Not just another bad movie podcast, Blank Check reviews directors' complete filmographies episode to episode. Specifically, the auteurs whose early successes afforded them the rare ‘blank check’ from Hollywood to produce passion projects. Each new miniseries, hosts Griffin Newman and David Sims delve into the works of film’s most outsized personalities in painstakingly hilarious detail. Produced by Ben Hosley.
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Thoughts about the future of building web apps.
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the self-proclaimed golden god gets down and dirty with living legends
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Physics student Miranda Britton attempts to explain science to her dad, comedian David Britton
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2020 WEBBY AWARD WINNER Rookie doesn't know much about his family business--but then again neither does the American Public. Nevertheless, he is tasked with suddenly leading the secret government agency in charge of covering up all political scandals, and his first assignment is the biggest scandal since watergate! With a clever idea, Rookie must come into his own and fight off the evil Agent X in order to save the bureau and protect the country from ruin! With a score teeming with energetic ...
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A special series of interviews hosted by Dr. Miranda Melcher.
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This my re-telling of the story of England. I aim to be honest, and rigorous - but always loving of my country's history. It is a regular, chronological podcast, starting from the end of Roman Britain. There are as many of the great events I can squeeze in, of course, but I also try to keep an eye on how people lived, their language, what was important to them, the forces that shaped their lives and destinies, that sort of thing. To listen free of adverts, support the podcast, access a libra ...
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"How The World Works" features author, political commentator, and CEI writer in residence, Kevin D. Williamson having a series of conversations with notable guests about work, specifically, the jobs he and his guests have had, why work matters, the role of work in our economy, and policy ideas for helping workers and employers get the most out of the work they do. Youtube: URL: cei.org/podcasts
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American Hysteria explores how fantastical thinking has shaped our culture – moral panics, urban legends, hoaxes, crazes, fringe beliefs, and national misunderstandings. Poet-turned-podcaster Chelsey Weber-Smith tells the strangest stories from American history and examines the forces that create the reality we share, and sometimes, the reality we don't.
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Five days a week, Tom Power brings you candid conversations with the artists shaping our culture. Whether he’s chatting with A-listers or rising stars, his disarming warmth and meticulous research always gets below the surface, bringing us deeper into the art and lives of today's most compelling musicians, writers, actors and filmmakers. As a Canadian institution, Q has attracted the biggest names in the world. But it's never been about the fame. It's always been about the art. Since becomin ...
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One Whoniverse. Sixteen Doctors (give or take). Two (though sometimes three) Whovians and a wealth of special guests from all corners of our favourite show! Join us as we explore the worlds of Doctor Who, past, present and future with cast, crew and fans from around the world! Previous show guests include… Chris Chibnall, Sophie Aldred, Colin Baker, Jo Martin, Andrew Cartmel, Stephen Gallagher, Rona Munro, Phil Ford, Miranda Raison, Ray Holman, Al Dewar, Lisa Greenwood, Craige Els, Sam Sprue ...
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"Before The Cheering Started with Budd Mishkin" explores the journey to success and professional fulfillment. These are the stories of obstacles overcome, periods of doubt, plan B's and the passion to push through to follow one’s passion and realize a dream. Guests on the first 80 episodes of the podcast have included musicians Shawn Colvin, Sarah Jarosz, Nick Lowe, Steven Van Zandt and John Pizzarelli, writers Nick Hornby, Jacqueline Woodson, Patrick Radden Keefe, Scott Turow and Colum McCa ...
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Laura Miranda and Sohan Roopra co-founded You Don’t Look Like an Engineer. A podcast aimed at challenging the stereotypes about what an engineer looks like, the show sparks meaningful conversations about inclusion, finding your passion in your career, leadership and self-improvement. The corporate world is often seen as impersonal and robotic, even, but the podcast is here to show its human side—the people and their stories, and the diversity that is reshaping this profession. Through honest ...
