Podcast appearances and mentions of Gavin Edwards

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By Walt HickeyWelcome to the Numlock Sunday edition.This week, I spoke to Joanna Robinson and Dave Gonzales, coauthors of the book MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios, out in paperback this week.I really loved the book, it dives into what is the main flywheel of mainstream entertainment, for better or for worse, and dives into the fascinating history of the MCU. Whether you're a fan of Marvel movies or just someone living in a world dominated by them, the book is a really interesting look into contemporary filmmaking and the pressures and economics and just simply human scale of these massive operations.We spoke about Marvel's journey from underdog to cultural icon, how its moviemaking process has changed over time, and what it was like covering a narrative that was developing in real time.Robinson and Gonzales can both be found on the podcast Trial by Content, and the book can be found wherever books are sold.This interview has been condensed and edited. Dave and Joanna, thank you so much for coming on.GONZALES: Absolutely.ROBINSON: Thanks for having us.I really, really love this book. So happy to see it out in paperback. I guess I'll just kick it off with an easy one: What were each of your first experiences with Marvel? How'd you get into this?ROBINSON: As in the comic books or the films?Anything.ROBINSON: Anything at all. Gosh, I think X-Men: The Animated Series was my introduction, back in my infancy. It really got into the world they created, the various characters, their character sets, the trading cards, and then everything spirals out from there. That was my introduction.GONZALES: Mine was probably with the comics. I might have had some X-Men: The Animated Series in there, but I got much more into the comics around late 1993, early '94, when I happened to buy a Spider-Man issue that was part of “The Trial of Peter Parker.” Suddenly I had questions: Why was Peter Parker on trial? How many different Spider-Man books were there? Because I bought an issue of The Spectacular Spider-Man, but the next part of “The Trial of Peter Parker” was The Amazing Spider-Man.That led me to get a cubby at my local comic book shop in Louisville, Colorado, which was Time Warp Comics at the time. That was my way in, just being a comic book fan. I also jumped in on one of the longest and mostly considered worst Spider-Man arcs, but loved it. So imagine how good “good” Spider-Man was to me as a child, because I got weaned in on “bad” Spider-Man.Amazing. One reason I really dug the book is that it's about the MCU, but it's also about Marvel, the history of this entire company, and its very different evolution over time, from the '60s to the period of the '90s. What was it like trying to cover not just a film series, but a big franchise with a lot of moving parts as part of an even bigger company with even more moving parts?ROBINSON: A good question we asked ourselves was both where to start and where to end, and where to end was a constant, ongoing question mark. I'll let Dave address that. But in terms of where to start, there were certain things we felt we had to backdate, because there were players involved in the major “How did Marvel Studios come to be?” question and you had to know who they were, why they were important, how did we get here and what were the stakes? Being able to loosely explain who's Stan Lee, who's Perlmutter, who's Avi Arad, who are all these people, helped us tell that story without losing the audience entirely by throwing a bunch of new names at them. Dave, what about ending the book?GONZALES: Oh, ending the book. That was super fun. We started right as Avengers: Endgame was in theaters. I remember seeing Endgame and knowing that Joanna and I were going to work on this, so we started off thinking, what a fantastic hill that Marvel climbed, this interconnected universe with three phases. Everything surely was planned out from the beginning and could only go up from here. The book was originally “The Rise of Marvel Studios,” because we thought surely this was just up and up and up.Then the pandemic hit — which was very good for us, having to write the book and just sit down and figure out what it was. It also gave us and a lot of sources a pause to regain our footing. As Marvel started rolling out, we tried to peg an end date. I wanted it to be Blade to Blade when we started, but Mahershala Ali's project has still not come out, so that became an impossibility. Then WandaVision premiered and suddenly there was this whole other aspect to the story we were trying to tell. So we wanted to do that and just tried to report things as they went along.We were blessed and cursed by the year that we published the hardcover, October 2023. As we were turning in the final part of the book in January and February, a whole bunch of Marvel news started breaking. Ike Perlmutter left Disney; Victoria Alonso, who was a big mover and shaker in Marvel Studios, was let go, so we had to report that out; Jonathan Majors went on trial.It was only in a panic over all those things that I really ended up appreciating what we had done just by thinking of all these topics so thoroughly for several years. Even though we were tacking new endings on, it wasn't that hard to make it feel like it was a whole arc because we were kind of working there anyway. I wouldn't say I'd've enjoyed releasing the first version of this book in one of Marvel's worst financial years and most critical years ever, but I do think it provided an interesting little tie-off or a fascinating ellipses that allowed us to be relevant and, more importantly, in the year 2024, look like we knew exactly what we were talking about in Marvel's rebounds.That's a really good point. When I met you on tour, a key thing you were getting at was that the idea that Marvel has not had a slump before is naive, and also ahistorical. A fun thing about the book is that you go through all these different eras, and sure, there's an easier story and probably a more polished, corporate story that's ever upward, toward Excelsior, all that crap.But you really do cover the pits and troughs of this. There was Iron Man 2; there was Thor: The Dark World; there was that period of time between the assorted Spider-Mans. What was that perspective like, particularly as it was coming out and as you were able to talk about the issues in 2023?ROBINSON: It was important for us, just on a basic journalistic level, to try to tell as much of the story as possible. We're fans of Marvel, of the movies, but as long as I've known Dave, both of us have been people who don't like to feel like we're not being told the whole story. We don't want the PR version of something — we want to know all the messy details as well. And it's not to knock Marvel or have any kind of “gotcha” moment. It's to say, “Okay, they had these various pitfalls, these various problematic people that they were working with, X, Y and Z. Look what they accomplished anyway.” That's the story in broad strokes. It was important for us to be able to acknowledge the stumbles along the way.When we found ourselves in a 2023 space where everyone was saying Marvel is cooked, or Marvel used to know exactly what it was doing from the beginning and now they're just making it up — no, they were always making it up. They just did it so well, you didn't notice. That gave us a better perspective to be able to say, let's just slow down. We were looking ahead to 2024, saying they're only putting out one movie and two shows next year. If those hit, then you'll start to hear that Marvel's back, baby. Then Deadpool & Wolverine makes a gajillion dollars and Agatha All Along is a pretty solid hit for them.So I think that “Marvel is over” narrative that was so prevalent a year ago is now the question, “Is Marvel back?” Looking even further forward at the next couple of big projects coming, I think Captain America: Brave New World is going to be a tough one for them. I don't know if that's going to hit the way a lot of people want it to. I think Thunderbolts is going to be hit for them, and I think The Fantastic Four: First Steps is going to be hit for them. They're still getting their bearings, but to your point, it was a bit naive to say they've been nothing but successful and now they've run off a cliff. Dave, what do you think?GONZALES: It was just a less interesting narrative, ultimately. I actually found myself getting less adversarial the more we learned, especially being a fan when all this started around 2008. There was this idea that Joanna was talking about, which is even a fan perspective today, that if something doesn't work out it's because we've been denied something at some creative step. Like, you know what, screw those guys; we want to do Harrison Ford as Red Hulk instead, or something like that.But it's not that at all. There are a whole bunch of different drama and production and business problems, and all these things come together to make these gigantic machines of a movie work. It was really important for us to drill down on Marvel Studios and get into those ups and downs, because a lot of times you can try to compare Marvel Studios to something through contrast, through Warner Brothers trying to do it with DC back in the early 2010s. Everybody started trying to launch an interconnected universe from the first movie, but all you could really say is that Marvel's worked and these others didn't. The details of the alchemy are in the tiny stories and little conflicts. That's why I think they were so important to track, be they how movie stars look or how we use CGI to make movie stars look. Tracking that over at Marvel Studios was just as important as how many movies Tony Stark was going to be in.Can you speak more to how much of this was on the fly? One of my big takeaways from your book was just how much things aren't necessarily set in stone during the production of a movie, and how sometimes one person's smart idea, regardless of where it comes from, can drastically alter what a lot of folks think was written in stone in 2007.ROBINSON: That idea of “best idea wins” — without ego; best idea from whomsoever — was a prevailing concept at Marvel. Kevin Feige was also this really interesting figure that has no comparison at any other studio. He's head of the studio, a creative producer, a storyteller in his own right and someone who wanted to make movies as a kid and thought he would be a director. He wound up an executive, but he has that storytelling sense. When Marvel was putting out fewer films and TV shows — or no TV shows at all and just a few films a year — the process was, “Go shoot your movie. Bring me, Kevin Feige, back the pieces and I'll tell you what you're missing.” They had this built-in reshoot window where you could go and add scenes where he felt like you hadn't really nailed this character, or cut this action out to bump up the action over here a bit more. They had this rough-drafting process with the master editor being Kevin Feige himself. There's no system like that at any other studio.That works so well for them, and in doing so, they're able to cement over the cracks and make it all feel like one smooth story that they're telling, because that refining process is built into their filmmaking process. Once the mandate comes from Disney, from Iger on his way out the door, from Chapek in his seat for a while, that they need to compete with Netflix and all these other streaming services, that they need more and more content — then the pace becomes untenable for that revision process that made them so solid in the first place.You talk about Feige not having an analog. I was really shocked reading the book because there's not even anything recent. You have to go back to Cecil B. DeMille for someone who has that producer, authorial presence. He's really a fascinating figure, and it's a key takeaway from the book that I loved. It really highlights the people who make these movies, not just the corporation. It's actual human beings who do this kind of stuff, often with long continuities. Do you want to speak about some of that?GONZALES: Definitely. Actually, while you were talking, I was wondering if part of the chip on Zack Snyder's shoulder was because someone at some point told him he was going to be a Kevin Feige and he's been chasing that ever since.A lot of the Marvel continuity that's been going on is still going on, even after our new chapter. It's been interesting to see how it's developed. It could be that the best idea wins, but then they also have that old school, in-house process where the starting team is very often the same people and has been since phase one. You put together a bullpen of concept artists, so you're constantly using concept art. Not only is that smart from a design standpoint for making a movie, but then you can have those things scanned and it goes directly into making toys. So at the beginning, there's no fight about bringing on these design creatives super early on.Where we start to see the wear and tear is, as Joanna was saying, with this output increase. All of the pressure starts being put on post-production, which is the place where you can't make more time. The solution is to hire more people, and because of that, the job of keeping things consistent falls to Victoria Alonso.She does a pretty good job considering that she's working a 24-hour, seven-days-a-week work schedule because the industry is so messed up. It was never built to do stuff like this. In a lot of ways, the way the VFX industry is structured is still from the '90s turn of the century, when you would bid on a number of shots to do and get money for that number of shots. You'd have to work those shots until they get approved by the director. There isn't an extra budget, and there isn't an overtime, which was a fine way to do it when there were three or four VFX shots in every movie. But now that we're in the 200s or some such, there's a natural strain put on that, and it's impossible to budget on the VFX side. They have to underbid because there's a limited amount of work. If Marvel decides they don't like you, as much as a third of your entire year's work can just not come to your company.As Marvel ages into it, we get a lot of people who are able to make their careers there, from Kevin Feige to Mary Livanos, who's doing great things on Agatha and seems really close to being ascendant. We have Brad Winderbaum, who's been made head of streaming now to take some of that pressure off Kevin. You have all these great continuities. You're less likely to see continuities in visual effects artists, just because of how they're going recently. When Joanna and I were interviewing people like ILM for Hulk, occasionally we'd do a person that was in three or four movies. Now, like for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, there was a team of about 12 people at Framestore who make animals look good. They just come in for that movie to make animals look incredibly good. They did it the whole time, but they're not as legacy as other parts of the Marvel development studios — which I hope will change, because there are some people who are really good at making Hulks. And if you've made Hulks for 20 years, shouldn't those be the people that are making Hulks in Brave New World? We'll have to see.ROBINSON: I love that you mentioned Cecil B. DeMille. As we were putting this whole story together and realizing that they bring all these teams in-house, Dave and our coauthor Gavin and I, we are to varying degrees students of old Hollywood history, and we had this realization that it's just the old Hollywood studio system. You're putting actors under contract for nine movies, all this other stuff, and we felt so smart. Then I was talking to someone who worked at Marvel and they were like, “Oh yeah, Kevin says that all the time.” I was like, oh, I thought we really put something together. But at least we were right! We were consciously doing this.I think that industrial element of it is really interesting. A key thing that changed the way I see the film industry was realizing that every movie is basically a corporation that briefly exists. Every movie is an entire apparatus, with a CEO operation and departments and all that. Then it folds and you move on to the next one.With Marvel, though, the circus never closes; it's just onto the next city. It was really interesting to see its place in the industry. Like Dave was saying, the limiting reactant for some of this is just the number of animators on the earth who are capable of making this kind of stuff. It's so cool to get a look inside this apparatus through the book.ROBINSON: Thank you.GONZALES: What an apparatus. It's really interesting to me, even now, as we are pending the return of the Russo brothers, who are just able to find this and also find the emotion in it.In Endgame, the Tony Stark “I am Iron Man” moment was the last insert. They had to go to dinner with Robert Downey Jr. and Joel Silver and have Silver be like, “You'd be dumb not to do it, Robert,” because Downey didn't want to go back there. He's a weird dude, but for him, it felt like in order to get to what he needed to do, he had to take off a scab that had formed and get back into the character. Whereas the Russo brothers are like, we built a workout system and we have our smoothies and every day is trying to make the machine work. Somehow, through the alchemy of those two things, the machine works, and occasionally we get these story moments that feel like they were created individually for that movie.That, I think, is the mystery that the book is trying to unravel. At the beginning, it's untapped storytelling potential. Everyone's like, if you don't have the X-Men, if you don't have Spider-Man, what do you have? There's so much in just proving that you have good stories. Now that you're the biggest game in town, that idea of, “Are you going to make me feel anything?” is so much different than what the initial promise was, that they're going to bring Thanos to the screen and you're going to understand who he is and what he wants. That was the big lift. Now there's a whole simultaneous saving of the industry, and bestowing status on different actors. There's just so much more mixed up in it now. It's amazing we got where we did.The book is also a really interesting look at the transition from being a super underdog. As you describe in the earliest chapters of the book, Marvel was bankrupt, and all the executives were folks who fell out of the toy industry or Revlon. The folks who were in charge came to it in the manner of somebody accidentally having to join a carnival, and then eventually it becomes the hegemonic juggernaut of everything, in many ways the thing that people stand against. In the book, watching the perception around it change and then internally having to adapt to that change in perception was a really cool tension.ROBINSON: My favorite indicator of that underdog status versus top-of-the-world status versus wherever we are now is the making of the first Iron Man movie. Marvel Entertainment in New York — who was, to your point, chiefly concerned with merchandising and toys — had the attitude, “Okay, go make your cute little movie. If it doesn't cost us any money, you can go do your little cinematic experiment in Hollywood and we don't really care that much. Just make sure you don't spend any of our money. Other than that, go have fun.”And they make Iron Man, and Iron Man is a massive, smash hit, and all of a sudden the people in New York are like, we're forming something called the Creative Committee. We would like a lot of intake. We want to be part of this. This is the big shiny thing, and everyone wants to weigh in on it. So it's really interesting to track this going from a weird little project they were doing out in Los Angeles to The Thing for Marvel. You can track it by who needs to have an opinion about what and when they start to care.GONZALES: One of my favorite moments — it's after the book chapter “Marvel vs. the Creative Committee” — is when Kevin Feige gets on stage himself to unveil the entirety of phase three, which includes Captain America: Civil War and Avengers: Infinity War and everything. That is such a telling moment for me. He had just won his battles with these behind the scenes. He's fully in full control. Black Panther is coming. Joss Whedon is in the edits for Avengers: Age of Ultron, in the audience, but they already know he's not coming back.There was a version of a chapter in the book that was just me going through that and being like, here's why each one of these announcements is like Kevin Feige spiking a football in the face of someone that told him he couldn't do it. That's still the purest creative energy I've seen. “We could finally do it!” burst out of Marvel. I think they've been more reserved since, even with some big announcements, but I like to go back and look at that just to see the pivot point when Marvel was the underdog. It was like, we want Black Panther, we want Captain Marvel, but the studio won't let us do it. Then Kevin Feige gets up and goes, “Here are the next 10 years of your life.” It's just such a joyous moment.ROBINSON: We love that moment. We talked to people behind the scenes who were working at Marvel at the time about it, and there's a reason that whole presentation wasn't at a Comic-Con. It wasn't at D23. It was its own thing at the El Capitan Theater in Los Angeles, and internally, they jokingly called it Kevin-Con. It was this whole thing, and part of it was that they weren't ready to announce certain things at Comic-Con.But part of it was this moment for Feige who fought various personalities across the various companies to get control of the narrative. And I agree, Endgame is of course in all of history going to be looked at as the pinnacle of achievement at Marvel. But I actually think it might be Kevin-Con at the El Capitan Theater, when Chadwick Boseman comes out and Robert Downey Jr. and Chris Evans are there to anoint him as the future of the franchise. That, of course, comes with its own terrible poignancy. We were really lucky to talk to Chadwick Boseman for the book before he passed away. These were things that happened while we were writing the book. History was constantly happening as we were trying to frame this entire narrative.If there's a protagonist in the book, it feels like it's Kevin, even in the earliest days when he was advising on the Fox products. Having read the book and then seen Deadpool & Wolverine — which, as you mentioned, went on to become a phenomenal financial success — it was really cool to come away with a little more admiration for the role that Kevin had in some of the Fox properties. Seeing that manifest in the MCU was just really nice.ROBINSON: I love that he got to have his Wolverine story, given that it all starts with him in a trailer with Hugh Jackman saying it needs to be bigger, it needs to be bigger, it needs to be bigger. I love that.GONZALES: I don't even know if it's still called that, but Joanna used to call that the “Feige fix-it.” Instead of developing these things by always going forward and introducing younger Avengers, he's actually much more interested in reaching back. There were good things there. Or, I guess the generous way to think about it is rewarding the fans that were around before it was the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Like, “You didn't waste your time with X-Men: The Last Stand. I know it might have felt like that occasionally, but here's this. Or Andrew Garfield. Yeah, maybe we treated him badly, but don't worry. You didn't waste your time with that because boom, here it is paying off in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.”Initially there was some hesitancy about Marvel homework. Do I need to have seen these things to do these things? But ultimately, if we're just talking dollars and cents, the nostalgia play has made them a billion dollars so many times that it doesn't surprise me that Deadpool & Wolverine is a huge hit just by being a swan song for the Fox movies.ROBINSON: I was personally incredibly gratified to finally get Channing Tatum as Gambit. That was a very important moment for me.My favorite version of the Feige fix-it was putting the storyline from Thor: The Dark World into Endgame and making Thor: The Dark World, the most universally mocked and reviled MCU film, an integral part of their biggest triumph. All of a sudden that's wrapped into the larger tapestry in a way so you can't just toss it in the garbage and say, oh, don't bother watching Thor: The Dark World — now you have to watch it to understand everything you're seeing in Endgame, which is certainly not a movie you're ever going to skip.It's a magic trick that really works and almost shouldn't work as well as it does. But even how they were able to get the Infinity Stones, almost taking elements of the first couple films that were dropped or introduced somewhat randomly and then doing that. It's a trick that they keep on pulling.GONZALES: Kevin Feige will say this, but we're coming up on 80 years of comic book history, and if there's one thing that comic books do more than any other medium, it's just use the same story. How could you have another angle on this story? They have so much A/B testing on what we like about this character, or what we'll buy about a certain character, it's interesting to see Marvel adapt that along with what sort of story you like on the Hollywood side of it.But yeah, we're going to see Captain America: Brave New World and finally see that Celestial that came out of the ocean in Eternals. Every Marvel property contributes something, we're told. Except the Inhumans; that never happens.The book is MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios, and it's a fascinating look at the intersection of the humanity behind these movies and the technology of these movies. And if there's one figure that reminds me of that in particular, obviously, one of the most central people in the Marvel universe is Green Steve. Let's talk a little about him before we wrap this one up.ROBINSON: He's my favorite! Green Steve, a Chippendales dancer that was painted green in order to make sure they understood how the green light on skin would be captured accurately for the Hulk. Green Steve was one of my favorite anecdotes we got, and it was out of the book for a while before we worked it back in. Dave, what do you want to say about Green Steve?GONZALES: I love Green Steve. I love that this bodybuilder from Long Island can technically say he played the Hulk in a sort of way. In theory, because it's a whole CGI character, he might have played the Hulk close to how much Mark Ruffalo played the Hulk in that first movie. I love that story.Pretty early on, we brought in Gavin Edwards, our third author, to help us do a book, since Joanna and I had never done a book before. We were starting to put together the notes and I was like, can we please have a mid-credits scene? Can we just have a chapter in the middle of the notes?ROBINSON: That was Dave.GONZALES: I held onto that for as long as possible. I remember in one of the final meetings after we turned in the draft, we pitched it up to the editor and they were like, “That's really fun,” and I thought, oh thank god. That was a really early idea, and Green Steve fits that perfectly; it's a super interesting story that doesn't really belong anywhere else, but will stick in your mind as, Marvel literally tried everything to make the best Hulk. So I'm very happy that it's the mid-credits chapter — and remains the mid-credits chapter! Even when we added another chapter in, we were like, where does this go? Not before Green Steve.ROBINSON: He's got the final word for sure.Amazing. The book's out of paperback now. Where can folks find it? Where can they find you? And what's next?ROBINSON: “All good and evil news agents.” That's what the Empire Magazine folks say. All good and evil bookstores or any online book purveyor is where you can find our book. Dave does a tremendous podcast called Fighting in the War Room, which I love to listen to, so you should listen to that. And together we do a podcast called Trial by Content that y'all should listen to.GONZALES: Joanna's on a fantastic podcast called the House of R with Mallory Rubin over on The Ringer, where she covers lots of cool pop culture things. If you want to go to a bookstore and don't know exactly which one to go to, you could head to theMCUbook.com. That will forward you to our publisher's website, which has links to your Barnes and Nobles, your Amazons, your Bookshops.org, and will help you track down the book near you. And look for us in a couple more years with something similar.Thanks for coming on.ROBINSON: Thanks, Walt.GONZALES: Thank you.Edited by Susie Stark.If you have anything you'd like to see in this Sunday special, shoot me an email. Comment below! Thanks for reading, and thanks so much for supporting Numlock.Thank you so much for becoming a paid subscriber! 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The care sector has a glimmer of hope in the form of a new National Care Service, but such optimism comes after too many years of unsung heroes keeping the sector together. One such hero is Dimension UK's Samantha Thornton, who joins us on the UNISON Local Government Podcast alongside our Senior National Officer for Social Care, Gavin Edwards. We cover the difference that our Ethical Care Charter makes to carers, the ambitions for a proposed Fair Pay Agreement, and the past & future states of the care sector in the UK right now. This episode of The UNISON Local Government Podcast covers: The current state of the care sector, and a typical day for those working within it What a National Care Service would mean for care workers and the public The Fair Pay Agreement, and the difference it'd make for care workers UNISON's campaigning in the sector and its impacts on the workforce Advice for care & support workers currently in the profession UNISON https://www.unison.org.uk/ https://twitter.com/unisontheunion https://www.facebook.com/unisontheunion

