Podcast appearances and mentions of Kristin Kreuk

In this episode we discuss candy culture from childhood, growing up with an ice machine, THE bar aka the log-shaped Reese, how shirley temples = Swiss Chalet, Lifehouse, the womens' version of a civil war re-enactment, baby Lex Luther's luscious ginger hair, the targeted hit from that meteor, Lex getting Nair'd by a meteor, Allison Mack, wearing bikini-style underwear, and SO MUCH MORE!!!

Ghostface is back, but this time he's got a sidekick! Scream 7 slices its way onto screens with fan-favourite Jasmin Savoy Brown as Mindy Meeks-Martin, Mason Gooding as Chad, and Neve Campbell's Sidney Prescott returning with a jaw-dropping twist: Joel McHale stars as her husband, Mark Evans (not that Mark from Scream 3). With Kevin Williamson back on board, expect spine-chilling scares, clever meta-zingers, and the rumored addition of Sidney's daughter Asa Germann and Isabel May in the mix. The slasher mayhem drops February 27, 2026, on Paramount+. Catch up on earlier screams now—if you dare!

Smallville reaches its D.A.R.E era this week as Tom Welling and Michael Rosenbaum revisit Season 5 Episode 17: VOID! After exploring the difficulty of transforming Kristin Kreuk into a kryptonite junky fiend we explore the nod to Lex Luthor's black glove future and the meaning behind the visits from beyond to the main characters in this episode. Thank you to our sponsors:

Today On With Mario Lopez – Smallville’s Kristin Kreuk zooms in to talk FOX’s Murder In A Small Town, fan conventions, & more! Plus, Mario vs Courtney compete in a classic film themed round of Name That Tune, reveal the worst cities for dating, explain why friends = health, & more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The first scene of the new Fox and Global series Murder in a Small Town is set at that most sacred of Canadian television landmarks: the diner from The Beachcombers, Mollys Reach. Seated inside, shooting a first date scene, are two actors representing several generations of Canadian acting royalty: Kristin Kreuk, the Vancouver lass who went from Edgemont to Smallville to Beauty and the Beast to Burden of Truth to starring in this fifth network series, Opposite her is Rossif Sutherland. The late, great Donald was his dad; Kiefer his half brother. No pressure.Series creator and writer Ian Weir (also Canadian) screwed up and made Rossif a Chief of Police, not a Mountie. Kristin plays a librarian/muse, not Anne of Green Gables. Otherwise, almost everything else about this series is so Canadian it apologises. Sorry.Even one of our greatest homegrown actors, R.H. Thomson, plays a dead body in the pilot. That is so Canadian.Kreuk, one of the most popular guests ever at brioux.tv: the podcast, talks about all of this and more. Get comfy on a chesterfield, open a bag of ketchup chips, and join us.

On this episode of The Movie Podcast, Daniel is joined by Kristin Kreuk (Smallville, Burden of Truth, Beauty and the Beast) to discuss her new murder mystery series, MURDER IN A SMALL TOWN. The show is based on the Edgar Award-winning Karl Alberg series by acclaimed novelist L.R. Wright and follows Karl Alberg (Rossif Sutherland), who moves to a quiet, coastal town to soothe a psyche that has been battered by big-city police work. He'll quickly learn that this gentle paradise has more than its share of secrets and will need to call upon all the skills that made him a world-class detective in solving the murders that, even in this seemingly idyllic setting, continue to wash up on his shore. Kristin Kreuk stars as Cassandra Lee, a local librarian who becomes Karl's muse, foil and romantic interest. Murder in a Small Town debuts Tuesday, September 24 at 8PM ET/PT on Global and STACKTV with a one-time 90-minute episode then moves to 9PM ET/PT on Tuesday, October 8 before landing in its regular day and time on Wednesday, October 16 at 10PM ET/PT. Watch and listen to The Movie Podcast now on all podcast platforms, YouTube, and TheMoviePodcast.ca Contact: hello@themoviepodcast.ca FOLLOW US Daniel on X, Instagram, Letterboxd Shahbaz on X, Instagram, and Letterboxd Anthony on X, Instagram, and Letterboxd The Movie Podcast on X, Instagram, TikTok, Discord, and Rotten Tomatoes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Filling in for Lance this week is actress Kristin Kreuk, who is catching up with her new main squeeze . . .on-screen, that is, Rossif Sutherland!Kristin and Rossif co-star in the new crime drama, "Murder in a Small Town" and they get real on what it was like working with one another, Rossif's reaction to being the lead of a show for the first time, why he calls this role the big break of his career even though he's been on hit shows before and the touching connection the series has to his late father, the great Donald Sutherland."Murder in a Small Town" premieres September 24, 2024 on FOX.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ve vant to vorget this episode… Join us for a healthy dose of bauming for Season 5 Episode 5 THIRST! And who else, but the sorority vampire herself KRISTIN KREUK is here to join us for the ride. She opens up about the lessons learned in standing up for your character in a series and deciding when to put your foot down with certain scenes and requests. Outside of that we have fun riffing on the infamous jacuzzi scene, the appearance of the late great Carrie Fisher, and Smallville's departure into Transylvania. Thank you to our sponsors:

Mikey & Jeremy watch S5E1, "Arrival". They discuss Kristin Kreuk's stellar performance, Clark Kent's stunning admission, and Jor-el's Canadian Fortress.  

Northshore wastewater treatment plant decision deferred…again GUEST: Eric Woodward, Township of Langley Mayor Game time! The Vancouver Bandits season begins GUEST: Dylan Kular, President of the Vancouver Bandits The Week That Was in BC Politics GUEST: Keith Baldrey, Global BC Legislative Bureau Chief  Actress Kristin Kreuk talks supporting kids' mental health GUEST: Kristin Kreuk, actor and star of Smallville, Partition, and the Beauty and the Beast series Should everyone pay more for the North Shore wastewater treatment plant? GUEST: Sarah Kirby Yung, ABC Vancouver City Councillor The Wrap - Which discontinued fast food item would you like to see make a return & Would you trust the advice of Youtube creators? Guest: Leah Holiove, TV Reporter and Radio Host GUEST: Sarah Daniels, real estate agent in South Surrey; author and broadcaster Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GUEST: Kristin Kreuk, actor and star of Smallville, Partition, and the Beauty and the Beast series Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our top news stories: We got our official first look at David Corenswet in the new Superman movie costume, Kristin Kreuk will be attending the 2024 Superman Celebration, and DC will release a reproduction of the 1982 DC Style Guide by artist José Luis García-López. Superman news for the period March 27 - April 2, 2024. Brought to you by SupermanHomepage.com. Hosted by Steve Younis. Visit our website: https://www.SupermanHomepage.com/ Visit our online store: https://www.SupermanHomepage.com/shop Featured Products and Links: Steve is wearing a Superman Classic Logo T-Shirt available from Amazon - https://amzn.to/3QvTQHR "Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths - Part Three" - https://amzn.to/3JPkWGr "Superman: The Definitive History" Hardcover Book - https://amzn.to/44txlcF Superman Apple Watch Bands - https://www.supermanhomepage.com/superman-apple-watch-bands/ This week's Superman comic books - https://www.supermanhomepage.com/superman-comic-books-available-this-week-may-7-2024/ Latest Comic Book Reviews - https://www.supermanhomepage.com/comics/2024-comic-reviews/c-review-2024.php

