Best Tarkovsky Podcasts (2025)

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NEWS! Ally Pitts introduces Milton Keynes Gallery screening of Battleship Potemkin 1:53

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Sergei Eisenstein’s 1925 masterpiece continues its centenary run in cinemas in the UK and Ireland in throughout September and October 2025. Since we published a mini-episode about this BFI season last week, our intrepid host has been confirmed as providing the intro to the screening at MK Gallery on Friday 26th September at 7pm. He's also in talks …

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NEWSFLASH: Battleship Potemkin centenary screenings & Blu-ray release 9:03

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Sergei Eisenstein’s 1925 masterpiece is in cinemas in the UK and Ireland in late August, and through September and October 2025. UPDATE: Since this mini-episode was originally published, our intrepid host Ally Pitts has been confirmed as providing the intro to the screening at Milton Keynes Gallery on Friday 26th September at 7pm, and he's also in …

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NEWS: Ally Pitts curates Jane Austen 250th anniversary film season! Plus Whit Stillman tour, and podcast recommendations! 5:50

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Host Ally Pitts shares some news about a season of films adapted from or inspired by the works of Jane Austen that he has co-curated with the Ultimate Picture Palace in Oxford. He also mentions Whit Stillman's UK tour in late July 2025. And Soviet Winnie the Pooh. Obviously. Links mentioned/alluded to in the episode: https://uppcinema.com/show_type…

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Ballad of a Soldier (Grigori Chukhrai; 1959) 2:19:40

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Matthew Chadourne, stand-up comedian, executive producer and creative director of the Oxford Comedy Festival, and co-host of the Saint Misbehavin' podcast joins host Ally Pitts to discuss this understated Oscar and Bafta-winning classic by Ukrainian-born World War II veteran Grigori Chukhrai. Links mentioned/alluded to in the episode: https://oxfor…

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NEWS: Tarkovsky’s Mirror in Oxford, PLUS Soviet cinema at PCC, and Hugo Max silent film screening tour 3:52

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Host Ally Pitts shares some news about a screening of Andrei Tarkovsky's Mirror that he'll be introducing on Sunday 25th May as part of the Dreamscapes classic season at Ultimate Picture Palace in Oxford. He also shares news about screenings of Soviet films at the Prince Charles Cinema, and shares details of silent film screenings with live music b…

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Talk&Taste Debate: Should we be having more kids? Travis Timmerman vs. Amanda Sukenick, NYC 4/25/25! 1:40:22

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Send us a text Watch the video version here!: https://youtu.be/DyHPtux54GQ The Talk&Taste Debate: Should we be having more kids? event, was held in New York City, on Friday, April 25th, 2025, to a SOLD OUT audience of over 70 people, at the beautiful Hancock foundation! Arguing for the position of pro-natalism and against my antinatalism, was the w…

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NEWS: Come and See (Elem Klimov; 1985) 40th anniversary and Antifa on Screen season at the UPP in Oxford 6:06

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Host Ally Pitts highlights the 40th anniversary of Come and See, directed by Elem Klimov, shares news about a season of films on the theme of anti-fascism at the Ultimate Picture Palace in Oxford, and brings attention to a couple of other anti-fascist/anti-totalitarian/anti-cult of personality films. Links mentioned/alluded to in the episode: Antif…

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WORLD SHAKESPEARE DAY BONUS: Boris Pasternak, Grand Theft Hamlet, Andrei Tarkovsky, Richard. E. Grant, the 'other' Stratford, and the Bard 11:56

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Host Ally Pitts discusses the 2024 documentary Grand Theft Hamlet, directed by Pinny Grylls and Sam Crane, shares how Hamlet became his favourite Shakespeare play, and explores its connection to and influence on two of Russian culture's most famous figures, Boris Pasternak and Andrei Tarkovsky. And he talks about Withnail and I. Again. Not necessar…

