Best Black Film Makers Podcasts (2024)

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SEPTEMBER 2024 - ALL THE HAUNTS BE OURS VOL. 2 w/ KIER-LA JANISSE 4:49:29

1h ago4:49:29

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Gather ‘round the fire in the woods for this nearly 5-hour journey into the heart of ALL THE HAUNTS BE OURS VOL. 2 with box set producer / curator Kier-La Janisse taking Andrew, Amy and David through every graphic detail of this impossibly massive undertaking. Understand why Andrew declares this session “a catharsis," while David calls the set, "a …

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The industrial tragedy at Bhopal through the LivingBodiesObjects' digital storytelling 30:41

2M ago30:41

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The 1984 Union Carbide gas disaster in Bhopal, India, is recognised as the world’s worst industrial disaster. The Wellcome-funded LivingBodiesObjects project has been working with the Bhopal Medical Appeal (referred to as BMA), a charity funding free healthcare for disaster survivors and water-affected communities. In this podcast episode, LivingBo…

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JULY 2024 - SEVERIN SUMMER SALE including OPERA UHD 3:36:05

1M ago3:36:05

3:36:05

Grab some sunscreen and get ready to feel the burn in this extra long episode of the Severin Films Podcast breaking down our 10 title SUMMER SALE slate! Join our beloved beach bums as they break down each release, including the UHD debuts, disc debuts, sale exclusives and much much more! Timecodes below for each title in the podcast: 0:00 Preamble …

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Pagan Traditionalism 1:07:14

2M ago1:07:14

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Polemos: The Dawn of Pagan Traditionalism is a book by Russian author Askr Svarte which attempts to describe how European pagan religion can be practiced in a way consistent with the philosophy of Radical Traditionalism aka Perennial Philosophy. This episode of the Jive Book Review looks at its strengths and weaknesses. Condense lengthy texts into …

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Humanising Care for Older People Living with Dementia - Teun Toebes in conversation with Khalid Ali 36:42

3M ago36:42

36:42

Teun Toebes, humanitarian activist, in conversation with Khalid Ali. In this podcast, Teun talks about his book 'The Housemates' (The Housemates by Teun Toebes, Laura Vroomen | Waterstones) and documentary film 'Human Forever' (Human Forever The Film (human-forever.com) describing his quest to understand better the experience of older people living…

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JUNE 2024 - DANZA MACABRA VOL. 3: THE SPANISH GOTHIC COLLECTION 1:39:57

4M ago1:39:57

1:39:57

Join us as we break down our June 2024 releases! The Severin Films gang welcomes special guest Kat Ellinger to talk about DANZA MACABRA Vol. 3: The Spanish Gothic Collection (Necrophagous / Cake of Blood / Cross of the Devil / The Night of the Walking Dead). As always, DJ Alfonso is here to treat your ears to a playlist inspired by this months anno…

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Making Modern Maternity 21:50

3M ago21:50

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Introducing their forthcoming special issue of Medical Humanities, Drs. Whitney Wood, Heather Love, Jerika Sanderson, and Karen Weingarten discuss the political significance of “making” our “modern maternity” with Editor-in-Chief Brandy Schillace. Whitney Wood is Canada Research Chair in the Historical Dimensions of Women’s Health at Vancouver Isla…

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Genetic Origin of the Indo-Europeans: Yamnaya/Sredny Stog 58:10

4M ago58:10

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A new paper called The Genetic Origin of the Indo-Europeans (2024) reveals that the Proto-Indo-European languages originated in the Yamnaya and Sredny Stog cultures of Ukraine and South Russia. The split of PIE languages from Anatolian languages is revealed to have taken place on the steppe. Sredny Stog DNA is found in Hittite samples proving the r…

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MAY 2024 - GAME OF CLONES Vol 1 - Bruceploitation Boxset 3:21:46

5M ago3:21:46

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The unbe-LEE-vable team at Severin are here again to discuss the upcoming fist of fury that is the Bruceploitation box set, THE GAME OF CLONES VOL. 1. We're extremely proud to discuss this incredible box! We go disc-by-disc breaking down all 15 movies, including the world-wide blu ray debut of films from pre-print elements for the first time. As yo…

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Black and Brown in Bioethics: A new Medical Humanities Research Forum 25:24

5M ago25:24

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In this podcast, our Editor-in-chief Brandy Schillace sits down with Matimba Swana and Kumeri Bandara of Black and Brown in Bioethics to discuss how they started, why it is important to build community when challenging disparities in academia, and how Medical Humanities and Black and Brown in Bioethics are joining forces to transform the academic p…

