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Classic Radio Theater with Wyatt Cox
Classic Radio 01-02-25 - Kidnapped Husband, Resolution 1841, Country of the Blind

Classic Radio Theater with Wyatt Cox

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2025 138:26


Drama on a ThursdayFirst a look at the events of the dayThen Dr. Christian starring Gene Hersholdt, originally broadcast January 2, 1938, 77 years ago, The Kidnapped Husband.   A woman's husband has been kidnapped. Or has he? Followed by Dark Fantasy, originally broadcast January 2, 1942, 82 years ago, Resolution 1841.  Four people are spending New Years Eve at an old house.  But it seems that one couple believes they've known each other before. Then Theatre Royal starring Sir Lawrence Olivier, originally broadcast January 2, 1954, 71 years ago, The Country of the Blind.  In the valley of the blind, the one-eyed man is not always king! Followed by The Line-Up, originally broadcast January 2, 1953, 72 years ago, Cowardly Castro. The cops are trying to solve the Younger case. Mr. Younger's diamonds have been robbed. Frank Castro and Anthony Minelli are suspects.Finally, Superman, originally broadcast January 2, 1942, 83 years ago, The Mechanical Man.  Clark Kent shows the Secret Service agent the hidden control panel and the rooms that turn inside out! Clark and Major Campbell plan to allow themselves to be taken prisoner. Thanks to Honeywell for supporting our podcast by using the Buy Me a Coffee function at http://classicradio.streamIf you like what we do here, visit our friend Jay at http://radio.macinmind.com for great old time radio shows 24 hours a day

Vintage Classic Radio
Sunday Night Playhouse - A Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens, Sir Lawrence Olivier)

Vintage Classic Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2024 28:15


This Sunday on Vintage Classic Radio's "Sunday Night Playhouse," we present a timeless episode from the "Theatre Royal" radio show: Charles Dickens' "A Tale of Two Cities," originally broadcast on March 27th, 1954. This classic adaptation stars the legendary Sir Lawrence Olivier, who brings to life Dickens' powerful story of sacrifice, love, and revolution set against the backdrop of the French Revolution. In this dramatization, Olivier portrays the complex and noble character of Sydney Carton, whose ultimate act of selflessness defines the story. Joining him in the cast are a stellar ensemble of radio actors, including Harry Andrews, who plays Charles Darnay, and Belle Chrystall, who lends her voice to the role of Lucie Manette. Supporting performances come from actors such as Carleton Hobbs as Dr. Manette and Hugh Manning as Monsieur Defarge, with additional cast members completing the rich tapestry of characters that Dickens crafted. Tune into Vintage Classic Radio's "Sunday Night Playhouse" for a remarkable evening of classic literature brought to life by the incomparable talent of Sir Lawrence Olivier and his esteemed cast.

Fear and Greed
Rate fears send asset prices awry, Albanese calls new UK PM, AI finds its voice

Fear and Greed

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2024 18:55


Monday 8 July 2024 Interest rate worries send asset classes like gold, the Aussie dollar and crypto currencies to extreme levels.  And more, including: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese welcomes the new British PM Keir Starmer. A good weekend for auction results with a preliminary clearance rate of 74.7 per cent, the highest level since early April. And deceased stars like Judy Garland and Sir Lawrence Olivier to be heard again, thanks to AI Find out more: https://fearandgreed.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fin de Semana
Blanca Marsillach, sobre su padre Adolfo: "Si hubiera nacido en Londres sería sir Lawrence Olivier"

Fin de Semana

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2023 28:03


La actriz e impulsora de teatro social pasa por Fin de semana y repasamos con ella su trayectoria y sus nuevos proyectosEscucha ahora 'Fin de Semana' de 12 a 13. "Fin de Semana" es un programa presentado por Cristina López Schlichting, prestigiosa comunicadora de radio y articulista en prensa, es un magazine que se emite en COPE, los sábados y domingos, de 10.00 a 14.00 horas. A lo largo de sus cuatro horas de duración, Fin de Semana ofrece otra visión, más humana y reposada, de la actualidad reciente, a la vez que reserva espacio para historias novedosas y sorprendentes; para reportajes y entrevistas en profundidad; para propuestas de ocio que invitan a disfrutar de los días de descanso con el mejor humor y garantías de éxito.Siempre, de la mano y la voz de Cristina López Schlichting, en cuyo dilatado currículum vitae se incluyen sus labores de articulista y reportera en los principales periódicos de España (ABC, El Mundo o La Razón o su papel de tertuliana de televisión. Asimismo, la periodista madrileña es conocida y reconocida por la claridad y valentía de sus posicionamientos editoriales, inspirados en la defensa de los valores cristianos o los derechos de las personas.Entre los colaboradores habituales de Fin de semana, sobresalen nombres como los de Carmen Lomana, que nos sumerge en su prisma de...

Dudes Do Disney
The Flying Cow's Moo-vie List: Sleuth

Dudes Do Disney

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2023 76:07


I introduce Nazario Montenegro (@Jarrete320) to 1972's Sleuth. The film stars Sir Lawrence Olivier and Michael Caine as men at odds in a story of mystery and mind games, but is it a mystery worth solving? Let's find out! Contact info: Twitter: @theflyingcowpod Instagram: @theflyingcowpod Email: theflyingcowpod@gmail.com Facebook: The Flying Cow Check out our new Patreon Patreon.com/TheFlyingCow Don't forget to check out FCL Flashback, Movie Battles, and the Livestreams on our YouTube Channel The Flying Cow

Breaking Walls
BW - EP141—004: Orson Welles In Europe—Song Of Myself And Theatre Royal

Breaking Walls

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2023 42:59


In September of 1952, Orson Welles worked with the BBC for a portrait of early American director Robert Flaherty. Flaherty, who directed the first docu-drama film, Nanook of the North in 1922, had passed away the previous July. As Welles just mentioned, when he got to Hollywood in the late 1930s, he was fascinated by the early film people, and they were more than happy to share their stories with the then-Boy Wonder. In April of 1953 the BBC hired Welles to read one hour of poetry from Walt Whitman's “Song of Myself.” The next month the Italian comedy Man, Beast and Virtue debuted, in which Welles co-starred. From September 7th into October, Welles was involved with Ballet de Paris at the Stoll Theatre in London for a production of The Lady in the Ice. In October the production moved to Paris. Welles directed, wrote the libretto and was the ballet's costume and set designer. He later told Peter Bogdonovich, “It was very successful in London, and only moderately so in Paris, where it was very badly lit — as everything always is in Paris. The plot is: a girl's been found, like dinosaurs have been found, in a block of ice. And she's on display in a sort of carnival. A young man falls in love with her, and his love melts the ice. And when she kisses him, he turns to ice. A little parable for our times.” It would be the only ballet Orson Welles' ever directed. In late September of 1953 Broadcasting Magazine reported that Harry Alan Towers had sold shows to both ABC and NBC for the fall. ABC would welcome Horatio Hornblower back for a second season, starring Michael Redgrave. Meanwhile on NBC, a new half-hour anthology program starring Sir Lawrence Olivier called Theatre Royal would take to the air. The program debuted on October 4th, 1953 with Orson Welles starring in an adaptation of Alexander Pushkin's “The Queen of Spades.” Pushkin wrote “The Queen of Spades” in the fall of 1833. It's a short story about how human greed can lead to madness. Theatre Royal was developed to capitalize on Lawrence Olivier's name. At the time the program launched, Olivier and then-wife Vivian Leigh were getting set to appear in Terence Rattigan's comedy, The Sleeping Prince in the West End. The play would run for eight months. It made Olivier temporarily unable to star in his own program. Many fine actors of the British stage and screen were involved in individual episodes of Theatre Royal, like Robert Morley, Harry Andrews, Muriel Forbes, and Daphne Maddox. The music was credited to Sidney Torch. Once Sir Lawrence Olivier could no longer appear, Sir Ralph Richardson took over as host of Theatre Royal. Selected episodes were repeated, with a different series opening and closing on ABC Mystery Time in the late 1950s. The show remained in active syndication in the U.S. into the 1970s. Welles briefly returned to America to make his first appearance on TV, starring in the Omnibus presentation of King Lear, broadcast live on CBS on October 18th, 1953. It was directed by Peter Brook, and co-starred Natasha Parry, Beatrice Straight and Arnold Moss.

