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This week I'm joined by none other than David Wondrich – cocktail historian, author, and one of the most influential voices in the modern drinks world. If you've ever picked up Imbibe!, mixed a punch bowl from his recipes, or thumbed through the monumental Oxford Companion to Spirits and Cocktails, you'll know why this conversation was such a treat.We dive into David's journey from punk-era bass player, to English professor, to Esquire's drinks guy, and ultimately to becoming one of the leading authorities on cocktail history. He shares stories of working alongside legends like Gary Regan, Dale DeGroff, and Sasha Petraske, and reflects on how those relationships shaped both his career and the wider cocktail revival.David takes us behind the scenes of Imbibe!, the groundbreaking book that helped ignite the craft cocktail renaissance and explains how new technology and dogged research made it possible to reconstruct Jerry Thomas's world. We also talk about the epic scale of The Oxford Companion to Spirits and Cocktails: curating 1,200 entries with 165 contributors, and the challenges of making a truly global reference work.Along the way, David opens up about the art of hospitality, why history and storytelling matter just as much as specs and technique, and his excitement for his upcoming comic book history of the cocktail, due for release this September.This one's packed with wisdom, humour, and more than a few great bar stories.What You'll Learn in This EpisodeHow David fell into drinks writing via Esquire magazine and ended up travelling the world covering bars and spirits.The origins of Imbibe! and why Jerry Thomas deserved a serious biography.The research process that unearthed forgotten ingredients, measurements, and recipes.The scale and ambition behind The Oxford Companion to Spirits and Cocktails.Why understanding the history and cultural context of drinks matters for bartenders today.The enduring importance of hospitality in an era of batched cocktails and avant-garde menus.A sneak peek at David's next book a graphic novel-style history of cocktails.Connect with David WondrichTwitter: @DavidWondrichBooks: Imbibe! | Punch | The Oxford Companion to Spirits and CocktailsConnect with The Cocktail AcademyInstagram: @welovecocktailsTikTok: @welovecocktailsxWebsite: www.thecocktailacademy.comEmail: sayhello@thecocktailacademy.com
Jimmy and Danielle drop Oliver off at college. Then, Jimmy gets a nice write-up in Esquire, and Donny insists on doing his pre-planned bit. If you'd like a second full episode every week, plus video of every episode and monthly bonuses, head over to nevernotfunny.com and sign up for a Platinum subscription. Plans start at $6/month and more perks, like access to our back catalog and game nights on Zoom, are also available. Sign up today!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
In this episode I recap my watches from FrightFest 2025. I also have interviews with Erik Bloomquist for Self-Help and Keith Boynton for The Haunted Forest. I hope you enjoy this small piece of the festival!Films covered3:06 - Your Host5:44 - Self- Help | interview with Erik Bloomquist20:24 - Pig Hill23:04 - 213 Bones25:40 - Haunted Forest | interview with Keith Boynton39.26 - NoseeumsFollow Erik Bloomquist and Mainframe Pictureshttps://www.instagram.com/mainframepictures/Follow Keith Boynton and The Haunted Foresthttps://www.instagram.com/hauntedforestfilm/Join me at the Esquire theater on the 3rd Friday of the month for Frightful Fridays! https://www.esquiretheatre.com/Follow me https://letterboxd.com/OldManBrad/https://linktr.ee/oldmanbradBecome a patron for even more content! https://www.patreon.com/OldManBradSupport me on Kofihttps://ko-fi.com/oldmanbradA huge thank your to the patrons of Old Man Brad: Two Peas on a Podcast, Flicks and Friends, Nerdrovert, Chris Yeany, Brett Parker, KaraMusic:Ghoul by Carl Kasey @ White Bat Audio
It was so fun having Jeff Gordinier in the studio. Jeff is a journalist, an author, and one of the more prolific writers in the food world. He's currently Esquire's food and drinks editor, leading their restaurants and bars coverage. Before that he was a reporter at the New York Times and held various roles at Entertainment Weekly. In this episode we have a great conversation about his work, the current dining scene, and his award-winning article in Food & Wine about rice in Charleston that he cowrote with George McCalman. Subscribe to This Is TASTE: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube
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Russian hottest electronic dance music duo Swanky Tunes delivers you a weekly radio show. Thrilling 60 minutes of their biggest tracks and hottest bootlegs are waiting for you. From Russia with love! Swanky Tunes - SHOWLAND 579 01. Avicii feat. Elle King - Let's Ride Away (Tyler ICU Amapiano Version) 02. KÖNI feat. Idd Aziz & Jasmine Wesley - Besame Mucho 03. eSQUIRE & Polina Griffith - SOS 04. Wakyin - Peligrosa 05. Swanky Tunes, Backeer, Elline - Gandagana 06. Felipe Allenn x MORENITA - Morenita 07. Sputniq & Vinni Chase - Feels Like 08. Tujamo, Plastik Funk - Who (AtcG Remix) 09. Watermät & James Mac - Make A Livin' 10. Set Me Free - Barker 11. MR. MESS - How We Do 12. NOME. - Hey You 13. Alok, ARTBAT - Truth, Peace, Love, Acid 14. Chocolate Puma - Let Your Mind Be Free 15. AMRV x Melo.Kids - Vaticano 16. Kapuzen - Hit It! 17. MORTEN & David Guetta - Lucky 18. Paul Oakenfold x Goom Gum - The House Of House 19. The Pussycat Dolls, Busta Rhymes - Don't Cha (with BLOND-ISH) 20. MARTEN HØRGER - No Matter 21. KREAM - Subelo
On part 2 of this week's podcast we are joined by Illustrator, John Cuneo. John's art has appeared in many publications, including The New Yorker, Esquire, Sports Illustrated and The Atlantic Monthly.We talk with John about his background, his distinctive drawing style, New Yorker covers and much more!You can learn more about John and see his New Yorker covers and other illustrations at his website:https://johncuneo.comAnd you can order his books here:https://www.fantagraphics.com/collections/john-cuneoOn Part 1 of the episode, we discuss the current contests:Winning captions for New Yorker contest #953 (Into the Lion's dentures).Finalists for contest #955 (Row(dent) Housing). Current New Yorker contest #957 (Blessed are the Cheeseburgers). We also talk about our favorite cartoons from the current issue of the New Yorker.You can buy original New Yorker cartoon art at Curated Cartoons:https://www.curatedcartoons.comSend us questions or comments to: Cartooncaptioncontestpodcast@gmail.com
We are down one podcaster this week, but never fear! You are still getting a complete podcast featuring 100% of the nerdy content you have come to love over the last decade with the Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER! Cullen is preparing for Rose City Comic Con, which is approaching quickly. As always, you can find Cullen overseeing the Hero Initiative table, which will feature creator guests (and podcast friends) Ande Parks and Phil Hester. Last month, Esquire magazine published its list of the 25 greatest superhero movies. While they generally get things right, there were a couple that had us scratching our heads and saying "Really?" about. Send us in your thoughts on the Top 25 list and let us know what you think should be up for consideration. We have our weekly Pick 3 choices, sponsored by our friends at Clint's Comics, plus more trivia. We would love to hear your comments on the show. Let us know what you've been reading or watching this week. Contact us on our website, Facebook, Instagram, or by email. We want to hear from you! As always, we are the Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER! and we hope you enjoy the show. The Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER! is proudly sponsored by Clint's Comics. Clint's is located at 3941 Main in Kansas City, Missouri, and is open Monday through Saturday. Whether it is new comics, trade paperbacks, action figures, statues, posters, or T-shirts, the friendly and knowledgeable staff can help you find whatever it is that you need. You should also know that Clint's Comics has the most extensive collection of back issues in the metro area. If you need to find a particular book to finish the run of a title, head on down to Clint's or check out their website at clintscomics.com. Tell them that the Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER! sent you.
