Best Scala Love Podcasts (2024)

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July 2024 on EHFM: KINDS of KINDNESS, HUNDREDS of BEAVERS and THE BIKERIDERS reviews plus an interview with Edinburgh International Film Festival's Director, Paul Ridd, and Festival Producer, Emma Boa 1:23:20

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For our July Cinetopia show, Cinetopia's Amanda Rogers and show regular Garry Arnot from Cinema Perspecive reviews of KINDS OF KINDNESS, HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS, and THE BIKERIDERS. The team also discuss the programme launch of the 77th Edinburgh International Film Festival, plus an interview with Festival CEO & Director, Paul Ridd, and Festival Produc…

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June 2024 on EHFM: Sheffield Doc/Fest Coverage plus interviews with Inma De Reyes and Duncan Cowles 1:56:28

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On our June edition 2024 of the Cinetopia Radio show, Amanda from Cinetopia and show regular, Clara Strachan,cover this year’s Sheffield Doc/Fest, reviewing the documentary films DEVO and ETERNAL YOU, and many more from the UK’s leading documentary festival. Plus Clara sits down with Inma de Reyes, director of The Boyand the Suit of Lights and Aman…

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500: Richard Sanford and the Hot Tub Time Machine Wine Fermenters 1:57:54

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Richard Sanford co-founded the Sanford and Benedict Winery and planted the Sanford and Benedict Vineyard. He founded the Sanford Winery, and he also founded the Alma Rosa Winery, all in Santa Barbara County, California. Richard discusses his sailing career, working in the merchant marine, racing boats recreationally, and as an officer in the United…

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May 2024 on EHFM: CHALLENGERS, LA CHIMERA, LOVE LIES BLEEDING, and SLOW Film Reviews. 1:07:05

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This month Cinetopia's Amanda Rogers was joined by Edinburgh-based film academic, Kat Zabecka, a new contributor to our show to review 4 new release films currently out in cinemas across the UK and beyond. Running order: 11:52 - Challengers directed by Luca Guadagnino and staring Zendaya, Josh O'Connor and Mike Faist 26:3- La Chimera directed by Al…

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499: David Rafanelli on Four Generations Making Wine in California 1:20:40

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David Rafanelli and his family own the A. Rafanelli Winery in the Dry Creek Valley of Sonoma County, California. David relates the story of his Italian grandmother arriving in California in 1903, and beginning to make homemade wine in San Francisco. He explains how the family bought farm land in the Dry Creek Valley in the 1920s, thus beginning a 1…

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APRIL 2024 of EHFM: CIVIL WAR, MONKEY MAN, EVIL DOES NOT EXIST, MUCH ADO ABOUT DYING 1:20:39

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On our April show Cinetopia's Amanda Rogers and show regular, Clara Strachan, review Alex Garland's CIVIL WAR, Dev Patel's MONKEY MAN, Ryusuke Hamaguchi's EVIL DOES NOT EXIST (spoiler alert!), and Simon Chamber's documentary, MUCH ADO ABOUT DYINGRun of Show - 3:40 - CIVIL WAR31:30 - MONKEY MAN39:30 - EVIL DOES NOT EXIST58:05 - MUCH ADO ABOUT DYING…

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March 2024: Dune Part II & Do Not Expect Too Much from The End of the World Reviews, plus Glasgow Film Festival 2024 Coverage and Interview with John Archer, Director of Janey 1:57:59

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Our March episode is maybe our most film-packed episode yet! We review big cinema releases, Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part II and Radu Jude’s Don’t Expect Too Much from The End of the World, both out in cinemas this month. Plus we give our full coverage of this year’s Glasgow Film Festival 2024 including a review of Tummy Monster, La Chimera, and an…

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Cavedweller, from 0 to 100,000+ listeners, a music artist that didn't give up ep32 34:11

