Best Script Apart Podcasts (2024)

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A Quiet Place: Day One with Michael Sarnoski 52:38

13d ago52:38

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A Quiet Place: Day One is an alien invasion tale well and truly worth shouting about. Written and directed by our guest this week, Milwaukee-born filmmaker Michael Sarnoski, it’s a rare example of sequel that prioritises its characters and their connections instead of chasing bigger, more bombastic explosions. Where most franchise follow-ups get bo…

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Dylan Stucki on aid station chaos, Single Speed Worlds, and the Durango Derby 1:45:51

3d ago1:45:51

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Dylan Stucki has dabbled in just about every bike-related career out there. He's worked as an equipment tester, mechanic, and race promoter, and even found the time to do some pro racing along the way. These days, one of his main roles is team manager/mechanic/and all-around support system for his fiancée, Sarah Sturm. Payson caught up with Dylan t…

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Samara Sheppard on her Grand Prix debut, Olympic disappointments, and Cape Epic podium 1:29:44

5d ago1:29:44

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New Zealand cyclist Samara Sheppard has found success in multiple disciplines, including cross country (she won a U23 World Cup in 2012 and is a multi-time New Zealand and Oceania champion), road (she nearly landed a contract with one of the most prominent WorldTour teams in 2019), and marathon (she’s placed 5th and 6th at the marathon world champi…

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Chef Biju Thomas on cycling, food, and emigrating to the U.S. 1:07:38

13d ago1:07:38

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As co-founder of SkratchLabs and co-author of the FeedZone cookbooks, Chef Biju Thomas has played a major role in how cyclists fuel themselves. He and his family emigrated from a rural part of Southern India to Colorado when he was 10. As a teenager, he fell in love with cycling right around the time he started working in restaurants, and dreamed o…

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Paige Onweller on her surprise Unbound success after ankle surgery 1:21:36

20d ago1:21:36

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A year and a half ago, Paige Onweller was working as an emergency PA and racing bikes on the side. Then, seemingly out of nowhere, she won Big Sugar. Recognizing that she had a fraction of the racing experience that her competitors had, Paige quit her job, built out her sprinter van, and got to work racing weekend after weekend around the country. …

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The Bikeriders with Jeff Nichols 54:28

25d ago54:28

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The Bikeriders is another triumph for Little Rock-born filmmaker Jeff Nichols. Inspired by and named after a 1968 photographic study of Chicago bikers by Danny Lyon, the film charts the rise and fall of not just a motorcycle gang but also an era in American history. It stars Austin Butler as young rebel Benny, Jodie Comer as his long-suffering part…

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Lea Davison on putting the “tired” in retirement and being an advocate within the sport 1:10:48

27d ago1:10:48

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Lea Davison thought long and hard about her retirement, but even when she finally decided to bring her mountain biking career to a close, she didn't have any intention of slowing down. During her racing career, she won a silver and a bronze medal at the World Championships, placed third overall in the 2015 World Cup series, and went to the Olympics…

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Payson's 10 craziest moments from Unbound 54:10

29d ago54:10

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Trains, a moto crash, the hero pull of the day, and two peeing mishaps are just some of the crazy moments from Unbound that make the cut in this episode. As the race expands every year, so does the potential for chaos within the peloton. Payson rounded up some of the most striking examples that you didn't see in any on-the-day coverage. Click to WI…

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Unbound recap with Pete Stetina and Lauren De Crescenzo 1:47:00

1M ago1:47:00

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This year’s Unbound was one of the most dynamic and exciting in the event’s history, featuring two new winners, separate starts for the elite men and women, and a nine-up sprint at the women's finish. Payson caught up with two of the top riders to get the lowdown from inside the men’s and women’s fields. We also hear from some of the riders across …

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Jasper Ockeloen on Unbound, Sockeloen, and the Dutch Mafia 1:37:52

1M ago1:37:52

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Jasper Ockeloen started racing on the road in the Netherlands when he was 8 years old and took up cyclocross not long after. The combination has come in handy now that he’s turned his focus to gravel and the increasingly popular discipline of beach racing, where he's a two-time European champion. This month, he’s back in the U.S. to tackle Unbound …

