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2 episodes with William Steig
The path to bringing the iconic ogre to the screen was fraught with difficulties, but in the end Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson were able to capture something special from the book SHREK! By William Steig. In episode 349, join Luke Elliott & James Bailey as they relive a childhood classic, embrace true body positivity, explore the lost version of the movie starring Chris Farley, ask how effectively the movie conveys its themes, and finally cast their votes on which is ultimately the better version: the book or the movie? Pickup Shrek! by William Steig at the Ink to Film Bookshop! https://bookshop.org/shop/inktofilm Support Ink to Film on Patreon for bonus content, merch, and the ability to vote on upcoming projects! https://www.patreon.com/inktofilm Ink to Film's Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Bluesky (@inktofilm) Home Base: inktofilm.com Luke Elliott Website: www.lukeelliottauthor.com IG: https://www.instagram.com/lpelliott/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@lpelliott Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/luminousluke.bsky.social James Bailey Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/jamebail.bsky.social IG: https://www.instagram.com/jamebail/
It's going to be a Shrek-tastic Summer at Elkhorn Community Theatre! What's summer without a fun musical full of magic, music, and a whole lot of ogre-sized fun? Get ready for laughs, love, and larger-than-life characters as Elkhorn Community Theatre proudly presents Shrek the Musical! With a cast of 64 talented performers, this family-friendly production promises to lift your spirits and steal your heart. We had the chance to catch up with Co-Directors Jessica Pulte and Jack O'Connell, along with stars: John Celesky as the lovable Shrek, Hunter Sieckmeyer as the comically villainous Lord Farquaad, and Elliot Brummond as the hilarious Donkey! Whether you're young, young-at-heart, or just a big fan of fairy tales with a twist, come join us for an unforgettable musical adventure. Don't miss your chance to experience this Shrek-tacular show! Grab your tickets now and let your summer start with a roar! Shrek the Musical is a musical with music by Jeanine Tesori, Book and Lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire. It is based on the 2001 DreamWorks Animation film Shrek, along with elements of its sequels: Shrek 2, Shrek Forever After and William Steig's 1990 book Shrek. The original Broadway production opened in December 2008 and ran until January 2010. It toured from 2010 to 2013. It had several nominations and wins for a Tony, Drama Desk Award, as well as the Tony and Laurence Oliver Award. ELKHORN COMMUNITY THEATRE CONTACT INFO Website and Tickets: https://elkhorncommunitytheatre.org/ ASL Performance: June 29th at 2pm Performance Dates: June 20-22 & 27-29 Summer Camp for Kids Grade 3 through 8 - Performance of Shrek for Kids, (free) June 27th. Elkhorn South High School, 20303 Blue Sage Pkwy, Omaha, NE LISTEN TO THE PLATTE RIVER BARD PODCAST Listen at https://platteriverbard.podbean.com or anywhere you get your podcasts. We are on Apple, Google, Pandora, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Podbean, Overcast, Listen Now, Castbox and anywhere you get your podcasts. You may also find us by just asking Alexa. Listen on your computer or any device on our website: https://www.platteriverbard.com. Find us on You Tube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCPDzMz8kHvsLcJRV-myurvA. Please find us and Subscribe!
Giuseppe Castellano talks to author and long-time New Yorker cartoonist, Michael Maslin, about the reasons why Michael chronicles the history of cartooning; what differentiates a cartoonist and an illustrator; what “being there” means for cartoonists… and illustrators; and more.To learn more about Michael and Inkspill, visit michaelmaslin.com.Artists mentioned in this episode include: Liza Donnelly, Roz Chast, Roxie Munroe, Jack Ziegler, Laurent de Brunhoff, Peter Arno, Helen Hokinson, Charles Addams, James Thurber, Barbara Shermund, Robert Crumb, Sam Gross, David Sipress, Whitney Darrow Jr., John Cuneo, Syd Hoff, Ludwig Bemelmans, William Steig, James Stevenson, Edward Frascino, Barney Tobey, Saul Steinberg, Ed Koren, Ilonka Karasz, Alan Dunn, Mary Petty, Mischa Richter, Ed Sorel, Frank Modell, Rea Irvin, Christoph Niemann, Pearl Mann If you find value in this podcast, you can support it by subscribing to our best-selling publication, Notes On Illustration, on Substack. Among other benefits, you will gain access to bonus episodes we call “Extra Credit”. | Visit illustrationdept.com for offerings like mentorships and portfolio reviews, testimonials, our alumni showcase, and more. | Music for the podcast was created by Oatmello.
Mother in the Wild reads "Amos & Boris" by William Steig.You can support us and the author by purchasing your very own copy here: https://amzn.to/3EZIPMtAs Amazon Influencers we are eligible to earn on qualifying orders.Become a Premium Monthly Subscriber to get* a 20% discount on Requests + Dedications *OPT-IN for EMAILS!* have your child greeted in the other episodes we publish* be invited to attend a monthly livestream Storytime on zoom with Mother in the Wild *OPT-IN for EMAILS! (These have been such beautiful, connective events…a wonderful way for listeners to meet us one-one-one!) Your support means the WORLD to us!)Click on the link below being sure to "opt-in" for emails so we can contact you to learn your children's names, offer you the discount code + send you the zoom link.https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mother-in-the-wild/subscribeWe appreciate you so much!
2:26:34 – Frank in New Jersey and NYC, plus the Other Side. Topics include: 22nd anniversary of The Overnightscape, show history, numerology, Penny Farthing, Stoic 2, The Dark Yellow Radio, The Sidetrack, expensive vegan bagel to celebrate, Bryant Park, C D B! by William Steig (1968), quantum random numbers, Wi-Fi light bulbs, Indian lunch, sitting at […]
2:26:34 – Frank in New Jersey and NYC, plus the Other Side. Topics include: 22nd anniversary of The Overnightscape, show history, numerology, Penny Farthing, Stoic 2, The Dark Yellow Radio, The Sidetrack, expensive vegan bagel to celebrate, Bryant Park, C D B! by William Steig (1968), quantum random numbers, Wi-Fi light bulbs, Indian lunch, sitting at […]
Shrek, le célèbre ogre du film d'animation éponyme de DreamWorks sorti en 2001, est connu pour son apparence massive, son visage carré et ses traits distinctifs qui rappellent étrangement ceux de Maurice Tillet, un catcheur français du début du XXe siècle. Cette ressemblance frappante a conduit à une théorie persistante selon laquelle Shrek pourrait être inspiré de ce personnage historique réel. Qui était Maurice Tillet ? Maurice Tillet, surnommé « L'Ange Français », est né en 1903 en Russie avant de s'installer en France après la Révolution russe. Doté d'une intelligence remarquable et parlant plusieurs langues, Tillet menait une vie ordinaire jusqu'à ce qu'il développe une acromégalie, une maladie endocrinienne rare provoquant une croissance excessive des os, en particulier du visage, des mains et des pieds. Cette transformation lui donna une apparence hors du commun, avec des traits exagérément marqués qui lui valurent de nombreux surnoms. Malgré son apparence imposante, Maurice Tillet était décrit comme un homme gentil et cultivé. Il s'est tourné vers le catch professionnel dans les années 1930, où sa stature impressionnante lui permit de devenir une véritable star aux États-Unis. Son visage expressif, son corps massif et sa popularité en ont fait une figure marquante du sport-spectacle. La ressemblance avec Shrek Lorsque le film Shrek est sorti, de nombreux observateurs ont immédiatement noté les similitudes entre l'ogre vert et Maurice Tillet. Ces ressemblances ne sont pas seulement physiques (visage large, nez épaté, oreilles proéminentes et menton marqué), mais aussi dans l'histoire du personnage. Tout comme Tillet, Shrek est souvent mal compris à cause de son apparence, mais se révèle être un individu sensible et intelligent. DreamWorks n'a jamais officiellement confirmé que Maurice Tillet a servi de modèle pour Shrek, affirmant que le personnage est une adaptation du livre pour enfants de William Steig publié en 1990. Cependant, les comparaisons visuelles et les anecdotes circulant sur Internet ont alimenté cette théorie, la rendant très populaire auprès des fans et des amateurs d'histoire du catch. Bien que l'origine exacte du design de Shrek reste floue, la ressemblance frappante entre Maurice Tillet et l'ogre de DreamWorks suggère qu'il n'est peut-être pas une pure invention. Tillet, avec son apparence unique et son parcours de vie hors du commun, incarne bien l'idée que l'on peut être différent tout en ayant un grand cœur, une morale qui résonne parfaitement avec le message du film. Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.
Giuseppe Castellano talks to Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist, Jules Feiffer, about the early years of his life and career; how Maurice Sendak and William Steig changed his approach to illustration; why failure is not to be feared; and more.
In two new children's books, characters discover worlds of adventure just outside their doorsteps. Trevor Noah's first picture book, Into the Uncut Grass, is about a young boy and his teddy bear who wander outside the boundaries of their home into unknown territory. The story, illustrated by Sabina Hahn, is about exploring the internal world of a child's imagination and bridging disagreements and differences. In today's episode, Noah speaks with NPR's Ayesha Rascoe about how children can begin to grasp the interior lives of their parents and how humor can be a way to process reality. Then, librarian and author Travis Jonker and illustrator Matthew Cordell join Rascoe for a conversation about their new book, The Ship in the Window. They said the book was inspired by a real-life model ship Jonker spotted at a neighbor's house. In the interview, Jonker and Cordell discuss other references for the book, including the work of author William Steig and the book's vintage-inspired color palette.To listen to Book of the Day sponsor-free and support NPR's book coverage, sign up for Book of the Day+ at plus.npr.org/bookofthedayLearn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Soutenez nous sur PatreonForfait 3€ épisode en accès anticipé sans pubForfait 5 € épisode en accès anticipé sans Pub + Accès aux Podcasts Exclusifs Sacré connerie qu'est la nostalgie, cette espèce de filtre que nous avons devant les yeux qui planque les défauts d'un souvenir lié à un jeu, un film, un livre qui est dans l'état vraiment flingué ou s'empire d'année en année, nous l'avons vu avec l'affreux hook dans le dernier numéro, mais est ce que le chef d'oeuvre postmoderne des studios Dreamworks est protégé par la nostalgie ou est finalement un excellent film, c'est ce que nous allons essayer de déterminer dans ce podcastBasé sur le livre SHREK ! sorti en 1990 de William Steig auteur de livre pour enfants et anciennement illustrateur pour The New Yorker. Produit par Dreamworks avec un budget ric rac de 60 millions de dollars soit deux fois moins que son concurrent direct Pixar qui produit Monstre et compagnie la même année avec un budget de 115 millions de dollars. Au poste de réalisateur, nous avons Andrew Adamson, un animateur 3D depuis les débuts de Dreamworks et futur réal du Monde de Narnia, accompagné de l'animatrice Vicky Jenson qui taffe chez Dreamworks depuis le début et aussi ancienne animatrice chez Disney, future réal de Gang de requins.Il était une fois, dans un marais lointain, un ogre au nom de Shrek doublé par Mike Myers en vo et Alain Chabat en vf qui voit sa précieuse solitude brisée par une invasion de personnages de contes de fées agaçants. Ils ont tous été bannis de leur royaume par le méchant Lord Farquaad. Il va devoir faire équipe avec l'âne interprété par Eddie Murphy et Med hondo en vf pour aller sauver la princesse Fiona doublé par Cameron Diaz en Vo et Barbara tissier en Vf.Soutenez nous sur PatreonForfait 3€ épisode en accès anticipé sans pubForfait 5 € épisode en accès anticipé sans Pub + Accès aux Podcasts Exclusifs La liste de la Shitlist sur Senscritiquehttps://www.senscritique.com/liste/la_shitlist/3657768?La liste de la Shitlist sur Letterboxd par WongKarWaifuhttps://boxd.it/pQN3eSoutenez nous sur PatreonForfait 3€ épisode en accès anticipé sans pubForfait 5 € épisode en accès anticipé sans Pub + Accès aux Podcasts Exclusifs Si vous souhaitez soutenir ou aider notre Podcast Shitlist gratuitementNous vous demandons simplement de mettre des commentaires 5 étoiles avec un joli commentaire sur Apple Podcasts, Itunes ou Podcast Addict en vous remerciant par avance. Par ailleurs vous avez toujours la possibilité de nous envoyer vos suggestions de sujet pour qu'on en parle dans l'émission à l'adresse suivante shitlistpodcast@gmail.comEnregistré en live sur notre chaîne twitch ABONNEZ-VOUS ! Rattrapez le live sur notre chaine youtubeNe ratez aucun numéro, suivez-nous sur Twitter et Instagram Chroniqueur.e.es : Marvin MONTES et présenté par Luc LE GONIDECHost : Luc LE GONIDECMusique Jean Baptise BLAISMontage et mixage son : Luc LE GONIDEC Obtenez les Podcasts exclusifs et sans pub Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.
