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Podcast featuring two American friends currently living in Seoul and discovering all the incredible and unique things South Korea has to offer. Follow us as we bumble around Asia, try to find the funny in the embarrassing, and laugh along the way.
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Two Guys on Block Island

Rich Tretheway and Marc Scortino

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Rich Tretheway and Marc Scortino live on Block Island, a seven miles-long by three miles-wide rock thirteen miles off the southeastern tip of Rhode Island. Life can get...well...kind of interesting out there. The island is populated by a host of colorful and eccentric characters who coexist the best they can in extremely close quarters. When summer hits and the ferry boats roll in packed with tourists, chaos sometimes ensues. Tune in to find out how the inhabitants of Block Island deal with ...
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Welcome to the RAW Podcast hosted by IRON COMPANY! Join us for exclusive interviews with top fitness experts and athletes like Kirk Karwoski, Dorian Yates, and Jason Henderson. Discover powerful insights on powerlifting, bodybuilding, sports training, and holistic wellness. Dive into our episodes to unlock elite fitness strategies and elevate your training game. Don't miss out—visit our show website now for transformative content and explore our wide range of premium gym equipment and floori ...
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We Need to Talk About Oscar

We Need to Talk About Oscar

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In We Need to Talk About Oscar you can hear interviews with filmmakers. We are trying to shed some light on a wide range of professions within the industry, so apart from the writers/directors/actors you can also get insights from editors, production designers, composers, and so on. Our aim is to provide an across the board picture on how our favourite films and tv shows come to life. The interviews are conducted by our two co-hosts, Áron and Szilveszter. The credit for the logo and the desi ...
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Business Confidential Now with Hanna Hasl-Kelchner