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Kateřina Nash on 30 years of racing and her role within the UCI 1:41:32

2M ago1:41:32

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At 46, Kateřina Nash has been racing bikes for three decades and continues to compete at the highest level. Originally from the Czech Republic, she competed in skiing throughout her early life, even competing in two Winter Olympics before discovering a love for mountain biking. She was part of the first cohort of the groundbreaking LUNA Pro Team in…

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No One Will Save You With Brian Duffield 2:25:22

2M ago2:25:22

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Brian Duffield is one of the most original writer-directors in genre cinema right now – a spec script maestro whose films are homages to the popcorn thrill rides he grew up on, without being nostalgic replays of those ‘90s classics. Instead, his movie’s always offer something new. Take Spontaneous, for example – his brilliant coming-of-age director…

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Kenny Belaey on 9 trials World Championships and life after competitive cycling 1:26:00

2M ago1:26:00

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Kenny Belaey started riding professionally at age 9 when he and his brother began doing trial biking shows in their native Belgium. Since then, he’s racked up nine UCI world championship titles in the discipline, more than any other rider. But even during the peak of his racing career, Kenny kept up with the performance circuit, using the shows as …

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Taylor Lideen on missing out on the Grand Prix and starting the season with a bang 1:38:50

2M ago1:38:50

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After participating in the Life Time Grand Prix in its first two years, Taylor Lideen missed out on a spot this year. While that might leave some riders struggling for motivation, it’s done the opposite for him. Two weeks ago, at Sea Otter (the first Grand Prix race of the season), he snagged 6th place, just seconds off the podium. The next weekend…

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The Fall Guy with Drew Pearce 56:35

2M ago56:35

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Drew Pearce is the writer of movies like Iron Man 3, Hobbs and Shaw and 2018’s Hotel Artemis – the Scottish-born storyteller’s directorial debut. This week, he’s back in cinemas with The Fall Guy – a car-flipping, boat-exploding, bullet-dodging, unicorn-hallucinating love letter to practical filmmaking that’s pure adrenaline and charisma. The David…

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Nostalgia 1:32:40

3M ago1:32:40

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Let’s break the rules! We said we never would, but in this episode about ‘Nostalgia’ we most def are going to talk about music! Music and much more! What memories do food, scent and flavor spark for us? What are the soundtracks to our lives and was everything really better when we were young(er). Let’s find out!…

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Air with Alex Convery 1:06:28

3M ago1:06:28

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“You’re remembered for the rules you break.” So says Ben Affleck in Air, the 2023 sports marketing drama that took its own advice. Written by our guest today, Alex Convery, Air shouldn’t have been the captivating cinematic slam-dunk it turned out to be. At least, not on paper. A drama about the creation of the Nike Air Jordan trainer? That sounds l…

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Sea Otter recap with Hannah Otto 1:20:19

3M ago1:20:19

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The Grand Prix is back and Hannah Otto is here to give a rundown of the first race of the season. She and Payson discuss the opposite tactics that played out in the men's and women's races, which new and returning riders caught their attention, and how the Cape Epic might have influenced the podium. They also answer a few listener questions and rev…

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The Blair Witch Project with Eduardo Sánchez 1:19:47

3M ago1:19:47

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If you went down to the woods in July 1999, you were in for a big surprise. The Blair Witch Project – our movie this week, one of the most notorious horror films in modern movie history – was a phenomenon that no one saw coming. Its reverberations are still being felt today, not just in horror but in movie-making at large. Is tale of a group of ind…

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AITA: Telling MY Kids Why I Don't Buy THEIR Half Sibling Anything!! 1:40:44

3M ago1:40:44

1:40:44

Hey Fam! Thanks so much for tapping in with us. Today's Episode goes wild! We dove into some of Reddit's more recent, spicy stories. How would you feel if your Ex asked for financial support regarding a child that was created from infidelity? Would you be willing to offer up out of the goodness of your heart? What if your Ex told you that you can n…

