Podcast appearances and mentions of Kathleen Chalfant

One of our favorite movies of 2025 so far is Sarah Friedland's debut feature Familiar Touch, which opens in theaters in New York on Friday, June 20. The film follows an octogenarian with dementia, played by Kathleen Chalfant, as she settles into her new life in a nursing home. It's a delicate, touching, and surprising work that evades clichéd depictions of elderly people—thanks in part to the collaborative process through which it was made. The film was shot in a real care facility in Pasadena, with residents participating in the production process and appearing in the film.  Chalfant, a stalwart of the New York stage, anchors the film with a towering performance. On today's episode, Film Comment invited Molly Haskell, herself a stalwart of American film criticism, to interview Chalfant, after learning she was particularly impressed by Chalfant's work in the film. Their fascinating conversation touches upon depictions of aging onscreen, Chalfant's preparation for the role, how the film resists sentimentality, and more.

Most people think aging is about endings. Familiar Touch shows us it's about beginning again. In this episode, filmmaker Sarah Friedland, actress Kathleen Chalfant, executive director Shaun Rushforth, and resident Jean Owen of Villa Gardens, take us behind the scenes of this award-winning film that reimagines aging, dementia, and caregiving through dignity, creativity, and collaboration. A must-listen for family caregivers and senior living advocates. We go behind the scenes of Familiar Touch—filmed at Villa Gardens, a Front Porch Community. What does it mean to open your doors, your story, and your heart to a film crew? How do you protect dignity while embracing creative risk? And what happens when older adults shift from being passive recipients of care to powerful co-creators? We talk about everything: boundaries and trust, storytelling and memory, leadership in senior living, and how art can reimagine what aging and caregiving really look like—rooted in love, dignity, and the belief that every person deserves to be seen and why this film needs to be shared. Familiar Touch gives family caregivers a rare gift: the chance to see their own journey reflected with honesty and grace, reminding them that they are not alone. The small moments of transition. The weight of goodbyes. The quiet strength of starting over. Filmed on location at Villa Gardens in Pasadena with residents as cast and crew, Familiar Touch offers an authentic, collaborative portrayal of aging and caregiving. It premiered at the Venice Film Festival, winning three major awards, and will be released in U.S. theaters on June 20, 2025 by Music Box Films. Learn more about the film at https://www.familiartouchfilm.com/   Thank you to our sponsors: HeroGeneration empowers caregivers and families by providing innovative resources, education, and support to navigate the challenges of aging and caregiving with confidence and connection. It's free to start. Join now HERE. Zinnia TV is a therapeutic dementia care platform that supports caregivers. We invite you to use the code GATHER20 for 20% off an annual subscription HERE.     We are not medical professionals and are not providing any medical advice. If you have any medical questions, we recommend that you talk with a medical professional of your choice. willGather has taken care in selecting its speakers but the opinions of our speakers are theirs alone. Thank you for your continued interest in our podcasts. Please follow for updates, rate & review! For more information about our guest, podcast & sponsorship opportunities, visit www.willgatherpodcast.com

This week we're excited to present a conversation from this year's edition of New Directors/New Films with Familiar Touch director Sarah Friedland and cast members Kathleen Chalfant, Carolyn Michelle, and H. Jon Benjamin. This conversation was moderated by New Directors/New Films co-chair Dan Sullivan. Presented by The Museum of Modern Art and Film at Lincoln Center, the 54th edition of New Directors/New Films (ND/NF) takes place through April 13, and has, since 1972, showcased new and emerging filmmakers whose distinctive visions and risk-taking works highlight the vitality and potential of cinema. The Opening Night selection of this year's festival, Familiar Touch is about an octogenarian named Ruth (played by Kathleen Chalfant) who has been living independently, but cracks have started to emerge: toast is placed to dry in the dish rack, confusion rests on her face, the dead are spoken of in present tense while the living (such as a son right before her) go entirely unrecognized. Her entrance into an assisted-living facility begins the strange, transcendent journey that is Familiar Touch, Sarah Friedland's feature debut, which earned three awards at the 2024 Venice Film Festival, including the Lion of the Future, Best Director, and Best Actress for Chalfant's astonishing turn. Friedland builds her drama through sharp honesty, and tough as its material may be, few films are so tonally flexible, so able to turn on a dime: stray moments of tenderness, humility, even absurdity poke through, with a love and care for Ruth shown by characters and creators alike. Familiar Touch portends the arrival of major directorial talent and we were honored to have it as the opening night selection of the 54th edition of New Directors/New Films. Familiar Touch will open in select theaters beginning June 20th, courtesy of Music Box Films.

Today, I'm thrilled to announce my interview with Tony nominated actress Kathleen Chalfant. Tune in to hear some of the stories of her legendary career, including how Tony Kushner invited her to be part of ANGELS IN AMERICA, a letter from Larry Kramer during JUST SAY NO, how a fight broke out during her Broadway debut in DANCE WITH ME, the enormous difficulties of working with John Dexter on M. BUTTERFLY, taking on the role of Ronald Reagan in Sarah Ruhl's PASSION PLAY, how she ended up on staff at Playwrights Horizons, the production of MILLENNIUM APPROACHES that was dubbed MR. TOAD'S WILD RIDE, performing in workshops of FINDING NEVERLAND and FIRST DAUGHTER SUITE, and her most memorable reviews from John Simon, Michael Feingold, and more. You won't want to miss this conversation with a true theater veteran. 

“Familiar Touch” is an evocative exploration of aging and identity, highlighting the emotional depth of love and connection through Kathleen Chalfant's powerful portrayal. Discover how Sarah Friedland captures the complexities of human relationships in this heartfelt narrative. The post “Familiar Touch,” interview with Sarah Friedland and Kathleen Chalfant appeared first on Fred Film Radio.

“Familiar Touch” is an evocative exploration of aging and identity, highlighting the emotional depth of love and connection through Kathleen Chalfant's powerful portrayal. Discover how Sarah Friedland captures the complexities of human relationships in this heartfelt narrative. The post “Familiar Touch,” interview with Sarah Friedland and Kathleen Chalfant appeared first on Fred Film Radio.

“Familiar Touch” is an evocative exploration of aging and identity, highlighting the emotional depth of love and connection through Kathleen Chalfant's powerful portrayal. Discover how Sarah Friedland captures the complexities of human relationships in this heartfelt narrative. The post “Familiar Touch,” interview with Sarah Friedland and Kathleen Chalfant appeared first on Fred Film Radio.

“Familiar Touch” is an evocative exploration of aging and identity, highlighting the emotional depth of love and connection through Kathleen Chalfant's powerful portrayal. Discover how Sarah Friedland captures the complexities of human relationships in this heartfelt narrative. The post “Familiar Touch,” interview with Sarah Friedland and Kathleen Chalfant appeared first on Fred Film Radio.

“Familiar Touch” is an evocative exploration of aging and identity, highlighting the emotional depth of love and connection through Kathleen Chalfant's powerful portrayal. Discover how Sarah Friedland captures the complexities of human relationships in this heartfelt narrative. The post “Familiar Touch,” interview with Sarah Friedland and Kathleen Chalfant appeared first on Fred Film Radio.

“Familiar Touch” is an evocative exploration of aging and identity, highlighting the emotional depth of love and connection through Kathleen Chalfant's powerful portrayal. Discover how Sarah Friedland captures the complexities of human relationships in this heartfelt narrative. The post “Familiar Touch,” interview with Sarah Friedland and Kathleen Chalfant appeared first on Fred Film Radio.

Episode #374: Michael Neeley is an expert in podcasting and a former actor. In his podcast, Michael discusses his transition from acting to the business world and his discovery of podcasting. They also explore the benefits of podcasting, the podcasting community, and strategies for monetizing podcasts. Michael shares his insights on list building and the concept of the Infinite List, and they delve into the importance of mindset in business success and the difference between being in motion and being in action. Michael and JM discuss finding happiness and passion, the Podcaster Cruise, the power of a growth mindset, practicing Buddhism, Michael's new podcasts, and his experiences with plant medicine journeys.Guest Bio:Michael Neeley is a former professional actor and medieval knight turned speaker, mentor to visionary solopreneurs, and the International Bestselling author of Zero to Launch Podcast Accelerator.He is the host of five popular podcasts, including the critically acclaimed Consciously Speaking, Buy This – Not That!, Something to Wine About, The Podcast Guy, and Mornings with Michael & Krista.A member of the Screen Actors Guild, Michael has appeared in feature films with Mel Gibson and Kevin Costner, performed off Broadway with Andre Braugher and Kathleen Chalfant, and had recurring roles in several popular soap operas.As the founder of The Authority Academy and The Infinite List, Michael now trains and supports heart-centered entrepreneurs in professional speaking, virtual summits, getting published, and designing and hosting their own podcast to massively grow their business and expand theiraudience.Contact Michael:Website: https://infinite-list.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/ArtOfForgettingTwitter: https://twitter.com/MichaelKNeeleyLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/neeleymichaelInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/michaelneeleycoachingTimestamps:00:00 Introduction and Background01:25 Transition from Acting to Business03:20 Benefits of Podcasting04:19 The Podcasting Community05:48 Monetizing Podcasts08:31 The Infinite List and List Building09:00 Managing Multiple Podcasts10:51 The Infinite List and List Building13:40 Mindset and Business Success15:53 Business is 98% Mindset20:40 Overcoming Challenges and Taking Leaps23:04 Finding Happiness and Passion24:29 Podcaster Cruise27:49 The Power of a Growth Mindset29:16 Practicing Buddhism33:25 New Podcasts: Whiskey Tequila Foxtrot and Being of Service36:06 Plant Medicine Journeys

COMMUNAL TABLE: Have you ever had to share a table in a café with the wrong people? On one summer afternoon in June, the day of the summer solstice, three characters end up at the same café table. Minna enjoys eavesdropping, but this time is different — this guy is getting so many things wrong, she may just need to interrupt. Gary loves meeting new people, but it looks like his latest flirtation is getting sabotaged. Allie has come here for some peace but she's unlikely to find any here. Written by Jenny Lyn Bader Directed by Jonathan Cook Performed by Elizabeth D. Moore as "Allie", Shelby Lauren Smith as "Minna", & Mickey Lay as "Gary". Intro/Outro music: JK/47 About the writer: Jenny Lyn Bader is a playwright living in New York City. Her plays include Mrs. Stern Wanders the Prussian State Library (Luna Stage) ("powerful and timely!"—Voice of America), Equally Divine (Theatre at the 14th St. Y), In Flight (Turn to Flesh Productions), and None of the Above (New Georges). One-acts include Worldness (Humana Festival of New American Plays), Miss America (NY Int'l Fringe Festival/”Best of Fringe” selection), Anniversary Season (Mona Bismarck Center, Paris), and My First Time (Voting Writes). A Harvard graduate, she has received the “Best Documentary One-Woman Show” Award (United Solo Fest); Athena Playwriting Fellowship; and the O'Neill Center's Edith Oliver Award for a playwright who has, in the spirit of the late New Yorker critic, “a caustic wit that deflates the ego but does not unduly damage the human spirit.” For This Is Not a Theatre Company, she wrote Tree Confessions (w/ Kathleen Chalfant), which has streamed on five continents; International Local: 7 (Subway Plays app); co-authored Café Play (Cornelia St. Café) and Play in Your Bathtub 2.0, and wrote Guru of Touch (Edinburgh Festival Fringe). Her work has been published by Dramatists Play Service, Smith + Kraus, Applause, Vintage, W.W. Norton, The Lincoln Center Theater Review, Plays International + Europe, and The New York Times, where she served as a frequent contributor to the "Week in Review.” She has written commissioned scripts for Laura Ziskin Productions/WB Network, NBC Studios/NBC, and HBO, where she developed a pilot with Billy Crystal. A Harvard graduate, she has been a frequent contributor to the NY Times "Week in Review" and a Lark playwriting fellow, nominated by Wendy Wasserstein. She belongs to the Dramatists Guild, the Authors Guild, the League of Professional Theatre Women, and Honor Roll. Gather by the Ghost Light merch available at Home | Gather by the Ghost Light (bigcartel.com) If you would like to further support this podcast, please visit Gather by the Ghost Light is increasing public knowledge of emerging writers and actors (buymeacoffee.com) If you are associated with a theatre and would like to perform this play, please send an email to info@gatherbytheghostlight.com to get connected with the playwright. If you enjoy this podcast, please please please leave a rating on your preferred podcast app! Gather by the Ghost Light Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on The Neil Haley Show, Neil "The Media Giant" Haley and Greg Hanna, The founder of TOSS C3 will interview Joan Van Ark. Tony nominee Joan van Ark's most recent television role was in the movie “The Wedding Stalker” airing on Lifetime with “Glee”s Heather Morris. She is best known for her role as Valene Ewing on television's iconic Dallas and Knots Landing for 14 years. She earned her Tony nomination for her Broadway role in The School for Wives and won Broadway's Theater World Award for The Rules of the Game. In 2005 she appeared at the Kennedy Center in the world première of Tennessee Williams' Five by Tenn as part of the Center's Williams celebration with Sally Field, Patricia Clarkson and Kathleen Chalfant. She co-starred in the Feydeau farce Private Fittings at the La Jolla Playhouse, the New York theatre production of The Exonerated as well as the West Coast production of the off Broadway hit Vagina Monologues by award-winning playwright Eve Ensler. Her most recent theater appearance was in Tennessee Williams' A Lovely Sunday for Creve Coeur at Hartford Stage directed by Michael Wilson. She also appeared off- Broadway in Love Letters and co-starred in the New York production of Edward Albee's Pulitzer Prize-winning play Three Tall Women. Her Los Angeles theater credits include Cyrano de Bergerac, playing Roxanne opposite Richard Chamberlain's Cyrano, Ring Around the Moon with Michael York, Chemin de Fer, Heartbreak House and As You Like It, for which she won a Los Angeles Drama Critics Award. 

