Audiovisual Cultures Podcast

Paula Blair informs listeners of the podcast pause until the new year. Find this episode's extended show notes, links and automated transcript at https://audiovisualcultures.com/2022/10/26/audiovisual-cultures-october-2022-announcement/

Paula Blair chats with Dean Simone, Val McAdoo and Pete Postiglione about making their sports-themed family drama independent feature film Game Day (dir. Edgar Michael Bravo, 2021). Each talk through their production experiences in front of and behind the camera, Italian-American culture and family, and growing film production and storytelling embedded in Philadelphia. Includes plot details and potential spoilers. Music: commonGround by airtone (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. Find this episode's extended show notes, links and automated transcript at https://audiovisualcultures.com/2022/10/05/audiovisual-cultures-episode-126-game-day-with-dean-simone-val-mcadoo-and-pete-postiglione/

Paula Blair chats with Jenn Francis about making her podcasts Tools of the Podcast Trade and SoloMoms! Talk. We also hear about Jenn's work with mindset coaching and mentoring, and about her travel experiences. We learn about getting started with podcast production, the importance of meeting people virtually and in person, and the ways Jenn is disrupting lasting stigmas around solo motherhood. If you get something out of this conversation or know someone who will, please share it and give it a good rating and review on your podcast app! Music: commonGround by airtone (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. The book Jenn refers to is The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. Funding the podcast helps us improve its quality and provide more accurate transcripts and captions. You can support this work and find this episode's extended show notes, full guest bio and automated transcript at https://audiovisualcultures.com/2022/09/21/audiovisual-cultures-episode-125-podcasting-and-mindset-with-jennifer-francis/

Recorded on location at the Strand Arts Centre in East Belfast, programme manager Johanna Leech and cultural freelancer Robert J. E. Simpson chat to Paula Blair about the venue's history, its current status and plans for its future. We then learn more about Robert's work as an artist, an actor, a for-hire freelancer and with the CinePunked podcast. And finally, there is a post-viewing discussion between Robert and Paula after seeing Thor: Love and Thunder (dir. Taika Waititi, 2022) with plenty of references to plot details and lots of meandering off to other broadly relevant topics! If you get something out of this episode or know someone who will, please share it and give it a good rating and review on your podcast app. Music: commonGround by airtone (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. Funding the podcast helps us improve its quality and provide more accurate transcripts and captions. You can support this work and find this episode's extended show notes and automated transcript at https://audiovisualcultures.com/2022/09/07/audiovisual-cultures-episode-124-strand-thor-and-robert-simpson/

Paula Blair visits Susan Hughes at Orchid Studios in Belfast to chat through her work. Susan is from Belfast and graduated with her MFA in 2021 from the University of Ulster and received that year's Centre for Contemporary Art (Derry) and Platform Arts (Belfast) graduate awards. She has completed many artist residencies in Ireland and Scandinavia where she has used her traditional fiddle-playing as a bartering tool to gain access to local stories. In this episode we learn about Susan's practice involving painting, text, sound, colour and light across different media, and spend time in particular on uses of language and encounters with the natural world. If you get something out of this episode or know someone who will, please share it and give it a good rating and review on your podcast app! Music: commonGround by airtone (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. Funding the podcast helps us improve its quality and provide more accurate transcripts and captions. You can support this work and find this episode's extended show notes and automated transcript at https://audiovisualcultures.com/2022/08/24/audiovisual-cultures-episode-123-studio-visit-with-susan-hughes/

Paula Blair reads her article on Duncan Campbell's Turner Prize-winning film It For Others – see full citation and link below for open access to the published text. Topics include prize culture, capitalism, Marxism, colonialism, cultural appropriation, looted art, documentary, commercialism, the art market, and film culture, particularly the late-twentieth-century Left Bank film-makers in France. If you get something out of this episode or know someone who will, please share it and give it a good rating and review on your podcast app. Blair, Paula, ‘Accommodating the Mess: The Politics of Appropriation in It For Others', Acta Universitatis Sapientiae: Film and Media Studies 12 (2016), pp. 149–165 https://www.sciendo.com/article/10.1515/ausfm-2016-0008 Music: commonGround by airtone (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. Funding the podcast helps us improve its quality and provide more accurate transcripts and captions. You can support this work and find this episode's extended show notes and automated transcript at https://audiovisualcultures.com/2022/08/10/audiovisual-cultures-episode-122-it-for-others/