Welcome to Watch. Review. Repeat. This is the podcast where two best friends discuss the latest in film and television and then do it all over again the following episode! Colton and Andrew return to the Wasteland to witness Furiosa's odyssey in George Miller's epic prequel, 'Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga'! 00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:44 - Colton's Fun Fact About 'Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga'! 00:08:11 - Sigourney Weaver in Talks to Join 'The Mandalorian & Grogu' 00:10:32 - Donnie Yen to Star in 'John Wick' Caine Spinoff 00:13:42 - Cast of Rian Johnson's 'Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery' Revealed 00:20:14 - Paramount and Skydance Agree to Merger Terms, But Deal Not Yet Finalized 00:25:11 - James Gunn Confirms 2026 Release Date for 'Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow' and Writing Team for 'Lanterns' 00:30:03 - Chris Hemsworth to Lead 'G.I. Joe'-'Transformers' Crossover Movie 00:33:35 - 'Megalopolis' Teaser Trailer 00:39:37 - 'Wicked' Official Trailer 00:46:40 - 'Dune: Prophecy' Official Teaser 00:51:53 - 'Longlegs' Official Trailer 00:56:27 - 'Kinds of Kindness' Official Trailer 01:00:23 - 'Beetlejuice Beetlejuice' Official Trailer 01:04:41 - 'Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga' (Non-Spoilers and Recommendation) 01:56:47 - 'Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga' (Spoilers) 02:27:34 - Listener's Corner ('The Iron Claw', 'Space Shuttle Columbia: The Final Flight', 'Blue Angels') 02:30:34 - Catching Up With Andrew (Baby Bennett's 1st Birthday!, Bahamian Cruise, Minor League Baseball, 'The Acolyte', Magic the Gathering, 'Argylle', 'Trolls Band Together') 02:43:04 - Catching Up With Colton ('Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes' (Spoilers), 'The Empire Strikes Back', '27 Dresses', 'Bridgerton', 'Love is Blind' Season 6, 'X-Men: The Animated Series', MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios by Dave Gonzales, Gavin Edwards, and Joanna Robinson, Midnight Suns PS5) 03:05:12 - Conclusion/Outro Visit our website! Support us on Patreon! Thank you for listening, and please send any feedback to watchreviewrepeat@gmail.com! Intro/Outro Credit: Mechanolith Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Recorded Wednesday, June 12, 2024 Book talk begins at 16:04   Our Summer Top KAL is has ended.  Thank you so much to everyone who participated, and please listen to the end of the episode to hear our list of prize-winners.   Our annual Mother Bear KAL has begun and will run until August 31. To find out all about this wonderful charity, please go to Mother Bear Project website.  Talk bears with us in the Mother Bear Chatter thread and post your finished bears in the FOs thread.  Any bears you have knit in 2024 are eligible. Every Saturday at noon Pacific time - Virtual Knitting Group via Zoom Tracie is teaching a class on making knitted toys at Rumpelstiltskin in Sacramento on July 13 and August 3.  See the class listing here for details!   KNITTING Barb finished: Mother Bear #294 Bankhead hat #30   Tracie finished: Mother Bear 324 Elisenberg Jacket by Guri Pedersen in Paintbox Yarns Simply DK in Spearmint Green and Blush Pink   Barb is working on: Gardengate by Jennifer Steingass, using Cloudborn Merino Superwash Sock Twist in the Graphite Heather colorway and Cloudborn Fibers Highland Fingering in the Petal colorway   Barb has cast On: Mother Bear #295 Stashbusting Helix Hat by Jessica Rose #10   Tracie is casting on: Just Float by Stephanie Lotven (TellyBean Knits) in Apple Fiber Studio Sparkling Cider in Malachite and Life in the Long Grass Silk/Merino Sock in Autumn   She continues to work on: Staycation pullover by Susanne Sommer, using Zealana Performa KIWI fingering in the Rococo colorway Fiddly Bits cowl #11 by Jana Pihota toys - Scraps Chaps for class and Digital Citizens    BOOKS Barb read: Woman 99 by Greer Macallister - 4 stars American Girl by Wendy Walker - 3.5 stars Any Other Family by Eleanor Brown - 3.5 stars Oh, William! by Elizabeth Strout - 4 stars   Tracie read: Death on Ocean Boulevard: Inside the Coronado Mansion Case by Caitlin Rother - 3.5 stars Last Night at the Viper Room: River Phoenix and the Hollywood He Left Behind by Gavin Edwards - 3.5 stars   Tracie recommends watching River Phoenix in:  Running on Empty (1988) - available to rent on YouTube and Prime Video Dogfight (1990) - available to rent on YouTube and Prime Video

