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This week we are sharing an episode from our previous show NOT PAST IT.Harry Houdini escaped from handcuffs, sea monsters and torture cells, but his last great illusion defied even the spirits. On October 31, 1936, the famous escape artist was set to come back from the dead. But, as spooky as that sounds, the backstory to uncover America's most notorious frauds of the day, is even more devilish.Episode credits:Not Past It is a Spotify Original, produced by Gimlet and ZSP Media. This episode was produced by Julie Carli. Our producers are Sarah Craig and Amy Pedulla. Our associate producer is Remoy Philip.Laura Newcombe is our production assistant. The supervising producer is Erica Morrison. Editing by Andrea B. Scott.Ben Britton read our old-timey headlines.Fact checking by Jane AckermannSound design and mixing by Hansdale Hsu.Original Music by SaxKixAve, Willie Green, J Bless, and Bobby Lord. This episode included super special original spooky music by Bobby Lord featuring Natalia Paruz aka the Saw Lady. It was recorded by Sam Bair at Relic Room. Our theme song is Tokoliana by KOKOKO! With Music supervision by Liz Fulton. Technical direction by Zac Schmidt. Show art by Elise Harven and Talia Rochemann [Tah-Leah Rock-man]The executive producer at ZSP Media is Zac Stuart Pontier. The executive producer from Gimlet is Abbie Ruzicka.

After 57 episodes, the team at Crime of a Lifetime is saying goodbye. It has been such a joy bringing to life stories of death, survival, villains, and heroes. We're so grateful to all of our listeners and to the team who made it possible: Kerry and Quin (hosts), Tanner Robbins (producer), Hazel May (researcher), Julie McGruder and John Thrasher (senior producers), Arlen Ginsburg and Hansdale Hsu(sound designers), McCamey Lynn (supervising producer), and Jessie Katz (executive producer).But never fear; Quin and Kerry have another podcast! Find more terrifying and scintillating true crime stories on their other show ‘Truly Darkly Creeply' wherever you listen to podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

SHOW NOTES (Bonus Pre-Season Episode) Evidence indicates the Stegosaurus did not swish its spiked tail back and forth like a Medieval weapon, but rather used it for locomotion and communication, and when need be for defense. Morrison Natural History Museum Director Matthew Mossbrucker provides the non-gory details in his interview with Michelle Howell. Dinosaur Ridge volunteer Jim Watson surmises how the Stego may have sounded — his interpretation is unlike any Hollywood version you've heard. Finally Dr. Nicole Peavy of the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) talks about the work of Mitigation Paleontology, and what happens with fossils found on road construction sites. The Stegosaurus used its tail like a third leg! It helped move the animal, and also could be used to communicate with other Stegosaurus, and defend the animal from predators. Matthew Mossbrucker discusses the anatomy of the tail, including the lump of bone called the fourth trochanter, that served as a muscle attachment knob for the caudofemoralis, a muscle found in nearly all animals with tails. In 2009, Mossbrucker and Dr. Robert Bakker studied the tail and published “The Symposium on Stegosauria” In our conversation, Mossbrucker mentions Quarry 13 in Como Bluff, Wyoming which is referenced in this thorough wikipedia post if you would like more context. Dr. Nicole Peavey mentioned paleobotany finds at Denver International Airport, more can be seen on the Denver Museum of Nature and Science website here. Peavy also referenced the Castle Rock Rainforest uncovered during a highway project. At the time the Dr. Kirk Johnson (Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History Director) was with the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, which now holds 10,000 specimens from this site. He wrote an article about the finds that was published in 2003. Peavy also referenced Ian Miller, now National Geographic Society's Chief Science and Innovation Officer, who also worked at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. Miller has led science research projects on major field expeditions across the western U.S. and Madagascar. If you've never heard how the term “Thagomizer” came about, you must first treat yourself to a popular newspaper comic strip from the 1980s called “The Far Side.” Author Gary Larson in a 1982 comic drew a group of cavemen attending a lecture in which the speaker points to the tail tip of a Stegosaurus. The caption explains the spikes are called Thagomizers "after the late Thag Simmons.” Denver Museum of Nature and Science paleontologist Kenneth Carpenter jokingly used the term at the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Annual Meeting more than a decade later, and it caught on. Fossil Butte National Monument in Wyoming is the scene of world-renowned fossil finds including 27 types of fish. And as you will learn, in some cases the data is more important than the fossils themselves.   Our theme music was composed by Hansdale Hsu. Additional music titled “Call to Adventure” provided by Kevin MacLeod of icompetech.com via http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Thank you for listening!  Stay tuned for Season One coming this spring 2022!  

Traditionally, Black-led nonprofits have only received 2 to 4 percent of total philanthropic funding nationally. That's in part why Liz Thompson co-founded The 1954 Project, which seeks to radically redesign how philanthropy connects with Black leaders in education. Every year, her organization awards a cohort of Luminaries with one million dollars each to continue their innovative work in education. In this episode, host Aimée Eubanks Davis is in conversation with Liz Thompson about her organization's impact on the community. Resources: Register for the Luminary Awards https://hopin.com/events/1954-project-luminary-awards/registration  Why Black representation is especially important when it comes to charitable giving https://news.wttw.com/2021/04/26/why-black-representation-especially-important-when-it-comes-charitable-giving  Beyond crisis funding https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/beyond-crisis-funding-black-led-organizations-saw-surge-donations-look-n1252539  In philanthropy, race is still in factor in who gets what  https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/01/your-money/philanthropy-race.html  https://www.bridgespan.org/bridgespan/Images/articles/racial-equity-and-philanthropy/racial-equity-and-philanthropy.pdf  The 1954 Project https://www.1954project.org The Cafe Grouphttps://www.thecafe.org  This podcast is brought to you with the generous support from The Walton Family Foundation. Aimée Eubanks Davis is the host. This series is produced by Priscilla Alabi and Kristen Lepore. Priscilla Alabi is the producer. Kristen Lepore is the supervising producer. Story editing is by Jackie Danziger. Story consulting by Sonya Ramsey. Sound design and mixing by Andrea Kristinsdóttir. Music by Hansdale Hsu. Additional music by Andrea Kristinsdóttir. Additional engineering from Ivan Kuraev. Executive producers are Stephanie Wittles Wachs and Jessica Cordova Kramer. Special Thanks to Liz Thompson, Meredith Moore, Acasia Wilson Feinberg and Maya Thompson. Help others find our show by leaving us a rating and writing a review. To learn more about the 1954 Project and its mission to fund black leaders in education, visit www.1954project.org  Stay up to date with us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram at @LemonadaMedia. Interested in bonus content and behind the scenes material? Subscribe to Lemonada Premium right now in the Apple Podcasts app by clicking on our podcast logo and the "subscribe” button. Stay up-to-date on everything in the Lemonada world by becoming a superfan at https://joinsubtext.com/lemonadasuperfan.   Click this link for a list of current sponsors and discount codes for this and all other Lemonada series: lemonadamedia.com/sponsors. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The United Nations has declared the teacher shortage a global crisis. Who will teach the next generation of students? How will we recruit and retain Black educators, especially when they are leaving the profession at even higher rates? This week's guest, Kimberly Eckert, is on a mission to address these problems in the state of Louisiana. With initiatives like hers, there is a glimmer of hope for saving our schools and in a larger sense, saving society. Resources: Kimberly Eckert is passionate about empowering diverse students https://www.iste.org/explore/empowered-learner/kimberly-eckert-passionate-about-empowering-diverse-educators Kimberly Eckert on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wf7DU6cBIKo  Kimberly Eckert on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/2018latoy/  Kimberly Eckert on Twitter https://twitter.com/2018LATOY Kimberly Eckert's many jobs  https://sites.google.com/wbrschools.net/eckertsecksperts/home  The 1954 Project https://www.1954project.org The Cafe Group https://www.thecafe.org/who-we-are/our-team This podcast is brought to you with the generous support from The Walton Family Foundation. Aimée Eubanks Davis is the host. This series is produced by Priscilla Alabi and Kristen Lepore. Priscilla Alabi is the producer. Kristen Lepore is the supervising producer. Story editing is by Jackie Danziger. Story consulting by Sonya Ramsey. Sound design and mixing by Andrea Kristinsdóttir. Music by Hansdale Hsu. Additional music by Andrea Kristinsdóttir. Additional engineering from Ivan Kuraev. Executive producers are Stephanie Wittles Wachs and Jessica Cordova Kramer. Special Thanks to Liz Thompson, Meredith Moore, Acasia Wilson Feinberg and Maya Thompson. Help others find our show by leaving us a rating and writing a review. To learn more about the 1954 Project and its mission to fund black leaders in education, visit www.1954project.org  Stay up to date with us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram at @LemonadaMedia. Interested in bonus content and behind the scenes material? Subscribe to Lemonada Premium right now in the Apple Podcasts app by clicking on our podcast logo and the "subscribe” button. Stay up-to-date on everything in the Lemonada world by becoming a superfan at https://joinsubtext.com/lemonadasuperfan.   Click this link for a list of current sponsors and discount codes for this and all other Lemonada series: lemonadamedia.com/sponsors. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The culture of our schools needs to change. In this episode, we hear from Morgan Jackson and her son and daughter, Kaleb and Aaliyah, about their education in predominantly white schools. Morgan is a Las Vegas educator, and a Ph.D student. She explains how she instills self-confidence and social awareness in her students and her own kids.  Resources: Jacqueline Woodson, Brown Girl Dreaming Website, The Brown Bookshelf Article, Why Incidental Diversity Matters in Your Classroom Blog, How Librarians and Teachers Can Cultivate Diverse Books That Go Beyond the Trauma Experience This podcast is brought to you with the generous support from The Walton Family Foundation. Aimée Eubanks Davis is the host. This series is produced by Priscilla Alabi and Kristen Lepore. Priscilla Alabi is the producer. Kristen Lepore is the supervising producer. Story editing is by Jackie Danziger. Story consulting by Sonya Ramsey. Sound design and mixing by Andrea Kristinsdóttir. Music by Hansdale Hsu. Additional music by Andrea Kristinsdóttir. Additional engineering from Ivan Kuraev. Executive producers are Stephanie Wittles Wachs and Jessica Cordova Kramer. Special Thanks to Liz Thompson, Meredith Moore, Acasia Wilson Feinberg and Maya Thompson. Help others find our show by leaving us a rating and writing a review. To learn more about the 1954 Project and its mission to fund black leaders in education, visit www.1954project.org  Stay up to date with us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram at @LemonadaMedia. Interested in bonus content and behind the scenes material? Subscribe to Lemonada Premium right now in the Apple Podcasts app by clicking on our podcast logo and the "subscribe” button.   Stay up-to-date on everything in the Lemonada world by becoming a superfan at https://joinsubtext.com/lemonadasuperfan.   Click this link for a list of current sponsors and discount codes for this and all other Lemonada series: lemonadamedia.com/sponsors. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As a teen, Jason Brooks left his hometown of Watts in South L.A. to attend an all-boys boarding school. While he was there, he encountered many racist incidents with no adult to guide him through those experiences. That ignited his passion for teaching because he wanted to be there for kids like himself. In this episode, Jason recalls his teen years and speaks with his mentor Troy Kemp about how they reach and teach Black boys.  Resources: Harkness AI  Troy Kemp Speaks The 1954 Project The Cafe Group This podcast is brought to you with the generous support from The Walton Family Foundation. Aimée Eubanks Davis is the host. This series is produced by Priscilla Alabi and Kristen Lepore. Priscilla Alabi is the producer. Kristen Lepore is the supervising producer. Story editing is by Jackie Danziger. Story consulting by Sonya Ramsey. Sound design and mixing by Andrea Kristinsdóttir. Music by Hansdale Hsu. Additional music by Andrea Kristinsdóttir. Additional engineering from Ivan Kuraev. Executive producers are Stephanie Wittles Wachs and Jessica Cordova Kramer. Special Thanks to Liz Thompson, Meredith Moore, Acasia Wilson Feinberg and Maya Thompson. Help others find our show by leaving us a rating and writing a review. To learn more about the 1954 Project and its mission to fund black leaders in education, visit www.1954project.org  Stay up to date with us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram at @LemonadaMedia. Interested in bonus content and behind the scenes material? Subscribe to Lemonada Premium right now in the Apple Podcasts app by clicking on our podcast logo and the "subscribe” button. Stay up-to-date on everything in the Lemonada world by becoming a superfan at https://joinsubtext.com/lemonadasuperfan.   Click this link for a list of current sponsors and discount codes for this and all other Lemonada series: lemonadamedia.com/sponsors. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Forty percent of Black female undergraduates attending college are parents. This week's guest is author of “Pregnant Girl,” Nicole Lynn Lewis, who had a newborn when she first enrolled at the College of William & Mary in the ‘90s. There, Nicole found a friend in her financial aid counselor, Tammy Curry. We reunited them after 20 years to discuss how that financial aid support helped Nicole feed her family and what colleges can do to support this invisible population of students.  Resources: Nicole Lynn Lewis, Pregnant Girl  Generation Hope  Why Black student parents are at the epicenter of the student debt crisis The 1954 Project The Cafe Group   This podcast is brought to you with the generous support from The Walton Family Foundation. Aimée Eubanks Davis is the host. This series is produced by Priscilla Alabi and Kristen Lepore. Priscilla Alabi is the producer. Kristen Lepore is the supervising producer. Story editing is by Jackie Danziger. Story consulting by Sonya Ramsey. Sound design and mixing by Andrea Kristinsdóttir. Music by Hansdale Hsu. Additional music by Andrea Kristinsdóttir. Additional engineering from Ivan Kuraev. Executive producers are Stephanie Wittles Wachs and Jessica Cordova Kramer. Special Thanks to Liz Thompson, Meredith Moore, Acasia Wilson Feinberg and Maya Thompson. Help others find our show by leaving us a rating and writing a review. To learn more about the 1954 Project and its mission to fund black leaders in education, visit www.1954project.org  Stay up to date with us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram at @LemonadaMedia. Interested in bonus content and behind the scenes material? Subscribe to Lemonada Premium right now in the Apple Podcasts app by clicking on our podcast logo and the "subscribe” button. Stay up-to-date on everything in the Lemonada world by becoming a superfan at https://joinsubtext.com/lemonadasuperfan.   Click this link for a list of current sponsors and discount codes for this and all other Lemonada series: lemonadamedia.com/sponsors. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An estimated 38 thousand Black educators and administrators in public schools were fired in the South after the Brown v Board of Education decision in 1954. This episode highlights the rich past of Black education through the research of professor Michele Foster, best known for interviewing Black teachers who taught in the ‘50s. Michele is in conversation with one of her former PhD students, Tryphenia Peele Eady.   Resources: Michele Foster, Black Teachers on Teaching  Michele Foster, “Why Seek The Living Among the Dead?” African American Pedagogical Excellence: Exemplar Practice for Teacher Education David S. Cecelski, Along Freedom Road  Sonya Ramsey, Reading, Writing, and Segregation: A Century of Black Women Teachers in Nashville  Vanessa Siddle Walker, Their Highest Potential, An African American School Community in The Segregated South Vanesaa Siddle Walker, The Lost Education of Horace Tate: Uncovering the Hidden Heroes Who Fought for Justice in Schools Vanessa Siddel Walker, Hello Professor: A Black Principal and Professional Leadership in the Segregated South Gloria Ladson Billings, Culturally Relevant Pedagogy: Asking a Different Question Video of Ruby Foresyth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SSpNj7LdZU&t=174s   This podcast is brought to you with the generous support from The Walton Family Foundation.   Aimée Eubanks Davis is the host. This series is produced by Priscilla Alabi and Kristen Lepore. Priscilla Alabi is the producer. Kristen Lepore is the supervising producer. Story editing is by Jackie Danziger. Story consulting by Sonya Ramsey. Sound design and mixing by Andrea Kristinsdóttir. Music by Hansdale Hsu. Additional music by Andrea Kristinsdóttir. Additional engineering from Ivan Kuraev. Executive producers are Stephanie Wittles Wachs and Jessica Cordova Kramer. Special Thanks to Liz Thompson, Meredith Moore, Acasia Wilson Feinberg and Maya Thompson.   Help others find our show by leaving us a rating and writing a review. To learn more about the 1954 Project and its mission to fund black leaders in education, visit www.1954project.org  Stay up to date with us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram at @LemonadaMedia. Interested in bonus content and behind the scenes material? Subscribe to Lemonada Premium right now in the Apple Podcasts app by clicking on our podcast logo and the "subscribe” button.   Stay up-to-date on everything in the Lemonada world by becoming a superfan at https://joinsubtext.com/lemonadasuperfan.   Click this link for a list of current sponsors and discount codes for this and all other Lemonada series: lemonadamedia.com/sponsors. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In 1990, two men dressed as cops conned their way into a Boston museum and stole a fortune in art. The stolen works are estimated to be worth over half a billion dollars today and there’s a 10 million dollar reward for whoever finds it. “This is A Robbery: The World’s Greatest Art Heist” goes deep into the leads, dead ends, lucky breaks, and speculations surrounding this notorious crime that remains unsolved over 30 years later.Join host Rebecca Lavoie as she speaks with Colin Barnicle, the series director, and executive producer. A note to listeners: This episode contains spoilers. So make sure to watch the entire series and then, listen on.You Can’t Make This Up is a production of Netflix. Our music is by Hansdale Hsu and our producer is Shana Daloria.