Kicking & Streaming
My Week with Marilyn or: How I Fell in Love with Michelle Williams

Kicking & Streaming

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2023 83:58


We're havin' a heat wave, ya'll! This week the siblings break down the film adaptation of Colin Clark's memoir, My Week With Marilyn (2011). Carie rolls her eyes over the fact that we can't have a Marilyn Monroe movie without the male gaze, Ross gets tickled by the sass of Sir Lawrence Olivier, and the siblings examine what it must have been like to be the most famous woman in the world. 

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Harvey Brownstone Interviews...
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Lucie Arnaz, Star of Stage, Screen, TV, Recording and Concert Artist, Daughter of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz

Harvey Brownstone Interviews...

Play Episode Play 60 sec Highlight Listen Later May 31, 2022 37:56


Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Lucie Arnaz, Star of Stage, Screen, TV, Recording and Concert Artist, Daughter of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz About Harvey's guest: Today's special guest, Lucie Arnaz, first appeared as Kim Carter, on her legendary mother's wonderful TV show, “Here's Lucy”.   For 6 seasons, she was America's favourite teenager, singing and dancing not only with her fabulous Mom, Lucille Ball, and her brother, Desi Arnaz Jr., but with everyone from Ginger Rogers to Wayne Newton to Donny Osmond.   On the big screen, she won a Golden Globe nomination for her performance opposite Neil Diamond and Sir Lawrence Olivier in “The Jazz Singer”.  She also co-starred in “Billy Jack Goes to Washington”, “Second Thoughts”, “Down to You”, “Wild Seven”, and the thought-provoking and multi-award winning film, “Smoking Non-Smoking”.  She starred in numerous TV movies including “Who Killed The Black Dahlia?”, “Washington Mistress”, “The Mating Season”, “Who Gets The Friends?” and “Abduction of Innocence”.    On Broadway, she played the unforgettably wacky Sonia Wolsk, in “They're Playing Our Song”, which earned her The Los Angeles Drama Critic's Circle Award, the Theatre World Award, and the Outer Critic's Circle Award.  She's also starred on Broadway in “Lost in Yonkers”, “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels” and “Pippin”.  She's demonstrated incredible versatility on the stage, in dozens of productions ranging from “Seesaw” to “Whose Life Is It Anyway?”, “Vanities”,  “My One and Only”, “The Witches of Eastwick” and so many more great shows.  As a vocalist, she dazzled us with her albums entitled, “Just in Time”, “Latin Roots” and “Lucie Live at FINESTINE's at the Niko”.   And if that weren't enough, she's a spectacular nightclub and concert artist, most recently performing for sell-out crowds in her hit show, “LUCIE ARNAZ: I GOT THE JOB! SONGS FROM MY MUSICAL PAST”.    In 1993, she won an Emmy Award for her documentary TV special about her parents entitled, “Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie”.  In 2001, she got ANOTHER Emmy nomination for “The I Love Lucy 50th Anniversary Special.”  And most recently, she appeared in the highly acclaimed, intensely emotional Amazon documentary about her parents, entitled, “Lucy and Desi”.  For more interviews and podcasts go to: https://www.harveybrownstoneinterviews.com/ http://www.luciearnaz.com/https://www.facebook.com/luciearnazofficial/https://twitter.com/realluciearnazhttp://instagram.com/luciearnazofficial #LucieArnaz   #harveybrownstoneinterviews

Asmr with the classics
TheatreRoyal53-10-0401QueenOfSpades.

Asmr with the classics

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2022 30:28


British anthology series, features plays based on the best of literature, films and English theater. Produced in two series, Sir Lawrence Olivier and Sir Ralph Richardson serve as hosts, narrators and many times portray the leading roles. The program apparently was developed as a vehicle to capitalize on Olivier's name and talent. His career spanned over 50 years and continues into the 21st century, as in 2004, 15 years after his death, he was starring as Dr. Totenkopf in a Hollywood fantasy film titled, Sky Captain and The World of Tomorrow. This was accomplished by the producers who selected footage of Lord Olivier from various films and used to create a villainous leader of killer robots in the film. Jude Law, who stars in the film, said film-makers used Olivier because few other actors possessed his authority. Sir Ralph Richardson from 1954 – 1955 played the character of Dr. John Watson in another Harry Alan Towers radio series of Sherlock Holmes stories, which starred Sir John Gielgud as the famous consulting detective. Many fine actors of the British stage and screen were involved in individual episodes of the Theatre Royal series, such as Sir John Gielgud, Robert Morley, Harry Andrews, Muriel Forbes, Robert Donat, and Daphne Maddox. The music was credited to the renown British organist and arranger, Sidney Torch. However much of the same music was also used in other Harry Alan Towers productions on which Torch also worked, such as The Secrets of Scotland Yard, The Black Museum, and The Many Lives of Harry Lime. So how much of it was actually written for this series will probably never be known. Harry Alan Towers produced and directed the show for his Towers of London company for international syndication, at the time in Europe, South Africa and Australia. The episodes included in this distribution are from the initial US run on NBC. However selected episodes were repeated, with a different series opening and close on the ABC Mystery Time series during the late 1950s. The show Theatre Royal remained in active syndication in the United States well up into the 1970s. Many of the copies in circulation today, come from those 1970s repeats where the individual episodes were cut to about 20 minutes. Luckily these cuts were made by the production company and generally do not take away from the actual program enjoyment. This reduced length comes from a combination for factors including removing dated introductory material from the beginning of the early episodes, making time for local stations to include hourly 5 minute newscasts and to insert commercials locally. In conclusion, this series consisted of new radio adaptations of famous, and not so famous stories by some of the best authors in the United States and England. It is the inclusion of some of those little known masterpieces by many familiar authors that gives the series a variety element usually missing in this type of anthology series. Its long syndication run, well into the 70s, proves once again classic stories presented by talented actors never really goes out of style --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ang189/support

Asmr with the classics
TheatreRoyal53-10-1102TheOvercoat.

Asmr with the classics

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2022 30:07


British anthology series, features plays based on the best of literature, films and English theater. Produced in two series, Sir Lawrence Olivier and Sir Ralph Richardson serve as hosts, narrators and many times portray the leading roles. The program apparently was developed as a vehicle to capitalize on Olivier's name and talent. His career spanned over 50 years and continues into the 21st century, as in 2004, 15 years after his death, he was starring as Dr. Totenkopf in a Hollywood fantasy film titled, Sky Captain and The World of Tomorrow. This was accomplished by the producers who selected footage of Lord Olivier from various films and used to create a villainous leader of killer robots in the film. Jude Law, who stars in the film, said film-makers used Olivier because few other actors possessed his authority. Sir Ralph Richardson from 1954 – 1955 played the character of Dr. John Watson in another Harry Alan Towers radio series of Sherlock Holmes stories, which starred Sir John Gielgud as the famous consulting detective. Many fine actors of the British stage and screen were involved in individual episodes of the Theatre Royal series, such as Sir John Gielgud, Robert Morley, Harry Andrews, Muriel Forbes, Robert Donat, and Daphne Maddox. The music was credited to the renown British organist and arranger, Sidney Torch. However much of the same music was also used in other Harry Alan Towers productions on which Torch also worked, such as The Secrets of Scotland Yard, The Black Museum, and The Many Lives of Harry Lime. So how much of it was actually written for this series will probably never be known. Harry Alan Towers produced and directed the show for his Towers of London company for international syndication, at the time in Europe, South Africa and Australia. The episodes included in this distribution are from the initial US run on NBC. However selected episodes were repeated, with a different series opening and close on the ABC Mystery Time series during the late 1950s. The show Theatre Royal remained in active syndication in the United States well up into the 1970s. Many of the copies in circulation today, come from those 1970s repeats where the individual episodes were cut to about 20 minutes. Luckily these cuts were made by the production company and generally do not take away from the actual program enjoyment. This reduced length comes from a combination for factors including removing dated introductory material from the beginning of the early episodes, making time for local stations to include hourly 5 minute newscasts and to insert commercials locally. In conclusion, this series consisted of new radio adaptations of famous, and not so famous stories by some of the best authors in the United States and England. It is the inclusion of some of those little known masterpieces by many familiar authors that gives the series a variety element usually missing in this type of anthology series. Its long syndication run, well into the 70s, proves once again classic stories presented by talented actors never really goes out of style --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ang189/support

Gaming Street Irregulars
Resident Evil 1

Gaming Street Irregulars

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2021 58:17


James' torture this month continues as Krissi takes him to a spooky mansion on the outskirts of Raccoon City, where agents of STARS came face to face with the first modern Survival Horror game. Resident Evil was Capcom's first truly massive breakthrough success on the PlayStation platform, and set the tone for multitudes of games from them in the future, in spite of voice acting that would make Tommy Wiseau sound more like Sir Lawrence Olivier by comparison.

