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Community Diagnosis - the first ten minutes Jan 29, 2025

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As teased on the Wicked episode, Evan and Sophie (formerly of Dumb Bitch Media) have started a new show - Community Diagnosis.
This is a comedy show where we get a chance to hang out and diagnosis the individuals and communities contributing to society's many issues. The first episode covers disgraced dead Canadian comedian Mike Bullard. Expect to hear more about Mike's misadventures, the world of stand-up comedy, reality TV, and going insane at Tim Horton's or an all-inclusive resort in the weeks to come.
I have included a sample in the Kino feed. Much love to you all, and I hope you keep listening :) - evan

152 - CEGEP in Oz: Wicked with Laura and Sophie Jan 16, 2025

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Laura and Sophie (@hogpussy) join me for the final episode of everyone's favourite movie podcast.
Thank you for listening! Look forward to a new creative venture coming your way soon.
ReComradations:
Sophie: King Leopold's Ghost by Adam Hochschild (audiobook)
Laura: [1] The Wizard of Oz (1939) [2] The Telepathy Tapes (podcast)
Evan: [1] The Great Silence (1963) [2] Catching Chickens - Nourished by Time (EP)
Closing song: Hell of a Ride - Nourished by Time

151 - Pierre Poilievre: Shadow Recruit - Sound of Freedom with Abdul and Jeremy Jan 15, 2025

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Abdul (@MarxGasol) and Jeremy (@jeremyappel1025) join from the Kino Lefter vault to discuss the smash hit film of a summer in our memory, Sound of Freedom.
Order Jeremy's book "Kennyism: Jason Kenney's Pursuit of Power" here. And subscribe to The Orchard, Jeremy's Substack.
Check out the movie Abdul wrote, Peace by Chocolate and check out Allegiance.
ReComradations:
Evan: Faces (1968) dir. John Cassavetes
Jeremy: [1] Trust the Plan by Will Sommer [2] Watching Blue Jays baseball
Abdul: [1] Fantastic Four: Life Story [2] Aberration in the Heartland of the Real: The Secret Lives of Timothy McVeigh by Wendy S. Painting

PREVIEW - Marc Maron: From Bleak to Dark with Ava and Anna Mar 14, 2023

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Friends of the show Ava (@westcoastwinter) and Anna (@electricityska) join for a an investigation into the comedic stylings of Marc Maron, and the troubling parasocial relationships he has cultivated on his Instagram.
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150 - Chandler Levack on the making of I Like Movies Mar 09, 2023

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Joining me for 150th episode of the show is Chandler Levack, the director of I Like Movies. This is a film I saw at the Edmonton International Film Festival a few months back and has stuck with me ever since.
In the film, high schooler/cinephile Lawrence Kweller (Isaiah Lehtinen) begins working at Sequels Video while his personal relationships and dream of going to the Tisch School for the Arts fall in deeper jeopardy.

Watch Chandler's 2017 short We Forgot to Break Up on Vimeo.
I Like Movies starts playing this Friday at the TIFF Lightbox, CPX International Village (Vancouver,) Silvercity Burlington, Playhouse (Hamilton,) Cinematheque on March 11th (Winnipeg) and starting March 17th at Metro Cinema in Edmonton.
ReComradations:
New York Ninja (2021) dir. John Liu / Kurtis M. Spieler

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PREVIEW - The Book of Boba Fett: Twink Jawa with Vic Feb 27, 2023

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Representations of the colonial frontier and post-humanism meet jokes about what if Jawas were gay. This is the kind of content you expect and demand from this podcast. Superstar guest Vic (@frklftcrtfd) returns.
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149 - Dune: Part One (2021) Messages From The Deep With Tyler, Sean, and Tristan Feb 21, 2023

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Sean and Tyler from Alberta Advantage, and Tristan (my best friend and frequent guest) join forces for a discussion on imperialism, religion, and the brutal and ornate future of Denis Villeneuve's Dune: Part One from 2021.
ReComradations:
Tyler: Malazan: Book of the Fallen
Tristan: Centre Place
Sean: The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
Evan: D-Tox aka Eye See You, dir. Jim Gillespie (2002)

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PREVIEW: Love is Blind Season Three with Sophie Hayes Feb 08, 2023

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Comedienne and friend of the show Sophie Hayes returns to explore the very evil world of Netflix's most spiritually challenging dating show: Love is Blind.

Check out the comedy album Sophie's featured on, Diversity Hire!
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148 - Discordia (2004) A Snapshot of Student Activism with Darts & Letters Feb 03, 2023

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Gordon and Marc from the Darts & Letters podcast join me to discuss the 2004 National Film Board documentary Discordia, chronicling a student uprising against Benjamin Netanyahu speaking at Concordia and its aftermath. This episode connects to their ongoing series revisiting the events portrayed in the film with some of its subjects and others, which you can listen to here.
ReComradations:
Evan: action figure youtubers
Gordon: [1] Michael Lewis, The Fifth Risk [2] Ezra Klein, Why We're Polarized
Marc: Ursula K. LeGuin, The Dispossed

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147 - James Gunn Reveals the DC Studios Slate, Local Expert Weighs In Jan 31, 2023

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James Gunn and Peter Safran are the co-CEOs of DC Studios, Warner Brothers Discovery's creative entity charged with righting the ship of DC films, television, animation, and games. What's in store for this first chapter of DC storytelling? New takes on Batman & Robin, Superman, and the whole world of weirdos at DC await. Like The Rock promised, the hierarchy of power in the DC Universe has changed. #freethepeoplesjoker
Articles Discussed:

Comic Book Homework:
The Omega Men
The Green Lantern: Intergalactic Lawman
Mister Miracle
Strange Adventures
Justice League: Gods and Monsters, dir. Sam Liu (2015)

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