Podcast appearances and mentions of hillary swank

On this episode of Remainders we watch the 2002 movie Insomnia. The only movie in Christoher Nolan's filmography in which he doesn't have a writing credit, Insomnia has always felt like an outlier in the director's career. It's most notable aspect was Robin Williams and his villainous role as Finch, a first for Williams. Playing opposite the most strung out possible version of Al Pacino, we see if this thriller holds up.Other topics include Nolan's ranking, follow-up on our Mad Max Fury Road episode, fake reviews for Insomnia, Black Mirror, Andor and Star Wars, the passing of the alligator from Happy Gilmore, Hillary Swank, more Pacino marathon's coming up, and whether or not Nicky Katt has the best line in any Nolan movie.Songs of the WeekThe Swimming Song by Loudon Wainwright IIIIf I Could Only Fly by Blaze FoleyRemainders Jukebox PlaylistWebsiteFacebookInstagramYouTubeTwitter

Follow @foobarshowEpisode 358 - Captain America, Cobra Kai, & more!Doom Scrolling IntroThe Foos discuss their Valentimes Day-Steph talks about finding out who Jack The Ripper really was-We get into some creepy sleep paralysis stuffGeeking Out:-Cobra Kai is over but where was Hillary Swank?!-Captain America reviews-We get an idea of when The Batman II will start filming-Godzilla: Minus One sequel in the works and it will be kaiju vs kaijuHere's What I Would Do:-AITA on Reddit of someone's boss leaving passive aggressive notes for her only to her to correct the poor grammar on them for all to see-Jasmine from Long Beach has a feeling her friend doesn't want to hang out with her anymoreGive us a 5-star positive review on Apple Podcasts!Listen at foobarshow.com or anywhere you get your podcasts.

Hang out with Scotty, Trevor and Heather as they discuss the 2005 Best Picture winner, Million Dollar Baby. The movie stars Clint Eastwood, Hillary Swank and Morgan Freeman.

Ben Silverman was the Producer of 'The Office" and Brian Baumgartner played 'Kevin Malone." The two have teamed up once again, this time for a book. The book is called "The Night Before Christmas at Dunder Mifflin" and it's already a NY Times Bestseller. Lou & Dave spoke to the Ben and Brian about the book and all things 'The Office." Lou asked for a final ruling on Hillary Swank, Hot or Not.

Are you a fan of Daniel LaRusso? Los Angeles? The relationships from the previous movies? TOO BAD! That's right, this week Dan and Anna travel to Boston with Hillary Swank to watch The Next Karate Kid! Is it a good time? Tune in to find out! If you would like to support In Conclusion, you can do so at patreon.com/InConclusion

Batman begins again, Hillary Swank is next, Bumpy's big break, Idris Elba's bad deed, Ms Frizzle's TV debut, and Resident Evil: The Movie 2! https://www.patreon.com/lasertime

With rancor over rising fast food prices at an all time high, it's easy to forget that not all states are California or New York. Yes, it's true, for example, that McDonald's prices have nearly tripled in a decade in at least some cases, but in some parts of the country, you might hardly notice. In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Friday, Federal investigators this week seized phones from NYPD commissioner Edward Caban and at least four top deputies to Mayor Adams, according to people familiar with the matter. This city's oldest boxing gym is still punching up its profile. Gleason's Gym — where Robert De Niro shaped up for “Raging Bull” and Hillary Swank trained for “Million Dollar Baby” — has danced like a butterfly and stung like a bee through three boroughs over nine decades and it's not tapping out yet. And in Winder, Georgia, the 14-year-old suspect in a shooting at that high school that killed four people and his father will both stay in custody following back-to-back court hearings where their lawyers declined to seek bail.

Topics discussed on this episode include Wes' inability to recognize when people are wearing wigs, the current state of play in the presidential race, the bombing of the Nord Stream pipeline, a massive revision in the most recent jobs report, Kamala Harris wanting to build that wall, astronauts stuck in space, predictions for the upcoming NFL season, the return of college football, the possible release of the JFK files, Les Stroud's Bigfoot experience, a review of the film Alien: Romulus, and the Legend of the Kandahar Giant.

En el capítulo de hoy nos adentraremos hacia las historias que algunos actores tienen para triunfar: El cobrar casi nada por actuar, como Brad Pitt, Matthew McConaughey, Jonah Hill, Hillary Swank, Tom Cruise y Sharon Stone. 

The gang kick starts Mother Earth this week, as they review the world-ending disaster movie that was ahead of it's time, The Core (2003). A stacked cast (Aaron Eckhart, Hillary Swank, Bruce Greenwood, DJ Quals, Richard Jenkins, and DELROY LINDOOOOOOO) and a hefty runtime full of PS2 cutscene-level CGI, with a few winks at the camera make for a very fun and stupid time. If you have not seen this cable TV classic, give it a watch and you won't regret it... hell, you don't even have to start it at the beginning! That's the beauty of this sort of foolishnessVisit the YouTube channel Saturdays @ 12:30 PM Pacific to get in on the live stream!Channel:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCI1lVsk1xjMSBgZK82uAzgQThis Episode:https://youtu.be/G4DgGfEjXT4http://www.MCFCpodcast.comhttps://www.twitch.tv/MCFCpodcasthttp://www.facebook.com/MCFCpodcasthttp://www.twitter.com/podcastMCFChttp://www.tiktok.com/middleclassfilmclasshttp://www.instagram.com/middleclassfilmclass   Email: MCFCpodcast@gmail.comLeave us a voicemail at (209) 730-6010Merch store - https://middle-class-film-class.creator-spring.com/    Join the Patreon:www.patreon.con/middleclassfilmclass Patrons:JavierJoel ShinnemanLinda McCalisterHeather Sachs https://twitter.com/DorkOfAllDorksChris GeigerDylanMitch Burns Robert Stewart JasonAndrew Martin Dallas Terry Jack Fitzpatrick Mackenzie MinerBinge Daddy DanAngry Otter (Michael)The Maple Syrup Don: StephenJoseph Navarro     Pete Abeyta  and Tyler Noe

Welcome back ragers to the best movie review podcast on the planet. The rage rolls on from the Film Rage Studio. This week the Film Rage Crew review review three new releases and one special presentation. First they review Bette Midler and Susan Sarandon in The Fabulous Four. Then they review the period piece biopic, Widow Clicquot. Then comes the film The Murman has been eagerly anticipating, one of his favourite Canadians, Ryan Reynolds starring in Deadpool and Wolverine. Then Jim and Bryce watched The Peoples Joker which they both agree is a very unique and worthwhile experience. And then finally Bryce was forced to watch Hillary Swank in The Next Karate Kid. Introduction-0:00 The Amazing Murman Predicts-1:55 In Cinema The Fabulous Four (2024)-7:45 Widow Clicquot (2024)-19:02 Deadpool and Wolverine (2024)-29:14 Special Eventive Screening-The Peoples Joker (2024)-43:02 Murman Minute-52:32 Open Rage Jim's open rage-Hollywood nostalgia-1:02:28 Bryce's open rage-Like a Prayer-1:05:34 Rage or Dare The Next Karate Kid (1994)-1:08:57 Jim pulls from Murmans bag -1:19:42 Outro-1:22:17 Thanks Ragers for listening to our film review podcast. Rage On!!! https://www.filmrageyyc.com/ https://nerdyphotographer.com/social/ https://filmrage.podbean.com/ https://www.facebook.com/filmrageyyc https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/film-rage/id1493735088 https://open.spotify.com/show/4ltbJS7XkDj0inwXf9G0ZH?si=m3OzZulNRmW6d93K7DG_uw https://play.google.com/music/m/Inyleam7prw77l75he733v643jq?t=Film_Rage https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsuw4WB6zmxbgDBjFn6utlT7PFnaDa0w6 https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/film-rage?refid=stpr https://tunein.com/podcasts/Media--Entertainment-Podcasts/Film-Rage-p1325858/ https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-film-rage-63364236?cmp=ios_share&sc=ios_social_share&pr=false&autoplay=true https://www.leonardconlinphotos.com/

