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Spooky Season is officially over, and the boys are trading ghouls and goblins for birthday cake! It's Ryan's birthday, and he got to pick any two movies he wanted. Staying true to his Siskel & Ebert roots, Ryan went bold, choosing two of the only three movies Gene Siskel ever walked out of. (Don't worry, we're saving the third one for a couple weeks from now!) Neither of these movies are officially on the Two Thumbs Down list, but they still capture the spirit of Siskel the curmudgeon.

Hausmeisterei Unsere Seite war Down. Jetzt geht sie wieder aber wir haben umgebaut. Verschlankt. Deshalb gibt es auch ein paar Änderungen bei den Feeds Der Geist ist zurück Ghost of Yotei ist ein beeindruckendes Meisterwerk, das Matze mit seiner atemberaubenden Atmosphäre sofort in den Bann gezogen hat. Die verschneiten Landschaften rund um den majestätischen Berg Yotei werden so lebendig dargestellt, dass man fast die Kälte und den Wind spüren kann. Jeder Schritt durch die stille Wildnis ist ein Erlebnis – voller Spannung, Mystik und Schönheit. Das Spiel schafft es, traditionelle Samurai‑Eleganz mit moderner Inszenierung zu verbinden und hinterlässt dabei einen bleibenden Eindruck. Einfach ein außergewöhnliches Abenteuer, das man nicht so schnell vergisst. Fantastisch Fantastic Four: First Steps ist ein unterhaltsamer Film, der mit seiner frischen retro-futuristischen Optik sofort ins Auge fällt. Die Geschichte rund um die beliebte Superheldenfamilie überzeugt durch eine gelungene Mischung aus humorvollen Familienmomenten und spannenden Abenteuern, die Spaß machen und emotional berühren. Besonders die Chemie zwischen den Charakteren sorgt für kurzweilige Unterhaltung, während die visuellen Effekte und actiongeladenen Szenen das Erlebnis auf ein neues Level heben. Der Film schafft es, Fans und Neulinge gleichermaßen zu fesseln und verspricht mit seinem mitreißenden Ende noch viel mehr Abenteuer. Insgesamt ist Fantastic Four: First Steps ein erfrischender, spaßiger Einstieg in die Welt der Marvel-Superhelden, der Lust auf mehr macht und wieder ein besserer Marvel Film ist, die Matze ja eher nicht so mag. Wird USB-C aus Hands verschwinden? Angeblich diskutiert die EU unterdessen darüber, dass USB-C langfristig aus Smartphones verschwinden soll. Kabellos laden soll die Zukunft sein. Peppi ist sich noch nicht sicher, wie toll er da findet. Der MC ist zurück MC Rene hat ein neues Album: tiefgründiger Boom Bap Rap auf Deutschland mit guten Beats erwartet uns. Ein Buchtipp! Das Buch Wot se fack Deutschland von Vince Ebert ist ein kluger, zum Nachdenken anregender Gesellschaftskritiker, der viele unserer aktuellen Themen in Frage stellt. Es analysiert, wie Gefühle oft den Verstand überlagern, Fakten ignoriert werden und Ideologien die Diskussion beherrschen. Ebert fordert eine Rückbesinnung auf die Aufklärung, in der Wissen und Evidenz wieder den Vorrang haben sollen. Mit scharfsinnigem Humor und einer gehörigen Portion Ironie nimmt er das politische, gesellschaftliche und mediale Geschehen unter die Lupe und zeigt auf, wie sehr unsere Gesellschaft mittlerweile vom Bauchgefühl dominiert wird, obwohl Fakten und Wahrheit eigentlich im Mittelpunkt stehen sollten. Das Buch lädt dazu ein, unsere Sichtweisen zu hinterfragen, kluge Debatten zu fördern und endlich wieder mehr Verstand in die öffentliche Diskussion zu bringen The Hunt Auf den ersten Blick wirkt „The Hunt“ wie ein Hardcore Horror Film á La „hostel“. Doch weit gefehlt. Klar, da spritzt genug Blut aber stellenweise wird er sogar witzig. Vermutlich eher eine Seichte Horror Komödie für einen ruhigen Winterabend als das große Schaudern Stans sind Fans Die Dokumentation Stan (bzw. Stans) zeigt eindrucksvoll, wie tief Eminems Musik Millionen Menschen auf der ganzen Welt berührt und inspiriert hat. Sie beleuchtet nicht nur seine Karriere, sondern vor allem den enormen Einfluss seiner Texte auf seine Fans – Menschen, die in seinen Worten Trost, Stärke und Identität gefunden haben. Der Film macht deutlich, dass Eminem weit mehr ist als nur ein Rapper: Er ist eine kulturelle Stimme, die mit schonungsloser Ehrlichkeit über Schmerz, Zweifel und Hoffnung spricht. Durch intime Interviews, seltene Archivaufnahmen und persönliche Geschichten seiner „Stans“ entsteht ein authentisches Porträt eines Ausnahmekünstlers, der die Hip-Hop-Szene geprägt und Generationen bewegt hat Wenn aus einem Scherz plötzlich ernst wird Woher kommen die Infos von LLMs eigentlich? Woher kommen die Infos, die Google Gemini über den Suchergebnissen anzeigt? Genau, die kommen aus dem Internet. Wenn sich da jemand einen Scherz erlaubt und nur konsequent genug ist, kann es sein, dass da ziemlicher quatsch steht… So jetzt passiert mit dem GTA 6 Twerk Button.

Hausmeisterei Unsere Seite war Down. Jetzt geht sie wieder aber wir haben umgebaut. Verschlankt. Deshalb gibt es auch ein paar Änderungen bei den Feeds Der Geist ist zurück Ghost of Yotei ist ein beeindruckendes Meisterwerk, das Matze mit seiner atemberaubenden Atmosphäre sofort in den Bann gezogen hat. Die verschneiten Landschaften rund um den majestätischen Berg Yotei werden so lebendig dargestellt, dass man fast die Kälte und den Wind spüren kann. Jeder Schritt durch die stille Wildnis ist ein Erlebnis – voller Spannung, Mystik und Schönheit. Das Spiel schafft es, traditionelle Samurai‑Eleganz mit moderner Inszenierung zu verbinden und hinterlässt dabei einen bleibenden Eindruck. Einfach ein außergewöhnliches Abenteuer, das man nicht so schnell vergisst. Fantastisch Fantastic Four: First Steps ist ein unterhaltsamer Film, der mit seiner frischen retro-futuristischen Optik sofort ins Auge fällt. Die Geschichte rund um die beliebte Superheldenfamilie überzeugt durch eine gelungene Mischung aus humorvollen Familienmomenten und spannenden Abenteuern, die Spaß machen und emotional berühren. Besonders die Chemie zwischen den Charakteren sorgt für kurzweilige Unterhaltung, während die visuellen Effekte und actiongeladenen Szenen das Erlebnis auf ein neues Level heben. Der Film schafft es, Fans und Neulinge gleichermaßen zu fesseln und verspricht mit seinem mitreißenden Ende noch viel mehr Abenteuer. Insgesamt ist Fantastic Four: First Steps ein erfrischender, spaßiger Einstieg in die Welt der Marvel-Superhelden, der Lust auf mehr macht und wieder ein besserer Marvel Film ist, die Matze ja eher nicht so mag. Wird USB-C aus Hands verschwinden? Angeblich diskutiert die EU unterdessen darüber, dass USB-C langfristig aus Smartphones verschwinden soll. Kabellos laden soll die Zukunft sein. Peppi ist sich noch nicht sicher, wie toll er da findet. Der MC ist zurück MC Rene hat ein neues Album: tiefgründiger Boom Bap Rap auf Deutschland mit guten Beats erwartet uns. Ein Buchtipp! Das Buch Wot se fack Deutschland von Vince Ebert ist ein kluger, zum Nachdenken anregender Gesellschaftskritiker, der viele unserer aktuellen Themen in Frage stellt. Es analysiert, wie Gefühle oft den Verstand überlagern, Fakten ignoriert werden und Ideologien die Diskussion beherrschen. Ebert fordert eine Rückbesinnung auf die Aufklärung, in der Wissen und Evidenz wieder den Vorrang haben sollen. Mit scharfsinnigem Humor und einer gehörigen Portion Ironie nimmt er das politische, gesellschaftliche und mediale Geschehen unter die Lupe und zeigt auf, wie sehr unsere Gesellschaft mittlerweile vom Bauchgefühl dominiert wird, obwohl Fakten und Wahrheit eigentlich im Mittelpunkt stehen sollten. Das Buch lädt dazu ein, unsere Sichtweisen zu hinterfragen, kluge Debatten zu fördern und endlich wieder mehr Verstand in die öffentliche Diskussion zu bringen The Hunt Auf den ersten Blick wirkt „The Hunt“ wie ein Hardcore Horror Film á La „hostel“. Doch weit gefehlt. Klar, da spritzt genug Blut aber stellenweise wird er sogar witzig. Vermutlich eher eine Seichte Horror Komödie für einen ruhigen Winterabend als das große Schaudern Stans sind Fans Die Dokumentation Stan (bzw. Stans) zeigt eindrucksvoll, wie tief Eminems Musik Millionen Menschen auf der ganzen Welt berührt und inspiriert hat. Sie beleuchtet nicht nur seine Karriere, sondern vor allem den enormen Einfluss seiner Texte auf seine Fans – Menschen, die in seinen Worten Trost, Stärke und Identität gefunden haben. Der Film macht deutlich, dass Eminem weit mehr ist als nur ein Rapper: Er ist eine kulturelle Stimme, die mit schonungsloser Ehrlichkeit über Schmerz, Zweifel und Hoffnung spricht. Durch intime Interviews, seltene Archivaufnahmen und persönliche Geschichten seiner „Stans“ entsteht ein authentisches Porträt eines Ausnahmekünstlers, der die Hip-Hop-Szene geprägt und Generationen bewegt hat Wenn aus einem Scherz plötzlich ernst wird Woher kommen die Infos von LLMs eigentlich? Woher kommen die Infos, die Google Gemini über den Suchergebnissen anzeigt? Genau, die kommen aus dem Internet. Wenn sich da jemand einen Scherz erlaubt und nur konsequent genug ist, kann es sein, dass da ziemlicher quatsch steht… So jetzt passiert mit dem GTA 6 Twerk Button.