There's magic in the air this week as Tom Welling and Michael Rosenbaum are joined by Isobel herself KRISTIN KREUK to discuss Season 4 Episode 8: SPELL! Kristin talks about the fun revisiting this witchy episode, her big problem during filming, and her overall experience working with new cast mates Erica Durance and Jensen Ackles in Season 4. Tom remembers being asked to dance poorly, Michael discusses turning up the crazy look in the piano scene, and we all enjoy the ridiculousness of this episode. Thank you to our sponsors: ❤️ Betterhelp: https://betterhelp.com/talkville

Two tears in a bucket...time to podcast! We're interrogating Clint Eastwood's 1997 Savannah murder trial adaptation MIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL, and it's basically all context today, folks! The bestselling book of it all, the Kevin Spacey of it all, the Savannah of it all, and most importantly the Lady Chablis of it all - we're covering it. We also discuss notions of truth, Hoodoo as a practice of resistance, and finally introduce Ian's powerful and dangerous teenage crush on Smallville actress Kristin Kreuk. Good ep! Check it out! Topics include: what to do with Nazi memorabilia, Northern chauvinism, Savannah city planning, unfortunately more discussion of THE FLASH, accidentally rooting for the Taliban, a little transgender history, Jake's hot FIFTH ELEMENT take, Ian's very tepid FIFTH ELEMENT take, and more. https://www.podcastyforme.com/ Follow Pod Casty For Me: https://twitter.com/podcastyforme https://www.instagram.com/podcastyforme/ https://www.youtube.com/@podcastyforme Artwork by Jeremy Allison: https://www.instagram.com/jeremyallisonart

Tom Welling and Michael Rosenbaum revisit the Smallville Season 2 Finale with friend of the show and co-star KRISTIN KREUK!! Kristin was awesome this week… She talks about her opinion on the Chloe, Clark, Lana love triangle in this second season, the constant abandonment intertwined into Lana's storylines, and how she was still finding her voice in the show's infancy. Tom and Michael discuss the gut wrenching ending to this episode, some overly heavy kissing, and some classic pranks on Sam Jones III. Thank you to our sponsors:

In this episode of our Arcade Movie Review series we take a look at the film Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (2009) When a child, Chun-Li sees her father being captured by wealthy gangster Bison. When she grows up, she goes into a quest for justice and bring down the criminal organization Shadaloo which is led by Bison. Kristin Kreuk as Chun-Li Katherine Pemberton as Young Chun-Li Neal McDonough as M. Bison Brendan Miller as Young M. Bison Chris Klein as Interpol Agent Charlie Nash Michael Clarke Duncan as Balrog Moon Bloodgood as Detective Maya Sunee Taboo as Vega Robin Shou as Gen, Martial Arts Master Edmund Chen as Huang Xiang, Father of Chun-Li Josie Ho as Cantana Elizaveta Kiryukhina as Rose Cheng Pei-pei as Zhilan Listen, Rate and Share the show!!!! Find us at all2reeltoo.com If you want to see the film email us at mike@cullenpark for a link. Listen to Mike on The Family Fright Night Horror Podcast ... https://open.spotify.com/episode/7kstbpDOnLQeI8BQGLzina Check out some cool music by host Matthew Haase at https://youtu.be/5E6TYm_4wIE Check out cool merchandise related to our show at http://tee.pub/lic/CullenPark Become a Patron of the show here.... https://www.patreon.com/CullenPark Listen to Mike on The Nerdball Podcast.... https://pod.fo/e/ba2aa Check out some cool music from Jason Quick at www.jasonquickmusic.com Check out these cool YouTube creators that Matt was talking about on this episode: https://youtube.com/c/CouncilofGeeks https://youtube.com/c/lostrekkie If you can during these troubling times make a donation to one of the following charities to help out. https://www.thetrevorproject.org/ https://www.hrc.org/hrc-story/hrc-foundation https://pointfoundation.org/ https://www.directrelief.org/ https://www.naacpldf.org/ https://www.blackvotersmatterfund.org https://www.tahirih.org/ https://www.monafoundation.org/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I'm celebrating the superhero show Smallville with actress Kristin Kreuk! Kristin drops by to talk about bringing the DC Comics' character Lana Lang to life on the hit series, going toe-to-toe with Lex Luthor, and loving and ultimately leaving Clark Kent.Photo courtesy Kristin KreukImages TM & copyright © DC Comics Follow Kristin on IG Stuff […]

It's part one of my trip to GalaxyCon Columbus with special guests from Smallville – Michael Rosenbaum, John Glover, and Kristin Kreuk! And, from the world of Star Trek – Terry Farrell, Laura Banks, David Gerrold, Gates McFadden, and John De Lancie! GalaxyCon logo TM & copyright © GalaxyCon GalaxyCon’s websiteTalk Ville PodcastStar Trek: The […]

Last stop before Season 2! This week we revisit our convos with some of the guests who were responsible for making Smallville the incredible show it still is. Including, but not limited to, the work behind the scenes from Al Gough, Miles Millar, Glenn Winter, and Greg Beeman … and the lasting performances on screen from Kristin Kreuk, John Schneider, and John Glover. These were some of our favorite moments from these guests in Season 1. Can't wait to share who we have planned for Season 2. Thank you to these lovely folks:

Tom Welling and Michael Rosenbaum explore the deepest desires of Smallville in Episode 15: Nicodemus. After remembering certain issues with directors on set, the guys dissect the different ‘out of character' performances from John Schneider, Kristin Kreuk, and Sam Jones III whose characters fall under the spell of the Nicodemus. Tom remembers Kristin's reaction to the pool scene and how the crew managed safety concerns of the windmill shots. Michael talks about one of the most memorable performances from Annette O'Toole in this episode and how Lex continues to conveniently miss Clark in action. ❤️ Subscribe and share to support the new pod!⁣ ☎️ Hotline: (213) 538-2883 Thank you to our Sponsors:

“I look like Grizzly Adams with a bandana…” This week on the Crankcast… after a two-week break we’re back but not exactly refreshed. Mike had a visit to the ER and crank is exhausted and possibly mentally broken. Crank does most of the talking, mainly about movies and TV watched and Kristin Kreuk, while Mike […]

And now we present: Chloe's Sex Cult. New band name, we call it. Allison Mack, popularly known as Smallville's Chloe Sullivan, was - in fact - involved in a cult. Have you heard? Did you watch Smallville? Whether yes or no, we can promise this whole story is both crazy fascinating and baffling, Smallville fan or not. So. Sit down with a 500-calorie snack and join us on this illuminating journey. Support the show

