Podcasts about Freedomland

Bestie Lizzie No has just released their career-defining new record Halfsies and we are 100% here for it on our 250th episode!! lizzie, who co-hosts Basic Folk, put her entire being, identity and creativity into this project. There's a lot going on with their main character, the avatar Miss Freedomland, and we're getting to the bottom of it in our conversation. Our hero's journey begins even before the main character is born. Her inception grew out of disdain for childhood beauty pageants, which lizzie's mother actually won back in the early 60's at a now defunct amusement park called Freedomland. And there are photos of Little Catherine Quinlan with a look of disgust on her five year old face. lizzie grew up with this story and as she got older, she began to think hard about societal expectations and the stock put into women and children's emotional expression through their faces. Lizzie also grew up hearing and saying the word "No," hence the stage name.Enter Miss Freedomland (also the name of lizzie's new record label)! She has been tasked with a journey to become free, which will require inner healing, exploration of self-identity and giving up performance of gender that just feels wrong. The album starts with our main character trying to level up (because, yes, this is a video game) with her own self-expression, revisiting past traumas and shedding the baggage and the hot garbage that got her trapped in the first place. In our conversation, we go track by track through this showstopper of a record and even get some solo live performances. I hope you enjoy exploring lizzie's world as much as I did. These songs are brilliant and the concept executed remarkably. Thanks to Studio 9 in North Adams, MA for the use of their beautiful studio!Follow Basic Folk on social media: https://basicfolk.bio.link/Sign up for Basic Folk's newsletter: https://bit.ly/basicfolknewsHelp produce Basic Folk by contributing: https://basicfolk.com/donate/Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

La bolla delle dot-com si è sviluppata tra il 1997 e il marzo del 2000 e vide come maggiori protagoniste le aziende tecnologiche statunitensi. A partire dalla quotazione di Netscape nel 1994 si diffuse il concetto di New Economy, un nuovo ciclo economico che si poneva in contrasto alla Old Economy. Sulle ali dell'entusiasmo per il nuovo paradigma economico, molte società la cui idea di business era legata ad internet iniziarono a quotarsi. Nella seconda metà degli anni Novanta si assistette quindi ad un fenomeno del tutto irrazionale: moltissime società tecnologiche che operavano in perdita videro le proprie quotazioni schizzare alle stelle per via dell'euforia che c'era tra gli investitori per il nuovo paradigma della New Economy. Tuttavia, se alcune di queste compagnie erano ben strutturate, con un preciso piano aziendale, altre erano prive di qualsivoglia organizzazione. Ebbene ad inizio del 2000 la bolla speculativa del Dot-com esplose, facendo sprofondare nella crisi l'intero settore. Ma quali furono le cause di questa caduta? Proviamo a scoprirlo insieme a Fabio Ragazzo, produttore di serie audio e co-autore, tra gli altri, del podcast “Freedomland” edito da Will Media e BOATS Sound. Iscriviti al gruppo Telegram per interagire con noi e per non perderti nessuna delle novità in anteprima e degli approfondimenti sulle puntate: https://t.me/LucePodcast Se vuoi ascoltarci senza filtri e sostenere il nostro lavoro, da oggi è possibile abbonarsi al nostro canale Patreon e accedere a contenuti bonus esclusivi tramite questo link: patreon.com/LucePodcast

Edie Falco is a television, film and stage actor whose roles on HBO's Oz, Showtime's Nurse Jackie and the iconic HBO series The Sopranos have earned her multiple Emmy, Golden Globe, and SAG Awards. She currently stars in the hit Peacock series Bupkis as Pete Davidson's mother. Her Broadway credits include the Tony Award-winning play Sideman, Frankie and Johnny in the Clair De Lune, ‘Night Mother, and The House of Blue Leaves, for which she received a Tony Award Nomination. Off-Broadway she's appeared in The Madrid, This Wide Night, The True, and Morning Sun. Her work in feature film includes Cost of Living (American Film Institute's Best Actress Award), Laws of Gravity (Independent Spirit Award nomination), Sunshine State, Landline, Hurricane, The Funeral, The Addiction, Freedomland, The Land of Steady Habits, Judy Berlin, and the Avatar sequels. …as well as indie film pioneer Hal Hartley's classics The Unbelievable Truth and Trust, which also starred my late wife Adrienne Shelly. Edie and I intimately chat for an hour about childhood, life, family, addiction, her illustrious career, The Sopranos, a possible Nurse Jackie re-boot, Trump and politics, the Knicks, her animal-welfare work and more. Got somethin' to say?! Email us at BackroomAndy@gmail.com Leave us a message: 845-307-7446 Twitter: @AndyOstroy Produced by Andy Ostroy, Matty Rosenberg, and Jennifer Hammoud @ Radio Free Rhiniecliff Design by Cricket Lengyel

Degio vende la sua quota di maggioranza in Freedomland, patteggia con la Procura e si trasferisce da Milano a Napoli per amore. Sembra cambiato, vuole godersi la vita con più calma, ma non ce la fa, non è nella sua natura.  Nel 2005 è già pronto a tornare con una serie di progetti nel mondo della telefonia, ma le cose non vanno come sperato. Qualcuno dice che ha perso il suo tocco magico. E forse è vero: nel 2010 deve portare i libri in Tribunale: è fallito, del Billionaire non è rimasto nulla.  Ma se abbiamo imparato a conoscerlo, nemmeno questo lo ha fermato. E infatti, oggi, lo troviamo ancora sul mercato. Con una nuova Grande Impresa. Fonti: video "TAMAGOTCHI - Spot" pubblicato il giorno 19 marzo 2012 sul profilo YouTube di Winter Tube, video "Lancio ATS Web University" pubblicato il giorno 23 maggio 2021 sul profilo YouTube di ATS Sharing, video "Millionaire Job" pubblicato il giorno 18 settembre 2023 sul profilo YouTube di ATS Sharing, video "Me pari tu zio!" Angelo Bernabucci e F.Traversa - "Compagni di scuola" pubblicato il giorno 7 ottobre 2015 sul profilo YouTube di Angelo Bernabucci Fans. Sostieni il lavoro di Will  iscrivendoti alla membership.

12 agosto 2001: mentre si trova in Corsica per raggiungere la sua famiglia in vacanza a Bonifacio, ha un gravissimo incidente stradale. Degio è in fin di vita, ma viene soccorso. In ospedale è in fin di vita, ma dopo 16 giorni di coma riapre gli occhi. Si è salvato, ma deve affrontare una riabilitazione lunghissima. Però non è l'unico miracolo che succede. Dopo poco gli vengono restituite anche le azioni di Freedomland.  Sostieni il lavoro di Will  iscrivendoti alla membership.

