Best Host Seda Podcasts (2024)

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Arts Express 4-30-24 Featuring Actor James Norton 54:26

5h ago54:26

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* Nowhere Special: A Conversation With James Norton And Director Uberto Pasolini * Walled Off: Banksy's West Bank Hotel * Bro on live streaming genocide * Garland Nixon on endless war on two frontsBy With Host Prairie Miller

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Arts Express 4-24-24 Featuring Mario Van Peebles 52:37

19h ago52:37

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* Mario Van Peebles Talks Outlaw Posse and the buried post-Civil War history of race and class * King Lear: Apocalypse Now! * Bro on Vietnam spy thriller The Sympathizer * Garland Nixon on Good Cop/Bad CopBy With Host Prairie Miller

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Teachers have trauma too w/ Brittany Hege 36:38

1d ago36:38

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We’re often talking about trauma from the student perspective: how it happens in the classroom, and how it follows them into adulthood. But one group is often overlooked in this discussion - teachers! Today Vanessa chats with educator Brittany Hege about the challenges teachers often face in keeping up with changing pedagogies, while already being …

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More clickbait in the classroom! w/ Howie Hua 26:52

8d ago26:52

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Of the truly infinite things Vanessa likes to rant about, few top the list like math’s marketing problem - which is why she was elated to chat with social media mathstar Howie Hua! Today Howie shares how his own experiences with math anxiety sucked the joy out of math when he was a student, and how he started to bring it back for both himself and h…

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Arts Express 4-17-24 Featuring Larry Fessenden 52:48

9d ago52:48

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* Two Movies, Two Killer Moons: Larry Fessenden Talks Blackout, and Killers Of The Flower Moon * Photographic Justice: The Corky Lee Story, a new doc on the famed Asian-American photographer * Bro on the "3 Body Problem" * Garland Nixon on Epstein IslandBy With Host Prairie Miller

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The spiritual side of math w/ Francis Su 37:49

15d ago37:49

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When you picture a mathematician, what comes to mind? Now … what about a “mathematical explorer”? Well, that’s what Francis Su calls himself, and when Vanessa picked up his book Mathematics for Human Flourishing, she couldn’t put it down. On today's episode they explore how mathematical discovery can unleash the wonder and curiosity innate within u…

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Arts Express 4-10-24 Featuring Director Maggie Greenwald 52:59

17d ago52:59

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* A Conversation With director Maggie Greenwald on the re-release of her unconventional Western, The Ballad Of Little Jo * Garland Nixon on the Empire of Imbeciles * Broe talks with Israeli Palestinian scholar and Film Studies Professor Terri GinsbergBy With Host Prairie Miller

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Tell your students you trust them w/ Zak Champagne 42:14

24d ago42:14

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Longtime listeners (like today’s guest, as you’ll discover…) will recall one name popping up in almost every interview last season, so Vanessa needed to find out for herself: who is Zak Champagne & why do people like him so much?! Through today’s rollercoaster episode she discovered a teacher with boundless enthusiasm for the joys of teaching, grou…

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Arts Express 4-3-24 Featuring George Lopez 52:44

23d ago52:44

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** George Lopez: The politically fueled standup comic is joined by cast members of his socially conscious sitcom, Lopez vs. Lopez ** Broe on Jonathan Glazer's Gaza genocide Oscar speech ** Team Human: Douglas Rushkoff's tale of tech dehumanization ** And Garland NixonBy With Host Prairie Miller

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The difference between equity & equality w/ Dr. Pamela Seda 43:18

1M ago43:18

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On the Season 6 premiere of Math Therapy, Vanessa chats with Dr. Pamela Seda, an expert in all things education and inspiration! They dive deep into hot topics like how teachers can build trust in the classroom by modelling vulnerability, the benefits of cultivating community over competition, and a fascinating metaphor that illustrates what equity…

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Arts Express 3-26-24 Featuring Olivia Colman 52:42

