Podcast appearances and mentions of Gordon Douglas

Editor note: We had some audio and connection problems with this episode, we apologize for some of the weird sounds and random issues. Anyway, on to the notes:Hailed as one of the most influential sci-fi films ever made, 1954'sThem!directed by Gordon Douglas, still stands the test of time over 7 decades later.Mike joins us today, he and Matt reminisce about earlier days finding the film on afternoon TV; this was a (relatively) new watch for Todd.Yes this is 1950s 'radioactive-giant-beast' sci-fi, but this is a true classic. Helping to launching a genre that would eventually be beaten into the radioactive sands of the southwestern desert.Given the subject you might expect far more cheese, but this isn't the sillier B-level stuff parodied by theThe Simpsons and taken to the extremes withSharknado.Released a few months before Japan's iconicGodzilla, Them!Stars James Whitmore, James Arness, Joan Weldon and Edmund Gwenn.Them!builds tension with some great characters to a thrilling finish reminiscent of James Cameron's 1986 masterpiece.Thank you everyone for listening and join us again...........Find Matt on Letterboxd⁠ as he reviews over 1,500 movies (while you're at it also let him know if there are any newSniper movies on @BlueSky.)-------He can change his name but he can't avoid getting threatening boxes of questionable films. "Marcus" is forced to watch anything from the dreadful to awful, to sometimes passable, and the very rare gem of the discount movie bin experience on Facebook at the Movie Asylum of the Weird, Bad and Wonderful.--------Check out some great content we also follow at:Once Upon a GeekAlso  The Fade Out Podcast

...You're a WINNER! Today, Matt, Todd, and Mike dive into 1986's animated Sci-Fi action slugfest: Transformers: The Movie, directed by Nelson Shin, and featuring an all-star voice cast: Orson Welles as Unicron Leonard Nimoy as Galvatron Judd Nelson as Rodimus Prime Robert Stack as Ultra Magnus And of course... Frank Welker as Megatron & Soundwave Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime & Ironhide Written by Ron Friedman, this movie brought us many unforgettable moments. If you know & love the movie, you already know where this is going. Talk to the right person, and mentioning this movie might just bring back some deep childhood trauma. If you don't know it yet, you're about to delve into one of the most effective and disturbing 'war films' an '80s child could watch—something akin to "We Were Soldiers" but, you know, with toys, set to some of the most rocking '80s glam you'll ever hear. We're talking about a bunch of toy-heroes getting systematically slaughtered, genocided, tortured, and dipped in acid... So grab your nearest action figure and jump in for a fantastic, fun-filled ride of family adventure. Transformers: The Movie is far more 'adult' than one would ever have expected, and the impactful death of some of the biggest stars is remembered forever. Many recall tearful theaters and leaving in shock. Maybe you were never a fan, and maybe the Michael Bay movies didn't help. But this is different—more akin to "Heavy Metal" than a Saturday afternoon with some trucks and lasers. Check this classic out! America doesn't make too many animated films quite like this, so it's no surprise that the Transformers' origins lie thousands of miles away in Japan. Till all are one... and as always, thank you for listening. Matt rolls out his favorites on Letterboxd and BlueSky @MovieMattSirois. Witness Matt dispense Quintesson justice on the black fog of despair that is $1-budget action nonsense at the Movie Asylum of the Weird, Bad and Wonderful. Check out some great content we also follow at: Once Upon a Geek Also  The Fade Out Podcast (Matt Joins the host on the Gordon Douglas episode featuring his final film: "Viva Knievel" a pretty strange 'sign of the time' fluff piece about the notoriously... complex Mr. Knievel)

EPISODE #431-- We start off this year's SPOOKTAGON with the Italian production CEMETERY MAN, a ridiculous, campy, grotesque journey into being so Italian and horny that you just have to start killing people. A tale as old as time. It stars Rupert Everett who, if I may say so, looks like a dish. We also chat about Gordon Douglas' THEM! (1954), David Lietch's FALL GUY (2024), and the good Paul Anderson's MAGNOLIA (1999). Some solid flicks to start off the spooking season. Sorry about the rest of this episode. Some weeks are better than others. Join the cause at Patreon.com/Quality. Follow the us on Ton Bluesky at kislingconnection and cruzflores, on Instagram @kislingwhatsit, and on Tiktok @kislingkino. You can watch Cruz and show favorite Alexis Simpson on You Tube in "They Live Together." Thanks to our artists Julius Tanag (http://www.juliustanag.com) and Sef Joosten (http://spexdoodles.tumblr.com). The theme music is "Eine Kleine Sheissemusik" by Drew Alexander. Also, I've got a newsletter, so maybe go check that one out, too. Listen to DRACULA: A RADIO PLAY on Apple Podcasts, at dracularadio.podbean.com, and at the Long Beach Playhouse at https://lbplayhouse.org/show/dracula And, as always, Support your local unions! UAW, SAG-AFTRA, and WGA strong and please leave us a review on iTunes or whatever podcatcher you listened to us on!

