Best Asch Podcasts (2024)

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Todd & Friends #1099 10-18-24 Jeff Asche 19:57

5h ago19:57

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Jeff Asche joins Todd from the road on his way to Akaska, SD for a pheasant hunting trip. He makes his Vikings predictions and the guys talk Lynx and Timberwolves.By Todd Bergeth

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Todd & Friends #1098 10-16-24 Greg Snow 20:00

5h ago20:00

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Greg Snow joins Todd from Hazeltine National Golf Club while playing course. They talk Vikings v. Lions. Timberwolves prospects for the season.By Todd Bergeth

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NYFF62 Festival Report, with Bilge Ebiri and Lovia Gyarkye 1:16:48

1h ago1:16:48

1:16:48

As the 62nd New York Film Festival drew to a close last weekend, it was once again time for Film Comment’s Festival Report, our annual live overview of the NYFF that was. This year, the end-of-fest ritual took place in collaboration with the New York Film Critics Circle, which will celebrate its 90th anniversary in 2025. Devika and Clint were joine…

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Using Innovation to Revolutionizing Healthcare 39:06

3d ago39:06

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❓ Have you ever wondered why your doctor doesn't inform you about available innovative medical treatments? ❓ Why are so many doctors required to use standard-of-care instead of individualized patient-centered care?" My guest, Dr. Robert Bard, knows the answer. He is a passionate physician with over 50 years of experience, not just a doctor but a vi…

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Todd & Friends #1097 10-15-24 Alan Horton 19:30

6h ago19:30

19:30

The Voice of the Minnesota Timberwolves Alan Horton and Todd talk about the dust-up with DiVincenzo and the Brunson family, it's overblown. How will Kat fit in New York? Why hasn't Julius Randle played yet this preseason.By Todd Bergeth

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Ep. 275: Rumours Directors Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson, and Galen Johnson Talk About Movies 17:45

2h ago17:45

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Ep. 275: Rumours Directors Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson, and Galen Johnson Talk About MoviesWelcome to The Last Thing I Saw, with your host, Nicolas Rapold. This week sees the release of Rumours, the new movie from Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson, and Galen Johnson. It's about a remote gathering of world leaders (played by Cate Blanchett and Roy Dupuis among …

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Todd & Friends #1096 10-14-24 Shawn Bohlsen 19:45

22m ago19:45

19:45

Shawn Bohlsen joins Todd and they talk MSU-Mankato hockey and how his son Kaden is doing. Vikings are 5-0 but it's a great division. Shawn received two early Minnesota sports fan Christmas presents!By Todd Bergeth

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Ep. 274: Alissa Wilkinson on NYFF: Suburban Fury, Wang Bing, 7 Walks with Mark Brown, Nickel Boys 35:42

1d ago35:42

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Ep. 274: Alissa Wilkinson on NYFF: Suburban Fury, My Undesirable Friends, Wang Bing, 7 Walks with Mark Brown, Nickel Boys ReduxWelcome to The Last Thing I Saw, with your host, Nicolas Rapold. In the concluding week of the 62nd New York Film Festival, I sat down with Alissa Wilkinson of The New York Times to hear her thoughts on a few titles. Two we…

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Todd & Friends #1095 10-11-24 Jeff Asche 20:07

34m ago20:07

20:07

Jeff Asche joins Todd having just returned from Charleston, SC. Late season "Grader Cup" at Hawk Creek on Sunday. Jeff attended the New London-Spicer Fallen Heroes game last Friday night. The Vikings are rolling, can they keep it going. The Lynx beat the Liberty and their three helpers.By Todd Bergeth

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Todd & Friends #1094 10-10-24 Mike Grimm 21:35

11h ago21:35

21:35

The Voice of the Golden Gophers Mike Grimm and Todd talk about the Gophers big win over USC. PJ's decision to go for it on 4th down late in the game. Previews their game with UCLA this Saturday night.By Todd Bergeth

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Episode 381: Harvey Wang’s New York 29:22

6d ago29:22

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In a live conversation at the Yiddish Book Center, award-winning photographer, filmmaker, and author Harvey Wang visits with "The Shmooze" to talk about his work and his recently opened exhibit, "Harvey Wang’s New York."In the early years of his career, in the 1980s, Harvey’s photographic beat was the New York City nightlife scene. Yet a very diffe…

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Collective Protagonists, with Brett Story, Stephen Maing, John Hanson, and Rob Nilsson 1:09:55

1h ago1:09:55

1:09:55

Two films in this year’s New York Film Festival lineup grapple beautifully with the challenge of narrating stories of collective movements without giving in to the allure of the heroic individual protagonist. John Hanson and Rob Nilsson’s Revivals selection Northern Lights (1978) stages the founding of the Nonpartisan League in North Dakota—formed …