Today on The Neil Haley Show, Neil "The Media Giant" Haley and Greg Hanna, The founder of TOSS C3 will interview Joan Van Ark. Tony nominee Joan van Ark's most recent television role was in the movie “The Wedding Stalker” airing on Lifetime with “Glee”s Heather Morris. She is best known for her role as Valene Ewing on television's iconic Dallas and Knots Landing for 14 years. She earned her Tony nomination for her Broadway role in The School for Wives and won Broadway's Theater World Award for The Rules of the Game. In 2005 she appeared at the Kennedy Center in the world première of Tennessee Williams' Five by Tenn as part of the Center's Williams celebration with Sally Field, Patricia Clarkson and Kathleen Chalfant. She co-starred in the Feydeau farce Private Fittings at the La Jolla Playhouse, the New York theatre production of The Exonerated as well as the West Coast production of the off Broadway hit Vagina Monologues by award-winning playwright Eve Ensler. Her most recent theater appearance was in Tennessee Williams' A Lovely Sunday for Creve Coeur at Hartford Stage directed by Michael Wilson. She also appeared off- Broadway in Love Letters and co-starred in the New York production of Edward Albee's Pulitzer Prize-winning play Three Tall Women. Her Los Angeles theater credits include Cyrano de Bergerac, playing Roxanne opposite Richard Chamberlain's Cyrano, Ring Around the Moon with Michael York, Chemin de Fer, Heartbreak House and As You Like It, for which she won a Los Angeles Drama Critics Award.       

We celebrate our 200th episode with two Circle Round alums -- Jon Jon Briones (Ratched, Class of ‘09) and Kathleen Chalfant (The Affair, House of Cards) -- starring in a Jewish tale about how revenge is a dish best served cold.

Guest: Michael Neeley Guest Bio: Michael Neeley is a former professional actor and medieval knight turned speaker, mentor to visionary solopreneurs, and the International Bestselling author of Zero to Launch Podcast Accelerator. He is the host of five popular podcasts, including the critically acclaimed Consciously Speaking, Buy This – Not That!, Something to Wine About, The PodQuest Show, and Mornings with Michael & Krista. A member of the Screen Actors Guild, Michael has appeared in feature films with Mel Gibson and Kevin Costner, performed off Broadway with Andre Braugher and Kathleen Chalfant, and had recurring roles in several popular soap operas. As the founder of The Authority Academy, Michael now trains and supports heart-centered entrepreneurs in professional speaking, virtual summits, getting published, and designing and hosting their own podcast to massively grow their business and expand their audience.   Guest Links: The Simple 5-Step Process to Launch a Rockin' Podcast in Just 14 Days!: http://mneeley.ontraport.com/t?orid=16593&opid=33     About Salesology®: Conversations with Sales Leaders Download your free gift, The Salesology® Vault. The vault is packed full of free gifts from sales leaders, sales experts, marketing gurus and revenue generation experts.  Download your free gift, 81 Tools to Grow Your Sales & Your Business Faster, More Easily & More Profitably. Save hours of work tracking down the right prospecting and sales resources and/or digital tools that every business owner and salesperson needs. Watch the demo of the Salesology® Prospecting Method, A Simple, 3-Step Method That, On Average, Increases Qualified Appointments & Sales By 73%. If you are a business owner or sales manager with an under-performing sales team, let's talk. Click here to schedule a time. Please, subscribe to Salesology®: Conversations with Sales Leaders so that you don't miss a single episode, and while you're at it, won't you take a moment to write a short review and rate our show? It would be greatly appreciated! To learn more about our previous guests, listen to past episodes, and get to know your host, go to https://podcast.gosalesology.com/ and connect on LinkedIn and follow us on Facebook and Twitter and checkout our website at http://www.gosalesology.com

For VIdeo Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/h9A2HhXJcag Susan L. Schulman, a longtime Broadway publicist whose five-decade career included such theater milestones as Applause starring Lauren Bacall, Death of a Salesman with George C. Scott and Bob Fosse's Dancin', passed away Wednesday, October 18, at Mt. Sinai West Hospital in New York City following a brief illness.Charles Kirsch (Backstage Babble) and I and a few friends are coming together for this virtual celebration. Charles Kirsch is the 14-year-old host of the Broadway podcast Backstage Babble, which since August 2020 has presented over 120 in-depth interviews with leading figures in the theater industry. Meg Bussert is an American actress, singer and a university professor. Kathleen Chalfant is an actress. She has appeared in many stage plays, both on Broadway and Off-Broadway, as well as making guest appearances on television series, including the Law & Order franchise. Michael Misita grew up in Ohio where he did musicals and danced with his sister around Cleveland and Lorain, his home town. He attended the Boston conservatory of Music and spent summers in summer stock at the Milwaukee Melody Top doing 16 different shows choreographed by Tommy Tune, such as Sweet Charity with Gretchen Wyler, Irma La Deuce with Chita Rivera and The Boyfriend with Jane Powell. He landed his first Broadway show, THE FIG LEAVES ARE FALLING on his first day in New York City, and eventually worked with Michael Bennett, Bob Fosse, Ron Fields Hal Prince, Steven Sondheim and a host of other well-known choreographers, directors and producers. He appeared in nine Broadway productions. Deborah Grace Winer: Writer, dramatist and concert/revue creator Deborah Grace Winer is a leading expert on the American Songbook and Musical Theatre. 

In this fun, “real talk” episode with Michael Neeley we chat about attachment versus commitment, how to use a list of what you're looking for to become the partner that you are calling in, and how to keep your sex life spicy - and the key to it all is healthy communication.  There are good conscious men out there and Michael is one of them. Michael Neeley is a former professional actor and medieval knight turned speaker, mentor to visionary solopreneurs, and the International Bestselling author of Zero to Launch Podcast Accelerator. He is the host of five popular podcasts, including the critically acclaimed Consciously Speaking, Buy This – Not That!, Something to Wine About, The PodQuest Show, and Mornings with Michael & Krista.  A member of the Screen Actors Guild, Michael has appeared in feature films with Mel Gibson and Kevin Costner, performed off Broadway with Andre Braugher and Kathleen Chalfant, and had recurring roles in several popular soap operas.  As the founder of The Authority Academy, Michael now trains and supports heart-centered entrepreneurs in professional speaking, virtual summits, getting published, and designing and hosting their own podcast to massively grow their business and expand their audience. To follow Michael and his podcast world check out: Mornings With Michael & Krista Facebook Instagram Are you ready to Magnetize Midlife Love? Then...come to the Love-A-Thon!!! Want to stop going on sucky dates? Grab your MIDLIFE LOVE GUIDE TO SUCCESSFUL DATING and learn how you can call in Mr. Right, right now!  If you'd like some one-to-one coaching with Junie, grab your complimentary 30-minute Love Breakthrough Session today so she can support you on your love path. And don't forget to subscribe to Midlife Love Out Loud so that you don't miss a single episode. While you're at it, won't you take a moment to write a short review and rate our show? It would be greatly appreciated! To learn more about our previous guests, listen to past episodes, and get to know your host, go to www.CoachJunieMoon.com and don't forget to join the FIND FABULOUS LOVE AFTER 40 group on Facebook here.

Host Meg Wolitzer presents three works that contemplate a way out—of our lives, and even of this world.  In Joe Meno's “Books You Read,” performed by Joan Allen, a young boy helps his jaded teacher to love reading again.  J. Robert Lennon takes us into deep space and a conversation between a computer and a survivor in “Escape Pod W41,” performed by Stephen Lang.  And marriage, and a friendship, are tested in Jac Jemc's “Infidelity,” performed by Kathleen Chalfant.  All three stories were commissioned for SELECTED SHORTS' anthology Small Odysseys. 

ABOUT OUR SHOW Mastery Unleashed (formerly Overcoming Mediocrity) is a podcast for success-driven women who want to empower their thoughts, design their dream businesses, and build beautiful lives that are aligned with their destinies—hosted by Bestselling Author and Business Strategist Christie Ruffino. Each episode features today's top influencers and entrepreneurs on the rise as they share empowering stories and ninja tips meant to become the FUEL that will ignite a positive change in YOUR life and the lives of others.   ABOUT TODAY'S SHOW On today's show, Michael continues to talk about how easy it is to start and maintain a successful podcast and that you are able to fit a podcast into your everyday routine without burning yourself out.   ABOUT MICHAEL Michael Neeley is a former professional actor, and medieval knight turned speaker, mentor to visionary solopreneurs, and the best-selling author of Zero to Launch Podcast Accelerator. He is the host of five popular podcasts, including the critically acclaimed Consciously Speaking, Buy This – Not That!, Something to Wine About, The PodQuest Show, and Mornings with Michael & Krista. A member of the Screen Actors Guild, Michael has appeared in feature films with Mel Gibson and Kevin Costner, performed off-Broadway with Andre Braugher and Kathleen Chalfant, and had recurring roles in several popular soap operas. As the founder of The Authority Academy, Michael now trains and supports heart-centered entrepreneurs in professional speaking, virtual summits, getting published, and designing and hosting their own podcasts to massively grow their business and expand their audience. Michael is also a mindset master with a gift for helping people to get out of their own way. If you're tired of being the best-kept secret – Michael is your guy. You can learn more about him at www.MichaelNeeley.com.   LINKS SHARED ON THE SHOW https://podcastersatsea.com www.authorityacademy.net/reach-2022 https://twitter.com/MichaelKNeeley www.facebook.com/MorningsWithMichaelAndKrista/   Access Our Free Gift Vault GET THIS GIFT AND MANY MORE!    