After we pull the curtain back and deep dive all the ‘Freezer Boy' scenes, teenage horror tropes, and purple sweaters inside Episode 5: Cool, we're joined by future returning guest, Lana Lang herself, Kristin Kreuk. Kristin remembers her time on the show, how Tom couldn't remember his lines in one particular scene in Cool, and dealing with her stalker in the early seasons. Good times in this episode as we explore some of the Cool special effects and crack a new low on our rating system.⁣ ⁣ ❤️ Subscribe and share to support the new pod!⁣ ☎️ Hotline: (213) 538-2883 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Eurotrip Welcome to The Guys Review, where we review media, products and experiences.   **READ APPLE REVIEWS/Fan Mail**Mention Twitter DM group - like pinned tweet @The_GuysReviewRead emails theguysreviewpod@gmail.comTwitter Poll Eurotrip Written, Alec Berg , David Mandel,  Jeff Schaffer. Directed: Jeff Schaffer,  Alec Berg(uncredited) David Mandel(uncredited) Starring:  Scott MechlowiczJacobs PittsMichelle TrachtenbergTravis WesterKristin KreukMatt Damon Released: Feb 20, 2004 Budget: $25M ($38,262,175.75 in 2022) Box Office: $20.8M ($31,834,130.23 in 2022) Ratings:   IMDb 6.6/10 Rotten Tomatoes 47% Metacritic 45% Google Users 82%  Yet again thine request for thine awards Mi Lord Tucker the Wanker second Earl of Wessex. Heir of Lord baldy the one eyed snake wrestler. MTV Movie + TV Awards 2004NomineeMTV Movie AwardBest CameoMatt Damon Teen Choice Awards 2004NomineeTeen Choice AwardChoice Movie Your Parents Didn't Want You to See  First time you saw the movie? Plot:The film opens to in Hudson, Ohio, "Scotty" Thomas is dumped by his girlfriend Fiona immediately after his high school graduation at the beginning of the film. Back at Sottys house, he replies to an email sent to him from "Mike" his German pen pal. Cooper warns him that he could end up being sex trafficked when "Mike" asks to meet up. Scotty attends a graduation party that evening with Cooper, where the band, fronted by Matt Damon, performs a song detailing his affair Fiona called Scotty Doesn't Know. Cooper finds himself in a hot tub with a girl and convinces her to take her top off, before getting caught by some jocks and thrown out. Scotty returns home drunk and angry and reads an email from his German pen pal, expressing sympathy for Scotty and suggesting they meet in person. Remembering Coopers suggestion that "Mike" may be a sexual predator, Scotty tells Mike to stay away from him. The next morning, a very hungover Scotty sees his younger brother, Bert, reading his email and informs him that "Mieke" is actually a common German feminine name. Realizing that he had mistaken her name and that he has feelings for Mieke, Scotty tries to contact her again, but finds that Mieke has blocked his email address. Scotty decides to travel to Europe with Cooper to find Mieke and apologize in-person. -This whole movie could've been resolved if he just made another email address-Finoa is pretty hot-I LOVE Cooeprs line of "this isn't where I parked my car"... I used to use that one occasionally.-Its funny that with all the practice with writing German, he mistook Mieke for a guy, considering she probably used feminine pronouns.-Did you have a passport when you were 18? Could you have just up and gone to Europe? Scotty and Cooper go tot he airport and find flights via being couriers. They first arrive in London, where they en dup in a Manchester United hooligan pub; they eventually befriend their leader, Mad Maynard. After a night of drinking, Scotty and Cooper wake up on a bus on their way to Paris with the hooligans. In Paris, they meet up with their classmates, Jenny and Jamie, fraternal twins who are touring Europe together. While in Paris, they decide to visit the Louvre, but are met with a VERY long line. While waiting, Cooper gets creeped out by a street performing robot. Scotty begins imitating him, and this leads to a robot fight; ending with Scotty kicking the robot guy in the balls. That evening Jenny and Jamie decide to accompany Scotty and Cooper to find Mieke in Berlin. The group travels to Amsterdam, where Jamie is robbed while receiving oral sex in an alley, losing everyone's money, passports, and train tickets. Cooper, in his continuing attempt at crazy European sex, visits Club Vandersexxx; which turns out to be a dominatrix club fun by Lucy Lawless. Cooper is then sexually assaulted with a tripple dildo machine. Meanwhile, Jenny and Scotty think they are trying hash brownies; but it turns out there is no weed in them and they are not high. With their money and passports gone, they attempt to hitchhike to Berlin, but due to a language misunderstanding, they end up in Bratislava. Finding a great exchange rate with the U.S. dollar, the group goes to a nightclub. Drunk on absinthe, Jenny and Jamie make out with each other, witnessed by Scotty and Cooper, and are horrified when they realize what they are doing. The next day, a Slovak man drives them to Berlin, where they learn from Miekes dad that Mieke has left with a summer tour group, and will be reachable in Rome for only a short time. While Scotty is talking to Miekes dad, Cooper watches Miekes young step-brother color a tiny mustache on himself and goose step around his apartment; much to Coopers surprise. As they debate what to do outside the apartment, Jamie sells his Leica Camera for plane tickets to Rome to find Mieke. -Apparently the courier thing was a real thing, but has declined over the past 10-15 years, as couriers built their own fleets.-The robot fight is hilarious, but obviously not realistic at all.-Michelle Trachtenberg is hot. Killer body. I miss the shirts like she wears in the Bratislava, which I didn't know was a real country until recently. It doesn't look like the movies, though, very nice and pedestrian.-A used Leica M6 on Ebay was going for $2,772.-I love the whole Bratislava section; the green fairy and everything. I find it hilarious. In Rome, the group heads to Vatican City, where Mieke is touring before her summer at sea. Inside the Vatican, Scotty and Cooper search for Mieke and accidentally rings the bell that signals the Pope has died. They unknowingly enter the popes apartment, and after some fooling around, and accidentally dressing up as the pope, and accidentally setting a papal hat on fire, indicating a new pope has been elected, Scotty appears on the papal balcony, and everyone assumes he's the new pope. He spots Mieke in the cheering crowd below; all this happens while the current pope is watching on his tv. The Swiss guards realizes what is going on and detain Scotty and Cooper for their actions. However, the Manchester United football hooligans from London suddenly appears at the Vatican and telling the guards to release Scotty and Cooper. Scotty finally introduces himself to Mieke and confesses his love. Mieke is happy to see him, and they have sex in a confessional booth before she leaves on her trip. On the flight back to Ohio, Jenny and Cooper give into their urges and have sex in the plane's lavatory, while Jamie stays in Europe after being hired by Arthur Frommer. -No way they would've been able to just get into the Vatican without some sort of tour group paper work. Even if he did know everything.-There is no way access to the Popes apartment is just in a random door that is accessible by anyone. Also weird they would have the bell that indicates the pope has died right by his door.-In the original ending, Mieke turns Scotty down... Making a more rational decision that they don't know each other well enough.  Scotty moves to Oberlin College in the fall term for his studies. During his phone conversation with Cooper, who is now dating Jenny, Cooper asks what Scotty's new roommate looks like. Mieke knocks on the door of his room, having been assigned to the same room because of another misunderstanding about her name. Scotty and Mieke embrace and get into bed together, with Cooper calling for Scott on the other end of a still-open cell phone call and the film closing with the Absinthe Green Fairy wondering at his own lack of a sex life. -You'd think in one of the forms Mieke would've had to fill out to attend college, and get assigned a dorm room, she would have checked the "female" box, but I guess they missed that part. If anything, I feel bad she's probably in an all male dorm. Also, at 18... I mean, I seriously doubt they'll end up together forever.  Top Five Trivia of the movie: Top 5 TriviaThey had a lot of trouble casting Scotty. “It had gotten to the point, literally, where we were going to restaurants, staring at our waiters,” said Mandel of the search for Scotty. Luckily, Mechlowicz, a UCLA student at the time, “rode in on a white horse” to save them from further stress over casting the all-important part. Meanwhile, Trachtenberg credited her physical comedy in her audition — which was the airplane scene where Jenny climbs over Cooper on her way to the bathroom — to her getting the job offer from the producers. “And I blew them,” deadpanned Trachtenberg, who got several laughs from the crowd for her natural EuroTrip-style humor. Above all, though, producers said it was important to them at the time to cast real teenagers in the roles. “We didn't want 35-year-olds playing high school kids,” said Schaffer.Despite all the political incorrectness in the film, there was one scene that was just too much for the studio, referred to by producers as “The Anne Frank sex scene.” In the scene — never filmed but available in script form on the original DVD, they claim — Cooper finds a flyer for a sex club called “The Secret Room” and accidentally misidentifies the house of Anne Frank as the club. (“He asks somebody, ‘Is this The Secret Room' and they go, ‘Yes, it will change your life,'” Berg recalled.) Encountering a big line outside, Cooper assumes he has found the correct place, but instead of waiting, he goes through a backdoor. Once he discovers a small room with a small bed, he decides to get naked and wait for a sex worker — but soon after finds himself exposed in front of a tour group. (To make matters worse, Anne Frank's only living relative was a part of the tour group.) And as if that wasn't enough to horrify the studio, the scene also had Cooper reaching for a small mannequin — one guess as to whom it was modeled after — and covering his private parts with it, resulting in an unintended sexually explicit visual for the tour group. The producers wrote the Club Vandersexxx scene to replace this scene once it was nixed.The original title was Ugly Americans. But the studio didn't want the movie with “ugly” in the title or a “sarcastic or ironic” title, said Schaffer. “We had a knock-down, drag-out fight with them,” said Schaffer, “which is like having a fight with your parents when you're four because they can call it whenever they want.” And they did.The nude beach scene originally had much less nudity in it. But once they started filming, they realized it took away from the comedy to have all the extras holding surf boards and other objects — Austin Powers-style — to cover their private parts. “We thought, ‘Wouldn't it be funnier if it was just wall-to-wall penises?'” said Mandel. The extras likely didn't mind the change; according to Trachtenberg, there was a lack of shyness between takes, making for an awkward craft services environment.Matt Damon's cameo — as the band leader/guy who steals Scotty's girlfriend, played by Kristin Kreuk — came together because the producers knew him from their days at Harvard…and he was in Prague. In fact, many parts, including Jeffrey Tambor's, were filled because the actors were already shooting in Prague, where EuroTrip was filmed. “No one wanted to fly over and we didn't have the money to have anyone fly over,” recalled Schaffer. “So we basically looked around and said, ‘Who's filming in Prague?'” Luckily, Damon was in town shooting The Brothers Grimm. Not so lucky, however, was that the only night he was available was the shortest night of the summer, so “we literally had from 10:45 at night…and the sun would come up at 3:45,” remembered Schaffer. “So we shot it in, like, 4.5 hours.”And a little fun tidbit from me Marcus the Song Scotty doesn't know Matt Damon sing on Spotify it has 124 762 320M Downloads. 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0:00 SEG 1 Michael Rosenbaum (https://twitter.com/michaelrosenbum) talks about attending FanExpo St. Louis, Superman Celebration in Metropolis, booking guests for his podcast ‘Inside of You with Michael Rosenbaum', losing his grandfather, Steven Amell having an anxiety attack on the podcast, being grateful for his Patrons, what's in store for Superman Celebration, Lex Luther and The Flash crossovers, plans for a Superman animated series with Kristin Kreuk and Tom Welling, appreciating Smallville, meeting Bruce Timm, his favorite item from his collection, stealing Lex Luthor's belongings from the set, and what recent horror films have impressed him. 24:56 SEG 2 Composer Hesham Nazih (https://twitter.com/heshamnazih) talks about making the music for ‘Moon Knigh't on Disney+ 41:32 SEG 3 Part 2 with composer Hesham Nazih Thanks to our sponsors Marcus Theatres (https://www.marcustheatres.com/), Historic St. Charles, Missouri (https://www.discoverstcharles.com/), Bug's Comics and Games (https://bugscomicsandgames.com/), and Kokomo Toys and Collectibles (https://www.kokomotoys.com/) Amazon Affiliate Link - http://bit.ly/geektome Buy Me a Coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/3Y0D2iaZl Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/GeekToMeRadio Website - http://geektomeradio.com/ Podcast - https://anchor.fm/jamesenstall Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/GeekToMeRadio/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/geektomeradio Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/geektomeradio/ Producer - Joseph Vosevich https://twitter.com/Joey_Vee --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jamesenstall/support

