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In which the Mister and Monsters join me in reviewing THE GREATEST SHOWMAN (2017), from writers Jenny Bicks and Bill Condon, the film is directed by Michael Gracey. A poor young man grows up to become the famed P.T. Barnum (Hugh Jackman ) in this musical biopic on the man who crafted the art of the spectacle through his sensational presentations of oddities.  Michelle Williams, Zac Efron, Rebecca Ferguson and Zendaya round out the primary roles in the story and include music from Benj Pasek and Justin Paul who went on to win Academy Awards for their music in LA LA LAND.  The film clocks in at 1 h and 45 m and is rated PG.  Please note there are SPOILERS in this review. This episode of the podcast goes out to Miss Angie - happy belated birthday my friend! Opening intro music: GOAT by Wayne Jones, courtesy of YouTube Audio Library --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jokagoge/support

Jess is joined by Emmy-winning exec. producer and writer on ALL SIX SEASONS of SEX AND THE CITY, Jenny Bicks! Jenny reveals how Samantha's cancer storyline was based on her own experience beating breast cancer and how Steve is based on her husband. Plus, her own personal contributions to Carrie, Miranda and Charlotte. We discuss specific episodes she wrote, including “Splat” (Lexi Featherston - Kristen Johnston falls out a window), “A Woman's Right to Shoes,” “Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda” (Miranda discovers she is pregnant) and key episodes around the Big / Carrie / Aiden affair. We also discuss parallels between SATC and RHONY, plus her work on DAWSON'S CREEK. IG: @jessxnyc 

In this episode we discuss the movie The Greatest Showman, directed by Michael Gracey, written by Jenny Bicks and Bill Condon, Featuring songs from Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, and starting Hugh Jackman, Zac Efron, Michelle Williams, Rebecca Ferguson, Zendaya, Sam Humphrey, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Paul Sparks, Ellis Rubin and Keala Settle. The movie discusses themes of family life, work and success, high culture, the exotic and forbidden love.   Support my work directly on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dosta   Learn Developmental Psychology: https://www.udemy.com/course/draft/4198002/?referralCode=231420FB84FE700AE286   Learn Time Travel and Lucid Dreaming Methods: https://www.udemy.com/course/time-travel/?referralCode=75A0CD67A06929D40550   Check out my Music channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4vj9mQw0231izQXfUppnwg   Check out my Udemy instructor profile: https://www.udemy.com/user/dosta-3/   Check out my Graffiti channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC5OBsGtVMhGDiGiJ3yPvQg   Follow DELM on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/delm413/   Podcast on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/andrew-lake-podcast/id1439388762?mt=2   Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/36T6M5UiOt9E35U6faNQUi   Dosta YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzanoRaVmvE&t=15s   Discover The Chronicles of Dosta: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvn6OHvvKedz2OdVozaKRuA/videos   Theme song music by pmajor: https://pmajor.bandcamp.com/album/static-on-the-frequency   Support my work directly on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dosta

Jess is joined by Emmy-winning exec. producer and writer on ALL SIX SEASONS of SEX AND THE CITY, Jenny Bicks! Jenny reveals how Samantha's cancer storyline was based on her own experience beating breast cancer and how Steve is based on her husband, as well as her own personal contributions to Carrie, Miranda and Charlotte. We discuss the episodes she personally wrote, including “Splat” (Lexi Featherston - Kristen Johnston falls out a window), “A Woman's Right to Shoes,” “Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda” (Miranda discovers she is pregnant) and key episodes around the Big / Carrie / Aiden affair. We also discuss parallels between SATC and RHONY, plus her work on DAWSON'S CREEK. IG: @jessxnyc & @hottakesdeepdives * provenskincare.com code hottakes * 

Hey WTAF-ers!We have a very special episode this week where we chat to the showrunner and writer of 'Welcome To Flatch'. The US version of our beloved This Country.We get to find out loads of interesting facts about the show. How they deal with the swearing,  the differences between the US and UK versions, The Vicar's rock hard ball bag and loads more.We even have a little chat about a certain little movie that Jenny wrote called 'The Greatest Showman'!Jenny also answers some of your listener questions.WTAF LIVE 4 INFOBREAKING NEWS!!!!!  NEW DATE!!!!! We have rearranged the date for WTAF LIVE 4 : THE FAREWELL to Friday 26th NOV 2021!   All tickets that have been purchased will be valid for the new date. We want our last live show to be something special so we hope you will be able to join us for a night of This Country themed fun with a few surprises thrown in.  Grab your tickets here -  https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/sundial/t-ooylyj BE A PATREON PEEPER!  You can support the podcast for as little as £1 a month and get great rewards such as : 

