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Random Acts of Cinema

Mike Noyes and Charles Peterson

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Each week friends Mike and Charlie have Randy (the random number generator) select a film for them to watch from the Criterion Collection. Then they discuss and review it for your listening pleasure. It’s a podcast about the love of film, expanding horizons, painstakingly cataloging the duration of every long take, and friendship.
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Being Human UT Podcast

Dr. Randy Jasmine and Dr. Jim Haendiges

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Dr. Randy Jasmine and Dr. Jim Haendiges discuss issues relative to humanities and technology at their university. As professors at recently re-named, “Utah Tech University,” these professors of English talk about how the changing technological landscape of higher education is impacting the humanities locally at their university and more broadly in the scope of higher education.
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Maybe God

Eric Huffman

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Hosted by skeptic-at-heart Eric Huffman of The Story Church, Maybe God tackles the toughest topics related to faith - from doubts of Biblical proportions, sexuality, near-death experiences, shame, and so much more. Eric invites best-selling authors, psychiatrists, scientists, renowned Christian apologists, artists, atheists, and ordinary people in extraordinary situations to address the questions we all have about life, meaning, and the purpose for our existence. Through powerful storytellin ...
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The Rural Leaders Podcast

National Grassroots Media Corporation

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The Rural Leaders Podcast is a show that honors unsung heroes who overcome challenge and adversity to become catalysts of positive change in their communities. We'll interview leaders from across the spectrum of rural America, sharing seeds of inspiration, hope, & support in their efforts to build creatively engaged & active communities. Like friends gathering around the kitchen table after Sunday dinner, co-Hosts Dana Peterson and Richard Fordyce will join guests who are leaders from all re ...
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Before her childhood sweetheart Jordan Peterson catapulted into the public arena, Tammy Peterson was living a relatively ordinary life. Almost overnight, their family of four became central figures in an ever-raging culture war. As if these newfound pressures were not enough, Tammy was soon diagnosed with a rare, fatal cancer. But as she shares wit…
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Sweeping vistas! Dangerous men driven by greed, glory, honor, and obsession! Is this what acclaimed epic director David Lean has in store for us today? Well… it does feature some dramatically filmed trains. That’s one of his things, right? Join our Patreon and support the podcast! Join the Random Acts of Cinema Discord server here! *Come support th…
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I can’t help it if I’m scarred from too many bad 1980s and 90s comic book movie adaptations that weren’t faithful to the source material. I know it shouldn’t matter. Especially if the movie was made in the 1940s, it’s directed by podcast-favorites Powell and Pressburger, and it’s actually excellent. Join our Patreon and support the podcast! Join th…
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Kennedy Littledike was 16 years old when she survived a horrific car crash that left her dangling upside down on a power line for over an hour as she waited for help. Now 19, this Idaho teen and Tik Tok sensation talks about the incident that changed her life overnight, and a strange, supernatural encounter with God that kept her holding on for dea…
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Can we chalk this up as another Walter Matthau all-time slam-dunk that most people have never heard of? Or is this old man spy caper exactly what it looks like? We are joined by the duo Brad and Jake from the Never Did it podcast as we race across the globe in search of a potential antidote to Moonraker (which Charlie still thinks is a very good ol…
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Singular-voiced American comedic auteur Bobcat Goldthwait writes, directs, and stars in his absurdist satire of the 1980s stand-up comedy scene reimagined as a grimey city infested with infighting sub-castes of clowns whose insecurities, addictions, and lack of talent lock them in a perpetual rut of demeaning gigs, black-out benders, and petty jeal…
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Host: Katherine Marshall Woods, Psy.D. is a licensed clinical psychologist whose interest lie in the intersection of psychology and media. Dr. Marshall Woods consults with screenwriters and authors to accurately integrate psychological aspects into plots, provides character analyses and assistance with set accuracy. She is also a professor at The G…
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Angola Do You Hear Us? Voices from a Plantation Prison (formerly known as A Peculiar Silence), presented by MTV Documentary Films, tells the story of playwright Liza Jessie Peterson, whose acclaimed play "The Peculiar Patriot" was shut down mid-performance at the Louisiana State Penitentiary, commonly known as Angola Prison. Directed and edited by …
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Best-selling author and near-death experiences aficionado John Burke returns to Maybe God for a second deep dive into reported glimpses into the afterlife. In his latest book “Imagine The God of Heaven”, John details the shocking evidence that supports NDEs and discusses how people from various religious traditions all seem to encounter the same, b…
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René Lalou’s timeless (well, maybe not exactly) hand drawn science fiction epic turns a skeptical eye on human systems of power in an unimaginable world of inhuman blue giants (that are somehow even more human). You know: it’s your basic Jack and the Beanstalk meets Avatar situation. With better (by which I mean funkier) music. Join our Patreon and…