0:00 SEG 1 Jes Macallan (https://www.instagram.com/jesmacallan) talks about playing Ava on Legends of Tomorrow, working to renew the show for another season, bringing in Booster Gold, getting the part of Ava, and the evolution of the character. 9:45 SEG 2 Jes Macallan talks about how much of the show is scripted vs improv, doing ADR, and the biggest challenge about doing Legends of Tomorrow. 16:20 SEG 3 Kristin Kreuk (https://www.instagram.com/mskristinlkreuk) talks about doing conventions in-person again, working on Edgemont and Smallville simultaneously, and filming in Thailand for ‘Street Fighter: Chun-Li'. 26:21 SEG 4 Kristin Kreuk talks about working on a character that another actor has played, what she would do if she hadn't started acting, wanting to do Star Trek, and listener questions Thanks to our sponsors Marcus Theatres (https://www.marcustheatres.com/), Historic St. Charles, Missouri (https://www.discoverstcharles.com/), Bug's Comics and Games (https://bugscomicsandgames.com/), and Kokomo Toys and Collectibles (https://www.kokomotoys.com/) Amazon Affiliate Link - http://bit.ly/geektome Buy Me a Coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/3Y0D2iaZl Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/GeekToMeRadio Website - http://geektomeradio.com/ Podcast - https://anchor.fm/jamesenstall Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/GeekToMeRadio/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/geektomeradio Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/geektomeradio/ Producer - Joseph Vosevich https://twitter.com/Joey_Vee --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jamesenstall/support

Max Foizey interviews Kristin Kreuk and Conor McCreery in advance of FanExpo in St. Louis, and Tom O'Keefe swings by to review Firestarter with Max and John Carney.