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Stage Apart: The Hills of California with Jez Butterworth 47:23

3M ago47:23

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Today on Script Apart – another in our "Stage Apart" series about great plays! Our guest this week is a storyteller beloved across stage and screen, whose 2009 play Jerusalem is frequently referred to as the best play of the century so far. His acclaimed theatre productions includes 1995’s Mojo, 2012’s The River and 2019’s The Ferryman – but movie …

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Nichole Baker on her eighth year in Uganda for Path of Logic 1:44:55

3M ago1:44:55

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After four years of pestering, Payson has finally convinced Nichole to return to the show to talk about her most recent trip to Uganda. In 2017, she visited the country for the first time to teach pathology residents and, based on her experiences and newfound connections there, started Path of Logic, a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving …

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Civil War with Alex Garland 44:43

3M ago44:43

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This week on Script Apart – a storyteller who began penning films like 28 Days Later and The Beach, before stepping behind the camera as the writer-director of stories that go to fascinating philosophical places, asking borderline unanswerable questions about humanity along the way. Alex Garland's fourth time in the director's chair, Civil War, is …

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Stage Apart: Stranger Things – The First Shadow with Kate Trefry 1:00:48

3M ago1:00:48

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This week on Script Apart, we’re broadcasting from the Upside Down. Yes, grab your Eggos and Metallica CDs for a special, spoiler-free conversation all about Stranger Things: The First Shadow – the first theatre production that we’ve covered on the show, as part of a new strand of episodes called "Stage Apart." The First Shadow is a show that, as r…

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Cynthia Carson on winning Badlands and the Atlas Mountain Race 1:17:28

3M ago1:17:28

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It takes a particular kind of grit to win the grueling 800-mile Atlas Mountain Race, and Cynthia Carson did it on less than five hours of sleep. The rising bikepacking star has had quite a year, winning Spain’s infamous desert race Badlands in September and becoming the first woman to finish in the top 10. Cynthia joins Payson this week to talk abo…

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AITA: My Wife Caught Me "Blowing Off Steam" Watching Porn!! 1:28:49

3M ago1:28:49

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Hey Fam!! What happens when you are married, and you have initiated blowing off steam to p*rn? Not only that, but then, your spouse catches you getting off to it? Y'all have to chime in for this Reddit story of AITA. It gets a little intense between the two of us during this discussion. We also had a very interesting confession that discusses the b…

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Luke Lamperti on his first few months in the WorldTour 1:08:00

4M ago1:08:00

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At 21 years old, Luke Lamperti is already riding for one of the biggest teams in the WorldTour, Soudal–Quick-Step, and he's hit the ground running. Since the season began, he’s racked up podiums at the Challenge Mallorca, the Muscat Classic, and the Tour of Oman, solidifying his place as a young rider to watch. Before signing with Quick-Step, he ra…

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AITA: Divorcing My Wife b/c She Lied About Her Fertility!! 1:02:03

4M ago1:02:03

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WELCOME TO THE FAM! THANKS FOR TAPPING IN WITH US AND WE DEFINITELY APPRECIATE THE COMPANY!! Hey Fam!! Y'all chime in for today's episode. We are diving into some of these savage relationships! These stories continue to remind me that everybody is always going through something! Y'all have to chime in and let us know your thoughts down below! I thi…

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Mid South recap with DFL Beth McBride and rider experiences 53:45

4M ago53:45

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At approximately 12:30 a.m. last weekend, Beth McBride crossed the finish line of Mid South to a thunderous reception. The race is known for its celebration of riders of all levels, and the final rider to cross the finish line is arguably more of a celebrity than the first rider. Payson sat down with Beth to talk about her race, including overcomin…

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Morgan Aguirre on leaving the U.S. for European gravel 1:11:01

4M ago1:11:01

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In 2019, Morgan Aguirre decided to step outside of her comfort zone. Having never competed in any sports, she rented a bike from her local Trek store with the goal of riding 50 miles. Things escalated quickly, and soon, fellow Seattle resident (and now WorldTour rider) Veronica Ewers saw her posts on Strava and asked her to join the Fount Cycling G…

