Best Erika Alexander Podcasts (2024)

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Erika Alexander: Dreaming of Narratives That Transcend 38:21

16d ago38:21

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Welcome to Dreaming in Color, a show hosted by Darren Isom, a partner with The Bridgespan Group, that provides a space for social change leaders of color to reflect on how their life experiences, personal and professional, have prepared them to lead and drive the impact we all seek. In this episode, we welcome Erika Alexander, an actress known for …

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Frankie Miranda: Dreaming Of A Place We Can All Call Home 45:47

1d ago45:47

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Welcome to Dreaming in Color, a show hosted by Darren Isom, a partner with The Bridgespan Group, that provides a space for social change leaders of color to reflect on how their life experiences, personal and professional, have prepared them to lead and drive the impact we all seek. In this episode, we welcome Frankie Miranda, the first openly gay …

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Liz Thompson: Dreaming of Love That Transforms 38:16

7d ago38:16

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Welcome to Dreaming in Color, a show hosted by Darren Isom, a partner with The Bridgespan Group, that provides a space for social change leaders of color to reflect on how their life experiences, personal and professional, have prepared them to lead and drive the impact we all seek. In this episode, Nithin Iyengar, Partner at Bridgespan and head of…

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Eva Le Gallienne with Barrie Kreinik 46:50

20d ago46:50

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Back for an extra-special, extra pride episode. You can listen to this complete Eva Le Gallienne deep dive with author and actor Barrie Kreinik on the You Might Know Her From Patreon. You’re gonna love this dig into backstage lore and OG celesbian gossip as we explore the oeuvre of American theatre icon Eva Le Gallienne. Here to break it down with …

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Dreaming In Color Season 4 Trailer 1:06

23d ago1:06

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Y'all, I'm back! Welcome to Dreaming in Color, where we sit down with social change leaders of color to learn how their unique life experiences have prepared them to lead and drive the impact we all seek. I'm your host, Darren Isom, and this season I'm lucky to have a few of my Bridgespan colleagues dropping in to join me as guest hosts. Join us f…

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Veronica Cartwright 1:24:00

1M ago1:24:00

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I wasn’t in Speed! It’s Pride and we’re proud to be here with Veronica Cartwright. You Might Know Her From Alien, The Witches of Eastwick, The Birds, The Children's Hour, Will & Grace, The Right Stuff, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Inserts, and The X-Files. Veronica talked to us about her proper role in the queer canon byway of the Scissor Sister…

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#93 Correspondent Matt Gutman and His ABC News Producing Team on Tracking Trash 33:08

2M ago33:08

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“If we're not looking at these issues and understanding them for what they actually are - not just what we hope they are - I don't see much of a bright future, for my kids or anybody else's.”—Evan Simon, ABC News ProducerEver wonder if your plastic really gets recycled when you throw it in that bin? Lisa Cohen and Abi Wright speak to ABC News’ Chie…

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Julia Duffy 1:20:01

2M ago1:20:01

1:20:01

Bang bang! We are here this month with Julia Duffy. You Might Know Her From Palm Royale; Designing Women; Newhart; Looking; Baby Talk; The Mommie; Intolerable Cruelty; and Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker. We got to chat with Julia about her incredible arc as Mary Meredith Davidsoul on Apple TV’s starry Palm Royale. That finale twist, huh? She also …

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Ground Control: Lunar with Eyal Solomon 27:17

2M ago27:17

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Eyal Solomon (@EyalSolomo44643) is the CEO and co-founder of Lunar, an open-source platform which bills itself as the “first reverse API gateway.” Lunar allows engineering teams to monitor, manage, and optimize API consumption. According to Eyal, it’s very easy to integrate with APIs, but difficult to keep them maintained, and there was a clear nee…

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Metadata Management: DataHub with Shirshanka Das 36:56

3M ago36:56

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Shirshanka Das (@shirshanka) is the CTO of Acryl Data and founder of DataHub, which bills itself as the #1 open-source metadata platform. It enables data discovery, data observability and federated governance to help tame complex data ecosystems. Shirshanka first developed DataHub while at LinkedIn, but has grown it into an independent project with…

