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Clearing the FOG: Speaking truth to expose the forces of greed on WeAct Radio, 1480 am, out of Anacostia, Washington, DC. The ruling FOG (Forces of Greed) spin news stories in their favor and keep the masses distracted with celebrity gossip and reality shows. Each week we feature guests who are working to expose the truth and offer real solutions to the current crises faced by our nation and the world. Knowledge is power, and with this knowledge you will be empowered to act to shift power to ...
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Join Focus on the Family's media and culture analysts for lighthearted reviews for parents and conversation about entertainment, pop culture and technology. Through this 30-minute podcast from Focus on the Family, you'll hear practical information from a Biblical worldview to help guide decisions about what to watch, listen and visit. And connect to a ton of related Christian resources and articles.
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Roughly ten years ago, Kshama Sawant won a seat on the Seattle City Council as an open socialist. Sawant eschewed politics as usual and led by example, taking only the average worker's salary from her paycheck and putting the remainder into worker-led movements. She used her office as a platform for people's struggles and won many victories from a …
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For Episode 345, I am back from Cannes and am joined by Lauren Cohen, Giovanni Lago, Sara Clements, Isaiah Washington & Tom O'Brien. For this week's episode, we're discussing the end of the Cannes Film Festival, including the world premieres of "Anatomy Of A Fall," "Asteroid City," "Elemental," "The Pot-Au-Feu," "La Chimera" and more. We also discu…
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For this week's main podcast review, I am joined by Zoe Rose Bryant & returning guest Destiny Jackson. Today, we're discussing the latest film from director Rob Marshall, another in the long line of Disney live-action remakes, "The Little Mermaid," starring Halle Bailey, Jonah Hauer-King, Daveed Diggs, Awkwafina, Jacob Tremblay, Noma Dumezweni, Jav…
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Sean and Amanda come to you live (on tape) from Europe! They recap their journeys, discuss the hype out of the Cannes Film Festival (1:00), and share five new movie recommendations (17:00). Then, Sean is joined by Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Nicole Holofcener, the star and the writer-director, respectively, of the new film ‘You Hurt My Feelings’ (58:00…
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The inevitable collapse of global capitalism, it's inevitable return, and also woolly mammoths. Join the conversation on the Atoz forum. Support the network and gain access to over fifty bonus episodes by becoming a patron on Patreon. Want more science fiction in your life? Check out The Gene Wolfe Literary Podcast. Love Neil Gaiman? Join us on Han…
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THIS IS A PREVIEW PODCAST. NOT THE FULL EPISODE. Please check out the full podcast episode on our Patreon Page by subscribing over at - https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture The Next Best Theatre Podcast is back, and for this latest episode, Lauren LaMagna, Dan Bayer, and I (Cody Dericks) came together to talk about the late, great American playw…
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As parents, we naturally want to protect our kids from destructive influences in the world around them. But with screens in our back pockets, they have access to just about anything…including pornography. With screens in our back pockets, we have access to just about anything…including pornography. The Plugged In team consults with Dr. Danny Huerta…
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"You Hurt My Feelings" had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, where it received positive reviews for its two performances from Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Tobias Menzies and Nicole Holofcener's direction and screenplay. Holofcener was kind enough to spend some time talking with Dan Bayer about her work on the film. Please be sure to chec…
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For Episode 344, I am joined by Ema Sasic in France at the Cannes Film Festival from our hotel rooms halfway through the festival as we provide you with an update on what we've seen so far and how our experience has been. We provide our reactions to "Jeanne du Barry," "Monster," "The Zone Of Interest," "Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny," "May …
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This week's main podcast review is historic as our Editor In Chief, Matt Neglia, is away in France for the Cannes Film Festival, making this the first Next Best Picture podcast review he's not been present for. But that's ok, for I, Cody Dericks, am joined by Meredith Loftus, Brendan Hodges, Giovanni Lago & Will Mavity. Today, we're discussing the …
