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Just World Podcasts is an innovative podcast series on international affairs. In November 2023, we launched a new series titled "PalCast", which is a collaboration with Tortoise Shack Media in Dublin, Ireland. Our host for this series is Yousef AlJamal, and Helena Cobban is co-host. Tony Groves of Tortoise Shack is also part of these timely conversations. JWP is run by the publishing house Just World Books and Just World Educational.
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Notes from America with Kai Wright is a show about the unfinished business of our history, and its grip on our future.
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Podcasts from AwardsWatch on the Oscars, Emmys, Golden Globes, SAG and more.
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Cinephile: Passionate interest in film, film theory, and film criticism. It's a term that fits Adnan Virk perfectly. Join each week as he reviews the newest films, latest television, and chats with heavy hitters in the entertainment industry about their recent projects and successful careers. From engaging conversations to entertaining topics, Cinephile also offers historical perspective, recapping some of the most influential tv shows and films of our lifetime.
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The hottest topics covered by three self-proclaimed experts. If you've ever wondered what three Southern guys talking sports, politics, and entertainment sounds like... you're in the right place. Whatever's going on in the world, we'll share our opinions. Are we the best source of information? Probably not. Will our conversations be way more entertaining than watching the news? Absolutely. Come talk junk with us! Watch and listen to new episodes every Tuesday at 8am.
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Ep 307: Talk Tuesday (Love & Relationship Edition) And I’m Disappointed In You. Plus Round Robin
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2 Gun Tony, Digga Jones, Rey Cash, Double M, Yoga, & Red Discuss Love & Relationships on a special Talk Tuesday. Find out who Digga is disappointed with. And 2 Gun does the first round robin TT
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Horizon: An American Saga + Sam Morril joins the show!
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Horizon: An American Saga Enemy of The State Inside Out 2 Then comedian Sam Morril joins the show to talk film noir, comedy, and Orson Welles! Sam's new special "You've Changed" comes out July 9 on Prime Video!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Adnan Virk, Le Batard & Friends
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#11: Government Corruption, Joe Biden's Mental Health, Tom Brady Roast And Is Gambling Moral?
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From conspiracy theories to personal revelations... We're back and talking junk about baseball, the mental status of politicians, the Tom Brady roast, and dining experiences. As usual, we also tackle some controversies and question what’s really going on in the White House. Tune in and attend a baseball game before taking a quick trip to Vegas with…
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Biden's Struggles, Trump's Lies and What Your Post-Debate Depression Means for November
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When President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump shared the stage for the first presidential debate of the 2024 election season, it was memorable for all the wrong reasons. Namely, it displayed a concern of many Americans: Biden’s age and acuity. We watched two men, both in the late years of their lives, both of whom have already spent de…
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Ep. 238: Reviewing 'Kinds of Kindness' and 'Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1' Plus Our Top 5 Westerns
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On episode 238 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by AwardsWatch contributor Josh Parham to review the latest film releases, Kinds of Kindness and Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1, as well as discuss their Top 5 Westerns. While A Quiet Place: Day One was dominating the box office this past weekend, two other re…
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Director Watch Podcast Ep. 52 - 'Crimson Tide' (Tony Scott, 1995)
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Welcome to Director Watch! On this AwardsWatch podcast, co-hosts Ryan McQuade and Jay Ledbetter attempt to breakdown, analyze, and ultimately, get inside the mind of some of cinema’s greatest auteurs. In doing so, they will look at their filmographies, explore what drives them artistically and what makes their decision-making process so fascinating…
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Can American democracy ever be truly democratic?