1M ago52:42

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* Wicked Little Letters: Olivia Colman's new film explores how women cursing became an expression of defiance and liberation * The Berman Murders: Doug Kari on an unsolved crime in the CA desert 40 years ago * Garland Nixon on the attack on MoscowBy With Host Prairie Miller

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Arts Express 3-20-24 Featuring Beau Bridges 52:42

1M ago52:42

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* The Neon Highway and Matlock Reboot: A Conversation With Beau Bridges * Gazan poet Mosab Abu Toha's poem "The Wounds" on the December 2008 Israeli War on Gaza * Bro On How The West Was Lost - Examining the Alec Baldwin Rust debacle * and Garland NixonBy With Host Prairie Miller

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Season 6 Trailer 4:07

1M ago4:07

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Season 6 drops March 28th - here’s a sample of who and what you’ll hear!By Vanessa Vakharia

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Refresher: Pi Day in Prison 48:48

2M ago48:48

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It's March 14th, aka 3.14 ... so Happy Pi Day! To help you get in the zone, we're re-airing an episode from last year recounting the Math Therapy team's Pi Day 2023 trip to Bellamy Creek Correctional Facility in Michigan. This stemmed from Vanessa's Season 3, Episode 10 interview with Christopher Havens, an inmate serving a 25-year sentence for mur…

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Arts Express 3-13-24 Featuring Terence Blanchard 53:11

2M ago53:11

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* Up From The Streets: A Conversation With Jazz Musician/Composer, Terence Blanchard * Actor David Morse Talks Cabrini, the film about the famous Italian American immigrant nun * Bro On Mass Media Wars Then And Now * and Garland Nixon on NATO paper tigersBy With Host Prairie Miller

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The Awkward Return?! (S6 is coming) 2:47

2M ago2:47

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The rumours are true! (The rumours that Vanessa has been spreading herself.) Season 6 of Math Therapy launches March 28th! To get you hyped while we get this batch of episodes ready for you, here are some brief thoughts she recorded immediately after we finished a marathon 10 interviews over 4 days. What themes did she cover? Will she or her guests…

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Arts Express 3-6-24 Featuring Tim Blake Nelson 52:44

2M ago52:44

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* Tim Blake Nelson Talks Asleep In My Palm, Captain America: Brave New World * A Short History of Spaghetti with Tomato Sauce * Corporate Media Shilling For Global Arms Dealers * Macron's Napoleonic delusionsBy With Host Prairie Miller

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Arts Express 2-28-24 Featuring Actor Jon Seda 52:44

2M ago52:44

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** Actor Jon Seda discusses Selena, La Brea, Carlito's Way and his role with Richard Dreyfuss in the upcoming Into The Deep ** Americonned: Time To Rise, probing the Sean Claffey documentary ** Israel's Genocide from two sides ** And Garland Nixon on Let's Start HereBy With Host Prairie Miller

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Arts Express 2-21-24 Featuring Actress Virginia Madsen 52:51

2M ago52:51

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* Actress Virginia Madsen talks Surviving Middle America and Hollywood, and her latest movie as a damaged mother in Lola * Steven Wright's new surrealist novel, Harold * "Fat": From Will You Please Be Quiet, Please by Raymond Carver * How to Hide an EmpireBy With Host Prairie Miller

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Arts Express 2-14-24 Featuring Director Jean-Pierre Jeunet 52:37

3M ago52:37

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** Director Jean-Pierre Jeunet Talks Amelie, Alien Resurrection, And The Farmer Uprisings ** Bro On The Global Cultural Beat: "Vienna - City Of Contrasts And Contradictions" ** Garland Nixon on the US race for PresidentBy With Host Prairie Miller

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Arts Express 2-7-24 Featuring Cheryl Hines 52:42

3M ago52:42

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* Cheryl Hines Talks The Two Men In Her Life, RFK Jr. and Larry David, and Popular Theory * RU$E - Lying The American Dream: From Hollywood To Wall Street * George A. Romero's Independent Cinema * Garland Nixon on Genocide JoeBy With Host Prairie Miller

