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Sen. Fatima Payman on the Price of Defiance in Australian Politics
On deteriorating freedom of speech in Australia, multiculturalism in the country's national identity, and whether the Labor Party still labors for the…
 • Cole Haddon
47:54
Bonus Episode: Justin Simien Talks '2001: A Space Odyssey'
The 'Dear White People' writer-director offers up a bold new take on a seminal piece of art from his life - the Stanley Kubrick sci-fi classic
 • Cole Haddon
30:19
Director Justin Simien on Telling the Truth in His Films (and Hollywood)
The filmmaker behind 'Dear White People', 'Haunted Mansion', and 'Hollywood Black' discusses finding your voice in an industry that increasingly doesn’t…
 • Cole Haddon and Justin Simien
1:01:16
Bonus Episode: Erin Cahill Talks Shakespeare's 'The Seven Ages of Man'
Listen | The Hallmark Christmas film star breaks down a seminal piece of art from her life - Shakespeare's 'All the World's a Stage' monologue from the…
24:47
Actress Erin Cahill Is Counting Down to Another Hallmark Christmas
Listen | My dear friend helps me understand why the Hallmark Channel's holiday films - like her latest, 'Christmas at the Catnip Café - have become such…
1:01:59
Bonus Episode: Cinco Paul Talks 'It's a Wonderful Life'
The 'Schmigadoon!' creator breaks down his favorite scene from one of his favorite films - the Christmas classic, 'It's a Wonderful Life'
32:14
Screenwriter Cinco Paul Keeps Gambling on Himself
Listen now | Sure, he’d conquered the animation world – including writing three ‘Despicable Me’ films – but he wanted more. This is how the…
57:28
Bonus Episode: Ben Lee Talks Donald Barthelme's 'The Balloon'
The Australian musician breaks down a foundational piece of art from his life - the iconic 1966 short story 'The Balloon' from Donald Barthelme
 • Ben Lee
21:53
Musician Ben Lee Is Watching the Fall of America
Listen now | The Aussie rocker discusses why he was scared to release his new single, how he got the American Dream wrong, and the 20th anniversary of…
 • Cole Haddon and Ben Lee
1:04:54
Bonus Episode: Amber Case Talks '2001: A Space Odyssey'
The cyborg anthropologist discusses a foundational piece of art from her life - the iconic film '2001: A Space Odyssey'
29:56
Cyborg Anthropologist Amber Case Wants to Design a Better Future
Listen now | Let's get into what's gone wrong with how we interact with our technology, how craft and aesthetic are vanishing from our everyday lives…
1:11:36
Comic Book Writer Kelly Sue DeConnick Is Still Working on Her Big Third Act
A sprawling conversation about the joys of art, the perils of middle age as an artist, and the need to question everything, including your own creative…
 • Cole Haddon and Kelly Sue DeConnick
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