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Matt Singer (@superpulse, Opposable Thumbs) joins the 'boys to talk about movie tie-in menus, theme parks, and wrestling before a review of Mrs. Fields. Plus, a new Snack or Wack.Watch this episode at youtube.com/doughboysmediaGet ad-free episodes at patreon.com/doughboysGet Doughboys merch at kinshipgoods.com/doughboysAdvertise on Doughboys via Gumball.fmSources for this week's intro:https://www.wbur.org/onlyagame/2015/06/13/mc-hammer-golden-state-oakland-ashttp://www.centerfieldmaz.com/2019/11/the-1970s-oakland-as-ball-girls-mlbs.htmlhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDaUUBGVleEhttps://www.franchisewire.com/from-housewife-to-entrepreneur-the-debbi-fields-story/https://www.mlb.com/athletics/news/athletics-las-vegas-ballpark-agreements-approvedhttps://www.mrsfields.com/pages/aboutSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert are arguably the most influential American film critics of the 20th Century. Clips from their movie review TV show continue to circulate on social media and Youtube to the delight of new viewers and old fans alike. In his book OPPOSABLE THUMBS, film writer Matt Singer looks at the history of these film critics, the TV show opportunity that brought them together and brought them fame, and their lingering fingerprints on the media landscape. Skylight's Tyler Austin talks to him about the book, about Siskel and Ebert's relationship, and about the team's advocacy for cinema.  Hosted by Tyler Austin.  Produced by Tyler Austin, Mick Kowaleski, and Justin Remer.  Opening music: "Optimism (Instrumental)" by Duck the Piano Wire.  Closing music: "Rule of 3s (Solemnity Child)" by Elastic No-No Band. 

We finally got our pal Matt Singer, author of the wonderful book Opposable Thumbs: How Siskel & Ebert Changed Movies Forever, on the show to talk about the team who defined movie criticism for a generation. Also Dan leads a silly Siskel & Ebert related half-game.Catch us LIVE in Boston!Get 20% Off and Free Shipping with the code FLOP at Manscaped.com.

In this episode, Jo & Vicky talk about dog training from a client's perspective. They are sitting down with Jess Bolton, who is an author, podcaster and content creator who mostly works on Instagram. Through these mediums, she has been telling the story of Jess her very anxious 10-year-old whippet and their new anxious dog Otto. Sharing her experiences and those of other owners of anxious pets. Jess explains how specialist trainers have helped her and her husband to understand their anxious dogs. Enabling them to help both dogs, while looking after their own mental health. KEY TAKEAWAYS Most dog owners are not well equipped to look after an anxious dog. Learn how to read your dog´s body language. Overcoming separation anxiety takes a while, so you have to be really committed. Jess first got help over Zoom, during the pandemic. Not all anxious dog training has to be done in person. Some of the behaviours are brought on by medical conditions, which need to be addressed first. Owning an anxious dog can limit where you can go and when which can negatively impact your mental health. Be aware of this and be strategic about tackling this issue. Sighthounds are predisposed to anxiety. BEST MOMENTS ‘She's worried about leaving the house, meeting new people and being anywhere near the edge of her comfort zone. ´ ‘With anxious dogs, you have to go straight to the professionals and get yourself some really robust support.' ‘Manage those expectations up front.'   EPISODE RESOURCES https://www.worriedwhippet.co.uk/ Worried Whippet by Jess Bolton - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Worried-Whippet-Book-Bravery-Bolton/dp/1400242126 https://www.instagram.com/worriedwhippet/ Brave Little Podcast - https://shows.acast.com/brave-little-podcast https://www.tiktok.com/@worriedwhippet SOCIALS AND IMPORTANT LINKS https://www.tiktok.com/@letstalkdogbusiness https://www.youtube.com/@LetsTalkDogBusiness Website www.caninebusinessacademy.com Community Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/caninebusinessacademycommunity/ ABOUT THE HOSTS Meet Jo and Vicky! They bring a combined 25 years of expertise in the canine industry. Jo, with a background in corporate business, and Vicky, a dedicated advocate for rescue organisations, form an unstoppable team. Beyond the mic, their lives are a whirlwind – managing two successful businesses, pursuing a full-time university degree, and parenting two little ones under four. Each of their homes combined is a lively menagerie, housing five dogs and an abundance of chickens. PODCAST DESCRIPTION The ultimate hub for dog business enthusiasts!  Join hosts Jo and Vicky as they unravel the entrepreneurial journey within the canine realm. This podcast delves deep into the business side of owning a dog business, spotlighting inspiring stories of individuals who've seamlessly woven their passion into a profitable lifestyle. Tune in for candid discussions on the human behaviour behind dogs, strategies to attract dream clients, and a behind-the-scenes look at Jo and Vicky's collaborative training ventures. Get ready for client interviews, tales behind the dogs, and insightful perspectives from actual dog owners on what they seek in a trainer. This is your go-to source for navigating the dynamic world where business meets the wagging tails.

Matt Singer (Screencrush, Opposable Thumbs book) joins us for the mo-cap era and the Adventures of Tintin! Together we talk all the odd visual choices of Tintin's design, comparison to the Robert Zemeckis motion capture films, Spielberg comedies and uses of 3D --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/exitingthroughthe2010s/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/exitingthroughthe2010s/support

Matt Singer @superpulse joins me for today's episode of the pod, the first after a two-week break, to discuss his wonderful biography of film critics Gene Siskel, Roger Ebert, and the show that changed TV, film, criticism and media. email: thousandmovieproject at Gmail instagram: thousandmoviepod

The Cleveland Cavaliers are absolutely on fire -- have they peaked too soon, or are they legit contenders? We also talk the Super Bowl and who might win. Andre "Jeans" Drummond is a major contributor to the Bulls and we talk his growth (as well as a serious discussion of Coby White). Rough week for Northwestern hoops, but Illinois and Loyola hoops roll on. Plus a Chicago Sky preview from Len! We also talk the new book "Opposable Thumbs: How Siskel & Ebert Changed Movies Forever", plus the new Netflix documentary "The Greatest Night In Pop". Tune in for recap excellence!

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Matt Singer, author of Opposable Thumbs: How Siskel and Ebert Changed Movies Forever, joins us to discuss two TV guys who argued passionately about movies for over twenty years, during a period when American Cinema was in its heyday, and film criticism rose to the challenge. Matt's book covers the history of S&E's successful collaboration, somewhat surprising since they were first longform movie critics from competing Chicago newspapers, before they joined thumbs and their Two Thumbs Up! became a household movie endorsement. Matt describes the relationship, respect, and competition between the two, as well as his own relationship with Roger Ebert, and the history of S&E's work, how it evolved, what they did well, and maybe some places they missed the boat. Our conversation runs the gamut from fun stuff like skunks on the show to deeper questions about film criticism today. Matt's extraordinary knowledge about the history of S&E, as well as his enthusiasm for Siskel and Ebert as people and critics, for their show, and for movies in general bubbles forth in this episode. Whether you remember Siskel and Ebert or not, don't miss this episode about an extraordinary period in American Film.Matt's website:https://www.matt-singer.net/Matt's day job (read his articles here):https://screencrush.com/Matt on Letterboxd: @superpulsehttps://letterboxd.com/superpulse/Thoughts? Comments? Potshots? Contact the show at:https://booksshowstunes.discreetguide.com/contact/Sponsored by Discreet Guide Training:https://training.discreetguide.com/Follow or like us on podomatic.com (it raises our visibility :)https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/books-shows-tunes-mad-actsSupport us on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/discreetguideJennifer on Post.News:@JenCrittendenJennifer on Twitter:@DiscreetGuideJennifer on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenniferkcrittenden/