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Award-winning actor Alec Baldwin takes listeners into the lives of artists, policy makers and performers. Alec sidesteps the predictable by going inside the dressing rooms, apartments, and offices of people we want to understand better: Ira Glass, Lena Dunham, David Letterman, Barbara Streisand, Tom Yorke, Chris Rock and others. Hear what happens when an inveterate guest becomes a host.
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A podcast about the people, places and things in and around Mifflinburg, PA. Guests include Mifflinburg area business owners and people who share stories of Mifflinburg’s days gone by. Partly history and partly a look to the future of our area. Subscribe. Listen. Learn. Enjoy!
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Discussing and collaborating with Gen-Z and Millennial pastors to cultivate a Christ-focused and evangelical church people.
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From news to pop culture, join Emily Jashinsky for a fun, big picture, conversation you won't find anywhere else.
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Life After Abuse is a platform dedicated to stopping the cycle of abuse and sexual assault that is so prevalent in the US today. The platform is intended to serve as a 360-degree resource for victims and those who love and care for them. Although abuse is happening in every segment of our society, this platform will pay special attention to the needs of young women and women of color. This platform has been created by Dr. Lisa Johnson Pratt, the mother of two daughters affected by sexual ass ...
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Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Paul Treadwell highlights the impact that CCE has on the daily lives of New Yorkers through engaging interviews with researchers, educators, and practitioners. These wide-ranging conversations explore agriculture, food systems, nutrition, sustainable energy, youth development and more.
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THE PODCAST PARENTS NEED Being a parent can be the greatest and the hardest thing you’ll ever do. In Navigating Parenthood, brought to you by HCF, parents and experts share their stories – the joys and stress, the advice and the insight. In the first 3 seasons of our podcast series, we explore the most challenging periods of any parent’s life: from taking those first baby steps in season 1, Baby Steps, to staying in step with our teens in season 2, Talking to Teens, to the juggles and strugg ...
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Wins & Losses with Clay Travis is a brand new original podcast featuring interviews with some of the most fascinating figures in the country. Clay goes deep with thought-leaders from all walks of life and explores the key wins and losses in their lives and careers. It is through these stories that shape how they’ve achieved wide-ranging levels of success. Join Clay as unique and inspiring stories are uncovered. Follow Clay on Twitter at @ClayTravis
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A new podcast series from the Pima County Democratic Party. Getting into the politics of Pima County, Arizona and the nation.
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The Unicorn Leaders podcast takes a deep dive into the world of building a billion-dollar company (a unicorn) in every episode. Join us while we explore the leadership and environments that create unicorn startups straight from those with first-hand experience (startup founders, VPs of talent, and more). The podcast is hosted by Fahd Alhattab, the CEO of Unicorn Labs and a millennial workplace expert who specializes in providing transformative leadership and team dynamics training for high-g ...
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For four seasons, The High Bar reached nearly 3 million homes in Washington state via KBTC and UWTV and many more via those stations' websites and our own (http://thehighbar.tv), picking up an Emmy®-nomination for Best Interview Program and winning a Gold National Communicator Award for Best News-Entertainment program. On each episode of The High Bar, an artist, author, activist or filmmaker joins host Warren Etheredge to raise a toast to and raise the bar for a subject about which she or he ...
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The show that sees the world through food. Hosted by chef and researcher Lewis Bassett, with music and mixing from Forest DLG. Winner of the Guild of Food Writers podcast award 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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In the Let’s Play podcast by the*gameHERs, actress Kaili Vernoff, who gamers know best as Susan Grimshaw in Red Dead Redemption II and Miranda Cowan in GTA V, interviews some of the most interesting and informed people in the gaming industry today. Using her own experience, first-hand knowledge, and warm and engaging interview style, Kaili chats with cast members, streamers, industry visionaries, gamers and more. Topics range from light and fun to today's hot topics and especially ways the g ...
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Hosted by Shelby Mertes, this show is part of the Human Survival Project, which was created for you and others to work together to save humanity. We combine two powerful truths: 1) humanity is facing existential threats to our world civilization, and 2) these global threats require global management by a redesigned and much stronger United Nations. We are building a global grassroots organization to help citizens push their governments to fix the U.N., to help protect the future of humanity ...
