Best Melanie Benjamin Podcasts (2024)

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Shadow of a Doubt 1:27:26

2h ago1:27:26

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Melanie and Ed love watching old movies and dishing on them. This week's movie is SHADOW OF A DOUBT (1943), directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and starring Teresa Wright and Joseph Cotten. Send podcast comments and suggestions to Melanded@whothehellarewe.com Don't forget to subscribe to the show!

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Georgy Girl 1:12:46

26d ago1:12:46

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Melanie and Ed love watching old movies and dishing on them. This week's movie is GEORGY GIRL (1966), starring Lynn Redgrave, Alan Bates, Charlotte Rampling, James Mason, and Rachel Kempson. Send podcast comments and suggestions to Melanded@whothehellarewe.com Don't forget to subscribe to the show!

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Club Book Episode 171 Melanie Benjamin 56:47

2M ago56:47

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Melanie Benjamin is an acknowledged master of historical fiction, not to mention one of the genre’s bestselling authors. Benjamin’s growing collection of work profiles topics ranging from the Nazi occupation of Paris, to silent movie starlet Mary Pickford, to the real-life inspiration behind Alice in Wonderland. Her most popular novels to date incl…

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Club Book Episode 170 Alice Winn 1:01:02

2M ago1:01:02

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Alice Winn is the pen behind one of 2023’s most talked about literary debuts. In Memoriam is a moving story of first love set against the cataclysmic backdrop of World War I. When young Henry Gaunt enlists in the British Army to dispel rumors of his family’s pro-German leanings, boarding school classmate Sidney Ellwood is quick to follow him to the…

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Club Book Episode 169 Kiley Reid 1:00:18

3M ago1:00:18

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Kiley Reid burst onto the literary scene in 2020 with Such a Fun Age, a fast-paced social satire about privilege in America. The New York Times bestselling debut hinges on the layered relationship between newly minted college graduate Emira Tucker and Alix Chamberlain, a wealthy businesswoman who hires Emira as a babysitter. Such a Fun Age was long…

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Club Book Episode 168 Cristina Henríquez 1:01:16

3M ago1:01:16

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Cristina Henríquez is best known to many as the author behind the modern classic The Book of Unknown Americans (2014). In it, Mexican teenager Maribel suffers a traumatic brain injury, forcing the Rivera family to move to the United States to secure medical care. A budding relationship with a neighbor boy, Panamanian immigrant Mayor Toro, sets in m…

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Club Book Episode 167 Nita Prose 57:09

3M ago57:09

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Fiction phenom Nita Prose is the author behind the #1 New York Times bestselling mystery The Maid. Readers and critics alike praise Prose’s mastery of plot and place, but reserve greatest acclaim for her memorable protagonist, “realistically different heroine” Molly Gray (NPR). Molly is neurodivergent. Her unique lens on the world proves invaluable…

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Club Book Episode 166 John Scalzi 1:07:44

3M ago1:07:44

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Science fiction superstar John Scalzi has gained a large and loyal following through what Kirkus Reviews calls his “insufferably good, trademark brand of fun yet think-y sci-fi adventure.” His debut, Old Man’s War (2005), won Scalzi speculative fiction’s Astounding (formerly John W. Campbell) Award for Best New Writer and launched the New York Time…

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Club Book Episode 165 Tommy Orange 52:44

3M ago52:44

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Science fiction superstar John Scalzi has gained a large and loyal following through what Kirkus Reviews calls his “insufferably good, trademark brand of fun yet think-y sci-fi adventure.” His debut, Old Man’s War (2005), won Scalzi speculative fiction’s Astounding (formerly John W. Campbell) Award for Best New Writer and launched the New York Time…

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Club Book Episode 164 ReShonda Tate 41:23

3M ago41:23

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ReShonda Tate is as versatile as she is prolific. In total, the bestselling author has published more than 50 books to date. Tate runs a wide gamut from contemporary romance, to teen fiction, to nonfiction, and even poetry. Standouts include her sophomore novel Let the Church Say Amen, which was adapted for the screen by producer Queen Latifah and …