Hausmeisterei Unsere Seite war Down. Jetzt geht sie wieder aber wir haben umgebaut. Verschlankt. Deshalb gibt es auch ein paar Änderungen bei den Feeds Der Geist ist zurück Ghost of Yotei ist ein beeindruckendes Meisterwerk, das Matze mit seiner atemberaubenden Atmosphäre sofort in den Bann gezogen hat. Die verschneiten Landschaften rund um den majestätischen Berg Yotei werden so lebendig dargestellt, dass man fast die Kälte und den Wind spüren kann. Jeder Schritt durch die stille Wildnis ist ein Erlebnis – voller Spannung, Mystik und Schönheit. Das Spiel schafft es, traditionelle Samurai‑Eleganz mit moderner Inszenierung zu verbinden und hinterlässt dabei einen bleibenden Eindruck. Einfach ein außergewöhnliches Abenteuer, das man nicht so schnell vergisst. Fantastisch Fantastic Four: First Steps ist ein unterhaltsamer Film, der mit seiner frischen retro-futuristischen Optik sofort ins Auge fällt. Die Geschichte rund um die beliebte Superheldenfamilie überzeugt durch eine gelungene Mischung aus humorvollen Familienmomenten und spannenden Abenteuern, die Spaß machen und emotional berühren. Besonders die Chemie zwischen den Charakteren sorgt für kurzweilige Unterhaltung, während die visuellen Effekte und actiongeladenen Szenen das Erlebnis auf ein neues Level heben. Der Film schafft es, Fans und Neulinge gleichermaßen zu fesseln und verspricht mit seinem mitreißenden Ende noch viel mehr Abenteuer. Insgesamt ist Fantastic Four: First Steps ein erfrischender, spaßiger Einstieg in die Welt der Marvel-Superhelden, der Lust auf mehr macht und wieder ein besserer Marvel Film ist, die Matze ja eher nicht so mag. Wird USB-C aus Hands verschwinden? Angeblich diskutiert die EU unterdessen darüber, dass USB-C langfristig aus Smartphones verschwinden soll. Kabellos laden soll die Zukunft sein. Peppi ist sich noch nicht sicher, wie toll er da findet. Der MC ist zurück MC Rene hat ein neues Album: tiefgründiger Boom Bap Rap auf Deutschland mit guten Beats erwartet uns. Ein Buchtipp! Das Buch Wot se fack Deutschland von Vince Ebert ist ein kluger, zum Nachdenken anregender Gesellschaftskritiker, der viele unserer aktuellen Themen in Frage stellt. Es analysiert, wie Gefühle oft den Verstand überlagern, Fakten ignoriert werden und Ideologien die Diskussion beherrschen. Ebert fordert eine Rückbesinnung auf die Aufklärung, in der Wissen und Evidenz wieder den Vorrang haben sollen. Mit scharfsinnigem Humor und einer gehörigen Portion Ironie nimmt er das politische, gesellschaftliche und mediale Geschehen unter die Lupe und zeigt auf, wie sehr unsere Gesellschaft mittlerweile vom Bauchgefühl dominiert wird, obwohl Fakten und Wahrheit eigentlich im Mittelpunkt stehen sollten. Das Buch lädt dazu ein, unsere Sichtweisen zu hinterfragen, kluge Debatten zu fördern und endlich wieder mehr Verstand in die öffentliche Diskussion zu bringen The Hunt Auf den ersten Blick wirkt „The Hunt“ wie ein Hardcore Horror Film á La „hostel“. Doch weit gefehlt. Klar, da spritzt genug Blut aber stellenweise wird er sogar witzig. Vermutlich eher eine Seichte Horror Komödie für einen ruhigen Winterabend als das große Schaudern Stans sind Fans Die Dokumentation Stan (bzw. Stans) zeigt eindrucksvoll, wie tief Eminems Musik Millionen Menschen auf der ganzen Welt berührt und inspiriert hat. Sie beleuchtet nicht nur seine Karriere, sondern vor allem den enormen Einfluss seiner Texte auf seine Fans – Menschen, die in seinen Worten Trost, Stärke und Identität gefunden haben. Der Film macht deutlich, dass Eminem weit mehr ist als nur ein Rapper: Er ist eine kulturelle Stimme, die mit schonungsloser Ehrlichkeit über Schmerz, Zweifel und Hoffnung spricht. Durch intime Interviews, seltene Archivaufnahmen und persönliche Geschichten seiner „Stans“ entsteht ein authentisches Porträt eines Ausnahmekünstlers, der die Hip-Hop-Szene geprägt und Generationen bewegt hat Wenn aus einem Scherz plötzlich ernst wird Woher kommen die Infos von LLMs eigentlich? Woher kommen die Infos, die Google Gemini über den Suchergebnissen anzeigt? Genau, die kommen aus dem Internet. Wenn sich da jemand einen Scherz erlaubt und nur konsequent genug ist, kann es sein, dass da ziemlicher quatsch steht… So jetzt passiert mit dem GTA 6 Twerk Button.

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In this episode of the Second in Command Podcast, Cameron Herold sits down with Ebert Grobler, COO and co-founder of Ruby Digital, one of South Africa's top-ranked digital agencies now expanding across the globe.Ebert shares how his company has achieved near-perfect team retention and why their internal mantra—“Grow People, Grow Global, Grow Profit”—has fueled both performance and culture. From developing a system called The Ruby Way to empowering every team member to operate like an entrepreneur, Ebert breaks down how Ruby Digital builds sustainable high performance without burnout.He also explains how they've turned retention, trust, and human connection into a competitive advantage in a saturated market and why premium service is still one of the rarest differentiators in the U.S. marketing landscape.Timestamped Highlights [00:01:45] – Why Ruby Digital is expanding from South Africa into the U.S. [00:05:25] – The surprising gap in the U.S. market: quality and retention. [00:08:12] – How Ruby Digital achieves 95–100% staff retention. [00:10:20] – Creating “The Ruby Way”: an operating system built on trust. [00:12:45] – Letting employees act like entrepreneurs without the risk. [00:16:00] – “Step Up”: the six-month advancement model that keeps people growing. [00:18:30] – Guardrails against burnout: scorecards, balance wheels, and wellbeing KPIs. [00:22:40] – Why culture drives premium client delivery. [00:25:05] – How Ebert measures success: Grow People → Grow Global → Grow Profit. [00:27:15] – Ruby's philosophy: manage risk, not just marketing. [00:30:10] – B2B growth: focusing on long-term relationships, not quick wins. [00:33:25] – The “SMC client” model—serving sophisticated, mature companies. [00:36:10] – How much companies should invest in marketing (and why most don't). [00:41:10] – Ruby's 15% marketing reinvestment and in-house client mindset. [00:45:30] – Turning unused leads into referral revenue. [00:48:10] – The biggest lesson from failure: trust is earned, not given.Resources & MentionsSmart Marketing 2.0 Podcast – Co-hosted by Ebert GroblerScaling Up by Verne HarnishGood to Great by Jim CollinsAbout the GuestEbert Grobler is the COO and co-founder of Ruby Digital, a global performance marketing agency headquartered in South Africa with hubs in the U.K. and U.S. A former communication-science student turned “human-systems engineer,” Ebert is known for creating organizational models that blend business growth with human sustainability. Under his leadership, Ruby Digital has been recognized as one of the Top 20 Companies to Work For in South Africa by the U.K. Sunday Times and continues to redefine what it means to run a people-first, performance-driven company.

