Best Mel And Marissa Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 7: From Dusk Til Dawn with Dr Zenon Czenze and Ruvi De Mel 43:26

13h ago43:26

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Associated with vampires, the night, and sadly disease, bats get a bit of a bad rap. Diving into the world of these nocturnal hunters and their physiology is Dr Zenon Czenze and PhD candidate, Ruvi De Mel, as they talk all things bats ahead of the upcoming Sci Flicks film - From Dusk Til Dawn. Written by Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez, the …

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Season 5: Episode 4: Lisa Loeb Interview: Stay (I Missed You), Lullaby Girl 25:33

9d ago25:33

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This season on Baring It All with Call Me Adam I am highlighting My Entertainment Idols. Today, I am going back in time and Behind-The-Curtain to bring you this blast from the past, my 2017 interview with then Grammy nominated singer/songwriter Lisa Loeb. At that time, Lisa was getting ready to release her new family album Lullaby Girl, and celebra…

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Season 5: Episode 3: Mel B from The Spice Girls - Spice Up Your Life with the Old Razzle Dazzle - My Entertainment Idols 7:51

23d ago7:51

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This season on Baring It All with Call Me Adam I am highlighting My Entertainment Idols. Today, I am going back In time and Behind-The-Curtain to bring you this blast from the past, my 2016 interview with Mel B, who you know as Scary Spice from the Spice Girls. In 2016, Mel B was getting ready to star in Chicago the Musical on Broadway in the role …

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Season 5: Episode 2: Marc Summers Interview - Getting Messy with Double Dare Host - My Entertainment Idols Series 33:05

1M ago33:05

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After seeing Marc Summers' new Off-Broadway show, The Life and Slimes of Marc Summers, I am so honored to have been granted the opportunity to speak with him for My Entertainment Idols, a special series on my podcast Baring It All with Call Me Adam. In this interview, Marc is Baring It All with Call Me Adam about: What he learned about himself from…

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Possession w Matt Cosper + "What The F*ck Did I Just Watch?" 1:36:02

1M ago1:36:02

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Cunning and handsome devil, writer, actor, director, and magic user Matt Cosper returns to discuss a total mind melt of a film. We talk about the movie and it's many wondrous tangible and esoteric properties (nearly) the entire time. It's a banger. Please Donate <3

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Season 5: Episode 1: Brentley Gore Interview - Singer, Songwriter, California Dreams Actor - My Entertainment Idols Series 32:39

1M ago32:39

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So excited to begin Season 5 of my podcast, Baring It All with Call Me Adam! This season I am focusing on My Entertainment Idols. I am thrilled to kick off this season with Singer, Songwriter & Actor Brentley Gore, who you know from NBC's '90s television series California Dreams. Last year, I got to interview Brentley who played Matt Garrison on Ca…

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The Beach Bum w Joe Seul + Scene v Community 2:07:17

1M ago2:07:17

2:07:17

Florida man, prolific musician, burgeoning standup comic, and old friend of the Rev's from his scene kid band days(daze) Joe Seul joined us to discuss the Harmony Korine film, The Beach Bum. Joe brings a fresh and almost, dare I say, pure sort of curiosity and sense of exploration to his myriad creative projects. From a tall, black, laser and smoke…

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Sermon 03 - Never Ending Alarm; A Cardiograph of the Current Thing by Marbl Queen 14:12

2M ago14:12

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Our first guest sermon by the astutely observant and compassionate Marbl Queen illustrates something the Rev had been trying to put his finger on for a while now, except she did it with more grace than he could have. This felt like a message literally everyone needs to hear, especially lately. If this resonates with you consider reading more of Mar…

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Episode 6: "Volcano" with Dr. Kieran Meaney 33:58

2M ago33:58

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Let's begin the Trimester in style! This month's Sci Flicks is all about volcanoes, and what better movie to watch than Volcano, the 1997 disaster film all about an eruption and the consequences thereafter? Bridgette is joined by Dr. Kieran Meaney, this month's guest speaker and geological expert, to talk about how accurate the film is and the impa…

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Sermon 02 - Disclose This! (A Love Letter to Diana Pasulka) 19:57

3M ago19:57

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Another sermon from atop the Soapbox, this time a few details about disclosure the Rev finds particularly incongruent in light of the whole of human experience and the myth of progress. He rants for a bit and then it's over and you can have ice cream. Donate to keep this show going! 10 Scientific Dogmas Diana Pasulka interview Chris Bledsoe intervi…

