Best Alec Sokolow Podcasts (2024)

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New Opportunities for Indie Filmmakers 1:12:36

10h ago1:12:36

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The independent film landscape has changed drastically in throughout the years, creating new opportunities, as well as new challenges for indie filmmakers. In this episode, Big Apple Film Festival Podcast host JONATHAN LIPP (BAFF Founder/Director) chats with filmmaker/actor/producer Michael McGlone on how the industry has changed in the last thirty…

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Writing Films For Mass Audience with "Toy Story" writer Alec Sokolow 57:49

6M ago57:49

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BIG APPLE FILM FESTIVAL INDUSTRY NETWORKING AND MENTORSHIP Family and character driven films have long been a significant part of the movie industry in the United States and around the world. Creating these fun films for all age groups is a unique craft unto itself, and in many ways an industry of its own within the film and TV business.In the sess…

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Creating a Pitch Deck 56:44

1y ago56:44

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A pitch deck is possibly one of the most important tools in presenting your script or proof of concept to a studio, producer, agent, manager or potential investor. The goal of an effective pitch deck is to clearly communicate the creative elements, such as your story, key plot points, and character development, as well as the aspects of the project…

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Pitching a New Series 59:12

1+ y ago59:12

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Aspiring creators often have unique and innovative concepts for new TV/streaming series, including scripted series, reality shows, or docuseries. However, the challenge is how to find the right financiers, TV/streaming networks, showrunners, producers, or studios who would be willing to take a chance on a new show.In this session, producer and dire…

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Professional Screenwriters Share Their Journey 48:01

1+ y ago48:01

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Professional screenwriters share their career journey, and provide valuable advice to aspiring writers, at the Big Apple Film Festival Screenwriters Conference. Hosted by Big Apple Film Festival moderator, Craig Price. JOSE RIVERA José Rivera's screenplay The Motorcycle Diaries was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar— making him the first P…

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Producing and Distributing Your Indie Film (Big Apple Film Festival Producers Conference) 53:44

1+ y ago53:44

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Lovinder Gill moderates this conversation as part of the Big Apple Film Festival Producers Conference, featuring Reinaldo Marcus Green and Kent Sanderson. REINALDO MARCUS GREEN has been honored with the Breakout Director Award from the African-American Film Critics Association for his work on King Richard, starring Will Smith, which earned 6 Academ…

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Literary Agent Provides Valuable Career Advice (Big Apple Film Festival Agents and Managers Conference) 49:57

1+ y ago49:57

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Agent Danny Alexander (APA Agency) provides career advice to aspiring filmmakers, screenwriter and series creators, at the Big Apple Film Festival Agents and Managers Conference. Danny Alexander works in the TV literary department at APA, working directly with writers such as John Carpenter (Halloween), Derek Kolstad (John Wick) and Mike Le (upcomi…

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Selling Your Film to Netflix 51:46

1+ y ago51:46

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In this discussion, veteran producer and production manager Kwame Parker joins the Big Apple Film Festival Producers Conference to discuss the process of selling your film, series or script to Netflix and other major streaming platforms. Kwame Parker is an accomplished producer and production manager, currently developing various projects for Netfl…

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Selling Your TV/Streaming Series 51:05

2y ago51:05

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Big Apple Film Festival Distribution Summit SPEAKERS: SAL SCAMARDO, FILMRISE, VICE PRESIDENT OF DISTRIBUTION AND MARKETING, JOSH NADLER, SONY PICTURES/AFFIRM FILMS, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT AND ACQUISITIONS and GARY RUBIN (SALES AGENT) Jonathan Lipp (Moderator, Big Apple Film Festival Founder/Director) SAL SCAMARDO is Vice President of Distributio…

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Martin Scorsese's Visual Effects Coordinator on The Future of Filmmaking 39:26

2y ago39:26

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(Moderator, Jonathan Lipp, Big Apple Film Festival Founder/Director) In this session, visual effects coordinator and supervisor Matthew Gratzner provides strategies on how to give your film the highest quality cinematic look, and some predictions on how the future of visual effects in film will look in the coming years. MATTHEW GRATZNER is seasoned…

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Pitching to Agents and Managers 42:34

2y ago42:34

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BIG APPLE FILM FESTIVAL AGENTS AND MANAGERS CONFERENCE Agent, Co-Founder, CULTURE CREATIVE ENTERTAINMENT Paul Weitzman Topics Include: Pitching Your Film, Script or Series to Agents, Producers, Showrunners and Streamers, Legal Rights and Clearances Paul Weitzman has been a literary agent for more than 20 years representing writers, directors and pr…

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Advice on Acquiring an Agent 45:57