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#101 - Sarah Dierna 1:09:35

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Send us a text Watch the video version HERE!: https://youtu.be/LuJDNdqobeQ Welcome, to episode #101 of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! A podcast, showcasing the wide range of perspectives & ideas throughout Antinatalism as it exists today – Welcome to the first episode of 2025! I’m your host, Amanda Sukenick, and today, I’m speaking with PhD st…

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How wrong cAN I be? 4:59

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Send us a text Watch the video version HERE!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bb3eEIUqPtcBy Amanda Oldphan Sukenick

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We have to talk about marzipAN - David Benatar & Matti Häyry 32:35

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Send us a text Watch the video version HERE!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpcEdBRX0ZM David Benatar and Matti Häyry discuss Matti's marzipAN trilogy marzipAN #1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSrGMwk9Jww marzipAN #2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bb3eEIUqPtc marzipAN #3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tqrrBdbZlc and its ethical implicatio…

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Schrödinger's marzipAN 11:39

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Send us a text Watch the video version HERE!: https://youtu.be/6tqrrBdbZlc Make sure to watch: Part 1: The case of Marzipan: What would David Benatar do?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSrGMwk9Jww Part 2: How wrong cAN I be?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bb3eEIUqPtcBy Amanda Oldphan Sukenick

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Talk&Taste Debate Should we be having more kids? Amanda Sukenick/Travis Timmerman LIVE in NYC 4/25! 2:21

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Send us a text Watch the video version HERE!: https://youtu.be/cK0O7bxyJYc Read more about the event HERE!: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/talktaste-debate-should-we-be-having-more-kids-tickets-1297422067329?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl https://www.instagram.com/ta…

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Tarkovsky's Black Dog and the Big White Button 5:15

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Send us a text Watch the video version HERE!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIDmD8NSx7g STALKER Andrei Tarkovsky 1979 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3hBLv-HLEc | FULL MOVIE | Directed by An... _____________________________________________________ FAQ ABOUT THE VIDEO _____________________________________________________ 1. Is the “Big White Butt…

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Matti Häyry LIVE Lecture and Performance at Puistofilosofia this summer! 1:12

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Send us a text Watch the video version HERE!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJwrqJacX0A Matti Häyry @ Puistofilosofia / Park Philosophy PRESS RELEASE A Splash of Antinatalism in a Popular Finnish Outdoor Philosophy Event • Matti Häyry has been commissioned to give a presentation / performance in the popular outdoor philosophy event Puistofilosofi…

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INTERVIEW: Matthew Chadourne of the Oxford Comedy Festival 47:30

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Matthew Chadourne, stand-up comedian, executive producer and creative director of the Oxford Comedy Festival, and co-host of the Saint Misbehavin' podcast joins host Ally Pitts to talk about his various comedy and movie-related projects. This is designed to serve as an appetizer for an upcoming episode on Grigory Chukrai’s Ballad of a Soldier with …

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FEED TAKEOVER: Flow (Gints Zilbalodis; 2024) with Kristaps Andrejsons of The Eastern Border 21:05

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To celebrate the Latvian film Flow winning the best animation category at the 2025 Oscars, Ally Pitts introduces an episode from previous guest Kristaps Andrejsons, which was originally published on his show, The Eastern Border. Links mentioned/alluded to in the episode: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/a-russian-soviet-movie-podcast-594862/episo…

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NEWS: Kinoteka Polish Film Festival 2025 6:12

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In your home and maybe in your town? Links mentioned/alluded to in the episode: All the links for a Russian & Soviet Movie Podcast you're ever likely to want or need: linktr.ee/russiansovietmoviepodcast For a 30-day free trial of the streaming service Klassiki: https://klassiki.online/arussiansovietmoviepodcast/ If you use the code RUPOD50, you can…

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The case of Marzipan: What would David Benatar do? 4:14

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Send us a text Watch the video version HERE!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSrGMwk9JwwBy Amanda Oldphan Sukenick

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A Real Nowhere Man by The Better Nevers 2:19

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Send us a text Watch the video version HERE!: https://youtu.be/C8aCNTUmLbE A Real Nowhere Man by The Better Nevers is based on the original idea of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and The Beatles in their 1965 hit single Nowhere Man and embellished by the pessimist philosophy of David Benatar that takes Lennon's notion of futility a step further. Orig…