Call up your local creative powerhouse and dig deep, because this week, Rose and Jamie did just that with the fabulous SIX SEASON SATC writer Jenny Bicks!!! What was shaping the iconic series like? Which of the core four's hookups did the writers file out to see? And did any of those famous clothes make their way to the staff? Listeners, listen! Find out! Listen again!!Listen to Couldn't Help But Wonder Ad-Free on Forever Dog Plus:http://foreverdogpodcasts.com/plusFOLLOW COULDN'T HELP BUT WONDER:https://www.instagram.com/chbwpodhttps://twitter.com/CHBWpodCOULDN'T HELP BUT WONDER IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST:https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/couldnt-help-but-wonder

TWITTER: @DesvariosFrikis INSTAGRAM: desvariosfrikis1 FACEBOOK: @Desvafrikispodcast El Gran Showman (título original en inglés: The Greatest Showman) es una película dirigida por Michael Gracey y protagonizada por Hugh Jackman. Basada en la historia real de fundador del circo Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus, la película fue escrita por Michael Arndt, Jenny Bicks y Bill Condon. Ganó el Globo de Oro a la 'Mejor canción' por "This is me" y recibió nominaciones a Mejor actor de comedia o musical y a Mejor película de comedia o musical, así como la nominación a Mejor canción en los Oscar.

This episode we are discussing The Greatest Showman. It is a 2017 American musical film directed by Michael Gracey in his directorial debut, written by Jenny Bicks and Bill Condon and starring Hugh Jackman, Zac Efron, Michelle Williams, and featuring original songs from Pasek and Paul, the film was inspired by the story of the P. T. Barnum. Please enjoy the episode!

Mondays With Mindy Presents a conversation with Writer, Producer, and Actress, Jenny Bicks! To learn more about our show, our hosts, or our guests, please visit https://www.MondaysWithMindy.com

We hope you’ve been tested Creeps cause this week we’re participating in some “High Risk Behavior” (Original airdate January 13th, 1999. Written by Jenny Bicks and directed by James Whitmore Jr.) We ask the tough questions - what exactly does abolishing the police look like? How do we create antiracist institutions that promote justice to replace them? And did Britney Spears and the Olsen Twins die for our sins? Bop over to Twitter (@dawsons_creeps) to see how Jack McPhee, Zoe and Gabby express their sexual experience as fine art. While you’re at it, creep around our Insta (@dawsonscreeps) for some even finer art and the link to our antiracism google doc (now with added abolition links!) Don’t forget to cruise by Spotify for our Creek playlist Dawson’s Creeps - Do You Want to Dance Tomorrow? Defund Dougie!

Hi diddly ho fans, welcome to our new episode...A long time ago in a galaxy far far away, a meteor crashed into a planet. This week we talked about Chicxulub, yes that the asteroid that slammed into Earth 66 million years ago left behind more than a legacy of mass destruction.Out of the ashes, comes a nostalgic game….we talk about DAYS OF THUNDERRRRRR!!!!! An old NES game that was remade from scratch. An unreleased, never-before-seen title co-authored by Chris Oberth at Mindscape. It took a lot of floppy disks and a ton of nostalgia...one must wonder...will we ever see more old games resurrected.And finally, we talk about Chinese theatres and how they are going to be really affected by the coronavirus. More than 40% of surveyed Chinese cinemas say they are “very likely to close” in the near future.This week in gaming DJ jumps into an old game with a twist….Mortal Kombat 11 Aftermath complete with Robocop and other Mortal Kombat characters.. and Professor enjoys hovercraft racing while shooting down aliens in Crysis Warhead.Until next time...Chicxulub collision left behind more than a legacy of mass destruction-https://www.sciencenews.org/article/chicxulub-collision-earth-crust-hot-water-microbes-million-years-https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/6/22/eaaz3053-https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/ast.2019.2045A lost NES game rises out of the ashes...-https://gamehistory.org/days-of-thunder-nes-unreleased/Chinese theatres might close forever-https://variety.com/2020/film/asia/thousands-chinese-cinemas-could-close-permanently-1234621949/Games PlayedProfessor– Crysis Warhead – https://store.steampowered.com/app/17330/Crysis_Warhead/Rating: 4/5DJ– Mortal Kombat 11: Aftermath – https://store.steampowered.com/app/1273971/Mortal_Kombat11_Aftermath/Rating: 4/5Other topics discussedChicxulub crater (impact crater buried underneath the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico. Its center is located offshore near the town of Chicxulub, after which the crater is named. It was formed when a large asteroid or comet about 11 to 81 kilometers (6.8 to 50.3 miles) in diameter, known as theChicxulub impactor, struck the Earth.