The Plaza Classic Podcast is hosted by KVIA news anchor and three-time Regional Edward R. Murrow Award-winner Borderland Crimes podcaster Stephanie Valle and EPCC Mass Communication Professor Lisa Elliott. Valle and Elliott are members of the Plaza Classic Film Festival Program Advisory Committee. The podcast is produced in partnership with EPCC and the El Paso Community Foundation. Each episode features guests ranging from committee members to filmmakers who delve into a different aspect of ...
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EPCC and the MSc in High Performance Computing run an annual Guest Lecture series, with speakers drawn from industry and academia. Talks focus on state-of-the-art applications of HPC in real world situations, with many reflecting the type of work our MSc students will undertake after graduation. www.epcc.ed.ac.uk/msc twitter.com/#!/EPCCedinburgh
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From Papagayo and the Humanities Collaborative at EPCC-UTEP, this podcast dissects culturally-relevant literature: novels, memoirs, poetry, and short stories. We love reading and analyzing books, comparing their adaptations, and connecting their allusions. We interview authors too! #Ad-Free #ElPaso Español: este podcast disecciona literatura culturalmente relevante: novelas, memorias, poesía, y cuentos cortos. Nos encanta leer y analizar libros, comparando sus adaptaciones, y conectando sus ...
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At EPCC, we really love the bible, we believe it's true, and we're convinced it's the only sure guide to salvation and true life. Each week, a large portion of our worship service is devoted to understanding and applying the word of God. Whether you missed a sermon, want to hear one again, or want to check out what our sermons are like, we pray that you are edified and challenged by exposition of God's word.
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BONUS: Plaza Classic Podcast Behind the Scenes
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If you've listened to the credits of this podcast, you hear hosts Stephanie Valle and Lisa Elliott thank several crucial people working behind the scenes. One of those people is Marcos Tellez-Rodriguez, podcast editor, recent graduate of El Paso Community College and current film student at New Mexico State University. Marcos is now sitting (somewh…
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BONUS: Behind the Scenes at the Plaza Classic Film Fest
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Podcast hosts Stephanie Valle and Lisa Elliott go behind the scenes with someone who helps behind the scenes at the Plaza Classic Film Festival. (We're going way behind the scenes!) Rudy Vasquez is the El Paso Community Foundation's Marketing Director, and he helps promote the film fest to El Paso and across the nation. Stephanie and Lisa get Rudy …
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I'll Give You a Reason: Part 3 (Author Interview)
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This episode, Annell López joins us for a conversation on her debut short story collection, I'll Give You a Reason, winner of the 2023 Louise Meriwether First Book Prize. Follow her on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/annellthebookbabe and pick up a copy of her book at https://www.feministpress.org/books-a-m/ill-give-you-a-reason --- Support …
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This episode, we wrap up our conversation on I'll Give You a Reason by Annell López (Feminist Press 2024), covering the second half of the short story collection. Pick up a copy at https://www.feministpress.org/books-a-m/ill-give-you-a-reason Have a question for our upcoming interview with Annell? Drop it in the comments below! --- Support this pod…
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On July 20, actor Mira Sorvino graced the stage of the Plaza Theatre in Downtown El Paso. The Academy Award winner was in the Sun City for the first weekend of the Plaza Classic Film Festival! She sat down for a live, onstage interview with festival advisory committee member and Plaza Classic Podcast co-host Stephanie Valle ahead of the showing of …
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This episode, we begin our discussion on the first half of I'll Give You a Reason, the debut short story collection by Annell López from Feminist Press (2024), and winner of the Louise Meriwether First Book Prize (given to a debut work by a woman or nonbinary author of color), which is meant to "uplift much-needed stories and inspire a new generati…
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The Five Stages of Stuttering: Part 3 (Author Interview)
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For episode #100 (!), Cassie Holguin-Pettinato joins us in the studio to talk about her collection, The Five Stages of Stuttering out of FlowerSong Press (2024). Pick up a copy from her website, https://www.cassiehp.com/ and we hope you enjoy our conversation! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/literallyliterary/suppo…
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Plaza Classic Podcast 12: Mira Sorvino in El Paso!
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Mira Sorvino, Academy Award winning actor ("Mighty Aphrodite," 1995), was in the Sun City for the 2024 Plaza Classic Film Festival! Terri Rutter, CPA and film festival advisory committee member, joins fellow committee members, Stephanie Valle and Lisa Elliott, to talk about Sorvino and her cult favorite, "Romy and Michele's High School Reunion." Ju…
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Plaza Classic Podcast 11: It Came From...
