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The DaDa Network

The DaDa Network

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We are the Neo Media. Join hosts Caligula Q. Strawman, Grumpkins, Incitatus and others as we review movies, games, and talk of everything and nothing. We produce multiple shows so there is something for everyone.
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A six part series exploring the making, and remaking, of 1980s Caligula, one of the most reviled, star-studded, and universally discussed XXX films ever made. Using new and recently uncovered interviews, never-before-heard on set audio, and stories from the people who watched the disaster unfold fist hand, it's a tale too crazy to be fiction. The original trailer said "No rumor could match the reality." They didn't know the half of it.
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Two longtime friends meet once a week to share some laughs and watch a classic cult, horror, or disturbing arthouse film. Sarah loves them, but Emma might not have the stomach for it. Will their already unstable friendship survive the Brutal Film Girl Experiment?
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A podcast that explores the good, the bad, and the weird in horror, action, and exploitation cinema. We cover a mix of new and old, with the films always being chosen at random. This is a podcast for fans of horror movies, action movies, martial arts cinema, spaghetti westerns, and anyone looking for good and unique movie recommendations.
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The Classics Podcast

The Classical Association

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Produced by The Classical Association, this podcast features content all about the ancient world - from revision material for students of ancient history to stories inspired by classical mythology, to interviews with famous voices and people from all walks of life discussing the classical past, there's something for everyone. Follow The Classics Podcast on Instagram at @theclassicalpod so you don't miss out on a single episode Out now: TCP Does Roman History
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A podcast dedicated to all of the mysterious, subtle, and historical lore of the Assassin's Creed Universe. Co-created and co-hosted by Teecup and Shecup, who you may also know as The Cups or Austin and Shelby. We'll take a leap of faith into topics such as the history behind the Assassins and Templars, the infinite Pieces of Eden, individual Isu and their sages, character deep dives, and more. This podcast will explain all of the lore, characters, history, and mythologies behind the Assassi ...
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Greetings! Welcome to Greetings!: The Greeting Card Podcast. The only podcast (according to a very quick google search) that rates and reviews all the gems and jewels of your grocery or convenience stores greeting card aisle! Join Bobby and Dan as they pick a new winner from the card aisle every week, call out its merits and flaws, and decide where it belongs on the omnipotent greeting card fridge! Follow us on Insta @greetingspod and Twitter @greetings cast to follow along with our card of ...
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Every month, Dustin and Nik rip the Scarlet Letter off some unfairly maligned movies and salvage them from the discount dump bin of cinema history. From Howard the Duck to Waterworld, Masters of the Universe to Grease 2, Cherry Bombs is an unironic celebration of the outcast movies we love. Subscribe today and never apologize again for the movies you love!
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The Heavy Corner Podcast features episodes with musicians and artists. Join your host, Annelise each month and listen to interviews, concert stories, memories and more. Find us online @theheavycorner on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter & Youtube.
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The Wilderness Live

The Wilderness Live

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Wilderness Live makes podcasts about various different aspects and stories related to wilderness and travel. Our aim with these podcasts is to make you understand how amazing our world is, how easy the coexistance can be. It's one small step to bring hope.
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Eavesdropping at the Movies

Jose Arroyo and Michael Glass

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"I have this romantic idea of the movies as a conjunction of place, people and experiences, all different for each of us, a context in which individual and separate beings try to commune, where the individual experience overlaps with the communal and where that overlapping is demarcated by how we measure the differing responses between ourselves and the rest of the audience: do they laugh when we don’t (and what does that mean?); are they moved when we feel like laughing (and what does that ...
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Podern History X

