, and why certain relationships are bigger than one chapter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">And Then\u2026 It Gets Personal<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>For someone who has spent decades protecting other people\u2019s stories, John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Diana Ross, and so many more&#8230;Elliot finally turns the lens inward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He talks about what that level of loyalty costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The missed vacations.<br>The relationships that didn\u2019t survive a phone call.<br>The quiet trade-off between purpose and partnership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Monica doesn\u2019t just listen&#8230;she relates. Because building something meaningful, chasing dreams, and always being \u201cthe strong one\u201d can sometimes leave you wondering why the seat next to you is empty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And just when the conversation starts to settle\u2026 it deepens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Why are so many of us alone right now?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s where Part 1 leaves you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Part 2?<br>It goes even further.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Listen, like, subscribe (Part 1 is out now)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Catch the episode on:<br><strong>Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, YouTube<\/strong>, and wherever you listen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And if you\u2019re the type who loves pop culture history, Hollywood stories, and conversations that feel like a front-row seat to something real\u2026 you do <strong>not<\/strong> want to miss this one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Monica\u00a0Madrid\u00a0talks\u00a0with\u00a0Elliot\u00a0Mintz\u00a0about\u00a0Elvis,\u00a0John\u00a0Lennon\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0Lost\u00a0Weekend,\u00a0Yoko\u00a0Ono,\u00a0loyalty,\u00a0legacy,\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0loneliness\u00a0behind\u00a0fame. 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