On this episode Matt & Jon discuss the season finale of Reacher, the first episode of Masters of the Universe: Revolution and the book Opposable Thumbs by Matt Singer, Jon checked out Anatomy of a Fall, Self Reliance & Kolchak: The Night Stalker while Matt caught up with The Killing of a Sacred Deer and checks in on his Sopranos rewatch. Twitter, or X or whatever (For Now): https://twitter.com/Jonwahizzle Threads: https://www.threads.net/@jonwahizzle Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/damnthattelevision/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/damntvpod Matt's show The Drop: A Pop Culture Mix Tape: wscafm.org Sundays 6-8 PM: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thedropwsca/

Once upon a time, if you wanted to know if a movie was worth seeing, you didn't check out Rotten Tomatoes or IMDB. You asked whether Siskel & Ebert had given it “two thumbs up.” On a cold Saturday afternoon in 1975, two men (who had known each other for eight years before they'd ever exchanged a word) met for lunch in a Chicago pub. Gene Siskel was the film critic for the Chicago Tribune. Roger Ebert had recently won the Pulitzer Prize—the first ever awarded to a film critic—for his work at the Chicago Sun-Times. To say they despised each other was an understatement. When they reluctantly agreed to collaborate on a new movie review show with PBS, there was at least as much sparring off-camera as on. No decision—from which films to cover to who would read the lead review to how to pronounce foreign titles—was made without conflict, but their often-antagonistic partnership (which later transformed into genuine friendship) made for great television. In the years that followed, their signature “Two thumbs up!” would become the most trusted critical brand in Hollywood. In Opposable Thumbs: How Siskel & Ebert Changed Movies Forever (G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2023), award-winning editor and film critic Matt Singer eavesdrops on their iconic balcony set, detailing their rise from making a few hundred dollars a week on local Chicago PBS to securing multimillion-dollar contracts for a syndicated series (a move that convinced a young local host named Oprah Winfrey to do the same). Their partnership was cut short when Gene Siskel passed away in February of 1999 after a battle with brain cancer that he'd kept secret from everyone outside his immediate family—including Roger Ebert, who never got to say goodbye to his longtime partner. But their influence on in the way we talk about (and think about) movies continues to this day. Matt Singer is the editor and film critic of ScreenCrush and a member of the New York Film Critics Circle. He won a Webby Award for his work on the Independent Film Channel's website. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and two daughters. Daniel Moran earned his B.A. and M.A. in English from Rutgers University and his Ph.D. in History from Drew University. The author of Creating Flannery O'Connor: Her Critics, Her Publishers, Her Readers and articles on G. K. Chesterton and John Ford, he teaches research and writing at Rutgers and co-hosts the podcast Fifteen-Minute Film Fanatics, found here on the New Books Network and on X. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Once upon a time, if you wanted to know if a movie was worth seeing, you didn't check out Rotten Tomatoes or IMDB. You asked whether Siskel & Ebert had given it “two thumbs up.” On a cold Saturday afternoon in 1975, two men (who had known each other for eight years before they'd ever exchanged a word) met for lunch in a Chicago pub. Gene Siskel was the film critic for the Chicago Tribune. Roger Ebert had recently won the Pulitzer Prize—the first ever awarded to a film critic—for his work at the Chicago Sun-Times. To say they despised each other was an understatement. When they reluctantly agreed to collaborate on a new movie review show with PBS, there was at least as much sparring off-camera as on. No decision—from which films to cover to who would read the lead review to how to pronounce foreign titles—was made without conflict, but their often-antagonistic partnership (which later transformed into genuine friendship) made for great television. In the years that followed, their signature “Two thumbs up!” would become the most trusted critical brand in Hollywood. In Opposable Thumbs: How Siskel & Ebert Changed Movies Forever (G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2023), award-winning editor and film critic Matt Singer eavesdrops on their iconic balcony set, detailing their rise from making a few hundred dollars a week on local Chicago PBS to securing multimillion-dollar contracts for a syndicated series (a move that convinced a young local host named Oprah Winfrey to do the same). Their partnership was cut short when Gene Siskel passed away in February of 1999 after a battle with brain cancer that he'd kept secret from everyone outside his immediate family—including Roger Ebert, who never got to say goodbye to his longtime partner. But their influence on in the way we talk about (and think about) movies continues to this day. Matt Singer is the editor and film critic of ScreenCrush and a member of the New York Film Critics Circle. He won a Webby Award for his work on the Independent Film Channel's website. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and two daughters. Daniel Moran earned his B.A. and M.A. in English from Rutgers University and his Ph.D. in History from Drew University. The author of Creating Flannery O'Connor: Her Critics, Her Publishers, Her Readers and articles on G. K. Chesterton and John Ford, he teaches research and writing at Rutgers and co-hosts the podcast Fifteen-Minute Film Fanatics, found here on the New Books Network and on X. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/film

Once upon a time, if you wanted to know if a movie was worth seeing, you didn't check out Rotten Tomatoes or IMDB. You asked whether Siskel & Ebert had given it “two thumbs up.” On a cold Saturday afternoon in 1975, two men (who had known each other for eight years before they'd ever exchanged a word) met for lunch in a Chicago pub. Gene Siskel was the film critic for the Chicago Tribune. Roger Ebert had recently won the Pulitzer Prize—the first ever awarded to a film critic—for his work at the Chicago Sun-Times. To say they despised each other was an understatement. When they reluctantly agreed to collaborate on a new movie review show with PBS, there was at least as much sparring off-camera as on. No decision—from which films to cover to who would read the lead review to how to pronounce foreign titles—was made without conflict, but their often-antagonistic partnership (which later transformed into genuine friendship) made for great television. In the years that followed, their signature “Two thumbs up!” would become the most trusted critical brand in Hollywood. In Opposable Thumbs: How Siskel & Ebert Changed Movies Forever (G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2023), award-winning editor and film critic Matt Singer eavesdrops on their iconic balcony set, detailing their rise from making a few hundred dollars a week on local Chicago PBS to securing multimillion-dollar contracts for a syndicated series (a move that convinced a young local host named Oprah Winfrey to do the same). Their partnership was cut short when Gene Siskel passed away in February of 1999 after a battle with brain cancer that he'd kept secret from everyone outside his immediate family—including Roger Ebert, who never got to say goodbye to his longtime partner. But their influence on in the way we talk about (and think about) movies continues to this day. Matt Singer is the editor and film critic of ScreenCrush and a member of the New York Film Critics Circle. He won a Webby Award for his work on the Independent Film Channel's website. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and two daughters. Daniel Moran earned his B.A. and M.A. in English from Rutgers University and his Ph.D. in History from Drew University. The author of Creating Flannery O'Connor: Her Critics, Her Publishers, Her Readers and articles on G. K. Chesterton and John Ford, he teaches research and writing at Rutgers and co-hosts the podcast Fifteen-Minute Film Fanatics, found here on the New Books Network and on X. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/performing-arts

