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Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2023 111:46

I'm joined by frequent FCAC Guest Star Richard Brown as we explore the many possible reactions to Robert Altman and Joan Tewksbury's 'Nashville'...a film that polarized pretty much everyone when it came out but that has settled into a comfortable middle-age of generally accepted masterpiece status. But...is it? In this episode Rick and I explore the fruits of Altman's decision to have entirely new country music songs written for the movie, in many cases BY his stars, many of whom were not musicians. We discuss Lily Tomlin's exerted influence on her character's key scenes, and how her warmth and humanity contributes much-needed heart to the proceedings. There was much backstage drama during the shoot, and of course we're not above handling the better of those stories with class and dignity... Watch 'Nashville' on YouTube. Read about 'Nashville' on Wikipedia. Some 'Nashville' clips. A few of Rick Brown's other recent FCAC appearances: Bobby Darin Beyond the Song Broadcast News Our 'Weird Christmas' Special Watch the 'Payday' trailer here.

El Recapte (17-04-2023)

El Recapte

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2023 52:59

Avui al #Recapte: - Marc Ibeas, tècnic de l'Associació de Productors Agraris (Prodelta) valora la trobada del passat dijous entre La Federació de Cooperatives Agràries de Catalunya (FCAC) i Departament d'Acció Climàtica, Alimentació i Agenda Rural on la FCAC ha reclamat una dotació pressupostària per un mínim d'1,5 milions d'euros per a fomentar l'ús de llavor certificada en arròs. - Michel Viñas, periodista esportiu de Minut 91 (Canal TE) analitza el debat que es va dur a terme, el dimarts passat a Minut 91, sobre la problemàtica que arrossega el futbol base al nostre territori i com afecta els Clubs més petits.

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Avantatges de l’ús de llavor certificada, en el conreu de l'arròs, amb Marc Ibeas

El Recapte

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2023 15:57

Marc Ibeas, tècnic de l'Associació de Productors Agraris (Prodelta) valora la trobada del passat dijous entre La Federació de Cooperatives Agràries de Catalunya (FCAC) i Departament d'Acció Climàtica, Alimentació i Agenda Rural on la FCAC ha reclamat una dotació pressupostària per un mínim d'1,5 milions d'euros per a fomentar l'ús de llavor certificada en arròs.

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Episode 67: Fremont Cultural Arts Council with Margaret Thornberry

The Fremont Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2023 43:29

Margaret Thornberry has served as the president of the Fremont Cultural Arts Council for about a decade, but now she serves as a regular volunteer working to facilitate many of the various activities of the FCAC. As part of California's focus on Arts and Culture throughout the month of April, Fremont has officially joined in as well. So, I'm following suit, we are sharing episodes that feature people and organizations in our community that serve and participate in the arts. You can find out more about FCAC here. Consider helping by becoming a member. For a list of Art in Public Places in Fremont, go here. Dale Hardware in Fremont is our newest sponsor. You can find out more about them on their website here, or you can just head down to the store and see how they can help you make home a little better. You can find them at 3700 Thornton Ave, Fremont. Also, Petrocelli Homes has been a key sponsor for the Fremont Podcast almost from the beginning. If you are looking for help or advice about buying or selling a home, or if you are looking for a realtor, get in touch with Petrocelli Homes on Niles Blvd in Niles. Intro and Outro voiceovers made by Gary Williams. Check out garywilliams.org.This episode was edited by Andrew C, and scheduling and background was done by Sara S. Music was found and licensed through Soundstripe.com. Music Content ID GSWH7LBEVM5XRNUD This is a Muggins Media Podcast.

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Notícies Delta.Cat (13-04-23)

Notícies Delta.cat

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2023 5:04

Les cooperatives arrosseres del delta de l’Ebre han reclamat al departament d’Acció Climàtica una dotació pressupostària per a fomentar l’ús de llavor certificada en arròs. La petició s’ha fet a través de la Federació de Cooperatives Agràries, la FCAC, a la reunió de la Taula Agrària de Catalunya. Les cooperatives recorden que l’ús de llavor certificada, en comparació amb el de gra de sembra, té molts aspectes beneficiosos per al cultiu. La Plataforma en Defensa de l’Ebre ha presentat un recurs al Tribunal Suprem en contra del Pla Hidrològic de l’Ebre, aprovat el passat mes de febrer. L’Ampolla acollirà este divendres 14 i dissabte 15 d’abril el FRAME Film Festival, un festival de curtmetratges itinerant. L’entrada serà gratuïta i les projeccions es faran al Casal Municipal. Hi haurà dues sessions cada dia, el divendres, a les 19 hores i a les 20.30 hores, i el dissabte, a les 18 hores i a les 19.30 hores.

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148. 'Bobby Darin: Beyond The Song' (1998)

The Riverside Project Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2023 99:36

In the late 90s three 28-year-olds with zero documentary filmmaking experience re-ignited a college dorm room pipe dream about making a documentary about the life and career of singer/songwriter/actor/activist Bobby Darin. What followed was equal parts kismet and catastrophe and might serve as a useful blueprint and cautionary tale for anyone contemplating stepping into the unknown of a dream and ambition. With a combination of naive conviction and a blessed unawareness of the stop signs in their path, these two (one dropped out along the way, his story is in the pod) kids ended up making their documentary for PBS, interviewing heavy hitters like Dick Clark and Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun while having some gonzo adventures along the way with colorful characters like Monkees co-creator and New Hollywood film studio BBS principle Steve Blauner. In this Very Special Episode of the Full Cast and Crew Podcast, we'll unfold this funny and heart-felt tale with plenty of anecdotes and lessons learned by our two filmmakers. LINKS: Buy the 'Bobby Darin: Beyond The Song' DVD from Amazon. Or, watch it on YouTube Buy Al DiOrio's great book about Bobby Darin, referenced in the podcast, here. Get Dodd Darin's excellent book about his parents 'Dream Lovers' here. Support podcast guest and 'Beyond The Song' co-director Henry Astor's UK farm shop Bruern Farms. Thanks for listening! Please hit FCAC with a 5-star review on Apple, it helps more people discover your favorite little film podcast.

