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"Sinners" set the record for most Oscar nominations with 16. "One Battle After Another" isn't far behind with 13. "One Battle" was considered the early favorite for many awards, but "Sinners" has been coming on strong during awards season. Which film will win the night? Will Paul Thomas Anderson finally win an Oscar? Can Timothée Chalamet top Leonardo DiCaprio and Michael B. Jordan? We'll know soon enough with the 98th Academy Awards airing Sunday night (ABC and Hulu, 7 p.m. EDT). On this week's episode of Streamed & Screened, co-hosts Bruce Miller and Terry Lipshetz discuss the two films and the favorites to win the major categories. Complete list of 2026 Oscar nominees Best picture: "Bugonia," "F1," "Frankenstein," "Hamnet," "Marty Supreme," "One Battle After Another," "The Secret Agent," "Sentimental Value," "Sinners," "Train Dreams." Lead actress: Jessie Buckley, "Hamnet;" Rose Byrne, "If I Had Legs I'd Kick You;" Renate Reinsve, "Sentimental Value;" Emma Stone, "Bugonia;" Kate Hudson, "Song Sung Blue." Lead actor: Timothée Chalamet, "Marty Supreme;" Leonardo DiCaprio, "One Battle After Another;" Ethan Hawke, "Blue Moon;" Michael B. Jordan, "Sinners;" Wagner Moura, "The Secret Agent." Supporting actress: Elle Fanning, "Sentimental Value;" Inga Ibsdotter LilIeaas, "Sentimental Value;" Amy Madigan, "Weapons;" Wunmi Mosaku, "Sinners;" Teyana Taylor, "One Battle After Another." Supporting actor: Jacob Elordi, "Frankenstein;" Sean Penn, "One Battle After Another;" Stellan Skarsgård, "Sentimental Value;" Benicio del Toro, "One Battle After Another;" Delroy Lindo, "Sinners." Director: Paul Thomas Anderson, "One Battle After Another;" Ryan Coogler, "Sinners;" Chloé Zhao, "Hamnet;" Josh Safdie, "Marty Supreme;" Joachim Trier, "Sentimental Value." Original song: "Golden" from "KPop Demon Hunters," "Train Dreams" from "Train Dreams," "Dear Me" from "Diane Warren: Relentless," "I Lied To You" from "Sinners," "Sweet Dreams Of Joy" from "Viva Verdi!" Original score: "Bugonia," Jerskin Fendrix; "Frankenstein," Alexandre Desplat; "Hamnet," Max Richter; "One Battle After Another," Jonny Greenwood; "Sinners," Ludwig Göransson. Animated film: "Arco," "Elio," "KPop Demon Hunters," "Little Amélie or the Character of Rain," "Zootopia 2." International film: "The Secret Agent," Brazil; "It Was Just an Accident," France; "Sentimental Value," Norway; "Sirât," Spain; "The Voice of Hind Rajab," Tunisia. Documentary feature: "The Perfect Neighbor," "The Alabama Solution," "Come See Me in the Good Light," "Cutting Through Rocks," "Mr. Nobody Against Putin." Casting: "Hamnet," "Marty Supreme," "One Battle After Another," "The Secret Agent," "Sinners." Best sound: "F1," "Frankenstein," "One Battle after Another," "Sinners," "Sirāt." Cinematography: "Frankenstein," "Marty Supreme," "One Battle After Another," "Sinners," "Train Dreams." Original screenplay: "Blue Moon," Robert Kaplow; "It Was Just an Accident," Jafar Panahi, with script collaborators Nader Saïvar, Shadmehr Rastin, Mehdi Mahmoudian; "Marty Supreme," Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie; "Sentimental Value," Eskil Vogt and Joachim Trier; "Sinners," Ryan Coogler. Adapted screenplay: "Bugonia," Will Tracy; "Frankenstein," Guillermo del Toro; "Hamnet," Chloé Zhao and Maggie O'Farrell; "One Battle After Another," Paul Thomas Anderson; "Train Dreams," Clint Bailey and Greg Kwedar. Live action short film: "Butcher's Stain," "A Friend of Dorothy," "Jane Austen's Period Drama," "The Singers," "Two People Exchanging Saliva." Animated short film: "Butterfly," "Forevergreen," "The Girl Who Cried Pearls," "Retirement Plan," "The Three Sisters." Documentary short film: "All the Empty Rooms," "Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud," "Children No More: Were and Are Gone," "The Devil Is Busy," "Perfectly a Strangeness." Visual effects: "Avatar: Fire and Ash," "F1," "Jurassic World Rebirth," "The Lost Bus," "Sinners." Production design: "Frankenstein," "Hamnet," "Marty Supreme," "One Battle After Another," "Sinners." Film editing: "F1," "Marty Supreme," "One Battle After Another," "Sentimental Value," "Sinners." Makeup and hairstyling: "Frankenstein," "Kokuho," "Sinners," "The Smashing Machine," "The Ugly Stepsister." Costume design: "Avatar: Fire and Ash," "Frankenstein," "Hamnet," "Marty Supreme," "Sinners." About the show Streamed & Screened is a podcast about movies and TV hosted by Bruce Miller, a longtime entertainment reporter who is the retired editor of the Sioux City Journal in Iowa and Terry Lipshetz, a senior producer for Lee Enterprises based in Madison, Wisconsin. The show was named Best Podcast in the 2025 Iowa Better Newspaper Contest. Theme music Thunder City by Lunareh, used under license from Soundstripe. YouTube clearance: FV694ULMCJQDG0IY
On today's episode: Armed or unarmed? US and Iran spar over status of Iranian warship sunk by a submarine. Iran's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei is considered even more hard line than his father. Counterprotester throws improvised explosive at anti-Islam event in NYC, police say. Federal judge rules Trump administration's actions to dismantle Voice of America are illegal. Oil prices soar after Iran names new supreme leader and launches more attacks. Iranian foreign minister says no plans to increase range of its ballistic missiles. Trump will join grieving families for the return of soldiers killed in war in the Middle East. Americans stuck in the Middle East recount finding their way home with little government help. Trump encourages Latin American leaders to use military action to help US fight cartels. Trump says he’ll hit Iran harder as Iranian president apologizes to neighbors. Police in Norway investigate an explosion outside the US Embassy in Oslo. Russia provided Iran with information to help Tehran strike US military, AP sources say. Trump says 'whole educational system' could go out of business without fixes to college sports. Justice Department publishes missing Epstein files involving uncorroborated claim about Trump. This weekend’s US clock change is a problem, and there’s a deep divide on how to fix it. Former Democratic presidents remember the late Rev. Jesse Jackson during final public tribute. Oil surges to its highest price since 2023, and stocks drop after a weak update on the US job market. Jayson Tatum notches his first 20-point game after Achilles injury return and other NBA stars log big performances, a rally and a playoff victory at Bay Hill in golf, Tyler Reddick’s winning streak is snapped in NASCAR, a record contract extension and a trade in the NFL. Super Bowl MVP Kenneth Walker, QBs Kyler Murray and Kirk Cousins are among the top NFL free agents. WNBA sends CBA proposal to players as March 10 deadline nears, AP source says. American Nathan Martin wins Los Angeles Marathon in final stride; 45-year-old Kenyan wins women's. Formula 1 appears to delay decision on two Middle East races in April affected by Iran war. Fired Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore reaches plea deal to resolve home invasion case. Armed or unarmed US and Iran spar over status of Iranian warship sunk by a submarine. Investigation further suggests it was the US that struck an Iranian school, killing 165. UK military rejects criticism of its response to strikes against Iran. At least 10 killed in Ukraine's Kharkiv as Russian missile hits apartment building. 23 dead, flights disrupted and military deployed after heavy rains pound Kenya's capital overnight. Katz warns Lebanon will 'pay a heavy price' if Hezbollah fire continues. Pope names veteran Vatican diplomat as ambassador to the US to manage relations with Trump. —The Associated Press About this program Host Terry Lipshetz is managing editor of the national newsroom for Lee Enterprises. Besides producing the daily Hot off the Wire news podcast, Terry conducts periodic interviews for this Behind the Headlines program, co-hosts the Streamed & Screened movies and television program and is the former producer of Across the Sky, a podcast dedicated to weather and climate. Theme music The News Tonight, used under license from Soundstripe. YouTube clearance: ZR2MOTROGI4XAHRX
Each week Hot off the Wire looks at a variety of stories in business, science, health and more. This week's headlines include: People love to hate changing clocks twice a year, but can't agree how to fix it. The sea is higher than we thought and millions more are at risk, study finds. What to know before asking an AI chatbot for health advice. Jarring alarms out, quieter alerts in. New firehouse dispatch systems aim to ease stress. For US Muslims, immigration crackdown fears, new war worries and anti-Muslim rhetoric cloud Ramadan. Stranded travelers share firsthand accounts from the Middle East. Trump calls for Iran’s ‘unconditional surrender’ as Israel strikes Lebanon. Gulf allies complain US didn't notify them of Iran attacks and ignored their warnings, sources say. Israel strikes Beirut’s southern suburbs after issuing a blanket evacuation order. Attempted suicides, fights, pain 911 calls reveal misery at ICE’s largest detention facility. 'Smartphone for pets' lets furry friends call their owners. The US lost a surprising 92,000 jobs last month as the unemployment rate ticked up to 4.4%. Retail sales fall modestly in January as American consumers pull back on spending. They have a nose for finding people. Bloodhounds and their low-tech sniffers help police track. Triceratops skeleton 'Trey' to hit the auction block as dinosaur market soars. Dutch museum makes 'needle in a haystack' confirmation of Rembrandt painting. On this week's AP Religion Roundup, decades of clergy sex abuse in Rhode Island, and American Muslims face growing tension during Ramadan. —The Associated Press About this program Host Terry Lipshetz is managing editor of the national newsroom for Lee Enterprises. Besides producing the daily Hot off the Wire news podcast, Terry conducts periodic interviews for this Behind the Headlines program, co-hosts the Streamed & Screened movies and television program and is the former producer of Across the Sky, a podcast dedicated to weather and climate. Theme music The News Tonight, used under license from Soundstripe. YouTube clearance: ZR2MOTROGI4XAHRX
On today's episode: Trump fires Homeland Security Secretary Noem after building criticism over immigration enforcement. Intense Israeli strikes hit Iran and Lebanon as US warns the bombardment will 'surge dramatically.' House Republican leaders urge Gonzales to end reelection bid after he admitted to affair with aide. Protester, three Capitol Police officers treated for injuries after scuffle in Senate hearing room. Britney Spears arrested and released, California sheriff's records show, though charge is not clear. Suspect in custody in Colorado in the case of 3 women found dead in Utah. Stocks drop after oil spikes to its highest price since the summer of 2024. Average US long-term mortgage rate ticks up to 6%, ending a three-week slide. San Antonio bests Detroit as top NBA contenders clash, the NBA’s all-time leading scorer LeBron passes Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for another milestone, a traded NBA superstar debuts with his new team, a low round kicks off play at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, and trades in the NHL and NFL. NCAA appeals to Mississippi Supreme Court, seeking to bar Trinidad Chambliss from playing in 2026. Lionel Messi and Inter Miami feted by President Donald Trump at the White House for MLS Cup title. London police say 4 men arrested on suspicion of aiding Iran by spying on Jewish community. Indonesia to ban social media for children under 16, communication minister says. Britain is sending four more fighter jets to Qatar. Gridlocked streets as thousands flee Beirut's southern suburbs after Israeli order. Sirens heard at RAF Akrotiri on Cyprus during a visit by UK defense secretary. —The Associated Press About this program Host Terry Lipshetz is managing editor of the national newsroom for Lee Enterprises. Besides producing the daily Hot off the Wire news podcast, Terry conducts periodic interviews for this Behind the Headlines program, co-hosts the Streamed & Screened movies and television program and is the former producer of Across the Sky, a podcast dedicated to weather and climate. Theme music The News Tonight, used under license from Soundstripe. YouTube clearance: ZR2MOTROGI4XAHRX
Darkest Mysteries Online - The Strange and Unusual Podcast 2023
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On today's episode: Iranian warship sunk by the US was sailing home after taking part in an exhibition hosted by India. Iran launches new attacks, saying US will 'bitterly regret' sinking warship, Israel says begun a “large-scale” attack on Tehran. The Trump administration comments on the Iran war. House committee votes to subpoena Attorney General Bondi to answer questions over the Epstein files. Trump administration widens its anti-fraud efforts with a Medicaid probe in New York Last 2 names of 6 US soldiers who died in Kuwait attack identified by the Pentagon. Senate Republicans vote down legislation to halt Iran war in Congress’ first vote on the conflict. Gov. Tim Walz tells a House panel the Trump immigration crackdown hampered Minnesota's fraud fight. White House formally nominates Warsh to be Federal Reserve chair. Hegseth says US 'can't stop everything' that Iran fires even as he asserts air dominance. US and Ecuador launch military operation against organized crime groups. Jasmine Crockett concedes to James Talarico in Texas Democratic Senate primary. Elon Musk takes stand in Twitter shareholder trial accusing him of deflating stock before purchase. Elon Musk's proposed Tesla tunnel loop met with opposition by Nashville metro council. US issues first commercial construction permit for a nuclear reactor in years to a Wyoming project. Virginia court allows a referendum on Democrat-led redistricting that could flip 4 US House seats. Roy Cooper and Michael Whatley clinch US Senate in North Carolina, setting up high-stakes fall fight. Bodies of two young half-sisters found buried in suitcases in Cleveland. Sprawling investigation finds decades of sexual abuse among Catholic priests in Rhode Island. US stocks rebound after strong economic updates and as oil prices stop spiking. OKC tops NYC in a possible NBA Finals preview, a women’s basketball legend pads her resume with an Unrivaled title, the World Baseball Classic gets underway in Japan, a star wide receiver is set to be released and a big trade in the NFL, Lou Holtz, college football staple who coached Notre Dame to 1988 national title, dies at 89, and it’s time for the 50th anniversary of the Winter Paralympics. Aston Martin says its car risks giving drivers 'nerve damage' and can't finish F1 season-opener. US and Mideast countries seek Kyiv's drone expertise as Russia-Ukraine talks put on ice. London police arrest 3 men on suspicion of spying for China. One is a UK lawmaker's husband. Sri Lanka recovers 87 bodies from Iranian warship sunk off its coast by a US submarine. A Russian-flagged tanker erupts in a massive fire and sinks off Libya. —The Associated Press About this program Host Terry Lipshetz is managing editor of the national newsroom for Lee Enterprises. Besides producing the daily Hot off the Wire news podcast, Terry conducts periodic interviews for this Behind the Headlines program, co-hosts the Streamed & Screened movies and television program and is the former producer of Across the Sky, a podcast dedicated to weather and climate. Theme music The News Tonight, used under license from Soundstripe. YouTube clearance: ZR2MOTROGI4XAHRX
