Podcast / Media group of friends who enjoy talking tech news and looking at the latest hardware released. Previously known as Industry 4.0
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Wayne Thompson Podcasts
Think Better, Do Better, Live Better! Pretty simple, right? Well it is, and it's not. Most success people/business owners tell you how they've won. And at times that motivates you, and other times it discourages you. This podcast is for people who have a dream - but for one reason or another have found that dream unattainable and are uncertain if it will ever be a reality. On this show , we're going to talk to many successful people and hear about their triumphs and the battles in between. Y ...
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Join award-winning filmmaker hosts Henry Thompson and Wayne Thompson as they take you on a journey through the exciting world of film. Join them as they delve into a wide range of topics, from the indie scene to big-budget blockbusters, from the joy of watching movies to the craft of making them. With a passion for storytelling and a deep love for the art of cinema, Henry and Wayne are joined by a variety of guests to explore the fascinating and complex world of film. Whether you're a casual ...
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Love and dating can be messy—so let’s talk about it! On this multi-award-winning podcast, comedian Nicole Byer explores romantic highs, lows, and all the juicy stuff in between, alongside comedians, experts, and sometimes an ex or two. Tune in for dating mishaps, heartbreak confessions, and the real talk you never knew you needed. New episodes every Friday!
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Interviews with scholars of the performing arts about their new books Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/performing-arts
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ArtScene, with Erika Funke as the host/producer, is a daily short program which brings attention to the area's arts and cultural events. Join her weekdays at Noon for interviews, reviews and commentaries on films, books, jazz, and classical music. Let Erika's ArtScene help you plan your weekend!
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This podcast is for anyone in the power line industry. Those of you that love to build and maintain power lines at work and after work. This is a collection of stories from line workers around the world. This is a community for us to share where we’ve been, who we’ve worked with, projects we’ve been apart of and hopefully pass on some of those key lessons that we could all learn from. This podcast will be a mix of line workers and their stories as well as other professionals sharing about ho ...
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The mission of Down Trails of Victory podcast is to seek out stories of Southeast Texas through the podcast medium, featuring schools and their associated personalities, alumni, eras, and traditions, for the purpose of providing a historical record to contribute to the heritage of Southeast Texas.
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85,000 plays via iTunes Podcast. visit https://hearthis.at/gavin-bright-ei/ DJ Gavan Bright is a man with a career spanning two decades and a formidable cluster of residencies both past and present. He's remix's are distributed for international DJ promo pool based in the USA. He doesn't DJ anywhere in Brisbane on the Gay Scene. DJ Gavan Bright has continually played those special parties that only history remembers by those select few who were there, including Two Dog's Wet Dreaming in Byro ...
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A podcast from the team at ’On the Vertigo’ for the Meniere’s, Vesitbular disorders community...and beyond! We will have a wide range of topics, interviews and of course.....humor! So join us! And find us at www.onthevertigo.org
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Leaders from all branches of Service exit the military for many different reasons. This podcast is designed to bring leaders from all Services; Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard that have already made the transition to give some insight to transitioning Service Members and Service Members who have already made the transition who are struggling. Through sharing experiences, I am hopeful that my guests can give some knowledge and hope to our transitioning Veterans. I also hope to ...
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Your world is evolving—find out how with Carter Phipps, co-author of the Wall St. Journal bestseller Conscious Leadership. He’s an optimist, a generalist, and an integrative thinker. Now he has an excuse for his insatiable book-buying habit—a show that explores the movements, trends, people, and ideas that are shaping the future. Phipps is also author of Evolutionaries, and cofounder of the Institute for Cultural Evolution. Through in-depth interviews and occasional rants and reflections, th ...
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Welcome to the EcomXFactor Podcast! Wondering how you can build and scale your Ecommerce store? Want to learn updated Digital Marketing practices and hacks that Gurus don't share in their groups and Youtube Videos? Do you want to learn how to boost your productivity and efficiently run an online business? Then this is the show for you. We will share best practices and what is working these days for us and for our clients. We will explore different topics, such as: conversion rates optimizati ...
