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Riverside Chats
227. Joel Damon on Getting Uncomfortable with Art

Riverside Chats

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2025 51:00


Joel Damon is an artist, curator and co-founder of the Project Project gallery space in South Omaha. Damon was previously on the show in 2022, in conversation with Tom Knoblauch.Damon is a painter and designer who gained recognition for organizing independent visual art exhibitions for local artists. He was the curator of the Bemis Underground, the Bemis Center's former space dedicated to regional artist exhibitions, before its closure in 2014. The experience pushed him to open Project Project in 2014 with Josh Powell. Located at 18th and Vinton Streets in South Omaha, Project Project is entirely volunteer-run and hosts new visual art exhibitions each month as well as concerts and other public events, all of which are free. This summer, Damon is relocating to Berlin, Germany to work at a gallery and publishing company and pursue life as a missionary,  Damon will also present the Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist Lecture at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 31 via Zoom. His lecture is presented by the University of Nebraska–Lincoln's School of Art, Art History & Design.Damon is in conversation with Michael Griffin about Damon's entry into curation and art exhibition and how he makes space for other artists in Omaha.

Riverside Chats
218. An Inside Look at the Show With Courtney Bierman

Riverside Chats

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2025 51:17


It's our 200th episode, and we're doing something a little different this week. In this episode, Michael Griffin is in conversation with producer Courtney Bierman. A quick note on episode numbers: if you're listening to the podcast version of this show, you'll notice it lists this episode as number 218. That's because show creator Tom Knoblauch started the count when Riverside Chats was a series of live conversations in Benson. We're counting from the first episode that played on KIOS airwaves in 2020. Bierman, an Omaha native, graduated from the University of Kansas in 2019 with degrees in journalism and film. While at KU, she served as the arts and culture editor for the University Daily Kansan and completed a summer internship at KCUR, Kansas City's NPR member station. She joined KIOS in 2020 and hosts programming every weekday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.. In addition to Riverside Chats, she produces the local shows Faturday Omaha, Lives and The Entertainment. Bierman also works weekends at Film Streams. You can find her behind the concessions counter at either location, and she'd love it if you said hello. Bierman and Griffin discuss the behind-the-scenes production process in radio, the organizational structure of KIOS, and whether it is too late for her to become a film critic.

Riverside Chats
214. Erin Feichtinger on the State of Nebraska Politics

Riverside Chats

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2024 51:50


Erin Feichtinger is policy director of the Women's Fund of Omaha. In this episode, she's in conversation with Tom Knoblauch about history (in which she has a Ph.D. from Loyola University Chicago) and politics, including Governor Pillen's vision for Nebraska and how it's panning out after a contentious state legislative session. This episode was recorded before the 2024 general election. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/riversidechats/support

KIOS at the Movies
Tom Knoblauch discusses Mexican Noir with Daniela Michel & Alexander Payne

KIOS at the Movies

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2024 5:00


Tom Knoblauch discusses Mexican Noir with Daniela Michel & Alexander Payne.

Riverside Chats
198. Matthew Wurstner on the TikTok Ban

Riverside Chats

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2024 51:00


Attorney Matthew Wurstner returns to the show for a conversation with Tom Knoblauch about the legality of the United States' attempts to ban TikTok if it isn't sold by its Chinese parent company ByteDance. Originally aired 6-24-24 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/riversidechats/support

Riverside Chats
187. Matthew Wurstner on Precedent and the Supreme Court

Riverside Chats

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2024 52:08


Today's episode features a conversation between Tom Knoblauch and Matthew Wurstner, an attorney from Omaha, Nebraska. If you've ever watched Supreme Court proceedings, a word that you've heard a lot is "precedent." How much does precedent matter? How much should we revere the standards of the past, and how much should we look to rewrite the rules of the future? These questions don't have firm answers, but people have strong opinions about them — particularly in an age of gridlocked Congress and a historically empowered Supreme Court. Matthew Wurstner is back on the show to discuss the concept of precedent. What is it? Where does it come from? What are the arguments for and against it? Wurstner is a partner at the law firm Carlson Blakeman in Omaha. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/riversidechats/support

