Best Gloria Jane Podcasts (2024)

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WMC Live #445: Surprised by Reality. (Original Airdate 6/23/2024) 55:17

4d ago55:17

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Robin continues the saga of the bird's nest, and delves into Jeff Bezos and The Washington Post. Guest: Katherine Stewart on her book, "The Power Worshippers: Inside the Dangerous Rise of Religious Nationalism."

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234: Jeff Nichols + The Bikeriders, Green Border, The Exorcism, Something in the Water 1:08:10

6d ago1:08:10

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00.00 – 04.10 Intro and presenters discuss their picks of the week 04.15 – 33.00 Review of The Bikeriders including an interview with writer and director Jeff Nichols 33.05 – 40.25 Review of Green Border 40.30 – 51.30 Review of The Exorcism 51.35 – 1.01.00 Review of Something in the Water 1.01.05 – 1.08.20 Film of the Week and answering the questio…

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WMC Live #444: Surprised by Joy. (Original Airdate 6/16/2024) 55:56

10d ago55:56

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Robin on Trump's 34 "Guilty" felony verdicts, two female presidents, and the Samuel Alitos (again). Guest: Daisy Khan on her important book 30 Rights of Muslim Women.

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233: Pete Docter and Kelsey Mann + Inside Out 2, Ryan Condal + House of the Dragon S2, Sasquatch Sunset, Ultraman: Rising, Àma Gloria, Freud’s Last Session 1:00:15

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00.00 – 04.00 Intro and presenters discuss what they’ve been watching 04.05 – 12.20 Interview with House of the Dragon showrunner Ryan Condal ahead of Season 2. 12.25 – 38.20 Review and of Inside Out 2 including interviews with Chief Creative Officer at Pixar Pete Docter, who also directed the first film, and this film’s director Kelsey Mann 38.25 …

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232: Interview special: The Acolyte, The Watched, Hit Man, The Dead Don’t Hurt 1:27:18

19d ago1:27:18

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00.00 – 03.40 Intro and presenters discuss what they’ve been watching this week 03.45 – 19.00 Review of The Acolyte, with an interview with the series’ showrunner Leslye Headland and star Manny Jacinto 19.05 – 40.00 Review of The Watched, with interviews with the film’s director and producer Ishana Night Shyamalan and her father M. Night Shyamalan,…

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WMC Live #443: Bloody Misery. (Original Airdate 6/2/2024) 53:10

25d ago53:10

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Robin takes on Supreme Court Associate Justice Samuel Alito in detail—his decisions, corruptions, leaks, and connections. Guest: Egyptian author and activist Mona Eltahawy.

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231: Daisy Ridley + Young Woman and the Sea, Sting, The Beast, Eric, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 1:10:30

27d ago1:10:30

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This week, Daisy Ridley tells Molly Edwards about inspirational true life story Young Woman and the Sea. Plus, Jordan Farley and Jamie Graham review that film, as well as giant space spider horror Sting, romantic tragedy The Beast, Benedict Cumberbatch Netflix series Eric and the 20th anniversary rerelease of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaba…

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WMC Live #442: Alternate Realities. (Original Airdate 5/26/2024) 55:46

1M ago55:46

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Robin takes on Supreme Court Injustices Thomas and Alito, plus good news in the truths buried in the polls. Guest: Johnnie Jae, Native artist, activist, one-woman movement.

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230: George Miller & Tom Burke + Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, Chris Pratt + The Garfield Movie, Atlas, Trainspotting 1:08:52

1M ago1:08:52

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00.00 – 03.40 Intro and presenters discuss what they've been watching. 03.45 – 34.05 Review of Furiosa including interviews with director George Miller and Tom Burke, who plays Praetorian Jack 34.10 – 45.10 Review of Garfield including an interview with the man who voices the lasagne-loving moggy, Chris Pratt 45.15 – 53.05 Review of Atlas 53.10 – 1…

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WMC Live #441: Live and In Color. (Original Airdate 5/19/2024) 50:24

1M ago50:24

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Robin on the courts' resistance to televised trials. Guest Joyce Schorr, Founder & President of WRRAP—the oldest & largest national, independent, nonprofit abortion fund which assists women unable to pay for safe & legal surgical & medical abortions.

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229: Renny Harlin + The Strangers: Chapter 1, IF, Hoard, Tiger Stripes, Catching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg 45:07

1M ago45:07

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00.00 – 03.15 Intro and presenters discuss what they've been watching 03.20 – 15.50 Inteview with The Strangers: Chapter 1 director Renny Harlin 15.55 – 27.10 Review of If 27.15 – 33.20 Review of Hoard 33.25 – 37.20 Review of Tiger Stripes 37.25 – 40.00 Review of Catching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg 40.05 – 45.15 Film of the Week and answer…

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228: Wes Ball, Owen Teague, Freya Allen and Kevin Durand + Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, La Chimera, Made in England: The Films of Powell & Pressburger, Dark Matter and Doctor Who 1:03:44

2M ago1:03:44

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0.00 – 03.25 Intro and presenters discuss what they've been watching 03.30 – 29.50 Review of Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes including interviews with the film’s director Wes Ball and stars Owen Teague, Freya Allen and Kevin Durand 29.55 – 37.30 Review of La Chimera 37.35 – 42.50 Review of Made in England 42.55 – 48.40 Review of Dark Matter 48.45…

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WMC Live #440: Under the Lilacs. (Original Airdate 5/5/2024) 41:49

2M ago41:49

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Robin continues her meditations on the militant campus demonstrations and on the intoxication of lilacs. Guest: Grace McLean, singer, songwriter, actor, on "Suffs."

