Playwright Spotlight features a new playwright every episode to discuss the tools of the trade and solutions to the obstacles we face as writers in hopes of making us all better and more successful playwrights.
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Some of the world's leading playwrights talk about their lives, their work, and their relationships with the Royal Court. Guests include Jez Butterworth, April de Angelis, Rachel De-lahey, Tanika Gupta, David Hare, Robert Holman, Dennis Kelly, Alistair McDowall, Anthony Neilson, Joe Penhall, Lucy Prebble, Anya Reiss, Polly Stenham and Enda Walsh.
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The channel for the Award-Winning Maverick Theatre Company and their London Literary Pub Crawl productions and Resonance 104.4FM Radio shows. General theatre and literary news from London, England.
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Stageworthy is Canada’s theatre podcast, bringing you in-depth interviews with theatre artists, panel discussions, and more. Each week, host Phil Rickaby sits down with the people who make theatre happen: from household names to artists you should know. Whether you're an audience member, a theatre maker, or just plain curious about Canadian theatre, Stageworthy offers a front-row seat to the conversations shaping the industry. New episodes every Tuesday.
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The official podcast of AMERICAN THEATRE, the national publication for the American not-for-profit theatre. Range of topics include playwright interviews, critical roundtable discussions and the latest shows coming up as recommended by our staff.
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A monthly anthology of 10-30 minute audio drama scripts from a different playwright each month. Each episode will include an introduction of, and Q&A with, the playwright. The Half-Hour Audio Hour focuses on the work of women, BIPOC, and/or LGBTQ+ playwrights.
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Open-Door Playhouse is a monthly podcast harking back to live radio theater broadcasts. Created to introduce New Plays, New Writers, and… a wealth of unknown talent. Giving them the opportunity to have their works created in sound studios as opposed to live stage productions and presented on the Podcast as “Radio Productions.” Play submissions will be solicited online, outreach centers and word of mouth. Broadcasts will be once a month (to start) and grow as demand requires. Long term goal i ...
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Eight tracks, a book and a luxury: what would you take to a desert island? Guests share the soundtrack of their lives.
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Continuous Dream is an audio theater podcast of dramas and comedies written by Chicago playwright Amy Crider. The novel "Kells: a novel of the eighth century," dramatized here, was published by the University of New Orleans press in 2023, and can be ordered from any bookseller. We are currently paused in producing new episodes, but plan to begin again soon. Thanks for listening.
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From AMERICAN THEATRE magazine, a podcast where playwrights talk to playwrights about the things usually left unsaid. In a conversation that dives into life's muck, we learn what irks, agitates, motivates, inspires and - ultimately - what makes writers tick. (This feed is for the Subtext from 2018 onwards. For old episodes of the Subtext from 2015 to 2017, visit https://thisstage.la/category/the-subtext)
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A series where poetry and theatre meet - in the edge-lands, in the wilderness. Hosted by OBIE-winning playwright Caridad Svich.
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Satire, comedy, and irony served up by a bunch of lovable weirdos. Playwright, audio skits, videos. C’est la blague.
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Paperback Radio unveils bi-monthly stories from an eclectic array of genres. Two award-winning creatives invite you to indulge in their strange fiction. L.J. Longo (author) and Lane McLeod Jackson (playwright and director) love audio drama, so we decided to make some. We come out of our shells on the odd weeks of each month, hopefully to your delight and probably to God’s scorn. We hope you are sometimes delighted, sometimes spooked, but always entertained by the stories of Paperback Radio!
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Members of the Bare Bones Theatre Company write and perform short radio plays.
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Sebastian Michael, author of The Sonneteer and several other plays and books, looks at each of William Shakespeare's 154 Sonnets in the originally published sequence, giving detailed explanations and looking out for what the words themselves tell us about the great poet and playwright, about the Fair Youth and the Dark Lady, and about their complex and fascinating relationships. Podcast transcripts, the sonnets, contact details and full info at https://www.sonnetcast.com
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Fresh Air from WHYY, the Peabody Award-winning weekday magazine of contemporary arts and issues, is one of public radio's most popular programs. Hosted by Terry Gross and Tonya Mosley, the show features intimate conversations with today's biggest luminaries. Subscribe to Fresh Air Plus! You'll enjoy bonus episodes and sponsor-free listening - all while you support NPR's mission. Learn more at plus.npr.org/freshair And subscribe to our weekly newsletter, Fresh Air Weekly, to get interview hig ...