National Cheesecake day.  Entertainment from 1987.  Jimmy Hoffa went missing, the USS Indianapolis is sunk, Worlds first oil tanker set sail.  Todays birthdays - Henry Ford, Edd Byrnes, Paul Anka, Jimmy Cliff, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neal McCoy, Laurence Fishbourne, Lisa Kudrow, Vivica A. Fox, Christine Taylor, Hillary Swank, Jaime Presly.  Lane Frost died.Intro - Pour some sugar on me - Def Leppard   https://defleppard.com/Cheesecaake - Louis ArmstrongAlone - HeartSnap your fingers - Ronnie MislapBirthdays - In da club - 50 Cent   https://www.50cent.com/Kookie Kookie lend me your comb - Edd Byrnes  Connie StevensPut your head on my shoulder - Paul AnkaI can see clearly now - Jimmy CliffNo doubt about it - Neal McCoyMad About You TV themeExit - Its not love - Dokken   https://www.dokken.net/Todays picture USS Indianapolis MemorialFollow Jeff Stampka on Facebook and cooolmedia.com 

This week the gang is talking to a living legend - talent agent Judy Savage, a trailblazing industry insider who had her hand in the careers of Emma Stone, Shailene Woodley, Danika McKellar, Jodie Sweetin, Aly & AJ, Larisa Oleynik, Hillary Swank and, our very own, Danielle & Rider.  Find out what a talent agent really does, how instrumental Judy was in Danielle's SECOND Boy Meets World contract, and hear what it takes to stand out with that all-important "It factor."The agent that “broke the back of Disney” is ready to tell all - on an all-new Pod Meets World!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Reposted from Cobra Kai ‘Cast, which you can find at: https://podcastica.com/podcast/cobra-kai-cast — It's finally time for some more Cobra Kai!!!! Rich, Rima, and Jason are back to give you guys a refresher on where we are in the story, share some news about the series and the Miyagiverse in general, talk about our hopes for the final (!) season, and also continue our coverage of the Karate Kid film series with 1994's The Next Karate Kid, starring Pat Morita and introducing Hillary Swank! Yes, this movie is widely acknowledged to be the… least good… in the series, but we actually found a warm center to it that we enjoyed (and of course we nitpicked the hell out of it too).So glad to be back, and stoked for season 6 which premieres on Netflix on July 18! Wax on!!!Cobra Kai season 6 trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4LOYLL_xkQNext up: Cobra Kai S6E1 Let us know your thoughts!You can email or send a voice message to talk@podcastica.com. Or check out our Facebook group, where we put up comment posts for each episode, at facebook.com/groups/podcastica.Check out all our other shows at podcastica.com.  Show support and get ad-free episodes and a bunch of other cool stuff: patreon.com/jasoncabassi Or go to buymeacoffee.com/cabassi for a one-time donation.

As part of his ongoing look at groundbreaking films from 1999, host Scott Detrow speaks with Kimberly Peirce, the writer-director of Boys Don't Cry. The film starred Hillary Swank, who won an Oscar for her portrayal of Brandon Teena, a young transgender man searching for himself and love in Nebraska. Peirce talks about the challenges she faced in getting the movie made and her efforts to find a transgender man to play the lead role in the film.Detrow also speaks with critic Willow Catelyn Maclay, who sees the film's legacy as complicated.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Mark and Victor hang out this week to talk about unconventional hotness, AAPI month, monsters in the wall, fashion, and signs of disrespect

The Actor hasn't been here since she shot 'P.S I Love You'Hollywood superstar Hillary Swank joined Dave to chat about her new movie 'Ordinary Angels'

Joe Towne is a Los Angeles based performer, award-winning writer, director, and teacher. He is also the CEO of The Performer's Mindset and the creator/host of The Better Podcast. For 20 years, he's coached business professionals, athletes, and actors – some of whom are selling that product you just bought or starring in that movie you Netflixed last night. As an actor, Joe has worked with Jennifer Love Hewitt, Hillary Swank, Rebel Wilson, and he most recently starred as the lead in The Art of Christmas. Today, he joins the Castability Podcast to talk about how to understand your data, the ways we can avoid burnout, and how we can overcome perfectionism to allow ourselves to show up as the artists we are. — The Four Mindsets — Athletes and Actors — Perfectionism — Toxic Habits of Creatives — Deliberate Practice — Casting Director Feedback + Constructive Criticism — Regulating Emotions During Auditions — The Amygdala Flight-Fright Response — Remembering Our "Why" Email us for more information on coaching with Joe: assist@theperformersmindset.com Episode Resources: • Listen to Joe's episode with Audrey Moore, "Passion as Fuel" • The Performer's Mindset Instagram • Brené Brown's Podcast Interview on Burnout • "Burnout" by Emily Nagoski & Amelia Nagoski • "Chatter" by Ethan Cross • "Peak Performance" by Brad Stulberg and Steve Magness ────────────────────────── Learn more about the Castability app right here. And keep updated with us on our IG! Ready to work? Download the app here for iOS or Google Play!

- SKOR North's Phil Mackey tells about the time he first encountered a Playboy magazine as a boy, talks about the Twins kicking off Sprint Training games tonight against the Gophers along with when fans can find games on TV, and talks about connecting with listeners.- KSTP's Chris Egert discusses how inflation has impacted average citizens and how wages haven't kept up with price increases, how the suspect in the Burnsville shooting reportedly firing over 100 rounds of ammo in the incident, plus some good news for golfers in the Twin Cities area!- Bob Sansevere talks about his viewing of Apple TV's new hit series "Masters of the Air" and his thoughts on the program, his feelings on the latest season of True Detective, along with talk about the latest season of Fargo.- Dr. Phil McGraw joins the show to talk about his new book "WE'VE GOT ISSUES: How You Can Stand Strong for America's Sound and Sanity" which is set to hit shelves everywhere on February 27th, and his new partnership with Trinity Broadcasting to create Merit Street Media.- Kristyn Burtt talks about Masters of the Air being Apple TV's most popular show ever and talks about Wendy Williams being diagnosed with the same type of dementia as Bruce Willis.- Tim Lammers shares his review on "Ordinary Angels" which is a faith-based film that stars Reacher star Alan Ritchson and notable actress Hillary Swank! The film is gaining rave reviews from other sources but how will it stack up on the Lamm-a-meter?Stream the show LIVE on the Tom Barnard Show app M-F from 8-9:30AM or get the show on-demand on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

- SKOR North's Phil Mackey tells about the time he first encountered a Playboy magazine as a boy, talks about the Twins kicking off Sprint Training games tonight against the Gophers along with when fans can find games on TV, and talks about connecting with listeners. - KSTP's Chris Egert discusses how inflation has impacted average citizens and how wages haven't kept up with price increases, how the suspect in the Burnsville shooting reportedly firing over 100 rounds of ammo in the incident, plus some good news for golfers in the Twin Cities area! - Bob Sansevere talks about his viewing of Apple TV's new hit series "Masters of the Air" and his thoughts on the program, his feelings on the latest season of True Detective, along with talk about the latest season of Fargo. - Dr. Phil McGraw joins the show to talk about his new book "WE'VE GOT ISSUES: How You Can Stand Strong for America's Sound and Sanity" which is set to hit shelves everywhere on February 27th, and his new partnership with Trinity Broadcasting to create Merit Street Media. - Kristyn Burtt talks about Masters of the Air being Apple TV's most popular show ever and talks about Wendy Williams being diagnosed with the same type of dementia as Bruce Willis. - Tim Lammers shares his review on "Ordinary Angels" which is a faith-based film that stars Reacher star Alan Ritchson and notable actress Hillary Swank! The film is gaining rave reviews from other sources but how will it stack up on the Lamm-a-meter? Stream the show LIVE on the Tom Barnard Show app M-F from 8-9:30AM or get the show on-demand on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Two-time Oscar winner Hillary Swank stars in the family friendly social drama, “Ordinary Angels.” It tells the inspirational true story of Sharon Stevens, an alcoholic hairdresser who seeks redemption by […] The post Freeze Frame: “Ordinary Angels” (PG), “Perfect Days” (PG), “Out of Darkness” (R) appeared first on KKFI.