Paula Blair talks through a successful grant application to Arts Council England, radical honesty, and time-saving strategies. In this episode you'll get advice on the stages of applying for a grant such as the necessary preparation, where to find specific guidance, compiling a budget and networking. Issues that arise include paying yourself and others fairly, identifying eligibility, what fund is right for your needs, and access requirements for submission. If you get something out of this or know someone who will, please share it. Music: commonGround by airtone (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. Funding the podcast helps us improve its quality and provide more accurate transcripts and captions. You can support this work and find this episode's extended show notes and automated transcript at https://audiovisualcultures.com/2022/07/27/audiovisual-cultures-episode-121-grant-applications/

Paula Blair speaks to Jordan Lam about being creative and developing a studio arts practice. In this fun and loose conversation you'll get some insight into studying art at degree level, some details about graphic design and digital collage, and how it is to take a creative approach to life as well as to art. There are some details about Photoshop and other digital creative suites that the uninitiated may find surprising. We also touch on Jordan's experience growing up bilingual and across two cultures, his interest in rap and reading, and why he likes to dress up as a banana. If you enjoy this chat, please give us a good rating and share with someone you think will like it. Music: commonGround by airtone (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. Funding the podcast improves its quality and provides more accurate transcripts and captions. Please support this work and find this episode's extended show notes and automated transcript at https://audiovisualcultures.com/2022/07/13/audiovisual-cultures-episode-120-jordan-mode-with-jordan-lam/

Paula Blair speaks to writer and director Leslie Goyette and producer Michele Englehart about their film Maysville (2021). In our conversation you'll learn about their 3-year journey from script to finished film, their experience with crowdfunding and the kindness of communities, and the sheer tenacity it takes to achieve a goal you really believe in. This is an enjoyable and illuminating conversation which I hope you'll get something out of and share. Music: commonGround by airtone (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. Funding the podcast helps improve its quality and provide more accurate transcripts and captions. You can support this work and find this episode's extended show notes and automated transcript at https://audiovisualcultures.com/2022/06/29/audiovisual-cultures-119-maysville/

Paula Blair is joined by digital marketing professional Brandon Leibowitz to talk about the technologies, best practices, ethics and effects on culture of search engine optimization (SEO), social media marketing, and website ownership. In our conversation you'll learn some quick tips for advancing up Google search results and lessons about who really owns and makes money from the data we share online. Do enjoy this conversation and share it with a friend! Music: commonGround by airtone (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. Funding the podcast helps us improve its quality and provide more accurate transcripts and captions. Support and find this episode's extended show notes with automated transcript at https://audiovisualcultures.com/2022/06/15/audiovisual-cultures-episode-118-seo-optimizers-with-brandon-leibowitz/

In time for the platinum jubilee, enjoy this remastered reissue of lost episode 34 in which film doctors Paula Blair and Andrew Shail talk about the Queen and Freddie Mercury biopic from 2018 (BBFC cert. 12A). We get into the film's troubled production context, Andrew's love of the band's music and its significance in film culture, and we touch on the depiction of Mercury's sexuality, persona and AIDS, the amalgamated supporting characters, the narrative structure and much more. Enjoy and please give this episode a good rating and share with a friend! Music: commonGround by airtone (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. audiovisualcultures@gmail.com Funding the podcast helps us improve its quality and provide more accurate transcripts and captions. Support and find this episode's extended show notes and automated transcript at https://audiovisualcultures.com/2022/06/01/audiovisual-cultures-episode-34-bohemian-rhapsody-queen-and-freddie-mercury-reissue/

On May the Fourth 2022 enjoy this remastered reissue of lost episode 32 about the 2018 Star Wars instalment directed by Ron Howard (BBFC cert. 12A) and revisiting Paula Blair and Andrew Shail having a rant 4 years ago. There are loads of plot details, chat about this and other sci-fi franchises, the actors, the music, production contexts and gender politics. If you enjoy this chat, please give it a good rating and share it with a friend! Original episode with auto-captions: https://youtu.be/mW1Pm8gXIw4 Find auto-captioned videos on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClfY05rl3tFNav-2ehQvHcA New intro recorded with Zencastr on 6 April 2022. https://zencastr.com/ Edited by Paula Blair with Audacity. Music: commonGround by airtone (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/airtone/58703 audiovisualcultures@gmail.com Find more information, see episode transcripts and join our mailing list at https://audiovisualcultures.com/ Funding the podcast helps us improve the quality and provide more accurate transcripts and captions. Please support if you can at https://patreon.com/avcultures.