Riverside Chats
182. Dr. Erin Feichtinger on the Roots of Political Dysfunction

Riverside Chats

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2024 53:29


If you follow Omaha politics, you likely know Dr. Erin Feichtinger--or at least her tweets. Feichtinger has a PhD in history and currently serves as policy director at the Women's Fund of Omaha, and she has made it a mission to shine a light on the details, drama, and triumphs of our local power structures. In this time of political dysfunction, often at the national and the local level, Feichtinger talks with Tom Knoblauch about what history can offer us to understand today and what all of this means for the future. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/riversidechats/support

It's the Pictures
164: Alex Garland with Tom Knoblauch

It's the Pictures

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2024 78:55


Max and John are joined by guest Tom Knoblauch to talk about the movies written and directed by Alex Garland.  Did we see Men? Are we excited by Civil War? Listen and find out.  itsthepicturespodcast.com itsthepictures.substack.com Download the episode today and tweet at John and Max (@itsthepicpod). Like the show? Review us on iTunes! We are also available on Stitcher, Spotify, and more. Opening: "The Fire" by Dan_Mantau (c) 2022 - http://ccmixter.org/files/Dan_Mantau/64603 Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) Closing: Pixie Pixels (featuring Kara Square) by spinningmerkaba (c) copyright 2016 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/jlbrock44/53778  Additional comments? Email us: itsthepictures@gmail.com

Riverside Chats
181. Tony Bonacci on the Long Road to 'The Headliner'

Riverside Chats

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2024 54:04


Filmmaker Tony Bonacci previously appeared on the show when his acclaimed short, The Headliner, made festival rounds in 2018. Even then, he was adamant that he would turn that story into a feature alongside the short's writer, Christine Burright, and its star, Darrick Silkman. Several years and one global pandemic later, he has. Bonacci's feature film debut, also titled The Headliner, is premiering on Saturday March 2nd at ⁠this year's Omaha Film Festival⁠. On this week's show, Bonacci talks with Tom Knoblauch about putting the feature together and what to expect at this year's Omaha Film Festival premiere. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/riversidechats/support

KIOS at the Movies
The Instrument in Six Movements

KIOS at the Movies

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2024 5:00


Today on KIOS at the Movies, guest host Tom Knoblauch, of “Riverside Chats” and “The Entertainment,” sits down with Joshua LaBure to discuss his latest film, “The Instrument in Six Movements,” set to premiere at Benson Theatre on February 23rd.

Riverside Chats
170. Theodore Wheeler on 'The War Begins in Paris' and What it Means to be an Antifascist Author

Riverside Chats

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2023 54:03


Countless times on this show, guests have told stories about getting into politics or made new art or even rethouth their lives in relation to the seismic shift that was 2016. On today's show, Theodore Wheeler is in conversation with Tom Knoblauch about how that year and its anxieties led him to write The War Begins in Paris--an antifascist novel about friendship, family, propaganda, and foreign correspondents in Europe in the lead-up to World War II. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/riversidechats/support

Riverside Chats
167. Ratboys' Julia Steiner on 'The Window,' How to Sequence an Album, and the Always-Shifting Music Landscape

Riverside Chats

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2023 53:00


The funny thing about genres like alt, punk, indie is that there was a point when these things were directly in opposition to something mainstream and corporate, but then somewhere along the way they became styles and aesthetics that could also be mainstream. It's not always clear what it means to be alt-rock or alt-country these days or even how to listen to an album in the streaming age where our music habits are changing so rapidly all the time. On today's show, Tom Knoblauch is in conversation with Julia Steiner, whose band Ratboys just released a new album called The Window, about the always-shifting music landscape, the construction of an album, and how she developed her unique style over the past decade. Ratboys will be playing at the Reverb Lounge on October 19th. Tickets can be found here. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/riversidechats/support

Riverside Chats
165. Josh Weixelman and Greg Gale on the State of Nebraska Filmmaking and What to Expect at This Year's Flatwater Film Festival