Hosted by Jane Pauley. For our cover story on aging, Dr. Jonathan LaPook examines how old age is being redefined, while Robert Costa looks at how the question of age is being directed towards candidates for high office. Also: Tracy Smith profiles two-time Oscar-winner Hilary Swank; Lee Cowan sits down with country singer-songwriter Ashley McBryde; David Pogue talks with Tony-winning Broadway star and producer LaChanze; and David Martin looks at the Ukraine-Russia war as it enters its third year. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Look, Brian De Palma is still making movies. But yes, they are not the Hollywood productions of his heyday. Was his fall from grace inevitable, and, more importantly, deserved? Is THE BLACK DAHLIA as bad as people say? Or in fact, could THE BLACK DAHLIA be actually as good as we said it was in Contrarians Corner? This Real Talk segment dives into those questions and more! (like a quick read of the official FBI report about the case)TIMELINE00:00:45 Now on Patreon00:08:58 Real Talk01:01:27 The Future & Perennial Plugs- Interested in more Contrarians goodness? Join THE CONTRARIANS SUPPLEMENTS on our Patreon Page! Deleted clips, extended plugs, bonus episodes free from the Tomatometer shackles… It's everything a Contrarians devotee would want!- Our YouTube page is live! Get some visual Contrarians delight with our Contrarians Warm-Ups and other fun videos!- Contrarians Merch is finally here! Check out our RED BUBBLE MERCH PAGE and buy yourself something nice that's emblazoned with one of our four different designs!- THE FESTIVE YEARS have been letting us use their music for years now and they are amazing. You can check out their work on Spotify, on Facebook or on their very own website.- Our buddy Cory Ahre is being kind enough to lend a hand with the editing of some of our videos. If you like his style, wait until you see what he does over on his YouTube Channel.- THE LATE NIGHT GRIN isn't just a show about wrestling: it's a brand, a lifestyle. And they're very supportive of our Contrarian endeavors, so we'd like to return the favor. Check out their YouTube Channel! You might even spot Alex there from time to time.- Hans Rothgiesser, the man behind our logo, can be reached at @mildemonios on Twitter or you can email him at mildemonios@hotmail.com in case you ever need a logo (or comics) produced. And you can listen to him talk about Peruvian politics on his own podcast, NACION COMBI. Aaaaand you can also check out all the stuff he's written on his own website. He has a new book: a sort of Economics For Dummies called MARGINAL. Ask him about it!Up next, we tread new territory as we tackle our first anime, the smash-hit YOUR NAME! Until then, let us know what you thought of The Black Dahlia: Supreme noir goodness or a classic De Palma swing & miss? Does it matter that Hillary Swank doesn't look anything at all like Mia Kirshner? Do you think this adaptation works better than the novel it's based on? E-mail us at wearethecontrarians@gmail.com or tweet at us or facebook us and share your thoughts!

It's been 17 years since Brian De Palma took a James Ellroy novel, called up emerging superstars Josh Hartnett, Aaron Eckhart, Scarlett Johansson, and Hillary Swank and said, hey, let's put on a noir show. Critics hated it, audiences avoided it, and De Palma hasn't made a major studio film since. Listen to Alex & Julio as they rediscover THE BLACK DAHLIA and try to restore its extremely tarnished reputation. Murder, romance, and wall-to-wall movie people dressed like it's The 40s: what's not to love?TIMELINE00:01:24 The Black Dahlia00:13:03 Contrarians Corner- Wanna know how we really feel about THE BLACK DAHLIA? Check out the Real Talk (RT) episode, on your feed RIGHT NOW! (or pretty soon — Spotify can be a pain when it comes to refreshing the feed)- Interested in more Contrarians goodness? Join THE CONTRARIANS SUPPLEMENTS on our Patreon Page! Deleted clips, extended plugs, bonus episodes free from the Tomatometer shackles… It's everything a Contrarians devotee would want!- Our YouTube page is live! Get some visual Contrarians delight with our Contrarians Warm-Ups and other fun videos!- Contrarians Merch is finally here! Check out our RED BUBBLE MERCH PAGE and buy yourself something nice that's emblazoned with one of our four different designs!- THE FESTIVE YEARS have been letting us use their music for years now and they are amazing. You can check out their work on Spotify, on Facebook or on their very own website.- Our buddy Cory Ahre is being kind enough to lend a hand with the editing of some of our videos. If you like his style, wait until you see what he does over on his YouTube Channel.- THE LATE NIGHT GRIN isn't just a show about wrestling: it's a brand, a lifestyle. And they're very supportive of our Contrarian endeavors, so we'd like to return the favor. Check out their YouTube Channel! You might even spot Alex there from time to time.- Hans Rothgiesser, the man behind our logo, can be reached at @mildemonios on Twitter or you can email him at mildemonios@hotmail.com in case you ever need a logo (or comics) produced. And you can listen to him talk about Peruvian politics on his own podcast, NACION COMBI. Aaaaand you can also check out all the stuff he's written on his own website. He has a new book: a sort of Economics For Dummies called MARGINAL. Ask him about it!

Remember the magic of Willow and the thrilling suspense of Cobra Kai? As we gathered around our mics for this episode, we kept replaying these shows in our minds, wondering what the sequel of Willow might have looked like. The excitement turned into a lively chat and nostalgia took us on a ride as we reminisced about Warwick Davis and his illustrious career. His daughter's involvement in the sequel was like the cherry on top!Stream award-winning shows and movies safely with Surfshark VPNWhether you're traveling, staying abroad, or just want to explore a different culture via local content, a VPN can help you stay safe and private when doing so. Don't let anyone track your journey—choose Surfshark for the ultimate online privacy! Get SurfsharkDid you ever think about the connections between the reboot of Karate Kid with Jaden Smith and the Cobra Kai universe? Bet you didn't! We had fun speculating the possibility of Hillary Swank making a surprise appearance. And oh, how can we forget to mention Toy Story? Yes, we dared to imagine a Toy Story 5. As we journeyed further, we bumped into a classic, The Omen. There's a prequel coming up folks, and we had a good laugh discussing the parody of The Omen on Netflix.Our passion for movies and TV shows took us back to 1985, where we found "Vision Quest". This movie has left a huge impact on us, shaping our journey of 500 episodes. We were thrilled to delve into the life lessons it imparts. We had the chance to explore the making of the film, the star-studded cast and how the movie has aged like fine wine. And as we wrapped up, we recommended some TV shows and movies to watch, including "LA Law" and a heartwarming documentary about Daniel Radcliffe's stuntman. Hope you guys have as much fun listening as we did recording!Support the showDrop us a voicemail https://bit.ly/VOICEMAILTHEPODSay hi? host@bwpodcast.comPartner with us? sales@bwpodcast.com

Svenni könnte ein Selfie mit Hillary Swank machen und dann ist das Handy voll.

April Hernandez Castillo made a big splash in her portrayal as Eva Benitez in the hit move Freedom Writers alongside Hillary Swank. She's starred in television shows such as; Law & Order: SVU, The Following, Person of Interest, and Elementary and more. April garnered a recurring role on Showtime's  Dexter which she was nominated for a SAG nomination for Best Ensemble cast. She opens up about her stories of resilience and her pivot to entrepreneurship, being an author, and more. You'll love her powerful stories and wonderful personality! You can learn more about April www.aprilhernandezspeaks.com, on Instagram @aprilhernandezcastillo and LinkedIn at April Hernandez Castillo. You can follower her company LionChaser Media Inc. @lionchaser_media on Instagram.

Happy National Alaska Day—on October 18th! We celebrated Alaska by watching a few movies and a tv show that take place in Alaska. Sadly, we learned later, they weren't actually filmed in The Last Frontier.For a trek into the wild, we skipped that one and rewatched “The Grey” (max) instead. We decided that we would definitely want Liam Neeson with us if we were ever in a plane crash. Actually, we'd want Liam Neeson with us in any emergency situation. The film takes not just a few liberties with wolf behavior. I mean, wolves are friends, not fiends. But, hey, this is Hollywood, and ya gotta have a villain. I guess a plane crashing in the middle-of-nowhere, Alaska, wasn't enough. If you missed the 3-second post-credits scene, you can watch it on this episode's post on our website. Alaska has got to have killers, so we rewatched Christopher Nolan's “Insomnia” (rent) with Al Pacino, Robin Williams, Hillary Swank, and Maura Tierney. Hillary Swank's character quotes Al Pacino's character back to him and says, “A good cop can't sleep because he's missing a piece of the puzzle. And a bad cop can't sleep because his conscience won't let him.” True, and maybe also because it's freakin' summertime and the sun never sets! Get the dude some blackout curtains! After our summer escapade, we jumped to wintertime when vampires would naturally take advantage of “30 Days of Night” (AMC+). Do vampires get cold? Vampire Eric didn't seem to get cold in that one scene in “True Blood”! Forget sparkling vamps, Viking vamps, or sexy vamps. These are monstrous, ugly vamps. Though we do discuss Josh Hartnett a bit. Finally, we dipped into a little bit of small-town doctor life with “Northern Exposure” (tubi).Yes, Alaska must have some normalcy. Hmm. So, no biopics or documentaries. No, we didn't actually learn anything true about Alaska. And, as mentioned earlier, the films were mostly shot in British Columbia, while “Northern Exposure” was filmed in Washington state. Dude. Next week: We're celebrating the 15th anniversary of the “Breaking Bad” pilot and the 10th anniversary of the finale (“Felina”). -Original music by Garrett ThompsonFollow us on Instagram @GeekGirlSoupContinue the conversation on FacebookListen to Cort's podcast with Brad at PureFandom.comCheck out Susan's movie stats on Letterboxd Email your questions and comments to GeekGirlSoup@gmail.comGeek on!

