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In this in-depth interview show, German journalist Anne Voigt takes listeners into the minds of some of today’s most fascinating artists, spiritual thinkers and scientists. This podcast from annevoigt.com offers intimate conversations on what it means to live a wise life and how we can connect more meaningfully with one another. It’s about humanity, social courage and joy. Spiritual practices like yoga and meditation and their impact on daily life get discussed in a wider sense. Anne believe ...
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Episode 708: In The Seats With....Robert Frost, Harrison Wall and 'Slow Horses'
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19:15It takes a village to make our favourite TV show and films.... On this episode we get to indulge a little bit of our fandom as we get to dive into what made the 4th season of 'Slow Horses" streaming now on Apple+ tick. We sat down with the editing team of Robert Frost and Harrison Wall to get some insight on working on a season of a show like 'Slow…
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Episode 707: In The Seats With....Marguerite Derricks and 'Etoile'
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21:28The art of movement is so vital on many levels.... On this episode we're in the middle of Emmy campaigning as we look at one of our favourite shows on Prime Video. It's time for 'Etoile'. Geneviève (Charlotte Gainsbourg) of the Paris Opera Ballet and Jack (Luke Kirby) at the New York City Ballet exchange top dancers in an effort to lure audiences b…
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Episode 706: In The Seats With....Sarah Edwards and 'Severance'
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19:26The outfit not only makes the man....but it makes the show as well.... On the brink of Emmy voting closing we dive into one of the great shows on the Apple + streaming service and some insight on the art of costume design with Sarah Edwards, costume designer on the show. We talked about getting the job, when in the creative process she historically…
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Episode 705: In The Seats With....Simon Ennis and 'The Hobby: Tales From The Tabletop'
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19:41The game of life....does take place on a board.....hmmmm.... On this episode we dive headlong into a world that this critic lives adjacent to but wasn't quite up to speed with... It's time for 'The Hobby: Tales From The Tabletop'. 'The Hobby: Tales From The Tabletop' follows a select group of board game enthusiasts as they explore all aspects of th…
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Episode 704: In The Seats With...Meelad Moaphi and 'His Father's Son'
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17:39Family dynamics are always complicated.... On this special episode we're highlighting even more stellar Canadiana that is in theatres now at the Scotiabank here in downtown Toronto. It's time for 'His Father's Son' The dynamic shifts in an Iranian/Canadian family as they struggle to reconcile their past after the news of an unexpected inheritance. …
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Episode 703: In The Seats With....Reza Dahya and 'Boxcutter'
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18:34Gotta celebrate the homegrown talent.... On this episode we dive head first into a brand new local production that just got extended for another week at the Scotiabank Theatre here in Toronto. It's time for 'Boxcutter' Aspiring rapper, Rome, has all the talent and vision, but his crippling insecurity prevents him from sharing his music without a ce…
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Episode 702: In The Seats With....Chloe Robichaud and 'Two Women'
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22:45Sex is natural....and it can be pretty funny.... On this episode we go head first into that issue we never like to talk about even though the birds do it, the bees do it....and pretty much everyone else does it. It's time for 'Two Women'. Violette is having a difficult maternity leave. Florence is dealing with depression. Despite their careers and …
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Episode 701: In The Seats With....Todd Downing, Amelia Allwarden and 'Overcompensating'
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24:31The amount of skilled artisans it takes to make our favourite TV shows and films still actively blows my mind. On this episode we're back into the art of editing as we talk with a myriad of artisans putting their work up in hopes of being considered for the Emmy's. It's time to dive into 'Overcompensating' The team behind this show certainly weren'…
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Episode 700: In The Seats With....Matthew Barbato and 'Only Murders In The Building'
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20:54It really does take a village to elevate some of our beloved films and TV shows.... On this episode we find ourselves in Emmy Consideration season as all the teams behind all of our favourite shows are lining up to get recognized for all their hard work.. On this episode we head into the editing bay of the beloved 'Only Murders In The Building' whi…