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Raising the Bar (feat. Tara Grigg Green, Foster Care Advocacy Center)

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2023 34:30

What could it look like to raise the standard of care from "better to nothing" to "excellence" for vulnerable children and families who are involved with the child welfare system? In this episode, Tara Grigg Green (founder and Executive Director of the Foster Care Advocacy Center) shares how FCAC is providing high-quality, multidisciplinary legal representation for youth and families across the city of Houston. We also discuss some of the gaps we see in our current system and what our community can do to help youth and families stabilize and stay together. Fun fact: Tara and Amber both graduated from Jersey Village High School AND were both JVHS cheerleaders. Go Falcons! Guest: Tara Grigg Green, Executive Director, Foster Care Advocacy Centerhttps://www.fcactexas.org/Connect with us!Website: https://riversideproject.org/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.riverside.projectFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/riversideproject.htx/Many thanks to Nathan Cadis Media for audio and video production of this podcast! https://www.nathancadismedia.com/

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143. The Full Cast and Crew Weird Christmas Spectacular: 'Black Christmas' (1974), 'An American Christmas Carol' (1979), Xmas eps from 'Alice' (1979) 'The Bob Newhart Show' (1972), Esoteric Christmas songs and MORE

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2022 92:18

As we wrap up the Full Cast and Crew year, I'm sharing some off-beat Christmas cheer with you all in this, our first-ever Weird Christmas Spectacular. Frequent listeners to the pod have heard me say "weird is good" many times, and the picks in today's episode reflect not films or tv shows or songs that are weird for weird's sake; they reflect things with a decidedly bent holiday spirit in all the right places. Rick Brown joins me as we share our picks for a weird-is-good Christmas film, TV episode, and song that represents something essential to us respectively. Films discussed: Henry Winkler's 'An American Christmas Carol' from the peak of his Fonzie/Happy Days tv superstardom is a refreshingly dark and candid look at the Dickens classic. Also in the film category: 'Black Christmas', a film that predates "Halloween" and "Blow Out" owe a hell of a lot to. Starring Margot Kidder, Keir Dullea, Andrea Martin, and John Saxon, this is a really funny and impressively malevolent film. On the TV side, Rick tries his best to convince me that the "Alice" episode 'Mel The Magi' is, of all the worthy 1970's sitcom Christmas episodes, something to celebrate. MY pick, the Bob Newhart Show episode 'His Busiest Season' proves easier to defend. Finally, we explore some off-the-beaten-path Christmas songs, with Rick selecting the 1940's classic big-band composition 'Snowfall' as sung by Doris Day and me choosing something right out of the FCAC wheelhouse; 1981's 'Christmas Wrapping' by The Waitresses, with lead vocals by the irrepressable, irreplaceable Patty Donahue. Happy Holidays to all the listeners and thank you for making 2022 our best year ever on the Full Cast and Crew podcast!

140. 'Meetup at the Movies': The Grateful Dead in Europe 1972

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Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2022 88:48

I originally recorded this episode as a dry-run for a forthcoming and entirely separate-from-FCAC limited-run podcast seriesI'm going to be doing in 2023 about Dead & Company's final tour (SPINOFF!), but my conversation with my friend and guest Geoff Weed was so illuminating about so many things: the nature of enduring fandom, the power of music and the skills of its most talented practitioners, funny tales from the road, thoughts on how concert-going has changed, and our humorous on-the-scene reports from our individual movie theater experiences in NYC and Chicago as we queued up to see the Dead's 'Meetup at the Movies' special event...that I had to release it this week. If you're not a Deadhead, no worries: this episode is really about having a love for music and the personalities that make bands tick and occasionally go boom. For those not familiar, some of the names you might hear are hyperlinked below. Part of the fun of the Grateful Dead is learning the language and the curves in the road. But this brief roadmap will suffice and give you all you need to follow along: Europe '72 Grateful Dead archivist David Lemieux Merry Prankster Mountain Girl Legendary Rock Manager Sam Cutler Former Grateful Dead keyboardist Pigpen Former Grateful Dead keyboardist Keith Godchaux US Army refusenik Jerry Garcia Geoff and I talk about the cycles of fame the Dead have endured...and spend some time chatting about John Mayer and Dead & Company and it's soon-to-conclude 7 year touring history as one of the music business's highest-grossing tours year in and year out.

136. Christopher Walken in David Cronenberg's adaptation of Stephen King's 'The Dead Zone' (1983)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2022 88:11

Jason is joined by frequent FCAC contributor Richard Brown as they discuss David Cronenberg's atypical (for Cronenberg) film of Stephen King's novel "The Dead Zone". A deep celebration of this extraordinary film and the Oscar-worthy (and criminally ignored) performance of Christopher Walken, this episode also celebrates Cronenberg, Producer Debra Hill, Composer Michael Kamen, Walken Co-Star Brooke Adams, and MORE.

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135. 'Star Wars' (1977)

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2022 91:16

The making of George Lucas' first 'Star Wars' film is an incredible saga unto itself. The global success of 'Star Wars' and how it changed the film business forever is an incredible saga unto itself. The industry advancements in technology pioneered by Lucas' special effects shop Industrial Light and Magic is an incredible saga unto itself. The above, and several other sentences I could similarly write, are why it's somewhat difficult to even contemplate 'Star Wars' as 'a movie', as freed of the importance and baggage the entire franchise trails in its considerable wake as its possible to be. But hey, that's what we do here at Full Cast and Crew. So in this week's episode, I recount the experience I had in screening 'Star Wars' for the first time in a long time, and contrast that experience with the one I had watching the film AFTER I read the making-of books and watched the making-of documentaries. In order to gain some clarity, I then invited repeat FCAC guests Dan Hartley and Bruce Edwards (their previous episodes linked below) to join me. Dan is a hard-core Star Wars guy and Bruce is extremely knowledgeable about the franchise and what it represents. So this episode is not a fan-boy, nerd-herding deep dive into whether Han shot first (of course he did), nor is it a "Star Wars is overrated" trolling excercise. Instead, we talk at length about the making-of, about where the first film succeeds and falls short, and why, and about the legacy of sequels and limited series. Join us, won't you?? Bruce Edwards' appearance on the pod to talk about 'Blade Runner' (the 2nd-most downloaded episode of FCAC all time) can be found here. Bruce Edwards' appearance on the pod to discuss 'Alien' can be found here. Dan Hartley joining Chris and I (on what would turn out to be Chris' last episode!) to talk about the brilliantly insane 'Star Wars Holiday Special' can be found here. Some clips of David Prowse in the Vader costume performing the physical portion of the role and speaking Vader dialogue later to be replaced by James Earl Jones is here. George Lucas' first film, THX 1138 can be rented here.

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130. 'Over The Edge' (1979)

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Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2022 63:32

Thrilled to revisit 1979's seminal teen-angst/school destruction fantasy 'Over The Edge'...a teen film to rule them all, a movie that more accurately captures the bonds of youthful friendship and the bounds of self-discovery than all the John Hughes films combined. Using a mix of first-time, inexperienced, and non-professional locals as actors, the Colorado-shot film has an authenticity and veracity to it that's rarely been equalled. Plus it has an absolute kick-ass soundtrack loaded with Cheap Trick, Van Halen, Jimi Hendrix, The Cars, and Ramones. It launched the career of Matt Dillon, who was discovered loitering in a Long Island High School hallway during class time. "What's your Mother do?" the casting director asked. "She don't do shit" was Dillon's attitudinal reply and he has the job because of and not in spite of his rawness and rough edges. Joined by frequent FCAC guest star Richard Brown, we talk all about the origin story, making of, and critical and fan reception to this excellent and enduring film.