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River Valley Film Festival; Cory Baney; July 14 2025
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27:25Cory Baney, Founder of the River Valley Film Festival,speaking about RVFF's partnership with Lycoming Artsand the launch of the Festival on Friday, July 18, 2025,with a First Friday-style event, "Red Carpet Friday," at 5:00,followed by the opening night film, "Rap Dixon: Beyond Baseball"at 8 pm. Film screenings get underway at 10:30 am on Saturdaya…
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Neil Gregor, "The Symphony Concert in Nazi Germany" (U Chicago Press, 2025)
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32:23A new history of how the musical worlds of German towns and cities were transformed during the Nazi era. In the years after the Nazis came to power in January 1933 and through the war years all aspects of life in Germany changed. However, despite the social and political upheaval, gentile citizens were able to continue leisure activities such as at…
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FM Kirby Center for the Performing Arts; Neil Prisco; July 11 2025
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29:41Neil Prisco, Director of Marketing at the FM Kirby Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Wilkes-Barre, speaking about the 39th Season andofferings during the Summer & Fall of 2025.There will be a Big Screen Summer Series for children along with 2 other film series through the summer months, and many shows by comedians,great musicians, ballet c…
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Nobody Wants to Date a Drag Queen (w/ Meatball)
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1:03:31Drag queen icon Meatball is back! She and Nicole get into it all - being in her top era, loving the single life, and having weekend boyfriends in different cities. But also... why dating is still so hard when you do drag. Meatball opens up about losing guys the second they find out she’s a queen, and how frustrating it is watching her roster shrink…
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Weekend Of Chamber Music 2025; Andrew Waggoner; July 10 2025
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32:51Andrew Waggoner, violinist, composer and artistic co-directorwith cellist Caroline Stinson of the Weekend of ChamberMusic, speaking about WCM 2025 and composer-in-residenceAugusta Read Thomas. The festival takes place in SullivanCounty NY from July 14th through July 26th and will featureintimate concerts, discussions, open rehearsals and moreat the…
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Dietrich Theater Summer Film Fest; Ronnie Harvey; July 09 2025
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23:26Ronnie Harvey, General Manager and Film Booker at the DietrichTheater, speaking about Summer Fest 2025--a film festival with18 movies to be screened in 21 days, from July 11 throughJuly 31st at the Dietrich Theater, 60 E. Tioga Street inTunkhannock, PA . www.dietrichtheater.com/
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Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble; Amy Rene Byrne; July 08 2025
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22:53BTE resident actor Amy Rene Byrne, who directs the summerfamily production, speaking about Sideways Stories from WaysideSchool that will run from July 12 through July 27, 2025, at theAlvina Krause Theatre, 226 Center Street in downtownBloomsburg. There will be 2 low price previews on July 10 & 11at 7 pm, and a free Sensory Friendly Performance on S…
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Nan Z. Da, "The Chinese Tragedy of King Lear" (Princeton UP, 2025)
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39:17At the start of Shakespeare's famous tragedy, King Lear promises to divide his kingdom based on his daughters' professions of love, but portions it out before hearing all of their answers. For Nan Da, this opening scene sparks a reckoning between King Lear, one of the cruelest and most confounding stories in literature, and the tragedy of Maoist an…
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Hamilton-Gibson Productions; "Annie"; Jessie Thompson; July 07 2025
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16:41Jessie Thompson, Director, speaking about the musical"Annie"— to be presented by Hamilton-Gibson Productionsat Straughn Auditorium at Commonwealth University-MansfieldJuly 10 through July 13, 2025. There are shows Thursday, Friday &Saturday evenings at 7:30, and matinees at 2:30 on Saturday &Sunday. For more information: www.hamiltongibson.org/…
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Happy 4th of July!(?) Comedian Lou Wilson (Dimension 20, Jimmy Kimmel Live!) joins Nicole to reflect on the wild state of America. He shares his terrible time living in Boston, where white guys frequently asked him for the N-word pass. They talk about what it was like to sell out Madison Square Garden in just 10 minutes withDimension 20, being a “s…
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Wayne County Arts Alliance 2025 Studio Tour; Janet Gaglione; July 03 2025
