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A Conversation with John Collins, Founder, Elevator Repair Service
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Backstage with the director of Gatz, a play that takes as its text F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic of and about the Jazz Age. [36:04]

Bought by Harford Community Radio and KPIP-LP


  • Added: Feb 11, 2014
  • Length: 36:05
  • Purchases: 2
Episode 1: Animal Instincts
From: Criminal
Series: Criminal
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In 2001, a woman was found dead in a pool of her own blood. Her husband was convicted of her murder. But a curious neighbor had a different theory…...

Bought by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, New Hampshire Public Radio, 90.5 WESA, HowSound, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 04, 2014
  • Length: 18:35
  • Purchases: 5
AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY -- John Wells Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: John Wells, San Francisco, CA 10/8/13, Credit: Andrea Chase
John Wells talks verisimilitude, getting past right or wrong, and surviving the family dinner.

  • Added: Jan 21, 2014
  • Length: 10:45
Pulitzer-Prize Winning Novelist Richard Ford
From: New Letters on the Air
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We finish National Novel Writing Month with the Pulitzer-Prize winning novelist Richard Ford, who sees fiction as a vehicle to provide renewal and ...

Bought by WJCU


  • Added: Nov 27, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
CHARLIE COUNTRYMAN -- Fredrik Bond Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
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Fredrik Bond on instinctive acting, fighting the dark side, and the pleasures of an underdog city.

  • Added: Nov 20, 2013
  • Length: 11:30
KILL YOUR DARLINGS -- John Krokidas Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: John Krokidas, San Francisco, CA 10/7/13, Credit: Andrea Chase
John Krokidas talks taking small liberties, exploding into the new, and the tender side of David Cross.

  • Added: Oct 31, 2013
  • Length: 16:44
I AM A GHOST -- H.P. Mendoza Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: H.P. Mendoza, San Francisco, CA 3/10/13, Credit: Andrea Chase
H.P. Mendoza talks subversion, creative boosting, and the haunting nature of memory.

  • Added: Oct 27, 2013
  • Length: 15:28
ON THE JOB -- Eric Matti
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
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Writer/director Erik Matti talks by phone about politics, tracking shots, and why the hitmen in ON THE JOB are unique.

  • Added: Sep 27, 2013
  • Length: 16:13
Ives Said It
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Hour Length Episodes
Caption: Liv Rooth
A trio of short plays from a master of the medium, David Ives, with an April Fools Day feel to them. First, in SURE THING, a chance meeting between...

Bought by Connecticut Public (WNPR), Oregon Public Broadcasting, KZYX, and KUNM


  • Added: Sep 09, 2013
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 4
Off My Chest
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Hour Length Episodes
Caption: Jesse Eisenberg
In Jesse Eisenberg’s satirical, humorous A Little Part of All of Us with Jesse Eisenberg and Justin Bartha, a young man displays his tenuous hold o...

Bought by Connecticut Public (WNPR), Oregon Public Broadcasting, KUNM, and Oregon Public Broadcasting


  • Added: Sep 04, 2013
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 4
SHORT TERM 12 -- Destin Cretton and Brie Larson Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Brie Larson & Destin Cretton, San Francisco, CA 7/31/13, Credit: Andrea Chase
Destin Cretton and Brie Larson talk the importance of humor, the power of super-soakers, and the joy of just being.

  • Added: Aug 30, 2013
  • Length: 14:29
YOU'RE NEXT -- Adam Wingard & Simon Barrett Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Adam Wingard & Simon Barrett, San Francisco, CA 4/28/13, Credit: Andrea Chae
Adam Wingard and Simon Barrett talk the comfort of horror, art imitating life, and why violence isn’t the point.

  • Added: Aug 22, 2013
  • Length: 10:14
AIN'T THEM BODIES SAINTS -- David Lowery Phone Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
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David Lowery talks the sanctification of love, the embers of twilight, and being a language dork.