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Human Extinction: Not Whether or When But How and Why/Not 14:09

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Send us a text Watch the video version HERE!: https://youtu.be/ov3DbnKvIrk Presentation in The Ethics of Human Extinction Reading Group by Matti Häyry on 20 September 2024. - Includes an answer to the classic question: "Why don't you kill yourself, then?" :DBy Amanda Oldphan Sukenick

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NEWS: Soviet Silent Comedies at Slapstick Festival 2025 in Bristol PLUS podcast recommendations 3:58

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Host Ally Pitts highlights several Soviet silent comedy films screening at Slapstick Festival 2025 in Bristol, UK, and makes some podcast recommendations. Links mentioned/alluded to in the episode: https://slapstick.org.uk/slapstick-festival-2025/ https://pamhutch.wordpress.com/about/ Pamela Hutchinson's podcast appearances https://www.annabogutska…

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2024 highlights & 2025 plans 9:43

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Host Ally Pitts looks back at some highlights of 2024 and looks ahead to 2025. Note from Ally: Unfortunately, the audio for this episode is not up to the usual standard due to a mistake on my part. On balance I thought it was better to release it now as is rather than defer a week until I'd have time to re-record. Thanks for understanding, and plea…

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Twenty Years on and Still at Risk. 1:23:56

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Send us a text Watch the video version HERE!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqmYkI26L4Y The 20th anniversary celebration of Matti Häyry's 2004 article A Rational Cure for Prereproductive Stress Syndrome - the origin of the risk argument for antinatalism...? Featuring Lawrence Anton! Please subscribe to him HERE!: https://www.youtube.com/@Lawrence…

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#100 – Efilism 1.0 vs Efilism 2.0 11:40

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Send us a text Watch the video version HERE!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KD0Skl1rEV0By Amanda Oldphan Sukenick

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#99 - Neo-Manichaeism: The Ekklesia of Light – Oscar Manzano 1:17:33

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Send us a text Watch the video version here!: https://youtu.be/0WqtJHVdn2M Welcome, to episode #99 of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! A podcast, showcasing the wide range of perspectives & ideas throughout Antinatalism as it exists today, through interviews with Antinatalist & non-Antinatalist thinkers & creators of all kinds - now running 5 ye…

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INTERVIEW: Juliet Merchant, film composer & musician 1:23:39

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Composer and musician Juliet Merchant joins host Ally Pitts to discuss some of the silent films she has written scores for. At the time of recording, six of the films Juliet has composed scores for are available on the streaming service Klassiki, which is available in the UK, the US, and the Republic of Ireland. Here’s a link to a 30-day free trial…

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#98 – Jorge Tibilletti de Lara & Gabriel Lopes 1:36:42

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Send us a text Welcome, to episode #98 of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! A podcast, showcasing the wide range of perspectives & ideas throughout Antinatalism as it exists today, through interviews with Antinatalist & non-Antinatalist thinkers & creators of all kinds - now running 5 years strong! I’m your host, Amanda Sukenick, and today, I’m s…

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#97 – Ricardo Lopes (The Dissenter) 1:26:31

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Send us a text Welcome, to episode #97 of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! A podcast, showcasing the wide range of perspectives & ideas throughout Antinatalism as it exists today, through interviews with Antinatalist & non-Antinatalist thinkers & creators of all kinds - now running 5 years strong! I’m your host, Amanda Sukenick, and today, I’m s…

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#96 – Luca Lo Sapio 1:04:46

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Send us a text Welcome, to episode #96 of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! A podcast, showcasing the wide range of perspectives & ideas throughout Antinatalism as it exists today, through interviews with Antinatalist & non-Antinatalist thinkers & creators of all kinds - now running 5 years strong! I’m your host, Amanda Sukenick, and today, I’m s…

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NEWS: Two Soviet silent film screenings in Nov '24 6:27