2y ago45:57

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BIG APPLE FILM FESTIVAL AGENTS AND MANAGERS CONFERENCE Martin To (Agent, A3 Artists Agency) Big Apple Film Festival Moderator, Dianne Wieler Topics Include: Maximizing Exposure For Your Film, Script or Series, Legal Rights and Clearances Martin To is currently an agent at A3 Artists Agency. He got his start at United Talent Agency, where he worke…

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"King Richard", "Joe Bell" Director Provides Career Advice for Filmmakers and Screenwriters 44:20

2+ y ago44:20

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Big Apple Film Festival Industry Summit Moderator Jonathan Lipp (Big Apple Film Festival Founder/Director) Reinaldo Marcus Green is a writer, director, and producer. His first feature, Monsters and Men had its world premiere at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival. The film received a Special Jury Prize for Outstanding First Feature. Reinaldo directed t…

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"Marketing Your Film" with Director of Publicity at Magnolia Pictures 49:57

3y ago49:57

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Director of Publicity at Magnolia Pictures discusses strategies for filmmakers to market and publicize their films, as well as film festival strategies and distribution. Moderated by Big Apple Film Festival Founder/Director Jonathan Lipp. Magnolia Pictures is a leading independent film distributor for nearly 20 years, Magnolia Pictures is the theat…

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WLIW | Guest Maggie Drucker | 04/18/2021 54:00

3+ y ago54:00

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We chat with Grubhub Senior VP and East Hampton resident Maggie Drucker about food, working for Martha Stewart, providing counsel for The New York Times finding your creative voice in the legal world, and food. Did we say food? And her life on the East End, of course.

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WLIW | Guest Anne Chaisson | 04/11/2021 54:00

3+ y ago54:00

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On our penultimate show, we chat with Anne Chaisson, executive director of the Hamptons International Film Festival, about the importance of movies, her journey from business to producer to executive director, about film festivals in general and their place in the landscape, and, of course, about the East End.…

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WLIW | Guest Chris Hunt | 04/04/2021 54:00

3+ y ago54:00

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What does it take to become America's premiere college essay mentor?). For Chris Hunt, it took a lifetime in international journalism (The Wall Street Journal's Hong Kong correspondent in the '90s, among other gigs), two published books (one about motorbiking the Ho Chi Minh trail), and his own blue-chip education (Dartmouth, The London School of E…

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WLIW | Guest Matt Raynor | 03/28/2021 54:00

3+ y ago54:00

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This week on the show, we talk to Hampton Bays photographer and artist Matt Raynor about his creative process, his accident that left him paralyzed, his near death experience, and how art continues to be an emotional outlet for him.

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WLIW | Guest Amanda Green | 03/21/2021 54:00

3+ y ago54:00

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This week, we chat with our old buddy, East Hampton resident and Broadway composer/cabaret artiste Amanda Green. She is the recipient of the 2013 Frederic Loewe Award from the The Dramatists Guild of America (with collaborator Trey Anastasio of Phish) for her music for "Hands On A Hardbody" (lyricist; co-composer). She's been nominated for a Tony A…

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WLIW | Guest Mark Harris | 03/14/2021 54:00

3+ y ago54:00

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We chat with journalist/author Mark Harris ("Mike Nichols: A Life"). He is the former executive editor of Entertainment Weekly, contributing editor for New York Magazine and Vulture, along with editor-at-large for TIME, and is also known for his books "Pictures At A Revolution" and "Five Came Back," which was turned into the Netflix series of the s…

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WLIW | Guest Kara Hoblin | 02/28/2021 54:00

3+ y ago54:00

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If you live on the East End, then you’ve no doubt seen the beautiful imaginings of artist Kara Hoblin, Kara Bella Art, at restaurants and other places on both forks, like First And South and Love Lane Kitchen. From whales made of flowers, to lungs made of coral, to her now-famous “thank you” to healthcare heroes drawn on a driveway, her art express…

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WLIW | Guest Marissa Bridge | 02/14/2021 54:00

3+ y ago54:00

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Marissa Bridge is well-known on the East End for her botanical paintings and her unique "paper-rolling" technique for art creation. Now, she is also known for her instant-hit podcast, "The Apology Line" on Wondery, which hearkens back to NYC in the '80s, when Marissa's late husband, Allan Bridge, hosted an anonymous phone apology line for 15 years.…

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WLIW | Guest Julie Ratner | 02/07/2021 54:00

3+ y ago54:00

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Julie Ratner of The Ellen Hermanson Foundation celebrates the life of her sister, Ellen, who was struck down by breast cancer as a young mother. That tragic event became the soil in which the East End-based institution bloomed into a 25-year source for helping other women. We also discuss Ellen's Run, the upcoming winter gala on March 6, turning po…

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Creating a Streaming Series with NBCUniversal 1:14:06

3+ y ago1:14:06

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ADAM SOROTA is a senior director and production advisor at NBCUniversal Entertainment Division. Adam has launched a variety of network series and 5 major cable networks. His comedy short film "A Bathroom on Drake", featuring Jerry Springer, was awards Best Short Film at the Big Apple Film Festival. He has previously directed projects for FOX, ESPN,…

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WLIW | Guest Scott Bluedorn | 01/31/2021 54:00

3+ y ago54:00

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Join our convo with artist/organizer/environmentalist Scott Bluedorn. Among many other topics, we discuss growing up on the East End, his surreal, unique artwork, his community involvement, Richard Scarry's Busytown, making a living as an artist, and Greenport Harbor Brewing co.

