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Anna Sale explores the big questions and hard choices that are often left out of polite conversation.
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A podcast about loving things in a really very rubbish year
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What day are you on? How can you best channel your power? What powers? Your menstrual powers. Lucy Peach, author of Period Queen is a period preacher blowing the lid off shame and empowering people to have their greatest period ever. With science, stories, songs and special guests Constance Hall, Mama Kin, Claire Baker and Clementine Ford delving into their own cycles, learn how you can life hack your cycle for creativity, productivity, connection and self-love. Hosted on Acast. See acast.co ...
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Brought to you by the Directors Guild of America, "The Director's Cut" will bring you the behind-the-scenes stories of today's most talked about films. Each episode features a different director interviewed by one of their peers, leading to revealing conversations about the grueling, but rewarding process of bringing their films to life.
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A conversation with journalists, pollsters and academics about politics and the media. Hosted by Ian Silvera, editor of Tech, Power & Media, the podcast aims to provide a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the world of Westminster, Washington and beyond. www.news-future.com
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Welcome to Lia d, where amazing things happen.
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A culture and ideas podcast covering everything from work and feminism, to race and money, hosted by bestselling author Otegha Uwagba, and featuring interviews with some of the most exciting cultural voices of the moment.
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Three football fans joke about the week's EFL action and general football nonsense. For serious analysis, please look elsewhere!
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This is a podcast where well-known people talk about what they’ve learned from life - particularly the tough times. Guests have come from the worlds of entertainment, politics, business and journalism, including: Richard Curtis, George Alagiah, Amber Rudd, the Rev. Richard Coles, Lyse Doucet and David Baddiel. It’s a chance to hear their wisdom - and to think about how it might apply to your life… After the Brexit vote, Craig Oliver's high-powered job and privileged position at the heart of ...
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Welcome to Hacks and Flaks, the only series where you'll get the inside scoop on how journalist hacks and the flaks of government work behind the scenes to decide which stories, you'll be reading with your morning coffee and perhaps more importantly, how they keep certain headlines off the front pages. What happens if a public figure is the subject of a salacious story? When does a scandal make or break a career? And how do you really know what is or isn't fake news? All these subjects and a ...
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MaXXXine with Ti West and Sean Baker (Ep. 485)
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Director Ti West discusses his new film, MaXXXine, with fellow Director Sean Baker in a Q&A at the DGA theater in Los Angeles. In the conversation, he discusses filming his X trilogy without pause, working with Actor Mia Goth to develop her characters between each film, and using familiar film production steps as horror setpieces.The third entry in…
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The Mayor of the Most Controversial City in the U.S.
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San Francisco mayor London Breed grew up learning again and again about the dangers of drugs and addiction. She lived in public housing in the city in the 1980’s and saw friends and family members in her community get hooked, get sick, and sometimes pass away. Fast forward to now, and San Francisco is seeing sky-high overdose numbers (though they’r…
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Sex Parties and Shakespeare With Carvell Wallace
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Carvell Wallace’s brilliant new memoir Another Word for Love has been rightfully praised for its passages about childhood trauma, about apologies and forgiveness, and about the healing power of love. But the book also features some important lessons about sex, consent, and the ways popular culture can send the wrong messages about both of those thi…
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Ezra with Tony Goldwyn and Michael Pressman (Ep. 484)
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Director Tony Goldwyn discusses his new film, Ezra, with fellow Director Michael Pressman in a Q&A at the DGA theater in New York. In the conversation, he discusses accurately casting the role of Ezra, utilizing selective shooting styles to capture the emotion he aimed for, and working with his friend and screenwriter - whose own experience the fil…
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Baby Reindeer’s Intimacy Coordinator on Sex and Trauma on Screen
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Since the #MeToo movement, the presence of intimacy coordinators have become more common on movie and TV sets. In this episode, Elle McAlpine the intimacy coordinator for many projects including Poor Things and Baby Reindeer, talks about what her job entails, from choreographing the perfect orgasm to navigating tricky workplace dynamics. Podcast pr…
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Morten Morland on how to draw political cartoons
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In this episode of the Political Press Box, I speak to Morten Morland. Even if you don’t know Morten, you’ve probably seen his art -- in The Spectator, The Times and elsewhere. His distinctive style has seen him crowned as one of the best political cartoonists operating in the UK today. But before we get into the interview, I should also note that …
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Kara Swisher and Orna Guralnik on How to Get People Talking
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Anna talks to Dr. Orna Guralnik, the psychoanalyst from Showtime’s Couples Therapy, and then to Kara Swisher, the pugnacious tech journalist and podcast host, about the art of the interview, and how they get people to open up to them. Kara Swisher’s new book is Burn Book: A Tech Love Story, and you can read her 1989 Washington Post article here. Th…
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On this episode of the Political Press Box, I speak to Seb Whale, formerly of Politics Home, The House Magazine and Politico. Seb is a freelance political reporter, but he has also successfully transitioned to writing non-fiction books. His first title was a biography of John Bercow, the former Speaker of the House of Commons. Seb's next book with …
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Mark Duplass on Making Money, Mental Health and Midlife