What's That From?
ENNIS ESMER'S Erotic Thrillers and Hip Hop Skit Breaks

What's That From?

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2021 70:49


A special sample episode of our conversation with Ennis Esmer, available only on our patreon! patreon.com/whatsthatfrom Family Ties very special episode, “My name is Alex,” high school theater, boxer shorts, trying to introduce Ennis Esmer, Red Oaks, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, pranks, rehearsing arguments, Fuse, the Good Liars, Blindspot, Paul F Tompkins, The Flash, Passolini, Jodorowsky, How to With John Wilson, Jam sketch show, You Cannot Kill David Arquette.  Harlequin novels, Al Goldstein, Donald Goines, Robyn Bird, Danny Devito SNL, Madonna Sex book, renting books from the library, nudity in periodicals, Esquire magazine's Women We Love, Linda Fiorentino, Last Seduction, a podcast with no introduction, podcast studies at universities, Billions spin off Kabillions, Paul Giamatti impressions, erotic thriller retrospective, Basic Instinct, Sliver, Fatal Attraction, TLC, Steven/William Baldwin, Squid and the Whale, Blue Steel, Mike Pace Spago rock, Tequila Sunrise, Body Double, Red Rock West, the phantom tingles (boy stuff), Mannequin, Spies like Us, LA crime movies, To Live and Die in LA, The Education of Sonny Carson, samples, Manhunter, Anne Bancroft, Sea of Love, Alice, Dressed to Kill, what makes an erotic thriller, Single White Female, Steven Weber, Masters of Horror, Friday the 13th the Series, Halloween, With Gourley and Rust, Bound, Joe Pantoliano, Bad Boys, Graf Orlock, “They're all gonna laugh at you,” Adam Sandler, Carrie, Chris Rock, Old Dirty Bastard, Prince Paul, Handsome Boy Modelling School, hip hop skits, What Had Happened Was podcast, WuTang, Method Man & Redman sketch show, De La Soul is dead, Red Foxx party albums, Red Foxx – The Horse Race, Gina Gershon, Sir Lawrence Olivier, actors having actor processes, Jared Leno (Leto), I Was There Too, Michael Bay, self awareness of mental illness, Hollywood people not being people, celebrity power, pig heads and used condoms in the mail, Swimming with Sharks, Frank Whaley, Scott Rudin, Hollywood Hellraisers, asshole mythology, Overnight, self righteousness, to be wrong is to be perceived as weak, Man on the Moon, Jim & Andy, egomania in show business, Red Oaks, Mark Lynn Baker, Paul Reiser and Freddy Roman, set nudity, Golden Girls restaurant, Harley Quinn dating in the city. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/whatsthatfrom)

Oscar Loves Film Club
Oscar Loves... Shakespeare

Oscar Loves Film Club

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2021 58:53


This month, Mark and Izzy discuss The Bard and Best Picture - those Oscar winners who capture Shakespeare's work on screen or use it as the basis for inventive adaptations.  Hamlet, directed by and starring Sir Lawrence Olivier as the Danish prince, won both Best Picture and Best Actor at the 1948 ceremony. Also starring Jean Simmons as Ophelia, the film features a powerful score from Sir William Walton. Based on Romeo and Juliet, West Side Story tells the tragic love story of Tony (Richard Beymer) and Maria (Natalie Wood) set against the backdrop of teen gang warfare. With the stunning choreography of Jerome Robbins and glorious score by Leonard Bernstein, this film is often voted the most influential musical of all time. Thank you to Thomas Whitelaw for our intro music and Rachel Valentine Smith for our artwork. This episode was recorded remotely and so we apologise for any changes in sound quality present.

Dr Zeus
Sir Lawrence Olivier Redux

Dr Zeus

Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2021 18:13


Because the sound of last nights episode wasn’t well I’ve decided to re-publish it. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/drzeusfilmpodcast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drzeusfilmpodcast/support

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Dr Zeus
Laurence Olivier

Dr Zeus

Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2021 11:09


Born on May 22, 1907; Sir Lawrence Olivier did it all and fucked it all. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/drzeusfilmpodcast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drzeusfilmpodcast/support

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USA Classic Radio Theater
Classic Christmas Radio Theater Hour 21 - Sir Laurence Olivier in A Christmas Carol

USA Classic Radio Theater

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2020 49:23


Theatre Royal starring Sir Lawrence Olivier, originally broadcast December 24, 1953, 67 Christmases ago, A Christmas Carol. An authentic adaptation of the Dickens story. Also an episode of Fibber McGee and Molly from December 23, 1953, 67 Christmases ago, Fibber tells "Teeny" the story of, "Laura, The Lopsided Pine."

Those Crazy Movie Folks at Graham Cinema
Episode 8: Special F/X

Those Crazy Movie Folks at Graham Cinema

Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2020 19:58


The Crazy Folks review F/X (1986), starring Bryan Brown, Brian Dennehy, Cliff DeYoung and Jerry Orbach. Directed by Robert Mandel. B-movie special effects guy gets hired by the Feds to stage the assassination of a mob informant but shenanigans ensue when things are not what they seem... go figure. We will also touch on how some actors today have taken the method way too far and Sir Lawrence Olivier's famous opinion about it.

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One Good Thing
Episode 97. The Last Airbender

One Good Thing

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2018 69:16


For centuries the two nations of Paul lived in harmony. They were big benders and they loved it. But then the visionary avatar came and ruined the whole bloody lot. Now the Pauls have to watch an M. Night Shyamalan film again and find all the good bits. Whatever happened to good old bending?  Featuring: Benders, the secret to enjoying cinemas, Udo Kier and his wretched son, iCarly star Sir Lawrence Olivier, Arng, Super Sokka, the flammable fire lord, Secret Statham, The Drill Nation Dance Group, a cheeky Chappie cameo, and dear, dear Fat Benji.    ogtpod@gmail.com https://ogtpod.podbean.comhttps://facebook.com/ogtpodhttps://twitter.com/ogtpod  Here's our YouTube channel – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6rqzjoDWt8D-p37gU43pcQ - subscribe and share! Jingles from episodes 1-50 now available on Bandcamp – just £2.50 for more than 20 tracks! https://ogtpod.bandcamp.com/releases   Dockhead by Paul Goodman is available in paperback for just £5.99. Thanks and please #supportindieauthors! https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dockhead-Paul-Goodman/dp/1521335648/ref=redir_mobile_desktop?_encoding=UTF8&dpID=41Yh2Hhu87L&dpPl=1&keywords=dockhead&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&qid=1507380952&ref=plSrch&ref_=mp_s_a_1_1&sr=8-1 Check out Paul Salt's reviews on Screen Mayhem HERE! And also here: https://screenmayhem.com/author/paul-salt/ 

Finleys On Film - Classic and Funny Film Podcast
Episode 72: Lawrence Olivier

Finleys On Film - Classic and Funny Film Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2018 29:26


The Finleys discuss the great Sir Lawrence Olivier and two of his films: Rebecca (1940) and Sleuth (1972). If you like what we do, consider becoming a Patreon subscriber at the $5+ per month level. Those who do will receive TWO additional episodes per month and access to the Patreon-only archives.

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About to Break
Episode 68: Part 1 Chipper Lowell is About to Break over Touring the World, Growing up in the Circus and Performance Pet Peeves.