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Arts Express1-31-24 Featuring Ted Bundy survivor Kathy Kleiner Rubin 52:35

3M ago52:35

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* A Light In The Dark: Surviving More Than Ted Bundy-Kathy Kleiner Rubin on her determination to prevail * Caitlin Johnstone's "Child Killing Murder Robot" & more * Folk Horror On Film - Return Of The British Repressed * Garland Nixon on weaponizing wordsBy With Host Prairie Miller

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Arts Express 1-24-24 Featuring Actor Ian McShane 52:43

3M ago52:43

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* Ian McShane talks American Star and the John Wick sequel, Ballerina * Until Tomorrow, Comrades: Eric Gordon on Portuguese revolutionary Manuel Tiago's novel * "The Power Of Film": a personal exploration of screen classics with Brett Gregory * Garland Nixon on NATO and Euro-scamBy With Host Prairie Miller

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Arts Express 1-17-24 Featuring Sean Mattison's Colombian Doc "Petro" at Slamdance 52:37

3M ago52:37

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** Sean Mattison Talks Petro, new Colombian documentary at Slamdance: how a former guerrilla became President ** Franz Kafka's Before the Law and An Imperial Message ** Bro looks at the Best and Worst TV Series of the Year ** And Garland Nixon on Hollywood propagandaBy With Host Prairie Miller

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Arts Express 1-10-23 Featuring Filmmaker James Ivory 52:41

4M ago52:41

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** James Ivory Talks Merchant Ivory and that historic filmmaking team in a new film doc directed by Stephen Soucy * Brett Gregory interviews Matt Alford on Julian Assange's Final Extradition Appeal * Karl Marx, Private Eye! * Garland Nixon on the narcissistic US empireBy With Host Prairie Miller

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Arts Express 1-3-23 Featuring Actor Sawyer Spielberg 52:43

4M ago52:43

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* Sawyer Spielberg on being directed by his father in The Post, along starring in the upcoming 9/11 thriller, Martyr Of Gowanus * Brett Gregory Down and Out In the UK * Bro on his new noir, The House That Buff Built * Policing Thought crimes here and in IsraelBy With Host Prairie Miller

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Arts Express 12-27-23 Featuring Actor Matthew Goode 53:41

4M ago53:41

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* Freud's Last Session: A Conversation With Matthew Goode, who portrays author C.S. Lewis * "Palestine A-Z" by Gazan poet Mosab Abu Toha * How The Pentagon And The CIA Took Hollywood: Filmmaker Matthew Alford * Garland Nixon on Christian ZionismBy With Host Prairie Miller

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Arts Express 12-20-23 Featuring Stafford Braxton of ”American Santa” 52:44

4M ago52:44

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* Stafford Braxton Talks "American Santa." Superheroes don't always wear capes * Bro On The Television Season Of Our Discontent: streaming and strikes in 2023 * "Godard Cinema" - Brett Gregory deconstructs the enigma of Jean-Luc GodardBy With Host Prairie Miller

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Arts Express 12-13-23 Featuring Actor Ed Begley Jr. 52:39

5M ago52:39

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** Ed Begley Jr. on his new memoir, To The Temple of Tranquility...And Step On It! ** Part 2 with the author of the new bio, Becoming Ella Fitzgerald ** The Success Of Failure: "Movies So Bad, They're Good" ** Garland Nixon on Hollywood propagandaBy With Host Prairie Miller

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Arts Express 12-6-23 Featuring Actor Steve Schirripa 52:37

5M ago52:37

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* Actor Steve Schirripa Talks The Sopranos, Blue Bloods * Becoming Ella Fitzgerald with author Judith Tick * A Conversation With David Archibald - the Scottish professor and performer on Tracking Ken Loach * Garland Nixon on GazaBy With Host Prairie Miller

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Arts Express 11-29-23 Featuring Adrien Brody 53:42

5M ago53:42

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* Adrien Brody Talks Masculine Identity In Crisis in his new film Manodrome * Israelism: A new film doc on American Jewish youth turning against Zionism. * The homeless crisis gets personal * Garland Nixon on the pirates of the American EmpireBy With Host Prairie Miller

