Best Insley Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 72 - Party Like It's 1999, Foreign Language Edition: BEAU TRAVAIL and RUN, LOLA, RUN 1:07:44

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In this episode, Tim and Jay talk about two seemingly opposite films, the primarily French-language Beau Travail and the German-language Run, Lola, Run. But maybe the themes and questions aren't as far apart as we initially thought! We discuss free will, choice, human nature, and a bit of slow cinema. Some of the films we discuss in this episode ar…

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S5E1 - Lois Curfman McInnes: Building Software Sustainability and Workforce Diversity 25:26

3d ago25:26

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The field of high-performance computing (HPC) currently faces dual challenges: important technical problems that require a skilled workforce and the need to recruit more computational researchers, especially those from underrepresented communities. This conversation with Lois Curfman McInnes of Argonne National Laboratory examines both the complexi…

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Maryland Deadly Force/Self Defense Pro Tips and Discussion 1:02:51

18d ago1:02:51

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Duane and Andrew, along with guests Vinnie Noto and Gevenny Gamboa, discuss the law as it applies to deadly force and self defense in Maryland. To learn more about Urban Defense LLC, please visit the Urban Defense website https://urbandefense.org/ ______________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Urban Defense Po…

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7.6 Escape Velocity: Sarah Manguso in Conversation with Tess McNulty (EH) 50:01

1M ago50:01

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What’s the truth and what’s a lie? What’s a memoir, what’s a novel, and what if both are just a series of “prose blocks”? This conversation between Sarah Manguso and Tess McNulty takes up questions of writing and veracity, trauma and memory. Sarah Manguso is the author of nine books, including three memoirs. Her first novel, Very Cold People, was n…

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What is the Urban Defense Podcast 2:18

1M ago2:18

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Duane and Andrew discuss the importance of the Podcast and staying informed to protect yourself physically and legally. To learn more about Urban Defense LLC, please visit the Urban Defense website https://urbandefense.org/ ______________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Urban Defense Podcast, featuring discuss…

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Supreme Court Bump Stock Ruling! What does it mean for Maryland? 3:55

1M ago3:55

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Duane and Andrew briefly discuss the recent Supreme Court Bump Stock ruling, with a cautionary note for Marylanders. To learn more about Urban Defense LLC, please visit the Urban Defense website https://urbandefense.org/ ______________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Urban Defense Podcast, featuring discussion…

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Episode 71 - Party Like It's 1999: BEING JOHN MALKOVICH with Collin Insley 1:17:49

1M ago1:17:49

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In this episode, we get existential, philosophical, and humanistic with Boise-based filmmaker (and NBFF alum) Collin Insley. We work through the implications of Being John Malkovich and Charlie Kaufman's filmography for fame, identity, and what it means to be human. Also puppetry. Collin's film Scam Likely is here. Some of the films we mention in t…

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Survival Skills Series: Protecting Yourself After A Deadly Force Incident 55:55

2M ago55:55

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Duane and Andrew are joined by special guest Vincent Noto, to discuss what to do and how to protect yourself after a shooting/deadly force incident. Vincent is the owner of On Site Protection, which provides security services in Maryland. His website is: https://www.onsiteprotection.net/ https://www.instagram.com/onsiteprotection?igsh=bWp4cG52d3htc…

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7.5 Machine, System, Code: Masande Ntshanga and Magalí Armillas-Tiseyra (EH) 50:15

1M ago50:15

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Building parallels between technology and the human imagination, Masande Ntshanga’s conversation with Magalí Armillas-Tiseyra explains how cities are like machines and how South African history resembles some of the most sinister versions of techno-futurism. Masande is the author of two novels: The Reactive, winner of a Betty Trask Award in 2018, a…

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7.4 Not Prophecy but Inversion: Omar El Akkad and Min Hyoung Song 53:37

2M ago53:37

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Omar El Akkad joins critic Min Hyoung Song for a gripping conversation that interrogates fiction’s relationship to the real. Before he became a novelist, Omar was a journalist, and his experiencing reporting on (among other subjects) the war on terror, the Arab Spring, and the Black Lives Matter movement profoundly shapes his fiction. His first nov…