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Kristin Kreuk blesses us again with an appearance on the podcast to talk about her feelings around the ending of Burden of Truth and her experience with shows ending as her career matured in Hollywood. Kristin expands on the idea in previous appearances of how her nervousness that she used to have on Smallville has evolved with age and experience. We also talk awkward interactions with actors at cons, letting go of our judgment of our past selves, and removing ego for the betterment of a piece of art. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Was in Trash Cast 20 versprochen wurde, wurde nun eingehalten. Zum 30. Jubiläum plaudern Carlo, Kühne und Jacko mit Stu als Gast über Street Fighter - Die entscheidende Schlacht und Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li. Der Meinung vieler gehören beide Filme zum Bodensatz der Videospielverfilmungen. Ob unsere Trash Caster auch so empfinden erfahrt ihr unten im Podcast. Viel Spaß und einen Hadouken auf die nächsten 30 Episoden.

Into the Spider-verse sequel Spider-man: Across the Spider-verse announcement and teaser, we are getting two parts in the next installment! Tom Cruise has been spotted doing a new outrageous stunt involving walking out on the wings of a biplane! Does this man have a death wish? Karen Gillian will play opposite herself in an upcoming movie about herself and her clone having to battle to the death, called Dual also starring Aaron Paul and Jesse Eisenberg. The Matrix Resurrections pre-order tickets go on sale with the Déjà Vu trailer dropping. Jack Reacher gets a sequel called Reacher starring Alan Ritchson, Malcolm Goodwin, Kristin Kreuk, Willa Fitzgerald, Bruce McGill, Chris Webster, Leslie Fray. Peacemaker official trailer for the upcoming show on HBO Max. Texas Chainsaw Massacre sequel teaser trailer takes place 47 years after the first movie installment. Then we have some fun with Twitter questions, for example: Which has been your favorite MCU series of 2021? Favorite Christmas movie? Favorite Star Wars prequel? And what do we want for Christmas? Thanks to @DiscussingFilm @omaraubert @MovieSonicDaily @BK23Skywalker for your twitter questions. Be sure to retweet our the giveaway tweet to win the 'Thanos was right' hoodie, winner will be announced on our next podcast. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/watchclosely/support

SOMEBODY SAVE MEEEEEE! If you're a fan of SMALLVILLE you likely sang this tune along with Remy Zero for 10 seasons in one the best DC shows ever created. Starring Tom Welling as a young Clark Kent in the Superboy tale we never knew we wanted cause it was the boy without the super in many ways. Showcasing his formative years in the Kansas town of Smallville. The show featured a cast that we grew up with and fell in love with in their roles as the pivotal and life shaping people in young Clarks' life. From his loving parents Jonathan and Martha Kent played by Annette O' Toole and John Schneider. To the first love Lana Lang played by Kristin Kreuk. Then you have Michael Rosenbaum as the ultimate Lex Luthor and the sad fall from grace beginning as a friend to Clark. The show was near and dear to many who couldn't wait to see the boy finally become the Superman he was destined to be. It was filled with many unforgettable moments and it's been 20 years since October 2001 debut and JAFN sees this as the perfect opportunity to visit our favorite town in middle America! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jafnpodcast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jafnpodcast/support

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 142, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 142, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Automobile Trivia 1: =. =. 2: The roofs of London taxicabs have extra height so gentlemen won't knock these off. tophats. 3: Most automobile horns beep on this note, 4th of the C scale. F. 4: According to 1980 census, within 5%, the % of all cars in the world that are in the U.S.. 37.9%. 5: At $500,000, most expensive custom car was this make and model, made in 1968 for Secret Service. Lincoln Continental. Round 2. Category: A Candy-Gory 1: Pep-O-Mint was the first flavor of these. Life Savers. 2: Hugs are a version of this bite-sized Hershey candy, with milk chocolate hugged by sweet white cream. Kisses. 3: This Nestle candy bar, crisped rice in chocolate, was introduced in 1938. Crunch. 4: These chewy candies were launched in the U.K. under the name "opal fruits". Starburst. 5: These chocolate-covered caramels were named for the disappointment at not being able to make them perfectly round. Milk Duds. Round 3. Category: Washington, Lincoln Or George W. Bush 1: Was born a British subject. Washington. 2: The tallest. Lincoln. 3: Lost the popular vote in a presidential election. Bush. 4: Went to Yale and Harvard. Bush. 5: Received a patent. Lincoln. Round 4. Category: The Beatles 1: Their 1st movie. A Hard Day's Night. 2: This drummer joined the Beatles in 1962, replacing Pete Best. Ringo Starr (Richard Starkey). 3: "It was 20 years ago today" that this person "taught the band to play". Sgt. Pepper. 4: "Yeah, Yeah, Yeah", this song was the Beatles' 2nd No. 1 hit in the U.S. after "I Want to Hold Your Hand". "She Loves You". 5: Popular name for their double album titled "The Beatles". The White Album. Round 5. Category: Tv Teens 1: You could say Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays the world's most "alien"ated teen on this series. 3rd Rock From The Sun. 2: Kristin Kreuk plays Lana Lang, the untouchable girl next door, on this WB series. Smallville. 3: The 2 title teens that Melissa Joan Hart has played on '90s TV series. Clarissa and Sabrina. 4: Stacey Farber and Aubrey Graham play Ellie Nash and Jimmy Brooks, 2 of the teens on this Canadian series. Degrassi. 5: 15-year-old Meg yearns to be a dancer on "American Bandstand" on this '60s-set series. American Dreams. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!

On this episode of ActorSpeak, Austin Basis speaks with actor Nina Lisandrello (Beauty And The Beast, FBI, Nurse Jackie, Law And Order). In Part 2, we talk about BATB, learning from Kristin Kreuk, Elisabeth Rohm creating chemistry, and the priorities of comedy vs. drama. A filmmaker, actress and writer, Nina is a graduate of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. As an actress she cut her teeth in commercials and low budget indie films before taking the role of Tess Vargas on the highly successful CW show Beauty And The Beast. Her other TV credits include FBI, NCIS: New Orleans, Nurse Jackie, and Law And Order, among others- and she appeared in the animated feature film The Spine Of Night, which recently premiered at SXSW. As of late, Nina has branched out- directing short films, including Vacant (which she wrote and directed), writing screenplays, and is currently developing several projects throughout the media landscape. Most recently, she became the Chief Creative Officer of Black Lives Matter, Greater NY. Nina's most impressive quality is her ability to be good at everything...! She swiftly navigates the entertainment & media world from acting to writing to directing to activism to innovation, and she is constantly forging new ground with her talent, vision & impeccable taste. She was my work wife on BATB & remains a good friend. WE AUDITION is a video-chat community where actors can audition, self-tape, rehearse, and get expert industry advice. USE promo code: ACTORSPEAK to get 25% off when joining at WeAudition.com

In 2001 a Superman show began airing on TV and a short while later a young General Zac was hooked. In 2009 General Tyler is half shown it, though the details are fuzzy. Both experiences are of a show that set a foundation for superhero TV as we know it. But now in 2021, does Smallville hold up? Zac's Recommendation: PS238 (Comic Book) by Aaron Williams Tyler's Recommendation: Misfits (TV series) Check out all earVVyrm podcasts at www.earvvyrm.com Email us at generalnerderypod@gmail.com