Business Confidential Now with Hanna Hasl-Kelchner

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★ PRACTICAL ★ TIMELESS ★ NO NONSENSE ★ Discover the business issues hiding in plain view that matter to your bottom line. Created for smart business owners, executives, managers, and entrepreneurs who want to increase their business leadership effectiveness and side-step the School of Hard Knocks. Each Thursday you’ll hear top-line insights, tools and straight talk from experts, authors and change makers who share their secrets for more success on a wide range of business topics. These are t ...
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EMAIL TIME MANAGEMENT PRODUCTIVITY Want to tame your inbox and get more email time management productivity? I know . . . it sounds too good to be true. Unsolicited sales pitches, subscriptions you never signed up for, cc’s on conversations that don’t quit, not to mention the spam. It takes time to sort through that mess every day to keep it from ch…
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This time on the show, Áron speaks with Florian Hoffmeister, the cinematographer of “True Detective: The Night Country”, the fourth season of the beloved HBO anthology series. Florian shared his experiences on the technical and logistical challenges of shooting in the extreme conditions of Iceland. From the complexities of filming both indoors on s…
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HOLLYWOOD STRATEGY Hollywood strategy is a more glamorous version of what every business needs to do – focus on where to play and how to win. But a cohesive plan can often elude us. Today’s Summer Classic episode features a Hollywood mega entrepreneur with an amazing story whose journey gives us a peek behind the curtain into his secrets for succes…
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UPDATED COMMUNICATION SKILLS Updated communication skills? Are you kidding me? Why would we need those? We’ve been communicating just fine up to now, and it’s gotten us where we are. But is there something more we could do to let our talents and message shine? Today’s guest, communication expert Dianne Chase, has some ideas. What You’ll Discover Ab…
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In our next episode, Áron interviews four key contributors behind the film “Jazzy”: Andrew Hajek (DoP & co-writer), Morrisa Maltz (Director & co-writer), Lainey Bearkiller Shangreaux (Actress & co-writer), and Vanara Taing (Co-editor & co-writer). “Jazzy” explores the transition from childhood to young adulthood. When her best friend moves away, Ja…
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PSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETY How do you foster more connection and psychological safety in the workplace? Sounds like a “nice to have,” not a “got to have” thing, but today’s guest, Mike Brcic says it actually plays a huge role in business success. And in today’s episode he explains how to do it. What You’ll Discover About Psychological Safety: * The most …
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Next up, we welcome James Jones, the director of the documentary “Antidote” on the show. The film tells the courageous stories of whistleblowers and activists who risk everything to expose Putin's authoritarian regime, facing dire consequences for their bravery. Áron talks with James about the parallels between “Antidote” and the 2022 documentary “…
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The second episode of our coverage at this year’s Tribeca is here, as Áron sat down with the director, Daniel Oriahi and the two leads, Uzoamaka Aniunoh and Bucci Franklin, of the genre-bending horror thriller, “The Weekend”. In this interview you can learn about Daniel’s inspirations for the visuals of the movie and how the actors coped with the m…
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The 2024 Tribeca Film Festival kicked off this week and in this episode you can hear Áron talking with director Tolga Karacelik and cinematographer Natalie Kingston to discuss their much-anticipated film, "The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write About a Serial Killer". The story follows a struggling writer in the midst of a divorce who be…
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EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT Unlocking high performance and motivating high employee engagement isn’t easy. What kind of people, practices, and management strategies actually work? Today’s guest, Alicia Parr, has some valuable tips and explains how. What You’ll Discover About Employee Engagement: * Why employee engagement is really about “people energy” * H…
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In this episode, Szilveszter sits down with the director, Weronika Tofilska (0:55), while Áron speaks with the cinematographer, Krzysztof Trojnar (26:23), of the gripping new show 'Baby Reindeer'. This series, adapted from Richard Gadd's acclaimed one-man stage play, chronicles his harrowing experience with a female stalker and the dark, hidden tra…
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INNOVATIVE LEADERSHIP Is innovative leadership merely about being in the right place at the right time or some flash of genius? Or is there a smart way to nurture creativity and build a pipeline of consistent innovation? You can probably guess my guest’s answer, but in a few minutes, Steve Wunker will actually explain you can be a more innovative l…
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For this episode we got to talk to Steven Knight about his latest limited series, FX’s The Veil, headlined by the one and only Elisabeth Moss. Research, his writing process, generating yet keeping tension under control and homages are among the topics Áron covered with the show's writer, creator, showrunner. Steve has written (and at times directed…
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Creating a score that perfectly matches the atmosphere of a new show is a challenge, but when a series is renewed, the composer faces the additional task of evolving, while maintaining the music’s familiar essence. Our next guest, Marty Beller, found himself in this exact situation transitioning from Season 1 to Season 2 of ‘American Rust’. In this…
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LEAD GENERATION Who wouldn’t benefit from expert lead generation tips, especially if they’re designed to help you maximize results and minimize costs, right? That’s why I’m so excited to welcome Josh Ramsey today. What You’ll Discover About Lead Generation: * The number one lead generation trap people fall into * The most practical way to approach …
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In this episode, Áron interviews Jess Gonchor, the production designer behind the enchanting world of John Krasinski’s ‘IF’. The film follows a young girl navigating a tough time in her life, who begins to see the forgotten imaginary friends of those who have grown up. Jess shares his insights on creating the whimsical and poignant settings that br…
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In this episode, Áron sits down with Sidd Khosla, the talented composer behind the evocative score of 'The Idea of You'. While the boy band August Moon fills the film with infectious hits, it's Sidd's music that truly brings the quieter, more emotional moments to life. Join us as we explore how Sidd crafted a soundtrack that perfectly complements t…
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Ethical Leadership Ethical leadership is about much more than not breaking the law. What does it mean for your career in the future of your business? Why does it matter if you can still be law abiding? Those are a few of the things we’ll be exploring with Rick Swegan, coauthor of the new book, The Practice of Ethical Leadership: Insights from Psych…
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Today’s guest is no stranger to editing wonderfully constructed, tension-filled episodes or TV shows, since Vikash Patel has worked on projects like Ozark or Five Days at Memorial. This time we cover his work on HBO’s The Sympathizer, where he edited the first two and the fifth episode. Viks told Áron his experience from working shoulder to shoulde…
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ENTREPRENEURIAL SUCCESS Entrepreneurial success, the process of scaling a business can feel overwhelming. There’s always at least one more thing to do, and the fear of a misstep that could be a setback can cause a lot of sleepless nights. But today’s guest, Jessica Yarborough can help reduce that fear and anxiety by sharing some often-overlooked fa…