ABOUT OUR SHOW Mastery Unleashed (formerly Overcoming Mediocrity) is a podcast for success-driven women who want to empower their thoughts, design their dream businesses, and build beautiful lives that are aligned with their destinies—hosted by Bestselling Author and Business Strategist Christie Ruffino. Each episode features today's top influencers and entrepreneurs on the rise as they share empowering stories and ninja tips meant to become the FUEL that will ignite a positive change in YOUR life and the lives of others.   ABOUT TODAY'S SHOW On today's show, Michael talks about how easy it is to start and maintain a successful podcast and that you are able to fit a podcast into your everyday routine without burning yourself out.   ABOUT MICHAEL Michael Neeley is a former professional actor, and medieval knight turned speaker, mentor to visionary solopreneurs, and the best-selling author of Zero to Launch Podcast Accelerator. He is the host of five popular podcasts, including the critically acclaimed Consciously Speaking, Buy This – Not That!, Something to Wine About, The PodQuest Show, and Mornings with Michael & Krista. A member of the Screen Actors Guild, Michael has appeared in feature films with Mel Gibson and Kevin Costner, performed off-Broadway with Andre Braugher and Kathleen Chalfant, and had recurring roles in several popular soap operas. As the founder of The Authority Academy, Michael now trains and supports heart-centered entrepreneurs in professional speaking, virtual summits, getting published, and designing and hosting their own podcasts to massively grow their business and expand their audience. Michael is also a mindset master with a gift for helping people to get out of their own way. If you're tired of being the best-kept secret – Michael is your guy. You can learn more about him at www.MichaelNeeley.com.   LINKS SHARED ON THE SHOW https://podcastersatsea.com www.authorityacademy.net/reach-2022 https://twitter.com/MichaelKNeeley www.facebook.com/MorningsWithMichaelAndKrista/   Access Our Free Gift Vault GET THIS GIFT AND MANY MORE!  

Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart   Support The Daily Gardener Buy Me A Coffee   Connect for FREE! The Friday Newsletter | Daily Gardener Community   Historical Events 1756 Birth of the handsome and tall Swedish botanist, Pehr Loefling. Pehr met Carl Linnaeus at the University of Uppsala, where Carl was his professor. Early on, Carl dubbed Pehr his "most beloved pupil," and he started calling Pehr "the Vulture." Carl came up with the moniker after observing that Pehr had an intuitive way of finding plants and observing the most minute details of plant specimens. After graduating, Carl recommended Pehr for an opportunity in Madrid. Pehr landed the position, learned Spanish, and was soon called Pedro by his friends. In short order, Pehr joined a Royal Spanish Expedition to South America. His mission was to find and learn about an improved cinnamon species. Two years into the trip, Pehr was botanizing in Venezuela when he died of malaria on the banks of the Caroní River. He was buried beneath an orange tree. He was 27 years old. By the end of the year, over half of the expedition's men would be dead from disease compounded by hunger and fatigue. When Linnaeus heard the news about Pehr, he wrote to a friend, The great Vulture is dead.   1801 Birth of William Barnes (books about this person), English polymath, writer, and inventor. He wrote over 800 poems and had familiarity with over 70 different languages. The English writers Thomas Hardy and Edmund Gosse visited William on his deathbed. Edmund later wrote that William was dying as picturesquely as he lived... We found him in bed in his study, his face turned to the window, where the light came streaming in through flowering plants, his brown books on all sides of him save one, the wall behind him being hung with old green tapestry.   Any gardener who loves their garden has likely thought about the day they'll have to say goodbye. William wrote about that moment in a little poem called To a Garden—On Leaving It. Sweet garden! peaceful spot! no more in thee Shall I ever while away the sunny hour. Farewell each blooming shrub, and lofty tree; Farewell, the mossy path and nodding flower: I shall not hear again from yonder bower The song of birds, or humming of the bee, Nor listen to the waterfall, nor see The clouds float on behind the lofty tower. My eyes no more may see, this peaceful scene. But still, sweet spot, wherever I may be, My love-led soul will wander back to thee.   1870 Birth of Adolph G. Rosengarten, Sr., American businessman. His family pharmaceutical company would become part of Merck in the 1920s. In 1913, Adolph and his wife Christine wanted to escape the heat of Philadelphia and find a place suitable for a country home. They settled on a piece of land in Wayne, Pennsylvania, and commissioned their former friend and classmate Charles Borie to design the house and Landscape architect Thomas Sears to work on the terraces. After 1924, the family lived there year-round. Adolph named the estate Chanticleer as a tongue-in-cheek nod to "Chanticlere" in William Makepeace Thackeray's The Newcomes (1855), wherein the estate was "mortgaged up to the very castle windows." Adolph always said he sympathized with the fictional Chanticlere owner from the novel. The etymology of Chanticleer means rooster, and that's why there are so many rooster motifs at Chanticleer (books about this garden). Today the public garden at Chanticleer is among the best in the United States. The grounds occupy 35 of the 50 acres owned by the foundation. The garden opened to the public in 1993. The job of maintaining and designing Chanticleer now falls to seven full-time horticulturists who strive to preserve and improve a garden that's been called America's most romantic and creative garden.   1939 Birth of Phyllis Theroux (books by this author), American writer and journalist. She grew up in San Francisco following World War II. She once wrote, I think this is what hooks one to gardening: it is the closest one can come to being present at creation.   Grow That Garden Library™ Book Recommendation The Flower Hunter by Lucy Hunter This book came out late in 2021, and the subtitle is Seasonal flowers inspired by nature and gathered from the garden. Lucy Hunter is a floral whisperer. She knows how to create beauty - true, artistic, Raphaelian, dreamy, sumptuous beauty. For a first book, Lucy has given gardeners quite a gift. Gardeners love nothing better than chatting with other gardeners and seeing their gardens. How do you do this? Why do you grow that? What do you do with this flower? In The Flower Hunter, Lucy Hunter welcomes us to a year in her North Wales garden. And trust me; you want to see what Lucy is doing with the beauty she finds in her own backyard. Lucy is generous with her  step-by-step tutorials. She inspires with her essays on working with natural elements. She's funny, too. And Her photography is top of the top. Even if you feel no match for Lucy's level of mastery, she manages to help connect the reader to the well of creativity, the tiny spark of inspiration that each of us possesses. As gardeners, we see the beauty in the every day. We know how to find peace in nature. Lucy extends that serenity and joy and puts it to work in creating more than just exquisite floral arrangements. She also demonstrates other projects like drying flowers for a fall wreath, making natural dyes (easier than you think), and creating your own journal (more fun than you think!). Lucy Hunter has two decades of floral, photography, and landscape design experience. She is a naturalist at heart. She is an edge-softener, an evocateur, a seasonal transition lover, a rose lover and guru, a believer in potential, and a pathfinder to your own creative voice. You'd better believe that her Instagram is amazing. You can follow her @lucytheflowerhunter. This book is 208 pages of Lucy Hunter doing what Lucy Hunter does best: florals, beauty, softness, nature, and sparks. You can get a copy of The Flower Hunter by Lucy Hunter and support the show using the Amazon link in today's show notes for $25.   Botanic Spark 1892 Birth of Edna St. Vincent Millay (books by this author), American lyrical poet and playwright. Gardeners know many of Edna's verses like: April comes like an idiot, babbling and strewing flowers. I would blossom if I were a rose. I will be the gladdest thing under the sun! I will touch a hundred flowers and not pick one.   But there's a touching little poem of Edna's that was published posthumously. that I thought I'd end the show with today. It's a lovely spring poem called, If It Should Rain. The American actress Kathleen Chalfant once said that her friend Sloane Shelton would repeat the last three lines before going to sleep at the end of particularly hard days. If it should rain --(the sneezy moon Said: Rain)--then I shall hear it soon From shingles into gutters fall... And know of what concerns me, all: The garden will be wet till noon-- I may not walk-- my temper leans To myths and legends--through the beans Till they are dried-- lest I should spread Diseases they have never had. I hear the rain: it comes down straight. Now I can sleep, I need not wait To close the windows anywhere. Tomorrow, it may be, I might Do things to set the whole world right. There's nothing I can do tonight.   Thanks for listening to The Daily Gardener And remember: For a happy, healthy life, garden every day.

On this episode, a story about sexual encounters between the seventy-year-old narrator, voiced by Kathleen Chalfant, and her thirty-two-year-old neighbor Richard. Plus host Aparna Nancherla chats with the author about her inspiration for this story, and more. Join and give!: https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/symphonyspacenyc?code=Splashpage See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We are pleased to present Episode 2 of Thornwillow's #Bloomsyear Centennial Reading of James Joyce's ULYSSES. Featuring Ronald Patkus, Kathleen Chalfant, and Will Hearst reading Episode II, NESTOR of James Joyce's ULYSSES.Support the show (https://thornwillow.com/thornwillow-dispatch)

I visited with American actor Kathleen Chalfant back when we first hunkered down due to COVID19 for our Hunkered Down Podcast. At the time, I expressed my gratitude to Joel Bernstein for inviting Ms. Chalfant to the podcast. A celebrated and honored stage, film and television actor, Ms Chalfont debuted on Broadway in Dance With Me followed by M. Butterfly. She has won numerous awards for her varied, powerful performances – in original Broadway productions. In Wit she played a scholar battling cancer – in Tony Kushner's Angels in America, she played several roles including Hannah Pitt and Ethel Rosenberg.I am not going to get into her extensive film and television work. Finally, in addition to the thrill of meeting this great actress, Kathleen was a fun and generous person to talk with. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Join us at the Manifestation Bootcamp! http://jjflizanes.com/bootcamp   Check out all of my shows http://jjflizanes.com/podcasts   Doug Sandler is an entrepreneur and podcast industry leader. His book, Nice Guys Finish First is a #1 ranked Amazon Best Seller.  As a podcast host of The Nice Guys on Business, Doug has interviewed, Gary V, Arianna Huffington, John C. Maxwell and dozens of celebs. Doug is a nationally recognized speaker, writer, and founder of TurnKey Podcast Productions, providing podcast production, editing and launch services. His Nice Guys podcast, with over 1,000 episodes has been downloaded 3.5 million times, in more than 175 countries.   Michael Neeley is a former professional actor and medieval knight turned speaker, mentor to visionary solopreneurs, and the International Bestselling author of Zero to Launch Podcast Accelerator. He is the host of four popular podcasts, including the critically acclaimed Consciously Speaking, Buy This – Not That!, Something to Wine About, and The PodQuest Show.  A member of the Screen Actors Guild, Michael has appeared in feature films with Mel Gibson and Kevin Costner, performed off Broadway with Andre Braugher and Kathleen Chalfant, and had recurring roles in several popular soap operas. As the founder of The Authority Academy, Michael now trains and supports heart-centered entrepreneurs in professional speaking, virtual summits, getting published, and designing and hosting their own podcast to massively grow their business and expand their audience. http://michaelneeley.com   JJ Flizanes is an Empowerment Strategist and the host of several podcasts including People's Choice Awards nominee Spirit, Purpose & Energy. She is the Director of Invisible Fitness, a best-selling author of Fit 2 Love: How to Get Physically, Emotionally, and Spiritually Fit to Attract the Love of Your Life and The Invisible Fitness Formula: 5 Secrets to Release Weight and End Body Shame. Named Best Personal Trainer in Los Angeles for 2007 by Elite Traveler Magazine, JJ has been featured in many national magazines, including Shape, Fitness, and Women's Health as well as appeared on NBC, CBS, Fox, the CW and KTLA. Grab a free copy of the Invisible Fitness Formula at http://jjflizanes.com/book  