In the 1970s, New York's LGBTQ Community was gripped by fear; from a string of grisly unsolved killings known as the “Bag Murders,” to the shocking murder of film critic Addison Verrill, and whispers of a Hollywood curse surrounding The Exorcist. At the center of these intersecting stories stands Paul Bateson, a man described as handsome and charismatic, yet linked to both cinema lore and real-life violence. In one of New York City's darkest chapters, fact and fiction collided, spawning an evil that was very much rooted in reality. Connect with us on Social Media!You can find us at:Instagram: @bookofthedeadpodX: @bkofthedeadpodFacebook: The Book of the Dead PodcastTikTok: BookofthedeadpodOr visit our website at www.botdpod.comFeaturing a promo for Rogue Darkness PodcastWelcome to Rogue Darkness! Let's talk about how misinterpretations and misinformation surrounding witchcraft, the occult, and other beliefs have lead many to do unthinkable crimes. From cults and ritualistic killings, to exploration of the macabre and delving deep into the unknown, let's explore the darkness of mankind one crime at a time!Listen hereA pride guide to gay Greenwich Village. (n.d.). https://www.incentravillage.com/a-gay-pride-guide-to-greenwich-villageAddison Harding Verrill Jr. (1941-1977) - Find a. . . (1941a, August 11). https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22207547/addison_harding-verrillAssociated press. (1979, April 7). Police tie homosexual killings to slaying of Variety film critic. Newsday, 15.Bono, S. (2021, July 2). How the Bag Murders and the Last Call Killer Put in Focus the Dangers the New York LGBTQ+ Community Faces. Inside Edition. https://www.insideedition.com/how-the-bag-murders-and-the-last-call-killer-put-in-focus-the-dangers-the-new-york-lgbtq-communityContreras, C. (2025, January 28). The exorcist cast endured deaths, fires and more mishaps - was the set haunted? SYFY. https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/was-the-exorcist-set-really-cursed-and-hauntedGrey, O. (2019, August 19). One Day This City's Gonna Explode: Friedkin's Cruising (1980) on Blu-ray. Unwinnable. https://unwinnable.com/2019/08/19/cruising/Hardwick, C. (2021, October 27). QUEER CRIME: The legend of the serial killer who was in 'The Exorcist' IN Magazine. https://inmagazine.ca/2021/10/queer-crime-the-legend-of-the-serial-killer-who-was-in-the-exorcist/Martin, & Roland. (2023, September 22). The Exorcist | Summary, Cast, Curse, & Facts. Encyclopedia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/topic/The-Exorcist-film-by-FriedkinMcKennett, H. (2024, February 27). Paul Bateson: the “Mindhunter” murderer who appeared in “The Exorcist.”All That's Interesting. https://allthatsinteresting.com/paul-batesonMiller, M. (2018a, October 25). Searching for the truth about the actual murderer in the exorcist. Esquire. https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a23724262/paul-bateson-the-exorcist-murderer-true-story/Miller, M. (2018b, October 25). Searching for the truth about the actual murderer in the exorcist. Esquire. https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a23724262/paul-bateson-the-exorcist-murderer-true-story/Murderer of a Writer Is Implicated in Cases Of Unsolved Slayings. (1979, April 7). The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/1979/04/07/archives/murderer-of-a-writer-is-implicated-in-cases-of-unsolved-slayings-he.htmlProfessional, C. C. M. (2024, December 19). Angiogram. Cleveland Clinic. https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diagnostics/4977-angiographySUSPECT HELD IN KILLING OF REPORTER FOR VARIETY. (1977, September 24). New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/1977/09/24/archives/suspect-held-in-killing-of-reporter-for-variety.htmlThe Crooked Timber: A Conversation with William Friedkin. (2012, August 13). MUBI. https://mubi.com/en/notebook/posts/the-crooked-timber-a-conversation-with-william-friedkinThe Exorcist. (1974). Castle of Frankenstein, 22, 30–37. https://archive.org/details/Castle_of_Frankenstein_022_whole_Vol6n2_1974c2cChersUsedRazor-DREGS/page/36/mode/2upThe Village Voice - Google News Archive Search. (n.d.-a). https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1299&dat=19771031&id=-QBOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=94sDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6360,2217416The Village Voice - Google News Archive Search. (n.d.-b). https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=AXRhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OYsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5662%2C5217392The Village Voice - Google News Archive Search. (n.d.-c). https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9gBOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=94sDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4659%2C4348Velkova, V. (2024, May 17). Paul Bateson, From “The Exorcist” To A Murderer. Medium. https://medium.com/@victoria.vlkva/paul-bateson-from-the-exorcist-to-a-murderer-cf8fefef34f2Villarreal, D. (2019, September 8). Netflix's ‘Mindhunter' presents the scary, mysterious story of a real-life gay serial killer. LGBTQnation. https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2019/09/netflixs-mindhunter-presents-scary-mysterious-story-real-life-gay-serial-killer/If you enjoyed the episode, consider leaving a review or rating! It helps more than you know! If you have a case suggestion, or want attention brought to a loved one's case, email me at bookofthedeadpod@gmail.com with Case Suggestion in the subject line.Stay safe, stay curious, and stay vigilant.
In this chapter I talk the haunting new film Lilly Lives Alone. I also had the chance to chat with writer/director Martin Melnick as well as stars from the film Shannon Beeby and Ryan Jonze. We talked about how they brought this eerie story to life and so much more. In one word this episode is "Killer" and won't want to be missed!Follow Dark Sky Films for Lilly Lives Alonehttps://www.instagram.com/darkskyfilms/Join me at the Esquire theater on the 3rd Friday of the month for Frightful Fridays! https://www.esquiretheatre.com/Follow me https://letterboxd.com/OldManBrad/https://linktr.ee/oldmanbradBecome a patron for even more content! https://www.patreon.com/OldManBradSupport me on Kofihttps://ko-fi.com/oldmanbradA huge thank your to the patrons of Old Man Brad: Two Peas on a Podcast, Flicks and Friends, Nerdrovert, Chris Yeany, Brett Parker, KaraMusic:Ghoul by Carl Kasey @ White Bat Audio
Welcome Back B-oo's Crew! This week we are headed to Hollywood, CA for something a little different. We often tell tales of haunted locations and famous family hauntings, but it turns out even the celebrities aren't safe from paranormal. From Joan Crawford of old Hollywood fame to Burt Reynolds and Dan Akyrod in 70's and 80's, all the way up to the modern day. Join as we take an inside look into some of Hollywood's elite's and the stories they have told through the years. Get ready B-oo's Crew cause this one will be famously spooky.Do you have a story you'd like read or played on the show? Are you part of an investigation team that would like to come on and tell your story and experiences? Maybe you have a show suggestion! Email us at fortheboos12@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter @fortheboosAnd on Instagram @forthboos-podcastFollow us Tik Tok @fortheboos_podcastHelp support the show on Patreon for early access ad free shows and an exclusive patreon only podcast!patreon.com/fortheboos_podcastYou can also find us on Facebook at For The BoosAnd on YouTube at For The BoosRemember to Follow, Subscribe, and Rate the show...it really does help!For The B-oo's uses strong language and may not be suitable for all audiences, listener discretion is advised!https://linktr.ee/fortheboos Sources for this episode: · Joan Crawford's Haunted Mansion: Numerous accounts of Joan Crawford's belief that her home was haunted can be found in interviews and in literature such as "Haunted Hollywood" by Tom Ogden and in Christina Crawford's memoir "Mommie Dearest." Christina herself has spoken about unexplainable activity in the Los Angeles mansion (see Ogden, T., "Haunted