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20:12Janet Gaglione, Executive Director of the Wayne County Arts Alliance,speaking about the organization and the 2025 Artists StudioTour to be held July 11, 12 and 13 at 18 studio locations throughoutthe county and also the WCCA Gallery at 959 Main Street in Honesdale.The event is free and there are brochures/maps available at variousbusinesses and onl…
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NEPA Philharmonic; Independence Concerts; Jeffrey Spenner; July 02 2025
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14:52Chief Warrant Officer Jeffrey Spenner, Assistant Director of the United States Coast Guard Band, speaking about his life in music in anticipation of leading the NEPA Philharmonic on Thursday, July 3, 2025, on Courthouse Square in downtown Scranton as part of the Scrantastic Spectacular, beginning at 7:30 and culminating in the annual fireworksdispl…
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Old Carter Barn/Summer Sessions; Lewis Flinn; July 02 2025
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14:01Lewis Flinn, composer and co-owner with Douglas Carter Beane of theOld Carter Barn at Lake Carey in Wyoming County, speaking about"Summer Sessions 2025," a concert series running now throughAugust 16th. There will be a wide variety of musical ensembles,a food truck on hand for each performance and much more.For information and tickets: www.summerse…
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In the second episode of Soundscapes N.Y.C., host Ryan Purcell talks with Tony Zanetta. In the late 1960s, Zanetta worked in Off-Off-Broadway theater and ultimately landed a role playing the Andy Warhol character in Pork, an absurdist play based on Warhol’s phone recordings. Zanetta followed the cast to London where he befriended David Bowie who su…
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Eagles Mere Friends of the Arts; Adelaide Ferguson; July 01 2025
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19:15Adelaide Ferguson, Co-chair of the Board of the Eagles MereFriends of the Arts, speaking about the 50th AnniversarySeason that begins with a special event, "The 50 x 50Art Exhibit and Reception" at the David Dewire Center onWednesday, July 2, 2025, from 4 to 6 pm. The show opensJuly 1st and runs through July 3rd. The concerts begin onJuly 4th at 5:…
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Cheryl Thompson, "Canada and the Blackface Atlantic: Performing Slavery, Conflict and Freedom, 1812-1895" (Wilfrid Laurier UP, 2025)
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1:18:32Canada and the Blackface Atlantic: Performing Slavery, Conflict, and Freedom, 1812-1897 (Wilfred Laurier University Press, 2025) traces the origins of theatre, dance, and concert singing in Canada and their connection to British and American song and dance traditions. When theatrical acts first appeared in the late eighteenth century, chattel slave…
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NEPA Philharmonic Orchestra; Jason Stein; June 30 2025
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23:45Jason Stein, Principal Trombone, Music Librarian & Personnel Managerof the NEPA Philharmonic, speaking about the series ofconcerts to be presented by the orchestra to celebrateIndependence Day in 2025. July 3--The full Philharmonic onCourthouse Square in downtown Scranton with fireworks at 7:30. Free.July 4--Philharmonic Brass & Percussion musician…
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John DeVore, "Theatre Kids: A True Tale of Off-Off Broadway" (Applause, 2024)
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55:21In this NBN episode, host Hollay Ghadery speaks with John Devore about his phenomenal memoir, Theatre Kids: A True Tale of Off-Off Broadway (Applause, 2024). Friendship. Grief. Jazz hands. In 2004, in a small, windowless theater in then-desolate Williamsburg, Brooklyn, an eccentric family of broke art-school survivors staged an experimental, four-h…
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Scranton Shakespeare Festival; Michael Bradshaw Flynn; June 27 2025
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19:48Michael Bradshaw Flynn, Artistic Director & Executive Producerof the Scranton Shakespeare Festival, speaking about the2025 Summer Season at The Shakes Space at the Marketplaceat Steamtown. There are 6 main stage productions:Sister Act; Julius Caesar; Timon of Athens; Hairspray;Little Shop of Horrors; and Romeo & Juliet.For more information: www.scr…
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A Cruise Ship Romance with a Himbo (w/ Jessica Lowe)
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51:32Actress Jessica Lowe (The Righteous Gemstones, Minx, Wrecked) joins Nicole to share the romantic saga of falling in love on a Second City cruise ship. On the ship, she met a British bassist who became her cruise ship boyfriend - whom she later realized wasn’t as smart as she thought his accent sounded (he tried to dry his pants on a ceiling fan and…
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Shayna M. Silverstein, "Fraught Balance: The Embodied Politics of Dabke Dance Music in Syria" (Wesleyan UP, 2024)