Join us at the Manifestation Bootcamp! http://jjflizanes.com/bootcamp   Check out all of my shows http://jjflizanes.com/podcasts   Doug Sandler is an entrepreneur and podcast industry leader. His book, Nice Guys Finish First is a #1 ranked Amazon Best Seller.  As a podcast host of The Nice Guys on Business, Doug has interviewed, Gary V, Arianna Huffington, John C. Maxwell and dozens of celebs. Doug is a nationally recognized speaker, writer, and founder of TurnKey Podcast Productions, providing podcast production, editing and launch services. His Nice Guys podcast, with over 1,000 episodes has been downloaded 3.5 million times, in more than 175 countries.   Michael Neeley is a former professional actor and medieval knight turned speaker, mentor to visionary solopreneurs, and the International Bestselling author of Zero to Launch Podcast Accelerator. He is the host of four popular podcasts, including the critically acclaimed Consciously Speaking, Buy This – Not That!, Something to Wine About, and The PodQuest Show.  A member of the Screen Actors Guild, Michael has appeared in feature films with Mel Gibson and Kevin Costner, performed off Broadway with Andre Braugher and Kathleen Chalfant, and had recurring roles in several popular soap operas. As the founder of The Authority Academy, Michael now trains and supports heart-centered entrepreneurs in professional speaking, virtual summits, getting published, and designing and hosting their own podcast to massively grow their business and expand their audience. http://michaelneeley.com   JJ Flizanes is an Empowerment Strategist and the host of several podcasts including People's Choice Awards nominee Spirit, Purpose & Energy. She is the Director of Invisible Fitness, a best-selling author of Fit 2 Love: How to Get Physically, Emotionally, and Spiritually Fit to Attract the Love of Your Life and The Invisible Fitness Formula: 5 Secrets to Release Weight and End Body Shame. Named Best Personal Trainer in Los Angeles for 2007 by Elite Traveler Magazine, JJ has been featured in many national magazines, including Shape, Fitness, and Women's Health as well as appeared on NBC, CBS, Fox, the CW and KTLA. Grab a free copy of the Invisible Fitness Formula at http://jjflizanes.com/book  

Join us at the Manifestation Bootcamp! http://jjflizanes.com/bootcamp   Check out all of my shows http://jjflizanes.com/podcasts   Doug Sandler is an entrepreneur and podcast industry leader. His book, Nice Guys Finish First is a #1 ranked Amazon Best Seller.  As a podcast host of The Nice Guys on Business, Doug has interviewed, Gary V, Arianna Huffington, John C. Maxwell and dozens of celebs. Doug is a nationally recognized speaker, writer, and founder of TurnKey Podcast Productions, providing podcast production, editing and launch services. His Nice Guys podcast, with over 1,000 episodes has been downloaded 3.5 million times, in more than 175 countries.   Michael Neeley is a former professional actor and medieval knight turned speaker, mentor to visionary solopreneurs, and the International Bestselling author of Zero to Launch Podcast Accelerator. He is the host of four popular podcasts, including the critically acclaimed Consciously Speaking, Buy This – Not That!, Something to Wine About, and The PodQuest Show.  A member of the Screen Actors Guild, Michael has appeared in feature films with Mel Gibson and Kevin Costner, performed off Broadway with Andre Braugher and Kathleen Chalfant, and had recurring roles in several popular soap operas. As the founder of The Authority Academy, Michael now trains and supports heart-centered entrepreneurs in professional speaking, virtual summits, getting published, and designing and hosting their own podcast to massively grow their business and expand their audience. http://michaelneeley.com   JJ Flizanes is an Empowerment Strategist and the host of several podcasts including People's Choice Awards nominee Spirit, Purpose & Energy. She is the Director of Invisible Fitness, a best-selling author of Fit 2 Love: How to Get Physically, Emotionally, and Spiritually Fit to Attract the Love of Your Life and The Invisible Fitness Formula: 5 Secrets to Release Weight and End Body Shame. Named Best Personal Trainer in Los Angeles for 2007 by Elite Traveler Magazine, JJ has been featured in many national magazines, including Shape, Fitness, and Women's Health as well as appeared on NBC, CBS, Fox, the CW and KTLA. Grab a free copy of the Invisible Fitness Formula at http://jjflizanes.com/book  

Join us at the Manifestation Bootcamp! http://jjflizanes.com/bootcamp   Check out all of my shows http://jjflizanes.com/podcasts   Doug Sandler is an entrepreneur and podcast industry leader. His book, Nice Guys Finish First is a #1 ranked Amazon Best Seller.  As a podcast host of The Nice Guys on Business, Doug has interviewed, Gary V, Arianna Huffington, John C. Maxwell and dozens of celebs. Doug is a nationally recognized speaker, writer, and founder of TurnKey Podcast Productions, providing podcast production, editing and launch services. His Nice Guys podcast, with over 1,000 episodes has been downloaded 3.5 million times, in more than 175 countries.   Michael Neeley is a former professional actor and medieval knight turned speaker, mentor to visionary solopreneurs, and the International Bestselling author of Zero to Launch Podcast Accelerator. He is the host of four popular podcasts, including the critically acclaimed Consciously Speaking, Buy This – Not That!, Something to Wine About, and The PodQuest Show.  A member of the Screen Actors Guild, Michael has appeared in feature films with Mel Gibson and Kevin Costner, performed off Broadway with Andre Braugher and Kathleen Chalfant, and had recurring roles in several popular soap operas. As the founder of The Authority Academy, Michael now trains and supports heart-centered entrepreneurs in professional speaking, virtual summits, getting published, and designing and hosting their own podcast to massively grow their business and expand their audience. http://michaelneeley.com   JJ Flizanes is an Empowerment Strategist and the host of several podcasts including People's Choice Awards nominee Spirit, Purpose & Energy. She is the Director of Invisible Fitness, a best-selling author of Fit 2 Love: How to Get Physically, Emotionally, and Spiritually Fit to Attract the Love of Your Life and The Invisible Fitness Formula: 5 Secrets to Release Weight and End Body Shame. Named Best Personal Trainer in Los Angeles for 2007 by Elite Traveler Magazine, JJ has been featured in many national magazines, including Shape, Fitness, and Women's Health as well as appeared on NBC, CBS, Fox, the CW and KTLA. Grab a free copy of the Invisible Fitness Formula at http://jjflizanes.com/book  

Join us at the Manifestation Bootcamp! http://jjflizanes.com/bootcamp   Check out all of my shows http://jjflizanes.com/podcasts   Doug Sandler is an entrepreneur and podcast industry leader. His book, Nice Guys Finish First is a #1 ranked Amazon Best Seller.  As a podcast host of The Nice Guys on Business, Doug has interviewed, Gary V, Arianna Huffington, John C. Maxwell and dozens of celebs. Doug is a nationally recognized speaker, writer, and founder of TurnKey Podcast Productions, providing podcast production, editing and launch services. His Nice Guys podcast, with over 1,000 episodes has been downloaded 3.5 million times, in more than 175 countries.   Michael Neeley is a former professional actor and medieval knight turned speaker, mentor to visionary solopreneurs, and the International Bestselling author of Zero to Launch Podcast Accelerator. He is the host of four popular podcasts, including the critically acclaimed Consciously Speaking, Buy This – Not That!, Something to Wine About, and The PodQuest Show.  A member of the Screen Actors Guild, Michael has appeared in feature films with Mel Gibson and Kevin Costner, performed off Broadway with Andre Braugher and Kathleen Chalfant, and had recurring roles in several popular soap operas. As the founder of The Authority Academy, Michael now trains and supports heart-centered entrepreneurs in professional speaking, virtual summits, getting published, and designing and hosting their own podcast to massively grow their business and expand their audience. http://michaelneeley.com   JJ Flizanes is an Empowerment Strategist and the host of several podcasts including People's Choice Awards nominee Spirit, Purpose & Energy. She is the Director of Invisible Fitness, a best-selling author of Fit 2 Love: How to Get Physically, Emotionally, and Spiritually Fit to Attract the Love of Your Life and The Invisible Fitness Formula: 5 Secrets to Release Weight and End Body Shame. Named Best Personal Trainer in Los Angeles for 2007 by Elite Traveler Magazine, JJ has been featured in many national magazines, including Shape, Fitness, and Women's Health as well as appeared on NBC, CBS, Fox, the CW and KTLA. Grab a free copy of the Invisible Fitness Formula at http://jjflizanes.com/book  

Join us at the Manifestation Bootcamp! http://jjflizanes.com/bootcamp   Check out all of my shows http://jjflizanes.com/podcasts   Doug Sandler is an entrepreneur and podcast industry leader. His book, Nice Guys Finish First is a #1 ranked Amazon Best Seller.  As a podcast host of The Nice Guys on Business, Doug has interviewed, Gary V, Arianna Huffington, John C. Maxwell and dozens of celebs. Doug is a nationally recognized speaker, writer, and founder of TurnKey Podcast Productions, providing podcast production, editing and launch services. His Nice Guys podcast, with over 1,000 episodes has been downloaded 3.5 million times, in more than 175 countries.   Michael Neeley is a former professional actor and medieval knight turned speaker, mentor to visionary solopreneurs, and the International Bestselling author of Zero to Launch Podcast Accelerator. He is the host of four popular podcasts, including the critically acclaimed Consciously Speaking, Buy This – Not That!, Something to Wine About, and The PodQuest Show.  A member of the Screen Actors Guild, Michael has appeared in feature films with Mel Gibson and Kevin Costner, performed off Broadway with Andre Braugher and Kathleen Chalfant, and had recurring roles in several popular soap operas. As the founder of The Authority Academy, Michael now trains and supports heart-centered entrepreneurs in professional speaking, virtual summits, getting published, and designing and hosting their own podcast to massively grow their business and expand their audience. http://michaelneeley.com   JJ Flizanes is an Empowerment Strategist and the host of several podcasts including People's Choice Awards nominee Spirit, Purpose & Energy. She is the Director of Invisible Fitness, a best-selling author of Fit 2 Love: How to Get Physically, Emotionally, and Spiritually Fit to Attract the Love of Your Life and The Invisible Fitness Formula: 5 Secrets to Release Weight and End Body Shame. Named Best Personal Trainer in Los Angeles for 2007 by Elite Traveler Magazine, JJ has been featured in many national magazines, including Shape, Fitness, and Women's Health as well as appeared on NBC, CBS, Fox, the CW and KTLA. Grab a free copy of the Invisible Fitness Formula at http://jjflizanes.com/book  