For this week's sequel-centric offering, we're off to the Kingdom of Far Far Away for 2004's, Shrek 2! Despite being on the older end of the millennial spectrum, we both had a good time with this movie, helped in great part by some stiff cocktails! Written by William Steig, Andrew Adamson, and Joe Stillman. Directed by Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury, and Conrad Vernon. Starring, Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, and Antonio Banderas. The Cocktail: 2oz Vodka 1oz Midori .5oz Cointreau .25oz Lemon juice .25oz Stambecco Top with soda water
Kaley and Taylor discuss William Steig's "Shrek" and compare it to its movie adaptation. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tbwbpodcast/support
Diane and Sean discuss the best movie of all time (fight us), Shrek 2. Episode music is, "Holding Out For a Hero", by Frou Frou from the OST.- Our theme song is by Brushy One String- Artwork by Marlaine LePage- Why Do We Own This DVD? Merch available at Teepublic- Follow the show on social media:- IG: @whydoweownthisdvd- Tumblr: WhyDoWeOwnThisDVD- Follow Sean's Plants on IG: @lookitmahplants- Watch Sean be bad at video games on TwitchSupport the Show.
(0:00) Intro.(1:27) About the podcast sponsor: The American College of Governance Counsel.(2:14) Start of interview.(3:30) Mary's "origin story." (5:32) Her start as a whistleblower lawyer at Philips & Cohen. The advent of US Whistleblower reward programs (CFTC, SEC, IRS, Transportation, Treasury, and DOJ soon).(7:50) The Theranos case and her representation of Tyler Schulz.(14:02) More about the SEC Whistleblower Program. (24:52) The Facebook (Meta) case and her representation of Frances Haugen. On the rise of whistleblowers in Silicon Valley: The Tech Worker Handbook (created by Ifeoma Ozoma, a whistleblower at Pinterest). The Silence No More Act (CA SB 331). Reference to Mark MacGann, the Uber whistleblower.(31:00) On the health hazards to whistleblowers. Reference to New England Journal of Medicine article on impact in whistle-blowers in cases of major health care fraud. Unfortunate death of Boeing Whistleblower. The Personal Toll of Whistle-Blowing (New Yorker Magazine).(37:52) On FCPA cases, and role of whistleblowers in foreign corruption enforced by the SEC and DOJ. Reference to the Billion Dollar Whale book.(47:19) Future trends on whistleblower cases and corporate governance practices (elevation of Chief Compliance Officers).(50:50) Advice to board members: embrace whistleblowers and encourage speaking up. Reference to this study: Evidence on the Use and Efficacy of Internal Whistleblowing Systems.(52:37) Books that have greatly influenced her life: children books by William Steig (inspired her parenting).(53:17) Her mentor: Lisa Foster.(54:53) Quotes that she thinks of often or lives her life by: "The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice." (Martin Luther King, Jr)(55:53) An unusual habit or absurd thing that she loves.(56:18) The living person she most admires: whistleblowers generally, "I call them Truth Tellers and Up Standers".Mary Inman is a partner at Whistleblower Partners LLP, a new boutique law firm specializing exclusively in representing whistleblowers under the various U.S. whistleblower reward programs. You can follow Evan on social media at:Twitter: @evanepsteinLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/epsteinevan/ Substack: https://evanepstein.substack.com/__You can join as a Patron of the Boardroom Governance Podcast at:Patreon: patreon.com/BoardroomGovernancePod__Music/Soundtrack (found via Free Music Archive): Seeing The Future by Dexter Britain is licensed under a Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License
In this fantastic recent episode from our colleagues at Novel Dialogue, Sheila Heti sits down with Sunny Yudkoff and John to discuss her incredibly varied oeuvre. She does it all: stories, novels, alphabetized diary entries as well as a series of dialogues in the New Yorker with an AI named Alice. Drawing on her background in Jewish Studies, Sunny prompts Sheila to unpack the implicit and explicit theology of her recent Pure Colour (Sheila admits she “spent a lot of time thinking about …what God's pronouns are going to be” )–as well as the protagonist's temporary transformation into a leaf. The three also explore how life and lifelikeness shape How Should a Person Be. Sheila explains why “auto-fiction” strikes her as a “bad category” and “a lazy way of thinking about what the author is doing formally” since “the history of literature is authors melding their imagination with their lived experience.” if you enjoyed this Novel Dialogue crossover conversation, you might also check out earlier ones with Joshua Cohen, Charles Yu, Caryl Phillips, Jennifer Egan, Helen Garner and Orhan Pamuk. Mentioned in this Episode: By Sheila Heti: Pure Colour How Should a Person Be? Alphabetical Diaries Ticknor We Need a Horse (children's book) The Chairs are Where the People Go (with Misha Glouberman) Also mentioned: Oulipo Group Autofiction: e.g. Ben Lerner, Rachel Cusk, Karl Ove Knausgard Craig Seligman, Sontag and Kael George Eliot, Middlemarch Clarice Lispector (e.g. The Hour of the Star) Kenneth Goldsmith Soliloquy Willa Cather , The Professor's House (overlap of reality and recollection): “When I look into the Æneid now, I can always see two pictures: the one on the page, and another behind that: blue and purple rocks and yellow-green piñons with flat tops, little clustered houses clinging together for protection, a rude tower rising in their midst, rising strong, with calmness and courage–behind it a dark grotto, in its depths a crystal spring.”) William Steig, Sylvester and The Magic Pebble. Listen and Read: Transcript: 6.6 Overtaken by Awe: Sheila Heti speaks with Sunny Yudkoff Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network
In this fantastic recent episode from our colleagues at Novel Dialogue, Sheila Heti sits down with Sunny Yudkoff and John to discuss her incredibly varied oeuvre. She does it all: stories, novels, alphabetized diary entries as well as a series of dialogues in the New Yorker with an AI named Alice. Drawing on her background in Jewish Studies, Sunny prompts Sheila to unpack the implicit and explicit theology of her recent Pure Colour (Sheila admits she “spent a lot of time thinking about …what God's pronouns are going to be” )–as well as the protagonist's temporary transformation into a leaf. The three also explore how life and lifelikeness shape How Should a Person Be. Sheila explains why “auto-fiction” strikes her as a “bad category” and “a lazy way of thinking about what the author is doing formally” since “the history of literature is authors melding their imagination with their lived experience.” if you enjoyed this Novel Dialogue crossover conversation, you might also check out earlier ones with Joshua Cohen, Charles Yu, Caryl Phillips, Jennifer Egan, Helen Garner and Orhan Pamuk. Mentioned in this Episode: By Sheila Heti: Pure Colour How Should a Person Be? Alphabetical Diaries Ticknor We Need a Horse (children's book) The Chairs are Where the People Go (with Misha Glouberman) Also mentioned: Oulipo Group Autofiction: e.g. Ben Lerner, Rachel Cusk, Karl Ove Knausgard Craig Seligman, Sontag and Kael George Eliot, Middlemarch Clarice Lispector (e.g. The Hour of the Star) Kenneth Goldsmith Soliloquy Willa Cather , The Professor's House (overlap of reality and recollection): “When I look into the Æneid now, I can always see two pictures: the one on the page, and another behind that: blue and purple rocks and yellow-green piñons with flat tops, little clustered houses clinging together for protection, a rude tower rising in their midst, rising strong, with calmness and courage–behind it a dark grotto, in its depths a crystal spring.”) William Steig, Sylvester and The Magic Pebble. Listen and Read: Transcript: 6.6 Overtaken by Awe: Sheila Heti speaks with Sunny Yudkoff Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this fantastic recent episode from our colleagues at Novel Dialogue, Sheila Heti sits down with Sunny Yudkoff and John to discuss her incredibly varied oeuvre. She does it all: stories, novels, alphabetized diary entries as well as a series of dialogues in the New Yorker with an AI named Alice. Drawing on her background in Jewish Studies, Sunny prompts Sheila to unpack the implicit and explicit theology of her recent Pure Colour (Sheila admits she “spent a lot of time thinking about …what God's pronouns are going to be” )–as well as the protagonist's temporary transformation into a leaf. The three also explore how life and lifelikeness shape How Should a Person Be. Sheila explains why “auto-fiction” strikes her as a “bad category” and “a lazy way of thinking about what the author is doing formally” since “the history of literature is authors melding their imagination with their lived experience.” if you enjoyed this Novel Dialogue crossover conversation, you might also check out earlier ones with Joshua Cohen, Charles Yu, Caryl Phillips, Jennifer Egan, Helen Garner and Orhan Pamuk. Mentioned in this Episode: By Sheila Heti: Pure Colour How Should a Person Be? Alphabetical Diaries Ticknor We Need a Horse (children's book) The Chairs are Where the People Go (with Misha Glouberman) Also mentioned: Oulipo Group Autofiction: e.g. Ben Lerner, Rachel Cusk, Karl Ove Knausgard Craig Seligman, Sontag and Kael George Eliot, Middlemarch Clarice Lispector (e.g. The Hour of the Star) Kenneth Goldsmith Soliloquy Willa Cather , The Professor's House (overlap of reality and recollection): “When I look into the Æneid now, I can always see two pictures: the one on the page, and another behind that: blue and purple rocks and yellow-green piñons with flat tops, little clustered houses clinging together for protection, a rude tower rising in their midst, rising strong, with calmness and courage–behind it a dark grotto, in its depths a crystal spring.”) William Steig, Sylvester and The Magic Pebble. Listen and Read: Transcript: 6.6 Overtaken by Awe: Sheila Heti speaks with Sunny Yudkoff Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literary-studies
In this fantastic recent episode from our colleagues at Novel Dialogue, Sheila Heti sits down with Sunny Yudkoff and John to discuss her incredibly varied oeuvre. She does it all: stories, novels, alphabetized diary entries as well as a series of dialogues in the New Yorker with an AI named Alice. Drawing on her background in Jewish Studies, Sunny prompts Sheila to unpack the implicit and explicit theology of her recent Pure Colour (Sheila admits she “spent a lot of time thinking about …what God's pronouns are going to be” )–as well as the protagonist's temporary transformation into a leaf. The three also explore how life and lifelikeness shape How Should a Person Be. Sheila explains why “auto-fiction” strikes her as a “bad category” and “a lazy way of thinking about what the author is doing formally” since “the history of literature is authors melding their imagination with their lived experience.” if you enjoyed this Novel Dialogue crossover conversation, you might also check out earlier ones with Joshua Cohen, Charles Yu, Caryl Phillips, Jennifer Egan, Helen Garner and Orhan Pamuk. Mentioned in this Episode: By Sheila Heti: Pure Colour How Should a Person Be? Alphabetical Diaries Ticknor We Need a Horse (children's book) The Chairs are Where the People Go (with Misha Glouberman) Also mentioned: Oulipo Group Autofiction: e.g. Ben Lerner, Rachel Cusk, Karl Ove Knausgard Craig Seligman, Sontag and Kael George Eliot, Middlemarch Clarice Lispector (e.g. The Hour of the Star) Kenneth Goldsmith Soliloquy Willa Cather , The Professor's House (overlap of reality and recollection): “When I look into the Æneid now, I can always see two pictures: the one on the page, and another behind that: blue and purple rocks and yellow-green piñons with flat tops, little clustered houses clinging together for protection, a rude tower rising in their midst, rising strong, with calmness and courage–behind it a dark grotto, in its depths a crystal spring.”) William Steig, Sylvester and The Magic Pebble. Listen and Read: Transcript: 6.6 Overtaken by Awe: Sheila Heti speaks with Sunny Yudkoff Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literature
With so many picture books out there, we wanted to use this podcast to highlight some of our favorites and share the best ways to use them during your speech therapy sessions. The book that we're discussing today is one of our top five favorite picture books of all time, which is Brave Irene by William Steig. This is an amazing book that includes a lot of unique and thematic concepts to discuss with your students. In this deep dive episode, we're discussing how to use Brave Irene in speech therapy and why we'd use it with our students.Resources Mentioned:Deep Dive NotesBrave Irene by William SteigNarrative Notes - WinterFollow us on Instagram @literacybasedspeechtherapy.Write your review on Apple Podcasts!Show Notes: https://sweetsouthernspeech.com/podcast/brave-irene-in-speech-therapy