Once upon a time, if you wanted to know if a movie was worth seeing, you didn't check out Rotten Tomatoes or IMDB. You asked whether Siskel & Ebert had given it “two thumbs up.” On a cold Saturday afternoon in 1975, two men (who had known each other for eight years before they'd ever exchanged a word) met for lunch in a Chicago pub. Gene Siskel was the film critic for the Chicago Tribune. Roger Ebert had recently won the Pulitzer Prize—the first ever awarded to a film critic—for his work at the Chicago Sun-Times. To say they despised each other was an understatement. When they reluctantly agreed to collaborate on a new movie review show with PBS, there was at least as much sparring off-camera as on. No decision—from which films to cover to who would read the lead review to how to pronounce foreign titles—was made without conflict, but their often-antagonistic partnership (which later transformed into genuine friendship) made for great television. In the years that followed, their signature “Two thumbs up!” would become the most trusted critical brand in Hollywood. In Opposable Thumbs: How Siskel & Ebert Changed Movies Forever (G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2023), award-winning editor and film critic Matt Singer eavesdrops on their iconic balcony set, detailing their rise from making a few hundred dollars a week on local Chicago PBS to securing multimillion-dollar contracts for a syndicated series (a move that convinced a young local host named Oprah Winfrey to do the same). Their partnership was cut short when Gene Siskel passed away in February of 1999 after a battle with brain cancer that he'd kept secret from everyone outside his immediate family—including Roger Ebert, who never got to say goodbye to his longtime partner. But their influence on in the way we talk about (and think about) movies continues to this day. Matt Singer is the editor and film critic of ScreenCrush and a member of the New York Film Critics Circle. He won a Webby Award for his work on the Independent Film Channel's website. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and two daughters. Daniel Moran earned his B.A. and M.A. in English from Rutgers University and his Ph.D. in History from Drew University. The author of Creating Flannery O'Connor: Her Critics, Her Publishers, Her Readers and articles on G. K. Chesterton and John Ford, he teaches research and writing at Rutgers and co-hosts the podcast Fifteen-Minute Film Fanatics, found here on the New Books Network and on X. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/biography

Once upon a time, if you wanted to know if a movie was worth seeing, you didn't check out Rotten Tomatoes or IMDB. You asked whether Siskel & Ebert had given it “two thumbs up.” On a cold Saturday afternoon in 1975, two men (who had known each other for eight years before they'd ever exchanged a word) met for lunch in a Chicago pub. Gene Siskel was the film critic for the Chicago Tribune. Roger Ebert had recently won the Pulitzer Prize—the first ever awarded to a film critic—for his work at the Chicago Sun-Times. To say they despised each other was an understatement. When they reluctantly agreed to collaborate on a new movie review show with PBS, there was at least as much sparring off-camera as on. No decision—from which films to cover to who would read the lead review to how to pronounce foreign titles—was made without conflict, but their often-antagonistic partnership (which later transformed into genuine friendship) made for great television. In the years that followed, their signature “Two thumbs up!” would become the most trusted critical brand in Hollywood. In Opposable Thumbs: How Siskel & Ebert Changed Movies Forever (G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2023), award-winning editor and film critic Matt Singer eavesdrops on their iconic balcony set, detailing their rise from making a few hundred dollars a week on local Chicago PBS to securing multimillion-dollar contracts for a syndicated series (a move that convinced a young local host named Oprah Winfrey to do the same). Their partnership was cut short when Gene Siskel passed away in February of 1999 after a battle with brain cancer that he'd kept secret from everyone outside his immediate family—including Roger Ebert, who never got to say goodbye to his longtime partner. But their influence on in the way we talk about (and think about) movies continues to this day. Matt Singer is the editor and film critic of ScreenCrush and a member of the New York Film Critics Circle. He won a Webby Award for his work on the Independent Film Channel's website. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and two daughters. Daniel Moran earned his B.A. and M.A. in English from Rutgers University and his Ph.D. in History from Drew University. The author of Creating Flannery O'Connor: Her Critics, Her Publishers, Her Readers and articles on G. K. Chesterton and John Ford, he teaches research and writing at Rutgers and co-hosts the podcast Fifteen-Minute Film Fanatics, found here on the New Books Network and on X. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/american-studies

Once upon a time, if you wanted to know if a movie was worth seeing, you didn't check out Rotten Tomatoes or IMDB. You asked whether Siskel & Ebert had given it “two thumbs up.” On a cold Saturday afternoon in 1975, two men (who had known each other for eight years before they'd ever exchanged a word) met for lunch in a Chicago pub. Gene Siskel was the film critic for the Chicago Tribune. Roger Ebert had recently won the Pulitzer Prize—the first ever awarded to a film critic—for his work at the Chicago Sun-Times. To say they despised each other was an understatement. When they reluctantly agreed to collaborate on a new movie review show with PBS, there was at least as much sparring off-camera as on. No decision—from which films to cover to who would read the lead review to how to pronounce foreign titles—was made without conflict, but their often-antagonistic partnership (which later transformed into genuine friendship) made for great television. In the years that followed, their signature “Two thumbs up!” would become the most trusted critical brand in Hollywood. In Opposable Thumbs: How Siskel & Ebert Changed Movies Forever (G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2023), award-winning editor and film critic Matt Singer eavesdrops on their iconic balcony set, detailing their rise from making a few hundred dollars a week on local Chicago PBS to securing multimillion-dollar contracts for a syndicated series (a move that convinced a young local host named Oprah Winfrey to do the same). Their partnership was cut short when Gene Siskel passed away in February of 1999 after a battle with brain cancer that he'd kept secret from everyone outside his immediate family—including Roger Ebert, who never got to say goodbye to his longtime partner. But their influence on in the way we talk about (and think about) movies continues to this day. Matt Singer is the editor and film critic of ScreenCrush and a member of the New York Film Critics Circle. He won a Webby Award for his work on the Independent Film Channel's website. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and two daughters. Daniel Moran earned his B.A. and M.A. in English from Rutgers University and his Ph.D. in History from Drew University. The author of Creating Flannery O'Connor: Her Critics, Her Publishers, Her Readers and articles on G. K. Chesterton and John Ford, he teaches research and writing at Rutgers and co-hosts the podcast Fifteen-Minute Film Fanatics, found here on the New Books Network and on X. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/communications

Once upon a time, if you wanted to know if a movie was worth seeing, you didn't check out Rotten Tomatoes or IMDB. You asked whether Siskel & Ebert had given it “two thumbs up.” On a cold Saturday afternoon in 1975, two men (who had known each other for eight years before they'd ever exchanged a word) met for lunch in a Chicago pub. Gene Siskel was the film critic for the Chicago Tribune. Roger Ebert had recently won the Pulitzer Prize—the first ever awarded to a film critic—for his work at the Chicago Sun-Times. To say they despised each other was an understatement. When they reluctantly agreed to collaborate on a new movie review show with PBS, there was at least as much sparring off-camera as on. No decision—from which films to cover to who would read the lead review to how to pronounce foreign titles—was made without conflict, but their often-antagonistic partnership (which later transformed into genuine friendship) made for great television. In the years that followed, their signature “Two thumbs up!” would become the most trusted critical brand in Hollywood. In Opposable Thumbs: How Siskel & Ebert Changed Movies Forever (G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2023), award-winning editor and film critic Matt Singer eavesdrops on their iconic balcony set, detailing their rise from making a few hundred dollars a week on local Chicago PBS to securing multimillion-dollar contracts for a syndicated series (a move that convinced a young local host named Oprah Winfrey to do the same). Their partnership was cut short when Gene Siskel passed away in February of 1999 after a battle with brain cancer that he'd kept secret from everyone outside his immediate family—including Roger Ebert, who never got to say goodbye to his longtime partner. But their influence on in the way we talk about (and think about) movies continues to this day. Matt Singer is the editor and film critic of ScreenCrush and a member of the New York Film Critics Circle. He won a Webby Award for his work on the Independent Film Channel's website. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and two daughters. Daniel Moran earned his B.A. and M.A. in English from Rutgers University and his Ph.D. in History from Drew University. The author of Creating Flannery O'Connor: Her Critics, Her Publishers, Her Readers and articles on G. K. Chesterton and John Ford, he teaches research and writing at Rutgers and co-hosts the podcast Fifteen-Minute Film Fanatics, found here on the New Books Network and on X. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/journalism