With Old now playing in theaters, I recently landed an extended interview with writer-director M. Night Shyamalan about the making of his latest film and career. During the wide-ranging and very fun conversation, Shyamalan talked about his favorite movies, collecting first edition Hitchcock posters, what he's learned during his career that he wishes he knew early on, why working with lower budgets has been his secret sauce, what happened with his Labor of Love script that was originally going to star Bruce Willis, how The Sixth Sense changed during the writing process, why Spilt has so many deleted scenes, the way he directs on set, meeting with Steven Spielberg to write the fourth Indiana Jones movie, and more. Of course, we also talked about the making of Old, how he charted the age of every actor for every scene, how he came up with the Old ending, and more. If you haven't seen the trailers, Old is about a family on a tropical holiday that discover the secluded beach where they are relaxing for a few hours is somehow causing them to age rapidly. The film was inspired by the French graphic novel Sandcastle by Pierre Oscar Levy and Frederik Peeters. Old stars Gael García Bernal, Vicky Krieps, Alex Wolff, Rufus Sewell, Thomasin McKenzie, Ken Leung, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Abbey Lee, Aaron Pierre, Embeth Davidtz, Eliza Scanlen, Emun Elliott, and Kathleen Chalfant. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alright people, it's that time of the year again, for the debut of another sophomore season of THE hit comedy of 2020, as well as the return of a certain twisty filmmaker, we've got a double batch for you on the #talkintv show here today, we're reviewing the debut of Season 2 of Ted Lasso on Apple TV+, and on the movie side of things, we're reviewing M. Night Shyamalan's brand new movie, Old! Ted Lasso is an American comedy streaming television series developed by Bill Lawrence, Jason Sudeikis, Joe Kelly, and Brendan Hunt, based on a character of the same name whom Sudeikis first portrayed in a series of promos for NBC Sports' coverage of the Premier League. The series premiered with the first three episodes on Apple TV+ on August 14, 2020, and was renewed five days later for a second season of 12 episodes, which premiered on July 23, 2021. In October 2020, the series was renewed for a third season. The series follows titular American Ted Lasso, a coach of college-level American football, who is unexpectedly recruited to coach an English Premier League team, AFC Richmond, despite having no experience in association football. The series also co-stars Brendan Hunt, Hannah Waddingham, Juno Temple, Brett Goldstein, Phil Dunster, Jeremy Swift & Nick Mohammed, and is just as cheery, heartwarming, and unexpectedly emotional as the first time around. Then we have M. Night Shyamalan's Old. Old is a 2021 American science fiction mystery thriller film written, directed, and produced by M. Night Shyamalan, inspired by the Swiss graphic novel "Sandcastle" by Pierre Oscar Levy and Frederik Peeters. The film's ensemble cast includes Gael García Bernal, Vicky Krieps, Eliza Scanlen, Thomasin McKenzie, Alex Wolff, Abbey Lee, Aaron Pierre, Rufus Sewell, Ken Leung, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Embeth Davidtz, Emun Elliott, and Kathleen Chalfant. The film follows a group of people who find themselves aging rapidly on a secluded beach from which they cannot escape. The film was announced in October 2019 after Shyamalan read the graphic novel by Levy and Peeters. The cast joined the following summer, with filming taking place from September to November in the Dominican Republic. It marked the first film of Shyamalan's career to have no shooting take place around his hometown of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Following a delay attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic, Old was theatrically released on July 23, 2021, in the United States, by Universal Pictures, and hoo boi, is this another Shyamalan stinker or is this more of what we're used to? Tune in to find out, it's all covered here on the Talkin' TV Podcast! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/talkintvpodcastgmailcom/support

This is my review of Old, a thriller film written, directed, and co-produced by M. Night Shyamalan, loosely based on the Swiss graphic novel Sandcastle by Pierre Oscar Levy and Frederik Peeters. The film's ensemble cast includes Gael García Bernal, Vicky Krieps, Eliza Scanlen, Thomasin McKenzie, Alex Wolff, Abbey Lee, Aaron Pierre, Rufus Sewell, Ken Leung, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Embeth Davidtz, Emun Elliott, and Kathleen Chalfant. The film follows a group of people who find themselves aging rapidly on a secluded beach from which they cannot escape. At the top I give my non-spoiler thoughts and then (with a warning) enter spoiler territory. Listen to my thoughts and afterward, please share your opinions or questions. Also, I'm in pre-production of my 2nd feature film and it's mean the world to to me and the team if you checked out our crowdfund: https://igg.me/at/philsvitekfilm. RESOURCES/LINKS: -Autumn Into Fall - Bogota Film Crowdfund: https://igg.me/at/philsvitekfilm -Coach or Consultant Services: https://philsvitek.com/lets-work-together/ -Podcast Services: http://philsvitek.com/podcastservices -Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/philsvitek -Merchandise: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/phil-svitek---360-creative-coach/ -Instagram: http://instagram.com/philsvitek -Facebook: http://facebook.com/philippsvitek -Twitter: http://twitter.com/philsvitek -Master Mental Fortitude Book: http://mastermentalfortitude.com -Idyll Film: http://philsvitek.com/idyll -Elan, Elan Book: http://philsvitek.com/elan-elan -In Search of Sunrise Film: http://philsvitek.com/in-search-of-sunrise

Old 108 Minutes, Rated PG-13 Written by M. Night Shyamalan (from the graphic novel Sandcastle by Pierre Oscar Levy and Frederik Peeters) Directed by M. Night Shyamalan Synopsis: This summer, visionary filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan unveils a chilling, mysterious new thriller about a family on a tropical holiday who discover that the secluded beach where … Continue reading Old

Old is a 2021 American thriller film written, directed, and produced by M. Night Shyamalan, inspired by the Swiss graphic novel Sandcastle by Pierre Oscar Levy and Frederik Peeters. The film's cast includes Gael García Bernal, Vicky Krieps, Eliza Scanlen, Thomasin McKenzie, Alex Wolff, Abbey Lee, Aaron Pierre, Rufus Sewell, Ken Leung, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Embeth Davidtz, Emun Elliott, and Kathleen Chalfant, and follows a group of people who find themselves aging rapidly on a secluded beach they cannot escape from. The film was announced in October 2019 after Shyamalan read the graphic novel by Levy and Peeters. The cast joined the following summer, with filming taking place from September to November in the Dominican Republic. It marked the first film of Shyamalan's career to have no shooting take place around his hometown of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Following a delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Old was theatrically released on July 23, 2021, in the United States, by Universal Pictures. The film received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the film's premise and cinematography but criticized its screenplay and uneven execution. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/popcorn-junkies/message

This summer, visionary filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan unveils a chilling, mysterious new thriller about a family on a tropical holiday who discover that the secluded beach where they are relaxing for a few hours is somehow causing them to age rapidly … reducing their entire lives into a single day.FOLLOW USFollow Daniel on Twitter, Instagram, and LetterboxdFollow Shahbaz on Twitter, Instagram, and LetterboxdFollow Anthony on Twitter, Instagram, and LetterboxdFollow The Movie Podcast on Twitter, Instagram,TikTok,Discord, and YouTubeANNOUNCEMENTSNEW EPISODES:113: Interview with Loki Director Kate Herron and The Best Movies and Shows of 2021 So Far112: Cinemas Reopen in Ontario and Remembering Richard Donner111: Interview with Nobody's Billy MacLellan and Independence Day Turns 25110: Interview with Black Widow Cinematographer Gabriel Beristain and Transformers Rise of the Beasts Revealed109: Interview with Tara Strong, Voice Acting Legend and Miss Minutes in Loki108: Interview with Tony Bancroft, Disney Animation Veteran, Director of Mulan, and Creator of Pumbaa from The Lion KingREVIEWS: Snake Eyes, Roadrunner, Space Jam, A New Legacy, Black Widow, The Tomorrow War, Zola, Fear Street Trilogy, F9, Loki, Luca, Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard, A Quiet Place Part II, In The Heights, The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, Spiral, Friends Reunion, Cruella, Army of The Dead, Riders of Justice, MODOK, Master of None Season 3, Those Who Wish Me Dead, Wrath of Man, Without Remorse, Mortal Kombat, The Falcon and The Winter Soldier Recaps, Mythic Quest: Everlight, Love and Monsters, Shiva Baby, The Unholy, Godzilla vs Kong, and more are available now on The Movie Podcast feed! COMING SOON: The Green Knight Review, Jungle Cruise ReviewThe Movie Podcast is on a mission to hit 200 Apple Podcast reviews before September, click here to head over to our show page on APPLE PODCASTS and leave us a 5 STAR review!

País Estados Unidos Dirección Tony Gilroy Guion Tony Gilroy Música James Newton Howard Fotografía Robert Elswit Reparto Clive Owen, Julia Roberts, Carrie Preston, Paul Giamatti, Tom Wilkinson, Dan Daily, Denis O'Hare, Tom McCarthy, Ulrich Thomsen, Kathleen Chalfant, Wayne Duvall, Oleg Shtefanko, Rick Worthy, Khan Baykal, Christopher Denham Sinopsis Claire Stenwick (Julia Roberts), ex agente de la CIA, y Ray Koval (Clive Owen), ex agente del MI6, han abandonado el mundo del espionaje para dedicarse a un negocio más lucrativo que los convierte en enemigos: su misión consiste en encontrar la fórmula de un producto que hará ganar una auténtica fortuna a la empresa que la consiga. Sus jefes son el titán de la industria Howard Tully (Tom Wilkinson) y el desaprensivo consejero delegado Dick Garsik (Paul Giamatti). A pesar de que las tácticas de Claire y Ray son cada vez más sucias, surge entre ellos una creciente atracción.

Acclaimed performer Kathleen Chalfant, who played the role of Gower for the podcast series of Pericles, discusses her career, her involvement in iconic productions like Angels in America and Wit, the work of Pericles and her hopes for the future of American Theatre.  Guest: Kathleen Chalfant Host: Taylor Bailey The Play On Podcasts Series Pericles is produced by Next Chapter Podcasts and is made possible by the generous support of The Hitz Foundation. New episodes go live every Friday. Please subscribe, rate & review on your app of choice. Visit ncpodcasts.com/playonpodcast for bonus content including interviews, images and bios of the full cast & creative team.  Visit playonshakespeare.org for more about Play On Shakespeare.

Guest host Kate Burton  presents four works with a hint of strangeness.  Your laptop wants the best for you, with a little reciprocity, in “Cat Pictures Please,” by Naomi Kritzer, performed by Nia Vardalos.  “There Will Come Soft Rains” is an eerie post-apocalypse classic by Ray Bradbury, performed by Kathleen Chalfant.  A despondent housewife gets a lift from a seductive window treatment in Michel Faber’s “The Eyes of the Soul,” performed by Sam Underwood.    Join and give!: https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/symphonyspacenyc?code=Splashpage See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk with Kathleen Chalfant. This Week on Broadway has been coming to you every week since 2009. It is the longest running Broadway and theatrical podcast with hundreds of shows giving thousands of reviews and interviews. Subscribe to BroadwayRadio in Apple Podcasts by read more

MELISSA FRIEDMAN is co-Artistic Director of Epic Theatre Ensemble and has performed in numerous Epic Off-Broadway productions including Hannah and Martin with David Strathairn, Einstein's Gift with Aasif Mandvi, A Hard Heart with Kathleen Chalfant as well as Habitat, A More Perfect Union, Time and The Conways, Othello, Little Eyolf, Macbeth, and Born with Teeth. Other Off-Broadway & Regional credits include An Ideal Husband (Tennessee Rep), Last Night of Ballyhoo (Fulton Theatre), Much Ado About Nothing and Degenerate Art (Irondale), and Substance of Fire, Macbeth, and Henry IV directed by Jack O'Brien (Old Globe). MFA in Acting from the University of San Diego.  Other credits include AN IDEAL HUSBAND at Tennessee Rep, LAST NIGHT OF BALLYHOO at Fulton Opera, Beatrice in MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING with Irondale, a witch to Victor Garber's MACBETH and Lady Mortimer in Jack O'Brien's production of HENRY IV at the Old Globe. Melissa has directed 13 Shakespeare Remix productions for which, on behalf of Epic, she received the 2009 National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award from First Lady Michelle Obama at the White House. Before co-founding Epic, Melissa worked as a Lead Teaching Artist with many NYC theatres including Roundabout, BAM's Shakespeare Teaches program, and Theatre for a New Audience. She co-developed Epic's Citizen Artist curriculum and currently acts as a Lead Teaching Artist in Epic's partner schools and outreach programs. Melissa received her BA from Oberlin College and MFA from the Old Globe University of San Diego.