About to Break

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2018 108:12


For over 20 years, Chipper has been bringing his odd brand of infectiously amusing mayhem to audiences around the world at performing arts centers, theaters, cruise ships, casino showrooms, and corporate events. His tours have taking him throughout the United States, Canada, England, Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, and Mexico. In this episode Chipper and I discuss: Late night conversations in Houston Spirit Airlines up sells everything Travel Tips and Tricks Having to be not just a performer but and experienced event planner Dealing with the dance floor of death Being flexible as a performer Making your needs known to the venue Death is not a failure Realizing we are in process Ricky Dunn and his Demons Realizing your getting old Being able to let go of the last show Sir Lawrence Olivier dealt with it too Careers are a series of ups and downs Magic Pet Peeves Your show needs to grow with you as you age Discovering yourself will lead to an original act Stock lines are robbing you from being present Finding paper for the declaration of independence … and living with no regrets Connect with Chipper at thechipperexperience.com 
Huge thank you to all the producers for sponsoring the show. Love the show? For as little as $1 a month you can BECOME A PRODUCER Leave us a comment or message at abouttobreakpodcast.com Check out CatBeachMusic.com Live Show Tickets and info at Taylorhughes.com/live AUDIO APE Show Control abouttobreakpodcast.com/control  

Cinema Beef
Cinema Beef Podcast #97 : Two Jews and A Nazi Walk Into A Kosher Deli

Cinema Beef

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2018 198:11


The Beef celebrates a high holiday with our salute to one Sir Lawrence Olivier. When Mengele is chilling in South America, he comes up with a plot to kickstart the master race with cloning and a lot of yelling. It’s up to our Oscar winner and Steve Guttenberg to stop his fiendish plan in The Boys From Brazil. Next, when his brother is killed, Babe is thrown into a world of nazi conspiracies and into the clutches of the best Nazi dentist that Jew diamonds can buy in Marathon Man. Finally, Jess Robin fights faith, neck beards and his father’s tears in a selfish struggle to become a super star. Neil Diamond sings and swings in The Jazz Singer.

The Nonprofit Exchange: Leadership Tools & Strategies
How Nonprofit Leaders Commit Brand Slaughter

