Best J David Osborne Podcasts (2024)

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SCENTENCES: On Fragrance as Art with Jack Mason 1:20:41

23m ago1:20:41

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Jack Mason is the host of The Perfume Nationalist, a continuing radio soap opera in which art and culture, high and low, are discussed through the historical lens of fragrance. On this episode, we discuss embracing fragrance as an art form and consciously engaging with scent. We also talk the pitfalls of minimalist literature, which fragrances we'r…

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Dan Mirvish, Filmmaker and Author-Episode #309 1:05:36

2h ago1:05:36

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Filmmaker and author, Dan Mirvish’s recent feature, 18½, starred Willa Fitzgerald, John Magaro and Bruce Campbell as the voice of Nixon. The award-winning film played in 25 festivals, had a 60-city theatrical release, played on 7 airlines and is now available on Starz. Prior to that, Dan directed Bernard and Huey, scripted by Oscar and Pulitzer Pri…

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BRAZOS: On Writing What You Know with Justin Carter 1:03:43

7h ago1:03:43

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patreon.com/agitator Buy BRAZOS from Belle Point Press: https://bellepointpress.com/products/brazos Keep up with Justin Carter: https://juscarts.com/ Discussed: Justin and Kelby's experiences and feelings of Brazoria County, Texas; poetry vs prose; "Not Meth"; escaping academia; sports journalism; fatherhood; devil possession and harvesting grave d…

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LIVES OF THE MONSTER DOGS with David Simmons 1:14:20

13h ago1:14:20

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David Simmons and Kelby Losack are chopping it up about LIVES OF THE MONSTER DOGS by Kirsten Bakis. What separates humans from other animals? What is our purpose here? What is "alternative literature"? You read any good books lately? All this and more, on this episode of Agitator. patreon.com/agitator Learn more about the Broken River crew: brokenr…

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Max Kinnings, Novelist and Screenwriter-Episode #308 1:04:11

8h ago1:04:11

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Max Kinnings has written the feature films, Act of Grace, Alleycats, and The Pagan King, as well as various film projects currently in development including a film adaptation of his critically acclaimed play, Wireless Operator. He’s the author of four novels, Hitman, The Fixer, Sacrifice, and Baptism. I’ve read Baptism and can tell you it’s a treme…

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Patrick Oliver Jones, Actor-Singer-Podcaster-Episode #307 1:05:54

16d ago1:05:54

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The actor, singer, and podcaster, Patrick Oliver Jones has been in the performing arts, both onstage and onscreen, for more than 30 years. Originally from Birmingham Alabama, he brought his Southern charm to New York City in 2008 with dreams of Broadway. And he’s gotten close with roles in off-Broadway world premieres, touring nationally with The A…

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WHERE IN THE WORLD IS ELLE NASH? 1:05:18

7d ago1:05:18

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On book tours, US vs UK publishing, Larry Correia vs The Great Gatsby, editing, bred from experience vs bred from institution, and how to measure artistic value. Buy Deliver Me in the US: https://www.unnamedpress.com/books/book?title=Deliver+Me And in the UK: https://www.vervebooks.co.uk/bookpage.php?&isbn=9780857308610 Follow Elle on IG and X @sad…

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SCAVENGERS REIGN with Grant Wamack 1:00:51

12d ago1:00:51

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Grant Wamack is the Wonderland award nominated author of MELANCHOLY’S FINEST, BLACK GYPSIES, and GOD’S LEFTOVERS. He pulls tarot cards, practices jiu jitsu, and smokes weed in Los Angeles. Follow his come-up at https://grantwamack.substack.com/ [[This episode is brought to you by Experience.Computer, slow radio about high tech. A podcast about apha…

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Doug Pray, Documentary Film Director-Episode #306 1:12:25

17d ago1:12:25

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Doug Pray is a documentary filmmaker of great range and substance. His portraits of subcultures and creative visionaries have led him to numerous Sundance premieres, critical raves, and awards. His feature documentaries include: “Love, Lizzo,” “Surfwise,” and the Emmy Award-winning “Art & Copy.” His first two films, “Hype!,” the story of the Seattl…

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Jimi Fritz, Musician-Filmmaker-Author-Episode #305 53:49

