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Naughty But Nice with Rob Shuter
EXCLUSIVE: PRINCE HARRY QUIETLY BUILDS RIVAL ROYAL COURT; SHEINELLE JONES TAKES TODAY SHOW CHAIR NEXT TO JENNA BUSH HAGER; PAMELA ANDERSON'S “ROMANCE” WITH LIAM NEESON REVEALED AS PUBLICITY STUNT

Naughty But Nice with Rob Shuter

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2025 20:52 Transcription Available


Prince Harry quietly scored a major security victory — but insiders reveal it’s about more than just protection. He’s laying the groundwork for a royal court that could rival Prince William, Prince of Wales. Meanwhile, Sheinelle Jones officially takes over the Today Show chair next to co-host Jenna Bush Hager, leaving some colleagues feeling blindsided by the switch. And in Hollywood, Pamela Anderson’s whirlwind romance with Liam Neeson has been exposed as mostly a publicity stunt, despite her glowing stories of candlelit dinners, gardening, and “lost weeks” at Neeson’s upstate retreat. Royals, TV, and celebrity PR collide in one week of drama. Don't forget to vote in today's poll on Twitter at @naughtynicerob or in our Facebook group.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Pulp Writer Show
Episode 278: Autumn 2025 Movie Roundup - Frankenstein, Universal Monsters, The Naked Gun, and others

