Best Ryan Bates Podcasts (2025)

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Ep. 162 – Clint Eastwood (feat. Mitchell Beaupre) 2:36:52

8d ago2:36:52

2:36:52

Welcome to The B-Side! Here we talk about movie stars! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between.Today we discuss Clint Eastwood, the director and the movie star. Our B-Sides are Breezy, White Hunter Black Heart, Blood Work, Flags of Our Fathers, and The Mule. Our guest is the impeccable Mitche…

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Drones in Fieldwork, with Thilina Surasinghe, Kunwar Singh, and Amy Frazier 29:46

12d ago29:46

29:46

For today's episode, we are joined by Thilina Surasinghe, Professor at Bridgewater State University in the Department of Biological Sciences, Kunwar Singh, Senior Geospatial Scientist at AidData and affiliate faculty at the Center for Geospatial Analysis, at the College of William & Mary, and Amy Frazier, Professor and the Jack and Laura Dangermond…

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Ep. 161 – Maggie Cheung (feat. Nick Newman) 2:01:43

23d ago2:01:43

2:01:43

Welcome to The B-Side! Here we talk about movie stars! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between.It’s a day to celebrate! We discuss the legend Maggie Cheung! Our B-Sides include Lost Romance (a.k.a. Story of Rose), Full Moon in New York, Green Snake, and Sausalito. Our esteemed guest for this …

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Ep. 160 – Debra Winger (feat. Murtada Elfadl) 1:59:34

30d ago1:59:34

1:59:34

Welcome to The B-Side! Here we talk about movie stars! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between.Today we talk about the great Debra Winger! Our B-Sides include Legal Eagles, Betrayed, The Sheltering Sky, and Forget Paris. Our guest is the inestimable Murtada Elfadl, Culture Writer, Critic, and…

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Moving Beyond Crisis and Ecological Grief, with Marco Malavasi 23:46

1M ago23:46

23:46

For this episode of BioScience Talks, we're joined by Marco Malavasi, plant ecologist and cartographer at the University of Sassari, in Italy. We discussed his recent BioScience article "Beyond crisis and grief: Rethinking conservation narratives," which serves as a guide to more productively communicating about—and thinking about—conservation in a…

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Ep. 159 – The Coen Brothers (feat. Stephen Sajdak) 1:56:27

2M ago1:56:27

1:56:27

Welcome to The B-Side! Here we talk about movie directors! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between.Today we talk about two American icons: Joel and Ethan Coen. Our guest is an icon all his own: Stephen Sajdak from the We Hate Movies podcast!We discuss the B-Sides The Hudsucker Proxy, The Man …

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Ep. 158 – Powell and Pressburger (feat. Katie Walsh) 1:53:22

2M ago1:53:22

1:53:22

Welcome to The B-Side! Here we talk about movie directors! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between.Today we talk about two legends: Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger! Our B-Sides include I Know Where I’m Going!, The Small Back Room, Gone to Earth, and The Elusive Pimpernel. Our guest is t…

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Gentoo Penguins in the Falklands, with John Bates, Sushma Reddy, and Rachael Herman 50:04

3M ago50:04

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For this episode of BioScience Talks, we're joined by John Bates, Curator of Birds at the Field Museum, Sushma Reddy, Breckenridge Chair of Ornithology at the University of Minnesota and the Bell Museum, and Rachael Herman, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Stonybrook University. Our guests were here to chat about a recent research trip to the Falkla…

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Ep. 157 – In Conversation with: Amy Irving & Peter Riegert 1:15:47

3M ago1:15:47

1:15:47

Welcome to The B-Side! Here we talk to movie stars! About a movie that people love and the hidden gems they've also made!We were lucky enough to speak with Amy Irving and Peter Riegert, on the occasion of the Criterion release of Joan Micklin Silver’s Crossing Delancey. We discuss the legacy of the film nearly forty years later. With Irving we touc…

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Coalition-Building for Labor Actions in Life Sciences Departments, with Aspen Ellis 34:45