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"Sanctuary" had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, where it received positive reviews for its two performances from Margaret Qualley, Christopher Abbott, Micah Bloomberg's twisted screenplay, and Zachary Wigon's slick direction. Zoe Rose Bryant interviewed Qualley and Abbott to discuss their work on the film while I got …
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What a double feature. Sean and Amanda discuss ‘Fast X’ and the troubles of the franchise (1:00), before making the hard pivot to Paul Schrader’s ‘Master Gardener’ (40:00). Then, Sean is joined by Schrader to discuss the film, his long career as a writer and director, the state of movies, and more (57:00). Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins G…
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"Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie" had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, where it received rave reviews for how it incorporated archival footage and re-enactments into beloved actor and activist Michael J. Fox's story. With Michael as the sole interviewee, this inside look at his life told from his perspective gives his fans and newcom…
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Movies—blockbuster movies—are a big part of what summer’s all about. The Plugged In team discusses what’s landing in theaters this summer, and what you can expect from them. Paul Asay then talks with Adam Holz about the latest installment of the Fast and Furious franchise, Fast X. Get More Episode Resources If you've listened to any of our podcasts…
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One of the breakout stars of this year's television awards season has been "Beef" star Young Mazino. Playing the younger brother of Steven Yeun's Danny Cho, the young actor has received acclaim for his performance in the Netflix miniseries and is enjoying a wave of success as we get closer to the Emmy Awards. The young actor was kind enough to spen…
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Amanda and Sean discuss ‘BlackBerry’ before sharing their five most eagerly awaited movies of the summer season (1:00). Then, Sean is joined by Matt Johnson, the filmmaker behind ‘BlackBerry’ (55:00). Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins Guest: Matt Johnson Producer: Bobby Wagner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoi…
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Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart Support The Daily Gardener Buy Me A Coffee Connect for FREE! The Friday Newsletter | Daily Gardener Community Historical Events 1801 William Henry Seward "Sue-erd", an American politician who served as United States Secretary of State from 1861 to 1869, is born. He was also featured in the book…
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Leaders of the G7 countries, the United States and its Western Imperialist partners plus Japan, will meet this week in Hiroshima to discuss ways to escalate the war on China. As they lead us closer to global and potentially nuclear war, the significance of the location is offensive to people's movements. Clearing the FOG speaks with Rhonda Ramiro, …
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For Episode 343, I am joined by Giovanni Lago. In what is probably an ill-advised move, we recorded this episode before I had to run to the airport for my first-ever Cannes Film Festival (with the wonderfully talented Ema Sasic). But before I left, I made sure to give one final preview of what's to come this week and give our reactions to the tease…
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For this week's main podcast review, I am joined by Josh Parham & Giovanni Lago. Today, we're discussing the latest film from director Robert Rodriguez, "Hypnotic" starring Ben Affleck, Alice Braga, J. D. Pardo, Hala Finley, Dayo Okeniyi, Jeff Fahey, Jackie Earle Haley & William Fichtner. What did we think of the story, its twists, the performances…
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Winner of 11 Emmy Awards, including two-time reigning champ for Outstanding Comedy Series, this month will conclude the third and presumably final season of "Ted Lasso." Emmy Award-nominated actor Nick Mohammed (Nathan "Nate" Shelley) was kind enough to spend a few minutes chatting with us about the development of his character on the show, how sho…
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Two years have passed since Sean and Amanda ranked their active and over-35 movie icons. So we’re back with deeply scientific new rankings and deeply weird conversations. Please enjoy. Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins Producer: Bobby Wagner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
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THIS IS A PREVIEW PODCAST. NOT THE FULL REVIEW. Please check out the full podcast review on our Patreon Page by subscribing over at - https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture Our 2011 retrospective continues, and with the Cannes Film Festival happening in just a few days, we're now reviewing the second Best Picture nominee from that year which had i…
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