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Episode 699: In The Seats With...Daniel Robbins and 'Bad Shabbos'
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18:13Comedy has to be natural.... On this episode we mine some awkward but genuine laughs out of a situation that we can all relate to. It's time for 'Bad Shabbos'. There's an understated level of comedic procesion in 'Bad Shabbos' that is hard to ignore as the comedy always feels earned and genuine with the likes of David Paymer, Kyra Sedgwick and beli…
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Episode 698: In The Seats With...Ann Shin, Alex and 'Dangerous Games: Roblox and the Metaverse Exposed'
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24:28Those things in life, we don't understand but accept anyway....make it all worth living anyway... On this special episode we dive into a terrifying new doc coming to TVO. It's time for 'Dangerous Games: Roblox and the Metaverse Exposed'. From Canada's own Ann Shin; 'Dangerous Games: Roblox and the Metaverse Exposed' is quite frankly terrifying. The…
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Episode 697: In The Seats With...Jerome Yoo & 'Mongrels'
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24:47Adapting to a new life is never easy.... On this very special episode we dive into the brand new Canadian/Korean Drama that is on VOD platforms this Friday May 23rd but is also having a one off screening this coming Friday May 31st at the Paradise Theatre here in Toronto. It's time for 'Mongrels'. The film takes us back to 1991 as a Korean family w…
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Episode 696: In The Seats With....Jason Buxton and 'Sharp Corner'
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18:50You never know what's going to drive you to the brink.... On this episode we dive into the complex areas of obsession and even Men's mental health with 'Sharp Corner'. Josh (Ben Foster) is increasingly consumed by the fatal car crashes in front of his house. As Josh’s obsession takes hold, he begins to spiral, placing his wife and son in jeopardy a…
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Episode 695: In The Seats With...Lena Macdonald and 'Betrayal' at Hot Docs '25
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26:01Doing the right thing is never as easy as it seems. As we pick up the pieces of the latest installment of the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival we're still coming to grips with the myriad of wonderful films that we got to take in at the festival. One in particular had it's world premiere. 'Betrayal' is the story of Cindor Re…
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Episode 694: In The Seats With...Philip Gelatt and 'The First Word on Horror'
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11:28Well somebody has to have it.... On this episode we dive head first into a fascinating 15 part doc series all the episodes which are now available on Substack. It's "First Word on Horror'. First Word on Horror is a fifteen-part documentary series that profiles five of the finest horror writers working today. Across multiple episodes, each author di…
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Episode 693: In The Seats With....Austin Andrews, Andrew Holmes and 'The Island Between Tides'
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25:48It's truly amazing to run into a story that you can't believe actually hasn't been told yet.... On this special episode we sit down with the writer/director team of Austin Andrews and Andrew Holmes to talk about their new film; 'The Island Between Tides'. Northern BC, 1982. Six-year-old Lily vanishes. For two days and nights, no one can find the ch…
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Episode 692: In The Seats With...Eric Tisch and National Canadian Film Day
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23:21Get your elbows up, it's time to support our national arts... On this special episode we are celebrating the shared pleasure and experience of watching a movie in theatre, which just feels appropriate because it is National Canadian Film Day. We sat down with Eric Tisch, one of hard working team over at National Canadian Film Day who put on a myria…
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Episode 691: In The Seats With Samir Oliveros and 'The Luckiest Man In America'
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17:53Truth is always stranger then fiction... On this special episode we dive into a movie that after a successful festival run, including here at TIFF has finally made it's way back to theatres. It's time for 'The Luckiest Man In America' May 1984. An unemployed ice cream truck driver steps onto the game show Press Your Luck harboring a secret: the key…
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Episode 690: In The Seats With....Jamie Kastner and 'The Spoils'
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32:20It's so easy for things to get so complicated... On this special episode, friend of the show writer/director Jaime Kastner returns with 'The Spoils'. Amid the rise of the far-right in Germany, as the spoils of post-WW2 collections hit the world art market afresh, lawyers, curators, politicians, and Jewish groups the world round are duking it out, p…
