This show is designed to be listened to while you watch the film yourself on your own TV. It's one part audio commentary, one part film discussion, one part just watching movies with friends, and add alcohol to taste.
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What is Family Folktales? Think of it as story time on demand. Whether you're running errands, trying to make dinner, or getting little someones ready for bed, you can listen to a story or two. The stories may be new to you or old favorites. They may even be different, possibly gorier, versions of those stories you now share with your children. Listen, wherever you get podcasts.
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Countermelody devoted to the glories of the human voice raised in song.
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Rootfire Presents: The Reggae Podclash's mission is to share the stories of foundational reggae artists, creating a historical record told by the artists themselves, while building bridges to new artists who have followed in their footsteps. Hosted by Devin Morrison and Roger Rivas, two longtime players in the Los Angeles reggae scene who have performed and recorded with Jamaican legends including Alton Ellis, Prince Buster, Leonard “The Ethiopian” Dillon, Wailing Souls, Roy Shirley, Pat Kel ...
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Hosted by John Ellis and Billy Marshall. No frills, just football. Ellis and Marshall have covered the Panthers for years: they call it like they see it. No fluff, just honest analysis. Subscribe for a great football podcast experience, including some of the best guests from the NFL landscape.
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Podcast of the weekly gatherings for Gallery Church, displaying God's greatness to Baltimore. For more information on our church please visit http://gcbalt.com
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Episode 425. Mady Mesplé chante l’Opérette viennoise
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1:40:50For the final episode of 2025, and of Season Six of the podcast, I present pure frothy escapism from the delectable Mady Mesplé, the finest French coloratura of her generation. My original intention was to feature her exclusively in operetta repertoire, and I’ve stuck to that. But as I began to compile a setlist I realized that there was a subset o…
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A holiday gift for my beloved listeners. In the past year I have done Countermelody episodes featuring both soprano April Cantelo and mezzo-soprano Maureen Lehane. Cantelo in particular sang roles in numerous operas by the Australian composer Malcolm Williamson, On a sojourn to New York in 2024, I was lucky to pick up a rare copy of Williamson’s 19…
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A boy with unusual abilities saves his uncle’s life three times; when the two set out to seek their fortunes, which one will save the other?By [email protected]
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Episode 423. Christmas 2019 Redux: Hard/Try
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1:33:00Another episode of Christmas music! The first part is a continuation of the previous All-Tenor Holiday Extravaganza. We hear from Luther Saxon, Roland Hayes, James Melton, Brian Sullivan, Richard Crooks, Raoul Jobin, Jussi Björling, Richard Verreau, Fritz Wunderlich, Rudolf Schock, René Kollo, John McCormack, Peter Schreier, and Mel Tormé (with an …
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Episode 422. Christmas with the Tenors [2019 Throwback]
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1:04:30This week I present two episodes featuring Christmas music which I originally produced six years ago, in the earliest days of Countermelody. Both episodes zero in on tenors; I’ll be republishing them both this week. This first episode features a panoply of superb tenors (including Georges Thill, Richard Lewis, Roland Hayes, Tino Rossi, Franco Corel…
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Watching 100 Movies - Touch of Evil, Mutiny of the Bounty and the Greatest Films of the 21st Century
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55:31Christiana and Mike catch up with Touch of Evil and Mutiny on the Bounty, then discuss the NYT's new list of the Top 100 Films of the 21st Century!By Christiana Ellis and Mike Meitin
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Episode 421. Elly Sings Schubert [Jane’s Divas III]
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1:31:24Today, December 19, would have been my late mother’s 90th birthday. These past three months since her death have been so emotionally draining for me, and would have been even without the shitshow that the world has become in that time. On the other hand, I have been able to appreciate more fully the complicated bond that she and I shared. At the ti…
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Who doesn’t love a wedding? When a miller invites several animal chiefs to his wedding, a young lad tries to warn them away from the event; will any of the animals listen?By [email protected]
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Episode 420. Art Song Gal Pals Celebrate Mary
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1:34:40Today I was torn between bringing you an episode with trashy secular holiday songs or taking the high road with the Christmas portion of Paul Hindemith’s Das Marienleben cycle, featuring recordings by Jennie Tourel and Erich Itor Kahn (in the songs) preceded by Lotte Lehmann, reading from the original Rainer Maria Rilke poetry cycle. I chose the hi…
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Anytime I do an episode on Fritz Wunderlich, the sun breaks through the clouds, emotionally speaking. Possessor of a bright-timbred voice of such exquisite beauty anchored by a profoundly satisfying musical sensibility, he and his legacy inspire rather than sadden me. Today I’ve chosen a duet program, because it allows me to showcase Fritz’s effort…
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You may already be familiar with the basic story of a misfit duckling, but there’s more to the story than you probably know!By [email protected]
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December football matters again for the Carolina Panthers. We recap Carolina's biggest home win since AT LEAST 2017, as they stunned the Rams in Week 13.A deep dive into a tough matchup ahead in New Orleans. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.comfor information about our collection and use of personal data foradvertis…