Tyler and Konnery are joined by Tony Stark megafan Jacob Padilla to kick off a brand new miniseries covering the Phase I MCU with "Iron Man"! Together they discuss Jacob's longstanding love for this film, how effectively it kicks off a 30+ movie franchise while still being a great standalone film, Robert Downey Jr.'s star-making performance, Jeff Bridges' menacing Stane, how many times "Back in Black" should have been played during its runtime, and so much more on this Mk I episode of The Friendchise Podcast! What's New: Tyler: The Accountant (Max), Road House (2024) (Prime Video) Konnery: "Do a Power Bomb" by Daniel Warren Johnson, Magic: The Gathering Commander Format Jacob: "The Wind Knows My Name" by Isabel Allende, "MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios" by Dave Gonzales, Gavin Edwards, and Joanna Robinson Check out Jacob's storytelling podcast, "The Pencil in the Stone"! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pencil-in-the-stone/id1702339742

Make way for Prime Circle on #YourAfternoonDriveWithJan-Willem on HelderbergFM 93.6! Jan-Willem chatted to Gavin Edwards, the frontman of Prime Circle all about their latest single "Better Days". That's not all! A fresh new EP is on the way, "The World As We Know".

Welcome to episode #926 of Six Pixels of Separation - The ThinkersOne Podcast. Here it is: Six Pixels of Separation - The ThinkersOne Podcast - Episode #926. A titan of pop culture commentary and a guiding voice in the realm of fandom is the best way to describe Joanna Robinson. With her profound insights into the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and a finger firmly on the pulse of the entertainment industry, Joanna's expertise is unparalleled. Her recent book, co-authored with Dave Gonzales and Gavin Edwards, MCU - The Reign of Marvel Studios, offers a deep dive into the phenomenon that has reshaped global cinema... and turned nerds into the cool kids. Joanna's journey from a senior writer at Vanity Fair to becoming the "Queen of Game of Thrones," as dubbed by SyFy, showcases her unique ability to dissect and discuss complex cultural narratives, making her a beloved figure among fans and critics alike. Her transition to The Ringer, where she appears on shows like The Ringer-Verse and Trial By Content, further solidifies her status as a cultural critic par excellence. I am a comic book collector and lover of all things pop culture. This has not only become big business but a smart industry for all professionals to spend some time thinking about. Our conversation spans the intricate web of strategic decisions that led to the MCU's unprecedented success. From Marvel's acquisition by Disney to the delicate balance of interconnected storytelling and standalone tales, Joanna sheds light on the elements that keep audiences hooked. She also explores the MCU's cultural impact, particularly post-9/11, where a surge in superhero popularity reflected a collective yearning for escapism and heroism. Joanna points out the potential for content fatigue as Marvel's expansive universe grows ever larger across movies, TV shows, and streaming platforms. Beyond the MCU, Joanna and I delve into the broader comic book industry, contrasting Marvel's success with DC's franchise-building struggles and discussing the power of nostalgia in reigniting interest in iconic characters. Joanna emphasizes the untapped potential within Marvel's vast catalog, hinting at exciting directions the studio could explore in the future. MCU - The Reign of Marvel Studios is more than just a recounting of Marvel's rise to dominance - it's an invitation to understand the strategic, cultural, and creative forces behind one of the most influential entities in modern entertainment. Joanna's contribution, alongside her co-authors, offers invaluable insights for fans, aspiring creators, and industry observers alike. Enjoy the conversation... Running time: 59:46. Hello from beautiful Montreal. Subscribe over at Apple Podcasts. Please visit and leave comments on the blog - Six Pixels of Separation. Feel free to connect to me directly on Facebook here: Mitch Joel on Facebook. Check out ThinkersOne. or you can connect on LinkedIn. ...or on Twitter. Here is my conversation with Joanna Robinson. MCU - The Reign of Marvel Studios. Joanna's amazing podcasts. Follow Joanna on X. Follow Joanna on Instagram. This week's music: David Usher 'St. Lawrence River'. Takeaways The success of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is a result of strategic decisions made by Marvel and Disney, including the acquisition of Marvel by Disney and the interconnected storytelling approach. The cultural shift towards superheroes can be attributed to a desire for escapism and heroism, particularly in the aftermath of 9/11. Marvel faces the challenge of content fatigue as it expands its universe across movies, TV shows, and streaming platforms. DC has faced challenges in building successful franchises, while Marvel has excelled in creating interconnected storylines. Nostalgia plays a significant role in the success of superhero movies, as audiences connect with iconic characters and stories from their childhood. There are untapped potential assets in the Marvel catalog that could be explored in future projects. Comic books offer a diverse range of storytelling beyond superheroes and can be a gateway to discovering new genres and perspectives. Chapters: 00:00 - Introduction 01:07 - The Love for Comic Books 03:13 - The Rise of the Marvel Cinematic Universe 06:12 - The Cultural Shift towards Superheroes 08:57 - The Acquisition of Marvel by Disney 11:25 - The Marvel Studios Inception Story 15:06 - The Challenge of Licensing Characters 19:23 - The Marvel Cinematic Universe Expansion 23:08 - The Challenge of Content Fatigue 28:28 - The Need for Change in Marvel's Strategy 30:33 - The Difficulty of Replicating Kevin Feige 36:27 - The Haunting History of Marvel's Business Model 38:08 - The Potential of Secret Wars 39:50 - Serialized Movies vs. TV Shows 45:21 - DC's Struggles with Franchise Building 50:30 - The Power and Pull of Nostalgia 54:33 - Unused Assets in the Marvel Catalog 55:51 - Changing Perspectives on Comic Books

Welcome to Watch. Review. Repeat. This is the podcast where two best friends discuss the latest in film and television and then do it all over again the following episode! "Power over Spice is power over all." 'Dune: Part Two', the first event movie of 2024 and the continuation of Denis Villeneuve's adaptation of Frank Herbert's beloved science fiction novel, has arrived. Colton, Andrew, and special guest Henrique Jaime ride Shai-Hulud together and get into full spoilers on the final part of their extensive coverage of 'Dune: Part Two'! 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:18 - 'Dune: Part Two' (Spoilers) 01:30:06 - Catching Up With Henrique (Mexico Trip, 'Blue Eyes Samurai', 'Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - To the Hashira Training', 'Aggretsuko', 'Classroom of the Elite', 'Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead', LEGO BD-1 and Hogwarts Castle) 01:40:03 - Catching Up With Andrew ('Shogun', Magic the Gatherin, Baby Bennett Update, 'Bluey', 'Jeopardy', 'Wheel of Fortune') 01:48:06 - Catching Up With Colton ('Rustin', 'The Color Purple' (2023), 'Nyad', 'The Crown' Season 2, 'Party Down', 'Celebrity Jeopardy', 'The Floor', Spider-Man 2 PS5, MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios by Joanna Robinson, Dave Gonzales, and Gavin Edwards, Oscars Preparation) 02:00:38 - Conclusion/Outro Visit our website! Support us on Patreon! Thank you for listening, and please send any feedback to watchreviewrepeat@gmail.com! Intro/Outro Credit: Mechanolith Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ For more information on Ink to Film Podcast, check out www.inktofilm.com.

Apparently our own snap lasted longer than anticipated (thanks winter sicknesses.) That's right folks, we're back ot talk the Phases two through four and beyond as we wrap up our time with "MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios" by Joanna Robinson, Dave Gonzales, and Gavin Edwards. How will our intrepid podcasters fair against the insidious intrusions of Ike? The wildly worrysome, patently pernicious Marvel writers program? Or Elias' own tendency to get mired, once again, in contract negotiations?! Won't someone help Jaina out, true believers?!Next time, 2023 is in the books and it's time to see which of those books the crew loved. It's more than you think and less than you'd expect. Unless the answer is 11 and 2/3rds, in which case, good job.

After a week delay due to some personal circumstances, it's time to read the definitive (so far) book about the Marvel Cinematic Universe "MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios" by Joanna Robinson, Dave Gonzales, and Gavin Edwards. What nuggets of wisdom will we learn? How much hot goss will there be? Will Elias ever stop talking about contract negotiations!? Strap in, true believer! You're in for one heck of a ride.Next time, well, it's not quite time to wrap up 2023 but you'll just have to listen to the episode to find out what we're doing. We may even sneak in a post credits scene or two! You don't know. You haven't listened yet.