Riverside Chats

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2023 53:00


The Flatwater Film Festival is an annual event committed to bringing together established and first-time filmmakers from across the state of Nebraska to celebrate their art by providing a non-competitive platform that showcases their work, to develop a strong community that promotes inspiration and support, and ultimately to foster the next generation of Nebraska filmmakers. The 2023 festival will be held October 6-8 at the historic Rivoli Theatre in downtown Seward, NE. On today's show, Tom Knoblauch talks with festival founders Joshua Weixelman and Greg Gale about the state of Nebraska's film scene, how it has changed over the past two decades, and what to expect at this year's Flatwater Film Festival. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/riversidechats/support

Riverside Chats
163. Jack Gould on the Influence of Lobbyists and Special Interest Groups within the Nebraska Legislature

Riverside Chats

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2023 53:00


Money is nice, right? It's fun to buy things. But there are contexts where you'd hope that the equation is more complicated than dollar equals result, like medicine or politics. In particular, Nebraska has been the focus of several concerns about the line between money and political results. Today Jack Gould from Common Cause Nebraska is in conversation with Tom Knoblauch about the influence of lobbyists and special interest groups in our state legislature--as well as what can be done to improve the problems of money in our politics. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/riversidechats/support

Riverside Chats
161. Kurt Andersen on America's Inflection Points and His New Dystopian Comedy 'Command Z'

Riverside Chats

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2023 53:00


Last year, author, screenwriter, and host of Studio 360 Kurt Andersen joined Riverside Chats to discuss his two volume explanation of America, Fantasyland and Evil Geniuses. In that conversation, he mentioned that he was working on a third part to this series, which would be fictional. He wouldn't give away any details at the time, but it turns out that he was working on Command Z, a new 8 part web series directed by Steven Soderbergh. The show follows a team from the 2050s who can transport their consciousnesses back into people today to try to reverse the trends leading to catastrophes of climate, economics, income inequality, and more. Today Andersen is back in conversation with Tom Knoblauch about how the series came to be, what Soderbergh could bring to the Andersen's diagnosis of the American present, and then how a show like this can impact viewers in a bleak political environment. All episodes of Command Z are available now at commandzseries.com. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/riversidechats/support

Riverside Chats
160. A Conversation with Tim Heidecker(s)

Riverside Chats

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2023 53:00


If you've ever had Adult Swim on at night and wondered what in the world you're watching, there's a good chance you've seen something created by Tim Heidecker. He got his start making bizarre sketch series like Tim and Eric's Awesome Show, Tom Goes to the Mayor, and On Cinema. Since then, he's appeared in several movies, such as Us, Bridesmaids, and The Comedy and he's extended his On Cinema universe into the film Mister America and a new subscription service called the Hei Network. His latest turn in a multifaceted career is to a live tour–but maybe not quite in the way you'd expect. Half of his show has him in character as a bumbling, awkward comedian failing to connect with the audience. Then the rest of the show is genuine, authentic music written by Heidecker and performed with his Very Good Band. Today Heidecker is in conversation with Tom Knoblauch about artifice and authenticity, how he harnesses both, and the decision to bundle them in his Two Tims Tour, which you can see at the Admiral on August 23. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/riversidechats/support

Riverside Chats
159. Takeaways from the Turbulent 2023 Nebraska Legislative Session with Wes Dodge

Riverside Chats

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2023 52:59


Nebraska prides itself on its Unicameral, which in theory reduces partisanship by forcing cooperation and moderation. That is, unless it doesn't. In the headlines from this year's legislative session, a common concern was whether partisanship had finally overtaken the body. Was this a breaking point? A sign of the future? Just a fluke year? It can be difficult to tell in a vacuum, so today's show has Tom Knoblauch in conversation with attorney Wes Dodge to parse through what happened, why it happened, and what it means for Nebraska going forward. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/riversidechats/support

Riverside Chats
158. Geitner Simmons on the Efficacy of Parody in a World Run by Self-Parodists