Sports journalist and professor J.A. Adande joins Chuck Todd for a wide-ranging conversation on how money, media, and power are reshaping the world of sports. From the Big Ten’s potential $2 billion private equity deal to the rise of The Athletic and the collapse of local sports coverage, Adande explains how financial literacy has become essential for sports reporters — and why sports journalism remains one of the few thriving corners of the media industry. They dig into how gambling, influencer culture, and social media are transforming how fans consume sports — and how shows like Around the Horn and PTI paved the way for today’s single-voice, personality-driven debate model. Adande also reflects on the increased diversity in sports media, the tension between advocacy and escapism, and why issues like Latino discrimination and trans inclusion in sports are becoming defining cultural flashpoints. He also explains why the sports world has gotten out of the social justice advocacy business… and likely won’t be coming back. It’s a candid look at how sports coverage mirrors — and sometimes predicts — the shifts happening across American journalism. Got injured in an accident? You could be one click away from a claim worth millions. Just visit https://www.forthepeople.com/TODDCAST to start your claim now with Morgan & Morgan without leaving your couch. Remember, it's free unless you win! Timeline: 00:00 J.A. Adande joins the Chuck ToddCast 01:00 Big Ten seeking $2 billion dollar private equity infusion 02:15 Money would keep current Big Ten setup for 2 decades 03:30 Knowledge of finance & business is a must for sports reporters 06:00 Sports journalism is one of the only growth areas in journalism 08:30 Why ESPN was a better option for J.A. than Sports Illustrated 09:15 The Athletic is the final destination for sportswriting 10:30 The role of sports journalism in rebuilding local news/media 12:00 The Athletic is evolving into a national sports outlet 13:30 Local sports reporting doesn’t scale 14:30 Where do sports fans go to now for localized coverage? 15:30 It’s more efficient for teams to leak stories to one national reporter 16:30 There is plenty of localized sports discussion, but not breaking news 18:30 There’s no FOIA in sports coverage, reporters aren’t entitled to access 20:00 Teams can shut out journalists and still get word out to the public 22:00 The impact of the pandemic on journalism and in-person access 23:00 Sports is one of the last places where people are debating the facts 24:00 Sports talk has become formulaic and like pro wrestling 25:15 The template for PTI was Siskel & Ebert 27:00 Around the Horn premised on winning a subjective argument 29:00 There’s a huge audience for fake, manufactured competition 30:00 Sports talk moving to the singular influencer model 30:45 Cutting production costs is reason for centering shows on one talent 32:00 News will likely move to the sports talk, licensing model 33:45 Streamers haven’t moved to pick up sports debate shows 34:30 Podcasts are a more intimate experience for the audience 36:15 The impact of the infusion of sports gambling into sports journalism 37:15 Journalists have to be more precise with gambling coverage 39:00 Newspapers would discourage gambling & still publish lines 41:00 Sports gambling journalism is a form of service journalism 42:15 Far more gender diversity now in sports journalism schools 44:15 There’s never been a better time to be a woman in sports media 46:45 There’s been a retreat from social commentary in sports media 48:15 Trans women in sports debate is dividing women 49:30 Baseball should be leading the fight against latino discrimination 51:30 Latino integration or expulsion will be a defining fight of our time 55:00 Sports will not be at the forefront of fighting for social justice 57:15 Sports as a source for escape vs a source of advocacySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode of the Chuck ToddCast, Chuck dives into the chaotic new reality of Trump’s second term — one defined by self-interest, spectacle, and staggering corruption. As the president literally tears down the East Wing of the White House to build a grander event space, Chuck explores how the optics reflect a leader consumed by vanity rather than governance. From meme coin millions and Gulf state real estate deals to the blatant abuse of the pardon power, the episode unpacks how Trump has turned the presidency into a personal profit machine. With billions made, laws bent, and supporters still loyal, the question looms: is there any line Trump can cross that will finally cost him his base? Then, sports journalist and professor J.A. Adande joins Chuck Todd for a wide-ranging conversation on how money, media, and power are reshaping the world of sports. From the Big Ten’s potential $2 billion private equity deal to the rise of The Athletic and the collapse of local sports coverage, Adande explains how financial literacy has become essential for sports reporters — and why sports journalism remains one of the few thriving corners of the media industry. They dig into how gambling, influencer culture, and social media are transforming how fans consume sports — and how shows like Around the Horn and PTI paved the way for today’s single-voice, personality-driven debate model. Adande also reflects on the increased diversity in sports media, the tension between advocacy and escapism, and why issues like Latino discrimination and trans inclusion in sports are becoming defining cultural flashpoints. He also explains why the sports world has gotten out of the social justice advocacy business… and likely won’t be coming back. It’s a candid look at how sports coverage mirrors — and sometimes predicts — the shifts happening across American journalism. Finally, he answers listener’s questions in the “Ask Chuck” segment, and gives his weekend college football preview. Got injured in an accident? You could be one click away from a claim worth millions. Just visit https://www.forthepeople.com/TODDCAST to start your claim now with Morgan & Morgan without leaving your couch. Remember, it's free unless you win! Timeline: (Timestamps may vary based on advertisements) 00:00 Chuck Todd’s introduction 03:30 Trump is tearing down the entire east wing of the White House 04:15 Optics of the White House demolition are extremely jarring 05:30 Trump more consumed with himself and his image than voters 07:15 Over time, Trump always manages to wear out his welcome 08:30 Trump is not putting America first 09:45 Trump shaking down his own DOJ for over $200 million 11:30 WH needed a bigger event space, but not without permission 12:30 Trump has entered “Let them eat cake” territory 14:00 Trump family has made billions on meme coin 15:30 Meme coin purchases could be straight up bribery 17:00 Trump has made millions from settlements 18:15 Trump family has made multiple real estate deals with gulf states 19:30 Trump’s personal fortune is now between 5-6 billion dollars 20:00 Trump’s abuse of the pardon power has undone the rule of law 21:00 Pardoned J6’ers have gone on to commit crimes 22:30 Trump has pardoned scores of Republican politicians 24:15 Claiming “political persecution” earns you a pardon from Trump 25:45 Trump has traded America foreign policy for personal gain 27:45 Trump is testing the premise he can do anything and not lose support 31:30 J.A. Adande joins the Chuck ToddCast 32:30 Big Ten seeking $2 billion dollar private equity infusion 33:45 Money would keep current Big Ten setup for 2 decades 35:00 Knowledge of finance & business is a must for sports reporters 37:30 Sports journalism is one of the only growth areas in journalism 40:00 Why ESPN was a better option for J.A. than Sports Illustrated 40:45 The Athletic is the final destination for sportswriting 42:00 The role of sports journalism in rebuilding local news/media 43:30 The Athletic is evolving into a national sports outlet 45:00 Local sports reporting doesn't scale 46:00 Where do sports fans go to now for localized coverage? 47:00 It's more efficient for teams to leak stories to one national reporter 48:00 There is plenty of localized sports discussion, but not breaking news 50:00 There's no FOIA in sports coverage, reporters aren't entitled to access 51:30 Teams can shut out journalists and still get word out to the public 53:30 The impact of the pandemic on journalism and in-person access 54:30 Sports is one of the last places where people are debating the facts 55:30 Sports talk has become formulaic and like pro wrestling 56:45 The template for PTI was Siskel & Ebert 58:30 Around the Horn premised on winning a subjective argument 1:00:30 There's a huge audience for fake, manufactured competition 1:01:30 Sports talk moving to the singular influencer model 1:02:15 Cutting production costs is reason for centering shows on one talent 1:03:30 News will likely move to the sports talk, licensing model 1:05:15 Streamers haven't moved to pick up sports debate shows 1:06:00 Podcasts are a more intimate experience for the audience 1:07:45 The impact of the infusion of sports gambling into sports journalism 1:08:45 Journalists have to be more precise with gambling coverage 1:10:30 Newspapers would discourage gambling & still publish lines 1:12:30 Sports gambling journalism is a form of service journalism 1:13:45 Far more gender diversity now in sports journalism schools 1:15:45 There's never been a better time to be a woman in sports media 1:18:15 There's been a retreat from social commentary in sports media 1:19:45 Trans women in sports debate is dividing women 1:21:00 Baseball should be leading the fight against latino discrimination 1:23:00 Latino integration or expulsion will be a defining fight of our time 1:26:30 Sports will not be at the forefront of fighting for social justice 1:28:45 Sports as a source for escape vs a source of advocacy 1:30:30 Chuck's thoughts on interview with J.A. Adande 1:31:15 Ask Chuck 1:32:15 Why aren't we mandating watermarks on every piece of AI content? 1:36:15 Where was the No Kings energy on election day? 1:41:00 How can you have meaningful debate when you can't agree on facts? 1:47:45 Why have Hegseth, Bondi and RFK Jr. been able to cement their roles? 1:51:30 Why not do a "Where Chuck was right/wrong" segment similar to Cowherd? 1:55:45 How can Democrats uphold core values without sounding preachy? 2:00:15 College football previewSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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By Walt HickeyWelcome to the Numlock Sunday edition.This week, I spoke to Alyssa Rosenberg, Sunny Bunch and Peter Suderman, the three panelists of the outstanding film podcast Across the Movie Aisle. I really enjoy the show and have been a longtime fan of their individual work.I think that they're a group with genuinely diverse opinions but who have a lot of love for cinema and as a result have some of the most deeply interesting conversations about the art form of any show I listen to. The show just split off from The Bulwark's network and is striking it out independently. Do check them out!This interview has been condensed and edited. Hey, Across the Movie Aisle. Thank you so much for coming on Numlock. I really appreciate it.Absolutely.Thank you for having us.Yes, this is the first three-on-one conversation that I've ever done here, so we're gonna have to juggle a bit. Either way, I am just such a fan of the show. I really, really enjoyed it, subscribed to the Bulwark for it when I heard that you guys were going independent. I was really excited to see what was motivating that, what opportunities you were seeing out there. It's just such a really fun program, and I think it's so unique in the space.Before we get into talking about the movies, do you wanna talk a little bit about where this show came from, where it started, then what you would say your perspective on the film industry is?Sonny: Sure.Alyssa: Who wants to tell the story?Sonny: The origin of the show was back in 2019. I started working for an independent film studio that's based in Dallas, where I live now. I moved here for the job. The pitch was, “it's like Fangoria,” but for action movies and thrillers and heist movies, that sort of thing. And one of the things I wanted to do when we came over was a little podcast network. We were gonna have some shows, some storytelling things, et cetera. And one of the things I had wanted to do for a while (and hadn't really had an outlet for) was a show I had envisioned as like Crossfire or McLaughlin Group or something like that, but by way of movies.So Across the Movie Aisle — I've always shorthanded it as Siskel and Ebert meets Left Right Center. And the idea here is that I am a conservative. I don't know how other people would describe me, but I still think of myself as a center-right person. Alyssa is the center-left person.Peter: Would you even say that you are a neoconservative?Sonny: Well, I'm a neoconservative with libertarian tendencies, which is a funny thing.Peter: “You work at the Weekly Standard,” is a good way to think about your politics? And they basically haven't changed since you worked at The Weekly Standard. Is that fair? That's the long and the short of it.Sonny: Then Peter is whatever Peter is. I'll let him define himself. But the idea here was you have three people with differing political views talking about movies and other stories about movies. The show has two segments. The first is called Controversies and Nontroversies. The second is a review. And the Controversies and Nontroversies segment was initially thought of as we tackle some dumb internet outrage of the day and decide if it's really worth being mad about.And that evolved into something slightly different, right? Right, guys? I feel like it's now more about the business of Hollywood.Alyssa: Yes, exactly. But I think it's worth noting that our story actually starts way before 2019. The three of us were all critics in some respect or other. I was over at ThinkProgress running their culture and sports verticals. Sonny, were you at the Weekly Standard when we started or were you at the Free Beacon then?Sonny: I think I was at the Washington Free Beacon when we met. So it must've been 2012 or 13.Alyssa: The three of us were going to screenings every week and somehow just gravitated towards each other. We would sit together. We were the people who were hanging out and hashing things out together after the screening ended. When I moved to the Washington Post, I ended up bringing Sonny over as a contributor to the blog that I was working on there. They were invited to my wedding. We were authentically contentiously friends years before we started the podcast.I think that's been a little bit of the special sauce for us, right? We are capable of having conversations that are somewhat harder to have elsewhere because (even before we started working together) there were five, six years of trust built up in in-person conversations and discussions over beers at the really terrible bar near the former AMC in Friendship Heights. Nobody is here on this podcast to blow each other up. But it's also not like “We're friends for the camera!”I think the show has always been like both a reflection of our dynamic. It's also the way that we hang out every week, even though Sonny lives in Dallas, and Peter lives in Boston some of the time. So for me, it's like my night out.I mean, as a listener, I really find the appeal to be exactly that. I think that having different perspectives on something as universal as film makes the show super compelling to listen to, even if I don't always necessarily agree with the perspective on it. What makes movies just so good to view from multiple different angles? There are lowercase “c” conservative films, there are lowercase “l” liberal films, that stuff. How do you guys find approaching the current state of the film industry from these different points of view?Peter: Alyssa talked about how our story goes back even before 2019, when the podcast started. And just for people who may not be familiar with the dynamic of Washington that all of us came up in in our 20s, Alyssa was working for ThinkProgress, which was the journalism arm of the Center for American Progress, which is this leading democratic or democratic affiliated think tank. Sonny was working for the Weekly Standard and then for the Washington Free Beacon, these feisty, conservative journalistic outlets.I actually started writing movie reviews for National Review for a couple of years. When I moved over full-time to Reason Magazine, which is where I've been for more than 15 years now, and also to the Washington Times, which is someplace that both Sonny and I wrote for. It's a conservative-leaning paper that has undergone many transformations. If you live in Washington, your social circle and your conversations and your life are so frequently segmented by politics.What we liked about being friends with each other and seeing movies with each other was that we saw that it didn't have to be the case. Movies and art and pop culture, even disagreements about them, were ways that we could come together and maybe not even agree, but like learn about each other. We're really good friends, but we also like each other's minds. This is something that is really important and drew us all together. I have learned a lot about movies from Sonny. I have learned about culture from Alyssa. I don't know if they've learned anything from me. Maybe they've been annoyed about how I'm fine with A.I.Having those perspectives, it's not just that it's like, “Oh, that's nice that you're a little different.” This is a learning opportunity for all of us. It also makes the act of watching movies together much richer. When you're watching the movie, if you're watching it next to Alyssa, I know what she's thinking. Maybe not what I'm thinking, but it's like having another set of eyes. If you're a critic, if you're somebody who likes movies, if you are somebody who likes movies for the social aspect of them, seeing them with somebody else and talking about them afterwards just makes it so much more enjoyable. The fact that we then get to have that conversation in public for an audience that seems to enjoy this is really rewarding.Alyssa: I have a very hard time with certain kinds of violence in movies. But I can sit in a theater with Peter, and he can tell me when I need to cover my eyes, but also when I'm gonna be okay when it's over. And he's always right, right? And that's the thing that we get.Peter: But also when we see the Taylor Swift movie, I show up, and Alyssa has friendship bracelets for us. Everybody's bringing something to the party here.Alyssa: Peter, you joked about whether or not we've gotten anything from you. And I actually think that in some ways, I'm the one of us whose politics and aesthetics have changed most as a result of doing the show with both of you. I came up in an era of lefty cultural criticism when there were real incentives for tearing things apart. And I think I, in some ways early in my career, helped advance a fairly doctrinaire vision of what political conversations about art should be. And I have some regrets about some of the things that I wrote and some non-regrets too. I did a lot of work at that point in my career that I liked a lot.But one of the things I've come to believe in my conversation with these guys is that art is at its most politically powerful not when it affirms an agenda or a worldview that is defined by a political movement, but it is at its most powerful and interesting when it creates space for conversations that are not possible in conventional political formats and political venues. I think the unpredictability of movies and the inability to shove movies neatly into a partisan schema is where their power comes from.It is not in being subordinate to an agenda, but in opening the space for new possibilities. And I think that having a space to come to that conclusion made me a better critic and a better person. Maybe less employable as someone who writes about this stuff full-time in a predictable way. But I really enjoy seeing the world through the lenses that Peter and Sonny helped me apply to all of this.Peter: And just to underline that really quickly, a little bit more. One of the things that brings all of us together is that we are all three people who moved to Washington to work in political journalism, to work in discourse about politics. We have very strongly held beliefs. At the same time, I think all three of us come to movies, to art and to culture thinking, “You know what, you can make good art. You can make a great movie that maybe I find doesn't in any way align with my beliefs, right?” It has nothing to do with my political world or is even critical of my political worldview, but it's still a great movie.And this is a thing that you see very rarely in Washington and political discussions of art and film, but also in criticism. You have so much criticism that is out there, especially in the movie criticism world, that is just straightforwardly, politically determined. I don't think that that is the best way to approach art and to live a life that is about art because. Of course, it engages