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"The Quality of Mercy": A Shakespearean theme
From: Hold That Thought
Series: Summer with the Bard
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Robert Wiltenbug surveys the great moments of mercy, both granted and withheld, in Shakespeare's many plays.

  • Added: Jan 04, 2016
  • Length: 15:07
Filmspotting 539 REBROADCAST (01/01/16): Mad Max: Fury Road, Top 5 Movie Car Scenes revisited
From: WBEZ
Caption: Charlize Theron in 'Mad Max: Fury Road'
We bring you a rebroadcast of Filmspotting's review of one of the year's most talked about films. Powered by guzzlene since the podcast wars of 20...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WRIR, WOUB, WMUU-LP, GCR (Global Community Radio) and more


  • Added: Dec 31, 2015
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 7
Filmspotting 567 (12/18/15): Top 10 Films of 2015 Pt 1, Star Wars: The Force Awakens
From: WBEZ
Series: Filmspotting (weekly series)
Caption: Scenes from 'Tangerine' and 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens'
End of year movie talk is usually dominated by a few prestige pictures, but does anyone care about prestige with a new "Star Wars" in theaters? Sur...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WRIR, WOUB, WMUU-LP, KCMJ Community Radio and more


  • Added: Dec 18, 2015
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 6
Filmspotting 564.5 (11/27/15): 2015 Golden Brick Preview Special
From: WBEZ
Series: Filmspotting (weekly series)
Caption: Scenes from this year's 'Golden Brick' film nominees
We hope you haven’t had your fill of leftovers because on this week’s show Josh and Adam start their look back at the year in film with their annua...

Bought by WMUU-LP, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WRIR, KCPW Salt Lake City, WOUB and more


  • Added: Nov 27, 2015
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 9
Filmspotting 561 (10/30/15): Edward Scissorhands 'Sacred Cow' review, Top 5 Films of 1990
From: WBEZ
Caption: Johnny Depp and Winona Ryder in 'Edward Scissorhands'
Twenty-five years ago, the movies gave us Schwarzenegger on Mars, “Best Director Kevin Costner,” and iconic performances like Kathy Bates’ Annie Wi...

Bought by WMUU-LP, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WRIR, WOUB, WRST-FM Oshkosh and more


  • Added: Oct 29, 2015
  • Length: 53:53
  • Purchases: 8
Filmspotting 549 (08/07/15): Doctor Zhivago (50th Anniversary), Top 5 Small Moments in Big Movies
From: WBEZ
Series: Filmspotting (weekly series)
Caption: Julie Christie and Omar Sharif in 1965's 'Doctor Zhivago'
Back in March, Adam and Josh celebrated Filmspotting's 10th anniversary with the Top 10 Blind Spots – significant oversights in their ongoing film ...

Bought by WRIR, WOUB, KSKQ, KCMJ Community Radio, KCPW Salt Lake City and more


  • Added: Aug 07, 2015
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 6
Over The Back Fence: The 9 to 5
From: KQAL
Series: The Live Feed
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Over the Back Fence is a community variety show that takes place the 2nd Friday of every month from March through November. The entertainment takes...

  • Added: Jul 01, 2015
  • Length: 01:23:41
Filmspotting 531 (03/27/15): The Breakfast Club ('Sacred Cow' review), Top 5 Films of 1985, Filmspotting's Favorite Working Actors (Week 3)
From: WBEZ
Series: Filmspotting (weekly series)
Caption: 'The Breakfast Club'
If Josh is "The Brain," what does that make Adam – Vice Principal Vernon? Filmspotting commemorates the 30th anniversary of John Hughes' classic "T...

Bought by WRIR, KSRQ, WOUB, WNJR, WRST-FM Oshkosh and more


  • Added: Mar 27, 2015
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 6
Scraping the Sky: Art Deco Architecture in the Twin Cities
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: MinneCulture In-Depth
Caption: The outdoor observation deck on the Foshay Tower in Minneapolis, MN., Credit: Noel Clark
The skyline of the Twin Cities in the 1920’s and 30’s was an ever-changing sight. Buildings like the Foshay Tower, the Ramsey County Courthouse and...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KSRQ


  • Added: Jan 28, 2015
  • Length: 28:06
  • Purchases: 2
Filmspotting 500 REBROADCAST (01/02/15): Boyhood review; interview with writer-director Rian Johnson (Star Wars)
From: WBEZ
Series: Filmspotting (weekly series)
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To help ring in 2015, we bring you a rebroadcast of Adam and Josh's review of this year's most talked about film, Richard Linklater's "Boyhood." Th...

Bought by KSRQ, WRIR, WOUB, KSKQ, and KCPW Salt Lake City


  • Added: Jan 02, 2015
  • Length: 53:58
  • Purchases: 5
Way Beyond the Blue
From: Hold That Thought
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Professor André de Quadros believes that music is for everyone, including prison inmates. Here, he shares his moving experiences teaching in two Ma...

Bought by WABE


  • Added: Dec 18, 2014
  • Length: 10:38
  • Purchases: 1
Pygmalion Festival Lit Crawl: Live from The Esquire Lounge
From: NPR Illinois
Series: Quiddity
Caption: Quiddity International Literary Journal and Public-Radio Program
Featuring writers from the 2014 Pygmalion Literary Fest LitCrawl, recorded live at The Esquire Lounge in Chapaign, IL. Readers in this episode incl...