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227: Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt + The Fall Guy, Love Lies Bleeding, The Idea of You, The Phantom Menace 53:38

2M ago53:38

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00.00 – 04.45 Intro and presenters discuss what they've been watching 04.50 – 23.20 Review of The Fall Guy with an interview with the film’s stars Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt 23.25 – 32.20 Review of Love Lies Bleeding 32.25 – 42.10 Review of The Idea of You 42.15 – 50.20 This week’s big re-release – Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 50.25 …

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WMC Live #439: The Sound and the Fury. (Original Airdate 4/28/2024) 51:41

2M ago51:41

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Robin on new polls and the many campus demonstrations and arrests across the country. Special Guest: Elizabeth Holtzman on the numerous Trump indictments and court cases.

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226: Moritz Mohr + Boy Kills World, Challengers, I.S.S., Ordinary Angels, Spy X Family Code: White 1:00:42

2M ago1:00:42

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00.00 – 03.20 Intro and presenters discuss what they've been up to 03.25 – 20.20 Review of Boy Kills World with an interview with the film’s director Moritz Mohr 20.25 – 35.10 Review of Challengers 35.15 – 41.20 Review of I.S.S. 41.25 – 49.20 Review of Ordinary Angels 49.25 – 55.00 Review of Spy X Family Code: White 55.05 – 1.00.40 Film of the Week…

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WMC Live #438: Sex, Lies, and Patriarchy. (Original Airdate 4/21/2024) 57:55

2M ago57:55

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Robin confronts the new teenage sex trend—“choking”—and also revives the feminist campaign against male (as well as female) circumcision. Guest: Jane Manning on Harvey Weinstein's possible release.

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225: Zack Snyder, Sofia Boutella and Staz Nair + Rebel Moon Part Two, Dan Stevens + Abigail, The Book of Clarence, Sometimes I Think About Dying 1:10:15

2M ago1:10:15

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00.00 – 07.20 Intro and presenters discuss what they've been watching 07.25 – 29.10 Review of Abigail including an interview with the one of the stars of the movie, Dan Stevens *mild premise spoilers for Abigail* 29.15 – 51.10 Review of Rebel Moon Part Two: The Scargiver including interviews with the film’s director Zack Snyder and stars Sofia Bout…

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224: Marisa Abela + Back to Black, Kirsten Dunst and Alex Garland + Civil War, Lucy Boynton and Justin H. Min + The Greatest Hits, The Teachers' Lounge 1:18:14

3M ago1:18:14

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00.00 – 04.40 Intro and presenters discuss what else they've been watching 04.45 – 27.05 Review of Back to Black including an interview Marisa Abela who plays Amy Winehouse. 27.10 – 53.20 Review of Civil War including interviews with the film’s director Alex Garland and the film’s star Kirsten Dunst 53.25 – 1.07.15 Review of The Greatest Hits inclu…

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WMC Live #437: Resistance. (Original Airdate 4/7/2024) 52:43

3M ago52:43

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Robin on Haiti's uniqueness in the world, and “Whatever happened to CEDAW?!” Guest: author Soraya Chemaly and The Resilience Myth.

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223: Dev Patel and Jordan Peele + Monkey Man, The First Omen, Scoop, Io Capitano, Evil Does Not Exist 54:04

3M ago54:04

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00.00 – 04.25 Intro and presenters discuss their picks of the week 04.30 – 21.50 Review of Monkey Man including an interview with the star and director Dev Patel and producer Jordan Peele 21.55 – 32.20 Review of The First Omen 32.25 – 38.00 Review of Io Capitano 38.05 – 43.15 Review of Evil Does Not Exist 43.20 – 51.20 Review of Scoop 51.25 – 54.15…

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WMC Live #436: The Invisible Becoming Visible. (Original Airdate 3/31/2024) 51:21

3M ago51:21

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Robin "unearths" Lise Meitner, the "mother of the atomic bomb" (she loathed it), interviews Lela Mailman and Darlene Gomez about missing and murdered Indigenous women, and discovers the ignored female birds of North America.