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Cavedweller is a music producer and live performer from Geelong, Australia. We catch up with him from where we left off since our first talk. From having barely anyone listening to his music, to now having 100,000+ listeners on all streaming platforms. He has just released his debut album called "Formations." We take a deep dive and get to know the…

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February on EHFM: AMERICAN FICTION, THE ZONE OF INTEREST, and OCCUPIED CITY plus an interview with Martin Benchimol, director of THE CASTLE 1:38:12

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On our February edition of the Cinetopia Show, our team Amanda Rogers, Simon Bowie, and Garry Arnot, preview the IberoDocs Film Festival and Glasgow Film Festival plus review the recent films AMERICAN FICTION, THE ZONE OF INTEREST, and OCCUPIED CITY. Amanda also sits down with the director of THE CASTLE, Martin Benchimol, to discuss his award winni…

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498: A Rush of Blood to the Wine Glass from Dan Keeling 1:27:10

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Dan Keeling is a co-founder and partner in the Noble Rot restaurants and Shrine to the Vine retail shops in London, "Noble Rot" Magazine, and Keeling Andrew and Co., an importer of wine into the United Kingdom. He co-authored "The Noble Rot Book: Wine From Another Galaxy". Dan admits to some of his obsessions, namely food and music. He describes ho…

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Jan 2024 on EHFM: Reviews of POOR THINGS, PRISCILLA, and SCALA!!! plus an interview with Rowen Henderson from The Film Cult 1:54:13

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On our first episode of 2024, show co-producer Jim Ross and show regulars Clara Strachan and Simon Bowie join Amanda from Cinetopia (https://cinetopia.co.uk) to discuss three new release films in the UK, POOR THINGS (dir. Yorgos Lanthimos), PRISCILLA (dir. SOFIA COPPOLA), and SCALA!!! Or, the Incredibly Strange Rise and Fall of the World's Wildest …

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497: Robert Drouhin Is From A Good Vintage 1:43:53

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Robert Drouhin and his family own Maison Joseph Drouhin in the Burgundy region of France, as well as Domaine Drouhin in the Willamette Valley of Oregon. Robert describes moving to Burgundy as a child, and his experiences around Beaune during World War 2. His adoptive father, Maurice Drouhin, owned the Maison Joseph Drouhin winery, and began instruc…

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496: Sandy Block's Shot at Redemption 1:21:29

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Sandy Block was a Master of Wine who was also the Vice President of Beverage at the Legal Sea Foods group of restaurants, and an Adjunct Professor at Boston University in Massachusetts. Sandy passed away in November of 2021. Sandy talks about his rollercoaster relationship with academics: doing very well in school during some periods of his life, a…

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November on EHFM 2023: IDFA Documentary Festival Coverage 2023, reviews of Anatomy of a Fall, Loch Ness: They Created a Monster, Femme, plus interviews with Yi Wang and Juan Palacios 1:46:09

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On the November edition of the Cinetopia Radio show and podcast, Cinetopia's Amanda Rogers is joined with show regular Garry Arnot and Amaya Bañuelos Marco as we review the palme d’or winning, Anatomy of a Fall (Justine Triet) plus new release films including the Scottish documentary Loch Ness: They Created a Monster (John MacLaverty), which was sc…

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495: Steve Doerner and the Burgundian Bicyclists 2:19:13

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Steve Doerner is Winemaker Emeritus at Cristom Vineyards in Oregon. Steve discusses his shift from being a Biochemistry Major at UC Davis in the mid-1970s to his first Job working for Josh Jensen at Calera Wine Company. Steve arrived at Calera for the 1978 harvest, the first vintage for Pinot Noir at Calera. Josh had begun making wine at Calera in …

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October on EHFM 2023: London Film Festival Coverage and Interview with Paul Bruce, Director of Edinburgh Short Film Festival and actor Jamie Robson 1:17:33