For Sickle Cell Awareness Month, our sickle cell Patient Voice Group discuss their lived experiences with sickle cell, shedding light on how organisations need to be considerate when engaging with patients. They emphasise the need for genuine engagement and transparency from researchers, while highlighting the importance of building trust within communities that have historically been overlooked. The discussion looks to the future, advocating for more personalised support, better treatment options and a stronger focus on the diverse experiences of those affected by sickle cell. Marie Nugent, Community Manager for the Genomics England Diverse Data Initiative co-hosts this episode with Natasha Gordon-Douglas, sickle cell patient advocate for the Genomics England Diverse Data Initiative and Lead Mentor at the Sickle Cell Society. They are joined by Oleander Agbetu, who cares for her son with sickle cell, and is also a member of the Solace sickle cell and thalassaemia support group board, and Jayson Kupoluyi, sickle cell advocate and volunteer for the Sickle Cell Society. The episode also features insights from some of the other members of the Patient Voice Group; Hazel Attua, Samuel Chuku and Zainab Garba-Sani. The Patient Voice Group are a group of people affected by sickle cell who share with Genomics England their expertise, based on their lived experience, to inform our sickle cell programme within the Diverse Data Initiative.   "If we as parent/carers and advocates and all the rest of it can even make a little slight difference to someone's care, that's what I want to do. That's why I'm here."   You can read the transcript below or download it here: https://www.genomicsengland.co.uk/assets/documents/Podcast-transcripts/How-can-organisations-support-those-living-with-sickle-cell-1.docx  Marie: Welcome to Behind the Genes.  Natasha: I think the fact is that people do want to hear from patients, and they do understand that actually you need the patient's voice in order to make things better, and not just be in a room where you've got all board members that think, “Okay, this is what is good for the patient.” No, actually, they've got the patients there to help support that voice, and saying, “Well actually, this is the reality,” rather than what you think might be the reality.  Marie: My name is Marie Nugent and I'm the community manager for diverse data at Genomics England. I'll be co-hosting today's special patient takeover episode of Behind the Genes with Natasha Gordon-Douglas, who is a member of our sickle cell patient voice group. On this episode, we're going to be speaking to two people who are also part of our patient voice group, Oleander Agbetu and Jayson Kupoluyi. Today we'll be discussing what it's like to live with sickle cell, and how organisations who wish to engage with patients need to be considerate of what is going on in people's lives, and what good advocacy and support for patients who want to be involved in research looks like. If you enjoy today's episode, we would love your support. Please like and share, and rate us on wherever you listen to your podcasts.  Welcome everyone, thank you very much for your time today to talk about the patient involvement and engagement work we've been doing as part of our sickle cell and genomics programme at Genomics England. My name's Marie, I'm the community manager for the diverse data initiative, and I am really involved in doing the sickle cell engagement work. I'm going to pass straight to Natasha now, who's going to be my lovely co-host for this podcast. So, over to you, Natasha.  Natasha: Thank you, Marie. I'm Natasha. I would say my background is nothing to do with the medical side. My background is in marketing and the corporate world. That's how actually I got introduced by John James, because I actually got him into our workplace to do a podcast about sickle cell. So, you know, just – I'm working in an environment, which obviously – it's about people understanding about my illness, so I actually got him in speaking, and then he mentioned about a project, “Oh, you might be interested in this.” So, that was kind of the introduction I got from John James. But as I said, doing patient work and engagement stuff was completely new to me, so this is my – I'm a rookie, I should say. But I feel like now after the two years, I know now, I understand [laughter]. But yeah, that's kind of a quick background. And how I got introduced to Marie is from John James at the Sickle Cell Society.  Marie: Great, thank you, Natasha. So, coming straight to you now, Oleander, I think it's a bit different for you. So, you joined this particular group not too long ago, but from what I know, you've been doing this kind of advocacy work and engagement work for quite a while. So, tell us a bit about yourself.  Oleander: Well, I'm a parent/carer of a teenager, young man with sickle cell, and I think I've been part of the Solace sickle cell and thalassaemia support group board for more than ten years now. And what we do is we support patients through our WhatsApp group, as well as through inviting different people to come and talk. We've had doctors, nurses, etc. And I have supported people who have called me personally to ask me questions, from advice, for help. Also written a letter to the hospital, which we are now working on with the hospital itself, to try and get things moving and make improvements for the patients who are actually patients there at Homerton Hospital and Royal London Hospital.  Marie: And then over to you, Jayson. So, similar to Oleander, you joined this group fairly recently actually, but just tell us a little bit about the kind of work that you've done before.  Jayson: My name's Jayson Kupoluyi. My background is totally different from the sickle cell background. Because of the plight that I have with my health, I now decided that I wanted to make a change, so I – unbeknown to me – I didn't know what advocacy was. I just – when I meet people, I ask them questions, and, you know, thankfully enough, they really try and help and support in terms of advising me and those kind of things. So, I took that advice on board, and through the years I've met fantastic people, i.e. Oleander and her son. I met her son during a trip – we took the kids to a trip for a week for self-discovery, self-awareness, teaching them how to cope, and probably to see where – you know, try to make them open up.  So, I now decided to volunteer for the Sickle Cell Society and give them seven years of my time, in which I've met fantastic kids and fantastic people. And through that, I've learnt to be able to teach people and the kids under 16 – well, I'm teaching from 26 year olds down to 13 year olds on how to advocate for themselves in hospital now. I teach the adults how to fill in application forms for PIP. I also write complaint letters and help them deal with complaints. And I also – sometimes I have the chance, from Royal London and Queen's Hospital, to enter and view the situation, and ask information from the patients, from the nurses, carers and things like that, to be able to compile my own findings. And all in all, it's been rewarding, because I just wanted to give back.  Marie: That's incredible, you know, because something that we've been talking about more recently as part of our sickle cell patient voice group is this idea of advocacy, and I'm just reminded that I'm with a great group of people to actually explore this because of the experience that you've got, so this is wonderful. Now, you've all just said you've got varying like degrees of previous experience of being part of advocacy work. Natasha, I'll come straight to you, what were your initial expectations as to what it would mean or look like to be part of like a patient voice group?   Natasha: To be honest, very sceptical [laughter]. I was like, “What are they really going to – are they really going to take our voice on board, and is it just another tick box that they could say, “Okay, we've funded a group for you to – with sickle cell,”” and I was very, yeah, sceptical. But actually I would now advocate for everybody to be part of a patient voice group. I think it's so important. And the collaboration that happens with all these different organisations as well that you open up your mind to – ‘cos I didn't know – you know, especially for this particular project that we're working on, you've got the James Lind Alliance, never knew this organisation existed. I think the fact is that people do want to hear from patients, and they do understand that actually you need the patient's voice in order to make things better, and not just be in a room where you've got all board members that think, “Okay, this is what is good for the patient.” No, actually they've got the patients there to help support that voice and saying, “Well actually, this is the reality, rather than what you think might be the reality.”  So yeah, I would definitely champion anybody regardless, even – yeah, you've got sickle cell, of course, but any kind of illness, if there's any kind of projects, trying to get involved, to really be able to try and shape what can happen. Because, you know, I guess what we're working on at the moment, the opportunities for development within sickle cell are endless. And yeah, it's just being part of that steering group, part of that voice to actually make change, especially with sickle cell. You know, it's one of the ones that has never had anything – hasn't had change for I don't know how many years - I'm going to give away my age, for at least 40-odd years, I'll say [laughter]. But yeah, so from what I can see, it's slowly now changing and we're in that wave, and I'm so excited to be part of that.  I know Oleander, so you with your son, you've obviously seen the kind of – if there has been change for you. I guess for me as a patient, I might see it slightly differently, whereas you as a carer, a parent, you might see it completely differently. So I guess for you, what would you say for a person who might be considering joining a patient group or a parent/carer group?  Oleander: I too was sceptical at first, but at the same time I can say that I'm really happy that I have been involved, because it means that all the information that I find out about that might be relevant to other parent/carers, I can pass that on, and vice versa. Any questions that they might have or issues that they might be going through, I can also get those considered. And I just think that it can be quite sad when a patient goes into hospital and they are on their own, they don't have anyone with them. And so for me, for example, when my son was in paediatrics, and I'm sure the two of you would also know that, the treatment is just very different to when you become an adult. I could see from my son's face, he just was not impressed with the adult care at all. And he more or less says, “Mummy, I'm not coming back to hospital unless it's really like a dire situation. I just don't want to go back.” And that's quite sad because really we're supposed to be able to support our loved ones in hospital. When they need the care, they absolutely need the care.  I actually spoke to a parent today of a young man in hospital right now. His PCA was failing, which is, you know, the pump that gives the medication, right? And they actually asked her, “Is he still in pain?” If he's been put on a PCA, how can you ask that question? So, you know, it's so good that she was there to advocate on his behalf. He couldn't even talk. And, you know, I know for my son also, when he's in really, really deep pain, he stops talking, just doesn't talk. And if he's there by himself, it's a real issue. And so, you know, I think from that point of view, all of these kinds of stories are really important to bring to forums like this, so that people can understand that of course, yes, it first affects the actual patient themselves, but it has a knock-on effect for the families, and the carers and the people that are involved with that person's care. So, if we as parent/carers and advocates and all the rest of it can even make a little slight difference to someone's care, that's what I want to do. That's why I'm here.  Marie: Thank you so much, Oleander. I think that's a really powerful story as well, and it just shows so – I couldn't help but think, as you were talking there, about this idea of – we use the word community quite a lot in this kind of engagement space, but I must admit, you know, I've been working in public engagement with health and research for well over ten years, and I must say that I really felt the sense of community in this sickle cell space, particularly with patients and the wider sort of community, and that feels like it's a really important part actually. And it kind of speaks to what Jayson mentioned about, you know, he's now reached this point in his own life where he wants to be actively kind of contributing back to the community. So, I'll come to you now, Jayson. Again, what was your expectations about joining a group like this, and what were you thinking when you joined? And how has that maybe transformed now? Or potentially not? How has your experience been so far?  Jayson: It's been great actually, pleasant people, likeminded people working towards a common goal. When I first heard about this group, I said to myself, “Do I have space for another WhatsApp group?” It's not because I don't have space on the phone. It's because getting calls in the middle of the night at the same time – and you can't turn it down sometimes, especially if it's in the family, ‘cos I have these people – I have - you know, it's in our family and it's very, very rampant. And when you say community, you can have a mother of your nephew, your niece call you, knowing fully well that you've gone through that, this sort of thing, what's going on, blah-blah-blah, “Okay, this is what you need to do. This is what you need to do.” Then getting to the hospital is another ballgame, do you understand? And you just have to say, “Okay, you know what, if I take a moment of my time and say, “I'll see you in the morning…”” I've had two incidents that I didn't make it, and it's a guilt trip to me, because I was thinking, “Hold on, if I had gone…” And then I was okay – if I wasn't feeling okay then, yeah, but I was okay. I was just tired.   And when I started, I was a one-man band, and I realised the last 20 years that it's definitely not going to work, hence the community comes in. And the time I tapped into this community, I met people – “Okay, so, you could help me out, you could help me out, you could help me out.” And the more I meet people, the more my voice goes bigger, louder and reaches more people that I want to reach. So, when I first met Hazel, she was in pain, so I called her and I was like, “Madam, you don't know me, but I know that you're in pain, are you okay?” And she goes, “No, I just wanted to sit down.” I just sat down beside her, didn't speak to her, just sat down, and she didn't utter a word, but she came to a conference and I'm thinking, if you're in pain, you know, okay, I'm the same – I just started explaining myself to her, “I have this, I've gone through this,” blah-blah-blah, and she was looking at me and she was like, “You don't look like (inaudible 0:15:54).”   So, meeting and coming to this group, my expectation was a bit elevated actually because, when I was speaking to Hazel, she said, “No, Jay, seriously, you need to be in this group because we need the other…” And I was like, “Not another one,” and blah-blah-blah. Hazel said to me, “Can you join the Solace group?” I was like, “Who's in it?” She goes, “Oleander.” I was like, “Oleander's good.” And everybody keeps on calling me, and I do appreciate that people want my advice sometimes, but this health is very precious to us. I am looking forward to greater things with this group. I am looking forward for us to reach some targets, some funding, some people out there, to be able to change so many things. And any time I see a sickle cell person in good health, no pain, no nothing, I give myself thumbs up. You don't want to see anybody in that kind of pain, and people don't recognise or have that empathy to share or say, “Just another sickler.”  Sickler, that's a word, hmm, I don't like it. So, whenever I go to hospital, Queen's or Royal London, they know, “Jayson, are you here to cause problem?” “As long as you answer the question, I will be fine. As long as we're okay, I'll be fine.” And, you know, we're now friends. In the midst of adversity, we're now friends.    Marie: There is just so much I think in what you've just said, and I think that again something that I'm really struck by – so obviously, you know, I don't come from any lived experience. I didn't have people in my life that I knew that had sickle cell before starting to work on this as part of my job. And something that I'm really struck by is, first and foremost, from the No One's Listening Report, the quite staggering evidence that, as a community of people, people living with and affected in some way by sickle cell are very neglected, and there's all sorts of complex layers of like challenges and difficulties that people have to deal with, and it seems to come from all sorts of places and all sorts of kind of parts of life.  I was just really struck by this really daunting situation actually to be put in. As someone who's part of, you know, let's be honest, quite a sort of – maybe quite far down the road in terms of direct benefits, like piece of work – so we're here, I'm part of an organisation that is interested in supporting research and providing good quality research data, and research is a really important part of this whole system, but again it's something that maybe will take five, ten-plus years before you're seeing any direct benefit from in terms of the data that we're creating.   But something that I'm really struck by is this idea of, if we know that there's going to be maybe a bit of a delay in the kind of benefits that we can bring to patients through the data that we're generating, how can I try and build in as much benefit right now for the people that we're engaging with and we can bring into this work right now? And that's something that we've talked about and we're about to initiate a bit of a project around exploring a bit further, but I just wonder if I can now come to you all and get your thoughts on what can organisations like Genomics England or other research based organisations – what in your view does being a good supporter or a good advocate for people living with sickle cell – what could that look like from a research organisation in your view? I'll come to you first, Oleander.  Oleander: I think a really massive thing is to support the removal of barriers. There's so many people who would love to get involved with this, that and the other, but actually the barriers are there and the barriers are real. Even like from a personal point of view, the thing I was interested in attending, I can't. It's just not within my means. So, things like that are really important, because most people who are living with sickle cell, we are from marginalised groups. We're from groups that are not known to be flushed, and we need the support from – you know, if you really want our help in terms of research and so on, we absolutely need your support and your help to provide you with that research and that help. So, it's real. Giving someone a £20 voucher is nice and dandy, but actually if they've had to pay for whatever, accommodation or travel costs and all these things, they're out of pocket before they even start.  Marie: Yeah, this is something that we've been talking about recently, isn't it? I know that organisations like ours do want to do better, but sometimes there's just that not quite as good an understanding as to what these barriers really look like for people. Over to you, Natasha, what do you think about that?  