This conversation with artist Bethany Stead was recorded and broadcast for the Slack's Radio residency as part of Blazing New Worlds at the NewBridge Project in January 2022. Topics: • folk art, drawing, creativity, sculpture, painting • gender, sex, sexuality, vessels, bodies, awkwardness • storytelling, intergenerational storytelling • the arts in Newcastle upon Tyne and North East England • being a member of NewBridge • working for arts charities Links: https://www.bethanystead.com/ https://thenewbridgeproject.com/news/slacks-radio-in-residency-second-round https://www.visitnca.com/events/now-thats-what-i-call-art https://curiousarts.org.uk https://socialartnetwork.org If you enjoy this chat, please give it a good rating and share it with a friend! Recorded using Zencastr on 20 January 2022 and Audacity on 11 February 2022. https://zencastr.com/ Edited by Paula Blair with Audacity. Music: commonGround by airtone (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/airtone/58703 Auto-captioned videos on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClfY05rl3tFNav-2ehQvHcA audiovisualcultures@gmail.com Find more information, access episode transcripts, and join our mailing list at https://audiovisualcultures.com/ Funding the podcast helps improve its quality and provide more accurate transcripts and captions. Please support at https://patreon.com/avcultures

This conversation with artist Richard James Hall was recorded and broadcast for the Slack's Radio residency as part of Blazing New Worlds at the NewBridge Project in January 2022. Discussion topics include: • performance art, drawing, creativity, video, Instagram Live, curating • disability, autism, bodies, being queer • engagements with other artists such as Sally Madge and Victoria Gray • the arts in Newcastle upon Tyne and North East England • being a member of NewBridge Links: https://richardjameshall.weebly.com/artist-details.html https://thenewbridgeproject.com/news/slacks-radio-in-residency-second-round https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/programme/event/no-trace-without-resistance-celebrating-sally-madge,5826/ https://www.victoriagray.co.uk/ http://balticplus.uk/the-dream-of-fluxus-inspired-performance-03-sally-madge-c17062/ Image from Dick's ‘Crossing the Summer River' performance in 2016, photo by Arto Polus. If you enjoy this chat, please give it a good rating and share it with a friend! Auto-captioned videos on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClfY05rl3tFNav-2ehQvHcA Recorded using Zencastr on 19 January 2022 and Audacity on 8 February 2022. https://zencastr.com/ Edited by Paula Blair with Audacity. Music: commonGround by airtone (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/airtone/58703 audiovisualcultures@gmail.com Find more information, see episode transcripts and join our mailing list at https://audiovisualcultures.com/ Funding the podcast helps us improve the quality and provide more accurate transcripts and captions. Please support if you can at https://patreon.com/avcultures.

This conversation with directors of Vane gallery and artist-led organisation Paul Stone and Chris Yeats was recorded and broadcast for the Slack's Radio residency as part of Blazing New Worlds at the NewBridge Project in January 2022. This is a longer cut of what was originally broadcast, with a lot more detail on the 25-year history of Vane and how it has fared in throughout the pandemic, including their recent move from Newcastle to Gateshead. Topics: • the history and identity of Vane • Orbis community • the arts in Newcastle upon Tyne and North East England • working with and advocating for artists • funding, community, and energy Links: https://www.vane.org.uk/ https://thenewbridgeproject.com/news/slacks-radio-in-residency-second-round If you enjoy this chat, please give it a good rating and share it with a friend! Recorded using Zencastr on 20 January and Audacity on 8 February 2022. https://zencastr.com/ Edited by Paula Blair with Audacity. Music: commonGround by airtone (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/airtone/58703 Auto-captioned videos on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClfY05rl3tFNav-2ehQvHcA audiovisualcultures@gmail.com Find more information, access episode transcripts, join the mailing list and get in touch at https://audiovisualcultures.com/ Funding the podcast helps improve its quality and provide more accurate transcripts and captions. Please support if you can with a membership at https://patreon.com/avcultures.

This special episode presents a great big round-up of all our fabulous guests from 2021 with me your host Paula Blair. It's been a fantastic year and we've got great things on the way in 2022. For now, join me in enjoying hearing from our 2021 guests again! 02:44 Justin McAleece 03:45 Mustafa Sherif 06:24 Shea Donovan 07:39 Clinton Kirkpatrick 09:03 Todd Zimmermann, Katrina Michaels and Debra Beardsley 14:14 Nisan Arikan and Lars Henriks 18:29 Derrik Jordan 19:53 Dan Hughes 22:01 Dr Gary D. Rhodes 28:55 Nathan Ragland 31:22 Chloe Gibson 33:44 Dr Rabya Mughal 38:04 Dr Troy Hall 40:16 Pam Munter 42:28 Dominic Sim 44:25 Daniel Hess 47:50 Beau L'Amour 50:16 Dr Fiona Noble 53:39 Mariae Smiarowska 55:34 Tom Jennings 56:09 Mackenzie Finklea 57:42 Brendon Connelly 58:33 Dave Lewis 01:00:01 Katie Chonacas Edited by Paula Blair with Audacity. Music: commonGround by airtone (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/airtone/58703 Audiovisual Cultures YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClfY05rl3tFNav-2ehQvHcA More info: https://audiovisualcultures.wordpress.com/ Early releases and bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/avcultures Tip jar: https://supporter.acast.com/audiovisual-cultures-podcast https://bio.link/peablair audiovisualcultures@gmail.com If you enjoyed this, please subscribe and give it a good rating in your app! Thank you for listening.