Riverside Chats

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2023 52:59


Satire uses exaggeration to critique something about the world we live in, but what happens if the world is crazier than any satirist can come up with? How does one parody, as Kurt Andersen has put it, "the greatest self-parodists of all time"? On today's show, Tom Knoblauch is in conversation with Geitner Simmons, author of the new book, Android Run, a sci-fi thriller with a heavy dose of satire to discuss the societal role of fiction, journalism, and the pervasive absurdity no one can escape. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/riversidechats/support

Riverside Chats
154. Daniel Knowles on the History, Economics, and Culture of Cars—and Envisioning a World without Them

Riverside Chats

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2023 53:32


In the Midwest, we love our cars: fast cars, big cars, small cars, loud cars, quiet cars, different cars for different occasions like shoes. Car culture, in other words, is often indistinguishable from Midwest culture, and has been for so long that it feels natural. But what if it's not? On today's show, Daniel Knowles makes the case that cars are ruining the world while making us unhappy and unhealthy—the subject of his new book, Carmageddon: How Cars Make Life Worse and What to Do About It. Talking with Tom Knoblauch, Knowles outlines the rise of cars around the world, their economic and health impacts, how this warps the design of cities, and what it might look like to envision a future reliant on public transportation. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/riversidechats/support

Riverside Chats
150. Eliza Knight on Historical Fiction as Reclamation of the Overlooked in Her New Novel 'Starring Adele Astaire'

Riverside Chats

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2023 53:32


Because Nebraska has been the birthplace of a relatively small number of Hollywood legends, you end up hearing the same names over and over again. And one name anyone listening to this has likely heard of, whether or not they've watched the movies, is Fred Astaire. Astaire was born in Omaha in 1899 and went on to star on stage and screen in a number of highly acclaimed musicals and Hollywood's Golden Age, such as Top Hat and Swing Time. What you may not know is that Fred Astaire had a sister, Adele Astaire, who was also a successful dancer. On today's show, Tom Knoblauch is in conversation with Eliza Knight, whose new novel is Starring Adele Astaire, delving into the life and career of this often overlooked historical figure. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/riversidechats/support

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Ep 70 – Dollars to Doughnuts

Ecolution - RTÉjr

Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2023 30:00


Today we talk money. Who has it and how does it impact on our world? With Sociologist Rory Hearne, doughnut economics expert RoisIn Markham, environmentalist Duncan Stewart, PDST young economist Tom Knoblauch and our brilliant Brain Trust.

Riverside Chats
147. Megan Tady on Writing, Grief, and Her New Novel 'Super Bloom'

Riverside Chats

Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2023 53:32


Audiences are very concerned with genres–is it a comedy? Is it drama? Is there sci-fi? Especially when it comes to works of art that emulate life, it can be difficult to say our lives fit into neat genres. Life is often difficult, funny, scary, and sweet–sometimes within a few hours. Today Megan Tady is in conversation with Tom Knoblauch about her new book, Super Bloom, which balances tragedy, humor, and insight on how we move forward and reinvent ourselves through art. The book follows massage therapist Joan Johnston, who is grieving the death of her boyfriend as she works at an iconic Vermont spa and finds a way forward through writing, and it is available now wherever you get books. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/riversidechats/support

Riverside Chats
146. Ethan Warren on the Craft, Legacy, and Apocrypha of Filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson

Riverside Chats

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2023 53:32


Paul Thomas Anderson may be one of the last American auteurs. The term, which means author in French, grew out of the French New Wave and eventually made its way to America by the 1960s where the director asserted control and authorship over his–and it often was his–films. The concept has come to represent a kind of rebellion against the corporate content machine, a lone, independent cowboy of authenticity in the arts. And yet today, while the theory is still around, it's difficult for a filmmaker to sustain commercial viability as a brand while the film industry finds itself shifting in the streaming age. On today's show, Ethan Warren, whose new book is The Cinema of Paul Thomas Anderson: American Apocrypha, is in conversation with Tom Knoblauch about the changing landscape of American cinema, the legacy of Paul Thomas Anderson, who directed films like There Will Be Blood, Phantom Thread, and Boogie Nights, and what his influence on the medium might be going forward. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/riversidechats/support