The Marvel Cinematic University has enveloped both the silver screen and television screens for the past 15 years, and now comes the release of a new book that explores the emergence of this Hollywood titan. MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios recently debuted from authors Dave Gonzales, Gavin Edwards, and Joanna Robinson, serving as an in-depth, comprehensive exploration into the studio that has come to rule Tinsel Town and even have some fissures within. On this episode of Notably Disney, past guest and fellow Disney connoisseur Derek Lewis joins host Brett Nachman to discuss what readers can expect in the book.  To learn more about the book, check out its Amazon page. Follow Derek on Instagram: @dereknlewis Feel free to reach out to Brett via Twitter/X @bnachmanreports, subscribe to the podcast, and send your feedback to notablydisney@gmail.com 

Mike Collins talks with Charlotte author Gavin Edwards about his new book "MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios," along with longtime Charlotte movie critic — and now multi-book author — Sean O'Connell.

Tell us what you think of The Bunker in our Listener Survey – five respondents will get the Bunker mug or t-shirt of their choice.  The Marvel Cinematic Universe may be teetering in 2023 — but for two decades it's been the dominant force in Hollywood. Andrew Harrison is joined by Gavin Edwards, co-author of MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios, to discuss how its characters and storylines help to explain the chaos and drama of 21st Century politics. From Thanos' economic failings to Captain America's patriotism – enjoy a politics and comic book super-geek-out crossover.  www.patreon.com/bunkercast  Written and presented by Andrew Harrison. Audio production: Alex Rees. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. Music by Kenny Dickinson. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Todos los sábados en Fuera de Series recuperamos episodios publicados en los otros programas de nuestra cadena, que podéis encontrar en http://fueradeseries.com CJ Navas y Juan Francisco Bellón comentan, sin spoilers, los últimos estrenos de series de televisión y documentales. En este programa analizamos Monarch: El legado de los monstruos que trae el Monsterverso a Apple TV+, la miniserie Asesinato en el fin del mundo en Disney+, Basado en una historia real la nueva serie de Kaley Cuoco que llega a Movistar Plus+, Scott Pilgrim da el salto, la nueva versión de este clásico del cómic que llega a Netflix, de la mano de la docuserie Cómo se convirtieron en capos de la mafia, además Marvel: Icono de la historia que llega a Historia y actualidad, y recuperamos The Killing Kind que llegó la semana pasada a AXN NOW. PATROCINADOR:

En nuestro Ep. 278 Vanesthy, Gabriel y El Watcher comparten su "First Reaction" de la película "The Holdovers" (2023) y el "Trailer" de "Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire" (2023) y dialogan sobre los libros "Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing" escrito por Matthew Perry y "MCU" escrito por Joanna Robinson, Dave Gonzalez y Gavin Edwards en el segmento "Wachin' con Wacho" y conversan sobre todo lo relacionado a la segunda temporada de "Loki" (2021) y la película "The Marvels" (2023).  ¡Subscríbete a nuestro canal de YouTube! Visita: https://www.youtube.com/culturasecuencial ¡Síguenos y Suscríbete a nuestro canal de Twitch! Visita: https://www.twitch.tv/culturasecuencial ¡Síguenos en Instagram! Visita: https://www.instagram.com/culturasecuencial ¡Síguenos en Facebook! Visita: https://www.facebook.com/CulturaSecuencial ¡Síguenos en Twitter! Visita: https://twitter.com/CultSecuencial ¡Apoya nuestro contenido uniéndote a nuestro Patreon! Visita: https://www.patreon.com/CulturaSecuencial ¡Apoya a William mientras le gana al cancer con tu donativo aquí: tinyurl.com/GoWillyGo ! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/culturasecuencial/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/culturasecuencial/support

In this week's episode of The Discourse, your host, Mike D'Angelo and Playlist Editor-in-Chief jump on the mic to talk with Joanna Robinson, one of the writers on the new book “MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios” co-written by Dave Gonzales and, Gavin Edwards. Given everything that's happened/happening to Marvel this year, this all and this weekend—the flop of “The Marvels,” the Studios lowest-grossing opening ever and their first major failure in, well, forever—the book and the conversation, is timely. Robinson is a veteran journalist who has worked for Vanity Fair, many other outlets and currently works at the Ringer. For the book, her Gonzales and Edwards interviewed over 100 people and sources to tell the Marvel Studios story, from the early days of Stan Lee and producer Avi Arad, the pre-inception of Marvel Studios (when Marvel had movies and characters scattered all over at places like Universal, Paramount and of course 20th Century Fox), the big gamble of making Marvel Studios with Kevin Feige, all the risks they took and more. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theplaylist/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theplaylist/support

When Avengers: Endgame surpassed Avatar as the top-selling global release of all time in 2019, it looked like Marvel Studios was invincible.However, fast forward four years later and the picture looks very different.The unfortunate mix of a global pandemic, A-list actors (temporarily) hanging up their capes, and a push to streaming has resulted in superhero fatigue with critics, audiences, and industry professionals losing faith in the franchise machine.The latest film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, “The Marvels,” bombed over the weekend, clocking lowest the MCU box office debut in the studio's history.On the latest episode of Yeah, That's Probably an Ad, Adweek's Europe brand editor, Rebecca Stewart is joined by senior producer, Al Mannarino and co-authors Joanna Robinson and Dave Gonzales, who along with Gavin Edwards recently released MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios, the unauthorized, behind-the-scenes look into the franchise.During the conversation, they discussed the Marvel marketing machine, where Marvel's brand downturn started, and how it can retain audiences who are losing interest in the IP itself.Are you looking to take your media strategy to the next level and make an impact with millions of customers? Walmart Connect harnesses the massive reach of America's number one retailer.¹ They can help you connect with Walmart's 139MM weekly online and in-store customers², to find the ideal audience for your message, at scale. Walmart Connect offers media solutions for advertisers of all sizes, on and off Walmart's digital properties and in their stores. From cost-effective Sponsored Search and self-serve Display ads on Walmart's site and app, to connected TV and offsite media across web and social, to in-store activations and live events, Walmart Connect can help you deliver the right content to the right Walmart customer at the right step of their shopping journey. Their Closed-loop Measurement uses Walmart's proprietary customer purchase data to track the impact of your campaign on sales, not just on Walmart's site and app, but also in their stores. For some campaigns, they can even provide rest-of-market data that tracks the impact on sales at other retailers. Visit WalmartConnect.com today and see how they can help connect you more meaningfully with Walmart customers. Sources: ¹ Fortune, August 2023. ²Walmart internal data, January 2023. No endorsement of third-party data sources. They also unpack recent successful marketing efforts from Marvel, including the brand partnership with Mcdonald's and the Disney+ series Loki, and if a rebrand or relaunch is in Marvel Studios' future. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios by Joanna Robinson, Dave Gonzales, Gavin Edwards https://amzn.to/3SwQYwy INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "A superb chronicle of how Marvel Studios conquered Hollywood…. This definitive account of the Hollywood juggernaut thrills." ―Publishers Weekly, starred review The unauthorized, behind-the-scenes story of the stunning rise―and suddenly uncertain reign―of the most transformative cultural phenomenon of our time: the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Marvel Entertainment was a moribund toymaker not even twenty years ago. Today, Marvel Studios is the dominant player both in Hollywood and in global pop culture. How did an upstart studio conquer the world? In MCU, beloved culture writers Joanna Robinson, Dave Gonzales, and Gavin Edwards draw on more than a hundred interviews with actors, producers, directors, and writers to present the definitive chronicle of Marvel Studios and its sole, ongoing production, the Marvel Cinematic Universe. For all its outward success, the studio was forged by near-constant conflict, from the contentious hiring of Robert Downey Jr. for its 2008 debut, Iron Man, all the way up to the disappointment of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania and shocking departures of multiple Marvel executives in 2023. Throughout, the authors demonstrate that the original genius of Marvel was its resurrection and modification of Hollywood's old studio system. But will it survive its own spectacular achievements? Dishy and authoritative, MCU is the first book to tell the Marvel Studios story in full―and an essential, effervescent account of American mass culture. Show Notes About The Guest(s): Joanna Robinson and Dave Gonzalez are authors and podcasters who have worked together for over a decade. Joanna has hosted podcasts about film and television for years and wrote for Vanity Fair for eight years. She is currently at The Ringer, where she continues to podcast about film and television. Dave has been writing about film for the internet for 15 years and has a passion for the business of storytelling in the entertainment industry. Summary: Joanna Robinson and Dave Gonzalez join Chris Voss on The Chris Voss Show to discuss their new book, "MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios." The book provides a comprehensive overview of Marvel Studios, from its inception in 2008 with the release of "Iron Man" to its current status as a cultural and financial powerhouse in Hollywood. The authors delve into the business deals, creative decisions, and behind-the-scenes stories that have shaped Marvel Studios into the success it is today. They also explore the impact of Marvel Studios on the film industry and its ability to captivate audiences with its superhero movies. Key Takeaways: Marvel Studios started as a scrappy underdog, leveraging lesser-known characters like Iron Man and the Hulk to build its brand. The success of Marvel Studios can be attributed to its ability to push boundaries and take risks, such as casting Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man. The creative committee at Marvel East Coast, led by Ike Perlmutter, initially had regressive ideas about representation in superhero movies, but Marvel West Coast eventually broke free from their influence. "Guardians of the Galaxy" was a turning point for Marvel Studios, proving that audiences were willing to embrace unconventional characters and stories. The future of Marvel Studios lies in its ability to continue pushing boundaries and telling fresh, engaging stories that resonate with audiences. Quotes: "We got as close as we could to current events as we could, including things that happened over the summer of this year into the book to try to explain how a superhero movie studio could take over Hollywood for well over a decade." - Joanna Robinson "Marvel Studios will finish up movies weeks before they release because that's what worked for them on the first Iron Man." - Dave Gonzalez

In 2008 — the same year that Robert Downey Jr. appeared in the action comedy “Tropic Thunder,” for which he would earn his second Oscar nomination — he also appeared as the billionaire inventor and unlikely superhero Tony Stark in “Iron Man,” the debut feature from the upstart Marvel Studios.Downey lost the Oscar (to Heath Ledger in “The Dark Knight”), but Marvel won the day. In the 15 years since “Iron Man” came out, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has expanded to 32 films that have earned a staggering $26 billion and changed the world of moviemaking for a generation. In a new book, “MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios,” the writers Joanna Robinson, Dave Gonzales and Gavin Edwards explore the company's scrappy beginnings, phenomenal success and uncertain hold on the future, with lots of dish along the way.On this week's episode, Gonzales and Robinson join the host Gilbert Cruz to talk all things Marvel.

Mike Collins talks with Charlotte author Gavin Edwards about his new book "MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios," along with longtime Charlotte movie critic — and now multi-book author — Sean O'Connell.

On this episode, Joe Pardavila steps away from discussions about business books to explore the world of show business. Specifically, he takes a deep dive into the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) by examining the book MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios. This fascinating book by Joanna Robinson, Dave Gonzales and Gavin Edwards includes insider interviews with over 100 people involved with Marvel Studios, from studio head Kevin Feige to star Chris Hemsworth. It reveals how Marvel transformed comic book characters into successful cinematic icons, going from a struggling studio to Hollywood royalty.To discuss the book and their passion for Marvel, Joe welcomes co-authors Joanna Robinson and Dave Gonzales onto the podcast. As accomplished writers and podcasters themselves, Robinson and Gonzales provide unique insights into the creative processes behind the MCU's massive success. Together, they give listeners a rare glimpse behind the curtain, unlocking the secrets of how Marvel achieved its phenomenal cinematic reign. Tune in to hear key details about Marvel's journey from bankruptcy to billions, what it takes to bring these stories to the big screen, and hints about what's next for Marvel's beloved superheroes. This entertaining and enlightening episode is a must-listen for fans eager to unmask the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

"The Reign of Marvel Studios" is a brand new book from MCU experts Joanna Robinson, Dave Gonzales and Gavin Edwards. In it, they give a thrilling and comprehensive look at the MCU's rise to power as well as some of the untold behind-the-scenes stories. This discussion and the book itself is for MCU and non-MCU fans alike and you won't want to miss this chat.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

EPISODE 1766: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Joanna Robinson and Gavin Edwards, co-authors of MCU: THE REIGN OF MARVEL STUDIOS, Iron Man, Ant-Man and our seemingly relentless thirst for parasocial super heroesJoanna Robinson is a writer and podcaster at the Ringer. Previously, she worked at Vanity Fair. She lives in Oakland, California.Gavin Edwards is the best-selling author of The Tao of Bill Murray and twelve other books. He lives in Charlotte, North Carolina.Named as one of the "100 most connected men" by GQ magazine, Andrew Keen is amongst the world's best known broadcasters and commentators. In addition to presenting KEEN ON, he is the host of the long-running How To Fix Democracy show. He is also the author of four prescient books about digital technology: CULT OF THE AMATEUR, DIGITAL VERTIGO, THE INTERNET IS NOT THE ANSWER and HOW TO FIX THE FUTURE. Andrew lives in San Francisco, is married to Cassandra Knight, Google's VP of Litigation & Discovery, and has two grown children.

