Best Classical Reception Podcasts (2025)

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ONE HOT FEST: EDGE OF LIFE w/Brian Game 12:39

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ONE HOT FEST – ADELAIDE FILM FESTIVAL is a special mini-series from One Heat Minute Productions, diving into Australia’s most charismatic celebration of cinema. Host Blake Howard takes you inside the Adelaide Film Festival — from filmmaker interviews and festival dispatches to reviews and discussions with guests and critics — relaying the energy, s…

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VIOLENT ENDS w/ Writer-Director John-Michael Powell 46:10

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To celebrate the release of VIOLENT ENDS, I talk with director John-Michael Powell about the punk rock, revenge genre music of his debut feature. Synopsis: Lucas is an honest man brought up in a crime family whose only legacy is violence in this southern revenge thriller of star-crossed lovers set against the backdrop of the Ozark Mountains. Suppor…

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ONE HOT TAKE AFTER ANOTHER w/Cory Everett 33:21

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This is our new NEW RELEASE review podcast, ONE HOT TAKE. Synopsis: When their evil enemy resurfaces after 16 years, a group of ex-revolutionaries reunite to rescue one of their own's daughter. CORY EVERETT ART DIRECTOR, WRITER AND THE CREATOR OF CINEPHILE: A CARD GAME One Heat Minute Productions WEBSITE: oneheatminute.com TWITTER: @OneBlakeMinute …

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ONE HOT FEST: SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE w/ Cory Everett 21:10

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ONE HOT FEST – ADELAIDE FILM FESTIVAL is a special mini-series from One Heat Minute Productions, diving into Australia’s most charismatic celebration of cinema. Host Blake Howard takes you inside the Adelaide Film Festival — from filmmaker interviews and festival dispatches to reviews and discussions with guests and critics — relaying the energy, s…

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ONE HOT FEST: PENNY LANE IS DEAD w/ Stephen A. Russell 10:10

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ONE HOT FEST – ADELAIDE FILM FESTIVAL is a special mini-series from One Heat Minute Productions, diving into Australia’s most charismatic celebration of cinema. Host Blake Howard takes you inside the Adelaide Film Festival — from filmmaker interviews and festival dispatches to reviews and discussions with guests and critics — relaying the energy, s…

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ONE HOT FEST: IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT w/ Bilge Ebiri 22:17

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ONE HOT FEST – ADELAIDE FILM FESTIVAL is a special mini-series from One Heat Minute Productions, diving into Australia’s most charismatic celebration of cinema. Host Blake Howard takes you inside the Adelaide Film Festival — from filmmaker interviews and festival dispatches to reviews and discussions with guests and critics — relaying the energy, s…

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Massimo Modonesi, "The Antagonistic Principle: Marxism and Political Action" (Haymarket, 2019) 43:07

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What does it mean to be a political subject? This is one of the key questions asked by Massimo Modonesi in The Antagonistic Principle: Marxism and Political Action (2019), published as part of the Historical Materialism book series from Brill and Haymarket books. The book takes on the theories of Marx and Gramsci to develop a philosophical triad …

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ONE HOT FEST: BUGONIA w/ Dan Mecca 16:07

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ONE HOT FEST – ADELAIDE FILM FESTIVAL is a special mini-series from One Heat Minute Productions, diving into Australia’s most charismatic celebration of cinema. Host Blake Howard takes you inside the Adelaide Film Festival — from filmmaker interviews and festival dispatches to reviews and discussions with guests and critics — relaying the energy, s…

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GUIDE FOR THE FILM FANATIC: “MS. 45” with Alexandra Heller-Nicholas 1:09:29

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Few people know their genre cinema like Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, whose many, MANY books, essays, chapters and commentaries have been contextualizing and magnifying horror and exploitation for years now. Today she joins us to discuss Abel Ferrara’s seminal rape-revenge film “MS. 45” — out in a new 4K from Arrow Video, with heavy involvement from A…

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ONE HOT FEST: YOHANNA w/ Stephen A. Russell 11:53

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ONE HOT FEST – ADELAIDE FILM FESTIVAL is a special mini-series from One Heat Minute Productions, diving into Australia’s most charismatic celebration of cinema. Host Blake Howard takes you inside the Adelaide Film Festival — from filmmaker interviews and festival dispatches to reviews and discussions with guests and critics — relaying the energy, s…