Natasha: There's a couple of things I wanted to pick up on. One is definitely, yeah, the barriers. It's funny, I was at a hospital this morning and I was talking to one of the consultants. He asked me the question, which I thought was quite weird, but he asked me, “Why do you think that sickle cell patients have to pay for prescriptions?” Like that alone, prescriptions, we're on medication forever, you know, from the moment you're diagnosed, which for me was at six months, so in my entire life, and you're paying for prescription, that's going to keep happening over and over, and you're just – you know, there's people, because of their sickle cell, they can't work. There's, you know, barriers of not being able to work. And then you've got potential – you apply and say your disability, and sometimes that's not even taken on board either. So, you've just got these barriers in place that just make living day to day so exhausting, so tiring, and basically you're fighting those barriers at every – you think you've passed one, you've come onto another.  And I guess also the research side, which – it's funny because I would say, when it comes to research, it's fantastic, yes, that organisations like yourself are looking into it, but actually sometimes it's not even – you can't make the change where it's going to matter immediately. It's literally the frontline, you go into hospital and A&E, that's your first barrier is trying to just get some pain relief or get any treatment. You're sitting there for four hours. Four hours in pain for a person with sickle cell, that can really, you know, make things worse. And that's the kind of – you kind of want the immediacy – like the frontline, those kind of things to change. And of course, yes, we do want more research and we do want people to take part, but it's those things where you might not necessarily have the power to make those changes immediately that people will be willing to take part in research like this, because you can't even just get the treatment that you need from the moment you step into a hospital.  That's kind of what I was thinking of as you are speaking about this. I'm like, you know, yes, this is great, but we just need sometimes just going into hospital to make it easier. Like what Oleander said, it's unfortunate that the persons being asked about their PCA, if they're in pain – well, what do you think? Like that's just the basic [laughter], you know. It's kind of like, how can you ask that question and you're a healthcare professional being on the frontline? And that's the worst. It's the frontline staff sometimes which actually need the education. So, some of this research, it needs to go to education in these staff actually, you know. That's maybe an area that needs to be sorted.   Marie: For me, I completely have a whole new deeper appreciation for almost seeing people as the whole, how you work with the person. And it's never been clearer to me - as I say, you know, in ten-plus years' experience of doing this kind of work, it has never been clearer to me how important that is than now I work on sickle cell and how important that is. And I think that actually you've touched on a really important point there, which is that, you know, I know for sure that there's incredible work going on through NHS England, through the inequalities workstream and in response to the No One's Listening Report. There seems to be, you know, a huge increase in sort of focused action being taken to address a lot of these challenges that are being brought up in our conversation now.   But actually, what you said, Natasha, did kind of really hit the nail on the head a little bit for me, which is that actually we kind of still look at this as kind of separate organisations, like, “Well, this is my bit and that's your bit, so you stay over there.” And I think that something that we're trying to start working towards through the Sickle Cell Society is actually how do we bring together a better sort of alliance of work and of people who are across research and healthcare, because these things feed into each other, right? So, how can we do better to sort of show that we are all aligned, that there isn't just this one person or one group over here looking just at this little bit and then there's a completely separate group, that we are all actually united in our, you know, intentions here to really improve the lives of people that are living with this condition. But of course, there's just so much work to do, isn't there? I think that's another overwhelming thing, that everything needs to be better when it comes to sickle cell.  Oleander: The thing I wanted to just add to this whole talk about what researchers can do in terms of supporting advocates, etc. Two things, understand that there is an issue for trust from our communities, because we've been burnt. And the second one is, we need transparency. So, be real when you talk to people about the information you're gathering, what you're going to do with it, how it's going to impact the research, timetable of whatever's happening, all of those things which will help people to gain more trust.  Natasha: Yeah, Oleander, that's so – yeah, I think definitely, that's been echoed throughout this whole project, hasn't it? It's always about gaining that trust, because it is a case of, is this another where we're going to have support and we're going to be let down, or, you know, lied to, whatever you're going to find out. And trust is a huge part of that, definitely, yeah. I think, yeah, definitely. Thanks Oleander for saying that, it is.   Marie: Yeah, thank you all. So again just to say that I'm always blown away by just how generous you all are actually with what you say and with what you share, and with the messages that you're ultimately trying to get across. And it's very humbling, you know, to be able to work with you all, ‘cos you all are so incredibly passionate and driven, despite so many challenges, and it is nothing but inspiring. So, I can see absolutely why, you know, people living with sickle cell, for example, are called warriors, because you need to have that sort of fighting spirit to just keep going, and I have nothing but, you know, boundless like respect and admiration for people who are able to do that and contribute to the community in the ways that you all do.   And I just think that again, you know, so talking now back to this idea of how research is set up, you know, I myself am part of an initiative that's been, you know, initiated and only kind of guaranteed funding for this kind of iteration, for three years. It's very difficult to sort of initiate and establish really good long-term relationships, and have like a longer term strategic sort of way in which you're bringing in people and taking that long sort of like approach to building relationships, but it's something that I've tried to be really mindful of actually, and to address a lot of the things that you just mentioned.  You've heard us refer to other members of our patient voice group. Let's now take a moment to hear from them.  Samuel: Hello, my name is Samuel and I'm from Leicester. I have had the great privilege of working with some amazing people in Genomics England over the last few months, to hopefully one day be a part of something that takes down this condition that I struggle with known as sickle cell. Since John James of the Sickle Cell Society introduced me to Marie from Genomics England, there has been a door opened where the voice of a person dealing with the condition matters and holds weight, to help know what is required to further improve matters for people dealing with said condition. Hopefully, after reading the blog and hearing this podcast, you will know more about the work we've been doing, and feel as encouraged as we do. We don't just want to stop here. There's a long way to go, and we need all the help we can get to reach our goal together.  Hazel: Hi everyone, I'm Hazel. I hope you enjoyed the podcast. Now we're not done just yet. Keep your eyes out for our sickle cell and Genomics England patient takeover blog, where Natasha, Sam and I take you through what we've been up to and the future of genomics.   Zainab: Hi, my name's Zainab and I co-chair the Genomics England diverse data advisory board. I also have the pleasure of being part of the patient engagement group for this important piece of work. I've been a sickle cell advocate since before I even knew what advocacy was. As a child with sickle cell, I was exposed to different ways to help the community pretty early on, and have loved working with others to transform care for the better. Today, I hold a number of advocacy related leadership positions, including being a trustee of the Sickle Cell Society, chair for NHS England's patient advisory group for sickle cell health inequalities improvement, and a member of faculty for Medscape's committee on rare diseases. I also contribute to global sickle cell policy, practice and research.  I'm super excited about the work we do with Genomics England because I think they're a blueprint for what good patient centred work really looks like. My background is in health policies specifically related to research and innovation, so to see sickle cell being prioritised in this space is really special to me. We have an incredible opportunity to advance equity through research and innovation, especially related to genomics, and I myself am lucky to experience the transformative power of regenerative medicine. I'm excited for this group to continue to advocate for and enable better access for such incredible science.  Marie: We're very lucky to have such a wonderful group of people who are part of our patient voice group, and I hope you enjoyed meeting them. Just going back now to sort of what can be achieved, and if we, say, come back together in a year's time, knowing the kinds of things that we've just talked about briefly that we maybe want to look at – we've mentioned things like doing more family sessions, looking at how we can engage young men in particular, doing what is needed to kind of give that really strong message about how you support people to be part of these kind of patient advocacy roles. But what would you really like to see that we've achieved together by say this time next year? I'll come to you first, Jayson, this time.  Jayson: Thank you very much. Going straight to the point, I would like us to have more one to one with the patients and family in terms of – mainly I think to move towards the male, because, you know, I'm a living experience of some of the things that's happening, and put the awareness out there, and let them know that – not to scare them, but to give them adequate information to be able to arm and tool themselves for a better life for themselves, a better respite for themselves, and a better understanding of the situation. I know if sickle cell patients have enough time at work, at uni, at school, during their exams, they will achieve great results, and I would want that to be one of the forefronts of this campaign, to make sure that, you know, the male side – I do know a bit of the female side but I'll leave that to Oleander and Natasha, but the male side of what they should expect, and how to – if I could put this in (inaudible 0:33:59), I am making myself a role model for them, because I have leapt over barriers and over so many expectations, and if I could do it, with the science and the support we have now, they can double it, they can triple it, they can do more. My journey hasn't ended yet, but before it does, I want to tap into every organisation to hear more voice, to just give me five minutes to hear my voice.  Marie: Thank you so much, Jayson. I can't think of a better role model for young men who are dealing with this than you, so it's brilliant to see your dedication to that. Over to you, Oleander, what would you like to see – if we're here together in a year's time, looking back on what we've done over the last year and what's been achieved, what would you really like to see?  Oleander: I'd like to see sickle cell actually being taken seriously, that people don't make assumptions that, “Oh, it's just a small, you know, blood thing, it's nothing that deep, nothing that big,” whatever. Because the reality is, for a lot of indigenous people here, the majority ethnicity in this country, sickle cell is spreading because more people are mixing, more people have come over, refugees, economic migrants, etc, and mixing, and so they will find that actually it isn't just a tiny minority of people. We're told it's 17,000 people in the UK, but actually that number's going up. So, you know, it is a bit of a shame that it takes it to affect the ethnic majority in this country that anything would change, however this is the reality we live in. So for me, that's what I would like to see, that sickle cell is taken seriously, that we're not just stuck with one or two authorised drugs for people living with sickle cell, and actually one of them is not even a sickle cell specific drug.  So yeah, we want sickle cell to be taken seriously, and so that people can actually trust the process and trust the people who are genuinely trying to research issues to do with sickle cell, so that we can make the difference that we need to make for people's lives.  Marie: Thank you, Oleander. That just reminds me that, you know, hopefully – so, one of the projects that you are also involved in that we're doing is – and that's been already mentioned, the James Lind Alliance and the Sickle Cell Society partnership that we've got, the priority setting partnership. Hopefully, one of the things that's part of doing that is that we do create that sort of focused priority areas, and that's really strongly centred on the voices of people living with the condition, supporting people with the condition, whether they're parents, carers, healthcare professionals. So yeah, I completely agree, you know, really putting it on the map, taking it seriously, raising the understanding, raising it as a priority, I think that would be great to see in a year's time for sure. So of course, last but not least, over to you, Natasha.  Natasha: Well, Oleander has literally taken the words out of my mouth. That is exactly what I would want to see in the next year, and to me, it can be done. There should be no reason why it can't be, with all the technology, with all the advancements that's happening. There is no reason why sickle cell should not be leaps and bounds with the information, with the project, of getting this information from sickle cell patients. It should come to a point where actually no one has to suffer from sickle cell because, you know, the – what's it called, the medication, that one that's recently come out, that's way overdue. I can't even believe it's taken this long to just come up with that one, you know. The stem cell treatments and what they give as an alternative, it's not good enough basically. And, you know, we had this new one come out – I say new one, but this hydroxycarbamide, it's like that wasn't even for us. It was all by mistake that, “Oh actually, this might help sickle cell, let's see.” And that's what's the afterthought, and we shouldn't be an afterthought. It should be a priority.   And yeah, having that priority setting that we're doing with the James Lind Alliance – it's funny, ‘cos I remember, we had a call in our patient voice – I think he mentioned – I think it was something about maybe the questionnaire that we were going to give people, or – I can't remember the particular thing which I said to you, you're having trouble – you know, we're underrepresented, there's no data on us for a reason, and you had a template, and it's like this template's not going to work, because you have to approach it differently. Like you have to literally rip it up and start from the very beginning, because what you've tried to do in the past hasn't worked, or, you know, the majority of people, especially in the European world, it works for them, great, but you're coming to an underrepresented community and you're thinking, “Oh actually, we can just use that thumbprint and put it on this.” No, you've got to start again.  And I think it brings the importance of actually taking part in things like this, is that without actually knowing this, you would have thought, “Oh actually, people just aren't interested, you know. Patients don't want to know. They don't want to give any information over to us.” But it's like, well no, it's not that at all, it's just that you need to approach us differently. You need to, you know, understand what actually we're going through before you can then try and fix anything or provide information, or get, you know, medication advancements. Like these things need to be done and the groundwork first, and not thinking, “Oh okay, we can just put a little plaster and that'll heal that.”  So for me, definitely, more options when it comes to treatment. And, you know, that we're not the minority when it comes to data. Because especially with sickle cell, it affects different people in so many different ways, and they're just trying to understand, “Oh, why does it affect this person this way but it hasn't done it in this person?” And it's just like, great, you're asking these questions, but now let's move it forwards. Like let's not keep talking and let's start the action. And that's probably one of the other things is, I want to see the action. It's the action now. You know, of course, if you want us to talk, we'll talk, you know. We won't stop, and we can keep going. But ultimately let's actually have some movement. Let's have an action that you're – I say you as in you as an organisation, but wider, everybody that's part of the process comes and says, “Look, this is what we've been able to achieve.” And, you know, then you know you have been listened to. A bit like Jayson said, you know, still not listening. Actually, now you can say, “Yes, we've heard and now this is what's come from it.” So yeah, that's probably I think for me the biggest utopia is that actually sickle cell just won't exist. It's done. They've been able to sort it out [laughter], it's no longer an issue at all. But yeah, we won't get to that next year, but, you know, hopefully eventually down the line there is that cure or change that they can do.  Marie: I think for me, it kind of just brings me back to this point that there needs to be a united front in terms of like dealing and addressing with this. And also importantly, it needs to come from the community itself in terms of setting the priorities of what is done now, what is immediately needed to be done now, what can be looked at maybe a little bit later down the line, as there's maybe a bit more information, a bit more understanding, a bit more knowledge to kind of maybe base some things on. But yeah, every time I hear, you know, people speak about all the various challenges that, you know, of course, come from their own lived experience and having to see how this affects their community, and yes, there are steps being made in the right direction, but I think we all probably agree that we could all probably be doing more to just improve the way we're uniting this work, and we're doing it in a way that is really coming from the community themselves and saying, “We want this to happen now and in this way, and this is what we want you to look at addressing.”  We'll wrap up there. Thank you to my co-host Natasha Gordon-Douglas, and guests Oleander Agbetu and Jayson Kupoluyi for joining me today as we discussed engaging people with lived experience of sickle cell in research and advocacy. If you'd like to hear more about this, please subscribe to Behind the Genes on your favourite podcast app. Thank you for listening. I've been your host, Marie Nugent. This podcast was edited by Bill Griffin at Ventoux Digital, and produced by Naimah Callachand. 