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicxulub_craterQuartz (hard, crystalline mineral composed of silicon and oxygen atoms. Quartz is the second most abundant mineral in Earth'scontinental crust, behind feldspar.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QuartzOld Faithful (cone geyser located in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, United States. It was named in 1870 during theWashburn-Langford-Doane Expedition and was the first geyser in the park to receive a name.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_FaithfulEarly human migrations are the earliest migrations and expansions of archaic and modern humans across continents and are believed to have begun approximately 2 million years ago with the early expansions of hominins out of Africa of Homo erectus.- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_human_migrationsSphere of Influence (A sphere of influence (SOI) in astrodynamics and astronomy is the oblate-spheroid-shaped region around a celestial body where the primary gravitational influence on an orbiting object is that body.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphere_of_influence_(astrodynamics)Orbital Mechanics (the application of ballistics and celestial mechanics to the practical problems concerning the motion of rockets and other spacecraft. The motion of these objects is usually calculated from Newton's laws of motion and law of universal gravitation.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orbital_mechanicsCircumstellar habitable zone (CHZ) (or simply the habitable zone or Goldilocks Zone, is the range of orbits around a star within which a planetary surface can support liquid water given sufficient atmospheric pressure.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circumstellar_habitable_zoneWolfe Creek Crater (well-preserved meteorite impact crater (astrobleme) in Western Australia.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfe_Creek_CraterA 70-kilometer-wide crater in Western Australia has officially earned the title of Earth’s oldest known recorded impact. Yarrabubba crater is a spry 2.2 billion years old.- https://www.sciencenews.org/article/australia-crater-is-earth-oldest-recorded-meteorite-impactCretaceous–Paleogene extinction event (also known as the Cretaceous–Tertiary (K–T) extinction, was a sudden mass extinction of three-quarters of the plant and animal species on Earth, approximately 66 million years ago.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cretaceous%E2%80%93Paleogene_extinction_eventChris Oberth (game programmer who created early titles for the Apple II family of personal computers, handheld electronic games for Milton Bradley, and games for coin-operated arcade machines published in the early 1980s.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_OberthAnteater (an arcade game designed by Chris Oberth and released in 1982 by Tago Electronics.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anteater_(video_game)Days of Thunder (1990NASCAR racing simulation video game loosely based on the 1990 movie Days of Thunder. The game utilized elements from the movie, using a movie license from Paramount Pictures for its graphical elements, plot, and music soundtrack.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Days_of_Thunder_(1990_video_game)Days of Thunder (1990 American sportsaction drama film released by Paramount Pictures, produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Tony Scott.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Days_of_Thunder8-inch and ​51⁄4-inch disks (The 8-inch and ​51⁄4-inch floppy disks contain a magnetically coated round plastic medium with a large circular hole in the center for a drive's spindle.)-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floppy_disk#8-inch_and_%E2%80%8B5_1%E2%81%844-inch_disksDOSBox (emulator program which emulates an IBM PC compatible computer running a DOS operating system.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DOSBoxDays of Thunder ((known as Days of Thunder: NASCAR Edition on the PlayStation 3 and Days of Thunder: Arcade on the Xbox 360) is a stock car racing video game produced by Paramount Digital Entertainment and developed by Piranha Games for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Days_of_Thunder_(2011_video_game)70% of Dubai companies expect to go out of business within six months due to coronavirus pandemic.-https://www.cnbc.com/2020/05/21/coronavirus-dubai-70percent-of-companies-expect-to-close-in-six-months.htmlGyms close down due to coronavirus-https://www.news.com.au/finance/business/other-industries/golds-gym-goes-bankrupt-amid-coronavirus-lockdowns/news-story/b9e1d777d622d06094962a746fe1d597Covid 19 coronavirus: Avatar, Lord Of The Rings filming resumes in NZ-https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=12330716Sheeva (Sheeva is a character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series who made her debut in Mortal Kombat 3. Originally appearing as a character in Mortal Kombat 11's Story Mode, Sheeva is set to return as a playable character through DLC as part of the Aftermath DLC.)