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Profiles, storytelling and insightful conversations, hosted by David Remnick.
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In this collection, playwrights take to the National Theatre stage to offer an insight into their work, featuring Alan Bennett, Tom Stoppard, Tena Štivičić, Simon Stephens, and more.
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In the networks flagship show Searching for the Trans Canon, hosts Katie Coleman (playwright, composer, queer trans woman she/her @katieofthelake), Ada-Rhodes Short (activist, engineering academic, and queer trans woman She/her @the_ada_rhodes) and Henry Giardina (writer, critic, trans guy. He/they @punkgroucho) discuss finding trans representation in film, tv, and literature. Twitter & Instagram: @totallytranspod
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Written by playwright and host, David Bareford, Borrowed Lives will thrust you back in time to the shadowy streets of 1871 Chicago. When Elise DeJong dies, her ordeal is only just beginning. Thrust into a bewildering cycle of body-swapping upon death, Elise finds herself trapped in the bodies of other people and hunted by a ruthless cult determined to eradicate those who defy mortality. To survive this nightmarish fate and reclaim her own body, Elise must navigate a dangerous hidden world of ...
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Interviews with playwrights, dramatists, theatre professionals and readings of play scripts.
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Ed Goldman is a longtime newspaper and magazine columnist, the author of five books and creator of The Goldman State, a three-times-a-week online column with subscribers in 40 states, Canada and Europe. A professional playwright, composer and painter, Ed has also taught journalism at five California Universities and community colleges. His bucket list includes becoming the victim of a corporate takeover. This podcast is an extension of his unique take on the world around us and his interpret ...
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Co-artistic Directors and Theatre educators Adam Marple and Budi Miller discuss the Theatre moving past the Covid-19 shutdown with topics such as the roles of the Audience, Actor, Director, Playwright, and Space in our new reality.To submit a question, please visit http://www.speakpipe.com/theatreofothers for voice recording or submit an email to [email protected] Messages may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise. If you enjoyed this podcast, we´d love for you t ...
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Books & Writers · The Creative Process: Novelists, Screenwriters, Playwrights, Poets, Non-fiction Writers & Journalists Talk Writing, Life & Creativity
Novelists, Screenwriters, Playwrights, Poets, Non-fiction Writers & Journalists Talk Writing · Creative Process Original Series
Books & Writing episodes of the popular The Creative Process podcast. To listen to ALL arts & creativity episodes of “The Creative Process · Arts, Culture & Society”, you’ll find our main podcast on Apple: tinyurl.com/thecreativepod, Spotify: tinyurl.com/thecreativespotify, or wherever you get your podcasts! Exploring the fascinating minds of creative people. Conversations with writers, artists & creative thinkers across the Arts & STEM. We discuss their life, work & artistic practice. Winne ...
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How do today’s masters create their art? American Masters: Creative Spark presents narrative interviews that go in-depth with an iconic artist about the creation of a single work. Each episode offers a unique window into the world of art and the creative process of artists and cultural icons across a wide range of disciplines, from music and comedy to poetry and film. Explore more at www.pbs.org/creativespark
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Unconditioning: Discovering the Voice Within is an exploration of the inner authentic voice. Each week, host Whitney Ann Jenkins, joins guests in conversation about how they‘ve followed this voice throughout their lives, and the challenges and the rewards that have come from staying true to themselves in the current climate of the world. Whitney Ann Jenkins is multi-passionate creative and artist: actress of stage, film, and voice over, singer-songwriter, and playwright. She is also a certif ...