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Todd & Friends #1093 10-9-24 Greg Snow 21:02

7h ago21:02

21:02

Greg talks about his trip to play Troy Burne earlier this week. He also lays out some fall specials for Eagle Creek. Is the best part of Sam Darnold's season behind us? The Jets are a joke.By Todd Bergeth

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Todd & Friends #1092 10-8-24 Alan Horton 20:54

18h ago20:54

20:54

The Voice of the Minnesota Timberwolves Alan and Todd talk Wolves hoops. Alan breaks down several of the Wolves players and what to look for from them this season. What does he think about Bronny James, having just seen him play for the Lakers vs the T-Wolves last Friday.By Todd Bergeth

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Todd & Friends #1091 10-7-24 Greg Snow 19:32

2d ago19:32

19:32

Greg Snow joins Todd from the road on his way to play Troy Burne in Hudson, WI at an event. Greg happy to see the Vikings win without Darnold playing very well. He also wasn't a fan of PJ Fleck going for the 4th down TD late in their win on Saturday night, but it worked out.By Todd Bergeth

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Ep. 273: Amy Taubin on NYFF: Nickel Boys, My Undesirable Friends, Godard and Serra, No Other Land 1:27:24

7d ago1:27:24

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Ep. 273: Amy Taubin on NYFF: Nickel Boys, My Undesirable Friends, New Godard and Albert Serra, No Other Land, RumoursWelcome to The Last Thing I Saw, with your host, Nicolas Rapold. As the New York Film Festival presents a kind of best-of-the-year selection for its 62nd edition, I sat down with the one and only Amy Taubin to discuss a few highlight…

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Todd & Friends #1090 10-4-24 Jeff Asche 20:39

5d ago20:39

20:39

Jeff Asche from our sponsor Granite Bank in Spicer and Cold Spring joins Todd and they hurricane. Jeff's daughter lives in South Carolina but was not affected. Jeff travels there this weekend. Prep football Friday night. Jeff is attending the "Fallen Heroes" game in New London. The Vikings and MLB Playoffs.…

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Ep. 272: Christian Lorentzen on Pavements (and Pavement) 25:25

15d ago25:25

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Ep. 272: Christian Lorentzen on Pavements (and Pavement)Welcome to The Last Thing I Saw, with your host, Nicolas Rapold. This week the movie Pavements (and the band Pavement) came to The New York Film Festival. So I sat down after a Lincoln Center screening with critic Christian Lorentzen of the London Review of Books among many publications, to ge…

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Todd & Friends #1089 10-3-24 Mike Grimm 20:10

6d ago20:10

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The Voice of the Golden Gophers Mike Grimm joins Todd and they talk about the upcoming game vs USC. Grimmer's post-mortem on the Twins season as three Central Division teams are in the American League final four.By Todd Bergeth

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Todd & Friends #1088 10-2-24 Greg Snow 20:11

7d ago20:11

20:11

The Director of Golf at eagle Creek Golf Club Greg Snow joins Todd and they talk about the psychology of the blow-up hole. Greg is excited about the Karl-Anthony Towns trade. Nothing negative about the Vikings win even though it was close at the end. Greg makes his pick for Sunday.By Todd Bergeth

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Todd & Friends #1087 10-1-24 Alan Horton 18:55

8d ago18:55

18:55

Alan Horton, Voice of the Minnesota Timberwolves joins Todd and will every Tuesday during the season.By Todd Bergeth

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Todd & Friends #1086 9-30-24 Mike Grimm 20:43

9d ago20:43

20:43

The Voice of the Golden Gophers Mike Grimm and Todd talk Gopher football. Fleck doesn't believe in moral victories. The on-sides kick the Gophers recovered but were called offsides isn't reviewable. Grimm speculates that could change because of this game. Grimm was high on Sam Darnold before many others.…

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Todd & Friends #1085 9-27-24 Jeff Asche 19:54

12d ago19:54

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Jeff Asche joins Todd and talks about getting in some late season golf on beautiful Sept. days and he's playing in a tournament this weekend. He watched some high school and college volleyball this week. He and Todd talk Vikings, Jeff optimistic but cautious. He makes his prediction for the game.By Todd Bergeth

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Ep. 271: Eric Hynes on Conclave, Friendship, Tata, The Last Republican, Winter in Sokcho (Toronto) 53:37

12d ago53:37

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Ep. 271: Eric Hynes on Conclave, Friendship, Tata, The Last Republican, Winter in Sokcho (Toronto)Welcome to The Last Thing I Saw, with your host, Nicolas Rapold. So it turns out I had another Toronto International Film Festival episode up my sleeve, with Eric Hynes, Curator of Film at Museum of the Moving Image. We talk about the Ralph Fiennes ele…