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58:30A vivid and intricate study of dance music traditions that reveals the many contradictions of being Syrian in the 21st century Dabke, one of Syria's most beloved dance music traditions, is at the center of the country's war and the social tensions that preceded conflict. Drawing on almost two decades of ethnographic, archival, and digital research,…
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Pocono Mountains Music Festival; Dr. David Mazza; June 26 2025
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20:46Dr. David Mazza, Founder & President Emeritus of thePocono Mountains Music Festival, speaking about theevent's history, its dedication to education, its new homeand the 2025 performance season. The first concertwill take place on Sunday, June 29th at 7:30 pm--"Total Eclipseof the Chart: 80s Chart-Toppers" at BARC, Route 390 inCresco, PA. Many other…
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The Little Theatre of Wilkes-Barre; Scott Colin Woolnough; Mariah Kohn; June 25 2025
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28:45Scott Colin Woolnough, artistic director & the actor who playsFagin, and Mariah Kohn, the actor who plays Mrs. Sowerby, speakingabout the Little Theatre of Wilkes-Barre production of Lionel Bart's musical "Oliver!" in its final weekend: June 27, 28 & 29, 2025, with showsFriday & Saturday at 8:00 pm and Sunday at 3:00 pm. The LittleTheatre is locate…
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Maya J. Berry, "Defending Rumba in Havana: The Sacred and the Black Corporeal Undercommons" (Duke UP, 2025)
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1:31:12In Defending Rumba in Havana: The Sacred and the Black Corporeal Undercommons (Duke University Press, 2025), anthropologist and dancer Maya J. Berry examines rumba as a way of knowing the embodied and spiritual dimensions of Black political imagination in post-Fidel Cuba. Historically a Black working-class popular dance, rumba, Berry contends, is a…
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Northeastern PA Philharmonic; Chason Goldschmitz; June 24 2025
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26:18Chason Goldschmitz, Executive Director of the NEPA PhilharmonicOrchestra, speaking about the upcoming 2025 Independence Daycelebrations and community events the Philharmonic will present:The NEPA Philharmonic Orchestra at Courthouse Square in downtownScranton on July 3rd at 7:30 with fireworks. The event is free.12th Annual Yoga on the Roof--July 4…
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Wyoming Valley Barbershop Harmony Chorus; Justin Davis; June 23 2025
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22:48Justin Davis, Music Director & Conductor of theWyoming Valley Barbershop Harmony Chorus,speaking about the group and its Annual SpringConcert titled, The Magic of Harmony, an all-Disneyprogram to be presented on Sunday, June 29, 2025,at 2:00, at the Kirby Center for Creative Arts on theWyoming Seminary campus in Kingston, PA.For information & ticke…
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Amin Ghaziani, "Long Live Queer Nightlife: How the Closing of Gay Bars Sparked a Revolution" (Princeton UP, 2024)
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49:56In this exhilarating journey into underground parties, pulsating with life and limitless possibility, acclaimed author Amin Ghaziani unveils the unexpected revolution revitalizing urban nightlife. Drawing on Ghaziani's immersive encounters at underground parties in London and more than one hundred riveting interviews with everyone from bar owners t…
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Maslow Family Graduate Program in Creative Writing at Wilkes University; June 20 2025
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35:41Bonnie Culver, co-founder & writer, Robert Mooney, Kaylie Jones,Christine Gelineau, writers & faculty members, andDavid Hicks, writer & CW director, speaking about the Maslow FamilyGraduate Program in Creative Writing at Wilkes University inWilkes-Barre as it marks its 20th anniversary. Also featuredfrom the archives, J. Michael Lennon, co-founder,…
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I Was a Time Out Magazine Bachelor (w/ Lauren Ashley Smith)
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59:20TV writer Lauren Ashley Smith (A Black Lady Sketch Show, Smith Sisters Live) joins Nicole to talk about how she met her wife the old-fashioned way - through Time Out New York’s Singles issue. Lauren reveals the strange public response to being a “bachelor” in a magazine, how her wife was one of the only white women working at BET, and the complicat…
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East Stroudsburg University; Dr. Artress Bethany White; June 19 2025
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32:59Dr. Artress Bethany White, award-winning author and AssociateProfessor of English at East Stroudsburg University, speakingabout her new collection, "Black Doe of the Anthropocene: Poems,"issued by the University Press of Kentucky in June 2025.The collection is available online and regionally at theEnd Bookstore in Allentown and Carroll & Carroll Bo…
