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he German poet and journalist Heinrich Heine coined the term “Lisztomania” on 25th April 1844 to describe the phenomenon of frenzied fandom in Europe where women would physically assault Franz Liszt by tearing his clothes, fighting over broken piano strings and locks of his shoulder-length hair. Heine said there was something about Liszt's performances that “raised the mood of audiences to a level of mystical ecstasy” – which seemed to be a result of the combination of his good looks, his charisma and his stage presence. In this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly explain how Liszt created an almost parasocial relationship with his fan base; investigate why critics are still reproving of expressive concert pianists to this day; and discuss whether the Heine was trying to extort money from performers like Liszt in exchange for better reviews… Further Reading: • ‘The Virtuoso Liszt' (Cambridge University Press, 2002): The Virtuoso Liszt - Google Books: https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/The_Virtuoso_Liszt/koSQAjlxeOIC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=lisztomania&pg=PA203&printsec=frontcover • ‘Forget the Beatles – Liszt was music's first “superstar”' (BBC Culture, 2016): https://shorturl.at/eipIP • ‘Lisztomania: the 19th-century pop phenomenon that made Beatlemania look tame' (The Telegraph, 2019): https://shorturl.at/lwNOP • ‘Before Beatlemania, There Was Lisztomania' (Great Big Story, 2020): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sjCA8OPobw Love the show? Support us! Join
When Marlon Brando won Best Actor at the Academy Awards for his role in The Godfather on March 27, 1973, he sent Native American activist Sacheen Littlefeather in his place. Dressed in traditional Apache garb, she declined the award on Brando's behalf, “And the reasons for this being are the treatment of American Indians today by the film industry." Littlefeather's appearance was met with a mix of boos and applause from the audience. But, before her death in 2022, the Academy honoured Littlefeather for her protest, calling it "a powerful statement on behalf of human dignity and against the marginalization of Indigenous people." In this episode, Arion, Olly and Rebecca consider the lasting impact of this stark political moment; revisit Littlefeather's earlier work for Playboy; and explain why, as a rumoured ‘Pretendian', her ethnic identity continues to make headlines… Further Reading: • ‘A shocking moment in Oscars history, 50 years on' (BBC Culture, 2023): https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20230302-the-most-shocking-moment-in-oscars-history-50-years-on • ‘Sacheen Littlefeather was a Native icon. Her sisters say she was an ethnic fraud' (San Francisco Chronicle, 2022): https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/openforum/article/Sacheen-Littlefeather-oscar-Native-pretendian-17520648.php • 'Marlon Brando's Best Actor Oscar win for "The Godfather"' (Academy Awards, 1973): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QUacU0I4yU #Hollywood #70s #Native #Racism Love the show? Support us! Join
The first Pokémon videogames, ‘Red' and ‘Green' were launched in Japan on 27th February, 1996. The franchise went on to be the most successful ever video game to TV adaptation, and the highest selling trading card game in history of cards. Created by Satoshi Tajiri, the gameplay recalled his childhood obsession for bug-hunting, and made use of Nintendo's new GameBoy connection cable to enable players to swap and collect monsters. But it wasn't until the card-trading game went viral in playgrounds that his company, Game Freak, was accused of encouraging gambling. In this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly explain why the series was re-named for the American market; reveal just how many epileptic seizures were caused by the anime adaptation in one ill-fated broadcast; and explain what the Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia had in common with a group of Long Island moms… Further Reading: • ‘The Year in Ideas; Pokémon Hegemon' (The New York Times, 2002): https://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/15/magazine/the-year-in-ideas-pokemon-hegemon.html?searchResultPosition=21 • ‘Pokémon: The Japanese game that went viral' (BBC Culture, 2020): https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20200811-pokemon-the-japanese-game-that-went-viral • ‘Gameplay: Pokemon Red' (GameFreak, 1996): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C034iux-EJ8 This episode first aired in 2023 Love the show? Support us! Join
Happy New Year, Retrospectors! We'll return with new episodes from Monday 6th January, but in the meantime the team have been choosing their favourite episodes from 2024 that are worthy of a second listen. First up, Arion has selected our conversation about “Zone de Sensibilité Picturale Immatérielle”, the artwork concluded by French artist Yves Klein on 26th January 1962 – when he threw half the gold he received for the artwork into the Seine, and burned the ownership receipt. This conceptual performance, forgotten for decades, is now often credited by art critics for presaging the world of NFTs and blockchains. Known for his daring, influential art, Klein's more famous works include orchestrating a monotone silence symphony and copyrighting a colour: International Klein Blue. Despite satirising capitalism, however, he always made sure he was well paid… In this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly explain how Klein's methods aimed for spontaneous, chaotic, and absurd expressions of art; explain how the audience were always a crucial component in his performances; and question whether Farrow and Ball have the edge over his trademark colour… Further Reading: • ‘Money for nothing: receipt for ‘invisible art' sells for $1.2m' (The Guardian, 2022): https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2022/apr/14/receipt-for-invisible-art-auction-yves-klein • ‘Yves Klein: The man who invented a colour' (BBC Culture, 2014): https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20140828-the-man-who-invented-a-colour • What Inspired Yves Klein? (Christie's, 2018): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nX3GrC6legQ Love the show? Support us! Join
Rerun: Charles Dickens' novella ‘A Christmas Carol' was written in just six weeks, and published on 19th December, 1843. The timeless story, which introduced the world to Ebeneezer Scrooge, Tiny Tim, and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future, was conceived in part to get its author out of a sticky financial situation. Dickens' other motive was to put into an accessible fable the political ideas that had formed the core of his proposed pamphlet, ‘An Appeal to the People of England on behalf of the Poor Man's Child'. In so doing, he re-focussed the Christmas message around charitable giving and kindness for generations. In this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly explain how Dickens plundered his own back-catalogue to surface some ‘Christmas goblins'; consider whether the book-buying public truly understood the intended message of his work; and reveal why his determination to produce it in an affordable edition hit him in the pocket… Further Reading: • ‘A Christmas Carol: The True History Behind the Dickens Story' (Time, 2021): https://time.com/4597964/history-charles-dickens-christmas-carol/ • ‘How did A Christmas Carol come to be?' (BBC Culture, 2017): https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20171215-how-did-a-christmas-carol-come-to-be • "What day is it?" (George C. Scott - A Christmas Carol - 1984): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YO17UOjcovg ‘Why am I hearing a rerun?' Each Thursday and Friday we repeat stories from our archive of 800+ episodes, so we can maintain the quality of our independent podcast and bring you fresh, free content every Monday-Wednesday… … But
Anna Bogutskaya has studied thousands of horror films and books. In this interview we talk to Anna about the role of the monster and how writers can harness primal emotions to tell captivating stories. We also dive into her process for pitching and writing nonfiction books.*ABOUT ANNA BOGUTSKAYA Anna Bogutskaya is a freelance critic, author, film programmer and creative producer. She writes for BBC Culture, Guardian, MUBI, the Face and TimeOut, amongst others, and programmes films for BFI, Edinburgh Film Festival and Fantastic Fest. She produces and hosts The Final Girls podcast. She's the author of Unlikeable Female Characters: The Women Pop Culture Wants You to Hate and Feeding the Monster: Why Horror Has a Hold On Us.*RESOURCES & LINKSUnlikeable Female CharactersFeeding the MonsterThe Final Girls: A Horror Film PodcastThe BabadookIn the Dream House by Carmen Maria MachadoAdmit OneDanse Macabre by Stephen KingHouse of Psychotic Women by Kier-La Janisse For show notes, transcripts and to attend our live podcasts visit: podcast.londonwriterssalon.com.For free writing sessions, join free Writers' Hours: writershour.com.*FOLLOW LONDON WRITERS' SALONTwitter: twitter.com/WritersSalonInstagram: instagram.com/londonwriterssalonFacebook: facebook.com/LondonWritersSalonIf you're enjoying this show, please rate and review this show!
