Best Ex Libris Podcasts (2025)

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Epilogue - Reaching Back 32:04

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5d ago32:04

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Dr. Joan Bright catches up with an old friend. On November 1st, 2015, we published the first episode of The Bright Sessions. None of us could have imagined what came next. Thank you for listening to The Bright Sessions over the last 10 years. While this is the final cherry on top of a wonderful decade, we have so many more stories to share with you…

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Ex Libris: The New York Public Library with Will Sloan 3:03:46

1M ago3:03:46

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We talk Frederick Wiseman's Ex Libris: The New York Public Library (2017) with film critic Will Sloan. 0:00: intro 109:00: chat w/Sloan [email protected]

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Season 7 (The College Tapes) Bloopers 5:24

1M ago5:24

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Here are never-before-heard bloopers from the seventh season, The College Tapes! Thank you so much to everyone who attended our livestreams celebrating this season and we hope to see you at the next! Visit atypicalartists.co/10years for more info. And for an extended version of this and all reels, please consider supporting us either by subscribing…

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In Jackson Heights with Manohla Dargis 2:58:36

2M ago2:58:36

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We talk Frederick Wiseman's In Jackson Heights (2015) with film critic Manohla Dargis. 0:00: intro 115:05: chat w/Dargis [email protected]

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New show! TWO THOUSAND AND LATE 26:02

2M ago26:02

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TWO THOUSAND AND LATE premieres September 8th, 2025. The 10 episode first season follows the story of thirty-six year old Harper who, at a dead-end in her life, is unexpectedly possessed by a demon sent to end the world. Harper isn't interested in the apocalypse, but maybe having a demon will help wake her up after years of sleepwalking through lif…

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Season 6 (The AM Archives) Blooper Reel 2:33

3M ago2:33

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Here are never-before-heard bloopers from the sixth season, The AM Archives! Thank you so much to everyone who attended our livestreams celebrating this season and we hope to see you at the next! Visit atypicalartists.co/10years for more info. And for an extended version of this and all reels, please consider supporting us either by subscribing to …

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Season 4 Blooper Reel 3:14

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Here are never-before-heard bloopers from the fourth season of The Bright Sessions! Thank you so much to everyone who attended our livestreams celebrating this season and we hope to see you at the next! Visit atypicalartists.co/10years for more info. And for an extended version of this and all reels, please consider supporting us either by subscrib…

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National Gallery with Philip Concannon 2:55:50

4M ago2:55:50

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We talk Frederick Wiseman's National Gallery (2014) with film critic Philip Concannon. 0:00: intro 99:30: chat w/Concannon [email protected] Shawn Glinis

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Season 3 Blooper Reel 7:32

4M ago7:32

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Here are never-before-heard bloopers from the third season of The Bright Sessions! Thank you so much to everyone who attended our livestreams celebrating this season and we hope to see you at the next! Visit atypicalartists.co/10years for more info. And for an extended version of this and all reels, please consider supporting us either by subscribi…

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At Berkeley with K. Austin Collins 3:59:39

5M ago3:59:39

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We talk Frederick Wiseman's At Berkeley (2013) with film critic K. Austin Collins. 0:00: intro 145:00: chat w/Austin Collins [email protected] Shawn Glinis

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Seasons 1-2 Blooper Reel 6:33

6M ago6:33

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Here are never-before-heard bloopers from the first two seasons of The Bright Sessions! Thank you so much to everyone who attended our livestreams celebrating these seasons and we hope to see you at the next! Visit atypicalartists.co/10years for more info. And for an extended version of this and all reels, please consider supporting us either by su…

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10 Years of The Bright Sessions 2:22

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For more information, go to atypicalartists.co/10years and follow us on Bluesky at atypicalartists.bsky.social. Hello strange and unusual listeners - Lauren Shippen here, the creator of The Bright Sessions and voice of Sam. Unbelievably, this November 1st marks ten years since we first released the show. Over seven seasons and three books, we told …