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Arts Express 11-22-23 Featuring Aaron Neville 53:03

5M ago53:03

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* Black and Choctaw Native American Aaron Neville talks Music and Memoir: Tell It Like It Is, My Story * Pepe Escobar on the Mummy and Xi * Werner Herzog, Radical Dreamer * Garland Nixon on the Colonial WoundBy With Host Prairie Miller

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Arts Express 11-15-23 Featuring Actor Noah Wylie 52:34

6M ago52:34

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* Noah Wylie Talks At The Gates, ER Memories, and strike resolution. * The Poetry Of Caitlin Johnstone. "In Times Such as These" * Brett Gregory probes the film essay Looking Forward * Dennis Broe on mind-numbing media spectacle * Garland Nixon on the monsters who ruleBy With Host Prairie Miller

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Arts Express 11-8-23 Featuring the Shirelles’ Beverly Lee 52:43

6M ago52:43

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* The Shirelles' Beverly Lee talks the groundbreaking 60s girl groups * A Creature Wanting Form: author Luke O'Neil in conversation about his fiction & non-fiction * Actors' strike update with actor/filmmaker Harley Wallen * Garland Nixon on genocideBy With Host Prairie Miller

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Arts Express 11-1-23 Featuring Actor Terrence Howard 52:40

6M ago52:40

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* Terrence Howard Talks Empire, Hustle & Flow, and his upcoming Shirley Chisholm biopic, Shirley * AE Fave Mary Murphy discusses film, theater, tv, animation, video games, voice acting, and the actors' strike * Garland Nixon on "Why We Blow Ourselves Up"By With Host Prairie Miller

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Arts Express 10-25-23 Featuring Actress/Musician Alicia Witt 52:54

6M ago52:54

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* Alicia Witt Talks Movies, Music, And The Continuing Actors Struggle * Miguel Gardel reads from his short story, "Blues In America" * Peter Wise discourses on the 9 minute Nietzsche * Garland Nixon on Trainwreck AmericaBy With Host Prairie Miller

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The Awkward Goodbye 9:56

7M ago9:56

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Don't worry, Math Therapy isn't going anywhere ... but here's a fun bonus episode as we look back on an incredible 5th season! It was a total success in every possible way, except one: for whatever reason, Vanessa lost the ability to simply say "goodbye" at the end of the interviews. This hadn't been an issue in previous seasons but she somehow got…

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Arts Express 10-18-23 Featuring Actor Henry Thomas 52:41

7M ago52:41

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* Henry Thomas talks his films and series from ET to Fall of the House of Usher * Luke O'Neil's short story "Thy Kingdom Come" from A Creature Wanting Form * The Stones And Brian Jones: Deciphering the Nick Broomfield doc * Garland Nixon on the so-called "rules-based" orderBy With Host Prairie Miller

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Arts Express 10-11-23 Featuring Actor Diallo RIddle 52:40

7M ago52:40

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* Diallo Riddle Talks One Song, The Hollywood Strikes, And What Exactly Is A Moonlighting DJ * Ian Scott: American Politics In Hollywood Film * Mary Murphy reads selections from the poetry of Mary Oliver * Peter WIse: 9 minute Nietzche and Garland NixonBy With Host Prairie Miller

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Arts Express 10-4-23 Featuring Actress Siobhan Fallon 52:41

7M ago52:41

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* A Tale of Two Prison Dramas: Actress Siobhan Fallon in Shelter in Solitude and Eileen * Brett Gregory deconstructs Norman Finkelstein's new book * Singer/songwriter Nellie McKay talks about Hey Guys, Watch This * Peter Wise on The 9 minute NietzscheBy With Host Prairie Miller

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Arts Express 9-26-23 Featuring Comedian/Author Madison Molloy 52:41