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The Origin and Spread of Germanic Folk: NEW DNA evidence 1:08:59

6M ago1:08:59

1:08:59

In this Jive Talk I shall discuss the findings presented in the preprint of the new paper from McColl and colleagues entitled ‘Steppe Ancestry in western Eurasia and the spread of the Germanic Languages’. What does it tell us about where Germanic has its roots, how it spread in the Bronze Age, Iron Age and Migration era? How Germanic were the Lomba…

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MARCH 2024 - BUTCHER BAKER NIGHTMARE MAKER, THE GREAT ALLIGATOR, CATHY'S CURSE, THE DEVIL'S HONEY 1:57:41

6M ago1:57:41

1:57:41

The smut assasin's at Severin are coming at with a slate of UHD upgrades that are guaranteed to make you sweat. Join us as we break down all four of the March titles. Two Severin Films Hall of Famers get the red carpet treatment as they make their UHD debut, CATHY'S CURSE and THE DEVIL'S HONEY. Making its Severin Films AND UHD debut is the Sergio M…

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Scenario Planning, Healthcare, and the Humanities 24:55

6M ago24:55

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In this podcast, Brandy Schillace (EIC) and Cristina Hanganu-Bresch (Blog and Associate Editor) talk to Matt Finch and Matthew Molineux about how scenario planning can help inform decisions about healthcare and the role of narrative in building scenarios that teach and humanize the health professions. Read more: https://blogs.bmj.com/medical-humani…

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Why is Odin the god of magic and runes? 47:50

6M ago47:50

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Returning to the topic of the highest god, Odin. First I address why the Romans weren't entirely wrong when they compared him to Mercury/Hermes. Then I present my theory about how Odin learned the nine sacred songs called Galdra and why this is related to his role as the god of the runes. The dankest god, Odin, and esoteric theories go together lik…

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FEBRUARY 2024 - THE SCAVENGERS, THE HOT SPUR, and LOLA 1:49:53

7M ago1:49:53

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The dastardly dealers at Severin are coming at with a slate of films that put the WILD in "The Wild West!" Join us as we break down all three of the February titles. Two iconic roughies from the Something Weird Video archive being restored from their original camera negatives, THE HOT SPUR and THE SCAVENGERS directed by Lee Frost. Also coming out t…

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Fake Black History at Stonehenge and on the Mary Rose 55:38

7M ago55:38

55:38

Brixton's Brilliant Black British History exhibition at Black Cultural Archives, south London, is rewriting our history to suit their agenda. Visitors are informed that “the very first Britons were Black” and that “Britain was black for 7,000 years before” white people arrived. The exhibit was based on a book which claims Stonehemge was built by bl…

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The Origin and Purpose of Blue Eyes 14:32

7M ago14:32

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Why do some people have blue eyes? What is the evolutionary advantage of having blue eyes? Where did blue eyes evolve? Blue eyes have piqued curiosity for centuries, standing out as a mesmerising and rare trait among humans. Discover the underlying science behind blue eyes as we explore various theories and genetic factors that contribute to their …

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JANUARY 2024 - BLOODMOON, BURIAL GROUND, and DRACULA, PRISONER OF FRANKENSTEIN 1:35:28

8M ago1:35:28

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New Year New Sleaze! Turn off the lights and grab your moms, becuase we're going to take a BITE out of January. Listen as we break down the three titles hitting shelves this January including the Jess Franco's monster rally DRACULA, PRISONER OF FRANKENSTEIN. Making it's US UHD debut is the Italian sleazoid classic BURIAL GROUND! Lastly, the Aussie …

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BONUS - END OF THE YEAR RECAP 1:40:46

8M ago1:40:46

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Join us as we take a final look back at an incredible year in home video releases. Join your hosts in a much more relaxed format compared to our usual show. We talk about some of our favorites, some of the contraversies that have come up, we hear from more of the Severin office, as well as talk about the first quarter of 2024. As always, DJ Alfonso…

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Odin and Tyr in bracteate evidence with Scott Shell 1:44:58

9M ago1:44:58

1:44:58

Scott Shell received his Ph.D. in Germanic Linguistics from the University of California at Berkeley. He is an expert on Germanic linguistics, runology and mythology. Tonight he will discuss the iconography and runic inscriptions found on Germanic bracteates of the Migration era. If you want to see the artefacts we are talking about then watch the …

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Episode 47 - Documentary Film Maker and Podcast Cohost Emeritus Brian Dobbs 2:10:21