- https://mortalkombat.fandom.com/wiki/SheevaFujin (Fujin (風神) is a character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. Fujin returned as a DLC character in the Aftermath Story Mode DLC in Mortal Kombat 11, marking his return to the franchise as a playable character for the first time in almost 14 years.)- https://mortalkombat.fandom.com/wiki/FujinRoboCop (Alexander James "Alex" Murphy, also known as OCP Crime Prevention Unit 001 or better known as RoboCop, known for the franchise of the same name, is a playable guest character in Mortal Kombat 11. RoboCop makes his debut as part of the "Aftermath" DLC expansion.)- https://mortalkombat.fandom.com/wiki/RoboCopMortal Kombat 11: Aftermath all character friendships- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCMZf80HWxACrysis Warhead – Hovercraft Pursuit- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyGqaTj3BFsVideoFromSpace - SpaceX spacesuits - Take a deep dive- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dr0on1Ij7JUNASA resumes human spaceflight from U.S. soil with historic SpaceX launch-https://www.reuters.com/article/us-space-exploration-spacex-launch/nasa-resumes-human-spaceflight-from-us-soil-with-historic-spacex-launch-idUSKBN2360D2'Total Recall' at 30: Arnold Schwarzenegger recalls gruesome wrist-cutting injury on set-https://sports.yahoo.com/arnold-schwarzenegger-total-recall-injury-subway-chase-182055632.htmlDr Dolittle 1967 Film Soundtrack "Talk To The Animals" sung by Rex Harrison in the 1967 Musical Film Dr Dolittle.- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpBPavEDQCkList of actors considered for the part of the Doctor (Many actors have been considered for the part of The Doctor in Doctor Who.)-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_actors_considered_for_the_part_of_the_DoctorWhite hat (computer security) (The term "white hat" inInternet slang refers to an ethical computer hacker, or a computer security expert, who specializes in penetration testing and in other testing methodologies that ensures the security of an organization's information systems.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_hat_(computer_security)Cliff Stoll - Cliff Stoll's Robot Forklift for carrying boxes of Klein Botles- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kg6woZULFeMThe Greatest Showman (The Greatest Showman is a 2017 American musicalbiographical drama film directed by Michael Gracey in his directorial debut, written by Jenny Bicks and Bill Condon and starring Hugh Jackman, Zac Efron, Michelle Williams, Rebecca Ferguson, and Zendaya.)-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Greatest_ShowmanShout Outs30 May 2020 – Crew Dragon Demo-2 was launched into space - https://www.geekwire.com/2020/spacex-nasa-reset-countdown-second-try-launch-first-crewed-dragon/SpaceX launched two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station today, becoming the first company to send humans to orbit on a commercial spaceship. The first attempt to launch on 27 May 2020 was aborted at T−16:53 minutes due to bad weather caused by Tropical Storm Bertha. Demo-2 is the first crewed orbital spaceflight launched from the United States since the final Space Shuttle mission, STS-135. The mission launched spacecraft commander Douglas Hurley and joint-operations commander Robert Behnken to the International Space Station (ISS). “SpaceX, Dragon, we’re go for launch, let’s light this candle,” Hurley said to SpaceX mission control just before liftoff. The Crew Dragon capsule used in the launch was named Endeavour, in honor of its namesake Space Shuttle. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk was emotional, to the point that he sometimes found it hard to speak during a post-launch news conference.“This is something that should really get people right in the heart, of anyone who has any spirit of exploration,” he said. “It’s something that humanity should be excited about and proud of occurring on this day.” The live stream was watched online by 3 million people on NASA feeds, and the SpaceX feed peaked at 4.1 million viewers.30 May 2020 – Michael Angelis passes away at 76 - https://deadline.com/2020/05/michael-angelis-obituary-voice-thomas-the-tank-engine-1202947847/British actor Michael Angelis, whose soothing voice graced more than two decades of the children’s series Thomas the Tank Engine, has died. The Liverpool native took over the voicing duties from Ringo Starr as the narrator of the UK version of Thomas the Tank Engine And Friends in 1991. He narrated 13 series of the popular children’s TV show in Britain from 1991 to 2012 as well as several other products and media related to the franchise. . The program’s name was later shortened to Thomas and Friends. Angelis died from a heart attack at his home in Berkshire.1 June 2020 – Total Recall turns 30 - https://www.indiewire.com/2020/06/watch-total-recall-amazon-prime-stream-of-the-day-1202234059/The film inspired by the Philip K. Dick short story “We Can Remember It for You Wholesale,” tells the story of a construction worker bored with his humdrum life, seeming everyman Douglas Quaid starred by Arnold Schwarzenegger (not exactly the paragon of “everyman,” but hey, that’s Hollywood) who suddenly