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ONE HOT FEST: SIRÂT w/ Alexei Toliopoulos 12:30

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ONE HOT FEST – ADELAIDE FILM FESTIVAL is a special mini-series from One Heat Minute Productions, diving into Australia’s most charismatic celebration of cinema. Host Blake Howard takes you inside the Adelaide Film Festival — from filmmaker interviews and festival dispatches to reviews and discussions with guests and critics — relaying the energy, s…

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ONE HOT FEST: JIMPA w/ Stephen A. Russell 12:46

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ONE HOT FEST – ADELAIDE FILM FESTIVAL is a special mini-series from One Heat Minute Productions, diving into Australia’s most charismatic celebration of cinema. Host Blake Howard takes you inside the Adelaide Film Festival — from filmmaker interviews and festival dispatches to reviews and discussions with guests and critics — relaying the energy, s…

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ONE HOT FEST: FRANKENSTEIN w/ Katie Walsh 18:49

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ONE HOT FEST – ADELAIDE FILM FESTIVAL is a special mini-series from One Heat Minute Productions, diving into Australia’s most charismatic celebration of cinema. Host Blake Howard takes you inside the Adelaide Film Festival — from filmmaker interviews and festival dispatches to reviews and discussions with guests and critics — relaying the energy, s…

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ONE HOT FEST: MEGADOC w/ Sean Burns 13:22

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ONE HOT FEST – ADELAIDE FILM FESTIVAL is a special mini-series from One Heat Minute Productions, diving into Australia’s most charismatic celebration of cinema. Host Blake Howard takes you inside the Adelaide Film Festival — from filmmaker interviews and festival dispatches to reviews and discussions with guests and critics — relaying the energy, s…

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Central Italy and the Emergence of Rome with Dr Fulminante 41:37

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We are thrilled to sit down with Dr Francesca Fulminante to chat all about the development of settlements in central Italy from the Bronze Age to the Archaic Period of Rome. Dr Fulminante shares insights from her recent monograph: The Rise of Early Rome - Transportation Networks and Domination in Central Italy, 1050-500 BCE (2023) (Cambridge Univer…

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ONE HOT FEST: Mat Kesting CEO & Creative Director Adelaide Film Festival 16:56

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ONE HOT FEST – ADELAIDE FILM FESTIVAL is a special mini-series from One Heat Minute Productions, diving into Australia’s most charismatic celebration of cinema. Host Blake Howard takes you inside the Adelaide Film Festival — from filmmaker interviews and festival dispatches to reviews and discussions with guests and critics — relaying the energy, s…

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BONUS: ONE HEAT MINUTE W/ BONNIE TIMMERMANN 1:04:41

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In this special bonus episode of ONE HEAT MINUTE, Rob Belushi and I talk to the legend Bonnie Timmermann about her terrific documentary BONNIE, her eye for talent and her incredible collaborations with Michael Mann, Tony Scott and more. About BONNIE TIMMERMANN Bonnie Timmermann is a legendary American casting director and producer known for discove…

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Robert L. Worden and Jane Leung Larson, "A Chinese Reformer in Exile: Kang Youwei and the Chinese Empire Reform Association in North America, 1899-1911" (Brill, 2025) 2:14:03

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A Chinese Reformer in Exile: Kang Youwei and the Chinese Empire Reform Association in North America, 1899-1911 is an encyclopaedic reference work documenting the exile years of imperial China’s most famous reformer, Kang Youwei, and the political organization he mobilized in North America and worldwide to transform China’s autocratic empire into a …

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Anthony J. Knowles, "Driving Productivity: Automation, Labor, and Industrial Development in the United States and Germany" (Brill, 2025) 46:21

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Driving Productivity: Automation, Labor, and Industrial Development in the United States and Germany (Brill, 2025) reconstructs the industrial histories of the American and German automotive industries in a new light. From the Fordist assembly line to Japanese lean production and Industry 4.0, Anthony J. Knowles critically examines major technical …

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Vartan Matiossian, "The Color of Choice: The Armenians and the Politics of Race in the United States and Germany (1890-1945)" (Brill, 2025) 1:19:09

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The extensive research literature on race has paid little attention to Armenians. Between the two world wars, they had to prove that they were free white persons to ensure their naturalization in the United States, while in Nazi Germany they needed to document that they were stakeholders of the Aryan race to safeguard their existence. Vartan Matios…