California y Oregon lideran como los mejores estados para trabajar en el país, según un nuevo reporte de Oxfam América. "The Equalizer 3" y "The Good Mother" son los nuevos proyectos de dos de los actores consentidos de Hollywood que llegan hoy a los cines.

Xolo Maridueña (Blue Beetle, Cobra Kai, Parenthood) can't promote his new DC superhero film Blue Beetle because of SAG-AFTRA strike restrictions, but you can still get to know him offscreen. Take a listen to this talk Xolo and I taped a couple of years ago, when Netflix's Cobra Kai was all the rage. In this pre-recorded talk, Xolo answers your burning Cobra Kai questions. Plus we talk movies, his Mexican, Cuban, Ecuadorian roots, moving out of his parents' house, what Billy Zabka and Ralph Macchio are REALLY like, and more. What a fun guest! You'll really like him. We get into: All your Cobra Kai questions Cobra Kai seasons 3 and 4 Playing Miguel Cobra Kai vs. Miyagi-Do Who's the good guy + who's the basd guy The Karate Kid movie Billy Zabka, Ralph Macchio and the fab Cobra Kai cast 80s references and nostalgia If he does his own karate stunts Playing Victor on Parenthood Steve Buscemi, John Leguizamo, Oscar Isaac, Shia LaBoeuf, Hillary Swank, Steve Carell land more The Godfather, Pulp Fiction, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and more Fargo, American Horror Story, Ozark and more Xolo's Latinx and Aztec roots and the meaning of his name His best friends, including one guy you know! Miami humidity Being a foodie, actor, writer and more The writing process - and its horrors! What he wants to do for the rest of his life SWEET! Watch Xolo & me on YouTube: YouTube.com/ReallyFamous Cobra Kai (10 min)      https://youtu.be/Qf9cotRfEOc Full (52 min)               https://youtu.be/xLnQI0Pjn3Y Watch Xolo on Cobra Kai, on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/81002370   reallyfamouspodcast.com/live-shows # GET IN TOUCH: Insider news - ReallyFamousPodcast.com/contact Instagram - @karamayerrobinson Facebook - @karamayerrobinson Twitter - @kara1to1 Subscribe to my YouTube channel - YouTube.com/ReallyFamous Email - reallyfamouspodcast@gmail.com # Donate $1 or $5 or anything you like to Really Famous and get a shoutout from me on the show - ReallyFamousPodcast.com/donate # Celebrity interview by Kara Mayer Robinson. Music - Take a Chance by Kevin MacLeod - incompetech - Creative Commons

Nolan is in the air, so it's time for Nelson and Longino to revisit the catalog and dust off 2002's Insomnia.  Will this Christopher Nolan remake with Al Pacino, Robin Williams and Hillary Swank shine eternal like a 24 hour sun?  Or will it pass out exhausted and broken?  Listen and find out!

Concluding NOLAN WEEK, it seemed best to follow up his latest big release with a review of what might be Christopher Nolan's most underappreciated directorial effort.  This was his follow-up to the ground-breaking Memento which was released just the year before and this time around, he was working with a major studio with a decent budget, along with several top-flight actors.  This is basically a crime procedural taking place in Alaska during a time of year when the sun never sets.  Al Pacino stars as an LA cop who is sent out this way to investigate the murder of a teenage and he finds that because there is constant sunlight, he can't really sleep....hence the title. ;) Recent two-time Oscar winner Hillary Swank co-stars as a local police detective who partners with him on the case and.....the late, great Robin Williams co-stars as a mysterious local writer who apparently had a questionable relationship with the recent murder victim.  And what results is a tense cat-and-mouse between cop and suspect..... Host: Geoff Gershon Editors: Geoff and Ella GershonProducer: Marlene Gershonhttps://livingforthecinema.com/Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Living-for-the-Cinema-Podcast-101167838847578Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/livingforthecinema/Letterboxd:https://letterboxd.com/Living4Cinema/ 

Designer Linda Hayslett has a strong fashion and entertainment background. A lot of her inspirations comes from her experience working at companies such as VH1, Allure, W, Details & InStyle Magazine. ​ She lived and worked in New York City for many years soaking up the electric vibe of the city. After working in fashion on the east coast, in 2003 she made a decision to move west and become an Angeleno. Linda planted roots in Los Angeles and started to absorb the west coast atmosphere. She worked with a well known celebrity stylist and assisted in styling celebrities such as Hillary Swank, Sandra Oh, Charlize Theron, Heather Graham and more.   Her passion in creativity led her to go back to school and get a degree for Interior Design at FIDM. After graduating Summa Cum Laude in Interior Design, Linda became interested in construction and planning. While Co-Designing on projects with other designers, Linda created LH.Designs.  ​ From her connections and experience in the industry, she adds an arsenal of skills along with her talents. With her knowledge, she has infused a warm touch that is often missed when clients hire only a contractor or architect for their project. She realized that offering services that tailor and integrate the designer with construction at each level of building, from concept to completion, was the best way a person would truly get the lifestyle experience that they are looking for. By infusing a construction team with design, LH.Designs can uniquely make a client's project not only aesthetically pleasing but can raise the property's value higher than expected. https://www.lhdesigned.com/ https://www.instagram.com/lhdesigned/

Amigues! We have a special episode for you today. Our friend Dino-Ray Ramos recently invited Jose Richard to join him on Problematic Fave. In this episode, we covered Boys Don't Cry, an emotional film from 1999 that earned Hillary Swank the academy award for Best Actress for the role of Brandon Teena. Please note y'all - this is a tough movie to watch and discuss, so take care while listening. Enjoy!   Follow Dino on instagram @dinoray and subscribe to Problematic Fave wherever you get your podcasts!    And make sure to follow us on IG: @frutafresca.podcast @soynalgona   Please review and subscribe to the podcast so you're the first to know when a new episode drops!   Produced by Marginal Mediaworks, Inc.

EPISODE #898 I MET MY MURDERER ONLINE Richard welcomes the co-hosts of a new True Crime podcast that explores the warning signs, red flags and tragic consequences of true, deadly online encounters. GUESTS: Jillian Lee Garner, an LA native and actor, graduated from the University of Michigan's BFA Acting program and has worked on various productions in independent films, television and web series, including a role as Valerie in the YouTube series, Rabbit. She has experience in the podcast industry, with interests including traveling, being a dog mom, and enjoying reality TV. Kourtney Bell is a lover of naps, cats and Coca-Cola. Kourtneyplays a pivotal recurring role in ABC's series ALASKA DAILY, created by Academy Award winner Tom McCarthy, opposite Academy Award winner Hillary Swank. She is a graduate of University of Michigan's BFA acting program and BA film program and co-creator of podcast GET WRECKED. Kourtney and Jillian are the co-hosts of the true crime podcast, I Met My Murderer Online. "I Met My Murderer Online" Debuts Monday June 5th, 2023 and will be available wherever you get your podcasts including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Good Podcasts, TuneIn, PlayerFM, and more. WEBSITE: https://www.imetmymurdereronline.com If You're Interested in Interviewing Kourtney and Jillian Contact: Jesse Nash Brian Hyland Cricket Public Relations 212-363-0654 CPR@cricketpr.com nashjesse@gmail.com SUPPORT MY SPONSORS!!! COPY MY CRYPTO Discover how over 2,800 people - many of who know nothing about crypto or how to invest - are building rapid wealth the cabal can never steal. "You don't need to know a thing about cryptocurrency if you copy someone who does." Gain Access for just $1 CopyMyCrypto.com/Richard SUBSCRIBE TO STRANGE PLANET PREMIUM https://strangeplanet.supportingcast.fm Use the discount code "Planet" to receive one month off the first subscription. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. By using our website and services, you agree to our use of cookies as described in our Cookie Policy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://strangeplanet.supportingcast.fm/