J. McVay and Joe Virgillito share their thoughts on what they expect during the 2020 presidential race, as the general election begins under the unusual circumstances of a pandemic. Later in the episode, Jacqueline Soller and J. McVay discuss the new movie, ‘Selah and the Spades,’ written and directed by Tayarisha Poe and starring Lovie Simone, Celeste O'Connor, and Jharrel Jerome -- available on Amazon Prime Video. And we’ll take an exclusive early listen to a performance by Brooklyn duo True Dreams, from their upcoming BTR Live Studio session. Music composed by and show edited by Hansdale Hsu. Joe Virgillito is associate producer. Mentioned in the episode: “Is Biden Gaining Older Voters, and Losing Young Ones?” // NY Times 00:00 - Intro 01:13 - START /// 2020 Election Preview w/ Joe Virgillito & J. McVay 02:33 - Trump’s approval ratings 03:40 - Effects of daily pandemic briefings 10:35 - Effects of COVID-19 on the election 11:33 - Voting by mail becoming more widespread 19:48 - Vetting Biden 26:45 - Trump vs Biden vs Trump vs Clinton 39:45 - Polling differences and similarities between 2016 to 2020 /// END 43:42 - 1st Person: Jason // Using White Privilege To Call Out The Alt-Right 47:25 - “No. 1” (BTR Live Studio, 2020) - True Dreams 50:35 - Movie Review: Jacqueline Soller on ‘Selah and the Spades’ 52:10 - Movie Chat w/ Jacqueline Soller & J. McVay (Spoiler Alert) 68:59 - Outro / Credits 69:48 - Finish.

J. McVay and Joe Virgillito discuss the first four episodes of ‘Here's The Thing,’ the new podcast by presumptive Democcratic presidential nominee Joe Biden. Later in the episode, Jacqueline Soller and J. McVay discuss the new movie, ‘Tigertail,’ written and directed by Alan Yang and starring Tzi Ma, Hong-Chi Lee, Christine Ko, Yo-Hsing Fang, Fiona Fu, and Joan Chen -- available now on Netflix. And we’ll take an exclusive early listen to a performance by New York band GOLD DIME, from their upcoming BTR Live Studio session. Music composed by and show edited by Hansdale Hsu. Joe Virgillito is associate producer. Mentioned in the episode: “5 Ways Joe Biden Can Make His Bad Podcast Better” // Intelligencer “Joe Biden’s New Podcast Is So Bad” // The New Republic 00:00 - Intro 01:13 - START /// Joe Biden Has A Podcast w/ J. McVay & Joe Virgillito 01:50 - J. McVay’s thoughts on the podcast 07:40 - Joe Virgillito’s thoughts on the podcast 10:54 - The purpose of the podcast / is it as bad as the reviews say it is? 16:00 - Will Leitch’s suggestions on how to improve the podcast (and ours!) 35:20 - Biden’s deficiencies as a candidate 39:28 - Would you listen to the next episode? / Maybe Obama should host the podcast for Biden… /// END 41:49 - “Beneath Below” (BTR Live Studio, 2020) - GOLD DIME 47:58 - Movie Review: Jacqueline Soller on ‘Tigertail’ 49:27 - Movie Chat w/ Jacqueline Soller & J. McVay (Spoiler Alert) 64:10 - Outro / Credits 64:56 - Finish.

Joe Virgillito chats with Dr. Lynn Jiang, one of two New York City ER doctors who created an Instagram account for healthcare workers to share stories and stay connected. Joe also chats with journalist Ryan Cooper about rumors recently swirling around New York Governor Andrew Cuomo that he could somehow become the Democratic presidential candidate over current frontrunner Joe Biden. They also discuss whether the governor’s newfound darling status is actually warranted. Later in the episode, Joe and J. McVay discuss the new documentary, ‘Slay The Dragon,’ directed by Christopher Durrance and Barak Goodman, which explores the effects of gerrymandering on the US political system and efforts to overcome it -- out now from Magnolia Pictures and available to stream on several platforms. And we’ll take an exclusive early listen to a performance by Brooklyn band Parlor Walls, from their upcoming BTR Live Studio session. Music composed by and show edited by Hansdale Hsu. Joe Virgillito is associate producer. 00:00 - Intro 01:35 - Two COVID - 19 Doctors Take To Instagram / Joe Virgillito chats w/ Dr. Lynn Jiang 10:27 - 1st Person: Tori // Combating Racism In A White - Dominated Community 15:20 - The Case for Cuomo Over Biden (or not?) / Joe Virgillito chats w/ Ryan Cooper 32:16 - “Game” (BTR Live Studio, 2020) - Parlor Walls 37:57 - “Birthday” (BTR Live Studio, 2017) - Parlor Walls 43:28 - Movie Review: J. McVay on ‘Slay The Dragon’ 45:11 - Movie Chat w/ Joe Virgillito & J. McVay (Spoiler Alert) 62:57 - Outro / Credits 63:39 - Finish.

Contributor Matt Ruby joins us to share his thoughts and experiences during the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. Later in the episode, Jacqueline Soller and I will discuss the new movie, ‘Swallow,’ directed by Carlo Mirabella-Davis and starring Haley Bennett -- available now from IFC Films. And we’ll take an exclusive early listen to a performance by New York musician Workman Song, from their upcoming BTR Live Studio session. Music composed by and show edited by Hansdale Hsu. 00:00 - Intro 01:07 - START /// Matt Ruby on COVID19 w/ J. McVay 01:23 - How have you been dealing with this? 04:55 - Biggest change to routine / “Kimonews” 07:50 - Silent meditation retreat as prep for current isolation 09:49 - Thoughts on technology in light of social distancing vs. previous criticisms 12:10 - Thoughts on how people more generally are handling this 15:45 - Reexamining socialism, Medicare for All, and Bernier Sanders’ campaign in light of the crisis 24:18 - What person, during all this, has been the most impressive? Most disappointing? 33:45 - How long do you think it will be before things get back to normal, if they really ever do? 40:15 - If everything was suddenly fixed and back to how it was in 2 weeks, what’s the very first thing you'd do? 40:50 - “All this” and other “soft” euphemisms for the crisis / wrapping up /// END 42:42 - 1st Person: Andrea // Studying Photography 46:27 - Movie Review: Jacqueline Soller on ‘Swallow’ 48:14 - Movie Chat w/ Jacqueline Soller & J. McVay (Spoiler Alert) 61:21 - “Arise" (BTR Live Studio, 2020) - Workman Song 66:51 - Outro / Credits 67:41 - Finish.