3M ago34:45

34:45

For this episode of BioScience Talks, we're joined by Aspen Ellis, PhD candidate at University of California, Santa Cruz, for a discussion of the largest academic strike in history and a recent BioScience article on the topic.By American Institute of Biological Sciences

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Ep. 156 – 2025 Oscars Special (feat. This Had Oscar Buzz) 2:03:03

3M ago2:03:03

2:03:03

Welcome to The B-Side, from The Film Stage. Here we usually talk about movie stars and not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones they made in between. Today, however, we talk about Oscar movies (!), or better yet, movies that remind us of Oscar movies!Conor and I welcome back the lovely Joe Reid (co-host of This Had Osc…

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Ep. 155 – Peter Hyams (feat. Mike Ryan) 1:48:49

4M ago1:48:49

1:48:49

Happy Valentine’s Day from The B-Side! Here we talk about movie directors! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between.Today we appreciate one of the great, under-appreciated Hollywood directors: Peter Hyams! Our B-Sides include Peeper, Hanover Street, The Star Chamber, 2010: The Year We Make Con…

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Ep. 154 – Queen Latifah (feat. KT from "For Your Reference") 2:13:27

4M ago2:13:27

2:13:27

Welcome to The B-Side! Here we talk about movie stars! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between. Today we talk about someone who is one of the most well-liked celebrities alive: Queen Latifah! Our guest today is KT from the great podcast "For Your Reference." Our B-Sides today are: Living Out …

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Ep. 153 – In Conversation with: Julia Stiles 1:06:06

4M ago1:06:06

1:06:06

Welcome to The B-Side! Here we talk about movie stars and move directors! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between. Sometimes we are lucky enough to even speak with them about their work. And sometimes, they are both a movie star and a movie director. Today that’s Julia Stiles, director of Wis…

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BONUS Ep. – Adrien Brody On "The Brutalist" 24:01

5M ago24:01

24:01

Giving the performance of his career as László Tóth, Adrien Brody is the magnificent center of Brady Corbet’s intimate yet sprawling epic The Brutalist. Emigrating from Hungary following the Holocaust to restart his architectural ambitions in America under the patronage of Harrison Lee Van Buren (Guy Pearce), Brody’s layered performance is one of p…

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Ep. 152 – Al Pacino (feat. Mitchell Beaupre) 2:14:51

5M ago2:14:51

2:14:51

Happy Holidays from The B-Side! Here we talk about movie stars! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between.Today we discuss the incomparable Al Pacino with the returning Mitchell Beaupre! Our B-Sides today include Bobby Deerfield, Revolution, Frankie & Johnny, and Danny Collins. We discuss Pacin…

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BONUS Ep. – Guy Pearce on "The Brutalist" 18:34

5M ago18:34

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A benefactor to Adrien Brody’s architect character László Tóth, the patronage of Guy Pearce’s wealthy Harrison Lee Van Buren eventually metastasizes into something far darker as Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist examines balances of power and privilege. Giving one of the best performances of his career, Pearce initially brings a boisterous levity before…

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BONUS Ep. – Alessandro Nivola on "The Brutalist" 24:44

6M ago24:44

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BONUS Ep. – Alessandro Nivola on "The Brutalist" by The Film StageBy The Film Stage

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Ep. 151 – Jack Lemmon (feat. Mitchell Beaupre) 1:57:35

6M ago1:57:35

1:57:35

Happy Holidays from The B-Side! Here we talk about movie stars! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between.Today we discuss the great Jack Lemmon with the great Mitchell Beaupre! Our B-Sides today include Cowboy, The April Fools, Tribute, and Out to Sea. There’s also a lengthy appreciation of Sa…

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Ep. 150 – Ridley Scott (feat. Maria Lewis) 2:30:40

6M ago2:30:40

2:30:40

Happy Thanksgiving from The B-Side! Here we talk about movie directors! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between.Today, for our 150th(!) episode, we are thankful for Ridley Scott! As Gladiator II reigns supreme at the box office, our B-Sides today include Legend, Matchstick Men, Exodus: Gods a…