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Random Harvest 1:07:43

2M ago1:07:43

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Melanie and Ed love watching old movies and dishing on them. This week's movie is RANDOM HARVEST (1942), starring Ronald Colman and Greer Garson Mel and Ed make book recommendations with similar themes. Send podcast comments and suggestions to Melanded@whothehellarewe.com Don't forget to subscribe to the show!…

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Trapeze 1:06:37

3M ago1:06:37

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Melanie and Ed love watching old movies and dishing on them. This week's movie is TRAPEZE (1956), starring Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis and Gina Lollobrigida. Mel and Ed make book recommendations with similar themes. Send podcast comments and suggestions to Melanded@whothehellarewe.com Don't forget to subscribe to the show!…

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The Rose Tattoo 1:27:36

3M ago1:27:36

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Melanie and Ed love watching old movies and dishing on them. This week's movie is THE ROSE TATTOO (1955), starring Anna Magnani, Burt Lancaster, Marisa Pavan, and Jo Van Fleet. Mel and Ed make book recommendations with similar themes. Send podcast comments and suggestions to Melanded@whothehellarewe.com Don't forget to subscribe to the show!…

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New Podcast Announcement and Trailer - Listening T.O. History! 4:59

4M ago4:59

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I have a new podcast, Listening T.O. History! Here's a quick announcement about it and the trailer. Check it out here: https://open.spotify.com/show/17OnQyM5pOXgcflZbBBlno.By Louis Reed-Wood

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Sudden Fear 1:11:04

5M ago1:11:04

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Melanie and Ed love watching old movies and dishing on them. This week's movie is SUDDEN FEAR (1952), American film noir thriller film directed by David Miller, and starring Joan Crawford and Jack Palance Mel and Ed make book recommendations with similar themes. Send podcast comments and suggestions to Melanded@whothehellarewe.com Don't forget to s…

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Stormy Weather 55:23

6M ago55:23

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Melanie and Ed love watching old movies and dishing on them. This week's movie is STORMY WEATHER (1943), starring Lena Horne, Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, and Cab Calloway. Mel and Ed make book recommendations with similar themes. Send podcast comments and suggestions to Melanded@whothehellarewe.com Don't forget to subscribe to the show!…

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insert lame excuse here 1:21:27

7M ago1:21:27

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Melanie and Ed love watching old movies and dishing on them; their audio engineer let the holidays, day job, COVID, and aliens delay posting this episode. This week's movie is SHAFT (1971), starring Richard Roundtree, Moses Gunn, Charles Cioffi, Christopher St. John, and Lawrence Pressman. Mel and Ed make book recommendations with similar themes. S…

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Club Book Episode 163 Tracy K. Smith 1:03:47

8M ago1:03:47

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Tracy K. Smith has published five well-received poetry collections to date and served as the 22nd Poet Laureate of the United States from 2017-2019. Her sophomore release, Duende, received the coveted James Laughlin Award from the Academy of American Poets. Smith cemented her growing reputation with Life on Mars, which “blends pop culture, history,…

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Club Book Episode 162 Elizabeth Acevedo 58:45

8M ago58:45

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Elizabeth Acevedo is a Dominican-American author and spoken word artist. She is best known for her 2018 young adult novel-in-verse The Poet X, which won the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature and the prestigious Carnegie Medal. Acevedo’s follow-ups, With the Fire on High (2019) and Clap When You Land (2020), solidified Acevedo’s stan…

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Club Book Episode 161 Fiona Davis 1:01:01

8M ago1:01:01

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Fiona Davis is a historical fiction mainstay beloved by readers for her “winning formula of showcasing the stories behind New York City landmarks” (USA Today). Her seven bestselling novels to date include Good Morning America Book Club pick The Lions of Fifth Avenue, a “delightful mystery delving into the history of New York Public Library” (Publis…

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Club Book Episode 160 Curtis Chin 1:01:05

8M ago1:01:05

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Curtis Chin is an award-winning filmmaker and activist. He also holds distinction as the co-founder and first executive director behind New York’s prestigious Asian American Writers’ Workshop. His anticipated debut memoir, Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant, hits shelves this October. Chin’s family restaurant, Chung’s Cantonese…