Joe Virgillito discusses how the continuing COVID-19 crisis may impact the movement pushing to make Medicare available to all Americans. His guest on the topic is Gerald Friedman, Professor of Economics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and author of the new book, ‘The Case For Medicare For All.’ Later in the episode, J. McVay and Jacqueline Soller discuss the 2011 movie, ‘Contagion,’ directed by Steven Soderbergh and starring Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Laurence Fishburne, Jude Law, Marion Cotillard, Kate Winslet, Demetri Martin, Elliott Gould , Bryan Cranston, and Jennifer Ehle -- available from Warner Home Video. And we’ll take an exclusive early listen to a performance by New York band Scoville Unit, from their upcoming BTR Live Studio session. Music composed by and show edited by Hansdale Hsu. Joe Virgillito is associate producer. 00:00 - Intro 01:18 - START /// COVID-19 and the Case for Medicare For All Joe Virgillito & Prof. Gerald Friedman 02:05 - How much better off would the US be right now if we had universal healthcare? 07:15 - What should the messaging on Medicare for All be? 10:38 - How might Sen. Bernie Sanders’ plan create millions of jobs? 14:24 - Response to people who call single-payer “pie in the sky” 19:51 - Is the current system in such shambles it may break down? 26:50 - Is the current discussion around M4A in a good place? /// END 31:34 - 1st Person: Darcy // Surviving Abuse (Trigger Warning) 37:26 - Movie Review: J. McVay on 2011’s ‘Contagion’ 39:29 - Movie Chat w/ Jacqueline Soller & J. McVay (Spoiler Alert) 66:33 - "Different Name Same Place" (BTR Live Studio, 2020) - Scoville Unit 69:17 - Outro / Credits 70:06 - Finish.

J. McVay is joined by contributor Joe Virgillito to discuss the latest developments surrounding both the Democratic presidential primaries and the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. Later in the episode, Jacqueline Soller and I will discuss the new Netflix movie, Lost Girls,’ directed by Liz Garbus and starring Amy Ryan, Thomasin McKenzie, Gabriel Byrne, Lola Kirke, and Dean Winters. And we’ll take an exclusive early listen to a performance by New York band Activity, from their upcoming BTR Live Studio session. Music composed by and show edited by Hansdale Hsu. Joe Virgillito is associate producer. Mentioned in the episode: “Tuesday’s Primaries Should’ve Been Postponed” // BTRtoday “Democrats Need to Forget About Means Testing” // BTRtoday 00:00 - Intro 01:15 - START /// The Democratic Primaries vs. COVID-19 w/ J. McVay & Joe Virgillito 01:42 - Should the primaries in FL, IL, AZ have been postponed? 05:25 - Was turnout down from 2016? 09:25 - Avoiding a frozen primary? 10:40 - How did the last debate affect the race? 14:30 - Will Bernie Sanders drop out or should he stay in? 16:02 - How should the government help the economy? Are Dems getting outflanked by GOP? 19:47 - Bernie’s proposal to help people 22:58 - How can Biden win over Sanders supporters? 29:14 - Biggest surprise re: COVID-19 /// END 30:52 - 1st Person: Demauni // Meeting T-Pain As A Kid 34:11 - Movie Review: Jacqueline Soller on ‘Lost Girls’ 35:52 - Movie Chat w/ Jacqueline Soller & J. McVay (Spoiler Alert) 51:40 - "Earth Angel" (BTR Live Studio, 2020) - Activity 56:52 - Outro / Credits 57:39 - Finish.

J. McVay is joined by contributor Joe Virgillito to discuss the latest Democratic primary results and what those mean for candidates Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders. Also, they discuss the escalating concerns around the COVID-19 pandemic and how the candidates -- and current president -- are approaching it, for better or worse. Later in the episode, J. McVay and Jacqueline Soller discuss the new Disney Pixar movie, ‘Onward,’ directed by Dan Scanlon with voices by Tom Holland, Chris Pratt, Julia Louis-Drefus, and Octavia Spencer -- out now from Walt Disney Studios. And we’ll take an exclusive early listen to a performance by Los Angeles band Momma, from their upcoming BTR Live Studio session. Music composed by and show edited by Hansdale Hsu. Joe Virgillito is associate producer. Mentioned in the episode: “No, Bernie Shouldn’t Drop Out” // BTRtoday “The Sanders Coalition Is Not Quite What We Thought It Was” 00:00 - Intro 01:22 - START /// Sanders vs. Biden vs. Trump vs. COVID-19 w/ J. McVay & Joe Virgillito 02:20 - The case for Sanders’ campaign continuing 05:09 - Next debate could be favorable to Sanders 08:13 - Biden’s campaign trail incidents 12:51 - Counter-narratives to Biden’s rise 16:11 - Sanders did better against Clinton in 2016 than against Biden so far 22:00 - COVID-19’s effect on Democratic candidates and President Trump 25:21 - Biden’s COVID-19 address looked like a “shadow presidency” 29:26 - COVID-19 exposes Trump and Republicans and highlights need for Sanders’ policies /// END 34:26 - 1st Person: Aleyna // Pretending To Like Heavy Metal For A Crush 37:45 - Movie Review: Jacqueline Soller on ‘Onward’ 39:25 - Movie Chat w/ Jacqueline Soller & J. McVay (Spoiler Alert) 59:40 - "Double Dare" (BTR Live Studio, 2020) - Momma 62:54 - Outro / Credits 63:40 - Finish.

J. McVay is joined by contributor Joe Virgillito to discuss this week’s Super Tuesday results and where the Democratic primary campaigns may go from here. Later in the episode, J. McVay and Jacqueline Soller discuss the new movie, ‘The Invisible Man,’ directed by Leigh Whannell and starring Elisabeth Moss, Aldis Hodge, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Storm Reid, and Harriet Dyer -- out now from Universal Pictures. And we’ll take an exclusive early listen to a performance by Philadelphia band Church Girls, from their upcoming BTR Live Studio session. Music composed by and show edited by Hansdale Hsu. Joe Virgillito is associate producer. 00:00 - Intro 01:08 - START /// Super Tuesday & Beyond w/ J. McVay & Joe Virgillito 05:15 - The impact and power of the Democartic party establishment and media narratives 16:00 - If Sanders is the natural 2nd choice for most Warren voters, what kept them from moving to him? 23:02 - What is Warren’s next move? 30:53 - Would an announced Sanders-Warren ticket be able to overcome Biden? Then Trump? 34:56 - Biden as a “caretaker” president? 38:52 - Can Biden repeat what helped him on Super Tuesday? What is he for? 45:52 - Recency bias 47:19 - Upcoming primaries /// END 47:48 - "Twin Hell Fire" (BTR Live Studio, 2020) - Church Girls 50:46 - Movie Review: Jacqueline Soller on ‘The Invisible Man’ 52:19 - Movie Chat w/ Jacqueline Soller & J. McVay (Spoiler Alert) 68:57 - Outro / Credits 69:44 - Finish.

J. McVay is joined by guest Maggie Oliver, as we continue our series of recurring segments in which we meet the people behind what we do here at BTRtoday. Maggie has mostly worked behind the scenes at BTR, but soon she’ll be premiering a new podcast called ‘Super Superb,’ which she’ll produce and host. Later in the episode, J. McVay and Jacqueline Soller discuss the new movie, ‘The Lodge,’ directed by Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala and starring Riley Keough, Jaeden Martell, Lia McHugh, Richard Armitage, and Alicia Silverstone -- out now from Neon. And we’ll take an exclusive early listen to a performance by Welsh band The Joy Formidable, from their upcoming BTR Live Studio session. Music composed by and show edited by Hansdale Hsu. Joe Virgillito is associate producer. 00:00 - Intro 01:24 - START /// Meet BTR: Maggie Oliver 01:52 - About Maggie’s new podcast, ‘Super Superb’ (not dentist-recommended) 03:58 - Inspiration from other BTR podcasts 06:30 - Musical preferences (music that goes with slippers, not studded belts) 09:44 - Background in film and media 13:05 - A tendency to lead with a lot of questions 16:04 - Grad school and other life experience 25:09 - Early music memories 28:07 - Changing media landscape 33:23 - Maggie’s favorite candies (and junk food)! 38:38 - Follow Maggie @othermaggie 40:19 - ‘Super Superb’ -- first episode out Tuesday 3/3 /// END 41:46 - 1st Person: Alex // On Methadone Affecting His Sex Drive 45:40 - Movie Review: Jacqueline Soller on ‘The Lodge’ 47:01 - Movie Chat w/ Jacqueline Soller & J. McVay (Spoiler Alert) 64:50 - "While The Flies" (BTR Live Studio, 2020) - The Joy Formidable 69:54 - Outro / Credits 70:40 - Finish.

Wagering on elections is a lot like betting on sports. And in 2020, much of it is done on prediction markets -- sites that offer prediction exchanges on political outcomes. Contributor Joe Virgillito has more on one prediction market and its potential role in the 2020 Democratic primary and beyond. He chats with Will Jennings, Head of Public Engagement at Predictit.org and Jeff Joseph, Editorial Director and Publisher of Luckbox Magazine and host of The Political Trade podcast. Later in the episode, Jacqueline Soller and J. McVay discuss the new movie, ‘Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn,’ directed by Cathy Yan and starring Margot Robbie, Rosie Perez, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Ewan McGregor, Ella Jay Basco, and Chris Messina -- out now from Warner Bros. And we’ll take an exclusive early listen to a performance by New York artist Pom Pom Squad, from their upcoming BTR Live Studio session. Music composed by and show edited by Hansdale Hsu. Joe Virgillito is associate producer. 00:00 - Intro 01:40 - START /// Prediction Markets & Elections w/ Joe Virgillito 03:28 - Will Jennings of Predictit.org 14:10 - Jeff Joseph of Luckbox Magazine and ‘The Political Trade’ podcast /// END 25:57 - 1st Person: Maria // Learning To Be Independent 30:05 - Movie Review: Jacqueline Soller on ‘Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn’ 31:47 - Movie Chat w/ Jacqueline Soller & J. McVay (Spoiler Alert) 53:36 - "Again" (BTR Live Studio, 2020) - Pom Pom Squad 59:29 - Outro / Credits 60:15 - Finish.

J. McVay is joined by guest Joe Virgillito as we continue our recurring series of segments in which we meet the people behind what we do here at BTRtoday. Joe writes for BTRtoday’s editorial department, largely about politics. From August 2016 through October 2019, he was the host of a daily podcast here called The Daily Beat. He’s now an associate producer on and contributor to this podcast. Later in the episode, we revisit J. McVay’s and Jacqueline Soller’s conversation about ‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire,’ written and directed by Céline Sciamma and starring Noémie Merlant and Adèle Haenel. The film opened briefly in December, but is only now beginning it’s wider theatrical run, courtesy of Neon. And we’ll take an exclusive early listen to a performance by Brooklyn band Mustardmind, from their upcoming BTR Live Studio session. Music composed by and show edited by Hansdale Hsu. Mentioned in the episode: Shea Serrano on Writing (and Other Things) // The Daily Beat Ep 147 // Betting on the Super Bowl / ‘Beanpole’ // BTR Weekly 00:00 - Intro 01:27 - START /// Meet BTR: Joe Virgillito 01:55 - About Joe’s work at BTR 05:35 - Getting into writing 08:00 - Getting into audio 10:50 - Writing and producing podcasts for BTR 12:22 - Early memories of writing (learning from copying and imitating) 17:36 - Why journalism as opposed to other forms of writing? 21:45 - How has writing and producing daily content for so much of 2016 - 2020 affected your view of current politics? 28:35 - Differences between working on a daily and weekly show 30:55 - Plugs and recent or upcoming segments/articles (Twitter, political betting markets, etc) 36:28 - Rooting for the Knicks and Mets /// END 38:55 - 1st Person: Brett // Growing Up Gay In The Catholic Community 43:15 - Movie Review: Jacqueline Soller on ‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire’ 44:54 - Movie Chat w/ Jacqueline Soller & J. McVay (Spoiler Alert) 67:53 - "Saving Face" (BTR Live Studio, 2020) - Mustardmind 74:00 - Outro / Credits 74:46 - Finish.

