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Michael Sacks has been named Crain's 2025 Executive of the Year. Reporter Mark Weinraub joins host Amy Guth to discuss how the civic leader and GCM Grosvenor CEO earned this year's honor.Plus: Allstate going all in on auto, home businesses despite challenges from natural disasters; White House border deals with Canada and Mexico avert trade war for now; plans for Old Town tower shrink to gain alderman's support; cardiac drug developer co-founded by Feinberg's genetic medicine director raises $300 million; and Air Wisconsin laying off 200 O'Hare staff.
Chicago's pandemic exodus was a thing, but not as much as it first seemed. Crain's reporter John Pletz tells host Amy Guth how IRS data shows there's a lot more to the story.Plus: Millionaire's tax could reportedly raise $4.5 billion for property tax relief, Michael Sacks and Richard Price leave World Business Chicago board, UChicago gets anonymous $100 million donation to support free speech and Dick Durbin ramps up pressure on airlines' frequent-flyer programs.
What's that, by the side of the road? Is that a... vomiting nun, played by star of stage and screen Irene Dailey? And what's that, up in the sewing room? Is that a... priest covered in flies, played by Oscar-winner Rod Steiger? However you feel about it, there's no question that Stuart Rosenberg's O.G. THE AMITYVILLE HORROR (1979) is an iconic launch of a never-ending franchise, one that's produced more clunkers than most—but which seems to have legs like no other. With '70s icons Margot Kidder and James Brolin along for the ride, plus plenty of ferrofluid and a requisite microfiche scene, we don't need to be told twice to GET OUT. Joining us for the first of two episodes is our pal, YA horror author extraordinaire Gretchen McNeil. Intro, Debate Society, To Sir With Love (spoiler-free): 00:00-26:42Honor Roll and Detention (spoiler-heavy): 26:43-1:04:42Superlatives (spoiler-heavier): 1:04:43-1:21:32 Director Stuart RosenbergScreenplay Sandor Stern, based on the book by Jay AnsonFeaturing James Brolin, Irene Dailey, Murray Hamilton, K.C. Martel, Margot Kidder, Meeno Peluce, Natasha Ryan, Michael Sacks, Helen Shaver, Rod Steiger, Don Stroud, Amy Wright Gretchen McNeil is the author of several young adult novels including Dig Two Graves, Possess, 3:59, Relic, Get Even, Get Dirty, and Ten, as well as the horror/comedy novels #murdertrending, #murderfunding, and #noescape. Her most recent novel is Four Letter Word, pitched as an homage to Hitchcock's Shadow of a Doubt. "Ten: Murder Island," the film adaptation of Ten, premiered on Lifetime, and Get Even and Get Dirty have been adapted as the series “Get Even” and “Rebel Cheer Squad: a Get Even series” for the BBC and Netflix. Our theme music is by Edward Elgar, and, this week, by Duck Sauce. Music from The Amityville Horror (1979) by Lalo Schifrin. For more information on this film, writing by your hosts (on our blog), and other assorted bric-a-brac, visit our website, scareupod.com. Please subscribe to this podcast via Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get yours. If you like what you hear, please leave us a 5-star rating. Join our Facebook group. Follow us on Instagram.
Michael Sacks of 800 LemonLaw discusses how you can receive legal help if your new car continues to experience problems
“Slaughterhouse-Five is a 1972 American comedy-drama military science fiction film directed by George Roy Hill and produced by Paul Monash, from a screenplay by Stephen Geller, based on the 1969 novel of the same name by Kurt Vonnegut.[1] The film stars Michael Sacks as Billy Pilgrim, who is "unstuck in time" and has no control over where he is going next. It also stars Ron Leibman as Paul Lazzaro and Valerie Perrine as Montana Wildhack.” - Factually Exclaims wikipedia.org “Gammalt hederligt fantasifoster, en saga verkligen! Kör den här som en dubbelmacka före eller efter Harold & Maude och Du kommer förstÃ¥ dina föräldrars generation... mindre!” - TRANSLATION Old honorable fantasy, a fairy tale indeed! Drive it here as a double sandwich before or after Harold & Maude and You will understand your parents' generation... less! - rottentomatoes.com "fuck the war i want more alien shit" - letterbxd “Billy as a child is thrown in a pool by a bunch of men so he can learn to swim (well he doesn't)” - Warns doesthedogdie.com
Michael Sacks & Eric Heard discuss truth telling in relationships.