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Siobhan Fallon Hogan 1:19:05

3M ago1:19:05

1:19:05

This month we’re just wild about Siobhan Fallon Hogan. You Might Know Her From Men In Black, Forrest Gump, Dancer in the Dark, Dogville, The House That Jack Built, Shelter in Solitude, Rushed, Holes, Seinfeld, and Saturday Night Live. Siobhan gave us all the goods: from iconic dialect work in your favorite movies to her years-long collaborations wi…

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Take Your Own Advice: vlcn with Matt Wonlaw 31:58

3M ago31:58

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After his first child was born, Matt Wonlaw (@tantaman) imagined giving his son life advice. What kind of life did he want his kid to lead? At the time, he was working for Facebook, and he decided that his own life needed a change in direction. So Matt started vlcn, aka Vulcan Labs, a research company that develops open-source projects like CR-SQLi…

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Robert Rooks: Dreaming of Justice Reimagined 37:17

4M ago37:17

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Welcome to Dreaming in Color, a show hosted by Christian Celeste Tate and Anum Qadir from The Bridgespan Group, that provides a space for social change leaders of color to reflect on how their life experiences, personal and professional, have prepared them to lead and drive the impact we all seek. In this episode, Christian interviews Robert Rooks,…

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Rebecca Dixon: Dreaming of Occupational Liberation 39:01

4M ago39:01

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Welcome to Dreaming in Color, a show hosted by Christian Celeste Tate and Anum Qadir from The Bridgespan Group, that provides a space for social change leaders of color to reflect on how their life experiences, personal and professional, have prepared them to lead and drive the impact we all seek. In this episode, Anum sits down with Rebecca Dixon,…

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Secret Sauce: Amplication with Yuval Hazaz 31:22

4M ago31:22

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Amplication is an open-source development platform for scalable and secure Node.js applications. It allows engineers to skip writing boilerplate code and offers the flexibility to customize and add components. Amplification was created by Yuval Hazaz (@Yuvalhazaz1), a veteran developer who determined that low-code platforms save time but restrict f…

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Brea Baker: Dreaming of Radical Love 39:54

4M ago39:54

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Welcome to Dreaming in Color, a show hosted by Christian Celeste Tate and Anum Qadir from The Bridgespan Group, that provides a space for social change leaders of color to reflect on how their life experiences, personal and professional, have prepared them to lead and drive the impact we all seek. In this episode, we speak with Brea Baker, a Freedo…

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Judy Reyes 59:43

4M ago59:43

59:43

Judy, Judy, Judy! We’re just mad about Judy Reyes. You Might Know Her From Birth/Rebirth, Claws, Scrubs, The Horror of Dolores Roach, Smile, Bringing out the Dead, One Day at a Time, and Devious Maids. We talk to Judy all about her Indie Spirit-nominated turn in the indie horror Birth/Rebirth which is a little Frankenstein, a little Thelma & Louise…

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Arlan Hamilton: Dreaming of Black Millionaires 34:06

4M ago34:06

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Welcome to Dreaming in Color, a show hosted by Christian Celeste Tate and Anum Qadir from The Bridgespan Group, that provides a space for social change leaders of color to reflect on how their life experiences, personal and professional, have prepared them to lead and drive the impact we all seek. In this episode, we sit down with Arlan Hamilton, a…

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To the Moon: OpenBB with Didier Lopes 39:41

4M ago39:41

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OpenBB is an open-source investment research platform created by Didier Lopes (@didier_lopes). OpenBB grew out of a project called Gamestonk Terminal that Didier began working on shortly before the Gamestop short squeeze in January 2021. Today, OpenBB has evolved into an infrastructure platform that allows users to build extensions and access finan…

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Michael Tubbs: Dreaming of Shared Abundance 26:48

5M ago26:48

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Welcome to Dreaming in Color, a show hosted by Christian Celeste Tate and Anum Qadir from The Bridgespan Group, that provides a space for social change leaders of color to reflect on how their life experiences, personal and professional, have prepared them to lead and drive the impact we all seek. In this episode, we welcome Michael Tubbs, who at t…