We were over the moon happy to talk with actress Ami Park!  Ami stars in ABC/Hulu's Alaska Daily opposite Hillary Swank.  Ami plays Yuna Park who is a rookie reporter that is thrown into life at Alaska's main newspaper.  It's a really great show that you can stream on Hulu. We recorded this show in mid-April and just recently ABC announced that they are not going to bring the show back for a 2nd season, which is really too bad, but if you know anything about our guest Ami, you know that this is just a temporary setback for her, she is one of the most positive people you will ever meet.  I have no doubt that the universe will be good to Ami and that she has a lot more roles ahead of her! See the inspiring and joyful reel I mention during the episode @ami_park on Instagram, and also see all the great stuff Ami is up to! As I always mention, you can write to us at: infatuasianpodcast@gmail.com, and please follow us on Instagram and Facebook @theinfatuasianpodcast  Please listen and follow us wherever you get your podcasts.  We would really appreciate your ratings and reviews over at Apple Podcasts and Spotify! Our Theme: “Super Happy J-Pop Fun-Time” by Prismic Studios was arranged and performed by All Arms Around  #alaskadaily #abc #hulu #yunapark #amipark #asianpodcast #asian #asianamerican #infatuasian #infatuasianpodcast #aapi #veryasian  #asianamericanpodcaster #asianauthor #representationmatters  

This week, BullCast welcomes Erin Gruwell, celebrated teacher, author, and social justice activist. In this touching show, we'll explore the concept of hope and possibility for at-risk students who are deemed unteachable. We'll start the show with our list of the best movies about education. Then, we'll jump right in with Ms. G, discussing her story as a young teacher entering Room 203 and how the Freedom Writers came to be. In the show, we'll talk to Erin about what it was like having Academy-Award winner Hillary Swank portray her, how Erin inspired her students to believe in themselves, and why being an educator is so important to her. While we tried to keep this episode fun and full of laughter, we found ourselves deeply impacted by Erin's spirit and story. The List: Best Movies Based on Education and Teachers Hashtags: #ErinGruwell #FreedomWriters #FreedomWritersFoundation #Education #Hope #Room203 Freedom Writers Foundation: https://freedomwritersfoundation.org/ — Visit us online: www.bullcastpodcast.com Produced by Cameron Spann | Powered by Pickler Wealth Advisors Sound effects obtained from https://www.zapsplat.com

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Ana and Dan ask their graduate students to find "weird news" on the Internet and toss the scientific method aside to examine this not-quite-good bad movie. The script is as bad as the science, but the acting is... not so bad! Why were their "earth suits" on the ship, when they didn't know they'd have to leave it? What part of Professor Keyes' brain was removed so that he didn't realize he was extremely tasty? What were Hillary Swank's Oscars doing while she did not act in this film? There is IR and a critique of capitalism in this movie. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ana and Dan ask their graduate students to find "weird news" on the Internet and toss the scientific method aside to examine this not-quite-good bad movie. The script is as bad as the science, but the acting is... mostly ok! Why were their "earth suits" on the ship, when they didn't know they'd have to leave it? What part of Professor Keyes' brain was removed so that he didn't realize he was extremely tasty? What were Hillary Swank's Oscars doing while she did not act in this film? There is IR and a critique of capitalism in this movie. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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We travel to Alaska, where the sun doesn't set for half a year, to lose sleep and review Christopher Nolan's 2002 film Insomnia, starring Al Pacino, Hillary Swank, and Robin Williams. Plus, thoughts on John Wick Chapter 4 and Shazam 2. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/weboughtamic/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/weboughtamic/support

Legendary New York producer Christine Vachon takes us on the journey of the controversial 1999 film Boys Don't Cry. At the time, films about trans people were rare and very few trans actors were comfortable being out, which led to the casting of Hillary Swank in an Oscar-winning performance. The film took seven years to come to fruition and that time was fraught with legal battles, lack of money, and competing projects from more established filmmakers, but Kimberly Pierce's exacting vision and Hillary's incredible performance led to a film that resonates to this day.

On this week's podcast, the ladies are back in person to discuss the return of The Golden Globes, Jerrod Carmichael as host, Margot Robbie's continued Chanel blood oath, Jen Shah's prison sentence, Hailey Bieber's nepo baby tee,  Dakota Johnson's latest Gucci campaign, AND SO MUCH MORE!See the celebs at the Golden Globes: Jessica Chastain, Letitia Wright, Hillary Swank, Emma D'Arcy, Margot Robbie,  Michelle Yeoh, Jenna Ortega,  Billy Porter, and Daisy Edgar-Jones.See celebs in slogan tees: Hailey Bieber, Naomi Campbell, Julia Roberts, the Hilton Sisters, Britney Spears, Macy Gray, Tom Hiddleston, Winona Ryder.As requested, our holiday gifts