We are back and coming in hot! It's the Thanksgiving season here in the U.S. which means it's time to be thankful and this week (and every week) we are thankful for the Shrek Franchise! Has it always looked like this? Are the sequels better to the original? Is it all ogre now? Let us know what franchise we should do next year!If you like the show, don't forget to rate, review, and subscribe.Follow our bluesky @nationofanimation and our Instagram and Twitter @cartoonbookclub, and follow our hosts @thebrookesmith and @ryanwithcheese on Twitter&brookeerinsmith.comryangstevens.comBIG THANKS TO:Jacob Menke for our themeFollow them @menkemaster&Urvashi Lele for our art Learn more about Urvashi Lele's animations by visiting http://www.sirpeagreenstudios.com and follow their endeavors on instagram at @sirpeagreen and @maisonaudmi& a very special thanks of the week to:William Steig and Dreamworks Animation! Thanks for inviting us to the swamp to meet this Ogre and his pals!The State of Animation is Shrek!Movies we mentioned:ShrekShrek 2Shrek the ThirdShrek Forever AfterPuss in BootsPuss in Boots: The Last WishReal World Recs:Brooke: Bleu Cheese and Pecan dip from Trader Joe's!Ryan: The Podcast: Blowback (season 4 just started!)This podcast is a part of Audio Mint. If you want to follow us, check us out on Instagram(@audiomintchi) or on Facebook, at Audio Mint. If you wanna support us even more, check out our Patreon by searching Audio Mint on the app or the website!a
Check out the Kickstarter for our friend's non-woke children's book, The Rainbow Knight.The Bookening talks about a charming kid's book by the quirky children's author (and longtime New Yorker illustrator) William Steig.We talk about some of his early books of "symbolic pictures" too—too dark to be kid's stuff. You have been forewarned! You can check out The Agony in the Kindergarten here, or About People here. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Num dia chuvoso qualquer, Silvester encontra uma pedra nova para sua coleção. Mas esta é diferente: ela é mágica, capaz de transformar todos os seus desejos em realidade. O burrinho fica feliz da vida; toda vez que esfregar a pedrinha vermelha cintilante vai ter tudo o que quiser! Mas quando, a caminho de casa, ele dá de cara com um leão, leva um susto tão grande que deseja se transformar numa rocha - e no segundo seguinte lá está ele, cinza, duro, colado ao chão. E agora? Como vai fazer para esfregar a pedrinha e voltar a ser um burrinho? Ele nunca tinha imaginado que seu maior desejo pudesse ser simplesmente voltar a levar a sua vida de sempre. Escrito e ilustrado por William Steig, traduzido por Eduardo Brandão, e publicado no Brasil pela Companhia das Letrinhas. Para acompanhar a história juntamente com as ilustrações do livro, compre o livro aqui: https://amzn.to/3EijxVV Se vc gostou, compartilhe com seus amigos e me siga nas redes sociais! https://www.instagram.com/bookswelove_livrosqueamamos/ E fiquem ligados, porque toda sexta-feira publico uma nova história. Até mais! Trilha sonora: Music: Magic Escape Room by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/10113-magic-escape-room Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
One of the GOATs of children's literature has their disgusting green monster licensed by Steven Spielberg and somehow after a decade of development hell we get a generation defining comedy. All Star Comic, Writer and best friend of the pod Molly Sanchez joins Red Scott and Maggie Tokuda-Hall to talk the 1990 William Steig picture book Shrek! and the 2001 Dreamworks film Shrek. Pre-order Maggie's newest book, The Siren, the Song, and the Spy If you like us, you'll also enjoy: Following the pod on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/failuretoadaptpodcast/ Following the pod on X: https://x.com/FailureAdapt Supporting Failure to Adapt on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FailureToAdaptPodcast
Recently Betsy created a post of picture books that belie the idea that all picture book "classics" are by white people. Amongst these were books with Jewish content. But when you sit down and look at those titles you notice that most of these are Hanukkah-related titles. So at the suggestion of Lisa Brown we're doing the very last William Steig picture book that was ever published. This book was released in spring of 2003 and he died in the fall of 2003. Not too shabby. The man was a genius but how does this very last book hold up? We discuss it at length. For the full Show Notes please visit: https://afuse8production.slj.com/2023/07/17/fuse-8-n-kate-when-everybody-wore-a-hat-by-william-steig
You may think that Mary Trump needs no introduction, because you believe you know who she is in relation to a certain distasteful someone who shares her surname. Or you have read her first bestselling book: Too much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man. Or her equally stellar second, The Reckoning: Our Nation's Trauma and Finding a Way to Heal. But what an author produces or shares with the public, as well as the degrees they collect (in Mary's case a BA and MA in English literature as well as a doctorate PhD in clinical psychology) is only a part of who they are. And, it should go without saying that our family of origin is a piece, but not all of us. In today's episode, Mary and Jen get lost in a conversation about books. They start with Mary's childhood favorite, Sylvester and the Magic Pebble, a children's picture book written and illustrated by William Steig that won a Caldecott Medal in 1970. And the conversation continued into weightier tomes like the more than 1,534 page epistolary novel Clarissa, by Samuel Richardson. The 1748 work's rather lengthly alternative title reveals a bit about the story, but hardly as much as Mary does: The History of a Young Lady: Comprehending the Most Important Concerns of Private Life. And Particularly Shewing, the Distresses that May Attend the Misconduct Both of Parents and Children, In Relation to Marriage Contact Booked Up: You can email Jen & the Booked Up team at: BOOKEDUP@POLITICON.COM or by writing to: BOOKED UP P.O. BOX 147 NORTHAMPTON, MA 01061 Get More from Mary Trump Twitter | The Good in Us Substack | Author of TOO MUCH AND NEVER ENOUGH and THE RECKONING Get More from Jen Taub: Twitter | Follow the Money Substack | Author of BIG DIRTY MONEY
Jo Brunini and Face2Face host David Peck talk about her new book Never A Cloud, empathy, listening, loss in a marriage, storytelling and self-correction, mysticalencounters, authenticity, and why fighting for your free space is so important.For more info head here.Blurb:Never a Cloud charts the course of three women—Violet, Ava, and Margot— who find their way to a new understanding of home and family at Otyrburn, an estate inrural Scotland. Violet Grey, a child of the sixties, writes from an island in Maine as the novel travels between Scotland, New York City, and Venice, Italy. Otyrburnbelongs to George Lowell and Margot Reid, who is the half-sister of Violet's daughter, Ava. This is something Margot discovers only when Ava unexpectedly arrives.George, a director at the Metropolitan Museum, finds himself under suspicion for illicit activity as Margot reconnects with her childhood sweetheart, who is helpingrestore the worn-at-the-edges Regency manor, where secrets long forgotten, and those newly discovered, converge.“The novel often feels like the film Gosford Park populated by readers of the London Review of Books... Brunini's prose is often evocative...”Kirkus ReviewsAbout Jo:Jo Brunini's paintings and poetry can be found at giovannabrunini.com.Among her regrets are losing the handwritten letter from William Steig and not taking Tasha Tudor up on an invitation to tea.Jo lives in Vermont with her family.Image Copyright and Credit: Jo BruniniF2F Music and Image Copyright: David Peck and Face2Face. Used with permission.For more information about David Peck's podcasting, writing and public speaking please visit his site here.With thanks to Josh Snethlage and Mixed Media Sound. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode, Tim, Ian, and Aaron discuss the 2001 film “Shrek”, from director William Steig. Music by Elijah Delgado and Aaron Negron Art by Tyler Berryhill Produced by Parker Berryhill
A lo largo de años y siglos, la infancia estuvo atravesada por relatos de princesas, príncipes, ogros, hadas, brujas y todo tipo de animales mitológicos. Pero desde hace un tiempo, estos relatos tienen también su parodia. La película “Shrek” es la apoteosis de este tipo de parodias. Una película que surgió del deseo de un ex ejecutivo de Disney de vengarse de la empresa para la que había trabajado. Y para eso tomó el cuento ilustrado de un autor de culto y maravilloso: William Steig. Apertura de Pablo Marchetti del programa 750 de AUNQUE ES DE NOCHE (13-1-2023) AUNQUE ES DE NOCHE. De lunes a viernes de 2 a 5 AM (hora Argentina) por Radio AM 750. Conducción: Pablo Marchetti. Con Rama Preckel y Laura Szerman. Operación técnica: Oscar Pata. Mensajes a nosoypablomarchetti@gmail.com Mirá, escuchá y leé todo lo que hago, acá www.pablomarchetti.com
Tikus dan istrinya adalah dokter gigi. Mereka selalu paling jago mengobati sakit gigi hingga suatu hari datang seekor rubah yang sakit gigi. Mereka dilema akan menolong atau nggak
Follow the homies Cam (Cameron Cox) and Dylan (Dylan Hernandez) two former AMC Theater employees as they take a nostalgic trip back in time to rewatch films that mean the most to them! This Podcast is set up so that listeners at home can watch the movies along with us and laugh along as we talk about whatever comes to mind! From pop-culture-related events to AMC theater work stories, hell even us just talking about our personal lives! The Movie we are discussing in this episode is "Shrek". Shrek is a 2001 American computer-animatedcomedy film loosely based on the 1990 picture bookof the same name by William Steig. It is the first installment in the Shrek franchise. Directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson in their directorial debutsfrom a screenplay written by Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Joe Stillman, and Roger S. H. Schulman, the film stars Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, and John Lithgow. In the film, the ogre Shrek (Myers) finds his swamp overrun by fairy tale creatures banished by Lord Farquaad (Lithgow). With the help of Donkey(Murphy), Shrek agrees to rescue Princess Fiona(Diaz) for Farquaad to regain his swamp. Now in the Famous words of that Pig from Shrek "Play the movie.. Yeah PLAY" ALSO Follow the homie Dylan on his fantastic Podcast "The Hernandez Variety Show" https://open.spotify.com/show/58pVAOZ5sSK4ti563o5fWn?si=BjR3hTyjR9mjfKIh6itDuw
The Amazing Bone by William Steig - Read by Martyn Kenneth on The Lights Out Podcast. Now with over 600 Ad-free Bedtime Stories for Boys and Girls around the world - FOREVER* Stories are read several times a week so make sure to hit subscribe to be notified of the next Lights Out Bedtime Story!
We're back from the ALA Conference, baby! Many thanks to everyone who hung out with us and told us that they liked our podcast. We'll just start off today with a hat tip to author Eliot Schrefer for suggesting today's book. It's one of those rare cases where this is actually a book that Betsy read and reread multiple times as a child. We've done all kinds of William Steig books over the years. Shrek. Doctor DeSoto. Sylvester and the Magic Pebble. Now we tackle one that is very near and dear to her heart. How has it aged? Content wise? We discuss it all. Show Notes: - I mention at one point that William Steig created a character called Poor Pitiful Pearl. Here is her doll. You can find additional information about her (plus a possible lost early Steig book) here: https://vintagedollcollector.com/poor-pitiful-pearl-article-william-steig/ -Betsy Recommends: The NPR Books We Love round-up this year: https://apps.npr.org/best-books/#view=covers&year=2022 - Kate Recommends: Queer Ducks by Eliot Schrefer: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/queer-ducks-and-other-animals-eliot-schrefer?variant=39684198563874 For the full Show Notes please visit: https://afuse8production.slj.com/2022/07/04/fuse-8-n-kate-the-amazing-bone-by-william-steig/
Which is better the book or the movie? Join Brittany, Alyssa and Melissa as they discuss the differences between fiction to film by using titles we have available for check out in physical format as well as digital! Titles discussed: Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan, Forrest Gump by Winston Groom, Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, Shrek by William Steig, 50 Shades of Grey by E.L James, True Blood by Charlaine Harris, The Mist by Stephen King, You by Caroline Kepnes, Game of Thrones by G.R Martin, Twilight by Stephanie Meyers, The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood, The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris
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Legendary painter and jazz connoisseur talks about hanging with William Steig and all his drummer sons.