28d ago53:49

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Jimi Fritz is a filmmaker, musician, writer, entrepreneur, raconteur and roustabout. He’s written two feature-length screenplays, numerous articles, and a non-fiction book about rave culture. He’s also made numerous films and music videos. His latest book, entitled, The End of Everything, An Ironic Black Comedy, is about an older man simply named F…

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HOW TO ACTUALLY CURE WRITER’S BLOCK: J. David Osborne Returns 1:08:25

1M ago1:08:25

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Our boy JDO has resurrected to share the sauce on how he’s found the ultimate cure for writer’s block. We also give a syllabic breakdown on what’s coming up for Agitator: more craft talk, getting into the nuts and bolts of publishing and printing and marketing books. We also talk about the value of a niche audience and the dangers of networking wit…

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Dr. William J. Carl, Greek Scholar-Screenwriter-Playwright-Episode #304 1:05:52

30d ago1:05:52

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Dr. William J. Carl is a Greek scholar, screenwriter, playwright, and lyricist. He’s also a former professor, seminary president, and pastor, who’s been a U.S. Senate Guest Chaplain. He’s been a speaker at Oxford, Cambridge, Princeton, Cornell, Boston University, Carnegie Mellon, as well as in Russia, South Africa, India, China, South Korea, Taiwan…

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CROOKED SMILE: On Addiction, Homelessness, & Hope with Jared Klickstein 1:21:53

1M ago1:21:53

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Jared Klickstein was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1989 to heroin-addicted parents. He spent his teenage years outside of Oakland, California after being adopted by his aunt and uncle. He attended UC Santa Cruz where he got addicted to heroin himself, dropped out, and spent nearly ten years chronically homeless and addicted around the country. A…

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David Stenn, Screenwriter-Producer-Director-Episode #303 1:09:02

1M ago1:09:02

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David Stenn was hired by the TV series Hill Street Blues immediately after graduating from Yale, becoming the show’s youngest writer ever. David then wrote She Was Marked For Murder, an NBC movie that earned an Edgar nomination from the Mystery Writers Guild of America. David returned to television as Producer of 21 Jump Street, then Supervising Pr…

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VIOLENT FACULTIES: On Humanity, God, & the Authentic Narrator with Charlene Elsby 1:14:03

1M ago1:14:03

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Charlene Elsby is a philosophy doctor and former professor whose books include Hexis, Affect, Psychros, Agyny, Musos, Letters to Jenny Just After She Died, Bedlam, The Devil Thinks I'm Pretty, and Violent Faculties. Her essays have appeared in Bustle Books and the LA Review of Books. https://charleneelsby.com/ Using her torture porn/mad scientist p…

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AMERICAN VULGARIA / IKU: Running an Indie Print Magazine + A Review of Sci-fi Smut [ft. Ryan Simón] 1:24:02

1M ago1:24:02

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Ryan Simón is the one-man factory behind the avant-garde Americana sleaze/arts and culture mag American Vulgaria. We talk about his inspiration for starting the magazine, what direction it's heading in now, and we get into the nuts and bolts of printing and designing magazines and books that stand on their own as gorgeous works of art. More on AMER…

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Joey Hartsone, Screenwriter-Novelist-Episode #302 1:00:05

1M ago1:00:05

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The phenomenal screenwriter and novelist, Joey Hartstone, had his first two feature films directed by no less than Rob Reiner. The first film, LBJ, which was named to Hollywood’s highly respected Black List in 2014, starred Woody Harrelson as LBJ. Joey’s second feature, “Shock and Awe,” featured Woody Harrelson, James Marsden, Tommy Lee Jones, Jess…

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Megan Woodward, Author-Episode #301 53:23

2M ago53:23

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The author, ghostwriter, copywriter, and freelance editor, Megan Woodward recently published her beautifully written and illustrated debut picture book, This Book is Definitely Not Cursed, which is published by Simon and Schuster. She’s also the author of the forthcoming book, Jake Maddox Dance, Gymnastics, and Cheerleading Jokes. Megan specializes…

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Izumi Suzuki's Hit Parade of Tears (ft. Jay Springett) [EP. 150 // Ghost in the Tome #8] 52:11

2M ago52:11

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Writer, podcaster, and strategist (and musician, and inventor of solarpunk) Jay Springett joins Kelby for this AGITATOR Z FINALE. Everything changes beyond this point, and what a way to end an era. We're talking Izumi Suzuki's incredible bizarro short story collection Hit Parade of Tears. Keep up with Jay: https://www.thejaymo.net/ Buy Hit Parade o…