AmpliFire Media

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Podern History X is a podcast that brings you little known stories from human history brought to you by a Social Studies major his and two inqusitive friends. Laugh and learn with Tom, Austin, and Lexi for a half hour(ish) every week!
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With one squeeze of a trigger, or flash of a blade, the course of history can change forever.In this series - we tell the stories of assassinations throughout history, plotting the path of the killer and victim, step by step, until they meet. We examine the fall out, following the assassination of world leaders. We reveal how cultural icons were targeted, and why. And we unpack stories which you may never have heard about before.From What's the Story Sounds - and narrated by Jonathan Guy Lew ...
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"He’s at once very conventional and yet also extremely distinctive - Dio repeats all of the standard criticisms we might find of Caligula, but, in this account, he tries to make his horse a priest, not a consul!" ⁠⁠Dr Christopher Burden-Strevens ⁠⁠⁠⁠(University of Kent) and James Renshaw discuss the third Julio-Claudian emperor in this episode. To …
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On this week’s episode, I’m joined by Thomas Negovan, who oversaw the reconstruction of Caligula: The Ultimate Cut. Combing through 96 hours of the original negatives, Tom rebuilt the film from the ground up in order to bring it closer in line with the vision of writer Gore Vidal, director Tinto Brass, and star Malcolm McDowell. We discussed some o…
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In this week's episode, The Cups discuss an infamous Roman emperor, Caligula. The name we know him as actually means "Little Boots." Listen now to learn what we think about and what the lore says about his affiliation with the assassins, templars, and/or the Isu. Now introducing Assassin's Creed Lorecast merch for everyone! Check it out at our shop…
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This week I’m joined by Russell Hainline, the screenwriter of the forthcoming Netflix original Hot Frosty as well as a whole bunch of Hallmark original Christmas movies (including last year’s The Santa Summit and the forthcoming The Santa Class). I asked him on today to talk about the burgeoning market for Christmas movies on channels like Hallmark…
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"Dio gives us a Tiberius that is extremely shrewd - and that's not necessarily a criticism!" ⁠Dr Christopher Burden-Strevens ⁠⁠⁠(University of Kent) and James discuss the second Julio-Claudian emperor in this episode. To find further episodes of our Roman History series⁠ ⁠⁠click here⁠⁠ and follow the ⁠⁠⁠Classics Podcast ⁠⁠⁠on Instagram. To access e…
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First up in this week's episodes, ‘the big Daddy of them all’ - Augustus - gets the Dio treatment in Books 53-56 and, as Dr Christopher Burden-Strevens ⁠⁠(University of Kent) tells us, it makes for fantastic reading! “It’s a sham...but Dio thinks it’s essential” - listen now to find out what this is referring to! To find further episodes of our Rom…
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This week I’m joined by Mark Cousins, the writer and director of the new documentary, My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock. We talked about his movie’s unorthodox presentation, why Hitchcock remains eternally relevant, and how he puts together his incredible video essays. (If you’ve never seen his The Story of Film: An Odyssey, you really should.) And then …
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We've made it to the last of the Julio-Claudians! ⁠Professor Catharine Edwards⁠⁠⁠ (Birkbeck, University of London) talks to James Renshaw about Suetonius' biography of Nero, his interest in games, his 'quinquennium' and how things take a turn for the worse in the second half of the narrative... To find other episodes of our Roman History series⁠⁠⁠ …
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In this week's episode, we're covering a hotly debated philosopher and scientist, Charles Darwin. His theories are still debated today, and you might not know it, but he does indeed appear in Assassin's Creed: Syndicate. Listen now to find out his affiliation! Now introducing Assassin's Creed Lorecast merch for everyone! Check it out at our shop! W…
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In this very special episode of BFGE, Sarah celebrates Emma's return from Italy by making her watch one of her favorite Italian horror films, Cemetery Man (Italian: Dellamorte Dellamore) directed by Michele Soavi. The film stars Rupert Everett as Francesco Dellamorte, the beleaguered caretaker of Buffalora cemetery where the dead rise from their gr…