On this week's special edition episode of The Flash Podcast, Andy is joined by good friend of the podcast and returning guest Craig Byrne (Editor-in-Chief of KSiteTV, Flash TV News, KryptonSite, DCLegendsTV, Batwoman TV, Stargirl TV, and more!) As we get closer to the introduction of Jordan Fisher's Bart Allen a.k.a. Impulse in The Flash season 7, The Flash Podcast is doing a series of The Road to Bart Allen ahead of the Arrowverse version. For this episode, Andy and Craig take you back to Bart's live-action debut in Smallville season 4, with Kyle Gallner playing Impulse, by doing an episode commentary of the fifth episode "Run." Throughout the commentary, Craig shares his time having written the Smallville companion books, including the "Run" episode with interviews from Gallner, writer Steven S. DeKnight, as The WB was making a big deal of The Flash coming to Smallville. Join the duo as they go back to October 20, 2004, and watch Smallville's introduction of Bart Allen! That and more on this special edition of The Flash Podcast! Official "Run" Synopsis from 2004: "THE FLASH SPEEDS INTO SMALLVILLE - After Jonathan's (John Schneider) wallet is stolen, Clark (Tom Welling) super-speeds after the thief (guest star Kyle Gallner) but is stunned when he cannot catch him. The thief, Bart, a.k.a. The Flash, later shows up at the farm and tries to talk Clark into leaving Smallville for a life on the road together, flexing their super powers. Meanwhile, Lex (Michael Rosenbaum) buys a priceless framed manuscript with Kryptonian symbols and Clark learns that it contains a mysterious hidden map. However, when Bart steals the manuscript from Lex, he inadvertently puts Clark's life in danger and must make the decision whether to save Clark or himself. Kristin Kreuk, Allison Mack, John Glover, Jensen Ackles, Annette O'Toole also star. David Barrett directed the episode written by Steven S. DeKnight (#405)." If you want to check out Craig's Smallville companion books and more, click on the following links! Smallville Season 4: The Official Companion | Smallville Season 5: The Official Companion | Smallville Season 6: The Official Companion | Smallville Season 7: The Official Companion | The Dark Knight: Featuring Production Art and Full Shooting Script | Smallville: The Visual Guide | Find The Flash Podcast on: Social Media: Facebook – @TheFlashPodcast – Instagram Subscribe: Apple Podcasts – Stitcher Radio – Google Play – iHeartRadio – YouTube – DC TV Podcasts Contact: theflashpodcast@gmail.com Support: TeePublic Store

Beauty & the Beast is a Canadian-American science fiction police procedural television series filmed in Toronto, Canada, very loosely inspired by the 1987 CBS series of the same name, developed by Sherri Cooper-Landsman and Jennifer Levin that premiered on The CW on October 11, 2012, and ended its run on September 15, 2016.[1] Kristin Kreuk and Jay Ryan star in the title roles alongside Austin Basis, Nina Lisandrello, Nicole Gale Anderson, Sendhil Ramamurthy, Max Brown, Brian J. White, Amber Skye Noyes and Michael Roark.

Hard to believe, but Kristin Kreuk has spent over half her life before the cameras, starring on Smallville, Beauty and the Beast and Burden of Truth .Here's something I didn't know, however: she almost became half Klingon! In an engaging podcast conversation, Kreuk confides that, just before committing to play crusading lawyer Joanna Chang on Burden, she went after a lead role on a series shot in Toronto -- Star Trek: Discovery.“I auditioned a lot,” says the Vancouver native, who, when she wasn't studying karate and doing gymnastics, grew up a fan of Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.Kreuk also discusses shooting Season 4 of Burden of Truth in and around Winnipeg under strict COVID safety procedures. Catch new episodes Thursdays on CBC.She's currently working on a degree in History from Queens University. She's also binging one of the greatest TV shows ever made. (Hint: it's 20 years old!)

Film Kid Asks is the podcast by film students for aspiring filmmakers. It centres the conversation around what we want to know going into the industry by digging into the origin stories and experiences of professionals working in film. Episode twenty is a conversation with Canadian actor and producer Kristin Kreuk who has worked on projects like Smallville, Beauty and the Beast, and Burden of Truth. We discuss her background and how she got into the industry, what crew and directors should know about working with actors, and her experiences as a producer, among other things. New episodes come out every Saturday. Hosted and edited by Jordan Harvey, produced by Anya Chatterjee Get in touch! filmkidasks@gmail.com Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1140759129616261 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/filmkidasks/ Watchlist The Babadook (2014) The Vanishing (1988) The Wailing (2016) Amour (2012) The Great Beauty (2013)

Kristin Kreuk (Smallville, Burden of Truth) joins us virtually to share what it’s been like for her in Canada during this pandy while maintaining her acting career and actively pursuing a degree in school. With so many things being juggled right now, Kristin shares how she handles stress and discusses the things she does to prevent the feeling of being overloaded. We go on to talk about her strict upbringing, her uncomfortability with fame during Smallville, and her excitement for her role in Burden of Truth.

Join the cast from Smallville as Tom Welling (Clark Kent), Michael Rosenbaum (Lex Luthor), Erica Durance (Lois Lane), Kristin Kreuk (Lana Lang), and Laura Vandervoort (Kara / Supergirl) unite for an exclusive GalaxyCon Live interview

A look at Beauty And The Beast and Supernatural with comments taped at SDCC with Jay Ryan, Kristin Kreuk and Jared Padalecki. Plus Revolution creator Eric Kripke on the first season of Revolution being one of the hardest of his career. Spotlight has more with Bombay Sapphire Imagination Series Judge Geoffrey Fletcher on selecting films.

In this episode, Luke Annand interviews Marcus James, the A Camera Operator on Burden of Truth. Along the way, Marcus tells stories of working in L.A. in the early 90's, discuss favorite types of shots not normally seen in film nowadays and recount glory days past and present.

