We have reached the finale of one of the best TV shows of the season! We're thrilled to have director Hiromi Kamata ('Let the Right One In', 'Monarch: Legacy of Monsters') join us to talk about 'Shōgun' & her incredible episode 'Ladies of the Willow World'. Ms. Kamata and Christina talk about the power of the women of 'Shōgun', why she showed the a…

Variety's Senior Artisans Editor Jazz Tangcay joins Christina to discuss the huge, buzzy Hollywood titles that are hitting theaters this summer! 'The Fall Guy', 'Challengers', 'Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga', 'Kinds of Kindness', 'Bad Boys: Ride or Die, 'Inside Out 2'', 'Twisters', 'Beetlejuice Beetlejuice', just to name a few. They also talk about 'Joke…

Ryan McQuade (AwardsWatch.com) joins Christina to discuss one of 2024s most anticipated, and possibly divisive, films Alex Garland's 'Civil War'. The first trailer left us with a lot of questions and certain expectations but the film turned out to be something else completely. Christina and Ryan discuss the film, the discourse, Alex Garland, the in…

“Because Jesus Said So” will navigate the battles of the mind. What are the lies that we’ve held on to tightly? How do we fight against the lies in the mind? In this new series, Sofia will sit down with different individuals to pop a statement for them to fill in the blank, “I am ___ because Jesus said so.” We will learn from these men and women on…

NPR's TV critic & media analyst Eric Deggans joins Christina to talk about how the 2024 US election cycle is reflected in our popular culture. On the return of Jon Stewart. How are the late night talk shows meeting this political moment? What issues are TV creators exploring in shows like True Detective & Fargo as well as in the documentary series …

Actor, author, icon! Molly Ringwald joins Christina for a wide ranging conversation about her role as Joanne Carson in Ryan Murphy's critically acclaimed series 'Feud: Capote vs The Swans', her iconic and seminal films with John Hughes and her complicated feelings about them, her Swedish roots and so much more. Listen now! Learn more about your ad …

In the pursuit of finding love, how is it that we can be so bad at practicing love as a culture? In this episode, we will deep dive into this hot topic of finding love in a culture where love is a 50/50 win or lose battle. Discussing the importance of understanding what love is and how we can practice loving others the way it was created to be done…

We are honored to welcome writer/director Sofia Coppola to the the show. In this exclusive conversation we talk about adapting and approaching Priscilla Presley's unique story. Why and how this story resonated with Coppola at this moment in her career & life. How she can see Priscilla from several perspectives, her mother's generation and from the …

“Because Jesus Said So” will navigate the battles of the mind. What are the lies that we’ve held on to tightly? How do we fight against the lies in the mind? In this new series, Sofia will sit down with different individuals to pop a statement for them to fill in the blank, “I am ___ because Jesus said so.” We will learn from these men and women on…

"Oppy Oppy"! After Ryan McQuade's (AwardsWatch.com) stirring appreciation speech last week we had to have him back on to talk about Oppenheimer's magic night at the Oscars. Plus the best speeches, highlights, disappointments and surprises of the 96th Oscar ceremony. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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There are so many fascinating, passionate & chilling marriages explored at the movies this year. Maestro, Killers of the Flower Moon, Priscilla, Oppenheimer, The Zone of Interest, May December, to name a few! Ryan McQuade (Executive Editor @ AwardsWatch.com) joins us to dissect one of this years' big themes and discuss the state of matrimony at the…

The brilliant sound designer Johnnie Burn talks to Christina about his research & emotional process creating the sounds of Auschwitz for Jonathan Glazer's powerful holocaust drama The Zone of Interest. They also discuss his work with Yorgos Lanthimos on 'Poor Things', creating alien sounds for Jordan Peele on 'Nope' and much more. Learn more about …

Award winning composer/producer Ludwig Göransson joins Christina to break down his journey scoring 'Oppenheimer', his process, influences and close collaboration with director Christopher Nolan. Photo credits: Courtesy of Ludwig Göransson Melinda Sue Gordon/Universal Pictures Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

“Because Jesus Said So” will navigate the battles of the mind. What are the lies that we’ve held on to tightly? How do we fight against the lies in the mind? In this new series, Sofia will sit down with different individuals to pop a statement for them to fill in the blank, “I am ___ because Jesus said so.” We will learn from these men and women on…

“Because Jesus Said So” will navigate the battles of the mind. What are the lies that we’ve held on to tightly? How do we fight against the lies in the mind? In this new series, Sofia will sit down with different individuals to pop a statement for them to fill in the blank, “I am ___ because Jesus said so.” We will learn from these men and women on…

Christina talks to Andrew Haigh about his very personal journey writing and directing his beautiful film 'All of Us Strangers'. As well as conversations with actors Andrew Scott, Paul Mescal & Claire Foy on their characters, love, loneliness, accidental cruelty and more. Listen now! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