The Nonprofit Exchange: Leadership Tools & Strategies

Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2017 60:26


David Corbin: Keynote Speaker, Business Adviser, President of Private and Public Corporations, Inventor, Mentor and pretty good guy…..David M. Corbin has been referred to as “Robin Williams with an MBA” because of his very practical, high relevant content speeches coupled with entertaining and sometimes side splitting stories. A former psychotherapist with a background in healthcare, he has served as management and leadership consultant to businesses and organizations of all sizes – from Fortune 20 companies to businesses with less than 1 million – and enjoys the challenges of all. He has worked directly with the Presidents of companies such as AT&T, Hallmark, Sprint as well as the Hon.Secretary of Veterans Administration and others. http://davidcorbin.com Notes from the interview: Why is it important for nonprofits to be clear about their brand? You have a brand. If you don't work at defining it, your audience will. You create an impression by your actions, intent does not stop that. Everything you do adds to the impression you create. Make believe you are always being observed and act accordingly. Audit your service by experiencing your deliverable. Would you do business with your organization? When working with people to build organization framework, when to we focus on brand promise? From the beginning. Why do we exist? Who do we serve? How do we want to be known? What do we really want? Who are we really? Everything we take on needs to fit who we are at the core! Do the Brand Audit right at the beginning(Before you deliver any services or approach anyone)! Team must be fully engaged all the way through. Quality and Clarity Determine Financial Results. Growth must start at an individual level for the organization to grow. People – The only completely renewable resource of any organization! (And the most valuable) Culture is a reflection of leadership! How Do Leaders Keep Our Internal and External Brands Fresh? Integrity – Living the values of the organization. Boss Watching – Biggest Sport! Model the behaviors the brand represents. Transformation consists of a series of small steps, often many of them! It starts with one in a row! Everything counts when it comes to integrity. Leader must lead by example. The Transcript NPC Interview with David Corbin Hugh Ballou: Greetings, this is Hugh Ballou. We are live with the Nonprofit Chat. Today, we have a guest who will bring energy to a lot of different topics tonight. David Corbin is a friend of ours. We have known each other for a number of years. This is the first time we have had a live interview, so welcome and thank you for being here. David Corbin: My pleasure. I'm happy to be a live interview. I hope the other ones weren't dead. What are you trying to say, Hugh? Hugh: You're a live one, man. I like guests to start out by telling people something interesting about yourself. Why do you do what you're doing, and what is your background that gave you… The few times you and I have had some deep conversations, I have really been impressed by the depth and breadth of wisdom that you have on these topics that you talk about. Give us a little paragraph or two about David Corbin. Who are you, and what brought you to where you are today? David: Well, I'm a human being. I'm not a speaker. I'm not an author. I'm not a doctor. I'm a human being, and I play the role of a keynote speaker, inventor, and mentor. I am a guy who loves life. What can I say? If there is a way- As I did yesterday, I had a client fly out from Mexico. The objective overall was for him to be happy, healthy, prosperous, and the like. I am the guy who likes to do that and likes to be that as the extent I can continue to learn and grow. I do all of those things. As you know, you have been in my audience, and I have been in yours. I love to share ideas from a platform. I like to consult with corporations at the highest levels and then solopreneurs. I love to run my 5K every Saturday, and I love to play tennis. I love to hang out in my backyard. I look out there, and I have chickens running around and a turtle in the pool. Life is great. Hugh: You're in San Diego, California. David: I am. Home of Tony Gwynn, the famous Padre. Today I was honored to be invited to the unveiling of his statue in our little town here. I was also with his family at Cooperstown at Baseball Hall of Fame as he was inducted with Cal Ripken. I am in southern California, San Diego. The town is called Poway. Hugh: Love it. The first time we met, we were in Lake Las Vegas, and you had just published Illuminate. You're not an author, but you write some really profound stuff. You actually were in a suit and tie that day. What inspired you to write that book, and what is it about? David: I'll tell you what it's about. It's about facing the reality of situations in our life and our business. You see, I have read the positive mental attitude literature, and I have had the honor of meeting Dr. Norman Vincent Peele and some of the luminaries in positive mental attitude. I am honored to be in the latest Think and Grow Rich book, Three Feet from Gold. Nowhere in that literature does it say ignore negative issues, that we should push them under the carpet as it were. I came to realize that my most successful clients were individuals who had the courage to face those issues, not just accentuate the positive as the song goes. But rather than eliminate the negative, I learned the key is to illuminate the negative in a model that I call “face it, follow it, and fix it.” That is what Illuminate is about. It came from the realization from practical experience, that whether it is a nonprofit, a for-profit, or a for-profit that doesn't intend to be a nonprofit but ends up that way, no matter who it is, the individuals who have the courage and the character to face the problems head-on, that is what I found to be the greatest model, and hence the title of Illuminate: Harnessing the Positive Power of Negative Thinking. Hugh: What I can count on if we are having conversations is the words coming out of your mouth are not what I can expect from anyone else, because David Corbin is one of the most creative people I have ever met. I remember when we were introducing ourselves at CEO Space one time, one person said they were a consultant, and then you came along and said, “I am an insultant,” and I said, “I'm a resultant,” and your head went, Whoosh. At least one time I one-upped you. David: It's on my website now. There is an asterisk at the bottom and says, “Maestro Hugh Ballou, genius extraordinaire.” Hugh: I am honored, David Corbin. I have not seen that. A resultant in a pipe organ is a pipe that is not as long. A sixteen-foot pipe has a certain pitch. They don't have space, so they miter it, and the result is a lower tone from a shorter pipe. We actually create a bigger result without having to be bigger ourselves. We can amplify the sound by what we do. You and I, I love this Illuminate. Two weeks ago, I talked to David Dunworth, who is also an author. He has quoted you. We talked about that. You illuminate a lot of people you maybe don't even know. It's really how we amplify what other people do. I'm just energized by the fact that you're here. You have another book that is new. You've written about brand slaughter. Is that the title? David: It is. I was just on the TV news this week talking about that. It was fun. The guy couldn't get over the title. The concept is- People create their brand based upon their values and the brand promise out to the world. They put a check off and think they're done. Don't stop there. You're either building your brand—you, your employees and everyone else in your organization—or killing it. Nothing is neutral. You are either engaged in brand integrity or engaged in what I call brand slaughter, just like manslaughter in the first, second, or third degree. We can read in the news that people are convicted of manslaughter, but you don't often see people convicted of brand slaughter, except maybe in the case of United Airlines or Pricewaterhousecooper in front of 30 million people after 87 years of great service to the Oscars. I don't know if it's brand slaughter. I think they can recoup from that. However, United Airlines is going to have a hard time coming back from that brand slaughter, wouldn't you agree? Hugh: I would. It's one that got highlighted in a series of really dumb things the airline has done. We're talking to passionate people who are providing amazing value but are limited by how people perceive us. I was talking to someone on a radio interview, and he said, “There is a charity in my area, but I quit giving because I really wasn't sure what was happening.” That is part of our brand promise, who we are and what we stand for. David: That's right. When we look at the organizations that part of our charter is to serve others in an amazing way, and there is no shortage of people in the giving field, those organizations are carrying a lot of weight for the society. They are making a promise out there. By and large, they are delivering. However, there are some actions and behaviors they either are taking or their management/leadership is taking or their front line people are taking—they are taking certain behaviors that are undermining the brand and the promise of the entire organization. It doesn't have to be that way. Look, I have had great experiences on United Airlines. I truly have. I love Gershwin, so when I hear that music, it pus me in a wonderful state. I have met some wonderful people. They are not just a group of dirtbags. However, the one person who carries the credibility and reputation of the organization pulled down the asset value of the corporation, the reputation of the corporation, and created for great humor, “United Airlines put the hospital back in hospitality,” such that Southwest Airlines came out and said, “We beat our competition, not our customers.” That kind of stuff is just going to keep going because of one guy making one bad move. I want to tell the leaders, managers, supervisors, and individuals who are carrying the torch of these organizations to do what I teach in this book called an ABI, an Audit of Brand Integrity. Have every one of your employees take a sheet of paper and write down the values, write down the brand, and then write down the touchpoints they have on a daily basis with the individuals they are touching: a customer, a fellow employee, a vendor. Everyone who is carrying that brand, and that individual looks at their touchpoints and asks themselves, “How does the brand live that touchpoint?” What could I do, what might I do, what should I do, what ought I do to really boost that brand? If the organization, let's say United Airlines because we are picking on them, but I can tell you two of them I experienced today alone. But I focus in on that one. If the CEO said, “Folks, this is our brand. We are doing a brand audit. After you do that audit, come back and tell us examples of how that brand is to live in your head. Maybe even tell us some examples of what you have observed in our organization when we have committed brand slaughter.” There is a statute of limitations. Nobody is going to get busted. But it helps us to see how the brand is alive and well and being fed and nurtured and supported, and on the other side, by the law of contrast, we can see where we have fallen down so we don't fall down that hole again. That would be an amazing solution. I implore everyone who is listening, whether you are running a nonprofit or not—maybe you are going to at some point but now you are a parent or a neighbor or a member of a church or synagogue—and ask yourself: What is your brand? How are you living that brand? I think when we get serious about this, we can't solve everything we face, but we can solve anything unless we face it. This is a way of facing the opportunity of building your brand asset value. I sound like a politician. I am David Corbin, and I endorse that message. Hugh: That's right. Your passion is contagious. Our friend from Hawaii, Eve Hogan, is watching on Facebook. We have a lot of people that we know. David, there are four million 501(c) somethings. There are 10's, 6's, 3's, and government organizations. There are all kinds of tax-exempt organizations. They are charities; they are social benefit organizations. Russell and I are on the campaign to eliminate the word nonprofit. Rather than defining ourselves by what we're not, which is not correct either—we do need to make a profit to make things happen—we are social benefit organizations. We leverage intellectual property. We leverage passion. We leverage the good works and products we have for the benefit of humankind. These nongovernmental organizations that we represent have a bigger job and more important job today than ever before. There is real confusion on the whole branding thing. I want to back up a minute to a question posted a few minutes ago. How can nonprofits eliminate their brand? But I think it's important for them to know why they even need a brand and why it is important to be clear about the brand. It's true for any organization, but we are talking to nonprofits. The reason we have top-level business leaders like you on this series is we need to understand good, sound business principles to install into these organizations that we lead. Why is branding important? How do we illuminate that into the communities that want to support us but need that information? David: Let's just say this. Whether you like it or not, you have a brand. Whether you know it or not, you have a brand. These scanners- I have a scanner over there. It's a Hewlett Packard. It doesn't compare to these scanners. *points to eyes* I have a computer that we're working through. It doesn't compare to this computer .