Hollywood," 2012; Crawford, C., "Mommie Dearest," 1978). · Miley Cyrus and the London Ghost: Miley Cyrus described her haunted London apartment experience in a 2013 interview with Elle UK, recounting the apparition in Victorian attire and the chilling atmosphere ("Miley Cyrus Interview," Elle UK, June 2013). · Dan Aykroyd's Spiritual Encounters: Dan Aykroyd has freely discussed his family's spiritualist beliefs and ghostly experiences in his home in interviews, including with Esquire (2013) and SyFy Wire (2018). These anecdotes are also referenced in his introduction to "A History of Ghosts" by Peter H. Aykroyd (Aykroyd, D., Esquire interview, 2013; Aykroyd, D., SyFy Wire, 2018; Aykroyd, P.H., "A History of Ghosts," 2009). · Lucy Hale's Nashville Hauntings: Lucy Hale opened up about paranormal events in her Nashville home during a 2018 appearance on "The Kelly Clarkson Show" and in multiple interviews with People magazine (People.com, “Lucy Hale's Ghost Story,” October 2018; "The Kelly Clarkson Show," 2018). · Matthew McConaughey and ‘The Haunting': McConaughey discussed his ghostly encounters while filming in England in an interview with Contact Music, as well as in stories collected by horror and celebrity news outlets (Contact Music, "Matthew McConaughey Haunted," November 2001; HuffPost, “Matthew McConaughey's Haunted House Story,” 2013).#paranormal #ghost #haunted #ghosts #paranormalactivity #horror #creepy #paranormalinvestigation #scary #spooky #ghosthunting #spiritual #supernatural #ufo #halloween #spirit #spirits #ghosthunters #podcast #paranormalinvestigator #terror #ghoststories #hauntedhouse #aliens #haunting #alien #supranatural #pengasihan #ghosthunter #ghostadventures s
The kickoff of college football, blessedly, is just around the corner, something I've been waiting for since January and the end of the last college football season. College football is jam-packed with rivalries, and one of the most heated among them is the rivalry between the University of Alabama Crimson Tide and the Auburn Tigers. Both teams are located, of course, in Alabama, where I lived—Birmingham specifically—for nearly 11 years, so this is a rivalry I know well. Their annual matchup every November is called the Iron Bowl, and today on the show I have decorated sportswriter Jay Busbee here to talk about it and his new book, Iron in the Blood: How the Alabama vs. Auburn Rivalry Shaped the Soul of the South, which is out August 26. Today on the show Jay and I discuss how vicious the hatred actually is between these two teams, why the Iron Bowl is called as such, what rivalries mean to college football, the infamous Kick Six play and whether Jay thinks that is the best Iron Bowl moment of all time, what his favorite tradition is from each school—both schools are filled with traditions—and so much more. By the way, this book is a great companion piece to Netflix's new docuseries SEC Football: Any Given Saturday, which my husband and I just binged. Jay is a senior writer for Yahoo Sports and has covered the Olympics, the Super Bowl, the Masters, the World Series, the Daytona 500, the Kentucky Derby, and, you guessed it, the Iron Bowl. He hosts the travel and history show Home Turn for NASCAR Studios and has a Substack about Southern culture, “Flashlight & A Biscuit.” In addition to Iron in the Blood, Jay has written the book Earnhardt Nation, a biography of NASCAR's Earnhardt family, and, according to his biography, he “worships at the church of SEC football.” He has written everywhere from ESPN.com to Esquire, USA Today, The Washington Post, and more.Iron in the Blood: How the Alabama vs. Auburn Rivalry Shaped the Soul of the South by Jay Busbee
From our Season 12 Archives, one of our favourites.In this episode, we talk about one of the legends of the advertising business – George Lois. Out-spoken and fearless, he launched Xerox, helped elect Robert F. Kennedy, designed famous Esquire magazine covers and even once climbed out onto a window ledge to convince a client to buy an idea. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dave, Cody, and two Geeks of the Round Table are set to tackle a brand-new type of episode, Listbusters! The series where no ranking is safe. This time, we're crossing the streams of pop culture opinions as we take on Esquire's Top 25 Superhero Movies List by Eric Francisco, armed with chaos-inducing items like The Bomb, The Switcheroo, and The Recast.Will your favorites survive? Will we nuke something you love? Will questionable picks finally get the boot? The only thing we can promise is that by the end… this list will never be the same.We came, we saw...We busted some lists!!!https://linktr.ee/PopCulturePastorPod
John Rankin Waddell, or just Rankin, as he is more commonly known, is a British photographer, publisher, and film director. Best known for work that is on the cultural cusp and leading future trends, he has produced rule-breaking campaigns for brands such as Rolls Royce, Unilever, L'Oréal, Lego, and Samsonite; created wide-reaching projects for charities including Women's Aid and Macmillan; and shot music videos for the likes of Miley Cyrus, Rita Ora, and Kelis.As a photographer, Rankin's portfolio ranges from portraiture to documentary. He has shot The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Kate Moss, Kendall Jenner, Zendaya and Queen Elizabeth II, to name only a few. In 2023, Rankin photographed King Charles III to mark the monarch's 75th birthday for The Big Issue magazine.As a publisher, Rankin co-founded the seminal magazine Dazed & Confused with Jefferson Hack in 1990, and has since published the likes of AnOther and AnOther Man, alongside over 40 books and the fashion and culture publication Hunger.His photography has been published everywhere from his own publications to Elle, Vogue, Esquire, GQ, Rolling Stone, and Wonderland, and exhibited in galleries globally, including MoMA, New York, and the Victoria & Albert Museum, London.Rankin lives in London with his wife Tuuli and their dogs.In episode 262 Rankin discusses, among other things:The magazine and show Faik, a first foray into AIHis love/hate relationship with AI imagery and why he uses it anywayThe way in which AI will also transform the music industryThe importance of critical thinkingThe early days - starting Dazed & ConfusedUsing the magazine as a ‘Trojan Horse'Being confrontationalBeing a ‘dick' and taking cocaineBeing saved by photography and fatherhoodImposter syndrome and the benefit of losing itMaking a conscious decision not to be an ‘artist'Teaching himself photographyCollaborationRankin Live - photographing 'normal' peopleBeing prolificPersonal ProjectsWebsite | Instagram EPISODE SPONSORS:CHARCOAL WORKSHOPS. THE ‘SUMMER SERIES' TAKING PLACE IN PORTLAND, MAINE, SEPTEMBER 15-19, 2025. FEATURING: ANTOINE D'AGATA, TODD HIDO AND CHRISTIAN PATERSON. SIGN UP AT THE LINK! Become a A Small Voice podcast member here to access exclusive additional subscriber-only content and the full archive of 200+ previous episodes for £5 per month.Subscribe to my weekly newsletter here for everything A Small Voice related and much more besides.Follow me on Instagram here.Build Yourself a Squarespace Website video course here.
Sheri Hoidra, Esquire, visits us for the second time to discuss the current status of immigration law since last we spoke a few weeks into the Trump Presidency. Unfortunately, we have learned that the landscape is still full of landmines, quicksand, and other booby traps. We have a wide ranging conversation where we frequently trade rants. There was a segment where her email would not load. The statistics she was seeking are the following:New immigration cases recorded so far in 2025 - 431,343. 735,327 cases completed in 2025.Of those, only 1.49% of immigration cases were based on alleged criminal activity.The current immigration case backlog is 3,461,637. Of these, 2,209,097 of these cases are immigrants awaiting asylum hearings.360,459 deportations have been ordered this year, which includes 50.5% 0f those being voluntary deportations.45,902 were Judge Ordered Removals. Almost 78,000 were permitted to remain in the US by Judges. Only 21.6% of represented persons were put into Removal status.