124. Carrie (1976)

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Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2022 99:11

Thrilled to be joined by 3-time FCAC guest star, actor/writer/director Lee Wilkof and to delve into the making of Brian De Palma's most enduring and affecting film, 'Carrie', starring Sissy Spacek in a role she fought for, John Travolta in his first substantial film role just after being cast in 'Welcome Back, Kotter', and the future first ex-Mrs. Brian De Palma, Nancy Allen, who was about to give up on film acting when a casting director spotter her in the unlikeliest of places. Details in the episode. Lee and I talk about how empathetic and heart-rending Sissy Spacek's performance is, about Piper Laurie's casting after a 16-year absence from acting, the three key set pieces: the shower scene, the prom scene, and the Piper Laurie/Carrie death scene and coda. Lee's first appearance on the pod discussing his long career is here. Lee's 2nd appearance, where he and I discuss the brilliant Coen Brothers film Fargo is here. If you're an actor or film/tv/entertainment person you will definitely see yourself somewhere in Lee's feature directorial debut, No Pay, Nudity. It stars Gabriel Byrne, Frances Conroy, and Nathan Lane.

123. Deliverance (1972)

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Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2022 74:09 Very Popular

John Boorman's 1972 adaptation of James Dickey's novel "Deliverance" is a unique New Hollywood film in that its origins lie more in the older studio system yet the film upon release would become of of the most notorious films of its time and an iconic classic that's still discussed and debated today. On this episode of the podcast my friend and returning FCAC guest Ted Jessup joins to talk about a film he's loved and been traumatized by since he was 13 (see Ep 86 'The Odessa File' and Ep 75 'Rosemary's Baby' for more Ted on the pod). A sort-of Western, a dissection of toxic male behavior, a hillbilly noir, a slam of Southern culture...the film has been used and abused by decades of opinionated takes but in this episode we take a fresh look at this remarkable film and appreciate its powers anew. Ted's Wikipedia page. Listen to Ted's FCAC episode on Rosemary's Baby Listen to Ted's FCAC episode on The Odessa File

114. Blade Runner (1982)

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2022 93:48

Jason and FCAC returning guest Bruce Edwards, a television and film line producer and production manager as well as a filmmaker, collector, and cinema and comic geek par excellence to dive into the making of Ridley Scott's 1982 cinematic masterpiece 'Blade Runner'. Topics covered include Alternative Casting, the 7 versions of the film, the actor's strike that resulted in 9 additional months of planning for the film's VFX departments, whether Deckard is or is not a replicant, Vangelis' forever score, the fact that Blade Runner was shot on the Warner Bros backlot "NYC Street" set, Ridley's unique directorial aesthetic and style, and more. Watch Ridley's Scott's 'The Final Cut' and the incredible making-of documentary featurettes here.

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Banking Complaints: Roadmap or roadkill?

We fight for that

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2022 56:13

PIAC's articling student, Rene Kimmett, guests on this episode to explain how consumers can complain about banking services to their own financial institution and to third-party resolution services - yes, there are two "external complaints bodies" in Canada - OBSI and ADRBO. No need for that - which we get into. The Federal Department of Finance and the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC) are presently implementing improvements to the internal complaints system inside banks, but we still have battling third party ECBs. Finance can fix this in a wink. We argue why they should and how consumers can advance their complaint, and hopefully get their money back, in this bizarre system. Advice to consumers: push, push, push!This is the first of a series of four podcasts on financial matters. Future podcasts: investment complaints; payday and installment loans; cryptocurrencies for consumers (not!).

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109. The Warriors (1979)

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Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2022 111:30

(NOTE: A previous version of this episode erroneously posted and was cut off at the end. This is the revised posting with the full episode) Joined once again by FCAC special guest Richard Brown, Jason gets into Walter Hill's seminal, cult hit 'The Warriors', which despite (or perhaps because of) deficiencies in funding, production time, cast difficulties (resulting in the firing of the lead actor seven weeks into the shoot), and a violence-in-the-theaters scandal, has endured far beyond its means to become an iconic film of the 1970's. As the boys discuss the making of 'The Warriors', they also delve into another NYC gang film made during the summer of 1978; Phillip Kaufman's ('The Right Stuff') adaptation of Richard Price's autobiographical novel 'The Wanderers', also set in the Bronx. Jason finds the film surprisingly critical of its own main characters and displaying a depth of nuance often missed when the film gets portrayed (or marketed as) being a doo-wop celebration of white Italian-American male culture, or, as Richard says in the episode, an example of "OK Boomerism". But the two films seen together offer an intriguing sense of the summer of 1978 and of two totally different approaches to filmmaking. And when viewed alongside the documentary 'Flying Cut Sleeves', which features amazing footage of actual gang members from the Bronx in 1978, one begins to put together a more complete picture.

Bringing Peace and Shalom to one of Chicago‘s Toughest Neighborhoods

The_Gap Podcast Series

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2021 50:44

We spent the hour with Pastor Phil Jackson of the Firehouse Community Arts Center (FCAC) in the North Lawndale neighborhood of Chicago. The team at FCAC is impacting the community to reduce violence, help young people acknowledge and face trauma and improve health care outcomes. More info about Pastor Jackson's work can be found here: thefcac.org.

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98. Teen Witch (1989)

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Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2021 77:15

Were you in High School in the 80's like FCAC host Jason Cilo was? Probably you're not that old, but trust him; it was a time! 1989's 'Teen Witch' is many things: a fairly low-budget sort-of rip-off teen-comedy witch movie treading water in the wake of John Hughes movies and 'Heathers' and other 80's teenage films, most notably, but it has a charm and staying power all its own that has to be respected...or at least dissected in a full-on FCAC episodic treatment. For this episode, Jason is joined once again by frequent guests, the comedians Marianne Sierk (FCAC episodes 'Dirty Dancing' and 'Practical Magic') and Heather Thomson, America's Favorite Shut-In, Vista Bitch, and Airbnb Diamond Club Member. In this episode we also cover the safe harbor of middle-school theater programs, Jack Plotnick's brilliant send-up of that Robin Williams movie test that went around the interwebs a couple weeks back, and an obscure Tim Curry Halloween movie that Marianne loved to watch from her perch in her childhood Rochester, NY kitchen. Jason's pre-HS pastimes are also covered, including starting and stopping the 12" single LP version of Whodini's 'Freaks Come Out At Night' (which as I type this I can't believe I didn't cut into the episode) in order to transcribe the words as kids did in the barren wasteland that was American popular culture prior to the internet. Marianne demonstrates the distinctive patois of Rochester natives. Heather discusses her life-long typecasting as matronly adults. More on Teen Witch: Teen Witch is a 1989 American teen fantasy comedy film directed by Dorian Walker, written by Robin Menken and Vernon Zimmerman, and starring Robyn Lively and Zelda Rubinstein. Originally pitched as a female version of Teen Wolf (1985) and later reworked into a film of its own, the film features numerous impromptu rap musical numbers and has since become a cult classic aided by midnight theater showings and regular cable television airings (including through annual showings as part of ABC Family/Freeform's 13 Nights of Halloween). The film is also popular for its music and 1980s fashion nostalgia.