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Ally Pitts announces a screening of Lev Kuleshov’s By the Law; 3pm on Sunday 24th November '24 at the Barbican Cinema, and a screening of Sergei Eisenstein's Battleship Potemkin at the Winter Gardens in Morecambe in Lancashire on at 7.15pm on Saturday 30th November '24. Links mentioned/alluded to in the episode: https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on…

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#95 – Tim Oseckas 1:35:54

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Send us a text Watch the video version, HERE!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1n6dHuIBhhQ Welcome, to episode #95 of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! A podcast, showcasing the wide range of perspectives & ideas throughout Antinatalism as it exists today, through interviews with Antinatalist & non-Antinatalist thinkers & creators of all kinds - …

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#94 – Aubrey de Grey 1:24:04

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Send us a text Welcome, to episode #94 of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! A podcast, showcasing the wide range of perspectives & ideas throughout Antinatalism as it exists today, through interviews with Antinatalist & non-Antinatalist thinkers & creators of all kinds - now running 5 years strong! I’m your host, Amanda Sukenick, and today, I’m s…

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OUT NOW! Bioethics and the Value of Human Life by Matti Häyry! 0:58

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Send us a text Watch the video version here!: https://youtu.be/9dgwQEbGt6A Bioethics and the Value of Human Life by Matti Häyry - Read it HERE!: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/cambridge-quarterly-of-healthcare-ethics/article/bioethics-and-the-value-of-human-life/0495DF2E44FABF9CDB20AADD57EFC1C6…

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#93 – Jonathan Leighton & the OPIS Suffering Survey 48:57

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Send us a text Welcome, to episode #93 of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! A podcast, showcasing the wide range of perspectives & ideas throughout Antinatalism as it exists today, through interviews with Antinatalist & non-Antinatalist thinkers & creators of all kinds - now running 5 years strong! I’m your host, Amanda Sukenick, and today, I’m s…

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#92 – BJ Leiderman 1:05:24

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Send us a text Welcome, to episode #92 of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! A podcast, showcasing the wide range of perspectives & ideas throughout Antinatalism as it exists today, through interviews with Antinatalist & non-Antinatalist thinkers & creators of all kinds - now running 5 years strong! I’m your host, Amanda Sukenick, and today, I’m s…

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#91 – Simon Levin & No Country for Children by Karl Ettlinger 1:36:05

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Send us a text Watch the video version HERE!: https://youtu.be/coLEz7r6C1k Welcome, to episode #91 of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! A podcast, showcasing the wide range of perspectives & ideas throughout Antinatalism as it exists today, through interviews with Antinatalist & non-Antinatalist thinkers & creators of all kinds - now running 5 ye…

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100 years of Aelita: Queen of Mars (Yakov Protazanov; 1924) [classic episode re-release with new intro, outro and music] 1:19:38

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Classic episode re-release, featuring music by composer Juliet Merchant. In this episode, originally released in August 2018, Sarah Roberts, artist and podcaster, joins Ally Pitts to discuss this early Soviet silent sci-fi adventure. SPOILERS from about 16 minutes in until the end. CONTENT WARNING: discussion of the film's depiction of abusive rela…

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#90 – John Williams 1:57:26

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Send us a text Watch the video version HERE!: https://youtu.be/3Y8kRc49aWw Welcome, to episode #90 of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! A podcast, showcasing the wide range of perspectives & ideas throughout Antinatalism as it exists today, through interviews with Antinatalist & non-Antinatalist thinkers & creators of all kinds - now running 5 ye…

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Alexandra Exter, Aelita, and Modernist Art in Ukraine 1900-1930 7:44

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Host Ally Pitts shares news about two exhibitions running in 2024 that feature the work of artist Alexandra Exter. He also discusses a previous film covered on the podcast, Aelita, which she worked on as a costume designer and set decorator. The Royal Academy of Art's exhibition is In the Eye of the Storm: Modernism in Ukraine from 1900 to the 1930…

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How to Define Antinatalism?: A Panel Discussion 1:10:31