Riverside Chats
145. Why Nebraska Should Be Concerned about Brain Drain with Dr. Josie Schafer

Riverside Chats

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2023 53:00


It's not unusual among educated Nebraskans to hold the expectation that, if you're an ambitious young person in this state, you'll leave. This is within a moment where, over the past decade, the Nebraska Examiner has reported that “more people have continued to leave than enter Nebraska from other states, and the loss is heavily those with an education level of at least a bachelor's degree.” Today Dr. Josie Schafer, director of the Center for Public Affairs Research at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, is in conversation with Tom Knoblauch about her research on Nebraska's concerning demographic trends, the root causes of brain drain, and what steps may be taken to mitigate concerns as job requirements shift over the coming decades. Later in the show, Joshua LaBure reviews 'Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda.' --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/riversidechats/support

Riverside Chats
144. Crista Eggers on the Long Fight for Medical Cannabis Legalization in Nebraska

Riverside Chats

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2023 53:00


In Nebraska, it's extremely common to be late to the party as far as pretty much all social trends go--or to miss the party entirely. But medical uses of marijuana have been legalized in 37 states, and it looks like the movement has a kind of national momentum that Nebraska will continue to grapple with in the years to come. We've seen proponents of medical marijuana produce ballot measures and introduce bills at the legislature for nearly a decade now. The fight isn't going away. So what is the deal with medical cannabis? Today Crista Eggers is in conversation with Tom Knoblauch about being an activist for medical marijuana here in a state whose officials often oppose and attack the concept. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/riversidechats/support

Riverside Chats
143. Jay Jackson on Saving the Country Through Decent Discourse

Riverside Chats

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2023 53:00


A lot of media is not especially interested in discourse. You see a lot of dramatic headlines and hours of “What's the guy mad about today?” but today Jay Jackson, attorney and author of the new book Decent Discourse: Saving Your Country By Loving Your (Wrong) Neighbor, is in conversation with Tom Knoblauch about the value of true conversation. Jackson sees a way to solving our polarized climate, and then the problems that a polarized climate cannot solve, through being decent. His book on the subject is available now. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/riversidechats/support

Riverside Chats
141. Matt Wynn on the State of Journalism in the Social Media Age and Using the News to Build Community

Riverside Chats

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2023 53:53


In 2023, journalism exists in this precarious space, driven by clicks and corporate ownership and punditry–none of which are new, but, in the social media age, what constitutes news at all has become a source of conflict. On today's show, Matt Wynn, who previously worked at the Omaha World Herald and USA Today and more recently co-founded the Flatwater Free Press, is in conversation with Tom Knoblauch about the state of journalism, both in general and here in Nebraska, as well as what he sees for the future of the news. Check out the Flatwater Free Press here. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/riversidechats/support

Riverside Chats
140. Michael Griffin on '27 Club' and Merging the Hard Questions with Comedy

Riverside Chats

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2023 53:53


Many episodes of this show grapple with the question of how to get people to care about issues and to inform themselves? Or really how do you get them to want to when they can instead find limitless entertainment all around them, accessible at all times from their pockets? On today's show, Michael Griffin is in conversation with Tom Knoblauch about merging the hard questions with entertainment through his comedy. His new special, 27 Club, was filmed at Culxr House and is available now on YouTube. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/riversidechats/support

Riverside Chats
138. The Magic of Live Music with the Omaha Symphony's Maestro Ankush Kumar Bahl and VP of Artistic Administration Dani Meier

Riverside Chats

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2023 53:53


Music is everywhere. It's hard to imagine that there was a point where you couldn't constantly listen to music, a time before recordings of music even existed. But there's something in our brains that can't resist rhythm and harmony and the way music makes us feel. Today director of the Omaha Symphony Maestro Ankush Kumar Bahl and VP of Artistic Administration Dani Meier are in conversation with Tom Knoblauch about the power of music and what you can expect this year at the Omaha Symphony, including a world premiere from Grammy nominated composer Andy Akiho on March 17 and 18th honoring Omaha's own world-renowned visual artist Jun Kaneko. Tickets are available here. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/riversidechats/support