Esquire put out their list of the 25 best superhero movies. Here's my reaction! Read the original article here: https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/g65464107/best-superhero-movies-of-all-time/ This video was recorded live on Patreon. Learn more or join here: https://www.patreon.com/seanchandler FIND ME ONLINE INSTAGRAM @seantalksabout TWITTER @kirkneverdied FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/seanchandlertalksabout Patreon https://www.patreon.com/seanchandler FIND THE SEAN CHANDLER PODCAST: ITUNES: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sean-chandler-podcast/id1498677542 SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/3xv87P7IlCwccth177rnM6 GOOGLE PODCASTS: https://play.google.com/music/m/Ivxlw3mprfqlvs2cb3yk3dxxkc4?t=The_Sean_Chandler_Podcast STITCHER: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-sean-chandler-podcast PODBEAN: https://seanchandler.podbean.com My Merch Store https://www.teepublic.com/stores/sean-chandler-talks-about?ref_id=5518&ref_type=aff Check out the complete list of gear I use for creating my YouTube videos here: https://kit.co/SeanChandler/my-youtube-equipment See a list of my posters (and where to get them) here: https://kit.co/SeanChandler/my-movie-posters See a list of my Funko Pops here: https://kit.co/SeanChandler/my-funko-pop-collection Fan Mail can be sent to: Sean M. Chandler PO Box 1042 Hutto, TX 78634 VIDEO SUMMARY This video contains Sean Chandler Talks About's AFFLIATE DISCLAIMER I may earn a small commission for my endorsement, recommendation, testimonial, and/or link to any products or services from this video. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The new film from Joe Begos, Jimmy and Stiggs, is a bright, colorful, bloody trip. If you enjoy any of his previous films than this is one you'll want to see!Join me at the Esquire theater on the 3rd Friday of the month for Frightful Fridays! https://www.esquiretheatre.com/Follow me https://letterboxd.com/OldManBrad/https://linktr.ee/oldmanbradBecome a patron for even more content! https://www.patreon.com/OldManBradSupport me on Kofihttps://ko-fi.com/oldmanbradA huge thank your to the patrons of Old Man Brad: Two Peas on a Podcast, Flicks and Friends, Nerdrovert, Chris Yeany, Brett Parker, KaraMusic:Ghoul by Carl Kasey @ White Bat Audio
The Fantasia International Film Festival is coming to a close. In this chapter I give my short reviews for the second half of the films I've watch for the fest so far. Thanks for listening!The films I review in this recap.HellcatThe Serpent's SkinStinkerMother of FliesForeignerTouch MeOccupy CannesBullet TimeJoin me at the Esquire theater on the 3rd Friday of the month for Frightful Fridays! https://www.esquiretheatre.com/Follow me https://letterboxd.com/OldManBrad/https://linktr.ee/oldmanbradBecome a patron for even more content! https://www.patreon.com/OldManBradSupport me on Kofihttps://ko-fi.com/oldmanbradA huge thank your to the patrons of Old Man Brad: Two Peas on a Podcast, Flicks and Friends, Nerdrovert, Chris Yeany, Brett Parker, KaraMusic:Ghoul by Carl Kasey @ White Bat Audio
This week, my guest is Dave Holmes (author, Editor-At-Large at Esquire, former MTV VJ, podcaster), who brings us our most requested film: VALLEY GIRL!!!We discuss the wild stories of Dave auditoning for and becoming a MTV VJ, reading symbolism in music videos with your teenage friends, how long we could stare at an album cover for, NIght Flight, our mutual love for Tommy Keene, did Dave ever get a music video of his choice on MTV during his time there, leaving your body while interviewing guests, messing up in front of Michael Stipe, was Nicholas Cage successful at playing a ‘punk rocker' in this film, director Martha Coolidge's contract stating there needed to be four scenes of female nudity and her solutions to that clause, the Valley Girl trailer, the soundtrack to this movie, how X was supposed to be in the film and why they turned it down, how the cast brought their own clothes to the set to save money, 80's Mall Culture and our adventures within it, Nicholas Cage's eyes, how Moon Unit Zappa changed culture and language forever (including this podcast), what lines from the film have never been said in real life, when KROQ got terrible, the Valley Girl remake, navigating curfew as a teenager, how the ages of the actors in the film are all over the map, The Plimsouls performance in the movie, how Josie Cotton and Fear were part of a coin toss for the rights to the song "Johnny Are You Queer?", Blotto, being suspicious of bands with names like the The Fabulous Poodles and Human Sexual Response and so much more.So let's crash the party and hide out in the shower on this week's episode of Revolutions Per Movie!!!DAVE HOLMES:https://www.esquire.com/author/9774/dave-holmes/@daveholmesREVOLUTIONS PER MOVIE:Host Chris Slusarenko (Eyelids, Guided By Voices, owner of Clinton Street Video rental store) is joined by actors, musicians, comedians, writers & directors who each week pick out their favorite music documentary, musical, music-themed fiction film or music videos to discuss. Fun, weird, and insightful, Revolutions Per Movie is your deep dive into our life-long obsessions where music and film collide.The show is also a completely independent affair, so the best way to support it is through our Patreon at patreon.com/revolutionspermovie. By joining, you can get weekly bonus episodes, physical goods such as Flexidiscs, and other exclusive goods.Revolutions Per Movies releases new episodes every Thursday on any podcast app, and additional, exclusive bonus episodes every Sunday on our Patreon. If you like the show, please consider subscribing, rating, and reviewing it on your favorite podcast app. Thanks!SOCIALS:@revolutionspermovieBlueSky: @revpermovieARTWORK by Jeff T. Owenshttps://linktr.ee/mymetalhand Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
We all know that women and men are monoliths, right? Women like shoes and the government controlling their bodies; men like muscled-up NFTs of Donald Trump and bench-pressing bitcoin. But what if people aren't on this straight black-and-white binary? Candy Darling, born James Slattery, defied societal expectations and chose to live her life as a superstar along the lines of her favorite actor Kim Novak. Darling was one of Andy Warhol's last “superstars,” until her untimely death from cancer at the age of 29 in 1974. Strange Country cohosts Beth and Kelly discuss how Darling straddled two very different worlds; one where she hobnobbed in Warhol's inner circle and one where she relied on friends and acquaintances' couches because she had no money. Theme music: Big White Lie by A Cast of Thousands Cite your sources: Als, Hilton. “The Warhol “Superstar” Candy Darling and the Fight to Be Seen.” The New Yorker, 8 April 2024, https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/04/15/candy-darling-dream-icon-superstar-cynthia-carr-book-review. Accessed 7 July 2025. Baumgold, Julie. "Andy, Candy, and me." Esquire, vol. 125, no. 5, May 1996, pp. 120+. Gale OneFile: Popular Magazines, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A18239581/PPPM?u=nysl_sc_flls&sid=bookmark-PPPM&xid=b00684c9. Accessed 11 July 2025. Carr, Cynthia. Candy Darling: Dreamer, Icon, Superstar. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2024. Ottenberg, Mel. “Who Is Candy Darling? Behind the Mystique of the Ultimate Warhol Superstar.” Interview Magazine, 19 February 2024, https://www.interviewmagazine.com/culture/who-is-candy-darling-behind-the-mystique-of-the-ultimate-warhol-superstar. Accessed 6 July 2025. Rasin, James, director. Beautiful Darling. Flowersides Creations, 2009. Amazon Prime, https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B07YVLX3L2/ref=atv_hm_mys_c_uJQOV1_3_1.
Natalie Esquire from NBC Sports joins Khristina to break down the latest WNBA headlines, including the Minnesota Lynx trading for Dijonai Carrington. They also discuss potential trades leading up to the WNBA’s August 7 deadline and discuss reports about the potential sale and relocation of the Connecticut Sun to Boston. Want more women’s basketball scoop? Follow the show on Instagram @ICYMIwithKW and X @ICYMIwithKW and for more on Khristina, follow her on Instagram @khristinawilliams Let us know what you think of the show by leaving a rating and a review! CREDITS Executive Producers: Nikki Ettore Jessie Katz Tyler Klang Jonathan Strickland Producer: Buffy Gorrilla Producer & Editor: Tari Harrison Host: Khristina WilliamsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
August is upon us and so is this month's edition of UP! I can honestly say I'm looking forward to winter ending Down Under. I've really felt it this year. This set is heavy with current chart topping hits, including some pop divas such as Ariana Grande, Kylie Minogue, Lady Gaga and Miley Cyrus. There are a few male artists mixed in as well. Standout remixes come from Division 4 with three of his mixes featured. Dirty Disco, eSQUIRE, Rafael M and Henriq Moraes all deliver on this August edition of UP! EnjoyAnthony1/ "LOVE OUT LOUD" (Tim Cox Remix) - RESCUE RANGERZ ft. CHRISTINA ELLINAS2/ "TWILIGHT ZONE" (Division 4 Remix) - ARIANA GRANDE3/ "WHAT WAS THAT" (Division 4 Remix) - LORDE4/ "DREAMS" (Original Club Mix) - BB HAYES5/ "WE'RE NOT GOING BACK" (House Of Frappier Club Mix) - THEA AUSTIN6/ "ORDINARY" (eSQUIRE Piano House Remix) - ALEX WARREN7/ "I HAD SOME HELP" (Division 4 Remix) - POST MALONE ft. MORGAN WALLEN8/ "IN THE MUSIC" (Original Remix) - DAVE MATTHIAS9/ "STARDUST" (Rafael M Tech Vibe Remix) - TESTONE ft. LIZZIE NIGHTINGALE10/ "BODY MOVE" (Original Club Mix) - SOPHIA GUERRERO ft. MAY MARNIE11/ "WIGS" (Dirty Disco Mainroom Remix) - DIRTY DISCO ft. AURA12/ "BLADE OF GRASS" (Argonaut Remix) - LADY GAGA13/ "TABOO" (HenriqMoraes Club Mix) - KYLIE MINOGUE14/ "WALK OF FAME" (HenriqMoraes Club Mix) - MILEY CYRUS15. "BLESSINGS" (Melodika Anthem Remix) - CALVIN HARRIS ft. CLEMENTINE DOUGLAS