Rendez-vous le 5 novembre pour la nouvelle saison du Goût de M. Chaque semaine, une personnalité issue du monde de la culture, de la mode, du design ou de la cuisine racontera son histoire personnelle du goût. Mais aussi ses dégoûts. Comment elle s'est façonné un art de vivre, en continuité ou au contraire en rupture avec son milieu d'origine. Comment celui-ci a évolué au cours de sa vie, de ses rencontres, de ses expériences.---Joann Sfar est l'invité du podcast Le Goût de M proposé par « M Le magazine du Monde », à l'occasion de la sortie de son album « La Chanson de Renart » et de son film « Petit Vampire ». Le dessinateur et cinéaste a répondu depuis la librairie Gallimard, boulevard Raspail à Paris, aux questions de la journaliste et productrice Géraldine Sarratia. Un lieu symbolique pour celui qui a « fait ses humanités » à la Sorbonne à Nice, une librairie tenue par le père d'un de ses amis, et qui se dit « armé contre les extrêmes parce qu'étudiant, je les ai lus avec passion ».Marqué très jeune par la mort de sa mère, Joann Sfar raconte avoir vécu « l'enfance la plus heureuse du monde », lui qui aimait pourtant laisser couler ses larmes : « Je me mettais derrière un miroir, je disais “Oh le pauvre petit orphelin et je me faisais pleurer” », explique-t-il. Il se rappelle sa grand-mère mangeant du crabe en cachette (« C'est forcément casher parce que c'est bon ») ; son père avocat devenu notable, séducteur macho, marrant et dur, qui « d'un coup a dû s'inventer une âme maternelle » ; son grand-père, rescapé de la Shoah, aux « 300 milliards de maîtresses », dont une mère et sa fille allemandes, qui lui expliquait : « L'antisémitisme s'arrête aux portes des chambres d'hôtel. » Une galerie de personnages haut en couleurs qui nourrissent ses œuvres habitées par la question de ce que l'on « peut faire avec le vide ». Ses drôles de monstres qu'il laisse aller dans le réel. « J'ai besoin de fonder mon imaginaire sur un terroir. »La littérature et le cinéma sont deux autres sources importantes d'inspiration pour le dessinateur qui a eu sa « première relation sexuelle devant Rambo 3 » et qui sorti de l'adolescence a adoré Sylvester Stallone, Jackie Chan ou Chuck Norris. « En faisant des BD, j'avais l'impression d'être spectateur de cinéma », glisse celui qui, enfant, se plaisait à dessiner des singes et des chevaux. Il cite pour compagnon Chagall et William Steig, les livres d'Alexandre Dumas, Frédéric Dard ou Arthur Conan Doyle ou encore Hugo Pratt à qui il voue une profonde admiration. Récemment, il se dit particulièrement marqué par le film « Une fille facile » de Rebecca Zlotowski.Passionné de philosophie, il défend une fiction empreinte de chaleur, de gourmandise, de passion, à l'image des films de Fellini. Cinéma populaire de son enfance. Et loue notre façon de nous nourrir, de boire, notre rapport à la sensualité, forte de sa liberté : « On ne se rend pas compte à quel point les Français sont hautement éduqués pour ce qui touche à l'art de vivre, confie-t-il. Pour moi, c'est un apprentissage de la délicatesse. » Une approche de la vie qui le porte davantage du côté de François Hollande, ce « personnage à la Sempé qui a une conscience aiguë des limites du pouvoir politique en France », plutôt que d'Emmanuel Macron. « Les gens qui le haïssent le plus, ce sont les monarchistes, ce qui imaginent qu'il a vraiment le pouvoir. » Si Joann Sfar a retenu quelque chose du judaïsme, c'est la défiance des idolâtries.Un podcast produit par Géraldine Sarratia (Genre idéal)Réalisation : Sulivan ClabautMusique : Gotan Project Voir Acast.com/privacy pour les informations sur la vie privée et l'opt-out.
ST #13 - Have you ever made a wish without really thinking it through?This month's story is about just that. Sylvester finds a magic pebble that can make wishes come true. But when a lion frightens him on his way home, Sylvester makes a wish that brings unexpected results.Enjoy this sweet story, of love, hope, and gratitude.Find this show directly at:howtolife.com/sylvester
Wild Wondering With God — Episode 9 — ROCKS write about what you are thinking and seeing and experiencing: print these journal response pages as a booklet do some creative or playful things: clean some rocks paint rocks stack some flat rocks to build a cairn read with a buddy or by yourself: read A Rock Is Lively by Dianna Hutts Aston read Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig read Banner In the Sky by James Ramsey Ullman — an adventure story read aloud for older elementary kids share what you have learned with someone else: teach this to someone using this guide
Part 2. Acomi and Turk 182 complete their two part episode about the Shrek movie franchise. A great, edgy, somewhat bawdy, and a little inappropriate animated comedy for kids; that was also fun for adults. The first Shrek was a surprise hit with comedy that stretched across all ages. The more mature jokes were cleverly hidden in plain sight, and well over the heads of kids. A movie with so many layers - like onions, or parfaits - that even the book's writer, William Steig, wasn't prepared for it. And, then it happened. The commercialization, and oversaturated marketing, and the parents... the God-awful-nose-butting-self-righteous-holier-than-thou-clean-as-a-anus-free-dove-lonely-and-bored-and-unloved mothers stepped in. Every thing fun for adults had to go. The movie, or sequels as it were, had to be cleansed of anything that wasn't right for children. And, a successful $488 million dollar making movie (from a budget of $60 million), along with children targeted merchandising, wasn't successful enough. Each sequel had to be cleansed and purified of the things these people wanted; until the franchise was as toothless as George Washington. #OMTWF #Acomi #Turk182 #KorovaEntertainment #Shrek #fairytales #goodhumor #knowwhentolisten #knowwhentoshutup #WilliamSteig Follow Acomi on Twitter at @AcomiDraws and on Instagram at AcomiDraws. Follow Turk182 on Twitter at @Turk182_KE and on Instagram at Turk182_KE.
Acomi and Turk 182 are back, and starting season four with a two part episode about the movie Shrek. A great, edgy, somewhat bawdy, and a little inappropriate animated comedy for kids; that was also fun for adults. The first Shrek was a surprise hit with comedy that stretched across all ages. The more mature jokes were cleverly hidden in plain sight, and well over the heads of kids. A movie with so many layers - like onions, or parfaits - that even the book's writer, William Steig, wasn't prepared for it. And, then it happened. The commercialization, and oversaturated marketing, and the parents... the God-awful-nose-butting-self-righteous-holier-than-thou-clean-as-a-anus-free-dove-lonely-and-bored-and-unloved mothers stepped in. Every thing fun for adults had to go. The movie, or sequels as it were, had to be cleansed of anything that wasn't right for children. And, a successful $488 million dollar making movie (from a budget of $60 million), along with children targeted merchandising, wasn't successful enough. Each sequel had to be cleansed and purified of the things these people wanted; until the franchise was as toothless as George Washington. Acomi and Turk take a hard look at what happened to the Shrek movie franchise. #OMTWF #Acomi #Turk182 #KorovaEntertainment #Shrek #fairytales #goodhumor #knowwhentolisten #knowwhentoshutup #WilliamSteig Follow Acomi on Twitter at @AcomiDraws and on Instagram at AcomiDraws. Follow Turk182 on Twitter at @Turk182_KE and on Instagram at Turk182_KE.
Tula Jane and her Mother in the Wild read "Doctor De Soto" by William Steig.
Each week on NewberyTart, Jennie and Marcy, two book-loving mamas (and a librarian and a bookseller, respectively), read and drink their way through the entire catalogue of Newbery books, and interview authors and illustrators along the way. In this episode, Marcy and Jennie talk about the 1983 Newbery Honor book, Doctor De Soto by William Steig. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Stephanie Staal talks with Amy Sohn! Amy's new book, THE MAN WHO HATED WOMEN, was published in July 2021 with Farrar, Straus & Giroux. Her first book for children, Brooklyn Bailey, the Missing Dog, was published in April 2020 with Dial Books for Young readers to warm reviews like this one. In Fall 2019 she published CBD! with OR Books/Counterpoint. CBD! is a parodic parable written in the style of the beloved children's book by William Steig, CDB!. Amy is the New York Times-bestselling author of twelve books, including the novels Prospect Park West, Motherland, and The Actress. Her books have been published in eleven languages and on five continents.
Kelsey and Abbie discuss one of the greatest modern fairy tales of all time: Shrek! by William Steig. The post And They Lived Horribly Ever After appeared first on Fantastic Worlds Productions.
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Loosely based on the 1990 fairy tale picture book of the same name by William Steig, this movie taught us that ogres have layers, a donkey can be a noble steed, the address of the Muffin Man, and sometimes things are more than they appear. Directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson in their directorial debuts, Shrek is the computer-animated comedy movie that parodied fairy tale adaptations – particularly animated Disney films, and celebrates its twentieth anniversary this year in 2021. Once upon a time, in a far away swamp, there lived an ogre named Shrek (Mike Myers) whose precious solitude is suddenly shattered by an invasion of annoying fairy tale characters. Shrek makes a deal with Lord Farquaad (John Lithgow) to regain control of his swamp in return for rescuing Princess Fiona (Cameron Diaz), whom Farquaad intends to marry. With the help of Donkey (Eddie Murphy), Shrek embarks on his quest but soon falls in love with the princess, who is hiding a secret that will change his life forever.
The Anniversary Brothers Movie Podcast: Shrek 20th Anniversary Aaron and Josh Sarnecky are here for the May edition of their movie retrospectives. This month they're talking about Shrek for its 20th anniversary. Shrek opened in theaters on May 18, 2001. It is an animated comedy, directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson and based on a picture book by William Steig. It stars Mike Myers (Bohemian Rhapsody) as an irritable ogre named Shrek. In the film Shrek agrees to rescue Princess Fiona (Cameron Diaz, Vanilla Sky) from a dragon. This is in exchange for the deed to his swamp, where Lord Farquaad (John Lithgow, Interstellar) has forcibly relocated the land's fairytale creatures. Joining Shrek on his journey is Donkey (Eddie Murphy, Coming 2 America), a unique jackass with the ability to talk. But unbeknownst to Shrek, Donkey, and Farquaad, there is more to Princess Fiona than there appears. Shrek was a hit with critics and moviegoers alike. It grossed $484 million worldwide on a $60 million budget. It was nominated at the Oscars for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Animated Feature, winning the latter, which was a new category that year. Shrek has since gone on to spawn multiple sequels, a theme park ride, and even a Broadway musical. The Library of Congress added Shrek to the National Film Registry in 2020, a first for an animated feature not produced or distributed by Disney. Josh and Aaron talk about how Shrek fits into their childhood before breaking down its plot, characters, humor, and computer animation. The brothers also go into the film's long production history and legacy. For another animated DreamWorks film, listen to Aaron and Josh talk about The Road to El Dorado. Shrek is streaming on Hulu.
Today I read, "Doctor De Soto" by William Steig! I hope you enjoy it! If YOU would like to choose the next book to be read on the Gumdrop Readers Podcast then you can send me an email including your name, age, and book request! Ask an adult to help you send it over to; gumdropreaders@gmail.com. You can check me out on Facebook @ "Gumdrop Readers Podcast" and on Instagram @ "gumdrop_readers" Thanks for listening!