In this episode, we continue our conversation with comedian Gordon Douglas, exploring more about his personal story of finding Jesus, being a Christian comedian, and lessons learned in parenting his unusual family, with comedy along the way. Check out Gordon's book hereFind Gordon's Website here

Comedian Gordon Douglas joins us on the podcast. In this episode, we explore why comedy matters, and how Gordon found his way into being a national and international comedian while also being a pastor, a father of a unique family, a writer, and so much more. He shares his wisdom, humor, and journey with us in this laughter-filled episode. Check out Gordon's book hereFind Gordon's Website here

Depuis les débuts du cinéma, le bruitage fait partie des effets spéciaux qui permettent de rendre un film plus spectaculaire. L'un d'entre eux porte le nom de "cri de Wilhelm".Ce cri de douleur et d'angoisse est proféré par le personnage quand il est touché par une balle ou une flèche (dans les westerns) ou quand il tombe d'une falaise ou du haut d'un immeuble.Comme de tels événements se produisent souvent à l'écran, ce cri est l'un des sons les plus connus du cinéma.Les spectateurs entendent le "cri de Wilhelm" depuis des décennies. Il a été nommé ainsi, pour la première fois, dans un western de Gordon Douglas, "La charge à Feather River", tourné en 1953.Dans ce film, le fameux cri est poussé par le soldat Wilhelm, touché par une flèche. Il est interprété par l'acteur Ralph Brooks, mais ce n'est pas sa voix qu'on entend. Il est en effet doublé, pour ce cri, par Sheb Wooley.Celui-ci est plus connu comme chanteur de country que comme comédien. En tant qu'acteur, il s'est d'ailleurs surtout consacré au doublage. Mais sa notoriété, il la doit avant tout au "cri de Wilhelm", dont on lui reconnaît généralement la paternité.En fait, cette exclamation avait déjà été entendue dans deux films, à commencer par "Les aventures du capitaine Wyatt", un film de 1951, réalisé par Raoul Walsh, avec Gary Cooper dans le rôle principal.Mais c'est le western de Gordon Douglas qui consacre le "cri de Wilhelm" de manière définitive. Ce hurlement de douleur est d'ailleurs, inclus, dès ce moment-là, dans la bibliothèque sonore de Warner Bros, l'un des grands studios de cinéma américains.Depuis lors, le cri a été redécouvert, dans les années 1970, par un ingénieur du son travaillant sur le film de George Lucas, "La guerre des étoiles". Le cri a ensuite été entendu à maintes reprises au cinéma, notamment dans les autres films de la saga "Star wars". Depuis sa création, il aurait été poussé plus de 560 fois au cinéma. Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

Junebugs continues with our talk about the 1954 creature feature classic "Them!"

This week Gary and Iain review and discuss, Them! (1954) by Director, Gordon Douglas. Starring, James Whitmore, Edmund Gwenn and James Arness. For more Off The Shelf Reviews: Merch: https://off-the-shelf-reviews.creator-spring.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChWxkAz-n2-5Nae-IDpxBZQ/join Podcasts: https://offtheshelfreviews.podbean.com/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/@OTSReviews Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/OffTheShelfReviews Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OffTheShelfReviews Support us: http://www.patreon.com/offtheshelfreviews Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/offtheshelfreviews Discord: https://discord.gg/Dyw8ctf

Hear Gordon Douglas, a dedicated pro-life advocate, to the Pro-life Team Podcast, where Gordon shares personal stories and insights on engaging pro-life leaders and fostering a culture of life in churches and communities. Transcript The transcript was automatically generated and … Continued The post The ProLife Team Podcast 151 | Gordon Douglas appeared first on Pro Life Ribbon.