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Dreaming In Color: Next Gen Season Trailer 1:33

5M ago1:33

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Welcome to Dreaming in Color: Next Gen, a space for social change leaders of color to reflect on how their life experiences, personal and professional, have prepared them to lead and drive the impact we all seek. Join in on these candid, kitchen table conversations, where together, we can make a difference. We celebrate these leaders ingenuity, are…

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The Year of Madonna & Barbra, Maestro, May December, & Patreon 32:28

5M ago32:28

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Chickens, it’s the year of Barbra! Are you ready? Anne and Damian are back with a special “just us” episode to officially launch the You Might Know Her From Patreon–link in below! Please savor the final just us episode on the regular feed. What we’re getting into: Jason Gould,, the progeny of Barbra and Elliot Gould, as well as Alexis Kalehoff, the…

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Robust Observability: OpenTelemetry with Austin Parker 35:01

5M ago35:01

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OpenTelemetry is an open-source observability framework for collecting and managing telemetry data. OpenTelemetry has been more successful than expected, becoming the second fastest growing project in the CNCF. It allows for flexibility and avoids vendor lock-in, making it attractive to startups and large enterprises alike. On today’s show, Eric (@…

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Never Build Permissions Again: OPAL with Or Weis 37:15

5M ago37:15

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OPAL is an open-source administration layer for Policy Engines such as Open Policy Agent (OPA). OPAL provides the necessary infrastructure to load policy and data into multiple policy engines, ensuring they have the information they need to make decisions. Today, we’re talking to Or Weis (@OrWeis), co-creator of OPAL and co-founder of Permit, the e…

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Erika Alexander 1:30:20

5M ago1:30:20

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We are here with Erika Alexander and she is the moment! You Might Know Her From American Fiction, Get Out, Earth Mama, Black Lightning, Insecure, The Long Walk Home, Mama Flora’s Family, The Cosby Show, 54, Wu Tang: an American Saga, and Living Single. We got to talk to Erika about sporting her signature NRAY locks while she’s on the awards circuit…

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The soulful sound with Julius Adam’s 43:16

5M ago43:16

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Join today and tune in with Hannah Yemaya as she speaks with artist Julius Adam’s about his music career and song healer

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Being Blackballed 1:05:56

6M ago1:05:56

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In this episode of the "Blackballed with Your Soul Coaching Oracle" podcast, hosts Hannah Yemaya and Inspirational Messenger BG dive into the controversial topic of Taraji P. Henson's alleged blackballing by Oprah Winfrey. The hosts provide an in-depth analysis of the situation, discussing the possible reasons behind it and the impact it has had on…

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Oxygen Deprivation: FerretDB with Peter Farkas 33:55

5M ago33:55

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FerretDB enables users to run MongoDB applications on existing Postgres infrastructure. Peter Farkas (@FarkasP), co-founder and CEO of FerretDB, explains the need for an open source interface for document databases. Peter also discusses the licensing change of MongoDB and the uncertainty it created for users. He emphasizes the importance of open st…

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2024 Oscar Nomination Extravaganza 39:46

6M ago39:46

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You like us! You really like us. We’re back–just us–to break down this year’s Oscar nominations: the good (Da’Vine Joy Randolph!), the weird (Diane Warren and Chester Cheetah), the snubs (Greta Gerwig, Margot Robbie, Fantasia Barrino, Willam Dafoe), and our own wishful thinking (Greta Lee, Rosamund Pike, Erika Alexander). This maniacal breakdown al…

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"The Witchy Legacy of Erika Alexander's Family 1:25:03

6M ago1:25:03

1:25:03

In this episode of the podcast, we delve into the fascinating history of Erika Alexander's family and their connection to witchcraft. Alexander, an accomplished actress and producer, has often spoken about her family's mystical roots and their deep ties to the world of magic. Through interviews with Alexander and other experts, we explore the Alexa…

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The Power of Perception: The Beyoncé and Jay-Z Addiction Rumors Debunked 44:38