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181 | Wind at Work | Karissa Murillo & Chris Bruner on Renewables, Leadership & the Future of Energy
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53:01What does it take to build one of the largest renewable energy projects in U.S. history? In this episode of Powerline Podcast, we head into the wind side of SunZia with Karissa Murillo and Chris Bruner of Blattner. Together, they break down the scale, coordination, and leadership it takes to install hundreds of turbines across remote terrain, and w…
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The Everhart Museum; Artwoven by Hand: The Work of Peg McDade; June 18 2025
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26:20Camille Dantone, Director of Education, and Nancy Ariza, Collections Managerat the Everhart Museum in Scranton, speaking about Peg McDade, masterfiber artist and educator and the exhibition titled, "Artwoven by Hand: The Workof Peg McDade (1937-2025)" that will run from June 19 through November 30,2025, with a free opening reception on June 19th fr…
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Frederick Reece, "Forgery in Musical Composition: Aesthetics, History, and the Canon" (Oxford University Press, 2025)
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1:04:07We all know about art forgeries, but why write fake classical music? In Forgery in Musical Composition: Aesthetics, History, and the Canon (Oxford University Press, 2025), Dr. Frederick Reece investigates the methods and motives of mysterious musicians who sign famous historical names like Haydn, Mozart, and Schubert to their own original works. An…
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Leah Lax, "Not From Here: the Song of America" (Pegasus Elliot MacKenzie, 2024)
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27:52When Leah Lax was asked to write an opera to celebrate local immigrants, she began by spending a year listening to accounts of upheaval, migration, and arrival told her in confidence by people from around the globe. She felt she had discovered America, found its great beating heart. In interludes between the astounding and powerful stories in Not F…
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Pamela Karimi, "Women, Art, Freedom: Artists and Street Politics in Iran" (Leuven University Press, 2024)
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1:01:08Women, Art, Freedom: Artists and Street Politics in Iran offers an insightful look at the 2022 Woman, Life, Freedom uprising in Iran, sparked by the tragic murder of Jina Mahsa Amini at the hands of the “morality police” for violating hijab rules. Beyond its feminist undertones and the remarkable courage of the young protesters, what sets this upri…
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Love Triangle Gone Wrong (w/ Michael Urie)
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58:51Actor Michael Urie (Shrinking, Ugly Betty) joins Nicole to discuss the wild hookup culture at Julliard, and the love triangle he had that went sour. Once he got fame from Ugly Betty, he starts going on dates with people who only seem interested in the version of him they saw on TV, until a second shot with actor Ryan Spahn turns into a 17-year part…
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John Trafton, "Movie-Made Los Angeles" (Wayne State UP, 2023)
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56:51Los Angeles was a cinematic city long before the rise of Hollywood. By the dawn of the twentieth century, photography, painting, and tourist promotion in Southern California provided early filmmakers with a template for building a myth-making business and envisioning ideal moviegoers. These art forms positioned California as a land of transformativ…
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antonio c. cuyler, "Achieving Creative Justice in the U.S. Creative Sector" (Routledge, 2025)
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42:37How can cultural organisations better support diversity? In Achieving Creative Justice in the U.S. Creative Sector antonio c. cuyler, Professor of Music in Entrepreneurship & Leadership and Faculty Associate in Voice & Opera in the School of Music, Theatre & Dance (SMTD), and Faculty Associate in the African Studies Center at the University of Mich…
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Gwynne Kuhner Brown, "William L. Dawson" (University of Illinois Press, 2024)
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1:08:56William L. Dawson (University of Illinois Press, 2024) by Gwynne Kuhner Brown is a biography of the Black American composer, conductor and pedagogue. She gives equal weight to the different aspects of Dawson’s career from his early training at Tuskegee Institute (now University) to his twenty-five years as director of choirs and composer at the sam…
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Paola De Santo and Caterina Mongiat Farina, (eds. and trans.) Isabella Andreini, "Letters" (Iter Press, 2023)