Once upon a time, if you wanted to know if a movie was worth seeing, you didn't check out Rotten Tomatoes or IMDB. You asked whether Siskel & Ebert had given it “two thumbs up.” On a cold Saturday afternoon in 1975, two men (who had known each other for eight years before they'd ever exchanged a word) met for lunch in a Chicago pub. Gene Siskel was the film critic for the Chicago Tribune. Roger Ebert had recently won the Pulitzer Prize—the first ever awarded to a film critic—for his work at the Chicago Sun-Times. To say they despised each other was an understatement. When they reluctantly agreed to collaborate on a new movie review show with PBS, there was at least as much sparring off-camera as on. No decision—from which films to cover to who would read the lead review to how to pronounce foreign titles—was made without conflict, but their often-antagonistic partnership (which later transformed into genuine friendship) made for great television. In the years that followed, their signature “Two thumbs up!” would become the most trusted critical brand in Hollywood. In Opposable Thumbs: How Siskel & Ebert Changed Movies Forever (G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2023), award-winning editor and film critic Matt Singer eavesdrops on their iconic balcony set, detailing their rise from making a few hundred dollars a week on local Chicago PBS to securing multimillion-dollar contracts for a syndicated series (a move that convinced a young local host named Oprah Winfrey to do the same). Their partnership was cut short when Gene Siskel passed away in February of 1999 after a battle with brain cancer that he'd kept secret from everyone outside his immediate family—including Roger Ebert, who never got to say goodbye to his longtime partner. But their influence on in the way we talk about (and think about) movies continues to this day. Matt Singer is the editor and film critic of ScreenCrush and a member of the New York Film Critics Circle. He won a Webby Award for his work on the Independent Film Channel's website. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and two daughters. Daniel Moran earned his B.A. and M.A. in English from Rutgers University and his Ph.D. in History from Drew University. The author of Creating Flannery O'Connor: Her Critics, Her Publishers, Her Readers and articles on G. K. Chesterton and John Ford, he teaches research and writing at Rutgers and co-hosts the podcast Fifteen-Minute Film Fanatics, found here on the New Books Network and on X. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/popular-culture

I am pleased to welcome Matt Singer author of the book "Opposable Thumps : How Siskel & Ebert Changed Movies Forever" You can get a copy of the book by going to https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/710246/opposable-thumbs-by-matt-singer/Matt's Website's : https://www.matt-singer.net/     https://screencrush.com/author/mattsinger/Join our Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/danabucklershowJoin my Patreon for early access to all episodes, plus a new exclusive podcast, go to Patreon.com/howisthismovieHelp Support our work : Cash App $DanaBuckler or Venmo @DanaABuckler Subscribe to the podcast on your favorite podcast platform by going to https://linktr.ee/DanaBucklerShowJoin our Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/danabucklershowJoin Our Patreon for early access to all episodes, plus a new exclusive podcast, go to Patreon.com/howisthismovieEmail the show TheDanaBucklerShow@gmail.com For one time donations go to https://www.paypal.me/DanaBuckler11

Episode 31: Joanne MallonJoanne Mallon is an author, podcaster and the UK's most experienced media career coach. She trained as a coach in 2001, after a 10 year career as a TV producer for shows including GMTV and This Morning.Joanne regularly features in the media and is known for her friendly, practical and down to earth approach. She's been in The Guardian, The Independent, Daily Telegraph, London Evening Standard, LBC Radio, BBC national and local radio and many others. She has also been a featured expert on The Guardian's live web chat events discussing media careers. An experienced journalist, Joanne has written for a wide range of magazines and websites. Joanne writes a popular wellbeing blog Opposable Thumbs and books including How to Find Joy in 5 Minutes a Day, Change Your Life in 5 Minutes a Day and Find Your Why (a guide to finding your purpose in life). Her newest book, on how to find calm, is out now.Joanne also produces and hosts the podcast, 5 Minutes to Change Your Life, one of the UK's top 5 self improvement podcasts. An accredited life coach and NLP Practitioner, Joanne has a BA (Hons) degree in English & Communications and a Post Graduate Diploma in Broadcast Journalism.#hygystpod #JoanneMallonHave You Got Your Sh*t Together? with Caitlin O'Ryan, is a podcast that celebrates not having your sh*t together! In each episode, Caitlin interviews guests who seemingly “have their sh*t together” - be that in life/love/work/hobbies. Throughout the conversation, the questions unveil whether they actually do, or whether the whole concept is a lie! With a mix of guests from various backgrounds, the podcast is sure to be relatable, honest, and an antidote to Instagram culture. Producer - Ant Hickman (www.ahickman.uk)Artwork - Tim Saunders (www.instagram.com/timsaunders.design)Photography - Patch Bell (www.patchstudio.uk)Music - Cassia - 'Slow' (www.wearecassia.com)Web: www.hygystpod.comInsta: www.instgram.com/hygystpodEmail: hygystpod@gmail.comRSS: https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/644a8e8eadac0f0010542d86 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to this special Thanksgiving treat as Garrett has finally picked up the microphone and recorded a new Percolated Media Presents. Garrett certainly arrived to the proverbial Thanksgiving dinner with a good one, as he welcomes film review/author Matt Singer to talk about his brand-new book, Opposable Thumbs: How Siskel and Ebert Changed Movies Forever.

Welcome to this special Thanksgiving treat as Garrett has finally picked up the microphone and recorded a new Percolated Media Presents. Garrett certainly arrived to the proverbial Thanksgiving dinner with a good one, as he welcomes film review/author Matt Singer to talk about his brand-new book, Opposable Thumbs: How Siskel and Ebert Changed Movies Forever.

Max Foizey interviews Matt Singer about his book on Siskel and Ebert; "Opposable Thumbs," and reviews "May December." Rick Sanborn stops by the show to review "Napoleon."

Keith is joined by author Matt Singer who's new book Opposable Thumbs dives into the relationship of Gene Siskel & Roger Ebert and the long lasting impact of their hit movie review show, Siskel & Ebert. Follow Keith on X: @keithlaw Follow Matt on X: @mattsinger Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Editor and critic of ScreenCrush.com and writer of a brand new book on Siskel & Ebert, Matt Singer joins slim and Brian to talk Los Angeles Plays Itself, Gymkata, his new book Opposable Thumbs, Classic Albums: Steely Dan - AJA, and The Diving Bell and the Butterfly. They also discuss their connections to LA through film, memories of reading their favorite film critics, learning to love bad films, what the heck a mixing board even does, and grappling with emotional films later in life. Chapters: Annual Letterboxd Sale (00:00:00) Opening credits (00:02:00) Los Angeles Plays Itself (00:05:55) Gymkata (00:17:44) Opposable Thumbs (00:30:03) Steely Dan (00:45:11) The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (00:53:15) Closing credits (01:04:07) Credits: Recorded in Los Angeles, Brooklyn, and Philadelphia. Edited by Slim. Theme music: “Vampiros Danceoteque” by Moniker. Production manager: Sophie Shin. The Letterboxd Show is a TAPEDECK production. Email us!

Special free episode! (Wait: All the episodes are free.) A mid-week show, though, with Tim and Will talking to Matt Singer, author of the terrific book "Opposable Thumbs: How Siskel & Ebert Changed Movies Forever." We discuss the show, film criticism, David Letterman and so much more. Enjoy! We hope you enjoy. Let us know what you think @griersonleitch on Twitter, or griersonleitch@gmail.com. As always, give us a review on iTunes with the name of a movie you'd like us to review, and we'll discuss it on a later podcast.