“Thank you, gentlemen. Someday I will repay you, unless of course I can't find you, or if I forget.” This week on Recently Logged we discuss the next film in the Shrek franchise: Shrek 2! As well as briefly reviewing the films we logged on our Letterboxd dairies in the past week. EPISODE TIME CODES: 00:00 - INTRO 02:05 - BASIC MOVIE FACTS 05:12 - OPENING THOUGHTS 11:29 - MAIN DISCUSSION 44:07 - CLOSING THOUGHTS 49:01 - WHAT WE WATCHED FIND WHERE YOU CAN WATCH THIS WEEK’S FILM: https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/shrek-2 FILM INFO: Shrek 2 (2004) ONCE UPON ANOTHER TIME... "Shrek, Fiona and Donkey set off to Far, Far Away to meet Fiona’s mother and father. But not everyone is happy. Shrek and the King find it hard to get along, and there’s tension in the marriage. The fairy godmother discovers that Shrek has married Fiona instead of her Son Prince Charming and sets about destroying their marriage." MPAA Rating: [PG] Director(s): Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury, Conrad Vernon Writer(s): Andrew Adamson, William Steig, Joe Stillman, J. David Stem, David N. Weiss, Jeff Snow Composer(s): Harry Greyson-Williams, John Powell Editor(s): Sim Evan-Jones, Michael Andrews Top-billed cast: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, Antonio Banderas, John Cleese, Rupert Everett, Jennifer Saunders (All film info from Letterboxd) OUR LINKS: Recently Logged Main Webpage: https://robbiegrawey.com/recently-logged Anchor Page: https://anchor.fm/recentlylogged Micah’s Stuff YouTube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCqan1ouaFGl1XMt_6VrIzFg Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/AkCn Twitter: https://twitter.com/micah_grawey Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/m_grawey_films/ Robbie’s Stuff Website: https://robbiegrawey.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Tony and Kara review children's books that support (or inhibit) a "radical parenting" approach, based in trust and respect for the child. Beginning with books that help practice emotional literacy and empathy, this podcast reviews over two dozen children's books, including: Amos & Boris (and other books by William Steig): https://amzn.com/031253566X Sing, Sophie! by Dayle Ann Dodds: https://amzn.com/0763601314 Bats! By Gail Gibbons: https://amzn.com/0823443558 Julian is a Mermaid by Jessica Love: https://amzn.com/0763690457 The Wizard, The Fairy, and the Magic Chicken: https://amzn.com/B003X09Y92 Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present by Charlotte Zolotow and Maurice Sendak: https://amzn.com/0064430200 My Body Sends a Signal:by Natalia Maguire: https://amzn.com/3982142830 Listening to My Body: by Gabi Garcia : https://amzn.com/099895800X
The Zabajaba Jungle William Steig - Read by Martyn Kenneth
”And last but not least is a fiery redhead who lives in a dragon-guarded castle surrounded by a boiling lake of lava! But don't let that cool you off. She's a loaded pistol who likes piña coladas and getting caught in the rain. Yours for the rescuing: Princess Fiona!” This week on Recently Logged we discuss the first-ever Academy Award winner for Best Animated Feature and cultural touchstone: Shrek! (as well as briefly reviewing the films we logged on our Letterboxd dairies in the past week.) EPISODE TIME CODES: 00:00 - INTRO 02:07 - BASIC MOVIE FACTS 05:04 - OPENING THOUGHTS 12:42 - MAIN DISCUSSION 53:19 - CLOSING THOUGHTS 57:08 - WHAT WE WATCHED FIND WHERE YOU CAN WATCH THIS WEEK’S FILM: https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/shrek FILM INFO: Shrek (2001) THE GREATEST FAIRY TALE NEVER TOLD. "It ain’t easy bein’ green – especially if you’re a likable (albeit smelly) ogre named Shrek. On a mission to retrieve a gorgeous princess from the clutches of a fire-breathing dragon, Shrek teams up with an unlikely compatriot – a wisecracking donkey." MPAA Rating: [PG] Director(s): Andrew Adamson, Vickey Jenson Writer(s): Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, William Steig, Roger S.H. Shulman, Joe Stillman Composer(s): Harry Greyson-Williams, John Powell Editor(s): Sim Evan-Jones Top-billed cast: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, John Lithgow, Vincent Cassel, Peter Dennis (All film info from Letterboxd) OUR LINKS: Recently Logged Main Webpage: https://robbiegrawey.com/recently-logged Anchor Page: https://anchor.fm/recentlylogged Micah’s Stuff YouTube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCqan1ouaFGl1XMt_6VrIzFg Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/AkCn Twitter: https://twitter.com/micah_grawey Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/m_grawey_films/ Robbie’s Stuff Website: https://robbiegrawey.com EPISODE CREDITS: Recently Logged Podcast creators - Micah and Robert Grawey Hosts - Micah and Robert Grawey Editor - Robert Grawey Songs used in episode - Non --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Allison is joined by Anna Otto to peel back the layers of onion that make up Shrek The Musical, the show based on the 2001 DreamWorks Animation film of the same name, along with elements of its sequels: Shrek 2, Shrek Forever After and William Steig's 1990 book Shrek! HOST: Allison ChicorelGUEST: Anna Otto Check out our website: abroadswaythroughbroadway.com @ on Instagram and @throughbroadway on Twitter. This has been a production of Sixfive Media 2021
Charity Hill interviews Trisha Galvan LPC and LCPC on the beautifully human word "resilience," a word worth exploring. Trisha defines what resilience looks like and discusses the importance of community to framing a resilient response to difficulty. Trisha also suggests a return to attachment for older children, to ground them for resilient behaviors as teens and young adults. To promote resilience in your family, Charity shares several fictional works, both picture books and middle grade fiction: It Could Always Be Worse by Margot Zemach, The Cow in the House by Harriet Ziefert, A Chair For My Mother by Vera Williams, The Rag Coat by Lauren Mills, The Fire Cat by Esther Averill, Sylvester and the Magic Pebble and Dr. DeSoto by William Steig, Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan, Call It Courage by Armstrong Sperry, and Little Britches by Ralph Moody. Charity also encourages you to set aside time to tell your own stories of resilience to your children.Please enjoy essays at our blog.Enjoy book reviews and reflections at Instagram.
First Draft Episode #282: Matthew Burgess and Cátia Chien Matthew Burgess and Cátia Chien, artist and illustrator respectively, of picture book The Bear and the Moon. Matthew is a poet, picture book author, and Assistant Professor at Brooklyn College. Catia is a visual artist, illustrator, and founder of A Thousand Worlds, a picture book directory that connects readers to beautiful picture books written and illustrated by BIPOC authors and illustrators. This episode is sponsored by Revision Season, the seven-week, virtual master class in novel revision led by award-winning author Elana K. Arnold. The Winter 2021 session runs January 17 – March 4, with Week Zero work arriving January 10. Check out more details about Reivsion Season and sign up or Apply for 5 scholarships being offered through We need Diverse Books at www.elanakarnold.com. Links and Topics Mentioned In This Episode Monica by Mauricio de Souza Cátia’s interview on PBS NewsHour Poet Frank O’Hara Poet John Ashbery, whose collection Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror won a Pulitzer Prize, among other accolades Teachers and Writers Collaborative Kate Sullivan, previously an editor at HMH and currently Senior Content Development Manager for New Leaf Literary & Media. She appears in the Track Changes podcast series (in Selling Your Book: Part 2 and Contracts). ArtCenter, the school where Cátia studied art and design Enormous Smallness: A Story of e e cummings by Matthew Burgess, illustrated by Kris Di Giacomo Drawing on Walls: A Story of Keith Haring by Matthew Burgess, illustrated by Josh Cochran Roald Dahl Boy (and its sequel, Going Solo) Make Meatballs Sing: The Life and Art of Sister Corita King by Matthew Burgess, illustrated by Kara Kramer Enchanted Lion Books The Brooklyn Museum Children’s Book Fair A Boy and a Jaguar, written by Alan Rabinowitz, illustrated by Cátia Chien The Truro Bear by Mary Oliver (poem) William Steig is the author and illustrator of the Caldecott-winning picture book Sylvester and the Magic Pebble, as well as Shrek!, Dominic, and Newberry Honor book Abel’s Island Smudge, the moon bear I want to hear from you! Have a question about writing or creativity for Sarah Enni or her guests to answer? To leave a voicemail, call (818) 533-1998 or send an email to mailbag @ firstdraftpod dot com! Subscribe To First Draft with Sarah Enni Every Tuesday, I speak to storytellers like Veronica Roth, author of Divergent; National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature Jason Reynolds; Leigh Bardugo, author of Ninth House and the Grishaverse series; Creator of Sex and the City Candace Bushnell; YouTube empresario and author Hank Green; Actors, comedians and screenwriters Jessica St. Clair and Lennon Parham; author and host of NPR’s Pop Culture Happy Hour podcast Linda Holmes; Bestselling authors and co-hosts of the Call Your Girlfriend podcast, Ann Friedman and Aminatou Sow; Michael Dante DiMartino, co-creator of Avatar: The Last Airbender; John August, screenwriter of Big Fish and co-host of the Sciptnotes podcast; or Rhett Miller, musician and frontman for The Old 97s. Together, we take deep dives on their careers and creative works. Don’t miss an episode! Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. Track Changes If you’re looking for more information on how to get published, or the traditional publishing industry, check out the Track Changes podcast series, and sign up for the Track Changes weekly newsletter. Support the Show Love the show? Make a monthly or one-time donation at Paypal.me/FirstDraft. Rate, Review, and Recommend Take a moment to rate and review First Draft with Sarah Enni in Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts. Your honest and positive review helps others discover the show -- so thank you! Is there someone you think would love this podcast as much as you do? Just click the Share button at the bottom of this post! Thanks again!
Le Goût de M est désormais réservé aux abonnés du Monde à partir de l'offre intégrale. Ecoutez cet épisode en intégralité sur https://www.lemonde.fr/podcasts/ ou dans l'application mobile Le Monde.Si vous n'êtes pas encore abonné, rendez-vous sur https://abo.lemonde.fr/goutdem pour bénéficier de -50% la première année pour la souscription d'un abonnement Intégrale à partager avec la personne de votre choix.Joann Sfar est le nouvel invité du podcast Le Goût de M proposé par « M Le magazine du Monde », à l'occasion de la sortie de son album « La Chanson de Renart » et de son film « Petit Vampire ». Le dessinateur et cinéaste a répondu depuis la librairie Gallimard, boulevard Raspail à Paris, aux questions de la journaliste et productrice Géraldine Sarratia. Un lieu symbolique pour celui qui a « fait ses humanités » à la Sorbonne à Nice, une librairie tenue par le père d'un de ses amis, et qui se dit « armé contre les extrêmes parce qu'étudiant, je les ai lus avec passion ».Marqué très jeune par la mort de sa mère, Joann Sfar raconte avoir vécu « l'enfance la plus heureuse du monde », lui qui aimait pourtant laisser couler ses larmes : « Je me mettais derrière un miroir, je disais “Oh le pauvre petit orphelin et je me faisais pleurer” », explique-t-il. Il se rappelle sa grand-mère mangeant du crabe en cachette (« C'est forcément casher parce que c'est bon ») ; son père avocat devenu notable, séducteur macho, marrant et dur, qui « d'un coup a dû s'inventer une âme maternelle » ; son grand-père, rescapé de la Shoah, aux « 300 milliards de maîtresses », dont une mère et sa fille allemandes, qui lui expliquait : « L'antisémitisme s'arrête aux portes des chambres d'hôtel. » Une galerie de personnages haut en couleurs qui nourrissent ses œuvres habitées par la question de ce que l'on « peut faire avec le vide ». Ses drôles de monstres qu'il laisse aller dans le réel. « J'ai besoin de fonder mon imaginaire sur un terroir. »La littérature et le cinéma sont deux autres sources importantes d'inspiration pour le dessinateur qui a eu sa « première relation sexuelle devant Rambo 3 » et qui sorti de l'adolescence a adoré Sylvester Stallone, Jackie Chan ou Chuck Norris. « En faisant des BD, j'avais l'impression d'être spectateur de cinéma », glisse celui qui, enfant, se plaisait à dessiner des singes et des chevaux. Il cite pour compagnon Chagall et William Steig, les livres d'Alexandre Dumas, Frédéric Dard ou Arthur Conan Doyle ou encore Hugo Pratt à qui il voue une profonde admiration. Récemment, il se dit particulièrement marqué par le film « Une fille facile » de Rebecca Zlotowski.Passionné de philosophie, il défend une fiction empreinte de chaleur, de gourmandise, de passion, à l'image des films de Fellini. Cinéma populaire de son enfance. Et loue notre façon de nous nourrir, de boire, notre rapport à la sensualité, forte de sa liberté : « On ne se rend pas compte à quel point les Français sont hautement éduqués pour ce qui touche à l'art de vivre, confie-t-il. Pour moi, c'est un apprentissage de la délicatesse. » Une approche de la vie qui le porte davantage du côté de François Hollande, ce « personnage à la Sempé qui a une conscience aiguë des limites du pouvoir politique en France », plutôt que d'Emmanuel Macron. « Les gens qui le haïssent le plus, ce sont les monarchistes, ce qui imaginent qu'il a vraiment le pouvoir. » Si Joann Sfar a retenu quelque chose du judaïsme, c'est la défiance des idolâtries.Toutes les deux semaines, une personnalité issue du monde de la culture, de la mode, du design ou de la cuisine racontera son histoire personnelle du goût. Mais aussi ses dégoûts. Comment... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
A special thank you to the entire cast of Childs & Childs for joining us on this episode. Shrek! by William Steig (1990) vs Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick (1968)
St#003: It is the first of the month which means it is time for another bonus episode of the How To Life podcast!Today, I am reading a story that has been in my family's library for a long time. I have read it countless times to my kids yet no one can remember how we got it. But it is a gem!It is the tale of a dentist mouse and his wife who treat, and foil, a clever fox who has plans to eat them even after they helped him out.So sit back and relax, or snuggle up, and enjoy this delightful little story, Doctor DeSoto by William Steig.