51 - Simona Benenati (Fortissimona)

Pauly Guglielmo Show

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2021 60:45

Simona drops by Craft Cannery to talk all things Italy/Italian, Flower City Arts Center, food, entrepreneurship, and much more!

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96. An Appreciation of Charles Grodin & Midnight Run (1988)

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Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2021 59:47

Charles Grodin died at 86 on May 18th, 2021. His career spanned from 1954 to 2017, but what's notable about Grodin is how he always prioritized happiness over success and power within the entertainment industry. This is something he wrote about over his several books, and is contained within the evidence his career leaves behind. Offered club gigs, he turned them down because the thought of doing two sets of the same material each night felt like fakery that would cheat the audience. When reminded that the audiences wouldn't overlap and that they'd never know, Grodin replied, "Yeah, but the waiters would know". I think that anecdote contains everything you need to know about how Grodin viewed comedy and his role in performing. Aside from his movies and theatrical and television work, Grodin was also a groundbreaking and vital guest on Johnny Carson and the David Letterman shows. He viewed promotional talk show appearances as awkward and phony, so he always viewed every appearance as a performance he committed to regardless of the percentage of the audience that might not be in on the joke. His humor, warmth, and decency is what burbles underneath the prickliness with which most of his film appearances lead. In this episode, I'll talk about Grodin's career beginning with 'Rosemary's Baby' (also an FCAC episode with special guest Ted Jessup), his many legendary TV appearances, with particular emphasis on Johnny Carson and Letterman, with a clip from the time he brought his attorney onto the Letterman show to complain about his previous treatment at Letterman's hands. Then, diving into a recent re-watch of 'Midnight Run', we celebrate the genius of this movie, it's perfect script and construction, it's (for some) difficult production, and the many many wonderful moments between Grodin and DeNiro and their castmates captured within. I've also been a particular fan of the touching family reunion scene within 'Midnight Run', which, even tho Grodin doesn't DO much within the scene itself, has an emotional resonance because the Duke character motivates Jack Walsh to go home and visit his family for the first time in 9 years, and so much of the truth of this brilliantly handled scene stems from that place of warmth and emotional certainty that Grodin brought to the role of Johnathan Mardukas.

S2E8: Esther Tuddenham - Emerging

Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2021 11:56

In this episode, Amy McMurtrie chats with artist Esther Tuddenham. Esther is a member of the ArtLife program here at FCAC and an ensemble member of Amplified Elephants with JOLT Arts. Esther is a poet, photographer and sound artist. Esther speaks with us about her process as a maker, claiming the title of artist and coming to positively identify with disability. Listen in for the interview and to hear Esther's powerful poetry. You can find out more about Esther here: https://footscrayarts.com/profile/esther-tuddenham/ and here: https://www.joltarts.org/artists/esther-tuddenham

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S2E5: Nash - What to Expect When You're Immigrating

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Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2021 38:55

In this episode, Urvi chats to multidisciplinary artist Nash about his new, illustrated book- 'What to Expect When you're Immigrating'. This is Nash's first book and it's filled with beautifully comic illustrations of key moments in Nash's journey immigrating from Sri Lanka, to Australia. Each image is accompanied by a line, written in Nash's sometimes cynical, and sometimes optimistic, but always humourous tone. The pair talk about their own experiences of moving to Australia, Nash's creative process and the unique challenges of trying to be accepted as a South Asian creative, both in public and private spheres. Nash will be hosting a public book launch at FCAC for 'What to Expect When You're Immigrating', on the 5th of June, 2021. Check out Nash's Work: 'What to Expect When You're Immigrating': https://affirmpress.com.au/publishing/what-to-expect-when-youre-immigrating/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/a.v.nash/ Keep an eye out for Nash's Book launch at FCAC! : https://footscrayarts.com/whats-on/?category=fullprogram

S2E4: Mitch Mahoney - Weaving Sustainable Culture

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Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2021 36:47

In this episode Dan Mitchell (Senior Indigenous Programs Producer) yarns with Boon Wurrung artist Mitch Mahoney about his work and recent/current projects at FCAC – Eel Trap and Weaving Sustainable Culture. Mitch talks about his career to date and how he carries on the traditions passed down to him from elders in his community. Dan and Mitch discuss sustainable creative practice and cultural protocol whilst also offering personal insight into living in a world with COVID and how that has affected community. Mitch also expands upon fascinating Indigenous technologies and science, particularly the six seasons of the Kulin Nations. Join a free Weaving Workshop at FCAC! https://footscrayarts.com/event/weaving-sustainable-culture/

S2E3: Julie Millowick OAM and Jody Haines - Eye to Eye

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2021 37:19

In this episode, Bernadette introduces the Eye to Eye exhibition by artists Julie Millowick OAM and Jody Haines, as part of PHOTO2021 and currently on at FCAC until 20 March 2021. This special episode features an audio conversation between the artists created on 21 January 2021. Check out Eye to Eye: https://footscrayarts.com/event/eye-to-eye/ Julie Millowick OAM Website: http://www.juliemillowick.com Jody Haines Website: http://www.jodyhainesphotography.com

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S1E5: Ruby-Rose Pivet-Marsh - Writing and Representation

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Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2021 41:29

In this episode, Vyshnavee talks to Ruby-Rose Pivet-Marsh, the Artistic Director of Emerging Writers' Festival (EWF), about her literary journey, growing up in Footscray, and the strength and nuances of Latinx culture. This episode is released in line with the launch of EWF 2020 - a brilliant all-digital celebration of writing, arts and culture. Featuring a recitation of Ruby's written piece ‘Mariposa' from a collaborative project with Mahla Karimian and Thao Ly as part of FCAC's Emerging Cultural Leaders program. Check out EWF: https://emergingwritersfestival.org.au/ https://www.facebook.com/EmergingWritersFestival/ Instagram / Twitter: @EmergingWriters This podcast is proudly supported by Maribyrnong City Council and City of Melbourne COVID-19 Arts Grants.

S2E1: James Nguyen & Victoria Pham - Smashing the Glass Cabinet

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2021 47:27

Visual artists James Nguyen and Victoria Pham on breathing new life into an ancient Vietnamese Bronze Age Đông Sơn drum and connecting to Vietnamese community, history and culture. Nguyen and Pham talk to FCAC Artistic Director, Daniel Santangeli, and curator, Tamsen Hopkinson, on re-engaging with the percussive sounds of an instrument usually kept out of reach behind museum glass cabinets. Nguyen and Pham are exhibiting at FCAC as part of CONNECT curated by Tamsen Hopkinson from 22 Jan to 21 Feb 2021. Visit FCAC and explore the artists' work: https://footscrayarts.com/event/connect-part-one/ https://dongsonarchive.com/ https://www.victoriaavpham.com/

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November 7 - Your Money Podcast FCAC

VOCM Shows

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2020 43:03

November 7 - Your Money Podcast FCAC by VOCM

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Who’s Afraid of Public Space? Think Tank #2 – Collaboration and Community