The Agents Of Fandom are back with a bonus edition of the show and were joined by Joanna Robinson, Dave Gonzales, and Gavin Edwards, the minds behind MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios.

In 2013, an Ebola outbreak began in Guinea. The country had no formal response system and the outbreak became the largest Ebola epidemic in recorded history. Guinea then completely overhauled their response system, and were able to successfully combat another outbreak in 2021. So what does an effective epidemic response look like? George Zaidan explores how different communities have taken action. This TED-Ed lesson was directed by Gavin Edwards, Movult, narrated by Jack Cutmore-Scott, music by Cem Misirlioglu.

You've gotten iconic podcast host and the SyFy dubbed "Queen of Game of Thrones" Joanna Robinson's analysis of television and film on Vanity Fair and The Ringer as well as her many popular podcasts such as "Trial By Content" and "The Ringer-Verse" but you probably haven't heard her recount how the Indigo Girls was an important part of her musical development as a teenager? On this episode we get "Closer To Fine" with Joanna, dig into her favorite comfort shows as a kid and explore how she was able to hone her analytical abilities when it comes to decoding the messages behind your favorite shows. (Pro tip: It helps to read books.) We also play a round of CHANGE.DORK where we debate the merits of the Liberty Mutual insurance commercials (not a sponsor), discuss if televisions should be allowed in the common areas of dormitories and Vanessa fills us in on her obsession with the musical merits Skyrizi's "Nothing Is Everything" commercial. From cappuccinos at Lilith Fair to the cultural impact of My So-Called Life, this episode is a certain to become a viral sensation. Don't forget to pre-order Joanna's book McU: The Reign Of Marvel Studios, which she co-wrote with Gavin Edwards and Dave Gonzales, coming out on October 10th!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Song Lyrics... When I was in college, Bobby Brown's "Don't Be Cruel" album had just been released and I remember giggling with my friend Camille about the "RONI" song.  We had turned "my heart belongs to tender Roni..." into "My heart, belongs to Macaroni."  and it wasn't too much longer after that when author Gavin Edwards published 'Scuse Me While I Kiss This Guy: And Other Misheard Lyrics If you know the book, you also know about the gems like "She's Like Fred Gwynn, in my dreams," and "There's a Bathroom on the Right"  And not too much longer after THAT, there was even a Wayne's World Episode about it on SNL.  But I digress.  Who isn't fascinated with song lyrics?   One thing I miss about albums and CDs is being able to open up the "album jacket" or "album notes" while listening to the songs and read along with the song lyrics.  This is now I know about Lisa Loeb's, "I may not be a quaalude living in speed zone..." from WHEN ALL THE STARS WERE FALLING on the Tails album.  And you can just listen to the episode to learn more about that.   And it was actually something Annie said to me that made me consider this subject as an epiosde for this show, so you can thank her for the next time you email us about one or more of our lists.  Just go to hello@thetopfivepodcast.com. Enjoy the episode!!

Die DA in Noordwes doen 'n beroep op die provinsiale departement van samewerkende regering en tradisionele sake om dringend hulp te verskaf aan boere en landelike gemeenskappe in die Kagisano Molopo-munisipale gebied. Die omgewing word geraak deur sowat 15 verwoestende weghol-veldbrande wat buite beheer bly. Die DA-lid, Gavin Edwards, sê meer as 70 000 hektaar se weiding is reeds vernietig.

Die DA in Noordwes het die gru-moord op 'n 68-jarige boer van Rustenburg veroordeel. Die boer is wreed aangeval in sy huis kort nadat sy lewensmaat Woensdagoggend werk toe is. Die plaaslike sekerheids-onderneming het gereageer op 'n noodoproep. Die DA-lid, Gavin Edwards, sê die boer is met pangas aangeval voordat sy huis geplunder is.

We join acclaimed journalist Gavin Edwards, author of the Last Night at the Viper Room. He vividly recounts the life and tragic death of brilliant actor River Phoenix—a teen idol on the fast track to Hollywood royalty who died of a drug overdose in front of West Hollywood's storied club, the Viper Room, at the age of 23 in 1993.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Die DA in Noordwes sê die provinsiale gesondheidsdepartement het 'n toename van 41 persent aangeteken in kinders tussen die ouderdomme van tien- en 14-jaar-oud wat geboorte skenk in gesondheidsorg-geriewe. Die departement het in die provinsiale wetgewer onthul daar is 153 geboortes aangeteken in hierdie ouderdomsgroep vanaf April 2020 tot Maart verlede jaar. Die DA-lid, Gavin Edwards, sê dit het toegeneem tot 216 geboortes in dieselfde tydperk in 2021/22:

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Il 1 Agosto 1981, un minuto dopo mezzanotte, una tv via cavo suona un pezzo indimenticabile del 1979. Quella canzone è Video Killed The Radio Star dei Buggles in cui Trevor Horn esorcizza la paura del futuro. La stessa paura che cercano di spegnere i dirigenti della rete che cambierà la storia di musica e tv: MTV. Scopriamo i segreti di una canzone chiave degli anni '80 e della nascita della più importante rete televisiva musicale: Ladies and gentlemen, rock and roll!Stagione 2, Episodio 10VIDEO KILLED THE RADIO STAR (e la nascita di MTV) • Video Killed The Radio Star, The Buggles(T. Horn / G. Downes / B. Wooley), 1979 •••Follow @miminore_ on instagram ( http://instagram.com/miminore_ ) • Host: @marcoMmmennillo (http://linktr.ee/Marco_Mm) •Iscriviti al canale telegram: http://t.me/MiMinorePod •Tutti gli altri episodi: gopod.me/mimApprofondisci la storia qui:• Luca Sofri, Il Post: https://www.ilpost.it/2019/09/07/video-killed-the-radio-star-storia/• Wikipedia : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_Killed_the_Radio_Star• La prima ora di MTV: https://youtu.be/6jcdwiV6dXw • I Want My MTV: https://youtu.be/AGZSWdh17l0 • Sarah Malarkey , MTV Unplugged book, MTV Books / Pocket Books, 1995 • Giulia Cavaliere, MTV: Musica da Guardare, da «DeAgostini Vinyl» #1, DeAgostini, Settembre 2018 • Nina Blackwood, Mark Goodman, Alan Hunter and Martha Queen with Gavin Edwards, VJ - The Unplugged Adventures Of MTV's First Wave, Atria Books, 2013• Sara Gilbert, The Story of MTV - Built For Success, Creative PaperBacks, 2015, pp.6 • La nascita di MTV (documentario), Blaze! (Disponibile su Sky)• Hoye, Jacob (editor). MTV Uncensored. Pocket Books, 2001• Domenico Liggeri, Musica per i nostri occhi. Storie e segreti dei videoclip, Bompiani, 2007• Cecchetto Claudio, In Diretta, Baldini e Castoldi, 2014• MTV uncensored• Rob Tannenbaum & Craig Marks, I Want My MTV - The Uncensored Story Of The Music Video Revolution, Plume, 2011 Tutti i diritti del logo MTV sono riservati ai legittimi proprietari e di proprietà di ViacomCBS.

The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time The Ronettes, 1964 More a Spanish Harlem street gang than a girl group, the Ronettes were pop goddesses dressed as Catholic schoolgirls gone to hell and back. Phil Spector builds his Wall of Sound as his teen protégée (and future wife) Ronnie Spector belts “Be My Baby” and “Walking in the Rain,” while songs like “I Wonder” and “Baby, I Love You” ache with hope for a perfect love that always seems to be impossibly ideal and just within arm's reach.. - Rolling Stone Rolling Stone's pick: Be My Baby Lauren's pick: What'd I say Tom's pick: Be My Baby Listen to the full album here! Connect with us: Instagram: @idolnationpod Twitter: IdolNationPod Email: Idolnationpod@gmail.com Lauren: @LaurenBCantrell Tom: @ThatPlatypusGuy Listen to our favorites! RS 500 G(A)OAT written by: Jonathan Bernstein, Pat Blashill, Jon Blistein, Nathan Brackett, David Browne, Anthony DeCurtis, Matt Diehl, Jon Dolan, Chuck Eddy, Ben Edmonds, Gavin Edwards, Jenny Eliscu, Brenna Ehrlrich, Suzy Exposito, David Fricke, Elisa Gardner, Holly George-Warren, Andy Greene, Kory Grow, Will Hermes, Brian Hiatt, Christian Hoard, Charles Holmes, Mark Kemp, Greg Kot, Elias Leight, Joe Levy, Angie Martoccio, David McGee, Chris Molanphy, Tom Moon, Jason Newman, Rob O'Connor, Park Puterbaugh, Jody Rosen, Austin Scaggs, Karen Schoemer, Bud Scoppa, Claire Shaffer, Rob Sheffield, Hank Shteamer, Brittany Spanos, Rob Tannenbaum, David Thigpen, Simon Vozick-Levinson, Barry Walters, Jonah Weine --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/idol-nation/support

It's hard to imagine a time when Samuel L. Jackson wasn't the unassailable pinnacle of Hollywood cool, but cool is made, not born. And that's where Gavin Edwards' new biography of the actor, Bad Motherfucker, comes in. Edwards charts Jackson's rise from his southern upbringing to his radicalization at Morehouse College, through his struggles with addiction and, finally, his triumph as the highest-grossing actor of all time. In this episode, we talk to Gavin about the definition of cool, Jackson's contentious relationship with frequent collaborator Spike Lee, and what Gavin discovered from watching all 140 of Jackson's films. Read more: Bad Motherfucker: The Life and Movies of Samuel L. Jackson, the Coolest Man in Hollywood by Gavin Edwards Gavin Edwards on Twitter Best Wishes, Warmest Regards: The Story of Schitt's Creek by Daniel Levy and Eugene Levy Hip-Hop (And Other Things) by Shea Serrano Not All Diamonds and Rosé: The Inside Story of The Real Housewives from the People Who Lived It by Dave Quinn The Boys: A Memoir of Hollywood and Family by Ron Howard and Clint Howard Storycraft and Wordcraft by Jack Hart Capote's Women by Laurence Leamer

The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time Boyz II Men, II, 1994 *Rolling stones lists this as 1991, that is incorrect With their innocent romanticism and meticulous vocal arrangements, Boyz II Men became the most commercially successful R&B vocal group of all time. II includes two mammoth hits, courtesy of Babyface: “I'll Make Love to You” and the audaciously baroque “Water Runs Dry.” But the group's own Nathan Morris and Shawn Stockman composed II‘s most poignant moment, “Khalil's Interlude,” a soft onslaught that'll leave you sobbing in the fetal position: “I need shelter from the rain/To ease the pain of changing from boys to men. - Rolling Stone Rolling Stone's pick: I'll Make Love to You Lauren's pick: Water runs dry Tom's pick: Yesterday (or All Around the World) Listen to the full album here! Connect with us: Instagram: @idolnationpod Twitter: IdolNationPod Email: Idolnationpod@gmail.com Lauren: @LaurenBCantrell Tom: @ThatPlatypusGuy Listen to our favorites! RS 500 G(A)OAT written by: Jonathan Bernstein, Pat Blashill, Jon Blistein, Nathan Brackett, David Browne, Anthony DeCurtis, Matt Diehl, Jon Dolan, Chuck Eddy, Ben Edmonds, Gavin Edwards, Jenny Eliscu, Brenna Ehrlrich, Suzy Exposito, David Fricke, Elisa Gardner, Holly George-Warren, Andy Greene, Kory Grow, Will Hermes, Brian Hiatt, Christian Hoard, Charles Holmes, Mark Kemp, Greg Kot, Elias Leight, Joe Levy, Angie Martoccio, David McGee, Chris Molanphy, Tom Moon, Jason Newman, Rob O'Connor, Park Puterbaugh, Jody Rosen, Austin Scaggs, Karen Schoemer, Bud Scoppa, Claire Shaffer, Rob Sheffield, Hank Shteamer, Brittany Spanos, Rob Tannenbaum, David Thigpen, Simon Vozick-Levinson, Barry Walters, Jonah Weine --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/idol-nation/support