J. McVay, Jacqueline Soller, and Charles Hinshaw discuss three movies nominated for Academy Awards at this weekend’s Oscar ceremony: ‘1917’ - directed by Sam Mendes and starring George MacKay and Dean-Charles Chapman -- out now from Universal Pictures. ‘Little Women’ - written and directed by Greta Gerwig and starring Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, Eliza Scanlen, Laura Dern, Timothée Chalamet, Tracy Letts, and Chris Cooper -- out now from Columbia Pictures. ‘Jojo Rabbit’ - written and directed by Taika Waititi and starring Roman Griffin Davis, Thomasin McKenzie, Scarlett Johansson, Sam Rockwell, Rebel Wilson, Stephen Merchant, and Archie Yates -- out now from Fox Searchlight Pictures. And we’ll take an exclusive early listen to a performance by Canadian band Wintersleep, from their upcoming BTR Live Studio session. Music composed by and show edited by Hansdale Hsu. Joe Virgillito is associate producer. 00:00 - Intro 01:30 - Movie Review: Charles Hinshaw on ‘1917’ 03:42 - Movie Chat w/ Charles Hinshaw & Jacqueline Soller (Spoiler Alert) 26:37 - 1st Person: Zac // Not Believing In Fairy Tales 30:18 - Movie Review: J. McVay on ‘Little Women’ 31:45 - Movie Chat w/ Jacqueline Soller & J. McVay (Spoiler Alert) 45:35 - “Waves” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Wintersleep 50:50 - Movie Review: Jacqueline Soller on ‘Jojo Rabbit’ 52:20 - Movie Chat w/ Jacqueline Soller & Charles Hinshaw (Spoiler Alert) 71:00 - Outro / Credits 71:59 - Finish.

Joe Virgillito chats with Dave Forman, Senior Director of Research for the American Gaming Association, about the organization's newest findings that 26 million Americans will bet more than $6.8 billion dollars on this year's Super Bowl. Joe is then joined by Ryan Lee for a quick gambling primer. They’ll discuss this Sunday’s Big Game, best bets, and silly prop plays. Later in the episode, Charles Hinshaw and J. McVay discuss the new Russian movie, ‘Beanpole,’ directed by Kantemir Balagov -- out now from Kino Lorber. And we’ll take an exclusive early listen to a performance by Brooklyn band The Makeout Club, from their upcoming BTR Live Studio session. Music composed by and show edited by Hansdale Hsu. Joe Virgillito is associate producer. Mentioned in the episode: “A Record 26 Million Americans Will Wager on Super Bowl LIV” // American Gaming Association 00:00 - Intro 01:24 - START /// American Gaming Association’s Dave Forman discusses betting w/ Joe Virgillito 10:00 - Ryan Lee joins Joe to discuss betting 11:45 - Prop bets 17:30 - Silly prop bets 24:55 - Super Bowl MVP 28:20 - Game line 33:25 - Locks /// END 36:03 - 1st Person: Jade // Aspiring To Be An Artist - Activist 39:45 - Movie Review: Charles Hinshaw on ‘Beanpole’ 42:30 - Movie Chat w/ Charles Hinshaw & J. McVay (Spoiler Alert) 57:18 - "K.I.T." (BTR Live Studio, 2020) - The Makeout Club 63:20 - Outro / Credits 64:13 - Finish.

J. McVay, Jacqueline Soller, and Charles Hinshaw discuss the Academy Award nominations that were announced last week for films released in 2019. Additionally, they’ll be discussing some of their own film favorites from 2019 along the way. And we’ll take an exclusive early listen to a performance by Brooklyn band proper., from their upcoming BTR Live Studio session. Music composed by and show edited by Hansdale Hsu. Joe Virgillito is our associate producer. J. McVay’s Top 10 Films of 2019: Parasite High Life Blowin’ Up Portrait of a Lady on Fire Aniara Uncut Gems Marriage Story Knives Out The Farewell The Irishman Jacqueline’s Top 10 Films of 2019: Jojo Rabbit Parasite Portrait of a Lady on Fire 1917 Avengers: Endgame Knives Out Midsommar The Farewell The Last Black Man In San Francisco Booksmart Charles’ Top 10 Films of 2019: Portrait of a Lady on Fire Midsommar John Wick 3: Parabellum 1917 A Hidden Life The Farewell Good Boys Maiden Brittany Runs A Marathon Charlie Says 00:00 - Intro 01:09 - START /// Oscar Nominations + 2019 Film Favorites / most surprising & disappointing films of 2019 05:40 - How surprised or expected were these nominations? 07:30 - Best Actress 12:45 - Best Actor 17:15 - Best Supporting Actor 22:25 - Best Supporting Actress 26:05 - Best Original Screenplay 28:25 - Best Adapted Screenplay 33:55 - Best Director 39:30 - Best Picture 49:37 - Other categories 55:08 - Suggested categories: Best Choreography/Stunts, Best Use of Pre - existing Music, Best First Feature 58:12 - Favorite scenes or moments from movies in 2019 63:30 - Underrated movies from 2019 69:00 - Final thoughts and trivia 81:27 - Looking ahead to 2020 releases / wrapping up /// END 84:30 - "No Loitering" (BTR Live Studio, 2020) - proper. 88:27 - Outro / Credits 89:19 - Finish.

J. McVay, Jacqueline Soller, and Charles Hinshaw discuss ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker,’ directed by JJ Abrams -- out now from Walt Disney Studios. And we’ll take an exclusive early listen to a performance by Blonde Redhead’s Kazu Makino, from her upcoming BTR Live Studio session. Music composed by and show edited by Hansdale Hsu. Joe Virgillito is our associate producer. 00:00 - Intro 01:03 - Movie Review: J. McVay on ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ 03:46 - START /// Movie Chat: Jacqueline Soller + J. McVay + Charles Hinshaw (spoiler alert) 04:42 - Reactions to TROS as compared to previous Star Wars films / Jackie goes off 13:25 - Muddled storytelling / negating elements of the last film / JJ Abrams 30:40 - Finn has a secret? / non - creative issues that affect the creative 33:35 - Setting up spin - offs? 36:10 - What did we like? 39:00 - What does “Rise” refer to? Who is rising and how? 42:35 - Ending “The Saga” / Will you see TROS again? / How “being a fan” of a franchise affects how you like a movie 48:05 - Final thoughts /// END 52:13 - "Meo" (BTR Live Studio, 2020) - Kazu 57:20 - Outro / Credits 58:09 - Finish.

Contributor Matt Ruby concludes his chat from last week with Tim Kreider, an essayist and a teacher, about his thoughts and tips on writing. Later in the episode, Jacqueline Soller and J. McVay discuss the new movie, ‘Uncut Gems,’ directed by Josh and Benny Safdie and starring Adam Sandler, LaKeith Stanfield, Julia Fox, Kevin Garnett, Idina Menzel, and Eric Bogosian -- out now from A24. And we’ll take exclusive early listen to performances by Lisel, from their upcoming BTR Live Studio sessions Music composed by and show edited by Hansdale Hsu. 00:00 - Intro 01:17 - START /// Matt Ruby talks with writer Tim Kreider (part 2) 01:59 - Choosing class reading assignments 03:10 - Bad writing: bureaucratic language, legalize, artist statements / information design vs. magicians 08:46 - The importance of revisions / “Aha!” moments? 16:30 - Hot takes & topical writing 24:30 - Unpopular thoughts and opinions / provocation 28:15 - Grading on revisions, not on talent 31:20 - “Going back for the snakes” (a la ‘Pee Wee’s Big Adventure’) / Doorknob moments 37:53 - Teaching again in the future? / wrapping up /// END 38:55 - 1st Person: Aaron // On His Plans For Improving New York City 45:10 - Movie Review: J. McVay on ‘Uncut Gems’ 47:58 - Movie Chat: Jacqueline Soller + J. McVay (spoiler alert) 65:20 - "Mirage" (BTR Live Studio, 2020) - Lisel 69:15 - Outro / Credits 70:16 - Finish.

Contributor Matt Ruby speaks with Tim Kreider, an essayist and a teacher, about his thoughts and tips on writing. Later in the episode, J. McVay shares some thoughts on a few movies released in recent weeks: ‘Uncut Gems’ -- directed by Josh and Benny Safdie. Out now from A24. ‘Little Women’ -- written and directed by Greta Gerwig. Out now from Columbia Pictures. ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ -- directed by JJ Abrams. Out now from Walt Disney Studios. And we’ll take exclusive early listens to performances by Field Mouse and Kissed By An Animal, from their upcoming BTR Live Studio sessions. Music composed by and show edited by Hansdale Hsu. 00:00 - Intro 01:21 - START /// Matt Ruby talks with writer Tim Kreider (part 1) / experience as a writing teacher / effect of teaching on his own writing 03:30 - “You are not special.” / first published piece / reader better get more out of it than writer 08:30 - Good stories don’t always make good essays 09:45 - Write letters to become a better writer 11:40 - Write for one person as a way of writing for everyone 15:50 - As a teacher of young people, do the stereotypes hold? / apprehension at being perceived as mean 20:00 - Truth vs. invention in essay writing / withholding crucial information 26:50 - Structure 31:40 - Choosing class reading assignments /// END (continued next week) 34:00 - "Black Hole, Son" (BTR Live Studio, 2020) - Field Mouse 38:08 - "In The Clouds" (BTR Live Studio, 2020) - Kissed By An Animal 41:20 - Movie Review: J. McVay on ‘Uncut Gems’ 44:45 - Movie Review: J. McVay on ‘Little Women’ 46:22 - Movie Review: J. McVay on ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ 48:55 - "Don't Know How To Keep Loving You" - Julia Jacklin 54:55 - "You Were Right" - Julia Jacklin 57:15 - Outro / Credits 58:07 - Finish.

This week, J. McVay shares his favorite films of the decade. Also, as the year comes to a close, we take a listen to a few of our favorite 1st Person segments from 2019, revisit some of our favorite BTR Live Studio sessions, and hear music from a couple of artists J. McVay interviewed earlier this year for The Music Digest. Music composed by and show edited by Hansdale Hsu. 00:00 - Intro 01:07 - START /// J. McVay’s Films Of The Decade 01:20 - ‘The Act of Killing’ (dir. Joshua Oppenheimer, 2013) 02:35 - ‘Parasite’ (dir. Bong Joon-ho, 2019) 04:00 - ‘Roma’ (dir. Alfonso Cuarón, 2018) 05:40 - ‘OJ: Made In America’ (dir. Ezra Edelman, 2016) 07:50 - ‘Boyhood’ (dir. Richard Linklater, 2014) /// END 13:15 - “Normal American Kids” - Wilco 15:55 - 1st Person: Edie // Wishing She Was A Better Mother 22:00 - "One Man Tag Crew" (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Dub Trio 26:22 - "What Do I Have To Lose" (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Blush 29:40 - "Beyond The Valley" (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Ali Awan 33:20 - 1st Person: Doug // On Life In The Shelter System 39:55 - “Tropical Climes” (Music Digest preview) - Isaac Gillespie 44:10 - “Song of the Summer” (Music Digest preview) - Yoni Gordon 47:12 - "My Lover, I Don't Need You" (Music Digest preview) - Annie Pichan 52:10 - 1st Person: Molly // Being Attached To Her Phone 54:40 - Outro / Credits 55:48 - Finish.