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Crazy Horse with Nellie Kluz 2:59:05

8M ago2:59:05

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We talk Frederick Wiseman's Crazy Horse (2011) with filmmaker Nellie Kluz (The Dells). 0:00: intro 1:43:40: chat w/Kluz Shawn's interview about the Wiseman retrospective. [email protected] Shawn Glinis

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Boxing Gym with Bill Nichols 2:01:28

10M ago2:01:28

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We talk Frederick Wiseman's Boxing Gym (2010) with *the* documentary scholar, Bill Nichols. 0:00: intro 1:19:30: chat w/Nichols [email protected] Shawn Glinis

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La Danse with JJ Bersch & Matt St. John 2:44:39

12M ago2:44:39

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We talk Frederick Wiseman's La Danse (2009) with researcher JJ Bersch and archivist Matt St. John. 0:00: intro 1:18:55: chat w/Bersch & St. John [email protected] Shawn Glinis

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State Legislature with Mark Asch 3:05:14

1y ago3:05:14

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We talk Frederick Wiseman's State Legislature (2007) with film critic Mark Asch. 0:00: intro 1:45:00: chat w/Asch [email protected] Shawn Glinis

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The Garden with Vadim Rizov 2:30:06

1+ y ago2:30:06

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We talk Frederick Wiseman's The Garden (2005) with Vadim Rizov, director of editorial operations at Filmmaker Magazine. 0:00: intro 1:21:33: chat w/Rizov [email protected] Shawn Glinis

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Interview with Jane Tolmachyov 1:57:41

1+ y ago1:57:41

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We chat with Jane Tolmachyov, colorist at Goldcrest Post, about the new restorations of 33 of Frederick Wiseman's films. We also talk in depth about the new monograph from Carolyn Anderson and Thomas Benson, Making Documentary Film: Frederick Wiseman and His Collaborators. 0:00: on Making Documentary Film 1:09:33: interview w/Tolmachyov The monogra…

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Domestic Violence 2 with Max Carpenter 2:34:51

1+ y ago2:34:51

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We talk Frederick Wiseman's Domestic Violence 2 (2002) with programmer Max Carpenter. 0:00: intro 1:03:41: chat w/Carpenter [email protected] Shawn Glinis

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The Last Letter 1:05:56

1+ y ago1:05:56

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We talk Frederick Wiseman's The Last Letter (2002). [email protected] Shawn Glinis

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Domestic Violence with Sophy Romvari 2:39:25

1+ y ago2:39:25

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We talk Frederick Wiseman's Domestic Violence (2001) with filmmaker Sophy Romvari. 0:00: intro 1:24:00: chat w/Romvari [email protected] Shawn Glinis

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Interview 2 with Frederick Wiseman 1:16:05

1+ y ago1:16:05

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We talk with Frederick Wiseman about the second era of his filmography (The Store - Belfast, Maine). [email protected] Shawn Glinis

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Belfast, Maine with Leo Goldsmith 2:43:57

1+ y ago2:43:57

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We talk Frederick Wiseman's Belfast, Maine (1999) with film critic and educator, Leo Goldsmith. 0:00: intro 1:32:29: chat w/Goldsmith [email protected] Shawn Glinis

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Public Housing with Ben Sachs 3:29:34

2y ago3:29:34

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We talk Frederick Wiseman's Public Housing (1997) with Chicago-based programmer and critic Ben Sachs. 0:00: intro 24:00: contemporaneous discourse 1:37:15: Shawn & Arlin on Public Housing 2:14:00: chat w/SachsBy Shawn Glinis

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La Comedie-Francaise with Kenji Fujishima 2:42:43

2y ago2:42:43

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We talk Frederick Wiseman's La Comedie-Francaise ou L'amour joue (1996) with critic Kenji Fujishima. 0:00: intro 1:31:41 chat w/Fujishima [email protected] Shawn Glinis