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Award-winning LBC presenter and best-selling author James O’Brien hosts a series of compelling conversations with fascinating people from the worlds of politics, news and entertainment. These are thoughtful conversations with a curious and interested interviewer. For advertising opportunities on this podcast email: [email protected]
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The Playwriting Podcast
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The Playwriting Podcast, hosted by Ken Wolf, Artistic Director of Manhattan Repertory Theatre, will offer strategies and techniques for playwrights (and writers in general) "to get out of their heads" and write better, feel more motivated, get into that CREATIVITY ZONE, find more productive ways to complete a work, and to simply have more fun creating! Each episode we will explore what works and what doesn't work, so that you can jump start your playwriting and take your work to the next level.
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The Speaking Club: Mastering the Art of Public Speaking
Sarah Archer: Speaker, Comedian, Author, Playwright and Coach
If you want to have a laugh whilst learning how to increase your confidence and public speaking skills, for personal or business growth, then you have come to the right place. Discover tips, tricks and strategies on how to speak and pitch using humour and performance. Find out how to better connect with people’s pain points in a way that they will want to talk about and share, and get the low down on powering up your mind set. Sarah Archer, is a stand-up comedian, playwright, speaker and bus ...
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conversations with the creative forces in Philippine arts
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This is a live staged reading of my new play. It explores the world of Death and Life in the future and deciding when it's your time to end it legally.
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Longtime friends invite you to the table to talk about the works, themes and effects of the most famous playwright in the western cannon.
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Eric Stephen Booth, a BRIO, (Bronx Recognizes Its Own), Award winner, 2x BETA, (Bronx Excellence In Television Access), Award winner, a Playwright, Poet, Director, Filmmaker, Editor, Producer, CEO of Fruta Extrana Productions LLC and the Author of the Nemesis Horizon Project Novel Series, has ventured out into producing his own podcast.A 70-year-old black gay American male talks about his earthbound experiences living in the United States of America. This podcast is not for children or peopl ...
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Real, raw and relational conversations from millennial and generation X viewpoints. Join Aaauset and The Northern Belle as they have no holds barred discussions about any and everything; no topic is off limits. This talk show is not for the faint of heart - mature audiences only! Join us Wednesdays at 8:00 p.m.
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Playwright Dan Fishback interviews cultural luminaries in the apartment that he's too sick to leave. Dan brings NYC to him so he can send it to you.
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Created by award winning breakbeat poet and playwright Idris Goodwin Break Beat Week is a modern-day newsreel, blending current events with cultural references, delivered with a unique poetic twist.
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What is Writeopolis? Writeopolis is a fortnightly (or, for US listeners, twice a month) conversation between writing professionals (and Kit Power). The conversation happens live every other Sunday evening via Discord, with live text chat accompanying the voice discussion (no video; RJ and Kit don't have that kind of time to sort their hair out every weekend). The resultant conversation is later released in podcast form via this feed. Who is Writeopolis? Writeopolis is BFS Award winner RJ Bar ...
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In ThisGen Podcast, Toronto-based theatre director and playwright Rimah Jabr interviews Fellows and Mentors from Why Not Theatre’s inaugural ThisGen Fellowship, inviting audiences for a chance to listen to the journeys of the incredible artists who participated in the 2020 Fellowship. ThisGen Fellowship is an accelerator to support BIPOC women and non-binary artists get to the next level in their careers through mentorship, networking and training opportunities. Listen in as they engage in c ...
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The Roman Stoic, playwright, orator, political advisor, and moral philosopher Lucius Annaeus Seneca was one of the most prolific writers in ancient times. His moral letters have had a particularly far-reaching effect throughout history, and still today they are among the most widely read philosophical writings. Now, join poet, musician, and philosopher Simon Drew as he returns to Seneca's epistles and explores their real value for the modern seeker.
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James Sheldrake, jack of all literary trades, attempts to say something valuable about each of Shakespeare's plays in handy 15-minute instalments.
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Born and raised in Delhi and now based in Singapore, Tanuj Khosla is an investment professional by the day and a writer by the night.He is a playwright, scriptwriter, lyricist and poet. In 2019, Tanuj was awarded the National (and probably global) Record for 'Most Short Plays By A Playwright Performed Consecutively' by both Singapore Book of Records and India Book of Records. His plays have been performed to good audience response in Singapore, Toronto, New Delhi, Mumbai, Washington DC and C ...