Day 28 in Awesome Author August - A new bedtime story every day this month. Tonight's story is called: Amos and Boris by William Steig - Read by Martyn Kenneth
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On this episode of the Mrs. Bush's Story Time podcast, former First Lady Barbara Bush is joined by Mickey and Minnie Mouse to read Sylvester and the Magic Pebble, by William Steig, published by Simon & Schuster. Doro Bush Koch hosts and welcomes special guest Delia Owens, author of Where the Crawdads Sing, who explains how reading can offer new way to learn about nature. For more information, visit www.barbarabush.org/podcast. Support the show (http://barbarabush.org/donate)
On this episode of the Mrs. Bush's Story Time podcast, hosted by Doro Bush Koch, former First Lady Barbara Bush is joined by Grover from Sesame Street to read Doctor De Soto, by William Steig and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. For more information, visit www.barbarabush.org/podcast.Support the show (http://barbarabush.org/donate)
Nick and Ben are joined by special guests Mike and Mary West to discuss William Steig's classic children's story, Brave Irene.
"Shrek" (2001) is one of the best animated films ever made. With a worldwide gross of nearly $500,000,000 it won the first ever Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. Voiced by Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, and John Lithgow, "Shrek" is a story for everyone with a theme of accepting yourself for who are. But did you know it's based on a children's book? Tune in as we discuss the Shrek series and predict plots for its fifth film set to release in 2022, trivia like which producers and actors were originally involved, talk the screenplay, compare the film to William Steig's 1990 picture book, and reference some of the adult jokes found in the movie.Created by Drew HellmichWritten by Drew, Matt, and Bryan HellmichProduced by Drew HellmichMusic by Bryan HellmichEdited by Drew HellmichFollow us on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/screenplay_junkie/Check out Bryan's music here:https://soundcloud.com/pheelsmusichttps://www.instagram.com/bheat.beats/
In this episode of DreamMachine, Patricia and Arun discuss about the 2001 animated film Shrek based on the book by William Steig. The movie focuses on an ogre named Shrek living his life alone in the swamp and scaring people away who wish to catch him for money. However, everything changes when he encounters a talking donkey and a group of fairy tale creatures were forced to move out of their homes in a perfect town called Duloc by Lord Farquaad to the swamp. Meanwhile, Lord Farquaad sends Shrek to rescue a princess named Fiona from a tower guarded by a dragon in exchange for clearing his swamp. So, Shrek and Donkey embark on the quest and begin to learn more about each other and the princess who holds a deep dark secret. When the movie premiered in theaters, it garnered critical praise and made over $484 million in the box office. It won Best Animated Feature in the 74th Academy Awards beating Monsters, Inc. and Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius. It gave DreamWorks a big boost of notoriety to compete against Pixar in producing animated films for kids and adults as well as starting a huge franchise with sequels, specials, plays, video games, and pop culture infamy. With that said, does the first movie still hold up after almost 20 years later? Is Shrek still love and life?
Book Vs Movie Shrek Yes, it was a book first and the original star was Chris Farley! Did you not know that Shrek was a book first? Well, it certainly was and the Margos are so excited to talk about the interesting beginnings of the 1990 children’s book by author/illustrator William Steig. At first, Steven Spielberg (he sure turns up pon the show quite a bit!) bought the rights for Dreamworks and wanted Steve Martin involved. Later on, Chris Farley worked on the film with Eddie Murphy and was 90% done with dialogue when he died in 1997. Mike Myers came on board in 2000 and a Scottish ogre was born. The movie, directed by Andrew Adamson, (we talked a bit about him in our "Chronicles of Narnia" episode) stars Myers, Murphy, Cameron Diaz, and John Lithgow became a smash and produced two sequels. In this episode, we talk about the many differences between the original book & the movie to decide which we like better. In this ep the Margos discuss: The background of author & illustrator William Steig The basic differences between the book & movie. How the script changed over the years The cast of the movie including Meyers (Shrek,) Murphy (Donkey,) Diaz (Princess Fiona,) Lithgow (Lord Farquaad,) and Vincent Cassell (Monsieur Hood.) Clips Featured: Shrek trailer "Shrek is like an onion" "Fiona Vs Monsieur Hood" "The muffin man!" Outro music I’m a Believer” by Smash Mouth Join our Patreon page to help support the show! https://www.patreon.com/bookversusmovie Book Vs. Movie podcast https://www.facebook.com/bookversusmovie/ Twitter @bookversusmovie www.bookversusmovie.com Email us at bookversusmoviepodcast@gmail.com Brought to you by Audible.com You can sign up for a FREE 30-day trial here http://www.audible.com/?source_code=PDTGBPD060314004R Margo D. @BrooklynFitChik www.brooklynfitchick.com brooklynfitchick@gmail.com Margo P. @ShesNachoMama https://coloniabook.weebly.com/
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Name of the Book is : Sylvester And The Magic Pebble | This Book is written by Arvind Gupta, William Steig and recorded in Marathi by Sunanda Hulyalkar
SOMEbody once told me this podcast's gonna roll me. I ain't the sharpest ogre in the swamp. Er, we're trying to find out what's under the various layers of the Shrek fandom. Memes? Sincerety? More memes? Is it infinite? PLUS, we have special guest Alicia Kraft of the Ogrecast to help us out! ## Episode Outline ### Fandom Facts **History and Origins:** The Shrek franchise traces its origins back in 1990 with a picture book titled _Shrek!_ by William Steig. It wasn't until 1995 that the first film was put into active development: > "Every development deal starts with a pitch and my pitch came from my then kindergartner, in collaboration with his pre-school brother. Upon our second reading of Shrek, the kindergartner started quoting large segments of the book pretending he could read them. Even as an adult, I thought Shrek was outrageous, irreverent, iconoclastic, gross, and just a lot of fun. He was a great movie character in search of a movie." > > — [Wikipedia - Shrek](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrek#Development) [// where Bill Murray would play Shrek and Steve Martin would play Donkey... Nicolas Cage, Chris Farley]: # The Shrek films follow the (mis)adventures of Shrek (played by Mike Myers), Donkey (Eddie Murphy), and Fiona (Cameron Diaz) and subversions of fairy tales and pop culture as developed by DreamWorks animation. The first film was eventually produced and released six years later in 2001. It has since had a re-shrek-table three sequels (with a fifth movie planned for an unscheduled release date), two holiday specials, a spin-off film (with another spin-off in the works), a Netflix series based on the spin-off, several short films, almost thirty video games, _and_ a broadway musical. **Search Data:** Using Google Trends as a measuring stick, Shrek's popularity is mostly focused around the releases of the different films and [is otherwise fairly constant](https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&q=%2Fm%2F0g2jql). The top ten countries for Shrek, by search volume, are: Bulgaria, Moldova, Armenia, Albania, Chile, Mexico, El Salvador, Latvia, Puerto Rico, and Azerbaijan (Canada is 30th; United States is 36th). **Fanac Fast Facts:** - There are over three hundred [fan works related to Shrek on Archive Of Our Own](https://archiveofourown.org/tags/Shrek%20(Movies)/works)... - About 50% is categorized as M/M (and about 25% as F/M) - Most works stay in universe, but there biggest crossovers are with _Bee Movie_ (20 works), _Sonic the Hedgehog_ (17 works), and _Harry Potter_ (16 works) - The top three characters in works? Shrek (73%), Donkey (16%), and Fiona (8%) - More surprising, the top three relationships? Fiona / Shrek (4%), Donkey / Shrek (3%), Shrek / _Reader_ (2%) ### Main Discussion **Topics covered in this episode:** TBD ### Spotlight: [Shrek Saber](https://bsaber.com/downloadshreksaber/) Do you like rhythm games? Do you like VR? What if you were playing a rhythm game that was just 83 minutes of Shrek? Well, that's what this is! You can now download a custom song which is effectively _the entire Shrek movie_ as a beat saber track. Sure. Why not. ### Spotlight: [Shrekfest](http://the3gi.com/shrekfest.html) > Shrekfest is the ultimate experience for Shrek-heads of all ages, currently gearing up for it's fifth year! Free admission, live music, and an outdoor screening of the 2001 masterpiece. Not to mention the games and prizes, highlighted by our infamous onion eating contest. So come dressed as your favorite Fairy Tale creature, bring a fold-out chair and we'll see you at the swamp! > > — [Shrekfest - About](http://the3gi.com/shrekfest.html#shrekfest_about) The page looks like it came out of a 2000-era geocities page, complete with Smash Mouth's all start playing (as a MIDI) in the background. I don't know if it will run again in 2019, but if you happen to be near Madison, Wisconsin around Labour day week
The classic and beloved picture book Shrek, by William Steig, was made into an Academy Award winning movie of the same name. So how did DreamWorks do at adapting this short children's book to a full length movie? Listen in as we discuss the characters, plots, themes and humor of Shrek, the book and the movie.
This week Julie, Miranda and Zane will chat with actor/producer/thespian extraordinaire Stacie Hobbs about which of life's truths can be gleaned from the fairytale musical Shrek!- FURTHER READING -WIKI - Musical, Franchise, Film, BookIMDBMTI- CELEBRITY SHOUTOUTS -Jeanine Tesori, David Lindsay-Abaire, William Steig, Stephen Kramer Glickman, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Christopher Sieber, Brian d'Arcy James, Sutton Foster, Chester Gregory II, John Tartaglia, Daniel Breaker, Nigel Lindsay, Amanda HoldenLike us on Facebook! Follow us on Twitter! Support us on Patreon!Email us: musicalstaughtmepodcast@gmail.comVisit our home on the web thatsnotcanonproductions.comOur theme song and interstitial music all by the one and only Benedict Braxton Smith. Find out more about him at www.benedictbraxtonsmith.com
In which the Idiots discuss the almost forgotten source material for massive Dreamworks animation franchise, "Shrek" by William Steig - list the multiple failures of the Conservatives - pitch a Radiohead jukebox musical - Jonny sells Chin a book series - Alice burps. Featuring Special Guest Experts Jonny Gillam and Press Secretary Laurence Chives.