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The good days are long past for Chan and Leung, a couple slowly drifting apart, and losing themselves in the oncoming wave of modernity consisting of unemployment, debt, loneliness, and alienation. But since Edward Yang directed it, somehow it’s all beautiful. Join our Patreon and support the podcast! Join the Random Acts of Cinema Discord server h…
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Ezra's story is unique. Teenage suicide isn't. Ezra was a gifted artist whose passions and voice are imprinted in his drawings, collages, paintings, musical compositions, and journals. As we unravel the story of Ezra’s life and death, we gain a heartfelt, personal, no-holds-barred insight into teenage suicide and surviving its aftermath. This movin…
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Nobody told me what “emotional abuse” was until after I had already experienced it for four years straight. My girlfriend at the time was a very loving person, but she also manipulated me, locked me out of the house, and pressured me into ending every female friendship that I had. Hollywood movies teach us that abuse only “counts” if you see blood …
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There was a time, believe it or not, when the channel Bravo was willing to pay for some “celebrities” and a camera crew to get out of their comfort zones, go on various excursions around the world, and watch the sparks fly as they bicker, backstab, and try to make “reality” look fun for the audiences back home. That time was 1991. Those celebrities…
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When 17-year-old Arthur Medina was charged with capital murder, he was certain that his life was over. But after 15 years in solitary confinement, a strange encounter catapulted Arthur into new life in Christ, as well as a new life outside prison walls. Still, Arthur remains convinced that he deserved to die – and that he is not the only one. In th…
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Founded in 2009, by a black female filmmaker that initially wanted to create a space for like-minded creatives to screen their projects and network, soon evolved into the DMV International Film Festival. DMVIFF's mission is to sustainably develop, unite, discover and enrich the cinema talents in and of the DC, MD, VA, and Internationally. In additi…
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Brett Morgen's expressionistic documentary seeks to sidestep the question of "which is the real David Bowie?" and instead sees the creation of his personas as just one strategy used by the performer to craft a life of continuous artistic challenge and innovation. "Reinvention" isn't so much a gimmick used to promote album and ticket sales as it is …
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Craig T. Williams is a writer/producer/editor at Red Wall Productions, a film production company he runs with his wife and partner, Rosalyn Coleman Williams. Craig has produced over 50 film projects including documentaries, narrative short films, and web series. He has empowered artists, assisting writers, actors and filmmakers develop their craft …
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Director Jacques Becker's belle epoque period drama about gangsters sets their lives on such a delicate balance between honor death that the eponymous pretty blonde is all it takes to bring it crashing down. Would you say a "love quadrangle" or a "love square"? Join our Patreon and support the podcast! Join the Random Acts of Cinema Discord server …
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Indie director Melvin van Peebles’ one film for Columbia Pictures pointedly slams against the dictates and standards of studio filmmaking with his Godfrey Cambridge-starring vehicle about a white bigot who wakes up black and finds himself in a world that no longer tolerates his existence. Join our Patreon and support the podcast! Join the Random Ac…
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Between school shootings, online predators, bullying, and the raging culture war, it’s hard not to worry about our children. But as veteran counselor and parenting expert Sissy Goff warns, worry is contagious; the over-anxious parent will give rise to an over-anxious child. In this episode, Sissy shares practical tips for breaking this vicious cycl…
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Just in time for February: it's... Random Acts of Cinema's Francis Ford Coppola's Bram Stoker's Dracula. Take me away from all of these possessives. Join our Patreon and support the podcast! Join the Random Acts of Cinema Discord server here! *Come support the podcast and get yourself or someone you love a random gift at our merch store. T-shirts, …
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An all-star who’s-who of mid-century Italian comedy (we assume) unite for a picture of staggering proportions! Our boys stumble and bumble their way through a meticulously planned robbery and end up stealing… our hearts. Director Mario Monicelli gives the world one of the great prototypes of the comedic heist. Join our Patreon and support the podca…
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Those who argue in favor of the death penalty often emphasize capital punishment as a means of justice for victims and their families. But what if those impacted by the crimes in question desire a different kind of justice? Rev. Sharon Risher, daughter of one of the nine churchgoers slain in the 2015 hate crime at Emanuel AME Church, is one of thos…
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Content and Spoiler Warning: This film dramatizes bullying, violence, against children, and a school shooting. Those who may not want to listen to this episode should skip this one and join us next week. Can an all-boys boarding school serve as a microcosm of an entire nation's fractured state of values? More importantly: should it? Director Lindsa…
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He lost his job. He got his draft notice. The only path forward for this cinefile is clear: alienate everyone in his life and fracture his sanity by filming a progressively more erratic week of his life. Is he really searching for truth? Is film even the right way to capture truth? Does he really care about truth at all? Director Jim McBride fake d…