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Mark Duplass’s first big dream came true when he was 28: a movie he wrote and directed with his brother, Jay, got into The Sundance Film Festival. It was a major accomplishment, but Mark was miserable. “The week after Sundance was probably one of the worst weeks of my life because I realized I hit the top of the mountain. The top of the mountain di…
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Christopher Zara didn’t finish high school, and can sometimes feel like an outsider working in a field where it’s more common to have a college degree. Sometimes he’s able to push through his social anxiety, to put on a tough face. But other times his body won’t give him a chance to feel at ease – it seizes up, and in Christopher’s case that means …
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Lucy Fisher on the FT, the Press Gallery and broadcasting
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On this episode of The Political Press Box, I speak to Lucy Fisher, the Whitehall editor of the FT. Formerly of The Daily Telegraph and The Times, Lucy is also the host of the FT's Political Fix podcast and is a familiar face on British current affair shows. We caught up in the middle of the 2024 General Election campaign to discuss how the FT is a…
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Ed West on history, politics and the media
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On this episode of The Political Press Box, I speak to Ed West, one of the most prominent conservative writers in Britain. We discuss how Ed started his journalistic career writing for 'lads mags' and how he transitioned from the mainstream media to Substack, where he has tens of thousands of subscribers. You can read Ed's Substack, The Wrong Side …
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The Fall Guy with David Leitch and Jerry Zucker (Ep. 483)
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Director David Leitch discusses his new film, The Fall Guy, with fellow Director Jerry Zucker in a Q&A at the DGA theater in Los Angeles. In the conversation, he discusses striking a balance with the tension between jokes and action sequences, working with his actors to allow space for improvisation, and filming a meta-narrative feature that reveal…
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I Was Afraid of Losing Myself to Motherhood. I Found Myself Instead.
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Elissa Strauss always knew she wanted to be a mother, but she also knew she didn’t want motherhood to take over her personality. After all, she had spent years as a blogger making fun of anyone who took motherhood too seriously. She bemoaned the natural birth movement and people who made “mom friends.” Then Elissa had a son, and her view of caretak…
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Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga with George Miller and Edgar Wright (Ep. 482)
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Director George Miller discusses his new film, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, with fellow Director Edgar Wright in a Q&A at the DGA theater in Los Angeles. In the conversation, he discusses utilizing Unreal Engine in his storyboarding process, utilizing a mixture of authentic locations and digital effects to achieve his vision, and the evolution of the s…
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The dating app Bumble recently declared in advertisements that “a vow of celibacy is not the answer.” The ad campaign, which was met with a swift backlash, seemed to be responding to a prevailing notion that people are having less sex than they used to. Back in 2015, we asked our listeners why they weren’t having sex, and their reasons varied. Disa…
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Poolman with Chris Pine and Patty Jenkins (Ep. 481)
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Director Chris Pine discusses his new film, Poolman, with fellow Director Patty Jenkins in a Q&A at the DGA theater in Los Angeles. In the conversation, he discusses working with Actors as a Director who came from acting, his preference of shooting on film instead of digital, and learning to be intuitive when working with a small budget.The film te…
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George Eaton on 'Starmerism' and The New Statesman
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In this episode of The Political Press Box, I speak to George Eaton, Senior Editor (Politics) at The New Statesman. George, a long-time Labour watcher, has recently re-joined the Lobby and has written extensively on Sir Keir Starmer and his leadership. We discuss George's plans for the general election, how Starmer compares to Jeremy Corbyn and how…
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In our episode with Jim Harris, we talked about how a spinal cord injury left him partially paralyzed, and then how 8 months into his recovery he regained some lost sensation and movement after taking psilocybin at a music festival. When we recorded, we talked for a long time….right up to when his window of availability was closing. But as I wrappe…
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Power with Yance Ford and Kristi Jacobson (Ep. 480)
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Director Yance Ford discusses his new film, Power, with fellow Director Kristi Jacobson in a Q&A at the DGA theater in New York. In the conversation, he discusses the endeavor of going through hundreds of years of archival material, how he wanted to challenge the notion of traditional experts in a documentary by approaching people from police-impac…
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The Night Magic Mushrooms and Jam Bands Helped Me Walk Again
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Before going on a kite-skiing trip to the Chilean mountains, Jim Harris and his longtime girlfriend broke up. She wanted to settle down, and he wanted to keep adventuring. On that trip, Jim broke his back and became paralyzed. After eight months of non-stop physical therapy his progress seemed to be stalled until one night at a concert he took magi…
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Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes with Wes Ball and Barry Jenkins (Ep. 479)
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Director Wes Ball discusses his new film, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, with fellow Director Barry Jenkins in a Q&A at the DGA theater in Los Angeles. In the conversation, he discusses the importance of mis-en-scene and notes taken from his time helming the Maze Runner series, working in a production that relied heavily on mocap and digital re…
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Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa with Lucy Walker and Ondi Timoner (Ep. 478)
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Director Lucy Walker discusses her new film, Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa, with fellow Director Ondi Timoner in a Q&A at the DGA theater in Los Angeles. In the conversation, she discusses comparing and contrasting the act of mountain climbing with the struggle of personal life, exploring Lhakpa’s children’s arcs to add to the stakes…
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