Epigraph The Drunk Booksellers get stoned on this 4/20 themed episode with Paul Constant of the Seattle Review of Books. Listen on iTunes, Stitcher, our website, or subscribe using your podcatcher of choice. This episode is sponsored by Books & Whatnot, the newsletter dedicated to books, bookselling, and bookish folk; check out their newsletter archive here. Follow Books & Whatnot on Twitter at @booksandwhatnot. If you want to get our show notes delivered directly to your inbox—with all the books mentioned on the podcast and links back to the bookstore we’re interviewing PLUS GIFs—sign up for our email newsletter. Introduction In which we make pot jokes and get excited about books We're switching up our intoxicant of choice this episode and getting stoned rather than drunk (mostly). Paul's rocking Mr. Moxey's Mints (of the peppermint/sativa variety). Emma's smoking CBD (not to be confused with William Steig's children's picture book, CDB!). Kim stops talking while stoned—which would make for a really awkward podcast episode—so she's drinking the hoppiest IPA she could find instead. Everyone's a little too high to explain the varieties of weed particularly well, so you should just read David Schmader's Weed: The User's Guide: A 21st Century Handbook for Enjoying Marijuana. Paul's Reading: Up South by Robert Lashley The Nameless City by Faith Erin Hicks A collection of books from Mount Analogue Press Manners by Ted Powers Final Rose by Halie Theoharides (a comic book tone poem about love and loss made up screenshots from The Bachelor) Reading Through It book club pick: What We Do Now: Standing Up for Your Values in Trump's America, edited by Dennis Johnson Emma's Reading: First Position by Melissa Brayden (thanks to a recommendation from our episode with The Ripped Bodice) Giant Days 4 by John Allison, Max Sarin, Lissa Treiman, Liz Fleming, and Whitney Cogar All the Lives I Want: Essays about My Best Friends Who Happen to Be Famous Strangers by Alana Massey (thanks to a recommendation from our episode with Amy Stephenson) Kim's Reading: We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Hope in the Dark by Rebecca Solnit On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century by Timothy Snyder The Aisles Have Eyes: How Retailers Track Your Shopping, Strip Your Privacy, and Define Your Power by Joseph Turow Forthcoming Titles We're Excited For: You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me by Sherman Alexie (out June 13) Love and Trouble: a Midlife Reckoning by Claire Dederer (out May 9) also mentioned Poser: My Life in Twenty-Three Yoga Poses Theft by Finding: Diaries (1977-2002) by David Sedaris (out May 30) Hunger: a Memoir of (My) Body by Roxane Gay (out June 13) Priestdaddy by Patricia Lockwood (out May 2) Borne by Jeff VanderMeer (out April 25) Book of Joan by Lidia Yuknavitch (out April 18) Woman No. 17 by Edan Lepucki (out May 9) Isadora by Amelia Gray (out May 23) Dreaming the Beatles: the Love Story of One Band and the Whole World by Rob Sheffield (out April 25) Witches, Sluts, Feminists: Conjuring the Sex Positive by Kristen J Sollee (out June 13) Modern Tarot: Connecting with Your Higher Self Through the Wisdom of the Cards by Michelle Tea (out June 13) The Perfect Mix: Everything I Know about Leadership I Learned as a Bartender by Helen Rothberg (out June 20) Chapter I [18:50] In which we learn what The Seattle Review of Books is, talk about book reviews as a meta art form, and get advice on promoting diversity and being a safe, welcoming place for people who aren't white bros The Seattle Review of Books is a book news, review, and interviews site. This isn't consumer reports, with a thumbs up or down on each title; each review aims to have a conversation with the book. It's a site that aims to look like your bookshelf, without genre classification. Emma & Kim don't quite understand Paul's assertion that people don't organize their bookshelves, but we roll with it. SRB makes all their money through a single sponsor (which changes each week). If you're interested in their sponsorship program, you can learn more here. Paul wants to promote young, new writers and help them build up their clip file. So you should probably pitch him with your brilliant, bookish ideas. Email submissions@seattlereviewofbooks or fill in the contact form on their about page. Emma particularly loves the Help Desk by Cienna Madrid. Ask Cienna an awkward book-related question at advice@seattlereviewofbooks.com. Being a couple of white guys, Paul and his co-founder Martin McClellan are extremely concerned with diverse representation. You can learn more about how SRB encourages diversity in both the books they review and the reviewers they publish on their about page (or by listening to this episode...). But you should know right off the bat, they are not here to promote the new Franzen novel and they will not pander to bros. Chapter II [33:10] In which we talk about life in the US post-election, say something negative about a book, and discuss Paul's past (and current) life as a bookseller Reading Through It is a post-election book club hosted by Seattle Review of Books, the Seattle Weekly, and Third Place Books Seward Park. They meet the first Wednesday of every month. On our post-election world, Paul Constant says: "This is what books were made for. Books are engines of empathy... the only way to do a deep-dive into an issue. It's our stored knowledge... This is the moment for books." The next Reading Through It book group pick is The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion by Jonathan Haidt. They'll be meeting Wednesday May 3rd at Third Place Books Seward Park. Read Paul's article on his time at Borders: Books Without Borders: My Life at the World's Dumbest Bookstore Chain Though he's not technically a bookseller anymore, Paul is still "on team books." Keep an eye out for our "I'm On Team Books" t-shirts, which may or may not be a thing we sell one day. Chapter III [43:20] In which Paul is better at explaining our questions than stoned Emma is at asking them, Emma and Kim give Paul major side-eye due to his bookseller confession, and Emma continues to push Uprooted by Naomi Novik Desert Island Pick (what would you read that you never had the time to read before): The Years of Lyndon Johnson by Robert Caro (beginning with The Path to Power) We couldn't find a video of the following clip of Caro on the Colbert Report, so we'll just leave you this series of gifs to explain why you, too, should consider bringing an epic five-volume biography of Lyndon Johnson as your desert beach read: You're welcome. Now, back to your regularly scheduled show notes. Station Eleven Picks (the books to preserve for society) The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (everything you need to know about living in a society) Great Expectations by Charles Dickens (everything you need to know about life and how it doesn’t always work out the way you want, but you should live it anyway) Read Paul's essay about The Scarlet Letter, originally written for Scarecrow Video. Wild Pick (traveling is about observing things... soaking everything in) We Tell Ourselves Stories In Order to Live by Joan Didion ("because she is the greatest observer on the planet and I would want to be like her when I was traveling") Bookseller Confession Once again, we have a guest who hasn't read Harry Potter. WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE? Paul also hasn't read Lord of the Rings and Kim proceeds to side-eye him from across the city. (In case you were wondering, the title of the direct link to this gif is "wtf-i-cant-even-you-are-stupid." Just sayin'.) Emma, naturally, tries to convert Paul to fantasy w/ an Uprooted recommendation because "nobody doesn't like it." Paul commits to reading it in order to prove her wrong. Go-To Handsell Fup by Jim Dodge Paul saved the book from going out of print and—arguably more importantly—he handsold a copy to Allison Hannigan. Impossible Handsell Paradise by AL Kennedy (and everything by AL Kennedy) Book for Booksellers Saving Capitalism by Robert Reich Favorite Bookstores Elliott Bay Ada’s Technical Books Third Place Ravenna Favorite Literary Media Not to brag, but, we’re the only podcast Paul listens to. The Rumpus Lit Hub Book Forum Electric Literature Shelf Awareness Epilogue In which we tell you where to find us on the Internets You can find Paul on: Twitter Seattle Review of Books is also on Twitter Seattlereviewofbooks.com You can find us on: Twitter at @drunkbookseller Litsy at @drunkbooksellers Facebook Instagram Email Newsletter Website Emma tweets @thebibliot and writes bookish things for Book Riot. Kim tweets occasionally from @finaleofseem, but don’t expect too much 'cause she saves all of the interesting (ie. book-related) shizzle for Drunk Booksellers. Subscribe and rate us on iTunes!
Do you remember when you were asked what you wanted to do when you grew up? The passionate way you answered? How you could envision yourself doing that profession so vividly? For Allyson Case, Founder and CEO of Integro Rehab, that was flipping houses. She didn’t quite know how she was going to get there but she knew she wanted to be part of the process. However, she got caught up in a corporate job that she liked and was comfortable in; but she had an urge for more. She remembered her old passion for creating and building, and decided to go for it. With her background in real estate appraisal, she worked her way up the developer ladder. She soon started her renovation company and was contacted by HGTV, and got a write-up in the Chicago Tribune. Through reliability and trustworthiness, her business has soared and she is building up the Chicago area. Take a minute to hear Allyson’s push for economic freedom! In this episode you will… Find out how to pick up an old passion that never died Know when to know to take the leap for your business Figure out how to develop your niche Learn how to create the right team or collaborators Understand how to gain a competitive edge Realize how to grow your company but still stay true to your brand and aesthetic See how to create a solid and trustworthy reputation Find out how to create and sustain relationships with your clientele Know when to drop the professionalism and be upfront INSIGHTS “I knew that if I wanted any kind of flexibility in my life…the corporate life was not going to work out for me…and so I made the conscious decision [where] I’m going to have to jump and I’m going to have to do something.” –Allyson Case “Everyone wants to be rich, but I wanted the freedom. I wanted the freedom to do what I wanted to do, when I wanted to do it.” –Allyson Case “Sometimes professionalism is overrated. I’ve rediscovered my humanity at work and that’s the best way to relate to people; that’s the best way to get things done. Sometimes you just have to be real.” -Allyson Case “Be consistent. Whatever you are, whatever it is …people will respond to that; people will adapt.” –Allyson Case “It’s the tangibility of the work that keeps me in the game. There are days where I feel my head is going to pop off and I feel isolated and I have all these questions and only a mirror. But everyday that we’re working, something is happening on the project sites; something that wasn’t, is. Something that was ugly is more beautiful than it was yesterday. And the tangibility of the work is an addiction.” -Allyson Case RESOURCES Integro Rehab Facebook Integro Rehab Instagram Integro Rehab Pinterest Abel’s Island by William Steig
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The names of professional sports teams often have surprising histories -- like the baseball team name inspired by, of all things, trolley-car accidents. Plus, some questions to debate at your next barbecue: Is a hot dog a sandwich if it's in a bun? And when exactly does dusk or dawn begin? Dictionary editors wrestle with such questions all the time, and it turns out that writing a definition is a lot harder than you think. Finally, a new word for your John Hancock: When you use your finger to sign an iPad, what do you call that electronic scribble? Plus, hang a Roscoe, Peck's Bad Boy, coming down the pike, sozzling, stroppy, grammagrams, and umbers. FULL DETAILS Try this riddle: You throw away the outside and cook the inside, then eat the outside and throw away the inside. What is it? A caller from Los Angeles, California, wonders why we say hang a Roscoe for "turn right" when giving directions. This phrase, as well as hang a Louie, meaning "turn left," go back at least as far as the 1960's. These expressions are much like the military practice of using proper names for directional phrases in order to maintain clarity. Some people substitute the word bang for hang, as in bang a Uey (or U-ee) for "make a U-turn." The phrase coming down the pike refers to something approaching or otherwise in the works. The original idea had to do with literally coming down a turnpike. In the late 19th century, Wisconsin newspaperman George Wilbur Peck wrote a series of columns about a fictional boy who was the personification of mischief. The popular character inspired stage and movie adaptations, and the term Peck's Bad Boy came to refer to someone similarly incorrigible. Quiz Guy John Chaneski tees up a trivia quiz about how sports teams got their names. For example, are the Cleveland Browns so named because one of their founders was named Paul Brown, or because of the orange-brown clay on the banks of the Cuyahoga River? A listener in Bayfield, Wisconsin, says her grandmother used to tell her to go sozzle in the bathtub. John Russell Bartlett's 1848 Dictionary of Americanisms defines the verb to sozzle this way: "to loll; to lounge; to go lazily or sluttishly about the house." A professional shoemaker in Columbiana, Ohio, wonders why the words cobbler and cobble have negative connotations, given that shoemaking is a highly skilled trade. The notion of cobbling something together in a haphazard or half-hearted way goes back to the days when a cobbler's task was more focused on mending shoes, rather than making them. But Grant quotes a passage from Shakespeare's Julius Caesar in which such a tradesman articulates the nobility of his profession: I am, indeed, sir, a surgeon to old shoes; when they are in great danger, I recover them. As proper men as ever trod upon neat's leather have gone upon my handiwork. The slang term stroppy is an adjective meaning "annoying" or "difficult to deal with." It might be related to the similarly unpleasant word, obstreperous. If you simply read each letter aloud, you can see why O.U.Q.T.! U.R.A.B.U.T.! can be interpreted to mean "Oh, you cutie! You are a beauty!" A statement expressed that way with letters, numerals, or drawings is called a rebus, or, if it's solely expressed with letters and numerals, a grammagram. Great examples include the F.U.N.E.X.? ("Have you any eggs?") gag by the British comedy duo The Two Ronnies, and William Steig's book CDC? A door divided across the middle so that the bottom half stays closed while the top half opens is known as a Dutch door, a stable door, or a half-door. Some people informally call it a Mr. Ed door, named after a TV series popular in the 1960's about a talking horse named Mr. Ed who frequently stood behind such a door. Is a hot dog a sandwich if it's in a bun? Why or why not? Is a burrito a sandwich? (A Massachusetts judge actually ruled on that question in 2006.) What about a veggie wrap? These kinds of questions about the limits and core meanings of various words are more complicated that you might think. Lexicographers try to tease out the answers when writing dictionary entries. Some people are using the word fingature to mean that scribble you do on an electronic pad when asked to sign for a credit card payment. A woman who grew up in Albuquerque recalls that when one of her schoolmates got in trouble, she and their peers would say ominously, Umbers! This slang term is apparently a hyperlocal version of similarly elongated exclamations like Maaaaaan! Or Burrrrrn! that youngsters use to call attention to another's faux pas. An Indianapolis, Indiana, listener says that his mother-in-law was asked by a child where she was going, would jokingly sing that she was going to the Turkey trot trot trot, across the lot, lot, lot, feeling fine, fine, fine until Thanksgiving time. Trouble. Trouble trouble. Trouble, trouble, trouble, trouble on the double. Sounds like she was singing a version of the Turkey Trot Blues. This episode is hosted by Martha Barnette and Grant Barrett. -- A Way with Words is funded by its listeners: http://waywordradio.org/donate Get your language question answered on the air! Call or write with your questions at any time: Email: words@waywordradio.org Phone: United States and Canada toll-free (877) WAY-WORD/(877) 929-9673 London +44 20 7193 2113 Mexico City +52 55 8421 9771 Donate: http://waywordradio.org/donate Site: http://waywordradio.org/ Podcast: http://waywordradio.org/podcast/ Forums: http://waywordradio.org/discussion/ Newsletter: http://waywordradio.org/newsletter/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/wayword/ Skype: skype://waywordradio Copyright 2017, Wayword LLC.