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Minority rule – by which a few get to decide the outcomes for many – is eroding American democracy at nearly every level, according to veteran journalist Ari Berman, author of Minority Rule: the Right-Wing Attack on the Will of the People―and the Fight to Resist It. In this episode, host Kai Wright talks to Berman about how the U.S. has been in a p…
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Ep. 237 - Reviewing 'The Bikeriders' and Our Top 5 Hangout Movies
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On episode 237 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by AwardsWatch contributor Karen Peterson to discuss the latest film from Jeff Nichols, The Bikeriders, and talk about their Top 5 Hang Out Movies. Before getting into this week’s topics, Ryan and Karen give a little update to the AW Summer Box Office Game as we are …
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Helena Cobban's talk "Palestinian resistance from the PLO to Hamas"
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On June 13, 2024, JWE President Helena Cobban gave a talk at the Rossmoor community in Walnut Creek, CA, hosted by Rossmoor Voices for Justice in Palestine. The talk was titled "Palestinian resistance from the PLO to Hamas." In it Helena drew on her 50 years of experience of studying, reporting on, interviewing the leaders of, and analyzing all the…
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Director Watch Podcast Ep. 51 - 'True Romance' (Tony Scott, 1993) with guest Gerald Morris
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Welcome to Director Watch! On this AwardsWatch podcast, co-hosts Ryan McQuade and Jay Ledbetter attempt to breakdown, analyze, and ultimately, get inside the mind of some of cinema’s greatest auteurs. In doing so, they will look at their filmographies, explore what drives them artistically and what makes their decision-making process so fascinating…
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Ep 306: Talk Tuesday. End of Summer Vacation
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Rey Ca$h, Yoga, Red, Digga Jones, & Two Gun handle TT as they return from Summer Vacation.
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Federer: Twelve Final Days + Auto Focus + Dan Stanczyk Returns!
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Federer: Twelve Final Days Auto Focus + Mean Streets 50th Anniversary and Armie Hammer attempts a return? Then Cinephile’s original producer Dan Stanczyk joins the show to talk Adnan as an NBA owner, Double Jeopardy, Muckbangs, and the release of his upcoming book "Stugotz’ Personal Record Book" that he co-wrote with Stugotz himself! Learn more abo…
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How Black People Built American Democracy: A Juneteenth Celebration
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The promise of American democracy could not be fulfilled until all Americans were free. Following the moment of Black liberation marked by Juneteenth, Black Americans began the ongoing project of securing and protecting their rights to vote, and to lead. In this special Juneteenth episode, host Kai Wright traces the lineage of our democracy being a…
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Ep. 236: Greatest Movie Stars of All Time Draft
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On episode 236 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by AwardsWatch Editor-In-Chief Erik Anderson, Associate Editor Sophia Ciminello and AwardsWatch contributors Karen Peterson and Jay Ledbetter to participate in a draft of the greatest movie stars of all time. A recurring question surrounding the talks about the futur…
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Message Received: Listener Questions About Trump, What ‘The Wiz’ Means and Stories About Summer
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Back in April, some of our listeners told us they were “Trump curious.” A few months later, the former president is now a convicted criminal and other listeners have lingering questions. The Notes from America inbox is always teeming with interesting takes from our audience and in this episode, host Kai Wright is joined by producer Regina de Heer t…
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Director Watch Ep. 50 - 'The Last Boy Scout' (Tony Scott, 1991) Director Watch Ep. 50 - 'The Last Boy Scout' (Tony Scott, 1991) with guest Diego Crespo of The Waffle Press Movie Podcast
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Welcome to Director Watch! On this AwardsWatch podcast, co-hosts Ryan McQuade and Jay Ledbetter attempt to breakdown, analyze, and ultimately, get inside the mind of some of cinema’s greatest auteurs. In doing so, they will look at their filmographies, explore what drives them artistically and what makes their decision making process so fascinating…
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Adnan and Harry give their top 5 movie scenes of all time Hit man Crash (1996) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Adnan Virk, Le Batard & Friends
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Tony-Nominated Playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins on Using Theater to Make Sense of Nonsense
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Ten years after its original staging, “Appropriate” has received eight Tony Award nominations. Playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins talks about the moments of his life that inspired it. The play tells the story of three siblings reuniting in their family home after the death of their father. Charged with going through his belongings, the children disc…
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Ep. 235: Best Director Oscar Winners Tier Ranking – Part 2
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On episode 235 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by AwardsWatch Associate Editor Sophia Ciminello and AwardsWatch contributors Dan Bayer, Cody Dericks, and Josh Parham conclude their tier ranking of the 97 Best Director winners from the Academy Awards. In the second part of the Best Picture tier rankings (listen to…
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D-Kush & Digga Jones speak on statements bought on from Dr. Umar Johnson about colorism and cooning. Join us inside
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Director Watch Ep. 49 - 'Days of Thunder' (Tony Scott, 1990)
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Welcome to Director Watch! On this AwardsWatch podcast, co-hosts Ryan McQuade and Jay Ledbetter attempt to breakdown, analyze, and ultimately, get inside the mind of some of cinema’s greatest auteurs. In doing so, they will look at their filmographies, explore what drives them artistically and what makes their decision-making process so fascinating…
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Still In Recovery From Being Shot, Hisham Awartani Commits To a Summer of Activism
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Notes from America producer Suzanne Gaber returns to the campus of Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, for an update on Hisham Awartani, a 21-year-old student of Palestinian descent, who was paralyzed after being shot during a holiday break in Vermont in 2023. As Awartani continues to work on his physical recovery and navigating life in a…
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Garfield Harry’s review of Furiosa The Naked Gun + Adnan recaps his Ezra press junket experience Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Adnan Virk, Le Batard & Friends
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Is Donald Trump's Historic Felony Conviction Just a Part of Our New Political Normal?