Gone are the days of just the fall and spring seasons. A constant release of programs has continued. "Bridgerton" is back with the second half of its fourth season on Netlfix. Co-host Bruce Miller discusses recent conversations he had with Luke Thompson (Benedict Bridgerton) and Yerin Ha (Sophie Baek). There's another "Yellowstone" spinoff in with the debut of "Marshals." "CIA" is a new series on CBS. Jason Bateman seems to have turned into the king of the limited series and is back with a new series on HBO: "DTF St. Louis" with David Harbour, Linda Carellini and Pedro Pascal. "The Pitt" has been back for a while, but you can now also catch another medical program with the return of the sitcom "Scrubs" with Zach Braff and Donald Faison on Hulu. "Night Agent" (Netflix) and "Paradise" (Hulu) are among the other shows to return with new seasons. About the show Streamed & Screened is a podcast about movies and TV hosted by Bruce Miller, a longtime entertainment reporter who is the retired editor of the Sioux City Journal in Iowa and Terry Lipshetz, a senior producer for Lee Enterprises based in Madison, Wisconsin. The show was named Best Podcast in the 2025 Iowa Better Newspaper Contest. Theme music Thunder City by Lunareh, used under license from Soundstripe. YouTube clearance: FV694ULMCJQDG0IY
On today's episode: US-Israeli bombardment of Iran intensifies, as Tehran vows to destroy Mideast infrastructure. Declan Coady was one of the servicemembers killed in Kuwait. His family is still trying to process the devastating news. Noem blames 'violent protesters' for Minneapolis chaos under tough questioning in Senate hearing. Talarico wins Texas Senate Democratic nomination while Cornyn and Paxton head to Republican runoff. There was no clear winner for the Texas Senate Republican nomination.. US soldiers who died in Iran war remembered as devoted parents and reservists. US soldiers were killed in Iranian drone strike on operations center at Kuwait civilian port. Trump says 'someone from within' Iranian regime might be best choice to lead once war ends. Iran war taxes US diplomatic work and leaves Americans in the Mideast in limbo. Anxious travelers scramble as Iran war strands tens of thousands across the Middle East. Israel steps up airstrikes in Tehran, as Iran widens its response across the region. Anxious travelers scramble as Iran war strands tens of thousands across the Middle East. Primary voters head to the polls in Texas, North Carolina and Arkansas. 2 men arrested in Cincinnati nightclub shooting are facing federal charges. Georgia school shooting suspect’s father convicted of second-degree murder, involuntary manslaughter. Small plane makes emergency landing in frigid Hudson River and the 2 people aboard swim to safety. Dow drops 400 after trimming an early plunge of 1,200 as oil prices climb even higher. An Oscar race that looked like a runaway may be a close call, after all. Cleveland gets its revenge against the East’s top team, the nation’s hottest men’s college hoops team improves to 30-0, a former MLB All-Star is suspended for a full season for PED use, Team USA warms up for the WBC with a blowout win, a star quarterback is getting released and other NFL roster moves. Atlanta Braves' Jurickson Profar suspended for 2026 season following second positive drug test. Rahm says European tour is 'extorting' LIV players by making them play more events to rejoin tour. With 100 days to go, World Cup faces new challenges with Iran war and Mexico violence. Spain's Sánchez stands firm on opposition to war in Iran despite Trump's trade threat. Explosions heard in Tehran and Jerusalem on fifth day of war. A son of Iran's late supreme leader is a possible candidate to replace his father as war rages. Iran war casts a pall over UK economic update. —The Associated Press About this program Host Terry Lipshetz is managing editor of the national newsroom for Lee Enterprises. Besides producing the daily Hot off the Wire news podcast, Terry conducts periodic interviews for this Behind the Headlines program, co-hosts the Streamed & Screened movies and television program and is the former producer of Across the Sky, a podcast dedicated to weather and climate. Theme music The News Tonight, used under license from Soundstripe. YouTube clearance: ZR2MOTROGI4XAHRX
On today's episode: Iranian drones hit the US Embassy in Saudi Arabia, while hundreds are reported dead in Iran. Iranian Red Crescent Society says at least 787 people in Iran killed in US-Israeli airstrikes. Jewish prayers in Israel are taking place underground for safety. Minnesota sues to block Trump administration's withholding of Medicaid funds. Savannah Guthrie returns to her mother’s home in first sighting there since disappearance. Melania Trump presides at UN Security Council meeting on children in conflict as US attacks Iran. Melania Trump presides at UN Security Council meeting on children in conflict as US attacks Iran. From doubts about nuke talks to an Air Force One flight, what led up to Trump's order to strike Iran. EDIT War widens as Israel and US pound Iran and Tehran and its allies hit back. Hegseth insists the Iran conflict is 'not endless' and declares, 'We fight to win'. Gulf carriers resume some flights even as US-Israel strikes and Iran retaliation fuel travel chaos. Travelers stranded as Middle East conflict spreads; governments scramble to bring citizens home. White House attributes redness on Trump's neck to skin cream but doesn't say what it's treating. Macron says France will allow temporary deployment of nuclear-armed jets to allied nations. Gunman was not on the FBI's radar before he opened fire on a crowded Texas bar, authorities say. Man who rammed car into Chabad headquarters in NYC charged with damaging religious property. FBI joins Cincinnati police search for suspect after 9 wounded in nightclub shooting. US stocks erase sharp losses, while oil prices leap on worries about Iran war. 'Sinners' takes top prize at the Actor Awards, setting up an Oscar showdown. Duke claims ACC title to headline men’s college hoops action, a two-time NBA MVP returns from a 15-game injury absence, an American Olympic hockey star reveals she was playing hurt, a two-time MLB All-Star gets Team USA’s WBC opening nod and a two-time 1,000-yard rusher is traded in the NFL. War disrupts sports with doubt over Messi's 'Finalissima,' Ronaldo games and F1 races. Judge declares a mistrial in Rashaun Jones trial over Bryan Pata’s 2006 killing. NBA player Luke Kornet calls on Hawks to cancel promotion with Magic City adult entertainment club. Pakistan says it killed 67 Afghan security force members in fifth day of fighting. Families take shelter in schools as Lebanon’s government calls Hezbollah’s strike on Israel illegal. —The Associated Press About this program Host Terry Lipshetz is managing editor of the national newsroom for Lee Enterprises. Besides producing the daily Hot off the Wire news podcast, Terry conducts periodic interviews for this Behind the Headlines program, co-hosts the Streamed & Screened movies and television program and is the former producer of Across the Sky, a podcast dedicated to weather and climate. Theme music The News Tonight, used under license from Soundstripe. YouTube clearance: ZR2MOTROGI4XAHRX
On today's episode: Congress will debate an Iran conflict that is well underway. US, Israel pound Iran as Trump signals willingness to talk to new leadership after Khamenei's death Iran vows revenge after the killing of its top leader and trades strikes with Israel in widening war Israel is dealing the aftermath of an Iranian strike. War widens to include attacks on key oil plants in the Middle East Neil Sedaka, the singer-songwriter behind dozens of hits of the 1960s and '70s, dies at age 86 US, Israel pound Iran as Trump signals willingness to talk to new leadership after Khamenei's death. Iran vows revenge after the killing of its top leader and trades strikes with Israel in widening war. War widens to include attacks on key oil plants in the Middle East. White House official Iran suggests it's open to talks and Trump says he's 'eventually' willing. Stranded travelers scramble to make new connections as war shuts much of Middle East to air travel. Israeli strikes rock Tehran as Iran's counterattacks widen after the killing of its supreme leader. World leaders react cautiously to US and Israeli strikes on Iran as fears grow of a wider war. European leaders call for resumption of US-Iran negotiations. 9 killed as protesters try to storm US Consulate in Pakistan over killing of Iran's supreme leader. Attack on Iran disrupts flights across the Middle East and beyond. US and Israel launch a major attack on Iran and Trump urges Iranians to 'take over your government'. War widens to include Iranian-backed militias as Israeli and American planes pound Iran. QatarEnergy says it will stop production of LNG as the Mideast war rages. Pakistan deploys troops, imposes 3-day curfew after deadly protests over US-Israeli strikes on Iran. Video shows nearly blind refugee being released by Border Patrol, 5 days before his death. Renee Good's parents remember her love and laughter in interview with AP. Attorney general announces indictments against 30 more people who protested at a Minnesota church. Pentagon to cut ties with Columbia, Yale, Brown and others Hegseth accuses of 'wokeness'. Trump raises the possibility of a ‘friendly takeover of Cuba’ coming out of talks with Havana. A nearly blind refugee is found dead after Border Patrol agents drop him at Buffalo doughnut shop. Actor Shia LaBeouf arrested again on battery charge in New Orleans. Texas bar shooting leaves 3 dead and 14 wounded as FBI investigates terrorism possibility. US stocks sink and oil prices rise as worries about AI, inflation and possible war hit Wall Street. A historic third straight win for a NASCAR driver, the NBA’s longest winning streak is snapped, a perfect regular season in women’s college hoops, a men’s college hoops star is abruptly off his team, a Colombian golfer earns his third PGA Tour win and an NHL coach is fired. President of Iran’s soccer federation says World Cup participation in US is in doubt. South Carolina's Staley says school is working to bring 3 former players home from Israel. Colorado quarterback Dominiq Ponder dies in a single-car crash at age 23, police say. Pakistan carries out airstrikes inside Afghanistan as 'open war' on border continues. On this week's AP Religion Roundup, Hundreds of corrections for Texas' Bible curriculum, and hundreds of thousands line up to see the bones of Saint Francis. —The Associated Press About this program Host Terry Lipshetz is managing editor of the national newsroom for Lee Enterprises. Besides producing the daily Hot off the Wire news podcast, Terry conducts periodic interviews for this Behind the Headlines program, co-hosts the Streamed & Screened movies and television program and is the former producer of Across the Sky, a podcast dedicated to weather and climate. Theme music The News Tonight, used under license from Soundstripe. YouTube clearance: ZR2MOTROGI4XAHRX
Each week Hot off the Wire looks at a variety of stories in business, science, health and more. This week's headlines include: Why adults pursuing career growth or personal interests are the 'new majority' student. A Boston Celtics game-inspired friction test finally pinned down the sneaker squeak. Are expensive shampoos worth it? Here's what the experts have to say. As literacy rates lag, a pediatric hospital is screening for reading ability. The crisis The point For 'Bridgerton,' the word 'orgasm' wouldn't quite do. What Americans think about Trump's judgment on military force as Iran talks resume new AP-NORC poll. A new Gallup poll shows how Americans' sympathies have shifted in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Trump says he is 'not happy' with the Iran nuclear talks but indicates he'll give them more time. NTSB chair slams House aviation bill as 'watered-down' after 67 deaths near Washington. UN nuclear watchdog says it's unable to verify whether Iran has suspended all uranium enrichment. Scouting America will alter its policies to maintain support from the US military, Pentagon says. Target to stop selling cereals with certified synthetic colors by end of May. Fintech company Block lays off 4,000 of its 10,000 staff, citing gains from AI. Milan tram derails and slams into a building, killing one person. AI song generator startups Suno and Udio angered the music industry. Now they're hoping to join it. A bumper berry harvest has New Zealand's weird flightless parrot in a rare mood for romance. With only 3 women left, an Amazon tribe faced extinction. An unexpected birth now brings hope. Israel's top court allows aid groups to keep working in Gaza as Israeli strikes kill 5 there. Sweden intercepts suspected Russian drone during visit by French aircraft carrier. —The Associated Press About this program Host Terry Lipshetz is managing editor of the national newsroom for Lee Enterprises. Besides producing the daily Hot off the Wire news podcast, Terry conducts periodic interviews for this Behind the Headlines program, co-hosts the Streamed & Screened movies and television program and is the former producer of Across the Sky, a podcast dedicated to weather and climate. Theme music The News Tonight, used under license from Soundstripe. YouTube clearance: ZR2MOTROGI4XAHRX
Program notes:0:37 Hormone therapy and mortality1:37 Those who used versus those unexposed2:35 Different types of HT3:32 Adolescent cannabis use and mental illness4:32 Screened in physician office5:32 Action at societal and government levels6:00 Access to dialysis facilities and SES7:01 2.3 % of advantaged communities lacked access8:01 For profit centers consolidate9:01 Roughly half of nephrology spots unfilled9:33 ACOs and Medicare savings10:33 Initial study showed net savings11:16 Fragile savings estimate12:09 End