Somebody saaaaave us! All this Crisis hype is making us miss Smallville. In this episode, we discuss why we love this pre-Superman Clark Kent story. Shop FanDummies Merch: http://bit.ly/2XkMdau Join our Facebook Group: http://bit.ly/2MNzuJt Check out our TeePublic Curated Store: http://bit.ly/tpubStore 00:00:50 Doctor Who Season 12 premieres Jan 1st, 2020 00:01:28 The Black Widow trailer was released! - http://bit.ly/2LxaVji 00:02:39 Brec Bassinger of Stargirl will be making her debut in Crisis on Infinite Earths 00:05:18 The Mandalorian's The Child (aka Baby Yoda) has toys available for pre-order! https://fandummies.com/top-baby-yoda-merch/ 00:07:12 Wonder Woman 1984 trailer looks awesome! http://bit.ly/36hoL1k 00:08:03 Greg got a sneak peek of Season 4 of The Expanse 00:10:37 What is Smallville? 00:18:29 Eras of Smallville 00:28:36 Smallville introduced a bunch of superheroes from the Justice League, the Justice Society of America, and more. They also had some amazing guest stars! 00:39:26 What We Like About Smallville As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

In part 5 of this 8-part series, we tell you what you need to watch and know about Smallville going into this year's massive crossover. Stay tuned for the other Crisis episodes in which we'll talk about Arrow, Birds of Prey, and Legends of Tomorrow! *Spoilers ahead!* Shop FanDummies Merch: http://bit.ly/2XkMdau Join our Facebook Group: http://bit.ly/2MNzuJt Check out our TeePublic Curated Store: http://bit.ly/tpubStore 00:00:47 What is Crisis on Infinite Earths? 00:01:19 What is Smallville? 00:04:52 Clark and Lois in Crisis on Infinite Earths 00:06:01 Recommendations 00:06:59 Smallville Season 11 comics: https://amzn.to/2UWfWHc 00:07:49 A brief Smallville reference in Elseworlds 00:08:19 Michael Rosenbaum said no and Jessica is sad 00:09:30 Alan Ritchson couldn't make it work with his Titans schedule 00:09:58 Why didn't they ask Justin Hartley? 00:11:14 Kevin Smith is hosting an aftershow on the CW called Crisis Aftermath Read the Crisis on Infinite Earths comics: https://amzn.to/2wqAFJw You can watch season 1 of Smallville here: https://amzn.to/2yJw0U2 As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

The sordid saga of Jeffrey Epstein has gained widespread public attention, however it is not the only case of wealthy, well-connected abusers to make waves in recent years. The cases of Jimmy Savile, Bill Cosby, and Harvey Weinstein have likewise helped open the floodgates. One of the strangest, however, is NXIVM. Presenting itself as a multi-level marketing organization peddling self-help under the tutelage of the manipulative, Manson-esque guru Keith Raniere, NXIVM has since been exposed as a sex cult that counted Smallville actresses Allison Mack and Kristin Kreuk as well as American heiress Claire Bronfman amongst its famous and influential members. The cult's alleged activities included brainwashing, blackmail, physical branding of members, and BDSM practice of master-slave relationships sans anything that could reasonably be understood as consent. Raniere and other members have since been convicted on charges including racketeering, forced labor, and sexual trafficking. Joining us on this edition of Parallax Views to discuss both the Jeffrey Epstein and NXIVM cases is Roberta Glass of True Crime Report. Roberta, in addition to the True Crime Report podcast, has done firsthand reporting from court on both the NXIVM trial and the Epstein-related Virginia Roberts Guiffre v Ghislaine Maxwell. She gives her experiences reporting on these cases and personal recollections concerning Alan Dershowitz, what she saw at the NXIVM trial, and much more on this sobering edition of Parallax Views. LISTEN TO ROBERTA GLASSTRUE CRIME REPORTON SPREAKER(ALSO AVAILABLEONITUNES & OTHER PODCAST APPS) SUPPORT PARALLAX VIEWS ON PATREON!

Smallville week continues with a bonus episode! Kristin Kreuk discusses her upbringing with practical, goofy and supportive parents, the extra efforts she made to be unattractive from a young age, and the way a woman’s age is perceived today. Kristin divulges her first impression of me on the set of Smallville, the dynamic between Lex and Lana on the show, and the moment she realized the show was changing her life.

En este primer podcast de Desvaríos Frikis vamos a analizar los tráilers de tres de las películas de superheroes más esperadas: Venom, Aquaman y Shazam. A continuación haremos una completa retrospectiva de la filmografía en imagen real de una de las sagas de videojuegos más aclamadas, Street Fighter, donde repasaremos tres auténticas obras maestras de la historia del cine: "Street Fighter La Última Batalla", en la que el genial Jean-Claude Van Damme reparte tollinas y patadas voladoras por doquier; "Street Fighter La Leyenda", con una Kristin Kreuk post-Smallville dando saltos por los techos y tocando el piano con armoniosa habilidad; y "Street Fighter Assassin's Fist" para que el Hadou oscuro te envuelva en su siniestra traición. Por último, nos molaremos a nosotros mismos comentando la peli de "Double Dragon" con un T-1000 que orquesta la sutil interpretación de un villano antológico.