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[74]The Startup Entrepreneur Who Solved The Alcohol Morning-After Effects 1:02:48

20d ago1:02:48

1:02:48

"I didn't start a company to cure hangovers...there was this incredible technology that allows us to engineer a bacteria to perform a function that people will benefit from." Join me for an exciting conversation with a young scientist with a Ph.D. in microbiology. We'll discuss his journey into entrepreneurship and his mission to utilize science an…

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Todd & Friends #1084 9-26-24 Mike Grimm 20:55

13d ago20:55

20:55

The Voice of the Golden Gophers Mike Grimm and Todd talk Gopher football.By Todd Bergeth

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Episode 380: Yiddish: A Global Culture live on Bloomberg Connects 23:53

22d ago23:53

23:53

David Mazower, chief-curator and writer of "Yiddish: A Global Culture," and Caleb Sher, the Yiddish Book Center’s Richard S. Herman Endowed Senior Fellow, join "The Shmooze" to share the news that the Center’s groundbreaking exhibition, "Yiddish: A Global Culture," is now live on the Bloomberg Connects app. The free, downloadable app allows users t…

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Todd & Friends #1083 9-25-24 Greg Snow 20:18

14d ago20:18

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Greg Snow joins Todd from Edina Country Club where he is playing in an event. The guys project Sam Darnold's value if he gets the Vikings deep into the playoffs. What would the Vikings do? The Twins are tanking, Greg tells the Pohlad's to sell.By Todd Bergeth

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The Films of Christopher Harris 1:01:57

14d ago1:01:57

1:01:57

The films of Christopher Harris are haunting and cerebral in equal measure—blending the sensorial power of analog avant-garde cinema with a thoroughly researched and deeply felt engagement with African-American history. Starting in 2001 with the 16mm feature still/here, which was also his MFA thesis at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Ha…

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Todd & Friends #1082 9-23-24 Shawn Bohlsen 20:04

16d ago20:04

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Shawn Bohlsen joins Todd and they talk Vikings win over Houston. Shawn liked how Sam Darnold spread the ball around. Todd's doubts about the Vikings QB before the season are being eroded. Shawn pointed out the play of Jonathan Greenard having a 3-sack day and tries to remind Todd, it's only three games, lots of season left. This was recorded before…

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Ep. 270: First-Person 1990s Documentary at MOMI with Jeff Reichert and Asha Phelps 54:03

19d ago54:03

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Ep. 270: First-Person 1990s Documentary at MOMI with Jeff Reichert and Asha Phelps: Personal Belongings and BeyondWelcome to The Last Thing I Saw, with your host, Nicolas Rapold. The documentary work that bloomed in the 1990s, partly thanks to new technologies, has a raw immediacy that’s a pleasure to re-encounter on the big screen. Thanks to a new…

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[73] The entrepreneur on a mission to disrupt a broken medical model. 54:16

19d ago54:16

54:16

Doctors experience burnout regularly because they must work in ways they know can be improved. The business model of medicine has adulterated the relationship between the physician and the patient. Decisions are made about what solutions to offer you, not because it's best for you or the least disruptive in your life. It's because that's how doctor…

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Todd & Friends #1081 9-20-24 Jeff Asche 20:05

19d ago20:05

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Jeff Asche joins Todd and they talk prep football. Jeff will be at Maccray for a ceremony with former players. Beautiful weather for golf, why do so many players quit after Labor Day. Fantasy football and Jeff likes to the Vikings to beat the Texans on Sunday.By Todd Bergeth

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Todd & Friends #1080 9-19-24 Greg Snow and Mike Grimm 20:50

20d ago20:50

20:50

Greg Snow and Mike Grimm dive into all things surrounding Gopher Football with the Floyd of Rosedale trophy up for grabs this Saturday nightBy Todd Bergeth

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Todd & Friends #1079 9-18-24 Greg Snow 20:28

21d ago20:28

20:28

Greg Snow joins Todd and talk golf. Aeration dates for Eagle Creek. Vikings, surprising so far with Flores getting the most out of new players. Could Sam Darnold make it tough for the Vikings to let him leave after the season.By Todd Bergeth

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Todd & Friends #1078 9-16-24 Shawn Bohlsen 20:48

23d ago20:48

20:48

Shawn Bohlsen and Todd talk Vikings, Twins and Gophers.By Todd Bergeth

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Ep. 269: Toronto 2024: Mark Asch on The End, Hard Truths, Eden, Measures for a Funeral 41:45