Katie Chonacas talks energetically about acting, performing, directing, producing, podcasting, and working in music and voiceover in Los Angeles and elsewhere around the United States. We get into the intensity of life as a prolific guest star in drama series such as Cold Case and CSI, and comedies like It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, as well as playing supporting roles in films including Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans and working with director Werner Herzog and actor Nicolas Cage. We also talk about Katie's podcast She's All Over the Place and her relationships with collaborators and support teams. There is a lot to learn from Katie's experience and enthusiasm which bursts through the audio. Please subscribe and give this show a good rating wherever you're accessing it, and recommend it to a friend! Recorded on 4 November 2021 with Zoom. Edited by Paula Blair with Audacity. Music: commonGround by airtone (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/airtone/58703 https://www.chonacas.com https://podcast.chonacas.com Katie and Paula connected via https://www.matchmaker.fm/

This episode features a joyful conversation with Dave Lewis talking about making the Cinemallennials podcast, his love of movies and history, and his Irish-American heritage. We go into why Cinemallennials focuses on both millennials and the classical era of Hollywood film-making and what is gained from keeping older films alive, including forming better understandings of more contemporary works of cinema, for example Denis Villeneuve's Dune (2021). We also talk about the importance of unearthing erased film histories with mention of early African-American film pioneer Oscar Micheaux. Find Dave's film reviews and podcast links at https://dlewmoviereview.com Dave's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/davelewis67 Audiovisual Cultures YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClfY05rl3tFNav-2ehQvHcA Find out more about host Paula Blair: https://bio.link/peablair Recorded using Zoom on 2 November 2021. Edited by Paula Blair with Audacity. Music: commonGround by airtone (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/airtone/58703 https://naacp.org/find-resources/history-explained/civil-rights-leaders/oscar-micheaux More info: https://audiovisualcultures.wordpress.com/ Early releases and bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/avcultures Tip jar: https://supporter.acast.com/audiovisual-cultures-podcast https://bio.link/peablair audiovisualcultures@gmail.com If you enjoyed this, please subscribe and give it a good rating in your app! Thank you for listening.

We welcome back Brendon Connelly who previously featured in episode 79. This time we're talking fantasy choose-your-own-adventure advent calendars, specifically The Ticking World written by Brendon and illustrated by Maya Evans. Plus we vent about our reservations at returning to the cinema and talk about the debates around digital or virtual access to media. Enjoy now wherever you access your podcasts and please give us a good rating and subscribe so you never miss a new release! https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1094968766/the-ticking-world-an-adventure-calendar https://www.mayaevans.co.uk/ https://shows.acast.com/avcultures/episodes/circles-with-brendon-connelly https://evergreenpodcasts.com/circles https://twitter.com/TheTickingWorld https://twitter.com/brendonconnelly Recorded using Zoom on 7 October 2021. Edited by Paula Blair with Audacity. Music: commonGround by airtone (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/airtone/58703 More info: https://audiovisualcultures.wordpress.com/ Early releases and bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/avcultures Tip jar: https://supporter.acast.com/audiovisual-cultures-podcast https://bio.link/peablair audiovisualcultures@gmail.com Find auto-captioned videos on our YouTube channel. If you enjoyed this, please subscribe and give it a good rating in your app! Thank you for listening.

Anthropologist and museum-lover Mackenzie Finklea talks about her book Beyond the Halls: An Insider's Guide to Loving Museums (New Degree Press, 2019) and gushes with host Paula Blair about her favourite types of museum and exhibits. We touch on digitization, colonialism, learning through interactivity, architecture, guided tours, geology, astrophysics, palaeontology, archaeology, place, and much more. https://mackenziefinklea.com/beyond-the-halls https://linktr.ee/mackenziefinklea https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/stonehenge www.nationaltrustcollections.org.uk/place/hanbury-hall https://bookshop.org Recorded using Zoom on 24 August 2021. commonGround by airtone (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/airtone/58703 Edited with Audacity by Paula Blair. See the caption-enabled video at https://youtu.be/r8gSq1c9p-0 See the full video recording and more bonus content at https://www.patreon.com/avcultures More info and mailing list sign-up: https://audiovisualcultures.wordpress.com/ Tip jar: https://supporter.acast.com/audiovisual-cultures-podcast If you enjoyed this, please subscribe and give it a good rating in your app! Thank you for listening.