In this episode of the Red X Podcast, Nicole and Lance speak with Karen Diers the director of Refuge for Women in Las Vegas that provides housing and restoration services for women who are victims of sex trafficking. In the news, a Smallville actress is arrested on human trafficking charges. Lance tells the story about seeing the movie, Upgrade, a sci-fiction (Lance’s favorite) with his wife, Cheryl. The main character finds out how AI changes his life. A lot of the cars in the movie help date the movie to the near future. Cheryl didn’t enjoy it quite as much as Lance because of some violence. But overall, Lance gives it a thumbs up! Nicole recounts a trip to DC to meet with NC senators’ reps about Erin Wallin’s proposal for getting higher restitution for child pornography victims. Erin is an attorney in TN and was a guest on the Red X Podcast, episode 009. Nicole and Erin are going back to DC in July to talk to more senators next month. On this episode’s icebreaker, Lance asks Nicole trivia questions about animals. This taps into Nicole’s area of expertise. How would you do on this matching quiz? Answers are: Bat, Frog, Elephant, Giraffe, Hippopotamus, Kangaroo, Koala, Ostrich, Sloth What animal has fingerprints that look human? Which animal can’t jump? Which animal can be hypnotized by turning it over and rubbing its belly? Which animal takes 2 weeks to digest his dinner? Which animal always turns left when it leaves its home? Which animal has no vocal chords? Which animal has an eyeball bigger than its brain? Which animal when in a group is called a “mob”? Which animal kills more humans than any other mammal? [caption id="attachment_151" align="alignleft" width="270"]Allison Mack as Cloe Sullivan[/caption]In the news-- You might know 35 year old Allison Mack as Cloe Sullivan, one of Clark Kent’s best friends on the TV series, Smallville. Or maybe you know her from the Show 7tth Heaven or Disney’s Honey We Shrunk Ourselves. But the actress is probably now most well-known for her arrest on trafficking charges in March of 2018. According to Fox News, Allison Mack was seen running after Keith Raniere as police were pulling him from his $10,000 a week villa in Mexico where the two had been hiding out.   Raniere was a co-founder of the self- help organization NXIVM that many have called a cult. He is accused of holding women as slaves both for sex and labor. Mack is named the primary recruiter of the women. She was nicknamed “Pimp Mack”; Allsion denies allegations. Frank Parlato, a former publicist to NXIVM, it was Mack’s idea to brand the women near the groin area. [caption id="attachment_152" align="alignright" width="336"]Mack allegedly suggested branding NXIVM women[/caption]Another Smallville actress, Kristin Kreuk has also be accused of recruitment for the organization, but she denies having done so. Kreuk says quote    “When I was about 23, I took an Executive Success Programs/NXIVM ‘intensive,’ what I understood to be a self-help/personal growth course that helped me handle my previous shyness, which is why I continued with the program,” Kreuk wrote on twitter. “I left about five years ago and had minimal contact with those who were still involved.”  Raniere created a system of women using psychological manipulation who were considered masters and other slaves. USA Times says: “Members believed that Raniere could heal them of emotional traumas, set them free from their fears and attachments, clear patterns of destructive thinking. Some believed he could heal them sexually too. An ex-member said quote “This is the white-collar spiritual path,” “You’re on the monk’s path, but you’re not wearing a red robe with a shaved head.” Mack was apparently one of Raniere’s slaves but also deeply involved in the organization and luring other women into the pyramid scheme. Most of the members were from wealthy families seeking empowerment. Trafficking does not always look like what you expect. Nicole interviews Karen Diers, the Las Vegas City Director for Refuge for Women. Refuge for Women is a national organization that started almost a decade ago. Karen says it began in KY as aftercare for women who had been victims of human trafficking and the program has spread to various cities around the country and continues to grow. Karen says that human trafficking is not so different than what they see in LV, but that because LV receives so many tourists and is a major hub for trafficking routes, the crime is prevalent in the city. In fact, LV has 7 major trafficking routes and Karen explains that it is “big business” to exploit a woman. [caption id="attachment_149" align="alignleft" width="252"]Karen Diers - Refuge for Women Las Vegas[/caption]Sadly, the women are treated as resources. While drugs and alcohol can run out, an exploited woman can be sold over and over again. A typical Refuge for Women applicant most often comes to the home through some rescue intervention—either in jail or in a police of FBI operative. Las Vegas is ramping up helping first responders identify victims. Once identified, they can be sent to a shelter for protection from their pimp and be given the basics of what they might need such as protection, food and clothing. Then they can find a restoration home like Refuge for Women so they can recover from trauma. Karen says that most clients are high school graduates, single moms, who have been sexually abused and often think of suicide. A lot of the women have children from their pimps or abusive relationships. A lot of times, the women don’t have the children with them though. They might have been taken away and put in social systems or are living with other family members. Through restoration, mothers and children can be reunited. Karen says “Human trafficking is not partial”. Women of all different backgrounds, with or without children have become trafficked. And traffickers see their victims as reusable commodities. Karen believes that every woman should live her dream. Refuge for Women gives them a chance.     One reason that Refuge for Women is successful is that the city of Las Vegas meets regularly with law enforcement, non-profits, first responders and service providers so that the city can be united in their fight and response to human trafficking. Karen doesn’t believe in reinventing the wheel or doing what another organization is already doing. For example, Refuge for Women focuses on restoration and doesn’t go into the entertainment industry to help women get out—The Cupcake Girls does that and offers the women counseling services and resources. Nicole asks what does Refuge for Women do to ensure safety? Karen says they take safety seriously for themselves as well as for their clients. Whether or not a trafficking victim stays in LV for restoration or is sent for care outside the state depends on multiple factors. Was she under coercion from someone else? Was her trafficking gang related? The home is kept confidential and the women are watched 24 hours a day 7 days a week. No social media is allowed. Volunteers and staff must agree to confidentiality statements and background checks. Refuge for Women has only had one situation since their inception 9 years ago in which there was a threat to safety. Many times, the trafficker will not pursue a victim once she is in a restoration home because she is viewed as “expendable”—she can be replaced with another victim. But safety is top priority. In fact, Refuge for Women just put a retired law enforcement officer on their Board to advise on best practices for safety.   [caption id="attachment_153" align="alignright" width="293"]Refuge for Women Las Vegas[/caption]Nicole asks what advice Karen would you give to another area that would like to replicate what they are doing in LV to combat trafficking? Las Vegas has a mayor’s faith initiative that has helped bring many of the churches on board. Karen says it’s important to just get out and start finding out who’s doing what. It’s like a spider web with a network of providers serving the community’s different needs. It’s doing the work and going out and learning who’s doing what. The process of learning about community needs and resources can begin just with a simple google search. Refuge for Women counts on people having a heart for trafficking victims and wanting to serve them. Nicole says that it was pretty easy to find Refuge for Women because she went to Polaris Project and looked up resources.   In spite of growing number of resources, Karen says there are only 680 beds open for women are done with the “life” in the entire country. If victims are able to go through a program like Refuge for Women, it’s so successful. If survivors do the work of restoration at Refuge for Women for 9 months in the home and then another 3 months of working a job, there is a 95% success rate of women not returning to “the life”. Women go through self care courses, financial education and even some basics like how to do laundry. In one case, Refuge for Women had a girl who had been trafficked for 16 years; she didn’t know how to care for her body or how to keep herself safe. She had others teach her how to cook, how to shop, how to do her budget, how to get a job. Karen says they ask survivors, What do you want to return to? What was your dream and how can you achieve it?  Refuge for Women returns women to their dreams. Restoration at Refuge for Women has three phases. The first is healing and involves psychotherapy ad group therapy. They have to fight hard every day for recovery. They have to deal with the past trauma, sexual abuse, foster care experiences. Many times women were gang raped or have experienced a vulnerability from an early age. Survivors don’t know their power or what a proper relationship looks like. Refuge for Women has to teach women how to rebuild trust. They do so through classes, recovery meetings, relationships and the therapeutic atmosphere. The second stage is vocational preparation. Women must learn how to maintain life through the tools they’ve been given. Are they going to go back to school or receive additional training? The third and final stage of restoration is to gain employment. Refuge for Women partners with Dress for Success, which helps them develop their resume, practice interview skills and offers them professional clothes for a job interview. One woman who completed the program is a great example of success. She had been trafficked for 16 years. Refuge for Women had someone locally that could give her teeth as she was in serious need of dental care. Another person removed her cancerous skin lesions. This woman’s pimp had branded her with his picture as a tattoo, and another service was able to have it removed. Another woman wanted to be restored to an adult child as well as younger child that had been removed from her and she was reunited. A whole family was restored in this case. It’s not just the heart, body, and mind, but families that receive restoration because of the work of Refuge for Women. It does take a community for restoration--dentists, doctors, tattoo removal services, mentors, vocational supporters, and more. But it also takes finances to run a home. Refuge for Women requires $400,000 to run a home each year and ensure 24 hour a day staff. Women enter the home with zero cost to them. And the home requires a vibrant and dedicated volunteer base. Karen says there is nothing more beautiful than to see a woman’s restoration play out. If you support refuge for $100 a month, you can “adopt” a resident. You can send her a birthday card, you’ll know her favorite music, color, and preferences to support her through encouraging letters. Visit www.Rfwlasvegas.org to learn more. The best way is to view the media kit, a one-stop shop for learning statistics, testimonials, seeing an actual house tour, and video. You can also support their upcoming fundraiser at Top Golf. Contact Refuge for Women if you have questions or would like to learn more about upcoming homes that will be opening! Nicole and Lance reflect on the dearth of beds around the country and the need for more. The needs are intense, but the restoration of a woman can mean restoration of an entire family and a stop in the cycle of exploitation.  

This week we discuss, or rather rant about, Lana Lang.  We are specifically covering the Lana in the television show Smallville, played by Kristin Kreuk. Fictionalfemales.com