This Week’s Podcast: The Biggest Seller Mistakes We’re Seeing in 2026 Thinking about selling this year? The market has shifted — and sellers who don’t adjust are learning the hard way. In this week’s episode, we’re breaking down the top mistakes homeowners are making in 2026 and exactly how to avoid them. Here’s what we’re covering: Why pricing based on what your neighbor got “a few years ago” can cost you The repairs buyers now EXPECT (and what you can skip) Why negotiating is normal again — and how playing hardball can backfire How today’s inventory levels are changing buyer behavior Bottom line? Homes are still selling every single day — but the strategy matters more than ever. If you’re even thinking about selling in 2026, this episode is a must-listen. House of the Week!111 Vodys Ct | Smithsburg, MD | $475,000 Open House: Sat 2/28 | 12–3 PM Sun 3/1 | 1–3 PM This one is made for entertaining — and yes, the heated saltwater pool is calling your name. Buyer Highlights: Main-level hardwood floors + propane fireplaces Updated kitchen with new countertops, island & stainless appliances Family room with beautiful stone surround fireplace Screened-in porch Owner’s suite with cathedral ceilings, walk-in closet & spa-style bath Renovated upper hall bath Finished basement with rec room, den, 5th bedroom & full bath Quiet cul-de-sac location close to schools, parks & commuter routes — the perfect blend of privacy and convenience. Want to know how to avoid the biggest selling mistakes AND see a home that checks every box? Listen to the podcast and come tour this one in person. Message Jay Day And The Day Home Team at LPT Realty for details or to schedule a private showing. Experience the Difference a Day Makes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On today's episode: Bill Clinton faces grilling from lawmakers over his connections to Jeffrey Epstein. Hillary Clinton testifies she has no information on Epstein's crimes and doesn't recall meeting him. Brussels orders probe of Mandelson's Epstein ties while EU trade rep. Columbia student detained by ICE is abruptly released after Mamdani meets with Trump. Pakistan is in 'open war' with Afghanistan after latest strikes, defense minister says. Netflix walks away from Warner Bros deal, clearing the path for Paramount. Anthropic CEO says AI company 'cannot in good conscience accede' to Pentagon's demands. US military used laser to take down Border Protection drone, lawmakers say. US advises embassy staff in Israel to leave now if they want, as risk of war hangs over Middle East. Iranian agents obstructed care at hospitals packed with wounded protesters. Walz unveils anti-fraud package after Trump administration threatens to halt Medicaid funds. FedEx says it will return to customers any refunds it gets back from Trump's illegal tariffs. US-Iran nuclear talks wrap up with no announcement of a deal as risk of war looms. Judge rejects request to block Trump White House from building its $400 million ballroom project. Kilmar Abrego Garcia asks US judge in Tennessee to dismiss his criminal case, saying it's vindictive. US moves to cut off a Swiss bank over alleged Iran and Russia money flows. Memorial services for Jesse Jackson begin at Chicago headquarters of his civil rights organization. Third victim dies from wounds suffered in Rhode Island ice rink attack, police say. Fire at an Ohio farm complex kills about 6,000 hogs and smoke is visible for miles. The worst day for Nvidia's stock since last spring drags Wall Street lower. For the first time since 2022, average US long-term mortgage rate dips below 6%. Kevin Durant eclipses an NBA milestone, the reigning No. 4 pick breaks the NBA rookie 3-point record, a rare NCAA feat is achieved in a top men’s college hoops matchup, women’s No. 1 UConn wins again for another 30-win season, a hot start at the Cognizant Classic, an NFL trade and a QB seeks a new team. Cuba says 8 World Baseball Classic delegation members denied US visas. NCAA football oversight committee proposes stiff penalties for violations of transfer portal window. US hockey player Brady Tkachuk slams White House TikTok as 'clearly fake' after anti-Canada slur. UK Green Party wins special election, pushing Starmer's Labour to third place. Human rights situation in Colombia is backsliding, UN warns as nation heads into elections. —The Associated Press About this program Host Terry Lipshetz is managing editor of the national newsroom for Lee Enterprises. Besides producing the daily Hot off the Wire news podcast, Terry conducts periodic interviews for this Behind the Headlines program, co-hosts the Streamed & Screened movies and television program and is the former producer of Across the Sky, a podcast dedicated to weather and climate. Theme music The News Tonight, used under license from Soundstripe. YouTube clearance: ZR2MOTROGI4XAHRX
On today's episode: US and Iran hold hours of nuclear talks as more American forces deploy to the Mideast. FBI serves search warrants at Los Angeles school district headquarters and superintendent’s home. Surgeon general nominee faces sharp questions about vaccines, birth control and qualifications. New York City police search for 4 people after officers were hit with snowballs in snowball fight. Cuba says 4 killed in speedboat shooting were attempting to infiltrate the country. Justice Department says it's reviewing whether any Epstein-related records were mistakenly withheld. Hillary Clinton is testifying as part of the House investigation into Jeffrey Epstein. Ukrainian officials to meet Trump envoys in Geneva over more Russia talks. President Donald Trump's post-State of the Union sales job begins now. Supreme Court rules against private prison firm facing forced-work suit from immigration detainees. Residents want local governments to end contracts that let ICE train on their gun ranges. Phil Collins, Lauryn Hill, INXS, Iron Maiden, Luther Vandross and Shakira get Rock Hall nominations. 'Too (expletive) fast.' Police video shows Vince McMahon's 100 mph car crash in Connecticut. Larry Summers will resign from teaching at Harvard during review of Epstein ties, university says. Third victim dies from wounds suffered in Rhode Island ice rink attack, police say. More snow falls on the Northeast US as the region scrambles to clear piles from last storm. Nvidia and other tech stocks lead Wall Street higher. Discord postpones age verification rollout amid criticism, promises transparency. A close contest between the NBA’s top two teams, a men’s college hoops team snaps a double-digit win streak and a close ranked women’s game, the U.S. men’s hockey golden goal scorer is honored as the NHL returns, a Hall of Fame pitcher will have the Yankees’ 24th retired number and NFL overseas schedule news. Hilary Knight wants focus on the US women's Olympic success, not Trump's 'distasteful' joke. University of Cincinnati sues ex-QB Brendan Sorsby after his transfer to Texas Tech. FIFA's Infantino has 'complete confidence' in Mexico to host World Cup games despite cartel violence. Ukraine says Russia launched a major aerial attack ahead of Geneva talks with US. Bangladesh court orders authorities to request Interpol red notice for arrest of British MP. With rocks, clubs and flammable liquid, Jewish settlers descend on a Palestinian village. Canada pledges food aid for Cuba as US fuel blockade continues. UK parliamentary speaker says he tipped off police over possible Mandelson flight risk. The home of the 'Mona Lisa' has a new boss to steer the Louvre out of crisis after jewel heist. —The Associated Press About this program Host Terry Lipshetz is managing editor of the national newsroom for Lee Enterprises. Besides producing the daily Hot off the Wire news podcast, Terry conducts periodic interviews for this Behind the Headlines program, co-hosts the Streamed & Screened movies and television program and is the former producer of Across the Sky, a podcast dedicated to weather and climate. Theme music The News Tonight, used under license from Soundstripe. YouTube clearance: ZR2MOTROGI4XAHRX
On today's episode: Iran pushes back against Trump ahead of Geneva talks in face of major US military deployment. Trump uses longest-ever State of the Union to try to convince voters that US is 'winning so much'. Trump makes the case for his foreign policy approach at State of the Union. US men's hockey team feted at State of the Union; Trump says women's team will be honored 'soon.' Indonesia frees and deports American who spent 11 years in prison for Bali 'suitcase murder.' House rejects bill requiring aircraft locator systems to prevent midair collisions like last year's. Supreme Court rules the Postal Service can't be sued, even when mail is intentionally not delivered. Savannah Guthrie says her family is offering a $1 million reward for her mother's return. Utah judge rejects defense's motion to disqualify prosecutors in the Charlie Kirk killing case. Waymo's robotaxis now being dispatched in 10 major U.S. markets with expansion in Texas and Florida. 2 Missouri sheriff's deputies fatally shot, 2 others wounded, authorities say. Man put to death for killing a grocery store owner in Florida's second execution this year. New York City police investigating after officers were hit with snowballs during a snowball fight. US stocks rise after getting a reminder of AI's potential upsides. US consumer confidence improves modestly in February after cratering the first month of 2026. Louvre Museum director resigns in the wake of October's brazen French crown jewels heist. Cleveland handles New York in a meeting of NBA contenders, a career performance powers OKC to another win, Michigan nets a share of the Big Ten title and other top teams win in college hoops, a four-time Pro Bowl QB is set to be released and two big NFL names are likely to stay put. NFL receives no tush push ban proposal this year after effort last year to ban it failed. Hughes' OT goal for Team USA vs Canada in Olympic final averages 26M live viewers on NBC, Peacock. Hungary's Orbán stakes his reelection on anti-Ukraine message. UK lawmakers approve release of confidential documents related to former Prince Andrew. Aid groups petition Israeli court to let them keep working in Gaza after ban over new rules. —The Associated Press About this program Host Terry Lipshetz is managing editor of the national newsroom for Lee Enterprises. Besides producing the daily Hot off the Wire news podcast, Terry conducts periodic interviews for this Behind the Headlines program, co-hosts the Streamed & Screened movies and television program and is the former producer of Across the Sky, a podcast dedicated to weather and climate. Theme music The News Tonight, used under license from Soundstripe. YouTube clearance: ZR2MOTROGI4XAHRX
On today's episode: Former UK ambassador Mandelson released on bail after arrest in Epstein probe. France ups the ante in the spat with US ambassador, says ministers will no longer meet him. Trump's State of the Union will seek to calm voters' economic concerns ahead of the midterms. A Utah mom who wrote kids' book on grief after husband died killed him for money, prosecutors say. A bumper berry harvest has New Zealand's weird flightless parrot in a rare mood for roman. Supreme Court agrees to hear from oil and gas companies trying to block climate change lawsuits. Judge blocks release of special counsel Smith's report on Trump classified documents case. Rob Reiner’s son pleads not guilty to murder in the killing of his parents. Police are finding suspects based on their online searches as courts weigh privacy concerns. Man convicted of killing a grocery store owner set to be executed in Florida. Northeast US digs out from brutal storm that disrupted flights and canceled school. Huge snowstorm in the northeast forces millions to stay home, disrupts flights and closes schools. Snowfall intensifies in Northeast, with many stuck at home under blizzard warnings and travel bans. US stocks drop after Trump ramps up his tariffs and investors dump potential AI losers. 6 planets will parade across the night sky at the end of February. Lindsey Vonn says surgery saved her from having her left leg amputated following Olympic crash. A former No. 1 pick shines in a showdown of NBA contenders, the WNBA sets a deadline for CBA negotiations, a former pro athlete takes his college return hopes to a Supreme Court, Duke and UConn top the AP Top 25 in historic fashion and a NASCAR legend’s son signs a driver deal. Milan Cortina Olympics were most-watched Winter Games since 2014 with 96% more viewers than Beijing. US women's gold medal-winning team declines invitation from Trump to attend State of Union address. Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao announce rematch more than decade after 'Fight of the Century.' China restricts exports to 40 Japanese entities with ties to military. EU diplomats scramble to overcome Hungary's threat to derail new sanctions on Russia. Mexico fears more violence after army kills leader of powerful Jalisco cartel. Netherlands' coalition government takes office led by youngest-ever premier Rob Jetten. 4 years into Russia's 'military operation' in Ukraine, Russian small businesses are paying the price. South Sudan villagers killed after being lured from homes with promise of aid, witnesses say. —The Associated Press About this program Host Terry Lipshetz is managing editor of the national newsroom for Lee Enterprises. Besides producing the daily Hot off the Wire news podcast, Terry conducts periodic interviews for this Behind the Headlines program, co-hosts the Streamed & Screened movies and television program and is the former producer of Across the Sky, a podcast dedicated to weather and climate. Theme music The News Tonight, used under license from Soundstripe. YouTube clearance: ZR2MOTROGI4XAHRX
This podcast is normally a place to talk movies and streaming shows, but the Olympics provided their own form of drama during the two weeks of the Games that just concluded. You had the 'Quad God' Ilia Malinin falling short of gold. There were the ice dancers — and "Glitter & Gold" stars — Madison Chock and Evan Bates, who took silver following team gold. And there was also Eileen Gu, the American-born freestyle skier competing for China and a major social media influencer. In this week's episode, co-hosts Bruce Miller and Terry Lipshetz talk about the Olympics, their favorite moments, and the Netflix miniseries "Glitter & Gold," which takes viewers behind the scenes and into the world of ice dancing. Miller also shares some of the other shows he's been watching, such as "The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins" with Tracy Morgan and Daniel Radcliffe, the return of "Scrubs" with Zach Braff, season 3 of "The Night Agent" with Gabriel Basso, and season 2 of "Paradise" starring Sterling K. Brown. Finally, we chat about the full trailer of "The Mandalorian & Grogu," which marks are return to theaters for "Star Wars" when it debuts on May 22. About the show Streamed & Screened is a podcast about movies and TV hosted by Bruce Miller, a longtime entertainment reporter who is the retired editor of the Sioux City Journal in Iowa and Terry Lipshetz, a senior producer for Lee Enterprises based in Madison, Wisconsin. The show was named Best Podcast in the 2025 Iowa Better Newspaper Contest. Theme music Thunder City by Lunareh, used under license from Soundstripe. YouTube clearance: FV694ULMCJQDG0IY