  • Added: Aug 19, 2013
  • Length: 14:09
JOBS -- Joshua Michael Stern Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Joshua Michael Stern, San Francisco, CA 7/26/13, Credit: Andrea Chase
Joshua Michael Stern talks about vision, ambiguity, and casting charisma.

  • Added: Aug 16, 2013
  • Length: 18:08
The Art Of Benjamin Boucvalt
From: KQAL
Series: Art Beat
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On this episode of Art Beat we visit with an individual who accidentally found acting as a career option while studying screen writing. This artist...

Bought by KPIP-LP and KSRQ


  • Added: Aug 13, 2013
  • Length: 30:04
  • Purchases: 2
THE ATTACK -- Ziad Doueiri Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Ziad Doueiri, San Francisco, CA 7/31/13, Credit: Andrea Chase
Ziad Doueiri talks facing monsters, freedom of speech, and refusing to play politics.

  • Added: Aug 11, 2013
  • Length: 24:48
PRINCE AVALANCHE -- David Gordon Green Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
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David Gordon Green talks combining styles, bringing Iceland to Texas, and hip-pocket movies.

  • Added: Aug 06, 2013
  • Length: 08:27
THE SPECTACULAR NOW -- James Ponsoldt Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: James Ponsoldt, San Francisco, CA 5/6/13 , Credit: Andrea Chase
Director James Ponsoldt talks dignity, Geiger counters of honesty, and where to get a great piece of pie.

  • Added: Aug 04, 2013
  • Length: 13:54
Second Chances
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Hour Length Episodes
Caption: Amy Ryan
Three short plays, with Amy Ryan, Michael Stuhlbarg and others. In SKIN, romance sparks at the college health clinic where two Bengali students awa...

Bought by KUNM, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), Oregon Public Broadcasting, XRAY.fm, KUNM and more


  • Added: Aug 02, 2013
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 6
FRUITVALE STATION -- Michael B. Jordan & Octavia Spencer interview.
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Michael B. Jordan & Octavia Spencer, Oakland, CA 6/21/13 , Credit: Andrea Chase
Michael B. Jordan and Octavia Spencer talk truth, pain, and spirituality.

Bought by Georgia Public Broadcasting and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 30, 2013
  • Length: 11:03
  • Purchases: 2
THE WAY WAY BACK -- Jim Rash and Nat Faxon Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Nat Faxon & Jim Rash, San Francisco, CA 6/13/13, Credit: Andrea Chase
Nat Faxon and Jim Rash talk theory, practice, and latching onto a cape.

  • Added: Jul 04, 2013
  • Length: 16:18
The Art of Acting with Gerrad Taylor
From: KQAL
Series: Art Beat
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Ever wonder what it would be like to get a degree in neuroscience and then completely switch gears to acting? You'll find out today! We visit with ...

Bought by KPIP-LP and KSRQ


  • Added: Jun 13, 2013
  • Length: 21:58
  • Purchases: 2
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING -- Alexis Denisof and Amy Acker Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Amy Acker & Alexis Denisoff, San Francisco, CA 4/28/13, Credit: Andrea Chase
Amy Acker and Alexis Denisof talk having no fear, short shooting schedules, and staircase soliloquies.

  • Added: Jun 05, 2013
  • Length: 09:03
WHAT MAISIE KNEW -- David Siegel, Scott McGehee, Onata Aprile Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Scott McGehee, Onata Aprile, David Siegel, San Francisco CA 4/25/13, Credit: Andrea Chase
Scott McGehee, David Siegel, and Onata Aprile talk framing shots, casting children, and climbing Alexander Skarsgard like a tree.

  • Added: May 27, 2013
  • Length: 10:32
STORIES WE TELL -- Sarah Polley Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Sarah Polley, San Francisco, CA 4/30/13, Credit: Andrea Chase
Sarah Polley talks relative truth, the privilege being quiet, and narrative as a tonic for bewilderment.

  • Added: May 16, 2013
  • Length: 08:48