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Episode 689: In The Seats With....Naomi Jaye and 'Darkest Miriam'
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17:11It can take something outside of the norm to shake us out of our standard situations.... On this special episode we are diving back into the saddle and back into the archives for an interview we did almost a year ago, but is coming to theatres now. It's time for the story of 'Darkest Miriam'. Miriam Gordon (Britt Lower) lives in a fog of grief whil…
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Episode 688: In The Seats With....Ricardo Curtis, Rodrigo Perez-Castro and 'Night of the Zoopocalypse'
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13:28There's something to be said about being able to exist in both worlds.... On this episode we dive into an unexpectedly enjoyable new animated romp which is in theatres tomorrow. It's time to embrace 'Night of the Zoopocalypse'. After a meteor unleashes a virus that turns zoo animals into mutants, a mountain lion (David Harbour) and wolf (Gabbi Kosm…
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Episode 687: In The Seats With...Ayisha Issa and 'Dark Match'
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16:24When that bell rings, it's all about the spectacle... On today's episode we dive into a dark then expected tale inside the squared circle of professional wrestling where the violence goes a little above and beyond in "Dark Match". A small-time wrestling company accepts a well-paying gig in a backwoods town only to learn, too late, that the communit…
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Episode 686: In The Seats With....Sook Yin Lee and 'Paying For It'
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42:58Relationships change. On this very special episode we dive into one of our favorite Canadian films of the last calendar year which is now playing at the Scotiabank Theatre; it's time for 'Paying For It'. 'Paying For It' is a live-action adaptation of acclaimed alternative-cartoonist Chester Brown’s best-selling graphic novel. In the late 90s, Chest…
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Episode 685: In The Seats With....Olatunde Osunsanmi and 'Star Trek: Section 31'
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18:19Sometimes it's fun to be the contrarian... Dropping on Paramount Plus we get the fresh entry the Federation of Planets in 'Star Trek: Section 31'. Emperor Philippa Georgiou (Michelle Yeoh) joins a secret division of Starfleet. Tasked with protecting the United Federation of Planets, she also must face the sins of her past. I can't lie, I dug this a…
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Episode 684: In The Seats With...Garry Keane, Stephen Gerard Kelly and 'In The Shadow of Beirut'
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20:01Hope finds a way to keep going.... On this very special episode we dive into the powerful new documentary which is available on VOD platforms now; In The Shadow of Beirut. In Sabra, one of Beirut’s toughest urban slums, sectarianism and violence is a permanent way of life. Rabia, a 38-year-old hardworking but undocumented Lebanese mother, cannot af…
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Episode 683: In The Seats With....Omar Majeed, Peter Mishara and 'Disco's Revenge'
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24:00The music NEVER stopped. On this episode we dive into one of the better pop culture documentaries that we have seen in recent memory in 'Disco's Revenge'. In the early 70s, the beat child of New York’s Black and LGBTQ+ communities was born on the city’s underground dance floor. Disco emerged as an exuberant musical genre, a vital social movement an…
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Episode 682: In The Seats With...Mohammad Rasoulof and 'The Seed of the Sacred Fig'
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19:14Paranoia crosses all cultural lines.... On this episode we dive into one of the better pieces of cinema to come out in recent memory in the Iranian gem; 'The Seed of the Sacred Fig'. Investigating judge Iman grapples with paranoia amid political unrest in Tehran. When his gun vanishes, he suspects his wife and daughters, imposing draconian measures…
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Episode 681: In The Seats With...Allan Hawco, Josephine Jobert and 'Saint-Pierre'
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23:30New year brings new promises of entertainment... We kick off 2025 with a bang and a slew of new episodes and things to be talking about, especially what to start binging on these cold Canadian winter nights. 'Saint-Pierre' is the story of a hard nosed Newfoundland cop (Allan Hawco) who is exiled to the French Island of 'Saint-Pierre' to team up wit…
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Episode 680: In The Seats With....Brad Bailey and 'Her Fight, His Name: The Story of Gwen Carr and Eric Garner'
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15:56Those stories we wish we didn't have to be told, are usually the ones that need to be listened to... On this special episode we dive into 'Her Fight, His Name: The Story of Gwen Carr and Eric Garner' which is doing the rounds and Academy Awards eligible. With the 10th anniversary of Eric Garner’s death and no end in sight for this epidemic of polic…