Paula Blair shares some details about accessing the show on YouTube, the shape of the show for the rest of 2021, and has a general check-in with listeners. Podcasts on YouTube are a useful way of accessing audio with captions. AVC currently does not have the funds, time or resources to add accurate subtitles or make transcriptions, so the auto-generated captions are the best we can do for now. We are committed to making the show as accessible as possible. We are a non-commercial, ad-free independent podcast, so if you can help make the work financially viable, please donate via the support links below. Audiovisual Cultures YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClfY05rl3tFNav-2ehQvHcA Paula's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgTz5c9qAfw5iVC0WuGRyAg Recorded on 15 October 2021 and edited by Paula Blair with Audacity. Acast Supporter https://supporter.acast.com/audiovisual-cultures-podcast Join the pod at https://www.patreon.com/avcultures

This special episode presents memories of artist Sally Madge, whom we sadly lost in November 2020. Featured in order of appearance are Alexandra Hughes and Ditte Elly Goard, Simon Murray, Richard James Hall, Claire Ward, Adam Phillips and Joe Woodhouse, Ruth Scott Blackson, Ilana Mitchell, Paula Blair, Sandra Johnston, and Michael Tucker. Great thanks go to Sally's partner Tom Jennings who made these recordings possible. We are just a few of the souls enriched by Sally's curiosity and interest in us. We hope these recollections play a part, not only in preserving some of Sally, but in allowing us all to keep learning from her and being better humans because of her example. Longer edits of the separate recordings can be heard at https://soundcloud.com/user-607728640 A video with images and enabled captions can be viewed at https://youtu.be/YENO8a15ysc With sounds at Tynemouth Long Sands recorded by Paula Blair. ‘The North Sea Fat' written and recited by Tom Jennings. Recordings made July – September 2021. Edited by Paula Blair with Audacity. Produced by Tom Jennings. With thanks to everyone for their recordings. http://sallymadge.com/ Acast Supporter https://supporter.acast.com/audiovisual-cultures-podcast

Outro for Audiovisual Cultures Podcast by Paula Blair. https://bio.link/peablair audiovisualcultures@gmail.com https://www.linkedin.com/company/49166165/ https://twitter.com/avculturespod https://www.facebook.com/avculturespod https://discord.gg/s6Y5KsY https://www.instagram.com/avculturespod/ Join the pod at https://www.patreon.com/avcultures

Paula Blair chats to theatre-maker and performer Mariae Smiarowska about her interactive online show ‘Landing' as well as her previous work and her experience as a creative practitioner during lockdown. Our discussion topics include migration, displacement, ritual, community and live performance. Mariae's socials: https://www.facebook.com/mariaeairam https://twitter.com/mariaesmiarows1 https://www.instagram.com/mariaesmiarowska/ View the full live recording with enabled captions at https://youtu.be/wpym2TJ9cdQ Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone by Brené Brown https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34565022-braving-the-wilderness commonGround by airtone (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/airtone/58703 Recorded using StreamYard on 30 July 2021. The audio recording was not great due to my computer's failing hardware. I've done what I can to improve and balance it in the edit. It's a really interesting discussion, so please give it a chance! And more than ever, any support via the following will help prevent future issues: https://www.patreon.com/avcultures https://supporter.acast.com/audiovisual-cultures-podcast https://www.buymeacoffee.com/peablair https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/peablair https://liberapay.com/peablair https://bio.link/peablair audiovisualcultures@gmail.com If you enjoyed this, please subscribe and give it a good rating in your app! Thank you for listening.

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Daniel Hess talks to Paula Blair about finding a way back to creativity through poetry and screenwriting after a career as a wedding videographer. We also touch on current US film production and the collaborative nature of working in film. See more about Daniel's work at https://totonyproductions.com More from Daniel on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_D0fefvOx30rxBWqd3zt3A And Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/totonypro Paula and Daniel connected via https://www.matchmaker.fm/ commonGround by airtone (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/airtone/58703 Recorded on 1 July 2021 using Zoom. Edited by Paula Blair with Audacity. Caption-enabled video: https://youtu.be/tu5NuzueRyk More info and mailing list sign-up: https://audiovisualcultures.wordpress.com/ Early releases and bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/avcultures Tip jar: https://supporter.acast.com/audiovisual-cultures-podcast If you enjoyed this, please subscribe and give it a good rating in your app! Thank you for listening.