finds himself embroiled in espionage on Mars and unable to determine if the experiences are real or the result of memory implants. With a budget of $50–60 million, Total Recall was one of the most expensive films made at the time of its release, although estimates of its production budget vary and whether it ever actually held the record is not certain.Remembrances2 June 1785 – Jean Paul de Gua de Malves - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Paul_de_Gua_de_MalvesFrench mathematician who published in 1740 a work on analytical geometry in which he applied it, without the aid of differential calculus, to find the tangents,asymptotes, and various singular points of an algebraic curve. He further showed how singular points and isolated loops were affected by conical projection. He gave the proof of Descartes's rule of signs which is to be found in most modern works. It is not clear whether Descartes ever proved it strictly, and Newton seems to have regarded it as obvious. De Gua de Malves was acquainted with many of the French philosophes during the last decades of theAncien Régime. He was an early, short-lived, participant, then editor (later replaced by Diderot) of the project that ended up as theEncyclopédie. Dennis Diderot called him "profound geometrician" at his funeral. He died in Paris.2 June 1970 – Albert Lamorisse - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_LamorisseFrench filmmaker, film producer, and writer of award-winning short films which he began making in the late 1940s. He also invented the strategic board game Risk originally released as La Conquête du Monde (The Conquest of the World) in France in 1957. Lamorisse's best known work is the short film The Red Balloon (1956), which earned him the Palme d'Or Grand Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, and an Oscar for writing the Best Original Screenplay in 1956. In the mid-sixties Lamorisse shot parts of The Prospect of Iceland, a documentary about Iceland, which was made by Henry Sandoz and commissioned by NATO. He died in a helicopter crash in Karaj while filming the documentaryLe Vent des amoureux (The Lovers' Wind), during a helicopter-tour in 1970 at the age of 48.2 June 1990 – Rex Harrison - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rex_HarrisonSir Reginald Carey Harrison, known as Rex Harrison, was an English actor of stage and screen. Harrison began his career on the stage in 1924. He made his West End debut in 1936 appearing in the Terence Rattigan play French Without Tears, in what was his breakthrough role. He won his first Tony Award for his performance as Henry VIII in the play Anne of the Thousand Days in 1949. He won his second Tony for the role of Professor Henry Higgins in the stage production of My Fair Lady in 1957. In addition to his stage career, Harrison also appeared in numerous films. His first starring role was opposite Vivien Leigh in the romantic comedy Storm in a Teacup . His other roles since then include Cleopatra as Julius Cesar, My Fair Lady ( reprising his role as Henry Higgins which earned him the Academy Award for Best Actor), and the title role of the English doctor who talks to animals, Doctor Dolittle (1967). Harrison was not by any objective standards a singer (his talking on pitch style he used in My Fair Lady would be adopted by many other classically trained actors with limited vocal ranges); the music was usually written to allow for long periods of recitative, or "speaking to the music". Nevertheless, "Talk to the Animals", which Harrison performed in Doctor Dolittle, won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1967. He died from pancreatic cancer in Manhattan,New York City at the age of 82.2 June 2017 – Peter Sallis - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_SallisEnglish actor, known for his work on British television. He was the voice of Wallace in the Academy Award-winning Wallace and Gromit films and played Norman "Cleggy" Clegg in Last of the Summer Wine from its 1973 inception until the final episode in 2010, making him the only actor to appear in all 295 episodes. He also voiced Rat in The Wind in the Willows animated series, appeared in Danger Man in the episode "Find and Destroy" as Gordon; the BBCDoctor Who serial "The Ice Warriors" as renegade scientist Elric Penley and in an episode of The Persuaders! "The Long Goodbye" . While a student in 1983, animator Nick Park wrote to Sallis asking him if he would voice his character Wallace, an eccentric inventor. Sallis agreed to do so for a donation of £50 to his favourite charity. The work was eventually released in 1989 and Aardman Animations' Wallace and Gromit: A Grand Day Out went on to win a BAFTA award.Sallis reprised his role in the Oscar- and BAFTA Award-winning films The Wrong Trousers in 1993 and A Close Shave in 1995. His last role as Wallace was in 2010's Wallace and Gromit's World of Invention. Sallis then retired due to ill health, with Ben Whitehead taking over the role. He died from natural causes in Denville Hall, London at the age of 96.Famous Birthdays2 June 1774 – William Lawson - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Lawson_(explorer)English-born Australian explorer, land owner, grazier and politician who migrated to Sydney,New South Wales in 1800. Along with his close friends and colleagues Gregory Blaxland and William Wentworth, he pioneered the first successful crossing of the Blue Mountains by European settlers. Lawson commenced his exploration of the Blue Mountains alongside Blaxland and William Charles Wentworth on 11 May 1813. He kept a journal of the expedition titled, 'W Lawsons Narrative. Across Blue Mountains'. After the crossing, Lawson, like Blaxland and Wentworth, was rewarded with a grant of 1,000 acres (4 km²) of land by Governor Macquarie. He selected his land along the Campbells River, part of the Bathurst settlement for which he was appointed Commandant until his retirement in 1824. Whilst Commandant he continued to undertake expeditions, and in 1821, with Constable Blackman, discovered the Cudgegong River and further explored Mudgee and its outlying regions. In 1963 Lawson was honoured, together with Blaxland and Wentworth, on a postage stamp issued by Australia Post depicting the Blue Mountains crossing. He was born in Middlesex.2 June 1904 – Johnny Weissmuller - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_WeissmullerAustro-Hungarian-born American competition swimmer, water polo player and actor. He was known for playing Edgar Rice Burroughs' ape man Tarzan in films of the 1930s and 1940s and for having one of the best competitive swimming records of the 20th century. Weissmuller was one of the world's fastest swimmers in the 1920s, winning five Olympic gold medals for swimming and one bronze medal for water polo. He was the first to break the one minute barrier for 100-meter freestyle, and the first to swim 440-yard freestyle under five minutes. He won fifty-two U.S. national championships, set more than 50 world records (spread over both freestyle and backstroke),and was purportedly undefeated in official competition for the entirety of his competitive career. After retiring from competitions, he became the sixth actor to portray Tarzan, a role he played in twelve feature films. Dozens of other actors have also played Tarzan, but Weissmuller is by far the best known. Weissmuller's distinctive Tarzan yell is still often used in films in his legacy. His acting career began when he signed a seven-year contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and played the role of Tarzan in Tarzan the Ape Man (1932). The movie was a huge success and Weissmuller became an overnight international sensation. The author of Tarzan, Edgar Rice Burroughs, was pleased with Weissmuller, although he so hated the studio's depiction of a Tarzan who barely spoke English. In a total of 12 Tarzan films, Weissmuller earned an estimated $2,000,000 and established himself as what many movie historians consider the definitive Tarzan. When Weissmuller finally left the role of Tarzan, he immediately traded his loincloth costume for a slouch hat and safari suit for the role of Jungle Jim for Columbia. He made 13 Jungle Jim films between 1948 and 1954. He was born in Szabadfalva (Freidorf).2 June 1961 – Liam Cunningham - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liam_CunninghamIrish stage and screen actor. He is known for playing Davos Seaworth in the HBO epic-fantasy series Game of Thrones. Cunningham has been nominated for the London Film Critics' Circle Award, the British Independent Film Award, has won two Irish Film & Television Awards, and shared a BAFTA with Michael Fassbender, for their crime-drama short film Pitch Black Heist. Cunningham came to international prominence with his role as Captain Ryan in the critically acclaimed, independent horror film,Dog Soldiers. Cunningham was producer Philip Segal’s first choice to portray the Eighth Doctor in the TV movie of Doctor Who (1996), but was vetoed by Fox executives. He was born inEast Wall,Dublin.4 June 1950 – Clifford Stoll - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clifford_StollClifford Paul "Cliff" Stoll, American astronomer, author and teacher. He is best known for his investigation in 1986, while working as a systems administrator at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, that led to the capture of hackerMarkus Hess, and for Stoll's subsequent book The Cuckoo's Egg, in which he details the investigation. Stoll has written three books, articles in the non-specialist press and is a frequent contributor to the mathematics YouTube channel Numberphile. In 1986, while employed as a systems administrator at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Stoll investigated a tenacious hacker—later identified as KGB recruit Markus Hess—who stole passwords, pirated multiple computer accounts, and attempted to breach US military security. After identifying the intrusion, Stoll set up a honeypot for Hess, eventually tracking him down and passing details to the authorities. It is recognized as one of the first examples of digital forensics. In his 1995 book Silicon Snake Oil and an accompanying article in Newsweek, Stoll called the prospect of e-commerce "baloney". Stoll