Best Beyond The Cowl Podcasts (2024)

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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skeptechs 6.2: DSA it ain't so 26:05

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In this episode, Josh and Nayana discuss new rules and responsibilities for platforms in Europe’s Digital Services Act, explore a legal fight over a pair of popular Indian photoblogs, and react to updated social media guidelines for BBC presenters. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to b…

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skeptechs 6.1: Xpensive business 30:53

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Josh and Nayana are back for season 6 of skeptechs! And there’s lots to catch up on, including rumours that the platform-formally-known-as-Twitter will get a paywall, the latest fragmentation in platform governance, and whether the Hollywood writing and acting strike will limit the use of AI in filmmaking. Note: this episode involves discussion of …

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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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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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skeptechs: This time it's personal 34:22

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In a first for the show, in this episode Josh and Nayana discuss their own PhD research. First, Josh discusses his recently-completed PhD on the app store governance of fringe platform Parler, before Nayana explains her work on digital storytelling in India. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get a…

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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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Behind the Mirror 1.4: Wrapping up season 6 26:04

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In the final episode of the Behind the Mirror miniseries, Josh and Nayana cover the final two episodes of Black Mirror: Mazey Day and Demon 79. They also discuss reactions to the season as a whole and speculate what the future might hold for Black Mirror. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get acce…

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skeptechs 5.9: Rewiring the web, with Jon Nash and Charlie Smith 37:41

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This episode, Josh and Nayana are joined by Jon Nash and Charlie Smith, authors of an insightful new report for Demos on the future of data sharing online. Jon and Charlie argue for a new device-based approach to data sharing that prioritises consent, privacy and interoperability. You can read Jon and Charlie’s report here: https://demos.co.uk/rese…

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Behind the Mirror 1.3: Beyond the Sea 22:42

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In the next episode of our Black Mirror miniseries, Josh and Nayana review the third episode of the new season, “Beyond the Sea”—which sees two astronauts face challenges back at home. Contains spoilers for this and earlier episodes of Black Mirror. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to …

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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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Behind the Mirror 1.2: Loch Henry 19:23

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In the second episode of the Behind the Mirror miniseries, Josh and Nayana discuss “Loch Henry”, which sees a pair of filmmakers investigate a serial killer in a Scottish town and try to generate some great content. Contains spoilers for the second episode of the new season of Black Mirror. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss thi…

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Behind the Mirror 1.1: Joan is awful 18:44

1y ago18:44

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In an exciting twist, we’re launching a new miniseries—Behind the Mirror—to recap each episode of the new season of dystopian tech sci-fi Black Mirror! In this first episode, Josh and Nayana break down Joan is Awful, which touches on pervasive surveillance, online shaming, and a barely disguised satire of Black Mirror’s real-life “engagement”-obses…

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skeptechs 5.8: Apple in your eye, with Emmie Hine 29:42

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This week, Josh and Nayana are joined by friend and University of Bologna PhD student Emmie Hine, who studies the ethics and human rights of extended reality. It’s a timely conversation given Apple’s unveiling of the Reality Pro headset, its first foray into the extended reality space. But if this is a new era of computing, what does it mean for so…

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skeptechs 5.7: Succession send-off 30:59

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In a special episode, Josh and Nayana discuss the series finale of Succession, a show which satirised old and new media through the lives of the super-wealthy and emotionally unhealthy. *Be warned: spoilers throughout.* This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit skeptech…

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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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skeptechs 5.6: Using data for public health, with Jess Morley 26:59

1y ago26:59

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Josh and Nayana are joined by fellow OII PhD student Jess Morley to discuss Jess’s wide-ranging research in the field of digital health—including Covid-19 contact tracing apps, the use and misuse of health data, and why we shouldn’t expect AI-powered chatbots to replace doctors anytime soon. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss th…

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skeptechs 5.5: Blue ticked off 28:38

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Josh and Nayana are back to cover the biggest stories in tech. This week: the decline of Twitter’s blue-tick system, new details about the EU’s Digital Services Act, and the demise of BuzzFeed News. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit skeptechs.substack.com…

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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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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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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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skeptechs 5.4: Applying data science for health, with Ben Goldacre and Nick De Vito 41:53

1+ y ago41:53

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This week, Josh and Nayana are joined by Ben Goldacre and Nick De Vito from the Bennett Institute for Applied Data Science at the University of Oxford. In a wide-ranging conversation, they explore how the Bennett Institute develops tools and platforms to enable safe, secure health analyses and promote open science. The Bennett Institute can be foun…

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skeptechs 5.3: Digital democracy, with Prathm Juneja 30:33

1+ y ago30:33

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This week, Josh and Nayana are joined by fellow OII PhD student Prathm Juneja to discuss the impact of digital technology on democracy. Prathm’s academic work spans voter registration and online voting, and the use of tech in campaigns and government, and builds on Prathm’s experience working on a presidential campaign. You can find Prathm on Twitt…

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skeptechs 5.2: Chatting GPT 23:37

1+ y ago23:37

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In this week’s episode, Josh and Nayana cover the lay-offs across big tech, Microsoft’s latest investment in ChatGPT creator OpenAI, and the removal of a critical documentary from the internet in India. To sign up for new episodes and access our archive, visit skeptechs.substack.com. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with …

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skeptechs 5.1: The platform economy and podcasting 33:43