Paula Blair chats with Dominic Sim, a motivational speaker and video-caster based in Taipei, Taiwan. We talk about ways to share positive messages with the world, the process of live-streaming and video-casting, learning from our mistakes, and the English language. See Uncle Dominic's channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBEXJHc-HA0qvDpQjdoY4Ig Catch Uncle Dominic live on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theuncledominic See the full live recording with enabled captions: https://youtu.be/3S8GKYWwsrk See Paula on Just Chat: https://youtu.be/IuNQmr9krwc Paula and Dominic connected via https://www.matchmaker.fm/ commonGround by airtone (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/airtone/58703 Recorded on 1 July 2021 using StreamYard. Edited with Audacity by Paula Blair. More info and mailing list sign-up: https://audiovisualcultures.wordpress.com/ Early releases and bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/avcultures Tip jar: https://supporter.acast.com/audiovisual-cultures-podcast If you enjoyed this, please subscribe and give it a good rating in your app! Thank you for listening.

Dr Paula Blair talks through the opening sections of her Old Borders, New Technologies book (up to page 12). The Instagram Live video did not save, but the audio was recorded separately! https://www.peterlang.com/view/title/35595 commonGround by airtone (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/airtone/58703 Recorded on 16 September 2020. Edited by Paula Blair with Audacity. See the caption-enabled video at https://youtu.be/y51j-dG4EbU https://bio.link/peablair audiovisualcultures@gmail.com Find out more about the podcast and sign up to our mailing list at https://audiovisualcultures.wordpress.com/ For early releases and bonus content see https://www.patreon.com/avcultures Please leave a tip at https://supporter.acast.com/audiovisual-cultures-podcast And if you enjoyed this, please give a good rating in your app!

Paula makes some announcements including taking a break, what's coming up in August, mulling over funding goals, future topics, what to do for episode 100, and reminders about where to get in touch and about the mailing list. The lovely tones are ‘reNovation' by airtone (c) copyright 2019 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/airtone/60674 audiovisualcultures@gmail.com https://www.linkedin.com/company/49166165/ https://twitter.com/avculturespod https://www.facebook.com/avculturespod https://discord.gg/s6Y5KsY https://www.instagram.com/avculturespod/ https://bio.link/peablair

Author and film historian Pam Munter talks to Paula Blair about her book of short stories and plays Fading Fame: Women of a Certain Age in Hollywood (Adelaide Books, 2021) and the pressures and erasures women have experienced in the film industry. As well as touching on suicide, dementia and abusive behaviours in the discussion, Pam has some encouraging advice and positive outlooks for the future in Hollywood. Find out more about Pam and her books at https://pammunter.com Recorded using Zoom on 20 May 2021. Edited by Paula Blair with Audacity. See the video with enabled captions at https://youtu.be/1EfY8jbFjlw The music is ‘commonGround' by airtone (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/airtone/58703 Find out more about the podcast and sign up to our mailing list at https://audiovisualcultures.wordpress.com/ For early releases and bonus content see https://www.patreon.com/avcultures Please leave us a tip at https://supporter.acast.com/audiovisual-cultures-podcast And if you enjoyed this, please give a good rating in your app!

Paula Blair speaks with culture and talent retention strategist Dr Troy Hall about his books Cohesion Culture: Proven Principles to Retain Your Top Talent (Koehler Books, 2019) and Fanny Rules: A Mother's Leadership Lessons That Never Grow Old (Koehler Books, 2021). Involves discussion of toxic and abusive work environments and advice about what to do if you find yourself in such a position. https://drtroyhall.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/drtroyhall/ This episode was recorded using Zoom on 17 May 2021. The music is ‘commonGround' by airtone (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/airtone/58703 Paula and Dr Troy connected via https://www.matchmaker.fm/ See the video with enabled captions at https://youtu.be/qi5a45E9W38 More info and mailing list sign-up: https://audiovisualcultures.wordpress.com/ Early releases and bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/avcultures Tip jar: https://supporter.acast.com/audiovisual-cultures-podcast