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Deep State Expressionism, Centrist Propaganda, and Park Chan-wook's The Sympathizer (ft. Ryan Jackson) 2:07:44

2M ago2:07:44

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I'ma just do long titles now to save time coming up with descriptions. Listen to Mutual Aberration Society: Mutual Aberration Society | Podcast on Spotify This was an early release episode for paid subscribers of Agitator: patreon.com/agitatorBy J David Osborne & Kelby Losack

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Blood Beat Confidential (ft. Jacob Everett) 1:31:02

2M ago1:31:02

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Jacob Everett, founder and editor-in-chief of the low life/high strangeness lit mag and indie press Apocalypse Confidential, joins Kelby to discuss the no-budget 1983 murder drone film Blood Beat. This episode's a deep dive into the inner workings of successfully running an independent press with some glimpses into the future of both APCON and Brok…

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Madolyn Smith Osborne, Actress-Episode #300 1:06:12

2M ago1:06:12

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Madolyn Smith Osborne had the kind of fairy tale show business beginning that most can only fantasize about. While still in school at The University of Southern California, she won her first paycheck with a serendipitous audition before famed choreographer, Gower Champion, when a lead dancer and understudy had to be replaced in the Broadway-bound p…

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198 - Be Weird, Survive, and Get Back To the Campfire 1:33:45

2M ago1:33:45

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On this episode, Kris and JDO talk: Uneasiness at work, the notion of time passing, teachers moving on, how to create amazing life stories, working on fishing boats in the North Sea. What is the psychology of someone who chooses to be homeless? How are some people built for adventure and others aren’t? Japanese cholos, psychotronic imagery, syncret…

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Rob Marshall, Director-Producer-Choreographer-Episode #299 59:57

2M ago59:57

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The great director, Rob Marshall, has made numerous films that have been honored with a total of 30 Academy Award nominations — winning 9 in all, including Best Picture for “Chicago,” which alone won a total of 6 of those Oscars. Also, for “Chicago,” Rob received the Directors Guild Award, and nominations for Best Director for the Oscar, Golden Glo…

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Ghostwriting JDO's Posthumous Epic (ft. E Rathke and David Simmons) 1:31:55

3M ago1:31:55

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Broken River boas E Rathke and David Simmons join Kelby in the Agitator booth to figure out how we're going to piece together our fallen brother JDO's unfinished magnum opus about a fence salesman who can control tornadoes. But first! You know we're getting wild, talmbout Call of Duty lobbies back in the day, how quickly things get racist and how c…

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Stephen Cole, Musical Theatre Writer-Session 2-Episode #298 58:14

3M ago58:14

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Stephen Cole is back on StoryBeat for the second time. An award-winning writer of musical theatre, non-fiction books, short stories, and novels, Stephen’s work has been recorded, published, and produced worldwide, from New York City to London to the Middle East and Australia. With Matthew Ward he wrote the musicals After The Fair, Merlin’s Apprenti…

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197 - Rewilding the Social Sphere 1:15:02

3M ago1:15:02

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On this episode, Kris and JDO break down a lot of the overly-complex cultural conversations to a brutally simple (but not easy) question: why can’t we just be courteous to each other? We also talk about “rewilding” social situations, keeping things fresh, and not taking people for granted. Bringing back the sacred. What does it mean to a child when…

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Maria Baltazzi, TV Producer-Teacher-Author- Episode #297 59:46

3M ago59:46

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Maria Baltazzi is a Happiness Explorer. And an extraordinarily fascinating one at that. Her experiences as an Emmy-winning producer of hit TV shows, a wellbeing teacher, world traveler, and luxury travel designer specializing in transformative adventures, has given her a unique lens into conscious living. Maria was one of the original supervising p…

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Scott M. Hoffman, Author-Episode #296 42:20

3M ago42:20

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Author Scott M. Hoffman was a witness to historical events concerning major mob families. His book, Inside, tells the eye-opening tale of the son of a mobster growing up learning the harrowing life within a ruthless crime family. Scott absorbed the inner workings of the mob from his dad, who loyally served The Chicago Outfit for over 55 years –neve…