Martians invaded New Jersey on CBS Radio on 30th October, 1938, when Orson Welles' War of the Worlds delighted and confused a generation of Americans. The fictional news bulletins sounded terrifyingly real, and many listeners missed the disclaimer stating it was just a play. But radio was a burgeoning medium, and Americans were still feeling the strain of the Great Depression, and feared becoming embroiled in World War II, so were perhaps pre-disposed to panic when their primary news source informed them aerial invasions and explosions were lighting up the skies. In this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly explain how newspapers hyped up the resultant ‘mass panic' in order to take revenge on the radio industry; explain how the play's use of ‘fake news' broadcasts, mimicking newsman Herbert Morrison's dramatic Hindenburg coverage, was a surprisingly late addition; and consider why, in our world of A.I. deepfakes, its lessons resonate still… Further Reading: • 'The Infamous "War of the Worlds" Radio Broadcast Was a Magnificent Fluke' (Smithsonian, 2015): https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/infamous-war-worlds-radio-broadcast-was-magnificent-fluke-180955180/ • ''I had no idea I'd become a national event': Orson Welles on the mass hysteria of The War of the Worlds' (BBC Culture, 2023): https://www.bbc.co.uk/culture/article/20231027-behind-the-broadcast-orson-welles-on-the-mass-hysteria-of-the-war-of-the-worlds • 'The War of the Worlds: The Original Broadcast' (CBS, 1938): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crPGFZiFjfs&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nj.com%2Flife-and-culture%2Ferry-2018%2F10%2F42845552865240%2Fwas-new-jersey-the-birthplace.html Love the show? Support us! Join
The ‘Austenmania' craze of the mid-90s kicked off with the BBC's production of ‘Pride and Prejudice', which first aired on 24th September, 1995. Now primarily remembered for Colin Firth's ‘wet shirt' scene, Andrew Davies's ‘sexed up' adaptation also starred Firth's real-life squeeze Jennifer Ehle as Elizabeth Bennet, and was the first serialisation of the novel to be filmed on location, with picturesque country estates providing a ‘property porn' backdrop to the plot's central romance. In this episode, the Retrospectors reveal how Firth later tried to distance himself from the fetishisation of his role as Mr Darcy; explain the part rat urine played in filming the iconic bathing scene; and discover how this sensationally popular miniseries sparked interest in erotic adaptations of Austen's work… Further Reading: ‘Pride and Prejudice at 20: The scene that changed everything' (BBC Culture, 2015): https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20150922-pride-and-prejudice-at-20-the-scene-that-changed-everything ‘Books, Bras and Bridget Jones: reading adaptations of Pride and Prejudice - by Olivia Murphy' (University of Sydney): https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/229392346.pdf ‘The Lake Scene (Colin Firth Strips Off)' (BBC, 1995): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hasKmDr1yrA Love the show? Support us! Join
Welcome to Season 3!Sharon and Susan kick off a new season with Jennifer Keishan Armstrong, the New York Times bestselling author of Seinfeldia: How a Show about Nothing Changed Everything, When Women Invented Television, Sex and the City and Us, and Mary and Lou and Rhoda and Ted. Jennifer writes about entertainment and pop culture for the New York Times Book Review, Fast Company, Vulture, BBC Culture, and Entertainment Weekly. Her latest book So Fetch: The Making of Mean Girls (And Why We're Still So Obsessed with It) was published this year.In this fascinating interview, Jennifer takes us behind the scenes with four different women who, in their own ways, invented television: Irma Phillips, Hazel Scott, Gertrude Berg -- and Betty White. Each of them faced sexism -- and racism -- but triumphed during a time when opportunities for women in television were limited -- but strangely also more open than you may think….THE CONVERSATIONHow The Mary Tyler Moore Show gave a voice to women everywhere when they gave a voice to a host of female TV writers.The Oprah of the 1950's was… Gertrude Berg?The Beyoncé of the 1940s was... reknowned Black jazz pianist, Hazel Scott.Find out how Scott became the first Black person to host a national primetime television show -- in 1950.The character of Suanne Nivens that Betty White played on The Mary Tyler Moore Show was based on a woman who did a LIVE Homemaking Show played by… Betty White!Irma Phillips was asked to make something that would appeal to women -- so she invented the Soap Opera.Phillips created As The World Turns -- AND the longest running show of all time, The Guiding Light.Gertrude Berg's ground-breaking sitcom about a Jewish family -- The Goldbergs -- was so successful that it was considered to be the lead-in for a new, untested show that might need some help -- I Love Lucy.Why was 1955 the death knell of women working in television -- both in front of AND behind the camera?According to network executives in 1969, what were the THREE THINGS Americans didn't want to see on television?How The Mary Tyler Moore Show made Ed Asner a feminist.So join Susan and Sharon -- and Jennifer -- as they talk “fat farms”, Mean Girls, the Black List, Seinfeld, Tina Fey, Shonda Rhimes, Father Knows Best -- and “On Wednesdays we wear pink”!AUDIO-OGRAPHYFind Jennifer Keishan Armstrong at her website, jenniferkarmstrong.com.Buy The Women Who Invented Television (and all Jennifer's books) at Bookshop.org.Find Jennifer on Instagram.Find Women Who Invented Television at YouTube:Watch The Betty White Show (1954)Watch Betty White in her sitcom, Life with Elizabeth.Learn more about Hazel Scott.The Goldbergs with Gertrude Berg, Episode: “A Sad Day”Check out an Irma Phillips episode of The Guiding Light (1952). CONNECTVisit 80sTVLadies.com for transcripts.Sign up for the 80s TV Ladies mailing list.Support us and get ad-free episodes on PATREON. VOTEWe're NOMINATED for Best Film & TV Podcast.Please VOTE for 80s TV Ladies at Women in Podcasting Awards.REMEMBER: Register or Check your US Election Registration at Vote.orgThis year is the 45th anniversary of President Carter's Crisis of Confidence speech. Get Susan's new play about it: Confidence (and the Speech) at Broadway Licensing.
Sir Trevor Phillips presents Sky TV's Sunday Morning programme and is a columnist for The Times newspaper. He was previously a reporter on the Thames TV This Week, head of current affairs for London Weekend Television, Chair of the London Assembly, Chair of the Commission for Racial Equality, and Chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, as well as having run several businesses. In the first episode of our seventh series we discuss why Trevor never became a BBC staffer, what the events over the summer revealed about the culture of the BBC, the BBC's approach to ethnic minorities, multiculturalism, his career, his friendship with the Chair of the BBC, Samir Shah, and the importance of public service media and local coverage."We're talking on the day that the Grenfell Inquiry Report is going to be published. There is no way in a million years that Grenfell, 30 years ago, would not have been a story before the fire, because, certainly, the programme that I presented, the ITV London programme, would have been all over it, year after year." To support our journalism and receive a weekly blog sign up now for £1.99 per month: www.patreon.com/BeebWatch/membership Or if you'd rather make a one-off payment (which doesn't entitle you to the blog) please use our crowdfunding page:https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/roger-boltons-beeb-watch-podcast @BeebRogerInstagram: rogerboltonsbeebwatchLinkedIn: Roger Bolton's Beeb Watch email: roger@rogerboltonsbeebwatch.com www.goodeggproductions.uk Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
We welcome back Anna Bogutskaya to the podcast for this episode to discuss her book, Feeding the Monster: Why Horror Has a Hold on Us. As the title suggests, it's a publication celebrating the goriest, scariest, and to many – most downright entertaining film genre out there. Bogutskaya is a writer, film programmer and podcaster, who regularly can be heard on The Final Girls horror podcast. Her writing has appeared in BBC Culture, Little White Lies, The Guardian, Tortoise, The Face, LA Review of Books and many more. Joining her in conversation for this episode is BBC Radio 1's film critic, Ali Plumb. We are sponsored by Indeed. Go to Indeed.com/IS for £100 sponsored credit. If you'd like to become a Member and get access to all of our longer form interviews and Members-only content, just visit intelligencesquared.com/membership to find out more. For £4.99 per month you'll also receive: - Full-length and ad-free Intelligence Squared episodes, wherever you get your podcasts - Bonus Intelligence Squared podcasts, curated feeds and members exclusive series - 15% discount on livestreams and in-person tickets for all Intelligence Squared events - Our member-only newsletter The Monthly Read, sent straight to your inbox ... Or Subscribe on Apple for £4.99: - Full-length and ad-free Intelligence Squared podcasts - Bonus Intelligence Squared podcasts, curated feeds and members exclusive series ... Already a subscriber? Thank you for supporting our mission to foster honest debate and compelling conversations! Visit intelligencesquared.com to explore all your benefits including ad-free podcasts, exclusive bonus content and early access. ... Subscribe to our newsletter here to hear about our latest events, discounts and much more. https://www.intelligencesquared.com/newsletter-signup/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Challengers. Poor Things. Saltburn. Three Hollywood movies released in the last six months which haven't held back on sex. However, the stats tell us movies in America are actually getting less steamy…A study from The Economist suggests that sexual content in movies has dropped by 40% since 2000. BBC Culture reporter, Annabel Rackham, explains what's behind this Hollywood trend.Intimacy co-ordinators are a more regular sight on sets these days, helping people in front of the camera and behind it to navigate their way through a sensitive scene. Alicia Rodis, an intimacy co-ordinator who's worked on Watchmen, And Just Like That and The Deuce, explains what the job entails.Plus, BBC Asian Network's Haroon Rashid describes how sex and romance is treated in Bollywood. Instagram: @bbcwhatintheworld WhatsApp: +44 0330 12 33 22 6 Email: whatintheworld@bbc.co.uk Presenter: Alex Rhodes Producers: Emily Horler, Baldeep Chahal and Adam Chowdhury Editor: Verity Wilde
ALLYSON MCCABE is a journalist whose work is heard on NPR's newsmagazines, public radio stations and programs, and podcasts. Also appearing in publications such as the New York Times, New York Magazine/Vulture, BBC Culture, Wired, and Bandcamp, McCabe is also the author of WHY SINEAD O'CONNOR MATTERS, UT Press, 2023.SRTN Podcast
French artist Yves Klein concluded his artwork "Zone de Sensibilité Picturale Immatérielle" on 26th January 1962 - by throwing half the gold he received for the artwork into the Seine, and burning the ownership receipt. This conceptual performance, forgotten for decades, is now often credited by art critics for presaging the world of NFTs and blockchains. Known for his daring, influential art, Klein's more famous works include orchestrating a monotone silence symphony and copyrighting a colour: International Klein Blue. Despite satirising capitalism, however, he always made sure he was well paid… In this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly explain how Klein's methods aimed for spontaneous, chaotic, and absurd expressions of art; explain how the audience were always a crucial component in his performances; and question whether Farrow and Ball have the edge over his trademark colour… Further Reading: • ‘Money for nothing: receipt for ‘invisible art' sells for $1.2m' (The Guardian, 2022): https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2022/apr/14/receipt-for-invisible-art-auction-yves-klein • ‘Yves Klein: The man who invented a colour' (BBC Culture, 2014): https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20140828-the-man-who-invented-a-colour • What Inspired Yves Klein? (Christie's, 2018): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIi62RLUQQw We'll be back on Monday - unless you join