Riverside Chats
137. Sean Doolittle on the Cultural Fascination with Billionaires, the Urge to Disconnect, and His New Novel 'Device Free Weekend'

Riverside Chats

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2023 53:53


Billionaires are all over our media right now, such as HBO's The White Lotus or recent hit films like Knives Out and Glass Onion, which combine the troubles of the ultrawealthy with the whodunit. Today Sean Doolittle is in conversation with Tom Knoblauch about his new novel, Device Free Weekend, in which seven friends and one eccentric billionaire go on an all-expenses paid reunion on a private island where no phones, tablets, or laptops are allowed. Quickly it becomes clear that their old friend Ryan has something unthinkable planned and it's up to the six of them to stop him before the world changes forever. Device Free Weekend is available now wherever you get books --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/riversidechats/support

Riverside Chats
135. Wes Dodge Gives an Overview of the Current Debates and Proposals at the Nebraska State Legislature

Riverside Chats

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2023 53:53


The Nebraska State Legislature is back in session. This is often a chaotic moment where it can be difficult have a good sense of what the agendas at play really are–what is being debated, how initial proposed legislation evolves over the course of a session, or what all of the implications are of what is passing. So Wes Dodge is back today in conversation with Tom Knoblauch to parse through the current state of the legislature, what we might expect to pass this session, and how you can get involved by contacting your representative. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/riversidechats/support

Riverside Chats
134. Jon Lauck on the Overlooked Cultural Story and Influence of the Midwest

Riverside Chats

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2023 53:53


This show is ostensibly about the Midwest. The culture we create. The culture we consume. The way culture leads to art, to politics, and to history. But the Midwest can be a squishy concept without obvious shape or definition. Jon Lauck hopes to change that through his work contextualizing the overlooked cultural story and influence of the Midwest. He teaches history and political science at the University of South Dakota and is the author of The Good Country: A History of the American Midwest. In this conversation with Tom Knoblauch, Lauck outlines his mission to establish a new historical discourse grounded in fair readings of the American past by locating a middle ground in the center of the country. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/riversidechats/support

Riverside Chats
132. Mixed Media Artist Jeff Sedrel on Art's Efficacy and the Eternal Appeal of Flowers

Riverside Chats

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2023 53:53


Mixed media artist Jeff Sedrel has a series of floral paintings in an exhibition at the Garden of the Zodiac Gallery through January 29. He was a 2017 Fellow at the Union for Contemporary Art under a collaborative multimedia project with Noah Sterba called Slowed Soul. Sedrel was nominated for two Omaha Entertainment and Arts Awards in 2020. His recent work has also been featured at Project Project, Landlock Gallery and the Michael Phipps Gallery, where he exhibited with Holly Kranker. Today he and Tom Knoblauch discuss his process, the efficacy of art in today's digital world, and why he felt compelled to focus on flowers for his latest work. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/riversidechats/support

KIOS at the Movies
KIOS at the Movies: White Noise

KIOS at the Movies

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2023 5:00


Today, on KIOS at the Movies, Joshua LaBure is joined by, Tom Knoblauch, of Riverside Chats to discuss the new Netflix film from Noah Baumbach, White Noise based on the 1985 Don DeLillo novel of the same name.

Riverside Chats
131. Ja Keen Fox Proposes a Philosophy of Romantic Activism to Overcome Political Stasis

Riverside Chats

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2023 54:53


If you've been listening to Riverside Chats for a while, you've heard conversations with a lot of people running for office. Some of them got elected. A lot didn't. The kind of people who want this platform, to have an hour on the radio, are often ones looking to break into the political scene or to move from a lower level to something more prominent. But Nebraska, just like the country at large, often instead reelects incumbents. So though this show has highlighted many visions for a significantly changed Nebraska (and country in general), the truth is that things mostly look the same here year after year. So why is that? Today, Ja Keen Fox returns for a conversation with Tom Knoblauch about his theory of romantic activism, the lessons he has learned from organizing and working in the community in a time of Democratic defeat, and what he sees as the way out of Nebraska's political stasis. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/riversidechats/support