The BanterThe Guys talk about sourcing new products including attending the Fancy Food Show and getting a good tip from a podcast guest. Hear about the latest one that has caught their attention.The ConversationThe Restaurant Guys are sharing two conversations with two chefs who are fusing cuisines. Tyler Akin has gotten attention for marrying Corsican and Sardinian dishes at Bastia in Philadelphia . Chaz Lindsay in Jackson, MS has taken his culinary experiences in NYC and Italy back to his home in Mississippi where he blends in down home Southern cooking. BioTyler AkinTyler Akin is a Philadelphia-based chef, restaurateur, and founder of Form-FunctionHospitality. Akin is currently the chef-partner of Le Cavalier at the Green Room, at the iconic Hotel du Pont in Wilmington, DE. Tyler also serves as chef-partner of Bastia, at the Hotel Anna & Bel in Philadelphia's Fishtown neighborhood. Bastia was named a “Must-Visit New Restaurant” by Bon Appétit prior to opening, it has since earned accolades including placement on Esquire's list of “Best New Restaurants in America” for 2024.Chaz LindsayChaz Lindsay was raised in Belhaven, MS, graduated Culinary Institute of America, externed and worked at Eleven Madison Park. He was a sous chef at Colicchio and Sons and Craft in NYC before leaving to work in Tuscania, Italy. Chaz returned to the states and in 2023 he opened Pulito Osteria in Jackson MS. Pulito Osteria's menu merges Italian cuisine with flavors of the Deep South. In 2025, he opened Rowan's bar with fresh takes on pub classics. InfoTyler's Bastia, Philadelphia, PAhttps://www.bastiafishtown.com/Chaz's Pulito Osteria, Jackson, MShttps://www.pulitojackson.com/Elephant Green Chili Chutneyhttps://elephantgreenbrand.com/Francis' Caesar salad recipe email TheGuys@restaurantguyspodcast.comThe Martini Expo!Presented by the award-winning publication The Mix with Robert Simonson https://martiniexpo.com/Sept 12 & 13, 2025 @ Industry City in BrooklynJoin us for martini experiences with acclaimed guests (see martiniexpo.com)Restaurant Guys Regulars get a 10% discount. Subscribe at https://www.restaurantguyspodcast.com/ Our Sponsors The Heldrich Hotel & Conference Centerhttps://www.theheldrich.com/ Magyar Bankhttps://www.magbank.com/ Withum Accountinghttps://www.withum.com/ Our Places Stage Left Steakhttps://www.stageleft.com/ Catherine Lombardi Restauranthttps://www.catherinelombardi.com/ Stage Left Wineshophttps://www.stageleftwineshop.com/ To hear more about food, wine and the finer things in life:https://www.instagram.com/restaurantguyspodcast/https://www.facebook.com/restaurantguysReach Out to The Guys!TheGuys@restaurantguyspodcast.com**Become a Restaurant Guys Regular and get two bonus episodes per month, bonus content and Regulars Only events.**Click Below!https://www.buzzsprout.com/2401692/subscribe
What are the top 25 Superhero movies of all time? Recently, Esquire put out their top 25 superhero movies of all time and was stirred up some controversy to say the least. Today we do our best to give you our top 25 superhero movies of all time! What's at the top of your list? Patreon Producer Credits: MattFromRegal | Buddy the Elf | Vanessa Perez | JD Cantu | Chandler Hunter | Alex Kunda | Justin Gorney | Mr. Wolf | ZdotWdot | Jonathan | Mohammed Al-Thani | Miros Olivarez | Brooklyn Hurst | VTech-Hoot82 | DustyBallz | Pardis Jesudasen | Preston Debetaz | Christopher | Avyn Vidal
What happens when the Troma Team heads to the Cannes Film Festival? The new documentary, Occupy Cannes, directed by Lily-Hayes Kaufman will dive into that. In this chapter I had the chance to talk to Lilly-Hayes Kaufman, Catherine Corcoran and Lloyd Kaufman about Occupy Cannes, Fantasia and more. Hope you enjoy this disruption to the show! Thanks for listening.Follow Tromahttps://www.instagram.com/tromateam/https://www.troma.com/Join me at the Esquire theater on the 3rd Friday of the month for Frightful Fridays! https://www.esquiretheatre.com/Follow me https://letterboxd.com/OldManBrad/https://linktr.ee/oldmanbradBecome a patron for even more content! https://www.patreon.com/OldManBradSupport me on Kofihttps://ko-fi.com/oldmanbradA huge thank your to the patrons of Old Man Brad: Two Peas on a Podcast, Flicks and Friends, Nerdrovert, Chris Yeany, Brett Parker, KaraMusic:Ghoul by Carl Kasey @ White Bat Audio
We react to Esquire magazine's recent ranking of the Top 25 superhero movies of all time, which contains some controversial choices!Here's the original article: https://www.esquire.com/uk/culture/film/g65494912/best-superhero-movies-of-all-time/Buy your tickets for Pulp Kitchen's LIVE 200th episode:https://www.leicestersquaretheatre.com/show/pulp-kitchen-podcast-live/Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/PulpKitchenPodcastSend us your questions to hello@pulpkitchenpodcast.com!Enjoy new episodes of Pulp Kitchen every WednesdayYouTube/Spotify: Pulp Kitchen PodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/pulpkitchenpodcast / https://www.instagram.com/jamesbriefel/ / https://www.instagram.com/georgepundek/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@pulpkitchenpodcastLetterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/GeorgePulp/
We are joined by Ros Benes to talk about his new book, 1999:The Year Low Culture Conquered America and Kickstarted Our Bizarre Times. But first, we talk about bald culture and whether you should do Jubilee shit. ROSS BENES Ross Benes is the award-winning author of three books. He has written for Entertainment Weekly, Esquire, Lincoln Journal Star, Nation, Omaha World-Herald, Rolling Stone, Wall Street Journal, and more. A native of Brainard, Nebraska, he now cheers on the Huskers from New York. @rossbenes BOOK https://kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700638574/ MERCH poddamnamerica.bigcartel.com PATREON patreon.com/poddamnamerica
Esquire released their ranking of the 25 Best Superhero Movies of All Time. And the Speakers of Geek discuss and debate (and sometimes debunk) their list! We also share our thoughts and reactions to Fantastic Four: First Steps! (57:25)
The explosive inside story of the October Surprise conspiracy, a stunning act of treason that changed American history. New York Times bestselling author Craig Unger reveals his thirty-year investigation into the secret collusion between Ronald Reagan's 1980 presidential campaign and Iran, raising urgent questions about what happens when foreign meddling in our elections goes unpunished and what gets remembered when the political price for treason is victory.It was a tinderbox of an accusation. In April 1991, the New York Times ran an op-ed alleging that Ronald Reagan's 1980 presidential campaign had conspired with the Iranian government to delay the release of 52 American hostages until after the 1980 election. The Iranian hostage crisis was President Jimmy Carter's largest political vulnerability, and his lack of success freeing them ultimately sealed his fate at the ballot box. In return for keeping Americans in captivity until Reagan assumed the oath of office, the Republicans had secretly funneled arms to Iran. Treasonous and illegal, the operation—planned and executed by Reagan's campaign manager Bill Casey—amounted to a shadow foreign policy run by private citizens that ensured Reagan's victory.Investigative journalist Craig Unger was one of the first reporters covering the October Surprise—initially for Esquire and then Newsweek—and while attempting to unravel the mystery, he was fired, sued, and ostracized by the Washington press corps, as a counter narrative took hold: The October Surprise was a hoax. Though Unger later recovered his name and became a bestselling author on Republican abuses of power, the October Surprise remained his white whale, the project he—as well as legendary investigative journalist, the late Robert Parry—worked on late at night and between assignments.In Den of Spies, Unger reveals the definitive story of the October Surprise, going inside his three-decade reporting odyssey, along with Parry's never-before-seen archives, and sharing startling truths about what really happened in 1980. The result is a real-life political thriller filled with double agents, CIA operatives, slippery politicians, KGB documents, wealthy Republicans, and dogged journalists. A timely and provocative history that presages our Trump-era political scandals, Den of Spies demonstrates the stakes of allowing the politics of the moment to obscure the writing of our history.https://amzn.to/4ohW3GhBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-opperman-report--1198501/support.