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Green Heritage Futures is a podcast exploring cultural heritage and climate change. Julie's Bicycle Project Manager Lucy Latham sits down each month with a figure working at the intersection of cultural heritage and climate change to explore their projects and perspectives. The series looks at the importance of protecting cultural heritage in the face of climate change, as well as the unique opportunities of cultural heritage in engaging citizens and driving environmental solutions. Julie’s ...
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This true crime podcast examines the history of serial murder and a unique period of violence in 20th century america.
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David Welsh, "The Social Railway and Its Workers in Europes Modern Era, 1880-2023: Moments of Fury, Ramparts of Hope" (Bloomsbury, 2025)
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The Social Railway and Its Workers in Europe’s Modern Era, 1880-2023: Moments of Fury, Ramparts of Hope (Bloomsbury, 2025) by Dr. David Welsh examines the evolution of rail transport and a number of railway workforces across Europe in the modern era, from around 1880 to 2023. Each chapter explores how, within the context of a social railway, rail w…
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ABC Pulls the Plug on Kimmel, PLUS Obama’s Divisiveness and Gaslighting, with Batya Ungar-Sargon
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Emily Jashinsky reacts to the breaking news that ABC has dropped “Jimmy Kimmel Live” indefinitely over his comments about Charlie Kirk’s accused killer and then takes viewers through the timeline of how it happened. Next Emily is joined by Batya Ungar-Sargon, host of the upcoming show "Batya!" on NewsNation, and they discuss the fallout from ABC’s …
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Zosia Mamet was in a Nyquil-induced haze when she auditioned for Girls
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Actor and writer Zosia Mamet is best known for playing the role of Shoshanna Shapiro on the hit HBO series “Girls.” But there’s a lot more to Zosia’s story that you may not know. In her new book of personal essays, “Does This Make Me Funny?” she writes about being bullied as a child, her experience with an eating disorder, and the ups and downs of …
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This musical is a digital detox for our brains
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Are we all addicted to the internet? Digital technology feels like something we can’t live without, but with all the physical and mental health issues it's creating, it’s also starting to feel like something we can’t live with. A new production of the musical “Octet” is looking at this dilemma. One of its stars, the Dora Award-winning stage and mus…
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Inequality & Environmental Destruction: How Economic Hitmen Keep Countries Poor | John Perkins
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Global poverty isn't just a result of history - it's an active system designed to extract resources from developing countries while keeping them in debt. Former economic hitman John Perkins reveals how corporations and wealthy nations impoverish the places with the most resources, and why this threatens humanity's survival. We explore the connectio…
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Sarah McLachlan on the legacy of Lilith Fair (Live)
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Canadian singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan didn’t just make some of her generation’s greatest songs, she started a movement. In this special episode, Sarah sits down with Tom Power in front of a live audience to reflect on the challenges and joys of creating Lilith Fair — the groundbreaking, all-female music festival that changed the face of the mu…
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Stephen A. Harris, "50 Plants That Changed the World" (Bodleian Library, 2025)
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Have you ever stopped to think about how your morning cappuccino came to be? From the coffee bush that yielded the beans, to the grass for the cattle – or perhaps the soya – that produced the milk, plants are an indispensable part of our everyday life. Beginning with some of the earliest uses of plants, in 50 Plants that Changed the World (Bodleian…
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Dominic Davies and Candida Rifkind, "Graphic Refuge: Visuality and Mobility in Refugee Comics" (Wilfrid Laurier UP, 2025)
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Graphic Refuge: Visuality and Mobility in Refugee Comics (Wilfred Laurier University Press, 2025) by Dr. Dominic Davies & Dr. Candida Rifkind is the first in-depth study of comics about refugees, asylum seekers, migrants, and detainees by artists from the Global North and South. Co-written by two leading scholars of nonfiction comics, the book expl…
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FBI Expands Kirk Assassination Probe, and Culture of Violence, with Eliana Johnson and Spencer Brown