ACCA Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2020 63:10

A lively digital discussion, Think Tank #2 will engage with ideas of collaboration, collectivity, community engaged practice and the commons, as part of the Think Tank series as part of ACCA’s forthcoming exhibition Who’s Afraid of Public Space? Presented in partnership with Footscray Community Arts Centre (FCAC), and moderated by FCAC Artistic Director and co-CEO Daniel Santangeli, the panel will include contributors Eugenia Flynn, Kent Morris, Roberta Joy Rich and Kate Sulan. Read more about the speakers via the link below. ABOUT 'WHO'S AFRAID OF PUBLIC SPACE?' Developed with an assembly of advisors and collaborators, Who’s Afraid of Public Space? is a research, publication and exhibition project which ACCA is developing over 2020–22. ACCA has partnered with Abbotsford Convent, Arts Project Australia, Blak Dot, Bus Projects and FCAC to present a dispersed program of exhibitions and projects that consider critical ideas as to what constitutes public culture and to ask who might it be for? More information: https://acca.melbourne/exhibition/whos-afraid-of-public-space/

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Demain est-il un autre jour? - 29.09.2020

Vertigo - La 1ere

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2020 4:39

"Avant demain" est un projet dʹexposition collective qui présente des œuvres du Fonds cantonal dʹart contemporain (FCAC) de Genève pour écrire un scénario à lʹappui de nombreuses pièces rarement présentées au public. Lʹexposition "Avant demain", comme un signe des temps, souhaite mettre en lumière le rapport que lʹart entretient avec notre actualité. Au micro de Florence Grivel, Karine Tissot la curatrice de lʹexposition. Avant demain, Château de Penthes, jusquʹau 13 décembre 2020. Le second volet de lʹexposition sera verni le 10 octobre à la galerie Boléro à Versoix

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S1E17: H.Mur and Xen Nhà - Collaborative Practices: How Does a Journey Start?

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Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2020 47:12

H.Mur and Xen Nhà were both in a documentary production fellowship in New York City, when the impact of COVID 19 was continuing to unravel and international travel was facing significant restrictions. As Part of ‘FCAC Writes', a series of new literary work, published on the FCAC website and curated by Bigoa Chuol. They wrote a collaborative piece about their decision to return to Melbourne. They chat to Bigoa about friendship, shared history and the importance of their collaborative practices. H.Mur is a visual artist and educator based in Melbourne. They are concerned with the everyday poetics and politics of bodies at the margins of margins and work across projection art, the moving image and photography. https://hilomur.com Xen Nhà is a documentary maker and artist. They believe, Sound stirs our imagination and Xen Nhà works with it as a way to invite people to imagine that another world is possible. https://www.xennha.com This podcast is proudly supported by Maribyrnong City Council and The City of Melbourne COVID-19 Arts Grants Program.

S1E16: Peter Tolhurst – Rocking with the Hackkets

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Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2020 17:03

In this episode, Amy chats to singer/song-writer and guitarist for the Hackkets, Peter Tolhurst. Peter is a FCAC legend who has played and toured with The Hackkets for over 20 years. They discuss what it means to be an all-abilities band, how Peter finds inspiration for his music, and how the Hackkets have been using technology innovatively even before it was ‘cool'. Tune in to listen to one of the Hckkets' catchiest tunes! Check out Peter's work: The Hackkets: https://www.facebook.com/thehackkets/ FCAC: https://footscrayarts.com/artlife/ This podcast is proudly supported by Maribyrnong City Council and The City of Melbourne COVID-19 Arts Grants Program.

What's the best way to protect your finances during the pandemic?

Lets Have This Conversation

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2020 10:09

Keeping a close eye on your Financial activity during the coronavirus pandemic is essentially important, to ensure your fiscal health remains strong. Emerging in a position of strength requires you to have the wherewithal to successfully budget your money. According to the 2019 Canadian Financial Capability Survey, Canadians creating and maintaining a budget is one of the most important first steps in managing their money. Approximately half (49%) of Canadians report having a budget, up from 46% in 2014 ( FCAC, 2015). The most common method of budgeting is using a digital tool, such as a spreadsheet, mobile app, or other financial software (20%). Andy Anthony and Ryan Harder are Financial Advisors and planners respectfully for Pelee Lighthouse Life and Financial Ltd located in Leamington and services Southwestern Ontario. They joined me this week to discuss ways we can all protect our financial health and investments during Covid-19. To learn more about Pelee Lighthouse Life and Financial Ltd you can visit https://www.peleelighthouse.ca/

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60. Planes, Trains, and Automobiles (1987)

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2019 77:26

Planes, Trains and Automobiles is a 1987 American buddy film written, produced, and directed by John Hughes. The film stars Steve Martin as Neal Page, a high-strung marketing executive, and John Candy as Del Griffith, a goodhearted but annoying shower curtain ring salesman. They share a three-day odyssey of misadventures trying to get Neal home to Chicago in time for Thanksgiving with his family. FCAC tackles the ur-Thanksgiving movie and celebrates the brilliant genius of John Candy, gone too soon. And Steve Martin's career is a thing to celebrate, too. Podcast Notes: Other Thanksgiving movies (03:00), We play an intriguing voicemail left for the podcast by DeForest DeForest about Burt Rangles et al (03:30), Chris' closing lines listener shout-outs (06:30), Discussion about John Hughes (07:30), End credits sequence in 'Planes, Trains, and Automobiles (10:30), Meet cute scene between John Candy and Steve Martin seated next to each other on a plane (11:30), The career of Steve Martin (14:00), Awkward clip from the presser for 'Planes, Trains, and Automobiles' (18:30), Brad Pitt and Adam Sandler not liking to promote movies (19:00), The career of John Hughes (21:00), Dylan Baker's brilliant scene in 'Planes, Trains, and Automobiles' (22:00), Steve Martin sing-a-long scene from 'Planes, Trains, and Automobile' (26:00), Steve Martin's near-casting in Stanley Kubrick's 'Eyes Wide Shut' (26:30), John Candy and Steve Martin diner break-up scene from 'Planes, Trains and Automobiles', including John Candy's brilliantly improvised button (30:00), John Candy's great dramatic scene from John Hughes' 'Uncle Buck' (33:30), Steve Martin and John Candy's parting scene (36:00), Del and Neil scene where Del tells Neil the truth (39:00), Car rental counter scene with Neil and Edie McClurg (42:30), Doobie the cabdriver scene (with Larry Hankan, That Guy, who was almost Kramer in 'Seinfeld') (46:00), Why Paul Young's version of 'Every Time You Go Away' isn't used in 'Planes, Trains, and Automobiles' (48:00), Final Lines pitch (52:00), Rants n Raves (52:00) Headlines (59:00) Latch Key TV: Les Nessman Turkey Drop scene from WKRP in Cincinnati (1:04:30), 'It's Thanksgiving, Charlie Brown' (1:07:30), Bomb Squad: Fantasy Island (1:09:30)

58. 9 To 5 (1980)