The most easily recognized teachers in our culture are on the big screen. So when we think about good teaching, it's almost impossible not to think of Robin William's character in Dead Poets Society standing on a desk and inspiring his students. This might be part of the problem. When teaching is associated with unrealistic Hollywood characters, it can create impractical or ridiculous assumptions about what teachers do. In this episode, we hear how the stereotypes of teachers may be contributing to teachers' decisions to leave education. Music: Theme Song By Julian Saporiti “NPC Theme” by HoliznaCC0 is in the Public Domain. “Sunny Afternoon” by HoliznaCC0 is in the Public Domain.  “Infrastructure” by Scott Holmes Music is licensed under a  CC BY-NC license. “Just a Blip” by Andy G. Cohen is licensed under a CC  BY license. “Room With a View” by Jahzzar is licensed under a CC BY-SA license. Movie Clips: Freedom Writers (Paramount Pictures) Dead Poets Society (Touchstone Pictures, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures) School of Rock (Paramount Pictures) Ferris Bueller (Paramount Pictures, United International Pictures) Transcript:  Episode 3: “What Would Robin Williams Do?” There is a picture-day-esqu photo on my parents' fridge of me sitting on my dad's lap. I am wearing a tie-dye shirt and my orange hair is in its natural state of an Eddie Munster widows peak. My dad is in a blue button down and has on a tie. My cheeks crowd my eyes, my smile is so big. My dad, who doesn't always smile for pictures, has a cheeky grin.    This picture was taken around the same time that my dad squatted down to eye-level with me and said: “When people ask you where you got your red hair, you tell them the milkman. Okay?”   He didn't make a big deal about telling me this. It was just a directive, and I said okay. I figured, yeah, that makes sense.    So as adults would come by, ruffle my hair and say things like, “Oh my, what pretty red hair. Where did you get hair like that?”   I'd look up at them, smile, and tell them, “The Milkman.”    They would guffaw, cough down a drink, blush, and I'd try to explain, “You know, because he delivers things.”    And they'd laugh out an “I'm sure he does!” and find my dad who would have a grin settled between his bouncing shoulders as he muffled a laugh, and my mom would say something like “G-uh, Darcy Joe”   Not to be heavy handed, but the stereotypes of what a milkman may or may not do when visiting people's homes is what makes the joke land. This joke was lost on me until high school. I didn't understand the baggage associated with being a milkman.   Language matters. Words like milkman have connotations - they carry weight or have stereotypes attached to them. That's why I can't flip someone off and say, “Why are you upset,this means joy to me.” There are too many representations of middle-fingers that situate the digit as a symbol of the obscene. Repetition and representation give meaning.    The middle finger or terms like milkman or teacher, carry a history of expectations and stereotypes. Last episode we heard about the historical inheritance of teachers, which is significant in how we view modern teachers. But history isn't the only thing that impacts how we view teachers. Today, we're going to look at the teacher stereotypes in pop-culture and how these stereotypes can be contributing to teacher attrition. This is Those Who Can't Teach Anymore, a 7-part podcast series exploring why teachers are leaving education and what can be done to stop the exodus. I'm Charles Fournier. Here is part 3: “What Would Robin Williams Do?” Molly Waterworth: I've gotten to the point where I see any TV show or movie where some sort of plot device hinges on the inspirational teacher. And I just roll my eyes.   This is Molly Waterworth. We heard from her last episode, and she just left education after teaching English for 8 years. She points out a stereotype of inspiring teachers in media: Molly Waterworth:I just can't.  I can't stomach it because it's so saccharin. It completely obscures the fact that these inspiring teachers that are either drawn from real life or the product of someone or someone's imagination, it completely obscures the fact that their inspirational teaching is very likely the outgrowth of massive mental health deficiencies. And like a complete imbalance of where they spend their time and where they're getting like their soul fed. Inspiring teacher stories make me feel awful.    That shouldn't be the case, right? Inspirational teacher movies should INSPIRE. And they can and they do - they inspired me - but what Molly points to is a nagging reality in many inspirational teacher stories.    Dead Poets Society Clip   As you can hear in this scene from Dead Poets Society, Mr Keeting, played by Robin Williams, pushes his student, Todd Anderson.. And in this unconventional way Mr. Keeting helps Todd start to gain some confidence and see his potential. Similar scenes occur in other famous teacher movies, like Mr Holland's Opus, or Freedom Writers.    These movies project a fantasy of heroism onto education, and people love it. Inspirational teacher movies are usually underdog stories: A  teacher rails against convention and inspires and does amazing things for others no matter the personal cost. We are attracted to this as a culture. We want heroes that are selfless. We want to see ourselves as capable of being like Robin Williams' character in Dead Poets Society.  And the way these movie teachers influence kids…man, that's the dream.  But, several if not most of the teachers in those stories that inspire don't have the healthiest work-life balance. They give everything to their students - time, energy, love, inspiration. And these movie teachers inspire in the public comments like, “We need more teachers like this” or “I wish teachers would be more like (whatever movie teacher).” But we need to ask, what is expecting teachers to fit a stereotype asking of real teachers?   Think of Freedom Writers, a movie based on the real-life Erin Gruwell, who is played by Hillary Swank. She is the epitome of the inspirational teacher stereotype. Halfway through the movie, her husband leaves her because she is spending so much time focused on her students,  Freedom Writers Clip  The film creates a feeling that the husband might be unrealistic. As an audience, we're rooting for Erin Gruwell because she does amazing things - her husband points this out. And don't get me wrong, Ms.Gruwell is phenomenal and her story is amazing, but there might be danger in presenting this story as a precedent for what good teaching looks like. Yes, she is a good teacher, but at what cost? In most other films about different careers, it's likely the main character would realize that work is taking too much and family is more important, but not in inspirational teacher movies. Expecting teachers to do what Gruwell does is expecting teachers to forfeit their own lives for students. It's expecting martyrdom. This is a stereotype.   And the reality is different. Molly Waterworth: We're not martyrs, and we're not perfect. And there are things that can be said about the profession as a whole and certainly about individual teachers that needs improvement, absolutely. But I think a lot of it maybe stems from just this sense that teachers aren't entirely human - that we are saints. And so therefore, we shouldn't worry about all of these factors that are making our jobs harder, because we have this big calling on our lives that turn us somehow into people that don't have needs. This language that surrounds teaching is significant. It feeds the stereotype of selflessness, which in turn has an impact on how teachers are treated. Right now teachers are feeling burned out because this stereotype is unrealistic - it's creating an expectation that makes teachers want to leave education.  I met up with Rachael Esh at Welcome Market Hall in Sheridan, Wyoming on the eve of her very last day as a teacher. Rachael Esh:  It's a bit of a stereotype with teachers. It's like, Oh, this has been your calling since you were this age, or since this teacher impacted you. This idea of a calling is that you don't teach for the money, you do it for the kids because it is what you were meant to do. It is your destiny or purpose. A quote unquote “calling” can create a sense of guilt in teachers when they realize, crap, I'm not getting paid enough for this, which is in contrast to the narrative surrounding  teaching like Molly points out: Molly Waterworth: People don't get into this for the money, why would they? But they're in it for the kids, and they're in it for that sense of purpose and mission. That's like, “Yeah, but I also would like to be paid.” So to have a calling is to feel like teaching is more than a job, more than a paycheck, it is a clear directive from some higher power for the direction your life should take in service of others. Rachael didn't feel like that stereotype matched her experience. Rachael Esh: And I don't feel like that's usually the case. It's more of a roundabout zigzag pattern. This surprised me. I grew up wanting to be a teacher because, as Rachael said, I had some amazing teachers leave an impact on me, but I never thought teaching was my calling. It was something that sounded cool, and it was made cooler by movies like Dead Poets Society. I wrote the movie's motto, “Carpe Diem” on all of my notebooks. And I liked reading and writing and teaching people, and teaching would give me a chance to coach. Not once did I get the sky part and shine a light on my career path. It wasn't a calling, and of the 30 teachers that I interviewed, hardly any of them felt like teaching was their calling either. For Rachael and Molly, they had different plans with where their lives were going to go. Rachael Esh: So my undergrad I actually got at Ohio University in environmental biology, and so I thought I was gonna maybe do field work or something like that. Molly Waterworth: I declared my major as geography, but I did it with the intent of being able to go into the forest service. But I found out pretty quickly that I really didn't care about any of my classes. And I found out that I was going to have to take calculus and I wasn't interested in doing that. So I kind of bounced around into various humanities areas. And both Rachael and Molly landed in education because they each had a summer experience in college that put them in front of kids. Rachael took an internship teaching environmental education and Molly went to China with a group from college and got to help kids with their conversational English. They both found their way to being educators because of positive experiences teaching kids. Rachael Esh: So I knew I either wanted to go on to park service or education after working with kids then. And so it kind of just worked out that getting my degree in education was just more accessible, and I kind of wanted to separate my fun time, which was like outdoors, from my work. So I decided to kind of go into education. And I mean, the kids are never boring. So you're like, well, heck this. This beats an office job any day of the week. And when Molly returned from China, she declared first as an elementary teacher.  Molly Waterworth: I think that when I envision myself being a teacher, I thought of myself reading with kids, and talking about literature and talking about books and big ideas and stuff like that. And so at that point, I had the very obvious revelation that I should be a secondary English teacher because that would afford me that opportunity most often. So that was kind of my meandering path into into There was no bright light for either of these teachers, no calling. Nothing so profound. Like most people, they stumbled onto their desire to do a job because they took advantage of an opportunity and realized, “Hey, this isn't bad.” And Teaching wasn't a last option for either of them. They weren't failing at other things in life, which is tied to another stereotype of teaching. If teachers aren't depicted as martyrs, they're often seen as selfish or deviant or lazy or dumb or boring, like in Ferris Bueler's Day Off. Ferris Bueller Clip And this image of teachers perpetuates the idea that teaching is a last ditch option for people that can't do anything else. This stereotype often leads to a willingness to discredit teachers as experts in their field. Not being seen as experts in their field is a major reason teachers gave for leaving teaching.  