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Season 4 Finale: Episode 11: Del Shores Interview: Sordid Lives Creator, Director, Producer, Writer 26:32

3M ago26:32

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What a great way to end the 4th Season of my podcast, Baring It All with Call Me Adam! I have been fortunate to interview Del Shores (Sordid Lives Creator) multiple times throughout the years. After working in the entertainment industry for more than three decades as a Director, Producer, and Writer, Del is finally making his NYC theatrical directo…

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Wings of Desire w Marissa Gamberutti + The Joys of Incarnation 2:20:56

3M ago2:20:56

2:20:56

Marissa is back! The nuance of desire work, incarnation, karma, the 72 angels of Thy Holiest Name, somatic sex education, upcoming workings and workshops, the gentle flow of doing beneath the desperate motivators, wisdom of the body, identifying intent within intimate action, and so much more. Marissa's Website Marissa's Substack (where the angel s…

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Sermon01 - Hermeneutics in Creation 15:14

4M ago15:14

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The first, possibly even the last, Soapbox Sermon. A few off the cuff musings by the Rev on some minutia of art/media appreciation/consumption and a juxtaposition with Nick Cave's reflections on the creative process of machines. Plus the announcement that we will be taking questions for mailbag episodes. Happy belated holidays, everyone! <3…

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Season 4: Episode 10: Marilu Henner Interview: Madwomen of the West 13:28

5M ago13:28

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I am so excited to catch up with actress Marilu Henner, whom I had the distinct pleasure of interviewing in 2021. When I heard she was returning to the New York stage, in Sandra Tsing Loh's Madwomen of the West, I wasted no time in trying to get a new interview. I am so grateful she agreed to talk with me a second time. Marilu is known for starring…

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Season 4: Episode 9: Ben Jackson Walker Interview: Romeo in Broadway's And Juliet 27:49

5M ago27:49

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Romeo is one of literature's most famous characters and now he is being embodied by Ben Jackson Walker who is making his Broadway debut in the new hit musical & Juliet. After seeing the show a few weeks ago, I was so excited to have the opportunity to speak with him. In this interview Ben is Baring It All with Call Me Adam about: Making his Broadwa…

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Episode 5: Arrival with Dr. Sally Dixon and Dr. Piers Kelly 36:06

6M ago36:06

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After nearly 3 years and 17 episodes, Dr. Marissa Betts is stepping down as Sci Flicks Coordinator. We cannot thank her enough for all she has done for the show and thoroughly look forward to seeing what she's going to do next. She has passed the mantle of Sci Flicks Coordinator over to Bridgette Glover; a PhD student here at UNE who looks forward …

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Season 4: Episode 8: Ann Harada Interview - From Avenue Q to The Office with Dolly Parton & The New Peggy 27:10

6M ago27:10

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Ann Harada is a brilliant actress who knows how to get the laugh by using the inflection of both her speaking & singing voice. Ann's comedic timing is on point each and every time. She brings new depth to such familiar characters as Madame Thénardier in Les Misérables & sets the bar for the roles she creates such as Pile of Poo in Emojiland. Now An…

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Episode 4: Eight Legged Freaks with Dr. James O'Hanlon 27:34

6M ago27:34

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Sci Flicks continues this month with a screening of the 2002 comedic monster film Eight Legged Freaks! Marissa's guest this month is Dr James O'Hanlon; a researcher with a keen interest in arachnids!By TuneFM

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Season 4: Episode 7: Andrew Keenan-Bolger Interview - Taking A Bite Out of Life in Dracula A Comedy Of Terrors 28:02

7M ago28:02

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Andrew Keenan-Bolger is an actor, author, director & producer who is known for his starring roles on Broadway in Disney's Newsies, Mary Poppins & Tuck Everlasting. After a little bit of time away, Andrew is back on the New York stage sinking his teeth into the Off-Broadway comedy, Dracula A Comedy Of Terrors. In this interview, Andrew is Baring It …

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Season 4: Episode 6: Marissa Jaret Winokur Interview: Hairspray Meets Exorcistic The Musical 28:35

7M ago28:35

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Tony Award Winner Marissa Jaret Winokur, who won the coveted award for her starring turn in Broadway's Hairspray is Baring It All with Call Me Adam. Marissa is coming back to NYC as a guest star in HRS Productions and Orgasmico Theatre's production of Michael Shaw's Exorcistic: The Rock Musical, an unauthorized parody of The Exorcist. In this inter…