Le indagini del pm Luigi Orsi arrivano velocemente alle conclusioni. Dei 60.000 clienti dichiarati nel prospetto di quotazione in Borsa, almeno il 20% sarebbe stato falsificato. Degio non ci sta, ma ormai è bollato come un truffatore senza scrupoli. A neanche due settimane dallo scandalo, Virgilio Degiovanni si dimette dalla carica di amministratore delegato di Freedomland, pur rimanendo proprietario col 65% delle azioni. A giugno del 2001 neanche più quello, perché gli sono sequestrate dalla Procura. Ma questo è niente: gli sta per succedere una cosa ancor peggiore. Fonti: video "PETS.COM: Entire Campaign (Super Bowl ad) (Pets Dot Com)" pubblicato il 12 gennaio 2023 sul profilo YouTube di Budding, video "E*TRADE - Monkey (2000, USA)" pubblicato il 10 febbraio 2018 sul profilo YouTube di The Hall of Advertising. Sostieni il lavoro di Will  iscrivendoti alla membership.

Degio sta preparando la grande quotazione in Borsa di Freedomland. L'ingresso sul Nuovo Mercato è previsto per il 19 aprile del 2000 e il valore è stratosferico: 3.000 Miliardi di Lire, più di 2 Miliardi di Euro oggi. Ma tutto ciò che è collegato a Internet, all'inizio del Nuovo Millennio, vola a Piazza Affari. Però, il giorno del debutto non va come previsto. A livello globale è scoppiata la bolla delle “dot-com”. Freedomland diventa il primo titolo della New Economy italiana a fare flop. Come se non bastasse, la Procura di Milano ha aperto un'indagine su Freedomland. Fonti: video "Tiscali Free Net (ora Tiscali) - the FREElosophy - 1999 - (2)" pubblicato il giorno 7 agosto 2019 sul profilo YouTube di Internettologia, video "Tiscali Free Net (ora Tiscali) - Vi regaliamo anche la Luna - Dicembre 1999" pubblicato il giorno 27 febbraio 2019 sul profilo YouTube di Internettologia, video "canistracci oil" pubblicato il giorno 9 aprile 2015 sul profilo YouTube Luca F, video "Sigla Passaparola, 1999" pubblicato il giorno 29 ottobre 2021 dal profilo YouTube di Admiral Sven, video "Rete4 | Ok, Il prezzo è giusto! | Gennaio 2000" pubblicato il giorno 5 aprile 2021 sul profilo YouTube di Ximo | 57Mania, video "On this day | 15th April 2000 | Wall Street stockmarket crash" pubblicato il giorno 15 aprile 2013 sul profilo YouTube di Channel 10, video "Casinò - Il modo "giusto", il modo "sbagliato" e..." pubblicato il giorno 27 dicembre 2012 sul profilo YouTube di The Best Movies. Sostieni il lavoro di Will  iscrivendoti alla membership.

Novembre 1998: L'ingegnere Carlo Mapelli entra nell'ufficio di Virgilio Degiovanni, per fargli vedere come funziona un decoder che permette di collegare Internet alla tv. Degio ne rimane folgorato e decide di investire tutti i suoi risparmi per creare la prima Internet Tv Italiana. La chiama Freedomland: il web come una terra vergine da esplorare. Al team si unisce il programmatore Alessandro Muggia e insieme, in 6 mesi, sviluppano il portale dove sarà possibile leggere news, chattare e interagire con la televisione. Nell'aprile del 1999, Degio si sta preparando a mostrare le ultime novità alla sua rete vendite nella convention a Pesaro, ma mentre sta per salire sul palco, gli arriva una notizia terribile. Fonti: video "Prisencolinensinainciusol (with lyrics)" pubblicato il giorno 19 settembre 2009 dal profilo YouTube di Alan Starkie, video "Nessuno può chiamarmi fifone!" pubblicato il giorno 4 giugno 2013 dal profilo YouTube di Eridooor. Sostieni il lavoro di Will  iscrivendoti alla membership.

Il 2 aprile 1991 arriva in edicola Millionaire, la rivista per chi vuole fare impresa. L'obiettivo che si è fissato Virgilio Degiovanni come editore è a dir poco ambiziosa: raggiungere 100.000 copie. Ci vogliono 38 mesi, ma, alla fine, diventa il periodico di business più diffuso d'Italia.  Ma Degio vuole di più. Crea la sua rete vendite in multi-level marketing e la battezza Millionaire Network. È l'opportunità per tutti i suoi lettori di diventare venditori indipendenti, senza padroni. È un successo incredibile, tanto che, subito dopo, Degio inventa il Millionaire Market, una rete in cui si riuniscono i commercianti. Degio è l'enfant prodige della ricchezza, però qualcosa va storto e dopo 3 anni il progetto chiude. Ma è solo uno stop momentaneo, perché sta per entrare sul mercato un nuovo operatore per la linea telefonica fissa. Una rivoluzione a cui lui non può mancare.    Fonti: video "Millionaire 1991 Come fare soldi leggendo una rivista" pubblicato il giorno 23 aprile 2017 sul profilo YouTube di MAVA Fun Club, video YouTube "DEGIOCOSTANZO" pubblicato il giorno 17 aprile 2023 sul profilo YouTube di ATS Sharing, video "I 15 punti responsabili del successo di Mark Hughes" pubblicato il giorno 10 aprile 2020 sul profilo YouTube di Marco Micheletti, video "Herbalife Mark Hughes - Reclutare 10 prime linee" pubblicato il giorno 7 aprile 2023 sul profilo YouTube di Herbalife Coach Online, video "Televendita Millionaire Card. Con Marco Predolin e Cecilia Belli (1996)" pubblicato il giorno 2 novembre 2022 sul profilo YouTube di VHS memories, video "The Blues brothers "Ho visto la luce" scena completa in italiano" pubblicato il giorno 8 dicembre 2020 sul profilo YouTube di annalisa visintin, video "il network marketing e millionaire 5stelletv" pubblicato il giorno 17 aprile 2023 sul profilo YouTube di ATS Sharing, video "Spot Millionaire Card (1996)" pubblicato il giorno 19 marzo 2021 sul profilo YouTube di VHS memories, video "pinocchio gad lerner rettifica millionaire" pubblicato il giorno 17 aprile 2023 sul profilo YouTube di ATS Sharing. Sostieni il lavoro di Will  iscrivendoti alla membership.

Virgilio Degiovanni cresce con il mito di Sylvester Stallone e, ancora adolescente, vola negli Stati Uniti per un anno da exchange student. Una sera, incontra l'editore Malcolm Forbes che gli cambia la vita. In poche ore, su una panchina di Central Park, scrive il business plan della sua vita: dai primi passi fino alla Grande Impresa che lo consacrerà nel mondo dell'imprenditoria. E più che un piano, è una premonizione… Fonti: video "The 1987 stock market crash: Original news report" pubblicato il giorno 20 ottobre 2018 sul profilo YouTube di PIX11 News.