In this interview, I chat with Matt Singer about Opposable Thumbs, writing about Siskel & Ebert, how the two were trailblazers and the legacy they left, where the show can be watched today, whether it is best to read a book before or after watching the screen adaptation, and much more. Matt's recommended read is Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann. Want to know which new titles are publishing in January - May of 2024? Check out the new Literary Lookbook which contains a comprehensive but not exhaustive list all in one place so you can plan ahead. Join my Patreon group to support the podcast.  Other ways to support the podcast can be found here.     Opposable Thumbs can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront.      Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Threads.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike talks with film critic Matt Singer about his latest book, Opposable Thumbs: How Siskel & Ebert Changed Movies Forever, which tracks the origins and evolution of the landmark film criticism show.Get your copy at https://amzn.to/49hjPuGBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/show/the-projection-booth-podcast_2/support.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5513239/advertisement

Mike talks with film critic Matt Singer about his latest book, Opposable Thumbs: How Siskel & Ebert Changed Movies Forever, which tracks the origins and evolution of the landmark film criticism show.Get your copy at https://amzn.to/49hjPuGThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5513239/advertisement

Matt Singer loved movies so much that he's made a career out of it writing for Screencrush. His passion began as a child watching At The Movies with Siskel and Ebert, the subjects of his latest book, Opposable Thumbs. It's a deep dive into their relationship as partners and how they changed how we ingest movies. We discuss his favorite films of childhood, Kevin Smith, Mel Brooks, and a bunch more. Adam is running the Boston Marathon and would love your support as he fundraises for the Boston Medical Center! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our adventurers finally discover what's been sneezing people away, but it's not what they expected. Can they find the missing people, or will they end up lost, too? Lessons include: We should deal with our problems as soon as we can; in games and life, failure can lead to new adventures! This episode is sponsored by Hello Fresh, America's #1 Meal Kit. Go to hellofresh.com/50whatif and use code 50whatif for 50% off plus 15% off the next 2 months! Join our Patreon for G&G intro rules, ad-free stories, monthly bonus episodes, a shout-out on the show, bi-annual mailings, and more! patreon.com/whatifworld This story is part of the Guilds & Goblins miniseries, where What If World characters (and guests) play an original tabletop RPG for kids and families. Patrons get access to our introductory rules and our character sheet. The dice rolls are all real and help us tell the story, along with your questions and ideas! Start at 294 to get caught up on the latest adventure. Past G&G episodes include 176, 181-182, 191-193, 199-199 ½, 214-217, 243-245, 263, 270-271, and 275-279. Subscribe to What If World wherever you listen: link.chtbl.com/whatifworld.  The Riddles for episodes 295-296 are from: weareteachers.com What If World is made by Eric and Karen O'Keeffe. Our character art is by Ana Stretcu, and our episode art is by Lynn Hickernell. A big thanks to our producer Miss Lynn. Our podcast art is by Jason O'Keefe, and our theme song is by Craig Martinson. Advertise on What If World: advertising@airwavemedia.com

Taylor Hokanson and Rob Ray hosted the super creative Opposable Thumbs podcast which challenged the hosts and a guest to solve a creative problem every two weeks. They've taken a break from the podcast but they are still out there spreading the good word about being a creative weirdo at Columbia College and Cal State San Benardino. We learn why teaching is like being the captain of a pirate ship. Check out Taylor on Instagram and https://www.finewiththis.site/ Check out Rob at https://shimmeringtrashpile.com/ and https://kdzu.org/

In this encore presentation of one of our most popular episodes, join The Non-Opposition Party! Our long time listener Nigel of Portsmouth, UK ascends to Super IFFer status by having his question chosen as the topic of this week's show: What the IF… Our ancestors had never evolved opposable thumbs? Want to support the show? Visit our exciting new Patreon page and check our all the fabulous rewards: Patreon.com/WhatTheIf Attend Matt's fabulous online lecture, “Albert Einstein: The Man Behind the Math”. January 18, 2022 at 4 PM Eastern. Learn more on the event page at One Day University: www.onedayu.com/videos/albert-ein…ehind-the-math-2/ Got an IF of your own? Want to have us consider your idea for a show topic? Send YOUR IF to us! Email us at feedback@whattheif.com and let us know what's in your imagination. No idea is too small, or too big! --- Want to support the show? Click a rating or add a review on Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app! itunes.apple.com/podcast/id1250517051?mt=2&ls=1 Don't miss an episode! Subscribe at WhatTheIF.com Keep On IFFin', Philip, Matt & Gaby Science

TBD races through the tower to try and catch up to Veleen, but a pair of swords have a different agenda. While the tower shakes around them, the odds are not in their favor. We showed that we all have the guts,The dice rolls on both sides were nuts,We passed this test,But there's no time to rest,As JC said, “Hold on to your butts!” Patreon: https://patreon.com/2nerds1questMyron “Doug” Bloodbeak: https://www.dndbeyond.com/characters/61987353Krixis Rubicon: https://www.dndbeyond.com/characters/32635458Jakob “The Kid” d'Orien: https://www.dndbeyond.com/characters/62848067Twitter: https://twitter.com/2nerds1questWebsite: https://SchaffenCreative.com/2-nerds-1-quest/Merch Store: https://2-nerds-1-quest.creator-spring.com/ The post Session 100: Swords Lack Opposable Thumbs appeared first on Schaffen Creative.

Wild card episode! This week Chelsie has dazzled us with her lacklustre ability to throw together an episode and featured on the menu this week... humanoid.We talk about what makes a humanoid cryptid, who knew opposable thumbs were so important? We also kind of discuss why it's important to have scary cryptid humanoid stories.Cryptids covered include a random mashup of a brief encounter with the Deerman, a regular length Qalupalik encounter, an unnecessarily long Melon Heads debriefing, Matlox, and finally Lizard man of scape or swamp. All (cryptid) humanoids, can you believe it!Taylor ends the episode by circling back to Deerman to regale us with a tale of chronic wasting disease, a very real creepy thing that can be found in deer.Buckle up!To start us out Taylor reads to us an article from the Intercept titled "Bank of America memo revealed "we hope" conditions for American workers will get worse. Need we say more? We do of course... much more!You may find the article here: https://theintercept.com/2022/07/29/bank-of-america-worker-conditions-worse/As always don't forget to follow and listen to any other episodes in our catalogue that may pique your interest. If you want to hear us talk about a specific topic be sure to send us an email a journeytothefringe@gmail.com and you can catch us live on Twitch every Sunday at 8:30 PM PST, also please give our twitch a follow as we are pushing for affiliate status (https://www.twitch.tv/journeytothefringe). Please note we use a broad definition for Sunday but we are punctual (Usually!!)Music Credits:Music: Creepy Tricky by Redafs.com, Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

In this episode we discuss serial killer thrillers with crime writer David Fennell, chat about the Jaipur Lit Fest and the Borders Book Fest, tackle the heatwave, and are rudely interrupted by a famous writer with no opposable thumbs...