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Space has inspired filmmakers both past and present. But there is one classic sci-fi film that has actually served as inspiration for writers and directors over the years ever since it arrived in theaters. Plaza Classic Film Festival Advisory Committee member Jay Duncan joins podcast hosts Stephanie Valle and Lisa Elliott to talk about This Island …
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Despite its name, the Plaza Classic Film Festival doesn't just screen classic films. This year, a director who has been featured in Local Flavor will have their first feature-length film make its Texas premiere. Ryan Rox, the director of Hidden Flora, joins podcast hosts Lisa Elliott and Stephanie Valle to talk about their film, which they also wro…
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Plaza Classic Podcast 9: "Goonies never say die"
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The Goonies is just one of the many films programmed during this year's Plaza Classic Film Festival that is geared towards kids of all ages. Advisory Committee member Kristin Trick joins hosts Lisa Elliott and Stephanie Valle to talk about The Goonies (1985), The Secret of NIMH (1982) and a very special screening at the brand-new children's museum …
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Plaza Classic Podcast 8: Sissy Spacek is coming to El Paso!
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Academy Award winning actor and Texas native Sissy Spacek is the first announced guest at the 2024 Plaza Classic Film Festival! Advisory Committee member Craig Holden joins hosts Stephanie Valle and Lisa Elliott to discuss Spacek's filmography, including Coal Miner's Daughter, which she is set to introduce on Saturday, July 27 at 7pm. Holden -- him…
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Plaza Classic Podcast 7: "Ferris Bueller's Day ON-- the schedule, that is"
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Bueller? Bueller? Yeah, we know it's a trope to use that quote from Ferris Bueller's Day Off. But podcast hosts Stephanie Valle and Lisa Elliott enjoy being corny, and they're really getting into talking about two more films being screened at this year's Plaza Classic Film Festival. Advisory Committee member Rebecca Mendez joins them in studio to t…
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Join us this episode as we conclude our discussion on the last three sections of The Fives Stages of Stuttering, the debut full-length poetry collection by Cassie Holguin-Pettinato. Stay tuned for our interview with Cassie herself! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/literallyliterary/support…
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Plaza Classic Podcast 6: "Snap Out of It!" Dinner
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What's a better date than dinner and a movie? That's the idea behind the Dinner and a Movie at the Plaza Classic Film Festival, which marks its third year with a screening of Moonstruck (1987), starring Cher and Nicolas Cage. PCFF Advisory committee member Erin Ritter joins hosts Lisa Elliott and Stephanie Valle to talk about Moonstruck and the adv…
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Plaza Classic Podcast 5: "Best Screenwriter in the 915"
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The third Plaza Classic Film Festival Screenwriting Competition is accepting entries! Hosts Stephanie Valle and Lisa Elliott are joined by Austin Savage, one of the competition's organizers, and Carrie Silva, who won the 2023 competition with her screenplay, "Best Dive in the 915." Submit your screenplay through July 3. First prize receives $500 an…
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The Five Stages of Stuttering: Part 1
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Join us this episode as we begin our breakdown of the first two sections of The Five Stages of Stuttering, the first full-length poetry collection (FlowerSong Press 2024) by Cassie Holguin-Pettinato. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/literallyliterary/support
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Bad Mexican, Bad American: Part 3 (Author Interview)
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As part of his author visit to El Paso Community College, Jose Hernandez Diaz joined us in person at our studio at Power at the Pass for an interview on his latest poetry book, Bad Mexican, Bad American. We hope you enjoy our in-depth conversation on his collection, the publishing world, and his advice for up-and-coming writers!--- Support this pod…
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Plaza Classic Podcast 4: "Smart and Smarter"
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Hosts Stephanie Valle and Lisa Elliott are joined by the first woman to win the Oscar ballot contest held among the Plaza Classic Film Festival Program Committee. Keri Moe, an Associate Vice President with El Paso Community College, correctly guessed 19 of the 23 winners of the 96th Academy Awards. She now has the distinction of selecting a movie t…
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This episode, we wrap up our discussion of Bad Mexican, Bad American by Jose Hernandez Diaz, with a look at the second half of the poetry collection. Stay tuned for an interview with Jose! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/literallyliterary/support
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Plaza Classic Podcast 3: "Brand New Local Flavor"
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Hosts Lisa Elliott and Stephanie Valle are talking Local Flavor, the Plaza Classic Film Festival's showcase of locally made and connected films. Filmmakers will vie for $3,650 in cash awards — including new awards for student films! They're joined by festival program director Doug Pullen, who lays out how the showcase works, and Josh Pulido, an El …
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Join us this episode as we begin covering the first half of Bad Mexican, Bad American, the first full-length poetry collection by Jose Hernandez Diaz published by Acre Books (2024). --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/literallyliterary/support
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The Border Simulator: Part 3 (Author Interview)
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Gabriel Dozal joins us this episode for an interview on his debut poetry collection, The Border Simulator! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/literallyliterary/support
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Plaza Classic Podcast 2: "The Greatest Oscar Contest Ever Held"
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Hosts Stephanie Valle and Lisa Elliott are joined by fellow Plaza Classic Film Festival Program Advisory Committee member Jaime Mendez. Mendez, an administrator at UTEP, is also an avid film fan and created the committee's Oscar ballot contest. He explains how the winner of the contest (historically, him!) is able to pick a movie to screen during t…