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On this October edition of the Cinetopia radio show and podcast, Show co-producer Jim Ross and show regular Simon Bowie reviewed films from the London Film Festival including Emerald Fennel's Saltburn as well as Martin Scorsese KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON as well as EILEEN. Amanda sat down with Paul Bruce Director of the Edinburgh Short Film Festiva…

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September 2023 on EHFM: reviews of FREMONT, PAST LIVES, EL CONDE, and BROTHER plus an interview with SMOKE SAUNA SITERHOOD director Anna Hints 2:00:28

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On the September episode the Cinetopia show, the team (this month Jim Ross, Clara Strachan, Simon Bowie, and Amanda Rogers) cover four new release films that are currently out in cinemas: FREMONT (dir. Babak Jalali), PAST LIVES (dir. Celine Song), EL CONDE (dir. Pablo Larraín) and BROTHER (dir. Clement Virgo). Amanda also interviews Anna Hints, dir…

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494: Alicia Towns Franken's Wine Life 1:09:46

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Alicia Towns Franken is a Co-Founder of Towns Wine Co. and the Executive Director of Wine Unify. Alicia discusses her upbringing in Chicago and her introduction to wine in college. She then segways into describing her role as the Head Sommelier at Grill 23 & Bar in Boston, Massachusetts during the 1990s and early 2000s. Alicia talks about the bigge…

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August 2023 on EHFM: Reviews of BARBIE, OPPENHEIMER, and as part of Edinburgh International Film Festival 2023 reviews of PASSAGES and AFIRE 1:41:58

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On this August episode the Cinetopia team (this month Jim Ross, Garry Arnot, and Amanda Rogers) cover the Barbenheimer movies, Greta Gerwig's BARBIE and Christopher Nolan's OPPENHEIMER. We continue our coverage of Edinburgh International Film Festival which begins this week (18th-23rd August) with reviews of PASSAGES directed by Ira Sachs, and AFIR…

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493: Neil Empson Shifted Gears Into Wine 1:40:19

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Neil Empson is the founder of Empson & Co., an exporter of wines from Italy and other countries. Neil, who was born in New Zealand in 1939, recounts his youthful days driving fast, reselling Ferraris, and meeting with intelligence officers. He talks about meeting his wife Maria, who convinced him to move to Italy and take up the wine business there…

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JULY 2023 on EHFM: EDINBURGH FILM FEST PROGRAMME LAUNCH PLUS REVIEWS OF MISSION IMPOSSIBLE, SHABU, and ASTEROID CITY 1:21:08

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On this month's episode, Cinetopia's Amanda is joined by film critic and show regular, Simon Bowie, to review a nice selection of summer films. First up is Mission: Impossible 7 - Dead Reckoning Part 1, 2 hours and 49 minutes of action and not much else (in our opinion :)). Next up is a new charming dutch documentary, SHABU, directed Shamira Raphae…

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492: Jean-Emmanuel Simond Does Not Like Your White Wine 1:30:08

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Jean-Emmanuel Simond is a writer and wine critic for "La Revue du vin de France", covering the Côte de Nuits of Burgundy and Alsace. He is also a co-owner of wine importer Oenotropie. He is based in Paris, France. Jean-Emmanuel describes a chance introduction to fine, old wine and the subsequent revelation he had about wine. He discusses a key peri…

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June 2023 on EHFM: Sheffield Doc/Fest Coverage + interviews with Paul Sng, director of TISH, Dr. Jess Brough, founder of Fringe of Colour Festival, and Rohan Berry Crickmar of Folk Film Gathering 1:54:09

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Aired originally 20th June, 2023 on EHFM - This month, show host and Cinetopia co-founder, Amanda Rogers is joined by Cinetopia curator Amaya Bañuelos Marco and show regular and critic, Clara Strachan, to review the 2023 Sheffield Doc/Fest. They review together 4 films from this year's programme: TISH, YOUR FAT FRIEND, THE CASTLE, and LONELY OAKS. …

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491: Ukraine, Wine and Terror 59:28