6M ago44:38

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Welcome to Your Soul Coaching Oracle Morning show, Tune in today as Hannah yemaya speaks on the topic: "The Power of Perception: The Beyoncé and Jay-Z Addiction Rumors Debunked", where we explore the truth behind the rumors surrounding the power couple's relationship. For years, Beyoncé and Jay-Z have been at the center of addiction rumors, fueling…

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"The Tyler Perry and Dave Chappelle Debate: Perspectives and Insights" 55:30

6M ago55:30

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Join Your Soul Coaching Oracle Hannah Yemaya, Inspirational Messenger BG, and Guest Speaker Melanin Vybez Nikki for Season 6 Episode 4 of our podcast. In this episode, we will be discussing "The Tyler Perry and Dave Chappelle Debate: Perspectives and Insights" with a spiritual spin. Tune in at 9 PM tonight to hear our thought-provoking conversation…

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Didi Conn 1:14:06

6M ago1:14:06

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Tell me more, tell me more! Today we are joined by Didi Conn. You Might Know Her From Grease, Grease 2, You Light Up My Life, Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure, The Magic Show, Frida, Benson, and Shining Time Station. We spoke with THEE Didi Conn about her iconic performance in the Grease films as Frenchie, the legacy of the franchise carryin…

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Reap what you sow 59:51

6M ago59:51

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Discover a unique perspective on the interview with Kat Williams and Shayshay, as soul coaching Oracle Hannah Yemaya and inspirational messenger BG put a spiritual spin on it. Tune in now to gain insight and inspiration that will elevate your soul.

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The Duke of SQLite: Litestream with Ben Johnson 34:14

6M ago34:14

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Ben Johnson (@benbjohnson) is the creator of Litestream and LiteFS, two open-source disaster recovery solution for SQLite. Litestream is designed to provide continuous backups for SQLite databases by streaming incremental changes, allowing for easy data recovery in the event of a server crash. LiteFS, on the other hand, is built on LiteStream but u…

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Hot Topics: Actor/Artist Rights: How's The world Turning? 1:25:29

6M ago1:25:29

1:25:29

In this episode of "Hot Topics," You Soul coaching oracle Hannah Yemaya and Guest speaker Nikki from Melanin Vybez podcast, Unleazhed, and King Vito delve into the world of black women in the entertainment industry. We discuss the experiences of Taraji P Henson, Danielle Brooks, and Fantasia Barrino as they share their stories of being mistreated w…

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Rust Never Sleeps: Tonic with Lucio Franco 36:24

6M ago36:24

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Tonic is a native gRPC implementation in Rust that allows users to easily build gRPC servers and clients without extensive async experience. Tonic is part of the Tokio stack, which is a library that provides an asynchronous runtime for Rust and more tools to write async applications. Today, Lucio Franco (@lucio_d_franco) of Turso joins the podcast …

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If We Had a Patreon: Movie Clubbing Todd Haynes' Carol 43:08

7M ago43:08

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Hello Therese, we’re back for our annual holiday extravaganza. This year we’re movie-clubbing Todd Haynes’ very luscious and very gay Carol (2015), starring Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara, and Sarah Paulson. We discuss the erotic imagery of merely a glove, lesbian sex scenes through the lens of a gay man, and the joy in watching flat male characters (…

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The Social Miracle: rqlite with Philip O’Toole 43:02

7M ago43:02

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rqlite is a lightweight, distributed relational database built on Raft and SQLite. Founder Philip O’Toole (@general_order24) decided to combine these technologies while working at a startup years ago. The startup no longer exists, but rqlite is going strong. Today, Philip is an engineering manager at Google, while he continues to be the driving for…

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Lea Salonga 1:20:26

8M ago1:20:26

1:20:26

And we’re back! Folks, after over 5 months of actress-less episodes, we are finally back with the iconic Lea Salonga. You Might Know Her From Aladdin, Mulan, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin, and Broadway productions of Here Lies Love, Miss Saigon, Les Miserables, and Flower Drum Song. Lea was the coolest and gave us all the b…

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#92 Revisiting HBO Real Sports’ David Scott as an Era Comes to an End 37:16

8M ago37:16

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“We have all these new media forms. But we haven't really found one that does what the old school news magazine still do well, which is sit across from someone and look them in the eye and turn TV into a lie detector.“ --HBO Real Sports’ Correspondent David Scott Multiple duPont Award-winning journalist David Scott invited Prizes’ Executive Directo…