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58:26Isabella Andreini, Letters, ed. and trans. Paola De Santo and Caterina Mongiat Farina. The Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. Iter Press of the University of Toronto, 2023. Winner of the Josephine Roberts Award for a Scholarly Edition (2024) from the Society for the Study of Early Modern Women and Gender Welcome! My guest is Professor Paola Da San…
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Donall Mac Cathmhaoill, "Theatres of Post-Conflict Northern Ireland: Winning the Peace" (University of Exeter Press, 2024)
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1:37:30Theatre has played an important role in post-conflict northern Ireland, where it has been used by artists, communities, and organisations as a tool for political advocacy. Theatres of Post-Conflict Northern Ireland: Winning the Peace (University of Exeter Press, 2024) provides an up-to-date assessment of the state of theatre in northern Ireland sin…
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Comedian and friend Betsy Sodaro (Ghosts, A Funny Feeling) joins Nicole to swap crazy Las Vegas stories, their experience getting slammed by puberty, and debate why we shouldn’t have to pay taxes right now (plus what happened when Nicole skipped paying taxes for 5 years). Betsy reveals what life was like spending six months in a hotel, and Nicole c…
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180 | Leading from the Ground Up | Gabe McCoy on Crew Culture, Growth & the SunZia Experience
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54:32Gabe McCoy didn’t plan to become a foreman, but the job had other plans.In this episode of Powerline Podcast, Gabe opens up about his journey from groundman to respected leader on one of the most ambitious transmission projects in the country: SunZia. He shares the growing pains of stepping into leadership, what it takes to truly earn your crew’s t…
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Katie Beswick, "Slags on Stage: Class, Sex, Art and Desire in British Culture" (Routledge, 2025)
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43:20How are working class women represented in contemporary culture? In Slags on Stage: Class, Sex, Art and Desire in British Culture (Routledge, 2025), Katie Beswick, a Senior Lecturer in Arts Management at Goldsmiths, University of London, examines this question by analysing the figure of the ‘slag’ across a range of cultural forms, including theatre…
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Secretly Dating your Improv Coach (w/ Edi Patterson)
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50:23Actress Edi Patterson (The Righteous Gemstones) joins Nicole to talk about falling in love with her improv teacher, hiding their relationship from the world, and mistaking his proposal for a joke. She opens up about being a late bloomer in dating, throwing house parties that felt straight out of a '90s film, and the one dating lesson she learned fr…
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Adi Nester, "Unsettling Difference: Music Drama, the Bible, and the Critique of German Jewish Identity" (Cornell UP, 2025)
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1:11:50Adi Nester is an Assistant Professor of German and Jewish Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her first monograph, Unsettling Difference: Bible, Music Drama, and the Critique of German Jewish Identity, appeared with Cornell University Press. The book studies the discourse of Jewish difference in the first half of the twentie…
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179 | The Weight of the Role | Josh Price on Leadership, Legacy & the Reality of Running a Crew
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41:07Josh Price isn’t just running a crew, he’s building a legacy. In this episode, Josh shares his path from small-town lineman to foreman on the SunZia project, the largest renewable energy transmission project in U.S. history. He opens up about the responsibility that comes with leading others, the difference between running a crew and truly leading …
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Caper movies aren’t like others involving criminals: there’s an aesthetic to a caper that’s as important to the thieves as it is to the viewers. Heist is David Mamet’s 2001 caper film that stands as his Singin’ in the Rain—an apt comparison, since “caper” meant “to dance” long before it took on its criminal meaning. Join us for an appreciation of o…
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Bizarre Relationships with Animals (w/ Rose McIver)
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53:49Actress Rose McIver (Ghosts, iZombie, voice of Headgum) joins Nicole to explain New Zealand, why she doesn’t post her loved ones on social media, and talk about all the cute, funny other ways people show love. They get into weird animal relationship stories, like the woman in love with a dolphin (who died of heartbreak), the man who tried to live a…
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