„The desert, unchanged for millions of years.“ Das Spiel: It Came from the Desert (1989) von David Riordan/Cinemaware. Der Film: It Came from the Desert (2017) von Marko Mäkilaakso. Der Ur-Film: Them! (1954) von Gordon Douglas. Kleine Viecher ganz groß: Der Riesenameisen-Thriller Them! löste einen Krabbel-Boom im Kino der 50er-Jahre aus und brachte Cinemaware auf ... Weiterlesen Der Beitrag #014: It Came from the Desert – Angriff der wüsten Amiga-Ameisen erschien zuerst auf Pixelkino-Podcast.

Jim dedicates this episode to the memory of his parents, Jim & Phyllis, who would have celebrated their 70th Wedding anniversary the day after this publishes. One of the most-loved "Big Bug" films of the 50's is discussed here with 1954's "THEM!," starring James Whitmore, James Arness, Joan Weldon, Edmund Gwynn, Sandy Descher, Fess Parker, Onslow Stevens, Sean McClory, Leonard Nimoy, Dub Taylor, and Olin Howland. Directed by Gordon Douglas, this film set the tone for radiation-themed, big-big films to come. Join us or a very special episode of MONSTER ATTACK!, The Podcast Dedicated To Old Monster Movies.

Comedian, Gordon Douglas joins us as we unveil designs for the new Ordinary Faith Ministry Center.

Episode 28 - Director Gordon Douglas' VIVA KNIEVEL! with special guest Matt Sirois. Have a question or comment? Looking for more great content? E-MAIL: firewaterpodcast@comcast.net Follow FADE OUT on Twitter: @FadeOutPod Theme by Luke Daab: https://www.daabcreative.com You can find FADE OUT on these podcast platforms: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fade-out/id1536486950 Amazon Music Spotify Stitcher This podcast is a proud member of the FIRE AND WATER PODCAST NETWORK: Visit the Fire & Water WEBSITE: http://fireandwaterpodcast.com Follow Fire & Water on TWITTER – https://twitter.com/FWPodcasts Like our Fire & Water FACEBOOK page – https://www.facebook.com/FWPodcastNetwork Support The Fire & Water Podcast Network on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fwpodcasts Use our HASHTAG online: #FWPodcasts Thanks for listening!

Episode 28 - Director Gordon Douglas' VIVA KNIEVEL! with special guest Matt Sirois. Have a question or comment? Looking for more great content? E-MAIL: firewaterpodcast@comcast.net Follow FADE OUT on Twitter: @FadeOutPod Theme by Luke Daab: https://www.daabcreative.com You can find FADE OUT on these podcast platforms: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fade-out/id1536486950 Amazon Music Spotify Stitcher This podcast is a proud member of the FIRE AND WATER PODCAST NETWORK: Visit the Fire & Water WEBSITE: http://fireandwaterpodcast.com Follow Fire & Water on TWITTER – https://twitter.com/FWPodcasts Like our Fire & Water FACEBOOK page – https://www.facebook.com/FWPodcastNetwork Support The Fire & Water Podcast Network on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fwpodcasts Use our HASHTAG online: #FWPodcasts Thanks for listening!

For our 23rd horror adjacent episode, it's ZOMBIES ON BROADWAY (1945)! Directed by Gordon Douglas, the film stars the knock-off Abbott and Costello duo of Alan Carney and Wally Brown, and features a great performance from Bela Lugosi! Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 13:13; Discussion 19:24

Au sommaire de cette spéciale sorties bouquins : -Retour en compagnie de son auteur Pascal Françaix sur CAMP ! VOLUME 3 : SOAP OPERA & CAMP GAY paru chez Marest Editeur ;-Évocation, avec Pascal Françaix, du film HARLOW LA BLONDE PLATINE (1965) de Gordon Douglas disponible chez Carlotta Films ;-Chronique de LA MAISON d'Emma Becker (Flammarion) ainsi que sur son adaptation cinématographique au titre éponyme réalisée par Anissa Bonnefont (éditée par Rezo Films, distribuée par ESC Distribution) ;-Échanges autour de quelques BD, à savoir, ICE CREAM MAN de W. Maxwell Prince, Chris O'Halloran, Martin Morazzo (Huginn & Muninn), NOT ALL ROBOTS de Mike Deodato Jr, Mark Russell, Lee Loughridge (éditions Delcourt) et FRIDAY de Ed Brubaker, Marcos Martin et Muntsa Vicente (Glénat). Bonne écoute à toutes et tous !

Both a stand-up comic AND pastor, Gordon Douglas has had an interesting career. From the nightclubs in Philadelphia to Hollywood to ministry, we discuss clean comedy and the Christian Comedy Association and he shares a hilarious story about dropping his sermon notes in an open grave. Pat House is a nationally-touring comedian based out of Philadelphia. A regular performer in comedy clubs, casinos, and theaters all over the country, Pat has been a choice opener for Sebastian Maniscalco, Tom Segura, and Dan Cummins. He recorded his first album Biggest Thing in 2013, and his latest album Heard Enough Yesterday, hit #1 on the iTunes comedy charts. Both can be heard on iTunes, Amazon, and Pandora.Gordon Douglas has been married to his wife Dawn for over 35 years. They have five natural children and have opened their hearts and home to a whole lot more. But most importantly, Gordon is someone who lives and loves to laugh! In the 70's, his comedy skills took him from the nightclubs in Philadelphia to Hollywood. Then he ended up in ministry! A wild thought soon came to him. He didn't have to give up comedy for the ministry, he can do both - often at the same time!​So since returning to the comedy world in 1995, Gordon has been in 41 states and 4 countries and has been featured on a variety of television and radio programs. What makes Gordon different? His unique ability to connect with everyone from teenagers to senior citizens. He has performed on both Royal Caribbean and Carnival cruise lines as well as countless colleges, comedy clubs, and corporate events with mixture of fun and faith, love and laughter.​Learning from his comedy heroes Jonathan Winters and Red Skeleton, Gordon's comedy mixes real life stories with “off the wall” physical comedy and his own hilarious view of life. You will relate to his side splitting stories from his life- like dropping the sermon notes into the grave at his first funeral to his demonstration of changing his first diaper, to his now famous “pantyhose dance” that has folks rolling in the aisles. He helps us see the funny things all around us and find joy no matter what we are going through. But he is more than funny! With genuine humility, honesty, and passion Gordon often weaves life lessons into his programs of the things he's learned in the ordinary and often painful events in his life that include some tragic deaths, his wife's victorious battle with cancer, and his dads many years confined to a wheelchair.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this episode of The Movies Made Us Do It, Durs and Matt discuss Gordon Douglas' Them! (1954) Find links to all of our podcasts here: Linktr.ee/dursproductions #them #themmovie #themfilm #Them1954 #Horror #scifi #sciencefiction #JamesArness #JamesWhitmore #filmreview #MovieReview #FilmPodcast #MoviePodcast #DursProductions #DursProductionsPodcasts

Listen to Gordon Douglas and Jacob Barr talk about Gordon’s journey in the prolife world. Video Version: https://youtu.be/I9ut9Y4Eopc Sign up for email notifications when new episodes are published.   Our sponsor for this episode is Patriot Insurance.

On the Huckabee show, Congresswoman Mary Miller represents the 15th District of Illinois and she says that when Republicans take over the House in January, they'll be INVESTIGATING the Biden family's business dealings in China, Russia, and Ukraine. Actor John Schneider and Guitar Wishes Founder Roger Calhoun discuss their charity work and PERFORM "A Guitar for Christmas" with Mike Huckabee. Gordon Douglas is a comedian, pastor and founder of Operation Bellylaughs. Don't miss his hilarious comedy! Linda Skeens is an award-winning home chef and she's sharing her BLUE-RIBBON recipes this week on Huckabee! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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FILMOTECAMURCIA.es (LA MIRADA FÍLMICA DE ARTURO PÉREZ-REVERTE: UNA SELECCIÓN DE SUS PELÍCULAS FAVORITAS) Domingo 2 de octubre / 18.00 horasTener y no tener (To have and have not; Howard Hawks,1944) EEUU. 100'. Segunda Guerra Mundial (1939-1945). Harry Morgan y Eddie son dos marineros que tratan de ganarse la vida en la isla de la Martinica alquilando su barco de recreo. Pese a sus reticencias, finalmente se verán obligados a trabajar para la Resistencia. (DEL LIENZO A LA PANTALLA) Museo Hermitage. El poder del arte (Ermitage. Il potere dell' arte, 2019) Italia. 88'. VOSEMartes 4 de octubre/ 18.45 horas Documental centrado en el "Hermitage Museum" de San Petersburgo (Rusia), creado hace más de dos siglos y con una enorme colección artística que lo convierte en el segundo museo más grande del mundo. (SUSPENSE EN 35MM) Martes 4 de octubre/ 21.00 horasEl detective (The detective; Gordon Douglas, 1968) EEUU. 114'. VOSE Joe Leland es un veterano detective privado de Nueva York con problemas personales tanto dentro como fuera de su trabajo. Mientras está investigando el caso del asesinato de un joven homosexual, hijo de un importante político de la ciudad, Leland descubre un posible caso de corrupción que anida en el seno de la policía de Nueva York. ESTRENOS DE LA SEMANA Smile Dirección - Parker FinnSosie Bacon, Jessie T. Usher, Kyle Gallner, Caitlin Stasey Después de presenciar un incidente extraño y traumático que involucra a un paciente, la Dra. Rose Cotter (Sosie Bacon) comienza a experimentar sucesos aterradores que no puede explicar. A medida que un terror abrumador comienza a apoderarse de su vida, Rose debe enfrentar su inquietante pasado para poder sobrevivir y escapar de su nueva y horrible realidad. Objetos Dirección - Jorge DoradoÁlvaro Morte, Eugenia Suárez, Verónica Echegui Mario trabaja en un gran almacén de objetos perdidos donde custodia todo tipo de enseres acumulados durante décadas. Hace tiempo que decidió apartarse de las personas e invierte su tiempo libre en investigar la procedencia de los objetos para devolver a sus dueños pedazos perdidos de sus vidas. Tan sólo Helena, una joven policía que visita el almacén con frecuencia, ha podido traspasar levemente su coraza. Un día llega al almacén una maleta rescatada del fondo del río. Dentro, encuentra ropa de bebé junto a unos restos humanos. Mario decide investigar por su cuenta y siguiendo el rastro de la maleta llega hasta Sara, una joven atrapada desde niña en una organización de tráfico de personas. Una red que trata a las personas como si fueran objetos. Avatar Dirección - James CameronGuion - James CameronMúsica - James Horner Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Michelle Rodriguez, Giovanni Ribisi Año 2154. Jake Sully (Sam Worthington), un ex-marine condenado a vivir en una silla de ruedas, sigue siendo, a pesar de ello, un auténtico guerrero. Precisamente por ello ha sido designado para ir a Pandora, donde algunas empresas están extrayendo un mineral extraño que podría resolver la crisis energética de la Tierra. Para contrarrestar la toxicidad de la atmósfera de Pandora, se ha creado el programa Avatar, gracias al cual los seres humanos mantienen sus conciencias unidas a un avatar: un cuerpo biológico controlado de forma remota que puede sobrevivir en el aire letal. Esos cuerpos han sido creados con ADN humano, mezclado con ADN de los nativos de Pandora, los Na'vi. Convertido en avatar, Jake puede caminar otra vez. Su misión consiste en infiltrarse entre los Na'vi, que se han convertido en el mayor obstáculo para la extracción del mineral. Pero cuando Neytiri, una bella Na'vi (Zoe Saldana), salva la vida de Jake, todo cambia: Jake, tras superar ciertas pruebas, es admitido en su clan. Mientras tanto, los hombres esperan los resultados de la misión de Jake. (FILMAFFINITY)