When Berry Gordy, Jr. founded Tamla Records in Detroit on 12th January, 1959, he reshaped popular music forever. With an iconic artist roster that included The Temptations, Stevie Wonder and The Jackson 5, Motown's ability to identify and nurture talent - inspired by the principles of a car production line - were unprecedented. Gordy's journey, from a professional boxer and owner of a jazz record store to becoming a songwriter and producer, underscored his innate understanding of popular appeal. ‘The Motown Sound', carefully crafted for crossover appeal, redefined genres for broader audiences. In this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly explain how Gordy's production philosophy was decades ahead of its time; consider the challenges faced by the label in the 70s and 80s; and reveals how Martha Reeves became a lead vocalist, after starting at Hitsville as a secretary… Further Reading: • ‘From the archive, 1 May 1972: Motown - the sound that changed America' (The Guardian, 2014): https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2014/may/01/motown-detroit-soul-berry-gordy • ‘Motown: The music that changed America' (BBC Culture, 2019): https://www.bbc.co.uk/culture/article/20190109-motown-the-music-that-changed-america • ‘Smokey Robinson & Berry Gordy: "I'll Try Something New", from "Hitsville"' (Showtime, 2019): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbiDLeRzoxQ We'll be back on Monday - unless you join
Disney's copyright on ‘Steamboat Willie', which features the earliest version of Mickey Mouse, expired in the US on New Year's Day - meaning the image is in the public domain and free to use… with some caveats. So what's next for Mickey?Some creatives have already sprung into action. Noor Nanji, a BBC Culture reporter, tells us about an upcoming Mickey Mouse slasher movie and a video game.We also hear from Erin Delmore, the BBC's North America Business Correspondent and Jennifer Jenkins, a professor of intellectual property law at Duke University, about how public domain laws work. Plus we pitch some ideas of our own. Email: whatintheworld@bbc.co.uk WhatsApp: +44 0330 12 33 22 6 Presenter: Hannah Gelbart Producers: Alex Rhodes, Benita Barden, Adam Chowdhury and Emily Horler Editors: Verity Wilde and Simon Peeks
England's Puritan Parliament attempted to purge Christmas of Catholic influences on 19th December, 1644, by passing The Ordinance for the Better Observation of the Monthly Fast, an attempt in the legislature to solemnise the day and prevent the public from indulging in carnal and sensual delights. Essentially: to ban Christmas. The enforcement of these measures led to numerous conflicts, including the Plum Pudding Riot of 1647, when 10,000 men in Kent signed a petition declaring they would rather see the King back on his throne than forego Christmas celebrations - a message future ‘Merry Monarch' Charles II certainly noticed… In this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly uncover the complexities of anti-anti-Christmas vandalism; explain why a calendar clash in 1644 persauded the Puritans to legislate; and imagine a world in which ‘Second Tuesday of the Month Day' were celebrated with the gusto of December 25th… Further Reading: • ‘When Christmas carols were banned' (BBC Culture, 2014): https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20141219-when-christmas-carols-were-banned • ‘Did Oliver Cromwell Really Ban Christmas?' (HistoryExtra, 2021): https://www.historyextra.com/period/stuart/no-christmas-under-cromwell-the-puritan-assault-on-christmas-during-the-1640s-and-1650s/?ref=planksip.org • ‘Why Was Christmas Banned?' (The Guardian, 2019): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsFYm796dig Love the show? Join
5x15 brings together five outstanding individuals to tell of their lives, passions and inspirations. There are only two rules - no scripts and only 15 minutes each. Octavia Bright is a writer and broadcaster. She co-hosts Literary Friction, the literary podcast and NTS Radio show, with Carrie Plitt. Recommended by the New York Times, Guardian, BBC Culture, Electric Literature, Sunday Times and others, it has run for ten years and has listeners worldwide. She has also presented programmes for BBC R4 including Open Book, and hosts literary events for bookshops, publishers, and festivals – such as Cheltenham Literature Festival and events for The Southbank Centre. Her writing has been published in a number of magazines including the White Review, Harper's Bazaar, ELLE, Wasafiri, Somesuch Stories, and the Sunday Times, amongst others. She has a PhD from UCL where she wrote about hysteria and desire in Spanish cinema. Her first book, This Ragged Grace: A Memoir of Recovery and Renewal, was published by Canongate in June 2023, and described by Olivia Laing as "an extraordinary, electrifying book." Learn more about 5x15 events: 5x15stories.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/5x15stories Facebook: www.facebook.com/5x15stories Instagram: www.instagram.com/5x15stories
In this episode I had the pleasure to sit down with the Amazing Human Laura to talk about her journey with mental health. Laura and I have known each other for a number of years and in this episode she talks about her eating disorder, helping to change BBC Culture around mental health with the 'Open up' campaign, and how she is passionate about real human stories. You can find out more about Laura's work here: https://www.awaywithwords.media/
In this special live episode, we speak to writer and broadcaster Octavia Bright about her memoir, This Ragged Grace. We discuss the ways in which Octavia's roles as an interviewer, carer and linguist informed her process as an active listener and developed her writing voice. We explore the distinction between the pornographic and the erotic in relation to memoir writing, and discuss the process of revealing and concealment when writing from lived experience. We chat about the importance of images and symbols in articulating trauma, with reference to Louise Bourgeois' 'Spiral Woman' as a symbol which holds contradictions within recovery. We speak about the interweaving of presence, loss, memory and history within writing and discuss the influence of artists and writers such as Louise Bourgeois, Deborah Levy and Marlene Dumas on Octavia's work. Octavia Bright is a writer and broadcaster. She co-hosts Literary Friction, the literary podcast and NTS Radio show, with Carrie Plitt. Recommended by The New York Times, Guardian, BBC Culture, Electric Literature, The Sunday Times and others, it has run for ten years and has listeners worldwide. She also presents programmes for BBC R4 including Open Book, and hosts literary events for bookshops, publishers, and festivals – such as Cheltenham Literature Festival and events for The Southbank Centre. Her writing has been published in a number of magazines including the White Review, Harper's Bazaar, ELLE, Wasafiri, Somesuch Stories, and The Sunday Times, amongst others. She has a PhD from UCL where she wrote about hysteria and desire in Spanish cinema. References This Ragged Grace by Octavia Bright Living Autobiography series by Deborah Levy Louise Bourgeois Marlene Dumas As always, listen for the discount code and visit Storysmith for 10% discount on Octavia's work.
Jennifer Keishin Armstrong is the New York Times bestselling author of Seinfeldia: How the Show About Nothing Changed Everything; a history of The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Mary and Lou and Rhoda and Ted; and Sex and the City and Us: How Four Single Women Changed the Way We Think, Live, and Love. She spent a decade on staff at Entertainment Weekly and has since written for many publications, including BBC Culture, The New York Times Book Review, Vice, New York magazine, and Billboard.She's also an old pal from my NYC days; in fact, we used to host Readings & Rubdowns events where people would listen to writers read from their latest books while getting massaged.In the ensuing years, Jennifer has become a huge author and in this episode she breaks down, step-by-step, what makes for a successful launch.FOR MORE INFO, GO TO WWW.ONGOODAUTHORITYPOD.COM
Over three billion people around the world play video games and the industry is worth roughly $350 billion dollars. However, do we understand the relationship between the games we play and our mental health?Alex Rhodes is joined by the BBC's Laura Cress to find out. They chat with psychologist and game designer Doctor Kelli Dunlap to understand whether violent video games actually lead to violence in real life, and she gives us her three tips on how to manage our mental health when it comes to gaming.Sky Tunley-Stainton from gaming charity Safe in our World explains what they are doing to help the mental health of gamers and people working in the gaming industry. Plus, BBC Culture reporter Annabel Rackham gives us an update on the writers' and actors' strikes that have bought Hollywood to a halt.Details of organisations offering information and support with mental health are available at bbc.co.uk/actionlineEmail: whatintheworld@bbc.co.uk WhatsApp: +44 0330 12 33 22 6Presenter: Alex Rhodes with Laura Cress Producers: Adam Chowdhury, Emily Horler, Mora Morrison, Benita Barden and Dan Eboka Editors: Verity Wilde and Rachael Akidi Okwir
Today's Booked Up guest is Allyson McCabe, author of the deeply felt, carefully researched book, Why Sinéad O'Connor Matters, which was published in May two months before the musician's passing. Allyson interviewed Sinéad for NPR in 2021 in connection with her autobiography Rememberings. As guitarist and songwriter Vernon Reid wrote, “Acknowledging that Sinéad's life story can be a difficult, contradictory mess, McCabe painstakingly relates this magnificent, irreplaceable artist's tale to her own heartfelt story, showing us in the process how and why so many of us also connect with Sinéad.” A little more on Allyson McCabe, who is decidedly Gen X. Before turning to writing, reporting and production fulltime, she taught in the English Department at Yale. You've definitely heard hermwork on NPR's flagship showslike Morning Edition and All Things Considered. One example: “Willy Wonka-Inspired 'Candy Alchemist' Spins Sugar Into Pure Imagination.” Or more recently,“How artists and influencers set the stage for Hip-Hop's global rise.” You've also seen Allyson's byline in assorted places including the New York Times, New York Magazine's Vulture, BBC Culture, Bandcamp, and Wired. Contact Booked Up: You can email Jen & the Booked Up team at: BOOKEDUP@POLITICON.COM or by writing to: BOOKED UP P.O. BOX 147 NORTHAMPTON, MA 01061 Get More from Allyson McCabe: Website | Author of WHY SINÉAD O'CONNOR MATTERS Get More from Jen Taub: taubjen on Threads| Money & Gossip Substack | Author of BIG DIRTY MONEY
Pinocchio, ‘The Story of a Puppet', debuted in Giornale per i bambini, an Italian weekly magazine for children, on 7th July, 1881. Its author, Carlo Lorenzini - going by the pseudonym C. Collodi - intended the tale to end with the hanging of Pinocchio, but popular demand led to the character having further, more optimistic adventures. As a young man, Collodi joined the seminary but left to support the Italian national unification movement through journalism. His children's writings are cut through with satire and moral lessons specific to Italy in the 1800s, yet resonated internationally almost immediately, having been translated into as many as 260 languages. In this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly consider Collodi in the context of other serialised literature of the time, such as Dickens; uncover the darkest moments in the story which Disney sensibly swerved; and explain what that whole weird donkey metaphor is all about… Further Reading: • ‘The Real Story of Pinocchio Tells No Lies' (Smithsonian Magazine, 2022): https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/the-real-pinocchio-180980027/ • ‘Pinocchio: The scariest children's story ever written' (BBC Culture, 2022): https://www.bbThe Real Story of Pinocchio Tells No Lies | Travel | Smithsonian Magazinec.com/culture/article/20221207-pinocchio-the-scariest-childrens-story-ever-written • ‘The birthplace of Pinocchio' (CBS, 2019): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAkdYYaTzcI&t=9s #1800s #Italy #Books Love the show? Join
Our guest is Matt Alt who is a Tokyo-based writer and "localizer" of Japanese entertainment products including video games, toys, and manga. His work has appeared widely in publications including The New York Times, BBC Culture, The Economist 1843, Aeon Magazine, and The New Yorker. (We will find out what “localizer” means in our conversation.)Also, Matt is the author of “Pure Invention: How Japan Made The Modern World”, which insightfully analyzes how the unique Japanese mindset ended up producing unexpectedly globally influential products, such as anime and games, along with the roots of these inventions. In this episode, we will discuss how Matt established his interesting career in Japan, his deep insights into how Japanese culture has unexpectedly influenced the world (with plenty of fun examples such as Konbini, Depachika, Hello Kitty and Anime), what is underneath the Japanese food culture, and much, much more!!!Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Japan Eats by becoming a member!Japan Eats is Powered by Simplecast.