We made it through the night country & everyone is talking about that finale! Christina talked to breakout star Finn Bennett ('Peter Prior') about Issa López 'True Detective: Night Country', his characters' almost biblical arc, working with Jodie Foster, his thoughts on Nic Pizzolatto's remarks, the incredible finale, the best fan theories and much…

“Because Jesus Said So” will navigate the battles of the mind. What are the lies that we’ve held on to tightly? How do we fight against the lies in the mind? In this new series, Sofia will sit down with different individuals to pop a statement for them to fill in the blank, “I am ___ because Jesus said so.” We will learn from these men and women on…

When Robert and Trude Steen's son Mats passed away at age 25 from a degenerative muscular disease they grieved over what they thought had been an isolated and lonely life but what they found out would change everything. Mats, a gamer known as 'Ibelin' in World of Warcraft, had despite his physical disabilities formed strong friendships, fallen in l…

Erik Anderson & Ryan McQuade of AwardsWatch.com join Christina to discuss the 2024 Oscar nominations! The surprises, snubs, history making nominations and so much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Evergreen Podcasts

Critics Thelma Adams (The Wrap, Variety, AARP), Candice Frederick (Senior Culture Reporter @ Huffpost) and Christina pick their 10 most anticipated movies of 2024! Follow on X: Candice Frederick @ReelTalker Thelma Adams @thelmadams Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Evergreen Podcasts

Christina and Ryan McQuade (AwardsWatch) share their reactions to 2024 Golden Globe awards ceremony. Oppenheimers big night! The celebrities! The winners! The telecast! The jokes (or lack of:) & everything else. Listen now! X: @ryanmcquade77 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

We are starting off 2024 with Emmys predictions! Tyler Doster, AwardsWatch TV editor, joins Christina to discuss, predict, agree & disagree. The 2023 Emmys ceremony airs January 15th 2024 (delayed from September due to the strikes). Succession! The Bear! Who will win? How have the strikes impacted the Emmys? and much more. Tune in and listen! Learn…

This week Clare chats to colleague and friend Taavi Kotka about collective-ownership models, the software Koos.io has created to make the process of generating ownership contracts quick, easy and risk free. Plus, why collective-ownership is the key to long-term loyalty and sustainable community-led growth strategy. This episode of Bunch is sponsore…

Academy award winning cinematographer Linus Sandgren joins us to talk about his incredible work on Emerald Fennell's visually stunning film Saltburn. Sandgren guides us through the gothic, vampiric style of the cinematography, how ugly & beauty work in tandem, their fascinating visual decisions regarding several twists in the film, and how he used …

Succession's final season has scored 27 Emmy nominations, 9 Golden Globe & 5 Critics Choice noms this awards season! Don't miss Pop Culture Confidential's complete collection of Succession interviews. Christina's conversations with some of the incredible talent from all 4 season. More than 6 hours of exclusive interviews. Enjoy! #awardsseason 1.Bri…

Welcome to the 9-week series called The Iron Table, where Sofia sits down with different individuals to talk about issues and topics in our culture and churches. The series is inspired by Proverbs 27:17, "Iron sharpens Iron," which challenges us to build one another to be better daily. Grab a seat and join in on the conversations! Socials: https://…

This week, Clare talks to Sofia Ilyas Chief Community Officer at Beatport about her work bringing diversity to the world of dance music through the Beatport community. We talk about: How big companies can support community focussed organisations who are often exhausted to amplify their work. How interesting it is that a community of people so often…

Strikes are over, Oscar season is heating up and the gang is back to together for a massive Oscar nomination predictions show! It's such an incredible season of movies. Erik Anderson, Sophia Ciminello & Ryan McQuade of AwardsWatch.com join Christina to banter, predict and discuss the year in film! x Erik Anderson @awards_watch Sophia Ciminello @sop…

Singer-songwriter & four time Grammy winner Jason Isbell joins Christina for an exclusive & wide ranging conversation. They talk about his first major film role in Martin Scorsese's epic Killers of The Flower Moon, on sobriety, honesty in songwriting and in life & not staying silent about intolerance in the popular country music world or anywhere e…

Special episode, recorded live at The Stockholm International Film Festival. Christina was honored to moderate a Face2Face interview with iconic actor/director/author Ethan Hawke at the Stockholm International Film Festival where Mr. Hawke was presented with their Achievement Award 2023 . The festival also screened 'Wildcat' directed by Hawke and s…

Welcome to the 9-week series called The Iron Table, where Sofia sits down with different individuals to talk about issues and topics in our culture and churches. The series is inspired by Proverbs 27:17, "Iron sharpens Iron," which challenges us to build one another to be better daily. Grab a seat and join in on the conversations! Socials: https://…

This week Clare chats to Max Pete, Head of Community at online code and design school Super Hi. They talk about finding and leveraging the most active members of your community to the benefit of the rest of your members, the dreaded platform switch and how with a little though you can surprise and delight your members too. This episode of Bunch is …