Gennaio 1999: Il Forum di Assago è pieno all'inverosimile per una convention aziendale. A organizzarla c'è Virgilio Degiovanni, l'imprenditore che ha fondato la rivista Millionaire e che ha portato in Italia il multi-level marketing. Davanti a lui, il popolo dei suoi consulenti, pronti a vendere di tutto: linee telefoniche, automobili, conti online. Ma soprattutto, Freedomland, il decoder che permette di navigare in internet. L'oggetto più rivoluzionario della fine del secolo. Fonti: video “The Wolf of Wall Street Non c'è alcuna nobiltà nella povertà” pubblicato il giorno 1 dicembre 2019 sul profilo YouTube di Diegos Botti, video “Live Aid (Queen) Full Concert [1985, London, Wembley Stadium]” pubblicato il giorno 24 dicembre 2020 sul profilo YouTube di Dany Fil, video “Infostrada Cabina Telefonica” pubblicato il giorno 21 dicembre 2012 sul profilo YouTube di MP Dogstar, video “Spot OMNITEL 1997 con ALESSIA MARCUZZI e GABRIEL GARKO” pubblicato il giorno 10 aprile 2015 sul profilo YouTube Tutto Spot 80, video “Montecarlo” pubblicato il giorno 9 aprile 2013 sul profilo YouTube di Virgilio Degiovanni.

“Freedomland” è il podcast che racconta, in 8 puntate, l'ascesa e la caduta della prima Internet Tv italiana che, all'inizio del Nuovo Millennio, voleva rivoluzionare il modo di connettersi e navigare online.  Fondata da Virgilio Degiovanni detto Degio, imprenditore appena 30enne che aveva avuto grande successo come editore e come pioniere del multi-level marketing, Freedomland nel 2000 si quota in Borsa alla cifra astronomica di 3.000 miliardi di Lire.  2 Miliardi di Euro di oggi, lui era il titolare del 65% delle azioni. Ma nel marzo dello stesso anno scoppia la bolla delle aziende “dot-com”, i titoli tecnologici crollano nelle Borse di tutto il mondo. Freedomland, compreso. È il primo titolo tech italiano a fare flop. Non sarà l'ultimo. Come se non bastasse, la Guardia di Finanza inizia a controllare i conti della società, scoprendo che molti dei clienti dichiarati in bilancio non sembrano reali.  L'esposto della Fiamme Gialle finisce sulla scrivania del pm Luigi Orsi, esperto in crimini finanziari, che subito prende in mano l'indagine.  È l'inizio della fine per Freedomland. Non per il suo fondatore, però. Per il quale la sorte ha un piano ben peggiore. Freedomland nasce dalla collaborazione tra Will Media e Boats Sound.

Rob Eschmann and DC Benney discuss how Rob's new book, "When The Hoods Come Off" , chaotic giveaway in Union Square, DC Benny's new comedy hour on YouTube, and how the use of social media challenges racism and racist narratives with host Marina Franklin. Rob Eschmann Dr. Eschmann is a writer, educator, filmmaker, and scholar from Chicago. He is a proud product of the Chicago Public Schools and received his PhD from the University of Chicago in 2017. He writes on educational inequality, community violence, racism, social media, and youth wellbeing. His research seeks to uncover individual, group, and intuitional-level barriers to racial and economic equity, and he pays special attention to the heroic efforts everyday people make to combat those barriers. For Dr. Eschmann, this work is a part of the freedom struggle. The function of racism is to reproduce racial inequality, but in the 21st Century the devices of racism are often hidden behind color-neutral laws or friendly interactions. Highlighting the mechanisms of racism, therefore, can demonstrate the continuing significance of race, raise consciousness, and promote and strengthen resistance efforts. Dr. Eschmann is an avid reader and re-reader of fantasy fiction who uses his children as a justification for his continued interest in young-adult fiction and regular trips to the comic book store. In terms of creative endeavors, Dr. Eschmann has co-written and directed several short films for the 48 Hour Film Project Film Festival, and has written and workshopped fiction since his days as a graduate student. He is currently in the midst of his first novel project.  *Dr. Eschmann's first book, When the Hood Comes Off: Racism and Resistance in the Digital Age, is an engaging and comprehensive exploration of the ways technology and online communication are changing how we experience, understand, and respond to racism, both online and in-person. You can buy it now from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or wherever books are sold. D.C. Benny's story-telling style of comedy has delighted audiences over his thirty-five years as a New York-based performer. His third appearance on NBC's  “Showtime At The Apollo” has over eighteen million Youtube views, he has 4 stand up specials including Comedy Central Presents, Dry Bar, was a season finalist on both seasons 2 and 8 of NBC's Last Comic Standing. He's been featured in John Singleton's “Illegal Tender”, "Freedomland" with Samuel Jackson and Julianne Moore, "Love Walked In" with Terrance Stamp, "Where God Left His Shoes" with John Leguizamo, recurred on the soap opera “As The World Turns” and appeared in many national commercials such as the Budweiser "How You Doin'?” campaign.  He co-hosted the story-telling podcast, "Tall But True", with Cash Cab's Ben Bailey, was a cast member on ABC"s Supermarket Sweep with Leslie Jones and currently plays "Bart" on Amy Schumer's series Life and Beth on Hulu. His writing has been published in New York Magazine, Mystery Tribune, Heeb Magazine, Narratively, and The New York Observer. He currently lives in Long Island's North Fork, where he teaches comedic storytelling and runs a beach rental business with his wife at www.bungalowouteast.com.  Always hosted by Marina Franklin - One Hour Comedy Special: Single Black Female ( Amazon Prime, CW Network), TBS's The Last O.G, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, Hysterical on FX, The Movie Trainwreck, Louie Season V, The Jim Gaffigan Show, Conan O'Brien, Stephen Colbert, HBO's Crashing, and The Breaks with Michelle Wolf.

Today on Another Side of Midnight, Curtis talks about losing an hour of the show to Daylight Savings Time. Curtis also talks about New York City paying the immigrant bill alone, with no help from the Federal Government. Curtis also reminisces about his childhood days going to an amusement park called Freedomland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

'n Plaaslike held ding mee om ‘n internasionale toekenning na aanleiding van sy wonderlike werk wat hy in plaaslike gemeenskappe doen. Samuel Kapepo, wat ‘n sopkombuis vir kinders in Freedomland en die omliggende gebiede in Katutura bestuur, is genomineer as die beste humanitêre verteenwoordiger wat Namibië by die Zambiese Zikomo-toekennings 2022 verteenwoordig. Die Zikomo-toekennings is 'n internasionale toekenning-seremonie wat individue en organisasies erken wat positief bydra in verskeie industrieë, byvoorbeeld kuns en entrepreneurskap. Kapepo deel sy opgewondenheid met Kosmos 94.1 Nuus.

