Best Ascendant Studios Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 105: Michael Clayton 1:06:15

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“This was supposed to be our prestige episode” The panel of peril go to the bathroom and lock themselves in a stall and check how sweaty their pits are. Very. They’re very, very sweaty. No wonder, as they face a goliath in this week’s film: Michael Clayton (Tony Gilroy, 2007). Michael (George Clooney) is a self-described janitor who cleans up messe…

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Street art in ascendence; the art of RONE and Manda Lane 54:04

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The artist RONE was always attracted to street art's impermanence. He's since moved beyond street art and into large scale installations, involving space, sound, music, light and large scale art pieces, that breathe life into the rooms of decaying mansions and inside spaces. RONE's "Time" is on at AGWA Centenary Galleries in Western Australia Dan v…

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Delaney Jordan vs. Jupiter Ascending 1:30:57

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“The one thing he needed to do to not f__k it up was not be a nonce” The panel of peril strap on some rollerblades and take to the skies! They go about a bit, you knowwww, before tiring of that nonsense and having a nice sit to watch this week’s film Jupiter Ascending (The Wachowskis, 2015). They are joined by video essayist Delaney Jordan! Jupiter…

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Joyful ceramics, the NATSIAAs and a glimpse of Renaissance Europe 54:06

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Ceramicist Vipoo Srivilasa’s work is beautiful, playful and highly technical…and he’s having a moment, featuring in several exhibitions this year including the MAKE Award, Generation Clay and re/JOY. His work is a beacon of light and happiness in dark times. We swing by the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards (NATSIAA) in Darw…

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Seth Vargas (Movie Friends) vs. Clifford 57:55

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“I’ll be the Danny Ocean of stealing from children” The panel of peril don their blazer, matching shorts, and matching caps and pretend to be children whilst watching this week’s film Clifford (Paul Flaherty, 1994). They are joined by their new friend: Seth Vargas from Movie Friends Podcast! Clifford (Martin Short) is precocious little so and so. H…

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The "master of time" Hiroshi Sugimoto + the much prized lutruwita landscape 54:06

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Hiroshi Sugimoto's sublime black and white photographs capture subjects as diverse as polar bears and landscapes, to portraits of Princess Diana – but they're not what they seem. Called 'master of time', Sugimoto is also an architect, designing galleries and art installations around the world. Daniel speaks with him at his big exhibition at Sydney'…

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Episode 104: The Batman 1:13:00

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“So many of my plans have been undone by Antonio Banderas” The panel of peril stand in the corner of the room, in the shadows, waiting for a chance to strike at their prey. They’re not home. They’ve gone on holiday for three weeks. Damn. Instead, they decide to watch this week’s film The Batman (Matt Reeves, 2022). The Batman (Robert Pattinson) is,…

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Black Modernism with Huey Copeland + cartoonist Mandy Ord 54:06

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Art historian Huey Copeland is hard at work on what he says will be “the first gender-balanced and racially integrated history of Western modernism”. Daniel speaks with Huey about the overlooked stories behind some of the best known paintings in the Western canon. Australian cartoonist and illustrator Mandy Ord makes the mundane profound, with trad…

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Episode 103: George A. Romero's Dawn Of The Dead 1:02:17

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“Live fast, die young, leave a terrible-looking Smurf-corpse” The panel of peril pull up at their local Netto, shove as much tinned goods, AKs, ammo, and Bolinger into their shopping trolley/wheelbarrow as they can, before holing up to watch this week’s film Dawn Of The Dead (George A. Romero, 1978). The (zombie) apocalypse is here! Ken Foree, Davi…

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Kelly Koumalatsos + abstract painter Lesley Dumbrell + Claudia Nicholson 54:12

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Three women and three artists with three very different ways of looking at the world: Kelly Koumalatsos has a book (Madjem Bambandila) that charts three and half decades of her art practice (including possum skin cloak making) that is always embedded in culture. At 82, abstract painter Lesley Dumbrell has her first career survey at a major state ga…

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Episode 102: National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 56:59

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“Don’t slate broccoli” The panel of peril stub out their cigarette, cigar, and pipe under the heel of their cowboy boot and head into a convenience store that is showing this week’s film, Loaded Weapon 1 (Gene Quintano, 1993), for some reason. Detectives Colt (Emilio Estevez) and Luger (Samuel L Jackson) are the prototypical chalk + cheese = dynami…

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Iris van Herpen: the Dutch fashion designer who sculpts clothing 54:06

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She’s an artist whose medium is fashion. Dutch designer Iris van Herpen is an innovator, remaking high fashion to be wearable art - fabric is almost plastic in her hands, moulding and shaping it so that it becomes a sculptural form. The first designer to ever 3D print a dress, her atelier in Amsterdam is more like a problem-solving incubator. She t…

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Episode 101: Mission Impossible 1:00:45

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“De Palma knows, the old saying goes” Our name is Possible, Mission: Impossible, license to watch the film Mission: Impossible directed by cinematic genius Brian De Palma (1996). And that my friends is our impossible mission (impossible). And we did it. An elite IMF team led by Jim Phelps (Jon Voight) has come a serious cropper trying to secure a n…

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Machine Drawing and The Sex Life of Stone 54:13

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What does a historic bark painting from Arnhem Land have to do with manganese, the metal that makes lustrous gold and liquid black ceramic glazes? It’s one of the tangents in American interdisciplinary artist Candice Lin's first solo exhibition in Australia, along with cat-led tours, wolf’s urine and the sea cucumber, the aphrodisiac fished for hun…

