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Meet the Creator and Host of American Routes: Nick Spitzer
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Nick Spitzer, Credit: Ricky Costanza
A conversation with folklife presenter, educator, creator, host and producer of American Routes, and 2023 National Heritage Fellow Nick Spitzer.

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  • Added: Jan 21, 2024
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 5
Filmspotting 951 (01/19/24): 2023 Best Opening Scenes / Funniest Scenes / Scenes of the Year
From: WBEZ
Series: Filmspotting (weekly series)
Caption: Filmspotting's Live 2023 Wrap Party
Adam and Josh head west for the 2023 Wrap Party, sharing their favorite scenes of the year, along with Michael Phillips (Chicago Tribune) and Mia L...

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  • Added: Jan 19, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 6
Filmspotting 950 (01/12/24): Ferrari / Maestro / Wonka / The Color Purple
From: WBEZ
Series: Filmspotting (weekly series)
Caption: 'Ferrari' / 'Maestro' / 'Wonka' / 'The Color Purple'
It’s the 2023 movie orphans show, with reviews of late-year releases from Michael Mann (“Ferrari”) and Bradley Cooper (“Maestro”), along with thoug...

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  • Added: Jan 12, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 7
Filmspotting REVISITED (01/05/24): Barbie, Oppenheimer
From: WBEZ
Series: Filmspotting (weekly series)
Caption: 'Barbie' / 'Oppenheimer'
To kick off the new year, we revisit the most anticipated double feature in years -- Greta Gerwig's "Barbie" and Christopher Nolan's "Oppenheimer" ...

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  • Added: Jan 05, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 4
Filmspotting 949.5 (12/29/23): Best Films of 2023, Part 2 of 2
From: WBEZ
Series: Filmspotting (weekly series)
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In part 2 of their year-end best of picks, Adam, Josh are joined by special guests hosts Michael Phillips (Chicago Tribune) and Marya E. Gates dive...

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  • Added: Dec 30, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 6
2023-12-24 The Ethics of Awesomeness
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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Isn’t it awesome when someone breaks with social conventions and creates opportunities for people to come together and express themselves?

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  • Added: Dec 25, 2023
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 11
Filmspotting 949 (12/22/23): Best Films of 2023, Part 1 of 2
From: WBEZ
Series: Filmspotting (weekly series)
Caption: Best Films of the Year, Part 1 (Consensus Picks)
In part 1 of their year-end best of picks, Adam, Josh are joined by special guests hosts Michael Phillips (Chicago Tribune) and Marya E. Gates -- a...

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  • Added: Dec 22, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 8
Episode 5: Legacy
From: Center for Rural Strategies
Series: The Rural Horror Picture Show
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We zoom out to examine the real-world impact of rural horror movies. From economic boosts to persistently harmful stereotypes, these films have lef...

  • Added: Dec 15, 2023
  • Length: 41:33
Filmspotting 948 (12/15/23): The 30 Best Performances of 2023
From: WBEZ
Series: Filmspotting (weekly series)
Caption: The 30 Best Performances of 2023
With the year 2023 near its end, Adam and Josh sift through their lists of the best as they run down their favorite film performances of the year. ...

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  • Added: Dec 15, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 7
Filmspotting 947 (12/08/23): Poor Things / May December / Napoleon / Four Daughters / Fallen Leaves
From: WBEZ
Series: Filmspotting (weekly series)
Caption: 'Poor Things' / 'May December'
Playing catchup ahead of their year-end Top 10s, Adam and Josh dig into the latest from Yorgos Lanthimos, Todd Haynes, Ridley Scott, and more, with...

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  • Added: Dec 08, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 7
Episode 171: Going Deep with Mary Louise Kelly on Parenting Choices, 12/17/2023
From: Kelly Corrigan Wonders
Series: Kelly Corrigan Wonders
Caption: Kelly Corrigan Wonders
A war correspondent and someone's mother

  • Added: Dec 08, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
Filmspotting REVISITED (12/01/23): Alien / Top 5 Joaquin Phoenix Performances
From: WBEZ
Series: Filmspotting (weekly series)
Caption: From the Archive: Alien (sacred cow review) / Top 5 Joaquin Phoenix Performances
Inspired by the new film "Napoleon" -- directed by Ridley Scott and starring Joaquin Phoenix -- Adam and Josh pull from the show archives to revis...

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  • Added: Dec 01, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 6
Filmspotting 946 (11/24/23): The Holdovers / The Essential Werner Herzog Films
From: WBEZ
Series: Filmspotting (weekly series)
Caption: Alexander Payne's 'The Holdovers' / Essential Werner Herzog Films
Alexander Payne reunites with Paul Giamatti for a holiday period comedy that is one of the director’s best—and one of the best of the year. Plus, t...