For Molly or Rachael, they became teachers by choice. They didn't need to fall back to something easier. It wasn't a School of Rock scenario, where Jack Black's character, Dewey Finn, hits rock bottom before becoming a long term sub proving that someone with no qualifications can be a better teacher than trained and dedicated teachers - a trope that we see over and over again.  In the film, Jack Black's character even draws attention to a common saying that is tied to education.  School of Rock Clip Dylan Bear is a PE teacher in Pinedale, WY. We sat at a picnic table in front of his house with a view of the Wind River Mountain Range, while we drank coffee, snacked on a loaf of banana bread he was gifted from a student, and talked about these sayings and images surrounding education.  Dylan Bear: I think another thing, we've gotten a lot of quotes, like funny quotes in the society, like, oh, teachers, they take these jobs for June, July and August. I think that's something that needs to stop.  What Dylan has noticed is the negative lens with which culture and Hollywood has viewed teachers. Like I mentioned earlier, we stereotype teachers as good or bad, the marty/savior type that saw teaching as a calling or the boring/lazy person who saw teaching as a backup plan.  But, Dylan, like Molly and Rachael, didn't see teaching as a calling. He didn't see teaching as a fall back career either. Dylan Bear: So I started off as an engineer, and those were just not my people. And I was looking more for a little more social environment, a little more high energy versus analytical, consistently, day in and day out. And so I went from engineering to math in secondary math education because I liked working with kids. And then after a few years of that three years deep, looking at all the papers all the time, I just couldn't do it, so I switched from math. I was actually sitting in Prexy's Pasture and Laramie. And the special ed teacher came and sat down next to me and she said, What are you thinking about? Instead, there was my longboard. I said, I don't know if I can do math the rest of my life. Would you rather be teaching math or out playing a field, you know, and I thought like instantly. Dylan would rather be out in a field. Teaching was a good path for Dylan - not a calling and not a last ditch option. He takes his job seriously, and he is someone that plans on teaching for some time. And when Dylan started feeling a little burned out, he moved towns and got a change of scenery, so that he could keep teaching. He isn't naive to the reality of burning out or how difficult the job is, nor is he jaded in thinking that anyone could do this job. The key word here is reality. The reality of a teacher is that teachers are human, not a stereotype. We make mistakes and we have successes and we make some profound impacts on kids and we make some mediocre impacts on kids.  Dylan Bear: Some teachers are really good, and some are really lazy. And some kids are really good, and some are really lazy. So it's like, we don't want to paint a broad brush over everybody. And I think sometimes we do an education because there's so many people in education. It's like one of the leading job forces out there. So you hear these stories that are negative about one or two teachers, and then you say all I'm doing the same with kids. I hate when people say, kids are always on their phone. It's like, no, no, some kids are on their phones. Some of them are waiting for you to talk and give them a good lesson. I think education gets those broad brushes which devalue people. And that's a dangerous world.  Dylan recognizes the need for grace and the danger of broad generalizations of any groups. He recognizes the fact that people are human, but sometimes we only get a snapshot of education, which creates these generalizations that feed into the stereotype of teachers as either good or bad. Dylan experienced this first hand when he had a student continuously refuse to take off his hat.  Dylan Bear: I was like, This is absurd. So I'm a climber, and so he was playing badminton, and I popped his hat off and ran up and jumped up the basketball hoop and climbed in the rafters and hung it from like, the highest point in the gym, like, 50 foot up. And yeah, not very smart, but it was like, I didn't think about it, but kids Snapchatted it. And all the kids came like, “Oh, we saw you but it was out that was so funny. That it's like you have to be aware of that.”  The snapchat of Dylan only includes his climb. It doesn't include the warnings he gave the student from that day and previous days. It doesn't include Dylan's positive relationship with the student and the students' family, or all of the normal/positive interactions Dylan has with his other students, or the mundane aspects of his job that he does everyday. The Snapchat lacks context, and this is how stereotypes begin and are fed. A single image becomes the representation of the whole - even if it is a fragment of the reality.   This is the kind of thing that becomes an overgeneralization - a stereotype of teachers. These stereotypes are on social media and in movies and they contribute to cultural narratives about education that are unrealistic. Some of these glimpses and snapshots might be part of what teachers expected education to be, which is misleading and could be contributing to the disillusionment leading to teachers quitting. Here's Molly again. Molly Waterworth:  I think that the image probably came from a couple of places, a selective memory of my high school and middle school classrooms. So thinking back to those good experiences that I had as a student, I was like, “Okay, I want to create that for other people.” But I also had it in my head, the the image of the cool, thoughtful, worldly literary teacher that you see in like Dead Poets Society or any number of  other movies like that - opening up doors and exploring identity and figuring out who we are all along the way.  Dead Poets Society Clip I love Dead Poets Society, and Freedom Writers, but I remember telling my wife, after our first week in real teaching jobs: “This sure as hell isn't Dead Poets Society.” I had been fooled with what teaching would actually be, and this is also an image of what the public seems to see of educators. They want the engaging classroom, the teacher that inspires, and don't we all. Or they expect the lazy, boring, slacker who got into teaching because their real goals didn't pan out. But education is more complex than a movie.  Molly Waterworth:  The crushing reality of grading was something that I hadn't quite prepared myself for. I think that I knew going into teaching, because obviously, you know, that you're going to have to grade and that's part of the job. So the grading part was overwhelming. You never see in movies, like staff meetings, or having to figure out the copier or the deeply existentially difficult process of figuring out the culture of the building in your first year. Just the kind of mundane but deeply tangible on a daily basis struggle of making sure that everything fits in your lesson plan. Like that's not glamorous. But it's, it's the part that makes or breaks you as a teacher of just balancing the day to day and making sure that you're hitting your standards and teaching the stuff that you don't care about, but you have to do anyway. Like, Robin Williams isn't gonna do that. I would love to have a b-roll version of Dead Poets Society where Robin WIlliams' character, John Keating, sits for 4 hours grading papers, intermittently standing up to stretch, get a coffee, shake his head and mumble things like, “I swear we went over that.” Molly Waterworth: You never see an inspiring teacher movie where they are tracking missing assignments. You never see them answering the onslaught of emails at the end of the semester, asking how to get my grade up. You never see that. You see the inspiring parts and that's it. Never the work that it takes to get there. So we see teachers that either act as martyrs like Keating who, don't forget, gets fired at the end of the film after a student kills himself, or we see teachers that make real teachers cringe. Molly Waterworth:  I remember watching Glee when that was out.  And it was not just unrealistic, but it was just so I thought it was insulting the way that the teachers were showing their like, as just unserious. Too involved in teenagers' lives. And, like, really, really concerned about both of those things. That I was just I couldn't do it. I couldn't put up with it.  And again, why does this matter? Why does it matter that depictions of teachers are unrealistic? It honestly wouldn't matter if these depictions didn't seep into how teachers are currently being treated. If the cultural view of education remained realistic. But this is how stereotypes work. We may recognize a stereotype as wrong or dangerous, but they can still seep into our behavior.  And they influence what parents expect from teachers, what students expect from teachers, and even what teachers expect from themselves. If teachers buy into the stereotypes, they may be striving for a sense of perfection and martyrdom that is unhealthy and unrealistic. So it's up to us, all of us, to push against these stereotypes. Like any other cultural stereotype, we need a massive cultural shift in how we think about teachers, which often starts with how we represent and talk about teachers.  Unless we become conscious of our biases or of these stereotypes, things won't change, and in the context of teaching, teachers will continue to quit.  The misconceptions surrounding teachers and education are very much influenced by what folks see on a consistent basis. This isn't to say that there haven't been realistic depictions of teachers. I love Tina Fey's character in Mean Girls. She was quirky and smart and imperfect. Her character felt more real to me, but this is an outlier in teacher representations.  Stephanie Reese: Culturally, I think the media shows teachers as “Man, they just work tirelessly.” You might recognize Stephanie's voice from last episode. I met up with her at Blacktooth Brewery in Cheyenne, she's the general manager there. Stephanie taught PE from kindergarten to college, and she left education after 8 years. She points out how some of the perceptions of education bleed into the expectations placed on teachers.  Stephanie Reese: They just love what they do so much. They love kids. They're willing to put in all these extra hours, because they just love what they do. And they're okay with that. And, and that doesn't actually give teachers a voice. And that, to me is bullshit because teachers are tired, they're exhausted, they're stressed to the max there. Some may love it. And fine. If you have that intrinsic motivation to love something without getting anything back. That's amazing. You are a superhero.  When being a teacher is associated with loving kids as Stephanie points out, does that mean that leaving education means a loss of love for the kids? Or that not wanting to put in the extra hours is because teachers don't love the kids? This rhetoric is dangerous and it isn't helpful when thinking about why teachers are leaving. When teachers decide to leave education, they often hear, “You can't, you're so good for the kids” or something to that effect. This is said in praise, but it actually ignores what teachers are dealing with and it pushes this cultural stereotype that teachers ought to be willing to give everything for the kids. The reality is, the list of what teachers do, the extra work teachers have, is tremendous and all of that work rarely makes it into films. Here's Dylan. Dylan Bear: It's funny when you asked me to do this, I looked up, like, what are the job requirements for teachers and there was like, on the, on the description, it was, like 30 bullet points. It was incredible, like, lift 50 pounds, walk 100 yards. When Does anyone do that? We think teachers are just this, like square. But it's not, it's this open ended job that you can work your tail off forever, you know, or you can do the minimum and you still get paid the same. So it's like, I think a lot of people want to know, like, here's your job, and here's what you're gonna get for it. And that's not the case in teaching.  And that list of job requirements is long and ambiguous and continuously added to. A big portion of what it means to be a teacher isn't simply “to teach” or “to inspire.” It's to manage a huge amount of expectations, which doesn't often get included into the stereotype of teachers, and if it does, it's only for a moment.  