The Pulp Writer Show

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2025 22:13


In this week's episode, I rate the movies and streaming shows I saw in Autumn 2025. This coupon code will get you 25% off the ebooks in The Ghosts series at my Payhip store: GHOSTS2025 The coupon code is valid through December 1, 2025. So if you need a new ebook this fall, we've got you covered! TRANSCRIPT 00:00:00 Introduction and Writing Updates Hello, everyone. Welcome to Episode 278 of The Pulp Writer Show. My name is Jonathan Moeller. Today is November 21st, 2025, and today I am sharing my reviews of the movies and streaming shows I saw in Fall 2025. We also have a Coupon of the Week and an update my current writing, audiobook, and publishing projects. So let's start off with Coupon of the Week. This week's coupon code will get you 25% off all the ebooks in The Ghosts series at my Payhip store, and that is GHOSTS2025. And as always, we'll have the link to my Payhip store and the coupon code in the show notes for this episode. This coupon code is valid through December 1, 2025, so if you need a new ebook for this fall, we have got you covered. Now for my current writing and publishing projects: I'm very pleased to report that Blade of Shadows, the second book in my Blades of Ruin epic fantasy series, is now out. You can get it at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Kobo, Google Play, Apple Books, Smashwords, and my Payhip store. By the time this episode goes live, all those stores should be available and you can get the book at any one of them and I hope you will read and enjoy it. I'm also 15,000 words into what will be my next main project Wizard-Assassin, the fifth book in the Half-Elven Thief series, and if all goes well, I want that to be out before Christmas. I'm also working on the outline for what will be the third book in the Blades of Ruin series, Blade of Storms, and that will hopefully, if all goes well, be the first book I publish in 2026. In audiobook news, as I mentioned last week, the audiobook of Blade of Flames is done and I believe as of this recording, you can get at my Payhip store, Google Play, Kobo, and I think Spotify. It's not up on Audible or Apple yet, but that should be soon, if all goes well. That is excellently narrated by Brad Wills. Hollis McCarthy is still working on Cloak of Embers. I believe main recording is done for that and it just has to be edited and proofed, so hopefully we'll get both audiobooks to you before the end of the year. So that is where I'm at with my current writing, publishing, and audiobook projects. 00:02:08 Main Topic of the Week: Autumn 2025 Movie Review Roundup Now on to this week's main project, the Autumn 2025 Movie Review Roundup. I watched a lot of classic horror movies this time around. The old Universal black and white monster movies from the '30s and '40s turned up on Prime for Halloween and I hadn't seen them since I was a kid, so I watched a bunch of them in October and November, which seemed an appropriate thing to do for Halloween. They mostly held up as well as I remembered from when I was a kid, which was a nice surprise. As ever, the grades I give these movies are totally subjective and based on nothing more than my own opinions and thoughts. With that, let's take a look at the movies from least favorite to most favorite. First up is The Other Guys, which came out in 2010 and this is a parody of the buddy cop/ cowboy cop movie along with a heavy critique of the reckless and corrupt culture of late 2000s Wall Street. "Dumb funny" movies I've noticed tend to fall on either side of the "dumb but actually funny" or "dumb and not funny" line. And this one definitely landed on "dumb but actually funny". Danson and Highsmith, played by The Rock and Samuel L. Jackson, are two maverick popular detectives who never do paperwork. Their paperwork is always done by Allen Gamble, who's played by Will Ferrell and Terry Hoitz, played by Mark Wahlberg. Gamble is a mild-mannered forensic accountant, while Hoitz desperately wants to be as cool as either Danson or Highsmith, but since he accidentally shot Yankees player Derek Jeter (in a recurring gag), he's a pariah within the New York Police Department. However, Danon and Highsmith's plot armor suddenly run out and they accidentally kill themselves in a darkly hilarious scene that made me laugh so much I hurt a little. Hoitz wants to step into their shoes, but Gamble has stumbled onto potentially dangerous case and soon Hoitz and Gamble have to overcome their difficulties and unravel a complicated financial crime. This was pretty funny and I enjoyed it. Amusingly in real life, someone like Gamble would be massively respected in whatever law enforcement agency he works for, since someone who prepares ironclad paperwork and correct documentation that stands up in court is an invaluable asset in law enforcement work. Overall Grade: B Next up is Fantastic Four: First Steps, which came out in 2025. I like this though, to be honest, I liked Thunderbolts and Superman 2025 better. I think my difficulty is I never really understood The Fantastic Four as a concept and why they're appealing. Maybe the Fantastic Four are one of those things you just have to imprint on when you're a kid to really enjoy or maybe at my age, the sort of retro futurism of the Four, the idea that science, technology, and rational thought will solve all our problems does seem a bit naive after the last 65 years of history or so. Additionally, the idea of a naked silver space alien riding a surfboard does seem kind of ridiculous. Anyway, the movie glides over the origin story of Reed Richards, Sue Storm, Johnny Storm, and Ben Grimm and gets right into it. To their surprise, Reed and Sue find out that Sue is pregnant, which seemed unlikely due to their superpower induced genetic mutations. Shortly after that, the Silver Surfer arrives and announces that Earth will be devoured by Galactus. The Four travel in their spaceship to confront Galactus and realize that he's a foe far beyond their power, but Galactus offers them a bargain. If Reed and Sue give him their son, he will leave Earth in peace. They refuse and so it's up to the Four to figure out a way to save Earth and Reed and Sue's son. Pretty solid superhero movie all told, but it is amusing how in every version of the character, Reed Richards is allegedly the smartest man on Earth but still can't keep his mouth shut to save his life. Overall Grade: B The next movie is Superman, which came out in 1978. After seeing the 2025 version of Superman, I decided to watch the old one from the '70s. It's kind of a classic because it was one of the progenitors of the modern superhero film. Interestingly, it was one of the most expensive films ever made at that time, costing about $55 million in '70s-era dollars, which are much less inflated than today. A rough back of the envelope calculation would put 55 million in the '70s worth at about $272 million today, give or take. Anyway, this was a big gamble, but it paid off for the producers since they got $300 million back, which would be like around $1.4 billion in 2025 money. Anyway, the movie tells the origin story of Superman, how his father Jor-El knows that Krypton is doomed, so he sends Kal-El to Earth. Kal-El is raised as Clark Kent by his adoptive Kansas parents and uses his powers to become Superman- defender of truth, justice, and the American way. Superman must balance his growing feelings for ace reporter Lois Lane with his need for a secret identity and the necessity of stopping Lex Luthor's dangerous schemes. Christopher Reeve was an excellent Superman and the special effects were impressive by the standards of 1978, but I think the weakest part of the movie were the villains. Lex Luthor just seemed comedic and not at all that threatening. Unexpected fun fact: Mario Puzio, author of The Godfather, wrote the screenplay. Overall Grade: B Next up is Superman II, which came out in 1980. This is a direct sequel to the previous movie. When Superman stops terrorists from detonating a nuclear bomb by throwing it into space, the blast releases the evil Kryptonian General Zod and his minions from their prison and they decide to conquer Earth. Meanwhile, Superman is falling deeper in love with the Lois Lane and unknowing of the threat from Zod, decides to renounce his powers to live with Lois as an ordinary man. I think this had the same strengths and weaknesses as the first movie. Christopher Reeve was an excellent Superman. The special effects were impressive by the standards of the 1980s, but the villains remained kind of comedic goofballs. Additionally, and while this will sound harsh, this version of Lois Lane was kind of dumb and her main function in the plot was to generate problems for Superman via her questionable decisions. Like at the end, Superman has to wipe her memory because she can't keep his secret identity to herself. If this version of Lois Lane lived today, she'd be oversharing everything she ever thought or heard on TikTok. The 2025 movie version of Lois, by contrast, bullies Mr. Terrific into lending her his flying saucer so she can rescue Superman when he's in trouble and is instrumental in destroying Lex Luthor's public image and triggering his downfall. 1970s Louis would've just had a meltdown and made things worse until Superman could get around to rescuing her. Overall, I would say the 1978 movie was too goofy, the Zac Snyder Superman movies were too grimdark, but the 2025 Superman hit the right balance between goofy and serious. Overall Grade: B Next up is Dracula, which came out in 1931, and this was one of the earliest horror movies ever made and also one of the earliest movies ever produced with sound. It is a very compressed adaptation of the stage version of Dracula. Imagine the theatrical stage version of Dracula, but then imagine that the movie was only 70 minutes long, so you have to cut a lot to fit the story into those 70 minutes. So if you haven't read the book, Dracula the movie from 1931 will not make a lot of sense. It's almost like the "Cliff's Notes Fast Run" version of Dracula. That said, Bela Lugosi's famous performance as Dracula really carries the movie. Like Boris Karloff in Frankenstein and The Mummy (which we'll talk about shortly), Bela Lugosi really captures the uncanny valley aspect of Dracula because the count isn't human anymore and has all these little tics of a creature that isn't human but only pretending to be one. Edward Van Sloan's performance as Dr. Van Helsing is likewise good and helped define the character in the public eye. So worth watching as a historical artifact, but I think some of the other Universal monster movies (which we'll discuss shortly) are much stronger. Overall Grade: B Next up is The Horror of Dracula, which came out in 1958. This is one of the first of the Hammer Horror movies from the '50s, starring Peter Cushing as Dr. Van Helsing and Christopher Lee as Count Dracula. It's also apparently the first vampire movie ever made in color. Like the 1931 version of Dracula, it's a condensed version of the story, though frankly, I think it hangs together a little better. Van Helsing is a bit more of an action hero in this one, since in the end he engages Dracula in fisticuffs. The movie is essentially carried by the charisma of Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee and worth watching as a good example of a classic '50s horror movie. Overall Grade: B Next up is The Wolf Man, which came out in 1941. This is another one of the classic Universal horror movies. This one features Lon Cheney Jr. as Larry Talbot, the younger son of Sir John Talbot. Larry's older brother died in a hunting accident, so Larry comes home to reconcile with his father and take up his duties as the family heir. Larry is kind of an amiable Average Joe and is immediately smitten with the prettiest girl in the village, but when he takes her out for a walk, they're attacked by a werewolf, who bites Larry. Larry and everyone else in the village do not believe in werewolves, but they're about to have their minds changed the hard way. The transformation sequences where Larry turns into the Wolfman were cutting edge of the time, though poor Lon Chaney Jr had to stay motionless for hours as they gradually glued yak hair to him. I think Claude Rains had the best performance in the movie as Sir John and he's almost the co-protagonist. Overall Grade: B Next up is Jurassic World: Rebirth, which came out in 2025, which I thought was a perfectly straightforward but nonetheless enjoyable adventure film. After all the many disasters caused by various genetic engineering experiments in the previous movies, dinosaurs mostly live in relatively compatible ecosystems and tropical zones near the equator. No one's looking to create a theme park with dinosaurs or create bioengineered dinosaurs as military assets any longer. However, the dinosaurs are still valuable for research and a pharmaceutical company is developing a revolutionary drug for treating cardiac disease. They just need some dinosaur blood from three of the largest species to finish it, and so the company hires a team of mercenaries to retrieve the blood. We have the usual Jurassic Park style story tropes: the savvy mercenary leader, the scientist protesting the ethics of it all, the sinister corporate executive, the troubled family getting sucked into the chaos. And of course, it all goes wrong and there are lots and lots of dinosaurs running around. It's all been done before of course, but this was done well and was entertaining. Overall Grade: B+ Next up is The Thursday Murder Club, which came out in 2025, and this is a cozy mystery set in a very high-end retirement home. Retired nurse Joyce moves into Coopers Chase, the aforementioned high end retirement home. Looking to make new friends, she falls in with a former MI6 agent named Liz, a retired trade unionist named Ron, and psychiatrist Ibrahim, who have what they call The Thursday Murder Club, where they look into cold cases and attempt to solve them. However, things are not all sunshine and light at Coopers Chase as the two owners of the building have fallen out. When one of them is murdered, The Thursday Murder Club has to solve a real murder before Coopers Chase is bulldozed to make high-end apartments. A good cozy mystery with high caliber acting talent. Both Pierce Brosnan and Jonathan Price are in the movie and regrettably do not share a scene together, because that would've been hilarious since they were both in the James Bond movie Tomorrow Never Dies in the '90s with Brosnan as Bond and Price as the Bond villain for the movie. Overall Grade: B+ Next up is The Creature From the Black Lagoon, which came out in 1954 and is one of the last of the black and white classic horror movies since in the '50s, color film was just around the corner. When a scientist finds the unusual half fish, half human fossil on a riverbank in Brazil, he decides to organize an expedition upriver to see if he can find the rest of the fossil. The trail leads his expedition to the mysterious Black Lagoon, which all the locals avoid because of its bad reputation, but a living member of the species that produce the fossils lurking the lagoon while it normally doesn't welcome visitors, it does like the one female member of the expedition and decides to claim her for its own. The creature was good monster and the underwater water sequences were impressive by the standards of the 1950s. Overall Grade: A- Next up is The Invisible Man, which came out in 1933, and this is another of the classic Universal black and white horror movies. Jack Griffin is a scientist who discovered a chemical formula for invisibility. Unfortunately, one of the drugs in his formula causes homicidal insanity, so he becomes a megalomaniac who wants to use his invisibility to rule the world. This causes Griffin to overlook the numerous weaknesses of his invisibility, which allow the police to hunt him down. The Invisible Man's special effects were state of the art at the time and definitely hold up nearly a hundred years later. It's worth watching as another classic of the genre. Claude Rains plays Griffin, and as with The Wolf Man, his performance as Griffin descends into homicidal insanity is one of the strengths of the movie. Overall Grade: A- Next up is The Mummy, which came out in 1932, and this is another of the original Universal black and white horror movies. Boris Karloff plays the Mummy, who is the ancient Egyptian priest Imhotep, who was mummified alive for the crime of desiring the Pharaoh's daughter Ankh-es-en-Amon. After 3,000 years, Imhotep is accidentally brought back to life when an archeologist reads a magical spell and Imhotep sets out immediately to find the reincarnation of his beloved and transform her into a mummy as well so they can live together forever as undead. Edward Van Sloan plays Dr. Mueller, who is basically Edward Van Sloan's Van Helsing from Dracula if Van Helsing specialized in mummy hunting rather than vampire hunting. This version of the Mummy acts more like a Dungeons and Dragons lich instead of the now classic image of a shambling mummy in dragging bandages. That said, Boris Karloff is an excellent physical actor. As he does with Frankenstein, he brings Imhotep to life. His performance captures the essence of a creature that hasn't been human for a very long time, is trying to pretend to be human, and isn't quite getting there. Of course, the plot was reused for the 1999 version of The Mummy with Brendan Fraser. That was excellent and this is as well. Overall Grade: A- Next up is The Wedding Singer, which came out in 1998, and this is basically the Adam Sandler version of a Hallmark movie. Adam Sandler plays Robbie, a formerly famous musician whose career has lapsed and has become a wedding singer and a venue singer. He befriends the new waitress Julia at the venue, played by Drew Barrymore. The day after that, Robbie's abandoned at the altar by his fiancée, which is understandably devastating. Meanwhile, Julia's fiancé Glenn proposes to her and Robbie agrees to help her with the wedding planning since he's an expert in the area and knows all the local vendors. However, in the process, Robbie and Julia fall in love, but are in denial about the fact, a situation made more tense when Robbie realizes Glenn is cheating on Julia and intends to continue to do so after the wedding. So it's basically a Hallmark movie filtered through the comedic sensibilities of Adam Sandler. It was very funny and Steve Buscemi always does great side characters in Adam Sandler movies. Overall Grade: A Next up is Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale, which came out in 2025. This movie was sort of a self-indulgent victory lap, but it was earned. The writers of the sitcom Community used to joke that they wanted "six seasons and a movie" and Downton Abbey got "six seasons and three movies". Anyway, this movie is about handing off things to the next generation. Lord Grantham is reluctant to fully retire as his daughter goes through a scandal related to her divorce. The next generation of servants take over as the previous ones ease into retirement. What's interesting is both the nobles and the servants are fully aware that they're sort of LARPing a historical relic by this point because by 1930, grand country houses like Downton were increasingly rare in the UK since World War I wiped out most of them and crippling post-war taxes and economic disruption finished off many more. Anyway, if you like Downton Abbey, you like this movie. Overall Grade: A Next up is Argo, which came out in 2012, a very tense thriller about the Iranian hostage crisis in 1979. During that particular crisis, six Americans escaped the embassy and hid out at the Canadian Ambassador's house in Tehran. For obvious reasons, the Canadian ambassador wanted them out as quickly as possible, so the CIA and the State Department needed to cook up a plan to get the six out while the rest of the government tried to figure out what to do about the larger group of hostages. Finally, the government comes with "Argo." A CIA operative will create a fake film crew, a fake film company, and smuggle the six out of Tehran as part of the production. The movie was very tense and very well constructed, even if you know the outcome in advance if you know a little bit of history. Ben Affleck directed and starred, and this was in my opinion one of his best performances. It did take some liberties with historical accuracy, but nonetheless, a very tense political thriller/heist movie with some moments of very dark comedy. Overall Grade: A Next up is The Naked Gun, which came out in 2025, and this is a pitch perfect parody of the gritty cop movie with a lot of absurdist humor, which works well because Liam Neeson brings his grim action persona to the movie and it works really well with the comedy. Neeson plays Lieutenant Frank Drebin Jr., the son of the original Frank Drebin from The Naked Gun movies back in the '80s. After stopping a bank robbery, Drebin finds himself investigating the suicide of an engineer for the sinister tech mogul Richard Cane. Naturally, the suicide isn't what it appears and when the engineer's mysterious but seductive sister asks for Drebin's help, he pushes deeper into the case. Richard Cane was a hilarious villain because the writers couldn't decide which tech billionaire to parody with him, so they kind of parodied all the tech billionaires at once, and I kid you not, the original Frank Drebin makes an appearance as a magical owl. It was hilarious. Overall Grade: A Now for my two favorite things I saw in Autumn 2025. The first is the combination of Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein, which came out in 1931 and 1935. These are two separate movies, but Frankenstein leads directly to Bride of Frankenstein, so I'm going to treat them as one movie. Honestly, I think they're two halves of the same story the way that Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame would be two halves of the same story 90 years later, so I'll review them as one. Frankenstein by itself on its own will get a B. Colin Clive's performance is Dr. Henry Frankenstein was great, and Boris Karloff gives the Creature a suitable air of menace and uncanny valley. You really feel like he's something that's been brought to life but isn't quite right and still extremely dangerous. The movie does have a very pat ending that implies everyone will live happily ever after, with Dr. Frankenstein's father giving a toast to his son. But Bride of Frankenstein takes everything from the first movie and improves on it. It's one of those sequels that actually makes the preceding movie better. In Bride, Henry is recovering from his ordeal and swears off his experiments of trying to create artificial humans, but the Creature survived the fire at the windmill at the end of the last movie and is seeking for a new purpose. Meanwhile, Henry receives a visit from his previous mentor, the sinister Dr. Pretorius. Like Henry, Pretorius succeeded in creating artificial life and now he wants to work with Henry to perfect their work, but Henry refuses, horrified by the consequences of his previous experiments. Pretorius, undaunted, makes an alliance with the Creature, who then kidnaps Henry's wife. This will let Pretorius force Henry to work on their ultimate work together-a bride for the Creature. Bride of Frankenstein is a lot tighter than Frankenstein. It was surprising to see how rapidly filmmaking techniques evolved over just four years. Pretorius is an excellent villain, more evil wizard than mad scientist, and the scene where he calmly and effortlessly persuades the Creature to his side was excellent. One amusing note, Bride was framed as Mary Shelley telling the second half of the story to her friends, and then the actress playing Mary Shelley, Elsa Lancaster, also played the Bride. So that was a funny bit of meta humor. Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein combined is one of my two favorite movies of Fall 2025. Overall Grade: A+ And now for my second favorite movie of Autumn 2025, which as it turns out is also Frankenstein, but Guillermo del Toro's version that came out in 2025. And honestly, I think Guillermo del Toro's version of Frankenstein is the best version put to screen so far and even does the rarest of all feats, it improves a little on the original novel. Oscar Isaac plays Victor Frankenstein as a brilliant, driven scientist with something of a sociopathic edge. In other words, he's a man who's utterly inadequate to the task when his experiment succeeds and he actually creates an artificial human that have assembled dead body parts. Jacob Elordi does a good job as the Creature, playing him is essentially a good hearted man who's driven to violence and despair by the cruelty and rejection of the world. The recurring question of the Frankenstein mythos is whether or not Victor Frankenstein is the real monster. In this version, he definitely is, though he gets a chance to repent of his evil by the end. Honestly, everything about this was good. The performances, the cinematography, everything. How good was it? It was so good that I will waive my usual one grade penalty for unnecessary nudity since there were a few brief scenes of it. Overall Grade: A+ So that was the Autumn 2025 Movie Roundup. A lot of good movies this time around. While some movies of course were better than others, I didn't see anything I actively disliked, which is always nice. So that's it for this week. Thanks for listening to The Pulp Writer Show. I hope you found the show useful. A reminder that you can listen to all the back episodes at https://thepulpwritershow.com. If you enjoyed the podcast, please leave your review on your podcasting platform of choice. Stay safe and stay healthy and see you all next week.  