Den of Spies: Reagan, Carter, and the Secret History of the Treason That Stole the White House Craig Unger The explosive inside story of the October Surprise conspiracy, a stunning act of treason that changed American history. New York Times bestselling author Craig Unger reveals his thirty-year investigation into the secret collusion between Ronald Reagan's 1980 presidential campaign and Iran, raising urgent questions about what happens when foreign meddling in our elections goes unpunished and what gets remembered when the political price for treason is victory.It was a tinderbox of an accusation. In April 1991, the New York Times ran an op-ed alleging that Ronald Reagan's 1980 presidential campaign had conspired with the Iranian government to delay the release of 52 American hostages until after the 1980 election. The Iranian hostage crisis was President Jimmy Carter's largest political vulnerability, and his lack of success freeing them ultimately sealed his fate at the ballot box. In return for keeping Americans in captivity until Reagan assumed the oath of office, the Republicans had secretly funneled arms to Iran. Treasonous and illegal, the operation—planned and executed by Reagan's campaign manager Bill Casey—amounted to a shadow foreign policy run by private citizens that ensured Reagan's victory.Investigative journalist Craig Unger was one of the first reporters covering the October Surprise—initially for Esquire and then Newsweek—and while attempting to unravel the mystery, he was fired, sued, and ostracized by the Washington prehttps://amzn.to/4o97NLjBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-opperman-report--1198501/support.
Mel & Chris are On A Hero to discuss: 08:15: Superman 2025 review49:00: Fantastic 4 First Steps review1:05:40: Esquire's Top 25 Best Superhero Films of All Time1:18:35: Top 5 Most Overrated Films of All Time1:39:00: Joey Swoll cancellation
The Fantasia International Film Festival is coming to a close. In this chapter I give my short reviews for the first half of the films I've watch for the fest so far. Thanks for listening!The films I review in this recap.Hold the Fort Sweetness Noise I Am Frankelda Every Heavy Thing A Grand Mockery Lucid Chicken Fried Rice Join me at the Esquire theater on the 3rd Friday of the month for Frightful Fridays! https://www.esquiretheatre.com/Follow me https://letterboxd.com/OldManBrad/https://linktr.ee/oldmanbradBecome a patron for even more content! https://www.patreon.com/OldManBradSupport me on Kofihttps://ko-fi.com/oldmanbradA huge thank your to the patrons of Old Man Brad: Two Peas on a Podcast, Flicks and Friends, Nerdrovert, Chris Yeany, Brett Parker, KaraMusic:Ghoul by Carl Kasey @ White Bat Audio
For the first time ever, the pop culture expert Chelsea joins the Captain Byron on a Superhero Podcast! We talk about Fantastic 4, Marvel, and the worst superhero list of all time! Fantastic 4 review, thoughts, impressions, favorite moments, how it connects to Avengers 5, etc. - [ ] Kevin Fiege weird comments - https://screenrant.com/captain-america-brave-new-world-failure-chris-evans-marvel/- [ ] https://www.cinemablend.com/superheroes/marvel-cinematic-universe/any-other-marvel-fans-worried-about-kevin-feiges-comments-about-the-mcus-future- [ ] Marvel: Kevin Feige on Future, Robert Downey Jr., Miles Morales, Less TV- [ ] https://screenrant.com/kevin-feige-scrapped-mcu-kang-storyline-jonathan-majors/2. Esquire top 25 superhero movie trash list. - https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/g65464107/best-superhero-movies-of-all-time/ (Debunking this list)
This was originally released as a patron exclusive but I couldn't leave the Month of Mattei without just one more! I'm joined by Dustin from Flicks and Friends to chat The Other Hell. Dustin became my nun guy but does he enjoy this Bruno Mattei nunsploitation film. You're about to find out.Follow Dustin's showshttps://www.instagram.com/flicksandfriendspodcast/https://www.instagram.com/thebarrenshideout_podcast/https://www.instagram.com/bactionpodcast/Join me at the Esquire theater on the 3rd Friday of the month for Frightful Fridays! https://www.esquiretheatre.com/Follow me https://letterboxd.com/OldManBrad/https://linktr.ee/oldmanbradBecome a patron for even more content! https://www.patreon.com/OldManBradSupport me on Kofihttps://ko-fi.com/oldmanbradA huge thank your to the patrons of Old Man Brad: Two Peas on a Podcast, Flicks and Friends, Nerdrovert, Chris Yeany, Brett Parker, KaraMusic:Ghoul by Carl Kasey @ White Bat Audio
focus in on the Marvel universe, but not before honoring (a loose term) recent deaths of cultural icons. They also discuss the evolving relationship between Mario and Princess Peach, a bizarre Chuck E. Cheese incident to the latest superhero movie rankings by Esquire, and finally, a review of the new Fantastic Four film. They share humorous anecdotes about workplace arrests, critique the superhero genre, and express their thoughts on the performances and storytelling in the latest Marvel installment. In this engaging conversation, the hosts delve into the intricacies of the latest Fantastic Four film, highlighting Julia Garner's standout performance, the cosmic scale of Galactus, the film's visual aesthetics, and CGI babies. They discuss character development, particularly focusing on Johnny Storm and the family dynamics within the team, major gripes with the film, and concludes with ratings and final thoughts on the movie's execution and impact.
Sadly The Month of Mattei is coming to an end. In the final film for the month I'm joined by Jason from Binge Movies and The Slashers to make sense of yet another film that both Bruno Mattei and Claudio Fragasso are credited on. This time though Bruno was brought in to "fix it". Can Jason and I figure out this film or will it just become the longest episode for the show ever as we just ramble on? Listen to find out!Follow Jasonhttps://bsky.app/profile/bingemovies.bsky.socialhttps://letterboxd.com/bingemovies/Join me at the Esquire theater on the 3rd Friday of the month for Frightful Fridays! https://www.esquiretheatre.com/Follow me https://letterboxd.com/OldManBrad/https://linktr.ee/oldmanbradBecome a patron for even more content! https://www.patreon.com/OldManBradSupport me on Kofihttps://ko-fi.com/oldmanbradA huge thank your to the patrons of Old Man Brad: Two Peas on a Podcast, Flicks and Friends, Nerdrovert, Chris Yeany, Brett Parker, KaraMusic:Ghoul by Carl Kasey @ White Bat Audio
Evo & Gregg are back with a post-Comic-Con rewind:
This chapter I had an amazing chat with Tony Wash. We talk about his upcoming horror trivia show Better Luck Than Chuck. We also talk Skeleton's in the Closet, Bloody Bits, Trouble with Tessa and many other horror things! Hope you enjoy this fun conversation.Follow Tony and Better Luck Than Chuckhttps://www.instagram.com/scotchworthy/https://www.instagram.com/betterluckthanchuck/https://www.instagram.com/screamboxtv/Join me at the Esquire theater on the 3rd Friday of the month for Frightful Fridays! https://www.esquiretheatre.com/Follow me https://letterboxd.com/OldManBrad/https://linktr.ee/oldmanbradBecome a patron for even more content! https://www.patreon.com/OldManBradSupport me on Kofihttps://ko-fi.com/oldmanbradA huge thank your to the patrons of Old Man Brad: Two Peas on a Podcast, Flicks and Friends, Nerdrovert, Chris Yeany, Brett Parker, KaraMusic:Ghoul by Carl Kasey @ White Bat Audio
This is a Vintage Selection from 2008The BanterThe Guys talk about past, present and future trends in cocktails and Francis makes a prediction of the next great flavor. Was he right? The ConversationThe Restaurant Guys are joined by cocktail historian David Wondrich. They talk about cocktail glasses (yes, size DOES matter) and his book Imbibe! Spoiler: It won a James Beard Award!The Inside TrackThe Guys and David, who have bent an elbow together, discuss the bartending skills that go well beyond mixing a drink. “It's not just mixing drinks, that's even the smallest part of it. You have to be a character. You have to be able to talk to people from all walks of life.You know, I've always admired a great bartender for that social versatility, that sense of dignity behind the bar where you're in charge, and yet at the same time, you're hospitable. And you can handle people in all states of.. sobriety,” David Wondrich on The Restaurant Guys Podcast 2008BioDavid Wondrich is one of the world's foremost authorities on the history of the cocktail and one of the founders of the modern craft cocktail movement. He is a Drinks Correspondent for Esquire magazine, the author of countless newspaper and magazine articles and five books, including the influential Imbibe!, which was the first cocktail book to win a James Beard award. He completed the enormous Oxford Companion to Spirits and Cocktails (2021). He is a founding partner in Beverage Alcohol Resource, America's leading advanced training program for bartenders and other mixologists. InfoDavid's newest book (to be released fall 2025)https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/675535/the-comic-book-history-of-the-cocktail-by-david-wondrich-illustrated-by-dean-kotz/The Rise, Fall, And Rise Again Of Sloe GinBy Janelle Alberts May 17, 2024https://www.mashed.com/1582212/rise-fall-sloe-gin/ Our Sponsors The Heldrich Hotel & Conference Centerhttps://www.theheldrich.com/ Magyar Bankhttps://www.magbank.com/ Withum Accountinghttps://www.withum.com/ Our Places Stage Left Steakhttps://www.stageleft.com/ Catherine Lombardi Restauranthttps://www.catherinelombardi.com/ Stage Left Wineshophttps://www.stageleftwineshop.com/ To hear more about food, wine and the finer things in life:https://www.instagram.com/restaurantguyspodcast/https://www.facebook.com/restaurantguysReach Out to The Guys!TheGuys@restaurantguyspodcast.com**Become a Restaurant Guys Regular and get two bonus episodes per month, bonus content and Regulars Only events.**Click Below!https://www.buzzsprout.com/2401692/subscribe