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Last week, a jury in Manhattan handed down a guilty verdict in the hush money trial of Donald J. Trump for 34 counts related to falsifying business records to influence the 2016 election. Even though the verdict made Trump the first former president to be convicted of felony crimes, most American voters say the outcome of the trial doesn’t make muc…
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Ep. 234: Best Director Oscar Winners Tier Ranking - Part 1
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On episode 234 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by AwardsWatch Associate Editor Sophia Ciminello and AwardsWatch contributors Dan Bayer, Cody Dericks, and Josh Parham to tier rank the 97 winners for Best Director from the Academy Awards. While everyone is breakdown the summer box office and the state of movies fro…
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Understanding Hamas, Ep.5: Dr. Azzam Tamimi
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This was the fifth and final session in a series of Public Conversations that Just World Ed presented in May 2024, on the theme of "Understanding Hamas and Why That Matters." The series as a whole was presented by JWE President Helena Cobban and board member Rami G. Khouri. Our guest in this episode was Dr. Azzam Tamimi, who's the editor-in-chief o…
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Director Watch Ep. 48 - 'Top Gun' (Tony Scott, 1986)
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Welcome to Director Watch! On this AwardsWatch podcast, co-hosts Ryan McQuade and Jay Ledbetter attempt to breakdown, analyze, and ultimately, get inside the mind of some of cinema’s greatest auteurs. In doing so, they will look at their filmographies, explore what drives them artistically and what makes their decision making process so fascinating…
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Furiosa + The Jinx: Part 2 + Tony Goldwyn
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Adnan's Sports Emmy Awards Recap Kevin Costner’s big gamble Furiosa The Jinx: Part 2 The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp BONUS: Adnan sits down with director Tony Goldwin to talk about his new film Ezra. Editor's Note: We had some issues with Adnan's mic in the interview with Tony. Tony's audio sounds great though! Learn more about your ad choices.…
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Ep. 233: 'Furiosa' Review, Cannes Winners, First Oscar Predictions
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On episode 233 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by AwardsWatch Editor-In-Chief Erik Anderson to discuss director George Miller’s latest film, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, talk about the winners from the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, and preview the 2024-2025 Oscar season. We are getting close to the halfway point of the …
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Author Ayana Mathis' new novel, The Unsettled, is an intergenerational story centered around one Black family’s struggle to find freedom in the 1980s. Like her previous work, migration and movement are major themes in the book. But this time, her characters are at a crossroads, unsure of their next step in search of self-determination. Mathis joins…
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Understanding Hamas, Ep.4: Mouin Rabbani
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This was the fourth of a series of Public Conversations that Just World Ed is presenting in May 2024, on the theme of "Understanding Hamas and Why That Matters." The series is presented by JWE President Helena Cobban and board member Rami G. Khouri. Our guest in this episode was Mouin Rabbani, a super-smart Dutch-Palestinian researcher and analyst …
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Director Watch Ep. 47 - 'The Hunger' (Tony Scott, 1983)
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Welcome to Director Watch! On this AwardsWatch podcast, co-hosts Ryan McQuade and Jay Ledbetter attempt to breakdown, analyze, and ultimately, get inside the mind of some of cinema’s greatest auteurs. In doing so, they will look at their filmographies, explore what drives them artistically and what makes their decision making process so fascinating…
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If Unfrosted John Frankenheimer’s Seconds Bad Lieutenant Also Roger Corman’s passing and Paul Schrader’s comments on a taxi driver sequel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Adnan Virk, Le Batard & Friends
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