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Ballet with Sean Gilman 2:34:07

2y ago2:34:07

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We talk Frederick Wiseman's Ballet (1995) with critic Sean Gilman. 0:00:00-1:13:55: intro 1:13:55-2:34:07: chat w/Gilman [email protected] Shawn Glinis

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Menus-Plaisirs Les Troisgros: First Reactions 1:30:00

2y ago1:30:00

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Shawn and Arlin review Frederick Wiseman's new film, Menus-Plaisirs Les Troisgros (2023).By Shawn Glinis

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High School II with Cynthia Lucia 3:34:57

2+ y ago3:34:57

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We talk Frederick Wiseman's High School II (1994) with educator and film historian, Cynthia Lucia. 0:00:00-1:29:30: intro 1:29:31-3:34:57: chat w/Lucia [email protected] Shawn Glinis

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Zoo with Lance Oppenheim 2:36:09

2+ y ago2:36:09

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We talk Frederick Wiseman's Zoo (1993) with filmmaker Lance Oppenheim (Some Kind of Heaven). 0:00:00-1:20:29: intro 1:20:30-2:36:08: chat w/Oppenheim [email protected] Shawn Glinis

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Interview with John Davey 1:59:05

2+ y ago1:59:05

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We talk with Frederick Wiseman's cinematographer, John Davey. 0:00:00-07:47: intro 07:48-1:59:05: chat w/Davey [email protected] Shawn Glinis

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Aspen with A.S. Hamrah 3:10:18

2+ y ago3:10:18

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We talk Frederick Wiseman's Aspen (1991) with film critic A.S. Hamrah. 0:00:00-1:27:41: intro 1:27:42-3:10:18: chat w/Hamrah [email protected] Shawn Glinis

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Central Park with Alex Sherman 3:14:15

2+ y ago3:14:15

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We talk Frederick Wiseman's Central Park (1989) with film professor and cinematographer Alex Sherman. 0:00:00-1:21:35: intro 1:21:36-3:14:15: chat w/Sherman [email protected] Shawn Glinis

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Near Death with Nicolas Rapold 3:02:53

3y ago3:02:53

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We talk Frederick Wiseman's Near Death (1989) with critic Nicolas Rapold. 0:00:00-1:34:03: intro 1:34:04-3:02:53: chat w/Rapold [email protected] Shawn Glinis

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Missile with Dan Schindel 2:14:11

3y ago2:14:11

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We talk Frederick Wiseman's Missile (1987) with critic Dan Schindel. 0:00:00-1:03:11: intro 1:03:12-2:14:11: chat w/Schindel [email protected] Shawn Glinis

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Multi-Handicapped with Stephen Mamber 2:25:01

3y ago2:25:01

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We talk Frederick Wiseman's Multi-Handicapped (1986), the last film in the Deaf and Blind series, with returning guest Stephen Mamber, author of Cinema Verite in America and "Frederick Wiseman: A Journal." 0:00:00-1:01:54: intro 1:01:55-2:25:01: chat w/Mamber [email protected] Shawn Glinis

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Adjustment & Work with John Wilson 2:20:32

3y ago2:20:32

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We talk Frederick Wiseman's Adjustment & Work (1986) with John Wilson, filmmaker and creator of How To with John Wilson. 0:00:00-1:11:02: intro 1:11:03-2:20:32: chat w/Wilson [email protected] Shawn Glinis

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Un Couple: First Reactions 46:03

3y ago46:03

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Arlin and Shawn review Frederick Wiseman's new film, Un Couple (2022).By Shawn Glinis

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Deaf with Brittany Gravely 2:36:43

3y ago2:36:43

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We talk Frederick Wiseman's Deaf (1986) with Brittany Gravely, experimental filmmaker and publicist and designer at Harvard Film Archive. 0:00:00-1:01:32: intro 1:01:33-2:36:43: chat w/Gravely [email protected] Shawn Glinis

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Blind with Jeff Griffith-Perham 3:00:15