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Richard Skipper, Entertainer-Singer-Episode #295 1:08:31

3M ago1:08:31

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Richard Skipper is an entertainer, singer and host known for his award-winning tribute to Carol Channing, which was endorsed by Carol herself. He can be seen in the film, Carol Channing: Larger Than Life. Richard’s appeared in legendary venues from Atlantic City’s Taj Mahal and Hilton to Carnegie Hall. And he’s shared stages with some of the bigges…

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196 - Crafting Magic w/ Kent Axell 1:14:57

4M ago1:14:57

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We have a very special guest for this episode of Lost Xplorers. The great Kent Axell, Vegas stage magician and all-around cool guy, joined us to chop it up. On this episode, we talk about the different types of magic, paranormal phenomena, the writing process of a magic routine, James Randi's Million Dollar Challenge, the need for mystery in These …

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Dr. 'Niyi Coker Jr., Professor-Director-Episode #294 1:02:11

3M ago1:02:11

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Dr. ‘Niyi Coker, Jr., is a Professor and the Director of the School of Theatre, Television, and Film (TTF) at San Diego State University in California, which is ranked by the Hollywood Reporter as a top 10 Film production program. ‘Niyi has served as Visiting Artistic Director to several theatre companies including: K3 at Malmo Hogskola in Sweden, …

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Steven Kunes, TV and Film Writer-Episode #293 55:30

4M ago55:30

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What a wonderful fun and funny interview with a fellow who’s toiled at the highest peak of Hollywood as a screenwriter. TV and film writer, Steven Kunes, has worked on numerous sitcoms and movies. At the age of 26, legendary TV producer, Norman Lear, hired Steven to write and develop half-hour comedies for his company, Embassy Television. This led …

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195 - The Crusonaut 1:24:28

4M ago1:24:28

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Kris and JDO talk about the strangness of passing time. JDO talks about the biggest viral scam he ever fell for. “Americans love nothing better than to be fooled.” JDO continues his path to becoming a cult leader by channeling Alan Watts. The strangeness of Florida. The World Weekly News as the ultimate American newspaper. What would an American To…

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Danielle Sunberg, Author-TEDx Speaker-Episode #292 59:11

4M ago59:11

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Danielle Sunberg, a multi-award winning author and TEDx speaker, coaches high performers and advises social-impact organizations on authentic leadership. Specializing in conscious self-development, she guides individuals and groups to cultivate personal mastery as the key to experiencing our full potential. A former commercial litigator at a Washin…

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194 - Stop Me If I Start Making Sense 1:34:51

4M ago1:34:51

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Red-headed robins, challenged by the weather, and Oklahoma mythology, including serial killers, mass murders, and werewolves. Imaginative subversion of the terrain. Students are not co-teaching. Two-headed chickens. A homeless freestyle rapper named Big Weiner. And from the notes of Kris Saknussemm: -Rapper 50 Cent, age 48 and trying desperately to…

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Andrew Erish, Author-Teacher-Episode #291 1:02:36

4M ago1:02:36

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Noted author and teacher Andrew Erish’s first book, Col. William N. Selig, the Man Who Invented Hollywood, was hailed by the L.A. Public Library as “One of the best books of 2012.” And The Huffington Post declared, “…it may well be the film book of the year.” Andrew’s most recent book, Vitagraph, America’s First Great Motion Picture Studio, receive…

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Rosanna Staffa, Playwright-Author-Episode #290 50:31

5M ago50:31

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Rosanna Staffa is an Italian-born playwright and author. Her debut novel, The War Ends At Four, is a beautifully rendered tale about an Italian acupuncturist in Minneapolis who returns home to Milan and rediscovers all that she left behind, who she is, and what her life is really about. I’ve read The War Ends at Four and found it to be a moving and…

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193 - Travel vs. Tourism Part 3: Education as Tourism 1:06:17

5M ago1:06:17

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From the notes of Kris Saknussemm... Travel becomes Tourism. This Sacred - > Profane style degeneration is hardly an isolated phenomenon—in fact it might seem to be a Deep Algorithm. But I think the progenitors of the Tourism Age can to some extent be forgiven. It’s fine to say now that they should’ve extrapolated—seen ahead to what large-scale, or…

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192 - Travel vs. Tourism Part 2 1:31:12