with politics. And of course you have to talk about that. And of course, you have to deal with that, but it's not just politics. If what you want from a movie is for it to be an op-ed, then what you want isn't a movie, it's an op-ed.I think that's really interesting. And actually, let's dive into that real quick. We'll go around the horn, perhaps. Peter, you brought it up. What is an example of a film or a piece of media that maybe either subverts or goes upstream compared to your personal politics that you nevertheless enjoyed? Or you, nevertheless, in spite of where you were coming from on that, really tended to like?Peter: So we all had mixed reactions to Paul Anderson's, P.T. Anderson's One Battle After Another, which is quite a political film, just came out. All of us thought that on a micro level, scene by scene, as a piece of filmmaking, it's genius. But on a macro level, its big ideas are kind of a mess. I go back to another Paul Anderson film from the aughts, There Will Be Blood, which is fairly critical of capitalism and of the capitalist tendencies that are deeply rooted in America. And it's not just a polemic, just an op-ed. It's not something that you can sum up in a tweet. It is quite a complex film in so many ways. And I'm a capitalist. I am a libertarian. I am a markets guy. And it is, I love that movie.Sonny and I frequently have arguments over whether There Will Be Blood is the first or second best movie of the last 25 years or so. Sonny thinks it's maybe the best. I think it's the second best. This is a movie that I think offers a deep critique of my ideology and my political worldview. But it is so profound on an artistic character narrative, just deep engagement level. I could talk about it for a long time. It's a movie I really love that doesn't support what I believe about politics in the world.Yeah, Sonny, how about you?Sonny: Bernardo Bertolucci's The Last Emperor is commie agitprop, but it's also very good. It's one of those movies where the lesson of the movie is literally “The elite overclass needs to be taught how to pee correctly in a bucket, so as not to annoy the normals.” But it's a beautiful movie, including the bucket. You don't have to agree with a film's politics to recognize that it is a great movie. It certainly doesn't hurt. I flipped through my rankings, and a lot of it does line up.But another one is JFK. Oliver Stone's JFK is a movie that is nonsense as history. If you look at it as a history text, you are reading the film wrong. What it excels at and the way that it is great is that it's the absolute perfect distillation of sitting next to an insane conspiracy theorist and hearing them ramble. The way that Oliver Stone edits together all of these disparate ideas — the way he edits is like hearing a conspiracy theorist talk.The way a conspiracy theorist talks is that they overwhelm you with information. They will just throw out random things and be like, “And this is connected to this, and this is connected to this.” And you are not able to actually judge these things because you have no idea really what they're talking about. You're not steeped in this stuff like they are, but it all sounds right. And all of a sudden, yeah, I believe that the military industrial complex murdered JFK at the behest of a fascist homosexual conspiracy, which is just another amusing little element to JFK by Oliver Stone.Those would be two examples, I would say.I love that. Alyssa, how about you?Alyssa: I would say Dirty Harry. I did a huge project about 10 years ago on depictions of the police in pop culture. And the ways in which law enforcement, as an industry, has actually really shaped their depictions on film. And look, I don't think the police always get everything right. And I think that shooting people is not a viable solution to a crime, especially without a trial. But God damn, does Clint Eastwood make like a sweater and a blazer and a real big gun look awesome, right?Sonny: Those are things that look awesome. Of course, they look awesome on Clint Eastwood.Alyssa: Of course, they look awesome, but they look especially awesome on Clint Eastwood. And they look even more awesome when he's shooting a crazed hippie who has commandeered a busSonny: Full of children.Alyssa: Yes, a bus full of children. The evil hippie deserves to get shot, and Clint Eastwood is the man to set things right. The thing about aesthetics is that they can get you to set aside your politics momentarily in a theoretical way. But I also think that good movies can get you access to spaces and mindsets that you might not have access to otherwise.When you asked that question, the movie that I immediately thought of, not necessarily of challenging my politics, but like bringing me a place I can't go, is Alex Garland's Warfare from earlier this year. It is one of the best movies I've seen this year. And also a movie about (both as a social and cultural environment) an all-male combat unit in the US military and a situation (the war in Iraq) that I have no access to. I cannot go there. My being in the space would fundamentally transform the space. And that opening sequence with this platoon watching this music video in a weird, sexualized group bonding ritual, I just found fascinating and oddly touching in a way that I think is interesting to watch, especially if you're steeped in left-leaning critiques of traditional masculinity in all-male spaces.And I found that movie, despite how harrowing it was, kind of beautiful and tender to watch in a way. And I just felt very grateful for it.Awesome. Yeah, again, I really appreciate how much thought goes into viewing not only movies as cultural entities, but also their space in politics, but also how the culture can overwhelm that. I really think that you guys have such fun takes on this. I wanna back out a little bit and talk a little bit about this year and this moment. I think one thing I really enjoy about your show is that it's obvious how much you guys really enjoy going to the movies, enjoy consuming this stuff. I know that there's a lot of fairly understandable doom and gloom sometimes around the movie industry, around the exhibition industry. A lot of that, I think, comes from some of the more industry side of things and infects the viewing public's view.I'll just throw it to you. What is a trend or something going on these days within movies or Hollywood that you actually think is a good thing, that you're actually enjoying? Or a transitional moment that you think could be fun? I guess, Sunny, I'll start off with you. I don't know.Sonny: That's a hard question to answer because everything is bad right now.Alyssa: To be clear, this is Sonny's default position about all eras and all things. All things.Peter: He's a cheerful man.Sonny: All things, really. No, everything is bad. But if I were looking at a few green shoots, I like the rise of the draft house style theater, a combination of dining, bar, movie space. I know some people have issues with the waiters scurrying back and forth. And it's not my real cup of tea either, but that's all right. You mentioned this question right before we started taping. I was trying to sketch something out, so I didn't have nothing.But I do think the rise of the boutique Blu-ray and 4K UHD retailers has been a good thing. I don't know that it's enough to save physical media in the film context, but the rise of your Vinegar Syndromes. Criterion, of course, is the longest player in this space, and they've been doing it since the days of Laserdisc. They're very good at what they do, and they have a great catalog.But even smaller places, like your Vinegar Syndromes or your Shout Factory and your Scream Factory. The studios themselves are getting into it. Lionsgate has their Lionsgate limited thing that they do, which is just sucking money out of my pockets. A24 has also been good in this space. I like the idea that there is a small but committed cadre of collectors out there. And it's not just ownership for the sake of ownership. It's not the high fidelity, “the things you own matter. So you should show them off so everybody can see them and see how cool you are” kind of thing. There are actual quality differences to having a disc as opposed to a streaming service, which always come in at lower bit rates, and they look and sound worse.But this is so niche. Very few people who collect this stuff (Blu-rays, 4Ks, et cetera) really understand how niche they are.If you look at the monthly pie chart of sales of discs every month, it's still 50 percent DVD, 20 percent to 25 percent Blu-ray, and then 25 percent to 30 percent 4K, depending on what's out at any given time. But 50 percent of discs are still being bought by people browsing Walmart shelves, like “Ooh, I'll watch this new movie for $5. Sure, why not?”Yeah, having something for the sickos is always something viable, right? Peter, I'll throw it to you.Peter: So, on this podcast, I have probably been the biggest MCU, Marvel Movie Universe booster. What I think is a good thing that is happening right now is that the MCU is in a decline, or at least a reset period. It's not overwhelming Hollywood in the way that it was throughout the 2010s. It's hurting theaters and exhibition because those movies are not performing the way they used to, and that's a downside for real.But what it is doing is creating a space for young filmmakers and for young acting talent to rise up without having to immediately be sucked into the MCU or something comparable, like the DC movies that were trying to start up and never really got going. Now they've rebooted the DC universe with the James Gunn Superman film. But, it really felt like in the 2010s, anyone who was in their 20s or 30s and was a really promising actor or a really promising director was gonna make one or two movies. And then they were gonna get sucked into the Marvel or maybe the Star Wars machine, one of these big franchise things.It wasn't like even 25 years ago when Sam Raimi was making Spider-Man films, and they were very distinctly Sam Raimi films. I mean, you watch the Dr. Octopus POV sequence in Spider-Man 2, and it's the same thing he was doing in Evil Dead, except he had $150 million to make that movie, right?These weren't even altruistic superhero films. They were just being brought in to lend their names a small amount of flavor to whatever it was they were doing. And now, in an era in which the MCU is not gone, but is diminished, a lot of acting talent and a lot of directing talent are going to be free to spend that formative period of third, fourth, fifth, sixth movies to make the things that they wanna make and to experiment.Like I said, this does have downsides. This is not great for theatrical exhibitors who are suffering right now because there are fewer movies and because the big movies are not as big. But in that space, you get the opportunity to try new things. And I love seeing new things, and I love watching new talent develop.That is cool. I like that. Alyssa?Alyssa: I'm glad you said that, Peter, because what I was gonna say is I am delighted to see some of the directors who did time in the MCU or other franchises coming back and making original movies. Obviously, Sinners is one of the big success stories of the year. It's also a success story because Ryan Coogler is not only making franchise movies.I saw Seeing Fruitvale, which turned Fruitvale Station, at the Sundance Film Festival. It was like a seminal moment for me early in my career as a critic. I was like, “Holy God, this guy is great.” Even though I like what he did with the Rocky movies and I like the first Black Panther, I just felt this sense of profound regret for him getting diverted from telling these original stories. I'm really excited for Chloe Zhao's Hamnet. I expect to be emotionally incapacitated by that movie. Honestly, it is great for people who love movies that Immortals was just such a disaster.Peter: Eternals.Sonny: Eternals, that's how good it is we can't even remember the title.Alyssa: Yes, Destin Daniel Cretton is working on a Shang-Chi sequel, but he is also collaborating with Ryan Coogler on a project that I think is drawn from their childhoods.Sonny: He's directing a new Spider-Man movie right now.Alyssa: But there's other stuff coming. There's the possibility of life outside franchises. And, I'm excited to see what some of these folks do when they're not in front of a green screen and when they're telling stories about actual human beings. I am excited to just see more movies like Weapons, like Materialists, coming from younger directors who are still figuring things out, but have interesting things to say. And this year, at least, appears to be able to do okay at the box office.I love that. People are recovering from their exile in Atlanta and have a chance to make some cool movies. You guys have been so generous with your time. I do want to just finish on one last note: where do you assess Hollywood's position within the world to be?Obviously, in the States, they've had a lot of pressure from things like TikTok coming from below, things like the federal government coming from above. But even internationally and geopolitically, you've seen international players start to compete with Hollywood at the Oscars. For instance, in Best Animated Film last year, as well as some big markets shutting down for them, like China is not really doing anything. From a political perspective, where do you assess the state of Hollywood right now?Peter: From a political perspective, I think Hollywood is going to start producing movies that read less overtly liberal, less conventionally left-leaning. I think we're already seeing some of that. I don't mean that Hollywood is suddenly going to be MAGA, that it's suddenly gonna be like reading Buckley's National Review or anything like that. I just mean that at the margins, you're gonna see more movies that don't toe the line in the way that you saw movies before. There was a moment, especially right before and right after the pandemic, where it really felt like too many movies were towing a very predictable left-of-center political line. And it was obvious and there was no nuance to it.Again, I do not oppose movies that may have a different worldview than mine, but it felt like they were running scared in a lot of cases. I mean, in sports, if your team is behind, that's the time when you try new stuff. You don't use the same strategy if you are losing. Hollywood's losing right now. They're losing economically and they're losing as a cultural force. While that's in some ways not great for the art form, that is going to be good for experimentation. And that's gonna be formal and craft experimentation. That's going to be talent. We're going to see new and interesting people. And that's also going to be ideas both for stories and for politics and ideology.Sonny: A big question is what happens with the retrenchment of the global box office? Because I do think, for a long time, you could count on basically two-thirds of the box office of a major Hollywood release coming overseas and one-third coming domestically. And those numbers have, in some cases, inverted. It's closer to 50/50 for more of them. It's not universally true. F1 did more business overseas than domestically, which you might expect for something that's based on F1 racing. But the big question is what happens if the rest of the world is like, “We're not that interested in the big Hollywood blockbuster stuff that we have been eating up for the last 15 or 20 years”?This goes hand in hand with Alyssa's point about originals. That's probably a good thing, honestly. It's probably a good thing to get away from the theory of the movie industry being like, “We need to make things that appeal despite language barriers.” Language matters; words matter. And tailoring your words to the correct audience matters. American movie studio should tailor their stuff to American audiences.Alyssa: And also getting away from the idea of appealing to the Chinese censors who controlled which American movies got access to Chinese markets, which was not the same thing as appealing to Chinese audiences. But yeah, I totally agree.My father-in-law works in the foreign exchange industry, and he said something that I've been thinking about a lot. They're just seeing real declines in people who want to come here or feel comfortable coming here. Until July, I was the letters editor at The Washington Post, and it was astonishing to me just how much rage Canadians were feeling towards the United States. I don't know that these will translate into a rejection of American movies. American culture exports have been unbelievably strong for a long time.But I do see an opening for Korean pop culture, which has already been very popular abroad. I think there's a real chance that we will see a rejection of American culture in some ways. And, it will take Hollywood a while to respond to that. It always lags a little bit. But I do think it would be very interesting to see what more aggressively American movies look like. And I think that could take many forms.But scale is in many ways the enemy of interestingness. If there is not and opportunity to turn everything into a two billion dollar movie because you sell it overseas, what stories do you tell? What actors do you put on screen? What voices do you elevate? And I think the answers to those questions could be really interesting.Peter: I agree with all of this in the sense that I think it will be good for the art form, like I have been saying. But there's a cost to this that all of us should recognize. When budgets get smaller and the market shrinks, that is going to be bad for people who work in the industry. And in particular, it's going to be rough for the below-the-line talent, the people whose names you see at the end credits — when these credits now scroll for 10 minutes after a Marvel movie because they have employed hundreds, maybe even a thousand people.And there was a story in The Wall Street Journal just this summer. You mentioned the time in Atlanta about how Marvel has moved most of its production out of Atlanta. There are people there who had built lives, bought houses, had earned pretty good middle-class incomes, but weren't superstars by any means. Now they don't know what to do because they thought they were living in Hollywood East, and suddenly, Hollywood East doesn't exist anymore.We may be in a position where Hollywood West, as we have long know it, L.A., the film center, also doesn't exist anymore, at least or at least as much smaller, much less important and much less central to filmmaking than it has been for the last nearly 100 years. And again, as a critic, I like the new stuff. I often like the smaller stuff. I'm an American; I want movies made for me. But also, these are people with jobs and livelihoods, and it is going to be hard for them in many cases.Sonny: Oh, I'm glad to see the A.I. King over here take the side of the little guy who's losing out on his on his livelihood.Peter: I think A.I. is going to help the little guy. Small creators are going to have a leg up because of it.Sonny: Sure.All right. Well, I love some of those thoughts, love some of those lessons. Publicly traded companies are famously risk-taking, so we're going to be fine, definitely. Either way, I really do love the show. I really, really enjoy it. I think it's one of the best discussion shows, chat shows about any movie podcast out there. It is really, really fun. It is very cool to see you guys go independent.I just want to throw it to you a little bit. What is your pitch? What is the show? Where can they find it? What's the best way to support it? And where can they find you all?Sonny: The show's a lot like this, like what you just listened to.Alyssa: Peter has developed this catchphrase when Sonny asked him how he's doing to kick off the show, and he always says that he's excited to be talking about movies with friends. We want to be your movie friends. You should come hang out with us. Hopefully, we will be going live a little bit more, maybe meeting up in person some. I will hopefully be doing some writing for our sub stack, if you have missed my blatherings about movies and movie trends.But yeah, come hang out with us every week. We're fun.Sonny: Movieaisle.substack.com. That's where you should go. You should I'm I'm I'm sure I'm sure there will be a link to it or something. Movieaisle.substack.com is where it lives now. We'll have a proper URL at some point.Terrific. And wherever you get your podcasts?Sonny: And wherever you get your podcasts!That's great. Peter, Alyssa, Sonny, thank you so much. This is really, really fun. Again, I really dig the show so much. I'm very, very happy for you guys being able to spring out independent. So really, thanks for coming on.Edited by Crystal WangIf you have anything you'd like to see in this Sunday special, shoot me an email. Comment below! Thanks for reading, and thanks so much for supporting Numlock.Thank you so much for becoming a paid subscriber! Send links to me on Twitter at @WaltHickey or email me with numbers, tips or feedback at walt@numlock.news. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.numlock.com/subscribe