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Unleash your inner playwright with "Quill and Curtain," the ultimate podcast tailored for playwrights, by playwrights. Dive into the craft of playwriting with in-depth discussions, expert writing tips, and exclusive interviews with top dramatists. Whether you're an aspiring writer or a seasoned playwright, "Quill and Curtain" offers invaluable insights to elevate your work. Subscribe now and stay ahead in the world of drama. 🎭✍️ #playwriting #podcast #dramaturgy #creativewriting #theatrecomm ...
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Speaker, Writer, Playwright, Record Producer and Pastor, Jerrod Cring of Renaissance Fellowship in Sunrise, Florida. A relevant, weekly message to get you thinking and keep you positive. Teaching the Gospel according to common sense and revealing the script in scripture.
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A podcast about art and its role in our lives. Artist and armchair aesthetic philosopher Greg Beam probes various topics in the arts, asking how art both reflects and shapes our perceptions of the world.
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A podcast about original cast albums and the people who love them hosted by playwright Patrick Flynn.
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A handsome wanderer knocks on Jack's door one night during a storm. He's friendly, but a little odd... and he might even be dangerous. But he's here now, and he clearly has no plans to leave. Dark comedy written by award-winning playwright Craig Warner and starring the much-loved English actor Michael Maloney. Support us! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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PAUL LYNCH discusses Prophet Song, Beyond the Sea & his Creative Process - Highlights
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18:19"The country spoke Irish largely before it spoke English. Grammatically, the structure of Irish is different from English. As Ireland adopted the English language, this sort of hybridization started to occur, where the English language was placed on top of Irish grammatical constructions. You get this slipperiness, this ability to move sentences, t…
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Painting a Room, Masterclasses vs Academia, and the Perils of Liking Your Own Writing - Playwright's Spotlight with June Thomson Morris
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55:04Send us a text Just over the week before the World Premiere of her first play celebrating the Centennial celebration of Coral Gables, Florida, multiple Emmy-winning journalist June Thomson Morris beamed into the Playwright's Spotlight. In this interview, we discuss attempting one's first play, overcoming obstacles, and experiencing your work come t…
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The following content may contain strong language. Click here to return to the main podcast page. To listen on Apple Podcasts click here. To listen on Spotify click here. To read a pdf transcript of this podcast, click here. Introduction by Susan Wokoma: Joel Tan has been described as one of the most exciting Singaporean playwrights of his generati…
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Best Of: 'The Pitt' Star Noah Wyle / 'Sinners' Director Ryan Coogler
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48:43Oscar-nominated filmmaker Ryan Coogler's movies include both Black Panther films and Creed. His latest fillm, Sinners, is a vampire thriller about twins, both played by Michael B. Jordan, opening a juke joint in 1930s Mississippi. The film explores race, faith, and American history through the lens of horror. Also, Noah Wyle talks about his starrin…
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Cory Booker: “America Needs Moral Leadership, and Not Political Leadership”
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30:27As Donald Trump continues to launch unprecedented and innovative attacks on immigrants, civic institutions, and the rule of law, the Democratic response has been—in the eyes of many observers—tepid and inadequate. One answer to the sense of desperation came from Senator Cory Booker, who, on March 31st, launched a marathon speech on the Senate floor…
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Nick Hennegan takes an alternative look at William Shakespeare's work with offerings from the likes of Brian Ferry and Annie Lennox! www.BohemianBritain.comBy Nick Hennegan
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Merle Haggard On Hopping Trains And Doing Time
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45:03Before he became a musician, Merle Haggard lived the kind of life that's often mythologized in song: Hopping freights and doing prison time. When he became a star, he acquired his own observation car. Now that coach is part of the Virginia Scenic Railway. Terry Gross spoke with Haggard in 1995. Classical music critic Lloyd Schwartz reviews two albu…
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Please text me what you think of this episode. I would love to hear from you. Rodent revelry in neuropathway discovery. What we can learn from mice and men. Be sure to subscribe to my thrice weekly column, The Goldman State, by visiting the WEBSITE HERE. Thanks for listening.By Ed Goldman
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Episode One Hundred. Whitney Ann Jenkins: Reflections & Honoring 100 Guests
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17:48I grew up in West Virginia, where I first fell in love with nature, acting, music, and the performing arts. Though my wanderlust had me yearning for worldly exposure, travel, exploring bigger cities and greener pastures, (which I eagerly did), the arts culture in my hometown was incredibly rich, and the experiences I had during my formative years w…
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Kenneth Roth: Tyrants Trust Sycophants, I Challenge Them with the Truth
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1:05:04Kenneth Roth, former executive director of Human Rights Watch, has spent over three decades at the forefront of the global human rights movement, challenging abusive governments and fighting for justice. In this episode of Full Disclosure, James O'Brien sits down with Kenneth to discuss his extraordinary career, from his early years learning his fa…
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Are Kids With ADHD Being Treated Effectively?