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Club Book Episode 159 Nicole Chung 1:01:14

8M ago1:01:14

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Nicole Chung grew up as a transracial adoptee – and one of the few people of color in her Oregon hometown. Her lifelong journey of self-discovery and poignant, candid writing on the subject have positioned Chung as a singular voice in memoir. In her 2018 debut, All You Can Ever Know, Chung shares her search for her biological family – a quest she u…

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Club Book Episode 158 Jacqueline Holland 45:08

8M ago45:08

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Jacqueline Holland is the pen behind the chart-topping novel The God of Endings. Publications as many and varied as Book Riot, B&N Reads, LitHub, Polygon, Library Journal and E! singled out this literary debut as one of the most anticipated fiction titles of 2023. The God of Endings follows Collette LeSange, headmistress of an elite fine arts schoo…

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Club Book Episode 157 Sadeqa Johnson 47:02

8M ago47:02

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Book club phenom Sadeqa Johnson has authored five novels to date. Her early books, including Love in a Carry-on Bag and And Then There Was Me, won the Phyllis Wheatley Award and National Book Club honors, among other distinctions. Johnson branched out from contemporary fiction and reached a still wider audience with Yellow Wife, lauded by Publisher…

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Cold [vodka] Opening 1:26:30

9M ago1:26:30

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Melanie and Ed love watching old movies and dishing on them. This week's movie: A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH (1946), starring David Niven, Roger Livesey, Raymond Massey, Kim Hunter and Marius Goring. Mel and Ed make book recommendations with similar themes. Send podcast comments and suggestions to Melanded@whothehellarewe.com Don't forget to subscrib…

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10th Anniversary! 1:16:57

9M ago1:16:57

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Melanie and Ed love watching old movies and dishing on them. This week's movie: BLACK NARCISSUS (1947), starring Deborah Kerr, Sabu, David Farrar, and Flora Robson, and featuring Esmond Knight, Jean Simmons, and Kathleen Byron. Mel and Ed make book recommendations with similar themes. Send podcast comments and suggestions to Melanded@whothehellarew…

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The Umbrellas of Cherbourg 54:36

11M ago54:36

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Melanie and Ed love watching old movies and dishing on them. This week's movie: THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG (1964), Written and directed by Jacques Demy, with music by Michel Legrand. Starring Catherine Deneuve and Nino Castelnuovo. Mel and Ed make book recommendations with similar themes. Send podcast comments and suggestions to Melanded@whothehell…

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Cowabunga, Big Kahuna 1:12:34

12M ago1:12:34

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Melanie and Ed love watching old movies and dishing on them. This week's movie: GIDGET (1959), starring Sandra Dee, Cliff Robertson, James Darren, Arthur O'Connell, and the Four Preps. Mel and Ed make book recommendations with similar themes. Send podcast comments and suggestions to Melanded@whothehellarewe.com Don't forget to subscribe to the show…

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Maurice 1:12:16

1y ago1:12:16

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Melanie and Ed love watching old movies and dishing on them. This week's movie: MAURICE (1987), starring The James Wilby, Hugh Grant, and Rupert Graves. Mel and Ed make book recommendations with similar themes. Send podcast comments and suggestions to Melanded@whothehellarewe.com Don't forget to subscribe to the show!…

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NUTS! 1:09:15

1y ago1:09:15

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Melanie and Ed love watching old movies and dishing on them. This week's movie: BATTLEGROUND (1949), starring Van Johnson, John Hodiak, Ricardo Montalbán, George Murphy, and James Whitmore. Mel and Ed make book recommendations with similar themes. Send podcast comments and suggestions to Melanded@whothehellarewe.com Don't forget to subscribe to the…

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Melanie's Potty-Mouth T-Shirt Reveal 1:15:40

1y ago1:15:40

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Melanie and Ed love watching old movies and dishing on them. This week's movie: CAT PEOPLE (1942), starring Simone Simon, Kent Smith, Tom Conway, and Jane Randolph. Mel and Ed make book recommendations with similar themes. Send podcast comments and suggestions to Melanded@whothehellarewe.com Don't forget to subscribe to the show!…