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Travel Tales
Scott Neeson - encore episode

Travel Tales

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2025 68:08


This week is an encore repeat from 2021, with Scott Neeson, former Hollywood exec who left it all to help starving children in Cambodia. Truly inspiring.Mentioned in this episode:Check out the Smart Travel PodcastThis week's show is supported by the new Smart Travel Podcast. Travel smarter — and spend less — with help from NerdWallet. Check out Smart Travel at the Link below:Smart Travel Podcast

Interplace
Spirals of Enclosure

Interplace

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2025 36:03


Hello Interactors,Fall is in full swing here in the northern hemisphere, which means it's time to turn our attention to economics and economic geography. Triggered by a recent podcast on the origins of capitalism, I thought I'd kick off by exploring this from a geography perspective.I trace how violence, dispossession, and racial hierarchy aren't simple externalities or accidents. They emerge out of a system that organized itself and then spread. Capitalism grew out of dispossession of land and human autonomy and became a dominant social and economic structure. It's rooted in violence that became virtuous and centuries later is locked-in. Or is it?EMERGING ENGLISH ENCLOSURESThe dominant and particular brand of capitalism in force today originates in England. Before English landlords and the state violently seized common lands back in the 1300s, economic life was embedded in what historian E.P. Thompson called “moral economies”.(1) These were systems of survival where collective responsibility was managed through custom, obligation, and shared access to resources. Similar systems existed elsewhere. Long before Europeans arrived at the shores of what is now called North America, Haudenosaunee longhouse economies were sophisticatedly organized around economies of reciprocity. Further south, Andean ayllu communities negotiated labor obligations and access to land was shared. West African systems featured land that belonged to communities and ancestors, not individuals.Back in medieval English villages, commons weren't charity, they were infrastructure. Anyone could graze animals or gather firewood. When harvests failed, there were fallbacks like hunting and gathering rights, seasonal labor sharing, and kin networks. As anthropologist Stephen Gudeman shows, these practices reflected cultures of mutual insurance aimed at collective resilience, not individual accumulation.(2)Then landlords, backed by state violence, destroyed this system to enrich themselves.From 1348-1349, the bubonic plague killed perhaps half of England's population. This created a labor shortage that gave surviving so-called peasants leverage. For the first time they could demand higher wages, refuse exploitative landlords, or move to find better conditions.The elite mobilized state violence to reverse this. In 1351 the state passed The Statute of Labourers — an attempt to freeze wages and restrict worker movement. This serves as an early signal that reverberates today. When property and people come in conflict, the state sides with property. Over the next two centuries, landlords steadily enclosed common lands, claiming shared space as private property. Peasants who resisted were evicted, sometimes killed.Initial conditions mattered enormously. England had a relatively weak monarchy that couldn't check landlord aggression like stronger European states did. It also had growing urban markets creating demand for food and wool and post-plague labor dynamics that made controlling land more profitable than extracting rents from secure peasants.As historian J.M. Neeson details, enclosure — fencing in private land — destroyed social infrastructure.(3) When access to common resources disappeared, so did the safety nets that enabled survival outside of market and labor competition. People simply lost the ability to graze a cow, gather fuel, glean grain, or even rely on neighbors' obligation to help.This created a feedback loop:Each turn made the pattern stronger. Understanding how this happens requires grasping how these complex systems shaped the very people who reproduced them.The landlords driving enclosure weren't simply greedy villains. Their sense of self, their understanding of what was right and proper, was constituted through relationships to other people like them, to their own opportunities, and to authorities who validated their actions. A landlord enclosing commons likely experienced this as “improvement”. They believed they were making the land productive while exercising newly issued property rights. Other landlords were doing it, parliament legalized it, and the economics of the time justified it. The very capacity to see alternatives was constrained by relational personal and social positions within an emerging capitalistic society.This doesn't excuse the violence or diminish responsibility. But it does reveal how systems reproduce themselves. This happens not primarily through individual evil but through relationships and feedback loops that constitute people's identities and sense of what's possible. The moral judgment remains stark. These were choices that enriched someone by destroying someone else's means of survival. But the choices were made by people whose very selfhood was being constructed by the system they were creating.Similarly, displaced peasants resisted in ways their social positions made possible. They rioted, appealed to historical customary rights, attempted to maintain the commons they relied on for centuries. Each turn of the spiral didn't just move resources, it remade people. Peasants' children, born into a world without commons, developed identities shaped by market dependence — renting their labor in exchange for money. What had been theft became, over generations, simply “how things are.”By the mid-16th century, England had something new. They'd created a system where most people owned no land, had no customary rights to subsistence, and had to compete in labor markets to survive. This was the essence of capitalism's emergence. It wasn't born out of markets (they existed everywhere for millennia) but as market dependence enforced through dispossession. Out of this emerged accumulated actions of actors whose awareness and available alternatives were themselves being shaped by the very system they were simultaneously shaping and sustaining.REPLICATING PATTERNS OF PLANTATIONSOnce capitalism emerged in England through violent enclosure, its spread wasn't automatic. Understanding how it became global requires distinguishing between wealth extraction (which existed under many systems) and capitalist social relations (which require specific conditions).Spain conquered vast American territories, devastating indigenous populations through disease, warfare, and forced labor. Spanish extraction from mines in the 16th century — like Potosí in today's Bolivia — were worked by enslaved indigenous and African peoples under conditions that killed them in staggering numbers. Meanwhile, Portugal developed Atlantic island sugar plantations using enslaved African labor. This expansion of Portuguese agriculture on Atlantic islands like Madeira and São Tomé became a blueprint for plantation economies in the Americas, particularly Brazil. The brutally efficient system perfected there for sugar production — relying on the forced labor of enslaved Africans — was directly transplanted across the ocean, leading to a massive increase in the scale and violence of the transatlantic slave trade.Both empires generated massive wealth from these practices. If colonial plunder caused capitalism, Spain and Portugal should have industrialized first. Instead, they stagnated. The wealth flowed to feudal monarchies who spent it on palaces, armies, and wars, not productive reinvestment. Both societies remained fundamentally feudal.England, with virtually no empire during its initial capitalist transformation, developed differently because it had undergone a different structural violence — enclosure of common land that created landless workers, wage dependence, and market competition spiraling into self-reinforcing patterns.But once those capitalist social relations existed, they became patterns that spread through violent imposition. These patterns destroyed existing economic systems and murdered millions.English expansion first began close to home. Ireland and Scotland experienced forced enclosures as English landlords exported the template — seize land, displace people, create private regimes, and force the suffering to work for you. This internal colonialism served as testing ground for techniques later deployed around the world.When English capitalism encountered the Caribbean — lands where indigenous peoples had developed complex agricultural systems and trade networks — the Spanish conquest had already devastated these populations. English merchants and settlers completed the destruction, seizing lands indigenous peoples had managed for millennia while expanding the brutal, enslaved-based labor models pioneered by the Spanish and Portuguese for mining and sugar production.The plantations English capitalists built operated differently than earlier Portuguese and Spanish systems. English plantation owners were capitalists, not feudal lords. But this was also not simply individual choice or moral character. They were operating within and being shaped by an emerging system of capitalist social relations. Here too they faced competitive pressures to increase output, reduce costs, and compete with other plantation owners. The system's logic — accumulate to accumulate more — emerged from relational dynamics between competing capitalists. The individual identities as successful plantation owners was constituted through their position within the competitive networks in which they coexisted.New location, same story. Even here this systemic shaping doesn't absolve individual responsibility for the horrors they perpetrated. Enslaved people were still kidnapped, brutalized, and worked to death. Indigenous peoples were still murdered and their lands still stolen. But understanding how the system shaped what seemed necessary or moral to those positioned to benefit helps explain how such horror could be so widespread and normalized.This normalization created new spirals:This pattern then replicated across even more geographies — Jamaica, Barbados, eventually the American South — each iteration destroying existing ways of life. As anthropologist Sidney Mintz showed, this created the first truly global capitalist commodity chain.(4) Sugar produced by enslaved Africans and indigenous peoples — on their stolen land — sweetened the tea for those English emerging factory workers — themselves recently dispossessed through enclosure.At the same time, it's worth calling attention, as Historians Walter Rodney, Guyanese, and Paul Tiyambe Zeleza, Malawian, have point out, that African societies weren't passive.(5,6) Some kingdoms initially engaged strategically by trading captives from rival groups and acquiring weapons. These choices are often judged harshly, but they were made by people facing threats to their very existence. They were working with frameworks developed over centuries that suddenly confronted an unprecedented system of extractive violence. Historians Linda Heywood and John Thornton show that African economic strength and political organization meant Africans often “forced Europeans to deal with them on their own terms” for centuries, even as the terms of engagement became increasingly constrained.(7) This moral complexity matters. These were real choices with devastating consequences, made by people whose capacity to perceive alternatives was constrained by their eventual oppressors amidst escalating violence by Europeans.Native American scholars have documented similar patterns of constrained agency in indigenous contexts. Historian Ned Blackhawk, Western Shoshone, shows how Native nations across North America made strategic choices — like forming alliances, adapting governance structures, and engaging in trade — all while navigating impossible pressures from colonial expansion.(8) Historian Jean O'Brien, White Earth Ojibwe, demonstrates how New England indigenous communities persisted and adapted even as settler narratives and violence worked to wipe them out of existence.(9) They were forced to make choices about land, identity, and survival within systems designed to eliminate them. These weren't failures of resistance but strategic adaptations made by people whose frameworks for understanding and practicing sovereignty, kinship, and territorial rights were being violently overwritten and overtaken by colonial capitalism.Europeans increasingly controlled these systems through superior military technology making resistance futile. Only when late 19th century industrial weapons were widely wielded — machine guns, munitions, and mechanisms manufactured through capitalism's own machinations — could Europeans decisively overwhelm resistance and complete the colonial carving of Africa, the Americas, and beyond.LOCKING-IN LASTING LOOPSOnce patterns spread and stabilize, they become increasingly difficult to change. Not because they're natural, but because they're actively maintained by those who benefit.Capitalism's expansion created geographic hierarchies that persist today: core regions that accumulate wealth and peripheral regions that get extracted from. England industrialized first through wealth stolen from colonies and labor dispossessed through enclosure. This gave English manufacturers advantages. Namely, they could sell finished goods globally while importing cheap raw materials. Colonies were forced at gunpoint to specialize in export commodities, making them dependent on manufactured imports. That dependence made it harder to develop their own industries. Once the loop closed it became enforced — to this day through institutions like the IMF and World Bank.Sociologists Marion Fourcade and Kieran Healy show how these hierarchies get naturalized through moral categories that shape how people — including those benefiting from and those harmed by the system — come to understand themselves and others.(10) Core regions are portrayed as “developed,” “modern,” “efficient.” Peripheral regions are called “backward,” “corrupt,” “informal.” These aren't just ideological justifications imposed from above but categories that constitute people's identities. They shape how investors see opportunities, how policy makers perceive problems, and how individuals understand their own worth.Meanwhile, property rights established through colonial theft get treated as legitimate. They are backed by international law and written by representatives of colonial powers as Indigenous land claims continue to get dismissed as economically backward. This doesn't happen through conscious conspiracies. It's because the frameworks through which “economic rationality” itself is understood and practiced were constructed through and for capitalist social relations. People socialized into these frameworks genuinely perceive capitalist property relations as more efficient, more rational. Their (our?) very capacity to see alternatives is constrained by identities formed within the system in which they (we?) exist.These patterns persist because they're profitable for those with power and because people with power were shaped by the very system that gives them power. Each advantage reinforces others. It then gets defended, often by people who genuinely believe they're defending rationality and efficiency. They (we?) fail to fathom how their (our?) frameworks for understanding economy were forged through forceful and violent subjugation.INTERRUPTING INTENSIFICATIONViewing capitalism's complex geographies shows its evolution is not natural or even inevitable. It emerged, and continues to evolve, as a result of shifting relationships and feedbacks at multiple scales. Recognizing this eventuality creates space for imagining and building more ethical derivatives or alternatives.If capitalism emerged from particular violent interactions between people in specific places, then different interactions could produce different systems. If patterns locked in through feedback loops that benefit some at others' expense, then interrupting those loops becomes possible.Even within capitalist nations, alternative arrangements have persisted or been fought for. Nordic countries and Scotland maintain “Everyman's Right” or “Freedom to Roam” laws. These are legal traditions allowing public access to private land for recreation, foraging, and camping. These represent partial commons that survived enclosure or were restored through political struggle, showing that private property needn't mean total exclusion. Even in countries that participate in capitalist economies. In late 19th century America, Henry George became one of the nation's most widely read public intellectuals. More people attended his funeral than Abraham Lincoln's. He argued that land value increases resulting from community development should be captured through land value taxes rather than enriching individual owners. His ideas inspired single-tax colonies, urban reform movements, and influenced progressive era policies. Farmers organized cooperatives and mutual aid societies, pooling resources and labor outside pure market competition. Urban communities established settlement houses, cooperative housing, and neighborhood commons. These weren't marginal experiments, they were popular movements showing that even within capitalism's heartland, people continuously organized alternatives based on shared access, collective benefit, and relationships of reciprocity rather than pure commodity exchange.Or, consider these current examples operating at different scales and locations:Community land trusts in cities like Burlington, Vermont remove properties from speculative markets. These trusts separate ownership of the land from the buildings on it, allowing the nonprofit land trust to retain ownership of the land while selling homes at affordable prices with resale restrictions. While they're trying to break the feedback loop where rising prices displace residents, gentrification and displacement continue in surrounding market-rate housing. This shows how alternatives require scale and time to fully interrupt established feedback loops.Zapatista autonomous municipalities in Chiapas, Mexico governed 300,000 people through indigenous forms of collective decision-making, refusing both state control and capitalist markets — surviving decades of Mexican government counterinsurgency backed by US military support. In 2023, after three decades of autonomy, the Zapatistas restructured into thousands of hyperlocal governments, characterizing the shift as deepening rather than retreating from their fundamental rejection of capitalist control.Brazil's Landless Workers Movement has won land titles for 350,000 families through occupations of unused land. These are legally expropriated under Brazil's constitutional requirement that land fulfill a social function. Organizing 2,000 cooperative settlements across 7.5 million hectares, this movement has become Latin America's largest social movement and Brazil's leading producer of organic food. They're building schools, health clinics, and cooperative enterprises based on agroecology and direct democracy.(11) Still, titled arable farmland in Brazil is highly concentrated into a minuscule percent of the overall population. Meanwhile, capitalist state structures continue favoring agribusiness and large landowners despite the movement's successes with organic food production.Indigenous land back movements across North America demand return of stolen territories as restoration of indigenous governance systems organized around relationships to land and other beings rather than ownership. Through the InterTribal Buffalo Council, 82 tribes are restoring buffalo herds. The Blackfeet Nation is establishing a 30,000-acre buffalo reserve that reconnects fragmented prairie ecosystems and restores buffalo migrations crossing the US-Canada border, reclaiming transnational governance systems that predate colonial boundaries.These aren't isolated utopian fantasies, and they're not perfect, but they're functioning alternatives, each attempting to interrupt capitalism's spirals at different points and places. Still, they face enormous opposition because for some reason, existing powerful systems that claim to embrace competition don't seem to like it much.Let's face it, other complex and functional economic systems existed before capitalism destroyed them. Commons-based systems, gift economies, reciprocal obligations organized around kinship and place were sophisticated solutions to survival. And extractive and exploitive capitalism violently replaced them. Most of all them. There are still pockets around the world where other economic geographies persist — including informal economies, mutual aid networks, cooperative enterprises, and indigenous governance systems.I recognize I've clearly over simplified what is a much more layered and complex evolution, and existing alternatives aren't always favorable nor foolproof. But neither is capitalism. There is no denying the dominant forms of capitalism of today emerged in English fields through violent enclosure of shared space. It then spread through transformation of existing extraction systems into engines of competitive accumulation. And it locked in through feedback loops that benefit core regions while extracting from peripheral ones.But it also took hold in hearts and habits. It's shaping how we understand ourselves, what seems possible, and what feels “normal.” We've learned to see accumulation as virtue, competition as natural, individual success as earned and poverty as personal failure. The very category of the autonomous ‘individual' — separate, self-made, solely responsible for their own outcomes — is itself a capitalist construction that obscures how all achievement and hardship emerge from relational webs of collective conditions. This belief doesn't just justify inequality, it reproduces it by generating the anxiety and shame that compel people to rent even more of their time and labor to capitalism. Pausing, resting, healing, caring for others, or resisting continue exploitation marks them as haven chosen their own ruin — regardless of their circumstance or relative position within our collective webs. These aren't just ideologies imposed from above but the makings of identity itself for all of us socialized within capitalism. A financial analyst optimizing returns, a policy maker promoting market efficiency, an entrepreneur celebrating “self-made” innovation — these aren't necessarily cynical actors. They're often people whose very sense of self has been shaped by a system they feel compelled to reproduce. After all, the system rewards individualism — even when it's toxins poison the collective web — including the web of life.Besides, if capitalism persists only through the conscious choices of so-called evil people, then exposing their villainy should be sufficient. Right? The law is there to protect innocent people from evil-doers. Right? Not if it persists through feedback loops that shape the identities, perceptions, and moral frameworks of everyone within it — including or especially those who benefit most or have the most to lose. It seems change requires not just moral condemnation but transformation of the relationships and systems that constitute our very selves. After all, anyone participating is complicit at some level. And what choice is there? For a socio-economic political system that celebrates freedom of choice, it offers little.To challenge a form of capitalism that can create wealth and prosperity but also unhealthy precarity isn't just to oppose policies or demand redistribution, and it isn't simply to condemn those who benefit from it as moral failures. It's to recognize that the interactions between people and places that created this system through violence could create other systems through different choices. Making those different choices requires recognizing and reconstructing the very identities, relationships, and frameworks through which we understand ourselves and what's possible. Perhaps even revealing a different form of capitalism that cares.But it seems we'd need new patterns to be discussed and debated by the very people who keep these patterns going. We're talking about rebuilding economic geographies based on mutual respect, shared responsibility, and a deep connection to our communities. To each other. This rebuilding needs to go beyond just changing institutions, it has to change the very people those institutions have shaped.As fall deepens and we watch leaves and seeds spiral down, notice how each follows a path predetermined by its inherited form. Maple seeds spin like helicopters — their propeller wings evolved over millennia to slow descent and scatter offspring far from competition. Their form has been fashioned by evolutionary forces beyond any individual seed's control, shaped by gusts and gravity in environments filled with a mix of competition and cooperation — coopetition. Then reflect on this fundamental difference: Unlike seeds locked into their descent, we humans can collectively craft new conditions, consciously charting courses that climb, curl, cascade, or crash.ReferencesChibber, V., & Nashek, M. (Hosts). (2025, September 24). The origins of capitalism. [Audio podcast episode]. In Confronting Capitalism. Jacobin Radio.1. Thompson, E. P. (1971). The moral economy of the English crowd in the eighteenth century. Past & Present, 50(1), 76–136.2. Gudeman, S. (2016). Anthropology and economy. Cambridge University Press.3. Neeson, J. M. (1996). Commoners: Common right, enclosure and social change in England, 1700–1820. Cambridge University Press.4. Mintz, S. W. (1985). Sweetness and power: The place of sugar in modern history. Viking Penguin.5. Rodney, W. (1972). How Europe underdeveloped Africa. Bogle-L'Ouverture.6. Zeleza, P. T. (1997). A modern economic history of Africa: The nineteenth century (Vol. 1). East African Publishers.7. Heywood, L. M., & Thornton, J. K. (2007). Central Africans, Atlantic creoles, and the foundation of the Americas, 1585-1660. Cambridge University Press.8. Blackhawk, N. (2023). The rediscovery of America: Native peoples and the unmaking of US history. Yale University Press.9. OBrien, J. M. (2010). Firsting and lasting: Writing Indians out of existence in New England. U of Minnesota Press.10. Fourcade, M., & Healy, K. (2017). Seeing like a market. Socio-Economic Review, 15(1), 9–29.11. Carter, M. (Ed.). (2015). Challenging social inequality: The landless rural workers movement and agrarian reform in Brazil. Duke University Press. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit interplace.io