For our next to last episode of the year, we’re revisiting our conversation about one of the best movies of the year: Bong Joon-Ho’s ‘Parasite.’ Also, as the year comes to a close, we take a listen to a few of our favorite 1st Person segments from 2018, revisit some of our favorite BTR Live Studio sessions, and hear music from a couple of artists J. McVay interviewed earlier this year for The Music Digest. Music composed by and show edited by Hansdale Hsu. 00:00 - Intro 01:11 - Movie Review: Jacqueline Soller on ‘Parasite’ 02:48 - Movie Chat: Jacqueline Soller + J. McVay (spoiler alert) 22:00 - 1st Person: Devin // Dealing With Rejection 26:36 - "B@d Luck" (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Divino Niño 30:15 - "Did You/Fall Apart" (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Prateek Kuhad 33:27 - "Constant" (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Meg Myers 36:26 - 1st Person: John // On The Influence Of Films And TV 39:35 - “We’re Gonna Need Some More Coffee” (Music Digest Preview) - Day & Dream 43:49 - "August Shadows" (Music Digest Preview) - Ilithios 47:40 - 1st Person: Marsha // On Times Spent In Afghanistan 55:00 - Outro / Credits 55:53 - Finish.

J. McVay is joined by guest Lottie Leymarie as we continue our recurring series of segments in which we meet the people behind what we do here at BTRtoday. Lottie is a longtime producer and host of ‘Spotlight on the City,’ and ‘The Jaunt.’ She’s also Music Director and Co-Chief Content Officer. Later in the episode, Jacqueline Soller and J. McVay discuss the new movie, ‘Honey Boy,’ directed by Alma Har'el and written by Shia LaBeouf. LaBeouf also stars in the film alongside Noah Jupe and Lucas Hedges -- out now from Amazon Studios. And we’ll take an exclusive early listen to a performance by Brooklyn band Pocket Protector, from their upcoming BTR Live Studio session. Music composed by and show edited by Hansdale Hsu. Associate Producer is Joe Virgillito 00:00 - Intro 01:13 - START /// Meet BTR: Lottie Leymarie 01:33 - About Lottie’s podcasts: ‘Spotlight on the City,’ ‘The Jaunt’ 09:30 - Starting out in college radio as Music Manager 12:40 - Her history at BTR 16:05 - Early musical memories (NKOTB, Beach Boys, piano lessons at a country church) 18:50 - The music of Western Pennsylvania 20:55 - How did you get into music yourself? 22:45 - What’s with the name “Says She’s Ms. Blat?” 25:30 - Other musical projects 26:50 - What are the biggest changes you’ve seen in music over the years? / Platforms and packaging 31:22 - Tips for artists about submitting music for play at BTR or elsewhere… What gets someone to actually listen? 35:00 - Artists to pay attention to / What question should J have asked? / wrapping up /// END 40:03 - 1st Person: Gil // Connecting With Others Through Art 43:32 - Movie Review: Jacqueline Soller on ‘Honey Boy’ 44:43 - Movie Chat w/ Jacqueline Soller & J. McVay (Spoiler Alert) 61:11 - "Blue Shell" (BTR Live Studio, 2020) - Pocket Protector 64:55 - Outro / Credits 65:54 - Finish.

J. McVay is joined by guest Lottie Leymarie as we continue our recurring series of segments in which we meet the people behind what we do here at BTRtoday. Lottie is a longtime producer and host of ‘Spotlight on the City,’ and ‘The Jaunt.’ She’s also Music Director and Co-Chief Content Officer. Later in the episode, Jacqueline Soller and J. McVay discuss the new movie, ‘Honey Boy,’ directed by Alma Har'el and written by Shia LaBeouf. LaBeouf also stars in the film alongside Noah Jupe and Lucas Hedges -- out now from Amazon Studios. And we’ll take an exclusive early listen to a performance by Brooklyn band Pocket Protector, from their upcoming BTR Live Studio session. Music composed by and show edited by Hansdale Hsu. Associate Producer is Joe Virgillito 00:00 - Intro 01:13 - START /// Meet BTR: Lottie Leymarie 01:33 - About Lottie’s podcasts: ‘Spotlight on the City,’ ‘The Jaunt’ 09:30 - Starting out in college radio as Music Manager 12:40 - Her history at BTR 16:05 - Early musical memories (NKOTB, Beach Boys, piano lessons at a country church) 18:50 - The music of Western Pennsylvania 20:55 - How did you get into music yourself? 22:45 - What’s with the name “Says She’s Ms. Blat?” 25:30 - Other musical projects 26:50 - What are the biggest changes you’ve seen in music over the years? / Platforms and packaging 31:22 - Tips for artists about submitting music for play at BTR or elsewhere… What gets someone to actually listen? 35:00 - Artists to pay attention to / What question should J have asked? / wrapping up /// END 40:03 - 1st Person: Gil // Connecting With Others Through Art 43:32 - Movie Review: Jacqueline Soller on ‘Honey Boy’ 44:43 - Movie Chat w/ Jacqueline Soller & J. McVay (Spoiler Alert) 61:11 - "Blue Shell" (BTR Live Studio, 2020) - Pocket Protector 64:55 - Outro / Credits 65:54 - Finish.

Charles Hinshaw, Jacqueline Soller, and J. McVay discuss two new movies out now: ‘Marriage Story’ (Netflix) written and directed by Noah Baumbach and starring Scarlett Johansson, Adam Driver, Laura Dern, Alan Alda, Ray Liotta, Julie Hagerty, and Merritt Wever. ‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire’ (Neon) - written and directed by Céline Sciamma and starring Noémie Merlant, Adèle Haenel, and Luàna Bajrami. And we’ll take an exclusive early listen to a performance by Philadelphia band Queen of Jeans, from their upcoming BTR Live Studio session. Music composed by and show edited by Hansdale Hsu. 00:00 - Intro 01:11 - Movie Review: Charles Hinshaw on ‘Marriage Story’ 03:04 - Movie Chat w/ Charles Hinshaw & J. McVay (Spoiler Alert) 26:34 - 1st Person: Lujayn // Dealing With Islamophobia 32:17 - Movie Review: Jacqueline Soller on ‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire’ 32:55 - Movie Chat w/ Jacqueline Soller & J. McVay (Spoiler Alert) 56:55 - "Get Lost" (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Queen of Jeans 62:00 - Outro / Credits 62:57 - Finish.

Contributor Matt Ruby speaks with Arielle the Herbalist about the ways in which plants and herbs can help us to live better, healthier lives. Later in the episode, Jacqueline Soller and J. McVay discuss the new movie, ‘Knives Out’ written and directed by Rian Johnson and starring Ana de Armas, Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Jamie Lee Curtis, Michael Shannon, Don Johnson, Toni Collette, LaKeith Stanfield, and Christopher Plummer -- out now from Lionsgate. And we’ll take an exclusive early listen to a performance by Brooklyn artist Arthur Moon, from their upcoming BTR Live Studio session. Music composed by and show edited by Hansdale Hsu. Associate Producer is Joe Virgillito 00:00 - Intro 01:12 - START /// Matt Ruby talks with Arielle the Herbalist / Arielle’s background and basics of herbalism 05:25 - Adaptogens 08:03 - Harvesting herbs from natural or urban environments 11:12 - Herbs from local environment are the herbs we need 14:00 - Lyme disease and other ailments that people seek treatment for 15:52 - Diagnosis? / “herbs are allies” 17:22 - Wise Woman Tradition 19:25 - Traditional Western Herbalism / Ayurveda / tongue as indicator of overall health 22:13 - Relationship between herbalism, western medicine, and modern pharmaceuticals / skullcap, mushrooms, and other herbs for newbies 27:18 - “We live symbiotically with the plants…” / herbs can take longer than western meds, but have longer lasting effects 31:50 - Herbalism and overall diet 33:15 - Arielle’s mother’s recent health scare 36:03 - People find the plants that they need 38:49 - Closing thoughts / wrapping up /// END 39:55 - 1st Person: Princess // Learning To Not Give Up On Herself 43:50 - Movie Review: Jacqueline Soller on ‘Knives Out’ 45:37 - Movie Chat w/ Jacqueline Soller & J. McVay (Spoiler Alert) 63:09 - “Reverse Conversion Therapy” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Arthur Moon 68:12 - Outro / Credits 69:07 - Finish.

Contributor Joe Virgillito speaks with author and researcher John Cook about the ways in which we communicate about climate change, including how to approach disinformation from skeptics and deniers of the science. Later in the episode, Charles Hinshaw and J. McVay discuss the new movie, ‘Ford v Ferrari,’ directed by James Mangold and starring Matt Damon, Christian Bale, Josh Lucas, and Tracy Letts -- out now from Twentieth Century Fox. And we’ll take an exclusive early listen to a performance by New York band Alpenglow, from their upcoming BTR Live Studio session. Music composed by and show edited by Hansdale Hsu. Mentioned in the episode: America Misled: How the fossil fuel industry deliberately misled Americans about climate change John Cook on ‘The Daily Beat’ Cranky Uncle: A mobile app that teaches critical thinking about climate change. 00:00 - Intro 01:22 - START /// John Cook on Climate Change Communication w/ Joe Virgillito 02:14 - Discovering the paper trail that proved the fossil fuel industry knew about the effects of climate change 03:45 - Climate deniers attack scientific consensus 05:35 - Comparing the fossil fuel industry’s strategy to big tobacco 07:00 - The bleakness of researching climate change denial 09:03 - Three ways to inoculate against disinfo about climate change and the difficulty of doing so 11:15 - New mobile game called ‘Cranky Uncle’ helps explain denial techniques 13:23 - Using the mobile game in classroom settings, etc. 15:42 - Categories and terms used in the game 21:06 - The role of conspiracy theories factor in climate change denial 21:56 - “Favorite” conspiracy theories 23:35 - Reasons to be hopeful 28:23 - Wrapping up /// END 28:44 - 1st Person: Justice // Not Changing Himself For NYC 32:56 - Movie Review: Charles Hinshaw on ‘Ford v Ferrari 35:00 - Movie Chat w/ Charles Hinshaw & J. McVay (Spoiler Alert) 58:27 - “Speculator” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Alpenglow 66:32 - Outro / Credits 77:23 - Finish.

Contributor Matt Ruby speaks with comedian Seaton Smith about his approach to stand up comedy, including the ways in which he incorporates elements of what he’s learned from improv, boxing, sermons, motivational speakers, ‘Zen and the Art of Archery,’ and famous comics such as Martin Short, Bill Burr, Richard Pryor, and Eddie Murphy. Later in the episode, Charles Hinshaw and J. McVay discuss the new movie, ‘The Report’ written and directed by Scott Z. Burns and starring Adam Driver and Annette Bening -- out now from Amazon Studios. And we’ll take an exclusive early listen to a performance by New York band Color Tongue, from their upcoming BTR Live Studio session. Music composed by and show edited by Hansdale Hsu. 00:00 - Intro 01:06 - START /// Matt Ruby talks with Seaton Smith about comedy 02:00 - Storytelling vs. comedy 04:19 - Difference between a comic and a comedian / learning from Martin Short when working with him on a sitcom / hearing Bill Burr do soundcheck / improv helps you find the truth of a situation 09:55 - ‘Zen and the Art of Archery’ / letting go 12:45 - ‘Richard Pryor: Live In Concert’ 17:10 - Eddie Murphy coming back to stand up 22:55 - Boxing and comedy / fight or flight / arcs in standup sets 32:56 - Worst reaction a comic can get is apathy (not groans) / Trump wants reactions, whether love or hate / branding 38:54 - Sermons and motivational speakers /// END 44:32 - 1st Person: Letha // Working As A Flight Attendant 48:27 - Movie Review: Charles Hinshaw on ‘The Report’ 50:27 - Movie Chat w/ Charles Hinshaw & J. McVay (Spoiler Alert) 70:12 - “Worry Wart” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Color Tongue 75:26 - Outro / Credits 76:16 - Finish.