In Freedomland, Annemarie H. Sammartino tells Co-op City's story from the perspectives of those who built it and of the ordinary people who made their homes in this monument to imperfect liberal ideals of economic and social justice. Located on the grounds of the former Freedomland amusement park on the northeastern edge of the Bronx, Co-op City's 35 towers and 236 townhouses have been home to hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers and is an icon visible to all traveling on the east coast corridor. In 1965, Co-op City was planned as the largest middle-class housing development in the United States. It was intended as a solution to the problem of affordable housing in America's largest city. While Co-op City first appeared to be a huge success story for integrated, middle-class housing, tensions would lead its residents to organize the largest rent strike in American history. Join us when Annemarie H. Sammartino tells Co-op City's story from the perspectives of those who built it and of the ordinary people who made their homes in this monument to imperfect liberal ideals of economic and social justice on this installment of Leonard Lopate at Large.

Imagine a theme park that surveyed the history of the United States while being shaped like the continental United States. How could that not excite you? In the '60s, the US of A was all the rage in the US, and C.V. Wood saw the hype as an opportunity to capitalize on patriotism. The disgraced Disney Park manager somehow landed a 13-million dollar investment from one of New York's most prolific real estate investors to build the park. Unfortunately, much like his previous attempts at park design, Wood's endeavor would prove a monumental failure. Freedomland met the same fate as the trash in the landfill on which it stood.

The Tony Award-Winning SAN FRANCISCO MIME TROUPE Debuts a NEW Activist Adaptation of the Dickens Classic as a Radio Play A RED CAROL  An Activist Adaptation of the Dickens Classic Written and Directed by Michael Gene Sullivan Begins streaming FREE on Fri. Nov. 26, 2021 - Jan. 9, 2022 (donations accepted) For the first time the SF Mime Troupe presents a Holiday Audio offering with a worker's take on the Dicken's classic in A Red Carol. With its particular blend of activism, comedy, music, and passion the SFMT's labor-oriented adaptation of Dickens "A Christmas Carol” reclaims this revolutionary classic as a story not of the redemption of one bad man, but as the never-ending story of all of us making the world a more progressive place. In A Red Carol, Ebenezer Scrooge is a corporate banker, busy foreclosing on the hapless masses. Bob Cratchit and his beleaguered family live in a chilly tent in an anonymous homeless encampment. The ghost of Christmas future sports a flowing black robe of taped-together trash bags and plastic sheeting. Tiny Tim dies. At least that's how the SF Mime Troupe's resident playwright, Michael Gene Sullivan, has reimagined A Red Carol for the troubled 21st century. A Christmas Carol” has become “the closest thing to a modern myth that we have. It wasn't much of a stretch to place Charles Dickens' Victorian classic into today's Covid-19 world. And that, as Sullivan would be the first to tell you, is exactly the point. Dickens' novella was written in the heart of the “Hungry '40s,” a time of labor unrest, unemployment and starvation across 19th-century Europe. The gap between rich and poor was wide - and getting ever wider. With the limited release of A Red Carol, the San Francisco Mime Troupe hopes it will become an annual alternative holiday tradition for the workers of the world. For more information visit www.sfmt.org or call 415-285-1717.  CRITICS SAY “The play, in its skewering of America's social ills—racism, corporate greed, the plight of the working class—is so funny, and so well acted by the Troupe, including longtime ensemble members Velina Brown, Keiko Shimosato-Carreiro and Brian Rivera , that it comes to life even without visuals and minus the appreciative laughter of a sun-soaked audience. The second half of “The Mystery of the Missing Worker” airs Aug. 29.” SF Examiner - July 6, 2020 ​“As a spoof of serials past, it's solid, quick-witted, and sets the bar high for subsequent episodes, which will satirize other radio-drama templates—namely adventure, horror, and science fiction." KQED - July 8, 2020 _____________________________________________________ MICHAEL GENE SULLIVAN Actor, Director, Teacher, and Resident Playwright Michael Gene Sullivan has performed in, written, and/or directed over thirty SFMT productions. As an actor Sullivan has also appeared in productions at the American Conservatory Theater, Californian Shakespeare Theatre, Theatreworks, San Francisco Playhouse, Denver Center Theater Company, The Aurora Theatre, The Magic Theatre, The Marin Theatre Company, Lorraine Hansberry Theater, San Francisco Shakespeare Festival, Berkeley Repertory Theater, and San Jose Repertory Theater. Michael has been a principal actor in Mime Troupe plays since 1988, performing in Freedomland, Ripple Effect, For The Greater Good, 2012: The Musical, Posibilidad, Too Big To Fail, Making a Killing, GodFellas, Doing Good, Showdown at Crawford Gulch, Mister Smith Goes to Obscuristan, Eating it, Damaged Care, Soul Suckers form Outer Space, Revenger Rat, Escape to Cyberia, Offshore, Social Work, I Ain't You uncle, Back to Normal, Rats, Seeing Double, and Ripped Van Winkle. His directing credits at SFMT include Schooled, For The Greater Good, Red State, Veronique of the Mounties, 1600 Transylvania Avenue, Killing Time, and Coast City Confidential, Michael has also directed for the San Francisco Shakespeare Festival, African American Shakespeare Company, Mystic Bison Theater, and Circus Finelli. Michael is a Resident Playwright for the Playwrights' Foundation, a 2017 Resident Artist at the Djerassi Arts Center, from 2009 - 2016 he was a blogger for The Huffington Post, and Michael has been SFMT's Resident Playwright since 2000. 