The most expensive musical of all time, Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, finally opened on June 14th, 2011, after completing a record-breaking run of 183 preview performances. The show had been plagued by disaster even from its very beginnings when Tony Adams, the theatre producer who had approached Marvel to buy the stage rights to Spider-Man, died of a stroke just as the team was about to sign the contracts. In this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly look at how the original plot attempted to fuse together a 20th century comic book hero with an Ancient Greek myth; discuss where U2's Bono and The Edge got their unlikely musical inspiration from; and explain why Saturday Night Live ended up running a sketch about a law firm specialising in Spider-Man related workplace injuries… Further Reading: • ‘How a Spider-Man musical became a theatrical disaster' (BBC Culture, 2020): https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20201125-how-a-spider-man-musical-became-a-theatrical-disaster • ‘Inside Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, the Broadway bomb that almost killed its cast' (The Daily Telegraph, 2021): https://www.telegraph.co.uk/theatre/what-to-see/inside-spider-man-turn-dark-broadway-bomb-almost-killed-cast/ • ‘Highlights From “Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark”' (Playbill, 2011): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajg78Xez-OU #2010s #Comics #Music #Theatre #US Love the show? Join
Today on the show, we're joined by Allyson McCabe, author of the new book: Why Sinéad O'Connor Matters. McCabe is a writer, broadcaster and producer, whose work has appeared in the New York Times, BBC Culture, Wired and on NPR. Writing about the book for an installment of Aquarium Drunkard Book Club, JJ Toth of Wooden Wand states, “Though McCabe's impassioned defense of O'Connor in the wake of her many controversies is both heartfelt and persuasive, Why Sinéad O'Connor Matters is no hagiography: O'Connor's noble desire—some might say compulsion—to express herself authentically could be messy, and the author reckons with O'Connor's own gaffes and errors in judgment…” Few artists have created a body of work as intense, as spiritually volatile, and as personal as O'Connor. In the book's prologue, McCabe writes : “Insofar as O'Connor's talents are inseparable from her struggles and triumphs, so are mine and yours.” That's the spirit that fuels this conversation: one of personal honesty and a believe that truth and beauty are ideas to be prized. Support Aquarium Drunkard on Patreon. Transmissions is a part of the Talkhouse Podcast Network. Next week on Transmissions? Next week on the show, ambient country pioneers Suss.
Louis Sullivan was an architect working in Chicago at the dawn of the skyscraper. He sought to define a new, bold style of design in the U.S., and was deeply frustrated when his peers didn't do the same. Research: Sullivan, Louis. “An Autobiography of an Idea.” Dover Architecture. 2012. Kindle Edition. “Louis Sullivan.” Chicago Architecture Center. https://www.architecture.org/learn/resources/architecture-dictionary/entry/louis-sullivan/ “Auditorium Building.” Chicago Architecture Center. https://www.architecture.org/learn/resources/buildings-of-chicago/building/auditorium-building/ Smith, Mark Richard. “Louis Sullivan – The Struggle for American Architecture.” Whitecap Films. 2010. “Charnley-Persky House Museum.” https://www.sah.org/about-sah/charnley-persky-house Glancey, Jonathan. “The city that changed architecture forever.” BBC Culture. October 5, 2015. https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20150930-chicago-birthplace-of-the-skyscraper “Auditorium Theater.” https://auditoriumtheatre.org/ Chewning, John Andrew. “William Robert Ware and the beginnings of architectural education in the United States, 1861-1881.” Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 1986. https://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/14983 Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "Dankmar Adler". Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Apr. 2023, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Dankmar-Adler Koeper, H.F.. "Louis Sullivan". Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Apr. 2023, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Louis-Sullivan Lowe, David Garrard. “Architecture: The First Chicago School.” Encyclopedia of Chicago. http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/62.html “World's Columbian Exposition of 1893.” American Experience. PBS. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/chicago-worlds-columbian-exposition-1893/ Crook, David H. “Louis Sullivan and the Golden Doorway.” Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, vol. 26, no. 4, 1967, pp. 250–58. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.2307/988451 Mumford, Mark. “Form Follows Nature: The Origins of American Organic Architecture.” Journal of Architectural Education (1984-), vol. 42, no. 3, 1989, pp. 26–37. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.2307/1425061 Gary C. Meyer. “Louis Sullivan's Columbus Jewel Box.” The Wisconsin Magazine of History, vol. 88, no. 3, 2005, pp. 2–17. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/4637133 Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "William Le Baron Jenney". Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 Sep. 2022, https://www.britannica.com/biography/William-Le-Baron-Jenney See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The German poet and journalist Heinrich Heine coined the term “Lisztomania” on 25th April 1844 to describe the phenomenon of frenzied fandom in Europe where women would physically assault Franz Liszt by tearing his clothes, fighting over broken piano strings and locks of his shoulder-length hair. Heine said there was something about Liszt's performances that “raised the mood of audiences to a level of mystical ecstasy” – which seemed to be a result of the combination of his good looks, his charisma and his stage presence. In this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly explain how Liszt created an almost parasocial relationship with his fan base; investigate why critics are still reproving of expressive concert pianists to this day; and discuss whether the Heine was trying to extort money from performers like Liszt in exchange for better reviews… Further Reading: • ‘The Virtuoso Liszt' (Cambridge University Press, 2002): The Virtuoso Liszt - Google Books: https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/The_Virtuoso_Liszt/koSQAjlxeOIC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=lisztomania&pg=PA203&printsec=frontcover • ‘Forget the Beatles – Liszt was music's first “superstar”' (BBC Culture, 2016): https://shorturl.at/eipIP • ‘Lisztomania: the 19th-century pop phenomenon that made Beatlemania look tame' (The Telegraph, 2019): https://shorturl.at/lwNOP • ‘Before Beatlemania, There Was Lisztomania' (Great Big Story, 2020): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sjCA8OPobw Love the show? Join
God bless Wes Anderson. In my younger years, I loathed him and his aesthetic and now I burst with giddy and glee every time I see he coming out with a new film as I revel in awe of his craft. We live in an age of established IP with world-building franchise giants and yet there are still a blessed few out there making original films with ensemble casts. People crap on A24, Neon, XYZ, and the like, but that is where "mainstream" original filmmaking has been relegated to and it's sad. FRUMESS is POWERED by www.riotstickers.com/frumess GET 1000 STICKERS FOR $79 RIGHT HERE - NO PROMO CODE NEED! JOIN THE PATREON FOR LESS THAN A $2 CUP OF COFFEE!! https://www.patreon.com/Frumess
Summary Dr. Alexis Albion (LinkedIn, Twitter) joins Andrew (Twitter; LinkedIn) to discuss amazing artifacts with amazing stories from SPY's newest pop-up exhibit: “Secrets Revealed: Highlights from the Grant Verstandig Collection.” What You'll Learn Intelligence Casablanca's spy connection Lasting effects of the Rosenberg trial Women in Intelligence WWII covert operations Reflections What makes a story timeless? The human dimension of history And much, much more … Quote of the Week “To us, that might be the Rosenbergs – These sort of incredible historic figures from the Cold War Intelligence. But to Mike Meeropol, it's his mom and dad. So, I think it's a really human story as well. This letter makes recommendations about their sentencing, about life and death, and again, for me it evokes that really human dimension about whether or not this mother might have lived.” – Dr. Alexis Albion. Resources *SpyCasts* Hitler's Trojan Horse – Nazi Intelligence with Nigel West (2023) Honey Trapped: Sex, Betrayal & Love – with Henry Schlesinger (2022) Amazon to Darien, Atlantic to Pacific – Intelligence in Colombia with former Head of its Navy Admiral Hernando Wills (2022) My Life Looking at Spies &the Media with Paul Lashmar (2021) *Beginner Resources* Soviet Spy Scandal: Who Were the Rosenbergs?, L. Davidson, HistoryHit (2022) [Article] Casablanca in 2 Minutes, YouTube (2019) [Video] Who was the real Mata Hari?, N. Barber, BBC Culture (2017) [Article] How D-Day Was Fought From The Sea, Imperial War Museum (n.d.) [Article] *Artifacts Discussed* Mata Hari Pencil Sketch (ca. 1905) German Bombing Map, WWII (1941) Victor Lazlos Prop Passport (ca. 1942) The Neptune Monograph (ca. 1944) J. Edgar Hoover Letter, FBI (1951) *Primary Resources* Letter from Sophie Rosenberg to Mamie Eisenhower, Eisenhower Presidential Library (1953) Letter from Clyde Miller to Dwight Eisenhower Urging Clemency for the Rosenbergs, Eisenhower Presidential Library (1953) Response from Dwight Eisenhower to Clyde Miller, Eisenhower Presidential Library (1953) The Clydebank Blitz, National Records of Scotland (1941) *Wildcard Resource(s)* The classic quote from Casablanca, “Here's looking at you, kid” is ranked #4 on the American Film Institute's Top 100 Movie Quotes. In fact, four quotes from the movie made it onto the list – Can you guess what the others are?