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Annie Alaniz’s world was confined to a poor, rural village in Malawi with limited healthcare and education, until a medical missionary from Texas recognized her potential to reshape the future of her entire community. Thomas Keown’s childhood was marked by a bloody 30-year conflict in Northern Ireland, which sparked a fire in him to give voice to o…
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In the darkest of night, standing solitary vigil against the forces of evil: there stands the city’s only hope for justice, for vengeance, for truth. There stands… The Cameraman! Director Buster Keaton mines the depths of obsession and action in this late silent-era masterpiece Join our Patreon and support the podcast! Join the Random Acts of Cinem…
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Director Frank Capra returns to the podcast with his Oscar-hording smash hit romantic comedy starring Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert. A glamorous heiress is on the run from her father as she embarks on a cross-country trek to get back to her playboy husband. But a hard on his luck newspaperman knows a good story when he sees one, and takes her u…
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Randy Travis overcame all odds to become a country music legend, but few people know the whole story. After surviving an abusive childhood and struggling to stay sober and out of trouble as a young man, Randy's determined work ethic and signature baritone voice propelled his meteoric rise to superstardom. In the years that followed, however, his li…
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Director Spike Jonze upends Hollywood conventions in this mind-bending Malkovich. Can Malkovich Malkovich before Malkovich Malkovich? Join our Patreon and support the podcast! Join the Random Acts of Cinema Discord server here! *Come support the podcast and get yourself or someone you love a random gift at our merch store. T-shirts, hoodies, mugs, …
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Eliza and Ted were living a comfortable, country club lifestyle in the U.S. when they felt God calling them to uproot their lives and move their young family to the war-torn Middle East. What started as an 18 month experiment became a 20 plus year journey raising their Christian family in an unpredictable region and learning how to share the Gospel…
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This time, Mira Nair unleashes her penchant for a romance-set-among-a-sprawling-family-drama on the nation of India as a wedding is organized, threatened, and celebrated amidst the intensity of a rainy season that I guess is probably a metaphor for something. Join our Patreon and support the podcast! Join the Random Acts of Cinema Discord server he…
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If you heard our summer series on marriage and dating, you’ll remember Dave and Ashley Willis, marriage experts and hosts of the Naked Marriage Podcast. Dave and Ashley recently launched a new podcast called Parenting Uncovered, and today we’re sharing an episode of that show featuring our very own host Eric Huffman and his wife Geovanna. Together …
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Hitch is back! Or rather, here he is just as he’s starting to become THE Alfred Hitchcock. His first thriller blurs the boundaries between guilt, loss, obsession, and paranoia as a bloodthirsty killer of women stalks the London streets… on Tuesdays. Join our Patreon and support the podcast! Join the Random Acts of Cinema Discord server here! *Come …
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Having suffered childhood sexual abuse at the hands of a family member, 13-year-old Vesper Stamper was hungry for a sense of control. An answer was seemingly found in wicca, transcendental meditation, and other occult practices; but after her first experience of astral projection, Vesper became plagued by a dark spiritual oppression that only conve…
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In his first film, renowned director Bernardo Bertolucci prowls through the not-so-innocent lives of strangers who just happened to be in a park on the night of a murder. Each have good reason to embellish and omit details as they recount their day leading up to the murder to the police interrogator, but the director unsparingly shows all of the pe…
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Three years ago, Maybe God shared one of the most chilling and troubling cases of wrongful accusation you’ll ever hear. It’s the heartbreaking, gut-wrenching story of two young people in love who fought for justice against all odds, and found God along the way. Greg and Gaebri Kelley’s story offers us something we all desperately need right now: ho…
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It is neither a question of where Seijun Suzuki got his ideas from nor who got their ideas from him. Rather it is simply the plain fact that there were the movies that came before his 1967 art/hitman freak-out masterpiece and then there were the movies that came after. Join our Patreon and support the podcast! Join the Random Acts of Cinema Discord…
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CJ Kirk has been doing martial arts for 30 years and is a 4th-degree black belt in Krav Maga. But it’s not his physical prowess that makes CJ such a great man – it’s his heart. If you’re a long-time Maybe God listener, you’ve been hearing about CJ since 2019 when we first featured the powerful story of Meredith Kirk, the young woman he adopted when…
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1985. Sammo Hung. Jackie Chan. It sounds like we have all of the ingredients for the perfect action/comedy. And we do. We definitely have those ingredients. Hung directs a rag tag group of orphanage buddies, now older, as they are recruited to travel to Japan and infiltrate (via slapstick) a notorious Yakuza gang. Join our Patreon and support the p…
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Eric Huffman has a heart-to-heart conversation with his 16-year-old daughter, Joelle, as they explore the challenges and joys of navigating faith in a world filled with diverse beliefs. From being a Christian amidst non-Christian friends to decoding the influences of pop culture, this episode delves into the real-life experiences of a Christian tee…
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