Jason Lowery from the US Space Force joins me for a multi-episode series exploring the first principles of physics, the ubiquity of organic power projection, and how Bitcoin changes the game.Be sure to check out NYDIG, one of the most important companies in Bitcoin: https://nydig.com/GUESTJason's Twitter: https://twitter.com/JasonPLoweryPODCASTPodcast Website: https://whatismoneypodcast.com/Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-what-is-money-show/id1541404400Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/25LPvm8EewBGyfQQ1abIsE?si=wgVuY16XR0io4NLNo0A11A&nd=1RSS Feed: https://feeds.simplecast.com/MLdpYXYITranscript:OUTLINE00:00:00 “What is Money?” Intro00:00:08 First Principles of Physics00:08:14 Constants in Reality: Is Bitcoin the First Constant in Economics?00:12:14 Evolution: What Works is Kept00:20:00 Evolutionary Power Projection and Cooperation00:25:05 NYDIG00:26:12 Force Across Distance = Work00:28:40 What is Force?00:33:01 Entrepreneurship in the Evolutionary Process00:40:32 Life Succeeds Because it Hedges for “Tail Risks”00:44:03 In Between Randomness and Structure is Life00:49:11 Mammals, Opposable Thumbs, and Fire00:53:50 Fire in Astronautical Engineering and Mammals Harnessing Fire00:58:35 Humanoids Collaborating and Overcoming Dunbar's Number01:05:06 Ideas as the Ultimate Projection of Power01:10:36 Forms of Power Through a Physics Lens01:14:53 The Power Projection Game01:20:24 Shared Abstractions & Establishing Pecking OrderSOCIALBreedlove Twitter: https://twitter.com/Breedlove22WiM? Twitter: https://twitter.com/WhatisMoneyShowLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/breedlove22/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/breedlove_22/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@breedlove22?lang=enAll My Current Work: https://linktr.ee/breedlove22​WRITTEN WORKMedium: https://breedlove22.medium.com/Substack: https://breedlove22.substack.com/WAYS TO CONTRIBUTEBitcoin: 3D1gfxKZKMtfWaD1bkwiR6JsDzu6e9bZQ7Sats via Strike: https://strike.me/breedlove22Sats via Tippin.me: https://tippin.me/@Breedlove22Dollars via Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/RBreedloveDollars via Venmo: https://venmo.com/code?user_id=1784359925317632528The "What is Money?" Show Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32843101&fan_landing=trueRECOMMENDED BUSINESSESWorldclass Bitcoin Financial Services: https://nydig.com/Join Me At Bitcoin 2022 (10% off if paying with fiat, or discount code BREEDLOVE for Bitcoin): https://www.tixr.com/groups/bitcoinconference/events/bitcoin-2022-26217Automatic Recurring Bitcoin Buying: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/breedlove/Buy Bitcoin in a Tax-Advantaged Account: https://www.daim.io/robert-breedlove/Home Delivered Organic Grass-Fed Beef (Spend $159+ for 4 lbs. free): https://truorganicbeef.com/discount/BREEDLOVE22Buy Your Dream Home without Selling Your Bitcoin with Ledn: https://ledn.io/en/?utm_source=breedlove&utm_medium=email+&utm_campaign=substack

Jen Costillo joined us to talk about voice acting, reverse engineering, podcasting, and dance. Jen's podcast is the Unnamed Reverse Engineering Podcast, found in all your usual podcast places. Jen and her co-host Alvaro were on an episode of Opposable Thumbs podcast. Find Jen on Twitter at @RebelbotJen (also @unnamed_show and @catmachinesSF). Rebelbot.com has her blog and Cat Machines Dance is her site devoted to dance (including the mentioned video about dancers and the pandemic). The Hardware Hacking Handbook: Breaking Embedded Security with Hardware Attacks by Jasper van Woudenberg and Colin O'Flynn  Jen is studying voice-overs at VoicetraxSF  Jen has been on the show many times in the past. Some of our favorites include 108: Nebarious about security and privacy 82: I Was a Chewbacca Person about movies that influenced their path to engineering 51: There Is No Crying in Strcpy about interviewing 25: Thunderdome for Antennas about RF and manufacturing consumer products 10: Hands Off, Baby about C keywords

Join The Non-Opposition Party! Our long time listener Nigel of Portsmouth, UK ascends to Super IFFer status by having his question chosen as the topic of this week's show: What the IF… Our ancestors had never evolved opposable thumbs? Want to support the show? Visit our exciting new Patreon page and check our all the fabulous rewards: Patreon.com/WhatTheIf Attend Matt's fabulous online lecture, “Albert Einstein: The Man Behind the Math”. January 18, 2022 at 4 PM Eastern. Learn more on the event page at One Day University: https://www.onedayu.com/videos/albert-einstein-the-man-behind-the-math-2/ Got an IF of your own? Want to have us consider your idea for a show topic? Send YOUR IF to us! Email us at feedback@whattheif.com and let us know what's in your imagination. No idea is too small, or too big! --- Want to support the show? Click a rating or add a review on Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app! itunes.apple.com/podcast/id1250517051?mt=2&ls=1 Don't miss an episode! Subscribe at WhatTheIF.com Keep On IFFin', Philip, Matt & Gaby

Learn about the “Monkeydactyl” fossil; whether it’s safe to eat food with freezer burn; and post-death “zombie genes.” Newly discovered "Monkeydactyl" fossil has the oldest known opposable thumb by Grant Currin New Jurassic flying reptile reveals the oldest opposed thumb. (2021). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-04/uob-njf041221.php  Zhou, X., Pêgas, R. V., Ma, W., Han, G., Jin, X., Leal, M. E. C., Bonde, N., Kobayashi, Y., Lautenschlager, S., Wei, X., Shen, C., & Ji, S. (2021). A new darwinopteran pterosaur reveals arborealism and an opposed thumb. Current Biology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2021.03.030  Fox, A. (2021, April 16). A Prehistoric Flying Creature Nicknamed “Monkeydactyl” May Have Climbed Trees Using Opposable Thumbs. Smithsonian Magazine; Smithsonian Magazine. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/monkeydactyl-may-have-climbed-using-opposable-thumbs-180977531/  Specktor, B. (2021, April 16). Tiny Jurassic “Monkeydactyl” has the oldest pair of thumbs on Earth. Livescience.com; Live Science. https://www.livescience.com/pterosaur-monkeydactyl-oldest-animal-thumbs.html  Is It Safe to Eat Food That Has Freezer Burn? Originally aired April 26, 2018 https://omny.fm/shows/curiosity-daily/freezer-burn-science-a-giant-flying-reptile-and-ho  Some genes activate in your brain after you die by Cameron Duke Dachet, F., Brown, J. B., Valyi-Nagy, T., Narayan, K. D., Serafini, A., Boley, N., Gingeras, T. R., Celniker, S. E., Mohapatra, G., & Loeb, J. A. (2021). Selective time-dependent changes in activity and cell-specific gene expression in human postmortem brain. Scientific Reports, 11(1), 6078. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-85801-6  “Zombie” genes? Research shows some genes come to life in the brain after death. (2021). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-03/uoia-gr032321.php?s=09  Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to learn something new every day withCody Gough andAshley Hamer — for free!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We’ve all been talking about Zoom Fatigue for the past year, but a new study has the facts on the phenomenon. Have you tried booking a rental car and noticed they’re all sold out or only going for exorbitant prices? Here’s why. And, a double dose of pterosaur news today! A look at the unique structure of their vertebrae that enabled the giant creatures to take flight and new evidence that one species of pterosaur may have been the oldest animal yet discovered with an opposable thumb.Sponsors:Indeed, Get a free $75 credit at Indeed.com/goodnewsSkillshare, Get a free trial of Premium Membership at skillshare.com/kottkeLinks:'Zoom fatigue' may be with us for years. Here's how we'll cope. (National Geographic)Wait, Where Did All the Rental Cars Go? (Wall Street Journal)Paleontologists Describe 'Monkeydactyl,' Pterosaur With Opposable Thumb (Gizmodo)How the Largest Pterosaurs Supported Giraffe-Like Necks (NY Times)How to shut down Spot the robot 'dog,' should you ever need to (Mashable) Boston Dynamics' Spot is now a beer-peeing robot (Mashable)Kottke.OrgJackson Bird on Twitter

The boys get their first look at Raya and the Last Dragon before getting their second trip in to Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar. Then, they weigh in on Godzilla vs. Kong, and appreciate some Moxie.   Raya and the Last Dragon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VIZ89FEjYI   Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odM92ap8_c0   Godzilla Vs. Kong https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odM92ap8_c0   Moxie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sf34qI1hjKU

More Dragon talk; calls from Joe of Hindsightless; TSR novels, epic play, and a call from a new podcaster, B.J. of the Arcane Alienist.