9M ago2:10:21

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Home Theater United Episode 47 December 21, 2023, 2023 6:00 PM EST Re-Introducing Brian Dobbs, founding cohost and cohost emeritus of Home Theater United and new Documentarian with his film Blue Planet Red - Intro by Sam: Welcome back Brian! You have been busy moving cross country and back and now have your first film under your belt! Blue Planet R…

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Episode46- Hidden Gems 1:57:41

9M ago1:57:41

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What movies do you consider to be Hidden Gems? Join host Sam Posten and guests Todd Erwin, John Rice and Josh Steinberg as they highlight 3 movies each which they feel deserve wider exposure and acclaim than what they got theatrically or on home video. Sam: The mist Antebellum Inside man Todd: Solo: A Star Wars Story Ghostbusters: Answer the Call G…

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Episode 45 - Black Friday 2023 with Todd Erwin 1:02:37

10M ago1:02:37

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The show returns after a 6 month break! We are BACK, baby! Todd Erwin joins us once again to talk about his picks for best Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals, focusing on TVs and other Home Theater gear. Plus Todd announces the launch of his own new show, coming soon on Youtube! ANDDDDDD we will have cohost emeritus Brian Dobbs back soon to talk a…

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NOVEMBER 2023 - PART 2 - BLACK FRIDAY 3:04:16

10M ago3:04:16

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Your best buds covered in blood are BACK for part two of an extremely stacked November! This time breaking down all nine titles available starting Black Friday plus exclusive merch as well as a few other surprises in this power packed episode. Listen in as we discuss the full slate including the holy trinity of Michele Soavi UHD releases, THE CHURC…

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Film Review: River's Edge (1986) 55:46

10M ago55:46

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I discussed the classic generation X teen move "River's Edge" with Frodi on the Decameron film review festival for the Guide to Kulchur podcast. This is a bit different from my normal history discussions but I think the sociological issues raised by the film are interesting to consider. You can hear more of the GTK podcast at https://www.spreaker.c…

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Pennies & Quarters 33:10

10M ago33:10

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Welcome to episode 8!!! Let’s get your weekend going!!! Black Caesar: Pluto TV Trailer - https://youtu.be/GLR37xItZB0?si=cj_shTmEyvdjuAyk Past Lives: Available for rent Vudu, Apple TV Trailer - https://youtu.be/kA244xewjcI?si=3ZdoFgm-9WLaJ-mM Email: ShowTimeISawThat@gmail.com Voicemail: 312-985-6274By Thee DJ ShowTime

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Faith Not Fear 24:28

11M ago24:28

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Welcome to episode 7!!! Let’s get your weekend going!!! Expendables 4: Available for rent Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhlaBO-SwVE&t=43s Melinda: Available on Prime Video Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8oOokg7M1s&t=50s The Assistant - Available Tubi Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hldRNCSOQF0 Desperation Road - Av…

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Poetry, Disability, and the Power of Medical Humanities with Kimberly Campanello 26:27

11M ago26:27

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Making connections through poetry, disability, and medical humanities. Brandy Schillace, Medical Humanities' Editor-in-Chief, interviews Kimberly Campanello, Associate Professor of Creative Writing at Leeds University, UK. Read the related blog including the transcription of this podcast: https://blogs.bmj.com/medical-humanities/2023/10/26/on-poetr…

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In A Matter Of Sceconds 40:45

11M ago40:45

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Welcome to episode 6!!! Let’s get your weekend going!!! The Burial: Available on Prime Video Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOhIdaufd3Q&t=35s The Equalizer 3: Available for rent Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19ikl8vy4zs&t=54s Best Friend - Available Tubi Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMTI7xIZECA Lupin season 3 - A…

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Pagan sacrifices under your house? 24:35

11M ago24:35

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The custom of burying an animal under the foundations of a house is not only very widespread, found in Britain, Ireland, Scandinavia, Finland and beyond, but is also very old, dating back to the Indo-Europeans of the Bronze Age Europe. It even spread as far away as America and India! In this video I trace the customs origins and dispersal and expla…

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You Have To Start To Be Great!!! 15:31

11M ago15:31

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Welcome to episode 5!!! Let’s get your weekend going!!! Reptile: Available on Netflix Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KS1cNkZ9o1U Nowhere: Available on Netflix Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDUtdcU10YA Heist 88 - Available on Showtime Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YRfANxudF8 If I Can’t - Available on Tubi Trailer …

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NOVEMBER 2023 - PART 1 - DANZA MACABRA Vol. 2 1:44:59

11M ago1:44:59

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Join Euro-cult Santa, David Gregory, and his merry bunch of sadistic Severin elves as they break down a surprise November announcement, DANZA MACABRA Volume 2! Why am I making Christmas puns this early? You'll just have to listen to the episode to find out. Listen to the Severin team with special guest Kat Ellinger break down this impressive follow…