Sean Fennessey, the brilliant host of 'The Big Picture' podcast & head of content at The Ringer, joins Christina for a great discussion on "writers in crisis"! This character type has been a constant in Hollywood & this year is no exception, with examples like Andrew Haigh's 'All of Us Strangers', Justine Triet's 'Anatomy of a Fall', & Cord Jeffers…

This week on Bunch Podcast Clare chats to Ewa Magiera head of Community at freelance marketplace platform Yuno Juno. We talked about: How during tough economic times your community can be what sets you apart from your competitors as you strive to help your community succeed on your platform. Driving feature adoption , gathering feedback and how bui…

Welcome to the 9-week series called The Iron Table, where Sofia sits down with different individuals to talk about issues and topics in our culture and churches. The series is inspired by Proverbs 27:17, "Iron sharpens Iron," which challenges us to build one another to be better daily. Grab a seat and join in on the conversations! Socials: https://…

This week Clare talks to Roxy Baciu Head of Commmunity at mobile telecoms company giffgaff who took the boldest possible approach to building their company by putting their customers in charge. Roxy tells us about how to channel the energy of your biggest critics, channeling your community values, leveraging your superfans and the vital importance …

Welcome to the 9-week series called The Iron Table, where Sofia sits down with different individuals to talk about issues and topics in our culture and churches. The series is inspired by Proverbs 27:17, "Iron sharpens Iron," which challenges us to build one another to be better daily. Grab a seat and join in on the conversations! Socials: https://…

Clare talks to Sarah Drinkwater, founder and solo GP at Common Magic, a fund raised to invest in companies with communities at their core. Sarah shares how Founders can benefit from building community around their business at every stage from conception to scale, how a community can best serve companies with a tech product and some useful history o…

Congrats to our super talented guest! Director & co-writer Mika Gustafson just won an award for best first feature at the London Film Festival & Best Director at the Venice Film Festival’s Orizzonti section for her directorial debut 'Paradise is Burning'. Her film is a joyful, emotional & complex story about three sisters navigating a difficult sit…

Welcome to the 9-week series called The Iron Table, where Sofia sits down with different individuals to talk about issues and topics in our culture and churches. The series is inspired by Proverbs 27:17, "Iron sharpens Iron," which challenges us to build one another to be better daily. Grab a seat and join in on the conversations! Socials: https://…

Popular culture, movies, TV shows & books affect us in profound and surprising ways. Pulitzer prize winning author & data journalist Walt Hickey joins us to talk about his fascinating new book 'YOU ARE WHAT YOU WATCH. Entertainment affects our biology, geopolitics and everything in between. Did you know that girls participation in archery doubled a…

Clare chats to Ben Lang Head of Community Notion - a productivity app that have super-fans all over the word. Clare and Ben talk about how to channel the energy and enthusiasm of product-fans to create even more value for your business and how being creative with your community will help you stand out from the crowd. This episode of Bunch is sponso…

Academy Award winning filmmaker Errol Morris ('The Thin Blue Line', 'The Fog of War') joins Christina to talk about ‘The Pigeon Tunnel’ his captivating documentary & conversations with the late British intelligence officer & author David Cornwell aka John le Carré. Christina and Mr Morris talk truth, betrayal, that history is chaos, interviews vs i…

Welcome to the 9-week series called The Iron Table, where Sofia sits down with different individuals to talk about issues and topics in our culture and churches. The series is inspired by Proverbs 27:17, "Iron sharpens Iron," which challenges us to build one another to be better daily. Grab a seat and join in on the conversations! Socials: https://…

Clare chats to Saasha Celestial-One, Co-founder and COO at Olio an app that helps people share food and other items with their community to save it going to waste. Check out Olio and join the revolution! olioapp.com/ Clare and Saasha talk about community building on every level from local to online, volunteer motivation, community-washing and opt i…

Costume designer and 4 time Oscar nominee Jacqueline West (The Revenant, Dune) & lead Osage wardrobe consultant Julie O’Keefe join Christina to talk about Martin Scorsese's epic 'Killers of the Flower Moon', the incredible costumes, and art and history that went into their work. 'Killers of the Flower Moon' premieres in theaters on Oct. 20th, 2023 …

Welcome to the 9-week series called The Iron Table, where Sofia sits down with different individuals to talk about issues and topics in our culture and churches. The series is inspired by Proverbs 27:17, "Iron sharpens Iron," which challenges us to build one another to be better daily. Grab a seat and join in on the conversations! Socials: https://…

Award-winning casting director and a real master of his craft John Papsidera joins Christina on Pop Culture Confidential! Papsidera is one of Hollywood foremost casting directors. He has collaborated with director Christopher Nolan for many years and has cast most of his films including “Memento,” “The Dark Knight"-trilogy, “Interstellar", “Incepti…