*points to brain* Everyone is walking around with these scanners and this computer, and everything counts. Whether you acknowledge it or not, you are creating an impression from the eye to the brain to the heart to the soul of who you are and what you're doing, whether you believe in it or not. I don't know if you believe in gravity or not, but if you walk off of any building in any town of any city, you are going down. It's an immutable fact. Now, thank you for the concept of the not-for-profit. Why talk about what we're not? That was brilliant. You open up my thinking. I thank you for that. I want to let all of my service providers know that everything that you do is creating an impression, whether you believe in it or not. Could you imagine if I came out and said, “I want to talk about hygiene and important it is?” *while sniffling and rubbing his nose and eyes* That would be absurd. I happen to have a 501(c)3 for anti-bullying called Anti Bullying Leadership Experience. Everything that we do is going to be carrying our mojo of the anti-bullying. Could you imagine if I started yelling at one of my vendors and pouncing on them and playing a power trip with them? That would be the antithesis of everything. The point I want to make is make believe that you are on the stage of a microscope and you are being observed in everything that you are doing because you are. And as soon as the leaders know that, they will start looking at things differently. You drive up to the parking lot, see what the front door looks like, see how you are greeted, and you are watching everything that is going on. God is my judge, I must tell you. Hugh, you know I am putting together a little wedding party for my daughter. I was at two places today, one of which the woman didn't show up to the appointment, and she needed to call me back, and she didn't later. One was a very famous place called L'Auberge Del Mar. It's five-star. When I called to make a room reservation there, I was there for seven and a half minutes before I even found someone. I eventually called the manager who called me back. I said, “I'm going to give you a gift. I would like you to call and try to make a room reservation and get the experience of what that's like.” She did. She called me back and goes, “My goodness, Mr. Corbin. I had no idea.” We need to audit all of these activities. Our service organizations, which do not have an unlimited budget that a lot of corporations might have today, must be efficient, must be effective. The best consultation you can get is from yourself experiencing your deliverables and that which it is you are bringing to the market. I just think that we don't have a lot of wiggle room for error. There is a wonderful book by Andy Grove who started a little company called Intel. You probably haven't heard of it. Andy wrote a book called Only the Paranoid Survive. I don't think he is suggesting that we walk around paranoid. I think he is suggesting a strong and deep introspection into what we are doing and how we are doing it. I want to punch that home. Please, please for the benefit of all whom you are serving and whom you could serve in the future, take this message seriously. Know that you have a brand. Live that brand. Make sure that everyone in your auspices know how they live that brand. Hugh: Those are wise words. Mr. Russell Dennis is capturing sound bites. He is very good at picking out things, and you have given him a lot of fresh meat today. David, you work with a variety of different kinds of clients, some of whom you and I both know. When you are working with them on building out the whole framework of the organization they are launching and growing, at what point do you hone in on this brand image, brand promise, brand identity? At what point in this process do you focus on that aspect? David: I believe strongly with begin in the end in mind. It's more than rhetoric. If you are a service organization, really ask the penetrating questions. 1) Why do we exist, and do we need to exist? 2) Who do we serve, and how do we serve them? 3) How do we want to be known? 4) What do we want somebody to yell over to the fence to their neighbor about our organization? When you have that, you work backwards from that. Business planning takes the existing business and carries it out into the future, but strategic planning envisions the future and works backwards from there. I take a deep dive of visualization. Actually, as you know, I am a graduate of Woodstock. I was there in 1969. So I can say not just visualization, but hallucination. I can really hallucinate on those questions. I just was in front of an audience in Atlanta and said, “What do you want? What do you really want?” I say that to businesses as I do strategic planning. Who are you? Who are you really? Then you know all of that. That is when you contemplate for your brand promise and the reputation that you want to earn because you can't demand it. Then when you do that, you get the confidence to move forward. You now have the gristmill, and everything must go through that. How does it go against our brand? Should we do that? Great, tell us how it fits into our brand. When someone does something that is off-target, how did that dent our brand, and what can we do to prevent that from happening again? In direct answer to your question, do this brand audit right form the get-go. I promise you not only does it give individuals a sense of ownership, but it gives them a sense of confidence because nobody wants to mess it up. In Europe, they take it down to the bottom line. When you ding the brand, you are actually pilfering money from the organization. Isn't that something? Imagine if we really own the brand. No one changes the oil when we rent a car because they don't have ownership. When people know what the brand is in their hands, they take ownership. What happens is when you collaborate with your people, you breed creativity and commitment. Now they are engaged, they are enrolled. Nothing can stop a service organization with passionate, engaged people. That is why I plug what you're doing, Hugh. Hugh: Thank you for that, David. That is such a vivid description of how we can upgrade our performance and upgrade the performance of the organization that we have a huge responsibility for as the leader. Perceiving ourselves as the leader doesn't mean we have to do everything. It does mean we need to be involved in the grassroots of what is going on so we can know what is actually happening. And what you talked about brings to mind that we build relationship with others in the organization. To me, that is the foundation of leadership, and it is also the foundation of communications. You gave the gift to the hotel manager that she didn't have because she was too busy doing the top-level things to get into the minutiae and figure out, Whoa, how do we look to the public? You could go to any big company in America and help them do an audit, and it would bring them immense value, probably within the first 30 seconds of your conversation. Part of what you described is part of this word that you have used, which is such a brilliant framing of how we- Everybody in Synervision is a leader. We lead from different perspectives, and we impact everybody else in the organization. We also represent the brand. We don't know who is going to go wild, like United Airlines. That was such a terrible thing for everybody, but it highlighted an underlying problem. Brand slaughter was what brought it to the fore. I bet that cost United a whole lot of money so far, not to mention future business. Let's take it back to the charities. We are doing work that impacts people's lives, sometimes saving people from drug addition or suicide or insanity. There are a lot of worthy things we are doing. We have elements going on that kill the brand. I love it when you talk about this brand slaughter thing. I'd like to put it back into context in what we're doing with this world of charities and how we need to contain this brand and empower our tribes to represent the brand and not be guilty of brand slaughter. Give us a little more food for thought, especially for charities. I work with churches, synagogues, community foundations, semi-government agencies. I find there is a similarity with everybody, that we are not aware of how the culture is represented by the people, and that brand slaughter is committed in minor ways, but also in bigger ways. I am going to shut up now and let you talk about brand slaughter and why that is so crucial for our charities. David: I look at it this way. I believe that the financial results of any organization is largely dependent on the quality of its people and the clarity of its people. Be it a service organization or otherwise, I believe everyone in the organization should create a circle. I don't mean hands holding. I mean draw a circle, a wheel with a hub and spokes. Every one of those spokes is an essential core job function for that person. If it's a leader, we know some of the spokes are delegation, communication, strategic thinking, and financial management. Those are all spokes. Whatever the position is, if you're an operating room nurse or a development manager for a service organization, you create that wheel and look at the spokes. When you do, you start rating yourself on those spokes. The hub means you're terrible. Outside at the end is a number ten. That is mastery. You get real serious with whoever you are, whatever your job is, and rate yourself on a scale of zero to ten. Where you are an eight or nine, great, pat yourself on the back. That is really cool. But don't stop there. Unfortunately, Americans tend to stop at the immediate gratification. Look at what I'm doing great. We say no. Focus in on the threes, fours, and fives. Set a goal to a six, eight, and nine, and close those gaps. I say that to my brothers and sisters who work in the serious world of service delivery. I mean what we would call service providers and not-for-profits or whatever you want to call them. When you get serious, and you rate yourself on a scale of one to ten in those areas, and you start closing those gaps, magic happens. You know what the magic is? You start building a momentum of growing yourself. You can't grow an organization unless the individuals are growing themselves. You show me an organization that does what I'm talking about: closing the gaps, setting personal goals, and getting more efficient and effective in what they do. I don't care if their building burns down; they could accomplish their mission in a tent. They could do it with dirt floors. They could do it anywhere. The saying is, “Wherever two or more people are gathered in His name, there is love.” Let me tell you. Whenever you have a leadership team and a management team that talks about building their people, the only renewable asset in an organization, no matter what happens, they will win. Every one of the employees increases their asset value. You invoke the law of control. People feel good about themselves in the extent they are moving in the direction of destiny. Their confidence goes up. Their competence goes up. People talk about going down the rabbit hole. Now you are going up this amazing spire into success, achievement, productivity, confidence, peace of mind, and self-esteem. I am passionate about that because I have seen it work. I help it work. I live it myself. I couldn't talk about it if I didn't live it, or else that would be a form of brand slaughter. Hugh: I can validate that. You live out the David Corbin brand. You illuminate the brand. Or you don't do it. You are very serious about being spot-on. You show up fully present. I have been doing the German ice cream thing. I am being Häagen-Dazs Mike. Russell, do you have a comment or a question for our guest tonight? Russell Dennis: It's a lot easier to tear a brand apart than it is to put it together. Look at United. Those guys have been around forever and a day. And in the space of a day, they have torn the whole thing down and trashed a lot of good wealth. It's very easy. Brand is about- it goes beyond a logo. People think of a logo when they think of a brand. It's not the logo; it's what is behind the logo that symbolizes something. I am going to pull a definition out of a book that a very wise man wrote, “The brand as is a tangible expression of top-performing culture comes to life when the elements including the mission are taken off the wall and put into daily action at all levels and through all individuals in the organization.” That is a big mouthful. Hugh: Who is the wise person that wrote that? Russ: Just some guy who is sitting around while we chat. Hugh: David Corbin wrote that. Russ: Brand slaughter, to me, is the ultimate thing. To say this is what we stand for and do something completely different. I think there are some people out there who are scrutinizing and are waiting for somebody to make a mistake. I have seen people do that. You run into those folks in a supermarket. People don't intentionally set out to fail, but it happens. These are things that are talked about in the Core Steps to Building a Nonprofit course. When it's building that foundation, they could lay all those things out. The time to figure out your brand is right at the outset. Who do we serve? What is in our wheelhouse? What do we have? What are we weak at? Where are our gaps? I think you have to hammer those strengths and work with them, but when you have a gap, that is where your recruiting starts. You recruit your advisors, you recruit your board. Or you look for collaborative partners. But you find a way to do it that will stay because everything rides on it. You have to have it all in place. You have to have a solid foundation to start making those plans and do the things that you want to do first. What are we going to do first? There is a big vision. I have been working with Sue Lee. We had a great conversation yesterday. I have also been working with Dennis Cole on his foundation. We are looking at some potential sponsors. We have got some things that we are going to be doing really soon that are interesting, but we are ready to break out and go out there and be a service to people by telling them they don't have to succumb to any bad circumstances they have because of an injury or major illness. You can work around that. The whole brand is about living that and walking that walk. These are pretty courageous young men I am proud to be helping. Hugh: Part of that course where you talked about- David, Russell is helping people bring in revenue to their so-called nonprofits/charities. There is a relevance. Russ, I'd like to get David weigh in on the relevance of this branding and attracting revenue, the income that we really need that is the profit that runs our charity. Russell, I'll bring it back to you in a minute, but you had illuminated some things that I wanted to get David to weigh in on. There is a monetary equivalent to the integrity in our brand that you talked about earlier. David: Yeah. Just as in the strategic planning you are asking yourself who are we serving and why are we serving and how are we serving, when you look at the individuals you are appealing to in business development, you say, “Hey, contribute to us. Support us.” When we are looking at that, we then need to reverse-engineer that. That is what I do in my visualization/hallucination. Why are they contributing? What have they contributed to before? What are they contributing to? What is going to make them feel good? How do they know they are contributing to the right organization after they contribute so they might want to contribute again? When you contemplate the psychology of that, much like you look into why people invest into businesses, you think about those donors. Then you know that the emotional connection- You guys have heard me talk about the mojo factor or the God only knows factor. Why are you contributing to them year after year? God only knows. Would you consider not contributing to them or contributing to someone else? Absolutely not. Why? God only knows. They are not sure what that emotional connection is, but you know the emotional connection. In my case, with the anti-bullying, we are looking at the ramifications of some of these young souls who have been bullied and how it impacts their lives. Individuals who are