Career Q&A with Kathleen Chalfant on March 19, 2014. Moderated by Richard Ridge, Broadway World. BROADWAY: Angels in America (Tony and Drama Desk nominations), Racing Demon, Dance With Me. OFF-BROADWAY: Wit ( Drama Desk, Lucille Lortel, Outer Critics Circle, Drama League, Connecticut Critics Circle, and Obie Awards), Miss Ovington & Dr. Dubois, Somewhere Fun, Red Dog Howls, Painting Churches, Family Week, Vita & Virginia, Dead Man's Cell Phone, Spalding Grey: Stories Left to Tell, Bloomer Girl, Nine Armenians (Drama Desk nomination), Far Away, Twelve Dreams, Henry V. OTHER NY CREDITS: The Vagina Monologues, True History and Real Adventures, Phaedra in Delirium, Iphigenia and Other Daughters, Endgame, The Party, Sister Mary Ignatius..., The Investigation of the Murder in El Salvador. LONDON & LOS ANGELES: Wit (Ovation Award), Red Dog Howls. SELECT REGIONAL THEATRE: Guthrie, Yale Rep, Long Wharf, Yale Repertory Theatre, Arena Stage, Hartford Stage, Mark Taper Forum, ATL, Sundance Lab. FILM: Isn't it Delicious?, R.I.P.D., The Bath, In Bed With Ulysses, Lillian, Duplicity, The People Speak, Lackawanna Blues, Perfect Stranger, The Last New Yorker, Second Guessing Grandma, Dark Water, Kinsey, Laramie Project, Random Hearts, A Price Below Rubies, Murder and Murder. SELECT TELEVISION Recurring on "The Americans," "House of Cards," "Rescue Me," "The Book of Daniel," "The Guardian," "Jo," "Law and Order" and "One Life to Live"; also "Elementary," "Mercy," "Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight" (HBO), "Benjamin Franklin," "Lackawanna Blues" (HBO), "Georgia O'Keeffe" (Lifetime), "Voices from the White House" (PBS), "A Death in the Family" (PBS), "Storm of the Century". AWARDS: 1996 OBIE Award for Sustained Excellence, 2004 Lortel Award for Sustained Excellence of Performance. She has received the Drama League and Sidney Kingsley Awards for her body of work.

With Michael Neeley, a former professional actor and medieval knight turned author, speaker, and mentor to visionary solopreneurs. He is the host of four popular podcasts, including the critically acclaimed Consciously Speaking, Buy This – Not That, Something to Wine About, and The PodQuest Show. Join us for this conversation where Michael shares about how entrepreneurs can successfully use podcasting in their business, his own journey into podcasting including his background as an actor and professional jouster, what led to creating a 7-day per week podcast (!), and how he now supports clients in launching podcasts, writing books, creating telesummits, and more! A member of the Screen Actors Guild, Michael has appeared in feature films with Mel Gibson and Kevin Costner, performed off Broadway with Andre Braugher and Kathleen Chalfant, and had recurring roles in several popular soap operas. As the founder of The Authority Academy, Michael now trains and supports heart-centered entrepreneurs in professional speaking, virtual summits, getting published, and designing and hosting their own podcast to massively grow their business and expand their audience.

The revered actress, Kathleen Chalfant, has spent more than five decades performing on stage, screen and TV. Perhaps best known for her devastating portrayal of Vivian Bearing, a scholar battling cancer, in Margaret Edson’s Pulitzer Prize winning play, Wit, for which she received numerous awards, including: the Obie, Drama Desk, Lucille Lortel, Outer Critics Circle, […] The post Kathleen Chalfant, Actress-Episode #148 appeared first on Storybeat with Steve Cuden.

Born on this Day: is a daily podcast hosted by Bil Antoniou, Amanda Barker & Marco Timpano. Celebrating the famous and sometimes infamous born on this day. Check out their other podcasts: Bad Gay Movies, Bitchy Gay Men Eat & Drink Every Place is the Same My Criterions The Insomnia Project Marco's book: 25 Things I Wish I Knew Before I Started My Podcast Jason Bateman, Carl Weathers , Emily Watson, Holland Taylor, Steven Soderbergh, Faye Dunaway , Mark Addy, LL Cool J , Vernee Watson, Jemma Redgrave , Richard Briers, Lawrence Kasdan, Melina Matsoukas , Clare Woodgate, Dave Grohl , Marjoe Gortner, Kathleen Chalfant , William Bendix , Tom Tryon. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/born-on-this-day-podcast/message

In this time of sheltering, we think one of the things that’s magical about short stories is that they bring the world to you.  On this program, guest host Michael Cerveris presents two stories about the difference between what other people observe about us, and who we actually are.  Even though we’re all mostly “home alone” right now, these pieces remind us that when we are out in the world, our inner and outer selves can be very different.  Cerveris reads “Riding the Doghouse,” a great coming-of-age story about a young boy and his trucker dad, by Randy DeVita, and the superb Kathleen Chalfant brings to life Carol Shields’ “Mrs. Turner Cutting the Grass.”  Mrs. Turner is a suburban widow with sloppy gardening skills—and cellulite—but she has an interesting past. 

Michael Neeley is a former professional actor and medieval knight turned writer, motivational speaker, personal development coach, author, and host of the Consciously Speaking podcast. He has appeared in feature films with Mel Gibson and Kevin Costner, performed off-Broadway with Andre Braugher and Kathleen Chalfant, and had recurring roles in several popular soap operas. His studies in character development took place both on and off camera and ultimately fueled his desire to pursue personal development and consciousness training as a profession. Michael is a student of Buddhism and sits on the Board of Directors at Insight Santa Cruz, a Buddhist meditation community. His contemplative practices form a great part of the foundation of his work, where he is a certified Dharma teacher and meditation guide. In this episode Doug and Michael discuss: Moving beyond advertising and sponsorship into monetizing strategies that really accelerate profits and increase influence. Creating a funnel that works with who you are and what you offer to bring in guests that fit into your message and are also good candidates for becoming clients. The win-win strategies off affiliate marketing and joint venture partnerships. Finding the right social media outlets to fit who you are trying to reach.   Key Takeaways:  If you have a service or product that would be of value to someone, it would be a disservice not to offer it to them. Be yourself, serve your community, serve your guests, serve yourself, share what you do. Don't give up, try different things, trust your value.   Connect with Michael: Twitter: Michael Neeley (@MichaelKNeeley) LinkedIn: Michael Neeley - Founder / CEO - Authority Academy, LLC Facebook: Michael Neeley - Home Website: Michael Neeley - Consciously Speaking Shows: ‎‎Consciously Speaking   ‎The PodQuest Show   ‎Buy This - Not That   ‎Something To Wine About   TurnKey Podcast Productions Important Links: The Ultimate Podcast Launch Formula  www.turnkeypodcast.com/ultimatelaunchformula  FREE workshop on how to "Be A Great Guest." Free E-Book 5 Ways to Make Money Podcasting at www.Turnkeypodcast.com/gift     Ready to earn 6-figures with your podcast? See if you've got what it takes at TurnkeyPodcast.com/quiz   Canva Pro: Create Stunning Design in Minutes!   Check out Headliner to create social media posts with video easily- make.headliner.app   Simplecast is the easiest way to set up your podcast hosting- Simplecast.com   Zoom is the easiest way to schedule meetings and record your podcast interviews- Zoom.us   Acuity is the easiest way to schedule your podcast interviews, meetings, and life. Acuityscheduling.com     Connect with Doug Sandler:   Twitter: djdoug  Facebook: dj.doug.sandler  Website: turnkeypodcast.com/  Email: doug@turnkeypodcast.com   Phone: (410) 340-6861 Instagram: turnkeypodcast/ LinkedIn: doug-sandler-1a346649/     Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it.   

Michael Neeley is a former professional actor and medieval knight turned writer, motivational speaker, personal development coach, author, and host of the Consciously Speaking podcast. He has appeared in feature films with Mel Gibson and Kevin Costner, performed off-Broadway with Andre Braugher and Kathleen Chalfant, and had recurring roles in several popular soap operas. His studies in character development took place both on and off camera and ultimately fueled his desire to pursue personal development and consciousness training as a profession. Michael is a student of Buddhism and sits on the Board of Directors at Insight Santa Cruz, a Buddhist meditation community. His contemplative practices form a great part of the foundation of his work, where he is a certified Dharma teacher and meditation guide. In this episode Doug and Michael discuss: Moving beyond advertising and sponsorship into monetizing strategies that really accelerate profits and increase influence. Creating a funnel that works with who you are and what you offer to bring in guests that fit into your message and are also good candidates for becoming clients. The win-win strategies off affiliate marketing and joint venture partnerships. Finding the right social media outlets to fit who you are trying to reach.   Key Takeaways:  If you have a service or product that would be of value to someone, it would be a disservice not to offer it to them. Be yourself, serve your community, serve your guests, serve yourself, share what you do. Don’t give up, try different things, trust your value.   Connect with Michael: Twitter: Michael Neeley (@MichaelKNeeley) LinkedIn: Michael Neeley - Founder / CEO - Authority Academy, LLC Facebook: Michael Neeley - Home Website: Michael Neeley - Consciously Speaking Shows: ‎‎Consciously Speaking   ‎The PodQuest Show   ‎Buy This - Not That   ‎Something To Wine About   TurnKey Podcast Productions Important Links: The Ultimate Podcast Launch Formula  www.turnkeypodcast.com/ultimatelaunchformula  FREE workshop on how to "Be A Great Guest." Free E-Book 5 Ways to Make Money Podcasting at www.Turnkeypodcast.com/gift     Ready to earn 6-figures with your podcast? See if you've got what it takes at TurnkeyPodcast.com/quiz   Canva Pro: Create Stunning Design in Minutes!   Check out Headliner to create social media posts with video easily- make.headliner.app   Simplecast is the easiest way to set up your podcast hosting- Simplecast.com   Zoom is the easiest way to schedule meetings and record your podcast interviews- Zoom.us   Acuity is the easiest way to schedule your podcast interviews, meetings, and life. Acuityscheduling.com     Connect with Doug Sandler:   Twitter: djdoug  Facebook: dj.doug.sandler  Website: turnkeypodcast.com/  Email: doug@turnkeypodcast.com   Phone: (410) 340-6861 Instagram: turnkeypodcast/ LinkedIn: doug-sandler-1a346649/     Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it.   

A huge thank you goes out to Joel Bernstein for inviting actress Kathleen Chalfant for this Hunkered Down conversation. Ms Chalfant is a celebrated and honored stage, film and television actor. She debuted on Broadway in Dance With Me followed by M. Butterfly. She has won numerous awards for her varied, powerful performances – in original Broadway productions. In Wit she played a scholar battling cancer – in Tony Kushner’s Angels in America she played several roles including Hannah Pitt and Ethel Rosenberg.I am not going to get into her extensive film and television work. And on top of the thrill of meeting this great actress – Kathleen is a fun and generous person to talk with. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Guest host Jane Curtin presents three quirky stories in which a drop or two is taken: Michael Gerber's and Jonathan Schwarz's "What We Talk About When We Talk About Doughnuts" is a riff on a famous Raymond Carver tale; it's performed by Joey Slotnick.  Early New Yorker humorist Corey Ford tells us just what can go wrong at "The Office Party," performed by Jordan Klepper. And wry tale of boozy suburbia, "The Sorrows of Gin," is performed by Kathleen Chalfant.

Life of an artist: balancing acting, life, and family. Award-winning actor and activist, Kathleen Chalfant, and author and actor, Kate Mulgrew, who starred as Captain Janeway in Star Trek: Voyager and Red in Orange Is the New Black, and who penned BORN WITH TEETH, discuss their passion and perseverance to succeed.

Recipient of multiple Obie and Lucille Lortel Awards whose recent productions include A Woman of the World (The Acting Company) and Novenas for a Lost Hospital (Rattlestick).