Aasif Mandvi is a Peabody award winning actor, writer, creator, comedian, author and producer. He is widely known for his work as a correspondent on the multi-Emmy-winning, THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART. He currently stars in EVIL and has a recurring role on the UK series THIS WAY UP with Aisling Bea. He also lends his voice to the character of Sahil on Disney's MIRA, ROYAL DETECTIVE. Other television credits include BLUE BLOODS, TVLAND's YOUNGER, A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS and SHUT EYE. He was recently a host on National Geographic's YEARS OF LIVING DANGEROUSLY which addressed climate change. He also wrote, produced and starred in the HBO series THE BRINK opposite Jack Black and Tim Robbins. Aasif also earned himself an Obie Award for his critically acclaimed one-man show SAKINA'S RESTAURANT. Film credits include THE LAST AIRBENDER, THE PROPOSAL, GHOST TOWN, MOTHER'S DAY, MILLION DOLLAR ARM, THE INTERNSHIP,  MOVIE 43, THE DICTATOR, DARK HORSE, GODS BEHAVING BADLY, PREMIUM RUSH, A KID LIKE JAKE, THE MYSTIC MASSEUR, DRUNK PARENTS, IT'S KIND OF A FUNNY STORY, MUSIC AND LYRICS, SPIDER-MAN 2, FREEDOMLAND, ANALYZE THIS, MARGIN CALL, and THE SIEGE. He co-wrote and starred in TODAY'S SPECIAL which premiered at the London Film Festival and won the audience award at The Palm Springs Film Festival. Aasif also co-created and starred in the Peabody Award winning web series, HALAL IN THE FAMILY, which garnered over 500 Million Media Impressions within days upon launch and addressed, through parody and satire, Islamophobia. Additionally, he is the author of a collection of personal stories, entitled NO LAND'S MAN for Chronicle Books.   In this wide ranging we chat we talk about peanut butter and it gets weird, getting the Daily Show at 40, paving the way for diverse voices, being typecast, his award winning one man show, confidence, authentic expression and mentors. Check Aasif out on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aasif/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/aasif Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aasifmandvi ---------------------------------------------- Follow @Funny in Failure on Instagram and Facebook https://www.instagram.com/funnyinfailure/ https://www.facebook.com/funnyinfailure/ and @Michael_Kahan on Insta & Twitter to keep up to date with the latest info. https://www.instagram.com/michael_kahan/ https://twitter.com/Michael_Kahan

When elites live in their imaginations, liberty dies in the real world. Plus Stephen C. Meyer on how science is rediscovering God. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Cheryl Wills is a veteran anchor for Spectrum News NYl - she joined the cable network during its launch in 1992. She is the primetime anchor for NY1 Live at Ten and she's also the host of the public affairs talk show In Focus with Cheryl Wills. In 2018, Cheryl became the first African-American reporter in NY1's history to win an Emmy Award. The award-winning journalist is the author of three books about her great-great-great grandfather Sandy Wills who fought in The Civil War: "Die Free: A Heroic Family Tale”, an illustrated children's book "The Emancipation of Grandpa Sandy Wills" and a YA book "Emancipated: My Family's Fight/or Freedom." Cheryl has been invited to do readings of her Emancipation Series to tens of thousands of students across the country. She is currently working on a groundbreaking book called “25 Women Who Changed Gospel”. In March of 2018, Cheryl was honored with the prestigious Commander's Medal from the U.S. Department of the Army: The Public Service Commendation Medal is the fourth highest public service decoration the United States Department of the Army can bestow upon a civilian. Cheryl has also received awards from The New York Press Club, The Newswomen's Club of NY Front Page Award, and The Associated Press. In 2017, The Association of Social Studies Teachers I UFT awarded Cheryl Wills The Rosa Parks Award for Social Justice for "illuminating the struggle for Black equality from The Civil War to present." In 2017, Cheryl also received the Dr. Martin Luther King Award from three prominent Jewish organizations at The Israeli Consulate for bridging the gap between African Americans and Jews. In 2017, City & State Magazine honored Cheryl as one of New York's most remarkable women. In 2010, McDonald's honored her as a broadcasting legend. In 2015 McDonald's again honored her with the first ever, Harold Dow Lifetime Achievement Award, in recognition of extraordinary and unparalleled contributions to broadcast media. Cheryl also has been featured in a number of major television shows and movies including Ghostbusters: Answer The Call (2016); she can be seen in numerous episodes of Law & Order: SVU (NBC), Limitless (CBS), The Strain (FX), Freedomland with Samuel Jackson, The Brave One with Jodie Foster and numerous other stage and film productions. Cheryl Wills was the first journalist invited to address the General Assembly of The United Nations about the impact of slavery on her family during the UN's International Remembrance of Victims of the Transatlantic Slave Trade. Cheryl takes great pride in being the Founder and Commander of The New York State Chapter of the Sons & Daughters of the United States Colored Troops, a national organization based in Washington D.C. She enjoys teaching students about the contributions of the 200,000 black soldiers who fought valiantly during The Civil War Cheryl Wills is a graduate of The Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University, with a major in Broadcast Journalism. She received an Honorary Doctorate from New York College of Health Professions in May of 2005. Twitter/ The Caring Economy made it onto FeedSpots Top 30 CSR Podcasts Don't forget to check out my book that inspired this podcast series, The Caring Economy: How to Win With Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/toby-usnik/support

Take a journey through Freedomland USA, an American-history theme park in the Bronx in the early 1960s! Discover the attractions at this short-lived park and contemplate what it tells us about our understanding of American history. Theme music by Just Milk. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/maya-rook/support

Episode 052 - This episode starts with a convo already in progress (this is what happens when you talk before you press record)… Len & Gary talk about defunct movie theaters in NY & NJ (including Amboy Cinemas & Whitestone Cinemas), exploring movie theater history, viewing past aerial photos to compare landscape/building changes, the Bronx's Co-op City and it's earlier life as the theme park Freedomland, old train stations & train lines, more talk of changes in the area surrounding Landmine Studios, Six Flags Great Adventure, Disney World, Universal Studios, roller coasters, dangerous theme park rides, funnel cake, favorite ice cream flavors, “Closed For Storm” the upcoming documentary about the Six Flags New Orleans abandoned since Hurricane Katrina in 2005, documentaries including Sound City, Hired Gun, The Last Blockbuster and The Wrecking Crew, music business changes from the 60s to the current day, Magic Mountain, Cedar Point, fat guys vs roller coaster restraints,  fat guy airplane tales, NYC subway travel headaches, speculating on covid's long term effects on the NYC work environment, how shared workspace solutions like WeWork fit into that scenario and more.  Sites mentioned (not paid advertisements):http://www.cinematreasures.orghttp://www.historicaerials.comhttps://www.closedforstorm.com/http://www.theupgradepodcast.net#theupgrade #theupgradepodcast #podcast #landminestudios #billyclubsandwich #hardcoremusic #nyhc #newyorkhardcore #nyhardcore #movietheaters #abandonedtheater #abandonedthemepark #trenton #bronx #freedomland #themepark #sixflags #documentary #covid #workfromhome------------------------     http://www.facebook.com/theupgradepodcast      -----------------------http://www.instagram.com/theupgradepodcast------------------------

Richard Price is a writer’s writer, with novels that include The Wanderers, Clockers, Freedomland, and Lush Life. He’s also collaborated on such landmark television series as HBO’s The Wire, The Night Of, The Deuce, and The Outsider. Hear him talk with Kevin Burke about how New York City is better understood as a series of hometowns and how growing up in the Bronx shaped him as a writer of human drama and dialogue in stories set in the gritty landscapes of urban America. Your Hometown is a show where the local is the epic. Visit yourhometown.org to subscribe to the podcast and our various social media channels. Our co-presenter this season is the Museum of the City of New York. For more, including information on live events, check out our NYC series page at mcny.org/yourhometown-podcast. Show Notes Poem Walt Whitman, “Song of Myself,” Part 52, Leaves of Grass (1855) “I bequeath myself to the dirt to grow from the grass I love, If you want me again look for me under your boot-soles. “You will hardly know who I am or what I mean, But I shall be good health to you nevertheless, And filter and fibre your blood. “Failing to fetch me at first keep encouraged, Missing me one place search another, I stop somewhere waiting for you.” Read Richard Price, The Wanderers, Clockers, Freedomland, Lush Life Watch The Wire, The Night Of, The Deuce, The Outsider Special thanks Lorraine Adams