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GUIDE FOR THE FILM FANATIC: “Risky Business” with John Malahy 57:46

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In his book “Rewinding the ‘80s” (on shelves Tuesday), film historian John Malahy examines — per the subtitle — “cinema under the influence of music videos, action stars, and a Cold War.” He joins us to discuss what may be the quintessential ‘80s movie, and the breakthrough role of the quintessential ‘80s movie star: Tom Cruise in Paul Brickman’s “…

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Cooper Smith, "Allusive and Elusive: Allusion and the Elihu Speeches of Job 32-37" (Brill, 2022) 31:12

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Within the Book of Job, Elihu is one of the most diversely evaluated characters. For example, are Elihu’s speeches so insignificant he’s absolutely ignored afterward, or do they actually form an introduction to the speeches of the LORD? What are we to make of Elihu? Find out as we speak with Cooper Smith about his recent monograph, Allusive and Elu…

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PODCASTER AND COMMANDER: "An extra ration of 4K UHD for these men" w/ Alan Cerny 41:23

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An audio documentary podcast series about the sea-faring classic - Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World. On this very special bonus episode, I join one of the original online movie news men, Alan Cerny, to discuss the long overdue 4K release of Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World. Guest: Alan Cerny has been writing reviews fo…

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IMPRINT COMPANION: THE KEEP w/ Alex Kuciw 50:05

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Hang onto your slipcases because Blake Howard (One Heat Minute Productions) teams up with the producer of A World War II Fairytale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep' to unbox, unpack and unveil the upcoming IMPRINT FILMS physical media release of THE KEEP. In this episode, we discuss: The Keep (1983) – Cross Replica Limited Edition – 4K UHD +…

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IMPRINT COMPANION: "Five Star" catch-up, and eulogising Robert Redford 46:01

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Hang onto your slipcases because Alexei Toliopoulos (Finding Drago, The Last Video Store) and Blake Howard (One Heat Minute Productions) team up to unbox, unpack and unveil upcoming IMPRINT FILMS physical media releases. In this episode, we discuss: Midnight Cowboy (1969) – 4K UHD + Blu-ray Limited Edition Hardbox – Imprint Collection #429 Malcolm …

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ONE HOT TAKE: ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER w/ Maria Lewis 25:08

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This is our new NEW RELEASE review podcast, ONE HOT TAKE. Synopsis: When their evil enemy resurfaces after 16 years, a group of ex-revolutionaries reunite to rescue one of their own's daughter. Follow Maria: WEBSITE: https://www.marialewis.com.au/ TWITTER: @moviemazz PODCAST: The Phantom Never Dies Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/on…

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Surf the Celtic Wave 1:22:21

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391 BCE is jam-packed with action, but the event that stands out is the arrival of the Gauls in centre stage. It’s time to surf the Celtic Wave! Revenge is Sweet… and Easy The year began well for the Romans as they recovered from the pestilence that had caused such havoc the year before. Finally, they were strong enough to take down the Sappinates …

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ONE HOT TAKE: HIGHEST 2 LOWEST w/ Travis Woods 23:25

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This is our new NEW RELEASE review podcast, ONE HOT TAKE. Synopsis: When a titan music mogul is targeted with a ransom plot, he is jammed up in a life-or-death moral dilemma. Travis Woods (Host of INCREMENT VICE) Travis Woods is a Contributing Editor at Bright Wall/Dark Room, as well as a writer for The New Beverly Cinema and Cinephilia & Beyond. H…

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GUIDE FOR THE FILM FANATIC: “Christiane F” with Katie Walsh 59:04

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When film critic and podcaster Katie Walsh finally saw the 1981 German sensation “Christiane F” in its 4K restoration reissue this week, she needed to talk about it — and we’re lucky enough that she joined us to do just that. It was also Mike and Jason’s first watch, so listen in as we pick our collective jaws up off the floor over this tough, unse…

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Christopher Joby, "Christian Mission in Seventeenth-Century Taiwan: A Reception History of Texts, Beliefs, and Practices" (Brill, 2025) 1:00:47

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How do new ideas and beliefs take root when they cross cultural and linguistic borders? In seventeenth-century Taiwan, both Dutch and Spanish missionaries tried to replace Indigenous gods, practices, and laws with their own Christian traditions. Christopher Joby’s Christian Mission in Seventeenth-Century Taiwan: A Reception History of Texts, Belief…