Does a Killer Whaler have an anger management problem? How do you fit a college a cappella team on a horse? Is John Wick essentially Alex Olvechkin? Would the Disney princesses be a good rugby team? Dan, Austin, and Anthony all didn't know what to do so they decided to have some fun and create fantasy sports lineups using fictional characters and celebrities. It gets crazy, weird, and we want to know what you're thinking about your fantasy sports teams!

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Bella finds DUN DUN DUN...the meadow!! Suddenly she's in way more danger than the motorcycle brought. Laurent! Victoria! Giant wolves! And worst of all, Jacob won't call her back. Don't miss our new PATREON (https://www.patreon.com/twilightphasepodcast) where you can support us and get bonus eps, awesome stickers, and more.. Let us know what your favorite Spongebob episode is at twilightphasepodcast@gmail.com @Twilight_Phase on Twitter and Instagram TwilightPhasePodcast.tumblr.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/twilight-phase-podcast/message

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Year end review of our favorite shows, what happened in the world, and what is next. Jennifer Wang - Harry Potter Talk From Supercon 2018 Frontline episode Season 38 Ep 5- “In the Age of AI” Xray van via @CreativeElctrn SEM awesomeness via @nanographs and siliconpron via @johndmcmaster   Other podcasts that you might not know about (as opposed to just Amp Hour, Embedded.FM, and HackADay Podcast): Cybersecurity Sauna We need to talk about infosec Darknet diaries Opposable Thumbs   Deep fakes (spotting) (creating) (faking) Net Neutrality was repealed in June of 2018.   Movies:  Looker The Prestige Note: we had a lot of interruptions that we tried to smooth over to moderate success but might impact your listening. Have comments or suggestions for us? Find us on twitter @unnamed_show,  or email us at show@unnamedre.com. Music by TeknoAxe (http://www.youtube.com/user/teknoaxe)

Dave moderates a panel discussion about the use of VR, AR, and XR in space exploration and education. Panelists are Rob Ray, Senior Designer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and Dr. Susan Jewell, founder of Mars Academy USA and avatarMEDIC. This discussion occurred on November 12th, 2019, at the Digital Hollywood conference in Los Angeles. Digital Hollywood (https://www.digitalhollywood.com/) debuted in 1993 and is among the leading trade conferences in its field with over 15,000 top executives in the film, television, music, home video, cable, telecommunications and computer industries attending events each year. Organizer Victor Harwood is considered a leading authority on the convergence of the entertainment and technology industries. Rob Ray is a Senior Designer in the Human-Centered Design Group at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. At JPL, Rob leads the human-centered design practice for ProtoSpace, the Lab's flagship AR platform for scientists and engineers. ProtoSpace uses AR technologies to tranform 3D CAD drawings into immersive, collaborative, problem-solving environments. As the design lead for ProtoSpace, Rob works to mak it something akin to a rollercoaster ride that boiled the perfect egg – a simultinaety of spectacle and utility. Rob is also a visual artist (http://robray.net/) and co-host of the Opposable Thumbs creative challenge podcast. (https://www.opposablepodcast.com/) Dr. Susan Jewell has been a leader, innovater, speaker, and educator in the areas of space exploration, space medicine, edutainment, and "astropreneurship." She has built crew teams for expeditions and analog missions in isolated and extreme environments. She pioneered Mars Academy USA (https://marsacademyusa.com/) and the Space Surgery Institute (https://spacesurgeryinstitute.com/), organizations that focus on developing simulation-based training programs and VR/AR edutainment content to lay the groundwork for settlement of Mars and the moon. Video of this panel session can be viewed here (https://vimeo.com/374982025). Special Guests: Rob Ray and Susan Jewell.

00:00 Feral Children and Rome 05:30 Cougars 10:07 Out of Africa Northbound 17:21 Zoroastrianism 20:21 A Perfect Circle 23:01 Dyēus Phter 24:46 Consolidating the Gods 26:13 Amen 28:35 Indo-European Origin 29:27 Caucus 31:48 Dothraki 32:54 DNA 35:14 Indo-Urartu Armenians 45:41 Sex Robots? 50:51 Incels 56:54 Sunlight 59:25 Hunter Gatherer 01:04:02 Storytelling 01:08:14 Order & Chaos 01:10:24 Math Creates Order 01:11:56 Beautiful Jazz Chaos01:13:21 Sub-Genre Communities 01:14:33 Memes Evolve Global Culture 01:16:02 Hashtags 01:20:11 Disconnected 01:24:17 Emojis 01:25:38 Animal Instincts 01:27:19 Opposable Thumbs 01:28:17 Cats & Dogs 01:32:38 Domesticating Cats 01:34:28 Rodents 01:36:18 Rats in Mongolian Migration 01:40:02 West Asia 01:41:19 Pacific Islanders 01:42:59 Arvydas Sabonis 01:45:33 Outro • • Featured Music: Tigran Hamasyan - Gypsiology • • My Drawings: www.instagram.com/_apricotjams • • Twitch:www.twitch.tv/apricotjams • • Recorded: April 22, 2019 (2019-04-22) • Published: April 29, 2019 (2019-04-29) • Software: Adobe Audition • • www.apricotjamspodcast.com © 2019 Apricot Jams. All rights reserved.Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=HTT62N2TDNZGJ&source=url)

Andy Birkey is our guest this week! Central Illinois in tha house! We learn a lot from Andy about gothic woodworking, church furniture design and working with clients. We also hear from Andy about buddhism and working to get rid of anger. Thanks to Nik Kantar for giving us our listener-contributed challenge! Rob goes for a semi-murdered-out... something... and then gets in a pickle. Andy shines some light on Opposable Thumbs. We're dying to know the tales Andy's compound miter saw could tell... Taylor let's the Eaaaagle's sooooooar.... Like they've never soared... before.... from rocky coast... We also couldn't help but ask Andy about his experiences with the Shaper Origin handheld CNC router. You can check out our projects at http://projects.opposablepodcast.com Props to Nik, Walter, Federico, Kelly, Luke, Mike and Tim! They're our top Patreon supporters! Join 'em at: https://www.patreon.com/opposablethumbs Special Guest: Andy Birkey.