Book Vs. Movie: Slaughterhouse-Five The 1969 Kurt Vonnegut Masterpiece Vs. the 1972 Filmed AdaptationThe Margos continue “Banned Book Month” with one of the most controversial works by celebrated author Kurt Vonnegut, 1969's antiwar novel Slaughterhouse-Five: or The Children's Crusade: A Dirty Dance with Death. Vonnegut's fictional account of his real-life experience as a prisoner of war and the WW2 Dresden bombing was published at the height of the Viet Nam conflict and appreciated by millions who loved the science-fiction blend of sex, the futility of war, American hypocrisy, and the meaning of life. The lead character of Billy Pilgrim is “unstuck in time” as he moves from different events in life due to his traumatic war experiences. Captured by the Germans after the Battle of the Bulge, the weak Pilgrim and his cohorts are marched to Dresden during the waning days of WW2, not knowing that the allies were planning to bomb the open city that had approximately 25,000 citizens who were not in the military. By staying in a meat locker underground, he and a few others survive only to have to clean up what is left behind. When he returns home, he encounters aliens from Tralfamodore who bring him to their planet to study him. This is when he learns he can time jump and find out exactly when he will die. In the end, he finds that life has no meaning, and…so it goes. George Roy Hill (The Sting, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid) directs the filmed adaptation, which stars Michaels Sacks, Ron Liebman, and Valerie Perrine, which made the author very happy. So between the book and the film, which did we like better?In this ep, the Margos discuss:Kurt Vonnegut and his life's work plus his love of comedyBanned Books and recent U.S. issues with this at schools across the nationThe themes of the book (or at least we try!)Why this book is/was bannedThe cast: Michael Sacks (Billy Pilgrim,) Ron Liebman (Paul Lazzaro,) Eugene Roche (Edgar Derby,) Sharon Gans (Valencia,) Valeria Perrine (Montana Wildhack,) Holly Near (Barbara Pilgrim,) Perry King (Robert Pilgrim,) Kevin Conway (Roland Weary,) Frederich von Ledebur (German Leader,) Sorrel Booke (Lionel Merble,) Roberts Blossom (Wild Bob Cody,) John Dehner (Professor Rumfoord,) and Richard Schaal as Howard W. Campbell Jr. Clips used:Howard W. Campbell Jr. wants to recruit the WW2 prisonersKurt Vonnegut Jr in Back to SchoolSlaughterhouse-Five trailer Billy caught behind enemy linesDeath of Billy's wifeSinging on the planeMusic by Glenn Gould Book Vs. Movie is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. Find more podcasts you will love Frolic.Media/podcasts. Join our Patreon page to help support the show! https://www.patreon.com/bookversusmovie Book Vs. Movie podcast https://www.facebook.com/bookversusmovie/Twitter @bookversusmovie www.bookversusmovie.comEmail us at bookversusmoviepodcast@gmail.com Margo D. @BrooklynFitChik www.brooklynfitchick.com brooklynfitchick@gmail.comMargo P. @ShesNachoMama https://coloniabook.weebly.com/ Our logo was designed by Madeleine Gainey/Studio 39 Marketing Follow on Instagram @Studio39Marketing & @musicalmadeleine
Book Vs. Movie: Slaughterhouse-Five The 1969 Kurt Vonnegut Masterpiece Vs. the 1972 Filmed AdaptationThe Margos continue “Banned Book Month” with one of the most controversial works by celebrated author Kurt Vonnegut, 1969's antiwar novel Slaughterhouse-Five: or The Children's Crusade: A Dirty Dance with Death. Vonnegut's fictional account of his real-life experience as a prisoner of war and the WW2 Dresden bombing was published at the height of the Viet Nam conflict and appreciated by millions who loved the science-fiction blend of sex, the futility of war, American hypocrisy, and the meaning of life. The lead character of Billy Pilgrim is “unstuck in time” as he moves from different events in life due to his traumatic war experiences. Captured by the Germans after the Battle of the Bulge, the weak Pilgrim and his cohorts are marched to Dresden during the waning days of WW2, not knowing that the allies were planning to bomb the open city that had approximately 25,000 citizens who were not in the military. By