Chandu the Magician is an American supernatural radio drama which originally aired from 1931–1936 and againfrom 1948–1950. The main character was Frank Chandler, also known as Chandu, an American who had learned mystical arts which he used to fight villains. Chandu was apparently the inspiration behind the Marvel character of Doctor Strange. GSMC Classics presents some of the greatest classic radio broadcasts, classic novels, dramas, comedies, mysteries, and theatrical presentations from a bygone era. The GSMC Classics collection is the embodiment of the best of the golden age of radio. Let Golden State Media Concepts take you on a ride through the classic age of radio, with this compiled collection of episodes from a wide variety of old programs. ***PLEASE NOTE*** GSMC Podcast Network presents these shows as historical content and have brought them to you unedited. Remember that times have changed and some shows might not reflect the standards of today's politically correct society. The shows do not necessarily reflect the views, standards, or beliefs of Golden State Media Concepts or the GSMC Podcast Network. Our goal is to entertain, educate give you a glimpse into the past.

In Like Flint is a 1967 American spy-fi comedy film directed by Gordon Douglas, the sequel to the parody spy film Our Man Flint (1966).It posits an international feminist conspiracy to depose the ruling American patriarchy with a feminist matriarchy. To achieve and establish this plan, they kidnap and replace the U.S. President, discredit the head of the Z.O.W.I.E. intelligence agency, and commandeer a nuclear-armed space platform, all directed from Fabulous Face, a women's beauty farm in the Virgin Islands. Circumstances compel ex-secret agent Derek Flint to help his ex-boss, and so uncover the conspiracy.Purchase the music (without talk) at:In Like Flint (classicalsavings.com)Your purchase helps to support our show! Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by La Musica International Chamber Music Festival and Uber. @CMDHedgecock#ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusicAlive#LaMusicaFestival #CMDGrandOperaCompanyofVenice #CMDParisPhilharmonicinOrléans#CMDGermanOperaCompanyofBerlin#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofBarcelonaSpain#ClassicalMusicLivesOn#Uber Please consider supporting our show, thank you!http://www.classicalsavings.com/donate.html staff@classicalmusicdiscoveries.com

Rep. Lauren Boebert SLAMS Biden's policies and more. The queen of southern cuisine Paula Deen makes some delicious comfort food. Gordon Douglas gives a LAUGH out loud performance. American Idol winner, Laine Hardy, PERFORMS and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Open Mic Swopen Mic! Who says you have to do 1000 open mics when you start out in comedy? Well...most comedians.  However, when God sends you let's just say that earthly rules don't always apply.  No one's journey is more proof of that, than comedian/pastor Gordon Douglas.   You're going to be amazed by the way Gordon started out in comedy and where the journey has taken him. Also, what in the world does Garth Brooks, Chris Gaines, Red Skeleton, and a one eyed dog have to do anything? Trust us you're going to want to listen and see. Follow Gordon Douglas: www.GordonDouglasIsFunny.com You can Buy his book Growth Spurts & Growin' Pains from his website or from Amazon Follow Laugh Support: www.facebook.com/LaughSupportPodcast Follow June Colson: www.facebook.com/june.colson www.junecolson.com Follow Michele VanDusen: http://www.michelescomedy.com/ (www.michelescomedy.com)

If you've ever wondered what it'd be like to see the Little Rascals go up against two vicious murderers ... then seek psychiatric help immediately!Mystery to Me returns this week with a double-feature of two short films from the Our Gang series— alias The Little Rascals or Hal Roach's Rascals. Both shorts play with the detective genre. One is your average silly Our Gang fare. The other has actual death and an extended shoot-out scene.Hide and Shriek is a short film that was released on June 18, 1938. It was directed by Gordon Douglas, and is the last ever Our Gang flick to feature the participation of creator Hal Roach. It stars Carl Switzer as Alfalfa — alias X-10 — Billie Thomas as Buckwheat — alias X-6 1/2 — Eugene Lee as Porky — alias X-6 — and Darla Hood as Darla. In this story, Alfalfa recruits his friends to his new detective agency ... but a jaunt in a haunted house soon proves that mystery-solving can be a bone-chilling profession. This was the 168th Our Gang film.Little Miss Pinkerton is a 1943 Our Gang film directed by Herbert Glazer, starring Billie Thomas as Buckwheat, Billy Laughlin as Froggy, Janet Burston as Janet, and Robert Blake as Mickey. It was released on September 18, 1943. This was the 216th entry in the Our Gang series. In this film, the kids witness a brutal murder and get taken hostage. No, really! That's the plot.Listen to the gang discuss Dashiell Hammett, the Pinkertons, the trailer for The Batman, and aging Áine's frail health.Follow us on the usual social media suspects:FacebookTwitterInstagramSend your traumatic childhood memories to mysterytomepodcast@gmail.com.Mystery to Me is a production of Mystery Sheet LLC.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The process of bringing a vaccine to market takes extensive research and safety monitoring. Dr. Gordon Douglas explains the steps from preclinical studies to vaccine licensure, and discusses his own experience developing vaccines at a major manufacturer for 30 years. He also shares lessons learned from clinical trials during the COVID-19 pandemic, including the importance of participant diversity.    Guest: R. Gordon Douglas, Jr, MD  Professor Emeritus, Weill Cornell Medical College   Host: Jo-Ana Chase, PhD, APRN-BC  Associate Professor, Sinclair School of Nursing, University of Missouri Health  This podcast episode is supported by Seqirus. Content was developed by The Gerontological Society of America (GSA). 

Trois films au menu de ce débat : "Mon légionnaire" de Rachel Lang. "Gaza, mon amour" dʹArab Nasser et Tarzan Nasser. "Un endroit comme un autre" ("Nowhere Special") de Uberto Pasolini. Conseils : "F comme Flint" de Gordon Douglas (la suite de Notre homme Flint) "Scott Pilgrim" dʹEdgar Wright Avec Rafael Wolf et Yacine Nemra

On our THEM episode we discuss the giant ant movie, THEM! (1954). Directed by Gordon Douglas and starring James Whitmore, Edmund Gwenn, Joan Weldon and James Arness. The western, Tell Them Willie Boy is Here (1969). Directed by Abraham Polonsky and starring Robert Redford, Katherine Ross, Robert Blake and Susan Clarke. And the crime flick, Killing Them Softly (2012). Directed by Andrew Dominik and starring Brad Pitt, Ben Mendelsohn, Scoot McNairy, Ray Liotta, Sam Shepard, Richard Jenkins and James Gandolfini. Please review us over on Apple Podcasts. Got comments or suggestions for new episodes? Email: sddpod@gmail.com. Seek us out via Twitter and Instagram @ sddfilmpodcast Support our Patreon for $3 a month and get access to our exclusive show, Sudden Double Deep Cuts where we talk about our favourite movie soundtracks, scores and theme songs. We also have t-shirts available via our TeePublic store!