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The Morris Animal Foundation Golden Retriever Lifetime Study, with Kelly Diehl 46:10

6M ago46:10

46:10

For this episode of BioScience Talks, we're joined by Dr. Kelly Diehl, who has been a veterinarian for almost 40 years and currently works at Morris Animal Foundation, which is one of the largest nonprofits dedicated to animal health research in the world. She was here to talk about the Golden Retriever Lifetime Study and its implications for anima…

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Live from the SACNAS National Diversity in STEM Conference 57:07

7M ago57:07

57:07

For this episode of BioScience Talks, we're reporting from the 2024 National Diversity in STEM, or NDiSTEM, conference hosted in Phoenix, Arizona, by SACNAS (the Society for the Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science). Several members of the AIBS team attended, with the aim of helping our member societies and organization…

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Ep. 149 – Gwyneth Paltrow (feat. Cory Everett) 2:08:17

7M ago2:08:17

2:08:17

Welcome to The B-Side! Here we talk about movie stars! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between.Today we gush (and hush) over Gwyneth Paltrow with our past, present, and future guest Cory Everett, creator of Cinephile: A Card Game and the ever-expanding My First Movie books!Our B-Sides today a…

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"Pocosin" and Respect for Indigenous Knowledge Systems, with Ryan Emanuel 21:01

7M ago21:01

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For this episode of BioScience Talks, we're joined by Ryan Emanuel, Associate Professor in the Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University. He joined us to discuss his recent article in BioScience, The Pocosin's Lesson: Translating Respect for Indigenous Knowledge Systems in Environmental Research. In the article, he debunks a widely shar…

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Ep. 148 – Vincent Price (feat. Gavin Mevius) 1:23:12

7M ago1:23:12

1:23:12

Happy Halloween from The B-Side! Here we talk about movie stars! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between.Today we talk about one of the greats––Vincent Price! Our guest this episode––as with every Halloween episode––is Gavin Mevius, co-host of The Mixed Reviews Podcast of The Glitterjaw Queer…

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Communicating Truth, with Michael Patrick Lynch 1:05:36

7M ago1:05:36

1:05:36

For this episode of BioScience Talks, we're joined by Michael Patrick Lynch, who is the author of the new book On Truth and Politics: Why Democracy Demands It, available for presale from Princeton University Press. He is also the Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and the Provost Professor of Humanities at the University of Con…

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Ep. 147 – Tim Burton (feat. Maria Lewis) 1:58:23

7M ago1:58:23

1:58:23

Happy Halloween from The B-Side! Here we talk about movie directors! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between.Today we talk about Tim Burton! The man! The brand! The artist! The director! The lothario (complimentary)! The B-Sides today include Mars Attacks!, Sleepy Hollow, Planet of the Apes, …

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CAM Plants, with Kailiang Yu, Paolo D'Odorico, and Scott Collins 25:12

8M ago25:12

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For this episode of BioScience Talks, we're joined by Kailiang Yu, from Princeton University, Paolo D'Odorico, from the University of California, Berkeley, and Scott Collins, from the University of New Mexico, who is also former BioScience editor in chief. They discussed their recent article in BioScience on potential expansion of CAM plants in the…

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Ep. 146 – Barbra Streisand (feat. Chris Feil) 1:49:02

8M ago1:49:02

1:49:02

Welcome to The B-Side, from The Film Stage. Here we talk about movie stars! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between.Today is Barbra Streisand day! And what a day it is. Just one day after Babs herself announced the start to production of her approved documentary film, in which she plans to un…

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Flood Ecology, with Paul Humphries 30:36

9M ago30:36

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For this episode of BioScience Talks, we're joined by Paul Humphries, Associate Professor in Ecology at Charles Sturt University, in the School of Agricultural, Environmental and Veterinary Sciences. We discussed his recently published article in BioScience, Flood Ecology, and the sometimes uneasy relationship that people have with river floods, as…