staying in a meat locker underground, he and a few others survive only to have to clean up what is left behind. When he returns home, he encounters aliens from Tralfamodore who bring him to their planet to study him. This is when he learns he can time jump and find out exactly when he will die. In the end, he finds that life has no meaning, and…so it goes. George Roy Hill (The Sting, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid) directs the filmed adaptation, which stars Michaels Sacks, Ron Liebman, and Valerie Perrine, which made the author very happy. So between the book and the film, which did we like better?In this ep, the Margos discuss:Kurt Vonnegut and his life's work plus his love of comedyBanned Books and recent U.S. issues with this at schools across the nationThe themes of the book (or at least we try!)Why this book is/was bannedThe cast: Michael Sacks (Billy Pilgrim,) Ron Liebman (Paul Lazzaro,) Eugene Roche (Edgar Derby,) Sharon Gans (Valencia,) Valeria Perrine (Montana Wildhack,) Holly Near (Barbara Pilgrim,) Perry King (Robert Pilgrim,) Kevin Conway (Roland Weary,) Frederich von Ledebur (German Leader,) Sorrel Booke (Lionel Merble,) Roberts Blossom (Wild Bob Cody,) John Dehner (Professor Rumfoord,) and Richard Schaal as Howard W. Campbell Jr. Clips used:Howard W. Campbell Jr. wants to recruit the WW2 prisonersKurt Vonnegut Jr in Back to SchoolSlaughterhouse-Five trailer Billy caught behind enemy linesDeath of Billy's wifeSinging on the planeMusic by Glenn Gould Book Vs. Movie is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. Find more podcasts you will love Frolic.Media/podcasts. Join our Patreon page to help support the show! https://www.patreon.com/bookversusmovie Book Vs. Movie podcast https://www.facebook.com/bookversusmovie/Twitter @bookversusmovie www.bookversusmovie.comEmail us at bookversusmoviepodcast@gmail.com Margo D. @BrooklynFitChik www.brooklynfitchick.com brooklynfitchick@gmail.comMargo P. @ShesNachoMama https://coloniabook.weebly.com/ Our logo was designed by Madeleine Gainey/Studio 39 Marketing Follow on Instagram @Studio39Marketing & @musicalmadeleine
Eric Heard and Michael Sacks dig into the whole area of compassion in interpersonal relationships. This is a great conversation.
On the heels of Chicago's Rum Fest, Crain's contributor David Manilow talks with host Amy Guth about the spirit, and he'll share highlights from his recent conversation with Three Dots and a Dash beverage director Kevin Beary. Plus: DePaul names new president, School of the Art Institute faculty move to join union effort, Three Chicago-area hospitals get 21 straight As for safety, and Ken Griffin and Michael Sacks give $27.5 million to train police leaders.
Emmi Fabian and Michael Sacks enjoy a fun conversation about Emmi's life journey and some light hearted relationship insights.
Eric Heard and Michael Sacks dig into the challenge of coming along side another person when they are dealing with the loss of a loved one or just suffering through a challenge of life.
Eric Heard & Michael Sacks dig even deeper into the conversation around conflict resolution in relationships. In this episode one can obtain a great overall review on the series and tools to help navigate relationships on their own.
Agents Scott and Cam, along with guest operative Lauren Milberger of The Fordcast podcast, embark on a WWII bombing mission with Harrison Ford in the 1979 romantic spy drama Hanover Street. Directed by Peter Hyams. Starring Harrison Ford, Lesley-Anne Down, Christopher Plummer, Alec McCowen, Richard Masur, Michael Sacks and Patsy Kensit. The Fordcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. You can also follow Lauren on Twitter, or hear her on The Murphy Brown Podcast. Check out Bomb Site's interactive map of WWII London Blitz sites. Become a SpyHards Patron and gain access to top secret "Agents in the Field" bonus episodes, movie commentaries and more! Pick up exclusive SpyHards merch, including the "What Does Vargas Do?" t-shirt by @shaylayy, available only at Redbubble Social media: @spyhards View the NOC List and the Disavowed List at Letterboxd.com/spyhards Podcast artwork by Hannah Hughes.