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Club Book Episode 156 Rebecca F. Kuang 53:25

1y ago53:25

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Speculative fiction superstar Rebecca F. Kuang is the author behind the #1 New York Times bestselling The Poppy War trilogy. Described by Publishers Weekly as “an ambitious fantasy reimagining of Asian history populated by martial artists, philosopher-generals, and gods,” Kuang’s early masterwork spans three installments: The Poppy War, The Dragon …

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Club Book Episode 155 Joshua Bennett 48:03

1y ago48:03

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Joshua Bennett, PhD, is a prize-winning poet and spoken word artist. He gained critical acclaim in 2016 with The Sobbing School, winner of the National Poetry Series and a finalist for an NAACP Image Award. Bennett’s follow-ups, Owed (2020) and The Study of Human Life (2022), solidified his standing as one of his generation’s most resonant and need…

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Lost Moral Compass 1:12:24

1y ago1:12:24

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Melanie and Ed love watching old movies and dishing on them. This week's movie: THE DAMNED DON'T CRY (1950), starring Joan Crawford, David Brian, and Steve Cochran. Mel and Ed make book recommendations with similar themes. Send podcast comments and suggestions to Melanded@whothehellarewe.com Don't forget to subscribe to the show!…

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Cooley High 1:33:17

1y ago1:33:17

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Melanie and Ed love watching old movies and dishing on them. This week's movie: COOLEY HIGH (1973), starring Glynn Turman, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, and Garrett Morris. Mel and Ed make book recommendations with similar themes. Send podcast comments and suggestions to Melanded@whothehellarewe.com Don't forget to subscribe to the show!…

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Club Book Episode 154 Alka Joshi 1:04:23

1y ago1:04:23

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Alka Joshi moved to the United States at age nine, but the author’s native Rajasthan, India looms large in her chart-topping historical fiction. Many readers know her best for The Henna Artist (2020), the first entry in The Jaipur Trilogy. It follows dye artisan and herbal healer Lakshmi Shastri, who flees an abusive marriage and attempts to earn a…

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Club Book Episode 153 Ali Hazelwood 1:00:56

1+ y ago1:00:56

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Ali Hazelwood holds a doctorate in neuroscience and a faculty position at a prestigious university. She also moonlights as one of the most popular romance authors writing today. Hazelwood’s distinctive brand centers on women in STEM fields and academia. She burst onto the literary scene in 2021 with The Love Hypothesis. Fellow romance writer Christ…

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Tuggle and TV 1:05:51

1+ y ago1:05:51

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Melanie and Ed love watching old movies and dishing on them. This week's movie: WHERE THE BOYS ARE (1960), starring Connie Francis, Dolores Hart, Paula Prentiss, George Hamilton, Yvette Mimieux, Jim Hutton, and Frank Gorshin. Mel and Ed make book recommendations with similar themes. Send podcast comments and suggestions to Melanded@whothehellarewe.…

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Club Book Episode 152 Oscar Hokeah 1:01:21

1+ y ago1:01:21

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Oscar Hokeah is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation and the Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma. He also proudly claims Mexican ancestry on his father’s side. Hokeah’s award-winning fiction explores intertribal identity and multicultural heritage. He honed his craft at the prestigious Institute of American Indian Arts, and his prose can be found in American Short…

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Club Book Episode 151 Janie Chang 55:59

1+ y ago55:59

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Janie Chang’s bestselling historical fiction is inspired by her Chinese ancestry, as well as that culture’s rich folkloric traditions. She gained a loyal following with Three Souls (2013) and Dragon Springs Road (2017), and reached a still wider audience with the 2020 release of The Library of Legends. Set against the Japanese invasion of China dur…

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Club Book Episode 150 Will Schwalbe 58:41

1+ y ago58:41

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Will Schwalbe is an acclaimed memoirist and entrepreneur. Amateur chefs may know him best as the mind behind Cookstr, the world’s largest free recipe database. Cookstr is owned today by Macmillan Publishing, where Schwalbe is now executive vice president of editorial development and content innovation. Schwalbe’s authorial debut, Send: Why People E…