When Marlon Brando won Best Actor at the Academy Awards for his role in The Godfather on March 27, 1973, he sent Native American activist Sacheen Littlefeather in his place. Dressed in traditional Apache garb, she declined the award on Brando's behalf, “And the reasons for this being are the treatment of American Indians today by the film industry." Littlefeather's appearance was met with a mix of boos and applause from the audience. But, before her death in 2022, the Academy honoured Littlefeather for her protest, calling it "a powerful statement on behalf of human dignity and against the marginalization of Indigenous people." In this episode, Arion, Olly and Rebecca consider the lasting impact of this stark political moment; revisit Littlefeather's earlier work for Playboy; and explain why, as a rumoured ‘Pretendian', her ethnic identity continues to make headlines… Further Reading: • ‘A shocking moment in Oscars history, 50 years on' (BBC Culture, 2023): https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20230302-the-most-shocking-moment-in-oscars-history-50-years-on • ‘Sacheen Littlefeather was a Native icon. Her sisters say she was an ethnic fraud' (San Francisco Chronicle, 2022): https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/openforum/article/Sacheen-Littlefeather-oscar-Native-pretendian-17520648.php • 'Marlon Brando's Best Actor Oscar win for "The Godfather"' (Academy Awards, 1973): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QUacU0I4yU #Hollywood #70s #Native #Racism Love the show? Join
The first Pokémon videogames, ‘Red' and ‘Green' were launched in Japan on 27th February, 1996. The franchise went on to be the most successful ever video game to TV adaptation, and the highest selling trading card game in history of cards. Created by Satoshi Tajiri, the gameplay recalled his childhood obsession for bug-hunting, and made use of Nintendo's new GameBoy connection cable to enable players to swap and collect monsters. But it wasn't until the card-trading game went viral in playgrounds that his company, Game Freak, was accused of encouraging gambling. In this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly explain why the series was re-named for the American market; reveal just how many epileptic seizures were caused by the anime adaptation in one ill-fated broadcast; and explain what the Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia had in common with a group of Long Island moms… Further Reading: • ‘The Year in Ideas; Pokémon Hegemon' (The New York Times, 2002): https://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/15/magazine/the-year-in-ideas-pokemon-hegemon.html?searchResultPosition=21 • ‘Pokémon: The Japanese game that went viral' (BBC Culture, 2020): https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20200811-pokemon-the-japanese-game-that-went-viral • ‘Gameplay: Pokemon Red' (GameFreak, 1996): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C034iux-EJ8 Love the show? Join
In this episode, Book Dreams producer and guest host Gianfranco Lentini takes us on a journey to a real-life literary paradise—a thin barrier island just 50 miles east of New York City—that has been a haven for authors, especially queer authors, for more than a century. Author and scholar Jack Parlett joins Gianfranco to discuss the subject of Jack's latest book, Fire Island: A Century in the Life of an American Paradise. They talk about the significance of creating and maintaining queer spaces as havens, and they examine the cultural context that led many writers—including Noël Coward, W. H. Auden, Walt Whitman, Tennessee Williams, and James Baldwin—to spend summers on Fire Island, experiencing personal freedom that was denied to them everywhere else. They also explore the effect that those earlier writers, as well as Fire Island itself, had on the authors who make the island their second home today. Says Jack, “The [Fire Island] landscape itself knows something, feels something, about the people who were there. It's a repository of their legacies." Jack Parlett is a writer, poet, and scholar. He is the author of three books: Fire Island: A Century in the Life of an American Paradise; The Poetics of Cruising: Queer Visual Culture from Whitman to Grindr; and Same Blue, Different You, a poetry pamphlet. Fire Island was named an Editor's Pick by The New York Times and One of the Best Books of 2022 by The New Yorker and BBC Culture. His writing has appeared in The New Yorker, Boston Review, Granta, Literary Hub, BBC Culture, Poetry London, and elsewhere. Jack currently holds a junior research fellowship at University College Oxford, where he also teaches. His research focuses on 20th and 21st century American literature and culture with an emphasis on queer writing and questions of gender, sexuality, and race. Find us on Twitter (@bookdreamspod) and Instagram (@bookdreamspodcast), or email us at contact@bookdreamspodcast.com. We encourage you to visit our website and sign up for our newsletter for information about our episodes, guests, and more. Book Dreams is a part of Lit Hub Radio and the Podglomerate network, a company that produces, distributes, and monetizes podcasts. For more information on how The Podglomerate treats data, please see our Privacy Policy. Since you're listening to Book Dreams, we'd like to suggest you also try other Podglomerate shows about literature, writing, and storytelling like Storybound and The History of Literature. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We begin the Month of Crazy Stupid Love with a film that the Sight And Sound absolutely worships. The BBC Culture people do too. But we don't. We do RESPECT In The Mood For Love immensely. The actors are good and it's one of the best-looking motion pictures ever made. The cinematography, the sets and especially the costumes should have won Oscars, even though the film wasn't nominated in any of those categories. But, yes, there's certainly plenty to admire in this movie about self-imposed forbidden love as Tony Leung and Maggie Cheung deal with the pain of their partners' infidelity by falling for each other. Are these feelings real though or are the two of them just wallowing in that pain? We try to sort all of that out in Have You Ever Seen #490 as we also try our hardest to see what others see in In The Mood For Love. For stupendous coffee, go to "sparkplug.coffee/hyes" and you can even save 20% off your very next order by using our "hyes" promo code. Find this podcast on YouTube and follow us on Twitter. Our main page on the 'Tube is @hyesellis and our tweetables are @moviefiend51 and @bevellisellis. Our YouTube videos also feature us talking a bit more about the movie of that week and then discussing recent films we've seen, then answering listener emails or online comments. As for email, that's haveyoueverseenpodcast@gmail.com. And "Scoring At The Movies" is Ryan's other podcast, where sports pictures are the topic.