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Stalktober continues on +10 XP, this week we'retalking lesser known Stalker-likes (OC pls don't steal). We both brought one in for dissection. Hit the episode to find out the details on why we liked these games, but if you cant wait K-Slick recommended STALCRAFT if you have a buddy to play it with and Caligula thinks you should play Chernobylite. E…
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Claudius - useless ruler or an effective administrator? Professor Catharine Edwards⁠⁠ (Birkbeck, University of London) talks to James Renshaw about Suetonius' biography of the often misunderstood emperor. To find further episodes of our Roman History series⁠⁠ click here!⁠⁠ Follow ⁠⁠Catharine on X⁠⁠, and the ⁠⁠Classics Podcast ⁠⁠on Instagram. To acc…
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A short rule, but what a rule it was! Professor Catharine Edwards⁠⁠⁠ (Birkbeck, University of London) sheds light on Suetonius' invective against Gaius Caligula... To find further episodes of our Roman History series⁠⁠⁠ click here!⁠⁠⁠ Follow ⁠⁠⁠Catharine on X⁠⁠⁠, and the ⁠⁠⁠Classics Podcast ⁠⁠⁠on Instagram. To access exclusive classical benefits, ⁠…
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Tiberius is the focus of Professor Catharine Edwards⁠⁠ (Birkbeck, University of London) and James Renshaw's conversation as they explore how Suetonius' account differs from that of Tacitus. To find further episodes of our Roman History series⁠⁠ click here!⁠⁠ Follow ⁠⁠Catharine on X⁠⁠, and the ⁠⁠Classics Podcast ⁠⁠on Instagram. To access exclusive c…
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Professor Catharine Edwards⁠ (Birkbeck, University of London) talks to James Renshaw about Suetonius' biography of Rome's first emperor, the first part in our emperor-by-emperor look at the Julio-Claudians through the eyes of ancient historians. To find further episodes of our Roman History series⁠ click here!⁠ Follow ⁠Catharine on X⁠, and the ⁠Cla…
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The goons have arrived! The MeatCast is back on the menu, or is it the MeasureCast? It could possible be the BibleCast? IT"S THE TRASHCAST! Join Caligula, Miss Ellanea, and K-Slick (He of Many Names) as we talk carnivore diet, fitness, psychic powers, fighting games, Elden Ring pvp, and many other topics. Everything is off limits!…
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In this episode, I discuss Zeus and his mortal amours and the children he begat with them. Swan, heifers, and satyrs, beware! Sources: Graves, Robert. The Greek Myths. Vol. 1, Penguin Books, 1960. GUERBER, H.A. Classical Mythology. Sterling Publishing Co, 2016. Sears, Kathleen. Mythology 101: From Gods and Goddesses to Monsters and Mortals, Your Gu…
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Good show, long show today with the Entertainment Strategy Guy (subscribe to his Substack here). I’m going to offer up timestamps here, which I don’t usually do, because there’s a ton of stuff covered in this podcast. Amongst the topics we discussed: Marvel vs. DC in the TV realm (:40); Tulsa King’s status as a surprise hit for Paramount+ (11:40); …
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The gang is back an this week we are deep in STALKTOBER, so we are going to be talking vanilla S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Shadow of Chernobyl! That's right, we're dissecting the 2007 classic itself, and what a dissection it is! Our sweet baby boy K-Slick tries his best to defend this game as Incitatus smears grime and gloom on it. It's a lively episode about a…
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Adam Wakeman aka "Milton Keanes" is on the show! We're talking about his jazz Black Sabbath cover band Jazz Sabbath as well as his live work with Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath, being the guy in the tent on Sabbath's farewell tour, and a lot more! One of my favorite chats ever on this show. Far Beyond Metal Jazz Sabbath Bandcamp Adam Wakeman Bandcamp…
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Today, the Cups and the patrons discuss which characters from Assassin's Creed would win the Hunger Games. We're excluding full Isu gods, since they'd have an unfair advantage, but everyone else is fair game. Listen now to find out who we chose! Now introducing Assassin's Creed Lorecast merch for everyone! Check it out at our shop! Want to chime in…
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Squawking and Balking at you good-for-nothings all the way from Beef Tallow (Hallow), Michigan, where Jessica Stimps holds the Tallow Tiara high and the Beef Tallow Tambourines make light the burden of existence! Join Bobby, Dan, and True American Idiot Dusty White as they watch the moon glow and the sun show on such topics as The Balkanization of …
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In this very maternal episode of BFGE, Sarah treats her pregnant friend Amanda to a showing of "À l'intérieur" (Inside): a 2007 French slasher film written and directed by Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury. The film stars Béatrice Dalle as a scissor-wielding psychopath who terrorizes a pregnant widow (Alysson Paradis) on Christmas Eve. Although a…