Riverside Chats
130. Jody Keisner on Channeling Anxiety, Ritual, and Identity into Memoir in ‘Under My Bed'

Riverside Chats

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2022 54:53


Jody Keisner's new memoir Under My Bed is an exploration of anxiety, control, fear, and ritual. Keisner teaches at the University of Nebraska at Omaha and is from rural Nebraska, which sets the stage for the central ritual of the book: checking under her bed to make sure she was safe. In this conversation with Tom Knoblauch, Keisner discusses anxiety, memoirs, self-exploration, and her writing process. Under My Bed is available now wherever you get books. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/riversidechats/support

Riverside Chats
129. Tim Guthrie on Craft, Boredom, and Art as a Gateway to Critical Thinking

Riverside Chats

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2022 54:53


Tim Guthrie is a visual artist, art professor at Creighton, and an award winning filmmaker. His work has been included in collections at the Boise Art Museum, the Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art, the Plemmons Collection of Contemporary Art, and the Leigh Lane Edwards Collection of Contemporary Art. His documentary, Missing Piece, which chronicles his own grieving process after the death of his wife, has garnered significant attention and awards across the globe. In conversation with Tom Knoblauch on today's show, Guthrie discusses all of this along with his installations Extraordinary Rendition and Nuclear Dichotomies in his broader project of using art to both explore his reaction to the world around him and inspire critical thought. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/riversidechats/support

Riverside Chats
125. Kurt Andersen on America's Inherent Pull toward Fantasyland, the Evil Geniuses Who Weaponize It, and a Future Diverged from the Status Quo

Riverside Chats

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2022 54:53


Many episodes of this show grapple with the perhaps unanswerable question: why is America the way it is? Is there something inherent in American culture that answers where we're going? Kurt Andersen has been exploring the nature of American culture throughout his varied career, from co-founding Spy Magazine, writing for Time and The New Yorker, writing several novels, hosting the public radio show Studio 360, and most comprehensively through his recent two volume history of America: Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire and Evil Geniuses: The Unmaking of America. He's here today in conversation with Tom Knoblauch about his intellectual journey and the answers he has found in both our fantasies and our histories—and what this means for America's future. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/riversidechats/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/riversidechats/support

Riverside Chats
124. A Guide to Ballot Initiatives 433 with Terrell McKinney and 432 with Heather Engdahl

Riverside Chats

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2022 54:53


Ballot initiatives can be a pain to read and to put in context, so today's show is an in-depth look at two of the initiatives on this year's ballot, 433 and 432: their scope, the reasons why they made the ballot, and what it means for Nebraska if they pass or fail. In the first part of today's show, Maria Corpuz talks with Senator Terrell McKinney about Initiative 433, which would incrementally increase the state's minimum wage from $9 to $15 by 2026. Then, Tom Knoblauch talks with Heather Engdahl, director of voting rights at Civic Nebraska, about Initiative 432, which would amend Article I of the Nebraska Constitution to require voters to present valid photo identification in order to vote. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/riversidechats/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/riversidechats/support

Riverside Chats
123. Deborah Neary Explains What the Nebraska State Board of Education Does, What It Doesn't Do, and What She Hopes for in a Second Term

Riverside Chats

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2022 52:53


Last year, a petition circulated which would replace the Nebraska State Board of Education, Education Commissioner, and Nebraska Department of Education with a new, ambiguous Office of Education, which would be accountable directly to the Governor. It didn't pass, but it's not the first time this idea has been floated here, and such proposals have passed in states like Oregon. But what is the Nebraska State Board of Education? Who is on it? What do they do? Today, Deborah Neary is here in conversation with Tom Knoblauch to tell her story and explain what the function of the Board is–as well as her vision for its future if she is reelected to her seat this November. Later in the show, Jared Charles reviews David Gordon Green's new 'Halloween' trilogy. Check out his writing here: theburrowreviews.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/riversidechats/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/riversidechats/support

Riverside Chats
122. Matthew Wurstner Explains Ballot Initiatives, the History Behind Them, and How They're Weaponized