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Send us a text5:38 Black Phone 217:50 Good Fortune25:54 The Mastermind36:54 Truth & Treason44:30 Frankenstein54:26 Blue Moon01:01:13 Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost01:07:40  Other01:12:19 The TwitsIt's a 9-movie week here on 'Roger (Ebert) & Me,' the only comprehensive 'Siskel & Ebert'-style review show out there. A film criticism podcast.  Please rate and review on Apple Podcasts. Even if you're on Spotify or YouTube, jump over there and throw us 5 stars. We can't get on RottenTomatoes until 200 people rate it!  'Roger & Me' is a movie review podcast covering all new releases, both theatrical and streaming, every Friday, modeled after 'Siskel & Ebert.'  Hosted by Mark Dujsik of markreviewsmovies.com & Brett Arnold of Yahoo Entertainment and The New Flesh podcast, a show about horror movies that is currently celebrating its tenth year.Support the show

March 2-8, 1996 This week Ken welcomes comedian behind the comedy special "Bougie on a Budget", Denise Winkelman. Ken and Denise discuss pouring rain in New England, growing up in Minnesota, Ken confusing Minnesota with Michigan, the coldest spot in the country in the Winter, growing up in a very rural town, the magic of cable bringing Pro Wrestling to your home, Wrestling magazines, local wrestling, mad scientists, how Wrestling is basically an improv group, NYPD Blue, nudity on television, Dennis Franz, CSI, David Caruso, Christine Baranski, the legend of The Marlboro Man, ads that work with any tag line, the 90s trend of "one of the guys" girl who smoke cigars, creepy mail order dolls, American Girl Dolls, Empty Nest, American shows CBC ran, The Kids in the Hall, WKRP, Walker Texas Ranger, wrestling alligators, Powers Booth and Peter Coyote, forbidden love, why everyone can't be the wacky neighbor, High Incident, when the whole neighborhood watches you, communist Russia, Eastern Europeans, comedians who become politicians, Hallmark Entertainment on Fox presenting In the Lake of the Woods, Bette Midler, John Travolta, French and Saunders, Joanna Lumley, the US phenomenon of Ab Fab, The Comedy Awards, Richard Pryor, The Jim Henson Hour, trying to do the Muppets without Jim Henson, Michelle Pfeiffer, selling your soul for the corporate dollar, The Babe with John Goodman vs Babe with a pig, 1996, roided baseball hits, Siskel and Ebert, and how it's never appropriate to Jeer Bob Balaban.   