In a quick call the the bullpen I had to bring in a relief pitcher to help me with this weeks Month of Mattei. Thanks to Drew for coming on in a pinch to talk Rats Night of Terror. His double feature is now complete! Thanks for listening.Follow Drewhttps://www.instagram.com/reelfeelspodcast/https://letterboxd.com/drhomieh/Join me at the Esquire theater on the 3rd Friday of the month for Frightful Fridays! https://www.esquiretheatre.com/Follow me https://letterboxd.com/OldManBrad/https://linktr.ee/oldmanbradBecome a patron for even more content! https://www.patreon.com/OldManBradSupport me on Kofihttps://ko-fi.com/oldmanbradA huge thank your to the patrons of Old Man Brad: Two Peas on a Podcast, Flicks and Friends, Nerdrovert, Chris Yeany, Brett Parker, KaraMusic:Ghoul by Carl Kasey @ White Bat Audio
Today's Lake and Shed framed conversation is once again about The Christmas Pig. Nick by the Lake shares the history of the Murray Family and their beanie pig toys as well as a likely source for the defenestration of DP (in Esquire magazine, no less). John talks about the promise and the limits of reading literature through a biographical lens and then explains the anagogical meaning of the Power palace kangaroo court trial of CP and Jack. Both share their reasons for thinking that The Christmas Pig is the perfect distillation of everything Rowling is doing as a writer, to include the relationship of her Lake inspiration to her final Shed product.New to the Lake and Shed Kanreki Birthday series? Here's what we're doing:On 31 July 2025, Joanne Murray, aka J. K. Rowling and Robert Galbraith, will be celebrating her 60th birthday. This celebration is considered a ‘second birth' in Japan or Kanreki because it is the completion of the oriental astrological cycle. To mark JKR's Kanreki, Dr John Granger and Nick Jeffery, both Nipponophiles, are reading through Rowling's twenty-one published works and reviewing them in light of the author's writing process, her ‘Lake and Shed' metaphor. The ‘Lake' is the biographical source of her inspiration; the ‘Shed' is the alocal place of her intentional artistry, in which garage she transforms the biographical stuff provided by her subconscious mind into the archetypal stories that have made her the most important author of her age. You can hear Nick and John discuss this process and their birthday project at the first entry in this series of posts: Happy Birthday, JKR! A Lake and Shed Celebration of her Life and Work.Tomorrow? Our look at the Steve Kloves “complete screenplay” Secrets of Dumbledore, one based on an “original story” by J. K. Rowling. Stay tuned!Links to posts mentioned in today's Lake and Shed conversation for further reading:* The Christmas Pig and Old Rabbit (Nick Jeffery)* The Quadrigal Reading of Christmas Pig (John Granger)* The Velveteen Rabbit and Christmas Pig (Beatrice Groves, pp 17-18)* The Faerie Queene and The Christmas Pig (Elizabeth Baird-Hardy)* The Rowling Studies podcast dedicated to Christmas Pig subjects* Warner Bros Adapting ‘Christmas Pig:' Will It Become Rowling's Best Loved Book? A Second ‘Christmas Carol'?The Perennialist Reading of Christmas Pig Series of HogwartsProfessor posts:* Part 1: John, Peter, and Jack Jones* Part 2: Dante, Sacred Art, and the Symbolism of the Tree and Its Angels12/22: Whence Holly's Hatred in Christmas Pig? The Symbolism of the ‘Broken Angel'* Part 3: The Quadrigal Reading* Part 4: The Magic In Things1/5: Rowling on Love, Hope, Happiness 2018* Part 5: The Blue Bunny1/15 Rowling, Ring Writing, and Maternal Love* Part 6: The Ring CompositionPost Publication Christmas Pig HogwartsProfessor Pieces:10/4: The Christmas Pig – The First Reviews10/10: Beatrice Groves: Unlocking Clues to The Christmas Pig10/13: “For the Straightforward Path Was Lost”: A Few Starting Notes on The Christmas Pig (Evan Willis)10/13: The Christmas Pig and Old Rabbit10/17: Alexandra Palace, JKR, Christmas Pig10/18: J. K. Rowling's Christmas Pig Interviews12/14: Rowling Talks About ‘Christmas Pig'12/17: The Original Christmas Pig was Blind Pig12/26: The Faerie Queene and The Christmas Pig12/27: The Christmas Pig: Amateur AudioBook12/28: Christmas Pig's Chapter Thirteen1/2: Does Anyone “Really” Die in Stories? Get full access to Hogwarts Professor at hogwartsprofessor.substack.com/subscribe
Celebrating our 300th episode with Emmy winner, David Wild, writer for the Grammy Awards and Rolling Stone magazine and barbecue pitmaster legends, Moe Cason and Bob Trudnak, plus special congratulatory messages David Wild is an award-winning writer, producer, and longtime Rolling Stone magazine contributing editor. Prior to Rolling Stone he wrote for Esquire magazine. He has written or produced scores of major specials including the Grammy Awards, Oscars, Emmys, and the Academy of Country Music Awards. Additionally, he has written books on the television shows, Friends and Seinfeld. He now co-hosts the podcast, Naked Lunch with Phil Rosenthal. David is a huge baseball fan, beginning in his youth as a New York Mets fan and as an adult changing his allegiance to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Moe Cason AKA Big Moe is an award winning pitmaster who has toiled for many years creating his well respected brand, Moe Cason Barbeque and his instantly recognizable, Big Moe persona. Moe is a television personality, cookbook author, and a Navy veteran. He has been featured in national television segments, including Steve Harvey's and Harry Connick Jr.'s talk shows and had his own segment on NatGeo's World of Flavor. For more information on Big Moe Cason and to purchase his products go to https://moecasonbbq.com/ Bob Trudnak has loved barbecue since the age of seven, when his dad placed him "in charge" of putting charcoal in the grill and from that day forward he was hooked. In 1999, Bob helped co-found the company, BBQ Guru. He is an award winning competive pitmaster. Beyond competitions, he is a renowned judge and instructor, having hosted hundreds of in-person and virtual barbecue classes. He is the creator of BBQ Bob's Sauces and BobbyT's Pizza Products. For more information on Bob Trudnak go to https://bobtrudnakbbq.com/ Special thanks to Doug Scheiding for his special artwork celebrating our 300th episode. We recommend you go to Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, Magnechef https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, Cutting Edge Firewood High Quality Kiln Dried Firewood - Cutting Edge Firewood in Atlanta for high quality firewood and cooking wood, Mantis BBQ, https://mantisbbq.com/ to purchase their outstanding sauces with a portion of the proceeds being donated to the Kidney Project, and for exceptional sauces, Elda's Kitchen https://eldaskitchen.com/ We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky. We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe. If you would like to contact the show, we would love to hear from you. Call the show: (516) 855-8214 Email: baseballandbbq@gmail.com Twitter: @baseballandbbq Instagram: baseballandbarbecue YouTube: baseball and bbq Website: https//baseballandbbq.weebly.com Facebook: baseball and bbq
The Fantasia International Film Festival kicked off this week! One of the first films to play was Hold the Fort which had it's World Premiere. This is a film you'll want to keep an eye out for. I had the chance to talk with writer/director William Bagley, stars Levi Burdick, Chris Mayers and producer Tim Reis about the film as well as the premiere. Follow updates on Hold the Forthttps://www.instagram.com/holdthefortmovie/Get updates for the Fantasia International Film Festivalhttps://fantasiafestival.com/enJoin me at the Esquire theater on the 3rd Friday of the month for Frightful Fridays! https://www.esquiretheatre.com/Follow me https://letterboxd.com/OldManBrad/https://linktr.ee/oldmanbradBecome a patron for even more content! https://www.patreon.com/OldManBradSupport me on Kofihttps://ko-fi.com/oldmanbradA huge thank your to the patrons of Old Man Brad: Two Peas on a Podcast, Flicks and Friends, Nerdrovert, Chris Yeany, Brett Parker, KaraMusic:Ghoul by Carl Kasey @ White Bat Audio
Kashana Cauley is the author of the novel The Payback, available from Atria Books. Cauley's other novel is calledThe Survivalists, which was named a best book of 2023 by the BBC, Today, Vogue, and more. She is also a television writer, having worked on The Great North, Pod Save America on HBO, and The Daily Show with Trevor Noah. Her writing has also appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, Esquire, Rolling Stone, The New Yorker, and more. *** Otherppl with Brad Listi is a weekly podcast featuring in-depth interviews with today's leading writers. Available where podcasts are available: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, etc. Subscribe to Brad Listi's email newsletter. Support the show on Patreon Merch Instagram Bluesky Email the show: letters [at] otherppl [dot] com The podcast is an affiliate partner of Bookshop, working to support local, independent bookstores. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Social Studies Show: Breaking Into Entertainment Photography In this episode, we're diving deep into the world of entertainment photography — not just the hype, but the how. I've been to the panels, scrolled through the think pieces, and watched the rise of online photo coaches. But what's often missing is a real-world breakdown of what entertainment photography actually takes — the different lanes (gallery, key art, press, behind-the-scenes), how to break in, how to stay in, and how to shoot work that ends up on billboards, posters, and national campaigns. To help us unpack it all, I've brought in three heavy-hitting guests who operate at the top of their game — and they're not speaking in theory. They've lived it.