A Way with Words — language, linguistics, and callers from all over
The names of professional sports teams often have surprising histories -- like the baseball team name inspired by, of all things, trolley-car accidents. Plus, some questions to debate at your next barbecue: Is a hot dog a sandwich if it's in a bun? And when exactly does dusk or dawn begin? Dictionary editors wrestle with such questions all the time, and it turns out that writing a definition is a lot harder than you think. Finally, a new word for your John Hancock: When you use your finger to sign an iPad, what do you call that electronic scribble? Plus, hang a Roscoe, Peck's Bad Boy, coming down the pike, sozzling, stroppy, grammagrams, and umbers. FULL DETAILS Try this riddle: You throw away the outside and cook the inside, then eat the outside and throw away the inside. What is it? A caller from Los Angeles, California, wonders why we say hang a Roscoe for "turn right" when giving directions. This phrase, as well as hang a Louie, meaning "turn left," go back at least as far as the 1960's. These expressions are much like the military practice of using proper names for directional phrases in order to maintain clarity. Some people substitute the word bang for hang, as in bang a Uey (or U-ee) for "make a U-turn." The phrase coming down the pike refers to something approaching or otherwise in the works. The original idea had to do with literally coming down a turnpike. In the late 19th century, Wisconsin newspaperman George Wilbur Peck wrote a series of columns about a fictional boy who was the personification of mischief. The popular character inspired stage and movie adaptations, and the term Peck's Bad Boy came to refer to someone similarly incorrigible. Quiz Guy John Chaneski tees up a trivia quiz about how sports teams got their names. For example, are the Cleveland Browns so named because one of their founders was named Paul Brown, or because of the orange-brown clay on the banks of the Cuyahoga River? A listener in Bayfield, Wisconsin, says her grandmother used to tell her to go sozzle in the bathtub. John Russell Bartlett's 1848 Dictionary of Americanisms defines the verb to sozzle this way: "to loll; to lounge; to go lazily or sluttishly about the house." A professional shoemaker in Columbiana, Ohio, wonders why the words cobbler and cobble have negative connotations, given that shoemaking is a highly skilled trade. The notion of cobbling something together in a haphazard or half-hearted way goes back to the days when a cobbler's task was more focused on mending shoes, rather than making them. But Grant quotes a passage from Shakespeare's Julius Caesar in which such a tradesman articulates the nobility of his profession: I am, indeed, sir, a surgeon to old shoes; when they are in great danger, I recover them. As proper men as ever trod upon neat's leather have gone upon my handiwork. The slang term stroppy is an adjective meaning "annoying" or "difficult to deal with." It might be related to the similarly unpleasant word, obstreperous. If you simply read each letter aloud, you can see why O.U.Q.T.! U.R.A.B.U.T.! can be interpreted to mean "Oh, you cutie! You are a beauty!" A statement expressed that way with letters, numerals, or drawings is called a rebus, or, if it's solely expressed with letters and numerals, a grammagram. Great examples include the F.U.N.E.X.? ("Have you any eggs?") gag by the British comedy duo The Two Ronnies, and William Steig's book CDC? A door divided across the middle so that the bottom half stays closed while the top half opens is known as a Dutch door, a stable door, or a half-door. Some people informally call it a Mr. Ed door, named after a TV series popular in the 1960's about a talking horse named Mr. Ed who frequently stood behind such a door. Is a hot dog a sandwich if it's in a bun? Why or why not? Is a burrito a sandwich? (A Massachusetts judge actually ruled on that question in 2006.) What about a veggie wrap? These kinds of questions about the limits and core meanings of various words are more complicated that you might think. Lexicographers try to tease out the answers when writing dictionary entries. Some people are using the word fingature to mean that scribble you do on an electronic pad when asked to sign for a credit card payment. A woman who grew up in Albuquerque recalls that when one of her schoolmates got in trouble, she and their peers would say ominously, Umbers! This slang term is apparently a hyperlocal version of similarly elongated exclamations like Maaaaaan! Or Burrrrrn! that youngsters use to call attention to another's faux pas. An Indianapolis, Indiana, listener says that his mother-in-law was asked by a child where she was going, would jokingly sing that she was going to the Turkey trot trot trot, across the lot, lot, lot, feeling fine, fine, fine until Thanksgiving time. Trouble. Trouble trouble. Trouble, trouble, trouble, trouble on the double. Sounds like she was singing a version of the Turkey Trot Blues. This episode is hosted by Martha Barnette and Grant Barrett. -- A Way with Words is funded by its listeners: http://waywordradio.org/donate Get your language question answered on the air! Call or write with your questions at any time: Email: words@waywordradio.org Phone: United States and Canada toll-free (877) WAY-WORD/(877) 929-9673 London +44 20 7193 2113 Mexico City +52 55 8421 9771 Donate: http://waywordradio.org/donate Site: http://waywordradio.org/ Podcast: http://waywordradio.org/podcast/ Forums: http://waywordradio.org/discussion/ Newsletter: http://waywordradio.org/newsletter/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/wayword/ Skype: skype://waywordradio Copyright 2016, Wayword LLC.
Sylvester and the Magic Pebble is a children's picture book written and illustrated by William Steig. It won him the Caldecott Medal, his first of many Caldecott and Newbery Medal honors. It tells the tale of Sylvester, a donkey from the fictional community of Oatsdale, who collects pebbles "of unusual shape and color." One day he happens to come across a pebble that grants wishes. Immediately afterward, a lion scares Sylvester, and as a defense he wishes himself into a rock, the only thing he could think of at the moment. Unfortunately, the magic pebble falls off the rock, and Sylvester is unable to revert to his donkey form as the pebble must be in contact with the wisher to work. The rest of the story deals with the resulting aftermath: Sylvester's personal attempt to change back into his true self and his parents' search for their only son. Read by Mark Ferrero, Children's Librarian at Skidompha Library, 2014.
Frederica reads the children's book Yellow and Pink by William Steig.
Frederica reads the children's book Yellow and Pink by William Steig.
One of the most startling debuts in Jazz history was this album by Jeremy Steig. Steig, who is the son of the great cartoonist William Steig plays flute. He doesn't double on any other instrument and developed his own sound and concept on the flute. Jeremy didn't consider the flute a delicate instrument but one that could hold it's own with the saxophone or trumpet. Steig, who was born in New York on September 23,1942 is still alive and well and playing, entered the Jazz world with this album called "Flute Fever". It was produced by John Hammond and mysteriously has never been issued on CD. Steig was subject to a lot of criticism for his maverick approach to the instrument but he had many supporters including the great pianist, Bill Evans, who was a fine flute player himself. Marking his debut was Jeremy's pianist, Denny Zeitlin who did score a Columbia Records contract after his performance here. Denny is still alive and well and performs around the San Francisco Bay Area with his trio. Steig and Zeitlin are ably supported by two pros, bassist Ben Tucker and drummer Ben Riley. I'm sure you will be moved and occasionally startled by the outgoing playing of Steig and the ceativity of Denny Zeitlin on this great 1963 recording of "Flute Fever".
Overcoming School Anxiety, Family Music Meltdown 2, Rather Be Shopping, Save Mr. Rogers, and more. Our guest is Diane Peters Mayer, author of the book Overcoming School Anxiety. Contest: Send us your tips. Make the subject line "Peanut Butter" and if we use your tip we'll give you a code for the Peanut Butter PC or the Peanut Butter Pointer. Spend: Family Music Meltdown 2 Save: Rather Be Shopping Give: Save Mr. Rogers Audible pick of the week: Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig, read by Rex Robbins. To sign up for a free audiobook, visit Audible.com/monkeys. Hosts: Megan Morrone and Leo Laporte Guest: Diane Peters Mayer Full show notes available on Megan's blog, JumpingMonkeys.com. The Jumping Monkeys theme is by Paul Minshall. Bandwidth for Jumping Monkeys is provided by CacheFly.
In Episode 11, Chris Gondek speaks with (1) A. K. Sandoval-Strausz who explores the idea of American hospitality and the modern hotel as an uniquely American invention, and with (2) Claudia Nahson about the art of William Steig — the well-known cartoonist and cover artist for The New Yorker.
In Episode 11, Chris Gondek speaks with (1) A. K. Sandoval-Strausz who explores the idea of American hospitality and the modern hotel as an uniquely American invention, and with (2) Claudia Nahson about the art of William Steig — the well-known cartoonist and cover artist for The New Yorker.
SOMEbody once told me this podcast's gonna roll me. I ain't the sharpest ogre in the swamp. Er, we're trying to find out what's under the various layers of the Shrek fandom. Memes? Sincerety? More memes? Is it infinite? PLUS, we have special guest Alicia Kraft of the Ogrecast to help us out! ## Episode Outline ### Fandom Facts **History and Origins:** The Shrek franchise traces its origins back in 1990 with a picture book titled _Shrek!_ by William Steig. It wasn't until 1995 that the first film was put into active development: > "Every development deal starts with a pitch and my pitch came from my then kindergartner, in collaboration with his pre-school brother. Upon our second reading of Shrek, the kindergartner started quoting large segments of the book pretending he could read them. Even as an adult, I thought Shrek was outrageous, irreverent, iconoclastic, gross, and just a lot of fun. He was a great movie character in search of a movie." > > — [Wikipedia - Shrek](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrek#Development) [// where Bill Murray would play Shrek and Steve Martin would play Donkey... Nicolas Cage, Chris Farley]: # The Shrek films follow the (mis)adventures of Shrek (played by Mike Myers), Donkey (Eddie Murphy), and Fiona (Cameron Diaz) and subversions of fairy tales and pop culture as developed by DreamWorks animation. The first film was eventually produced and released six years later in 2001. It has since had a re-shrek-table three sequels (with a fifth movie planned for an unscheduled release date), two holiday specials, a spin-off film (with another spin-off in the works), a Netflix series based on the spin-off, several short films, almost thirty video games, _and_ a broadway musical. **Search Data:** Using Google Trends as a measuring stick, Shrek's popularity is mostly focused around the releases of the different films and [is otherwise fairly constant](https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&q=%2Fm%2F0g2jql). The top ten countries for Shrek, by search volume, are: Bulgaria, Moldova, Armenia, Albania, Chile, Mexico, El Salvador, Latvia, Puerto Rico, and Azerbaijan (Canada is 30th; United States is 36th). **Fanac Fast Facts:** - There are over three hundred [fan works related to Shrek on Archive Of Our Own](https://archiveofourown.org/tags/Shrek%20(Movies)/works)... - About 50% is categorized as M/M (and about 25% as F/M) - Most works stay in universe, but there biggest crossovers are with _Bee Movie_ (20 works), _Sonic the Hedgehog_ (17 works), and _Harry Potter_ (16 works) - The top three characters in works? Shrek (73%), Donkey (16%), and Fiona (8%) - More surprising, the top three relationships? Fiona / Shrek (4%), Donkey / Shrek (3%), Shrek / _Reader_ (2%) ### Main Discussion **Topics covered in this episode:** TBD ### Spotlight: [Shrek Saber](https://bsaber.com/downloadshreksaber/) Do you like rhythm games? Do you like VR? What if you were playing a rhythm game that was just 83 minutes of Shrek? Well, that's what this is! You can now download a custom song which is effectively _the entire Shrek movie_ as a beat saber track. Sure. Why not. ### Spotlight: [Shrekfest](http://the3gi.com/shrekfest.html) > Shrekfest is the ultimate experience for Shrek-heads of all ages, currently gearing up for it's fifth year! Free admission, live music, and an outdoor screening of the 2001 masterpiece. Not to mention the games and prizes, highlighted by our infamous onion eating contest. So come dressed as your favorite Fairy Tale creature, bring a fold-out chair and we'll see you at the swamp! > > — [Shrekfest - About](http://the3gi.com/shrekfest.html#shrekfest_about) The page looks like it came out of a 2000-era geocities page, complete with Smash Mouth's all start playing (as a MIDI) in the background. I don't know if it will run again in 2019, but if you happen to be near Madison, Wisconsin around Labour day week
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