The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time Shakira, Dónde Están los Ladrones, 1998 (Where are the Thieves?) Long before she went blond and took her never-lying hips to the top of the American pop charts, Shakira was a raven-haired guitar rocker who'd hit peak superstardom in the Spanish-speaking world with her 1995 LP, Pies Descalzos. To keep up the momentum, Shakira enlisted Emilio Estefan to help produce her next LP, this stellar globetrotting dance-rock set, which blends sounds from Colombia, Mexico, and her father's native Lebanon. - Rolling Stone Rolling Stone's pick: Ciega, Sordomuda Lauren's pick: Ojos Asi Tom's pick: Inevitable Listen to the full album here! Connect with us: Instagram: @idolnationpod Twitter: IdolNationPod Email: Idolnationpod@gmail.com Lauren: @LaurenBCantrell Tom: @ThatPlatypusGuy Listen to our favorites! RS 500 G(A)OAT written by: Jonathan Bernstein, Pat Blashill, Jon Blistein, Nathan Brackett, David Browne, Anthony DeCurtis, Matt Diehl, Jon Dolan, Chuck Eddy, Ben Edmonds, Gavin Edwards, Jenny Eliscu, Brenna Ehrlrich, Suzy Exposito, David Fricke, Elisa Gardner, Holly George-Warren, Andy Greene, Kory Grow, Will Hermes, Brian Hiatt, Christian Hoard, Charles Holmes, Mark Kemp, Greg Kot, Elias Leight, Joe Levy, Angie Martoccio, David McGee, Chris Molanphy, Tom Moon, Jason Newman, Rob O'Connor, Park Puterbaugh, Jody Rosen, Austin Scaggs, Karen Schoemer, Bud Scoppa, Claire Shaffer, Rob Sheffield, Hank Shteamer, Brittany Spanos, Rob Tannenbaum, David Thigpen, Simon Vozick-Levinson, Barry Walters, Jonah Weine --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/idol-nation/support

The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time Various Artists, The Indestructible Beat of Soweto, 1985 The greatest album ever to be marketed under the heading “world music,” this 1985 compilation of South African pop was a huge influence on Paul Simon's Graceland that still sounds jarringly fresh today. Full of funky, loping beats and gruff, Howling Wolf-style vocals (most prominently from “goat voiced” star Mahlathini). With a sweet track by Graceland collaborators Ladysmith Black Mambazo (“Nansi Imali”), its badass joy needed no translation. - Rolling Stone Rolling Stone's pick: Awungilobolele Lauren's pick: Nansi Imali Tom's pick: Qhwayilahle Listen to the full album here! Connect with us: Instagram: @idolnationpod Twitter: IdolNationPod Email: Idolnationpod@gmail.com Lauren: @LaurenBCantrell Tom: @ThatPlatyPusGuy Listen to our favorites! RS 500 G(A)OAT written by: Jonathan Bernstein, Pat Blashill, Jon Blistein, Nathan Brackett, David Browne, Anthony DeCurtis, Matt Diehl, Jon Dolan, Chuck Eddy, Ben Edmonds, Gavin Edwards, Jenny Eliscu, Brenna Ehrlrich, Suzy Exposito, David Fricke, Elisa Gardner, Holly George-Warren, Andy Greene, Kory Grow, Will Hermes, Brian Hiatt, Christian Hoard, Charles Holmes, Mark Kemp, Greg Kot, Elias Leight, Joe Levy, Angie Martoccio, David McGee, Chris Molanphy, Tom Moon, Jason Newman, Rob O'Connor, Park Puterbaugh, Jody Rosen, Austin Scaggs, Karen Schoemer, Bud Scoppa, Claire Shaffer, Rob Sheffield, Hank Shteamer, Brittany Spanos, Rob Tannenbaum, David Thigpen, Simon Vozick-Levinson, Barry Walters, Jonah Weine --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/idol-nation/support

The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time Suicide, 'Suicide' Red Star, 1977 These New York synth-punks evoke everything from the Velvet Underground to rockabilly. Martin Rev's low-budget electronics are violent and hypnotic; Alan Vega screams as a rhythmic device. Late-night listening to “Frankie Teardrop,” a 10-minute-plus tale of a multiple murder, is not recommended. A droning voice in the wilderness when they appeared in the Seventies, the duo would influence bands from Arcade Fire and the National to Bruce Springsteen, who covered Suicide live in 2016. - Rolling Stone Rolling Stone's pick: Frankie Teardrop Lauren's pick: Ghost Rider Tom's pick: Ghost Rider Listen to the full album here! Connect with us: Instagram: @idolnationpod Twitter: IdolNationPod Email: Idolnationpod@gmail.com Listen to our favorites! RS 500 G(A)OAT written by: Jonathan Bernstein, Pat Blashill, Jon Blistein, Nathan Brackett, David Browne, Anthony DeCurtis, Matt Diehl, Jon Dolan, Chuck Eddy, Ben Edmonds, Gavin Edwards, Jenny Eliscu, Brenna Ehrlrich, Suzy Exposito, David Fricke, Elisa Gardner, Holly George-Warren, Andy Greene, Kory Grow, Will Hermes, Brian Hiatt, Christian Hoard, Charles Holmes, Mark Kemp, Greg Kot, Elias Leight, Joe Levy, Angie Martoccio, David McGee, Chris Molanphy, Tom Moon, Jason Newman, Rob O'Connor, Park Puterbaugh, Jody Rosen, Austin Scaggs, Karen Schoemer, Bud Scoppa, Claire Shaffer, Rob Sheffield, Hank Shteamer, Brittany Spanos, Rob Tannenbaum, David Thigpen, Simon Vozick-Levinson, Barry Walters, Jonah Weiner --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/idol-nation/support

The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time #499 Rufus, 'Ask Rufus' ABC, 1977 Fronted by Chaka Khan, one of soul music's most combustible singers, Rufus built its mid-Seventies sound on heavy-footed, guitar-slathered funk. But after spending 16 months in the studio working on Ask Rufus, they came out with a record that gave their songs more room to breathe, anticipating the lithe, loose arrangements of Nineties neo-soul. Khan glided through the head-nodding “Everlasting Love” and the twisty-turny “Better Days,” and fans appreciated the adjustment: Ask Rufus was the group's first platinum record.- Rolling Stone Rolling Stone's pick: Ever Lasting Love Lauren's pick: Hollywood Tom's pick: Better Days Listen to the full album here! Connect with us: Instagram: @idolnationpod Twitter: IdolNationPod Email: Idolnationpod@gmail.com RS 500 G(A)OAT written by: Jonathan Bernstein, Pat Blashill, Jon Blistein, Nathan Brackett, David Browne, Anthony DeCurtis, Matt Diehl, Jon Dolan, Chuck Eddy, Ben Edmonds, Gavin Edwards, Jenny Eliscu, Brenna Ehrlrich, Suzy Exposito, David Fricke, Elisa Gardner, Holly George-Warren, Andy Greene, Kory Grow, Will Hermes, Brian Hiatt, Christian Hoard, Charles Holmes, Mark Kemp, Greg Kot, Elias Leight, Joe Levy, Angie Martoccio, David McGee, Chris Molanphy, Tom Moon, Jason Newman, Rob O'Connor, Park Puterbaugh, Jody Rosen, Austin Scaggs, Karen Schoemer, Bud Scoppa, Claire Shaffer, Rob Sheffield, Hank Shteamer, Brittany Spanos, Rob Tannenbaum, David Thigpen, Simon Vozick-Levinson, Barry Walters, Jonah Weiner --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/idol-nation/support

The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time #500 Arcade Fire, 'Funeral' Merge, 2004 Loss, love, forced coming-of-age, and fragile generational hope: Arcade Fire's debut touched on all these themes as it defined the independent rock of the ‘00s. Built on family ties (leader Win Butler, his wife, Régine Chassagne, his brother Will), the Montreal band made symphonic rock that truly rocked, simultaneously outsize and deeply personal, like the best pop. But for all its sad realism, Butler's is music that still finds solace, and purpose, in communal celebration. - Rolling Stone Rolling Stone's pick: Rebellion Lauren's pick: Tunnels Tom's pick: Rebellion Listen to the full album here! Connect with us: Instagram: @idolnationpod Twitter: IdolNationPod Email: Idolnationpod@gmail.com RS 500 G(A)OAT written by: Jonathan Bernstein, Pat Blashill, Jon Blistein, Nathan Brackett, David Browne, Anthony DeCurtis, Matt Diehl, Jon Dolan, Chuck Eddy, Ben Edmonds, Gavin Edwards, Jenny Eliscu, Brenna Ehrlrich, Suzy Exposito, David Fricke, Elisa Gardner, Holly George-Warren, Andy Greene, Kory Grow, Will Hermes, Brian Hiatt, Christian Hoard, Charles Holmes, Mark Kemp, Greg Kot, Elias Leight, Joe Levy, Angie Martoccio, David McGee, Chris Molanphy, Tom Moon, Jason Newman, Rob O'Connor, Park Puterbaugh, Jody Rosen, Austin Scaggs, Karen Schoemer, Bud Scoppa, Claire Shaffer, Rob Sheffield, Hank Shteamer, Brittany Spanos, Rob Tannenbaum, David Thigpen, Simon Vozick-Levinson, Barry Walters, Jonah Weiner --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/idol-nation/support

First, we start off nice and easy with Gavin Edwards discussing Mr. Rogers. Then we're gonna do the finish rough with the very funny Dana Gould talking Hollywood. Let's just call this tune "Proud Tommy" See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“Video Killed the Radio Star,” as the song and video that launched MTV in 1981 told us, and Millennials, among other pop culture deaths they have been accused of, killed the music video star at the end of the TRL era. It was replaced by reality series on MTV … though many current viewers may not know that before reality TV was the thing on MTV, it was most definitely athing – thanks to The Real World. The granddaddy of all MTV reality shows, and a seminal series in all of American reality TV, The Real World began in 1993 with seven strangers picked to live in a New York City loft together, and find out what would happen “when people stop being polite and start getting real.” The show ran for more than 30 seasons, filled with fights, tears, hookups, and copious amounts of alcohol at its worst and most embarrassing moments. But then there were moments of pure grace, where the cast took the chance to understand people unlike anyone they’d ever met before. And for one very special season, the audience was riveted by a heroic young man named Pedro, who charmed, educated, and truly showed just how the real world, and The Real World, could be. Almost 30 years after the MTV series premiered, the Paramount+ streaming service is reuniting The Real World: New York cast in that same NYC loft, when we see Eric, Kevin, Norman, Julie, Heather, Becky, and Andre get real again.  This week on Pop Literacy, we talk with Amanda Ann Klein, the author of the fantastic new book Millennials Killed the Video Star: MTV’s Transition to Reality Programming, about The Real World’s place in MTV history, why Pedro and that third season of the show changed reality TV, and what she, like us, her fellow Gen Xers, can’t wait to see what the New York cast shares about 30 years of reality television fame. Our guest this week: Millennials Killed the Video Star: MTV’s Transition to Reality Programming by Amanda Ann Klein Read more about The Real World and the history of MTV: I Want My MTV: The Uncensored Story of the Music Video Revolution by Ron Tannenbaum and Craig Marks  VJ: The Unplugged Adventures of MTV’s First Wave – by Nina Blackwood, Mark Goodman, Alan Hunter, Martha Quinn, and Gavin Edwards  Money for Nothing: A History of the Music Video from the Beatles to the White Stripes by Saul Austerlitz 