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Levi Dalton speaks with three Ukrainians about the struggles faced by winemakers and winery owners amongst the warfare in Ukraine. Alla Plachkova discusses fleeing Kyiv as bombs begin to fall on the city in 2022. She talks about rescuing her mother and fleeing south inside Ukraine as warfare stretches across the country. She shares the fears she fe…

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May 2023 on EHFM: Review of The Eight Mountains, Plan 75, Master Gardener, and Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power 54:29

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Amanda Rogers from Cinetopia was joined by Garry Arnot and Clara Strachan to discuss four new release films this month: The Eight Mountains directed by Felix Van Groeningen and Charlotte Vandermeersch currently out in cinemas. Plan 75 Chie Hayakawa, a Japanese film also out incinemas at the moment. Master Gardener, Paul Schrader's latest film out o…

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Achi Kushnir, humanitarian empowering communities abroad ep31 59:24

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Achi Kushnir had a stable job as a medical engineer, nice income, and living a pretty good life. But one thing was missing… purpose. So, he packed up his bags and went to Africa and volunteered with different organizations to provide aid and assistance to underprivileged communities. This decision has been the best decision of his life and his miss…

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April 2023 on EHFM: Renfield, One Fine Morning, Rodeo, plus Local Hero 40th Anniversary 1:06:51

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On our April edition of the Cinetopia Radio show and podcast, Cinetopia's Amanda Rogers is joined by show co-Producer Jim Ross (Editor-in-Chief, TAKEONECinema.net) to talk about the recent activity of the Save Filmhouse campaign and our proposed activity around the 40th Anniversary of the classic Scottish film, LOCAL HERO. Also on this episode, Ama…

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Ro Rockwell, from rapper to film director ep30 1:01:38

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Ro Rockwell is a host, rapper, music producer, actor, and director. In this episode we discuss all his talents, plus his directorial debut, a found footage film he is calling "Clout," which will be out beginning of 2024. FOLLOW@ https://www.instagram.com/rorockwell https://www.instagram.com/zmanzbrah https://www.instagram.com/tastemakers_tastytuesd…

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Julia Scala, optimism in crypto market ep29 54:16

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We welcome back crypto queen, self made crypto millionaire Julia Scala. We talk about the current state of the crypto market and what her outlook is. Julia is very optimistic in what is in store to come, she explains why. We also discuss a little bit of Japan culture and how you can get house for free! Julia went from $0 to being a millionaire in o…

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March 2023 on EHFM: Glasgow Film Festival special, Berwick Film and Media Arts Festival & Save Filmhouse campaign 1:41:54

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[originally aired on EFHM 21st March, 2023] On our March edition of the Cinetopia Radio show and podcast, Cinetopia's Amanda Rogers is joined by Amaya Banuelos Marco to talk about the recent activity of the Save Filmhouse campaign and the recent protest outside the building. Also on this episode, show regulars Garry Arnot and Simon Bowie recap thei…

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Love Bailey, enter into the Love Bailey fantasy ep28 56:09

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Love Bailey is a multitalented queer artist, director, performer, and cultural visionary with heavy ties to the world of fashion, music and dance. Her music project “Hornatia” has been accepted to Cannes Film Festival 2023 , we discuss this and much more! Learn more about Love Bailey: https://www.lovebailey.com/ FOLLOW @ https://www.instagram.com/l…

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I Used to Be Sam, the woes of transracial adoption ep27 47:14

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Before Annie Goodchild, there used to be Sam. This realization marks the starting point for the release of the artist's most personal and impressive work to date. I Used To Be Sam steps into a complex journey of transracial adoption and self-discovery on their self titled EP released September 2022. It is an explorative new collection of deeply per…

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February 2023 on EHFM: Reviews of BLUE JEAN, SUBJECT, NOSTALGIA, and Glasgow Festival Opening Film, GIRL plus an interview with BAFTA nominated Marie Liden, director of ELECTRIC MALADY 1:32:23

