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Author: Ariel Baska

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Each week, we discuss social justice through the lens of pop culture, taking you on a journey to places and times you never knew were connected. Give your ears a treat, and your eyes a new perspective. Warning: All discussions can contain spoilers for featured content.
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Eternal Spring

Eternal Spring

2024-03-2719:29

Ariel sits down with multi-disciplinary filmmaker Jason Loftus to talk about Eternal Spring, a documentary and interactive immersive experience about the persecution of Chinese practitioners of Falun Gong.Support the show
Femme

Femme

2024-03-2019:39

Ariel sits down with directors Ng Choon Ping and Sam Freeman to talk about their queer neo-noir revenge thriller, FEMME.Support the show
DOSH

DOSH

2024-03-1334:27

Ariel sits down with filmmaker Radha Mehta, to talk about her Slamdance-winning short, DOSH.Support the show
Vaccine Hesitancy

Vaccine Hesitancy

2024-03-0641:19

In this special follow-up episode from A Shot in the Arm, which featured Neil deGrasse Tyson, Ariel speaks with medical professional Karyann Dorn  about the realities of vaccines for the disability community. Support the show
In today’s episode, Ariel sits down with Notre Dame professor & noted author, Walter Scheirer to talk about his book, A History of Fake Things on the Internet. From ancient history to hacking, the book explores all angles on fakery old & new.Support the show
Out of Darkness

Out of Darkness

2024-02-2114:50

Ariel sits down with Andrew Cumming, director of the new prehistoric horror, Out of Darkness.Support the show
Love and Work

Love and Work

2024-02-1424:26

In this episode, Ariel sits down with filmmaker Pete Ohs, whose dystopian take on the work world, Love and Work, recently premiered at Slamdance. Support the show
Best Films of 2023

Best Films of 2023

2024-02-0749:43

What was your favorite movie of 2023? In today’s episode, Ariel and Rabia count down their favorite films from last year, and you just might find your next must-see!Support the show
Where the Devil Roams

Where the Devil Roams

2024-01-2401:00:15

Ariel and Rabia sit down with dynamic filmmaking duo, Toby Poser and John Adams, to talk about their delightful family horror, Where the Devil Roams.Support the show
Silo

Silo

2024-01-1719:50

In this episode, Ariel sits down with editor Hazel Baillie to talk about Silo, the dystopian series starring Rebecca Ferguson from Apple +.Support the show
SXSW: Disability and Horror

SXSW: Disability and Horror

2024-01-1001:00:49

In a special episode, recorded in March 2023 in Austin, Texas, Ariel is joined by filmmakers Kiah Amara, Addison Heimann, and Pea Woodruff - recorded live onstage at South by Southwest talking about Disability and Horror in the film and television industry. Support the show
Apolonia Apolonia

Apolonia Apolonia

2023-12-2727:18

Ariel sits down with filmmaker Lea Glob to talk about her self-reflexive documentary of life and art, Apolonia Apolonia, which has been short-listed for the Oscars.Support the show
Saltburn

Saltburn

2023-12-2014:14

In this episode, Ariel sits down with Suzie Davies, the production designer behind (mostly) all of the brilliant details of Emerald Fennell's Saltburn.Support the show
Finding Her Beat

Finding Her Beat

2023-12-1329:59

Ariel sits down with Dawn Mikkelson and Keri Pickett, directors of Finding Her Beat, a reclamation of taiko drumming for women and non-binary percussionists. Joining them are Megan Chao-Smith and Jennifer Weir, two of the drummers featured.Support the show
Americanish

Americanish

2023-12-0619:40

Ariel sits down with Iman Zawahry to talk about her romantic comedy, Americanish, about three Muslim women navigating love and relationships in the modern world.Support the show
Waikiki

Waikiki

2023-11-2228:11

Ariel sits down with director Christopher Kahunahana about his surreal and effective film, Waikiki, about the realities of life in Hawaii. WAIKIKI is now available for pre-order on VUDU / Fandango. WAIKIKI will also be available on December 5th on Apple TV, Amazon, Spectrum, Xfinity/Comcast, DirecTV, Verizon Fios,  Microsoft Store, Google Play, YouTube Movies, Hoopla Digital, and Redbox On Demand.Support the show
Ariel sits down with Neil deGrasse Tyson (executive producer) & Scott Hamilton Kennedy (director) to discuss their new brilliant documentary, Shot in the Arm, that explores the "anti-vax" movement both historically and in the angry political present. Shot in the Arm plays in Los Angeles at the Laemmle Cinemas on November 17th, before expanding to other markets across North America.Support the show
STELLAR

STELLAR

2023-09-2823:53

Ariel sits down with Darlene Naponse to talk about her apocalyptic indigenous romance that premiered at Santa Barbara International Film Festival, STELLAR.Support the show
Symbiosis

Symbiosis

2023-09-1339:40

Ariel sits down with Marcel van Brakel and Mark van Meeuwenoord, the creators of Symbiosis, an interactive XR experience featured at SXSW and the Portland Art Museum. Support the show
Enys Men

Enys Men

2023-09-0618:52

Ariel sits down with Mark Jenkin, the filmmaker behind the unusual Neon horror film, Enys Men, recently added to Hulu.Support the show
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