also raised questions about the influence of the Internet on future society, and whether it would be beneficial. Stoll sells blown glass Klein bottles on the internet through his company Acme Klein Bottles. He stores his inventory in the crawlspace underneath his home and accesses it when needed with a homemade miniature robotic forklift. He runs the company out of his home. He was born in Buffalo, New York.Events of Interest2 June 1835 – 1835 – P. T. Barnum and his circus start their first tour of the United States - https://www.historyandheadlines.com/june-2-1835-pt-barnums-circus-starts-first-tour-us-business-may-21-2017/On June 2, 1835, American showman and huckster Phineas T. Barnum began his first tour of the US with his circus, later called “The Greatest Show on Earth,” and then “Barnum and Bailey’s Circus,” “Barnum and Bailey’s Greatest Show on Earth,” and finally “Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Bailey Circus.” Barnum became a showman in 1835 after his lottery business was shut down, ending a lucrative racket. He went to New York and started showing his first exhibit, an elderly, blind, black woman he touted as being 160 years old and formerly the nurse of George Washington. (The woman died the following year, age about 80.) He is widely credited with coining the adage "There's a sucker born every minute",although no proof can be found of him saying this. Barnum sometimes toured with his prize acts, including Colonel Tom Thumb, a diminutive midget Barnum claimed as the World’s Smallest Man.2 June 1910 – Charles Rolls, a co-founder of Rolls-Royce Limited, becomes the first man to make a non-stop double crossing of the English Channel by plane. - https://www.aircraftinteriorsinternational.com/features/remembering-royces-pioneering-flight.htmlAt 6.30pm on 2 June 1910, aviation pioneer Charles Stewart Rolls took off alone in his flimsy biplane from Swingate aerodrome, near Dover, to achieve the world’s first non-stop double crossing of the English Channel by aeroplane. According to a report in the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Rolls reached an altitude of 900ft and a speed of “quite forty miles an hour” as he approached the coast of France. By 7.15pm, he was flying over the small French town of Sangatte, where the present-day Channel Tunnel emerges. Leaning out of his aeroplane, he threw overboard three weighted envelopes, each containing the message: ‘Greetings to the Auto Club of France He was over Sangatte, France, at 19.15 and back in Dover at 20.00. The journey had taken 95 minutes and he circled the Castle in triumph! Over 3,000 people witnessed the event, after which Charles was carried through the town shoulder high. The Aero Clubs of both England and France presented him with special awards. London’s Madame Tussauds even began making a waxwork of him.2 June 2003 – Europe launches its first voyage to another planet, Mars. The European Space Agency's Mars Express probe launches from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Express#LaunchThe mission, called Mars Express, will map the planet, use a powerful radar to probe its surface for evidence of water, and measure water concentrations in the atmosphere. The spacecraft was launched on June 2, 2003 at 23:45 local time from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, using a Soyuz-FG/Fregat rocket. The Mars Express and Fregat booster were initially put into a 200 km Earth parking orbit, then the Fregat was fired again to put the spacecraft into a Mars transfer orbit. The Mars Express was the first Russian-launched probe to successfully make it out of low Earth orbit since the Soviet Union fell. The space vehicle, which cost $350 million was initially put into Earth orbit, and about 90 minutes later was given the final push to send it on a six-month journey to Mars — the ESA's first interplanetary mission. Mars Express is to remain in its Martian orbit for at least one Martian year, 687 Earth days.IntroArtist – Goblins from MarsSong Title – Super Mario - Overworld Theme (GFM Trap Remix)Song Link -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GNMe6kF0j0&index=4&list=PLHmTsVREU3Ar1AJWkimkl6Pux3R5PB-QJFollow us onFacebook- Page - https://www.facebook.com/NerdsAmalgamated/- Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/440485136816406/Twitter - https://twitter.com/NAmalgamatedSpotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/6Nux69rftdBeeEXwD8GXrSiTunes -https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/top-shelf-nerds/id1347661094RSS -http://www.thatsnotcanonproductions.com/topshelfnerdspodcast?format=rssInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/nerds_amalgamated/General EnquiriesEmail - Nerds.Amalgamated@gmail.comRate & Review us on Podchaser - https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/nerds-amalgamated-623195

Les chats with creator Jenny Bicks as well as producer Antonia Ellis and cast members Suleka Mathew and Cynthia Stevenson about the 'Men in Trees' reunion at ATX Television Festival, what the series means to them now, whether TV is finally ready for a reboot, and more. Check it out!