On today's episode: Snowfall intensifies in Northeast, with many stuck at home under blizzard warnings and travel bans President Trump wants to impose 15% tariff, up from 10% he announced after Supreme Court decision All truckers and bus drivers will be required to take commercial driver's license tests in English U.S. Secret Service shot and killed armed man who entered the secure perimeter of Mar-a-Lago. TSA says PreCheck still operational after previous announcement of suspension during funding fight. Texas man was fatally shot by a federal immigration agent last year during a stop, new records show. She was an orphan adopted from Iran by a US veteran. The Trump administration wants to deport her. US military airlifts small reactor as Trump pushes to quickly deploy nuclear power. NASA moon rocket hit by new problem, putting March launch with astronauts in jeopardy. New law puts Kansas at vanguard of denying trans identities on drivers licenses, birth certificates. Former 'American Idol' contestant charged with murder, staging crime scene in wife's slaying in Ohio. Court clears way for Louisiana law requiring Ten Commandments in classrooms to take effect. Investigation of deadly California avalanche to review whether criminal negligence played a role. Wall Street keeps calm after the Supreme Court strikes down Trump's tariffs. A record-setting Winter Olympics 6 golds and 15 medals for the US in women's events set marks. Twin Milan and Cortina Olympic cauldrons are extinguished, signaling the end of Winter Games. Hughes scores in overtime as US beats Canada for first men's hockey gold at the Olympics since 1980. Also, a Chinese-American skier claims another gold, a five-time All-Star shines in basketball’s biggest rivalry, another NASCAR victory for an NBA legend’s team and a first-time winner in golf. NFL receiver Rondale Moore found dead in his Indiana hometown. Mexico fears more violence after army kills leader of powerful Jalisco cartel. International Criminal Court opens hearings into former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. A look at the how Russia's invasion of Ukraine has unfolded, by the numbers. 5 European nations pledge millions to use Ukrainian know-how to make cheap drone defenses. Religion roundup High security for Friday prayers at Jerusalem’s Al Aqsa Mosque, St. Peter's Basilica in Rome prepares for a major upgrade. —The Associated Press About this program Host Terry Lipshetz is managing editor of the national newsroom for Lee Enterprises. Besides producing the daily Hot off the Wire news podcast, Terry conducts periodic interviews for this Behind the Headlines program, co-hosts the Streamed & Screened movies and television program and is the former producer of Across the Sky, a podcast dedicated to weather and climate. Theme music The News Tonight, used under license from Soundstripe. YouTube clearance: ZR2MOTROGI4XAHRX
Each week Hot off the Wire looks at a variety of stories in business, science, health and more. This week's headlines include: Soaring coffee prices rewrite some Americans' daily routines. Study finds that dangerous days when weather is prone to fire soaring around the world. How extreme cold is affecting Americans' lives, according to a new AP-NORC poll. Tariffs paid by midsize US companies tripled last year, a JPMorganChase Institute study shows. Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s sweeping tariffs, upending central plank of economic agenda. Trump says he doesn't know if aliens are real but directs government to release files on UFOs, more. Inflation rose more quickly than expected in December. Saudi Arabia may have uranium enrichment under proposed deal with US, arms control experts warn. The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades after King, has died at 84. Nearly 3.4 million pounds of recalled Trader Joe's chicken fried rice products may contain glass. Union and New York hospital system reach a tentative deal to end the city’s largest nursing strike. As some people push to make profound autism its own diagnosis, this family is raising twins with it. A rare Paul McCartney and Wings trove heads to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this summer. Hawaii residents sick of early crowing and aggressive pecking could be allowed to kill wild chickens. Norway wins its 17th gold medal, breaking record for most golds won in a single Winter Olympics. Searchers find wreck of luxury steamer lost in Lake Michigan more than 150 years ago. Fur remains a fixture in Cortina, the co-host city of the Winter Olympics, in photos. Vonn, Shiffrin and Brignone among the Olympic skiers voicing concern over receding glaciers. Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia reaches its peak with the completion of its soaring central tower. Thailand uses a birth control vaccine to curb its elephant population near expanding farms. —The Associated Press About this program Host Terry Lipshetz is managing editor of the national newsroom for Lee Enterprises. Besides producing the daily Hot off the Wire news podcast, Terry conducts periodic interviews for this Behind the Headlines program, co-hosts the Streamed & Screened movies and television program and is the former producer of Across the Sky, a podcast dedicated to weather and climate. Theme music The News Tonight, used under license from Soundstripe. YouTube clearance: ZR2MOTROGI4XAHRX
On today's episode: Pentagon sending largest force of warships and aircraft to the Middle East in two decades. Trump warns of 'bad things' if Iran doesn't make a deal. Trump gets pledges for Gaza reconstruction and troop commitments at inaugural Board of Peace talks. Police continue to search Mountbatten-Windsor's former stately home, a day after his arrest. Former Prince Andrew arrested and held for hours on suspicion of misconduct over ties to Epstein. Crews hope to resume recovery of 8 bodies from California avalanche after days of dangerous weather. Osaka city stunned by anonymous gold bar gift worth $3.6M to fix aging water pipes. Slavery exhibit removed by Trump administration is returning to Independence Mall in Philadelphia. Large banner featuring Trump's face is displayed on Justice Department headquarters. US pays about $160 million of the nearly $4 billion it owes the United Nations. US trade deficit declined in 2025, but gap for goods hits a record despite Trump tariffs. As political pressure prompts exodus of Minnesota prosecutors, some defendants catch a break. Iran and the US lean into gunboat diplomacy as nuclear talks hang in balance. US fine arts commission is expected to vote to advance Trump’s White House ballroom proposal. New Mexico reopens investigation into alleged illegal activity at Epstein's former Zorro Ranch. Police in Idaho search for suspect who stole ambulance, drove into building that houses DHS offices. Shooter killed ex-wife and a son in Rhode Island ice rink attack, police say. U.S. stocks slip as AI fears keep rumbling and oil prices climb. United States wins 3rd Olympic gold in women's hockey, beating Canada 2-1 on Megan Keller's OT goal. Alysa Liu dazzles to win figure skating gold, ending a 24-year Olympic drought for US women. An MVP candidate dazzles as the NBA returns and a suspended start at Riviera in golf. Without nationwide rules, South Carolina lawmakers move to keep college athlete payments secret. Austrian court convicts man whose girlfriend died as they climbed the country's highest mountain. Toxic gas leak at mine in Nigeria kills 37 people. —The Associated Press About this program Host Terry Lipshetz is managing editor of the national newsroom for Lee Enterprises. Besides producing the daily Hot off the Wire news podcast, Terry conducts periodic interviews for this Behind the Headlines program, co-hosts the Streamed & Screened movies and television program and is the former producer of Across the Sky, a podcast dedicated to weather and climate. Theme music The News Tonight, used under license from Soundstripe. YouTube clearance: ZR2MOTROGI4XAHRX
On today's episode: Tariffs paid by midsized US firms tripled last year, new analysis from JPMorganChase Institute shows. Eight backcountry skiers found dead and 1 still missing after California avalanche. Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office. 01d King Charles III says the law must take its course in the investigation of his brother. Transportation Department says more than 550 driving schools must close over safety failures. Trump wants his Board of Peace to solve world conflicts. It still has a lot of work to do in Gaza. Public health, green groups sue EPA over repeal of rule supporting climate protections. Lower inflation needed before many officials will support rate cuts. Trump, weeks after backlash over racist post, hosts Black History Month reception. Russia hosts Cuban foreign minister and urges US not to blockade Cuba. FBI, St. Paul police probing ICE arrest that resulted in skull fractures. Late-night host Stephen Colbert isn't backing down from public dispute with CBS bosses. Public health, green groups sue EPA over repeal of rule supporting climate protections. Envoys signal no breakthrough on bridging Russia and Ukraine's political and military differences. Mark Zuckerberg quizzed on kids' Instagram use in social media trial. The children of late civil rights leader Jesse Jackson honor his legacy a day after his death. Billionaire Les Wexner says he was 'duped' by adviser Jeffrey Epstein, 'a world-class con man'. Nvidia leads the US stock market higher. Overtime wins help U.S. and Canada advance to Olympic men’s hockey semifinals, an American skiing star wins her first Olympic medal in eight years, a top five upset in college basketball, the Super Bowl champs are up for sale, an interim MLBPA director is named and two former NBA All-Star teammates have season-ending surgeries. Lawsuit alleges Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice physically assaulted former girlfriend. Charlotte's LaMelo Ball not injured after 2-car crash in downtown Charlotte, AP source says. Sidney Crosby injured in Canada's game vs. Czechia at Olympics and status unclear for semifinals. Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz fight pitch-rigging case as spring training starts. Seahawks sale process begins less than 2 weeks after winning Super Bowl, Paul Allen's estate says. Former South Korean President Yoon receives life sentence for imposing martial law. Paris prosecutors open 2 Epstein-linked probes and call on victims to come forward. Bus crash in South Africa leaves 4 dead, 31 hurt as rescue efforts continue. Police on the case How Rome's beloved Bernini elephant sculpture lost the tip of its tusk — again. Police arrest 11 in the beating death of a far-right student in France. —The Associated Press About this program Host Terry Lipshetz is managing editor of the national newsroom for Lee Enterprises. Besides producing the daily Hot off the Wire news podcast, Terry conducts periodic interviews for this Behind the Headlines program, co-hosts the Streamed & Screened movies and television program and is the former producer of Across the Sky, a podcast dedicated to weather and climate. Theme music The News Tonight, used under license from Soundstripe. YouTube clearance: ZR2MOTROGI4XAHRX
Tubi may not have the same name recognition as Netflix or Hulu, but the streamer continues to offer original content, with several recent programs targeting younger viewers. That's the case with "Kissing Is the Easy Part," an adaptation of a romance novel by Christine Duann. The film stars Paris Berelc and Asher Angel, who both chat with co-host Bruce Miller about the film. Before that, Miller and co-host Terry Lipshetz chat about the Winter Olympics, which are in full swing, as well as their interactions with Olympians over the years. Miller also talks about the new miniseries "Love Story," the FX/Hulu program from Ryan Murphy that looks at the relationship between John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette. And finally, Lipshetz not only names off all of the "Bridgerton" characters A through H, but offers his thoughts on the latest season, which recently dropped the first half of season 4 on Netflix with the second half to come at the end of February. This season takes a Cinderella story approach with Benedict and his love interest. About the show Streamed & Screened is a podcast about movies and TV hosted by Bruce Miller, a longtime entertainment reporter who is the retired editor of the Sioux City Journal in Iowa and Terry Lipshetz, a senior producer for Lee Enterprises based in Madison, Wisconsin. The show was named Best Podcast in the 2025 Iowa Better Newspaper Contest. Theme music Thunder City by Lunareh, used under license from Soundstripe. YouTube clearance: FV694ULMCJQDG0IY
On today's episode: Late-night host Stephen Colbert isn't backing down from public dispute with CBS bosses. Gisèle Pelicot’s memoir launches in 22 languages, turning horror into hope for survivors. Rescuers push through winter storm to 6 survivors of a California avalanche. 9 others are missing. Polish army bans Chinese vehicles from military premises. Strikes on 3 more alleged drug boats kill 11 people, US military says. Federal judge rules Kilmar Abrego Garcia can’t be re-detained by immigration authorities. Partial government shutdown over DHS oversight seems poised to drag on. Judge blocks deportation of Palestinian activist who led protests at Columbia. Mark Zuckerberg set to testify in watershed social media trial. Nancy Guthrie kidnapping investigators work with Walmart after identifying suspect’s backpack. 4 dead in crashes involving over 30 vehicles in 'brown out' conditions on Colorado interstate. Shooter killed ex-wife and a son in Rhode Island ice rink attack, police say. Georgia students recall horror of being shot as father of accused school shooter goes on trial. A church explosion in upstate New York injures several, firefighter critically burned. Delaware man married in the 1970s to former first lady Jill Biden pleads not guilty in wife's death. Police credit a good Samaritan for ending a deadly shooting at a Rhode Island ice rink. US stocks edge higher after swinging through worries about AI and the economy. Bayer agrees to $7.25 billion proposed settlement over thousands of Roundup cancer lawsuits. Thomas Pritzker steps down from Hyatt board saying he deeply regrets association with Epstein. Warner Bros reopens takeover talks with Paramount after receiving waiver from Netflix. The hottest show in hockey, 'Heated Rivalry,' is embraced by fans and players at Winter Olympics. Japan pulls ahead of the U.S. in women’s figure skating at the Winter Olympics, a big second-half performance helps the No. 1 team in college hoops avoid an upset, a former NBA star coach dies, the MLBPA head steps down and golf’s biggest name could return at the Masters. Tony Clark resigns as head of MLB players' union ahead of labor talks, AP source says. Tiger Woods isn't ruling out a return to the Masters. Ryder Cup captaincy also uncertain. Northern Iowa football player Parker Sutherland dies after collapsing during workout. India boots a private university from an AI summit over a robot dog controversy. Samba schools honor Black Brazilian female authors during their Carnival parades. Ukrainian and Russian envoys hold a second day of US-brokered talks in Geneva. Lunar New Year prayers, robots and festivities usher in the Year of the Horse. —The Associated Press About this program Host Terry Lipshetz is managing editor of the national newsroom for Lee Enterprises. Besides producing the daily Hot off the Wire news podcast, Terry conducts periodic interviews for this Behind the Headlines program, co-hosts the Streamed & Screened movies and television program and is the former producer of Across the Sky, a podcast dedicated to weather and climate. Theme music The News Tonight, used under license from Soundstripe. YouTube clearance: ZR2MOTROGI4XAHRX
Boss up, settle down, we have a wish list – we just want Scream 7. In this episode, Ryan recites his wish list for Scream 7, as well as announcing wishes sent in by followers and patreons. Additionally, Ryan covers the news that Scream 7 will not be screened early for film critics. Ryan explains why this is necessary to prevent spoilers like the killer reveal being leaked for "SCREAM VI" in 2023, and in order to avoid unethical film critics' attempts to unfairly hurt the movie out of performative activism for Melissa Barrera. Then, Ashley joins Ryan to continue naming Scream 7 wish list items and to cover the Taylor Swift song, "WI$HLI$T." Ryan's Wishlist Listener and Patreon Wish Lists Why SCREAM 7 Won't Screen for Critics Ryan & Ashley's Wishlist Items "WI$HLI$T" Follow us at @SCREAMwithRCS at Facebook, Instagram, and X. Subscribe at Patreon.com/screamwithrcs Also, tune into the Happy Horror Time podcast on Thursday for a special interview with SCOTT FOLEY!