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For our February episode of 2023, Amanda Rogers from Cinetopia was joined by Garry Arnot to discuss our OSCAR predictions as well as review new release films: BLUE JEAN, a debut feature directed by Georgia Oakley, SUBJECT, Directed by Jennifer Tiexiera and Camilla Hall, NOSTALGIA, director by Mario Martone; We also preview the 2023 Glasgow Film Fes…

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Mario R. Coello, author of "Looking Glass Theory" ep26 38:25

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Mario R. Coello is an author and film maker. In this episode, we discuss his Novel “Looking Glass Theory.” It’s a story about choices we make, second chances, what ifs, and parallel universes. FOLLOW @ https://www.instagram.com/zmanzbrah https://www.instagram.com/mindwavecreator https://www.instagram.com/tastemakers_tastytuesdays…

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Cavedweller, Australian world sound music producer ep25 32:12

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Cavedweller is a music producer and live performer from Geelong, Australia. Cavedweller background in music started in a heavy metal band, to then making dubstep, and to now finding his love in producing melodic, organic, Afro house, a mix from many genres to create his own sound. Especially, influenced by Australian indigenous culture. Get to know…

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January 2023 on EHFM: Reviews of Tar, Enys Men, Saint Omer, EO and an interview with Sean Lìonadh, director of Too Rough 1:29:50

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For our first episode of 2023, Amanda Rogers from Cinetopia was joined by Garry Arnot and Simon Bowie, and together they reviewed the following new release films: TAR, directed by Todd Field and starring Cate Blanchett; ENYS MEN, Mark Jenkin's latest feature film; SAINT OMER, documentary filmmaker, Alice Diop's first narrative feature, and Jerzy Sk…

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Princess Superstar, 30 years in the music industry ep24 56:40

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Princess Superstar is an American rapper and has been in the music industry for the past 30 years. Staying true to herself, her musical style, as she describes it, is "flip-flop," a mixture of hip-hop, electroclash, and electronic. 7 albums, two chart hits in the UK, her song Perfect (Exceeder) reaching #3 on the UK singles chart, numerous features…

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December 2022 on EH-FM: Reviews of Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio, Decision to Leave, Nanny, and Troll 1:01:09

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On the final episode of 2022, Cinetopia's Amanda Rogers is joined by film critics Stephanie Brown and Simon Bowie to review some of Netflix's biggest hits, Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio and Roar Uthaug's Norwegian monster flick, Troll. They also review Park Chan-wook's Decision to Leave on Mubi as well as Nikyatu Jusu's film Nanny.…

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Boogietraxx, Austin, TX disco house music producer ep23 25:47

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As a rhythmic renovator of retro funk, Boogietraxx, offers a lens into the discoverse that brought dance music to the masses, but offers a uniquely soulful and modern twist. Born in Staten Island, NY and now living in Austin, TX. Boogietraxx, helmed by producer/DJ Brandon Keeks, ½ of Hot Fun, has an array of influences in his soundscapes that featu…

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Michael Nicklin, communication with the spirit world ep22 1:17:30

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KiConscious™ founder Michael Nicklin merged his 30-plus years of entrepreneurial and start-up experience with his innate spiritual gifts to create a consultative system for personal transformation of those who want to live a more fulfilled, conscious, and integrated life. Throughout his professional life as an entrepreneur, he consistently observed…

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November on EH-FM: The Banshees of Inisherin, The Oil Machine, and Causeway, interviews with Jim Hickey, Ali Campbell, Patti Mroz, & Bel Ingham. 1:55:54

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This month, Cinetopia co-founder and Director Amanda Rogers is joined by show co-producer Jim Ross (TAKEONECinema.net Editor-in-Chief) and show regulars Simon Bowie and Stephanie Brown to review the following films this month: Banshees of Inisherin, The Oil Machine, and Causeway. Amanda Rogers also interviews Jim Hickey, former Director of the Film…