Riverside Chats

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2022 52:53


If you've ever voted before, you probably were really excited or scared about a couple of candidates at the top of the ballot. We talk all the time on this show about how a healthy democracy requires some investment in the less splashy stuff lower on the ballot too–like the county attorney or municipal board director–but another element of the ballot that can cause headaches for the average, not particularly nerdy voter is the section with initiatives. Ballot initiatives are often written in dense, complex syntax that make it difficult to decipher what exactly you're voting for. Even if you understand the basic argument, it's not always clear what their implications are or how voting either way will affect you. So we thought it'd be worth taking a show to dissect to talk about that annoying, boring section of the ballot that you'll see this November. Matthew Wurstner is back on the show, talking with Tom Knoblauch about the concept of ballot initiatives, Nebraska's history with them, and what made the cut this year. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/riversidechats/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/riversidechats/support

Cinematic Heartland: A Filmmaking Podcast
Ep 105: Tom Knoblauch – Moving Parts

Cinematic Heartland: A Filmmaking Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2022 57:51


Omaha, Nebraska native Tom Knoblauch sits down with us on this edition of Cinematic Heartland: A Filmmaking Podcast to discuss his newly released feature film Moving Parts which is available on Amazon Video. He tells us about his company Aksarben Creative as well as his projects with Yankee Deer Media and what he covers on his Riverside Chats. On top of everything else he does, he is also an author of two novels. And we probably mention the film Ishtar more in this episode than any other podcast in the last 10 years.

Friday Live Extra | NET Radio
Extra: Randy Bretz, Tom Knoblauch, and Patton Oswalt

Friday Live Extra | NET Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2022 37:50


This week on the "Friday LIVE Extra" podcast: author Randy Bretz; filmmaker Tom Knoblauch; and an extended interview with comedian Patton Oswalt.

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Friday Live | NET Radio
Extra: Randy Bretz, Tom Knoblauch, and Patton Oswalt

Friday Live | NET Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2022 37:50


This week on the "Friday LIVE Extra" podcast: author Randy Bretz; filmmaker Tom Knoblauch; and an extended interview with comedian Patton Oswalt.

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Riverside Chats
1. Cameron Logsdon on Comedy and Finding Creativity in Omaha

Riverside Chats

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2019 55:58


Cameron Logsdon joins host Tom Knoblauch to discuss comedy, creativity, and culture in Omaha. This conversation was held at the Benson Theater in front of a live audience. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/riversidechats/message

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Riverside Chats
Comedian Cameron Logsdon

Riverside Chats

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2019 55:10


Cameron Logsdon joins host Tom Knoblauch to discuss comedy, creativity, and culture in Omaha. Riverside Chats is a collaboration between the The B Side of Benson Theatre and Aksarben Creative to host community conversations with notable Omahans.

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Riverside Chats
Loomings Archive: Ben Matukewicz

Riverside Chats

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2018 66:22


Ben Matukewicz and Tom Knoblauch tell the story of their first film, Almost a Weekend, and working under a mumblecore philosophy in Omaha.

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Midnight FrightCast
Prairie Lights Film Festival 2018

Midnight FrightCast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2018 150:26


The guys from Midnight Fright Films spent the weekend at the 2018 Prairie Lights Film Festival, an event that celebrates Nebraska filmmakers. They had the chance to sit down with the festival staff and several directors/filmmakers to talk about their films and their love of the craft.Guests include: Mat Kister, Mark Popejoy, Benito Garcia, Kat Walsh, Peter O'Brien, Ben Matukewicz, Tom Knoblauch, Jeremy Lebash, and Logan Davis.Please Subscribe, Rate, and Review the Midnight FrightCast to help more people discover us, and possibly to win some cool merchandise!Follow us!Twittter: @MFrightCastInstagram & FaceBook: MidnightFrightCast

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Omaha Talks
Omaha Talks - Episode 29 - Tom Knoblauch of Aksarben Creative

Omaha Talks

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2018 57:40


We sit down with Tom Knoblauch of Aksarben Creative and talk about his new film Green on Green. We also find out his love for film, The Nebraska film scene, and more!

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