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Emily Jashinsky starts the show with a look at The New York Times’ interview with Hasan Piker following Charlie Kirk’s assassination and his comments on material happiness and how it relates to the causes that became so crucial to Charlie Kirk’s life work. Then Emily is joined by Eliana Johnson, Editor-in-chief of the Washington Free Beacon, to dis…
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Why Blair Underwood leads with his humanity
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Throughout his 40-year acting career, Blair Underwood (L.A. Law, Longlegs) has always made it a priority to lead with his humanity. In the ‘80s and ‘90s, he came up against the stereotypical roles Black actors faced at that time, and his breakout role on “L.A. Law” stirred up some strong reactions in South Africa, where he was both loved and hated.…
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Euphoria’s Barbie Ferreira on becoming an indie cinema darling
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Barbie Ferreira got her start as a model before landing her big break starring on the gritty teen drama “Euphoria.” Since leaving the show, she’s decided to pursue more creatively fulfilling work in indie film. Her latest project, “Mile End Kicks,” just premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. It was written and directed by Canadian fi…
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How Tim Key got Carey Mulligan in The Ballad of Wallis Island
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The film “The Ballad of Wallis Island” tells the story of Charles, an eccentric lottery winner who uses his money to hold a private concert on the remote Welsh island where he lives. The band he hires is his favourite group of all time: the fictional folk rock duo McGwyer Mortimer. The only problem is they haven’t spoken in years — and the concert …
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Alex R. Tipei, "Unintended Nations: How French Liberals' Empire of Civilization Remade Southeast Europe and the Post-Napoleonic World" (McGill-Queen's UP, 2025)
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In the wake of Napoleon’s defeat in 1815, French liberals set out to create an informal empire. Their efforts to cultivate unequal partnerships with Christian, Greek-speaking elites in southeast Europe shaped national identities and structured global civilizational hierarchies over the decades that followed. Unintended Nations: France’s Empire of C…
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Katherine Eva Maich, "Bringing Law Home: Gender, Race, and Household Labor Rights" (Stanford UP, 2025)
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The personal nature of domestic labor, and its location in the privacy of the employer's home, means that domestic workers have long struggled for equitable and consistent labor rights. The dominant discourse regards the home as separate from work, so envisioning what its legal regulation would look like is remarkably challenging. In Bringing Law H…
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Houdini's Afterlife with Sarah Marshall and Tim Harford
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Tim Harford is the host of the podcast Cautionary Tales which recently put out a series on the most famous magician of all time, Harry Houdini. For this episode, Sarah Marshall of You’re Wrong About joins me as co-host to discuss with Tim the Victorian religion-turned-public spectacle known as Spiritualism, the wonderfully gullible Sir Arthur Conan…
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Doctor Who | The Return of the Doctor: Thirteenth Doctor Adventures 1.2 REVIEWED
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Send us a text and let us know what you think of our podcast! The second of Big Finish's eagerly anticipated 13th Doctor Adventures, THE RETURN OF THE DOCTOR has landed and within seconds it's SNAPPED UP by Geoff and Paul and loaded into their ancient Bakelite tape decks! And what an adventure it is! Yaz and the Doctor return to a planet they've ju…
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Martin Austin Nesvig, "The Women Who Threw Corn: Witchcraft and Inquisition in Sixteenth-Century Mexico" (Cambridge UP, 2025)
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The Women Who Threw Corn: Witchcraft and Inquisition in Sixteenth-Century Mexico (Cambridge UP, 2025) by Dr. Martin Austin Nesvig tells the stories of women from Spain, North Africa, Senegambia, and Canaries accused of sorcery in sixteenth-century Mexico for adapting native magic and healing practices. These non-native women – the mulata of Seville…
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Lucy Sante, "Nineteen Reservoirs: On Their Creation and the Promise of Water for New York City (The Experiment, 2022)
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From 1907 to 1967, a network of reservoirs and aqueducts was built across more than one million acres in upstate New York, including Greene, Delaware, Sullivan, and Ulster Counties. This feat of engineering served to meet New York City’s ever-increasing need for water, sustaining its inhabitants and cementing it as a center of industry. West of the…