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222: Adam Wingard + Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, Jack Black + Kung Fu Panda 4, Mothers' Instinct, Drift, Silver Haze 1:02:01

3M ago1:02:01

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00.00 – 03.40 Intro and presenters discuss what they've been watching 03.45 – 24.35 Review of Godzilla X Kong including an interview with the film’s director, Adam Wingard 24.40 – 40.50 Review of Kung Fu Panda 4 including an interview with the film’s star, Jack Black 40.55 – 47.30 Review of Mothers’ Instinct 47.35 – 52.10 Review of Drift 52.15 – 56…

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WMC Live #435: The Monarch. (Original Airdate 3/24/2024) 29:17

3M ago29:17

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Robin relaunches her news coverage and analysis of our political reality, and also reports on a remarkable natural history story.

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221: Jake Gyllenhaal, Daniela Melchior, Lukas Gage and Billy Magnussen + Road House, Sydney Sweeney + Immaculate, Gil Kenan + Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, David Benioff, D.B. Weiss and Alexander Woo ... 1:21:16

3M ago1:21:16

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00.00 – 04.10 Intro and presenters discuss what they've been watching. 04.15 – 19.40 Review of Road House including interviews with the film’s stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Daniela Melchior, Lukas Gage and Billy Magnussen 19.45 – 39.55 Review of Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire including an interview with the film’s director Gil Kenan 40.00 – 51.15 Review of …

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220: Pablo Berger on Robot Dreams, Drive-Away Dolls, Monster, The New Boy, Banel & Adama 52:11

3M ago52:11

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00.00 – 07.35 Intro and presenters discuss the Oscars. 07.40 – 21.35 Interview with Robot Dreams director Pablo Berger 21.40 – 28.00 Review of Drive-Away Dolls 28.05 – 36.30 Review of Monster 36.35 – 40.20 Review of New Boy 40.25 – 46.00 Review of Banel and Adama 46.05 – 52.30 Film of the Week, and answering the question: “Do you you have any early…

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WMC Live #434: The Last Speaker, Part 3. (Original Airdate 3/10/2024) 32:28

4M ago32:28

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Robin concludes her series, Fables for Grown Ups, reading the third and last section of the three-part novella from her book Parallax, published by Spinifex Press.

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219: Ava DuVernay + Origin, Juan Carlos Fresnadillo + Damsel, Copa 71, Soul 1:09:59

4M ago1:09:59

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00.00 – 03.45 Intro and presenters discuss what they've been watching 03.50 – 31.00 Review of Origin including an interview with film’s writer/director Ava DuVernay 31.05 – 51.20 Review of Damsel including an interview with the film’s director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo 51.25 – 59.00 Review of Copa 71 59.05 – 1.06.20 This week’s big re-release – Soul …

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WMC Live #433: The Last Speaker, Part 2. (Original Airdate 3/3/2024) 33:30

4M ago33:30

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Robin continues her series, Fables for Grown Ups, reading the second of three parts of a novella from her book Parallax, published by Spinifex Press.

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218: Denis Villeneuve, Adam Sandler and Paul Dano + Dune: Part Two, Spaceman and Lisa Frankenstein 1:07:08

4M ago1:07:08

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00.00 – 04.25 Intro and presenters discuss their week in viewing 04.30 – 33.40 Review of Dune: Part Two, including an interview with the film’s director Denis Villeneuve 34.45 – 52.40 Review of Spaceman, including an interview with the film’s stars Adam Sandler and Paul Dano 52.45 – 1.03.00 Review of Lisa Frankenstein 1.03.05 – 1.07.30 Film of the …

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WMC Live #432: The Last Speaker, Part 1. (Original Airdate 2/25/2024) 51:52

4M ago51:52

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Robin continues her series, Fables for Grown Ups, reading the first of three parts of a novella from her book Parallax, published by Spinifex Press.

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217: Dakota Johnson, SJ Clarkson and Tahar Rahim + Madame Web, Bob Marley: One Love, The Taste of Things, The Promised Land 59:49

4M ago59:49

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0.00 – 03.25 Intro and presenters discuss their week in viewing 03.30 – 28.20 Review of Madame Web, including interviews with Dakota Johnson, SJ Clarkson and Tahar Rahim 28.25 – 36.40 Review of Bob Marley: One Love 36.45 – 41.00 Review of The Taste of Things 41.05 – 46.00 Review of The Promised Land 46.05 – 55.00 This week’s rereleases 55.05 – 59.5…

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WMC Live #431: The Handmaiden of the Holy Man, Part 2. (Original Airdate 2/11/2024) 22:23

5M ago22:23

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Robin continues her series, Fables for Grown Ups, reading the final section of a story from her book Parallax, published by Spinifex Press.

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216: Jeffrey Wright, Ludwig Göransson and Sean Durkin + The Iron Claw, Occupied City, Gassed Up 1:00:55

5M ago1:00:55

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00.00 – 03.25 Intro and presenters discuss their week 03.30 – 12.50 Exclusive interview with star of American Fiction, Jeffrey Wright 12.55 – 32.00 Review of The Iron Claw including an interview with the film’s director Sean Durkin 32.00 – 38.00 Review of Occupied City 38.05 – 50.15 Interview with composer Ludwig Göransson whose incredible score fo…