Frank Sinatra schlüpft in „Der Schnüffler“ erstmals in die Rolle des Ex-Polizisten Tony Rome, der sich inzwischen als Privatdetektiv verdingt und auf einem Hausboot in Miami lebt. Ein auf den ersten Blick harmloser Auftrag stürzt Rome unverhofft in ein vertracktes Abenteuer, in dessen Rahmen er zwischen die Fronten von Oberschicht und Unterwelt gerät. Der von Gordon Douglas inszenierte Streifen lässt den Detektivfilm des klassischen Film Noirs der 1940er-Jahre wiederaufleben, verlegt die Handlung aber in das sonnige Florida der 1960er-Jahre. Dementsprechend sprüht der Film nur so vor Sixties-Flair und bietet dabei ultra-lässige Krimi-Unterhaltung – ideal für einen lauen Sommerabend. Kontakt zu uns: podcast(at)retroboost.de

Agents Scott and Cam, along with guest operative Matthew Bradford of the Double O Section blog, ride in on dolphins with James Coburn for the 1967 cult classic sequel In Like Flint. Directed by Gordon Douglas. Starring James Coburn, Lee J. Cobb, Jean Hale, Andrew Duggan, Anna Lee, Hanna Landy, Totty Ames, Steve Ihnat and Yvonne Craig. Read Matthew's spy movie analysis over at the Double O Section blog. Matthew also co-hosts the Spy Rewind episodes of the Spybrary podcast, available everywhere. Social media: @spyhards View the NOC List and the Disavowed List at Letterboxd.com/spyhards Podcast artwork by Hannah Hughes.  

Lee, Leah, and the returning Daniel hang-out in the desert to get drunk and talk about giant ants, that are bent on spreading communism across the world. Or something. Yes, it's the Gordon Douglas-directed, 1954 atomic age monster movie classic "Them!". We talk about the thinly veiled themes in the film; the agency of female scientists in a 1950s sci-fi horror; educational films about ants; government, military, and local authorities actually working together like they should to solve issues; and way too much about formic acid. Leah and Daniel also talk about what they've watched as of late. "Them!" IMDB  Featured Music: "Main Title" & "Military Takes Over; Through The Tunnels" by Bronislau Kaper.

Success in the life of Joseph

Story: In San Franciscos Nobel-Viertel Nob Hill gilt es, den verworrenen Mord an einer Prostituierten zu klären. Ein anonymer Hinweis lenkt den Verdacht auf den politisch aktiven Reverend Logan Sharpe. Lieutenant Virgil Tibbs, seit vielen Jahren mit Sharpe bekannt, bittet darum, ihm den Fall zu übertragen, um die Unschuld des Freundes zu beweisen. Damit gerät der Detektiv in ein Labyrinth aus Schuld, Scham, falschen Alibis, tödlichen Schüssen und wilden Verfolgungsjagden. Bald ist Tibbs hin und her gerissen zwischen seiner Pflicht als Polizist und der Loyalität gegenüber seinem Freund.

Benvenuti nella raccolta in formato Podcast delle puntate di #CloseUp, a cura di Matteo Righi, aka Houssy. #CloseUp è la rubrica di recensioni cinematografiche in onda su Radio Italia Anni 60 Emilia-Romagna.

Rick, and Dan chat with Comedian/Speaker/Author/Pastor Gordon Douglas. Support the show: https://faithtalk590.com/ministryaudio See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on Total Movie Recall, these two born-insecure honkies break down the seminal Blaxploitation movie of 1975 and do a pathetic job of trying to reconcile its progressive vision of black empowerment with the misogyny of the pimp game. It gets complicated. Dolemite (1975) d. D'Urville Martin Story by: Rudy Ray Moore Starring: Rudy Ray Moore D'Urville Martin Lady Reed Jerry Jones Hy Pyke Dolemite is released from jail after being wrongfully convicted to take on rival pimp Willie Green, corrupt police officers who framed him and even the mayor! With the help of his friends: Queen Bee (the madame of his brothel), Creeper (the heroin addict Hamburger Pimp), Reverend Gibbs (the gun-running preacher), and his gang of female prostitute karate experts, Dolemite takes back his turf and club through martial arts prowess and sheer oratory showmanship. Things discussed in the show: Blaxploitation films The Jerk (Carl Reiner, Steve Martin, Bernadette Peters, Catlin Adams) Black Mama White Mama (Eddie Romero, Pam Grier, Margaret Markov, Sid Haig) Coffy (Jack Hill, Pam Grier, Booker Bradshaw, Robert DoQui) Shaft 1971 (Gordon Parks, Richard Roundtree, Moses Gunn, Charles Cioffi) The Last Dragon (Michael Schultz, Taimak, Vanity, Christopher Murney) Wu Tang Clan Kung Fu and Hip Hop Fargo season 1 (Billy Bob Thornton, Allison Tolman, Colin Hanks, Martin Freeman) Cormac McCarthy - Blood Meridian Blood Simple (Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, John Getz, Frances McDormand, Dan Hedaya) The Little Things (John Lee Hancock, Denzel Washington, Rami Malek, Jared Leto) The Midnight Sky (George Clooney, George Clooney, Felicity Jones, David Oyelowo) Dolemite is my Name (Craig Brewer, Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski, Eddie Murphy, Keegan-Michael Key, Mike Epps) Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (Melvin Van Peebles, Hubert Scales, John Dullaghan) Twin Peaks (Mark Frost, David Lynch, Kyle MacLachlan, Michael Ontkean, Mädchen Amick) Mad Max Repo Man (Alex Cox, Harry Dean Stanton, Emilio Estevez, Tracey Walter, Zander Schloss) Rudy Ray Moore's influence on Snoop Dogg, Busta Rhymes and hip hop in general Three Penny Opera (Georg Wilhelm Pabst (as G.W. Pabst), Rudolf Forster, Lotte Lenya, Carola Neher) The Mack (Michael Campus, Max Julien, Don Gordon, Richard Pryor) Song: Mack the Knife Gaspar Noe Reservoir Dogs (Quentin Tarantino, Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen) Pulp Fiction (Quentin Tarantino, John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Samuel L. Jackson, Tim Roth, Amanda Plummer, Bruce Willis, Ving Rhames, Rosanna Arquette, Eric Stoltz, Steve Buscemi, Christopher Walken, Kathy Griffin) Who Framed Roger Rabbit Thirstin Howl III - Skilligan's Island THX 1138 (George Lucas, Robert Duvall, Donald Pleasence, Don Pedro Colley) Elvis level Karate Jackie Chan / Jet Li / Chuck Norris / Bruce Lee The Big Lebowski (Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Julianne Moore, Steve Buscemi, David Huddleston, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Tara Reid, Flea, John Turturro) Titanic (James Cameron, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane) Rudy Ray Moore albums (Eat Out More Often, This Pussy Belongs To Me, and The Dirty Dozens) Barry (Alec Berg, Bill Hader, Stephen Root, Sarah Goldberg, Anthony Carrigan, Henry Winkler) The Princess Bride The Human Tornado (Cliff Roquemore, Rudy Ray Moore, Lady Reed, Jimmy Lynch) Disco Godfather (J. Robert Wagoner, Cliff Roquemore, Rudy Ray Moore, Carol Speed, Jimmy Lynch) Big Money Hustlas (John Cafiero, Violent J, Shaggy 2 Dope, Jamie Madrox, Rudy Ray Moore, Insane Clown Posse) Blacula (William Crain, William Marshall, Vonetta McGee, Denise Nicholas) Dirty Harry (Don Siegel, Clint Eastwood, Andrew Robinson, Harry Guardino) Pirates of the Caribbean They Call Me Mister Tibbs! (Gordon Douglas, Sidney Poitier, Martin Landau, Barbara McNair) Forest Gump (Robert Zemeckis, Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise) James Bond E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (Steven Spielberg, Henry Thomas, Drew Barrymore, Peter Coyote) Top quotes: "That rat-soup-eatin', insecure honky motherfucker!" "Ghosts? If you ever see a ghost, cut the motherfucker." "Dolemite is my name, and fuckin' up motherfuckers is my game!" "Man, move over and let me pass 'fore they have be to pullin' these Hush Puppies out your motherfuckin' ass!" "I'm waitin' for Dolemite! - For who? - Dolemite, motherfucker, you heard her." Next week: Napoleon Dynamite

Episode 92 - Them (1954) & The Black Scorpion (1957) On this episode I'm joined but the force of nature that is Mr Peter Nielsen (@Peter_Nielsen) and we are talking Them (1954) & The Black Scorpion (1957). Them! PG 1954 ‧ Sci-fi/Horror ‧ 1h 34m Them! is a 1954 American black-and-white science fiction monster film from Warner Bros. Pictures, produced by David Weisbart, directed by Gordon Douglas, and starring James Whitmore, Edmund Gwenn, Joan Weldon, and James Arness. The Black Scorpion (1957) Sci-fi/Horror ‧ 1h 28m Volcanic activity frees giant scorpions from the earth who wreak havoc in the rural countryside and eventually threaten Mexico City. Directed by Edward Ludwig, and starring Richard Denning, Mara Corday, Carlos Rivas, and Mario Navarro. The film's stop-motion animation special effects were created by Willis O'Brien. Don't forget to subscribe on SoundCloud and ITunes and leave us some 5 star reviews. You can also find me @THEUNDEADWOOKIE on Twitter, @TheUndeadWookie1980 on Instagram or on The Undead Wookie Facebook page.