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45:00ADHD has been considered a medical disorder, treatable with drugs like Ritalin, but New York Times Magazine writer Paul Tough says recent studies question that assumption and treatment options. Also, Martin Johnson reviews a new tribute to Anthony Braxton, who Johnson says is one of the most polarizing figures in jazz. Learn more about sponsor mess…
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Ken Wolf, Artistic Director of Manhattan Repertory Theatre in New York City, presents the 441st episode of THE PLAYWRITING PODCAST. Episode Story Topic: "Your Fear and What to Do with it!" "BUNDLES" with my Playwriting Services until Monday May 12, 2025! Book Playwriting Coaching and Get a FREE Script Consultation https://www.manhattanrep.com/playw…
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You might know rapper and actor Daveed Diggs from his performances in Broadway’s “Hamilton” or 2024’s “Nickel Boys.” But he is also one-third of the hip-hop group clipping. Known for their love of genre storytelling, the group’s new album “Dead Channel Sky” is not their first foray into science fiction. Along with William Hutson and Jonathan Snipes…
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Ryan Coogler Paid A Steep Price For The Films He Made
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43:50The director of Black Panther and Creed talks about his new genre-bending vampire movie that takes place in the Jim Crow South. It's called Sinners and it stars Michael B. Jordan as twins working a juke joint in Mississippi. He spoke with Tonya Mosley about blues music, the supernatural, and why he wanted to own the movie outright after 25 years. A…
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On Storytelling & The Human Condition with Booker Prize Winner PAUL LYNCH
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48:39 “We narrate the story of our lives to ourselves. We narrate it in linear fashion. And I know many writers have played with time in all sorts of amazing ways, but we're storytellers. This is what we do. And if you give the brain a story, a prepackaged story, you're giving a cheesecake. That's what it wants. That's why it loves stories. That's why o…
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America's Path To 'Competitive Authoritarianism'
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45:39Harvard professor of government Steven Levitsky studies how healthy democracies can slip into authoritarianism. He says the Trump administration has already done grave damage: "We are no longer living in a democratic regime." David Bianculli reviews season 2 of Nathan Fielder's The Rehearsal. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices…
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A series of short lectures about playwriting by award-winning writer Amy Crider.
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OUR PLANET, OUR FUTURE - Environmentalists, Artists, Scientists & Earth Defenders Share their Stories
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18:34We are privileged to present the voices of individuals dedicated to effecting change and mitigating the harm inflicted upon our precious planet. These are individuals deeply committed to the core values that drive positive transformation. Thank you for tuning in to our episodes and for your ongoing dedication to stewarding our planet, not just on E…
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In the past few years, the comedian Nikki Glaser has breathed new life into the well-worn comedic form of the roast. Last year, she performed a roast of the football legend Tom Brady for a Netflix special, to much acclaim—with Conan O’Brien opining that “no one is going to do a better roast set than that.” Glaser has been on a hot streak since then…
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In this episode of Stageworthy, host Phil Rickaby speaks with Toronto-based performer, voice educator, and multidisciplinary artist Tahirih Vejdani. Born in Saint John, NB, and raised in Regina, Tahirih shares the inspiring and non-traditional journey that led her from classical music training in the Prairies to becoming a sought-after artist and e…
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After 11 seasons on ER, Noah Wyle thought he was finished with medical dramas: "I spent 15 years avoiding — actively avoiding — walking down what I thought was either hallowed ground or traveled road." But then COVID happened, and he felt compelled to tell more of these stories. He spoke with Dave Davies about the making of The Pitt, the medical ja…
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TOO Episode 279 - Storytelling as Liberation
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53:43Send your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here! In this episode Adam is joined by Steven Gaultney, our resident playwright and dramaturg, to discuss the notion of storytelling as a form of liberation. Support the show If you enjoyed this week´s podcast, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts. To submit a question: Voice- http://www.speak…