Dr Rabya Mughal talks to Paula Blair about her research on the role of art and creativity in our well-being, barriers to arts participation, and University College London's Community Covid Project. Find out more at https://culturehealthresearch.wordpress.com/community-covid/ This episode was recorded using Zoom on 24 May 2021 and was edited by Paula Blair with Audacity. The music is ‘commonGround' by airtone (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/airtone/58703 See the subtitled video at https://youtu.be/Igp7erVjApY Find out more about the podcast and sign up to our mailing list at https://audiovisualcultures.wordpress.com/ For early releases and bonus content see https://www.patreon.com/avcultures Please leave us a tip at https://supporter.acast.com/audiovisual-cultures-podcast And if you enjoyed this, please give a good rating in your app! audiovisualcultures@gmail.com https://www.linkedin.com/company/49166165/ https://twitter.com/avculturespod https://www.facebook.com/avculturespod https://discord.gg/s6Y5KsY https://www.instagram.com/avculturespod/

Paula Blair speaks with Chloe Gibson, also known as Slayer_1Artwork, about her art and shirt designs. We also touch on community, mutual support and overcoming imposter syndrome. See Chloe's work at https://www.instagram.com/slayer_1artwork/ The music is commonGround by airtone (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/airtone/58703 This episode was recorded with Zoom on 8 May 2021 and was edited by Paula Blair using Audacity. Chloe and Paula connected on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/slayer_1artwork/ https://www.instagram.com/avculturespod/ See the caption-enabled video at https://youtu.be/b0mJFZmIpX8 Find out all about Audiovisual Cultures at https://audiovisualcultures.wordpress.com/ For early releases and extras, go to https://www.patreon.com/avcultures Help keep AVC going at https://supporter.acast.com/audiovisual-cultures-podcast Please give this a give this a good rating, subscribe and share with a friend – thank you!

Paula Blair catches up with Gary Rhodes. As well as reminiscing about their time at Queen’s University Belfast, Gary talks through his research in the areas of the history of American horror cinema, the life of Bela Lugosi, Irish cinema, and how cinema was impacted by the Great Influenza of 1918. This episode was recorded using Zoom on 19 April 2021. Edited by Paula Blair using Audacity. commonGround by airtone (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/airtone/58703 See the caption-enabled video at https://youtu.be/8jn8g_2aEqE Find out more about the podcast and sign up for our free monthly newsletter at https://audiovisualcultures.wordpress.com/ For early releases and bonus content, go to https://www.patreon.com/avcultures Please support AVC at https://supporter.acast.com/audiovisual-cultures-podcast

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Paula Blair chats with fellow podcaster Nathan Ragland about making the Post Modern Art Podcast. We also share our experiences in arts podcasting and reveal our unpopular art opinions. Subscribe to Post Modern Art Podcast on YouTube or wherever you listen to podcasts: www.youtube.com/channel/UCwXulag3S_3D3buCArqjobw The music is commonGround by airtone (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. dig.ccmixter.org/files/airtone/58703 This episode was recorded with Zoom on 13 April 2021 and was edited by Paula Blair using Audacity. Paula and Nathan connected via reddit.com. See the auto-captioned video at youtu.be/eXj76eWauYk Find out all about Audiovisual Cultures at audiovisualcultures.wordpress.com/ For early releases and extras, go to www.patreon.com/avcultures Help keep AVC going at supporter.acast.com/audiovisual-cultures-podcast Please rate, subscribe and share with a friend – thank you!

Paula Blair is joined by musician Dan Hughes to talk about performing, teaching and composing. We also get into the financial struggles faced by freelance creatives in the UK during lockdowns and trying to positively utilize time to rest and create after many years of intense gigging. Check out Dan’s website with links to his socials and YouTube videos at http://www.danhughesmusic.com/ The music is commonGround by airtone (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/airtone/58703 This episode was recorded with Zoom on 7 April 2021 and was edited by Paula Blair using Audacity. Dan and Paula connected via LinkedIn. See their profiles at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-hughes-52748716a/ and https://www.linkedin.com/in/peablair/. See the auto-captioned video at https://youtu.be/ZEjEUTjDRMU Find out all about Audiovisual Cultures at https://audiovisualcultures.wordpress.com/ For early releases and extras, go to https://www.patreon.com/avcultures Help keep AVC going at https://supporter.acast.com/audiovisual-cultures-podcast

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Musician Derrik Jordan talks to Paula Blair about his extensive career and hosting The World Fusion Show. See more about Derrik’s work and get links to videos at https://derrikjordan.com/. The music is commonGround by airtone (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license available at http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/airtone/58703. This episode was recorded on 29 March 2021 using Zoom and edited by Paula Blair with Audacity and Kdenlive. Paula and Derrik connected via https://www.audry.io/, a meeting place for podcasters to collaborate. See the auto-captioned video at https://youtu.be/BsCtld9aF50 Find out all about Audiovisual Cultures at https://audiovisualcultures.wordpress.com/ For early releases and extras, go to https://www.patreon.com/avcultures Help keep AVC going at https://supporter.acast.com/audiovisual-cultures-podcast

