Film critic, historian, podcast host, educator and, although he rarely admits it, jazz pianist, Leonard Maltin is a tireless evangelist for the music and movies he loves.

Leonard agreed to be one of my first guests on Jazz Inspired, a generous move on his part since he’d been doing this sort of thing for years and I’d been doing it for two minutes. For thirty years, Leonard provided movie reviews and Hollywood insights on Entertainment Tonight, and every now and then, he’d sneak in a jazz feature, which he did on me in 1992, a gift that gave a tremendous boost to my career.

Leonard is as busy as ever, teaching at USC School of Cinematic Arts, lecturing, writing, and talking movies with his daughter Jessie on their podcast Maltin on Movies. I’ve seen Leonard many times since our first chat on this show in 2000 and thought it was time to check in with his latest activities.