Hello and welcome to Cabin Boy Minute: Minute 7! Today we step into the limousine with Nathanial and get welcomed to the real world. We discuss spritzers, the intentionality of Nathanial’s charity, the legal implications of Nathanial’s abandonment by Edward Flotard (the limo driver), the societal and psychological impacts of wealth, the great limo drivers of cinematic history and introduce the MC of the audio commentary (Michael Sacks). We continue to investigate who wins the scene, who is most embarrassed, what would make the scene more palatable, potential celebrity replacements, determine GPM and funny/not funny, what the scene would be like if Tim Burton was more involved and the relation of the scene to the foundational quote. Let’s get right back in there next week for Cabin Boy Minute: Minute 8! As discussed in this minute, to learn more about the Great Ape Project or to learn how to get involved, click here. Opening music is Take a Chance by Kevin MacLeod (modified) and licensed under CC BY 4.0. Closing music is No Means No by The Freak Fandango Orchestra (modified) and licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0. To watch and/or own the Cabin Boy movie, follow one of the links below (Cabin Boy Minute will get a cut of the proceeds if you purchase through these links) To Order Cabin Boy: Kino Lorber Special Edition Blu Ray DVD Cabin Boy: Regular DVD Cabin Boy: Regular HD Online Version To Rent Cabin Boy: Regular Online Version Stream for free by some public libraries through Hoopla --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/cabin-boy-minute/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/cabin-boy-minute/support
Walt Kane talks to automotive consumer advocate Michael Sacks in this week's Kane In Your Corner report for the News 12 Talks New Jersey podcast. Sacks tells us what to know to protect yourself when buying a new or used car. Get some tips on how to negotiate a fair price, added features and repair warranties.
Today on Crain's Daily Gist, host Amy Guth talks with Crain's commercial real estate reporter Danny Ecker about the new property assessment system and what it could mean for area businesses. Plus: A look at Crain's Best Places to Work 2019, Boeing board's low profile starts to rise as 737 Max crisis continues, why this CSO strike is unlike the others, the Chicago Sun-Times gets a cash infusion from Michael Sacks and Rocky Wirtz, a new Lou Malnati's location heading to the Wrigley Building, and the FDA links a shortage of breathing tubes to the shutdown of an instrument sterilization facility in suburban Chicago. Follow host Amy Guth on Twitter @AmyGuth, or continue the conversation with #CrainsDailyGist.
"The Sugarland Express" is Steven Spielberg’s feature film debut, starring Goldie Hawn, Ben Johnson, Richard Atherton and Michael Sacks. It is based on a true story, though the details and some of the major events have been changed. In some ways we wish they’d been changed even more than they were in the film. It’s an incredibly strong debut film and it’s also uneven in places. Bob and I talk through what we liked and didn’t like about the movie and wonder if our views are influenced by Mr. Spielberg’s later huge successes.
Alumnus and Mentor from DevMountain bootcamp, and Independent iOS Developer with 3 published apps. Links: Michael Sacks on the App StoreDevMountain Bootcampmichaelsacks@gmail.com Questions, comments, or you just wanna say Hi? Contact your host @garricn on Twitter This episode was recorded using the Cast platform by @JulianLepinski. Wanna start your own podcast? Try Cast!
TACC supercomputers model native and replacement heart valve function to evolve human replacements
The Book Club watch and discuss the 1972 film adapatation of “Slaughterhouse-Five,” directed by George Roy Hill and starring Michael Sacks. Book Club: Slaughterhouse-Five, The Film originally appeared on Overthinking It, the site subjecting the popular culture to a level of scrutiny it probably doesn't deserve. [Latest Posts | Podcast (iTunes Link)]
Dr. Michael Sacks visits Regenerative Medicine Today and discusses his work on the characterization of cardiac tissue and the various alternatives-now and in the future-for the repair of heart valves. Dr. Sacks is the director of the Engineered Tissue Mechanics and Mechanobiology Laboratory at the University of Pittsburgh where the research focuses on [...]