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Madame X 1:03:13

1+ y ago1:03:13

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Melanie and Ed love watching old movies and dishing on them. This week's movie: MADAME X (1966), starring Lana Turner, John Forsythe, and Ricardo Montalbán. Mel and Ed make book recommendations with similar themes. Send podcast comments and suggestions to Melanded@whothehellarewe.com Don't forget to subscribe to the show!…

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Episode 29 - Suburbia’s Past, Present, and Future with Hana Suckstorff 1:31:25

1+ y ago1:31:25

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Today we’re digging into the history of urban planning in twentieth-century Canada and the US! Particularly, we discuss why our cities came to be oriented around car-dependent suburbs, and what consequences that style of design has for our lives today. In this episode, I’m joined by fellow Torontonian and historian, Dr. Hana Suckstorff. Our convers…

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QueerFM Featured Guests : Kwolanne Felix is a queer writer, student, and gender equality and environmentalist/ BYHAZE is a singer, singer wr 1:57:57

1+ y ago1:57:57

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Kwolanne Felix (she/her) is a queer writer, student, and gender equality and environmentalist. She was born in Haiti, grew up in Miami, and currently lives in New York City. She is a senior at Columbia University studying History focusing on the African Diaspora. Kwolanne writes creative nonfiction, opinion pieces, and personal essays where she ref…

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Episode 28 - Chatting about Historical Movies with Kevin Winterhalt 56:47

1+ y ago56:47

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On today’s episode, we chat about all things historical movies! I’m joined by Kevin Winterhalt, previous Off-Campus History alumnus and PhD Candidate at the University of Colorado-Boulder. His research examines the intersection of professional sports and politics in the modern United States. It’s a bit more of an informal chat today as we dive into…

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Mendacity! 1:05:20

1+ y ago1:05:20

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Melanie and Ed love watching old movies and dishing on them. This week's movie: CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF (1958), starring Paul Newman, Elizebeth Taylor, and Berl Ives. Mel and Ed make book recommendations with similar themes. Send podcast comments and suggestions to Melanded@whothehellarewe.com Don't forget to subscribe to the show!…

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QueerFM Featured Guest: Murry Peeters an actor and WGC-award nominated screenwriter. 1:50:50

1+ y ago1:50:50

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Murry Peeters (she/her) is an actor and WGC-award nominated screenwriter. Recent screenwriting credits include: THE PARKER- ANDERSONS and AMELIA PARKER. Her screen credits include NBC’s TAKEN, FARCRY 5 and SEE. Peeters’ acting experience enables her to write material populated by richly diverse and layered characters. She was selected to participat…

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QueerFM Featured Guests: Restlust (aka) Tianna Nicole is a queer, non-binary, Black- and Mexican-American artist/Margaret Cho is Comedian. A 1:49:57

1+ y ago1:49:57

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Restlust, (aka) Tianna Nicole (they/them) is a queer, non-binary, Black- and Mexican-American artist, sound explorer, transdisciplinary artist, multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer, and DJ, based in Los Angeles. Their focus is on creating sonic healing experiences, often as a collaborator. They are also the drummer and manager for the queer Af…

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QueerFm Featured Guest: KENDALL GENDER a performer, host, model and LGBTQIA2S+ activist 2:00:02

1+ y ago2:00:02

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KENDALL GENDER As a performer, host, model and LGBTQIA2S+ activist, Kendall Gender (he/him (out of drag, she/her in drag) is a bonafide Canadian drag sensation. With grassroots in Vancouver, she has performed coast to coast since 2014 and shows no signs of slowing down. Kendall is best known for being on season 2 of Canada’s Drag Race, where she pl…

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Authors in London Stories 1:26:24

1+ y ago1:26:24

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Melanie and Ed love watching old movies and dishing on them. This week's movie: THE LONG, HOT SUMMER (1958), starring Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Orson Wells, Lee Remick, Anthony Franciosa, and Angela Lansbury. Mel and Ed make book recommendations with similar themes. Send podcast comments and suggestions to Melanded@whothehellarewe.com Don't for…

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