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Whit's The Script vs Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery 1:06:13

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“If you’ve got a better way to do it, I’d like to hear it” The panel of peril are dancing down the street stark naked, with only conveniently placed every-day items covering their ghoulies and that. They got the idea, and carefully choreographed it, from this week’s film Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (Jay Roach, 1997). This week, they…

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How do you capture African fashion? And When Solidarity is Not a Metaphor 54:13

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Fashion is not a luxury; it’s a crucial part of the social fabric of many African countries. Capturing this diversity in an exhibition was the monumental task for Christine Checinska, the Senior Curator of African Textiles and Fashion at the Victoria & Albert Museum, UK. Africa Fashion is touring the world, bringing diverse voices from the African …

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Episode 100: Independence Day 1:02:43

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“Like an alien Kinder Egg” The panel of peril are playing chess in the park with their father and losing badly, very sad. They are interrupted by an enormous screen descending from the heavens covering the city that they are currently in in its entirety. Fortunately, the giant screen is showing this week’s film Independence Day (Roland Emmerich, 19…

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SERIES 12: Episode 12 - The Victim, Ryan Holiday, Munk Debates, This Girl Can, Ram Dass 52:47

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Michael has been unwell this week, which has given us time to catch up on a highly-recommended television programme. Send us your ideas to our instagram @makingthecutpodcast. The Victim - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8178650/ Ryan Holiday - https://ryanholiday.net/ Munk Debates - https://munkdebates.com/ This Girl Can - https://www.thisgirlcan.co.u…

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What happened to Thailand's Ban Chiang relics? Plus Judy Watson's life of art 54:03

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A culture that flourished 3,500 years ago in Thailand. They made jewellery and ceramics, not war. You may never have heard of Ban Chiang —That’s possibly because the objects that tell the story of this fascinating archaeological site are in limbo, caught between voracious collectors, tomb-raiding locals and undercover federal agents. Art historian …

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Episode 99: One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest 1:01:42

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“Ya been cream pied” The panel of peril are out shooting some hoops, only stopping to berate their teammates for their lack of reflexes and general playing skill. Giving up they retire to the indoor communal area to watch this week’s film One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest (Milos Forman, 1975). McMurphy (Jack Nicholson) is a ne’er-do-well with a cunni…

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SERIES 12: Episode 11 - Coconote, No More Cocaine Shane, Paul Weller, My Life in a Book, Sand Job 54:27

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Revealed in this episode, Michael has a big announcement about a shocking life change. As always, send us your ideas to our instagram @makingthecutpodcast. Coconote - https://coconote.app/ No More Cocaine Shane - https://www.instagram.com/no_more_cocaine_shane/?locale=es Sofa Session: Paul Weller! - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001zwgt My Lif…

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Alphonse Mucha and the popularity of Art Nouveau 54:07

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Great conversations with visual artists, gallery and museum directors and curators.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Episode 98: Batman - Mask of the Phantasm 55:23

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“Tia Carrera’s career was ruined by Tia Maria” Sweaty-browed and cramped of hand, the Panel of Peril draw furiously in real-time each and every frame of this week’s film Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (Bruce Timm and Eric Radomski, 1993). Soon they shall break for a feast of marshmallows; they have earned it. Bruce Wayne (Kevin Conroy) has lived with…

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SERIES 12: Episode 10 - A View from the Bridge, Barry Manilow, Percy Pigs, Jade Colucci, You Made it Weird 49:03

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In this episode, we head to the West End with a bag of treats. As always, send us your ideas to our instagram @makingthecutpodcast. A View from the Bridge - https://trh.co.uk/whatson/a-view-from-the-bridge/ Sister Act - https://www.sisteractthemusical.co.uk/london/ Barry Manilow - https://lwtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/barry-manilow/ https://open.spotif…

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Laura Jones wins the Archibald portrait prize + Jeremy Deller 54:07

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Big-name conceptual artist - four words you don’t often hear together. But Jeremy Deller is one - he’s a household name in Britain, but a few years back he sparked controversy here when he made giant wax candles of Rupert Murdoch and son Lachlan, and let them burn. The Turner Prize-winning artist also orchestrates mass public spectacles that bridge…

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Episode 97: Mulholland Drive 1:09:58

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“She had the longest neck in the history of actors” The Peril of Peril arrive in Los Angeles, bright eyed and bushy-tailed. Everyone loves them because they’re brilliant, and they make fast friends with an amnesiac who tells them to watch this week’s film Mulholland Drive (David Lynch, 2001). A Cowboy watches them as they watch the film. Betty (Nao…

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SERIES 12: Episode 9 - Breathwork, Friday Night Lights, Clarkson's Farm, RevivR 52:33

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Not only do we recommend ideas for exercise and entertainment, we suggest something that could help you saves lives. As always, send us your ideas to our instagram @makingthecutpodcast. Blisspoint - https://www.instagram.com/blisspoint.co/ Friday Night Lights - https://www.fridaynightlights.run/ Dom Whiting - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqP8au…

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Remembering trailblazing artist Destiny Deacon 54:06

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We remember the life of the iconic artist Destiny Deacon, with curator Natalie King, and a cast of friends who sent us voice memos. She was the first artist to creatively reuse Aboriginal kitsch - and to make it the stuff of high art. A cultural icon, she was an outlier - a quirk of the artworld - whose strikingly original vision and prolific outpu…

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