On today's episode: The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades after King, has died at 84. Nancy Guthrie kidnapping investigators work with Walmart after identifying suspect’s backpack. Iran temporarily closing Strait of Hormuz for live fire drills as new talks with US start. Russian and Ukrainian officials are in Geneva for US-brokered talks after almost 4 years of war. US plans to deploy more missile launchers to the Philippines despite China's alarm. Trump administration ordered to restore George Washington slavery exhibit it removed in Philadelphia. US troops arrive in Nigeria to help train its military, Nigerian military says. Obama shuts down alien buzz and says there's no evidence they've made contact. No clear path to ending the partial government shutdown as lawmakers dig in over DHS oversight. TSA agents are working without pay at US airports due to another shutdown. Trump's border czar says 'small' security force will remain in Minnesota after enforcement drawdown. Trump says Board of Peace will unveil $5 billion in Gaza reconstruction pledges at inaugural meeting. US military boards another oil tanker in Indian Ocean after tracking it from the Caribbean. Europeans push back at US over claim they face 'civilizational erasure'. No, George Washington didn't have wooden teeth. Yes, he led the Siege of Boston. FBI Glove containing DNA found that appears to match one worn by a masked person. Behind the scenes sorting through tips in cases like the Nancy Guthrie disappearance. Four new astronauts arrive at the International Space Station to replace NASA's evacuated crew. Mistrial declared in the case of Stanford students charged after pro-Palestinian protests in 2024. Brazilian au pair gets 10-year sentence for scheme to kill lover's wife and another man. Journalist Don Lemon pleads not guilty to civil rights charges in Minnesota church protest. New Jersey man found guilty of killing brother and his family, then lighting fires to cover it up. EU privacy investigation targets Musk's Grok chatbot over sexualized deepfake images. Al Pacino, Francis Ford Coppola and others pay tribute to Robert Duvall, who died at age 95. Logan Paul’s Pikachu Illustrator Pokémon card sells for record $16.5M at auction. LA Olympics leader Wasserman will sell talent agency in wake of Epstein emails discovery. The U.S. secures another final showdown with its rival on the ice at the Winter Olympics, a record gold for a 41-year-old American bobsledder, a clutch basket seals a top five upset in college basketball, AP Top 25 men’s and women’s poll updates and a star NFL wide receiver is released. Ilia Malinin hints at 'inevitable crash' amid Olympic pressure and online hate in social media post. A last-lap crash led to a marquee owner’s first victory at NASCAR’s biggest race. Anthony Edwards claims MVP award, leads Stars to tourney win in an entertaining NBA All-Star Game. Russian woman carries Ukraine placard at Winter Olympics opening ceremony. Belgium summons U.S. ambassador over tweet accusing kingdom of antisemitism. 11 soldiers and 1 child killed as suicide bomber hits security post in restive northwest Pakistan. Russia poisoned Alexei Navalny with dart frog toxin, European nations say. Germany will keep supporting Lebanon after UN peacekeepers leave, the German president says. Crowds fill flower markets in Hong Kong in preparation for the Lunar New Year.. North Korea opens a housing district for families of its soldiers killed in Russia-Ukraine war. China grants UK and Canada visa-free entry, raising total to 79 countries. Suspect in mass shooting at Bondi Beach Jewish festival appears in court. New Jersey man found guilty of killing brother and his family, then lighting fires to cover it up. On this week's AP Religion Roundup, monks cap a weeks-long pilgrimage to DC, a religious liberty commissioner is ousted, and the Vatican warns of schism. —The Associated Press About this program Host Terry Lipshetz is managing editor of the national newsroom for Lee Enterprises. Besides producing the daily Hot off the Wire news podcast, Terry conducts periodic interviews for this Behind the Headlines program, co-hosts the Streamed & Screened movies and television program and is the former producer of Across the Sky, a podcast dedicated to weather and climate. Theme music The News Tonight, used under license from Soundstripe. YouTube clearance: ZR2MOTROGI4XAHRX
Darkest Mysteries Online - The Strange and Unusual Podcast 2023
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Darkest Mysteries Online - The Strange and Unusual Podcast 2023
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Each week Hot off the Wire looks at a variety of stories in business, science, health and more. This week's headlines include: Get the love part right: It's about knowing each other, sacrifice and sticking around on bad days. 'Don't jump in them' Olympic athletes' medals break during celebrations. Studies test whether gene-editing can fix high cholesterol. For now, take your medicine. Camp Mystic parents seek stronger camp regulations in other states. CBO Federal deficits and debt to worsen over next decade. Several ICE agents were arrested in recent months, showing risk of misconduct. Trump's push for Greenland reveals a political weak spot, new AP-NORC poll finds. Justice Department sues Harvard for data as it investigates how race factors into admissions. Trump pardons 5 former NFL players for crimes ranging from perjury to drug trafficking. Inflation measure falls to nearly five-year low as gas prices fall and housing costs cool. Goldman Sachs' top lawyer Kathy Ruemmler to resign after emails show close ties to Jeffrey Epstein. Misery deepens in the West Bank as Israel provides few Palestinian work permits. A new round of US-brokered talks between Russia and Ukraine is set for Geneva next week. Logistics giant DP World replaces chairman named in Jeffrey Epstein documents. —The Associated Press About this program Host Terry Lipshetz is managing editor of the national newsroom for Lee Enterprises. Besides producing the daily Hot off the Wire news podcast, Terry conducts periodic interviews for this Behind the Headlines program, co-hosts the Streamed & Screened movies and television program and is the former producer of Across the Sky, a podcast dedicated to weather and climate. Theme music The News Tonight, used under license from Soundstripe. YouTube clearance: ZR2MOTROGI4XAHRX
On today's episode: Logistics giant DP World replaces chairman named in Jeffrey Epstein documents. Second US aircraft carrier is being sent to the Middle East, AP source says, as Iran tensions high. Trump's EPA revokes scientific finding that underpinned US fight against climate change. Shooting at a South Carolina State University residence complex kills 2 and wounds 1. Federal authorities announce an end to the immigration crackdown in Minnesota. Virginia Supreme Court rules US Marine's adoption of an Afghan war orphan will stand. Grieving families press Congress on aviation safety reforms after midair collision near DC. Judge temporarily blocks Pentagon from punishing Sen. Mark Kelly for call to resist unlawful orders. Key Democrat accuses the Justice Department of 'spying' on lawmakers reviewing Epstein files. Trump’s defamation lawsuit against the BBC is set to go to trial in 2027, US judge says. Attorneys for woman shot by Border Patrol release records that contradict government account. New astronauts launch to the International Space Station after medical evacuation. Search for Nancy Guthrie now seeks nearby security videos from the month before she vanished. 2 teens charged with attempted murder for allegedly plotting mass shooting at Indiana high school. Pickleball argument sparks a brawl at a Florida country club. US stocks drop sharply as investors hunt for losers that will be hurt by AI. Average US long-term mortgage rate dips to where it was 3 week ago, just above 6%. US homes sales fell sharply in January, even as mortgage rates continued to ease. Ukraine's Vladyslav Heraskevych out of Winter Olympics because of banned helmet honoring war dead. U.S. men’s hockey opens the Olympics with big win in Milan, an American snowboarder falls short of a three-peat, a Japanese golfer leads at Pebble Beach, a CFP star QB is granted another season, the NBA announces an All-Star injury replacement and a former World Series champion dies. Chloe Kim falls short of Olympic three-peat, but passes the torch to a protege from South Korea. Judge grants Ole Miss QB Trinidad Chambliss a preliminary injunction for extra eligibility. A 54-year-old personal injury lawyer from Minnesota just became the oldest US Winter Olympian. Tankers beware Jazz fined $500,000, Pacers $100,000 by NBA for player participation policy breach. No. 11 Tar Heels lose freshman star Caleb Wilson to hand fracture; timetable for return unclear. Phillies release Nick Castellanos, who admits to bringing beer into dugout. Britain's High Court says government acted illegally in outlawing protest group Palestine Action. Trans-Atlantic tensions in focus as annual Munich security gathering opens. Remote community grieves the 8 killed in Canada's deadliest attack in years. Manchester United co-owner Jim Ratcliffe says sorry if some were offended by anti-immigrant comments. U.S. allies at NATO focus on Europe as the Trump administration steps back. —The Associated Press About this program Host Terry Lipshetz is managing editor of the national newsroom for Lee Enterprises. Besides producing the daily Hot off the Wire news podcast, Terry conducts periodic interviews for this Behind the Headlines program, co-hosts the Streamed & Screened movies and television program and is the former producer of Across the Sky, a podcast dedicated to weather and climate. Theme music The News Tonight, used under license from Soundstripe. YouTube clearance: ZR2MOTROGI4XAHRX
On today's episode: FBI combs desert terrain for clues in Nancy Guthrie's disappearance. Republicans' edge on immigration shrinks as independents balk at Trump's tactics, AP-NORC poll shows. Europe warily awaits Rubio at Munich Security Conference as Trump roils transatlantic ties. U.S. ice dancing favorites fall short of gold at the Winter Olympics, an American snowboarding star advances and an upset in men’s hockey, finalists for the Basketball Hall of Fame are announced, the NBA’s top pick will miss All-Star Weekend, a champion NASCAR driver secures the Daytona pole and more. Pentagon let CBP use anti-drone laser before FAA closed El Paso airspace, AP sources say. Attorneys for woman shot by Border Patrol release records that contradict government account. Democratic senators decry indictment attempt, warning it 'could break this institution'. Trump says he 'insisted' to Netanyahu that US talks with Iran continue as Israel wants them expanded. Russia says it will stick to New START's nuclear arms limits as long as US does. Trump administration official says El Paso airspace closure was tied to Mexican cartel drones. Buddhist monks walk to the US Capitol on the final day of their 15-week journey from Texas. Alex Murdaugh continues to insist he didn't kill wife and son as he gets another day in court. Six months after explosion, Pennsylvania mill town sees hope but a history of disappointment. US stocks wobble after feeling both the upside and downside of a strong jobs report. US employers add surprising 130,000 jobs last month, but revisions cut thousands of 2024-2025 jobs. James Van Der Beek, the 'Dawson's Creek' star who later mocked his own hunky persona, has died at 48. Bad Bunny streams skyrocketed after the Super Bowl, up 175% in the U.S.. Ukraine's Vladyslav Heraskevych out of Winter Olympics over banned helmet honoring war dead. LA28 board backs Casey Wasserman after Epstein files stir scrutiny. Lindsey Vonn says she had a 'successful' 3rd surgery on broken leg following crash at the Olympics. Stewart suspended 7 games and 3 other players are penalized for fighting in Pistons-Hornets game. Russia fires another barrage at Ukrainian cities as next round of US-brokered talks is unclear. EU leaders meet to counter pressure from Russia, China and Trump. Suspect in Canada shooting is identified as an 18-year-old with history of police visits to her home. Russian drone attack kills a father and 3 children in Ukraine while pregnant mother survives. New revelations from Epstein files take a toll across Europe. Tropical Cyclone Gezani hits Madagascar and kills at least 20. —The Associated Press About this program Host Terry Lipshetz is managing editor of the national newsroom for Lee Enterprises. Besides producing the daily Hot off the Wire news podcast, Terry conducts periodic interviews for this Behind the Headlines program, co-hosts the Streamed & Screened movies and television program and is the former producer of Across the Sky, a podcast dedicated to weather and climate. Theme music The News Tonight, used under license from Soundstripe. YouTube clearance: ZR2MOTROGI4XAHRX
"Melania" is less traditional documentary and more brand rollout, much like what you'd get at a fashion show. While the movie takes a guarded approach and doesn't get too deep into First Lady Melania Trump's backstory, there is still something to be learned. Like the current state of politics, the film has been polarizing. Reviews from traditional film critics have largely been negative, but moviegoers have praised the film. As of this podcast, "Melania" scores 8% from critics on Rotten Tomatoes, but 99% and "Verified Hot" from the audience. After the co-hosts discuss the documentary, they shift over to the latest version of "Dracula," this time coming from director Luc Besson ("La Femme Nikita," "Leon: The Professional," "The Fifth Element"). Bruce Miller catches up with Besson as well as stars Caleb Landry Jones (Dracula) and Zoe Bleu (Elisabeta/Mina Murray). About the show Streamed & Screened is a podcast about movies and TV hosted by Bruce Miller, a longtime entertainment reporter who is the retired editor of the Sioux City Journal in Iowa and Terry Lipshetz, a senior producer for Lee Enterprises based in Madison, Wisconsin. The show was named Best Podcast in the 2025 Iowa Better Newspaper Contest. Theme music Thunder City by Lunareh, used under license from Soundstripe. YouTube clearance: FV694ULMCJQDG0IY
What lengths will you go to maintain good looks? That's central to the plot of Ryan Murphy's new series "The Beauty" on FX and Hulu. The body horror series looks at how a treatment known as "the Beauty" is spreading as a sexually transmitted disease with unintended consequences. In this episode, co-host Bruce Miller has a pair of interviews with multiple stars of "The Beauty." First, he speaks with Ashton Kutcher, Anthony Ramos and Jeremy Pope, and then he catches up with Evan Peters and Rebecca Hall. Miller and co-host Terry Lipshetz then dive into the new "Game of Thrones" spinoff series, "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms," which takes a different approach from the original and first spinoff, "House of the Dragon." And when it comes to bringing back classics, "The Muppet Show" is coming back, as well as a fourth season of "Ted Lasso." Finally, we talk about the struggles this season for "Saturday Night Live." About the show Streamed & Screened is a podcast about movies and TV hosted by Bruce Miller, a longtime entertainment reporter who is the retired editor of the Sioux City Journal in Iowa and Terry Lipshetz, a senior producer for Lee Enterprises based in Madison, Wisconsin. The show was named Best Podcast in the 2025 Iowa Better Newspaper Contest. Theme music Thunder City by Lunareh, used under license from Soundstripe. YouTube clearance: FV694ULMCJQDG0IY