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Episode 70! - Party Like It's 1999, Horror Edition: THE SIXTH SENSE and THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT 1:11:18

2M ago1:11:18

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Tim and Jay talk about two of the highest grossing movies of 1999: M. Night Shyamalan's first major hit, The Sixth Sense, and the beginning of the found-footage explosion, The Blair Witch Project. How do they play 25 years later? What do they tell us about our fears and traumas? What makes a genre film work, or not? Some of the films we mention in …

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7.3 What do the PDFs say about this?: Brandon Taylor and Stephanie Insley Hershinow (CH) 47:41

3M ago47:41

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Brandon Taylor practices moral worldbuilding in his fiction—that means an essential piece of these worlds is the “real possibility that someone could get punched in the face.” Brandon, author of the novels Real Life and The Late Americans, joins Stephanie Insley Hershinow for a wide-ranging, engrossing, and often hilarious conversation about the st…

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Maryland State Police Legal Advisory Email - May 2, 2024 18:58

3M ago18:58

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Duane and Andrew discuss the advisory email sent by the Maryland State Police on May 2, 2024. To learn more about Urban Defense LLC, please visit the Urban Defense website https://urbandefense.org/ ______________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Urban Defense Podcast, featuring discussion on firearms, concealed…

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7.2 You Write Because You Want to Feel Free: Katie Kitamura and Alexander Manshel (SW) 58:53

3M ago58:53

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Although Katie Kitamura feels free when she writes—free from the “soup of everyday life,” from the political realities that weigh upon her, and even at times from the limits of her own thinking—she is keenly aware of the unfreedoms her novels explore. Katie, author of the award-winning Intimacies (2021), talks with critic Alexander Manshel about th…

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Episode 69 - Party Like It's 1999: THE MATRIX and FIGHT CLUB 1:09:55

3M ago1:09:55

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Tim and Jay talk about two defining movies of 1999: The Matrix and Fight Club. How do they hold up? Why do they hold up? Should Tim have kept his word to preach a sermon focused on The Matrix? Or was he just dumb (with sincere apologies to all college students who are not as dumb as he was)? Plus, some good feedback for our Magnolia episode. Some o…

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2024 Maryland Legislative Session: Video 3 - Live Seminar with Senate Bill 1 & HQL Litigation Update 1:04:31

3M ago1:04:31

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Duane and Andrew film the podcast for re-broadcast in front of a live audience during one of our Legislative Update Seminars. In this episode, we discuss the end of the 2024 Maryland Legislative Session; what passed, what didn't, and what you need to know! We also discuss the status of the Senate Bill 1 and Maryland HQL litigation. This is the thir…

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7.1 Etherized: Anne Enright in Conversation with Paige Reynolds (JP) 41:58

3M ago41:58

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Anne Enright, writer, critic, Booker winner, kindly makes time for Irish literature maven Paige Reynolds and ND host John Plotz. She reads from The Wren, The Wren (Norton, 2023) and discusses the “etherized” state of our inner lives as they circulate on social media. Anne says we don't yet know if the web has become a space of exposure or of author…

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Episode 68 - Party Like It's 1999: MAGNOLIA with Pr. Mark Pierson 1:10:39

4M ago1:10:39

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Jay and Tim talk with Pr. Mark Pierson of St. Paul's Lutheran Church (Long Beach, CA) about the first in our 25th anniversary series of films from 1999. We talk about where we were in 1999, and then get into free will, chance, fate, God, confession, forgiveness, salvation...and frogs. Some of the movies we mention in this episode are: Boogie Nights…

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2024 Maryland Legislative Session & HQL Update: Episode 2 1:10:51

4M ago1:10:51

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Duane and Andrew, joined by regular guest Andre McDonald, discuss the 2024 Maryland Legislative Session post Crossover Day and give an update on the Maryland HQL litigation. Special guests; MD National Committeewoman, political analyst , and Fox News contributor, Nicolee Ambrose and Maryland Delegate Chris Tomlinson also give their input on the 202…