Joya and Jeff watched “Edward Scissorhands”! Topics include: Opposable Thumbs, Topiaries, Automatons and Waterbeds! https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/why-do-humans-have-thumbs-180953393/ http://www.nsta.org/publications/news/story.aspx?id=49036 http://www.history.com/news/history-lists/7-early-robots-and-automatons https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterbed https://www.boredpanda.com/dragon-shaped-hedge-topiary-john-brooker/ http://home.howstuffworks.com/gardening/garden-design/topiary.htm https://www.thrillist.com/travel/nation/the-5-strangest-cemeteries-in-the-world http://www.craveonline.com/mandatory/1067055-the-craziest-graveyards-in-the-world https://www.vincentprice.com/ https://www.queerty.com/vincent-prices-daughter-confirms-her-famous-father-was-bisexual-20151025

This week on the Root Simple Podcast we’re featuring the first half hour of another podcast we think you should subscribe to: Opposable Thumbs. Hosts Taylor Hokanson and Rob Ray interview a guest each week who issues a creative challenge to the next guest on the podcast. Think of it as kind of a maker […]

Hello and welcome to 2nd Show 12. We took a Mental Health week last week, and are back this week to continue Screaming into the Void. Topics include: A Trillion Ton Iceberg split off of Antarctica, R. Kelly is being accused of running a Sex Cult and Curtis' dumb ass doesn't know that all Primates have Opposable Thumbs (as well as Opossum, Koala's and some fucking Frog). All that and so much more on this weeks return of 2/3 of theDAMNcast. Enjoy!!!

New media artist and educator Nick Bontrager joins us this week! Texas in tha house! Taylor eats too many ribs. Google conjures boy bands, pizza, and dogs on skateboards. Nick extolls the mythologies of place, spelunks the man-cave, and makes Max/MSP do backflips. Taylor scrapes r/all for comedic gold and finds... it? He found something, anyway. Nick invites us into the green room for a good panic. We learn Unity is so powerful it can fill a toilet with the entire ocean. Rob's fascination with Nuclear End Tymes makes him think preppers are his people... Never assume preppers are your people. Oh! and an extra special thing! Ranjit Bhatnagar (http://moonmilk.com/) sent us a really cool video piece called "the black shakes" inspired by this weeks Opposable Thumbs challenge! Listen for it at the end or watch it at https://vimeo.com/214432486 Check out what we made at http://projects.opposablepodcast.com/project/4/. Listen to the episode, jump in on our next challenge and send us photos of what you made! Our Patreon Patrons - Thank you Kelly Martin! Check out her great singing and playing over at http://kellymariemartin.com/ Special Guest: Nick Bontrager.

On this episode, Salisbury and Son talk NFL Combine, trades, and Arian Foster vs. Wolf. They also breakdown a potential royal rumble of animals and how long you could survive. Segments include Mt. Rushmore and It's Over Johnny.

On this episode of The Comics Alternative, Gene and Derek turn a critical spotlight on the upcoming releases from the small press, Hang Dai Editions. The guys begin with a brief conversation with Dean Haspiel and Gregory Benton, two of the founders of the Hang Dai Studio, a collective that they founded along with Josh Neufeld and the late Seth Kushner. In this interview, they describe the origins of their publishing line and share many of their experiences in getting it off the ground. Hang Dai Editions began as their studio imprint back in 2013, and up until recently the creators had limited their publications to smaller, personal projects available mainly through conventions and local events. But as announced earlier this year, Hang Dai became part of Marc Arsenault's Alternative Comics publishing co-op, and with wider distribution, the Hang Dai folks wanted to up their game with longer and more ambitious projects. The first three releases since becoming part of the co-op, all being releases on September 15, are what Derek and Gene discuss for the remainder of the show. They begin with Haspiel's Beef with Tomato, a collection of autobiographic shorts that reads as a sequel or follow-up to his 2001 comic, Opposable Thumbs. As with the earlier work, the stories in this new Hang Dai book are woven together by particular themes or gain cohesion through a shared tone. In the case of Beef with Tomato, that commonality is largely the risks and the unexpected occurrences of close urban living. The book also includes a variety of short prose pieces and previously published comics that, while similar in subject matter and tone to the first (and newer) twelve stories, stand apart in style yet provide a nice coda to the collection as a whole. Next, the Two Guys turn their attention to Gregory Benton's Smoke. Much like last year's B+F, this is a large-format wordless comic featuring Xolo, a large skull-faced dog based on Xolotl, the Aztec god associated with fire, sickness, and death. The story follows two brothers as they work on an industrial tobacco farm, and the hazardous conditions they work under spawn a surreal journey into another dimension, something dreamlike while at the same time darkly foreboding. Benton's vibrant, beautiful art is front and center in this work, and Gene and Derek point out his strategic handling of art styles when straddling the book's different narrative worlds. Finally, the guys look at Seth Kushner's Schmuck, a collection of twenty-two autobiographic stories, all written by Kushner but each illustrated by a different artist. Derek and Gene recognize many of those whose art is featured in the book -- e.g., Haspiel and Benton, but also Noah Van Sciver, Nick Bertozzi, and Josh Neufeld -- but there are several illustrators who are new to the guys. All of this gives Schmuck a feeling of both fragmentation and cohesiveness. Each artist provides a unique visual lens through which to interpret the book's protagonist, Adam Kessler, the fictional persona of Kushner. Yet at the same time, all of the stories unfold along one trajectory: Adam's attempts to find a meaningful relationship with a woman. Seth Kushner passed away earlier this year, but Schmuck was a life labor, ambitious in scope, that becomes fully realized next month. It, along with Smoke and Beef with Tomato, marks a new beginning for Hang Dai Editions, and one that Gene and Derek are excited to discuss.

Steve's old high school, Woodville High, turns 100 years old this year. And a famous old scholar will be back in town to MC the gala dinner over the June long weekend, and that person is Bryan Dawe. Most of us know Bryan as one half of Clarke And Dawe, the political satirists who do mock interviews for the ABC but tonight we find out about his Woody High days. This has inspired George Inglis to rant on the politics of comedy and the comedy of politics. And then Nigel challenges the great satirist in IS IT NEWS? In the MADE TO MOVE MINUTE, Max Martin looks at health amnesia. The team from Sunday Assembly Adelaide return with a thought for the week: Opposable Thumbs. Our music is by locally based and internally renowned songwriter, Steve Foster. His new song is for a special production about ADELAIDE on this weekend; Adelaide Knows Who She Is. The HATS INC group is behind this weekend's show and our wine this week is from there home base up in Clare. And David Washington from In Daily will start the show with the midweek news wrap, Talk Of The Town. Support the show: https://theadelaideshow.com.au/listen-or-download-the-podcast/adelaide-in-crowd/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jeff buys 96 bananas. The mainstream press comes around to the fact that most animals, by and large, behave like dicks. Casey suspects Jeff is secretly funding animal research. Jeff questions the stereotypical personification of animals. Outsized v...

A man of much Riffin Lore, Richard Wendling, swings through to riff it out with us. We give him a chance to exonerate himself (which he fumbles through), he discusses his Vegas plans and we give him plenty of fun little tips, and it all gets whackier from there, with talking sea otters, more of Teddy’s paranoia regarding animals with thumbs, Richard attempts to explain The Dark Knight (and fails) and we play a rousing game of Google Feud.

Those of you that follow the video game industry know that the fall and winter months are traditionally home to the most anticipated games of the year. Nearly every week of November and December features at least one stand out game that is widely anticipated and more often than not delivers on the hype it generates. My guest for Episode 107 is Ben Kuchera, Gaming Editor for Ars Technica. He is one of the writers whose job is to cover all of these games. His nights involve typing thousands of words, dealing with the passionate yet sometimes misguided video game fans, drinking lots of Red Bull and playing some fantastic video games. We discuss his work at Ars Technica, the positives and negatives of being a (mostly) one-man crew and much, much more. Enjoy. You can follow Ben on Twitter at @BenKuchera and you can find his work at http://arstechnica.com/gaming/. Run Time - 1:09:06 Send your feedback to feedback@justtalkingpodcast.com.