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Peter Arzt-Grabner "Letters and Letter Writing" (Brill U Schoningh, 2023) 50:14

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New Testament letters are compared with private, business, and administrative letters of Greco-Roman antiquity and analyzed against this background. More than 11,800 Greek and Latin letters – preserved on papyrus, potsherds, and tablets from Egypt, Israel, Asia Minor, North Africa, Britain, and Switzerland – have been edited so far. Among them are …

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GUIDE FOR THE FILM FANATIC: “Strangers on a Train” with Stephen Rebello 1:09:43

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Nobody but nobody chronicles the making of classic movies as thoroughly and compellingly as Stephen Rebello, author of “Dolls! Dolls! Dolls!,” “A City Full of Hawks,” and the granddaddy of them all, “Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho.” He joins us to discuss his latest book “Criss Cross,” and the movie it’s about: Alfred Hitchcock’s “Strang…

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Cleopatra (1963) - Cleopatra and Antony 1:23:20

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In this special episode, we tackle the second half of the 1963 epic, Cleopatra. In the first part of this double-header, we tried to keep our focus on Cleopatra and Caesar and the initial challenges faced by #TeamCleo. However, today we get to delve into the second half of the movie when Cleopatra and Antony get it on. This means we finally get to …

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CRITERION SESSIONS: CAIRO STATION w/ William Boyle 28:28

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Hang onto your slipcases, because Blake Howard and author William "Bill" Boyle discuss the impact of the neorealist melodrama fusion of CAIRO STATION on us watching and on Bill's latest novel, SAINT OF THE NARROWS STREET. Cairo Station Youssef Chahine established his international reputation with this masterpiece, which, though initially a commerci…

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Mutaz al-Khatib, "Key Classical Works on Islamic Ethics" (Brill, 2024) 27:35

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In this episode of Unlocking Academia, host Raja Aderdor speaks with Dr. Mutaz Al-Khatib, Associate Professor at the Research Center for Islamic Legislation and Ethics and Director of the Master’s program in Applied Islamic Ethics at Hamad Bin Khalifa University. Together, they explore Key Classical Works on Islamic Ethics (Brill, 2024), a groundbr…

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IMPRINT COMPANION: HUD w/Roxana Hadadi 15:00

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Hang onto your slipcases because Blake Howard (One Heat Minute Productions) teams up with the legendary Roxana Hadadi to unbox, unpack and unveil the upcoming IMPRINT FILMS physical media release of HUD. In this episode, we discuss: Hud (1963) – Imprint Collection #432 Support: JOIN THE ONE HEAT MINUTE PATREON FOR AS LITTLE AS $1 A MONTH Follow the…

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WENT UP THE HILL w/ Writer-Director Samuel Van Grinsven 27:20

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To celebrate the Australian release of WENT UP THE HILL, I talk with director Samuel Van Grinsven about 9 months of living with his second feature, what it taught him about the importance of casting for directing, and so much more. Synopsis: Abandoned as a child, Jack travels to remote New Zealand to attend the funeral of his estranged mother Eliza…

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THE TOXIC AVENGER w/ Director Macon Blair 32:19

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To celebrate the Australian release of THE TOXIC AVENGER, I talk with director Macon Blair about the winding path to release, his excellent cast and recapturing that "7th grade making movies with your friends" feeling. Synopsis: When a downtrodden janitor, Winston Gooze, is exposed to a catastrophic toxic accident, he’s transformed into a new kind …

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GUIDE FOR THE FILM FANATIC: “2001: A Space Odyssey” with Matt Zoller Seitz 1:24:12

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The bestselling author, Pulitzer finalist, and independent bookseller Matt Zoller Seitz takes a break from his very busy schedule to discuss a movie that not many people talk about, right? I mean, when was the last time you heard anyone talk about Stanley Kubrick’s “2001”? Matt also shares some writing tips and talks to us about MZS.press, the onli…

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Robert Cribb et al., "Detention Camps in Asia: The Conditions of Confinement in Modern Asian History" (Brill, 2022) 1:08:04

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Why have Asian states - colonial and independent - imprisoned people on a massive scale in detention camps? How have detainees experienced the long months and years of captivity? And what does the creation of camps and the segregation of people in them mean for society as a whole? Detention Camps in Asia: The Conditions of Confinement in Modern Asi…