The Tony Award-Winning SAN FRANCISCO MIME TROUPE debuts a NEW Activist Adaptation of the Dickens Classic as a Radio Play A RED CAROL An Activist Adaptation of the Dickens Classic Written and Directed by Michael Gene Sullivan A 21st. Century SFMT spin on Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol Online Fri. Dec. 11, 2020 - Jan. 17, 2021 -  FREE (suggested $20 donation) https://www.sfmt.org/   Michael Gene Sullivan (Writer, Director,Actor, SFMT Collective) is an award-winning actor, director, and playwright based in SF. As an actor Michael has worked with the American Conservatory Theatre, the Denver Center Theater Company, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Theatreworks, CA Shakespeare Theatre, SF Playhouse, SF and the African American Shakespeare Companies, and the Aurora, the Marin, the Magic, the Lorraine Hansberry Theater, and has been a principle actor for the SF Mime Troupe for over 30 years. Michael's directing credits include work with SF Shakespeare Festival, TheatreFirst, the African American Shakespeare Company, Street Of Dreams Theatre Company, and over a dozen shows with SFMT. Michael was also director of the all-woman, all-clown Circus Finelli. From 1992 -1999 Michael was a Contributing Writer for the despite-its-name-never-silent, Tony and OBIE Award-winning SF Mime Troupe before being named SFMT's Resident Playwright 2000 to present. Michael is also a Resident Playwright for the Playwrights Foundation, and in 2017 was playwriting resident at the Djerassi Arts Center. Mr. Sullivan's political dramas, musicals, and satires include Walls (Ningun Humano Es Ilegal!), Treasure Island, For The Greater Good, Freedomland, Red Carol, Too Big To Fail, Did Anyone Ever Tell You-You Look Like Huey P. Newton?, Mr. Smith Goes to Obscuristan (with Josh Kornbluth), Godfellas, Too Big to Fail, Possibilidad or The Death of the Worker, the all-woman farce Recipe, and his one person show, Did Anyone Ever Tell You -- You Look Like Huey P. Newton? Mr. Sullivan's plays have been performed at the Melbourne International Arts Festival, the International Festival of Verbal Art (Berlin), The Hong Kong Arts Festival, and in Greece, Spain, Columbia, Argentina, New Zealand, Ukraine, England, Scotland, The Netherlands, Australia, Canada, Mexico, as well as in theaters throughout the USA. 1984, his critically-acclaimed stage adaptation of George Orwell's dystopic novel of the oppressive present/future, had its world premiere in 2006 at the Actors' Gang, directed by Academy Award-winning actor Tim Robbins. After several extended runs in LA, 1984 has gone on to several national and international productions, has been translated into six languages, and published in two. Michael is also a Collective Member and Board Member of the SF Mime Troupe.  www.michaelgenesullivan.com

Carter is finally back in studio with Joe. 

In this episode we talk to Anastas N. Michos, an America Cinematographer who brings to each of his films a strong style and dynamic look. His versatility is front and center in the kaleidoscopic musical drama Sparkle; the breezy romantic comedy Jumping the Broom; the ominous horror film Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D; the relentless in-your-face camerawork of the FBI thriller Untraceable; the gritty reality of the New York police drama Freedomland; the lush period drama Mona Lisa Smile, and the polished suspense thriller Perfect Stranger, and most recently the magical realism of The Keeping Hours. Throughout his lengthy career, Michos has collaborated with the industry's top directors, among them, Milos Forman, Edward Norton, Kasi Lemmons, Mike Newell, Stephen Frears, Neil Jordan, Oliver Stone, Ron Howard, and Danny DeVito. CONVERSATIONS WITH CHARLIE https://linktr.ee/thepodmatrix YOUTUBE: https://tinyurl.com/vrtzr64 SPOTIFY: https://tinyurl.com/wvjfav4 APPLE PODCASTS: https://tinyurl.com/w7n8br2 WEBSITE: www.thepodmatrix.com www.conversationswithcharlie.com Support this podcast

We step back in time and venture back to the Bronx, NY, circa 1960-64, when Freedomland USA historian & author Mike Virgintino comes back to the Lounge! They guys had some follow-up questions from the first time Mike hung out, and he did NOT disappoint! He REALLY knows his stuff, and it is always a GREAT conversation! Mike also talks about the 60th-anniversary celebration that he ran, virtually, this past summer, and how he tries to keep Freedomland USA on everyone's minds! He recently was gifted a collection from someone who had collected items from Freedomland USA every season it was open, and every year since, and he talked about the wealth of items he has discovered almost daily going through! He's also going to send a gift to the guys, and they are all VERY excited! Freedomland USA isn't the only thing Mike dabbles in, either! He is working to restore and preserve the Odell House, which is the house, in New York state, where General George Washington and French general Rochambeau met to talk about the colonists' plan of attack, during the Revolutionary War, which ultimately led to the surrender of the British at Yorktown! Mike also talks about going to Normandy and how moved he was going there, and how he thinks it is a very important place for people to visit! Lastly, Mike is working with www.hearabouthere.com, which is a site that you can visit while you are at certain places of historical significance and hear MORE about what took place! Mike continues to amaze the Lounge with great conversation each time he visits! Be sure to get his book, Freedomland USA: The Definitive History here! So, Loungers, sit back, relax & listen to the RETURN of Mike Virgintino! #grabablisten --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/500section/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/500section/support

Welcome to the You A Lie Podcast On This Episode Bryan, Chris, and Morrey discuss:- Freedomland, Georgia- The great NBA playoff run- Cardi B and Offset's split- Life on VenusYou A Lie Punishments:1. 1 shot2. 20 push ups3. $10 cash app!!!!Please Like, Share, Subscribe, and join the conversation below!!!!!!!You can listen to the You A Lie Podcast across all podcast streaming platforms (itunes, Spotify, Google podcast, etc)

In this week's episode of our #JourneysToFreedom series, Nichola Torbett explores Jacob's wrestling match with an eye toward trauma, midlife, bodies, and disability justice. Whatever the future holds, it is likely that we will not arrive intact. And maybe that's not a bad thing. Transcript here: https://www.showingupforracialjustice.org/the-word-is-resistance.html

Episode Ninety Five - Part 2: The Fall of Freedomland Did you know that New York once had a Disneyland scale amusement park in THE BRONX? It's true! But why did Freedomland U.S.A. only last five seasons? And when did its location become Co-op city? Join Mike Virgintino, Freedomland expert and Syosset Resident in the second part of this series of episodes celebrating the 60 year anniversary of the opening of Freedomland U.S.A..