Darkest Mysteries Online - The Strange and Unusual Podcast 2023
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Darkest Mysteries Online - The Strange and Unusual Podcast 2023
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If there's one recurring theme each year, it's to expect the unexpected. "Sinners" earned a record 16 nominations for the 98th Academy Awards. And then there was the blockbuster "Wicked: For Good," which was shut out. It was a day of extremes and surprises when the Oscar nominations came out on Thursday. In this week's episode, co-hosts Bruce Miller and Terry Lipshetz talk about the biggest snubs and which films could dominate when statuettes are handed out on Sunday, March 15. And we wrap the show with the new "Game of Thrones" spinoff series on HBA, "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms." Complete list of 2026 Oscar nominees Best picture: "Bugonia," "F1," "Frankenstein," "Hamnet," "Marty Supreme," "One Battle After Another," "The Secret Agent," "Sentimental Value," "Sinners," "Train Dreams." Lead actress: Jessie Buckley, "Hamnet;" Rose Byrne, "If I Had Legs I'd Kick You;" Renate Reinsve, "Sentimental Value;" Emma Stone, "Bugonia;" Kate Hudson, "Song Sung Blue." Lead actor: Timothée Chalamet, "Marty Supreme;" Leonardo DiCaprio, "One Battle After Another;" Ethan Hawke, "Blue Moon;" Michael B. Jordan, "Sinners;" Wagner Moura, "The Secret Agent." Supporting actress: Elle Fanning, "Sentimental Value;" Inga Ibsdotter LilIeaas, "Sentimental Value;" Amy Madigan, "Weapons;" Wunmi Mosaku, "Sinners;" Teyana Taylor, "One Battle After Another." Supporting actor: Jacob Elordi, "Frankenstein;" Sean Penn, "One Battle After Another;" Stellan Skarsgård, "Sentimental Value;" Benicio del Toro, "One Battle After Another;" Delroy Lindo, "Sinners." Director: Paul Thomas Anderson, "One Battle After Another;" Ryan Coogler, "Sinners;" Chloé Zhao, "Hamnet;" Josh Safdie, "Marty Supreme;" Joachim Trier, "Sentimental Value." Original song: "Golden" from "KPop Demon Hunters," "Train Dreams" from "Train Dreams," "Dear Me" from "Diane Warren: Relentless," "I Lied To You" from "Sinners," "Sweet Dreams Of Joy" from "Viva Verdi!" Original score: "Bugonia," Jerskin Fendrix; "Frankenstein," Alexandre Desplat; "Hamnet," Max Richter; "One Battle After Another," Jonny Greenwood; "Sinners," Ludwig Göransson. Animated film: "Arco," "Elio," "KPop Demon Hunters," "Little Amélie or the Character of Rain," "Zootopia 2." International film: "The Secret Agent," Brazil; "It Was Just an Accident," France; "Sentimental Value," Norway; "Sirât," Spain; "The Voice of Hind Rajab," Tunisia. Documentary feature: "The Perfect Neighbor," "The Alabama Solution," "Come See Me in the Good Light," "Cutting Through Rocks," "Mr. Nobody Against Putin." Casting: "Hamnet," "Marty Supreme," "One Battle After Another," "The Secret Agent," "Sinners." Best sound: "F1," "Frankenstein," "One Battle after Another," "Sinners," "Sirāt." Cinematography: "Frankenstein," "Marty Supreme," "One Battle After Another," "Sinners," "Train Dreams." Original screenplay: "Blue Moon," Robert Kaplow; "It Was Just an Accident," Jafar Panahi, with script collaborators Nader Saïvar, Shadmehr Rastin, Mehdi Mahmoudian; "Marty Supreme," Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie; "Sentimental Value," Eskil Vogt and Joachim Trier; "Sinners," Ryan Coogler. Adapted screenplay: "Bugonia," Will Tracy; "Frankenstein," Guillermo del Toro; "Hamnet," Chloé Zhao and Maggie O'Farrell; "One Battle After Another," Paul Thomas Anderson; "Train Dreams," Clint Bailey and Greg Kwedar. Live action short film: "Butcher's Stain," "A Friend of Dorothy," "Jane Austen's Period Drama," "The Singers," "Two People Exchanging Saliva." Animated short film: "Butterfly," "Forevergreen," "The Girl Who Cried Pearls," "Retirement Plan," "The Three Sisters." Documentary short film: "All the Empty Rooms," "Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud," "Children No More: Were and Are Gone," "The Devil Is Busy," "Perfectly a Strangeness." Visual effects: "Avatar: Fire and Ash," "F1," "Jurassic World Rebirth," "The Lost Bus," "Sinners." Production design: "Frankenstein," "Hamnet," "Marty Supreme," "One Battle After Another," "Sinners." Film editing: "F1," "Marty Supreme," "One Battle After Another," "Sentimental Value," "Sinners." Makeup and hairstyling: "Frankenstein," "Kokuho," "Sinners," "The Smashing Machine," "The Ugly Stepsister." Costume design: "Avatar: Fire and Ash," "Frankenstein," "Hamnet," "Marty Supreme," "Sinners." About the show Streamed & Screened is a podcast about movies and TV hosted by Bruce Miller, a longtime entertainment reporter who is the retired editor of the Sioux City Journal in Iowa and Terry Lipshetz, a senior producer for Lee Enterprises based in Madison, Wisconsin. The show was named Best Podcast in the 2025 Iowa Better Newspaper Contest. Theme music Thunder City by Lunareh, used under license from Soundstripe. YouTube clearance: FV694ULMCJQDG0IY
Ella Chikezie steps into the director's chair with In Her Shoes, a short film shaped by urgency and care. Known for her work on Christmas in Lagos and in the production trenches of Choke and Tokunbo, Chikezie makes her directorial debut. The project was awarded under the initiative Using Entertainment Media to Combat Gender Based Violence in Nigeria. For Chikezie, this film is personal. It is also political. It is a quiet declaration of intent. The story follows Halima, a young autistic Muslim girl who finds freedom on a football pitch. At home and at school, she is misunderstood. Her joy is dismissed as unfeminine. Her difference is treated as a burden. As financial pressure and social expectations close in, Halima's mother considers an arranged marriage as an escape. Her father, shaken by his daughter's moments of joy, must choose between tradition and tenderness. One choice could change everything. In Her Shoes joins a strong lineage of African films that confront painful truths with purpose. Like Dazzling Mirage, The Lucky Specials, and Nawi: Dear Future Me, the film treats cinema as a tool for awareness. It addresses autism, child marriage, bullying, and gender bias without preaching. Screened at the 2025 Lagos Fringe Festival, the film announces itself with restraint and confidence. Darasimi Nadi delivers a performance of striking honesty, allowing silence and gesture to speak where words cannot. Chikezie directs with clarity and resolve. The film trusts its audience. It builds to an ending that lingers, not because it shouts, but because it refuses to look away. A girl runs. A ball rolls forward. The noise follows. In Her Shoes reminds us that change is rarely polite, often uncomfortable, and always necessary. This episode of Visual Intonation Podcast explores how one filmmaker uses story to insist on dignity, visibility, and hope. Ella Chikezie's Filmography: imdb.com/name/nm13215349 Support the showVisual Intonation Website: https://www.visualintonations.com/Visual Intonation Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/visualintonation/Vante Gregory's Website: vantegregory.comVante Gregory's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/directedbyvante/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): patreon.com/visualintonations Tiktok: www.tiktok.com/@visualintonation Tiktok: www.tiktok.com/@directedbyvante
High school popularity has long fueled storylines in teen and coming-of-age movies. Classics like "The Breakfast Club," "Weird Science" and "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" from John Hughes, as well as recent films like "Napoleon Dynamite," all explore this theme. Tubi's new movie, "How to Lose a Popularity Contest," tackles the topic of popularity in a film that stars influencer Chase Hudson and co-star Sara Waisglass. You can hear from them in an interview with co-host Bruce Miller. We also talk about the new addition to the "Star Trek" franchise with the start of "Star Trek: Starfleet Academy." About the show Streamed & Screened is a podcast about movies and TV hosted by Bruce Miller, a longtime entertainment reporter who is the retired editor of the Sioux City Journal in Iowa and Terry Lipshetz, a senior producer for Lee Enterprises based in Madison, Wisconsin. The show was named Best Podcast in the 2025 Iowa Better Newspaper Contest. Theme music Thunder City by Lunareh, used under license from Soundstripe. YouTube clearance: FV694ULMCJQDG0IY
Imagine getting your kids screened for T1D and agreeing to do it yourself, just to set a good example, and then your test is the one that comes back with type 1! That's exactly what happened to Chris Dunn. She was positive for all of the autoantibodies and has since been treated with Tzield, the medication shown to delay the onset. We're talking to her about all of that, what the treatment is actually like, how she's doing since and what her family thinks of the whole thing. This podcast is not intended as medical advice. If you have those kinds of questions, please contact your health care provider. Join us for an All Things Camp webinar TONIGHT 1/20 8pm ET Announcing Community Commericals! Learn how to get your message on the show here. Learn more about studies and research at Thrivable here Please visit our Sponsors & Partners - they help make the show possible! Omnipod - Simplify Life All about Dexcom All about VIVI Cap to protect your insulin from extreme temperatures The best way to keep up with Stacey and the show is by signing up for our weekly newsletter: Sign up for our newsletter here Here's where to find us: Facebook (Group) Facebook (Page) Instagram Check out Stacey's books! Learn more about everything at our home page www.diabetes-connections.com
The Golden Globes honor both film and television, but network TV shows have largely been excluded from major awards in recent years. "Abbott Elementary" remains a rare network contender versus streaming giants like HBO, Netflix and Apple TV. Although ultimately overlooked, it was the only network nominee for Best Television Series in the drama, musical or comedy, or limited series categories. On this week's episode, hear from Chris Perfetti, one of the stars of the ABC comedy "Abbott Elementary." Co-host Bruce Miller, who recently retired as editor of the Sioux City Journal, has been going through decades of film negatives of photographs he took of Hollywood's biggest stars and shares his thoughts on what he's uncovered. About the show Streamed & Screened is a podcast about movies and TV hosted by Bruce Miller, a longtime entertainment reporter who is the retired editor of the Sioux City Journal in Iowa and Terry Lipshetz, a senior producer for Lee Enterprises based in Madison, Wisconsin. The show was named Best Podcast in the 2025 Iowa Better Newspaper Contest. Theme music Thunder City by Lunareh, used under license from Soundstripe. YouTube clearance: FV694ULMCJQDG0IY
Co-hosts Bruce Miller and Terry Lipshetz are back for another season of Streamed & Screened, and the pair waste no time diving into some of the biggest topics. There is a bit of controversy surrounding "Song Sung Blue." "Stranger Things" comes to an end with a strong ending compared to final episodes of other big franchises like "Game of Thrones" and "Seinfeld." "Avatar: Fire and Ash" came out at the end of the 2025 and felt a lot like its predecessor, leaving us to wonder what's next for a franchise that has at least two more movies in the works. We also catch up Ginnifer Goodwin, who returns as Judy Hopps in "Zootopia 2," before discussing new programs coming for HBO including "The Pitt," two "Game of Thrones" series and the return of "Euphoria." About the show Streamed & Screened is a podcast about movies and TV hosted by Bruce Miller, a longtime entertainment reporter who is the retired editor of the Sioux City Journal in Iowa and Terry Lipshetz, a senior producer for Lee Enterprises based in Madison, Wisconsin. The show was named Best Podcast in the 2025 Iowa Better Newspaper Contest. Theme music Thunder City by Lunareh, used under license from Soundstripe. YouTube clearance: FV694ULMCJQDG0IY
We've reached the end of the year, and with 2026 coming into view, now is the perfect time to review the best of the best from 2025. In this week's episode, co-hosts Bruce Miller and Terry Lipshetz share their favorite movies and television shows from the year. Not only will their picks help you get ready for the Golden Globes and Oscars, but there are plenty of unique choices to help you enjoy the offbeat along the way. About the show Streamed & Screened is a podcast about movies and TV hosted by Bruce Miller, a longtime entertainment reporter who is the retired editor of the Sioux City Journal in Iowa and Terry Lipshetz, a senior producer for Lee Enterprises based in Madison, Wisconsin. The show was named Best Podcast in the 2025 Iowa Better Newspaper Contest. Theme music Thunder City by Lunareh, used under license from Soundstripe. YouTube clearance: FV694ULMCJQDG0IY
Rob Reiner's tragic death marks the end of a remarkable career that brought us beloved films from "This is Spinal Tap" to "Stand by Me" to "The Princess Bride" to "A Few Good Men," just to name a few. And of course, beyond filmmaking, Reiner will be remembered for his most iconic comedic role as Mike Stivic (or Meathead as father-in-law Archie Bunker called him) on "All in the Family." On this episode, co-hosts Bruce Miller and Terry Lipshetz discuss Reiner's legacy, including his most memorable films and appearances. Then, Miller shares an interview he had with Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson, stars of the new film "Song Sung Blue," which could be this year's go-to movie during the holiday season. And to wrap up, the hosts discuss some of their favorite Christmas movies of all time. About the show Streamed & Screened is a podcast about movies and TV hosted by Bruce Miller, a longtime entertainment reporter who is the retired editor of the Sioux City Journal in Iowa and Terry Lipshetz, a senior producer for Lee Enterprises based in Madison, Wisconsin. The show was named Best Podcast in the 2025 Iowa Better Newspaper Contest. Theme music Thunder City by Lunareh, used under license from Soundstripe. YouTube clearance: FV694ULMCJQDG0IY