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  • Added: Nov 24, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 7
A primer for discussing Israel and Gaza and our divided American political landscape: John Donvan in discussion with author Mónica Guzmán
From: Open to Debate
Caption: PRX default Piece image
How can you have meaningful conversations in increasingly divided times, whether it’s against the backdrop of American politics or the Israel-Gaza ...

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  • Added: Nov 23, 2023
  • Length: 54:01
  • Purchases: 3
Filmspotting 945 (11/17/23): The Killer / David Fincher Films (Ranked) / The Marvels
From: WBEZ
Series: Filmspotting (weekly series)
Caption: Michael Fassbender in David Fincher's 'The Killer'
David Fincher’s "The Killer" has more on its mind than mere genre thrills. Adam and Josh have a review of Fincher’s 12th feature, then run down the...

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  • Added: Nov 17, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 7
Episode 5: Legacy
From: Center for Rural Strategies
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We talk about the lasting legacy of rural horror, and what the tropes and shorthand used by horror filmmakers continue to reveal about the world ar...

  • Added: Nov 14, 2023
  • Length: 41:33
Episode 4: Supernatural
From: Center for Rural Strategies
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We dig into the folk horror and how it uses rural places to illustrate modern tensions between science and the supernatural.

  • Added: Nov 14, 2023
  • Length: 37:01
Episode 3: Isolated
From: Center for Rural Strategies
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In our third episode, we turn our attention to the fear of isolation — both physical and emotional —and how it’s connected to portrayals of grief i...

  • Added: Nov 14, 2023
  • Length: 35:35
Filmspotting 944 (11/10/23): Priscilla / Sofia Coppola's Films Ranked / Fingernails
From: WBEZ
Series: Filmspotting (weekly series)
Caption: Sofia Copolla's 'Priscilla' / 'Fingernails'
Adam and Josh debate whether Sofia Coppola’s “Priscilla” is a new kind of biopic, or just more of the same. Then, each rank their top 5 Sofia Coppo...

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  • Added: Nov 10, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 8
Filmspotting 943 (11/03/23): Anatomy of a Fall / All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt / Theater Camp
From: WBEZ
Series: Filmspotting (weekly series)
Caption: 'Anatomy of a Fall' / 'All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt'
Praise for star Sandra Hüller in director Justine Triet’s slippery, sophisticated courtroom drama that puts a woman and her marriage on trial, "Ana...

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  • Added: Nov 03, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 8
Filmspotting 942 (10/27/23): Killers of the Flower Moon / Ranking Martin Scorsese's Films
From: WBEZ
Series: Filmspotting (weekly series)
Caption: 'Killers of the Flower Moon' / Martin Scorsese films, ranked
Adam and Josh go long and deep the new film from cinematic master Martin Scorsese, "Killers of the Flower Moon," and do their best to rank their fa...

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  • Added: Oct 27, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 9
Filmspotting 941 (10/20/23): Top 5 Movies Siskel & Ebert Got Wrong (with Matt Singer)
From: WBEZ
Series: Filmspotting (weekly series)
Caption: Top 5 Movies Siskel & Ebert Got Wrong
Adam, Josh, and guest Matt Singer (“Opposable Thumbs: How Siskel & Ebert Changed Movies Forever”) wrangle with Gene and Roger over reviews of movie...

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  • Added: Oct 20, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 8
Filmspotting 940 (10/13/23): Wes Anderson's Roald Dahl Shorts (The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar / The Swan / The Rat Catcher / Poison)
From: WBEZ
Series: Filmspotting (weekly series)
Caption: Wes Anderson's Roald Dahl shorts
Wes Anderson follows up this year’s “Asteroid City” with four short films, all adapted from Roald Dahl stories, for Netflix. This week, Adam and Jo...

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  • Added: Oct 13, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 9
Filmspotting 939 (10/06/23): The Creator / Chicago International Film Festival Preview
From: WBEZ
Series: Filmspotting (weekly series)
Caption: 'The Creator'
Is Gareth Edwards’ Humans vs. A.I. movie, "The Creator," the original piece of Hollywood filmmaking that we’ve been waiting for? Plus, a road map f...

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  • Added: Oct 06, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 10
Filmspotting 938 (09/29/23): Flora and Son / No One Will Save You / Stop Making Sense (revisited)
From: WBEZ
Series: Filmspotting (weekly series)
Caption: 'Flora and Son' / 'Stop Making Sense' (revisited)
John Carney has given us a musical love story (“Once”), a musical coming-of-age story (“Sing Street”), and now, with the new “Flora and Son”, a mus...

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  • Added: Sep 29, 2023
  • Length: 01:48:00
  • Purchases: 9