Guests Lars Henriks and Nisan Arikan talk about their independent filmmaking and underground film festival in Hamburg, Germany. Check out their work at https://www.larshenriks.de/ See the full live recording with auto captions at https://youtu.be/NpP3pDqGOYg Recorded on 17 March 2021 using StreamYard. Edited by Paula Blair using Audacity. commonGround by airtone (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/airtone/58703 Join the pod at https://www.patreon.com/avcultures

Producer of Odd-o-Ts’ Entertainment Todd Zimmerman, actor Katrina Michaels and production & event manager Debra Beardsley talk about their roles in the Secret Library virtual immersive experience. *SPECIAL OFFER* Listeners can use the code AVCultures at www.secretlibrary.io for a 15% discount on ticket purchases for the Secret Library Origins Experience. See the full live recording at https://youtu.be/c5fW70FS9kA commonGround by airtone (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/airtone/58703 Recorded on 4 February 2021 using StreamYard. Edited by Paula Blair with Audacity. Join the pod at https://www.patreon.com/avcultures Give one-off support via: Acast Supporter https://supporter.acast.com/audiovisual-cultures-podcast Buy Me A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/peablair PayPal https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/peablair Liberapay https://liberapay.com/peablair

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Artist Clinton Kirkpatrick talks about working across a range of styles and media and initiating remote community art projects. www.clintonkirkpatrick.com commonGround by airtone (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/airtone/58703 Recorded using Zoom on 4 February 2021 Edited by Paula Blair with Audacity See the auto-captioned video at https://youtu.be/QUZUp8Euh6g Join the pod at https://www.patreon.com/avcultures

Paula announces a special offer to thank current members and give a free gift to new members at Buy Pea A Tea or above for the first three weeks of March 2021. Visit patreon.com/avcultures for more details. See the video with auto-captions at https://youtu.be/4_d3h-7jtNA

Interdisciplinary artist, educator and artistic director of Indigo Arts Collective Shea Donovan talks about her transatlantic performance practice. Content notice: there is discussion of the mother and baby homes in Ireland. For more information, see https://www.thejournal.ie/list-names-tuam-babies-children-3270019-Mar2017/. https://www.sheadonovan.org/ Connection via matchmaker.fm. commonGround by airtone (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/airtone/58703 Recorded on 26 January 2021. Edited by Paula Blair using Audacity. See the auto-captioned video at https://youtu.be/w_g6X-kCf_8

Paula Blair runs through a guest lecture/seminar for a Language in Film & Television module focusing on No (dir. Pablo Larraín, Chile, 2012). commonGround by airtone (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/airtone/58703 Recorded on 16 November 2020 Edited by Paula Blair with Audacity See the auto-captioned video with slides at https://youtu.be/MrVJVg-hkC0 Join the pod at https://www.patreon.com/avcultures Give one-off support: (£3) https://supporter.acast.com/audiovisual-cultures-podcast (£5) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/peablair (Any amount in £ or US$) https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/peablair (Any amount in over 30 currencies) https://liberapay.com/peablair

Mustafa Sherif talks about urban planning and making the Urbanistica Podcast. https://shows.acast.com/Urbanistica commonGround by airtone (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/airtone/58703 Recorded on 6 January 2021. Edited by Paula Blair using Audacity. See the auto-captioned video at https://youtu.be/sDrk2Imj3QY

Director and cinematographer Justin McAleece talks about working across different types of video and film production. commonGround by airtone (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/airtone/58703 Recorded with Zoom on 2 December 2020 Edited by Paula Blair using Audacity See the auto-captioned video at https://youtu.be/TB8AKHCMMK8

Kristie Smith talks about Die Hard (dir. John McTiernan, 1988) and presents evidence for its status as a ‘Christmas film’. Although it’s largely a light episode, there is some swearing, plot detail, and the discussion at times edges into topics that some listeners may find upsetting, such as police brutality and 9/11. See the auto-captioned video at https://youtu.be/orcXmUY8Ui0 commonGround by airtone (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/airtone/58703 Recorded with Zoom on 4 December 2020 Edited by Paula Blair with Audacity Join the pod at https://www.patreon.com/avcultures Give one-off support: (£3) https://supporter.acast.com/audiovisual-cultures-podcast (£5) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/peablair (Any amount in £ or US$) https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/peablair (Any amount in over 30 currencies) https://liberapay.com/peablair

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