John Granger Attempts to Convince Nick (and You!) That The Hallmarked Man will be Considered the Best of the Series.We review our take-away impressions from our initial reading of The Hallmarked Man. Although we enjoyed it, especially John's incredible prediction of Robin's ectopic pregnancy, neither of us came away thinking this was the finest book in the series. For Nick, this was a surprise, as enthusiastic J. K. Rowling fan that he is other than Career of Evil every book he has read has been his favourite. Using an innovative analysis of the character pairs surrounding both Cormoran and Robin, John argues that we can't really appreciate the artistry of book number eight until we consider its place in the series. Join John and Nick as they review the mysteries that remain to be resolved and how The Hallmarked Man sets readers up for shocking reveals in Strike 9 and 10!Why Troubled Blood is the Best Strike Novel:* The Pillar Post Collection of Troubled Blood Posts at HogwartsProfessor by John Granger, Elizabeth Baird-Hardy, Louise Freeman, Beatrice Groves, and Nick JefferyTroubled Blood and Faerie Queene: The Kanreki ConversationBut What If We Judge Strike Novels by a Different Standard than Shed Artifice? What About Setting Up the ‘Biggest Twist' in Detective Fiction History?* If Rowling is to be judged by the ‘shock' of the reveals in Strike 10, then The Hallmarked Man, the most disappointing book in the series even to many Serious Strikers, will almost certainly be remembered as the book that set up the finale with the greatest technical misdirection while playing fair.* The ending must be a shock, one that readers do not see coming, BUT* The author must provide the necessary clues and pointers repeatedly and emphatically lest the reader feel cheated at the point of revelation.* If the Big Mysteries of the series are to be solved with the necessary shock per both Russian Formalist and Perennialist understanding, then the answers to be revealed in the final two Strike novels, Books Two and Three of the finale trilogy, should be embedded in The Hallmarked Man.* Rowling on Playing Fair with Readers:The writer says that she wanted to extend the shelf of detective fiction without breaking it. “Part of the appeal and fascination of the genre is that it has clear rules. I'm intrigued by those rules and I like playing with them. Your detective should always lay out the information fairly for the reader, but he will always be ahead of the game. In terms of creating a character, I think Cormoran Strike conforms to certain universal rules but he is very much of this time.* On the Virtue of ‘Penetration' in Austen, Dickens, and Rowling* Rowling on the Big Twist' in Austen's Emma:“I have never set up a surprise ending in a Harry Potter book without knowing I can never, and will never, do it anywhere near as well as Austen did in Emma.”What are the Key Mysteries of the Strike series?Nancarrow FamilyWhy did Leda and Ted leave home in Cornwall as they did?Why did Ted and Joan not “save” Strike and Lucy?Was Leda murdered or did she commit suicide?If she was murdered, who dunit?If she commited suicide, why did she do it?What happened to Switch Whittaker?Cormoran StrikeIs Jonny Rokeby his biological father?What SIB case was he investigating when he was blown up?Was he the father of Charlotte's lost baby? If not, then who was?Why has he been so unstable in his relations with women post Charlotte Campbell?Charlotte CampbellWhy did her mother hate her so much?What was her relationship with her three step-fathers? Especially Dino LongcasterWho was the father of her lost child?Was the child intentionally aborted or was it a miscarriage?What was written in her “suicide note”?Was Charlotte murdered or did she commit suicide?If she was murdered, who done it?If she committed suicide, why did she do it?What happened to the billionaire lover?What clues do we get in Hallmarked Man that would answer these questions?- Strike 8 - Greatest Hits of Strikes 1-7: compilation, concentration of perumbration in series as whole* Decima/Lion - incest* Rupert's biological father not his father of record (Dino)* Sacha Legard a liar with secrets* Ryan Murphy working a plan off-stage - Charlotte's long gameStrike about ‘Pairings' in Lethal WhiteStrike continued to pore over the list of names as though he might suddenly see something emerging out of his dense, spiky handwriting, the way unfocused eyes may spot the 3D image hidden in a series of brightly colored dots. All that occurred to him, however, was the fact that there was an unusual number of pairs connected to Chiswell's death: couples—Geraint and Della, Jimmy and Flick; pairs of full siblings—Izzy and Fizzy, Jimmy and Billy; the duo of blackmailing collaborators—Jimmy and Geraint; and the subsets of each blackmailer and his deputy—Flick and Aamir. There was even the quasi-parental pairing of Della and Aamir. This left two people who formed a pair in being isolated within the otherwise close-knit family: the widowed Kinvara and Raphael, the unsatisfactory, outsider son.Strike tapped his pen unconsciously against the notebook, thinking. Pairs. The whole business had begun with a pair of crimes: Chiswell's blackmail and Billy's allegation of infanticide. He had been trying to find the connection between them from the start, unable to believe that they could be entirely separate cases, even if on the face of it their only link was in the blood tie between the Knight brothers.Part Two, Chapter 52Key Relationship Pairings in Cormoran Strike:Who Killed Leda Strike?To Rowling-Galbraith's credit, credible arguments in dedicated posts have been made that every person in the list below was the one who murdered Leda Strike. Who do you think did it?* Jonny Rokeby and the Harringay Crime Syndicate (Heroin Dark Lord 2.0),* Ted Nancarrow (Uncle Ted Did It),* Dave Polworth,* Leda Strike (!),* Lucy Fantoni (Lucy and Joan Did It and here),* Sir Randolph Whittaker,* Nick Herbert,* Peter Gillespie, and* Charlotte Campbell-RossScripted Ten Questions:1. So, Nick, back when we first read Hallmarked Man we said that there were four things we knew for sure would be said about Strike 8 in the future. Do you remember what they were?2. And, John, you've been thinking about the ‘Set-Up' idea and how future Rowling Readers will think of Hallmarked Man, even that they will think of it as the best Strike novel. I thought that was Troubled Blood by consensus. What's made you change your mind?3. So, Nick, yes, Troubled Blood I suspect will be ranked as the best of series, even best book written by Rowling ever, but, if looked at as the book that served the most critical place in setting up the finale, I think Hallmarked Man has to be considered better in that crucial way than Strike 5, better than any Strike novel. Can you think of another Strike mystery that reviews specific plot points and raises new aspects of characters and relationships the way Strike 8 does?4. Are you giving Hallmarked Man a specific function with respect to the last three books than any of the others? If so, John, what is that exactly and what evidence do we have that in Rowling's comments about reader-writer obligations and writer ambitions?5. Nick, I think Hallmarked Man sets us up to answer the Key mysteries that remain, that the first seven books left for the final three to answer. I'm going to organize those unresolved questions into three groups and challenge you to think of the ones I'm missing, especially if I'm missing a category.6. If I understand the intention of your listing these remaining questions, John, your saying that the restatement of specific plot points and characters from the first seven Strike novels in Hallmarked Man points to the possible, even probable answers to those questions. What specifically are the hallmarks in this respect of Hallmarked Man?7. If you take those four points, Nick, and revisit the mysteries lists in three categories, do you see how Rowling hits a fairness point with respect to clueing readers into what will no doubt be shocking answers to them if they're not looking for the set-ups?8. That's fun, Nick, but there's another way at reaching the same conclusions, namely, charting the key relationships of Strike and Ellacott to the key family, friends, and foes in their lives and how they run in pairs or parallel couplets (cue PPoint slides).9. Can we review incest and violence against or trafficking of young women in the Strike series? Are those the underpinning of the majority of the mysteries that remain in the books?10. Many Serious Strikers and Gonzo Galbraithians hated Striuke 8 because Hallmarked Man failed to meet expectations. In conclusion, do you think, Nick, that this argument that the most recent Strike-Ellacott adventure is the best because of how it sets us up for the wild finish to come will be persuasive -- or just annoying?On Imagination as Transpersonal Faculty and Non-Liturgical Sacred ArtThe Neo-Iconoclasm of Film (and Other Screened Adaptations): Justin requested within his question for an expansion of my allusion to story adaptations into screened media as a “neo-iconoclasm.” I can do that here briefly in two parts. First, by urging you to read my review of the first Hunger Games movie adaptation, ‘Gamesmakers Hijack Story: Capitol Wins Again,' in which I discussed at post's end how ‘Watching Movies is a a Near Sure Means to Being Hijacked by Movie Makers.' In that, I explain via an excerpt from Jerry Mander's Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television, the soul corrosive effects of screened images.Second, here is a brief introduction to the substance of the book I am working on.Rowling is a woman of profound contradictions. On the one hand, like all of us she is the walking incarnation of her Freudian family romance per Paglia, the ideas and blindspots of the age in which we live, with the peculiar individual prejudices and preferences and politics of her upbringing, education, and life experiences, especially the experiences we can call crises and consequent core beliefs, aversions, and desires. Rowling acknowledges all this, and, due to her CBT exercises and one assumes further talking therapy, she is more conscious of the elephant she is riding and pretending to steer than most of her readers.She points to this both in asides she make in her tweets and public comments but also in her descriptive metaphor of how she writes. The ‘Lake' of that metaphor, the alocal place within her from her story ideas and inspiration spring, is her “muse,” the word for superconscious rather than subconscious ideas that she used in her 2007 de la Cruz interview. She consciously recognizes that, despite her deliberate reflection on her PTSD, daddy drama, and idiosyncratic likes and dislikes, she still has unresolved issues that her non-conscious mind presents to her as story conflict for imaginative resolution.Her Lake is her persona well, the depths of her individual identity and a mask she wears.The Shed, in contrast, is the metaphorical place where Rowling takes the “stuff” given her by the creature in her Lake, the blobs of molten glass inspiration, to work it into proper story. The tools in this Shed are unusual, to say the least, and are the great markers of what makes Rowling unique among contemporary writers and a departure from, close to a contradiction of the artist you would expect to be born of her life experiences, formative crises, and education.Out of a cauldron potion made from listening to the Smiths, Siouxie and the Banshees, and The Clash, reading and loving Val McDermid, Roddy Doyle, and Jessica Mitford, and surviving a lower middle class upbringing with an emotionally barren homelife and Comprehensive education on the England-Wales border, you'd expect a Voldemort figure at Goblet of Fire's climax to rise rather than a writer who weaves archetypally rich myths of the soul's journey to perfection in the spirit with alchemical coloring and sequences, ornate chiastic structures, and a bevy of symbols visible only to the eye of the Heart.To understand Rowling, as she all but says in her Lake and Shed metaphor, one has to know her life story and experiences to “get” from where her inspiration bubbles up and, as important, you need a strong grasp of the traditionalist worldview and place of literature in it to appreciate the power of the tools she uses, especially how she uses them in combination.The biggest part of that is understanding the Perennialist definition of “Sacred Art.” I touched on this in a post about Rowling's beloved Christmas story, ‘Dante, Sacred Art, and The Christmas Pig.'Rowling has been publicly modest about the aims of her work, allowing that it would be nice to think that readers will be more empathetic after reading her imaginative fiction. Dante was anything but modest or secretive in sharing his self-understanding in the letter he wrote to Cangrande about The Divine Comedy: “The purpose of the whole work is to remove those living in this life from the state of wretchedness and to lead them to the state of blessedness.” His aim, point blank, was to create a work of sacred art, a category of writing and experience that largely exists outside our understanding as profane postmoderns, but, given Rowling's esoteric artistry and clear debts to Dante, deserves serious consideration as what she is writing as well.Sacred art, in brief, is representational work — painting, statuary, liturgical vessels and instruments, and the folk art of theocentric cultures in which even cutlery and furniture are means to reflection and transcendence of the world — that employ revealed forms and symbols to bring the noetic faculty or heart into contact with the supra-sensible realities each depicts. It is not synonymous with religious art; most of the art today that has a religious subject is naturalist and sentimental rather than noetic and iconographic, which is to say, contemporary artists imitate the creation of God as perceived by human senses rather than the operation of God in creation or, worse, create abstractions of their own internally or infernally generated ideas.Story as sacred art, in black to white contrast, is edifying literature and drama in which the soul's journey to spiritual perfection is portrayed for the reader or the audience's participation within for transformation from wretchedness to blessedness, as Dante said. As with the plastic arts, these stories employ traditional symbols of the revealed traditions in conformity with their understanding of cosmology, soteriology, and spiritual anthropology. The myths and folklore of the world's various traditions, ancient Greek drama, the epic poetry of Greece, Rome, and Medieval Europe, the parables of Christ, the plays of Shakespeare's later period, and the English high fantasy tradition from Coleridge to the Inklings speak this same symbolic language and relay the psychomachia experience of the human victory over death.Dante is a sacred artist of this type. As difficult as it may be to understand Rowling as a writer akin to Dante, Shakespeare, Homer, Virgil, Aeschylus, Spenser, Lewis, and Tolkien, her deployment of traditional symbolism and the success she enjoys almost uniquely in engaging and edifying readers of all ages, beliefs, and circumstances suggests this is the best way of understanding her work. Christmas Pig is the most obviously sacred art piece that Rowling has created to date. It is the marriage of Dantean depths and the Estecean lightness of Lewis Carroll's Alice books, about which more later.[For an introduction to reading poems, plays, and stories as sacred art, that is, allegorical depictions of the soul's journey to spiritual perfection that are rich in traditional symbolism, Ray Livingston's The Traditional Theory of Literature is the only book length text in print. Kenneth Oldmeadow's ‘Symbolism and Sacred Art' in his Traditionalism: Religion in the light of the Perennial Philosophy(102-113), ‘Traditional Art' in The Essential Seyyed Hossein Nasr(203-214), and ‘The Christian and Oriental, or True Philosophy of Art' in The Essential Ananda K. Coomaraswamy(123-152) explain in depth the distinctions between sacred and religious, natural, and humanist art. Martin Lings' The Sacred Art of Shakespeare: To Take Upon Us the Mystery of Things and Jennifer Doane Upton's two books on The Divine Comedy, Dark Way to Paradise and The Ordeal of Mercy are the best examples I know of reading specific works of literature as sacred art rather than as ‘stories with symbolic meaning' read through a profane and analytic lens.]