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The Greatest Welsh Ruler: Episode 2 (1066-1415)
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Welcome to our search for the Greatest Ruler of Wales. In these two Podcasts, Stephen aims to introduce some of the leaders who shaped Medieval Welsh History. Along the way, We’ll give a very succinct survey of the history of Roman and Medieval Wales. In this episode, we cover the period from 1066 10 1415, and rulers Owain ap Gruffudd (Owain Gwyned…
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Intolerable Cruelty with Katey Rich
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We’ve been exposed. You’ve nailed our asses. Of course we’re going to defend this movie! 2004’s Intolerable Cruelty features George Clooney and Catherine Zeta-Jones at the height of their powers, yet failed to connect with contemporary audiences. Guest Katey Rich joins us as we attempt to understand why. Too mean? Too talky? A lack of period trappi…
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Kevin Passmore, "The Maginot Line: A New History of the Fall of France" (Yale UP, 2025)
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The Maginot Line was a marvel of 1930s engineering. The huge forts, up to eighty meters underground, contained hospitals, modern kitchens, telephone exchanges, and even electric trains. Kilometres of underground galleries led to casements hidden in the terrain, and turrets that rose from the ground to fire upon the enemy. The fortifications were in…
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Send us a text It’s been forty years since we first heard Suzanne Vega on record. That haunting, lyrical sound is still there on her latest album “Flying With Angels.” The songs are poignant and personal. Suzanne’s songs have taken her around the world, including a friendship with the late Czech poet, activist and former President Vaclav Havel. Her…
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Bob Odenkirk says embarrassment is sometimes a good thing
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In his new film “Normal,” actor and writer Bob Odenkirk (Better Call Saul, Breaking Bad, Mr. Show) plays a small town sheriff who discovers a big secret. At this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, he sat down with Tom Power to tell us how the feeling of embarrassment has actually fueled some of the best decisions in his life and career. Bo…
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Basia Bulat found inspiration in video games and Polish disco music
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When the Canadian singer-songwriter Basia Bulat was a kid, she felt embarrassed by the Polish disco music her dad listened to. But now that she’s a parent herself, she’s found a new appreciation for her parents’ taste in music. It even inspired a tune on her latest album, “Basia's Palace.” Earlier this year, Basia joined Tom Power to talk about the…
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Susan Juster, "A Common Grave: Being Catholic in English America" (UNC Press, 2025)
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From Nevis to Newfoundland, Catholics were everywhere in English America. But often feared and distrusted, they hid in plain sight, deftly obscuring themselves from the Protestant authorities. Their strategies of concealment, deception, and misdirection frustrated colonial census takers, and their presence has likewise eluded historians of religion…
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Honoring the Legacy of Charlie Kirk, Shameful Media Reaction, and Where America Goes from Here
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Emily Jashinsky opens a somber broadcast reacting to the assassination of Turning Point USA Founder Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University. She plays part of President Trump’s remarks from the Oval Office and highlights the chilling fact that Kirk had spoken just a day earlier on “Next Up with Mark Halperin” about America’s rising violence and the …
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Why adapting Stephen King’s bleak novel The Long Walk was so hard
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For decades, Stephen King fans have been clamouring for a movie adaptation of his dystopian horror novel “The Long Walk.” Now, 46 years after it was first published, the iconic story will finally hit the big screen. Director Francis Lawrence (The Hunger Games, I Am Legend) joins guest host Talia Schlanger to discuss the film, the surprising difficu…
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Playwright Makram Ayache is telling the queer stories he never had
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Makram Ayache’s play “The Green Line” blends together two queer storylines in Lebanon — one taking place in 2018, and the other in 1978 during the Lebanon Civil War. Makram wrote the play as a way to explore what it means to be a queer Lebanese Canadian. A new production will be staged in Toronto later this month at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre. Ah…
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