This week on Legendary Adventures, I explore Level 3 - The Manji. I discuss the shape of the dungeon, and the meaning of it. I also round up items that help reduce the difficulty level. Follow along with maps. Facebook: Legendary Adventures Podcast | Facebook Instagram: Legendary Adventures (@legendaryadventurespod) • Instagram photos and videos BBC Article: The ancient symbol that was hijacked by evil - BBC Culture
Charles Dickens' novella ‘A Christmas Carol' was written in just six weeks, and published on 19th December, 1843. The timeless story, which introduced the world to Ebeneezer Scrooge, Tiny Tim, and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future, was conceived in part to get its author out of a sticky financial situation. Dickens' other motive was to put into an accessible fable the political ideas that had formed the core of his proposed pamphlet, ‘An Appeal to the People of England on behalf of the Poor Man's Child'. In so doing, he re-focussed the Christmas message around charitable giving and kindness for generations. In this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly explain how Dickens plundered his own back-catalogue to surface some ‘Christmas goblins'; consider whether the book-buying public truly understood the intended message of his work; and reveal why his determination to produce it in an affordable edition hit him in the pocket… Further Reading: • ‘A Christmas Carol: The True History Behind the Dickens Story' (Time, 2021): https://time.com/4597964/history-charles-dickens-christmas-carol/ • ‘How did A Christmas Carol come to be?' (BBC Culture, 2017): https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20171215-how-did-a-christmas-carol-come-to-be • "What day is it?" (George C. Scott - A Christmas Carol - 1984): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YO17UOjcovg #Victorian #Books #Christmas Love the show? Join
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past." ▶LINKURI RELEVANTE: – Videoul original: https://youtu.be/dPxOBseOWU0 Recenzia de pe goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4720857876 Recomand să citiți câteva articole despre Gatsby și percepția mereu schimbătoare a noastră asupra acestui roman: 1. BBC Culture - despre cum Gatsby nu e înțeles ca atare în pop-cultură: https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20210209-the-worlds-most-misunderstood-novel 2. Paris Review - un articol despre ce (re)citim The Great Gatsby: https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2021/01/11/why-do-we-keep-reading-the-great-gatsby/ 3. New York Times - https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/30/books/great-gatsby-fitzgerald-copyright.html ▶DISCORD: – Comunitatea amatorilor de filosofie și literatură: https://discord.gg/meditatii ▶DIALOGURI FILOSOFICE: – Română: https://soundcloud.com/meditatii/sets/dialoguri-pe-discord – Engleză: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLnaYpeWGNO8IdPaNYNkbJjNJeXrNHSaV ▶PODCAST INFO: – Website: https://podcastmeditatii.com – Newsletter: https://podcastmeditatii.com/aboneaza – YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/meditatii – Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/meditatii/id1434369028 – Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1tBwmTZQHKaoXkDQjOWihm – RSS: https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:373963613/sounds.rss ▶SUSȚINE-MĂ: – Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/meditatii – PayPal: https://paypal.me/meditatii ▶TWITCH: – LIVE: https://www.twitch.tv/meditatii – Rezumate: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK204s-jdiStZ5FoUm63Nig ▶SOCIAL MEDIA: – Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meditatii.podcast – Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/meditatii.podcast – Goodreads: https://goodreads.com/avasilachi – Telegram (jurnal): https://t.me/andreivasilachi – Telegram (chat): https://t.me/podcastmeditatii ▶EMAIL: andrei@podcastmeditatii.com ▶CRONOLOGIE: 0:00 - I. The Great Gatsby: "romanul complet" 8:40 - II. Citatele favorite din carte
This week Katie explores the strange, terrifying, and seemingly inexplicable Dancing Plague of 1518. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8YC0dnj4Jw (Bali Trance Dance) https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/a-time-to-dance-a-time-to-die-the-extraordinary-story-of-the-dancing-plague-of-1518_john-waller/1091966/item/10284204/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwmouZBhDSARIsALYcouopjaPc_o6ni-yPCoa307MKFVvITU19U4HlcNl8ndURBnPhigh8rh0aAlCxEALw_wcB#idiq=10284204&edition=5803941 ("The Dancing Plague: The Strange, True Story of an Extraordinary Illness" by John Waller) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19847980/#:~:text=There%20are%20two%20main%20clinical,per%20cent%20in%20major%20outbreaks (The history of ergot of rye (Claviceps purpurea) I: from antiquity to 1900 - PubMed) https://www.history.com/news/what-was-the-dancing-plague-of-1518 (What was the dancing plague of 1518? by Evan Andrews, HISTORY) https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=140 (St. Vitus - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online) https://dia.org/search?keys=Pieter%20Bruegel%20the%20Elder (Detroit Institute of Arts Museum, Pieter Bruegel Collection) https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20220512-the-people-who-danced-themselves-to-death ("The people who 'danced themselves to death'" By Rosalind Jana 12th May 2022, BBC Culture) https://www.euppublishing.com/doi/full/10.3366/drs.2017.0199 ("Divine Punishment or Disease? Medieval and Early Modern Approaches to the 1518 Strasbourg Dancing Plague" by Lynneth J. Miller, Dance Research Volume 35, Issue 2, November, 2017) https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/strange-case-dancing-mania-struck-germany-six-centuries-ago-today-180959549/ ("A Strange Case of Dancing Mania Struck Germany Six Centuries Ago Today" By Maris Fessenden, Smithsonian Magazine) https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2018/jul/05/bizarre-dance-epidemic-of-summer-1518-strasbourg (Keep on moving: the bizarre dance epidemic of summer 1518 | Dance | The Guardian) https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/the-dancing-plague-of-1518 (The Dancing Plague of 1518 By Ned Pennant-Rea, The Public Domain Review) Follow us on IG: @themorbidmuseum Email us at themorbidmuseum@gmail.com Artwork: Brittany Schall Music: "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saens, performed by Kevin MacLeod 2022 All Rights Reserved
L'équipe Quoi de Meuf espère de tout coeur que vous passez un bel été ! L'occasion de ré(écouter) des épisodes marquants du podcast. Et cette semaine, on vous propose un épisode marquant, avec Clémentine, Anne-Laure et Taous Merakchi. Bonne écoute ! LCet épisode a été enregistré le 2 novembre 2020 avant le résultats des élections américaines. Femmes reines ou déesses des morts, sorcières, tentatrices, femmes fantômes…les femmes font peur : pourquoi et comment ? À l'occasion d'Halloween, Clémentine et Anne-Laure se penchent sur la place des femmes dans le monde de l'horreur et la magie. Pour cet épisode spécial Halloween, qui de mieux que Taous Merakchi en invitée ? L'autrice du podcast et du livre Mortel aux éditions Marabout partage au micro de Quoi de Meuf sa passion pour les monstresses et autres créatures. Références entendues pendant l'épisode Taous Merakchi, du podcast Mortel est autrice du Grand Mystère des Règles (Flammarion, 2017), Lettres à l'ado que j'ai été (2018) et Witch, Please (Pygmalion 2019). Elle publie en novembre 2020 Mortel, livre tiré du podcast du même nom, aux éditions Marabout.Hubert Haddad, Théorie de la vilaine petite fille (Zulma, 2014)Stephen King est un romancier américain célèbre dans le domaine de l'horreur.Edgar Allan Poe, romancier et poète américain est surtout connu pour ses contes fantastiques, et ses romans policiers. Edith Wharton, autrice américaine, est connue pour ses romans gothiques. Elle est aussi la première femme à avoir obtenu le prix pullitzer. Mary Shelley, romancière britannique est surtout connue pour son roman Frankenstein ou le prométhée moderne(Lackington, Allen & Co, 1818)Hephzibah Anderson, « The secret meaning of ghost stories », BBC Culture, janvier 2016The Haunting of Hill House, Mike Flanagan, 2018 (Netflix)Shirley, réalisé par Joséphine Decker, 2020 Riza Putri, « Scary Ghost are always women: Misogyny in the real world and the paranormal world »Hemanth Kumar C R, « Why are ghosts always ‘wronged women' in horror films? Telugu cinema needs fresh ideas », octobre 2017Vonette est une chasseuse de fantôme française.S.O.S Fantômes, de Paul Feig, 2016 Michel de Certeau, La possession de Loudun (Gallimard, 2005)Jennifer Savin, « The scientific reason why women are more likely to believe in the supernatural », Cosmopolitan, juin 2020Evil, de Michelle et Robert King, 2019 (série)Maniac, de Franck Khalfoun, 2012Invisible man, de Leigh Whannell, 2020Rosemary's baby, de Roman Polanski, 2014Alien, de Ridley Scott, 1979-2017 (série de films)Teeth, de Mitchell Lichtenstein, 2008Carrie au bal du diable, de Brian De Palma, 1977L'exorciste, de William Friedkin, 1974Emalie Soderback, « Ghoul, you'll be a woman soon: supernatural puberty & the horror of periods » Jennifer's body de Karyn Kusama réalisé en 2009.Anne Billson, « Ghouls on film: why women make the scariest ghosts », The Guardian, janvier 2012Ratched, de Evan Romansky er Ryan Murphy, 2020 Larry fitz Maurice, « Scientists think these 10 horror films are the scariest you'll ever see », Buzzfeed, octobre 2020 In tenebris, de Marine Benoit est un podcast qui, à chaque épisode revient sur un fait réel qui n'a jamais pu, ou presque, être expliqué rationnellement. « 10 feminist horror flicks to watch this summer », Bust Get out, de Jordan Peel, 2017US, de Jordan Peel, 2019 His House, de Remi Weekes, 2020Lucky Luke - Tome 9 : Les Aventures de Lucky Luke d'après Morris - Un cow-boy dans le coton, 2020 Kudos de Rachel Cusk (éditions de l'olivier, 2020) Quoi de Meuf est une émission de Nouvelles Écoutes, cet épisode est conçu par Clémentine Gallot et présenté avec Anne-Laure Pineau. Mixage Laurie Galligani. Générique réalisé par Aurore Meyer Mahieu. Montage et coordination, Ashley Tola. Vous pouvez consulter notre politique de confidentialité sur https://art19.com/privacy ainsi que la notice de confidentialité de la Californie sur https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Please join New York Times bestselling author, Jennifer Keishin Armstrong in The Locher Room for An Author's Afternoon. Jennifer tells the little-known story of four trailblazing women in the early days of television who laid the foundation of the industry we know in her new book, When Women Invented Television. Irna Phillips turned real-life tragedy into daytime serials featuring female dominated casts. Gertrude Berg turned her radio show into a Jewish family comedy that spawned a play, a musical, an advice column, a line of house dresses, and other products. Hazel Scott, already a renowned musician, was the first Black person to host a national evening variety program. Betty White became a daytime talk show fan favorite and one of the first women to produce, write, and star in her own show. Together, their stories chronicle a forgotten chapter in the history of television and popular culture.Jennifer has written seven pop culture history books, including Seinfeldia; When Women Invented Television; Mary and Lou and Rhoda and Ted; and Sex and the City and Us. Her work appears in many publications, including BBC Culture, The New York Times Book Review, Vice, New York magazine, and Billboard.Please join Jennifer and I as we spend the hour looking back at the incredible impact women had on television.