On this Weeks Show:   Whats happening in the news?, 2018 Movies, Gotham Talk, and More.       ANNOUNCEMENTS:   AS A FINAL FOREWARNING: WE (LAYNE & DEEJ) have not watched anything in regards to INFINITY WAR we have avoided any and all TV SPOTS, TRAILERS, ART, Etc. That Being Said in the coming days before the movie happens  we will refrain from any talk about whats in the news and everything like that so bare with us as we take a BLIND Journey into the CULMINATION of THE MCU. After the movie debuts stay tuned for our VERY SPECIAL ROUNDTABLE EPISODE of INFINTITY WAR!   -Avengers Infinity War: April 27th -Deadpool 2 : May 18 -Solo: A Star Wars Story: May 25th -Ant Man & The Wasp: July 6th -VENOM: October 5th -Fantastic Beasts : The Crimes Of Grindlewald: November 16th -SPIDERMAN: INTO THE SPIDERVERSE : December 14th -Aquaman: December 21st     -Xmen Dark Phoenix and New Mutants have both been pushed to 2019     New friends & podcast shout outs:   BIG SHOUTOUT to Robert and Colton from  BRIDGING THE GEEKDOMS podcast (formerally The Remote Contol). For consistently supporting nerdtalkalypse podcast and what we do. Also  Congrats on the Re-brand  and looking forward to your new style of Show!           Nerdy/Non Nerdy Recommends: The Greatest Showman is a 2017 American musical drama film directed by Michael Gracey in his directorial debut, written by Jenny Bicks and Bill Condon and starring Hugh Jackman, Zac Efron, Michelle Williams, Rebecca Ferguson, and Zendaya. The film is inspired by the story of P. T. Barnum's creation of the Barnum & Bailey Circus and the lives of its star attractions. News from The Hall Of Justice: According To "The ROCK" Black Adam will officially begin production in 2019. A Few Weeks ago it was Announced that the upcoming Solo Flash Movie will not be Titled " FLASHPOINT " after all however  this doesn’t mean that the movie WONT be an adaptaion of that story. Director of the Transformers Spin off "BUMBLEBEE" will write and Direct BATGIRL after JOSS WHEDON steps down. Jake Gyllenhal WILL NOT BE BATMAN MATT REEVES says his movie "The Batman" is in good standing and is VERY EXCITED. Joaquin Phoenix Reportedly is not Worried at all about following in LEDGERS footsteps as the joker  (Neither was Leto but whatever) SUICIDE SQUAD 2 Reportedly DELAYED to make way for the BIRDS OF PREY movie. Steven Spielberg to Direct 'Blackhawk' Based on the DC Comics: Like    News from Avengers Tower:   Jessica Jones Officially Renewed for Season 3   Luke Cage Season 2 Coming June 22nd   NEW REPORTS CLAIM THAT WOODY HARRELSON will be CARNAGE in the upcoming VENOM movie.   DOCTOR STRANGE SEQUEL CONFRIMED TO HAVE  "NIGHTMARE" as the movies villain.   HAWKEYE gets his own FILM.   DONALD GLOVERS ANIMATED DEADPOOL SHOW gets CANCLED by MARVEL Themselves for Violent Content

Today I review The Greatest Showman, by Jenny Bicks and Bill Condon, in one of my shortest reviews to date. I discuss the positives and negatives I found within the film and my own personal opinion of it as a whole. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Hosts Phil Svitek (@PhilSvitek) and Marisa Serafini (@SerafiniTV) discuss The Greatest Showman! Inspired by the imagination of P. T. Barnum, The Greatest Showman is an original musical that celebrates the birth of show business & tells of a visionary who rose from nothing to create a spectacle that became a worldwide sensation. The Greatest Showman is a 2017 American historical period drama musical film directed by Michael Gracey in his directorial debut, written by Jenny Bicks and Bill Condon and starring Hugh Jackman, Zac Efron, Michelle Williams, Rebecca Ferguson, and Zendaya. The film is inspired by the story of P. T. Barnum's creation of the Barnum & Bailey Circus and the lives of its star attractions. Principal photography on the film began in New York City in November 2016, and it premiered on December 8, 2017 aboard the RMS Queen Mary 2. The film was released in the United States on December 20, 2017 by 20th Century Fox, seven months after --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In Theaters December 20, 2017The Greatest ShowmanThe Greatest Showman is an original musical that celebrates the birth of show business & tells of a visionary who rose from nothing to create a spectacle that became a worldwide sensation.Starring: Hugh Jackman, Zac Efron, Michelle Williams, Rebecca Ferguson, ZendayaDirected by: Michael GraceyProduced by: Laurence Mark, Peter Chernin, Jenno ToppingCinematography by: Seamus McGarveyScreenplay by: Jenny Bicks, Bill CondonDistributed by:20th Century FoxRuntime: 105 minutes See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Greatest Showman is a 2017 American musical drama film directed by Michael Gracey in his directorial debut, written by Jenny Bicks and Bill Condon and starring Hugh Jackman, Zac Efron, Michelle Williams, Rebecca Ferguson, and Zendaya.

The Big C's showrunner, formerly a writer on HBO’s Sex and the City and a cancer survivor herself.