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Shatter Dead w Evan Dean Shelton + VOIDCON 1:58:34

7M ago1:58:34

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Horror author, Noise/black metal musician, and event organizer Evan Dean Shelton joins us to talk about Scooter McRae's cult classic, zombies that are just sort of annoying, the difference between horror and self-help fiction, the need for freedom of expression, writing as a magical implement, story as a container for darkness, telling tales as a c…

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Season 4 Episode 5: Payson Lewis Interview: From Blurrier to Clarity 24:40

8M ago24:40

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Payson Lewis is an indie-pop singer/songwriter who is once again Baring It All with Call Me Adam. After conducting about half a dozen interviews with him, it's great to catch up with him on the heels of his new single "Blurrier" being released. In this interview, Payson is baring it all about: Making Music His new single Blurrier His writing proces…

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Tremors w Mel Priestley + Do Graboids Love? 3:20:03

8M ago3:20:03

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DONATE<3 We were delighted to chat with our astrologer friend Mel Priestley about probably the best monster flick of all time. We discuss when, and how much, to worry about astro timing in magic and the traps that come along with spirit work as a primary source of income. Plus Mel runs a chart for the movie itself and we delve deep into the univers…

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Shin Godzilla + The Kaiju in the Zeitgeist 2:11:43

8M ago2:11:43

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DONATE<3 Coffee snobs. High tinkering. A great prequel to Evangelion. Machines: the new middle man. Is Hideaki Anno the Godzilla of Anime? Summer Time Rendering is the Groundhog Day of Anime (minus the ending). Bad trip sounds. The retail path to enlightenment. The ever deepening insidiousness of glitter. Splash is a weird movie. The Tom Hanks cont…

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Season 4: Episode 4: George Krissa Interview: Making Music with The Holiday Sitter 22:55

8M ago22:55

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Toronto based Film, TV, and Theatre actor, George Krissa is Baring It All with Call Me Adam. He most recently starred in Hallmark's The Holiday Sitter alongside Jonathan Bennett, making history as the network's first ever LGBTQ+ lead romcom. Now George is coming to New York City to make his cabaret debut at Chelsea Table & Stage on September 23, 20…

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Season 4: Episode 3: Esta TerBlanche Interview: Looking Back: On All My Children 28:15

8M ago28:15

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Esta TerBlanche is a South African actress best known for her role on ABC's All My Children, playing Gillian Andrassy, the love interest to Ryan Lavery (played by Cameron Mathison). In this interview, Esta is Baring It All with Call Me Adam to reveal: Inadvertently helping the writers on All My Children write some of her lines Working with Cameron …

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Season 4 Episode 2: Erik Christopher Peterson Interview: Harry Potter and The Cursed Child 13:38

9M ago13:38

13:38

Alakazam! Alakazoo! I get to interview Scorpius Malfoy from Harry Potter and the Cursed Child woo hoo! Erik Christopher Peterson is currently starring on Broadway in the Tony Award winning play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child as Scorpius Malfoy (the son of Harry Potter's fiercest rival, Draco Malfoy). In this interview Erik is Baring It All About…

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Season 4 Episode 1: Ethan Slater Interview - SpongeBob SquarePants The Broadway Musical 29:12

9M ago29:12

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Before Wicked the movie. Before Ariana Grande. I got to interview Broadway actor Ethan Slater, who received a Tony nomination for his starring role in SpongeBob Squarepants: The Broadway Musical. At the time this interview took place, Ethan was getting ready to release Edge of the World, a concept album he wrote with Drama Desk nominee Nick Blaemir…

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Season 4 Trailer 0:50

9M ago0:50

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GREAT NEWS.... Season 4 of my podcast Baring It All with Call Me Adam begins Thursday, August 3! I can't wait for YOU to join me for this exciting new season!By Call Me Adam/Adam Rothenberg

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In Fabric + Big Red Buttons & Tantric Dispositions 2:13:02

9M ago2:13:02

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DONATE =) We took some time off for family stuff but we recorded a couple cozy chats between buddies in the meanwhile. Rev chose this department store fever dream and the boys are all over the place on this one. Under The Skin. Karma is real. Fake guru. Repeating cycles. Mom stuff. Demon Slayer. And also touch on Way of the House Husband, though th…