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Send us a text Watch the video version here!: https://youtu.be/99B4ZzgkftQ The How to Define Antenatals?: A Panel Discussion! Featuring Karim Akerma, Matti Häyry, David Pearce, Amanda Sukenick, Lawrence Anton and David Benatar! Karim Akerma: Blog: https://antinatalismblog.wordpress.com/ Antinatalism: A Handbook: https://a.co/d/8qBCOTj Matti Häyry: …

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COMING SOON! How to Define Antinatalism: A Panel Discussion 0:35

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Send us a text Tell us your thoughts on the definition of antinatalism, HERE!: https://forms.gle/K1fPKspoQWT1nD1c9By Amanda Oldphan Sukenick

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NEWS: Béla Tarr & Tarkovskian echoes 7:27

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Host Ally Pitts shares news about the BFI's Béla Tarr retrospective season Will Heaven Fall Upon Us? Ally's local, the Ultimate Picture Palace in Oxford is one of the participating UK cinemas. Links mentioned/alluded to in the episode: Béla Tarr retrospective Season at the Ultimate Picture Palace in Oxford For a 30-day free trial of the streaming s…

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Nostalgia AKA Nostalghia (Andrei Tarkovsky; 1983) 1:25:03

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International(?) man of mystery Lyn Seren joins Ally Pitts to discuss Andrei Tarkovsky's penultimate film. We also talk about rückenfigurs and Milton Keynes artists Boyd & Evans a bit! Links mentioned/alluded to in the episode: International Association for Suicide Prevention’s directory: https://www.iasp.info/suicidalthoughts/ UK: https://www.sama…

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The End of Procreative Self-Corruption - How? by Matti Häyry and Amanda Sukenick - Berkeley lecture 14:30

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Send us a text A presentation by Matti Häyry and Amanda Sukenick on 8 July 2024 at the conference Neuroscience, Ethics, and Technology, University of California Berkeley Faculty Club, Minor Lane, Berkeley, California, United StatesBy Amanda Oldphan Sukenick

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#89 – The EuropeAN Tour: Nimrod 3:45:28

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Send us a text Welcome, to episode #89 of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! A podcast, showcasing the wide range of perspectives & ideas throughout Antinatalism as it exists today, through interviews with Antinatalist & non-Antinatalist thinkers & creators of all kinds - now running 5 years strong! I’m your host, Amanda Sukenick, and today, I’m s…

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Call me VEXAN then 23:49

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Send us a text philosophymatti tries to fathom what his antinatalism is all about. Watch the video here!: https://youtu.be/pXTcxixHIg8By Amanda Oldphan Sukenick

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Episode 142: Columbo - Any Old Port In A Storm 1:54:11

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Brady, Josh and Alison sip wine with Columbo in the episode "Any Old Port In A Storm" starring Donald Pleasance as a vineyard owner, wine connoisseur, and MURDERER! Plus! Divinity, In Restless Dreams, Civil War, The Singing Ringing Tree, The Midnight Meat Train, Run and Kill, The People’s Joker, Keoma, Stardew Valley, Buicks, and Natasha Lyonne's f…

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#88 – Antinatalism New Zealand (Vito T. Strati) 2:03:58

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Send us a text Welcome, to episode #88 of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! A podcast, showcasing the wide range of perspectives & ideas throughout Antinatalism as it exists today, through interviews with Antinatalist & non-Antinatalist thinkers & creators of all kinds - now running 5 years strong! I’m your host, Amanda Sukenick, and today, I’m s…

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NEWS: Man with a Movie Camera, 60 years of Mikhail Kalatozov’s I am Cuba, and Oxford Meet-ups 4:23

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Links mentioned in the episode: The Top 100 Podcast with Tim Coleman: Man with a Movie Camera episode with Ally Pitts. Saint Audio Podcast Festival line-up Saint Audio Podcast Festival announcement episode. I am Cuba, directed by Mikhail Kalatozov, screening at the Ultimate Picture Palace in Oxford. At the time of recording, Salt for Svanetia is av…