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2019 71:15

9 to 5 (listed in the opening credits as Nine to Five) is a 1980 American comedy film produced by Bruce Gilbert, story by Patricia Resnick, screenplay by Resnick and Colin Higgins, and directed by Higgins. It stars Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, and Dolly Parton as three working women who live out their fantasies of getting even with, and their overthrow of, the company's autocratic, "sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot" boss, played by Dabney Coleman. The film grossed over $103.9 million and is the 20th highest-grossing comedy film. As a star vehicle for Parton—already established as a successful singer, musician and songwriter—it launched her permanently into mainstream popular culture. A television series of the same name based on the film ran for five seasons, and a musical version of the film (also titled 9 to 5), with new songs written by Parton, opened on Broadway on April 30, 2009. 9 to 5 is number 74 on the American Film Institute's "100 Funniest Movies" and has an 82% approval rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes. PODCAST NOTES: Chris' signature intro (00:01), Jane Fonda's IPC company, Karen Nussbaum and the origin story of '9 To 5' (5:00), Colin Higgins and 'Harold & Maude' (6:00), Dabney Coleman (7:00), 9 To 5 fantasy sequence clips (13:00), Dabney & Lily scene (16:00), Judy's scene with her returning ex-husband (21:30), Doralee & Dabney scene (23:00), Mrs. Columbo (28:00), Dolly Parton's America podcast (30:00), Lily Tomlin and John Travolta in Moment By Moment (35:00), David O. Russell's onset meltdown (36:00),The Electric Company theme (37:00), Chris cut out the paganini movie trailer and Jason is heartbroken (38:30), Elena Of Avalor (44:00), Sheena Easton's Morning Train (52:00), Top downloaded episodes of FCAC (53:00), Sterling Hayden's performance in 9 to 5 (55:00), Wedge Antilles rears his X-Wing again (55:30), Headlines with bats and Rudy Giuliani (58:30), Bomb Squad movie trailer review of Roland Emmerich's 'Midway' (1:04:05), Closing Lines (1:10:10).

Corruption in Canadian Banks: Is There No Alternative?

The Poplar Tapes

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2019 64:40

In this episode, Kiegan Irish, Alex Boos and Alex Edwards discuss reporting from 2017 and 2018 on corruption in Canadian banking culture and embed these reports in the wider context of our capitalist economy with a reading of Mark Fisher's Capitalist Realism. We look at the banking practices of Canada's banks and the federal government's response to these banking practices and draw from Fisher's concepts of market Stalinism and bureaucratic anti-production. What constitutes the discourse around “legitimate” and “realistic” banking practices? How have technologies changed the face of Canada's banking industry? Are there alternatives? We discuss all this and more. Books: Fisher, Mark. Capitalist Realism. Hants: 0 books, 2009. FCAC report: https://www.canada.ca/en/financial-consumer-agency/programs/research/bank-sales-practices.html Media reports: https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/td-bank-employees-admit-to-breaking-law-1.4016569 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/td-tellers-desperate-to-meet-increasing-sales-goals-1.4006743 Special thanks goes out to Jacob Irish and Daniel Boos for post-production work

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45. Guest Lee Wilkof: From Little Shop Of Horrors, Max Headroom, to Hart To Hart, Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and beyond!

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2019 116:52

In this special episode of the Full Cast And Crew Podcast, we interview Lee Wilkof, an actor and director whose career on stage and screen has spanned more than 42 years. He graduated from the University of Cincinnati in 1972 and has more than 101 IMDB credits as an (and counting) and has garnered Obie and Drama Desk Awards and a Tony nomination on Broadway. Lee is a charming and self-effacing guy who we were thrilled to nerd out with about his journey through Show Business and his great anecdotes about so many of the people he's worked with over the years. One of our favorite episodes to date on the podcast and a special chance to go behind the scenes of 40 years of stage and screen history, filled with great advice for actors and human beings. In this episode (as a thunderstorm briefly rages dramatically outside the FCAC studio) Lee shares with Chris and Jason stories about: The origins of Lee's directorial debut/cautionary tale of the acting life 'No Pay, Nudity' (13:40), the vibe and characters hanging around the old Actor's Equity Lounge (14:40), meeting Nathan Lane as young actors in NYC in 1972 (16:50), a clip from 'No Pay, Nudity' featuring Nathan Lane and Jon Michael Hill ('Eastbound & Down', 'Elementary') (25:00), some George R.R. Martin stories (30:45), 'Silence Of The Lambs' co-star Ted Levine (34:15), Loudon Wainwright III playing a character loosely based on Stephen Sondheim (42:20), Joel Higgins and 'Silver Spoons' (47:25), inadvertently insulting James Lapine and 'Into The Woods' and then making up for it with a self-effacing letter (49:22), Jeff Perry as Mr. Katimski in 'My So-Called Life' and presence in the Columbo Cinematic Universe (55:20), National Lampoon's 'Disco Beaver From Outer Space' (57:25), Influential show 'The Present Tense' and Roger Ailes trying to manage a young Lee Wilkof, who got as six-paragraph rave review, and Obie and a Drama Desk noms (59:16), Getting cast in the 'Animal House' tv spinoff 'Delta House' and being told to "town it down" (01:02:48), Dressing room 'Hart To Hart' chats with Natalie Wood and RJ Wagner while Stephanie Powers was not warming to Lee on-set (01:04:00), Lee's 'The Gong Show' appearance and getting gonged by JP Morgan while a struggling actor in LA and waiting for his big break and getting two pilot offers in one day (01:08:14), Bob Newhart reportedly not being thrilled with Lee as agent Elliot Gabler on 'Newhart' (01:14:08), working with Madeline Kahn (01:17:05), a 'Hunter' (Fred Dryer, Stepfanie Kramer) clip featuring Lee (01:18:23), Lee on the difference b/t guesting and being a regular on a TV series (01:21:57), working closely with Tim Blake Nelson ('O Brother Where Art Thou', 'The Ballad Of Buster Scruggs') (01:23:44), doing 'Ally McBeal' and a falling-out with David E. Kelley story (01:24:15), being a series regular on the iconic 'Max Headroom' ABC series (01:25:55), Steven Bochco's 'Cop Rock' and Lee convincing the director he didn't blow a take (01:28:45), doing 'Beverly Hills Buntz' (01:35:17), Lee tells us what he'd watch on tv in our 'Latch Key TV' segment (01:38:59), having Thanksgiving dinner with Gary Oldman and Dennis Hopper but not M. Emmett Walsh, sadly, on the set of Mick Jackson's 'Chattahoochee' (01:42:10), meeting Cary Grant in 1985 (01:45:00), Watching "Ghoulardi" as a kid growing up in Cleveland (01:49:20), On not being cast in the movie version of 'Little Shop Of Horrors' (01:51:00). Connect with Lee online: @leewilkof on Instagram Check Out Lee's IMDB Page: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0929502/ Watch Lee's Directorial Debut 'No Pay, Nudity': https://www.amazon.com/No-Pay-Nudity-Francis-Conroy/dp/B01MQU3H9M The 'Hart To Hart' Stanley Friesen Comp Reel we play in this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MecYgXiEfaY Chuckler Comedy on Facebook. Share this podcast with your Twitter followers using this Click To Tweet link: https://ctt.ac/0dtX3+ Subscribe to the podcast.