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The score for Dev Patel’s directorial debut and true passion project, Monkey Man, has an authentic yet undeniably fresh feel to it. If you would like to go behind the scenes of the approach and process that led to the birth of the music playing in the background while Dev Patel’s character, Kid beats the sh*t out of everyone, you’re in the right pl…
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The first three episodes of HBO's The Sympathizer showed us that even everything but rather nothing is as we see it... And then comes the fourth which is almost completely a standalone installment right in the middle of the limited series. However this is no accident, it's entirely deliberate. On today's episode cinematographer Barry Ackroyd joins …
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Workplace Transformation A Navy SEAL needs to be nimble, conquer chaos, and successfully manage unexpected challenges. In many respects, business leaders do too because the ability to adapt and be resilient in the face of rapidly changing market conditions is what helps businesses stay competitive, grow, and succeed. How can we think more like a Na…
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Virtual Assistants Having virtual assistants sounds like a dream come true. But how easy is it to turn a chunk of your business over to a stranger? What should you be looking for and how do you make it work? How do you keep control? Those are some of the question today’s guest, Barbara Turley will be answering. What You’ll Discover About Virtual As…
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By now you can stream the final episode of Shōgun and so the amazing FX show in its entirety as well. The whole buildup and evolution of Shōgun is an absolute work of art and in this episode you can listen to Áron’s chat with the first two episodes’ director and cinematographer, Jonathan van Tulleken and Christopher Ross. From the start of their wo…
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Positional Power Positional power is one of the most misunderstood and misused concepts in business. It’s also why positional power can be an organization’s Achille’s heel. Sounds like heresy? Let’s talk about that. What You’ll Discover About Positional Power: * How positional power can promote an us-vs-them mentality * How emotional intelligence s…
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Can you guess how many different Italian villas/churches/horse stables it took to create the convent for Immaculate? The film’s production designer, Adam Reamer, has the answer and he shared it with us. Filming locations, favourite sets, and Italy’s seemingly endless religious prop collection were all discussed in Szilveszter’s interview with Adam …
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Toxic Leadership There are 5 toxic leadership behaviors that most managers don’t even realize have a negative impact on their employees. Imagine how much better and more productive the workplace would be if even one of those toxic leadership habits could be toned down. What You’ll Discover About Toxic Leadership: * How the severity, frequency, and …
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This time we have a real treat for you, as Áron spoke to some of the creative minds whose work allowed HBO’s brand new mini series to look and feel this lived in, this surreal yet lifelike. In chronological order you can hear the show’s editors Paulo Pandolpho and Peter Lambert (01:08), followed by production designer Kave Quinn (35:32), and last b…
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“Can you hear the music, Robert?” points Bohr the question to Oppenheimer in the latest Best Picture winner. Our next guest can not only hear the music, but also understand it, create (with) it. Jeff Russo has worked on the score of many deservedly admired TV shows, such as Fargo, Star Trek: Discovery and Picard or For All Mankind. This Thursday an…
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SECURITY MEASURES What security measures do you have in place to protect your email messages? We assume our emails are secure. But what if they’re not? How do we make sure our messages stay confidential? Those are a few of the topics we’ll explore with our cybersecurity expert, Stephen Jordan, when we come back. What You’ll Discover About Security …
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The next guest on our podcast is Christian Masini, the editor of Immaculate, who summed up the film the following way: “You show up to it, the movie punches you in the face and then it’s over” Chris and Szilveszter discussed various aspects of editing a horror film, including jump scares, finding the right length for the film, or how acting perform…
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Low Employee Engagement Whose problem is “Low Employee Engagement ?" Managers tend to blame employees for being unmotivated making it the employees’ problem to fix. But perhaps manager should look in the mirror instead? Let’s talk about that. What You’ll Discover About Low Employee Engagement: * How the phrase low employee engagement respects the p…
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Meaningful Work Maintaining accountability in the workplace is a two edged leadership sword. On the one hand we want employees to do meaningful work, on the other hand, what’s meaningful to management may not necessarily be meaningful to them, BUT it still needs to get done and therein lies the dilemma for executives, managers, and entrepreneurs. W…
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Who would've guessed that Syndey Sweeney's going to be our next scream queen? We could insert the infamous Paul Rudd meme ("Who would've thought? Not me...") here but it might not be that much of a surprise after all. However there are many aspects to Neon's Immaculate, directed by Michael Mohan, that resulted in this very much talked about horror …
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Retaining Top Talent Retaining top talent has always been a management challenge. It’s become even more so in our post-covid world where many employees who enjoyed the autonomy of remote work arrangements are suddenly faced return to office mandates. For employees it feels unfair when the work is going fine. Yet those employee perceptions clashed d…
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2019’s The Gentlemen film, written and directed by Guy Ritchie, has a whole vibe and style of its own that until now we could’ve only hoped for to be revisited again. Then this year Netflix has brought us an 8 episode series that very well might only be the start of the new chapter for the world of the likes of Mickey Pearson or Eddie Horniman. The…
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YouTube Video YouTube video can be very impactful because next to Google, YouTube is an incredibly powerful search engine in its own right. That means knowing how to harness that energy can accelerate the growth of your business, product, or service, but how can entrepreneurs tap into this phenomenon effectively and efficiently? That’s what I’ll be…
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Colby Day wrote the screenplay for ‘Spaceman’, the Netflix film premiering earlier this year at Berlinale. Colby was kind enough to feature on our podcast and discuss his background and future, while of course covering many aspects of writing Spaceman. Among other topics, he told Szilveszter about his theatre roots, what kind of writing process he …
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Workplace Fairness Workplace fairness is something employees desperately want and executives, managers and business owners think they give. But when a Gartner HR research finds 82% of employees report their working environment lacks fairness and last year’s State of the Workplace Gallup polls finds 59% of workers being disengaged, or “quiet quittin…
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Filmmaking is all about collaboration. No project could ever evolve into an actual film or show without the coordinated work of different departments. Not long after Netflix’s Orion and the Dark (written by Charlie Kaufman and directed by Sean Charmatz) was released, Áron spoke to the film’s composers Kevin Lax and Robert Lydecker. Their conversati…
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Buy a Profitable Business Knowing how to confidently buy a profitable business at a great price is an awesome way to expand an existing business or take the leap into entrepreneurship. But if it’s not something you do on a regular basis, your confidence may need some boosting with proven strategies and tips. That’s where today’s guest comes in. Wha…
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