J. McVay is joined by guest Wayne Ski, longtime producer and host of the ‘BTR Hip Hop Show, ‘On The Avenue,’ and ‘The Electric Ride’ for BTR, as we continue a new recurring series of segments in which we meet the people behind what we do here at BTRtoday. Later in the episode, Jacqueline Soller and Charles Hinshaw discuss the new movie, ‘Motherless Brooklyn,’ written and directed by Edward Norton, in which he also stars alongside Willem Dafoe, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Alec Baldwin, Michael K. Williams, and Bruce Willis -- out now from Warner Bros. And we’ll take an exclusive early listen to a performance by New York band Desert Sharks, from their upcoming BTR Live Studio session. Music composed by and show edited by Hansdale Hsu. Mentioned in the episode: Wayne's interview with Liv East DJ E-Clyps on BTRtoday 00:00 - Intro 01:20 - START /// Meet BTR: Wayne Ski 01:50 - About Wayne’s podcasts: BTR Hip Hop, On The Avenue, The Electric Ride 03:50 - How do you introduce yourself to people? 05:45 - What project do you want to tell us about most? 07:05 - How did you end up producing podcasts for BTR? 09:46 - If you don’t look back at what you did 5 years ago and think it’s bad, you haven’t progressed 15:20 - Early musical memories (Video Music Box) 18:40 - How did you get into music yourself? 20:48 - What are the biggest changes you’ve seen in music over the years? / “Curator” vs. “Producer” 28:10 - Plugs / wrapping up /// END 32:51 - 1st Person: Kevin // Coming Into His Own 36:30 - Movie Review: Charles Hinshaw on ‘Motherless Brooklyn’ 38:25 - Movie Chat w/ Jacqueline Soller & Charles Hinshaw (Spoiler Alert) 55:25 - “Dating?” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Desert Sharks 59:18 - Outro / Credits 60:12 - Finish.

J. McVay is joined by Jacqueline Soller and Charles Hinshaw for a special feature-length discussion of the latest film from Martin Scorsese, ‘The Irishman’ starring Robert DeNiro, Al Pacino, and Joe Pesci -- out now in a limited theatrical run before being available on Netflix later this month. And we’ll take an exclusive early listen to a performance by Maneka, from their upcoming BTR Live Studio session. Music composed by and show edited by Hansdale Hsu. 00:00 - Intro 01:09 - START /// ‘The Irishman’’ w/ J. McVay, Jacqueline Soller, & Charles Hinshaw 03:38 - SPOILER ALERT! / De - aging effects 10:35 - Our takes on the movie 16:32 - Predetermination as a theme 21:47 - How the movie may connect with current events 27:27 - Anna Paquin’s role / Frank’s relationship with his family / the film’s denouement 37:20 - Netflix and the streaming model 39:24 - Scorsese’s recent comments about Marvel movies , etc /// END 52:02 - 1st Person: Kate // Figuring Out When To Take Action 55:41 - “Mixer” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Maneka 61:16 - Outro / Credits 62:00 - Finish.

Jacqueline Soller, Charles Hinshaw, and J. McVay all attended the recently concluded 2019 New York Film Festival and share their thoughts on their favorite performances, directors, and more. Among them: PEOPLE: Alan Alda, Pedro Almodóvar, Luàna Bajrami, Kantemir Balagov, Antonio Banderas, Noah Baumbach, Penelope Cruz, Willem Dafoe, Robert DeNiro, Laura Dern, Adam Driver, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Koji Fukada, Adèle Haenel, Vlad Ivanov, Lee Jeong-Eun, Scarlett Johansson, Bong Joon Ho, Song Kang-ho, Ray Liotta, Luca Marinelli, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Noémie Merlant, Roee Messinger, Al Pacino, Vasilisa Perelygina, Joe Pesci, Corneliu Porumboiu, Céline Sciamma, Martin Scorsese, Albert Serra, Park So-Dam, Choi Woo-shik, Cho Yeo-jeong, Diao Yi’nan FILMS: American Trial: The Eric Garner Story, Beanpole, A Girl Missing, The Irishman, Marriage Story, Martin Eden, Motherless Brooklyn, Pain and Glory, Parasite, Portrait of a Lady on Fire, Sibyl, The Whistlers, The Wild Goose Lake Later in the episode, Jacqueline Soller and J. McVay discuss the new movie, ‘The Lighthouse,’ directed by Robert Eggers and starring Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe -- out now from A24. And we’ll take an exclusive early listen to a performance by Brooklyn band Weeping Icon, from their upcoming BTR Live Studio session. Music composed by and show edited by Hansdale Hsu. 00:00 - Intro 01:15 - START /// fav performances, directors, and more at the 2019 New York Film Festival (w/ J. McVay, Jacqueline Soller, & Charles Hinshaw) 02:04 - Our favorite lead performances 13:15 - Our favorite supporting performances 28:00 - Our favorite overall casts 30:38 - Our favorite directors 34:11 - Other things that impressed us (cinematography, editing, screenplay, scene/moment, etc) 43:30 - Final thoughts on the festival (internationalism and characters crossing borders) /// END 47:38 - 1st Person: Doug // On Life In The Shelter System 54:20 - Movie Review: Jacqueline Soller on ‘The Lighthouse’ 55:43 - Movie Chat w/ Jacqueline Soller & J. McVay (Spoiler Alert) 68:41 - “Like Envy” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Weeping Icon 73:22 - Outro / Credits 74:10 - Finish.

Jacqueline Soller, Charles Hinshaw, and J. McVay all attended the recently concluded 2019 New York Film Festival and share which films they enjoyed the most. Among them: A GIRL MISSING AMERICAN TRIAL: THE STORY OF ERIC GARNER THE IRISHMAN MARRIAGE STORY MOTHERLESS BROOKLYN PAIN AND GLORY PARASITE PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE Also mentioned: BACURAU BEANPOLE FIRST COW LIBERTÉ MARTIN EDEN THE WHISTLERS THE WILD GOOSE LAKE YOUNG AHMED Later in the episode, Jacqueline Soller and J. McVay discuss the new movie, ‘Joker,’ directed by Todd Phillips and starring Joaquin Phoenix -- out now from Warner Bros. And we’ll take an exclusive early listen to a performance by Daughter of Swords, from their upcoming BTR Live Studio session. Music composed by and show edited by Hansdale Hsu. 00:00 - Intro 01:11 - START /// Our favorite films at the 2019 New York Film Festival (w/ J. McVay, Jacqueline Soller, & Charles Hinshaw) 02:24 - Charles on ‘A Girl Missing’ 03:32 - Jacqueline on ‘Marriage Story’ 04:53 - J. McVay on ‘American Trial: The Eric Garner Story’ 06:44 - Charles on ‘The Irishman’ 07:45 - Jacqueline on ‘Motherless Brooklyn’ 08:38 - J. McVay on ‘Pain and Glory’ 09:28 - Charles on ‘Marriage Story’ 10:16 - Jacqueline on ‘The Irishman’ 11:15 - J. McVay on ‘Marriage Story’ 11:52 - Charles on ‘Parasite’ 13:00 - Jacqueline on ‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire’ 14:17 - J. McVay on ‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire’ 15:12 - Charles on ‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire’ 16:45 - Jacqueline on ‘Parasite’ 17:30 - J. McVay on ‘Parasite’ 22:45 - More on ‘A Girl Missing,’ 24:25 - More on ‘Motherless Brooklyn,’ 25:11 - More on ‘American Trial: The Eric Garner Story’ 26:50 - Jackie’s runners up: ‘First Cow,’ ‘The Wild Goose Lake’ 28:12 - Chuck’s runners up: ‘Motherless Brooklyn,’ ‘Beanpole, ‘Liberté’ 30:55 - J. McVay’s runners up: ‘The Irishman,’ ‘The Wild Goose Lake,’ ‘Young Ahmed,’ ‘The Whistlers,’ ‘Bacurau,’ ‘Martin Eden,’ ‘Beanpole’ /// END 33:05 - 1st Person: Matt // Getting Ariana Grande To Follow Back 37:18 - Movie Review: Jacqueline Soller on ‘Joker’ 38:43 - Movie Chat w/ Jacqueline Soller & J. McVay (Spoiler Alert) 59:29 - “Fields of Gold” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Daughter of Swords 63:32 - Outro / Credits 64:19 - Finish.

Jacqueline Soller, Charles Hinshaw, and J. McVay close out their series of segments on films from 1999 by discussing their favorite films and performances of that year, as well as discussing their thoughts on the year overall and how movies have changed since then. Among the films discussed: American Movie Any Given Sunday Being John Malkovich Boys Don’t Cry Cruel Intentions Election Eyes Wide Shut Fight Club Girl, Interrupted The Green Mile The Insider Magnolia Man On The Moon The Matrix Office Space Run Lola Run The Talented Mr. Ripley The Thomas Crown Affair Toy Story 2 The World Is Not Enough The Virgin Suicides Later in the episode, Jacqueline Soller and J. McVay discuss the new movie, ‘Parasite,’ directed by Bong Joon-ho, which won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year -- out now from Neon. And we’ll take an exclusive early listen to a performance by Brooklyn band Color Collage, from their upcoming BTR Live Studio session. Music composed by and show edited by Hansdale Hsu. 00:00 - Intro 01:11 - START /// 20yr Film Retro: 1999 In Review (w/ J. McVay, Jacqueline Soller, & Charles Hinshaw) 01:48 - Reviewing the films we previously covered in this series 03:14 - Our number 5 picks 08:57 - Our number 4 picks 14:00 - Our number 3 picks 21:34 - Our number 2 picks 29:09 - Our number 1 picks 35:09 - Runners Up (numbers 6 - 10) 37:25 - Favorite Performances 43:53 - Overall impressions of 1999 and how movies have changed since then /// END 56:00 - 1st Person: Harmony // Missing A Childhood Haunt 58:39 - Movie Review: Jacqueline Soller on ‘Parasite’ 59:55 - Movie Chat w/ Jacqueline Soller & J. McVay (Spoiler Alert) 79:10 - “We Don’t Gotta Lotta Time” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Color Collage 83:18 - Outro / Credits 84:08 - Finish.

J. McVay is joined by guest Maia Macdonald, a longtime producer and host for BTR, as we begin a new recurring series of segments in which we meet the people behind what we do here at BTRtoday. Later in the episode, Jacqueline Soller and J. McVay discuss the new movie, ‘Pain and Glory,’ directed by Pedro Almodóvar and starring Antonio Banderas -- out now from Sony Pictures Classics. And we’ll take an exclusive early listen to a performance by musician Jesca Hoop, from their upcoming BTR Live Studio session. Music composed by and show edited by Hansdale Hsu. 00:00 - Intro 01:11 - START /// Meet BTR: Maia Macdonald 01:35 - About her new show, ‘Mutual Core’ 03:29 - Getting burned out on music when you work in music 04:47 - ‘Mutual Core’ features music from anywhere in the world -- where’s the furthest place so far? 05:29 - Maia’s been working on ‘BTR Live Studio’ since 2006 / what makes an episode memorable? 08:18 - Signs that someone might be hard to interview 10:06 - What led Maia to BTR and interviewing musicians? 12:51 - Early musical memories 16:54 - Maia’s musical projects and identities 21:38 - Maia’s musical inspirations 22:34 - Recent and upcoming releases 24:30 - Thoughts on the concept of “albums” 26:50 - Plugs / wrapping up /// END 31:08 - “Skeleton Time” - Maia Macdonald 35:35 - 1st Person: Vincent // Recovering From A Devastating Breakup 40:41 - Movie Review: Jacqueline Soller on ‘Pain and Glory’ 41:37 - Movie Chat w/ Jacqueline Soller & J. McVay (Spoiler Alert) 54:29 - “Free of the Feeling” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Jesca Hoop 59:42 - Outro / Credits 60:31 - Finish.