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Under the Silver Lake w Ghostcheddar + The Cast of L.A. 3:02:16

9M ago3:02:16

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DONATE =) After his last appearance for Videodrome, we decided to bring the show to his backyard with a very place-based movie. Owen brings some great stories, lore, and reflections on both this wild film and his own neighborhood, near which the movie was shot. It was cool as hell to get the local tea on some of these references and archetypal comm…

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Baring It Slightly - Interview with Lauren Elder, Actress & Singer - The Gospel According To Heather 4:23

10M ago4:23

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Live from The Gospel According To Heather press event, I interviewed my friend, Actress & Singer, Lauren Elder. In this interview, Lauren pulled back the curtain to reveal: What made her want to be part of The Gospel According To Heather What she related to most about the show & her character Grace Krebs One rule she lives by Visit my website, Call…

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Baring It Slightly - Interview with Theatre Director Rachel Klein 5:16

10M ago5:16

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Live from The Gospel According To Heather press event, I interviewed Director & Choreographer, Rachel Klein. In this interview, Rachel pulled back the curtain to reveal: How The Gospel According To Heather found its way to her What she related to most about the show One rule she lives by Visit my website, Call Me Adam dot com, for behind-the-curtai…

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Baring it Slightly - Brittany Nicole Williams - The Gospel According To Heather 4:25

10M ago4:25

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Live from the The Gospel According To Heather press event, where members of the media were given a sneak peak of this new Off-Broadway Musical, I interviewed Heather herself, Brittany Nicole Williams. In this interview, Brittany revealed: Why she wanted to audition for The Gospel According To Heather What she related to most about her character, He…

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Baring It Slightly - Katey Sagal & Paul Gordon Interview - The Gospel According to Heather 8:39

11M ago8:39

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Television star Katey Sagal (Married with Children, Futurama, Sons of Anarchy) & writer Paul Gordon (2001 Tony Nominated Composer for Jane Eyre) pull back the curtain to talk about the new Off-Broadway Musical, The Gospel According To Heather. In this interview, they reveal: What they relate to most about the show Their creative processes Stage/The…

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Pi w Lance Baker + Healing & Complex Entanglements 3:08:17

11M ago3:08:17

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Don't be a downer, be a DONOR. We live on your contributions. Our friend, hypnotherapist, and Reiki champion Lance Baker came by to chat about his own complex and dynamic healing journey, share some of the most incredible personal experiences we have ever hosted on the show, and answer some pointed questions about what even is Reiki. This might be …

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Episode 3: Everything Everywhere All at Once - Interview with Kate Armstrong-Smith 41:51

11M ago41:51

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We're looking at a recent film this month! May's episode of Sci Flicks examines the smash hit that swept the 2023 Academy Awards; the film with the most nominations, most wins, and prestigious Best Picture award, Everything Everywhere All at Once! Our guest this month is Kate Armstrong-Smith, the creator of Othelia, an Australian engine which seeks…

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BroadwayCon 2020 - Cady Huffman Live Interview 30:26

11M ago30:26

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With the 2023 Tony Award Season upon us, I thought I would take you back to my interview with Tony Award Winner Cady Huffman live from BroadwayCon 2020. Cady & I discussed backstage stories from her Tony Award winning role in Mel Brooks' The Producers + so much more! LIVE from BroadwayCon 2020, I am recording a very special episode of Baring It All…

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Season 1 Rewind: Episode #35: "A Musical About Star Wars" 37:04

12M ago37:04

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In Celebration of Star Wars Day, I wanted to re-share my interview from 2020 with A Musical About Star Wars' cast & creative team. May The 4th Be With You! On this episode of Baring It All with Call Me Adam, I am chatting with the cast & creative team of the fun hit Off-Broadway show A Musical About Star Wars: Tom D'Angora (Concept/Co-Book Writer),…

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Ravenous/Nightbreed w Sasha Ravitch + The New You 2:01:39

12M ago2:01:39

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Enjoying the long-form conversations with no ads or paywalls? We are a Value4Value podcast which means our listeners give back by donating! Stellar witch and friend of monsters Sasha Ravitch came by to chat about two delightfully dark movies, Ravenous and Nightbreed. We chat about both and examine these two manifestations of otherness as sides of t…

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Season 3: Episode 15: Del Shores Interview: Celebrating Leslie Jordan, Sordid Lives Franchise 30:37