  • Added: Nov 05, 2014
  • Length: 20:07
Filmspotting 506 (09/19/14): Top 5 David Lynch Scenes, lookback at Eraserhead
From: WBEZ
Series: Filmspotting (weekly series)
Caption: David Lynch's 'Eraserhead'
It's Sociopath Week at the Filmspotting Lounge... half off Pabst Blue Ribbons and nitrous oxide chasers! The perfect combo to put you in the proper...

Bought by KSRQ, Sun Radio - KDRP Radio, WRIR, WOUB, WRST-FM Oshkosh and more


  • Added: Sep 19, 2014
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 6
Filmspotting 502 (08/22/14): Top 5 Robin Williams Scenes
From: WBEZ
Caption: Robin Williams in scene from 'Dead Poets Society'
O Captain! My Captain! if Robin Williams ever failed to seize the day, it wasn't on camera. Filmspotting celebrates the life of the late actor and ...

Bought by Sun Radio - KDRP Radio, WRIR, WOUB, KSRQ, and KCPW Salt Lake City


  • Added: Aug 22, 2014
  • Length: 53:58
  • Purchases: 5
Richard Powers on Music
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source Shorts and Podcasts
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Why do books so often turn to music? Richard Powers, author of a new, music-filled novel Orfeo, speaks to the strength of songs and symphonies, inc...

Bought by KICI Iowa City, WABE, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 12, 2014
  • Length: 12:57
  • Purchases: 3
Filmspotting 500, Part 1 (08/01/14): Top 5 Films of the 'Filmspotting Era'
From: WBEZ
Series: Filmspotting (weekly series)
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ALL NEW! Nine years, four months and 20 days in the making... Michael Phillips from the Chicago Tribune and Slate's Dana Stevens join Adam and Jos...

Bought by WQCS, Sun Radio - KDRP Radio, WRIR, KSRQ, WOUB and more


  • Added: Aug 01, 2014
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 6
Filmspotting 400 REBROADCAST (07/25/14): Top 5 Things the Movies Taught Us
From: WBEZ
Series: Filmspotting (weekly series)
Caption: Josh Larsen, Michael Phillips, Dana Stevens and Adam Kempenaar
Filmspotting is gearing up for another live event--Filmspotting 500. With that in mind, we bring you this special rebroadcast of Filmspotting, whe...

Bought by Sun Radio - KDRP Radio, KSRQ, WRIR, WOUB, and KCPW Salt Lake City


  • Added: Jul 25, 2014
  • Length: 52:00
  • Purchases: 5
What Does A Revolution Sound Like?
From: Ben Weisz
Caption: The toilet wall in Debo rap collective, Credit: Ben Weisz 2014
Ben Weisz investigates what can be learned about changes in Tunisian society since the Arab Spring, from the music which shapes its cultural landsc...

  • Added: Jul 09, 2014
  • Length: 01:00:04
Filmspotting 497 (07/04/14): Sacred Cow review of 1989's Batman, Top 5 Films of 1989
From: WBEZ
Caption: Michael Keaton & Jack Nicholson in Tim Burton's 1989 reboot of Batman
Josh and Adam really carpe the diem this week: they find the holy grail, ask out Diane Cort and fake orgasms at the Katz's Deli — all on the hottes...

Bought by Sun Radio - KDRP Radio, KSRQ, WOUB, WRIR, and KCPW Salt Lake City


  • Added: Jul 04, 2014
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 5
The Underwater Museum
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: Turning Pages: Authors and Their Words
Caption: Jason deCaires Taylor
A one-of-a-kind blend of art, nature, and conservaton, Jason deCaires Taylor provides a dazzling photographic tour through his under ocean sculptur...

  • Added: Jun 20, 2014
  • Length: 12:07
Numberlys
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: Turning Pages: Authors and Their Words
Caption: William Joyce
Creative author, illustrator and filmmaker William Joyce is an Academy Award Winner, Emmy Award Winner and his illustrations have appeared on numer...

  • Added: Jun 20, 2014
  • Length: 16:44
The Mikie Show #70, Tan Lin
From: Michael Carroll
Series: The Mikie Show
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Join us for a fascinating conversation with poet, Tan Lin. He expands poetry’s palette to include data, video, films, hashtags; our newest observab...

  • Added: Jun 06, 2014
  • Length: 28:02
Getting To Know You
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Hour Length Episodes
Caption: Jane Krakowski
Jane Krakowski and Lois Smith star in short plays by Christopher Durang (Tony winner) and Beth Henley (Pulitzer Prize winner). In Henley's REPORT O...

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


  • Added: May 27, 2014
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 4
Filmspotting 488 (05/02/14): 'Sacred Cow' review of My Own Private Idaho, Top 5 Films of 1991
From: WBEZ
Caption: Keanu Reeves and River Phoenix in Gus Van Sant's 1991 classic 'My Own Private Idaho'
Adam bites his tongue to avoid making any "Hudson Hawk" jokes as he and Josh go back to their high school days for a countdown of the Top 5 Films o...

Bought by Sun Radio - KDRP Radio, WRIR, WRST-FM Oshkosh, WOUB, KSRQ and more


  • Added: May 02, 2014
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 6
Shake it - a modern Polaroid love story
From: This Instant Productions
Caption: Shake it!, Credit: Oz Lang
A tender look at two modern photo technologies - Polaroid and digital photography - and the human and visual connections we make with them.

Bought by WYSO, WCBE, Oregon Public Broadcasting, KGOU, South Dakota Public Broadcasting - Radio and more


  • Added: Apr 18, 2014
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 20