Helping Teachers Thrive
Life After Teaching with Kelly Neeson

Helping Teachers Thrive

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2025 34:18


DESCRIPTION:In this episode, Tem and Kelly Neeson discuss the challenges teachers face when considering leaving the profession. Kelly, a career coach for teachers, shares her insights on helping educators transition to new careers, emphasising the importance of identifying passions, networking, and understanding transferable skills. They explore the reasons behind teacher burnout, the significance of setting boundaries, and the potential for teachers to thrive in alternative roles, whether within or outside of education. If you would like bespoke support, book a discovery call today: https://calendly.com/tem-helpingteachersthrive/discovery-call KEY TAKEAWAYS:Identifying personal passions beyond teaching is crucial for career transition.Networking is essential, as many jobs are filled through referrals rather than advertisements.Teachers possess valuable transferable skills that can be applied in various industries.Teachers often panic apply for jobs, which can lead to dissatisfaction in new roles.There are government-funded courses available for teachers looking to upskill.BEST MOMENTS:"I was that overwhelmed teacher.""Teaching becomes your identity."VALUABLE RESOURCES:Go to The Helping Teachers Thrive Hub to unlock exclusive contentKelly's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelly-neeson-95129a281/www.klneeson.com kelly@klneeson.com EPISODES TO CHECK OUT NEXT:Navigating the Challenges of Modern EducationABOUT THE HOST:Since embarking on her teaching journey in 2009, Tem has been on a mission to empower students to reach their fullest potential. Specialising as a Secondary Physical Education Teacher, Tem also has experience in Special Educational Needs (SEN) as a class teacher in an SEN provision. With an unwavering commitment to helping students become the best versions of themselves, Tem believes in the power of education to shape not just academic prowess, but character and resilience. Having mentored numerous teachers throughout her career, she is not only shaping young minds but also nurturing the growth of those who guide them.ABOUT THE SHOW:The podcast for teachers of many years, trainee teachers or Early Career Teachers (ECTs). Join Tem as she delves into the diverse world of teaching, offering valuable insights, tips, and advice on a variety of teaching strategies to help teachers thrive as classroom practitioners. CONNECT & CONTACT: Email: tem@helpingteachersthrive.comLinktree: https://linktr.ee/temsteachingtipsInstagram: instagram.com/temsteachingtipsLinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/tem-ezimokhai-23306a263 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

SBS Hindi - SBS हिंदी
‘If Bollywood made Ice Road 2, Akshay Kumar would be the lead actor': Sydney actor Saksham Sharma

SBS Hindi - SBS हिंदी

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2025 11:24


Sydney-based actor Saksham Sharma has gone from being a magician and a popular YouTuber to sharing screen with Liam Neeson in Ice Road 2 on Amazon Prime. In a fun twist, he says if the movie were made in Bollywood, actor Akshay Kumar would've played Neeson's role. Hear about his journey and his views on the evolving role of migrants in Australia today.