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WLIW | Guest Sophie B. Hawkins | 01/24/2021 54:00

3+ y ago54:00

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In honor of the inauguration, it's our inaugural show this weekend -- a revamped rebroadcast of our first episode with the brilliant singer-songwriter Sophie B. Hawkins, recorded in September of 2018.

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WLIW | Guest Jeremy Blutstein | 01/17/2021 54:00

3+ y ago54:00

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We talk to localism-obsessed chef Jeremy Blutstein about growing up in Amagansett, eating too many pancakes at Estia's, getting his produce from places like Balsam Farms, LLC, his total and complete love of restaurants, and more. Plus, why Wu-Tang Clan?

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WLIW | Guest Kate Mueth | 01/10/2021 54:00

3+ y ago54:00

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If you know Kate Mueth and The Neo-Political Cowgirls, then you know Kate isn't just creative on her own, but has spent a lifetime providing a platform for others to create -- whether through art, dance, theater, prose, film, and more.

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WLIW | Guests Julie Andrews and Emma Walton Hamilton | 12/27/2020 53:58

3+ y ago53:58

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Julie Andrews and Emma Walton Hamilton discuss family, collaboration, writing, movies, and the creative process on an updated rebroadcast.

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WLIW | Guest David Falkowski | 12/20/2020 54:00

3+ y ago54:00

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Mushrooms. Cannabis. Plant medicine. Farming. This week we talk with Bridgehampton's own maven of mycellium, David Falkowski of Open Minded Organics, LLC and the OMO Apothecary in Sag Harbor, about his journey, his roots, his involvement with his community and on educating the public.

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WLIW | Guest Peter Guimaraes | 12/13/2020 54:00

3+ y ago54:00

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This week our guest is Peter Guimaraes, partner in the Bice Cucina restaurant brand, CEO of Tipsy Girl, former cast member on Real Housewives of New York City, and now a candidate for mayor of NYC. Join us for this wild discussion about restaurants, the Rat Pack, growing up as an immigrant, and his decision to enter the political arena.…

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WLIW | Guest Duncan Darrow | 12/06/2020 54:00

3+ y ago54:00

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Cancer. It used to be whispered about. Not anymore. On this week's show, we have a discussion with Duncan Darrow, executive director of Fighting Chance, a free cancer counseling center on the East End, with a new office in Southampton along with the office in Sag Harbor. Duncan is always a great guest, and we learn so much. We talk about his own jo…

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WLIW | Guest Rachel Stephens | 11/29/2020 54:00

3+ y ago54:00

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While some of us learn to become more self-sufficient during these strange times, Rachel Stephens of Sweet Woodland Farm, an avid homesteader, has been doing that for years. Join us this week to learn about the beauty of honoring nature's rhythms, growing your own vegetable and fruits, the local farmers' markets, what fire cider is, and the importa…

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WLIW | Guest Bonnie Michelle Cannon | 11/22/2020 54:00

3+ y ago54:00

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Ayni. It's a Quechua word that means "community" or "reciprocity." There are few people on the East End who embody that more than Bonnie Michelle Cannon of Bridgehampton Child Care and Recreational Center, i.e. The Center. If you think it's all about childcare and recreation, you've got another thing coming. Listen in to an episode this week about …

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WLIW | Guest Nancy Atlas | 11/08/2020 53:58

3+ y ago53:58

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This week we talk with Nancy Atlas, local legend, about live music and the plight of musicians on the East End during the Summer that Wasn't. Nancy, Nancy Atlas Project , and her friends (other rock stars like Johnny Blood-John Leitch, Joe Delia and others) will be performing a six-week series to raise funds for the Stephen Talkhouse.…

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WLIW | Guests Jules Feiffer and JZ Holden | 10/25/2020 53:57

3+ y ago53:57

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Oscar and Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist/screenwriter Jules Feiffer and journalist/playwright JZ Holden talk to Alec and Bridget about life, love, and humor …

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WLIW | Guests ANDREA GROVER & CARLOS LAMA | 10/18/2020 53:55

4y ago53:55

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We talk with East End power couple Andrea Grover, executive director of Guild Hall of East Hampton and Carlos Lama, arts educator, vinyl maven, and renowned DJ. Hear about their journey from Houston to the Hamptons, navigating the arts scene and parenting during Covid, and what lies ahead.