J. McVay is joined by Jacqueline Soller and Charles Hinshaw to continue an ongoing project in which they look back on movies from 1999 to discuss how they hold up 20 years later. Seventh in the series: ‘The Blair Witch Project,’ directed by Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez. Later in the episode, Jacqueline Soller and J. McVay discuss the recently released movie, ‘Ad Astra,’ directed by James Gray and starring Brad Pitt -- out now from Twentieth Century Fox. And we’ll take an exclusive early listen to a performance by Virginia artist Shormey, from their upcoming BTR Live Studio session. Music composed by and show edited by Hansdale Hsu. 00:00 - Intro 01:10 - START /// 20yr Film Retro: ‘The Blair Witch Project’ w/ J. McVay, Jacqueline Soller, & Charles Hinshaw 03:45 - Did you see this when it came out? 06:50 - What was your take on it then? 13:53 - What is your take on it now? Does it hold up? Has it been influential? 20:12 - What stands out to you now? 32:50 - How much do we enjoy it because we work in film/video production? 35:40 - Have the people involved in the film been successful since then? 37:39 - Do you think the movie stands/will stand the test of time? 46:26 - Favorite scenes or elements / wrapping up /// END 54:02 - 1st Person: Nifemi // On The Importance Of Being Active 56:56 - Movie Review: Jacqueline Soller on ‘Ad Astra’ 58:14 - Movie Chat w/ Jacqueline Soller & J. McVay (Spoiler Alert) 80:54 - “Cruise!” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Shormey 85:41 - Outro / Credits 86:31 - Finish.

Contributor Matt Ruby and guest Luisa Díez discuss the recent controversy around Saturday Night Live hiring standup comedian Shane Gillis then quickly firing him over racist and homphobic remarks. Later in the episode, Jacqueline Soller and J. McVay discuss the new movie, ‘Hustlers’ directed by Lorene Scafaria and starring Constance Wu, Jennifer Lopez, Julia Stiles, Keke Palmer, and Lili Reinhart -- out now from STX Entertainment. And we’ll take exclusive early listen to a performance by musician Ryan Egan, from their upcoming BTR Live Studio session. Music composed by and show edited by Hansdale Hsu. 00:00 - Intro 01:11 - Matt Ruby chats w/ Luisa Díez about SNL’s controversial hiring of Shane Gillis 53:50 - 1st Person: Pat // On The Manly Art Of Self - Defense 58:32 - Movie Review: Jacqueline Soller on ‘Hustlers’ 60:00 - Movie Chat w/ Jacqueline Soller & J. McVay (Spoiler Alert) 73:32 - "All is Fair in Exile (With You)" (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Ryan Egan 79:32 - Outro / Credits 80:19 - Finish.

J. McVay is joined by Jacqueline Soller and Charles Hinshaw to continue an ongoing project in which they look back on movies from 1999 to discuss how they hold up 20 years later. Sixth in the series: ‘The Iron Giant,’ directed by Brad Bird. Later in the episode, Jacqueline Soller and J. McVay discuss the recently released movie, ‘Brittany Runs A Marathon,’ directed by Paul Downs Colaizzo and starring Jillian Bell -- out now from Amazon Studios. And we’ll take an exclusive early listen to a performance by Ohio artist Big Bend, from their upcoming BTR Live Studio session. Music composed by and show edited by Hansdale Hsu. 00:00 - Intro 01:17 - START /// 20yr Film Retro: ‘The Iron Giant’ w/ J. McVay, Jacqueline Soller, & Charles Hinshaw 03:46 - Did you see this when it came out? 05:21 - What is your take on it now? Does it hold up? Has it been influential? 12:06 - What stands out to you now? 20:15 - Have the people involved in the film been successful since then? 25:40 - Do you think the movie will continue to stand the test of time? 30:41 - Favorite scenes or elements / wrapping up /// END 36:52 - 1st Person: Edie // Wishing She Was A Better Mother 42:47 - Movie Review: Jacqueline Soller on ‘Brittany Runs A Marathon’ 44:26 - Movie Chat w/ Jacqueline Soller & J. McVay (Spoiler Alert) 56:00 - “Can’t Get Around” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Big Bend 61:29 - Outro / Credits 62:18 - Finish.

J. McVay is joined by Jacqueline Soller and Charles Hinshaw to continue an ongoing project in which they look back on movies from 1999 to discuss how they hold up 20 years later. Fifth in the series: ‘The Matrix,’ directed by the Wachowskis. Later in the episode, Jacqueline Soller and J. McVay discuss the recently released movie, ‘Ready Or Not,’ directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett and starring Samara Weaving, Adam Brody, and Andie MacDowell -- out now from Fox Searchlight Pictures. And we’ll take an exclusive early listen to a performance by Dub Trio, from their upcoming BTR Live Studio session. Mentioned in the episode: ‘How The Matrix universalized a trans experience — and helped me accept my own’ // Vox The Matrix / The Matrix Reloaded / The Matrix Revolutions // Blank Check with Griffin & David Music composed by and show edited by Hansdale Hsu. 00:00 - Intro 01:11 - START /// 20yr Film Retro: ‘The Matrix’ w/ J. McVay, Jacqueline Soller, & Charles Hinshaw 05:24 - Did you see this when it came out? 07:14 - What was your take on it at the time 08:40 - What is your take on it now? Does it hold up? Has it been influential? 14:09 - What stands out to you now that didn’t then? 24:26 - “Redpilling” and the unfortunate connection to Men’s Rights Activists 25:08 - Article discussion: “How The Matrix universalized a trans experience — and helped me accept my own” / why so many people connect ot ‘The Matrix’ 34:17 - Have the people involved in the film been successful since then? 49:00 - Do you think the movie will continue to stand the test of time? 54:34 - Favorite scenes or elements / wrapping up /// END 58:22 - 1st Person: Marsha // On Times Spent In Afghanistan 65:47 - Movie Review: Jacqueline Soller on ‘Ready or Not’ 66:58 - Movie Chat w/ Jacqueline Soller & J. McVay (Spoiler Alert) 78:03 - “Not For Nothing” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Dub Trio 85:04 - Outro / Credits 85:51 - Finish.

Jacqueline Soller, Charles Hinshaw, and J. McVay all share which films they’re most anticipating this fall. Among them: The Goldfinch (Sep 13 / Warner Bros.) A Hidden Life (Dec 13 / Fox Searchlight Pictures) Honey Boy (Nov 8 / Amazon Studios) The Irishman (Nov 1 / Netflix) Jojo Rabbit (Oct 18 / Fox Searchlight Pictures) Knives Out (Nov 27 / Lionsgate) The Lighthouse (Oct 18 / A24) Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice (Sep 6 / Greenwich Entertainment) Parasite (Oct 11 / Neon) Portrait Of A Lady On Fire (Dec 6 / Neon) Queen & Slim (Nov 27 / Universal Pictures) The Report (Nov 15 / Amazon Studios) And we’ll take an exclusive early listen to a performance by Diane Coffee, from their upcoming BTR Live Studio session. Music composed by and show edited by Hansdale Hsu. 00:00 - Intro 00:57 - START /// 2019 Fall Movie Preview (w/ J. McVay, Jacqueline Soller, & Charles Hinshaw) 03:00 - First, our Summer Review 10:30 - Our number 5 picks 15:18 - Our number 4 picks 20:03 - Our number 3 picks 26:23 - Our number 2 picks 31:35 - Our number 1 picks 40:08 - Runners up and conspicuously unmentioned 55:56 - Jacqueline Soller is ready for the fall, Chuck is excited for the fall and for Star Wars /// END 56:16 - 1st Person: Melissa // Enjoying Work As A Hairdresser 60:22 - “Internet Arms” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Diane Coffee 65:02 - Outro / Credits 65:50 - Finish.

This week, J. McVay and Matt Ruby discuss a few topics they’ve been following this week: President Trump’s recent comments on the loyalty of Jews voting for Democrats. // WaPo A video from the Washington Post in which their theater critic reviews Elizabeth Warren’s performance on the campaign trail. // YouTube HBO’s hit series ‘Succession.’ // Hollywood Reporter Later in the episode, Jacqueline Soller and J. McVay discuss the new movie, Blinded By The Light,’ directed by Gurinder Chadha and starring Viveik Kalra -- out now from New Line Cinema and Warner Brothers. And we’ll take an exclusive early listen to a performance by Taali, from their upcoming BTR Live Studio session. Music composed by and show edited by Hansdale Hsu. 00:00 - Intro 01:18 - START /// Timely Topics w/ Matt Ruby + J. McVay 01:55 - President Trump’s recent comments on the loyalty of Jews voting for Democrats 15:09 - Washington Post theater critic reviews Elizabeth Warren’s performance on the campaign trail 24:44 - HBO’s hit series ‘Succession’ /// END 34:56 - Samantha // Pointing Out Social Injustice 39:40 - Movie Review: Jacqueline Soller on ‘Blinded By The Light’ 41:39 - Movie Chat w/ Jacqueline Soller & J. McVay (Spoiler Alert) 57:19 - “Peace Be Upon You/Hope Of My Own” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Taali 62:55 - Outro / Credits 63:44 - Finish.

J. McVay is joined by Jacqueline Soller and Charles Hinshaw to continue an ongoing project in which they look back on movies from 1999 to discuss how they hold up 20 years later. Fourth in the series: ‘American Movie,’ directed by Chris Smith. Later in the episode, Jacqueline Soller and J. McVay discuss the recently released movie, ‘‘Luce,’ directed by Julius Onah and starring Kelvin Harrison Jr., Naomi Watts, Octavia Spencer, and Tim Roth -- out now from Neon. And we’ll take an exclusive early listen to a performance by Brooklyn band Lapêche, from their upcoming BTR Live Studio session. Music composed by and show edited by Hansdale Hsu. 00:00 - Intro 01:15 - START /// 20yr Film Retro: ‘American Movie’ w/ J. McVay, Jacqueline Soller, & Charles Hinshaw 02:24 - Did you see this when it came out? 02:55 - What was your take on it? Does it hold up? Has it been influential? 24:10 - Have the people involved in the film been successful since then? 25:37 - Do you think the movie will continue to stand the test of time? 27:27 - Favorite scenes or elements / wrapping up /// END 34:28 - 1st Person: Kristen // On Being Wrongfully Accused 39:14 - Movie Review: Jacqueline Soller on ‘Luce’ 40:38 - Movie Chat w/ Jacqueline Soller & J. McVay (Spoiler Alert) 52:38 - “Stone” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Lapêche 57:06 - Outro / Credits 57:57 - Finish.

J. McVay is joined by Jacqueline Soller and Charles Hinshaw for a special feature-length discussion of the latest film from Quentin Tarantino, ‘Once Up A Time… In Hollywood,’ starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, and Margot Robbie -- out now from Columbia Pictures And we’ll take an exclusive early listen to a performance by New York duo, Verdigrls, from their upcoming BTR Live Studio session. Music composed by and show edited by Hansdale Hsu. 00:00 - Intro 01:06 - START /// ‘Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood’ w/ J. McVay, Jacqueline Soller, & Charles Hinshaw 02:20 - SPOILER ALERT! / initial reactions… and gripes 12:00 - The Rick Dalton/Leonardo DiCaprio storyline 17:36 - Film editing / sudden narration 20:00 - The Cliff Booth/Brad Pitt storyline… and Bruce Lee? 28:57 - The Sharon Tate/Margot Robbie storyline… and using real people as characters 35:14 - The climax of the film 52:48 - Wrapping up /// END 53:21 - 1st Person: Gil // Forgiving The Worst Betrayal 59:38 - “Women In Fiction” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Verdigrls 65:01 - Outro / Credits 65:49 - Finish.