donating to that might have experienced some bullying before and know the pain they went through, as well as the imaginations throughout their life. We know that now, so we know what the mojo factor is to get that individual to know who we are, what we do, and how and why they might want to invest. When that becomes our brand, when they can see it and feel it and taste it and touch it, which it to say there is energy between what we are doing and what we are saying, from the logo and the color and the actions and our behaviors and our sounds, then when we have that going on, we have this awesome connection. Years ago, some of us are old enough to know about Ma Bell. Remember Ma Bell? And then a company came in called Sprint and they wanted to break that God only knows connection, that amazing connection between Ma Bell. Sprint came in and said. It was MCI. They said, “We are going to beat the price,” and Ma Bell came out and said, “Oh yeah? Make them put it in writing.” Ma Bell, you don't talk like that. Ma? They broke that bond, you see. That is just an example of breaking a bond. When it comes to our organizations who are listening today, the bond is that promise. The two great things that my friend Russell just discussed are 1) it's a lot easier to kill a brand than to build a brand. That is so true. And secondly, among other things Russell shared, there are some people out there who are looking for you to mess up. There is an individual looking for the rabbi to have a ham sandwich. There is an individual who is looking for the such-and-such the wrong way. They are looking for that. Why? Because it is easier to find the fault in others than to take the personal responsibility to build themselves. So when you know that, don't be paranoid. But be a little paranoid and know they are watching you. Not only are people scanning you from a neutral point of view, and those scanning you from a positive point of view, but there are also those naysayers who are looking for you to be hypocritical. They are looking for you to mess up. That is when I say have everybody lockstep in knowing what is our promise and behaving that way. You can't go after fund development and not be the brand, or you are wasting your time. Hugh: Whoa. So Russell, I have interrupted you. Were you formulating a question? We are two thirds of the way through our interview, and we are getting into the nitty-gritty. Did you have a really hard question to stump our guest with tonight? Russ: There is no stumping David. It just follows in with what I was saying. The fourth step of building a high-performance nonprofit is to be able to communicate that value that you bring to everybody you come into contact with. You have people that work in the organization. You have donors. You have people who get your services. You need to know how to do it with everyone. With people who are working with you internally, you have to set an expectation so people know exactly what they are signing up for. Understand that you are not everybody's flavor, but you are some people's flavor. When you talk to organizations or donors or people who are going to support you, here is the reality of anything you undertake: There is going to be some risk associated. If you walk in and tell them, “Everything is going to be peachy,” when you are in the service mind-frame or an entrepreneur, we can be hopeless optimists a lot of times. It has been my experience that a lot of things take twice the money, time, and effort they are going to take because we go in with those good intentions. We have to be fully transparent, especially if we discover we have some problems or snags implementing the project. The time to talk about that is as soon as you discover it and look at it and say, “Well, we may not be where we quite want to be.” Up front, transparent. Illuminate as David has talked about. That is a book that is on my shelf. I love that book. I read the thing in one sitting. A lot of people want to cover up. Or human egos want to make us look good. When we are in the business of trying to help people with some serious societal problems, you have to get the ego out of the way. That is hard to do. It makes it difficult to get organizations to collaborate or talk to one another. I have seen a lot of that, too. My philosophy is that you can get a hell of a lot done if you are not hung up on who gets the credit. It is an uphill climb often, but I think the landscape is changing a little bit. People are going into business with a socially benefited mind. They create business structures like the LLC and the B-corp and the benefit corporations. We are seeing a lot of these social enterprises crop up. People can not only make a profit but can also do some good. It's all about doing some good, but there are certain things we have to look at. It has to be run efficiently and effectively, but it doesn't matter what your tax stamp says. Hugh: There is a comment on Twitter: “Doing what you love, loving whom you serve, believing that your nonprofit is vital. I knew too many whose hearts aren't in…” That's interesting. David, do you want to respond to Russ before we go to the final set of questions here? David: Well, a couple things that come to mind. Something that you had said earlier, Hugh, and something that Russell just said. I'll start with Russell. Yes, you need to face the issue. Face a lot of issues. Look at what happened. Happily, there will be lemonade coming out of this lemon on the United Airlines. Not for that doctor, but he will get a huge settlement. That is not what he wanted. I think the industry is shifting now. I read somewhere that Southwest Airlines has changed their model around overselling seats. Sometimes it takes this type of situation for people to learn, and then they shift. A lot of people don't really appreciate their life or family until God forbid maybe a near-death experience, and that is what wakes them up. I say practice safety in driving before then, don't wait for a near-death experience. Start contemplating for the potential issues or challenges that might happen in your organization before it happens. That is the part of roleplaying what could/might happen. What could possibly happen in this situation? Those are the types of things. Don't be a negative nelly. Don't get me wrong. The government has something called Sarbanes-Oxley that says the corporation has the fiduciary responsibility to anticipate, predict, and prepare for a natural disaster. It makes good sense. You don't have to mandate that to me as a business owner. Of course, if I am manufacturing a car, I want to make sure that if the person who creates my rearview mirrors goes down, I am still going to be able to meet the needs of my organization, my shareholders, my staff, my employees. Of course I am going to do that. I don't need regulation. For crying out loud, I don't even need the Americans with Disabilities Act, which is to provide reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities. For crying out loud, that is just good sense. It is just good sense. Plus it is the right thing to do. But be that as it may, we need to face the issue before it happens. Oh by the way, be prepared for facing the issue after it happens. So Mr. President of United Airlines, anticipate if a problem goes down how you are going to handle it. Don't say he was only following procedure. There was a guy in Nazi Germany who used to say that, too. I was just following procedure. I hate to make an extreme example, but I make a point following procedure. Following procedure, pulling a guy off, breaking his teeth. Come on. To say that is just ridiculous. What Pricewaterhouse did after they had a big brouhaha in front of 33 million people, they had 87 years of doing the job really well. What happened after that is they came back and apologized. They said Mea culpa. Just like the Japanese corporate executives did if a plane goes down, they resign. They take personal responsibility. But what Pricewaterhouse did is they said: It was our responsibility, and we apologize. We are looking into it. We want to congratulate those people on camera, including Jimmy Kimmel, for handling it elegantly. Even bringing a little humor into it. We apologize from the bottom of our hearts—I am paraphrasing here—and we will get to the bottom of this. We will let you know what happens so it never happens again. You see, that ding wasn't brand slaughter. It was kind of like getting a ticket for tinted windows or a light being out. I believe we are going to forgive them after a while, but it will be hard to forgive United Airlines after they issued responsibility and took that cheap ticket out. I'm piggybacking off some of the comments you made earlier. I think it's an important point. Anticipate what can go wrong. It doesn't require legislation for that; it requires common sense. Then practice. Practice so it comes out naturally. Sir Lawrence Olivier said the key to acting is spontaneity, which is the result of long, hard, tedious practice. I say practice. Hugh: I could hear you talk all night, David. I think people would be with us this long. There are people listening to you with lots of focus. We could all reframe our own leadership. The question we threw out for people to think about is from the leadership position. My forty years of conducting, I know that what the orchestra and the choir sees is what I get. The culture is a reflection of our leadership. Representing the brand internally helps them represent the brand externally. My question to you is, in this whole spirit of illuminating- I don't know about you, but I find some leaders who have more blind spots than awareness on the impact they are having on the brand externally and internally. You can do your own inventory, but I don't think we can. We need to illuminate with some outside, impartial person asking us the right questions. David, how can a leader, especially one that has been in a position for a while, keep it fresh and illuminate our own representation of our brand internally and externally? David: I think it's about integrity. Integrity is a powerful word. It's thrown around. But integrity, the leader living the values of the business. I can't ask you to do what I'm not willing to do. They say one of the biggest sports in life is soccer, but I don't think that's true. I think the biggest sport in life is boss-watching. Seriously. I really think that. They set the culture. They set the pace. To the extent they are leading with honor and integrity, with the values and behaviors and all. I talk about illuminate, face it, follow, and fix it. One time, instead of getting out of the shower and running past the mirror, I stopped. I didn't quite like what I saw, and I saw a guy who was 40-50 pounds overweight. I thought, My goodness. How dare I talk about illuminate if I don't face it. I faced it. I am asking everyone, every leader, to face: Are you living in integrity? I followed it. I found out why I was gaining weight. I was having a glass of wine or two every night, and it brought my blood sugar down. I would eat anything that was there. There are sardines and chocolate syrup. Looks great! And then I'd go to sleep. I didn't realize I was training to be an athlete. There is an athlete who drinks alcohol and eats a lot of food at night, and that athlete is called a sumo wrestler. I was training to be a sumo wrestler. I couldn't be a leader of Illuminate and be that hypocritical. The fix it was to take small steps and make some transformation. I ask my leaders, my brothers and sisters who are leaders, to get serious. I walked into an association that has to do with diabetes, and I saw a big Coke machine there. I look at some of our organizations who are in the health industry, and they are not healthy. I did a lot of work with a company. I won't tell you the name of it, but it rhymes with Schmaiser Permanente. They are talking about their model called Thrive. And I look at some of their employees, and they are out of integrity. I say, “Don't talk about thrive. You are better off saying nothing. When I see the word ‘thrive' and see people who are grossly unhealthy, I know you are hypocritical. I wonder where else you are cutting corners. I don't like that.” Everything counts. Everything counts. I scan, I think, I feel. Maybe below the line of consciousness. But if it is not in integrity, I am not donating my time and my money to you. I am going to move on to someone who is. Any business, any organization, the leader must lead by example. When she falls down, she says, “Mea culpa. You know what. I fell down. I apologize for that. Here is my plan.” The feminization of business today is so important. Authenticity comes with that, and a lot of drive. When we have the character to say, “Whoops, I messed up, wow, that is a big difference,” that is leadership. Leadership is real. Vulnerability, authenticity, those are just words. They are being overused, but they are real. Get serious about that. Hugh: You are preaching our song. We preach that leadership is influence. We get to choose if we influence positively or negatively. Those are good parting words, but I am going to give you the chance to do a wish or thought or tip for people as we leave. I want to recognize that they can go to davidcorbin.com. David Corbin leaps over tall buildings. Do you really run a 5K every Sunday? David: Every Saturday when I am in town. Hugh: Wow. And you went to Woodstock? You know who else was there? David: My brother David Gruder. Hugh: Yes, he was at Woodstock. You and I are contemporaries. I am a little older than you are. I have never had anybody on this interview series take a sound bite from Rhapsody in Blue. He is a modern-day Renaissance man with many skills. David Corbin, you are indeed a blessing to a lot of people, but tonight, to Russ and me for sharing this great stuff with so many charities. As we are winding up this really powerful interview, David, what is a parting thought or tip you'd like to leave with these amazing leaders that are making such a difference in people's lives? David: I would express my gratitude for their passion, for their hard work. It is difficult today. Service organizations, it seems as though they are being told to jump through hoops and then they make the hoops smaller and then they set the hoops on fire. It's not easy. We need to attract people to volunteer and donate and work for our noble mission. Every morning, I wake up. My hands and knees are on the ground like our Muslim brothers, and I give thanks and gratitude every single morning. I want to give gratitude to those of you who are taking the rein and doing this amazing work, this social work. I thank you for that. I deeply hope that some of these ideas might help you be more effective, more efficient, and more joyous and confident in what you do. Thank you for what you do. Hugh: David Corbin, special words indeed. Thank you for sharing your wisdom with so many people. Your words will live on. Thanks so much for being with us. David: Thanks, brother. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Movie Date Night
Episode 21: Rebecca