28. Heathers (1988)

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Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2019 84:16

We revisit the brilliant, still-vital "Heathers", THE definitive American High School movie, whose biting satire only barely covers the sensitive, beating, romantic heart that lies within. Featuring star-making performances from Christian Slater and a 16-year-old Winona Ryder, "Heathers" is a dark, pulls-no-punches social satire that aims arrows in every direction, including at the misguided teenage hearts and minds populating the hallways and leafy subdivisions of Sherwood, Ohio's Westerberg High School. We dive down the FCAC rabbit hole's of Slater, Ryder, we discuss the sad and tragic deaths of a couple of key cast members. ALSO: Syd Straw, Sly Stone, Rants n Raves, Headlines, and the debut of THIS WEEK IN TV GUIDE, our dynamic not-at-all fusty segment where we read unintentionally hilarious tv guide show descriptions from the 1980's, in which we hit Via Allegre, a horror anthology about cats, Gilligan's Island, and the mystery of the Garfield Phones.

Transgender Day of Visibility, Dignity Not Dole, Wominjeka Festival, More Than Queer, RISE Project Launch

Thursday Breakfast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2019

Thursday Breakfast 4 April 2019Acknowledgement of CountryNick Carson gives us a report back on the Transgender Day of Visibility Rally that took place on Sunday 31st March 2019.Jeremy Poxon from the Australian Unemployed Workers Union on the Dignity Not Dole: Rally to raise Newstart today. Hannah Morphy-Walsh, Associate Producer at FCAC, joins me in the studio to discuss the Wominjeka Festival (6 April 2019). Adolfo Aranjuez, editor-in-chief of Archer magazine, on the need to be 'More than Queer' (Wheeler Centre, 9 April 2019) Eric on the RISE Queer Project Launch, Dinner and Fundraiser (13 April 2019) and the intersections of border imperialism, racism, homophobia and transphobia. The original 855am and 3CR Digital versions of this program featured the following music tracks: Kalyani & Isha, That's All I Came ForAllara, Wala is LifePhilly, Yil Lull(Removed from the podcast due to license restrictions)

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25. Blackkklansman (2018)

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Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2019 67:41

It's a #tbt of sorts here at FCAC as we release our episode on Spike Lee's (now) Oscar-winning feature, BLACKKKLANSMAN, which we recorded a few weeks ago. We discuss Spike, his career, the real Ron Stallworth, yacht rock, a couple movies we seem to have trouble remembering names of, and how this is an antidote for GREEN BOOK. Plus our reactions to the Oscar Noms, as well as Rants and Raves. Why are you reading this when you could be listening and finding out for yourself? E-mail: fullcastandcrewpod@gmail.com TWITTER: @fullcastandcrew INSTAGRAM: fullcastandcrew

20 - Jane Rooney

The Personal Finance Show

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2018 47:36

Did you know that Canada has a Financial Literacy Leader? It's true. Jane Rooney was appointed Canada's Financial Literacy Leader in 2014 within the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC). Yes, there is a government official whose main job is to make sure Canadians are financially literate. Jane is awesome and she's joining me in the second half of this episode. But first let's talk about the only reason I even know Jane exists, and that's because of the Conference Board of Canada. Earlier this week, February 21st and 22nd, 2018, they hosted a conference called Financial Wellness and Retirement Readiness. While preparing for the conference I found out the FCAC was a sponsor and they offered me an interview with Jane Rooney. From the Conference Board I was offered an interview with their Vice-President of Industry, Strategy and Public Policy, Louis Thériault. Louis gave a great presentation about the current state of financial wellness in the workplace. After the presentation I sat down with Louis and asked him how he got into this world of economic and policy analysis. As Louis says in the interview, there is a quadruple gain with financial wellness programs: The employee gets financial information and support to get out of financial trouble or to prevent them from getting into it in the first place; the employer benefits from less down time and more productivity; the insurers save money when overall health is improved; and, overall wellness is good for society as a whole. So companies are making positive changes, what about the government? When I started researching Jane Rooney for this interview, I was totally surprised by the commitment the government has made to strengthen the financial literacy of Canadians. A common theme at the conference and in the discussion with Jane is the importance of overall wellness. Whether you go through what I did and have mental health issues that caused addiction which led to financial problems, or whether you have unanticipated financial issues, which in turn may cause mental health issues, we now understand that one can't be addressed without looking at the others. And though we didn't focus on it, physical wellness including healthy eating habits play a huge part in overall wellness as well. I would like to thank Jane and Louis for taking the time to share their stories and insight. It's comforting to know that there are people out there who are looking out for us and trying to improve the overall well-being of Canadians. Here's the link to the FCAC hotline that Jane mentioned in the episode: https://www.canada.ca/en/financial-consumer-agency/corporate/contact-us.html NEXT EPISODE 21 - Lindsay and Graham Plumb Click here to book a FREE 15-minute personal finance consultation with Beau Humphreys, Personal Finance Coach Click here to become a patron of The Personal Finance Show via Patreon To register for my next available personal finance webinar click here.

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JADE LILLIE & LYDIA FAIRHALL / WHAT IT TAKES TO CREATE A COMMUNITY - Audiostage