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October 2022 on EH-FM: Edinburgh's Filmhouse and film festivals, Blonde, Triangle of Sadness 1:27:16

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This month, Cinetopia co-founder Amanda Rogers is joined by show co-producer Jim Ross (TAKEONECinema.net Editor-in-Chief) and Clara Strachan to discuss the demise of Edinburgh's Filmhouse and the Edinburgh International Film Festival, and the impact on the festival scene in the city and Scotland. The team also review Marilyn Monroe biopic BLONDE an…

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Pari Roehi, actress and trans activist ep21 59:05

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Pari Roehi is an actor, model, host, and activist. Pari has a unique and inspiring story. Born in Iran, her mother created a master plan to escape with her and her brother to save them all from their abusive father and go to the Netherlands. Where then she became a refugee at age four. We talk everything from the current events in Iran, to her tran…

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Dope Stilo & DJ Mackey, Metaverse Talk ep20 1:01:34

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Tasty Tuesday’s “Talk” welcomes back music producer and hip hop artist Dope Stilo (Stilo Music Group) who now is a Metaverse advisor and influencer. Also, we welcome DJ Mackey, DJ Mackey has been in the music industry for the past 25 years, DJ'n, throwing events, music producing for artists such as; Mickey Avalon, Simon Rex, Beardo, Kesha, Fluee, t…

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RALPHY, Australian pop singer ep19 1:01:09

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RALPHY is an Australian pop singer influenced from the 80s and 90s. We talk about her music journey, past to present. Her artistic creativity as well as her vintage fashion sense. She has own vintage clothing line called dress like RALPHY. She is part owner of Hot Box Vintage in South Pasadena, California! Go check it out to get some amazing deals …

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August 2022 on EH-FM: Edinburgh International Film Festival 1:19:52

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The Cinetopia radio team including Amanda Rogers, Cinetopia founder, Jim Ross, Editor-in-Chief of Take One Magazine, Isobel Salamon, and Clara Strachan review three films part of this year's Edinburgh International Film Festival in this EH-FM special. In this episode the team review the festival's opener, AFTERSUN, directed by Scottish filmmaker, C…

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J.O. The Show, self taught music producer and rapper ep18 1:09:39

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J.O The Show is a Producer, instrumentalist, rapper, singer, actor, multi talented artist . He has an inspiring story of what you need to do to make your dreams come true. He has constantly evolved and never stopped learning to become the best he can be to achieve all his goals. In this episode we talk everything from his music to acting. He landed…

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Julia Scala, from $0 to crypto millionaire ep17 47:51

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Tasty Tuesday’s Talk had the pleasure of having a wonderful and informative conversation with Julia Scala. Julia went from $0 to being a millionaire in one year with investments into cryptocurrency. She was on the verge of being homeless and miraculously now living her dream life. In this episode it is an educational and informative dive into crypt…

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June 2022 on EH-FM: Jurassic Park Dominion, Canon Arms and the Arcade Quest, Pleasure, a preview of the Sheffield Doc/Fest plus an interview with Cinemaattic 1:54:45

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In our June edition of the show, Cinetopia founder Amanda Rogers is joined by co-Producer and Take One Magazine Editor-in-Chief, Jim Ross, as well as Cinetopia programmer, Amaya Banuelos Marco, to review six films: The big dinosaur blockbuster, Jurassic World Dominion, Mads Hedegaard's documentary Cannon Arm and the Arcade Quest about Danish unsung…

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twogeebs, New Jersey rapper ep16 37:04

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twogeebs is a rapper and hip hop artist from New Jersey. In this Tasty Tuesday's Talk we find out who the man behind the mask is, his inspirations, his background, and what his musical influences are. It is another fun lighted hearted conversation that you don’t want to miss. Get to know twogeebs! His music is available to stream anywhere. FOLLOW @…

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