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What A Difference A Decision Can Make 39:33

11M ago39:33

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Welcome to episode 4!!! Let’s get your weekend going!!! Breaking: Available on Showtime & Hulu Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JArIzszDb6Y A Good Person: Available on Amazon Prime Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phRXBLwcy5I All I Want Is You 1&2 - Available on Tubi Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8r2z5apf6o Everything…

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BONUS EP - Halloween Picks with Kat Ellinger 25:16

10M ago25:16

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While recording our upcoming episode with guest Kat Ellinger, the team decided to break down their top 3 picks to watch this Halloween season!

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I Wish I Would Quit... 23:50

12M ago23:50

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In episode 3 ShowTime has a theme and it's perseverance and in the three movies he picked has all of that. Sisu - Available on Apple TV, Amazon Prime & Cable Truck Turner - Available on Pluto TV & Amazon Prime Stepmother I, II & III - Available on TubiBy Thee DJ ShowTime

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Mistakes Will Happen.... 19:28

12M ago19:28

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In episode 2 ShowTime's talks about his mistakes in episode 1. He touches just a little on Nicki M. and her husband and the whole Rema Ma & Papoose situation. A Million Miles Away - Available on Amazon Prime Retribution - Available on Amazon Prime & Apple TV Mob Land - Available on Amazon Prime & Apple TV Also Watch The Continental episode 1 on Pea…

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Debunking the BBC's Horrible Black History 15:29

12M ago15:29

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The BBC produced a song for the Horrible Histories children's program called 'Been Here From the Start' which makes several spurious, misleading and outright false claims about black people living in ancient Britain. From Cheddar man to Septimius Severus and the Moors, I debunk the lies contained in the BBC video and present the truth.…

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Welcome Back... 23:50

12M ago23:50

23:50

In episode one Thee DJ ShowTime talks about "The Pass" & "The Boxxx" two movies he recommends to kick off the weekend. He also chimes in on what's going on with DJ Envy & Tyrese..By Thee DJ ShowTime

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OCTOBER 2023 - DOCTOR BUTCHER / COUNT DRACULA / PORTABELLA FILMS 1:41:45

11M ago1:41:45

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Happy Halloween from your frightful friends as Severin! David, Zach, Amy, and Andrew team up to tell you every terrifying detail about this October slate of releases! Unveiling two 4K UHD releases of Severin staples, Jess Franco's COUNT DRACULA and the infamous DOCTOR BUTCHER aka ZOMBI HOLOCAUST! Plus, a double feature of Pere Portabella's art film…

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How to set up a Heathen Altar in your Home 34:27

1y ago34:27

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A guide on setting up a heathen altar to the Norse/Germanic gods in your home. How to arrange an altar for the gods, different kinds of domestic altars according to the recommendations of three of the most important heathen organisations in the English speaking world (The Odinist Fellowship, The Norroena society, Ealdríce Théod), where to put your …

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SEPTEMBER 2023 - CUSHING CURIOSITIES 2:18:29

12M ago2:18:29

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Join the couragious curators as they delve deep into the well of Peter Cushing's filmography and pull out a 6-disc set of CUSHING CURIOSITIES! Join the full house of hosts as we break down this set disc-by-disc and explain all the behind-the-scenes details that went into compiling this set, the stories behind the elements, and how we even risked it…

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The Earliest Civilisation? Vinca Culture with Ben Elliott 55:54

1y ago55:54

55:54

The Vinca culture of Serbia is one of the first human civilisations. Possibly the first to smelt copper, one of the earliest uses of a symbolic proto-script and a hyper industrious producer of advanced ceramics including the earliest anthropomorphic life size clay busts. Yet few know of the wonders of this ancient culture. In this episode, I spoke …

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Welcome To The “I Saw That Podcast” 1:09

1y ago1:09

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Welcome to TV & Film reviews like you’ve never seen or heard if you’re just listening. I said what I said lol 😂 Join me each and every Friday as I break down TV, Film and the culture.By Thee DJ ShowTime

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Virtual Reality and Disability: Supportive learning through VR 29:35

1y ago29:35

29:35

Stuart Murray, Professor of Contemporary Literatures and Film, University of Leeds; Wellcome funded LivingBodiesObjects project David Tabron, Blueberry Academy speak to Brandy Schillace about LivingBodiesObjects, the Blueberry Academy, and how Virtual Reality can support those with learning differences. Read the blog with the transcript of this epi…

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