The end of our hiatus is nigh and we have one special summer episode left for you beautiful folks featuring actress and singer, Veanne Cox. You Might Know Her From Erin Brockovich, You’ve Got Mail, Caroline or Change, Seinfeld, Company, NCIS: NOLA, An American in Paris, ABC’s Cinderella, and Two Weeks Notice. Veanne talked to us about her most elegant and recognizable speaking voice, having an open door policy in her New York home, and what it’s like being on the other end of a Julia Roberts monologue.  Follow us on social media @damianbellino || @rodemanne Discussed this week  Veanne’s website || IMDB || IBDB We return to our weekly schedule Thurs, September 26 Bonnie Raitt’s grey streak Damian loves Ringo Anne loves George Sleater-Kinney on Halloween! Giles and Martha Corey or Rebecca Nurse Studied voice with Kristin Linklater’s protege: Natsu Coahoma Bristlelip Veanne got You’ve Got Mail when Dana Reeve, Christopher Reeve’s wife had to drop out Erin Brockovich monologue Veanne's Seinfeld scenes Veanne’s “Not Getting Married” from Long Beach CLO’s Company (co-starring Carol Burnett) Scott Ellis  vs Scott Willis Flora the Red Menace : Sing Happy, A Quiet Thing, The Flame 9 to 5 the musical  Neil Simon’s The Dinner Party   Veanne’s great women of the theatre: Betty Buckley, Johanna Day, Julie White, Kristine Nielsen, Kathleen Chalfant, Judith Light  ABC’s Cinderella (choreographer: Rob Marshall) The Importance of Being Earnest  Natalie Deselle Reid Oral history of Cinderella Indoor Boys (Alex Wise, Wesley Taylor, Carolee Carmello) Other Bway credits: La Cage Aux Folles Free Man of Color Veanne Cox in a hat Hats: Celine, Cicely, Elaine, Barbra National Lampoon Class of ‘86  Beethoven’s 4th Smash (creator: Theresa Rebeck) Jenn Colella  Glenda Jackson’s King Lear Baby with the Bathwater (Christopher Durang) The Altruists (Nicky Silver)

Michael Neeley is a mentor and business strategist for visionary solopreneurs. He is a former professional actor and medieval knight, an author and speaker, and he hosts the podcasts Consciously Speaking, Buy This – Not That, and Something to Wine About. A member of the Screen Actors Guild, Michael has appeared in feature films with Mel Gibson and Kevin Costner, performed off Broadway with Andre Braugher and Kathleen Chalfant, and had recurring roles in several popular soap operas.    We talked about how he helped me get my podcast up and running, what you need to do to get your own podcast started and everything in between.    Come to Authority Blueprint Live!  Here's the link: https://www.michaelneeley.com/wildhearts   Get your free gift here: http://mneeley.ontraport.com/t?orid=10603&opid=18

In this episode of The Plot, I'm joined by playwright and journalist Winter Miller. Miller is a widely produced playwright and has also written extensively for The New York Times. In the mid-2000's she traveled with Nicholas Kristof to the Sudan border, for research on what eventually became her best-known play In Darfur. In Darfur premiered at The Public Theater, followed by a standing room only performance at their 1800-seat Delacorte Theater in Central Park, a first for a play by a woman. She was a founding member of the Obie Award-winning playwriting collective 13P and has taught widely at universities, venues like New York Theatre Workshop and the Sundance Institute, as well as refugee camps in Northern Uganda and Palestine. In 2016, her play Spare Rib was read at an event, presented by Gloria Steinem, Samantha Bee, and others, honoring Christian OBGYN and abortion provider Dr. Willie Porter, and raised $20,000 in one night for southern abortion clinics.Miller's newest play No One is Forgotten is about two women imprisoned under unknown circumstances. It was inspired by the many recent stories of journalists captured abroad and runs Off-Broadway at Rattlestick Playwrights Theater from July 8 to July 27. In this talk, she discusses the current geopolitical climate, what we can do to keep journalists safe, and how she ran a particularly successful Kickstarter campaign to make the play possible. (One tip: it helps to have a very cooperative cat!)If you would you like to help promote a safer world for journalists, consider supporting Amnesty International, Reporters Without Borders, or The Committee to Protect Journalists. You can also become a paying subscriber to your favorite news outlets.  

Michael is a former professional actor and medieval knight turned writer, motivational speaker, personal development coach, author of the upcoming book, The Art of Forgetting, and host of the popular podcast, Consciously Speaking. He has appeared in feature films with Mel Gibson and Kevin Costner, performed off Broadway with Andre Braugher and Kathleen Chalfant, and had recurring roles in several popular soap operas. His studies in character development took place both on and off camera, and ultimately fueled his desire to pursue personal development and consciousness training as a profession. Michael is a student of Buddhism and sits on the Board of Directors at Insight Santa Cruz, a Buddhist meditation community. His contemplative practices form a great part of the foundation of his work, where he is a certified Dharma teacher  and meditation guide. His soon to be released book, The Art of Forgetting, is an essential element for anyone about to embark on, or already on a path of personal growth and discovery. It is a useable set of tools to help you uncover and unplug the underlying stories you’ve created that are now hindering your life’s journey. Not only is he a masterful storyteller, he is also a masterful story-eraser; helping you unwind your past and open up to a future of infinite possibility.

This week we're backstage on Broadway with Vicki Lewis, the beltingest redhead Must-See TV ever did see. You Might Know Her From NewsRadio, Mouse Hunt, Finding Nemo, Pushing Tin, and the Broadway productions of Anastasia, Chicago, and Damn Yankees. We dish with Vicki about moving back to New York, losing Phil Hartman, holding Dixie Carter’s spit cup, and working with Matthew Broderick + a giant green screen on the blockbuster, Godzilla (she also delivers a pitch perfect impression of director, Roland Emmerich). Follow us on social media damianbellino || @rodemanne Discussed this week Vicki’s IMDB & IBDB Bart Simpson Butterfingers commercial Phenom (and holy hell the theme song is Carly Simon) Child star, Ashley Johnson Luke Perry RIP (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Oz, 8 Seconds, Rocky Horror on Broadway) Recent celeb deaths: Penny Marshall, Carrie Fisher, Debbie Reynolds, Carol Channing, Nipsey Hussle, Robin Williams, Joan Rivers, Della Reese, Prince, Whitney Houston 20 Feet from Stardom and Judith Hill (alleged of Prince & Michael Jackson) Celine Dion’s Twitter Deaths that will destroy us:Julie Andrews, Liza Minnelli, Carol Burnett, John Travolta, Olivia Newton John Anastasia on Broadway Vicki as Velma doing “All That Jazz”  || Bebe Neuwirth as Mama Morton CCM and her cohorts: Faith Prince, Liz Callaway, Jason Graae, Jim Caruso Dixie Carter in Mame Do Patent Leather Shoes Really Shine Up? Famous redheads in Hollywood (Nicole Kidman, Kathy Griffin, Marcia Cross) Vicki in commercials for York Peppermint Patty, Cascade, Sweet Crispers, Chips Ahoy The Crucible with Harriet Harris, Kathleen Chalfant, Justine Bateman, et al (Giles Corey, Ann Putnam, Mary Warren, Mercy Lewis) Vicki doing “Shoeless Joe from Hannibal, Mo” from Damn Yankees at the Tonys (1994) NewsRadio (1995-99) Andy Dick, Joe Rogan, Dave Foley, Stephen Root, Maura Tierney Nick Nolte and Vicki Lewis Vicki singing “Makin Whoopee” with Phil Hartman Death of Phil Hartman Bea Arthur singing on Golden Girls, Megan Mullally sings on Will & Grace Three Sisters Bye Bye Birdie (TV movie, 1995) with our beloved Tyne Daly Godzilla with Matthew Broderick (dir: Roland Emmerich) Pushing Tin with John “Labrador” Cusack, Billy Bob Thornton, Angelina Jolie, and Cate Blanchett Sarabeth’s, Popover Cafe (RIP), Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse Beth Leavel, Karen Ziemba, Charlotte d’Amboise, Rachel York, Nancy Opel The 5 Mrs Buchanans High school theatre that did Alien got a shout-out from Sigourney Weaver

In our season finale, Tony-nominated actor Kathleen Chalfant ("The Affair," "House of Cards") stars in an Iraqi tale about three friends whose love of storytelling changes their entire future. Download a coloring page for this episode here: wbur.org/circleround/coloring-pages

We asked for your favorite short stories about death, sex and money. Hear actors Sam Underwood and Kathleen Chalfant perform two of them.  Support Death, Sex & Money by becoming a monthly sustaining member. Sign up now. Follow the show on Twitter @deathsexmoney and Facebook at facebook.com/deathsexmoney. Sign up for the Death, Sex & Money newsletter at deathsexmoney.org/newsletter. Email us at deathsexmoney@wnyc.org.

“We keep going through the things that hurt us because we fail to let go of the old and make room for new things in our lives.” Michael Neeley, the author of The Art of Forgetting, emphasizes that some of the negative patterns in our lives are from actions that we take subconsciously, without much thought going into the process.   Let Go…or Be Dragged: Writing to Heal From Trauma From his pharmaceutical background, Michael Neeley came across the concept of a blind study and this helped him understand how a person’s beliefs and expectations can influence the actions of others. Constantly repeating a concept to yourself can make it your reality and it’s therefore important to let go of the wrong preconceptions thus giving yourself and others a chance to have a new start. We tend to create negative patterns in our lives because we wish to prove to ourselves that we were right and the outcome can be different. By accepting that we are the common denominator in our experiences, we are able to actively participate in changing the course of our lives. The suntan effect is seen in our lives when we get new information on how to improve our lives and for a few days or weeks it excites us but soon it no longer holds a significant meaning to us. Only by ensuring we let go of our past totally can we then be able to use the new information to help ourselves recover from the trauma in our lives. Let go of the preconceptions you have about others and about yourself so that you can get a new start. Disengage from operating on autopilot and take control of your life by paying attention to all the actions you take (mindfulness). By clearing out the old beliefs and influences in your life, you will make room for new and positive information that will help transform your life.   Lifestory Toolkit: http://www.visualthesaurus.com/ (Visual Thesaurus) (Brought to you by https://www.lifestorytelling.com/ (Lifestorytelling.com) – Discover YOUR life stories!) This episode’s Lifestory Toolkit features the http://www.visualthesaurus.com/ (Visual Thesaurus). It is an interactive dictionary and thesaurus which creates word maps that blossom with meanings and branch to related words. Its innovative display encourages exploration and learning. You’ll understand language in a powerful new way. You can find and subscribe to it at  http://www.visualthesaurus.com/ (www.visualthesaurus.com).     Free Download: 21 Ways to Capture Family History https://lifestory.leadpages.co/leadbox/1457aaa73f72a2%3A14b4a7bd3b46dc/5750790484393984/ (Click Here for Free Download – 21 Ways to Capture Family History)   https://www.stacybrookman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Michael-Neeley-Bio-Pic.jpg ()About: Michael Neeley Michael Neeley is a former professional actor and medieval knight turned writer, motivational speaker, personal development coach, and the creator of the transformational program http://www.michaelneeley.com/the-art-of-forgetting-2/ (The Art of Forgetting) as well as the podcast, http://www.michaelneeley.com/consciously-speaking/ (Consciously Speaking). He has appeared in feature films with Mel Gibson and Kevin Costner, worked on the stage with Andre Braugher and Kathleen Chalfant, and had recurring roles in several popular soap operas. His studies in character development took place both on and off camera, and ultimately fueled his desire to pursue personal development and consciousness training as a profession. His soon to be released book, http://www.michaelneeley.com/the-art-of-forgetting-2/ (The Art of Forgetting), is an essential element for anyone about to embark on, or already on a path of personal growth and discovery. It is a useable set of tools to help you uncover and unplug the underlying stories you’ve created that are now hindering your life’s journey. Not only is he a masterful storyteller, he is also a masterful story-eraser; helping you unwind your past

This week it’s all about web series and all about winner for best supporting actress,Darcie Siciliano! We chat about her popular web series, He’s With Me (http://www.heswithme.tv/), and about how she learned to accept herself as one who does not fit in to typical “actress” molds, and how she got more comfortable about her own process.   Links: He’s With Me web series (http://www.heswithme.tv/) Indie Series Network (http://www.indieseriesnetwork.org/) Indie Series Awards (http://www.indieseriesawards.com/) Darcie Siciliano is a professional actress based in NYC who has had the privilege of collaborating on stage with Academy Award winner Alexander Dinelaris, Academy Award nominee Michael Weller and renowned actress Kathleen Chalfant; and on-screen with such acclaimed directors as Joe Pytka, Bob Giraldi and Neil Kraft.  She has recently completed her second season on the hit indie webseries HE'S WITH ME - for which she won an Indie Series Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy, after being nominated twice. Follow her @damedacia and www.darciesiciliano.com.  

