Podcast appearances and mentions of jason sussberg

WE ARE AS GODS offers a deep dive into the many sides of Stewart Brand - creator of The Whole Earth Catalog, which Steve Jobs famously called “Google in paperback form, 35 years before Google existed.” an influential member of Ken Kesey's “The Merry Pranksters,” and founder of the modern environmental movement. Brand's approach to his work and life influenced many, including Steve Jobs, who have gone on to shape our modern world. Now in his 80's, he looks to leave a legacy for the long-term future with his efforts to resurrect ecosystems through de-extinction. The man who coined the phrase “we are as gods and might as well get good at it” is now under fire from former allies who believe he's gone too far, but Brand won't be easily deterred from a mission he feels is necessary to save the future of the planet. Now in his ninth decade, still committed to long term thinking, he controversially advocates for a new approach to nuclear power and the bio-reengineering of keystone extinct species. Co-directors David Alvarado & Jason Sussberg join us to talk about their own paths into the worlds of Stewart Brand, their admiration for his uncanny ability to be at the center of cultural and technological shifts, as well as getting a glimpse into his life away from the spotlight. For updates and screenings go to: greenwichentertainment.com/we-are-as-gods For VOD: APPLE TV AMAZON DVD

Anyone out there remember the Whole Earth Catalog?  We did too but didn't know who produced it. His name is Stewart Brand and not only did he create, along with his first wife Lois Jennings, this  counterculture magazine that started in 1968 and ran sporadically until 1998, he's credited in helping to be a co-founder of the environmental movement, as well as being one of the first adapters of computer technology as we know it (he was in the garage with Jobs and The Woz folks!), campaigning to see a photograph of the earth on the streets of San Francisco, and is now trying to bring back the woolly mammoth. Yep, you read that right. In the film We Are As Gods, we speak with  co-director Jason Sussberg about the man, the myth,  and the legend about his documentary about the real life Forrest Gump aka Stewart Brand and how does one capture this persons life and work in one film.  If you never heard of Stewart Brand before this podcast, it's totally ok, but now, he's going to be in your universe forever. You're welcome.You can follow Jason Sussberg on Twitter, and at his website Structure Films--Be well, stay safe, Black Lives Matter, AAPI Lives Matter, and thank you for wearing a mask. --Buy us a cup of coffee!Subscribe to our channel on YouTube for behind the scenes footage!Rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts!Visit our website! www.bitchtalkpodcast.comFollow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.Listen every other Thursday 9:30 - 10 am on BFF.FMPOWERED BY GO-TO Productions 

Stewart Brand has been at the forefront of multiple societal trends since the 1960s, and now he's trying to bring back the woolly mammoth and other species from extinction.  Is this folly or is he once again ahead of the curve?  We talk to the directors of We Are As Gods, David Alvarado and Jason Sussberg, about Stewart's life and the different inspirational movements he has been involved with.  Full episode and show notes: https://www.alamopictures.co.uk/podcast/stewart-brand/ Subscribe to Factual America: https://linktr.ee/FactualAmerica Follow Factual America: YouTube Facebook Instagram Twitter

Stewart Brand has been at the forefront of multiple societal trends since the 1960s, and now he's trying to bring back the woolly mammoth and other species from extinction.  Is this folly or is he once again ahead of the curve?  We talk to the directors of We Are As Gods, David Alvarado and Jason Sussberg, about Stewart's life and the different inspirational movements he has been involved with.  Full episode and show notes: https://www.alamopictures.co.uk/podcast/stewart-brand/ Subscribe to Factual America: https://linktr.ee/FactualAmerica Follow Factual America: YouTube Facebook Instagram Twitter

Stewart Brand has been at the forefront of multiple societal trends since the 1960s, and now he's trying to bring back the woolly mammoth and other species from extinction.  Is this folly or is he once again ahead of the curve?  We talk to the directors of We Are As Gods, David Alvarado and Jason Sussberg, about Stewart's life and the different inspirational movements he has been involved with.  Full episode and show notes: https://www.alamopictures.co.uk/podcast/stewart-brand/ Subscribe to Factual America: https://linktr.ee/FactualAmerica Follow Factual America: YouTube Facebook Instagram Twitter

Small town meets Tinseltown - Acclaimed filmmakers and high school friends, Patrick Bryce and Jason Sussberg talk about their individual journeys from roaming the halls at Nevada Union High to working with the likes of Bill Nye, Mark Duplass, Brian Eno and Jason Schwartzman to name a few. Though they create different styles of films these two are the embodiment of working your ass off for what you want - and making the most out of good fortune when it comes your way.

In this week’s episode, we discuss cults (or not) and the science of climate change, de-extinction, space exploration and more, all in a brief 50 minutes, as we review Spaceship Earth and interview directors David Alvarado and Jason Sussberg about their We Are As Gods. Joining us as guest host this time is film critic and fellow podcaster Jessica Baxter (whose “Paid in Puke” is worth a listen). Looking for some exciting times and ideas of how to save humanity? Tune in to our show! Group Review Documentary: SPACESHIP EARTH (Matt Wolf, 2020) Available now on VOD, on multiple platforms, courtesy of Neon. Film Featured in Interview Portion: WE ARE AS GODS (David Alvarado/Jason Sussberg, 2020) Film would have premiered at 2020 SXSW Film Festival. Distribution pending. Other Films/Series Mentioned/Referenced: Bill Nye: Science Guy (David Alvarado/Jason Sussberg, 2017) Dosed (Tyler Chandler, 2019) Fantastic Fungi (Louie Schwartzberg, 2019) Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics (Donick Cary, 2020) The Immortalists (David Alvarado/Jason Sussberg, 2014) The Last Dance (Jason Hehir, 2020) (10-part ESPN series) Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project (Matt Wolf, 2019) Links to reviews by Christopher Llewellyn Reed: Hammer to Nail review of Spaceship Earth Hammer to Nail review of We Are As Gods Timestamps: 00:42 – Intro 04:12 – Group Discussion of SPACESHIP EARTH 20:45 – Bart and Chris interview David Alvarado and Jason Sussberg of WE ARE AS GODS ­­40:35 – Doc Talk Website/Email: www.fogoftruth.com disinfo@fogoftruth.com Credits: Artwork by Hilary Campbell Intro music by Jeremiah Moore Transitional music by BELLS (thanks to Christopher Ernst) Editing and shownotes by Christopher Llewellyn Reed