Still Rockin' It - Cheryl Lee
What has Graham 'Buzz' Bidstrup of The Angels and Ganggajang been up to lately? OR Beats, Buzz & Books

Still Rockin' It - Cheryl Lee

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2025 32:23 Transcription Available


Send us a textJoin Cheryl Lee - That Radio Chick on STILL ROCKIN' IT for news, reviews, music and interviews with some of our favourite Australian musiciansGraham "Buzz" Bidstrup doesn't just tell stories—he's lived them. As the drumming powerhouse behind iconic Australian bands The Angels, Gang Gajang, and The Party Boys, Buzz takes us on an unforgettable journey through the electrifying pub rock scene of the 70s and 80s where the air was "thick with the unmistakable scent of beer, sweat, and pot."Born into a musical Adelaide family in 1952, Buzz's path to rock stardom began with a father who could have been a concert pianist (before WWII trauma silenced his playing) and a mother who sang with gusto in church. This foundation, combined with exposure to seminal artists through his older brother, set the stage for his remarkable career. With characteristic humility and humor, Buzz reveals how he transformed The Angels by suggesting Doc Neeson move from bass to frontman—a decision that created magic. "You couldn't take your eyes off him on stage," Buzz explains about the charismatic Neeson, whom he considers the greatest frontman he's ever worked with.Beyond the music that defined a generation, Buzz's story takes unexpected turns. His unique upside-down guitar playing created GangGajang's distinctive sound. His work with the Jimmy Little Foundation, promoting healthy eating among indigenous children for 25 years, reveals the depth of his character. "That's what I get up in the morning for," he shares, demonstrating how music can be a vehicle for meaningful change. Still active at 73, Buzz continues mentoring young artists as an APRA ambassador while passing his musical genes to his producer son Maxwell.Whether you're a die-hard Angels fan or simply appreciate authentic Australian stories, Buzz's memoir "No Secrets" delivers raw insights into a musical life fully lived. The book is available now at Woolworths for $24—grab your copy and discover the stories behind the soundtrack of Australian rock.What Buzz Bidstrup been up to lately?  Let's find out!Get out when you can, support local music and I'll see you down the front!!Visit: ThatRadioChick.com.au

Quotenmeter
Ausgabe 829: «Die nackte Kanone» ist wieder da (15.08.2025)

Quotenmeter

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2025 38:09


«The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!» war 1988 ein großer Erfolg. Paramount Pictures investierte 14,5 Millionen US-Dollar in den Spielfilm von Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams, David Zucker und Pat Proft, der 152,4 Millionen US-Dollar einspielte. Drei Jahre später spielte der zweite Teil 192 Millionen US-Dollar ein, wobei die Produktionskosten nur auf 23 Millionen stiegen. Bei einer solchen Bilanz musste natürlich ein dritter Teil die Reihe abschließen. Das Finale holte 132 Millionen US-Dollar bei Kosten von günstigen 30 Millionen. Die Neuauflage «Die nackte Kanone» mit Liam Neeson und Pamela Anderson wurde allerdings kein Hit. Das Budget von 42 Millionen US-Dollar blieb im Rahmen, allerdings spielte der Film bis zum 11. August 2025 nur 56,4 Millionen US-Dollar ein. Vor allem in den Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika ist das Ergebnis mit 32 Millionen US-Dollar überschaubar. In Deutschland wurden 2,3 Millionen US-Dollar an den Kinokassen erzielt. Mario Thunert hat den neuen Spielfilm gesehen und stellt ihn Fabian Riedner vor. Ein richtiger Kracher ist die Neuauflage mit Neeson nicht. Allerdings gibt es immer wieder Momente, die den Spielfilm von Aktiva Schaffer sehenswert machen. Hinter dem Projekt steckt Seth MacFarlane, der den Film mit seiner Produktionsfirma Fuzzy Door Productions drehte.

The Office Grunts
Ep 218 - Weapons, The Naked Gun

The Office Grunts

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2025 63:05


John Wayne and Stew talk 4K players, TVs, and Heat 2 casting rumors, before diving into the horror movie "Weapons" and the hilarious "The Naked Gun."

The Franchisees
The Naked Gun (2025)

The Franchisees

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2025 67:12


We're back on track with a fresh new episode on the new NAKED GUN film starring Liam "Leslie Nielsen" Neeson and directed by Akiva "Lonely Island Boy" Schaffer. Are comedies back? Can America finally laugh again? How many jokes are there over the entire 85 minute runtime? Worry not, listener: we're going through this film bit by bit, gag by gag, larf by larf.We also find time to talk about some other recent movies we've been watching, including HAPPINESS, BULLY, THE PEANUT BUTTER SOLUTION, MORVERN CALLAR, PASSION, PERSON TO PERSON, PETULIA, RAZORBACK, HOUSE OF GAMES, and VOYAGE OF TIME.We'll be back next week with a new franchise: I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER! We certainly know what we were doing last summer... podcasting.Follow us @thefranchisees on Instagram and Twitter and email us at thefranchiseespod@gmail.com

2Fast 2Films
2FAST 2FILMS - “SKETCH”, “THE NAKED GUN”, “FREAKIER FRIDAY” & “WEAPONS”

2Fast 2Films

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2025 10:13


In this week's episode of the world's-fastest-movie-review podcast, Jackson and Mike review FOUR new films!!! First,“SKETCH”  When a young girl's sketchbook is dropped into a mysterious pond, her drawings come to life—chaotic, uncontrollable, and dangerous. Starring Tony Hale, D'Arcy Carden, Bianca Belle, and Kue Lawrence. Then, a quick review of “THE NAKED GUN” the son of Lt. Frank Drebin, who must succeed in his father's footsteps to prevent the closure of Police Squad. Starring. Liam Neeson, Pamela Anderson, Paul Walter Hauser, and Danny Huston.  And finally, 2 lightning-fast reviews of “FREAKIER FRIDAY” Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan are back as the body-swapping mother and daughter duo. & “WEAPONS”  In a small Pennsylvania town, 17 third-graders vanish at exactly 2:17 a.m. Starring Julia Garner, Josh Brolin, Alden Ehrenreich, Benedict Wong, and Amy Madigan.

Film Rage
Episode 309 - Old Funnyman Neeson

Film Rage

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2025 56:10


Welcome back ragers to the best movie review podcast on the planet. The rage rolls on from the Film Rage Studio. This week the Film Rage Crew took in three films. One comedy starring Liam Neeson, one body horror  with Allison Brie and Dave Franco and an animated feature with the voice talents of Sam Rockwell and Awkwafina. Then Jim and Bryce were forced to experience Rock "The Dwayne" Johnson in The Tooth Fairy in the Rage or Dare segment. Introduction-0:00 The Amazing Murman Predicts-1:21 In Cinema The Naked Gun (2025)-4:49 Together (2025)-15:33 Bad Guys 2 (2025)-26:39 Murman Minute-33:10 Open Rage Jim's open rage-Naked Gun not as good as the memory-37:23 Bryce's open rage-???-39:28 Rage or Dare The Tooth Fairy (2010)-42:58 Bryce pulls from Jim's Rage Bag-51:59 Outro-54:30 Thanks Ragers for listening to our film review podcast. Rage On! https://www.filmrageyyc.com/ https://filmrage.podbean.com/ https://www.facebook.com/filmrageyyc https://nerdyphotographer.com/social/ https://www.leonardconlinphotos.com/

MOVIE Morning
The Naked Gun (2025) - MOVIE REVIEW

MOVIE Morning

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2025 15:22


Is this finally the return of the theatrical comedy? The Naked Gun reboot has finally hit theaters, after years of rumors and development. But this time, it's led by one Liam Neeson. I only watched the original movies, starring another actor with LN initials, for the first time a few weeks back and surprisingly, mildly enjoyed them. I have been interested in this reboot for a while though because I generally really find Neeson's ultra serious persona naturally funny and because I miss all-out comedies on the big screen. So, does The Naked Gun recapture the magic of the originals and will it spark the return of comedies on the big screen? Find out in this review!The Naked Gun:Directed by: Akiva SchafferWritten by: Doug Gregor & Doug Mand & Akiva SchafferTelevision series "Police Squad" by: Jim Abrahams & David Zucker & Jerry ZuckerProduced by: Erica Huggins, Seth McFarlaneExecutive Producers: Pete Chiappetta, Andrew Lary, Akiva Schaffer, Daniel M. Stillman, Anthony TittanegroCo-Producers: Dan Gregor, Doug MandMusic by: Lorne BalfeDirector of Photography: Brandon TrostEdited by: Brian Scott OldsCasting by: Carmen CubaProduction Design by: Bill BrzeskiCostume Design by: Betsy Heimann, Maria TortuCast: Liam Neeson, Pamela Anderson, Paul Walter Hauser, Danny Huston, CCH Pounder, Kevin DurandSynopsis: Only one man has the particular set of skills… to lead Police Squad and save the world: Lt. Frank Drebin Jr.