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Long-Term Coral Reef Monitoring, with Peter Edmunds 32:42

9M ago32:42

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For this episode of BioScience Talks, we're joined by Peter Edmunds, Professor of Biology at California State University, Northridge, where he has worked for over 30 years. He was here to discuss his recent article in BioScience's new Perspective and Insight category, entitled "Why keep monitoring coral reefs?". The article describes a now 38-year …

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A Lunar Biorepository to Preserve Biodiversity, with Mary Hagedorn 32:02

10M ago32:02

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For this episode of BioScience Talks, we're joined by Mary Hagedorn of the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute for a discussion about biorepositories, and specifically, a plan to place a biorepository on the Moon. Described in a recent article in BioScience, such a repository would take advantage of the Moon's naturally co…

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Ep. 145 – Kevin Costner: Part II (feat. Chadd Harbold) 2:18:46

10M ago2:18:46

2:18:46

Welcome to The B-Side, from The Film Stage. Here we talk about movie stars! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between.Today we return to discuss a living legend with a big, new, ambitious project. Perhaps his most ambitious project yet! Our subject is Kevin Costner, the great American filmmaker…

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Ep. 144 – Chris Pine 2:30:36

11M ago2:30:36

2:30:36

Welcome to The B-Side, from The Film Stage. Here we talk about movie stars! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between.Today we talk about the best Chris - Chris Pine of course! Our B-Sides include Small Town Saturday Night, People Like Us, The Finest Hours, Outlaw King, All The Old Knives, and …

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Soundscape Ecology, with Bryan Pijanowski 44:11

11M ago44:11

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Today's episode features Dr. Bryan Pijanowski, Professor of Soundscape Ecology in the Department of Forestry and Natural Resources at Purdue University, in Indiana. He is the author of "Principles of Soundscape Ecology: Discovering Our Sonic World," which was just released and is a definitive guide to the field of soundscape ecology, the topic of t…

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Ep. 143 – In Conversation with: Screenwriter Daniel Waters 1:00:33

11M ago1:00:33

1:00:33

Welcome to The B-Side, from The Film Stage. Here we talk about filmmakers! Not the films that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between.Today, as a sort of B-Side to our own recent Bruce Willis B-Side episode, Dan speaks to screenwriter Daniel Waters about Hudson Hawk! And much, much, much more! Daniel and Dan tal…

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Ep. 142 – Bruce Willis (feat. Jen Johans) 2:05:08

12M ago2:05:08

2:05:08

Welcome to The B-Side, from The Film Stage. Here we talk about movie stars! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between.Today we talk about Bruce Willis, one of our great American movie stars. A man with perfect angles and a perfectly imperfect hairline. The man who spoke up for Seagram’s Golden …

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Live from the Association of Southeastern Biologists Annual Meeting 1:00:47

12M ago1:00:47

1:00:47

Today's episode is a mostly onsite podcast from Chattanooga, Tennessee, where BioScience Talks was graciously hosted earlier this spring by the Association of Southeastern Biologists at their annual meeting. Our guests represent a broad range of exciting research and career stages. The meeting was striking in its emphasis on providing a welcoming e…

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Ep. 141 – Martin Scorsese (feat. Jake Kring-Schreifels) 2:50:41

1y ago2:50:41

2:50:41

Welcome to The B-Side, from The Film Stage. Here we talk about movie directors! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between.Today we talk about one of the great ones: Martin Scorsese. Who’s better than Marty? Dan, Conor, and guest Jake Kring-Schreifels. Our B-Sides today include Italianamerican, …

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Ep. 140 – In Conversation with: Eric Bana 1:15:18

1y ago1:15:18

1:15:18

Welcome to The B-Side, from The Film Stage. Here we talk about movie stars! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between. And sometimes if we’re lucky we talk to movie stars about their B-Sides!Today we talk to the great Eric Bana about Eric Bana B-Sides on the occasion of the release of his new f…