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Episode 115 - Catch-up & some exciting news.... 39:18

4M ago39:18

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In this episode, we discuss what we've been up to this year. We give an update on the bees and the plan for this year with them. Also, we announce our exciting Farmers Market project coming up next month we are organizing and here is the website link as Karen promised https://mbhomesteadingshow.comBy Health from the hive Podcast

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Episode 67 - Oscar Predictions and Expectations 1:06:53

5M ago1:06:53

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Obviously we haven't seen all of the Oscar-nominated films. Who do you think we are? But we have fun talking about the ones we have seen. 96th Academy Awards air on Sunday, March 10, at 4 pm (Pacific). Some of the films we mention in this episode: Oppenheimer, Poor Things, American Fiction, The Holdovers, Killers of the Flower Moon, Parasite, The Z…

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The Fight for the Second Amendment - National Litigation and Maryland Update 1:07:17

5M ago1:07:17

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Our returning guest attorney Andre McDonald talks about national Second Amendment Litigation, as well as joins in on the discussion about the 2024 Maryland Legislative Session. Andre is the founder and principal attorney at the McDonald Law Firm, a Columbia based law firm serving clients throughout Howard County, Montgomery County, the surrounding …

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Episode 66 - Our Favorite Films of 2023 1:21:27

6M ago1:21:27

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First episode of 2024, we talk about our favorites of 2023. These might be our most divergent best-of lists so far. Is your favorite on our lists? Are our favorites on your list? Let us know! Some of the films we mention in this episode: Past Lives, Beau is Afraid, Anatomy of a Fall, Sisu, John Wick 4, Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part 1, Opp…

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Maryland Legislative Session Series: 2024 MD Legislative Session Video 1 and HQL Litigation Update 44:35

6M ago44:35

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Our returning guest attorney Andre McDonald talks about the current status of the HQL litigation, as well as joins in on the discussion about the 2024 Maryland Legislative Session. Andre is the founder and principal attorney at the McDonald Law Firm, a Columbia based law firm serving clients throughout Howard County, Montgomery County, the surround…

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Episode 114 - Winterizing Your Skin 25:21

6M ago25:21

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We discuss what winter can do to your skin and how to shield your skin from winter's harsh elements with our winterizing skincare essentials. Nourish, hydrate, and protect for a radiant, healthy complexion all season long Clover Honey Pot websiteBy Richard and Karen Insley

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Survival Skills Series: The Importance of Emergency Trauma Care 49:24

7M ago49:24

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Our special guest Jerry Heins talks about the importance of Emergency Trauma Care in a critical incident and in general. Jerry is a military veteran, retired police officer, and retired career firefighter/paramedic. During his time in law enforcement, Jerry served as a patrol officer, general instructor, and as a SWAT Tactical Medic, amongst other …

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Episode 113 - The anti-inflammatory properties of propolis and honey 31:55

7M ago31:55

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Today we chat about the anti-inflammatory properties of propolis and honey, why we add them, and why they are key to optimal skin health. We also compare the differences between propolis collected manually from our hives, and commercially sold propolis that undergoes solvent extraction processes, and why direct from the hive matters.…

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Episode 112 - End of Market Season 23:49

7M ago23:49

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We chat about the end of the market season, funky weather and how it affects the bees, Karen's ride in an ambulance and much more......By Richard Insley. Karen Insley

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Episode 65 - Serious or Frivolous? with Philip Marinello of The Substance Podcast 1:15:24

7M ago1:15:24

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In only our second-ever joint episode, we spend some time with Philip Marinello of The Substance discussing whether movies are serious or frivolous. Are they just entertainment or something more significant? How seriously should we take them? Then we each offer up our own frivolous and serious picks. Enjoy! The Substance Special thank you to Dave H…

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6.6 Overtaken by Awe: Sheila Heti speaks with Sunny Yudkoff 44:24