My guests this week - David Alvarado and Jason Sussberg - have an amazing track record of success with their feature length documentaries. From their debut feature The Immortalists which premiered at SXSW to their follow up feature Bill Nye: Science Guy to their latest project We Are As Gods, their films have been making a massive impact for years. Throughout our discussion, David and Jason speak to each one of these feature films in detail, outlining the specific steps they took to bring them to life. They also speak at length about why they've infused science into virtually all of their creative work, what it's like to collaborate remotely as co-directors, how they achieve amazing production value (often without any additional crew), and loads more! Links from the show: Structure Films Website We Are As Gods Website For more content like this visit www.noamkroll.com  

In August of 02018, Long Now founder Stewart Brand, renowned geneticist George Church, and a delegation of observers and scientists traveled to one of Earth's most remote places to witness the ongoing restoration of a part of Siberia back to its Pleistocene-era ecosystem. The team brought back DNA samples to evaluate for mammoth de-extinction, and lots of photos, video, and stories of a place where climate change and arctic deep time can be witnessed at once. At this event Long Now's Stewart Brand, Kevin Kelly, and Alexander Rose will be joined by filmmakers David Alvarado and Jason Sussberg to discuss the trip and the things they learned along the way.

Looking for a movie that takes climate science to the masses? In the first part of this week’s episode, former Vice President Al Gore joins Climate One along with co-directors Bonni Cohen and Jon Shenk to talk about the making of their 2017 movie AN INCONVENIENT SEQUEL: TRUTH TO POWER and the solutions that it offers. In the second part, TV’s Bill Nye is joined by director Jason Sussberg, who shadowed Nye as he goes toe-to-toe with outspoken climate deniers and travels the world to show the causes and effects of climate change in the 2017 documentary BILL NYE: SCIENCE GUY. Guests: Al Gore, former Vice-President of the United States Bonni Cohen, Filmmaker, An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power Jon Shenk, Filmmaker, An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power Bill Nye, Television Host, Science Educator Jason Sussberg, Filmmaker, Bill Nye: Science Guy Portions of this program were recorded live at the Marines' Memorial Theater in San Francisco.

Explore the zany world of Bill Nye the Science Guy with this in-depth interview with the filmmakers of the new documentary BILL NYE: SCIENCE GUY - Jason Sussberg and David Alvarardo.

On this episode David Alvarado and Jason Sussberg talk about the exact opposite--immortality, living forever.

Recent episodes of Here Be Monsters have been largely about death.  So, on this episode David Alvarado and Jason Sussberg teach us about the exact opposite—immortality, living forever.  Their documentary film, The Immortalists, follows a small community of scientists who think of aging as a preventable disease, not an inevitable outcome.   Seeking immortality is nothing new, in fact, the oldest known text, The Epic of Gilgamesh, is largely about a king's quest to live forever.  And further, it seems to be a quest of the rich and powerful.  Today, the community of bio-gerontologists is largely white, rich, and male.  Co-director Jason Sussberg calls aging a "first world problem," associating it with Maslow's Heirarchy of Needs.  One of the film's protagonists is Aubrey de Grey, an incredibly vocal advocate of anti-aging.  He's a computer programmer turned bio-gerontologist.  In 2012, he participated in an Oxford debate against Sir Colin Blakemore where the motion was to defeat aging entirely.  A clip from this debate appears in the episode, and the whole debate is certainly worth watching.The Immortalists is not yet available for download, but it will be soon (release date is Fall 2014).  In the meantime, you can check your local film festivals and theaters to see if there will be showings.  Also, visit TheImmoratlists.com, @theimmortalists on Twitter, and The Immortalists on Facebook.

Recent episodes of Here Be Monsters have been largely about death. So, on this episode David Alvarado and Jason Sussberg teach us about the exact opposite—immortality, living forever. Their documentary film, The Immortalists, follows a small community of scientists who think of aging as a preventable disease, not an inevitable outcome. Seeking immortality is nothing new, in fact, the oldest known text, The Epic of Gilgamesh, is largely about a king's quest to live forever. And further, it seems to be a quest of the rich and powerful. Today, the community of bio-gerontologists is largely white, rich, and male. Co-director Jason Sussberg calls aging a "first world problem," associating it with Maslow's Heirarchy of Needs. One of the film's protagonists is Aubrey de Grey, an incredibly vocal advocate of anti-aging. He's a computer programmer turned bio-gerontologist. In 2012, he participated in an Oxford debate against Sir Colin Blakemore where the motion was to defeat aging entirely. A clip from this debate appears in the episode, and the whole debate is certainly worth watching.The Immortalists is not yet available for download, but it will be soon (release date is Fall 2014). In the meantime, you can check your local film festivals and theaters to see if there will be showings. Also, visit TheImmoratlists.com, @theimmortalists on Twitter, and The Immortalists on Facebook.

In my opinion, The Immortalists is the frankest, most open-minded and uniquely personal documentary about life-extension in general and Aubrey de Grey and Bill Andrews, in particular. I was privileged to attend its international premiere during the Hot Docs Film Festival in Toronto, Canada and instantly knew that I have to interview David Alvarado and […]