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Sonnet 128: How Oft When Thou, My Music, Music Playst
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26:52With Sonnet 128, William Shakespeare employs the well-worn poetic trope of a lover who envies the musical instrument being played by his mistress its proximity to her and the delight of her touch. He either imagines or recalls watching her play a harpsichord or similar keyboard and wishes he could trade places with the keys that seem to be kissing …
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Donna Ockenden is a former clinical midwife who led the Ockenden Review which revealed, at the time, the biggest maternity scandal in NHS history. Published in 2022, the review highlighted serious failings in maternity care at the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust which contributed to the deaths of more than 200 babies and nine mothers. Don…
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Best Of: Richard Kind / Melinda French Gates
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48:18You've seen Richard Kind on countless TV shows and films during his 40-year career — Only Murders in the Building, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Spin City, and A Serious Man, just to name a few. He's now the announcer and sidekick on Everybody's Live with John Mulaney. He spoke with Terry Gross about the new gig and why he's glad he's not that famous. Meli…
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Ken Wolf, Artistic Director of Manhattan Repertory Theatre in New York City, presents the 440th episode of THE PLAYWRITING PODCAST. Episode Story Topic: "Creating a Scary Play!" "BUNDLES" with my Playwriting Services until Monday April 21, 2025! Book Playwriting Coaching and Get a FREE Script Consultation https://www.manhattanrep.com/playwriting-co…
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A Love Story At The Center Of The Civil Rights Movement
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45:07MSNBC host Joy-Ann Reid tells the story of Medgar Evers and his wife Myrlie. Medgar was the NAACP field secretary in Mississippi, a state that lynched more Black people than any other. The risks of the job created a lot of tension in their marriage — and after Medgar's 1963 assassination, Myrlie's fury drove her to be an activist herself. And film …
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How Science Fiction Led Elon Musk to DOGE
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28:09Elon Musk, who’s chainsawing the federal government, is not merely a chaos agent, as he is sometimes described. Jill Lepore, the best-selling author of “These Truths” and other books, says that Musk is animated by obsessions and a sense of mission he acquired through reading, and misreading, science fiction. “When he keeps saying, you know, ‘We’re …
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Performance, Politics, Art & Society w/ Sociologist RICHARD SENNETT - Highlights
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12:43“I'm really interested in the relation between performance and ritual. Where do those two separate?” Richard Sennett grew up in the Cabrini Green housing project in Chicago, attended the Juilliard School in New York, and then studied social relations at Harvard. Over the last five decades, he has written about social life in cities, changes in labo…
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Ash Atalla: The Office, The IT Crowd, and the Unlikely Road to Comedy Success
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1:01:12Ash Atalla, the creative mind behind some of the most beloved British comedies, sits down with James O'Brien to explore his incredible journey from a challenging childhood in Northern Ireland to becoming a powerhouse producer in television. From The Office to The IT Crowd, Big Boys and more, Ash shares the pivotal moments that shaped his career, in…
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April 18, 2025 - "Regret. Unspoken, longing has ruled my moods in this decade. The entire tenure of my serpentine rulership." A dying war hero. A mythic bow. A boy who looks too much like his father. Philoctetes was left to rot on an island for the crime of suffering un-beautifully. Now the war is dragging him back because he's useful. And he wants…
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Episode 92: Metrics, Schmetrics: It's Time for Bullshetrics
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4:35Please text me what you think of this episode. I would love to hear from you. Does anybody really know who my podcast listeners are? Or how many or them I reach and oh, what's their socioeconomic makeup? How about why should anyone care? Be sure to subscribe to my thrice weekly column, The Goldman State, by visiting the WEBSITE HERE. Thanks for lis…
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New Yorker staff writer Sarah Stillman says she's discovered dozens of cases where people in county jails across the U.S. have died of starvation, dehydration, or related medical crises. Many were people with mental health issues arrested for minor crimes who languished behind bars without treatment, unable to make bail. Also, we remember renowned …