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The Expectation: If I am Buying You a Drink... You Owe Me a Conversation! 1:09:59

4M ago1:09:59

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Hey Fam!! Thank y'all for tapping in with us as always. This week's episodes cover a variable range of topics. We covered some of the trending news topics that include the controversial age-gap between prior tv reality star, Draya Michele from Basketball Wives and the huge Age Gap between her, and NBA player Jalen Green, and the Ban of Tik-Tok!! We…

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Paul Voss on taking up gravel after the WorldTour 1:19:45

4M ago1:19:45

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During his eight years in the WorldTour, Paul Voss rode for some of the most successful teams in the sport, including Milram, Endura Racing, and Bora-Argon 18. In that time, he raced in multiple Grand Tours, and even wore the polka dot jersey for a stage of Tour De France in 2016. But in that same year, he was pushed off the Bora team when Peter Sa…

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Script Club: Children of Men with Carmen Maria Machado (Her Body and Other Parties) 1:16:47

4M ago1:16:47

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Welcome to another Script Club episode of Script Apart, in which storytellers we admire pick a film or show they love and talk about why it's special. Today, revered Folio Prize-winning author Carmen Maria Machado (Her Body and Other Parties, In The Dream House) breaks down the dystopian delights of Alfonso Cuarón's Children Of Men, co-written with…

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Ulrich Bartholmoes, 2023 Tour Divide winner 1:19:53

4M ago1:19:53

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In 2023, just four years after competing in his first bikepacking race, Ulrich Bartholmoes won the biggest race of them all, the Tour Divide. The 2,745-mile route is always at the mercy of the elements, but Ulrich and his two fellow race leaders found themselves in a particularly strange (and scary) predicament when cold temperatures and constant r…

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Confession: Our Son Is Starting to Look Like the "Other" Man... 1:08:39

5M ago1:08:39

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What's good Fam! Happy Leap year Day!! Make sure you all are tapped in with this entire episode all the way to the end! Today is a special day giving we only get this day once every 4 years!! So, we made sure to go back in history on this to give some interesting facts. You don't want to miss our take on this episode's confession. Would you confess…

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Danni Shrosbree on US vs European gravel and placing 4th at Unbound 1:10:10

5M ago1:10:10

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Danni Shrosbree knows a thing or two about multitasking. Having spent years juggling a full-time job in the footwear industry alongside professional road cycling, the British cyclist added the Life Time Grand Prix to her roster last year, traveling between races in Europe and the U.S. while holding down her in-person day job. Despite this grueling …

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Are We in Deep Trouble or Is There a Hidden Agenda? 1:13:13

5M ago1:13:13

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Hey Fam! Thank y'all as always for tuning in. We had some unfortunate turn of events happen in our house this past week, so we apologize for the gap in uploads. Today's episode covers both trending News, and Entertainment. Chime in as we continue to dive into some of our "behind closed doors" conversations on what we think and feel as it relates to…

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Expats with Lulu Wang 1:00:40

5M ago1:00:40

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“We are what we survive.” That’s the message of Expats, the powerful new limited series from our guest this week, Lulu Wang. Lulu is a writer-director whose stories are unflinchingly intimate portraits of characters captivatingly full of contradictions. In this show, adapted from a novel by Janice Y.K. Lee, those characters are three women, differe…

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Christian Meier on leaving the WorldTour for ultrarunning 1:16:05

5M ago1:16:05

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In 2016, Christian Meier made an unusual decision: at the age of 31, he walked away from a successful WorldTour career a year before his contract was due to end to focus on the coffee shop he and his wife had just opened in Girona, Spain. That year, they opened two more businesses. After dabbling in off-road racing for a couple of years, he made a …

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Lawson Craddock on 10 years in the pro peloton, the 2018 Tour, and Texas 1:10:10

5M ago1:10:10

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Lawson Craddock grew up in the flatland of Houston but fought his way onto the WorldTour feeder team Trek-Livestrong when he was still a teenager. After turning pro three years later, he raced for Giant-Shimano, Cannondale, and his current team, Jayco–AlUla. In his 10 years in the WorldTour, he's taken podiums at the Vuelta, won the Time Trial Nati…