This is the first edition of Rock Moments to Remember - part of the My Rock Moment podcast - where we highlight some little known stories from the rock 'n' roll vault. In this episode we talk The Monkees, Mama Cass and Keith Moon!If you are a fan of The Monkees, then you know that that quirky quartet was perfectly cast. But did you know that hundreds of actors and musicians, some we know very well today, auditioned for one of those 4 sacred slots? We'll tell the story of Peter Tork and how he became a Monkee, thanks in part to one famous musician and former roommate! Rock has a list of famous faces that left us too soon. And Mama Cass of The Mamas & the Papas and Keith Moon of The Who are at the top of that list. However, the are a number of eerie similarities between their early demise... Listen now to find out more!Episode References:“Hey Hey We’re the Monkees," published by General Publishing Group, written by Harold Bronson "Is Tiny Dancer Really Elton’s Little John?: Music’s Most Enduring Mysteries, Myths, and Rumors Revealed," published by Three Rivers Press, written by Gavin Edwards.https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/time-neil-young-cut-loose-monkees#:~:text=Although%20Stephen%20Stills%20never%20became,a%20handful%20of%20Monkees%20sessionshttps://www.forbes.com/sites/jimclash/2020/08/06/did-stephen-stills-audition-for-the-monkees/?sh=1b0199faef0fhttps://www.monkeeslivealmanac.com/blog/stephen-stills-on-auditioning-for-the-monkeeshttps://www.metv.com/lists/10-things-you-might-not-know-about-the-monkeeshttps://consequenceofsound.net/2010/09/alternate-history-x-what-if-stephen-stills-had-joined-the-monkees/http://rockandrollgarage.com/keith-moon-and-cass-elliot-died-in-the-same-bad-vibrations-apartment/https://flashbak.com/the-death-of-cass-elliot-and-keith-moon-at-harry-nilssons-macabre-mayfair-flat-422551/https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/mama-cass-keith-moon-death-the-who-mayfair/https://www.idolator.com/7675185/these-insane-rock-star-rumors-are-actually-true?view-all&chrome=1

Development banks and states have pledged 14 billion dollars over the next four years to the African Union's Great Green Wall initiative in the Sahel. The pledge was made at the One Planet Summit in Paris. The project aims to plant 100-million trees in a region hit particularly hard by the climate crisis, and to counter the effects of desertification by creating jobs, boosting food security and reducing migration. Britain's Prince Charles has also launched a 10-billion dollar initiative to provide businesses with a roadmap to a more sustainable future by 20-30. Terra Carta promotes investment in 'natural capital' and urges businesses to put people and the planet first in a bid to restore biodiversity. Gavin Edwards joined us from London. He's the global co-ordinator of New Deal for Nature and People at WWF International. #GreatGreenWallProject #OnePlanettSummit #Deforestation

December 17th - Gavin Edwards, Brandon Lang

Gavin Edwards is a journalist, nonfiction writer, and New York Times best-selling author of 12 books, including Kindness and Wonder: Why Mister Rogers Matters Now More Than Ever and The World According to Tom Hanks. Gavin is a veteran writer who has penned magazine cover stories on celebrities such as Jared Leto and Travis Barker … Continue reading "Kindness and Wonder: The Fred Rogers Philosophy with Gavin Edwards"

We are excited to have Gavin Edwards, author of Kindness and Wonder: Why Mister Rogers Matters Now More Than Ever, on the show. Gavin is the New York Times bestselling author of nine books. A longtime contributor at Rolling Stone, he has written for the New York Times, Wired, Billboard, Details, and GQ; and appeared on television programs including the Today show, Entertainment Tonight, and Jeopardy! In this episode, we discuss what made Fred Rogers such a unique human being as well as important lessons that we can take from his life. Enjoy!

First, we start off nice and easy with Gavin Edwards discussing Mr. Rogers. Then we're gonna do the finish rough with the very funny Dana Gould talking Hollywood. Let's just call this tune "Proud Tommy"See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Introvert, extrovert, it doesn’t matter: asking other authors for help, especially for the considerable favor of a book blurb, can be nerve-racking. Jennifer and Kim have been there, and share some specific tips for approaching your fellow scribes for those back-of-the-book endorsements (hint: a little smooching of the tuchus is in order). And we talk with Gavin Edwards, author of wonderfully unique biographies of Mister Rogers and Tom Hanks and generous giver of book blurbs, who shares a great story about how he got a celebrity book blurb for himself. Resources: Gavin Edwards author website Gavin Edwards’ Kindness and Wonder: Why Mister Rogers Matters Now More Than Ever 

Best selling author, Gavin Edwards, shares his fascinating insight into the world of Fred Rogers. In this very special show, you'll hear about: The subtleties in Mister Rogers Neighborhood that helped to prepare children watching for a life of learning 10 ways we can live more like Mr. Rogers today Celebrities and celebrities-to-be who appeared on the show  The french opera Fred wrote in college about a short-necked giraffe that appeared on Mr. Rogers last episode, coming full circle, some 30 years later How Mr. Rogers was inspired by an unlikely personality: a well-known cowboy children's TV host Sonny's own surreal experience meeting Mr. Rogers Much more... Tap to see the show notes and links: https://SonnyRadio.com/gavin-edwards

A woman and her abusive ex both went to jail: him for attacking her and her for not having a concealed carry license. And her bond was MUCH higher. Boris Johnson won big in the British election! Member of the European Parliament Daniel Hannan calls in to describe what this means for Brexit, Jeremy Corbyn, and America. Bill O’Reilly lists his important takeaways of the week: The FBI is out of control, the British election is devastating to Democrats, and Bloomberg proved the media’s corruption even at the highest levels. “Kindness and Wonder” author Gavin Edwards discusses why Mr. Rogers has become such an icon. “40 Acres & a Fool” podcast host Cam Edwards has the latest updates on Virginia’s battle over the Second Amendment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Boris Johnson’s conservative party won BIG in the British election! Member of the European Parliament Daniel Hannan calls in to describe what this means for Brexit, Jeremy Corbyn, and America. Bill O’Reilly lists his important takeaways of the week: The FBI is out of control, the British election is devastating to Democrats, and Bloomberg proved the media’s corruption even at the highest levels. “Kindness and Wonder” author Gavin Edwards discusses why Mr. Rogers has become such an icon. “40 Acres & a Fool” podcast host Cam Edwards has the latest updates on Virginia’s battle over the Second Amendment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Over three decades Fred Rogers (known as Mister Rogers) was a beloved fixture in American homes. Warm and welcoming, he spoke directly to children - and their parents - about the marvels of the world, the things that worried them, and above all, the importance of being themselves. Mister Rogers offered a wholesome message of generosity and love that changed the landscape of television and shaped a generation of children. Gavin Edwards', new release, Kindness and Wonder: Why Mister Rogers Matters Now More Than Ever pays tribute to this cultural icon: the unique, gentle man who embodied the best of what we could be. Gavin Edwards is the NY Times bestselling author of 11 books, including the wildly successful ’Scuse Me While I Kiss This Guy series of misheard-lyrics collections. A longtime contributor at Rolling Stone, he has written for the NY Times, Wired, Billboard, Details, and GQ; and appeared on TV programs including the Today show, Entertainment Tonight, and Jeopardy! He’s also moonlighted as a game designer, a photographer, and a demolition derby driver. Visit http://rulefortytwo.com. Get the new Your Inner World – Guided Meditations by Sister Jenna. Visit www.americameditating.org. Download our free Pause for Peace App for Apple or Android.

Row the boat clips, row the boat! Featuring: Tom Rhodes, Gavin Edwards, Roy Wood Jr.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

50 years ago, it was a beautiful day in the neighborhood. As to which neighborhood, we never really find out, do we? Well we can safely say the neighborhood is a lot less beautiful now, possibly because Mister Rogers is no longer in it. Well, we have over 40 years worth of episodes to pick from, so though he may be gone, his message will persist forever. Introduce your children to him instead of whatever neon noise explosion is on Youtube right now. Kindness and Wonder: Why Mister Rogers Matters Now More Than EverBook- amzn.to/2rdYce9See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

11/5/2019 - Gavin Edwards Interview - Why Mr. Rogers Matters

In Kindness & Wonder: Why Mister Rogers Matters Now More Than Ever, author Gavin Edwards recounts the history of the show and the visionary behind.

Big Rick chats with Gavin about his new book, that covers the legacy, life and generational influence of Fred Rogers (Mister Rogers). --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/onairwithrick/message

October 29th - Christina Adams, Gavin Edwards, Drew Curtis, Donald Faison

October 29th - Christina Adams, Gavin Edwards, Drew Curtis, Donald Faison

KINDNESS AND WONDER was also named one of USA TODAY’S must-read books of the Fall! And today’s audiences will be reminded of Mr. Rogers’s uplifting persona in the upcoming TriStar Pictures film A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (November 2019), where Tom Hanks stars as the real-life Fred Rogers. KINDNESS AND WONDER is an exploration of Mister Roger’s philosophy, and an appreciation of his role in our world and our popular culture. Looking back at the history of the show and the creative visionary behind it, pop culture aficionado Gavin Edwards reminds us of the indelible lessons and insights that Mister Rogers conveyed—what it means to be a good person, to be open-hearted, to be thoughtful, to be curious, to be compassionate—and why they matter. Beautifully crafted, infused with Mister Rogers’ gentle spirit, and featuring dozens of interviews with people whose lives were touched by Fred Rogers—ranging from Rita Moreno to NFL Hall of Famer Lynn Swann—KINDNESS AND WONDER is heartfelt homage to this unforgettable cultural hero and role model, and the beautiful neighborhood he created. Over three decades Fred Rogers offered a wholesome message of generosity and love that changed the landscape of television and shaped a generation of children. KINDNESS AND WONDER pays tribute to this cultural icon: the unique, gentle man who liked us just the way we were. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Gavin Edwards is the New York Times bestselling author of eleven books, including The Tao of Bill Murray, Last Night at the Viper Room, The World According to Tom Hanks, and the wildly successful ’Scuse Me While I Kiss This Guy series of misheard-lyrics collections. A longtime contributor at Rolling Stone, he has written for the New York Times, Wired, Billboard, Details, and GQ; and appeared on television programs including the Today show, Entertainment Tonight, and Jeopardy! He’s also moonlighted as a game designer, a photographer, and a demolition derby driver. Gavin lives in Charlotte, North Carolina.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

KINDNESS AND WONDER was also named one of USA TODAY’S must-read books of the Fall!  And today’s audiences will be reminded of Mr. Rogers’s uplifting persona in the upcoming TriStar Pictures film A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (November 2019), where Tom Hanks stars as the real-life Fred Rogers.  KINDNESS AND WONDER is an exploration of Mister Roger’s philosophy, and an appreciation of his role in our world and our popular culture. Looking back at the history of the show and the creative visionary behind it, pop culture aficionado Gavin Edwards reminds us of the indelible lessons and insights that Mister Rogers conveyed—what it means to be a good person, to be open-hearted, to be thoughtful, to be curious, to be compassionate—and why they matter. Beautifully crafted, infused with Mister Rogers’ gentle spirit, and featuring dozens of interviews with people whose lives were touched by Fred Rogers—ranging from Rita Moreno to NFL Hall of Famer Lynn Swann—KINDNESS AND WONDER is heartfelt homage to this unforgettable cultural hero and role model, and the beautiful neighborhood he created.   Over three decades Fred Rogers offered a wholesome message of generosity and love that changed the landscape of television and shaped a generation of children. KINDNESS AND WONDER pays tribute to this cultural icon: the unique, gentle man who liked us just the way we were. ABOUT THE AUTHOR:  Gavin Edwards is the New York Times bestselling author of eleven books, including The Tao of Bill Murray, Last Night at the Viper Room, The World According to Tom Hanks, and the wildly successful ’Scuse Me While I Kiss This Guy series of misheard-lyrics collections. A longtime contributor at Rolling Stone, he has written for the New York Times, Wired, Billboard, Details, and GQ; and appeared on television programs including the Today show, Entertainment Tonight, and Jeopardy! He’s also moonlighted as a game designer, a photographer, and a demolition derby driver. Gavin lives in Charlotte, North Carolina. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The cardigan, the sneakers, the voice so soothing it should be its own brand of stress therapy. We speak, of course, about Mister Rogers, and we speak about him this week with New York Times bestselling author Gavin Edwards, whose new book is a prescriptive biography of all things Fred Rogers. Prescriptive because, in Kindness and Wonder: Why Mister Rogers Matters Now More Than Ever, Gavin not only builds on the legend of Mister Rogers, he shares the many ways the beloved children’s television star walked the walk of the life lessons he shared with generations of viewers, and offers suggestions for how we can, too. 