Summary David McCloskey (Twitter; Website) and James Stejskal (Twitter; LinkedIn) join Andrew to discuss writing about espionage. They are both former intelligence officers. What You'll Learn Intelligence What it is like writing spy fiction as a former practitioner How fact informs fiction Writing as a former analyst compared to as a former operator (James) Reactions by the intelligence community to practitioners-turned-authors Reflections The heaven and hell of being an author The process of getting a process And much, much more… Episode Notes Hear two intelligence formers discuss life as current novelists. Where does fact end, and fiction begin when you are a former CIA officer writing fiction? What parts of your own story bleed into the novel? Are the characters composites of people you knew in your line of work or are they entirely fictional? To answer these questions and more, this week, I sat down with David McCloskey, former CIA analyst and author of Damascus Station, a book David Petraeus described as “the best spy novel I have ever read,” and James Stejskal, author of Appointment in Tehran, which has been called “a textbook clandestine operation involving…US Army Special Forces and a clandestine CIA Case Officer,” which James would know something about, since he was both. And… Spy fiction received quite the blow in the space of a 6-month period (Dec 2020-May 2021) which saw the passing of both John Le Carre and Jason Matthews, two formers who served in British and American intelligence. Le Carre was in MI5 and MI6 while Matthews had a long career in the CIA. David and James join a distinguished cast of formers who became novelists, including Ian Fleming, Graham Greene and Dame Stella Rimington. Quote of the Week "There are far more edits on, short articles I wrote that weren't even going to the president than on the book, so your writing is being critiqued at all levels. I I think when I did write for the PDB [Presidential Daily Brief], I don't think I'm making this up, I believe it was 9 or 10 layers of review. You could probably argue that sometimes that makes it worse, but you have to be able at all stages to roll with the punches and to write and to try to make things very clear." Resources Headline Resources Damascus Station, D. McCloskey (2021) Appointment in Tehran, J. Stejskal (2021) Andrew's Recommendation The Looking Glass War, J. Le Carre (1965) Le Carre doubles down on disabusing the public's romanticization of intelligence *SpyCasts* “Snake Eaters, Detachment A, CIA” – James Stejskal (2022) “American Spy” – Lauren Wilkinson (2021) “Red Widow” – Alma Katsu (2021) “American Traitor” – Brad Taylor (2021) “The Evolution of Spy Fiction” - Wesley Wark (2011) Beginner Resources 15 Best Espionage Novels, M. Warwick, Mal Warwick On Books (2022) [article] Novelists Who Became Spies, C. Cumming, Crime Reads (2019) [article] Best Spy Novels According to a Spy, A. Katsu, Crime Reads (2021) [article] Books Missions of the SOE and OSS in WWII, J. Stejskal (Casemate, 2021) Special Forces Berlin, J. Stejskal (Casemate, 2017) On Writing, S. King (Scribner, 2010) Spy Fiction, Spy Films & Real Intelligence, W. Wark (Routledge, 1991) Articles Nine Examples of Spy Fiction Books, Masterclass (2021) How to Write a Spy Thriller, Masterclass (2021) How End of Cold War Changed Spy Fiction, J. Ciabattari, BBC Culture (2014) Videos All the Old Knives, O. Steinhauer, SPY (2022) Spy Writing in the Real World, Hayden Center (2021) The Spy Writers You Love to Read, SPY (2020) Primary Sources American Observer, CIA (1970) Barry Farber Show, CIA (1970) *Wildcard Resource* The Riddle of the Sands, E. Childers (1903) An early spy novel that presaged the anti-German “spy fever” that struck allied countries before and during WWI
I am thrilled to say that my guest this week is Jessica Kiang. Jessica is an International Critic for Variety, covering all the major European and Asian festivals. She also writes for Sight & Sound, BBC Culture, The New York Times and The Playlist, where she also spent five years as Features Editor. She also regularly features on the Film Comment podcast, which if you like film and discussion and why would you be here otherwise, I highly recommend. Jessica mentions some of the pieces of writing of which she is proudest in the interview, including her New York Times review of Christopher Nolan's Tenet and her essay for the Criterion release of David Cronenberg's Crash, which I urge to you to check out but there are very few and perhaps none of her reviews where I haven't marvelled at her perceptiveness and agility. There is a line towards the end of her Sight & Sound review of The Worst Person in the World where I actually stopped and clapped when I read it. Which is all to say this was rather a joyous occasion, to be able to sit down with Jessica and probe her writing process and how she configures her reviews and what she keeps in mind she writing them. We talk about how she transitioned from a career in advertising to writing about film full-time, her tips for aspiring film critics, managing relationships with editors and other writers the she looks to for inspiration. I was really honoured to have Jessica as a guest and I don't think our conversation disappoints. This episode 113 of Best Girl Grip.
Hello, kaiju lovers! Thanks to Damon Noyes's generous MIFV MAX pledge on Patreon, MIFV is covering its first musical: Little Shop of Horrors (1986)! Nate wanted to cover this as part of Amer-kaiju, but to his disappointment, it didn't make the cut. That's when Damon, who's performed in not one but two stage productions of this, swooped in and got it on the roster. It has a puppet, after all. This story has a complicated history: from several short stories to a low-budget Roger Corman movie in 1960 to a 1982 off-off-Broadway musical to this film, Nate and Damon dive into all of it. You'll hear discussion of Faustian bargains, debates over its two endings, some singing, and even a candid moment where Damon gets emotional about a song in the film. Before the broadcast, Nate was checking his e-mail in the KIJU breakroom when Mr. Gold arrives and says Cameron Winter wants to promote him to “media master.” Nate is reluctant, but he wonders if he can use this to discover what the new boss is hiding. Also, Dr. Douif calls as the Island's kaiju horticulturalist to offer his thoughts on Audrey II. Check out the movies Damon was in! Maxie, directed by Jarrett Bryant, is on the streaming site Vimeo. One can get $1.00 off the price by using the code: LaneCounty. “Off the Road,” a 13-minute short from Hewlett Artistry, can be viewed on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/ZdJHBY2a4fg. The prologue, “The Offer,” was written by Nathan Marchand. Guest stars: Michael Hamilton as Mr. Gold Daniel DiManna as Dr. Dourif Additional music: “This Cowboy's Hat” (instrumental) by Chris LeDoux “Finale (Don't Feed the Plants)” by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman “Chant My Name!” by Masaaki Endo Sound effects sourced from Freesound.org, including those by InspectorJ, and created by J.P. Gant. Check out Nathan's spinoff podcasts, The Henshin Men and The Power Trip. We'd like to give a shout-out to our MIFV MAX patrons Travis Alexander (co-host of Kaiju Weekly); Danny DiManna (author/creator of the Godzilla Novelization Project); Eli Harris (elizilla13); Chris Cooke (host of One Cross Radio); Bex from Redeemed Otaku; Damon Noyes, The Cel Cast, TofuFury, Eric Anderson of Nerd Chapel, and Ted Williams! Thanks for your support! You, too, can join MIFV MAX on Patreon to get this and other perks starting at only $3 a month! (https://www.patreon.com/monsterislandfilmvault) Buy official MIFV merch on TeePublic! (https://www.teepublic.com/user/the-monster-island-gift-shop) This episode is approved by Cameron Winter and the Monster Island Board of Directors. Timestamps: Prologue: 0:00-6:19 Intro: 6:19-22:16 Dourif's Call: 12:10-18:07 Main Discussion: 22:16-2:09:08 Housekeeping & Outro: 2:09:08-end Podcast Social Media: Twitter (https://twitter.com/TheMonsterIsla1) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/MonsterIslandFilmVault/) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/monsterislandfilmvault/) Follow Jimmy on Twitter: @NasaJimmy (https://twitter.com/nasajimmy?lang=en) Follow the Monster Island Board of Directors on Twitter: @MonsterIslaBOD (https://twitter.com/MonsterIslaBOD) Follow the Raymund Martin and the MIFV Legal Team on Twitter: @MIFV_LegalTeam Follow Crystal Lady Jessica on Twitter: @CystalLadyJes1 (https://twitter.com/CrystalLadyJes1) Follow Dr. Dourif on Twitter: @DrDorif (https://twitter.com/DrDoriff) www.MonsterIslandFilmVault.com #JimmyFromNASALives #MonsterIslandFilmVault #LittleShopofHorrors #MIFVMAX © 2022 Moonlighting Ninjas Media Bibliography/Further Reading: “59TH ACADEMY AWARDS, THE | 1987.” Oscars. Org. (https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1987) “Deal with the Devil.” Wikipedia. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deal_with_the_Devil). “Deals with the Devil in popular culture.” Wikipedia. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deals_with_the_Devil_in_popular_culture). “Faustian Bargain Origins & Examples.” Study.com. “Little Shop of Horrors, The.” Wikipedia. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Little_Shop_of_Horrors). “Little Shop of Horrors.” IMDB. (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091419/) “Little Shop of Horrors (film).” Wikipedia. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Shop_of_Horrors_(film) ) “Little Shop of Horrors (1986 film).” Little Shop of Horrors Wiki. (https://littleshop.fandom.com/wiki/Little_Shop_of_Horrors_(1986_film)) Little Shop of Horrors – The Director's Cut blu-ray special features: Commentaries by Frank Oz “Frank Oz and Little Shop of Horrors: The Director's Cut” “Story of Little Shop of Horrors, A” Ramm, Benjamin. “What the myth of Faust can teach us.” BBC Culture, 26 Sept. 2017, https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20170907-what-the-myth-of-faust-can-teach-us.
