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Ep. 36 - Liam Neeson Controversy + My Personal Revenge Story
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In recent days, an interview with Liam Neeson was released in which he describes a time when he sought revenge on behalf of a female friend who as raped. The nature of his story brought about a lot of criticism calling actor Liam Neeson racist. In this episode I analyze whether or not Liam Neeson is not racist and what we could really learn from his confession.
To do so, I'm sharing an extremely personal story. My intention in doing so is to shed more light on this subject. I am not, nor would I share anything of this nature to sensationalize an episode with the goal of more views.
Liam Neeson's confession made me realize that this type of vengeful rage can possibly be more common in men than we realize and that by sharing my own personal rub with this kind of darkness, maybe a discussion could be had about the
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I'm your host, Darren Van Damme!
I love movies and even love "talking movies" with interesting people so I release semi-weekly episodes featuring a different guest, usually an actor or filmmaker. We talk about their projects, process and mutual favorite movies + the additional side tracked topics podcasts wander into.
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To do so, I'm sharing an extremely personal story. My intention in doing so is to shed more light on this subject. I am not, nor would I share anything of this nature to sensationalize an episode with the goal of more views.
Liam Neeson's confession made me realize that this type of vengeful rage can possibly be more common in men than we realize and that by sharing my own personal rub with this kind of darkness, maybe a discussion could be had about the
+ Become a Patreon Supporter for $1/mo +:
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+ My Main Channel:
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+ Buy Movies from my Curated Amazon Shop:
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+ Buy a Flick Connection T-Shirt:
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https://www.instagram.com/flickconnection/
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I'm your host, Darren Van Damme!
I love movies and even love "talking movies" with interesting people so I release semi-weekly episodes featuring a different guest, usually an actor or filmmaker. We talk about their projects, process and mutual favorite movies + the additional side tracked topics podcasts wander into.
*Thanks for listening!
66 episodes
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In recent days, an interview with Liam Neeson was released in which he describes a time when he sought revenge on behalf of a female friend who as raped. The nature of his story brought about a lot of criticism calling actor Liam Neeson racist. In this episode I analyze whether or not Liam Neeson is not racist and what we could really learn from his confession.
To do so, I'm sharing an extremely personal story. My intention in doing so is to shed more light on this subject. I am not, nor would I share anything of this nature to sensationalize an episode with the goal of more views.
Liam Neeson's confession made me realize that this type of vengeful rage can possibly be more common in men than we realize and that by sharing my own personal rub with this kind of darkness, maybe a discussion could be had about the
+ Become a Patreon Supporter for $1/mo +:
https://www.patreon.com/FlickConnection
+ My Main Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/flickconnection
+ Buy Movies from my Curated Amazon Shop:
https://www.amazon.com/shop/flickconnection
+ Buy a Flick Connection T-Shirt:
https://teespring.com/stores/flick-connection
+ Follow Me on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/flickconnection/
_____________________________________________
I'm your host, Darren Van Damme!
I love movies and even love "talking movies" with interesting people so I release semi-weekly episodes featuring a different guest, usually an actor or filmmaker. We talk about their projects, process and mutual favorite movies + the additional side tracked topics podcasts wander into.
*Thanks for listening!
…
continue reading
To do so, I'm sharing an extremely personal story. My intention in doing so is to shed more light on this subject. I am not, nor would I share anything of this nature to sensationalize an episode with the goal of more views.
Liam Neeson's confession made me realize that this type of vengeful rage can possibly be more common in men than we realize and that by sharing my own personal rub with this kind of darkness, maybe a discussion could be had about the
+ Become a Patreon Supporter for $1/mo +:
https://www.patreon.com/FlickConnection
+ My Main Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/flickconnection
+ Buy Movies from my Curated Amazon Shop:
https://www.amazon.com/shop/flickconnection
+ Buy a Flick Connection T-Shirt:
https://teespring.com/stores/flick-connection
+ Follow Me on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/flickconnection/
_____________________________________________
I'm your host, Darren Van Damme!
I love movies and even love "talking movies" with interesting people so I release semi-weekly episodes featuring a different guest, usually an actor or filmmaker. We talk about their projects, process and mutual favorite movies + the additional side tracked topics podcasts wander into.
*Thanks for listening!
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