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WLIW | Guest Melissa Errico | 10/11/2020 53:57

4y ago53:57

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This week we are lucky enough to chat with Melissa Errico -- Broadway chanteuse, New York Times and Purist writer, wife, mother, East Ender. We discuss her trilogy of concerts with The New Yorker's Adam Gopnik, her association with the legendary French composer Michel Legrand, her marriage to Patrick McEnroe and his early battle with COVID, and mor…

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WLIW | Guest Lisa Votino | 10/04/2020 53:51

4y ago53:51

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If there is one person on the East End who could be symbolized simply by a raised fist, it would be community organizer Lisa Votino. From her hands-on work at the U.S.-Mexico border, the marches and peaceful protests she has had a hand in supporting gender equality, LGBTQA+ causes, and more recently Black Lives Matter, Lisa is on the front lines of…

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Marketing Yourself as a Screenwriter 43:15

4y ago43:15

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Strategies and advice on marketing yourself as a screenwriter (Big Apple Film Festival Networking Conference) BOB SAENZ Bob Saenz is a screenwriter and actor. He has his written and produced numerous works including Hallmark's "Help for the Holidays", "Rescuing Madison", "Sweet Surrender", On the 12th Day of Christmas", "Sound of Christmas", "The R…

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WLIW | Guest Sybille Van Kempen | 09/20/2020 46:52

4y ago46:52

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Sybille van Kempen, owner of the Bridgehampton Inn and Loaves & Fishes Cookshop, and the Sagaponack-based Loaves & Fishes Foodstore, is bringing a new collection of small, carefully-curated and locally based farm-to-table cookbooks to the market over the course of the year. Listen to her favorite recipes for this fall season, about her family and t…

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WLIW | Guests Amy Zerner and Monte Farber | 09/06/2020 49:08

4y ago49:08

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Bridget and Alec have their first in-person interview since the beginning of the pandemic, with world-renowned artists/authors/astrologers Amy Zerner and Monte Farber.

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WLIW | Guests Meg Noonan and Stephen Desaulniers | 08/30/2020 45:53

4y ago45:53

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WLIW Freeform Radio host Meg Noonan and musician Stephen Desaulniers join Bridget and Alec to discuss music, wiffle ball, and friendship.

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WLIW | Guests GE Smith and Taylor Barton | 08/23/2020 53:58

4y ago53:58

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Legendary axe man GE Smith and singer-songwriter-producer Taylor Barton -- both of Amagansett -- talk about GE's latest album, Stony Hill, recorded with famed blues musician LeRoy Bell, the music video "America," produced by Taylor, and offer how musicians and others survive -- and thrive -- in 2020 and beyond.…

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WLIW | Guests Jonathan and Rene Shapiro | 08/09/2020 55:15

4y ago55:15

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We talk with Jonathan and Rene Shapiro, founders of the Mixology clothing line, about their new business, Mindset Wellness CBD, their long, successful marriage, Jon's hip-hop career as Jon Saint and his several mental breakdowns on his journey.

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WLIW | Guest Paul Annacone | 08/02/2020 50:40

4y ago50:40

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East Hampton's own Paul Annacone talking about growing up on the East End, playing pro tennis, coaching Sampras and Federer, and his latest book.

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WLIW | Guest Erica Heller | 07/26/2020 48:40

4y ago48:40

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Join us as we engage in a conversation with author and memoirist Erica Heller about her latest book, "One Last Lunch." Within the pages, Kirk Douglas asks his father what he thought of him becoming an actor. The Anglican priest George Pitcher has lunch with Jesus. Kate O'Toole dines with her dad, Peter O'Toole. Bob Balaban imagines lunch with Grouc…

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WLIW |Guest Palak Patel | 07/19/2020 51:02

4y ago51:02

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A talk with "Beat Bobby Flay" chef and Food Network personality Palak Patel about her arrival in the states as an immigrant child, her rise up the corporate ladder and how food plays such an important role in our lives, memories, and spirit.

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WLIW | Guest Rex Miller | 07/12/2020 48:28

4y ago48:28

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Join us as we chat with filmmaker Rex Miller about tennis and Black people — namely his award-winning American Masters documentary about Althea Gibson, and his upcoming Arthur Ashe doc — plus his relationship to the East End (hint: it has to do with tennis).

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WLIW | Guest Jenny Lumet | 07/5/2020 47:06

4y ago47:06

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Screenwriter and producer Jenny Lumet, daughter of director Sidney Lumet and granddaughter of movie star Lena Horne, discusses working with Jonathan Demme, her upcoming series, Clarice, for CBS, and growing up on the East End.

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