You ever get a weather boner?  Jeff Hiller (Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson) has.  He's in the guest star chair this time, and he and Sharon have quite a few Brene Brown moments together.  They also cover not remembering names of people you've met, before painting the picture of Kathleen Chalfant sailing through Times Square on a Segue.  The two then wrap up by discussing how we coast on the good things that happen to us, but that we need to be happy with what we create.

In this episode, Michael Neeley discusses letting go of our stories, how cheating played a big role in his life, acting, his highly successful podcast, Consciously Speaking and his upcoming book, The Art of Forgetting.  “It's important to keep looking. It's important to keep searching for that thing that really fills your heart. You'll know it when you find it.”– Michael Neeley About Michael Neeley Michael is a former professional actor and medieval knight turned writer, motivational speaker, personal development coach, and author of the upcoming book, The Art of Forgetting. Of course, he also hosts this podcast, Consciously Speaking. He has appeared in feature films with Mel Gibson and Kevin Costner, performed off Broadway with Andre Braugher and Kathleen Chalfant, and had recurring roles in several popular soap operas. His studies in character development took place both on and off camera, and ultimately fueled his desire to pursue personal development and consciousness training as a profession. Michael is a student of Buddhism and sits on the Board of Directors at Insight Santa Cruz, a Buddhist meditation community. His contemplative practices form a great part of the foundation of his work, where he is a certified Dharma teacher and meditation guide. ....In this show…. Michael Neeley's Life Purpose To get the word out about ways to live consciously, and to show that there are more important elements that we are here to experience than just the day-to-day. Life Purpose Ah-Ha Moments Michael Neeley fell in love with acting during his participation in his fourth grade play. From that experience on, he knew he wanted to entertain and give people rest from the worries of their day. Major Life Events that Hinted at Your Life Purpose After being in multiple relationships in which Michael Neeley was cheated on, he realized his own responsibility in attracting qualities in others. He applied this philosophy of attraction to his life altogether and began taking conscious control of his own actions. Michael Neeley and his wife moved out of Los Angeles when their son was born, causing him to end his acting career. He began working on his book and coaching, which eventually lead him to "find his voice" and to begin podcasting. Spiritual Belief Raised Catholic Believes in Buddhism not as a religion, but as a philosophy of living. Follows the Theravada Tradition of Buddhism. Recommended Personal Growth Resource or Practice Mindfulness- Being present with everyday actions. Meditation Michael Neeley's Wisdom on Igniting Life Purpose and Personal Growth "It's important to keep looking. It's important to keep searching for that thing that really fills your heart. You'll know it when you find it." Interview Links and Special Offers from this Episode Michael Neeley's website Michael Neely's book "The Art of Forgetting" will be released on November 6th Mentioned Books (Click link to read more about or purchase books from Amazon) "The Way of the Superior Man" by David Deida  Subscribe to the Life Purpose Advisor Podcast To subscribe and review the Life Purpose Advisor podcast on iTunes.  Click here.  (Your reviews keep us growing so you'll hear more great stories from difference makers.)

Today’s interview will be a turning-of-the-table as Heather Gray (Season 1, Episodes 54, 66 and 101)  is sitting in as guest host and interviewing Michael himself. Michael is a former professional actor and medieval knight turned writer, motivational speaker, personal development coach, and author of the upcoming book, The Art of Forgetting. Of course, he also hosts this podcast, Consciously Speaking.  He has appeared in feature films with Mel Gibson and Kevin Costner, performed off Broadway with Andre Braugher and Kathleen Chalfant, and had recurring roles in several popular soap operas. His studies in character development took place both on and off camera, and ultimately fueled his desire to pursue personal development and consciousness training as a profession. Michael is a student of Buddhism and sits on the Board of Directors at Insight Santa Cruz, a Buddhist meditation community. His contemplative practices form a great part of the foundation of his work, where he is a certified Dharma teacher and meditation guide. Most recently, Michael has put together a training program for other podcast hopefuls. He is helping upcoming hosts and producers in the A to Z process of designing, launching and growing a podcast audience.    You can learn more about Michael at www.MichaelNeeley.com, or sign up for a Discovery Session to see if Michael is the coach for you. Please be sure to fill out our Audience Demographic Survey for LibSyn. Thanks. And don’t forget to subscribe to Consciously Speaking so that you don't miss a single episode. While you're at it, won't you take a moment to write a short review and rate our show? It would be greatly appreciated! To learn more about our previous guests, listen to past episodes, and get to know your host, go to www.MichaelNeeley.com and follow us on Facebook and Twitter.

Where do art and social justice meet? From early roles in films like Bob Roberts and Five Corners to her award winning roles in plays including Wit and Angels in America: Millennium Approaches, to her current starring role in the award-winning Showtime series The Affair, Kathleen Chalfant is one of the most acclaimed actresses in the US. She has also been an outspoken advocate on issues like Middle East peace and incarceration. This episode also looks at Stanley Cohen, a radical lawyer who has represented Hamas and other official US enemies. Cohen is going to jail in a case seen as payback from the US government for his unpopular cases.

This week’s episode of Radio Cherry Bombe is all about A Second Helping of Life, a benefit for SHARE – a 38-year-old survivor-led organization based in New York City that provides support, information, and resources to women affected by breast and ovarian cancer. Its mission is to help women and their families address the emotional and practical issues that arise from a cancer diagnosis and to provide the support these women need to feel less isolated, better informed, and more empowered as health care consumers. A Second Helping of Life features 25 women chefs (and celebrity sous chefs) serving their signature dishes at Pier 60, Chelsea Piers, on Monday, September 22, 7:00-9:30 PM. Tune in as Julia Turshen is joined by chef Rebecca Charles and actress Kathleen Chalfant, both participants, to discuss the Share event. This program was brought to you by Whole Foods Market. “It doesn’t exist until it’s received. This thing that’s made is a collaborating between the person who gets it and the person who gives it.” [30:00] –Katheleen Chalfant on Radio Cherry Bombe

The one-year anniversary of Occupy Wall Street was on September 17 of this year. We have been conducting interviews with protesters throughout the year, and our special performance for #S17 on September 17 at Joe's Pub focused on how the movement had transformed from its early days and what it's future might look like. This week's episode features Colleen Werthmann as Andrea, a protester; Tony-nominee Kathleen Chalfant as an actress and demonstrator; and Brad Heberlee as an anti-war activist, environmentalist, and participant in the movement; and we close out with Jill Sobule, Alex Nolan, Amanda Ruzza and Liz Kelly performing Jill's song "We Want our America Back." Interviews were conducted by Dan Domingues, Jackie Sibblies Drury, and Rachel Jablin. The evening was directed by Mia Rovegno. For more, please visit http://www.thecivilians.org.To leave a comment, please visit The Civilians' blog http://blogforthecivilians.blogspot.com/!

  At long last the face of a mature woman will grace the silver screen! Veteran actress Kathleen Chalfant is taking on the role of Ruth—a sixty year-old divorcée whose fictional life mirrors the experience of countless boomer women. Dana White, writer and producer of the film, The Red Suitcase, is joining us to share this remarkable story of a mother and daughter--the layers of their relationship and how a journey together across the U.S. brings about a number of surprising revelations. It's a riveting tale and one that focuses on life after fifty...a long awaited reflection of the lives of mature women. So be sure to tune in and catch this enlightening look at boomers, our daughters, and the surprises inside a red suitcase!

The poet Anne Sexton took her own life in 1974, but had she lived, this year would have marked her 83rd birthday. Reason enough, thought the actor Paul Hecht, to organize an elegant tribute to her at the Cornelia Street Café on Nov. 14. Two strong women — Kathleen Chalfant and Jennifer Van Dyck — took turns mapping Sexton’s somewhat fragile life through the ley lines of her verse. Even without knowing how it ended, it was possible to glimpse a conflicted mind through the shifting surfaces of her words.  Pianist Liz Magnes provided deft transitions between sections of the program, which followed a loose arc from childhood to maturity. Cornelia Street Café co-owner and host Robin Hirsch provided the introduction. Bon Mots: Verses from "Rowing": Then there was life with its cruel houses and people who seldom touched — though touch is all — Verse from "A Story for Rose": Someday, I promised her, I'll be someone going somewhere. Verses from "The Ambition Bird": The business of words keeps me awake.I am drinking cocoa,that warm brown mama. Verses from "The Black Art": A woman who writes feels too much,those trances and portents!As if cycles and children and islandsweren't enough; as if mourners and gossipsand vegetables were never enough. Use the player above to hear selections from the program.

Patricia Highsmith's dazzling, dangerous novels entered the American consciousness in classic films such as Strangers on a Train and The Talented Mr. Ripley. Join us for an evening celebrating Highsmith: Schenkar's author talk that captures Highsmith's brilliance in creating disturbing fictions, a dramatic presentation by Obie Award- winning actress Chalfant, and never-before seen photos.

The five performers -- Matthew Broderick ("Night Must Fall"), Kathleen Chalfant ("Wit"), Brian Dennehy ("Death of a Salesman"), Elizabeth Franz ("Death of a Salesman"), and Swoosie Kurtz ("The Mineola Twins") -- discuss their current and past acting roles, how research and real life experience shapes one's portrayal of a character, how the audience completes the performance equation, stage versus film work, and where they started their performing careers.

The five performers -- Matthew Broderick (two-time Tony winner for Brighton Beach Memoirs and How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying), Kathleen Chalfant (Wit), Brian Dennehy (Inherit the Wind and a Tony Award for Death of a Salesman), Elizabeth Franz (1999 Tony Award for her featured role in Death of a Salesman), and Swoosie Kurtz (1981 Featured Actress Tony for Fifth of July and 1986 Featured Actress Tony for the original production of The House of Blue Leaves) -- discuss their current and past acting roles, how research and real life experience shapes one's portrayal of a character, how the audience completes the performance equation, stage versus film work, and where they started their performing careers.

Tony Award nominee Kathleen Chalfant talks about doing double duty on New York stages right now: as the mother of the title character in "Dead Man's Cell Phone" at Playwrights Horizons and as the latter of the two title characters in "Vita And Virginia" at the Zipper Factory Theater. Chalfant ranges over her extensive career, explaining why she took the role in "Cell Phone" without having even read the script and her heritage as an early staff member at Playwrights Horizons; what Harvey Fierstein taught her about "upstaging"; how "The Jack Benny Show" influenced an aspect of her performance in the landmark "Angels In America"; and how she coped with personal loss during the her acclaimed run in Margaret Edson's "Wit". Original air date - March 7, 2008.

Tony Award nominee Kathleen Chalfant talks about doing double duty on New York stages right now: as the mother of the title character in "Dead Man's Cell Phone" at Playwrights Horizons and as the latter of the two title characters in "Vita And Virginia" at the Zipper Factory Theater. Chalfant ranges over her extensive career, explaining why she took the role in "Cell Phone" without having even read the script and her heritage as an early staff member at Playwrights Horizons; what Harvey Fierstein taught her about "upstaging"; how "The Jack Benny Show" influenced an aspect of her performance in the landmark "Angels In America"; and how she coped with personal loss during the her acclaimed run in Margaret Edson's "Wit". Original air date - March 7, 2008.

Three distinguished actresses—Brenda Blethyn, Kathleen Chalfant and Randy Graff—discuss their craft and careers.

Three distinguished actresses—Brenda Blethyn, Kathleen Chalfant and Tony winner Randy Graff (for her featured role in City of Angels) —discuss their craft and careers.