7M ago52:41

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* Madison Molloy on "Comedy in a woke world," as a woman speaking her mind * Blue collar wordsmith Miguel Gardel reads his short story, "Religious" * Peter Wise's gallery tour of the artist and the renegade * Garland Nixon on US foreign policy hypocrisyBy With Host Prairie Miller

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Arts Express 9-20-23 Featuring Actor/Comedian Michael Rapaport 52:44

7M ago52:44

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* Michael Rapaport talks DeNiro, Walken, strikes, and stand-up comedy * Underground Empire: How America Weaponized the World's Economy * Brett Gregory on the Drive In: Outdoor Cinema In 1950s America * Mitchel Cohen's anti-war memory lane excursionBy With Host Prairie Miller

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Arts Express 9-13-23 Featuring Director/Actor Brian Goodman 53:01

8M ago53:01

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* Brian Goodman, who has worked with the best, walks the picket line * Garland Nixon on Malcolm X and Africa Rising * Brett Gregory's memoir, "I Used to be Jewish" * Caitlin Johnstone on Capitol Hill psychopaths * Dennis Broe on the Hollywood strikesBy With Host Prairie Miller

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Arts Express 9-6-23 Featuring Actress Terry Moore 53:18

8M ago53:18

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* Golden Age of Hollywood Actress Terry Moore on "Silent Life: The Story Of The Lady In Black," about the mystery rose woman at Valentino's grave. *Brett Gregory on Identity Politics, Horror, Marxism And the Hayes Code *Garland Nixon on "Who Am I?"By With Host Prairie Miller

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Arts Express 8-30-23 Featuring Jon Brewer, Filmmaker and Rock Star Manager 52:51

8M ago52:51

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* Filmmaker and veteran manager of rock artists Jon Brewer discusses his doc Chuck Berry: The Original King Of Rock 'n' Roll * Brett Gregory and Dominic Lees on AI's impact on film and TV * Garland Nixon on suing TwitterBy With Host Prairie Miller

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Arts Express 8-23-23 Featuring Actress/Director Amy Redford 52:45

8M ago52:45

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* Amy Redford Talks The Sopranos, This Revolution, And Her Father Robert R. * Ron Perlman Rant On The Picket Line * "The Hollywood Renaissance And The Blacklist": Brett Gregory and Andy Willis * More At The Atomic Cafe with director Jayne LoaderBy With Host Prairie Miller

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Arts Express 8-16-23 Featuring Actress/Comedian Margaret Cho 52:41

9M ago52:41

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* Margaret Cho on her "Live and Livid" stand-up tour, and news on the writers' and actors' strike *The Atomic Cafe: AE talks with the director of the classic film doc of US nuclear war propaganda * Brett Gregory on The Ageing Woman In British Film * Scott Ritter: Banned on YouTube!By With Host Prairie Miller

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Arts Express 8-9-23 Featuring Actor Orlando Jones 52:40

9M ago52:40

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* Orlando Jones talks Til Death Do Us Part * Lionelle Hamanaka shares personal memories during Nagasaki remembrance day * Stephanie Bartage on Shawshank Redemption for the stage * Excerpts of our production of Virginia Woolf's To The LighthouseBy With Host Prairie Miller

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Virginia Woolf’s To The Lighthouse: An Arts Express Special 1:29:43

9M ago1:29:43

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In this adaptation prepared especially for radio, Virginia Woolf's ground-breaking stream of consciousness novel, To The Lighthouse, is brought to life. In a sort of ghost story that plays with time, memory, and recollection, a young boy, over a period of ten years, tries to journey to the lighthouse, a stormy boat ride away from his family’s summe…

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Arts Express 8-2-23 Featuring Filmmaker Susan Stern of Barbie Nation 52:55

9M ago52:55

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* Filmmaker Susan Stern Talks Barbie Nation--An Unauthorized Tour! * Brett Gregory & Chris Nunn In Search of The Wicker Man--new revelations on the cult horror film * Wall Street/Hollywood East And West SAG AFTRA Strike Update * Dennis Broe on "Apocalyptic TV & Global Warming"By With Host Prairie Miller

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