Kabarettist Vince Ebert glaubt, dass wir in Deutschland den Verstand verloren haben: Wir verstricken uns in gefühlige Gender- und Glaubensfragen, statt rationale Lösungen für die Herausforderungen der Gegenwart zu suchen. In seinem Buch "Wot Se Fack, Deutschland?" kritisiert Ebert, wie Gefühle und Empörung im öffentlichen Diskurs zunehmend Fakten und Vernunft verdrängen. Er zeigt, wie in Politik, Medien und Universitäten Irrationalität und Moralrhetorik dominieren – und fordert in satirischem Ton eine Rückkehr zum nüchternen Denken. Was ist dran an seiner Kritik? Darüber spricht t-online-Chefredakteur Florian Harms in der aktuellen Folge mit ihm. Anmerkungen, Meinungen oder Fragen gern per Sprachnachricht an: podcasts@t-online.de Produktion und Schnitt: Axel Krüger und Arno Wölk Transkript: https://tagesanbruch.podigee.io/2341-ebert/transcript Alle Folgen der Diskussion am Wochenende finden Sie in einer Playlist auf Spotify hier: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1d0dXXtJNcYAF7jQ3oRPg9?si=0f24794f3fe14a27 Den „Tagesanbruch“-Podcast gibt es immer montags bis samstags gegen 6 Uhr zum Start in den Tag – am Wochenende in einer längeren Diskussion. Verpassen Sie keine Folge und abonnieren Sie uns bei Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/3v1HFmv3V3Zvp1R4BT3jlO?si=klrETGehSj2OZQ_dmB5Q9g), Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/de/podcast/t-online-tagesanbruch/id1374882499?mt=2), Amazon Music (https://music.amazon.de/podcasts/961bad79-b3ba-4a93-9071-42e0d3cdd87f/tagesanbruch-von-t-online) oder überall sonst, wo es Podcasts gibt. Wenn Ihnen der Podcast gefällt, lassen Sie gern eine Bewertung da.

Send us a text6:12 Tron: Ares19:29 Roofman25:51 Kiss of the Spider Woman32:40 After The Hunt42:54 The Woman in Cabin 1048:25 The Perfect Neighbor53:35 John Candy: I Like Me,58:46 Vicious01:05:16 Urchin01:10:14 DeathstalkerIt's a 10-movie week here on 'Roger (Ebert) & Me,' the only comprehensive 'Siskel & Ebert'-style review show out there. A film criticism podcast.  Please rate and review on Apple Podcasts. Even if you're on Spotify or YouTube, jump over there and throw us 5 stars. We can't get on RottenTomatoes until 200 people rate it!  'Roger & Me' is a movie review podcast covering all new releases, both theatrical and streaming, every Friday, modeled after 'Siskel & Ebert.'  Hosted by Mark Dujsik of markreviewsmovies.com & Brett Arnold of Yahoo Entertainment and The New Flesh podcast, a show about horror movies that is currently celebrating its tenth year.Support the show

Paul Thomas Anderson's latest film has car chases, explosions, secret societies, and and confused ex-revolutionaries...but did it make Drea cry? Find out the answer, plus our favorite underground cabals from film history, on this episode with special guest, noted critic Michael Phillips.What's GoodAlonso - Brian Earl's Of Christmases Long, Long AgoDrea - COVID booster/Worm Charming ChampionshipMichael - being with us (and Gov. Pritzker)Kevin - The Big Show at The EarlITIDICThe Tilly Norwood situationLA Times Editorial: Oscars International Feature Category Is Broken; No Easy FixStaff PicksAlonso - Smashing TimeDrea - FairylandMichael - SpartacusKevin - Apollo 13Check out Michael's appearances on Filmspotting and his piece on Ebert.com Follow us on BlueSky, Facebook, Instagram, or LetterboxdWithKevin AveryDrea ClarkAlonso DuraldeProduced by Marissa FlaxbartSr. Producer Laura Swisher

Send us a text**RARE SPOILER WARNING: BONE LAKE gets discussed in more detail than usual. I think we give ample warning, but be aware!** 5:54 The Smashing Machine14:05 V/H/S Halloween22:40 Play Dirty28:29 Good Boy34:47 Bone Lake41:32 Coyotes47:49 Are We Good?It's a 7-movie week here on 'Roger (Ebert) & Me,' the only comprehensive 'Siskel & Ebert'-style review show out there. A film criticism podcast.  Please rate and review on Apple Podcasts. Even if you're on Spotify or YouTube, jump over there and throw us 5 stars. We can't get on RottenTomatoes until 200 people rate it!  'Roger & Me' is a movie review podcast covering all new releases, both theatrical and streaming, every Friday, modeled after 'Siskel & Ebert.'  Hosted by Mark Dujsik of markreviewsmovies.com & Brett Arnold of Yahoo Entertainment and The New Flesh podcast, a show about horror movies that is currently celebrating its tenth year.Support the show

Send us a textEpisode 570"Revenge of the Nerds"Actor: Robert CarradineRobert joins me to talk about his new podcast "The Party Nerds Pop-Cast"We also dive into his filmography, talking about some of the more underrated entries.We conclude the interview with a deep dive of "Revenge of the Nerds"The topics we touch on are:1. Why Revenge of the Nerds divides so many people (I believe its generational)2. The fact that Siskel and Ebert loved it.3. What seems to get lost is that this is not a perfect movie, but it has a big heart. It's a movie about standing up for yourself, confronting bullies and be ok in your own skin. It is absolutely a feel good story.4. That remarkable cast.This and much more.Welcome, Robert Carradine.www.mmcpodcast.com#80s #80smovies #revengeofthenerds #80sfilms #comedyfilms #comedymovies #80svibes #fyp #davidcarradine #podcast #interview #comedy #80spopculture #booger #funnymovies #funnymovie #classicmovies Reach out to Darek Thomas and Monday Morning Critic!Instagram:   / mondaymorningcritic  Facebook:   / mondaymorningcritic  TikTok:   / mondaymorningcritic  Mondaymorningcritic@gmail.com

In this episode, the guys engage in a candid conversation with Josh Ebert, a military veteran transitioning into the trades after 20 years of service. They discuss the challenges and opportunities faced by veterans entering the workforce, particularly in skilled trades like plumbing and HVAC. The conversation highlights the importance of experience, teamwork, and the supportive community within the trades. Josh shares his journey, concerns about age, and the steps he is taking to find the right fit in his new career. The episode emphasizes the value of reaching out for help and the various apprenticeship programs available to facilitate this transition.Send us a textSend us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels!Eric Aune @mechanicalhub Andy Mickelson @mick_plumbNewsletter sign up: https://bit.ly/MH_email

Podcast for a deep examination into the career and life choices of Eddie Murphy & Jim Carrey. Patrick wants to be the next top chef, but not of the world, just, like, his kitchen. Joe tries to help him, but keeps setting things on fire. Lev uses a fire extinguisher to put it out, but will retardant or snakes emerge from the canister? Find out on this week's episode of 'What the Hell Happened to Them?' Email the cast at whathappenedtothem@gmail.com Disclaimer: This episode was recorded in September 2025. References may feel confusing and/or dated unusually quickly. 'Imagine That' is available on DVD, Blu-ray, & Multi-format (which is really just the first two things): https://www.amazon.com/Imagine-That-Blu-ray-Eddie-Murphy/dp/B001OQCV0Q/ Music from "South Park" by the South Park guys   Artwork from BJ West   quixotic, united, skeyhill, vekeman, murphy, carrey, versus, vs, imagine, that, ebert, carey, imaginary, friends, church, googah

Send us a text4:35 One Battle After Another20:18 The Strangers: Chapter 229:22 Eleanor the Great33:49 Dead of Winter39:36 All the Devils Are HereIt's a light 5-movie week here on 'Roger (Ebert) & Me,' the only comprehensive 'Siskel & Ebert'-style review show out there. A film criticism podcast.   Please rate and review on Apple Podcasts. Even if you're on Spotify or YouTube, jump over there and throw us 5 stars. We can't get on RottenTomatoes until 200 people rate it!   'Roger & Me' is a movie review podcast covering all new releases, both theatrical and streaming, every Friday, modeled after 'Siskel & Ebert.'   Hosted by Mark Dujsik of markreviewsmovies.com & Brett Arnold of Yahoo EntertainmentSupport the show

Martin Ebert is one of the founding partners, along with Tom Mackenzie, of Mackenzie & Ebert, arguably the top golf design firm in Europe. Ebert has been the lead consulting architect, with Mackenzie, for most of the Open Championship courses as well as dozens of clubs in the U.K., Ireland and Europe. They also have… Read More Read More The post Episode 97: Martin Ebert appeared first on Feed The Ball.