1y ago30:37

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This episode is a celebration of Leslie Jordan, whose birthday is this Saturday (April 29). Known for his Emmy Award winning role of Beverley Leslie on NBC's Will & Grace, Leslie was delighting audiences on FOX's hit comedy Call Me Kat before his untimely death in October 2022. In March 2022, I got to interview one of Leslie's best friends, Del Sho…

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Season 3: Episode 14: Alex Wyse Interview: Believing in Myself Again, Starring alongside Sean Hayes in Broadway's Good Night, Oscar 32:16

1y ago32:16

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Alex Wyse is an actor, writer, director & producer who is currently starring on Broadway alongside Emmy Award winner Sean Hayes in the new play Good Night, Oscar. In this exclusive interview, Alex & I discuss: What it is like to work with Sean Hayes Believing in Yourself Mental Health Stage Mishaps Collaboration Working with Broadway's Wesley Taylo…

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Episode 2: Contagion - Interview with Professor Kim Usher 33:31

1y ago33:31

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Our April episode of Sci Flicks sees Marissa looking at the 2011 film that proved to be well and truly ahead of its time, Contagion! She's not doing it alone though; she's joined by Professor Kim Usher, Member of the Order of Australia! Professor Kim Usher is Professor of Nursing in the School of Health and the Editor-in-Chief of the International …

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Season 3: Episode 13: Kristos Andrews: The Bay - Season 7 Exclusive Interview 37:57

1y ago37:57

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Kristos Andrews, an 11-time Emmy Award winner, is known for playing Pete Garret/Adam Kenway on The Bay, the multi-Emmy Award winning series currently in its 7th Season on Tubi. In this exclusive interview, Kristos & I discuss: Season 7 of The Bay Playing Twins Being related to Marilyn Monroe Being a Guinness World Record Holder And so much more Str…

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Season 3: Episode 12: Mary Beth Peil Interview - Celebrating Dawson's Creek 12:48

1y ago12:48

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In 2020 I got to interview Mary Beth Peil, who's known for her illustrious career in both Television and Theatre. Mary Beth's first TV series regular role was playing "Grams" on the WB's Dawson's Creek. Dawson's Creek ended its run 20 years ago in May 2003. In this special episode, Mary Beth reveals: How she got cast on Dawson's Creek What is was l…

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Serenity w Noah + Stories Empires Tell 2:44:16

1y ago2:44:16

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We get into a bunch of C-words like Conspiracy, Capital, Corporations, and Corruption through the lens of the Better World our villain the Operative so believes in. Dynastic power structures, wars planned by pen pals, the Rockefeller iceberg, psychics in a land of propaganda, and so much more. Our friend has a vast knowledge of all things insidious…

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FernGully w Postmugglism + Ecopunk to Animism 2:37:41

1y ago2:37:41

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We got to chat with our wayfinding friend Nate! He and his partner moved to Mexico to start a new life in the jungle and he tells us all about his experiences of intuitively feeling out the locals, building relations with the local spirit web, and the many syncs and wonders that inevitably arrive as compliments and stepping stones to such a grand a…

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Promethea w Angie Speaks + Materia, Immateria, & Technology 1:13:14

1y ago1:13:14

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The ever insightful Angie Speaks dropped by to talk about Alan Moore's esoteric odyssey, Promethea. We talk about AI companions, the black iron prison finger trap, Moore's ambiguously optimistic take on the cyberfuture, the challenges of identifying the macro with the micro, the world as a reflection of self, the digital & imaginal, Carl Jung & the…

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Season 3: Episode 11: Part 2: Barry Jay Interview: Finding Hope During Dark Times 24:55

1y ago24:55

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In Part 2 of our interview, Filmmaker Barry Jay (and founder of Barry's Bootcamp) goes even deeper behind-the-scenes of his newest thriller, The Way Out, starring Sherri Shepherd, Mike Manning, Jonny Beauchamp & Ashleigh Murray. This time around: Barry gives insider information on how a film is made We get very personal as Barry opens up about his …

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Life is Hot in Cracktown w David Simmons + Author, Myth, & Setting: City Magic 2:25:33

1y ago2:25:33

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The hilarious and fascinating horror author David Simmons delighted us with occult stories of rappers and the disturbing metaphysics behind the "smokin' on" phenomenon, Baltimore's Cal Ripken streak-breaker legend and other local lore, the genius of total spook of a movie "Life Is Hot In Cracktown", patron hood ghosts, mutant high-rise projects gan…

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