23d ago41:45

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Ep. 269: Toronto 2024: Mark Asch on The End, Hard Truths, Eden, Measures for a FuneralWelcome to The Last Thing I Saw, with your host, Nicolas Rapold. The fall is always packed with movies entering the world for the first time, and the Toronto International Film Festival brings together a sprawling slate of such premieres—some opening later in the …

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Ep. 268: Venice 2024: Jessica Kiang on April, Queer, Vermiglio, Happyend, 2073 1:04:37

25d ago1:04:37

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Ep. 268: Venice 2024: Jessica Kiang on April, Queer, Vermiglio, Happyend, 2073Welcome to The Last Thing I Saw, with your host, Nicolas Rapold. The 81st Venice Film Festival had a few more important films up its sleeve in its final days, and I was very happy to sit down in Venice with Jessica Kiang of Variety for a chat. Titles discussed include: Ap…

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Toronto 2024 #4, with David Schwartz, Saffron Maeve, and Robert Daniels 47:36

27d ago47:36

47:36

This week, Film Comment is on the ground at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival, which began on September 5 and runs through September 15. This year, as ever, the festival’s lineup is full of buzzy titles, including new films from directors like Luca Guadagnino, Pedro Almodóvar, Athina Rachel Tsangari, Brady Corbet, Dea Kulumbegashvili, an…

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Todd & Friends #1077 9-12-24 Mike Grimm 19:21

27d ago19:21

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The Voice of the Golden Gophers Mike Grimm joins Todd and they talk Gophers and college football. Koi Perich is the real deal.By Todd Bergeth

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Toronto 2024 #3, with Adam Nayman and Beatrice Loayza 43:43

1M ago43:43

43:43

This week, Film Comment is on the ground at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival, which began on September 5 and runs through September 15. This year, as ever, the festival’s lineup is full of buzzy titles, including premieres of new films from directors like Luca Guadagnino, Pedro Almodóvar, Athina Rachel Tsangari, Brady Corbet, Dea Kulumb…

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Todd & Friends #1076 9-11-24 Greg Snow 20:30

28d ago20:30

20:30

Director of Golf at Eagle Creek Golf Club Greg Snow joins Todd and they talk Vikings. Is it possible they could re-sign Sam Darnold as the starter next year. Was Justin Jefferson worth the contract the Vikings gave him.By Todd Bergeth

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Toronto 2024 #2, with Madeline Whittle and Mark Asch 49:03

1M ago49:03

49:03

This week, Film Comment is on the ground at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival, which began on September 5 and runs through September 15. This year, as ever, the festival’s lineup is full of buzzy titles, including premieres of new films from directors like Luca Guadagnino, Pedro Almodóvar, Athina Rachel Tsangari, Brady Corbet, Dea Kulumb…

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State Legislature with Mark Asch 3:05:14

1M ago3:05:14

3:05:14

We talk Frederick Wiseman's State Legislature (2007) with film critic Mark Asch. 0:00: intro 1:45:00: chat w/Asch wisemanpodcast@gmail.comBy Shawn Glinis

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Toronto 2024 #1, with Mark Asch and David Schwartz 44:46

30d ago44:46

44:46

This week, Film Comment is on the ground at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival, which began on September 5 and runs through September 15. This year, as ever, the festival’s lineup is full of buzzy titles, including premieres of new films from directors like Luca Guadagnino, Pedro Almodóvar, Athina Rachel Tsangari, Brady Corbet, Dea Kulumb…

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Todd & Friends #1075 9-9-24 Shawn Bohlsen 19:44

1M ago19:44

19:44

Shawn and Todd talk Vikings. Darnold played well, Todd is a "Darnold Doubter," Shawn has more more faith. Shawn has a controversial take on Justin Jefferson. Both guys are tennis fans and watched the US Open. Twins are struggling, Shawn believes they'll hang onto a playoff spot.By Todd Bergeth

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The Rebel's Cinema—Frantz Fanon on Screen #4, with Madeleine Hunt-Ehrlich 46:08

1M ago46:08

46:08

Last April, Film Comment invited writer Adam Shatz on the Podcast to talk about The Rebel’s Clinic: The Revolutionary Lives of Frantz Fanon, his new biography of the Martinican writer, psychiatrist, and anti-colonial revolutionary. The Podcast explored Fanon’s lasting impression on the world of cinema since his untimely death in 1961—and it became …

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The Rebel's Cinema—Frantz Fanon on Screen #3, with Cheryl Rivera and Clifford Thompson 34:35

1M ago34:35

34:35

Last April, Film Comment invited writer Adam Shatz on the Podcast to talk about The Rebel’s Clinic: The Revolutionary Lives of Frantz Fanon, his new biography of the Martinican writer, psychiatrist, and anti-colonial revolutionary. The Podcast explored Fanon’s lasting impression on the world of cinema since his untimely death in 1961—and it became …

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