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Ep. 139 – In Conversation with: Nancy Savoca 33:17

1y ago33:17

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Welcome to The B-Side, from The Film Stage. Here we talk about movie directors! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between.Today we speak to Nancy Savoca, the great filmmaker whose sophomore feature Dogfight is now available via Criterion. The digitally-restored, director-approved Blu-Ray includ…

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Ep. 138 – Robert Redford (feat. Blake Howard) 2:23:14

1y ago2:23:14

2:23:14

Welcome to The B-Side, from The Film Stage. Here we talk about movie stars! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between.Today we talk about the movie star. The person who if you looked up “movie star” in the dictionary there would be a picture of him. Robert Redford! Today we talk the esteemed ca…

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Ep. 137 – In Conversation with: Larry Fessenden 46:57

1y ago46:57

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Welcome to The B-Side, from The Film Stage. Here we talk about movie directors! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between.Today we talk to an independent film legend. Some have called him the “East Coast Roger Corman,” though that’s short-changing Larry Fessenden a bit. Though his production co…

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One Health (and more) with DeeAnn Reeder 51:10

1y ago51:10

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For this episode of BioScience Talks, we're joined by DeeAnn Reeder, Professor of Biology at Bucknell University and a researcher at the Smithsonian Institution. We spoke about a number of topics, including bats, disease ecology, and community outreach. Underlying that conversation was an important message about the One Health concept, which will b…

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Ep. 136 – Don Cheadle (feat. Mitchell Beaupre) 2:11:35

1y ago2:11:35

2:11:35

Welcome to The B-Side, from The Film Stage. Here we talk about movie stars! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between.Today we have a conversation about what it means to be underappreciated. Not underrated necessarily. But underappreciated. And boy is Don Cheadle underappreciated. The Oscar-nom…

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Spy Satellites for Ecology, with Catalina Munteanu and Volker Radeloff 26:53

1y ago26:53

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For today's episode, we're joined by Catalina Munteanu, Researcher at the University of Frieberg in Germany, who has a background in geography and forest sciences. Also joining us is Volker Radeloff, Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, in the SILVIS Lab, where he works on satellite imagery to look at land use. They were here to discus…

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Ep. 135 – 2024 Oscars Special (feat. This Had Oscar Buzz) 1:44:08

1y ago1:44:08

1:44:08

Welcome to The B-Side, from The Film Stage. Here we usually talk about movie stars and not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones they made in between. Today, however, we talk about Oscar movies (!), or better yet, movies that remind us of Oscar movies!Conor and I welcome back the lovely Joe Reid & Chris Feil of the This…

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The Farewell Tour | Utah Valley's Greg Williams to retire after 18 years as head wrestling coach 22:35

1+ y ago22:35

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Utah Valley's Greg Williams will coach his final home meet as the only Division I college wrestling coach in the state of Utah when the Wolverines host California Baptist on Saturday, Feb. 24 at Lockhart Arena (11 a.m. MT, Youtube.com/GoUVU). But before he led the Wolverines against the Lancers, the long-time fixture in Utah wrestling who led Sky V…

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Ep. 134 – Sigourney Weaver (feat. Joe Reid) 2:06:58

1+ y ago2:06:58

2:06:58

Welcome to The B-Side, from The Film Stage. Here we talk about movie stars! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between.Today we chat about the action heroine: Sigourney Weaver! But what were the films she made in between Alien and Aliens? Other than A-sides The Year of Living Dangerously and Gho…

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Pollinator Roadside Habitat, with Thomas Meinzen, Diane Debinski, and Laura Burkle 31:31

1+ y ago31:31

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For today's episode, we're joined by Thomas Meinzen, recent Master's of Science graduate from Montana State University in Bozeman, Diane Debinski, who is a Professor and Department Head in the Department of Ecology at MSU, and Laura Burkle, a Professor also in the MSU Ecology Department. They were here to talk about the subject of their recent BioS…

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