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Episode 418. Christmas Art Songs with Bär and Schreier
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1:42:25This episode celebrates the artistic accomplishments of two of the finest twentieth century singers to come from the environs of Dresden, Peter Schreier and Olaf Bär. Both were former child choristers in the Dresdner Kreuzchor (albeit from two different generations). Both went on as adults to rise to the top of the musical firmament, particularly i…
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Okay, I confess that the title of this week’s episode is intentionally misleading, but if I told you what it actually was outright, you might not listen, and that would be a great loss! On Monday I celebrated Larry Kert for World AIDS Day, and today, I have made a selection of musical settings of the Marian Antiphon Salve Regina, which translated m…
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This is the tale of a wolverine who blames everyone else for his troubles. Will he continue in his wicked ways, or meet a grisly end?By [email protected]
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Episode 416. Larry Kert (World AIDS Day 2015)
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1:38:36Today is World AIDS Day, if anyone needed to be reminded. Though I considered doing a compendium episode of broad scope commemorating a handful of the thousands upon thousands of musicians that succumbed to AIDS, I decided instead to focus on one, Broadway icon Larry Kert, who created the role of Tony in West Side Story and was subsequently an earl…
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Episode 415. Our Feathered Friends (Stage Edition)
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1:37:58As I sat yesterday pondering all my friends, family, and compatriots celebrating Thanksgiving, my thoughts turned to the turkey, the traditional sacrificial creature for this event. And whatever the avian counterpart of a rabbit hole is, that’s where my thoughts turned as I realized that a tribute to our feathered friends in general would make a ni…
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The Panthers let on get away on Monday night. Can they find their complimentary form that put them in the hunt for a playoff race? Billy and John unpack it all. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.…
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An old man dies, leaving only his falcon, his cat, and his greyhound for his son. After that, this story bears a surprising resemblance to Aladdin – with the addition of a very clever cat who can convince even rats to help him!By [email protected]
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Every hundred or so episodes, I feel compelled to pay a return visit to beloved Hungarian diva Sylvia Sass, for there’s always something new and delicious to discover! I’ve cleaned up another former bonus episode and expanded it with a half-dozen extra tracks, from Verdi to Mozart, from her definitive Bluebeard’s Castle to arie antiche topped with …
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A deeper examination of Bryce Young's career day in ATL. Plus, a full breakdown of Panthers/49ers as Carolina preps for a monumental prime time opportunity. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.By Blue Wire
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Episode 413. Get to Know Geraint Evans
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1:45:48This past September 19th, we observed the anniversary of the death in 1992 of the great Welsh bass-baritone Geraint Evans at the age of 70. A vivid actor and a skilled singer, he both began and ended his career at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, but was a treasured guest at opera houses all over the globe. In 1966, London/Decca records release…
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A lost king promises a stranger to give him the first thing that comes out of his home to greet him in exchange for helping the king return home.By [email protected]
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Episode 412. Luciano and Mirella Go Home Again
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1:16:17Today some real meat and potatoes Italian opera. Oh, wait, perhaps we should call it spaghetti alla bolognese rather than meat and potatoes. So often on the podcast I bring singers to the fore that are not as well known as some of the biggest stars in opera. But today I bring you both Luciano Pavarotti and Mirella Freni, two of the most popular and…
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Episode 411. Orchestral Song [International Edition]
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1:28:36An old LP of Tōru Takemitsu’s Coral Island and a conversation with a new friend about American Exceptionalism inspired today’s episode, the “International Edition” of my ongoing series on Orchestral Song. Coral Island is still here, although I ended up using a later (and better) recording than the one in my collection. I also feature the work of co…
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The Roar: An outlook for the 5-5 Panthers.
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41:32The Roar: An outlook for the 5-5 Panthers. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.By Blue Wire
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Legend has it that Virgil, the ancient Roman poet, was a magician! You can hear some of those tales in this retelling.By [email protected]
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Episode 410. Magda Olivero Revisited
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1:44:02If we have to live in a world of extremes, I want it to be a world in which Magda Olivero reigns supreme. Her artistry combined both integrity (personal, vocal, and artistic), alongside originality and fearless risk-taking. She was never afraid to go out on a limb and it was this quality (alongside her extraordinary longevity) that endeared her to …
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Episode 409. Arie antiche [Schirmer Edition]
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1:46:43Today’s potpourri episode is a special one for anyone who has ever studied voice in a college, university or conservatory. One of the primary sources of repertoire for instructors of singing has been a book first published by G. Schirmer in 1894 entitled Twenty-Four Italian Songs and Arias, consisting primarily of arie antiche, i.e. songs from the …
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