Send us a text5:30 Him15:54 A Big Bold Beautiful Journey24:24 The Lost Bus33:23 The Senior40:13 Swiped45:49 London Calling51:41 Megadoc01:02:32 Chain Reactions01:09:31 Predators01:16:01 Plainclothes01:22:46 Prisoner of War01:27:32 Compulsion01:33:06 Night of the ReaperIt's a 14-movie week here on 'Roger (Ebert) & Me,' the only comprehensive 'Siskel & Ebert'-style review show out there. A film criticism podcast. Name another podcast doing fourteen movies a week, we'll wait!Please rate and review on Apple Podcasts. Even if you're on Spotify or YouTube, jump over there and throw us 5 stars. We can't get on RottenTomatoes until 200 people rate it! 'Roger & Me' is a movie review podcast covering all new releases, both theatrical and streaming, every Friday, modeled after 'Siskel & Ebert.' Hosted by Mark Dujsik of markreviewsmovies.com & Brett Arnold of Yahoo EntertainmentSupport the show

Fr. Daniel Ebert is a priest in Copenhagen, Denmark fighting the good fight. In this incredible interview he shares his conversion story and journey from the wrong team, to God's team. Thank you to Wild Alaskan for sponsoring this episode! Get $35 off your first box of wild-caught, sustainable seafood—delivered right to your door. Go to: https://www.wildalaskan.com/EXFILES.Go to shopremi.com/EXFILES and use code EXFILES at checkout for 50% off.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

When Superintendent Jhone Ebert took up her post at the helm of the Clark County School District this year, she inherited contract disputes, low morale, and flagging student test scores. But Ebert came in with an ambitious 100 Day Plan — so now, three months in, how's she doing? Co-host Dayvid Figler sits down with the Superintendent to discuss the changes she's put into place, and why she thinks CCSD schools deserve a better rap. Learn more about the sponsors of this September 17th episode: AFAN Black & White Gala Rita Deanin Abbey Art Museum Want to get in touch? Follow us @CityCastVegas on Instagram, or email us at lasvegas@citycast.fm. You can also call or text us at 702-514-0719. For more Las Vegas news, make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter, Hey Las Vegas. Learn more about becoming a City Cast Las Vegas Neighbor at membership.citycast.fm. Looking to advertise on City Cast Las Vegas? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise.

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Matt Ebert is the founder and CEO of Crash Champions, the powerhouse behind one of America's largest collision repair networks. From humble beginnings—starting with a single shop in 1999 and no college degree—Matt has relentlessly built Crash Champions into a $3 billion giant, now boasting over 600 locations nationwide and nearly 11,000 team members. Rooted in blue-collar values and fueled by a passion for people, Matt is recognized not only for his entrepreneurial drive but also for cultivating a strong, unified culture across his organization. Known for his transparency, integrity, and ambition, Matt continues to champion growth, innovation, and opportunity in the collision repair industry. Takeaways: Growth Requires Letting Go: To scale a business beyond its beginnings, founders must be willing to relinquish some control, bring in partners, and focus on building systems and processes that ensure consistency at every level. People-First Leadership: Building a world-class culture isn't about slogans—it's about genuinely putting people first, championing both employees and customers, and creating environments where everyone can thrive and grow. Stay Ahead or Fall Behind: With rapid changes in the auto industry and technology, constant learning and adaptability are non-negotiable. Businesses that don't pay attention to market shifts and evolving customer needs risk becoming obsolete. Sound Bytes: “I didn't come from money, so I needed capital to grow. The only way to do that is being willing to let investors partner with me.” “Great culture doesn't have to speak—it's shown in the team and what you have.” “It's not what you imagined it to be 20 years ago… there's an abundance of opportunity for people because there's so much new to learn in these cars.” Connect & Discover Matt: Website: https://crashchampions.com/company/team/matt-ebert Website: https://mattebert.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-ebert-7169a5180/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mattebertcc/?hl=en

Today on the show, Paul and Ben do a new concept idea where they cover their futures with apropo pull quotes, such as defrauding gorillas, vampire mites, safe living spaces, the BBCBS, how social media and banks will be around forever, thomas jefferson wrote the declaration of independence in 1492, it's an honor to have your date used to train AI, improv 401, Bert and Ernie predating Siskel and Ebert, the comedy duo archetype, Ben on Almost Live, Weapons, Chicago weather, and L train safety.

There's a dust up between the WI Department of Ag, Trade and Consumer Protection and the states livestock marketing yards, dealers and truckers. The challenge is over proposed increases on fees charged to these agribusinesses for licenses granted and oversight of their activities. Pam Jahnke finds out about the conflict from Curt Larson, President and CEO of the Equity Livestock Cooperative Sales Association. Larson says some fees are going up by more than 1600%. He says this is not only extreme, it's unjustified. Larson points out that any escalation in fees must be directly passed to the producers who use the services. He says that because many of the functions of these licenses are about traceability, the expense should be shared by more than just producers.A warmer weekend is on the way for Wisconsin. Stu Muck says once the fog burns off, temperatures will easily move into the 80's with just a little rain on the way.Silage harvest is underway and it's important to make notes on what you're seeing. Dean Ebert from Helena Agri tells Pam Jahnke that he checks everything from tip fill to leaf disease as the harvest unfolds. He also notes that they've finally started to see prices for 2026 inputs, but it's going to require a very sharp pencil. Ebert says planning sooner before later may really benefit growers. Paid for by Helena Agri.A Monroe area cheesemaker has become an example of what can happen if immigration reform isn't addressed. John Umhoeffer, executive director of the WI Cheesemakers Association says last month, workers at W&W Dairy went on strike after new ownership required employees to verify their immigration status through E-Verify. John explains that E-Verify is a national program required for dairy plants that make products for the government. But he says the situation is highlighting a larger issue: America’s immigration system and what it means for the future of food production. Bow season for deer is here and it sparks a lot of excitement among Wisconsin residents as one of the favorite fall past times. Although the season brings joy to many it also creates dangers. Ben Jarboe find out about this years hunt from DNR’s deer program specialist Jeff Pritzl is here to give a look at where deer hunters may have the most luck, but first he gives a look into some safety considerations to make sure everyone has an enjoyable hunt. He also says that we can expect above average antler growth from bucks this year due to the mild winter. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Leighton and Toby Ingleton of Golf Course Architecture Magazine join Martin and Allan to share their first-hand experience of playing the newly refurbished Ailsa Course at Trump Turnberry, while also reflecting on the wider golf course. Widely regarded as one of the greatest courses in the world, the Ailsa has recently undergone significant changes — particularly to holes 7 and 8 — that further elevate its reputation. Recorded in the Champions Suite at Turnberry, this conversation explores: The more recent history of changes made since new ownership in 2016 The motivations behind the Trump Organisation's and Martin Ebert's redesign work on the Ailsa The unique situation of ownership being so directly involved in shaping the changes How the redesign enhances both the playing experience and the walk The strategic use of the coastline and its impact on the course's design Future ambitions and plans for the course — and more Even if you've never played Trump Turnberry's Ailsa Course, this episode offers a fascinating look at how thoughtful design and engaged ownership can redefine both quality and experience. https://www.turnberry.co.uk/   A big thanks to our Show Partner - Toro Check them out here!   https://www.golfclubtalk.uk/the-green-print/ https://www.instagram.com/thegreenprintgolf/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-greenprint-golf/?viewAsMember=true www.golfclubtalk.uk golfclubtalkuk@gmail.com   Support us here: https://buymeacoffee.com/gctuk   Sign up to our Newsletter here

Send us a text8:05 The Long Walk20:44 Spinal Tap II: The End Continues34:36 The Man in My Basement34:37 Bang Bang39:49 Code 345:26 SplitsvilleIt's a 6-movie week here on 'Roger (Ebert) & Me,' the only comprehensive 'Siskel & Ebert'-style review show out there! A film criticism podcast. Please rate and review on Apple Podcasts. Even if you're on Spotify or YouTube, jump over there and throw us 5 stars. We can't get on RottenTomatoes until 200 people rate it! 'Roger & Me' is a movie review podcast covering all new releases, both theatrical and streaming, every Friday, modeled after 'Siskel & Ebert.' Hosted by Mark Dujsik of markreviewsmovies.com & Brett Arnold of Yahoo EntertainmentSupport the show

MEGUST ends with the delightful romp WET HOT AMERICAN SUMMER [2001]Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/MVjxRD9M Show some love for Ebert: https://shorturl.at/vBFU5 Check out our website: https://www.blockbusterwivespodcast.com/home Subscribe to our Patreon for our first ever Side Quest; Laguna Beach! https://www.patreon.com/blockbusterwives Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blockbuster-wives/support#blockbuster #podcast #movies #comedy #disney #funny #review #wethotamericansummer #summercamp #nostalgia #y2k

Shea and Stacy continue MEGUST with 10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU [1999] Show some love for Ebert: https://shorturl.at/vBFU5 Check out our website: https://www.blockbusterwivespodcast.com/home Subscribe to our Patreon for our first ever Side Quest; Laguna Beach! https://www.patreon.com/blockbusterwives Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blockbuster-wives/support

Gast ist Stefan Ebert, der erklärt, ob er jetzt häisd oder däisd vom Main wohnt. Alles Ansichtssache, meint Stofferl - jedenfalls kommt er aus Franken und ist Klarinettist und Wortführer bei "Häisd'n däisd vom Mee". Zwei wortgewaltige Männer, die was zu sagen und viel gemeinsam zu lachen haben in dieser Wellmusik.

Send us a text6:31 The Conjuring: Last Rites17:25 Twinless26:45 The Threesome32:20 The Cut39:19 The Baltimorons46:13 Riefenstahl It's a 6-movie week here on 'Roger (Ebert) & Me,' the only comprehensive 'Siskel & Ebert'-style review show out there! A film criticism podcast. Please rate and review on Apple Podcasts. Even if you're on Spotify or YouTube, jump over there and throw us 5 stars. We can't get on RottenTomatoes until 200 people rate it! 'Roger & Me' is a movie review podcast covering all new releases, both theatrical and streaming, every Friday, modeled after 'Siskel & Ebert.' Hosted by Mark Dujsik of markreviewsmovies.com & Brett Arnold of Yahoo EntertainmentSupport the show

Shea and Stacy's high school days never really came to an end thanks to CLUELESS [1995]Show some love for Ebert: https://shorturl.at/vBFU5 Check out our website: https://www.blockbusterwivespodcast.com/home Subscribe to our Patreon for our first ever Side Quest; Laguna Beach! https://www.patreon.com/blockbusterwives Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blockbuster-wives/support

All Shea and Stacy want to do is graduate from high school, go to Europe, marry Christian Slater and make an episode about BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER [1992]!Show some love for Ebert: https://shorturl.at/vBFU5 Check out our website: https://www.blockbusterwivespodcast.com/home Subscribe to our Patreon for our first ever Side Quest; Laguna Beach! https://www.patreon.com/blockbusterwives Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blockbuster-wives/support#blockbuster #podcast #movies #action #buffy #funny #review #buffythevampireslayer #vampires #josswhedon #bbw #wives #theme #themes #moviestotv #television #series #fight #peeweeherman #paulreubens #highschool

Send us a text4:10 Caught Stealing16:22 The Roses27:09 The Toxic Avenger38:04 The Thursday Murder Club44:03 A Little Prayer50:45 American Sweatshop57:39 Vice Is BrokeIt's a 7-movie week here on 'Roger (Ebert) & Me,' the only comprehensive 'Siskel & Ebert'-style review show out there! A film criticism podcast. Please rate and review on Apple Podcasts. Even if you're on Spotify or YouTube, jump over there and throw us 5 stars. We can't get on RottenTomatoes until 200 people rate it! 'Roger & Me' is a movie review podcast covering all new releases, both theatrical and streaming, every Friday, modeled after 'Siskel & Ebert.' Hosted by Mark Dujsik of markreviewsmovies.com & Brett Arnold of Yahoo Entertainment4Support the show

"Siskel & Ebert & Jay & Alice" (March 12, 1995) Finally, we get around to discussing one of our more formative comedic experiences, and it's one shared more or less exclusively by elder millennials: The Critic, which somehow managed to be both more grown up and more juvenile than The Simpsons. In this episode, we discuss how the two seasons of this cult favorite repeatedly insinuated that the title character was gay, and how and episode guest-starring Siskel and Ebert manages to be the gayest episode of all. The Mr. President episode of our bonus series The Fox Files is free to listen to on Patreon, even if you're not pledging money! Listen to Talking Simpsons discuss Capitol Critters so you don't have to watch it yourself. And listen to us guest on Talking Simpsons to discuss the other Al Jean & Mike Reiss effort, Teen Angel.