Ruhe im Saal - Das Filmgericht
EP221 | THE NAKED GUN: Nielsen, Neeson und das Spoof-Erbe

Ruhe im Saal - Das Filmgericht

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2025 187:50


Würde man anfangen sich Zitate der DIE NACKTE KANONE Reihe um die Ohren zu ballern, würde man vermutlich die kommende Stunde nicht mehr damit aufhören. Viele Leute - uns inklusive - sind zum Teil mit diesen Filmen aufgewachsen und haben Ihren Humor dadurch prägen lassen. 31 Jahre später kehrt die Reihe nun mit dem gleichnamigen Titel DIE NACKTE KANONE zurück und präsentiert uns Liam Neeson in der Hauptrolle als Nachfolger von Leslie Nielsen. Doch ist es wirklich möglich den Humor in die heutige Zeit zu transportieren? Dieser Frage, sowie vielen anderen, gehen wir gemeinsam mit Gast Batz neben einer Besprechung der Filmreihe natürlich nach und lassen euch wissen, welche Momente und Szenen uns besonders im Kopf blieben und worüber wir auch beim 15. mal noch lachen können. Wenn Ihr also wissen wollt, ob sich der Kinobesuch lohnt, verpasst nicht die aktuelle Episode von RUHE IM SAAL!——

Filmfrühstück - Ein Toast auf den Film
Die nackte Kanone (2025) | Von Leslie Nielsen bis Liam Neeson

Filmfrühstück - Ein Toast auf den Film

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2025 65:13


In dieser Episode des Filmfrühstücks nehmen sich Kenan, Daniel und Sascha das Reboot einer Kult-Slapstick-Reihe vor: Die nackte Kanone (2025). Mit Liam Neeson und Pamela Anderson in den Hauptrollen kehrt eine der legendärsten Spoof-Franchises überhaupt auf die große Leinwand zurück. Doch wie steht es eigentlich um den Kultstatus des Originals? Welche Bedeutung hat „Die nackte Kanone“ für uns persönlich, und schauen wir überhaupt noch Spoof Movies? Wir sprechen darüber, was eine richtig gute Slapstick-Komödie ausmacht, wie der Humor im Jahr 2025 funktioniert und ob Liam Neeson tatsächlich in Leslie Nielsens Fußstapfen treten kann. Natürlich werfen wir auch einen Blick auf Cast, Crew und die Story des neuen Films – inklusive absurder Wendungen und der typischen Gagdichte. Wie schlagen sich Neeson und Anderson als neues Comedy-Duo? Und wie viel Action, Polizeigewalt und absurde Situationen passen eigentlich in 90 Minuten Film? Hört rein und sagt uns, ob „Die nackte Kanone (2025)“ für euch ein würdiges Comeback ist – oder nur ein weiterer gescheiterter Versuch, den Slapstick-Klassiker in die Moderne zu holen.---Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/filmfruehstueck/

W2M Network
Damn You Hollywood: The Naked Gun (2025)

W2M Network

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2025 96:57


We present our review of The Naked Gun 2025!The Naked Gun is a 2025 American crime action comedy film directed by Akiva Schaffer and written by Schaffer, Dan Gregor and Doug Mand. The fourth film in The Naked Gun franchise, it stars Liam Neeson in the main role, with Pamela Anderson, Paul Walter Hauser, Kevin Durand, and Danny Huston starring in supporting roles. It follows the son of Lt. Frank Drebin who must succeed in his father's footsteps to prevent the closure of Police Squad.A fourth The Naked Gun film was originally announced in 2009, as a direct-to-TV sequel starring Leslie Nielsen. However, the film languished several years of development, including being redeveloped as a reboot starring Ed Helms in 2013. It was later officially announced in January 2021 that Seth MacFarlane had been hired to develop the project, and he expressed interest in casting Neeson in the main role. Although MacFarlane was hired to direct, Schaffer replaced him after the film was greenlit in October 2022, and Neeson was officially cast in the main role. Anderson was cast in April 2024, and further casting took place the following month. Filming began in Atlanta that month and wrapped in June.The Naked Gun premiered at the SVA Theater in Manhattan on July 28, 2025, and was released in the United States and United Kingdom by Paramount Pictures on August 1, 2025. The film received positive reviews from critics and has grossed $28.3 million worldwide against a $42 million budget.Disclaimer: The following may contain offensive language, adult humor, and/or content that some viewers may find offensive – The views and opinions expressed by any one speaker does not explicitly or necessarily reflect or represent those of Mark Radulich or W2M Network.Mark Radulich and his wacky podcast on all the things:https://linktr.ee/markkind76alsohttps://www.teepublic.com/user/radulich-in-broadcasting-networkFB Messenger: Mark Radulich LCSWTiktok: @markradulichtwitter: @MarkRadulichInstagram: markkind76RIBN Album Playlist: https://suno.com/playlist/91d704c9-d1ea-45a0-9ffe-5069497bad59 

Nerdtropolis
LIZA KOSHY: The Naked Gun

Nerdtropolis

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2025 3:05


In this Reel Insights episode, Sean Tajipour, the Mayor of Nerdtropolis, chats with Liza Koshy about her hilarious role in the brand-new reboot of The Naked Gun alongside Liam Neeson.Liza opens up about joining one of comedy's most iconic franchises, keeping a straight face during absurd scenes, and what it's like to perform next to someone as tall (and serious) as Neeson. She also shares the secret sauce that makes The Naked Gun work—playing every ridiculous moment completely straight—and reveals her favorite joke from the film (spoiler: it's so stupid, it's genius).Whether you're a longtime fan of the original or discovering the chaos for the first time, Liza's behind-the-scenes stories will make you want to watch the movie twice (at least).Visit Nerdtropolis.comFacebookInstagramTwitter

Popcorn Junkies Movie Reviews
THE NAKED GUN 2025 - The Popcorn Junkies Movie Review (SPOILERS)

Popcorn Junkies Movie Reviews

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2025 14:45


The Naked Gun is a 2025 American action crime comedy film directed by Akiva Schaffer and written by Schaffer, Dan Gregor and Doug Mand. The fourth film in The Naked Gun franchise, it stars Liam Neeson in the main role, with Pamela Anderson, Paul Walter Hauser, Danny Huston, CCH Pounder, and Kevin Durand starring in supporting roles. It follows the son of Lt. Frank Drebin who must succeed in his father's footsteps to prevent the closure of Police Squad.A fourth The Naked Gun film was originally announced in 2009, as a direct-to-TV sequel starring Leslie Nielsen. However, the film languished several years of development, including being redeveloped as a reboot starring Ed Helms in 2013. It was later officially announced in January 2021 that Seth MacFarlane had been hired to develop the project, and he expressed interest in casting Neeson in the main role. Although MacFarlane was hired to direct, Schaffer replaced him after the film was greenlit in October 2022, and Neeson was officially cast in the main role. Anderson was cast in April 2024, and further casting took place the following month. Filming began in Atlanta that month and wrapped in June.The Naked Gun premiered at the SVA Theater in Manhattan on July 28, 2025, and was released in the United States and United Kingdom by Paramount Pictures on August 1, 2025. The film received positive reviews from critics and has grossed $28.3 million worldwide against a $42 million budget.

Leaving the Theater
The Naked Gun

Leaving the Theater

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2025 13:52


Ronald Young Jr. reviews The Naked Gun by himself… RYJ wonders if movie crowds are actually ruining movies…RYJ -  4 of 5 starsFollow me on IG, TikTok, Threads, Bluesky, and Letterbxd - @ohitsbigronAvailable in theatersStarring Liam Neeson, Pamela Anderson, Paul Walter Hauser, Kevin Durand, Danny Huston, and Moses JonesWritten by Dan Gregor, Doug Mand, and Akiva SchafferDirected by Akiva SchafferFor more information about The Naked Gun check out this linkSupport Leaving the Theater on Patreon using this link

popular Wiki of the Day
The Naked Gun (2025 film)

popular Wiki of the Day

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2025 2:33


pWotD Episode 3015: The Naked Gun (2025 film) Welcome to popular Wiki of the Day, spotlighting Wikipedia's most visited pages, giving you a peek into what the world is curious about today.With 158,340 views on Sunday, 3 August 2025 our article of the day is The Naked Gun (2025 film).The Naked Gun is a 2025 American action comedy film directed by Akiva Schaffer and written by Schaffer, Dan Gregor and Doug Mand. The fourth film in The Naked Gun franchise, it stars Liam Neeson in the main role, with Pamela Anderson, Paul Walter Hauser, Kevin Durand, and Danny Huston starring in supporting roles. It follows the son of Lt. Frank Drebin who must succeed in his father's footsteps to prevent the closure of Police Squad.After several years of development, including a direct-to-TV sequel starring Leslie Nielsen and a reboot starring Ed Helms, it was announced that Seth MacFarlane had been hired to develop the project, and he expressed interest in casting Neeson in the main role. Although MacFarlane was hired to direct, Schaffer replaced him after the film was greenlit in October 2022, and Neeson was officially cast in the main role. Anderson was cast in April 2024, and further casting took place the following month. Filming began in Atlanta that month and wrapped in June.The Naked Gun premiered at the SVA Theater in Manhattan on July 28, 2025, and was released in the United States and United Kingdom by Paramount Pictures on August 1, 2025. It received positive reviews from critics and grossed $28.5 million worldwide during its opening weekend against a $42 million budget.This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 02:43 UTC on Monday, 4 August 2025.For the full current version of the article, see The Naked Gun (2025 film) on Wikipedia.This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes.Follow us on Mastodon at @wikioftheday@masto.ai.Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast.Until next time, I'm neural Kendra.

The Hub On Hollywood
Can "The Naked Gun" save comedies? Liam Neeson & Pamela Anderson dating rumors, KPop Demon Hunters!

The Hub On Hollywood

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2025 50:59 Transcription Available


On this week's episode: Can "The Naked Gun" movie save comedies? Romantic rumors surround Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson, KPop Demon Hunters review and music reaction, Ben Affleck might be making a Karen Read movie, "Boston Blue" and more!The Hub on Hollywood, hosted by Jamie and James, delves into the thriving film industry in New England. The podcast explores the production of various projects, including commercials, television shows, and full-length feature films.The podcast insights into New England's growing film industry, as well as entertainment news and reviews. Subscribers can access the podcast on the iHeartRadio app and follow the hosts on Instagram and TikTok for updates.

Cinema Royale
THE NAKED GUN Movie Review!

Cinema Royale

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2025 19:52


Travis Hopson and Joblo.com's Chris Bumbray review #TheNakedGun with #LiamNeeson attempting to fill the shoes of the late great Leslie Nielsen! Plus, a brief discussion of our favorite hot ladies of the '80s and '90s.THE NAKED GUN is in theaters now.All of this and more can be found at www.punchdrunkcritics.com!Subscribe to Punch Drunk Critics on YouTube:    / @punchdrunkcritics1  Follow Punch Drunk Critics on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/pdcmoviesFollow Punch Drunk Critics on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pdcmoviesYou can also subscribe to our podcast Cinema Royale anywhere you get your podcasts!#TheNakedGun #LiamNeeson #PamelaAnderson

Pop Culture Happy Hour
The Naked Gun And What's Making Us Happy

Pop Culture Happy Hour

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2025 24:18


The Naked Gun franchise has always been a rapid-fire delivery system for gags, delivered straight-faced by a cop who doesn't know that anything is funny. In the new Naked Gun movie, that role is handled by the very straight-faced Liam Neeson. With Pamela Anderson as his femme fatale, Neeson tries to save the world from, quite literally, a plot device. And like the original franchise, this Naked Gun is all about a joke pileup.Follow Pop Culture Happy Hour on Letterboxd at letterboxd.com/nprpopcultureLearn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The Late Show Pod Show with Stephen Colbert
Liam Neeson (Extended) | Carbon Omissions

The Late Show Pod Show with Stephen Colbert

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2025 27:44


The EPA is seeking to scrap limits on greenhouse gas emissions, America's fertility rate hit an all-time low, and the president's son weighed in on the Sydney Sweeney American Eagle eugenics controversy. Legendary actor Liam Neeson reveals that he and Pamela Anderson take part in a threesome in “The Naked Gun,” which marked Neeson's first time working with an intimacy coordinator on set. “The Naked Gun” is in theaters this Friday. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ash, Kip, Luttsy & Susie O'Neill
FULL SHOW | What's Scarier - Pelicans or Sand?