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Episode 678: In The Seats With....Brendan Bellomo, Paula DuPre Pesman and 'Porcelain War'
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20:24Even in the face of the horrors of war, art and beauty must prevail... On this very special episode, we're diving into a look at some very people who are sticking to their principles of creating beauty while defending their country from invasion. It's time for 'Porcelain War' Under roaring fighter jets and missile strikes, Ukrainian artists Slava, …
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Episode 677: In The Seats With....Jijo Reed and Sugar Studios
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46:09I won't lie....this business can kick your ass sixteen different ways....which is why it's always important to have help. On this episode I sit down with noted producer and and founder or Sugar Studios Jijo Reed to discuss the in's and out's of the film and television industry along with his legacy in it and how a place like Sugar Studios is unique…
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Episode 676: In The Seats With....David Hewltt and 'Levels'
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27:23There's an art to doing sci-fi and action on an indie budget... On this special episode we're diving into two of our favourite things, Science Fiction and Canadian cinema with the new film 'Levels' that opens in theatres tomorrow! Levels is the story of a young man (Peter Mooney) who after witnessing his girlfriend (Cara Gee) get murdered in front …
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Episode 675: In The Seats With...Alan Rudolph and 'Breakfast of Champions'
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25:14What was once old and reviled is now fresh and genius....it only took 25 years for it to happen.... On this special episode we are looking at a critically reviled piece of cinema back in 1999 that now on rewatch was underappreciated and ahead of its time. Ladies and Gentleman; it's time for your 'Breakfast of Champions". Based on the novel by Kurt …
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Episode 674: In The Seats With....Timo Tjahjanto and 'The Shadow Strays'
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24:16Beautiful things happen in this world when you get to turn your action up to 11.... On this very special episode we get the pleasure to sit down with one of the modern masters of action as his new film debuted at TIFF a couple of months back and it's on Netflix right now. It's time for 'The Shadow Strays' After nearly botching a mission, Codename 1…
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Episode 671: In The Seats With...Steven Kostanski and 'Frankie Freako'
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19:03It's always a good time to let your freak flag fly... On this episode we embrace the world of the one and only Steven Kostanski head on as we look at his new film 'Frankie Freako" which is hitting theatres tomorrow. Workaholic yuppie Conor is in an existential rut until one night he catches a bizarre ad for a party hotline hosted by a strange danci…
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Episode 668: In The Seats With....Alan Lowe and Steve! (Martin): A Documentary In Two Pieces
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26:19There's a genuine art to be able to make something....out of something else. On this episode we dive into something that just might be the biggest creative challenge for editors out there in the world. Crafting a film from a myriad of archival footage. It's no wonder Alan Lowe has been nominated for an Emmy for his work on 'Steve! (Martin): A Docum…
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Episode 666: In The Seats With...Zsófia Tálas and 'Slow Horses'
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20:33It's all about finding the right rhythms and right energy.... On this special episode we're back in the world of Apple TV+ as we gear up for the Emmy's looking at the work it takes behind the scenes on many of these often nominated shows but often forgotten nominees behind them all. We're back into the world of 'Slow Horses' as we talk with editor …
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Episode 665: In The Seats With....David Paul Meyer and 'The Daily Show'
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27:16In this day and age, the fake news cycle is almost as important as the actual one.... As election season ramps up for our friends to the south, producing TV at an effortless pace for multiple viewing platforms is never as easy as it looks, which is why the ones who do make it look easy deserve to get nominated for Emmy's. We had the unique pleasure…
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Episode 663: In The Seats With...Nick Murray and 'Rupaul's Drag Race'
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22:00Being fabulous transcends all.... On this episode we got the unique pleasure of sitting down with Emmy nominated director of the cultural phenomenon that we didn't expect to love; 'Rupaul's Drag Race'. We talked with Nick (while he was on his vacation) about he got brought on board into the universe that Ru has been bringing audiences, how they kee…