Send us a text7:27 Eden22:11 Honey Don't!30:11 Relay38:11 Eenie Meanie46:33 Lurker53:56 We're Not Safe HereSorry for the delay! Brett was moving.It's a 6-movie week here on 'Roger (Ebert) & Me,' the only comprehensive 'Siskel & Ebert'-style review show out there! A film criticism podcast. Please rate and review on Apple Podcasts. Even if you're on Spotify or YouTube, jump over there and throw us 5 stars. We can't get on RottenTomatoes until 200 people rate it! 'Roger & Me' is a movie review podcast covering all new releases, both theatrical and streaming, every Friday, modeled after 'Siskel & Ebert.' Hosted by Mark Dujsik of markreviewsmovies.com & Brett Arnold of Yahoo EntertainmentSupport the show

THIS WEEK WE DISCUSS HUDSON HAWK!Thief extraordinaire Hudson Hawk (Bruce Willis) has just been released from prison and all he wants is a nice cappuccino. However, before he can savor his favorite beverage, the highly eccentric and wealthy Darwin Mayflower (Richard E. Grant) and his equally odd wife, Minerva (Sandra Bernhard), rope Hawk into an ambitious series of heists. Soon Hawk is stealing no less than major works by Leonardo Da Vinci, priceless pieces that the Mayflowers plan to use in an exceedingly nefarious way.Hear our take on the film and on the review of SISKEL and EBERT.SUBSCRIBE TODAY!Visit thecultworthy.comVisit https://www.themoviewire.comVideo: https://www.youtube.com/@back2thebalcony

Benjamin Ebert, Irene Ghobrial, and Trot and Kathryn Nixon join on Day One of the WEEI/NESN Jimmy Fund Radio-Telethon.

Send us a text4:04 Nobody 213:58 Highest 2 Lowest29:31 Night Always Comes36:50 Witchboard43:22 East of Wall51:04 Suspended Time57:44 The Glassworker01:06:27 The Knife01:12:20 Fixed1:15:45 Went Up the Hill01:21:01 Jimmy & StiggsIt's an 11-movie week here on 'Roger (Ebert) & Me,' the only comprehensive 'Siskel & Ebert'-style review show out there! A film criticism podcast.Please rate and review on Apple Podcasts. Even if you're on Spotify or YouTube, jump over there and throw us 5 stars. We can't get on RottenTomatoes until 200 people rate it! 'Roger & Me' is a movie review podcast covering all new releases, both theatrical and streaming, every Friday, modeled after 'Siskel & Ebert.' Hosted by Mark Dujsik of markreviewsmovies.com & Brett Arnold of Yahoo EntertainmentSupport the show

This week we discuss the film EXCALIBUR! The magical sword of Excalibur starts off in the hands of British lord Uther Pendragon (Gabriel Byrne) and then, years later, finds its way to his bastard son, Arthur (Nigel Terry), the knave destined to become king. Aided by the sorcerer Merlin (Nicol Williamson), Arthur fulfills his fate by bringing together the Knights of the Round Table at Camelot and unifying the country. However, this flawed monarch faces greater tests ahead in pursuit of love, the Holy Grail and his nation's survival. Hear our take on the film and on the review of SISKEL and EBERT.SUBSCRIBE TODAY!Visit thecultworthy.comVisit https://www.themoviewire.comVideo: https://www.youtube.com/@back2thebalcony

Send us a text6:03 Weapons29:15 Freakier Friday40:23 Sketch50:08 The Pickup58:06 Harvest01:07:31 Descendant01:13:35 Strange Harvest01:21:18 Shaman01:27:16 VideoheavenIt's a 7-movie week here on 'Roger (Ebert) & Me,' the only comprehensive 'Siskel & Ebert'-style review show out there! A film criticism podcast.Please rate and review on Apple Podcasts. Even if you're on Spotify or YouTube, jump over there and throw us 5 stars. We can't get on RottenTomatoes until 200 people rate it! 'Roger & Me' is a movie review podcast covering all new releases, both theatrical and streaming, every Friday, modeled after 'Siskel & Ebert.' Hosted by Mark Dujsik of markreviewsmovies.com & Brett Arnold of Yahoo EntertainmentSupport the show

Alexandra Ebert covers AI and global business, reflecting on Mag 7 earnings and the race between the U.S. and China. She compares Microsoft's (MSFT) AI investments, which she calls more vertically aligned, to Meta (META), which is more consumer and ad focused. She thinks MSFT is “more stable in its current business model.” However, she thinks many businesses are “overhyping” AI benefits and uses, and productivity gains are unclear. Alexandra also explains how we can continue to evolve AI models and their uses.======== Schwab Network ========Empowering every investor and trader, every market day. Subscribe to the Market Minute newsletter - https://schwabnetwork.com/subscribeDownload the iOS app - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/schwab-network/id1460719185Download the Amazon Fire Tv App - https://www.amazon.com/TD-Ameritrade-Network/dp/B07KRD76C7Watch on Sling - https://watch.sling.com/1/asset/191928615bd8d47686f94682aefaa007/watchWatch on Vizio - https://www.vizio.com/en/watchfreeplus-exploreWatch on DistroTV - https://www.distro.tv/live/schwab-network/Follow us on X – https://twitter.com/schwabnetworkFollow us on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/schwabnetworkFollow us on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/schwab-network/ About Schwab Network - https://schwabnetwork.com/about

In this episode, host Sandra Abrams sits down with Chaz Ebert, for a lively discussion about her book, It's Time To Give A FECK. FECK stands for forgiveness, empathy, compassion and kindness. She also shares insights into the many projects she is working on including a documentary, Wellness Warrior, about the life of 103-year old Deborah Szekley, founder of the Rancho La Puerta spa. In addition to directing and writing, Ms. Ebert is the CEO of Ebert Digital LLC and is the legal adviser and TV and movie producer at Ebert Productions. For 24 years, she shared a life with Pulitzer-prize winner and film critic, Roger Ebert, who passed away in 2013. Together, they established the Ebertfest film festival and the Roger Ebert Center for Film Studies at the University of Illinois. Learn more about the book giveafeck.com ---Subscribe to learn more about filmmaking, production, media makers, creator resources, visual storytelling, and every aspect that brings film, television, and video projects from concepts to our screens. Check out the MediaMakerSpotlight.com show page to find even more conversations with industry professionals that inspire, educate, and entertain!We on the Women in Film & Video (WIFV) Podcast Team work hard to make this show a great resource for our listeners, and we thank you for listening!

Send us a text3:36 The Naked Gun12:33 Together20:53 She Rides Shotgun28:50 War of the Worlds36:48 Souleymane's Story43:24 To Kill a Wolf49:44 River of BloodIt's a 7-movie week here on 'Roger (Ebert) & Me,' the only comprehensive 'Siskel & Ebert'-style review show out there! A film criticism podcast.Please rate and review on Apple Podcasts. Even if you're on Spotify or YouTube, jump over there and throw us 5 stars. We can't get on RottenTomatoes until 200 people rate it! 'Roger & Me' is a movie review podcast covering all new releases, both theatrical and streaming, every Friday, modeled after 'Siskel & Ebert.' Hosted by Mark Dujsik of markreviewsmovies.com & Brett Arnold of Yahoo EntertainmentSupport the show

“There're piles of skulls, which of course I appreciate” - Steve on the set design On this week's episode, Totally Cool Awesome 80s Month and the Summer Blockbuster Extravaganza pay tribute to the late, great Val Kilmer with a convo about the super-fun Ron Howard fantasy flick, Willow! How amazing are Warwick and Val together on screen? Isn't it refreshing that Davis was just allowed to put a shirt on and be this character, without getting covered in prosthetics or whatever else? Wouldn't things have been just fine in this movie without the Brownies flying around? And how amazing is that two-headed Siskel & Ebert monster? PLUS: Queen Bavmorda accidentally touches The Ooze and becomes Super Bavmorda (and is also played by Kevin Nash)! Willow stars Warwick Davis, Val Kilmer, Joanne Whalley, Jean Marsh, Patricia Hayes, Billy Barty, Mark Northover, Pat Roach, David Sternberg, Phil Fondacaro, Tony Cox, Kevin Pollak, Rick Overton, and Gavan O'Herlihy as Airk; directed by Ron Howard. Don't miss our next Worldwide Digital Event, happening Friday, June 20th at 9pm/eastern where we'll be LIVE talking about a total superhero all-timer, Superman II! Join us that night to revel in all the fun with Zod & Friends, everyone at the Daily Planet, and the two legendary performances from Christopher Reeve and Gene Hackman! Replay available for 14 days after broadcast!  Tickets are going fast for our three-night residency during the Oxford Comedy Festival! We'll be doing six shows over three nights from July 18 through 20. Tickets are going fast—our shows on Quantum of Solace and Hellraiser are already SOLD OUT—so don't wait, snag your tix today!  Throughout 2025, we'll be donating 100% of our earnings from our merch shop to the Center for Reproductive Rights. So head over and check out all these masterful designs and see what tickles your fancy! Shirts? Phone cases? Canvas prints? We got all that and more! Check it out and kick in for a good cause! Original cover art by Felipe Sobreiro.