Ash, Kip, Luttsy & Susie O'Neill

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2025 37:19 Transcription Available


Love is in the air! From unlikely celebrity couples to irrational fears, this week's episode has it all. The hosts dish on the latest Hollywood romances - who knew Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson were an item? Or that Justin Trudeau has his sights set on Katy Perry? We get the inside scoop on these new relationships and more. The conversation then turns to phobias as callers share their hilarious and sometimes debilitating fears. You'll hear about everything from an overwhelming terror of pelicans to an inability to touch sand. Can you relate to any of these anxieties? 2:34 - The new Naked Gun movie starring Neeson and Anderson4:19 - Trudeau and Perry's secret Canadian dinner date 6:24 - Listener Kim calls in about her son's fear of dragonflies8:41 - Jasmine is petrified of cockroaches, especially in her car10:29 - Helen was hospitalized after seeing a giant spider12:16 - Jordan can't go near sand after watching Spiderman Laugh along as the hosts swap travel stories and industry secrets from retail employees. Whether you want to hear about celebrity crushes or the inner workings of your local Apple store, this episode has something for everyone. The only way to get the full scoop is to tune in! Search "Ash, Luttsy and Nikki Osborne Podcast" on your favorite podcast platform and hit play.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Der Tele-Stammtisch - Filmkritiken
Die nackte Kanone | Viel Spaß mit Leslie Neeson, äh, Liam Nielsen

Der Tele-Stammtisch - Filmkritiken

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2025 77:13


Die nackte Kanone | Viel Spaß mit Leslie Neeson, äh, Liam Nielsen „Die nackte Kanone“ ist Kult! Wie viele Lachtränen – aber auch ungläubiges Kopfschütteln – die Trilogie ausgelöst hat, lässt sich kaum beziffern. Was 1982 als gefloppte TV-Serie begann, wurde zu einem der unangefochtenen Könige des sogenannten Spoof-Genres. Am 31. Juli kehrt diese Königsklasse des Humors endlich auf die große Leinwand zurück – zum Glück nicht in Form von Zumutungen à la „Date Movie“, sondern als echtes Reboot von „Die nackte Kanone“. Dieses Mal schlüpft niemand Geringeres als Liam Neeson in die Rolle des Frank Drebin Jr. Unterstützt wird er dabei von einer ganzen Reihe an Gaststars sowie Pamela Anderson und Paul Walter Hauser. Für die Besprechung des Reboots, bei dem auch „Family Guy“-Schöpfer Seth MacFarlane beteiligt war, haben wir beim Tele-Stammtisch drei bekennende Fans der Originalfilme ans Mikro geholt: Valentin, Stu und Dom. Was sie zum Genre, den Klassikern – und natürlich zum neuen Film – zu sagen haben? Drückt auf Play und findet es heraus! Viel Spaß mit der neuen Folge vom Tele-Stammtisch! Hier geht's zum erwähnten Leslie-Nielsen-Podcast mit Dom und Stu. Trailer Werdet Teil unserer Community und besucht unseren Discord-Server! Dort oder auch auf Instagram könnt ihr mit uns über Filme, Serien und vieles mehr sprechen. Wir liefern euch launige und knackige Filmkritiken, Analysen und Talks über Kino- und Streamingfilme und -serien - immer aktuell, informativ und mit der nötigen Prise Humor. Website | Youtube | PayPal | BuyMeACoffee Großer Dank und Gruß für das Einsprechen unseres Intros geht raus an Engelbert von Nordhausen - besser bekannt als die deutsche Synchronstimme Samuel L. Jackson! Thank you very much to BASTIAN HAMMER for the orchestral part of the intro! I used the following sounds of freesound.org: 16mm Film Reel by bone666138 wilhelm_scream.wav by Syna-Max backspin.wav by il112 Crowd in a bar (LCR).wav by Leandros.Ntounis Short Crowd Cheer 2.flac by qubodup License (Copyright): Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

The Bluff Council Podcast
Laughter Reloaded: The Naked Gun Trailer Nails the Comeback | The Bluff Council Podcast

The Bluff Council Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2025 18:57


Frank Drebin is back—sort of. The Bluff Council breaks down the 2025 trailer for The Naked Gun reboot, starring Liam Neeson as the bumbling detective in a world that may be too ironic for its own good. We dig into the legacy of the original Zucker-Abrams-Zucker classic, the risks of reviving deadpan parody in today's comedy landscape, and whether Neeson can fill the very large shoes (and badge) left by Leslie Nielsen. Is this a fresh take—or just another spoof that slips on its own banana peel?

The Review Review
Darkman / Never Falling Up Again (Guest: Gaius Boiling)

The Review Review

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2025 94:13 Transcription Available


Send us a textGaius Boiling (Instagram / Letterboxd ) from the "Back to the Blockbuster," podcast DROPS IN for his choice ”Darkman."  (1990  d. Sam Raimi). Starring: Liam Neeson, Frances McDormand, and Larry Drake. It's a bird, it's a plane, no it's Liam Neeson as 'PRUUNNNNEEE TRACY' in this original Superhero flick from Raimi, the great and powerful. What are Darkman's "powers?" Is there a Face/Off with out a Darkman? How much was Neeson allowed to use improvisational comedy? And all that very intentional pink elephant stuff. We answer all these questions and more thanks to a generous grant from the NY film academy school and Flim Springfield. 4/15!**All episodes contain explicit language**Artwork - Ben McFaddenReview Review Intro/Outro Theme - Jamie Henwood"What Are We Watching" & "Whatcha been up to?" Themes - Matthew Fosket"Fun Facts" Theme - Chris Olds/Paul RootLead-Ins Edited/Conceptualized by - Ben McFaddenProduced by - Ben McFadden & Paul RootConcept - Paul Root

Forgotten Cinema
A Walk Among the Tombstones

Forgotten Cinema

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2025 57:26


Liam Neeson, a gritty mystery, and some seriously dark twists… This week on Forgotten Cinema, The Mikes are diving into A Walk Among the Tombstones (2014), a neo-noir thriller that puts Neeson in full detective mode; a nice change of pace in the middle of his semi-annual action fare.Join Mike Field and Mike Butler as break down the film's unique tone, how it plays with tropes, and how good David Harbour is as a deranged psychopath. They'll also cover a bit of the films history from popular Matthew Scudder book series to Hollywood film.So, grab your popcorn and soda, please notice the exits to the left and right of you and settle down for Forgotten Cinema. What do you think? Did this deserve more sequels following the books it was based on or was it just another generic Neeson film of the 2010s? Let us know in the comments!

Shite Talk: An Irish History Podcast
Film Club - Michael Collins w/Tony Cantwell

Shite Talk: An Irish History Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2025 62:19


Here's a Film Club episode to kick off a mini season of Collins, Dev, The Treaty, and the Civil War.Joining us for this week to talk shite about the Michael Collins movie is Tony Cantwell, from the Young Hot Guys podcast and the TV show Good Boy(go watch it on the RTE Player!).Then joining us live on March 6th for the live episode in The Laughter Lounge is Donal Fallon of Three Castles Burning! There we'll be discussing the life and times of Eamon De Valera, and wrapping up the series before we get back to another regular season of Shite Talk!.If you want to see clips from this episode you can follow Shite Talk on Instagram, TikTok, or YouTube and you can find tickets for our upcoming LIVE SHOW here:06 March 2025 - Laughter Lounge, Dublin

The Hawk Morning Show Podcast
Egg Shortage / Pony Express Fail / Neeson Realty /Mistress Day / Rock Hall Inductees

The Hawk Morning Show Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2025 7:12


Today we talked the egg shortage, an early nominee for video of the year, what Liam Neeson has been doing in his free time, Mistress Day, and the latest batch of Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame inductees! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Following Films Podcast
Hans Petter Moland on Absolution

Following Films Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2024 26:00


Welcome to The Following Films Podcast, where we dive deep into the world of cinema, exploring the stories behind the films and the artists who bring them to life. I'm your host, Chris Maynard, and today, we're thrilled to have an exceptional guest joining us. Hans Petter Moland, the acclaimed director known for his masterful blend of intense drama and dark humor, is here to talk about his latest film, Absolution. Starring the legendary Liam Neeson, Absolution tells the gripping story of an aging gangster on a dangerous journey to reconnect with his estranged family while navigating a violent criminal underworld. It's a powerful exploration of redemption, regret, and the enduring bonds of family, all set against Moland's signature cinematic style. In this conversation, we'll explore the creative process behind Absolution, what it was like collaborating with Neeson, and the universal themes that make this story so resonant. I hope you enjoy the show. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/followingfilms/support

Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword
Wednesday, November 13, 2024 - Happy Ides of November!

Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2024 16:50


Our cohosts definitely had divergent solving experiences while tackling today's crossword. Jean tore through it, Mike almost tore his hair out trying to tear through it. But there were no tears at the end, just happy music, so AWTEW, as they say. (Editor's note: in fact almost nobody says AWTEW, short for All's Well That Ends Well, but we salute you for trying to invent YMATNN (Yet More Acroynyms That Nobody Needs)

Film Rage
Episode 272 - Old Man Neeson Rides Again

Film Rage

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2024 58:15


Welcome back ragers to the best movie review podcast on the planet. The rage rolls on from the Film Rage Studio. This week the Film Rage Crew review Zemeckis directing CGI Tom Hanks and the latest Old Man Liam Neeson movie. Then in the Rage or Dare segment, Bryce and Jim were forced to watch About Cherry from 2012. Introduction-0:00 The Amazing Murman Predicts-1:27 In Cinema Here (2024)-5:03 Absolution (2024)-17:32 Murman Minute-28:05 Open Rage Jim's open rage-Directors past their prime-32:20 Bryce's open rage-CGI People-36:55 The Lists We got nothing-40:03 Rage or Dare About Cherry (2012)-41:40 Bryce pulls from Jim's Stanky Bag-53:45 Outro-56:26 Thanks Ragers for listening to our film review podcast. Rage On!!! https://www.filmrageyyc.com/ https://filmrage.podbean.com/ https://www.facebook.com/filmrageyyc https://nerdyphotographer.com/social/ https://www.leonardconlinphotos.com/

2Fast 2Films
2FAST 2FILMS - “BLITZ” & “ABSOLUTION”

2Fast 2Films

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2024 10:57


In this weeks episode of the world's-fastest-movie-review podcast Jackson and Mike review TWO new films!!! First “BLITZ”. The stories of a group of Londoners during the events of the British capital bombing in World War II.. Starring Elliott Heffernan, Saoirse Ronan, Harris Dickinson and Benjamin Clémentine. Then a quick review of “ABSOLUTION”. An aging gangster attempts to reconnect with his children and rectify the mistakes in his past, but the criminal underworld won't loosen their grip willingly. Starring Liam Neeson, Javier Molina and Deanna Tarraza.