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Hot Trending News: The Border Crisis, Trouble in Paradise, NYC Crime, WoMEN Sports + More!! | Ep.28 1:00:13

5M ago1:00:13

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In Today's episode we're diving into some of the hot trending news topics buzzing across social media! Let's talk about it... From the Border crisis, TSA ID requirements, Traveling Trauma, Men intruding Women Sports, Crime in NY, and much more. Y'all have to tune in for this episode and give us your input, feedback and thoughts down below... WELCOM…

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How To Have Sex with Molly Manning Walker 45:47

5M ago45:47

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Today on Script Apart, we're heading to Malia with Molly Manning Walker, writer-director of How To Have Sex. Since wowing audiences at Cannes last summer, the sun-sea-and-consent drama has proved a box office hit, been hailed as one of the strongest feature debuts by a British filmmaker in recent year and sparked long-overdue, nuanced conversations…

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American Fiction with Cord Jefferson 55:38

5M ago55:38

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American Fiction is two films at once – a farcical comedy take-down of white gatekeepers who only want one type of Black storytelling and a beautifully tender drama that underlines the richness possible when filmmakers of colour are allowed to operate outside of the boxes they’re often put in. Written and directed by Cord Jefferson, whose past writ…

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Heidi Franz on surviving the Zaaf debacle and returning to the pro peloton 1:40:41

5M ago1:40:41

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In 2022, Heidi Franz was approached with an enticing offer: B&B Hotels-KTM, a revamped team with a sky-high budget and some of the biggest WorldTour riders set to sign on, wanted her on its roster. But after months of unfulfilled promises and extensive press coverage, the team collapsed, leaving Heidi and dozens of other riders without a team right…

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Confession: Why Does My Spouse Financially Drain Me? | Ep.27 | X The Script 53:37

5M ago53:37

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Trigger Warning-> This episode's confession is beyond relatable in so many ways for a lot of people who unfortunately, don't have the means or resources to find their way to a safe place. As we dig into the subject of financial abuse and what that would look like for someone who isn't aware of what is happening in reality or inadequately educated i…

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Setbacks and comebacks 59:13

6M ago59:13

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Who’s Harry!? And why did he decide to come out of hiding on that pinnacle moment? How do we feel about energy vampires? And hey, let’s talk open and honestly about our comebacks. That and more in this episode of ‘Are We Better Friends Yet'!

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The Holdovers with David Hemingson 1:04:53

6M ago1:04:53

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Alienation, abandonment and dislocated shoulders: not really your usual ingredients for a tender festive heart-warmer. But then again, The Holdovers – unequivocally one of our favourite films of the last twelve months – isn’t your average Christmas movie. Directed by Alexander Payne and written by our guest today, the brilliant David Hemingson, it'…

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All Of Us Strangers with Andrew Haigh 51:08

6M ago51:08

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This week we're joined by writer-director Andrew Haigh, whose new metaphysical drama All Of Us Strangers is a bruise in movie form: all swirling blue and purple hues, symbolic of hurt and longing to heal. The film tells the tale of a quiet screenwriter named Adam, played by Andrew Scott, who lives in a lonely London tower block, divorced from the w…

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Jack Thompson on resetting the boundaries of ultra cycling and recovering from addiction 1:37:52

6M ago1:37:52

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Known to his fans as Jack Ultra Cyclist, Jack Thompson has been smashing world records left and right for close to a decade. Growing up in Perth, Australia, he struggled with depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder as a teenager and eventually entered rehab for a drug addiction. Once he was able to channel his focus into cycling, however, he f…

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Maestro with Josh Singer 1:19:47

6M ago1:19:47

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The acclaimed new Leonard Bernstein biopic Maestro is about more than just the life and times of arguably America’s most famous composer. It’s about the idea of genius and what allowances those in the presence of gifted creatives sometimes permit, at great personal cost, to allow that artistry to flourish. Starring Carey Mulligan and Bradley Cooper…

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