‘Profane Art' from this view is “art for art's sake,” an expression of individual genius and subjective meaning that is more or less powerful. The Perennialist concern with art is less about gauging an artist's success in expressing his or her perception or its audience's response than with its conformity to traditional rules and its utility, both in the sense of practical everyday use and in being a means by which to be more human. Insofar as a work of art is good with respect to this conformity and edifying utility, it is “sacred art;” so much as it fails, it is “profane.” The best of modern art, even that with religious subject matter or superficially beautiful and in that respect edifying, is from this view necessarily profane.Sacred art differs from modern and postmodern conceptions of art most specifically, though, in what it is representing. Sacred art is not representing the natural world as the senses perceive it or abstractions of what the individual and subjective mind “sees,” but is an imitation of the Divine art of creation. The artist “therefore imitates nature not in its external forms but in its manner of operation as asserted so categorically by St. Thomas Aquinas [who] insists that the artist must not imitate nature but must be accomplished in ‘imitating nature in her manner of operation'” (Nasr 2007, 206, cf. “Art is the imitation of Nature in her manner of operation: Art is the principle of manufacture” (Summa Theologia Q. 117, a. I). Schuon described naturalist art which imitates God's creation in nature by faithful depiction of it, consequently, as “clearly luciferian.” “Man must imitate the creative act, not the thing created,” Aquinas' “manner of operation” rather than God's operation manifested in created things in order to produce ‘creations'which are not would-be duplications of those of God, but rather a reflection of them according to a real analogy, revealing the transcendental aspect of things; and this revelation is the only sufficient reason of art, apart from any practical uses such and such objects may serve. There is here a metaphysical inversion of relation [the inverse analogy connecting the principial and manifested orders in consequence of which the highest realities are manifested in their remotest reflections[1]]: for God, His creature is a reflection or an ‘exteriorized' aspect of Himself; for the artist, on the contrary, the work is a reflection of an inner reality of which he himself is only an outward aspect; God creates His own image, while man, so to speak, fashions his own essence, at least symbolically. On the principial plane, the inner manifests the outer, but on the manifested plane, the outer fashions the inner (Schuon 1953, 81, 96).The traditional artist, then, in imitation of God's “exteriorizing” His interior Logos in the manifested space-time plane, that is, nature, instead of depicting imitations of nature in his craft, submits to creating within the revealed forms of his craft, which forms qua intellections correspond to his inner essence or logos.[2] The work produced in imitation of God's “manner of operation” then resembles the symbolic or iconographic quality of everything existent in being a transparency whose allegorical and anagogical content within its traditional forms is relatively easy to access and a consequent support and edifying shock-reminder to man on his spiritual journey. The spiritual function of art is that “it exteriorizes truths and beauties in view of our interiorization… or simply, so that the human soul might, through given phenomena, make contact with the heavenly archetypes, and thereby with its own archetype” (Schuon 1995a, 45-46).Rowling in her novels, crafted with tools all taken from the chest of a traditional Sacred Artist, is writing non-liturgical Sacred Art. Films and all the story experiences derived of adaptations of imaginative literature to screened images, are by necessity Profane Art, which is to say per the meaning of “profane,” outside the temple or not edifying spiritually. Film making is the depiction of how human beings encounter the time-space world through the senses, not an imitation of how God creates and a depiction of the spiritual aspect of the world, a liminal point of entry to its spiritual dimension. Whence my describing it as a “neo-iconoclasm.”The original iconoclasts or “icon bashers” were believers who treasured sacred art but did not believe it could use images of what is divine without necessarily being blasphemous; after the incarnation of God as Man, this was no longer true, but traditional Christian iconography is anything but naturalistic. It could not be without becoming subjective and profane rather than being a means to spiritual growth and encounters. Western religious art from the Renaissance and Reformation forward, however, embraces profane imitation of the sense perceived world, which is to say naturalistic and as such the antithesis of sacred art. Film making, on religious and non-religious subjects, is the apogee of this profane art which is a denial of any and all of the parameters of Sacred art per Aquinas, traditional civilizations, and the Perennialists.It is a neo-iconoclasm and a much more pervasive and successful destruction of the traditional world-view, so much so that to even point out the profanity inherent to film making is to insure dismissal as some kind of “fundamentalist,” “Puritan,” or “religious fanatic.”Screened images, then, are a type of iconoclasm, albeit the inverse and much more subtle kind than the relatively traditional and theocentric denial of sacred images (the iconoclasm still prevalent in certain Reform Church cults, Judaism, and Islam). This neo-iconoclasm of moving pictures depicts everything in realistic, life-like images, everything, that is, except the sacred which cannot be depicted as we see and experience things. This exclusion of the sacred turns upside down the anti-naturalistic depictions of sacred persons and events in iconography and sacred art. The effect of this flood of natural pictures akin to what we see with our eyes is to compel the flooded mind to accept time and space created nature as the ‘most real,' even ‘the only real.' The sacred, by never being depicted in conformity with accepted supernatural forms, is effectively denied.Few of us spend much time in live drama theaters today. Everyone watches screened images on cineplex screens, home computers, and smart phones. And we are all, consequently, iconoclasts and de facto agnostics, I'm afraid, to greater and lesser degrees because of this immersion and repetitive learning from the predominant art of our secular culture and its implicit atheism.Contrast that with the imaginative experience of a novel that is not pornographic or primarily a vehicle of perversion and violence. We are obliged to generate images of the story in the transpersonal faculty within each of us called the imagination, one I think that is very much akin to conscience or the biblical ‘heart.' This is in essence an edifying exercise, unlike viewing photographic images on screens. That the novel appears at the dawn of the Modern Age and the beginning of the end of Western corporate spirituality, I think is no accident but a providential advent. Moving pictures, the de facto regime artistry of the materialist civilization in which we live, are the counter-blow to the novel's spiritual oxygen.That's the best I can manage tonight to offer something to Justin in response to more about the “neo-iconoclasm” of film This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit hogwartsprofessor.substack.com/subscribe
What stories do the 2026 Golden Globe nominations tell? "Wicked: For Good" couldn't get a nomination for best motion picture-musical or comedy. Timothée Chalamet might be an Oscar favorite for his performance in "Marty Supreme." Rose Byrne could be someone to watch for best actress thanks to a strong effort in "If I Had Leg's I'd Kick You." Jeremy Allen White probably won't win a pair of best actor awards, but he did score nominations for his film portrayal of Bruce Springsteen as well as his series "The Bear." Regardless of what happens, we did get a bit of a sneak preview into what might get love when Oscar nominations come on Jan. 22. We also discuss season 2 of "Percy Jackson and the Olympians" on Disney+. Bruce Miller has multiple interviews with the stars, including Walker Scobell (Percy Jackson), Dior Goodjohn (Clarisse La Rue), Charlie Bushnell (Luke Castellan), Daniel Diemer (Tyson), Leah Sava Jeffries (Annabeth Chase) and Aryan Simhadri (Grover Underwood). About the show Streamed & Screened is a podcast about movies and TV hosted by Bruce Miller, a longtime entertainment reporter who is the retired editor of the Sioux City Journal in Iowa and Terry Lipshetz, a senior producer for Lee Enterprises based in Madison, Wisconsin. The show was named Best Podcast in the 2025 Iowa Better Newspaper Contest. Theme music Thunder City by Lunareh, used under license from Soundstripe. YouTube clearance: FV694ULMCJQDG0IY
Studios love to hold movies back until the end of the year to sneak into awards conversations. "Song Sung Blue" with Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson, along with "Marty Supreme" starring Timothée Chalamet and Gwyneth Paltrow, are among the films trying to catch the attention of critics. Another film that hits a similar chord is "Sentimental Value," the latest film from Joachim Trier starring Renate Reinsve, Elle Fanning and Stellan Skarsgård. In this episode, co-host Bruce Miller catches up with Trier about the film and his overall style that allows his films to "say enough, but not too much." We also talk about the first batch of episodes of "Stranger Things," which released the first half of its season in time for the Thanksgiving break. Co-host Terry Lipshetz watched the episodes with his family and shares his thoughts about the final run. About the show Streamed & Screened is a podcast about movies and TV hosted by Bruce Miller, a longtime entertainment reporter who is the retired editor of the Sioux City Journal in Iowa and Terry Lipshetz, a senior producer for Lee Enterprises based in Madison, Wisconsin. The show was named Best Podcast in the 2025 Iowa Better Newspaper Contest. Theme music Thunder City by Lunareh, used under license from Soundstripe. YouTube clearance: FV694ULMCJQDG0IY
Send us a textJulie Raskin, representing Congenital Hyperinsulinism International (CHI), advocates for universal newborn glucose screening following her son's brain injury from undiagnosed hyperinsulinism in 1996. Registry data reveals 28% of affected infants lack traditional risk factors (abnormal birth weight), and even high-risk babies are often discharged inappropriately. CHI's "Glucose is a Vital Sign" campaign promotes screening protocols currently under research, examining glucose plus ketone monitoring during initial days to identify affected infants without over-medicalizing healthy newborns. The organization maintains eight centers of excellence globally and provides international treatment guidelines at congenitalhi.org. Over 30 genes cause this diagnosable, treatable condition requiring immediate intervention to prevent preventable brain damage from prolonged hypoglycemia. Support the showAs always, feel free to send us questions, comments, or suggestions to our email: nicupodcast@gmail.com. You can also contact the show through Instagram or Twitter, @nicupodcast. Or contact Ben and Daphna directly via their Twitter profiles: @drnicu and @doctordaphnamd. The papers discussed in today's episode are listed and timestamped on the webpage linked below. Enjoy!
Tubi is the latest streaming service to find its niche in original programming. After the success of "Sidelined: The QB and Me" in 2024, director Justin Wu was back at it with "Sidelined 2: Intercepted." Is a "Sidelined 3" in the works? Could there be an extended universe for this romantic comedy series aimed at older teens and young adults that stars TikTok influencer Noah Beck? (And for the Gen X crowd, the movie also stars James Van Der Beek of "Dawson's Creek" and "Varsity Blues" fame.) Bruce Miller has interviews with Wu and stars Roan Curtis, Charlie Gillespie and Drew Ray Tanner. Miller and co-host Terry Lipshetz also talk "Wicked," Broadway shows in New York, "The Beast in Me" and more! About the show Streamed & Screened is a podcast about movies and TV hosted by Bruce Miller, a longtime entertainment reporter who is the retired editor of the Sioux City Journal in Iowa and Terry Lipshetz, a senior producer for Lee Enterprises based in Madison, Wisconsin. The show was named Best Podcast in the 2025 Iowa Better Newspaper Contest. Theme music Thunder City by Lunareh, used under license from Soundstripe. YouTube clearance: FV694ULMCJQDG0IY
Lung cancer is the most prevalent cancer in the Rochester and Finger Lakes region. That's according to experts at the University of Rochester Medical Center. They say screening has been underutilized due to the stigma of the disease. This hour, we discuss their efforts to change that. They also explain what they call a "soup to nuts" approach to addressing the disease, which includes prevention and screening, early diagnosis, and advanced treatment options. Our guests: Racquel Stephen, health, equity and community reporter and producer for WXXI News Charles Kamen, Ph.D., M.P.H., associate director of community outreach and engagement at Wilmot Cancer Institute at the University of Rochester Medical Center M. Patricia Rivera, M.D., C. Jane Davis & C. Robert Davis Distinguished Professor in Pulmonary Medicine and chief of the Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Division at University of Rochester Medical Center Joyce Lucas, patient ---Connections is supported by listeners like you. Head to our donation page to become a WXXI member today, support the show, and help us close the gap created by the rescission of federal funding.---Connections airs every weekday from noon-2 p.m. Join the conversation with questions or comments by phone at 1-844-295-TALK (8255) or 585-263-9994, email, Facebook or Twitter. Connections is also livestreamed on the WXXI News YouTube channel each day. You can watch live or access previous episodes here.---Do you have a story that needs to be shared? Pitch your story to Connections.
Tyler lays out why he still self-performs—from demo and drainage to framing and trim—and where he draws the line with subs, risk, and bandwidth. We get into scaling by margin instead of volume, keeping quality tight when you're the one on the tools, and how to make a good living without taking the belt off. Show Notes: 00:00 Keep the belt on and make a living 02:01 Screened porch demo grading and concrete sub 05:16 Framing plan and roof timing 09:43 One job at a time and scale by margin 15:51 Frame to finish pride and profit 20:31 Back to craft and flying the self performer flag Video Version: https://youtu.be/4n6Kb0WACPA Partners: Andersen Windows Buildertrend Harnish Workwear Use code H1025 and get 10% off their H-label gear The Modern Craftsman: linktr.ee/moderncraftsmanpodcast Find Our Hosts: Nick Schiffer Tyler Grace Podcast Produced By: Motif Media
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