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Episode 662: In The Seats With....Brian Van Holt and 'Boneyard'
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16:03It's a genuine gift to be an actor and explore so many different characters, even the kinds that have to look into the very hearts of darkness.... When the skeletal remains of eleven women and girls are discovered in the New Mexico desert, an extensive investigation is launched. Inspired by true crime stories, this chilling crime-thriller follows D…
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Episode 660: In The Seats With....Jacob Kastner and 'Nobody Wants To Talk About Jacob Applebaum'
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37:57For a guy nobody wants to talk about, we certainly had a lot to talk about.... On yet another very special episode we dive into the underbelly of the world of hacking, illegal surveillance and some occasionally deprived and really weird stuff in the new documentary Nobody Wants To Talk About Jacob Applebaum which is having a second screening tonigh…
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Episode 648: In The Seats With...Hugh Dillon and 'Mayor of Kingstown'
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21:00Sometimes there is no 'Plan B'. On this very special episode we get back into the TV of things as the 3rd Season of 'Mayor of Kingstown' is now rolling out on Paramount Plus. The McLusky family are power brokers tackling themes of systemic racism, corruption and inequality in Kingstown, Michigan, where the business of incarceration is the only thri…
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Episode 647: In The Seats With...Sierra McCormick and 'Edge of Everything'
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37:21It's always fun when you get to talk with someone amazing BEFORE they become a star... On this episode we dive head first into a brilliant new movie hitting VOD platforms tomorrow. It's time for 'Edge of Everything'. A teenager (Sierra McCormick) on the cusp of turning 15, straddles the line between childhood and adulthood when she is forced to mov…
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Episode 646: In The Seats With...Annette O'Toole and 'We Go On'
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21:00In this modern media landscape, it's so easy to miss some pretty cool stuff.... On this very special episode we dive back into the vaults for a cool little horror movie that has been freshly remastered and is now on DVD and Blu-Ray for the world to see. It's time for 'We Go On'. Miles Grissom has not had an easy life, but has set himself on a uniqu…
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Episode 643: In The Seats With...Zoe Ellen Bryant and 'A Gentleman In Moscow'
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19:53You need the right music to set off a revolution.... On this episode we have the pleasure of looking into a fascinating slice of history via the new Paramount Plus show 'A Gentleman In Moscow' starring Ewan McGregor. After the Russian revolution, Count Alexander Rostov (Ewan McGregor) builds a new life while under house arrest in the Hotel Metropol…
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The American Buddhist teacher and leading voice in contemplative end-of-life care Frank Ostaseski talks with Anne about his life, the Zen Hospice Project and what he has learned from the people who died next to him. He opens up about his own exploration of vulnerability and reveals what it really means to live into the fullness of our humanity.…
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Der neunzigjährige, österreichische Benediktinermönch David Steindl-Rast erzählt von Fragen, die ihn sein Leben lang schon beschäftigen. Anne hat den Mönch in Österreich im Europakloster Gut Aich getroffen, auch um mit ihm über Rechtspopulismus und interreligiösen Dialog zu sprechen – und einen Glauben, der nicht »Für-wahr-halten« ist. Ein einzigar…
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In this wide ranging conversation, the Israeli Vijnana Yoga teacher and author talks to Anne about yoga as a life path, how the body rediscovers its organic wisdom and what it means to be human. The two discuss the importance of ancient yogic texts and speak about Sen-Gupta’s exploration of other spiritual traditions.…
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Der Schweizer Autor und spirituelle Lehrer möchte Menschen dazu ermutigen, sie selbst zu werden. Wie können wir ein Leben in Würde führen – mit all seiner Widersprüchlichkeit und Schönheit? Dieser Frage gehen Anne und ihr Gast in einem faszinierenden Gespräch auf den Grund. Pierre Stutz weiß wovon er spricht. Er legte sein katholisches Priesteramt …
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Anne sits down with Zen teacher and author of several books for a humorous and insightful conversation about honesty, sex and what Buddhism has to do with it. Brad talks about how Zen formed his way of dealing with life and why it is important to look very deeply into what we actually are.By Anne Voigt
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