1+ y ago33:43

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To kick off Season 5 of skeptechs, we’re joined by Oguz Alyanak and Robbie Warin, who are participatory researchers from the Fairwork project, based at the Oxford Internet Institute. They tell Josh and Nayana about how ethnographic methods, podcasting, and visual materials can help to understand and amplify the interests and experiences of people w…

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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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skeptechs Season 5 Preview: Is this thing on? 11:37

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Josh and Nayana are back with a brief update on what to expect from the new season of skeptechs! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit skeptechs.substack.comBy skeptechs

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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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skeptechs 4.5: Twitter, Ticketmaster, and three years of skeptechs! 28:33

1+ y ago28:33

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It's three years since skeptechs launched, during which time the world of tech—and the world at large—has changed beyond measure. Josh and Nayana mark the occasion by covering two of the biggest stories of the past week in tech, before tackling the topics and trends that have loomed largest over the past three years. This is a public episode. If yo…

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skeptechs 4.4: mis&disinformation with special guests Felix Simon and Kirsten Eddy! 31:06

1+ y ago31:06

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Josh and Nayana are back for another conversation with special guests. This time, they sit down with returning guest Felix Simon, doctoral researcher at the Oxford Internet Institute, and Kirsten Eddy, postdoctoral researcher at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. Together they cover questions about the study of mis- and disinformati…

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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

1+ y ago1:55:54

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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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skeptechs 4.3: Misinformation and Musk with Maggie McGrath 31:26

1+ y ago31:26

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This week, Josh and Nayana are joined by fellow PhD student Maggie McGrath (@maggieselfie), to discuss Maggie's research, which looks at how algorithms perpetuate misinformation. There's also time to discuss the news that Elon Musk has finally bought Twitter, and what it might mean for the platform. This is a public episode. If you would like to di…

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skeptechs 4.2: Parler games 28:46

1+ y ago28:46

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Josh and Nayana are back to discuss the latest tech news, including the planned purchase of Parler by Ye, the adoption of workers' councils by TikTok employees, and the outage of the South Korean megaplatform Kakao. Plus, our reaction to the resignation of Liz Truss! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers…

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

1+ y ago1:27:16

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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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skeptechs 4.1: We're back! With special guests Hannah Kirk and Paul Röttger 30:08

1+ y ago30:08

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Josh and Nayana are back from a summer break with the latest tech news and research. This week, they sit down with Hannah Kirk (@hannahrosekirk) and Paul Röttger (@paul_rottger) to discuss their research, which asks how AI can be used to detect online hate speech. We've got many more episodes and conversations with more guests lined up for the comi…

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

2y ago1:19:52

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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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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

2y ago1:54:45

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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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May 2022 on EH-FM: Everything Everywhere All at Once, Between Two Worlds, Dr. Strange, Emergency, and the Innocents 1:19:54

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In our May 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 film critics Simon Bowie, Garry Arnot, and Clara Strachan. Together they review five films this month: The uber-hyped new release from the Daniels, 'Everything Everywhere all at Once,' Emmanuel Carrère's…

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April 2022 on EH-FM 1:00:28

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In the April edition of the show, Cinetopia founder Amanda Rogers is joined by Garry Arnot to review Robert Eggers's Viking epic, The Northman, the new adventure rom-com, The Lost City, and the new Finnish film, Compartment No. 6 directed by Juho Kuosmanen. Amanda also talked to Laura Wadha, director of the short documentary Born in Damascus, which…

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March 2022 on EH-FM: Glasgow Film Festival Special including reviews of The Worst Person the World, Happening, and Benediction. Interview with Jonas Chernick from Ashgrove and a Berlinale 2022 recap 1:39:35

2+ y ago1:39:35

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In this special edition of the show, we cover the Glasgow Film Festival 2022, Cinetopia founder Amanda Rogers is joined by film critics Simon Bowie and Garry Arnot. Together they review three films screening at the festival: Joachim Trier's The Worst Person in the World, Audrey Diwan's Happening, and Benediction, the latest film by Terence Davies. …

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February 2022 on EH-FM: Nightmare Alley, Parallel Mothers, Flee, Cow 1:31:35

2+ y ago1:31:35

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This month, Cinetopia founder and show host Amanda Rogers (www.cinetopiahub.com) is joined by show co-producer Jim Ross (TAKEONECinema.net Managing Editor) and returning contributors Stephanie Brown and Isobel Salamon. Together they look at Guillermo del Toro's NIGHTMARE ALLEY, Pedro Almodóvar's PARALLEL MOTHERS, the 3-time Oscar and BAFTA nominate…

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January 2022 on EH-FM: Licorice Pizza, Memoria, The Souvenir Part II, Spider-Man: No Way Home 1:35:03

2+ y ago1:35:03

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This month, Cinetopia founder and show host Amanda Rogers (www.cinetopiahub.com) is joined by show co-producer Jim Ross (TAKEONECinema.net Managing Editor) and returning contributor Simon Bowie. Together they look at Paul Thomas Anderson’s LICORICE PIZZA, Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s MEMORIA, The sequel and second part of Joanna Hogg's semi-autobiog…

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Alex Kessinger (Stitch Fix) and David Noël-Romas (Stripe) 1:07:58

2+ y ago1:07:58

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This episode is a celebration of the journey we have been on as this podcast comes to a close. We have had such a great time bringing you these interviews and we are excited about a new chapter, taking the lessons we have learned forward into different spaces. It's been a lot of work putting this show together, but it has also been such a pleasure …

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