7M ago44:24

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Sheila Heti sits down with Sunny Yudkoff and ND host John Plotz to discuss her incredibly varied oeuvre. She does it all: stories, novels, alphabetized diary entries as well as a series of dialogues in the New Yorker with an AI named Alice. Drawing on her background in Jewish Studies, Sunny prompts Sheila to unpack the implicit and explicit theolog…

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6.5 Attention is Love: A Discussion with Lauren Groff and Laura McGrath (SW) 48:31

8M ago48:31

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Just days before the release of her latest novel, The Vaster Wilds (Riverhead Books, 2023), three-time National Book Award Finalist and The New York Times-bestselling author Lauren Groff sat down to talk to critic Laura McGrath and host Sarah Wasserman. Although Groff admits that she wants “each subsequent book to destroy the one” that came before,…

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6.4 “We All Relate to Each Other’s Dystopias” 46:11

8M ago46:11

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Shehan Karunatilaka’s The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida (Norton, 2022), which won the Booker Prize in 2022, is a thriller that begins in the afterlife, an uproarious murder mystery set amid the tragedies of Sri Lanka’s long civil war. Its protagonist, a war photographer, has become a ghost with just seven moons to find his killer and give his life’s…

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Season 4, Episode 4 -- Anubhav Jain: Hacking Materials 32:53

9M ago32:53

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Artificial intelligence is reshaping research to discover new materials for a range of important applications. In this episode, meet Anubhav Jain of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, a researcher who has been at the forefront of this transition. He uses machine learning and other computational tools as a materials scientist to discover compoun…

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Episode 111 - Fall update and stuff 22:14

9M ago22:14

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After another seemingly long hiatus, we're back with a fall update on us, bees, markets, life, etc, etcBy Health From The Hive. Richard Insley. Karen Insley

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6.3 Narrative, Database, Archive: Tom Comitta and Deidre Lynch (AV) 41:20

9M ago41:20

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2 tables; 300 novels, 1500 pages of nature description: This is how Tom Comitta created The Nature Book, a one-of-a-kind novel cut from 300 years of English literary tradition. It has no human characters, no original writing, and it is astoundingly good! Tom sits down with distinguished Harvard prof, Deidre Lynch and host Aarthi Vadde to talk about…

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Season 4, Episode 3 -- Danilo Pérez: Embracing Versatility 37:30

9M ago37:30

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Sometimes extraordinary circumstances like the pandemic offer researchers unexpected opportunities to serve others. Danilo Pérez, now a Ph.D. student in computational neuroscience at New York University, found himself in this situation in Puerto Rico in 2020. He contributed his mathematical modeling expertise as part of a team that built and mainta…

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Episode 64 - Two Years in the Making with Phillip Yaw Domfeh 1:05:43

9M ago1:05:43

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On the last day of the 2023 Newport Beach Film Festival, we finally catch up with Phillip Yaw Domfeh, NBFF alum, filmmaker, producer, and Senior Manager of Disney's Launchpad short film incubator. We talk about all sorts of things, from music, to his films, including Cary in Retrograde (which he made with his wife, Priya), to the films he's working…

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6.2 What Would Undo the Maxim Gun? Magic: P. Djèlí Clark and andré carrington 39:14

9M ago39:14

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Locus- and Nebula- award-winning author P. Djèlí Clark joins critic andré carrington (UC Riverside) and host Rebecca Ballard for a conversation about the archives, methods, and cosmologies that inform his speculative fiction. Clark’s fiction blends fantasy and horror elements with richly drawn historical worlds that speak to his academic life as a …

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Season 4, Episode 2 -- Casey Berger: Choose Your Own Multidimensional Career 29:46

9M ago29:46

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Traditional science career advice often urges people to specialize and become the best at one activity. But that perspective can undervalue interdisciplinary researchers and other polymaths who can see connections between and beyond science and engineering fields. This episode’s guest, Casey Berger, describes how she has navigated this second appro…

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