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Summer is coming soon, and for many that means vacation. While traveling far and wide can be an amazing experience, the carbon cost of traveling is...

  • Added: May 23, 2024
  • Length: 58:57
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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
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Written by Savannah Spatafora Produced by Emma Lehman

  • Added: Feb 21, 2024
  • Length: 03:03
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Head Berry John Wilson talks trust, being bold, and how Bruce Willis became a category.

  • Added: Mar 24, 2022
  • Length: 28:52
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: Sara Weksler & Dr. Bassem Youssef, San Francisco, CA 10/13/17, Credit: Andrea Chase
Dr. Bassem Yousseff and Sara Taksler talk shooting from a moving car, the power of satire, and being airport certified.

  • Added: Oct 25, 2017
  • Length: 25:03
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
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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: 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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Have you ever wondered where the phrase "to be on the wagon" comes from or even what it means to "get off on the wrong foot"? This series of one-mi...

Bought by WABE


  • Added: Feb 21, 2013
  • Length: 01:31:03
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: WBOI's Folktale of Closure, Credit: Julia Meek
"Where is the good in goodbye?" Meredith Wilson's "Music Man" pondered this question, which we're revisiting with a tour of departures, leave taki...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), GCR (Global Community Radio), WFIU, GCR (Global Community Radio), GCR (Global Community Radio) and more


  • Added: Jan 25, 2013
  • Length: 01:00:11
  • Purchases: 10
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International Fireworks Contest, Macau China

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, Prairie Public, KVNF, Prairie Public, XRAY.fm and more


  • Added: Jul 06, 2007
  • Length: 04:56
  • Purchases: 14