LFA Podcast with Comedian Nazareth. My guest today is Pennsylvania's Parent of The Year, also the Chaplain for the Christian Comedy Association, Comedian Gordon Douglas

Man's atomic age is here, horrifying hordes appear! Exo-Skeleton armor, Exo-Skeleton might, Exo-Skeleton horror, Exo-Skeleton bite. Beware of them! Gordon Douglas' Them! is a 1954 horror movie that started the trend for 'big bug' movies, which became a huge trend in horror combining a fear of invasion, nuclear power and insects which summarised 50s fears. Staring James Whitmore, Edmund Gwenn, Joan Weldon, and James Arness, the plot is simple, a nest of gigantic irradiated ants become a national threat when two young queen ants escaped to establish new nests. Filmmaker James Raynor joins us to talk about this horror classic which has some of the most amount of flamethrower action in any picture ever!   All this and more on Adjust Your Tracking!  Follow us on: Twitter: @adjustyrtrack & Instagram: @betterfeelingfilms

Them! (1954)   This 1954 black and white film directed by Gordon Douglas and starring James Whitmore, Edmund Gwenn and James Arness would be the first nuclear monster big insect film.  Originally to be filmed in 3D and in color, this has to be scrapped due to malfunction of the 3D cameras.  The film would be the number one highest grossing film for Warner Brothers.  There are cameo appearances by Dick York and Leonard Nimoy. Eight Legged Freaks (2002)   This 2002 horror, monster, comedy, action film would be directed by Ellory Elkayem and star David Arquette, and Scarlet Johansson.  The film would be a modest hit but would gain a following upon its released on home video.  The film would feature seven types of spiders.  The film was to be named Arach Attack but due to the Iraq war it was renamed after a line Arquette ad-lipped from the film ‘Get Back!  You eight legged freak!!   We are joined by special guest co-host, Joe Randazzo, writer and producer.   Opening Credits/Introduction (.55); Story Geek – What To Watch During COVID Crisis (11.15); Man Messes With Nature (14.09); Them! (1954) Trailer (15.14); Why God? (18.39); Nature Messes With Man (48.39); Eight Legged Freaks (2002) (49.15); Mother Nature’s Revenge (51.50); Nature Lives To Fight Another Day (1:19.46); Death of a Bounty Hunter (1:35.31); End Credits (1:37.07); Closing Theme (1:38.03)   Opening and Closing Credits– Planet Synth by Dan Hughes   Original Music copyrighted 2020 Dan Hughes Music and the Literary License Podcast.    All rights reserved.

This week we tackle the original OCEAN'S ELEVEN — over 40 years before the Soderbergh re-make, and set in a very different time. After…mixed reviews, we talk about this film's military roots, why the focus on friendship is a poignant one, and how this is a heist film that's probably not about the heist. Next Time Our next heist film is the genre-defining 1967 film BONNIE AND CLYDE. Recent Media SCANDAL (2012–18):Shonda Rhimes, Kerry Washington, Henry Ian Cusick ANT-MAN (2015): Peyton Reed, Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly THE EQUALIZER 1, 2 (2014, 2018): Antoine Fuqua, Richard Wenk, Denzel Washington Recommendations THE APARTMENT (1960): Billy Wilder, Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine HARVEY (1950): Henry Koster, James Stewart, Wallace Ford ROBIN AND THE 7 HOODS (1964): Gordon Douglas, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin RIO BRAVO (1959): Howard Hawks, John Wayne, Dean Martin Footnotes Firstly, the wikipedia page of the film is an interesting read, as is IMDB (especially the 'Trivia'): www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean's_11 and www.imdb.com/title/tt0054135. In light of our discussion of the changing face of Vegas, this is a good set of pictures: www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/vintage-photos-of-las-vegas-a4248276.html. And this [if the link works, Rob!] is a really [interesting essay] (watermark.silverchair.com/phr_2001_70_4_627.pdf?token=AQECAHi208BE49Ooan9kkhW_Ercy7Dm3ZL_9Cf3qfKAc485ysgAAAqkwggKlBgkqhkiG9w0BBwagggKWMIICkgIBADCCAosGCSqGSIb3DQEHATAeBglghkgBZQMEAS4wEQQMdH8bS4I-YRPX1OV5AgEQgIICXKgBsvuzWdwwULuLzbXvUUQbxerQBlL0b07LY6lTyFyJE-fdahCuDYND17uU515tMuNy-8hL6LQwbFakRnTiEplgvrXNquouZqmieIxUJCIRFnYoS77VLLsnHhxhSP6cijKgKT67nCSbgtb8iNXwbL_g350P_J3VAgNUj67su5C_sQpAFka9KgaJ-GV87g2Es5A-ZmTKy_OqTvB13nekjA1UpuVGejWEXR8QIpctOSy_C-fcNqGjOgQnzfPh9XeHgc6n9CzYog3vVq6PLnYt3q_bUeUpOmuBHZluNFDXDIOSoIoAdocCD3znObqkoQSyG4IfIrl95sXzBV0kuudKdmLnVN5lhuHDbwlRHIk-aSzKRlMy82weVASOhsMmfLHlw1qC0pDBEOOa8hvMGuso0qQW97qoa3FYfg8paL0YPlOiv5cs9ry1KEVhwQMYOvC9oaC87N486NLbl2CwPzcN2_l6Ted7rFxh3BN8KK-KBMP05fqw6dRzXwq9trVZlI9ktMlHNujhHGKYTgkDvJyx3EITmawn-jgNgZrAxgpjKOALMpUnvI_8BOSew4bnFMCH1njzyVT4HochwzqnA-U_g3KfAFSpjbjMVMK79rnvdCGCK5JbBKpdr86vmLLjz-3uF6glBwwJ5DmhaQvjP_7ERWASDC_QvcepK5LF2i_T6BgKyfBjrEUPAwogbVVau0M2jnJ_Tai7iqZ8UDVvFYJUkJSCu7rtIJrDIXCNOao2oye1IgEzyXa_xy7b3qatAf6huFg3HecU2vhgqlwFLYNqq_T4HOxziRd3sxvB6TE). Finally, the story of Peter Lawford and Frank Sinatra's falling-out is explored in this biography of Lawford: www.ivy-style.com/luck-runs-out-the-rise-and-fall-of-peter-lawford.html. Find Us On Podchaser - https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-prestige-417454 Follow Us - https://www.twitter.com/prestigepodcast Follow Sam - https://www.twitter.com/life_academic Follow Rob - https://www.twitter.com/kaijufm Find Our Complete Archive on Kaiju.FM - http://www.kaiju.fm/the-prestige/

Debate sobre "Them! La humanidad en peligro", la película de Gordon Douglas con James Whitmore, Edmund Gwenn, Joan Weldon, James Arness, Onslow Stevens, Chris Drake, Leonard Nimoy, Dub Taylor, Fess Parker... Con la participación de: Cristian Martínez - @crmahe Francisco G. Rodriguez - @elNarmer Ramón Orts - @ramon_orts Nos puedes escuchar en iVoox https://www.ivoox.com/podcast-cine-mas-cine_sq_f1770779_1.html Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2ApuRUPSB8eavyQ7CBuXQN Google Podcasts https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaXZvb3guY29tL3BvZGNhc3QtY2luZS1tYXMtY2luZV9mZ19mMTc3MDc3OV9maWx0cm9fMS54bWw y Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/es/podcast/cine-más-cine/id1481721006 y nos puedes seguir en Twitter @mascine_podcast y en nuestra web diletantes.es

The built environment around us seems almost natural, as in beyond our control to alter or shape. Indeed, we have reached a point in history when cities—the largest and most complex of our settlements—are more scientifically planned, managed, and controlled than ever, leaving relatively little room for citizen input in their design or look, or in the activities allowed in them. But when we look closely we see many examples of interventions that everyday citizens make to their surroundings, ranging from graffiti and skateboarding to musical and theatrical performances and protests in public space. But a recent set of these endeavors found in today's built environment strives for something besides artistic or political expression. In his well-researched, eye-opening new book, The Help-Yourself City: Legitimacy and Inequality in DIY Urbanism (Oxford University Press, 2018), sociologist Gordon Douglas takes readers onto the streets and public spaces of cities around the world to reveal the projects and practitioners of “DIY urban design,” a specific type of informal interventions in urban public space that emphasizes functionality and civic-mindedness in physical alternations and additions. Through such projects as building and installing benches in places lacking seating and posting signage to both encourage and guide walking in neighborhoods, Douglas's DIY urban designers, who are relatively privileged socially, aim to improve their cities in ways they feel local governments should but don't or can't, and in ways that are beneficial and helpful for everyone. The book shines when he explores the implications for such practices for revealing and exacerbating inequality in today's segregated city. Ultimately, as these practices continue, and as city governments and planning agencies borrow and implement many of the ideas and projects of DIY urban design, the book encourages a consideration of the real issues of inclusion and exclusion that they signify for the sake of achieving greater levels of equality in public space. Richard E. Ocejo is associate professor of sociology at John Jay College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York (CUNY). He is the author of Masters of Craft: Old Jobs in the New Urban Economy (Princeton University Press, 2017), about the transformation of low-status occupations into cool, cultural taste-making jobs (cocktail bartenders, craft distillers, upscale men's barbers, and whole animal butchers), and of Upscaling Downtown: From Bowery Saloons to Cocktail Bars in New York City (Princeton University Press, 2014), about growth policies, nightlife, and conflict in gentrified neighborhoods. His work has appeared in such journals as City & Community, Poetics, Ethnography, and the European Journal of Cultural Studies. He is also the editor of Ethnography and the City: Readings on Doing Urban Fieldwork (Routledge, 2012), a co-Book Editor at City & Community, and serves on the editorial boards of the journals Metropolitics, Work and Occupations, and the Journal for Undergraduate Ethnography.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ralph questions the Comptroller of the United States, Gene Dodaro, head of the Government Accountability Office, about a long overdue audit of the Pentagon. Plus, Dr. Gordon Douglas, co-founder of Princeton Studies Food has some pretty harsh words for our industrial animal agriculture system.

In a fast paced and lively hour, Ralph interviews media critic, Mickey Huff, of Project Censored, eco-pioneer, David Freeman, who is trying to shut down the last nuclear power plant in California at Diablo Canyon, and food and nutrition expert, Dr. Gordon Douglas.  Plus listener questions!