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If We Had a Patreon: Anne & Damian Answer Listener Questions 1:14:46

8M ago1:14:46

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Hooray! SAG has come to a tentative agreement and the strike has finally ended! We are celebrating by answering listener-submitted questions! But first, we talk about Barbra Streisand’s new memoir, her sister Roslyn Kind, and what it must be like to be related to such an otherworldly entertainer. Then, we dig into your questions and we get into it …

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If We Had a Patreon: Britney, The Morning Show, and The Door in the Floor 35:29

9M ago35:29

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It’s Anne and Damian, bitch. With SAG still on strike, we’re back with another “just us” episode. We’re breaking down Britney Spears’ new memoir The Woman Inside Me and Michelle Williams’ performance in the audio book. That, plus we pledge our allegiance to the Backstreet Boys, discuss whether Gloria Stuart deserved an Oscar over Kim Basinger, and …

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#91 “The Janes” Doc Directors on Its Relevance Today 35:17

9M ago35:17

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“These were just ordinary women turned outlaws.” - Director Tia LessinDirectors of the 2023 DuPont award-winning film ‘The Janes’, Emma Pildes and Tia Lessin join journalist and J School Adjunct Professor Jessica Bruder for a lively conversation about their film that deep dives into an historic underground service for women seeking safe, affordable…

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If We Had a Patreon: Movie Clubbing Buffy the Vampire Slayer 47:00

9M ago47:00

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Hello slayers! We’re back with *another* very special episode of the show. SAG is still on strike so we are movie-clubbing 1992’s Buffy the Vampire Slayer, directed by Fran Rubel Kuzui and written by Joss Whedon. We get into the megawatt stardom of Luke Perry, Kristy Swanson’s surprising singing voice and engaged body during “stunts,” and Hilary Sw…

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Community Driven IaC: OpenTofu with Kuba Martin 33:11

9M ago33:11

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Kuba Martin (@cube2222_2) is Software Engineering Team Lead at Spacelift and Interim Tech Lead of OpenTofu, the open-source fork of Terraform. Terraform is a declarative infrastructure-as-code (IaC) tool that recently switched to a source-available license. Spacelift and other companies that heavily relied on Terraform came together to fork it into…

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If We Had a Patreon: Ted Casablanca aka Bruce Bibby 1:22:40

10M ago1:22:40

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The awful truth is SAG is still on strike but the bonus is that we are joined by artist and former celebrity gossip writer Ted Casablanca (Bruce Bibby) for an extra special episode of the show. Ted was a mainstay in celebrity journalism in the ‘90s and ‘00s working for Premiere and E!, most notably his programs, The Gossip Show and his column-turne…

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#90 CNN's Jake Tapper with Dean Jelani Cobb 47:48

9M ago47:48

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“The incentive structures in the worlds of politics and news media… are geared towards division and not just division, but demonizing people. And it's very dangerous. It has already resulted in loss of life."-CNN’s Jake TapperJake Tapper is the CNN Chief Washington Correspondent, anchor of The Lead with Jake Tapper, and co-host of the Sunday mornin…

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If We Had A Patreon: Norma Rae 40:44

10M ago40:44

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What if we had a Patreon? That’s what we’re exploring this week as we continue to stand in solidarity with the WGA and SAG-AFTRA. In lieu of a new actor interview we’re book clubbing 1979’s Norma Rae starring Sally Field, Beau Bridges, and Ron Leibman. Norma Rae is inspired by the real story of mill workers unionizing in rural North Carolina. We ge…

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State of the SAG-AFTRA Union with L.A. Local President, Jodi Long 43:44

10M ago43:44

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We are back and still holding strong with SAG-AFTRA and the WGA, so no new actress interview, but we are joined by Emmy-winning actor and President of the Los Angeles Local branch of SAG-AFTRA, Jodi Long. You Might Know Her From Shang-Chi, Dash & Lily, All-American Girl, and season 4 of this podcast! Jodi breaks down the SAG strike and spells out w…

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