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There’s so much to unpack when it comes to Nero - from the death of his mother Agrippina to the Great Fire of Rome, Tacitus lived through these years as a young boy, so how much did his personal experience impact his historical narrative? Listen to the final part of Hannah and James' discussion now. Follow ⁠⁠⁠Dr Hannah Cornwell⁠⁠⁠ (University of Bi…
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Beginning at the end of Claudius' rule and the accession of Nero, Hannah looks back with James upon Tacitus’ treatment of Claudius, the role of freedmen and imperial wives, especially the machinations of Agrippina, and political and military affairs. Follow ⁠⁠Dr Hannah Cornwell⁠⁠ (University of Birmingham) on ⁠⁠X here⁠⁠. To find further episodes of…
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As Hannah explains, not much survives of Tacitus' account of Gaius Caligula, but in this bitesize episode, there are still some conclusions we can draw... Follow ⁠⁠Dr Hannah Cornwell⁠⁠ (University of Birmingham) on ⁠⁠X here⁠⁠. To find further episodes of our Roman History series⁠ ⁠⁠⁠click here⁠⁠⁠ and follow the ⁠⁠⁠⁠Classics Podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠on Instagram…
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Hi all! Sorry for the long wait to upload Zeus' sexcapades. In this episode, I discuss Zeus and his immortal amours and the children he begat with them. Part II to come soon with his mortal lovers! Sources: Graves, Robert. The Greek Myths. Vol. 1, Penguin Books, 1960. GUERBER, H.A. Classical Mythology. Sterling Publishing Co, 2016. Sears, Kathleen.…
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In this jam-packed episode, Hannah discusses Tiberius’ relationship with the Senate, the Germanicus situation, the trial of Piso, and Tacitus’ perspective on Sejanus and Drusus. Follow ⁠Dr Hannah Cornwell⁠ (University of Birmingham) on ⁠X here⁠. To find further episodes of our Roman History series⁠ ⁠⁠click here⁠⁠ and follow the ⁠⁠⁠Classics Podcast …
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In this first emperor study, Hannah and James talk Augustus. Tacitus only gives us a potted history of Augustus in his Annals - Hannah explores why Tacitus choses NOT to start with Augustus’ life, who the key players are and whether they should really be called the Annals... Follow ⁠Dr Hannah Cornwell⁠ (University of Birmingham) on ⁠X here⁠. To fin…
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Halloween month at BFGE continues with the ladies watching the godfather of slashers, Hitchcock's "Psycho": a film Emma has never seen because she's lived under a rock like a small beetle-woman for 30+ years. Experience the twists and turns of "Psycho" as if you're seeing it for the very first time! Watch it through the eyes of a newborn babe who k…
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Is it Cassius Dio or Dio Cassius? Who was he, when was he writing and what was he writing about? Dr Christopher Burden-Strevens (University of Kent) spills the tea to James Renshaw on this enigma of an historian and how useful his source material is for understanding the Julio-Claudian Emperors! To find further episodes of our Roman History series⁠…
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In this introductory episode about the source material of Suetonius, Professor Catharine Edwards (Birkbeck, University of London) tells James Renshaw who Suetonius was, when and why he was writing, and what was his approach to writing history. To find further episodes of our Roman History series click here! Follow Catharine on X, and the Classics P…
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Welcome back to a new season of TCP does Ancient History A Level: Roman Edition and we're kicking off with the OG historian, Tacitus! Your favourite teacher, James Renshaw, is back to host the series and he'll be talking to a ream of experts, beginning with the wonderful Dr Hannah Cornwell (University of Birmingham) - you can follow Hannah on X her…
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I’m joined by Gabriel Sherman, the writer of The Apprentice, on this week’s episode. Sebastian Stan plays Donald Trump in this movie in theaters now about the future president’s relationship with noted legal fixer and possible evil supervillain Roy Cohn (Jeremy Strong). The movie’s path to distribution is almost as interesting as the film itself: f…
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TREKKIES/THE OFFICE director and friend of the show Roger Nygard returns to discuss his extraordinary new book about making documentaries! Join us as Roger spills the kind of insider secrets and practical filmmaker advice that industry gatekeepers don't want you to know. Along the way he'll discuss the making of TREKKIES, his stint on the classic 8…
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Sarah and Emma kickoff Halloween month by watching John Carpenter's arguably best film (in Sarah's opinion): his 1982 science fiction horror masterpiece "The Thing." The film follows a spunky all-male research team in Antarctica as it is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims. Also in this episode: Emma loves ho…