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IMPRINT COMPANION: NEW YORK, NEW YORK w/ Bilge Ebiri 26:56

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Hang onto your slipcases because Blake Howard (One Heat Minute Productions) teams up with the legendary Bilge Ebiri to unbox, unpack and unveil the upcoming IMPRINT FILMS physical media release of NEW YORK, NEW YORK (for which he authored a new essay). In this episode, we discuss: New York, New York (1977) – Imprint Collection #420 Support: JOIN TH…

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Linos-Alexandre Sicilianos, "The Human Dimension of International Law" (Brill, 2025) 32:53

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The Human Dimension of International Law (Brill, 2025) offers a vision of international law through the protection of human rights and the values they embody. This approach is particularly timely in light of recent international developments. For the first time, the International Court of Justice is seized of the main legal aspects of serious conte…

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Alan M. Wald, "Bohemian Bolsheviks: Dispatches from the Culture and History of the Left" (Brill, 2025) 1:40:37

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For several decades now, Alan Wald has been thoroughly documenting the history of the literature and cultural output of the American left. While his numerous books and essays cover a lot of territory, much of his work is united by an interest in commitment, particularly when it comes to radical politics. What does it mean to commit ones life to a r…

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GUIDE FOR THE FILM FANATIC: “Body Double” with Megan Abbott 58:37

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Edgar award-winning, New York Times-bestselling crime novelist and confirmed cinephile Megan Abbott joins us to chat about her latest hit, “El Dorado Drive,” and her long history with one of Brian De Palma’s most controversial (and metatextual) movies. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/one-heat-minute-productions/exclusive-content Adv…

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CRITERION SESSIONS: BRAZIL w/ Nadine Whitney 49:13

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Hang onto your slipcases, because Blake Howard and the prolific and wise critic Nadine Whitney discuss the timeless quality of Terry Gilliam's BRAZIL, now in 4k. Brazil In the dystopian masterpiece Brazil, Jonathan Pryce plays a daydreaming everyman who finds himself caught in the soul-crushing gears of a nightmarish bureaucracy. This cautionary ta…

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A Campaign in No Way Memorable 56:04

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392 BCE, the year that went down in history for “a campaign in no way memorable”. Ah, that Livy, he paints quite a picture, doesn’t he? All About the Consuls The campaign in question involved our consuls for the year. Yep, consuls! The plebeians were still in a blissful mood after receiving some of the land from Veii in the previous year and so the…

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Isabel Toral and Beatrice Gruendler, "An Unruly Classic: Kalīla and Dimna and Its Syriac, Arabic, and Early Persian Versions" (Brill, 2024) 1:05:02

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The collection of wisdom fables known as Kalila and Dimna began its long literary life in Sanskrit more than two millennia ago, and was subsequently translated to numerous languages. But it is the Arabic version, adapted from Middle Persian by the eighth-century scholar Ibn al-Muqaffa, that has left the most substantial literary footprint. A founda…

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NEVER GET BUSTED! w/co-director David Anthony Ngo 27:01

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To celebrate the Australian premiere at the Melbourne International Film Festival of NEVER GET BUSTED!, the utterly compelling documentary about narco-officer turned activist Barry Cooper, I talked with co-director David Anthony Ngo about this true American original, who subjects either "love, hate or have never met." Synopsis: Written and directed…

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CRITERION SESSIONS: THE WIZ w/ Candice Frederick 59:21

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Hang onto your slipcases, because Blake Howard and award-winning culture reporter and critic Candice Frederick ruminate on THE WIZ and how Sidney Lumet, Joel Schumacher, Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Richard Pryor and Quincy Jones make it more than significant. The Wiz L. Frank Baum’s timeless story The Wonderful Wizard of Oz gets a funky reimaginin…

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TOO MUCH MOVIE: AMERICAN PSYCHO 1:01:30

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FOR THE LATEST EPISODE OF THIS 90S CELEBRATION PODCAST, WE (HOSTS CHRIS CANDY, ROB BELUSHI, AND BLAKE HOWARD) GO TO THE BOOKEND OF THE DECADE, AMERICAN PSYCHO. Thank you so much for the ongoing support! Join our Patreon for as little as $1 a month for exclusive weekly podcasts + access to the OHM discord here. One Heat Minute Productions WEBSITE: o…