Prepare yourself as we embark on a sordid and macabre tour through the story of Le Theatre du Grand-Guignol, the theatre of horror that entertained and terrified Parisian audiences for 65 years, leaving behind an incredible legacy that continues to inspire film and theater makers to this very day. Content warning - this one isn't for the squeamish or prudish! Sources: https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/the-grand-guignol-theatre-of-fear-and-terror_mel-gordon/548566/item/16052828/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwkruVBhCHARIsACVIiOzuXu3MieZto9TrdX0oymySn3734eCOUaWcG74X_zVem6Y_koJwWIwaApqMEALw_wcB#idiq=16052828&edition=11133986 (The Grand Guignol : Theatre of Fear and Terror by Mel Gordon ) https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/grand-guignol-the-french-theatre-of-horror_michael-wilson_richard-j-hand/2262398/item/34738881/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwkruVBhCHARIsACVIiOyticEJlmqPddkVKZGAMrJdGsBhNBa6h1GPcDXSZH8k1VJMP1e-Pr0aAuurEALw_wcB#idiq=34738881&edition=3258907 (Grand-Guignol: The French Theatre of Horror (Exeter Performance Studies) by Richard J. Hand and Michael Wilson) https://doi.org/10.2307/1144859 (Deák, František. “Théâtre Du Grand Guignol.” The Drama Review: TDR, vol. 18, no. 1, 1974, pp. 34–43. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.2307/1144859. Accessed 15 Jun. 2022.) https://doi.org/10.2307/1145558 (Gerould, Daniel, and Oscar Méténier. “Oscar Méténier and ‘Comédie Rosse': From the Théâtre Libre to the Grand Guignol.” The Drama Review: TDR, vol. 28, no. 1, 1984, pp. 15–28. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.2307/1145558. Accessed 15 Jun. 2022.) https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20190304-why-the-grand-guignol-was-so-shocking ("Why the Grand Guignol was so shocking" BBC Culture ) https://thegrandguignol.com/ (The Grand Guignol: A Dramaturgical Guide) http://www.grandguignol.com/ (Grand Guignol Online) https://www.amisdelyonetguignol.com/pages/guignol/la-naissance-de-guignol/ (La Naissance de Guignol) Video Mentioned in this Episode: https://youtu.be/bVnL7O5ZX6Q (CLIVE BARKER'S A-Z OF HORROR - Grand Guignol (BBC2, 1997) ) Don't forget to rate, review, and subscribe to get new episodes every Monday! Follow us on IG: https://www.instagram.com/themorbidmuseum/?hl=en (themorbidmuseum) Email us: themorbidmuseum@gmail.com Artwork: https://www.instagram.com/brittanyschall/?hl=en (Brittany Schall ) Music: "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saens, performed by Kevin MacLeod 2022 All Rights Reserved
Ridley Scott's ‘Gladiator' opened in the UK on 12th May, 2000 - and was widely credited with resurrecting the ‘swords-and-sandals' genre, sparking an interest in Roman history, and achieving that rare combination of critical praise and humongous box office success. But the epic production was problematic - not least because supporting star Ollie Reed died during filming, leading to SFX house The Mill filling in the remainder of his scenes with CGI, at a cost of $3 million. In this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly explain how Russell Crowe came to be cast as Maximus; consider the alternative screenplays, featuring fighting hippopotamuses and man-on-man bath wrestling; and uncover songwriter Nick Cave's bizarre attempts at penning the sequel… Further Reading: • ‘Ridley Scott says Oliver Reed ‘dropped down dead' after challenging sailors to drinking match while filming Gladiator' (The Independent, 2020): https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/oliver-reed-gladiator-death-drinking-ridley-scott-20th-anniversary-russell-crowe-joaquin-phoenix-a9499331.html • ‘Gladiator 2: The strangest sequel never made?' (BBC Culture, 2018): https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20180810-gladiator-2-was-written-and-its-mad • ‘Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator'' (DreamWorks / Universal, 2005): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rueOOMBcE3Y For bonus material and to support the show, visit Patreon.com/Retrospectors We'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts: podfollow.com/Retrospectors The Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill. Theme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Alexa Weissman. Copyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
This week I'm joined by David Rosen of the Piecing It Together podcast to discuss Bob Byington's 2015 slacker comedy, 7 Chinese Brothers. The film stars not one but two Coppola Connectees in Jason Schwartzman and his real life French Bulldog, Arrow Schwartzman along with Eleanor Pienta, Olympia Dukakis, Tunde Adebimpe and Stephen Root. We discuss the films laid back approach to storytelling, the specific world view of the film and it's characters and if we can get on board with an unlikeable protagonist.Piecing It Together on TWITTERPiecing It Together on INSTAGRAMPiecing It Together on APPLE PODCASTSPiecing It Together on SPOTIFYPiecing It Together WEBSITEAnna Bogutskaya's 'Why Nicolas Cage is Hollywood's most misunderstood star' article for BBC CultureSUPPORT CAGED IN on PATREONBUY A PRINT NOW CAGED IN on TWITTERCAGED IN on INSTAGRAMCAGED IN on LETTERBOXDCAGED IN on FACEBOOKEMAIL CAGED IN NOWCaged In is apart of the Breadcrumbs Collective, head over to the WEBSITE to get all episodes of this show as well as other great shows. Get bonus content on PatreonSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/cagedinpod. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
A dreamy conversation with New York Times Best Selling Author Jen Armstrong... Kristina starts the episode with reminding you of her favorite Gabby Bernstein mantra, "Measure your *success* by how much fun you're having." Listen for the GIVEAWAY Announcement for anyone who listens before 3/18/22. Today's episode it so much *fun* as Jen takes you behind-the-scenes of her experiences: Working on the Red Carpet for Entertainment Weekly The pivotal moment when Seinfeldia: How a Show About Nothing Changed Everything hit the charts and changed her career (and life) in multifaceted ways The Sarah Jessica Parker moment before going on tour for Sex and the City and Us: How Four Single Women Changed the Way We Think, Live, and Love Encounters with Betty White for her book When Women Invented Television Her newest project for Mean Girls Before you read Jen's bio, make note of this! We have a *major* giveaway! Leave a review for the episode and comment on any of Kristina's Instagram posts for this episode. You could win a signed copy of ANY of Jen's books (you choose it!). Jen Armstrong's Bio Jennifer Keishin Armstrong has written seven books, including the New York Times bestseller Seinfeldia; When Women Invented Television; Mary and Lou and Rhoda and Ted; and Sex and the City and Us. Formerly a staff writer at Entertainment Weekly, where she worked for a decade, her writing appears in many publications, including BBC Culture, The New York Times Book Review, Vice, New York magazine, and Billboard. She created and co-hosts two podcasts, Pop Literacy (about pop culture-related books) and, via the American Writers Museum, Dead Writer Drama (examining classic writers through a modern lens). She also curates and writes the weekly “Peabody Finds” recommendation newsletter for the prestigious Peabody Awards in broadcasting! Connect with Jen! Click here to get her newsletter Click here to visit www.jenniferkarmstrong.com
Marjory explains the history of ghost stories at Christmas as she, Katrina, and Florence have a haunting encounter of their own. Special extended episode, part one of two. To learn more about Victorian Christmas Ghost Stories, visit one of the many sources, including: Smithsonian https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-do-ghost-stories-go-christmas-180961547/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/plea-resurrect-christmas-tradition-telling-ghost-stories-180967553/ Omnia (UPenn Publication) https://omnia.sas.upenn.edu/story/three-questions-haunting-hour BBC Culture https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20141219-when-christmas-carols-were-banned Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870. A Christmas Carol and Other Stories. New York :Modern Library, 1995 Want to advertise/sponsor our show? Please email us at laura@newgirlpictures.com. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/new-girl-pictures/support
This week, BBC Culture dropped its list of “The 100 Greatest TV series of the 21st Century.” No. 1 is exactly what you’d think it’d be, but below that, there’s plenty to argue about. (Deadwood at 18?! Horse pucky.) The Nose, over the years, has covered many of the shows on the list, by the way: Atlanta, Black Mirror, Fleabag, Game of Thrones, The Good Place, I May Destroy You, Mindhunter, OJ: Made in America, The Queen’s Gambit, Schitt’s Creek, Stranger Things, The Underground Railroad, Watchmen… to name a few. And, speaking of shows: Maid is a Netflix limited series inspired by Stephanie Land’s memoir, Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother’s Will to Survive, and created by Molly Smith Metzler. Netflix describes it this way: “After fleeing an abusive relationship, a young mother finds a job cleaning houses as she fights to provide for her child and build them a better future.” Its 10 episodes dropped on October 1. Some other stuff that happened this week, give or take: Alec Baldwin Fired Prop Gun That Killed Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, Injured Director Hartford names city’s first troubadour and flow artist; Khaiim Kelly and Lael Marie Saez will serve three-year terms The Many Decades of Bond “How has someone who is a borderline rapist, murderer, and potential sociopath, endured through all these decades?” Michael Caine Says His Latest Film Is His Last, but He’s Not Retired The 88-year-old screen legend says he’s transitioning to writing, while his representatives walk back his remarks. Americans Are Overworked And Over Work “As I’ve gotten older, work is definitely [still] really important, but I think I’ve started to see it less as my identity.” It’s Quitting Season ‘I Screwed Up’: Netflix’s Ted Sarandos Addresses Dave Chappelle Fallout Netflix Staff Raised Concerns About Chappelle Special Before Its Release The company is dealing with an internal outcry unprecedented in its history. Dave Chappelle’s views on gender are problematic and hurtful Addison Rae Was Permanently Banned From TikTok For Literally Like A Day, So I Guess She Can Go Back To Dancing Now “Time to get a job.” Why ‘Y: The Last Man’ Was Abruptly Canceled Six years after landing at FX for development, the drama based on the beloved comic series was axed before it could even finish its first and (possibly) only season. Y: The Last Man Might Get Resurrected On HBO Max The Huge Box Office For Halloween Kills Seemingly Says A Lot About Peacock Succession at Scholastic Seemed to Be a Shock, Even to the New Chairwoman The powerhouse children’s publisher, known for Harry Potter, had been passed from father to son until Iole Lucchese, a top executive, was given control. Top 40 New Wave Albums The Believer Literary Magazine Shutting Down Issue No. 139, due out in February 2022, will be its last Kanye West is now officially ‘Ye’ ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ Author Margaret Atwood Faces Backlash for Gender Neutrality Tweet MLB Just Tried a Bunch of Experimental Rules in the Minors. How Well Did They Work? Several minor leagues served as the guinea pig for ideas that could improve the pace of play, including robo umps, pushing the mound back, and bigger bases. Were they effective? ‘The Sopranos’: WarnerMedia In Talks With David Chase About HBO Max Prequel Series Why Groundhog Day Left Harold Ramis And Bill Murray’s Friendship In Shambles Royal Caribbean to offer 274-night cruise — the world’s longest GUESTS: Rand Richards Cooper - A fiction writer, contributing editor at Commonweal, and the restaurant critic for the Hartford Courant Mercy Quaye - Founder and principal consultant for The Narrative Project Join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter. Colin McEnroe and Cat Pastor contributed to this show.Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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