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2019's Joker, which gave the iconic supervillain an all-purpose mental health disorder, a tragic origin story, and a name - Arthur Fleck - was never meant to have a sequel. But it made a billion dollars, so Joker: Folie à Deux is here. And, being a jukebox musical based primarily on show tunes from the mid-20th century canon, we ask who it's for. T…
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In today's episode, the Cups discuss the United States' 16th president, Abraham Lincoln, who was the Commander in Chief during America's Civil War. Check it out to see if we think this president was an assassin or templar – and the answer might surprise you! Now introducing Assassin's Creed Lorecast merch for everyone! Check it out at our shop! Wan…
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Here's an idea: Bobby, Dan, and returning guest/friend of the pod/ co-host of Take Us to the Pilot, JJ Focaraccio, embark to see a recut of the 1979 Tinto Brass erotic historical drama, Caligula, titled Caligula: The Ultimate Cut (2023). Imagine our high hopes and anticipations. Imagine those being dashed, and replaced with all types of bad stuff. …
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Today's episode features the third wife of Emperor Claudius, Valeria Messalina, commonly referred to Messalina. Sources: https://digitalcommons.iwu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=&httpsredir=1&article=1158&context=constructing http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.02.0137:book=10:chapter=83&highlight=messalina https://www.…
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On this week’s episode, I’m rejoined by Parrot Analytics’s Brandon Katz to discuss a vexing issues for streaming channels and audiences alike: why do the services have such a difficult time helping people find more things on the service to watch? Our chat is based in part on his column in the Observer, and you should read it if you have a second. B…
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On the latest episode of the podcast, hosts Mike Jozic and Dustin Friesenhan talk about the recently reconstructed and remastered, Caligula: The Ultimate Cut. Music: "Prologue & Main Titles" (Bruno Nicolai) Check out the Caligula: Package of Excellence podcast for a great look at the history of the film and the restoration. Never miss an episode! S…
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In this week's episode, the Cups travel way back to the first century to look at the female chieftain of a Briton tribe, Boudica. She launches a rebellion against Rome to avenge her family. Listen now to find out if we think she would be part of the assassins or templars, or maybe if she has other affiliations! Now introducing Assassin's Creed Lore…
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Francis Ford Coppola's long-awaited passion project, Megalopolis, self-funded to the tune of $120m, has finally arrived. We love it. It's wild, imaginative, earnest, and beautiful. We discuss and decry some of the criticisms of it we've already seen while coming up with some of our own - how could we have known that an octogenarian might hold some …
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In this very silly and stupid episode of BFGE, the ladies watch Todd Solondz' 1995 coming-of-age black comedy film "Welcome to the Dollhouse." The film centers around the life of Dawn Weiner (Heather Matarazzo), an awkward seventh-grader struggling to cope with inattentive parents, jr. high bullies, her annoying younger sister, and her own insecuri…
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This week I’m talking to a friend here in Dallas, Bart Weiss, about the Ernie Kovacs Award taking place this weekend at the Texas Theatre. This year’s honoree is Jerry Casale from the band Devo, and we’re discussing his work both with the band and as a pioneer of the music video artform. Check out the links above for tickets to the various events (…
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Patrick is joined by Godzilla expert Sean to discuss two very different but still memorable sci-fi monster movies. It's Howard Hawks, it's the original clout chaser Nick Adams (not to be confused with Ernest Hemingway's short story protagonist), it's Godzilla, it's Ghidorah (spoilers), it's Rodan, and it's a vegetable monster that requires blood to…
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It's competition time! What were ancient tokens, why do some of them have numbers on them, and what do these mean? Let your imagination run wild and enter the Tokens Competition here: https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/classics/warwickclassicsnetwork/events/tokens/ Learn more about the Tokens Communities Project, led by Clare, here: https://warwick.ac.…
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