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The Performer: Art, Life, Politics with RICHARD SENNETT, Sociologist & Author
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31:57“We look at creative work as though the very creative process itself is something good. These are tools of expression, and like any tool, you can use them to damage something or to make something. They can be turned to very malign purposes, for instance, in the operas of Wagner. So I wanted to do this set of books, I want to show what is kind of th…
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The Real-Life Russian Spies Who Inspired 'The Americans'
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45:09In The Illegals: Russia's Most Audacious Spies and Their Century-Long Mission to Infiltrate the West, journalist Shaun Walker shares how agents were trained to blend into a target country and posed as citizens. Walker tells the story of Andrei Olegovich Bezrukov, aka "Donald," and Elena Vavilova, aka "Tracey," who were embedded in Cambridge, Mass. …
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Exploring the Extremes of the Human Experience with Neurologist DR. GUY LESCHZINER - Highlights
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14:14“One of the things that hopefully my books illustrate is that everybody's mind is different. And one of the amazing things about the human experience–and indeed that manifests in terms of art and creativity–is that when we have such different minds, that is why all this creativity, all this art is possible.” Dr. Guy Leschziner is the author of The …
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Sleep, The Nocturnal Brain & The Biology of Being Human w/ DR. GUY LESCHZINER, Neurologist
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50:39“ I'm fascinated by the extremes of the human experience, partly because it is so far removed from our own experience of life. In another way, when you look at people who have neurological disorders or diseases, these are really nature's experiments. They are ways of trying to understand how the brain works for all of us. By extrapolation from look…
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Melinda French Gates On Giving Away Her 'Absurd' Wealth
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45:44In a new memoir, billionaire Melinda French Gates writes about the end of her marriage to Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, and her ongoing philanthropic work, directing funds and attention to women's health initiatives. Her book is The Next Day. Also, David Bianculli reviews the new season of Black Mirror. Learn more about sponsor message choices: …
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Voices, Overwriting, Stage Directions in Dialogue, and Infusing Your Writing with Heart - Playwright's Spotlight with Lisa Rosenbaum and Ronda Spinak
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1:02:16Send us a text Playwrights Lisa Rosenbaum and Ronda Spinak sat in the Playwright's Spotlight to discuss the evolution of their play The Violin Maker from its Sydney, Australia production to its US premiere from its origin from The Violins of Hope through its process up to rehearsals. We delve into the styles of salons, approaching flashbacks and ov…
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Writeopolis S5 E3 - Kayleigh Marie Edwards
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1:50:46This time out, we were delighted to be joined by author, playwright and blogger Kayleigh Marie Edwards. The discussion takes in mosh pits we have known, an epic Sandwich Shop of Dreams entry, and some epic answers to the important binary questions; in other words, an instant classic. Enjoy.By Kayleigh Marie Edwards, RJ Barker, Scott K Andrews, Kit Power
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Ryan Coogler began his career in film as a realist with “Fruitvale Station,” which tells the story of a true-to-life tragedy about a police killing in the Bay Area. He then directed the class drama of “Creed,” a celebrated “Rocky” sequel. But then he moved to the epic fantasy of Marvel’s hit “Black Panther” movies. In his newest project, “Sinners,”…
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In this episode of Stageworthy, host Phil Rickaby speaks with Cole Hayley, a theatre artist known for his innovative work and dedication to the Canadian theatre scene. Cole shares insights into his creative journey, the challenges and triumphs of working in theatre, and his latest projects.This episode explores: Cole’s path into theatre and his art…
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Episode Ninety-Nine. Kristin Reitter: Platonic Sound, Musical Gifts & The Soul's Journey
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1:20:31I AM here to assist you with your ascension process. I have travelled the world professionally as a musical theatre performer. That seems like eons ago in this ascension process! This year I birthed my Platonic Sound Program and it is next level! We gather 1/11/25 for our next session. Every Friday at 12:30 PM EST I do a LIVE Pop Up Tarot with Yo…
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