Episode Ninety Four - Freedomland U.S.A. Part 1 - The Creation and Celebration Did you know that New York once had a Disneyland scale amusement park in THE BRONX? It's true! conceived by one of Disney's closest colleagues (until they parted ways) Freedomland U.S.A. opened on June 19, 1960 -- but it only lasted five seasons. Syosset Resident and Freedomland expert Mike Virgintino joins us for Part 1 of two episodes celebrating this lesser known part of NYC history.

We travel this week to the Adirondacks (virtually speaking) to talk with John Warren, founder and publisher of New York Almanack. Formerly known as the New York History Blog, the Almanack delivers stories and information about all aspects of New York State history as well as the Adirondacks region. John has pursued history in many forms, including his degree in Public History and his work producing documentaries for the History and Discovery channels. Through the Almanack, he provides a trailhead that can lead you to every corner and era of the state, from Freedomland in the Bronx of the 1960s to the Revolutionary War Forts at Canajoharie. We also talk about researching in old newspapers, Ken Burns, and the upstate view of Long Island. Further Research New York Almanack William G. Pomeroy Foundation Adirondack Experience NYS Historic Newspapers Old Fulton History  

The guys talk to Freedomland U.S.A. theme park historian, Mike Virgintino! What a show! Mike talked about some AMAZING things in reference to Freedomland but also talks about the park's creator, and his history leading up to, and after creating Freedomland. The guys are amazed (and saddened) by the story and how things played out in the Bronx. Mike also chats about the Alamo, the London Bridge, and sports with the guys! What a great guest and show! #GrabAListen If you want to find more about Freedomland U.S.A. you can find it: Facebook: Freedomland U.S.A. - The World's Largest Entertainment Center Twitter: @Freedomland_USA --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/500section/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/500section/support

On this week's Friday with Friends listener interaction show, one of our listeners Latesha recently intrigued me with an article on the All About the Mouse Disney podcast Facebook group about a theme park located in New York City in the early 1960's called "Freedomland" that was inspired by and even had connections with Disneyland. I was so fascinated by the story of Freedomland, that I invited Mike Virgintino, author of "Freedomland U.S.A.: The Definitive History" to join me for a more detailed look at this park and it's 7 themed lands based on the historical aspects of the United States of America. Mike will walk us through from before the beginning with a developer by the name of C.V. Wood who was Disneyland's first employee to the inevitable demise and bankruptcy of the park.

In part one of the interview about the book Freedomland USA. The Definitive History, author Michael R. Virgintino took us on an audio tour of the history-themed amusement park. In part 2 of the interview about the book, Fordham Conversations Host Robin Shannon talks with Michael R Virgintino about Freedomland’s developmental stages, and the circumstances that befell The World's Largest Entertainment Center.

On June 19, 1960 a short-lived, history-themed amusement park opened on what now sits co-op city in the Bronx. Freedomland U.S.A. was considered, by some, to be the East Coast’s version of Disneyland.  However, Journalist and author Michael R. Virgintino disagrees. “Unlike Disneyland, the story of Freedomland does not have a happily ever after" he wrote. Fordham Conversations Host Robin Shannon sat down with Virgintino to discuss his book Freedomland USA. The Definitive History.  The book follows the park’s developmental stages, and the circumstances that befell The World's Largest Entertainment Center.  

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On this week's Friday with Friends listener feedback episode, I'll share some things posted by our listeners on the All About the Mouse Disney podcast Facebook group. Together, we'll hear an Avatar musical piece recorded by The Piano Guys and filmed in Pandora at Disney's Animal Kingdom. We'll also look at a story about Freedomland and its connection to Disney, feature a cautionary story about service dogs in the parks, answer a question about when Disneyland makes the switch to Haunted Mansion Holiday, and more!

Julianne Moore is an icon, so we've invited podcasting and critical icon Chris Feil of This Had Oscar Buzz ton help us take a deeper look at her career! This week we come in with these things, we give it over to you, you doubt, you make your phone calls, check on us, look suspicious, ask questions, and so much more as we break down the highlights of Juliane Moore's career from soaps, to oscar winner, and to her new film "Gloria Bell". If you have any questions/comments/suggestions for the show, follow us on twitter @TheMixedReviews, like us on Facebook, or e-mail us at reviewsmixed@gmail.com  Don't forget to subscribe to us on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, or Google Play Music.

Freedomland, USA was an idealized experience of what a true melting pot the United States had become; it lasted four years. We dig into the murky depths of the Baychester salt marshes in the Bronx -- where "White Flight" became a social test of turning. 

Edie Falco, the multi award winning actress, takes Ilana through her life and career in exquisite detail. From her early days waitressing to her early indie films. How she got the role of Carmela on "The Sopranos," the script she originally read for "Nurse Jackie." Ilana and Edie talk about sobriety, adoption, fame, single motherhood, pet psychics, and much more on this fascinating episode of "Little Known Facts." Edie Falco is best known for her roles as Diane Whittlesey on the HBO series "Oz," Carmela Soprano on "The Sopranos," and in the title role of Showtime’s "Nurse Jackie." She has also appeared in the films "Trust," "Reversal of Fortune," "Cop Land," "Random Hearts," "Freedomland," "Sunshine State," "Gods Behaving Badly," and most recently, "The Comedian." She has earned several Emmy, Golden Globe, and SAG awards and is the first female actor to receive the Television Critics Association Award for Individual Achievement in Drama. She has appeared on Broadway in "Sideman," "Frankie and Johnny in the Claire de Lune," and "‘night Mother." Falco recently starred in the Manhattan Theatre Club production of "The Madrid," the Web series "Horace and Pete," and will appear in the forthcoming films "Landline" and "Megan Leavey."