Cinema Royale
Talking Liam Neeson In ABSOLUTION And Looking Back At His Action Career

Cinema Royale

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2024 25:51


On this episode of Cinema Royale, Travis Hopson of Punch Drunk Critics and Chris Bumbray of Joblo.com review Liam Neeson's new crime film ABSOLUTION, and look back at his action career as he contemplates retiring from the genre.All of this and more can be found at www.punchdrunkcritics.com!Subscribe to Punch Drunk Critics on YouTube:    / @punchdrunkcritics1  Follow Punch Drunk Critics on Twitter:   / pdcmovies  Follow Punch Drunk Critics on Facebook:   / pdcmovies  You can also subscribe to our podcast Cinema Royale anywhere you get your podcasts!#LiamNeeson #Absolution #actionmoviesTranscript

McGuire on Wrestling
The ACT Episode 64 - Damon v. Denzel v. Keanu v. Neeson, and Wrestling Stuff

McGuire on Wrestling

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2024 44:16


This week, join the gWo of Dimitri Korolis and Mitch Hontzias as they pick apart the week of wrestling TV, including an eventful Monday Night Raw, a slightly confusing AEW Dynamite, and a storlyline advancing SmackDown! Plus, the Alternate Scenario and more!  

Pop! Pour! Review
Schindler's List (1993)

Pop! Pour! Review

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2024 55:26


Schindler's List is #6 on IMDB's Top 250 Movies as of August 2024 (the number may differ based on when you listen). In this episode, we explore Spielberg's masterful direction and the film's use of stark black-and-white cinematography, which evokes the documentary feel of historical footage. We analyze Neeson's layered performance as Schindler, alongside Ralph Fiennes' terrifying turn as the sadistic Amon Goeth, as well as discuss of this is Spielberg's best film. All this and so much more! Follow us @poppourreview, click around https://www.poppourreview.com, and become a member of our Patreon at patreon.com/poppourreview!!!  We do not own the rights to any audio clips used in the podcast.

Who Killed Amy Mihaljevic?
Unraveling the Cold Case: The Lori Neeson Murder and Its Shocking Breakthrough

Who Killed Amy Mihaljevic?

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2024 68:48


In this episode of "Who Killed," host Bill Huffman is joined by Nic from the True Crime Garage podcast to discuss the recent developments in the cold case of 15-year-old Lori Nesson. Following a December report from 10TV, new DNA evidence has linked Lori's case to a pair of suspects, Robert Flieger and Charles Webber, both of whom have since passed away. The episode delves into how investigators pieced together this decades-old mystery and the implications for other unresolved cases in central Ohio. Tune in as they explore the intersection of crime, justice, and the impact of advancements in DNA testing on cold cases. Lori Nesson was only 15-years-old when she was murdered in 1974 in Columbus, Ohio. Her remained unsolved for 45+ years until a tip and DNA led to a break. Columbus native Nic, host of the True Crime Garage Podcast helps me breakdown this case from his part of the state. We look at a number of cases these perp's may have been involved with. SOURCES: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcvqquxp1Tk https://www.dispatch.com/article/20110916/news/309169702 https://patch.com/ohio/across-oh/cold-case-murder-teen-girl-solved-ohio-after-45-years https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/2021/03/03/investigators-solve-1974-murder-15-year-old-reynoldsburg/6907477002/ https://medium.com/the-true-crime-edition/cold-cases-from-the-70s-finally-linked-by-dna-d8c9460c7266 https://www.13abc.com/2021/03/03/dna-evidence-public-tip-solves-decades-old-ohio-murder/ https://www.dispatch.com/article/20110913/news/309139714 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fermented Adventure The Podcast
De Nada Tequila - Danny Neeson and Adam Milman

Fermented Adventure The Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2024 43:00


This episode features Danny Neeson and Adam Milman of De Nada Tequila. Danny and Adam were roommates at Tulane University. They first launched a sustainable clothing line called Pine Outfitters. They learned a lot from that business. A bottle of tequila changed the direction of their friendship forever. It was an additive-free tequila which set them on a course to change the perception of tequila. The journey found them in Mexico to find a producer to partner up with. This wonderful tequila brand is turning heads. From the unique packaging and labeling to the wonderful flavors and aromas, De Nada is a tequila that will have you saying thank you again and again. www.DeNadaTequila.com - Instagram Highlights From our Discussion: ArteNOM American Distilling Institute Tulane University Barrows Intense Ginger The Dead Rabbit

Conversations with Cornesy
Conversation with Cornesy - Scott Neeson

Conversations with Cornesy

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2024 43:06


Former film executive, president of 20th Century Fox and founder of Cambodian Children's Fund Scott Neeson joins Graham Cornes.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Holmberg's Morning Sickness
BEST OF HMS PODCASTS - FRIDAY - July 5, 2024 - Guad Squares - w/Jonathan Kite - Biden And Mike Lindell - Vince Vaughn - Tom Hanks - Liam And Noel Neeson - Jeff Bridges - OJ Simpson - June 30, 2023

Holmberg's Morning Sickness

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2024 22:16


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Holmberg's Morning Sickness - Arizona
BEST OF HMS PODCASTS - FRIDAY - July 5, 2024 - Guad Squares - w/Jonathan Kite - Biden And Mike Lindell - Vince Vaughn - Tom Hanks - Liam And Noel Neeson - Jeff Bridges - OJ Simpson - June 30, 2023

Holmberg's Morning Sickness - Arizona

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2024 22:16


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Great Bad Movies

Joe and Greg are not surprised to discover that this movie was made specifically for them. Liam Neeson is a retired CIA agent with a very particular set of skills, including the ability to track down bad guys in minutes, no matter where they are on the planet. An incredible actor + relentless action + over-the-top absurdity = a classic Great Bad Movie. It's basically a fast food meal: Greasy, messy, and embarassing. But because of Neeson's talent and its short runtime, it's basically perfect. But do yourself a favor... Don't pause it and try to explain the plot to someone. You will probably lose their respect forever. Also: Drinking Games, Important Questions, Joe's Back of the Box, and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What the Hell Happened to Them?

Podcast for a deep examination into the career and life choices of Eddie Murphy & Jim Carrey. Patrick is the last person to know that a person important to him has been sucked into a black hole. Joe wants to help, but his street racing obligations may not allow him to make it there in time. Lev watches an old favorite show of his and realizes that it doesn't live up to his memories. Which show is it? Find out on this week's episode of 'What the Hell Happened to Them?' Email the cast at whathappenedtothem@gmail.com Disclaimer: This episode was recorded in June 2024. References may feel confusing and/or dated unusually quickly. 'The Deadpool' is available on Blu-ray, DVD, & VHS (seemingly only with the other Dirty Harry movies): https://www.amazon.com/Dirty-Harry-Collection-Blu-ray/dp/B001MEJVX0/ref=tmm_blu_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&dib_tag=se&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.O5JkqZQkWdso4sQVRBPxog5biXY7hufzZAVaXztMcIP7HeLG3tU6TS0EZTWQHChLnJq_HowuzBpmYxtlXA074e-bdgmMoOP-QoKoWFbMjC4o7YR-amuBi3t9JzVJcY_N83cfUE7GocjeCU5Uxe4_zEEg9NC-XqyOJ43zGyJRHIhGJMtlsfZorElb0dijTwGYdXHgaxAnZiE1OHd7LEQHMwveXGURx3pl3u1D_D8QApQ.r7GWpQvcs0rC2bitpy_T2kqR_5zHk_w_J0MPI3P0wek&qid=1717299596&sr=8-6   Music from "X Gonna Give It to You in the End" by DMX and Linkin Park   Artwork from BJ West   quixotic, united, skeyhill, vekeman, murphy, carrey, versus, vs, dead, pool, deadpool, neeson, eastwood, harry, dirty, godzilla, frasier

The Good Guy Podcast
65. Neeson

The Good Guy Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2024 60:27


Mike and Vittorio's Guide to Parenting is a weekly podcast, where two London-based Irish comedians Mike Rice and Vittorio Angelone tackle the current issues facing parents from the unique perspective of not having any children, any interest in children, or mentioning children at all.Buy tickets for Mike's tour here: https://www.mikericecomedy.com/ Buy tickets for Vittorio's tour here: https://vittorioangelone.com/tour Thanks for listening! Like, subscribe, drop a comment, all the good stuff.Subscribe to Patreon patreon.com/parenting

Kicking the Seat
Ep976: DARKMAN (1990) - LIVE Round Table Review

Kicking the Seat

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2024


Earth's Mightiest Critics are switching things up this week with a retro round table review of Sam Raimi's off-brand action-hero adventure, Darkman!Liam Neeson stars as Peyton Westlake, a scientist whose lab is blown up by ruthless gangsters. He finds new life as a shadowy, disfigured (and, frankly, crazed) vigilante who exacts revenge and fights to save his one, true love (Frances McDormand) from the forces of evil!This may sound like the big-city version of Swamp Thing (another famous flop), but Raimi's ambitious, hard-R would-be blockbuster is its own thing--boasting spectacular set pieces and spectacularly odd ideas that could only have come from the mind that gave us The Evil Dead--and which would go on to revolutionize comic book movies a mere ten years later, with Spider-Man!Join us for a grim 'n gritty trip down memory lane, in which we'll talk 90's effects; damsels in distress; Neeson-before-Neeson, and, of course your live questions, comments, and Super Chats!Subscribe, like, and comment to the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel, and check out kickseat.com for multiple movie podcasts each week!Show LinksWatch the Darkman (1990) trailer.Check out Scream Factory's recently released Darkman 4K UHD Blu-ray!Watch Ian, Mark, and Jeff's recent review of Fritz Lang's M (1931) on Mark's Spoiler Room Podcast (mentioned in the show)!Support all of Earth's Mightiest Critics at their various outlets:Check out Mark "The Movie Man" Krawczyk's The Spoiler Room Podcast.Keep up with Jeff York's criticism and caricatures at The Establishing Shot.Get seated with The Blonde in Front!Follow David Fowlie's film criticism at Keeping It Reel.Get educated with Don Shanahan at Every Movie Has a Lesson…...And Film Obsessive...and the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Make Nice with Mike Crowley of You'll Probably Agree.Keep up with Annie Banks at Chuck Load of Comics....and MoviewebAnd stir things up with Will Johnson of the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.

Hoosier Town Breakdown
Heading Into the Big 10 Tourney: Hoosier Nation Remains Passionate & a Bit Dysfunctional

Hoosier Town Breakdown

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2024 66:31


A look back at the Hoosier's win over Minnesota and Michigan State, as well as the retention of Coach Woodson and the decommitment of Liam McNeely (not Neeson).  Predictions for the tournament outcome and we're telling you there's a chance.Support the show

Holmberg's Morning Sickness
06-30-23 - Guad Squares - w/Jonathan Kite - Biden And Mike Lindell - Vince Vaughn - Tom Hanks - Liam And Noel Neeson - Jeff Bridges - OJ Simpson

Holmberg's Morning Sickness

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2023 23:24


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