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John Wilson, Head Berry and Founder of the Razzie Awards, talks dodging bullets, buying a sense of humor, and ruining a perfectly bad movie.

  • Added: Mar 09, 2024
  • Length: 20:00
Caption: Rian Johnson, San Francisco, CA 11/11/19, Credit: Andrea Chase
Rian Johnson talks being human, toying with an audience, and how the late, great Ricky Jay makes a cameo.

  • Added: Nov 28, 2019
  • Length: 13:18
Caption: Jeffrey McHale, San Francisco, CA 6/28/19, Credit: Andrea Chase
Jeffery McHale talks turning tides, cracking intentions, and crossing lines.

  • Added: Jul 21, 2019
  • Length: 14:26
Caption: Mike Doyle and Scott Evans, San Francisco, CA 6/26/19, Credit: Andrea Chase
Mike Doyle and Scott Evans talk neurological confusion. not scaring the horses. and getting to use the word jejune.

  • Added: Jul 17, 2019
  • Length: 17:08
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John Wilson talks insulting Sherlock Holmes, Oscar™-winners gone wrong, and becoming a category on Jeopardy.

  • Added: Feb 21, 2019
  • Length: 22:15
Caption: Michel Hazanavicius, San Francisco, CA 4/14/18, Credit: Andrea Chase
Michel Hazanavicius talks art, politics, and the comedic possibilities of extremism.

  • Added: May 05, 2018
  • Length: 19:44
Caption: Jamie Lee & Pete Holmes, San Francisco, CA 1/17/18, Credit: Andrea Chase
Pete Holmes and Jamie Lee talk emotional foreplay, alchemizing experience, and what’s offensive about Pascal’s Wager.

  • Added: Jan 19, 2018
  • Length: 28:21
Caption: Lydia Tenaglia & Jeremiah Tower, San Francisco, CA 4/27/16, Credit: Andrea Chase
Jeremiah Tower and Lydia Tenaglia talk cranberries, kidneys, and why a meal is more than just food.

  • Added: Apr 28, 2017
  • Length: 16:33
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John Wilson talks bad movies, fanboys, and the importance of the comma.

  • Added: Feb 23, 2017
  • Length: 27:03
Caption: Matt Miller & Matt Johnson, San Francisco, CA 9/19/16, Credit: Andrea Chase
Matt Johnson and Matt Miller talk going retro, the power of secrets, and cutting Bobby Kennedy out of their film.

  • Added: Sep 23, 2016
  • Length: 14:26
Caption: John Krasinski & Margo Martindale, San Francisco, CA 8/14/16, Credit: Andrea Chase
John Krasinski and Margo Martindale talk buoyancy, bonding, and being in the moment.

  • Added: Aug 25, 2016
  • Length: 13:32
Caption: Reggie Watts & Benjamin Dickinson, San Francisco, CA 3/26/16, Credit: Andrea Chase
Benjamin Dickinson and Reggie Watts talk multiple realities, space spores, and the difference between loops and spirals.

  • Added: Mar 20, 2016
  • Length: 21:35
Caption: Melissa Rauch, San Francisco, CA  3/5/16, Credit: Andrea Chase
Melissa Rauch talks voices, pommel horses, and the pressure to be likable.

  • Added: Mar 18, 2016
  • Length: 18:53
Caption: Donna LoCicero & Robert Campos, San Francisco, CA 9/28/15, Credit: Andrea Chase
Robert Campos and Donna LoCicero talk social intelligence, casting nets, and what goes on before a stand-up takes the stage.

  • Added: Dec 29, 2015
  • Length: 18:58
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Kent Jones talks the auteur theory, the power of print, and insight of Hitch’s self-doubt.

  • Added: Dec 08, 2015
  • Length: 14:43
Caption: Matt Knox, Credit: Amy MArtin
We go to Montana, where Making Contact Producer Amy Martin spent some time with a guy that you might think of as the stereotypical American gun own...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, KFAI Minneapolis, and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Sep 30, 2015
  • Length: 09:24
  • Purchases: 3
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Wes Craven talks strong women, sneaky men, and the post 9/11 zetigeist.

  • Added: Aug 31, 2015
  • Length: 13:06
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Lee Grant talks boundaries, fairness, and the roots of chutzpah.

  • Added: Jul 29, 2015
  • Length: 21:41
Caption: Bemidji welcomes a new statue of its Native American namesake, Chief Bemidji or Shaynowishkung., Credit: Shaynowiskung Statue Project/Facebook
On June 6th in Bemidji Minnesota a new statue of Chief Bemidji is being dedicated. He is the Native American namesake of the town. He will stand o...

Bought by MPR News Stations, KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, KVSC, WDSE and more


  • Added: Jun 02, 2015
  • Length: 08:54
  • Purchases: 6
Caption: Bill Weber and Jennifer Kroot, San Francisco, CA 8/13/14, Credit: Andrea Chase
Jennifer Kroot and Bill Weber talk balance, the feud with Shatner, and trying to keep up with George.

  • Added: Sep 08, 2014
  • Length: 20:39
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Comedy hypnotists at county fairs have come to fill the space once occupied by the freak-show tent.

Bought by KTNA and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 21, 2005
  • Length: 05:32
  • Purchases: 2