Movie Date Night

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2016 71:36


For her Halloween pick, Lauren goes to the master of suspense Alfred Hitchcock with his award winning film Rebecca. Together we discuss how to deal with an extremely overbearing housekeeper, the hot and cold personality of Sir Lawrence Olivier and the immense power and influence of a character who isn’t even in the film. Music: http://www.bensound.com

Don't Be So Dramatic!!
Sir Derek Jacobi - Off the Record - 18

Don't Be So Dramatic!!

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2014 57:55


This week we bring you an inspiring live talk with Sir Derek Jacobi. Listen as Sir Derek discusses how it all started: working in the Birmingham Rep, with Sir Lawrence Olivier at the beginning of the National Theatre and how luck played it’s part throughout his career. Hear the highs, the lows and and everything in between.

Commentary Monthly Monday
Two True Freaks - Episode 383 - Commentary Monthly Monday - Dracula (1979)

Commentary Monthly Monday

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2013 149:22


This month the Freaks dig up a neglected Halloween classic! John Badham's 1979 adaptation of DRACULA starring Frank Langella, Sir Lawrence Olivier and Donald Pleasance. This moody film often seems to get lost in the vast sea of vampire movies, and it's a shame. With great acting, cinematography and a haunting and majestic score by John Williams, you just can't go wrong! So smear yourself head to toe with garlic, sit down with your crucifix (but only if you BELIEVE) and your bat-swatter and check it out! In addition to the movie, the Freaks answer letters, receive Dracula and Frankenstein Fotonovels and an embarrassing amount of comic book swag that they have to shout out! LET HALLOWEEN BEGIN!Feedback for this show can be sent to: commentary@twotruefreaks.comTwo True Freaks! is a proud member of BOTH the Comics Podcast Network (http://www.comicspodcasts.com/) and the League of Comic Book Podcasts (http://www.comicbooknoise.com/league/)!! Follow the fun on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/113051642052970/ THANK YOU for listening to Two True Freaks!!

Two True Freaks! 2
Two True Freaks - Episode 383 - Commentary Monthly Monday - Dracula (1979)

Two True Freaks! 2

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2013 149:22


This month the Freaks dig up a neglected Halloween classic! John Badham's 1979 adaptation of DRACULA starring Frank Langella, Sir Lawrence Olivier and Donald Pleasance. This moody film often seems to get lost in the vast sea of vampire movies, and it's a shame. With great acting, cinematography and a haunting and majestic score by John Williams, you just can't go wrong! So smear yourself head to toe with garlic, sit down with your crucifix (but only if you BELIEVE) and your bat-swatter and check it out! In addition to the movie, the Freaks answer letters, receive Dracula and Frankenstein Fotonovels and an embarrassing amount of comic book swag that they have to shout out! LET HALLOWEEN BEGIN!Feedback for this show can be sent to: commentary@twotruefreaks.comTwo True Freaks! is a proud member of BOTH the Comics Podcast Network (http://www.comicspodcasts.com/) and the League of Comic Book Podcasts (http://www.comicbooknoise.com/league/)!! Follow the fun on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/113051642052970/ THANK YOU for listening to Two True Freaks!!

Commentary Monthly Monday
Two True Freaks - Episode 383 - Commentary Monthly Monday - Dracula (1979)

Commentary Monthly Monday

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2013 149:22


This month the Freaks dig up a neglected Halloween classic! John Badham's 1979 adaptation of DRACULA starring Frank Langella, Sir Lawrence Olivier and Donald Pleasance. This moody film often seems to get lost in the vast sea of vampire movies, and it's a shame. With great acting, cinematography and a haunting and majestic score by John Williams, you just can't go wrong! So smear yourself head to toe with garlic, sit down with your crucifix (but only if you BELIEVE) and your bat-swatter and check it out! In addition to the movie, the Freaks answer letters, receive Dracula and Frankenstein Fotonovels and an embarrassing amount of comic book swag that they have to shout out! LET HALLOWEEN BEGIN!Feedback for this show can be sent to: commentary@twotruefreaks.comTwo True Freaks! is a proud member of BOTH the Comics Podcast Network (http://www.comicspodcasts.com/) and the League of Comic Book Podcasts (http://www.comicbooknoise.com/league/)!! Follow the fun on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/113051642052970/ THANK YOU for listening to Two True Freaks!!

Two True Freaks! 2
Two True Freaks - Episode 383 - Commentary Monthly Monday - Dracula (1979)

Two True Freaks! 2

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2013 149:22


This month the Freaks dig up a neglected Halloween classic! John Badham's 1979 adaptation of DRACULA starring Frank Langella, Sir Lawrence Olivier and Donald Pleasance. This moody film often seems to get lost in the vast sea of vampire movies, and it's a shame. With great acting, cinematography and a haunting and majestic score by John Williams, you just can't go wrong! So smear yourself head to toe with garlic, sit down with your crucifix (but only if you BELIEVE) and your bat-swatter and check it out! In addition to the movie, the Freaks answer letters, receive Dracula and Frankenstein Fotonovels and an embarrassing amount of comic book swag that they have to shout out! LET HALLOWEEN BEGIN!Feedback for this show can be sent to: commentary@twotruefreaks.comTwo True Freaks! is a proud member of BOTH the Comics Podcast Network (http://www.comicspodcasts.com/) and the League of Comic Book Podcasts (http://www.comicbooknoise.com/league/)!! Follow the fun on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/113051642052970/ THANK YOU for listening to Two True Freaks!!

Cultural Exchange
Jodi Picoult

Cultural Exchange

Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2013 18:44


Jodi Picoult, the American author whose books, including My Sister's Keeper have sold 14 million copies worldwide, chooses an American classic from 1936: Margaret Mitchell's Pulitzer Prize winning novel Gone with the Wind. Presented by John Wilson Includes selected clips from the BBC archive: The story of the publication of Gone with the Wind; memos from producer David O Selznick on the production and casting of the movie adaptation; Vivien Leigh and Sir Lawrence Olivier starring in Caesar and Cleoptra and Antony and Cleopatra and Leigh's biographer Hugo Vickers on the breakdown of her marriage. Full details of the archive can be found at http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p016p5mb/profiles/jodi-picoult