Stephanie had strong thoughts about what teachers are expected to do.  Stephanie Reese: This isn't going to be a positive one, Charles, I hope that you're not like, brace yourself, right? I'm not gonna sit here and say, oh, yeah, teachers are here to inspire teachers are here to you know, try to spark some sort of love or interest in something and help every single kid and blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, like all that sugar coated shit. Fine. That might be the case. But to me, and I know a lot of teachers who agree, it's babysitting. So our roles are just sit tight, do your best, try to get in something that's worth value. Or maybe try to teach his kids to be decent human beings.    The stereotype often clashes with the reality of teaching. Still many teachers try to live up to the inspiring teacher stereotype, which can be contributing to the sense of burnout lots of teachers are experiencing.  Many teachers, whether they intended to or not, have wrapped their identity around education, which is kind of a cultural expectation - they are one with the school. This can make being in public and trying to have a personal life kind of awkward especially in small towns.  Rachael Esh:Anywhere we would go. I'd be like, I can't go there. All my kids are gonna be there, you know? Or like, do you want to go bowling? No, I don't want to go bowling. So I have to talk to seven of my students online, like no, like, you know, so there's just places that I don't even want to go because I just get bombarded with children. Which is, I love them. But you know, you want to like, be away from work for a while and you're like, I've done this all day. I want adult time. It's adult time now. they'll walk by when I'm having a beer. I'm like, don't, don't you look at me.  The teacher advocating for healthy boundaries or focusing on mental health in a genuine way is not a common teacher stereotype in pop-culture. This has only started bubbling up more recently on social media with teachers and former teachers drawing attention to their struggles in the classroom. There have even been some new television shows that have started to address what teachers are struggling with. They are pushing against the stereotypes. This kind of representation can help restructure how we think about and discuss teachers.  Seeing teachers as stereotypes either creates standards so high it is absolutely unrealistic or we are creating a villain to be a scape-goat for all of our worldly problems. Both of these images are contributing to teachers leaving the profession, and both of these images are very common cultural tropes. To break free from stereotypes, we need to first recognize they are there and how they are working.  I teach about stereotypes when I teach rhetoric. One of my favorite lessons to teach is about binary opposition. We get to address stereotypes and how we, as humans, often categorize ideas and language into this or that, and how such categorization is often a logical fallacy.  Here's a quick look at how the lesson goes.  I start by asking students what a binary star system is, then draw it on the board. Binary stars are two stars that orbit each other. They rely on each other for survival. If one dies, the other dies. In this binary, one star is larger than the other, it carries more weight. Even so, if the other star dies, the larger star will also die.  How we categorize language and ideas is similar. Things are good or bad, and we often privilege one side of that opposition. And we wouldn't know good without bad. The poet Wallace Stevens wrote, “Death is the mother of Beauty,” which means, without death, we wouldn't know beauty.  At this point, a few of the students are nodding, others are usually staring, but as I move around the room, their eyes all follow me. This is when you know that you've got ‘em. Now, I move to the board again and ask the students to picture the perfect and stereotypical 1950s couple. I give a few seconds - they don't need long. Then I ask, “So, who are they?” Right away, students establish a white, able-bodied couple, made up of a man and woman. This is when I turn my back, marker ready, and say, “Okay, tell me about the woman.” They yell over each other rattling off the same image of a blond-haired, blue-eyed woman with a light color poodle skirt, wearing minimal makeup. She cooks, cleans, and takes care of children. Her only vices are gossip and the occasional cigarette. I then have the students describe the man. He's tall, has dark hair, wears a dark suit, and works in an office. His vices include drinking, smoking, fighting, and adultery.  In less than two minutes, my students always describe Don and Betty Draper perfectly. Then we continue with other opposing stereotypes under men and women. We agree that these are stereotypes as a class, but I point out that they came up with these opposing lists in about 5 minutes total. It takes that long because I can't write as fast as they yell out ideas. I tell them, even if they don't believe in these stereotypes, they are ingrained in their brains because of the culture in which we live, and if they're not careful, they might unconsciously let them dictate their behavior At this point, I pause the class and take a different colored marker and circled  qualities on both sides of the list. Then I tell the students, these are things that make up who I am. I have a lot of qualities under both men and women circled: I cry more than my wife, I am emotional, I like to cook, I'm terrible with vehicle maintenance, but I am also a woodworker, I was an industrial ironworker,  I've been in fights, I was a college wrestler. We talk about monoliths, and the reality that in a binary, most people live in the gray. We're not one or the other, and that doesn't make us less-than.  Even so, we tend to categorize ideas based on binary opposition.  Thinking back to the binary of men and women, I ask the students who is good and who is bad. Kids argue and defend, but we don't have a consensus. Then I ask who wears what on a stereotypical wedding day. Men wear black, black is associated with bad. Women wear white, which is associated with good, (which is problematic in its own right).  Inevitably one of the students says this isn't fair.  They're right - it isn't. That's the danger of binary logic, of assuming things are either good or bad. It creates an all or nothing scenario and double-standards.Binary logic is a fallacy.  Now, if we only think of teachers as either good or bad, we are forcing them into unrealistic stereotypes.  When teachers are associated with being martyrs, saints, nurturers, or people following a calling, and if all of this is seen and represented as good, then as soon as a teacher doesn't want to give their life to education or be like the teachers in the inspirational movies, then there is a cultural damnation that they must be bad or selfish or deviant or lazy or mean. It sounds ridiculous, but teachers are either leaving because the expectations for being a teacher are more than what they're willing to give, or they are seen as lazy and unintelligent. Either way, teachers are leaving as a result. As my students point out every single year, binary logic is simplistic and unfair and most things aren't simple enough to be one or the other. But, this is often how we interpret the world, it's good or bad, Democrat or Republican, wrestling or basketball. You get the idea.  So what can be done? As I said earlier, we need to first recognize that there is a stereotype and why that stereotype might be dangerous. Then, the next step would be to listen to real teachers and be able to differentiate stereotypes from reality.  The way teachers are talking about leaving education is not cinematic, it's real, and it's happening.  Unlike the stereotype, real teachers are listening to their friends and family.  Molly Waterworth: And I was talking about it with Ryan, and he was like,” Molly, you cannot keep teaching. You just can't because it ruins it ruins you emotionally.” And I'm like, Yeah, you're really right because I live for months with just dread, dread, and exhaustion. And you don't want to see anybody that you love feel that way. And it sometimes it takes that external viewpoint of like, No, this is wrecking you to to actually recognize that like, Oh, this isn't just something that I feel internally terrible about. It's obvious to other people. So this is a problem. They realize that education doesn't have to be a life sentence of martyrdom.  Rachael Esh:  I've given this job and these kids everything that I have, and I don't have anything left. And that's just the reality. And it's like, I had to pick myself over them. And it's, it's like, I love them dearly, and I care about them. But I can't put my mental health on the backburner for the rest of my life.  When people decide to become a teacher, I think everyone thinks like, oh, my gosh, you're a teacher, and you're going to be my kids teacher. And you're going to be a teacher forever. And like, that's your, that's your identity.  I've always felt like  this wasn't necessarily my forever career, like some people have. I was like, I'm gonna do this and I want to see how it goes. And the first few years, I was like, yes, like this is, this is my jam. I'm learning so much. I just started thinking I was like every year is just the same. I'm like  a permanent sixth grader, and I was like, I am not the kind of person that can stay in a job for 30 years if I don't have any room to grow in it. I just started seeing that cycle. And, when summer comes, it's like, such a huge relief. And then when you start going back to school, just the anxiety about thinking about that already. I was like, no, I would rather have a job all year that I am not going to be completely stressed out about.  What I heard teachers tell me is that they are dynamic humans, not cultural stereotypes. I feel that too. Teachers live in that liminal gray space in-between, just like everyone else. They are neither wholly good nor bad. So it would be great to see a cultural shift, teachers included,  in how we discuss teachers - it can start by framing them as complex humans rather than cultural tropes. This will include allowing teachers to voice concerns they have about the profession, so that things can be addressed and we can keep great teachers.  Now, a common cultural reaction to this last statement and to teachers airing their grievances in general, is to say that, “Well, they're just whiners.” So, if this was your reaction, it is a good time to review that lesson on binaries. If you thought the teacher sharing a concern was a whiner, then it seems like  you would prefer that teacher to remain silent. To, in essence, be a martyr. But just like binary logic, expecting teachers to be martyrs is not helpful and is based in stereotypes.  So it would be worth reflecting on our own stereotypes about teachers, and try to humanize them. They really are just humans. But if folks continue to struggle to separate real-life teachers from the stereotypical, dramatized, fictionalized, news-worthy, or social-media teachers, we'll continue to struggle with holding onto brilliant teachers who won't fit into the restrictive categorization.    Next time, we will talk about the purpose of public education. Many teachers are leaving because our country cannot reach a consensus on what public education is for and who it's for.  That will be next time on Those Who Can't Teach Anymore. Thank you for listening. Be sure to subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share episodes with everyone you can think of. This episode was produced by me, Charles Fournier. It was edited by Melodie Edwards. Other editing help came from Noa Greenspan, Sarah-Ann Leverette, and Tennesee Watson. Our theme song is by Julian Saporiti. All other music can be found on our website. A special thanks to Rachael Esh, Molly Waterworth, Dylan Bear, and Stephanie Reese for taking time to sit down and chat with. This podcast is funded in part by the Fund for Teachers Fellowship. With movie clips from Freedom Writers (Paramount Pictures), Dead Poets Society (Touchstone Pictures, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures), School of Rock (Paramount Pictures), Ferri Bueller (Paramount Pictures, United International Pictures)  

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