5M ago1:31:12

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From the notes of Kris Saknussemm... We said last time that we were going to investigate further how the distinction b/w Travel and Tourism might help us understand what’s happened to the project of national public Education in America. An odd proposition to some perhaps. But I think this is easily done, although it’s also easy to be very hard on T…

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Charles Rosenay, Actor-Author-Promoter-Session 2-Episode #289 59:03

5M ago59:03

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This is Charles Rosenay’s second time on StoryBeat. He’s been in the entertainment business for over four decades as an actor, promoter, music aficionado, entertainer, MC, DJ, humorist, and author. Recently, he released his latest book, The Book of Top 10 Beatles Lists, which contains dozens of top ten lists from pop-culture notables, like Pete Bes…

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191 - Travel vs. Tourism 1:39:59

5M ago1:39:59

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From the notes of Kris Saknussemm... Temporary tattoos and the latest Oscar’s night—two more examples of why we’ve entered the Post-Civilization Age. People who say the Oscar’s have been in “decline” for quite a while are the kind of folks who wouldn’t draw much distinction between Ted Bundy returning to have sex with a corpse three days after the …

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Terry Press, President, Strategy & Communication Amblin Partners-Episode #288 55:51

5M ago55:51

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Terry Press recently joined Amblin Partners in the newly created role of President of Strategy and Communications. Terry oversees the execution of all elements of marketing, publicity, consumer products, and communication for the film and television divisions of Amblin Partners and Steven Spielberg, who said of Terry, “Since the earliest days of Dr…

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190 - Representation vs. Reality 1:16:40

5M ago1:16:40

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FROM THE NOTES OF KRIS SAKNUSSEMM... If people haven’t read Jung’s work on Flying Saucers (as modern myth), I recommend it. I hadn’t looked at it in some time, but I think it reads even better in this age of social media. He completely skirts the issue of “real” or “imagined,” and focuses on the sheer popularity of the mythology. This is the view I…

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Jimmy Roberts, Composer-Lyricist-Poet-Episode #287 1:09:05

5M ago1:09:05

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Jimmy Roberts is the composer of the second longest-running Off-Broadway musical in New York theater history, I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change, which ran for over 5000 performances. It’s been produced around the world in languages as diverse as French, Spanish, German, Finnish, Mandarin and Cantonese. Jimmy's second Off-Broadway show The Thin…

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189 - Beneath the Neon (w/ Matthew O'brien) 1:29:01

6M ago1:29:01

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Today on the show we have a special guest: author/teacher Matthew O'Brien! We chat about the expat lifestyle, finding love through a language barrier, and the lives of people who live in the flood channels beneath Las Vegas. It's a great conversation. Matt is a fascinating guy. Here's his bio from his website, Beneath the Neon: Matthew O’Brien is a…

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Branden Cobb, Marketing Specialist-Episode #286 47:12

5M ago47:12

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Branden Cobb is a 15-year Marketing executive at the forefront of industry evolution. In a time of heightened concern regarding Artificial Intelligence, content generation, and responsible Marketing, Branden stands out for merging innovation with market insights, by insisting that successful Marketing is a dynamic fusion of both art and science. As…

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188 - Storylistening 1:29:23

6M ago1:29:23

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From Kris's notes: I take the view that visual Art begins at the crossroads of eyes and hands. A stick or a bone is good…dust mixed with water. Blood. It’s a start. (With Sculpture, the question seems to me to be how does one escape? The whole world including open ocean is one vast sculpture park.) With music, hands and voice are the original party…

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Michelle Danner, Actor-Director-Episode #285 50:53

6M ago50:53

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Actor-director Michelle Danner is also an acting coach at the Los Angeles Acting School who specializes in the Meisner, Strasberg, Adler, Hagen, Chekhov and Stanislavsky techniques. Alongside Larry Moss, she’s also the founding and Artistic Director of the Edgemar Center for the Arts. In 2006, Michelle made her feature film directing debut with, Ho…

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John Vorhaus, Comedy Writer-Author-Session 2-Episode #284 1:04:17

6M ago1:04:17

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What a great deal of fun it is to chat with the dynamic John Vorhaus, who is making his second StoryBeat appearance because you never know which direction he's going to take in any answer. John is best known for his classic comedy writing textbook, The Comic Toolbox: How to be Funny Even if You’re Not. Now available in five languages, John’s “bible…

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