J. McVay is joined by Jacqueline Soller and Charles Hinshaw to continue a new ongoing project in which they look back on movies from 1999 to discuss how they hold up 20 years later. Third in the series: ‘The Sixth Sense,’ directed by M. Night Shyamalan. And we’ll take an exclusive early listen to a performance by New Jersey’s Dead Swords, from their upcoming BTR Live Studio session. Music composed by and show edited by Hansdale Hsu. 00:00 - Intro 01:06 - START /// 20yr Film Retro: ‘The Sixth Sense’ w/ J. McVay, Jacqueline Soller, & Charles Hinshaw 03:28 - Did you see this when it came out? 05:04 - What was your take on it then? 08:55 - What’s your take on it now? Does it hold up? Has it been influential? 20:30 - What stands out now that didn't stand out then? / vs. ‘Fight Club’ + ‘American Beauty’ 25:32 - Have the people involved in the film been successful since then? 32:07 - Do you think the movie will continue to stand the test of time? 37:13 - Favorite scenes or elements / wrapping up /// END 45:08 - 1st Person: Devin // Dealing With Rejection 49:38 - “Ender” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Dead Swords 60:14 - Outro / Credits 61:03 - Finish.

Contributor Matt Ruby and guest Joe Zimmerman discuss the concept of relationship attachment styles as discussed in the book, ‘Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find-And Keep-Love.’ Matt then takes the compatibility quiz on the book’s website. Later in the episode, Jacqueline Soller and J. McVay discuss the latest installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home,’ directed by Jon Watts and starring Tom Holland, Jake Gyllenhaal, Zendaya, Samuel L. Jackson, Jon Favreau, Jacob Batalon, and Marisa Tomei -- out now from Sony Pictures. They also discuss the announcements out of San Diego Comic Con about the upcoming Phase 4 of the MCU: May 1, 2020 // ‘Black Widow’ (dir. Cate Shortland) Fall 2020 // ‘The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’ (on Disney+) Nov 6, 2020 // ‘The Eternals’ (dir. Chloe Zhao) February 12, 2021 // ‘Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings’ (dir. Destin Daniel Cretton) Spring 2021 // ‘WandaVision’ (on Disney+) Spring 2021 // ‘Loki’ (on Disney+) May 21 // ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’ (dir. Scott Derrickson) Summer 2021 // ‘What If…?’ (on Disney+) Fall 2021// ‘Hawkeye’ (on Disney+) November 5, 2021// ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ (dir. Taika Waititi) And we’ll take exclusive early listen to a performance by Portland, Oregon musician Anna Tivel, from their upcoming BTR Live Studio session. Music composed by and show edited by Hansdale Hsu. 00:00 - Intro 01:19 - Matt Ruby chats w/ Joe Zimmerman about Relationship Attachment Styles 30:10 - Matt takes the ‘Attached’ Compatibility Quiz, administered by Joe 44:25 - 1st Person: John // On The Influence Of Films And TV 47:40 - Movie Review: Jacqueline Soller on ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ 49:16 - Movie Chat w/ Jacqueline Soller & J. McVay (Spoiler Alert) 62:05 - MCU Phase 4 Chat w/ Jacqueline Soller & J. McVay 97:05 - “Figure It Out” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Anna Tivel 102:03 - Outro / Credits 102:52 - Finish.

J. McVay is joined by Jacqueline Soller and Charles Hinshaw to continue a new ongoing project in which they look back on movies from 1999 to discuss how they hold up 20 years later. Second in the series: ‘Fight Club,’ directed by David Fincher. Later in the episode, Jacqueline Soller and J. McVay discuss the recently released movie, ‘Midsommar,’ directed by Ari Aster and starring Florence Pugh, Jack Reynor, Vilhelm Blomgren, William Jackson Harper, and Will Poulter -- out now from A24 And we’ll take an exclusive early listen to a performance by Queens, New York artist Juan Wauters, from their upcoming BTR Live Studio session. Music composed by and show edited by Hansdale Hsu. 00:00 - Intro 01:11 - START /// 20yr Film Retro: ‘Fight Club’ w/ J. McVay, Jacqueline Soller, & Charles Hinshaw 05:07 - Did you see this when it came out? 05:50 - What was your take on it then? 08:29 - What’s your take on it now? Does it hold up? Has it been influential? 11:00 - What stands out now that didn't stand out then? / vs. ‘American Beauty’ / the effect of Columbine / 9/11 & terrorism / portrayal vs. endorsement 31:35 - Have the people involved in the film been successful since then? 38:35 - Do you think the movie will continue to stand the test of time? 42:27 - Favorite scenes or elements / wrapping up /// END 46:28 - 1st Person: Grace // On Her Phobia of Noodles 50:31 - Movie Review: Jacqueline Soller on ‘Midsommar 51:58 - Movie Chat w/ Jacqueline Soller & J. McVay (Spoiler Alert) 75:34 - “A Volar” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Juan Wauters 80:06 - Outro / Credits 80:57 - Finish.

Contributor Matt Ruby and guest Raanan Hershberg discuss their experiences with silent meditation retreats (and comedy). Later in the episode, Jacqueline Soller and J. McVay discuss the new movie, ‘The Farewell,’ directed by Lulu Wang and starring Awkwafina and Zhao Shuzhen -- out now from A24. And we’ll take exclusive early listen to a performance by Indian singer/songwriter Prateek Kuhad, from their upcoming BTR Live Studio session. Music composed by and show edited by Hansdale Hsu. 00:00 - Intro 01:07 - Matt Ruby chats w/ Raanan Hershberg about Silent Meditation Retreats 31:22 - 1st Person: Justin // Breaking Through The Illusion of Reality 35:11 - Movie Review: Jacqueline Soller on ‘The Farewell’ 36:27 - Movie Chat w/ Jacqueline Soller & J. McVay (Spoiler Alert) 54:36 - “Fighter” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Prateek Kuhad 59:13 - Outro / Credits 60:04 - Finish.

Jacqueline Soller and J. McVay discuss two new movies out now in theaters: ‘Yesterday’ (Universal Pictures) - directed by Danny Boyle and starring Himesh Patel, Lily James, Joel Fry, Kate McKinnon, and Ed Sheeran. ‘Toy Story 4’ (Walt Disney) - directed by Josh Cooley and starring Tom Hanks, Annie Potts, Tim Allen, Tony Hale, Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele, and Christina Hendricks. And we’ll take exclusive early listens to performances by Be Forest and Ames, from their upcoming BTR Live Studio session. Music composed by and show edited by Hansdale Hsu. 00:00 - Intro 01:10 - Movie Review: Jacqueline Soller on ‘Yesterday’ 02:35 - Movie Chat w/ Jacqueline Soller & J. McVay (Spoiler Alert) 22:29 - 1st Person: Kim // Remunerating Academic Labor 26:26 - “You, Nothing” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Be Forest 30:52 - Movie Review: Jacqueline Soller on ‘Toy Story 4’ 32:33 - Movie Chat w/ Jacqueline Soller & J. McVay (Spoiler Alert) 59:34 - “Old Hero” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Ames 63:48 - Outro / Credits 64:38 - Finish.

J. McVay is joined by Jacqueline Soller and Charles Hinshaw to begin a new ongoing project in which they look back on movies from 1999 to discuss how they hold up 20 years later. First in the series: ‘American Beauty,’ directed by Sam Mendes. Later in the episode, Charles Hinshaw and J. McVay discuss the new documentary, ‘Maiden,’ directed by Alex Holmes, about the first all-female yacht crew to enter the Whitbread Round the World Race in 1989 -- out now from Sony Pictures Classics. And we’ll take an exclusive early listen to a performance by Los Angeles artist Meg Myer, from their upcoming BTR Live Studio session. Music composed by and show edited by Hansdale Hsu. 00:00 - Intro 01:15 - START /// 20yr Film Retro: ‘American Beauty’ w/ J. McVay, Jacqueline Soller, & Charles Hinshaw 03:43 - Did you see this when it came out? 04:25 - What was your take on it then? 05:48 - What’s your take on it now? Does it hold up? What stands out now that didn't stand out then? 30:39 - Have the people involved in the film been successful since then? 39:48 - Do you think the movie will continue to stand the test of time? 41:26 - Favorite scenes or elements / wrapping up /// END 50:05 - 1st Person: Sam // Dealing With A Bad Teacher 54:19 - Movie Review: Charles Hinshaw on ‘Maiden’ 55:32 - Movie Chat w/ Charles Hinshaw & J. McVay (Spoiler Alert) 73:07 - “Constant” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Meg Myers 76:25 - Outro / Credits 77:14 - Finish.

Jacqueline Soller and J. McVay discuss two new movies out now in theaters: ‘The Dead Don’t Die’ (Focus Features) - written and directed by Jim Jarmusch and starring Bill Murray, Adam Driver, Chloë Sevigny, Tilda Swinton, Steve Buscemi, Tom Waits, Danny Glover, Caleb Landry Jones, Selena Gomez, and RZA ‘The Souvenir’ (A24)- written and directed by Joanna Hogg and starring Honor Swinton Byrne, Tom Burke, and Tilda Swinton. And we’ll take exclusive early listens to performances by Divino Niño and Munya, from their upcoming BTR Live Studio session. Music composed by and show edited by Hansdale Hsu. 00:00 - Intro 01:17 - Movie Review: Jacqueline Soller on ‘The Dead Don’t Die’ 02:32 - Movie Chat w/ Jacqueline Soller & J. McVay (Spoiler Alert) 30:54 - 1st Person: Mareda // On Her Past As A Well-Connected Preschooler 35:22 - “Foam” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Divino Niño 38:54 - Movie Review: Jacqueline Soller on ‘The Souvenir’ 40:18 - Movie Chat w/ Jacqueline Soller & J. McVay (Spoiler Alert) 58:08 - “Hotel Delmano” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Munya 62:47 - Outro / Credits 63:38 - Finish.

“Community can be a sense of real belonging, or just a group of people that you feel really connected to.”  In the midst of the eighth and final season of “Game of Thrones,” actress, tech entrepreneur and friend of the Coach family Maisie Williams takes time out to talk with Heben. She shares her views on finding your people, what she’s learned from playing the fearless Arya Stark and her new app where creatives can network and share their ideas. “Being able to find an online community has given so many people a sense of hope,” she says. We also hear from Desmond is Amazing, founder of Haus of Amazing, the first kid-only drag house, on finding family in the drag community and meeting RuPaul. Original theme music is by Hansdale Hsu. 

“Courage is knowing that the road is tough, but still, you move forward.”  Actor, producer and first global face of Coach menswear Michael B. Jordan talks about inclusion in Hollywood, overcoming insecurity as a young actor and his dream of one day opening a school. We also hear from 17-year-old Giovanni of Newark, N.J., who shares his story of immigrating from Jamaica to the United States and his dreams for his family and himself. The show is a collaboration between Coach and Pineapple Street Media. Original theme music is by Hansdale Hsu. 

“Authenticity is, for me, not minding being myself anymore.”  In our debut episode, actress, singer and global face of Coach Selena Gomez talks social media and self- acceptance, her collaboration with Cardi B., and her approach to her upcoming album. “Every song is a story that I’ve experienced,” she says. “There’s nobody that’s going to tell my story better than myself.” We also hear from 16-year-old Lesseya of Los Angeles, a singer, dancer and artist whose dreams go beyond her own. The show is a collaboration between Coach and Pineapple Street Media. Original theme music is by Hansdale Hsu.