Author Gavin Edwards joins the misheard chat for the 6th episode. He shares what a mondegreen is and that he has not only authored many a misheard book but also has a new book out about the beloved Mister Rogers set to be released prior to the Tom Hanks Mister Rogers movie. Miss Heard also discusses the genius of Weird Al Yankovic and how her love of misheard lyrics began back in the mid-nineties. Gavin Edwards’ new book about Mister Rogers “Kindness and Wonder” Here's the link to the publisher page, which has links to lots of different booksellers: https://www.harpercollins.com/9780062950741/kindness-and-wonder/ Gavin Edwards Wikipedia Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gavin_Edwards_(writer)

Gavin Edwards is a NY Times best-selling author living in Charlotte, NC. Having covered the pop culture landscape, Edwards has worked with or written about Tom Hanks, River Phoenix, Travis Barker and many more. In 2016, Gavin released a book of short stories about Bill Murray, called The Tao of Bill Murray. In the book, Edwards recounts stories of light-hearted mischief, surprise appearances, and a more balanced approach to life. In this episode of the Biscuit podcast, Matt Olin sits down with Gavin Edwards to watch eight curated scenes from Bill Murray's career that tell the story of who Bill is and how he lives his life. Gavin even creates a drink inspired by a Bill Murray anecdote to share with Matt.   More information: BiscuitCLT.com - Sign Up for the Biscuit Email Newsletter! CharlotteIsCreative.com Creative Mornings Charlotte Charlotte Is Creative on Instagram Charlotte Is Creative on Twitter Charlotte Is Creative on Facebook Charlotte Is Creative on YouTube #CharlotteIsCreative

Gavin Edwards directs product design and research for Skyscanner, a travel search platform serving 90 million users a month. He talks to MEX founder Marek Pawlowski about applying research insights at scale, the cultural nuances of users' travel behaviours and his own journey through design agency work to leading in-house teams. Along the way, the conversations touches on design education, Gavin's love of engineering and tinkering, as well as hiring for large-scale design teams of 50+ headcount. Get in touch with feedback and questions @mexfeed on Twitter or email designtalk@mobileuserexperience.com. Show notes with links to everything discussed: https://www.mobileuserexperience.com/category/podcast/ Contact: T: https://twitter.com/mexfeed/ E: designtalk@mobileuserexperience.com

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Will Leach is the founder of TriggerPoint Design, a leading behavior research and design consultancy specializing in using behavior economics and decision design to drive consumer decision making. He is a behavior design instructor at the Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University and has more than twenty years of behavior insights experience working with Fortune 50 companies to solve their most important behavior challenges. Will is the only two-time winner of the EXPLOR Award for his work in behavior design and is known as America's foremost authority in applying behavior science to marketing.   Connect Linkedin – https://www.linkedin.com/in/william-leach-b5b80425 Twitter – https://twitter.com/MMindstates Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/MMindstates/  Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/marketingtomindstates/ Website – https://www.will-leach.com/ Website – https://www.triggerpointdesign.com/    People Mentioned Bill Murray   Resources Calm – https://www.calm.com/   Books Marketing to Mindstates by Will Leach: https://amzn.to/2FNkvN8 Predictably Irrational by Dr. Dan Ariely: https://amzn.to/2msiby6 The Tao of Bill Murray by Gavin Edwards and R. Sikoryak: https://amzn.to/2cQk2N2  

Gavin is an incredibly talented non-fiction writer.  Prolific on music and movies, he’s written entire books on Bill Murray, Tom Hanks, and River Phoenix.  This last one brought Gavin’s well-researched and insightful work to Aaron’s attention. Gavin’s writing has been published in Rolling Stone, The New York Times, and Wired, among other outlets. Aaron is … Continue reading Gavin Edwards – Writer, Journalist, Biographer →

Hear additional interview content from Dokken/Foreigner bassist Jeff Pilson, Rolling Stone writer Gavin Edwards, Daughtry Keyboardist Elvio Fernandes, Maroon 5's Sam Farrar, Toad the Wet Sprocket's Dean Dinning, Masters of Reality drummer John Leamy and Better Than Ezra's Michael Jerome. These are interview snippets that didn't make the original podcast episodes. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In a culture where every day we’re afraid to look at the news, lest we hear of yet another public figure who’s caught up in an appalling scandal, Oscar winner Tom Hanks remains one of Hollywood’s best examples of a decent guy. Not perfect, not a scoundrel; not too political, but ready to stand up for what he believes in; not preachy, but, well, he’s a guy who takes the time to return a lost ID card to a college student. All of these traits are what inspired bestselling author Gavin Edwards to devote his latest literary effort to The World According to Tom Hanks, a book that traces Hanks’ warped Brady Bunch childhood and burgeoning love of making people laugh all the way through to his early hit comedies, and the key career choice that led him to dramatic performances in epic movies that would net him, so far, two Academy Awards. In this episode of Pop Literacy, we chat with Gavin about his truly inspiring deep dive on an actor as committed to being a good human as he is to being a good performer, the beacon we need in 2018.    And then we discuss: When should celebrities stand up for what they believe in, especially given our divisive times, and when should they STFU? Hanks has considered a run for office in the past, something Michael Moore, among others, has cheered. And who doesn't smile just a little at the thought of President The Rock? Taylor Swift has taken heat for staying too quiet on politics, particularly in the 2016 presidential election, but when she finally recently spoke up, endorsing a pair of Tennessee Democrats, spurred thousands of new voter registrations. On the other hand, Kanye West's recent visit to the White House inspired no one. What are the standards of citizenship for celebrities?  

Gavin Edwards is a longtime contributor at Rolling Stone, Details, Billboard and GQ who’s covered a wide variety of artists including Nirvana, Blink 182, Taylor Swift and Weezer just to name a few. He's also a New York Times bestselling author who's turned misheard lyrics into a cottage industry with his book ‘Scuse Me While I Kiss This Guy, and it’s follow ups as well as The Tao of Bill Murray and Last Night at the Viper Room. He's about to have a busy Fall with two new books hitting the shelves. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Cómo ser Bill Murray editado por Blackie Books es una biografía sobre el famoso actor de Hollywood escrita por Gavin Edwards -colaborador de Rolling Stone y autor de una biografía sobre River Phoenix, un acercamiento a la vida y obra de un actor que ha conseguido transportarse en el gusto de distintas generaciones y que aquí, a lo largo de varias y largas entrevistas con Edwards nos deja ver mucho de su filosofía de vida, mucho de sus pensamientos hacia el interior y algo de su carrera en el cine. Raquel Zárate platicó con Erick Estrada y Saraí Campech sobre este libro que es algo difícil de conseguir. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cómo ser Bill Murray editado por Blackie Books es una biografía sobre el famoso actor de Hollywood escrita por Gavin Edwards -colaborador de Rolling Stone y autor de una biografía sobre River Phoenix, un acercamiento a la vida y obra de un actor que ha conseguido transportarse en el gusto de distintas generaciones y que aquí, a lo largo de varias y largas entrevistas con Edwards nos deja ver mucho de su filosofía de vida, mucho de sus pensamientos hacia el interior y algo de su carrera en el cine. Raquel Zárate platicó con Erick Estrada y Saraí Campech sobre este libro que es algo difícil de conseguir.

"My book, The Tao of Bill Murray, is about Bill Murray and all the crazy adventures and antics he gets into in public."

Jeff and Jon talk with a local brewer, Lee Robinson, Founder and Co-Owner of Bentonville Brewing Company. A Discussion with Micro-Brewer Lee Robinson of the Bentonville Brewing Company Q: What is the difference between nano and micro-brewery? A: It's based on volume production, what you can do annually. How many barrels a year - in Arkansas it's 500 barrels a year is a micro-brewery. However this number increases every year, the bar keeps on raising for what can be considered as micro-brewery. Q: How do you sell your beer? A: We self-distribute and we don't go through distributorship because that means a lot more costs,a lot more kegs and lot more inventories to get a good percentage of the keg. Q: Your run your own tap room? Where is your tap room? A: Yes, we run our own tap room. Its over here at 1000 Southeast 5th St in Bentonville, Arkansas. Q: What is your background? Is that where you met Gavin Edwards (co-owner)? A: My background is actually finance and real estate. Yes, we have worked together in real estate over the last few years, he was a realtor and I was a loan officer. He came into the brewery a little bit later in the game. It was me and another friend of mine who started it. Q: About your brewmaster, how long he's been doing it? A: About 2 or 3 months now. But before him, we brought in a guy who is experienced so it is from that person where our current brewmaster has taken his technical background from. Q: When you guys decided that you wanted to do this, how did you come to an agreement? Who's gonna do what? What does the partnership look like and all that fun stuff? A: A lot of handshakes and verbal. We do have a new operating agreement now but that's probably one thing that we should have defined more clearly early on. We should have written out in detail what and whose role should it be because many would not do the roles they said they would do. We did some other things, trading equity for work and build-out and stuff like that but it didn't quite go as we planned but we all got it done in the end. I did all the licensing with the TTB and ABC, a lot of stuff, I didn't know about. You can read all that stuff online but depending where you live at, you will have different circumstances to go through in getting a license. Q: Now that you're in the game, are you getting a little more confident with all that works, getting the traffic, getting the brand out there and all that? A: Yes, we're very excited how things are going so far. Our first brews were actually very good beers.The first time we had a bad batch, they got messed up, we got the wrong yeasts and we just flushed it down the drain. Q: What do you think the outlook is for craft brew? A: I think it's very positive right now especially here in Benton County and in the Little Rock area, there is a lot of growth happening, there are a lot of breweries coming out. Q: How has it been so far? Did it meet your expectations? Exceeded? A: It has met my expectations. Right now, we're paying the bills so that's pretty good. We're not really into real profit yet. Q: When you get to capacity, what's the plan? What will you do to expand? A: That's where it gets a little risky to me. We can add a little more areas and space but we will soon outgrow that space and that's gonna be the next challenge - what we are going to do, should we stay in this small craft brewery or do mid-size brewery and that is where the risk will come in.  It is something we should plan and think about thoroughly. Q: Are you going to can as well? A: If we decide to go, we need to move to another facility. That maybe an option for us. Q: What do you think about some of the labels that are out? A: Sometimes more is less, that is my personal opinion. I would like to keep it simple and basic and focus on the beer. Q: What's keeping you up at night? A: Right now we are trying to maximize production and also manage accounts, making sure to keep all accounts that we have. And also, what beer to produce. Q: How many different types of beer that you have now? A: We've got 5 different types. Q: Do you guys offer anything other than your own beer? A: We have some wine in our brewery. We have some brewed coffee from Airship coffee. We're looking at local root beer. Q: Are you having fun? A: Yes, I really enjoy starting business and running them day to day Q: What about cleaning and water quality? A: The whole brewing process is cleaning. Brewing is not difficult, it's a lot of hard work, taking good notes so you'd know what you did right, what you did wrong. And making sure that everything is very clean so you don't get infections. With the water quality, we run it through a carbon filter and we treat it with different salts to balance the water to the beer that we're gonna make. Follow Bentonville Brewing Company on Facebook Our contact info: Jon Cadieux jon@455mediagroup.com www.455mediagroup.com www.bentonvilleworkplace.com Jeff Amerine jeff@startupjunkieconsulting.com www.startupjunkieconsulting.com www.oric.io    

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"The Reign of Marvel Studios" is a brand new book from MCU experts Joanna Robinson, Dave Gonzales and Gavin Edwards. In it, they give a thrilling and comprehensive look at the MCU's rise to power as well as some of the untold behind-the-scenes stories. This discussion and the book itself is for MCU and non-MCU fans alike and you won't want to miss this chat.