3y ago3:00:15

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We talk Frederick Wiseman's Blind (1986) with Jeff Griffith-Perham, film exhibition curatorial associate of BAMPFA. 0:00:00-1:17:17: intro 1:17:18-3:00:15: chat w/Griffth-Perham [email protected] Shawn Glinis

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Racetrack with Esther Rosenfield 1:53:33

3+ y ago1:53:33

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We talk Frederick Wiseman's Racetrack (1985) with writer and archivist Esther Rosenfield. 0:00:00-0:49:22: intro 0:49:23-1:53:33: chat w/Rosenfield interactive Wiseman map: https://maphub.net/slipkornbizkit/world-of-wiseman [email protected] Shawn Glinis

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The Store with Miriam Bale 2:53:29

3+ y ago2:53:29

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We talk Frederick Wiseman's The Store (1983) with Miriam Bale, artistic director of Indie Memphis Film Festival. 0:00:00-1:36:58: intro 1:36:59-2:53:29: chat w/Bale [email protected] Shawn Glinis

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Interview with Frederick Wiseman 1:22:51

3+ y ago1:22:51

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We talk with Frederick Wiseman about the first era of his filmography (Titicut Follies - Model). 0:00:00-07:03: intro 07:04-1:22:50: chat w/Wiseman [email protected] Shawn Glinis

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Model with Robert Greene 2:18:21

3+ y ago2:18:21

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We talk Frederick Wiseman's Model (1981) and Seraphita's Diary (1982) with Robert Greene, director of Procession (2021), Bisbee '17 (2018) and Kate Plays Christine (2016). 0:00:00-1:06:10: intro 1:06:11-2:18:20: chat w/Greene [email protected] Shawn Glinis

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Manoeuvre with Jessica Kingdon 2:17:24

3+ y ago2:17:24

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We talk Frederick Wiseman's Manoeuvre (1979) with Jessica Kingdon, director of Ascension (2021). 0:00:00-1:04:59: intro 1:05:00-2:17:23: chat w/Kingdon [email protected] Shawn Glinis

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Sinai Field Mission with Jesse Cataldo 1:59:34

3+ y ago1:59:34

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We talk Frederick Wiseman's Sinai Field Mission (1978) with guest Jesse Cataldo. 0:00:00-0:43:40: intro 0:43:41-1:59:33: chat w/Cataldo [email protected] Shawn Glinis

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Canal Zone with Eric Hynes 2:08:08

3+ y ago2:08:08

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We talk Frederick Wiseman's Canal Zone (1977) with guest Eric Hynes, Curator of Film, Museum of the Moving Image. 0:00:00-0:42:25: intro 0:42:26-2:08:08: chat w/Hynes [email protected] Shawn Glinis

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Meat with Stephen Mamber 2:15:45

4y ago2:15:45

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We talk Frederick Wiseman's Meat (1976) with returning guest Stephen Mamber, author of Cinema Verite in America and "Frederick Wiseman: A Journal." 0:00:00-0:53:00: intro 0:53:01-2:15:45: chat w/Mamber [email protected] Shawn Glinis

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Time and Despondency

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Bobby Maddex interviews Dr. Nicole Roccas, the author of the new AFP book Time and Despondency: Regaining the Present in Faith and Life.By Ancient Faith Publishing

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720 - Ad Meliora 35:07

4y ago35:07

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The College Tapes | CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains violence. Listener discretion is advised. Caleb and Adam and the gang confront Blackwell and his disciples on Halloween, putting new beginings in danger, and old threats into view of a full moon. For more information, please visit thecollegetapes.com See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/…

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Welfare with Orla Smith 2:30:19

4y ago2:30:19

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We talk Frederick Wiseman's Welfare (1975) with Orla Smith, executive editor of Seventh Row. 0:00:00-0:58:21: intro 0:58:48-2:30:19: chat w/Orla Smith [email protected] Shawn Glinis