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Join us as we wrap up our platica on the second half of Gabriel Dozal's debut poetry collection, the Border Simulator, and stay tuned for an interview with Gabriel!--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/literallyliterary/support
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Listen in as we begin discussing the first half of the Border Simulator, the poetry collection debut by Gabriel Dozal. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/literallyliterary/support
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Plaza Classic Podcast 1: Welcome, Intro, Rocky Horror
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Welcome to The Plaza Classic Podcast! The brand-new podcast pulls back the curtain on the El Paso Community Foundation's annual Plaza Classic Film Festival. Hosted by PCFF’s Program Advisory Committee members, KVIA News anchor Stephanie Valle and El Paso Community College Mass Communications Professor Lisa Elliott, the podcast will be released each…
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Mexican Gothic: Part 4 (Author Interview)
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We interrupt our regularly scheduled programming to bring you an interview with Silvia Moreno-Garcia, author of Mexican Gothic, in anticipation of her visit to El Paso on Thursday, May 2nd 2024! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/literallyliterary/support
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This episode, we wrap up our discussion of the second half of Promises of Gold by José Olivarez. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/literallyliterary/support
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This episode, we begin our platica on the first half of Promises of Gold by José Olivarez. Reading at EPCC Valle Verde: https://youtu.be/9pxCvy7RS5U?si=jcASLrpWUX8VzvKQ--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/literallyliterary/support
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This episode, we finish our platica on Woman of Light by Kali Fajardo-Anstine. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/literallyliterary/support
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After a hiatus, we are back! Here, we discuss the first half of Woman of Light by Kali Fajardo-Anstine. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/literallyliterary/support
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For this episode, we interview the author of Brother Sleep, Aldo Amparán. On Spotify, you can enjoy this episode in video form!--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/literallyliterary/support
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For part 2 of our talk on Brother Sleep by Aldo Amparán, we cover the second half of the debut poetry collection. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/literallyliterary/support
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This episode, we begin our discussion on the poetry collection Brother Sleep by Aldo Amparán, covering the first half of the winner of the 2020 Alice James award. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/literallyliterary/support
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¡Ándale, Prieta!: Part 3 (Author Interview)
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Yasmin Ramírez joins us in the studio to talk about her first book, ¡Ándale, Prieta!: a Love Letter to My Family. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/literallyliterary/support
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For part 2 of ¡Ándale, Prieta! by Yasmin Ramírez, we cover Part 2 of her memoir: Finding Yasmin. Stay tuned for part 3, our interview with Yasmin! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/literallyliterary/support
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We round out 2022 with our first platica on the debut book and memoir by our friend and colleague, Yasmin Ramírez, ‘¡Ándale, Prieta!’, out of Lee and Low Books (formerly Cinco Puntos Press). Yasmin is an English Professor at El Paso Community College, a 2021 Martha’s Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing Author Fellow and a 2020 recipient of the W…
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This episode, we wrap up our discussion on Carlos Fidel Espinoza's How to Lie to a Customs Agent, focusing on the second half of the poetry collection. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/literallyliterary/support
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It has been a minute! We are back with our first look at the 2021 winner of the Southwest Book Award, How to Lie to a Customs Agent, the poetry collection by Carlos Fidel Espinoza. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/literallyliterary/support
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This episode, we wrap up our discussion of A Ballad of Love and Glory, Reyna Grande's 2022 novel, going over parts 2-4. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/literallyliterary/support
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This episode, we begin Reyna Grande's A Ballad of Love and Glory, giving an overview of Reyna's most recent novel and discussing part 1. Stay tuned for part 2!--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/literallyliterary/support
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The Ones Who Don't Say They Love You: Part 3 (Author Interview)
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We are honored to interview Maurice C. Ruffin, the author of The Ones Who Don't Say They Love You, in this episode.* *We apologize for the delay in releasing this interview, but hope you all enjoy and stay tuned for upcoming recordings on our next books!--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/literallyliterary/support…
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Luke 15:1-10By Pastor Sean Stevenson
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The Ones Who Don't Say They Love You: Part 2
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This episode, we conclude our talk on The Ones Who Don't Say They Love You by Maurice Carlos Ruffin, focusing on the second half of the short story collection. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/literallyliterary/support
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By Pastor Sean Stevenson
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The Ones Who Don't Say They Love You: Part 1
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Join us for our introductory episode on The Ones Who Don't Say They Love You, going over the first five stories in the debut short story collection by Maurice Carlos Ruffin shortlisted for the Ernest J. Gaines award. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/literallyliterary/support…
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By Pastor Sean Stevenson
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