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2017 55:11

"When you're trying to deconstruct the dominant structures, it's not going to happen politely, is it?" - Jade Lillie Welcome to the final episode of the season on race, womanhood, and belonging - and you're in for a real treat. To close a season created in partnership with Footscray Community Arts Centre, we speak with two head ladies of FCAC about the ethos that guides FCAC's work. Departing Artistic Director Jade Lillie, and Head of Programming Lydia Fairhall, discuss white privilege, their personal history with both feminism and decolonisation, and what it really takes to create a community. "I don't know that spending my life attacking power structures is going to be as of much benefit for me, in this life, as trying to cultivate peace and forgiveness. (...) It's a hard thing to think about. I'm the first woman in her family to keep her children. I have that luxury. My mother never did. Should I just be out there? Fighting the big fight? I don't know. It's a constant tension for me." - Lydia Fairhall This conversation was not programmed for WOW Festival Melbourne, but instead was recorded separately a few months after the festival had ended, amidst the news that Jade had won this year's Sidney Myer Creative Fellowship and would be leaving FCAC at the end of 2017. We jumped at the opportunity to speak with these two leaders, crucial in the running of FCAC and in shaping the community arts space in Australia. It is an intimate conversation, a reflection on practice informed by years of conversations and collaboration, and a deep, informed closure to a season of uncompromising conversations - a season which, in this year of shocks and instability, has so often grounded us in what really matters. Jade Lillie is a recognised leader in community arts, with a practice grounded in the philosophy that arts and cultural development can bring about systemic change when there is sound engagement with social justice frameworks. After years of work in government and non-government agencies, in Australia as well as South-East Asia, Jade's practice has been recognised with numerous prestigious awards - including Sidney Myer Creative Fellowship. Lydia Fairhall is the Head of Programming at Footscray Community Arts Centre. Starting out as a singer/songwriter, she has worked as a writer, academic, cultural community development worker, festival and event producer, and has worked in a variety of settings, including in family violence and suicide prevention, housing, dance, music, theatre and comedy. Colleagues, friends, changemakers and community builders - Jade and Lydia sat together in the Footscray Community Arts Centre where they have both worked for years to delve deeply into their practice, their work at FCAC, and what it means to belong. Discussed in this episode: what is home after two centuries of displacement?, Stolen Generations, the logical family, sphere of influence, doors that open are twofold, John Howard, lineage, Queensland as the canary in the Australian political coal mine, being homeless but not knowing it, glass ceilings, James Baldwin, big fat asterisks, being a queer woman, dismantling privilege, Buddhist nuns that take us under their wing, righteous anger, decolonisation and breaking bread, hope and solidarity, and how theatre is a vehicle of social justice. Jade: "You were saying this morning that this will be a time that we look back on, when we're older, as being a time of significant change." Lydia: "...but it being the beginnings of things." This was the last episode of season five of Audiostage, in which we looked at belonging through the eyes of women. It was created in partnership with Footscray Community Arts Centre as part of WOW – Women of the World Festival Melbourne, delivered in association with Southbank Centre London. Audiostage is a labour of love, created by Jana Perkovic and Bethany Atkinson, while the music for this season was created by Louise Terra.

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CANDY BOWERS & AMOS GEBHARDT & CHI VU / THE FEMALE GAZE - Audiostage - Audiostage

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2017 41:36

"Hollywood is the great value-dictator of our time." - Amos Gebhardt The third episode of our season on belonging and exclusion is here, and this month we are conversing across many disciplines, and setting a record with the number of voices featured. Our guests are writer and performer Candy Bowers, artist and filmmaker Amos Gebhardt, and playwright and theatre-maker Chi Vu, three artists who have challenged the dominant narratives of gender, culture, and race both in their work, and as prominent public speakers. In this episode, recorded at FCAC and moderated by RMIT Deputy Dean of Media Lisa French, our guests speak about the female gaze on stage and screen, and what to do with Jill Soloway when being woman-identifying is only one of the parts of your identity. "So I worked on a play called Straight White Men by Young Jean Lee last year at MTC. And I thought what was extraordinary with that play is that - I really don't think Melbourne is at the same level regarding consciousness and dialogue in regards to whiteness and privilege - more than half of the audience saw one play, and all the intersectional feminists saw a different play. Literally, people laughed at different jokes. I read the play and I thought it was so funny straight away, and most of the guys I was working with, including the director, didn't think it was funny, didn't understand it. And I thought: 'This is a really clear case study in the fact that I've lived a life reading between the lines, and they've lived a life on the line. The line has been for them'." - Candy Bowers This panel ‘Female Gaze on Film and Stage’ was originally recorded as part of the program for WOW Melbourne at FCAC, and was presented in partnership with the Australian Centre for the Moving Image. It’s the very end of summer in Melbourne, it's a lovely Thursday afternoon, everyone is just settling in for an afternoon of discussions. It's a beautiful conversation: it is a rare occasion to hear some distinguished voices of the Australian independent arts speak about the intersectional experience in a space that is safe and expansive, outside of the carnival of outrage and provocation that so often greets those who speak about diversity. Discussed in this episode: decolonising ourselves, Jill Soloway, inclusivity and being included, very small paths, being Best Female Performer for playing a straight man, what is cultural safety?, how bilinguals are not like two monolinguals in the same body, Back to Back Theatre, creating little worlds, what's wrong with make-up artists in Australia?, and the female gaze. "As an artist, creating a culture of safety, however you define it, is the only way you can make work over a long term." - Chi Vu Bibliography: Jill Soloway on The Female Gaze, Master Class, TIFF 2016 Ben Neutze: Candy Bowers on Australian Theatre's White Patriarchy: Burn it Down, The Daily Review, Oct 2016 Ben Neutze: Review: Lilith the Jungle Girl, The Daily Review, Sep 2016 Stephanie Lai: Review: Coloured Aliens by Chi Vu, Peril, Apr 2017 Dylan Rainforth: Amos Gebhardt's Nude Portraiture Celebrates Difference, The Age, Feb 2016 You can subscribe to Audiostage on iTunes or any number of Android platforms, friend us on Facebook, or follow us on Twitter. This season of Audiostage was created in partnership with Footscray Community Arts Centre as part of WOW – Women of the World Festival Melbourne, delivered in association with Southbank Centre London.

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PAOLA BALLA & CARLY SHEPPARD / MOTHERHOOD AND FEMINISM - Audiostage

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2017 32:17

"Familiarity with suffering makes you very strong." - Paola Balla In the second episode of our season on belonging and exclusion, created in partnership with FCAC, cross-disciplinary performance artist Carly Sheppard and PhD researcher, artist and curator extraordinaire Paola Balla speak about Australian Aboriginal women's perspective on intersectionality, motherhood, contemporary feminism, and making art. We are so privileged to be listening in. "I think a lot of people don't realise that it's embedded white supremacy that's the problem, it's not necessarily the white people. And until they understand that they carry the scars of colonisation as well... Obviously, they don't carry the scars that we carry, we're a different set. But they haven't yet owned their own set. They don't even know what they are." - Carly Sheppard This episode was recorded at Women of the World Melbourne, amongst the hustle and bustle of the festival. There were so many complex and interesting ideas and generosity of sharing going on that we wanted to catch ideas as they landed. The conversation was recorded following a discussion on motherhood, which is reflected in the conversation between our guests. As usual, we gave our guests some general questions we were curious to hear about, but otherwise we just listened. Discussed in this episode: white women explaining things on behalf of black women, sitting with conflict, giving birth at 21, postnatal depression, contemporary feminism, life as a white-presenting blackfella, not understanding the conflict you're born into, the oppression of being ladylike, what does it even mean, having it all?, how sometimes you need a safe landing, and listening to the silences of trauma. "Matriarchy has been around for tens of thousands of generations. And we had our roles in our culture: we never felt inferior to men. That was never a thing. That's a colonial construct." - Paola Balla If you wish to know more: Jana has written about Carly Sheppard's work in RealTime, which had appeared at Next Wave 2014's BLAK WAVE; here is another review, in The Conversation. If you are curious to know more about Paola Balla, have a look at the exhibition 'Sovereignty' she recently curated for ACCA, read her 2016 interview with Il Globo, or watch this ABC video. You can subscribe to Audiostage on iTunes or any number of Android platforms, friend us on Facebook, or follow us on Twitter. This season of Audiostage was created in partnership with Footscray Community Arts Centre as part of WOW – Women of the World Festival Melbourne, delivered in association with Southbank Centre London.

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