Aasif Mandvi is well known for his work as a correspondent on Comedy Central’s Emmy-winning show, THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART. Most recently, Aasif wrote, produced, and starred in the HBO series, THE BRINK, co-starring Jack Black and Tim Robbins. Other recent television appearances include CBS’s PERSON OF INTEREST and MADAM SECRETARY. Mandvi recently starred opposite Kate Hudson, Jennifer Aniston, and Julia Roberts in MOTHER’S DAY, directed by Garry Marshall. November also marked the release of his memoir, NO LAND’S MAN, a collection of humorous and personal stories published by Chronicle Books. Mandvi co-created and starred in the Peabody Award winning web-series, HALAL IN THE FAMILY, which addressed anti-muslim bigotry through humour and received a staggering 577 media impressions worldwide. Mandvi also received rave reviews for originating the role of ‘Amir Kapoor’ in the world premiere of Ayad Aktahr’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play, DISGRACED, at Lincoln Center. He was the recipient of the 1999 OBIE award for SAKINA’S RESTAURANT, a play he wrote and starred in. Other stage credits include the Broadway revival of OKLAHOMA and SUBURBIA. In film, Aasif’s recent work includes, MILLION DOLLAR ARM with Jon Hamm, THE INTERNSHIP, starring alongside Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn, MOVIE 43, THE DICTATOR with Sacha Baron Cohen, DARK HORSE for Todd Solondz, RUBY SPARKS, (from the creators of LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE), GODS BEHAVING BADLY, and PREMIUM RUSH. He also co-wrote and starred in TODAY’S SPECIAL, which premiered at the London Film Festival. Additional film credits include leads in THE LAST AIRBENDER and THE MYSTIC MASSEUR, and supporting roles in IT’S KIND OF A FUNNY STORY, THE PROPOSAL, GHOST TOWN, MUSIC AND LYRICS, SPIDER-MAN 2, FREEDOMLAND, ANALYZE THIS, MARGIN CALL, and THE SIEGE. 

Long before Walt Disney World opened--and later closed—an elaborately themed entertainment district, there was a Pleasure Island. Before Six Flags operated a hillside full of thrill rides in Southern California, there was a Magic Mountain. These theme parks were nothing like their contemporary namesakes and their lifespans were frustratingly short. But, along with their often-forgotten sister park, Freedomland in New York, they hold a special place in theme park history and provide a direct line connecting the game-changer that was Disneyland with Universal, Six Flags, Disney and other popular theme parks of today. In March, historian Todd Pierce was my guest in the Lounge and he told us about C.V. Wood, the colorful entrepreneur who was instrumental in the design and development of Disneyland. My guest today, Robert McLaughlin, picks up where Todd left off. Because, after departing Disney, it was C.V. Wood and his company that designed the Disneyland-wannabe parks of Magic Mountain in Colorado, Pleasure Island near Boston and Freedomland in New York. They were ideas that looked great on paper, but fell short dramatically when it came to financing and attendance. They were pretty good for what they were, but they were no Disneyland. Bob has written books about all three of these theme parks and his latest, Magic Mountain, was just released by Arcadia Publishing. Please welcome Bob McLaughlin, my guest today in The Mouse Castle Lounge. Enjoy! www.TheMouseCastle.comRSS Feed: http://themousecastle.libsyn.com/rss

What is Freedomland U.S.A.? An unusual theme park in the Bronx, only in existence for less than five years, Freedomland has become the object of fascination for New York nostalgia lovers everywhere. Created by an outcast of Walt Disney's inner circle, Freedomland practically defines 60s kitsch, with dozens of rides and amusements related to saccharine views of American history. Along the way, we'll take a visit to the Blast-Off Bunker, Casa Loco, and, yes, Borden's Barn Boudoir! THIS IS A SPECIAL ILLUSTRATED PODCAST!  Chapter headings with images have been embedded in this show, so if your listening device is compatible with AAC/M4A files, just hit play and a variety of pictures should pop up.  The audio is superior than the original as well. (This will work as a normal audio file even if the images don’t appear.) PLUS: Listen all the way to the end of this show for a special ORIGINAL tour of Freedomland U.S.A. www.boweryboyshistory.com  

Título original Freedomland Año 2006 Duración 112 min. País Estados Unidos Estados Unidos Director Joe Roth Guión Richard Price (Novela: Richard Price) Música James Newton Howard Fotografía Anastas Michos Reparto Samuel L. Jackson, Julianne Moore, Edie Falco, Ron Eldard, William Forsythe, Aunjanue Ellis, Anthony Mackie Productora Columbia Pictures / Revolution Studios Género Intriga. Thriller | Secuestros / Desapariciones. Racismo Sinopsis Ya entrada la noche, en las afueras de Nueva Jersey, una mujer ensangrentada llega, tambaleándose, a la sala de urgencias del Centro Médico de Dempsy. Tras ser atendida por los médicos, Brenda Martin (Julianne Moore) le explica al comisario de policía Lorenzo Council (Samuel L. Jackson) que un hombre negro la ha agredido y le ha robado el coche en un lugar situado entre el barrio obrero de Gannon, donde ella vive, y el barrio residencial de Dempsy. Council sospecha que la mujer le está ocultando algo y, tras varias horas de interrogatorio, Brenda se derrumba y confiesa que Cody, su hijo de cuatro años, estaba durmiendo en el asiento trasero del coche robado. La activista Karen Collucci (Edie Falco) moviliza a la población de ambos barrios en una operación de búsqueda del niño desaparecido. Pero, cuando la investigación del presunto secuestro apunta a un sospechoso que reside en Dempsy, las tensiones raciales latentes estallan.

Freedomland is the latest in a long line of visionary plans for American living. It is an experiment in reconciling the seemingly incompatible needs and desires that define our current economic, environmental, and, most importantly, political climate. Its logic is one of both/and: both Jefferson and Hamilton (founding fathers of our collective split personality); both open and closed; both centralized and decentralized; both individualistic and collectivist; both farm and market; both local and global; both village and villa, and, ultimately, both city and country.

The Bay Plaza Shopping Center just south of Co-op City in the Bronx attracts shoppers to places like Barnes & Noble and JCPenney, but half a century ago the area packed people in for another reason. The site was home to an amusement park bigger than Disneyland. On this week’s Cityscape, we’re remembering Freedomland. It opened to the public 51 years ago this weekend, but only lasted five seasons.

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What is Freedomland U.S.A.? An unusual theme park in the Bronx, only in existence for less than five years, Freedomland has become the object of fascination for New York nostalgia lovers everywhere. Created by an outcast of Walt Disney's inner circle, Freedomland practically defines 60s kitsch, with dozens of rides and amusements related to saccharine views of American history. Along the way, we'll take a visit to the Blast-Off Bunker, Casa Loco, and, yes, Borden's Barn Boudoir! www.boweryboyspodcast.com Support the show.

Welcome to the 9th Empire Cinemas Weekly Podcast, the podcast for the newest cinema chain in the UK. Films this week include 16 Blocks, Freedomland & SlitherComing up in the next month as well as the regular weekly podcast will be at least two podcast specials on major film releases including yet more chances to win a stack of film goodies.So make sure you subscribe now to receive these specials as soon as they're releasedYou can now book for all current releases on 08714 714 714 and can advance book for Mission Impossible 3 (12A) which opens on Thursday May 4th and The Da Vinci Code (15 TBC) which opens on Friday May 19th.You can subscribe to the podcast through the Empire Cinemas website www.empirecinemas.co.ukwhere you can also find out information about the newest cinema chain in the UK and you'll see that it's now even easier to find out what's on at your local Empire Cinema.