Dichen Lachman is a Tibetan-Nepalese Australian actress known for her captivating presence and dynamic range across film and television. She stars as “Gemma” and “Ms. Casey” in Apple TV+'s acclaimed series Severance, earning praise from Esquire and Rolling Stone for her standout performance. Lachman first gained recognition in Joss Whedon's Dollhouse and went on to star in Altered Carbon, Animal Kingdom, and Jurassic World: Dominion. Her film and TV credits also include Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Supergirl, The 100, and Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes. Born in Kathmandu and raised in Australia, she now lives in London with her family.
Send us a textRoslyn Bernstein is the author of four books: Boardwalk Stories, a collection of 14 fictional tales set from 1950 to 1970; the co-author with the architect Shael Shapiro of Illegal Living: 80 Wooster Street and the Evolution of SoHo; Engaging Art: Essays and Interviews from Around the Globe, a collection of 60 of her online avant-garde art pieces; and most recently, a novel, The Girl Who Counted Numbers.Since the 1980s, she has been reporting from around the globe for such print publications as the New York Times, Newsday, the Village Voice, New York Magazine, Parents, and the Columbia Journalism Review. She has also reported for various online publications including Medium, Tablet, Huffington Post, and Guernica, focusing primarily on cultural reporting and contemporary art, with in-depth interviews with artists, curators, and gallerists.Currently, Professor Emerita in the Department of Journalism and the Writing Professions at Baruch College of the City University of New York (CUNY), she taught journalism and creative writing classes from 1974-2016. A devoted teacher, she served as an advisor to Ticker, the college newspaper and established Dollars and $ense, the Baruch College business magazine. During her time at Baruch, she served as the director of the Journalism Program and was the Founding Director of the Sidney Harman Writer-in-Residence Program, a residency that has brought over 30 distinguished poets, playwrights, critics, and journalists to campus to teach intensive classes for gifted students. Prof. Bernstein is a recipient of the College's Distinguished Awards for Teaching and Service.Before coming to Baruch, she worked at Esquire and attended graduate school. She holds a Bachelors Degree from Brandeis University and aMasters and Ph.D in English Literature from New York University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. https://www.roslynbernstein.com/Creator/Host: Tammy TakaishiAudio Engineer: Alex Repetti Visit the Self-Care Institute at https://www.selfcareinstitute.com/ Support the showVisit www.creativepeacemeal.com to leave a review, fan voicemail, and more!Insta @creative_peacemeal_podcastFB @creativepeacemealpodRedbubble CPPodcast.redbubble.comCreative Peacemeal READING list here Donate to AhHa!Broadway here! Donate to New Normal Rep here! Interested in the Self-Care Institute with Dr. Ami Kunimura? Click here Interested in Corrie Legge's content planner? Click here to order!
In this wide-ranging conversation, journalist Mattha Busby joins Joe Moore to reflect on the shifting tone of the psychedelic movement in the wake of Psychedelic Science 2025. Based in Vancouver, Mattha has written for The Guardian, VICE, Esquire, TIME, and Wired, bringing a uniquely embedded yet critical lens to the space. They discuss the post-conference mood and the sense that the industry is sobering up—less hype, more introspection. Mattha reflects on the growing division between underground practitioners, activists, and biotech startups, and the importance of vision, ethics, and scrutiny in the midst of this cultural moment. Other topics include: Ketamine overuse and dependence, especially in social and parenting contexts The future of psychedelic nightlife, harm reduction, and mocktail bars Gender and sexual fluidity as uncovered through psychedelics Questions of IP, underground wisdom, and psychedelic ownership Psychedelics as tools for peacebuilding, especially in conflict zones The shadow side of spiritual experiences and how to spot bad actors The value of pleasure, intimacy, and human connection in the psychedelic journey Joe and Mattha also reflect on the resurgence of psychedelic use in Texas, the legacy of the Stark Club, and how Christian libertarianism and military trauma might influence unexpected policy changes. This conversation is bold, honest, funny, and thoughtful—exactly the kind of cultural critique the movement needs right now. Find Mattha on Instagram at @matthamundo and on LinkedIn at Mattha Busby. His new pocketbook on drug policy is available now.
Stand Up is a daily podcast. I book,host,edit, post and promote new episodes with brilliant guests every day. This show is Ad free and fully supported by listeners like you! Please subscribe now for as little as 5$ and gain access to a community of over 700 awesome, curious, kind, funny, brilliant, generous souls I had a great talk with the brave,brilliant,hilarious and iconic Author of the already NY Times Bestselling Book "Not My Type" Today I had the great honor of interviewing E. Jean Carroll about her life and new book and I think it was one of the best conversations I've had in a long time. She makes it very easy with her humor and brilliance. I was very inspired by her story and the way she has handled it all with elegance and humor and she could not have been kinder to me. I hope we will get to talk again and I hope you will subscribe to her substack and get her book E. Jean Carroll, born Elizabeth Jean Carroll on December 12, 1943, is an American journalist, author, and advice columnist. She is best known for her long-running "Ask E. Jean" column in Elle magazine, which ran from 1993 to 2019. Carroll gained prominence for accusing Donald Trump of sexual assault in her 2019 memoir, "What Do We Need Men For? A Modest Proposal". Early Career: Carroll began her career as a writer for magazines like Rolling Stone and Playboy, and later became a contributing editor for Esquire and Outside. "Ask E. Jean" Column: Her advice column in Elle, which she started in 1993, became one of the longest-running in American publishing. "What Do We Need Men For?" In her 2019 memoir, Carroll detailed the alleged sexual assault by Donald Trump in the mid-1990s, as well as other experiences with harassment and mistreatment. Lawsuits Against Trump: Carroll sued Trump for defamation and battery related to his public denials of her allegations. Jury Verdict: In May 2023, a jury found Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation against Carroll and awarded her $5 million. Carroll also hosted her own television show, "Ask E. Jean," in the 1990s. She co-founded the dating website Greatboyfriends.com and the matchmaking service Tawkify. She was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series in 1987. Her book, "What Do We Need Men For?", was excerpted in New York magazine. Be sure to visit https://www.patreon.com/PeteDominick/membership and scroll down where you should see a "Connect to Discord" button. You can also look at https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/212052266-How-do-I-get-my-Discord-Rewards- for more info. Join the SUPD Marketplace! Watch the video to learn how to post at StandUpWithPeteDominick.com/marketplace Join us Thursday's at 8EST for our Weekly Happy Hour Hangout! FARM JAM INFO Pete on Blue Sky Pete on Threads Pete on Tik Tok Pete on YouTube Pete on Twitter Pete On Instagram Pete Personal FB page Stand Up with Pete FB page All things Jon Carroll Follow and Support Pete Coe Buy Ava's Art Hire DJ Monzyk to build your website or help you with Marketing Gift a Subscription https://www.patreon.com/PeteDominick/gift