Canadian character actor J. C. MacKenzie tells us what it’s like working with Martin Scorsese, and how he holds his own onscreen against superstars like Leonardo DiCaprio and Al Pacino.
Novelist Tomi Adeyemi returns to q to talk about Children of Virtue and Vengeance, the sequel to her smash hit New York Times bestselling book, Children of Blood and Bone. Filmmaker Matthew Rankin talks about playing fast and loose with Canadian history in his new film The Twentieth Century. Canadian character actor J. C. MacKenzie tells us what it’s like working with Martin Scorsese, and how he holds his own onscreen against superstars like Leonardo DiCaprio and Al Pacino. Canadian jazz pianist Kris Davis discusses her latest album, Diatom Ribbons, and how she pushes the boundaries of the piano.
Matthew Rankin’s first feature-length film, The Twentieth Century, is a gonzo satire inspired by the diaries of former Canadian prime minister William Lyon Mackenzie King.
How pharma greed, government subsidies, and a push to make pain the “fifth vital sign” kicked off a crisis that costs $80 billion a year and has killed hundreds of thousands of Americans.
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On the Gist, cats will eat you.In the interview, economist Daniel Susskind is here to discuss his new book A World Without Work: Technology, Automation, and How We Should Respond. They talk about the future of work, how technology is shifting, and the effectiveness of Andrew Yang’s proposal of universal basic income.In the spiel, the debate was lackluster. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Bethany files suit against her husband Jeff. They have an old minivan that will need to be replaced soon. Bethany wants to buy her dream car— a vintage VW Bus. Jeff believes these vehicles are unsafe and would like to purchase a more practical…
The song “Closing Time” by the American rock band Semisonic came out in March 1998. It hit #1 on the Alternative charts, and was nominated for a Grammy for Best Rock Song. It gets played in stadiums, Weird Al covered it, and it’s the last song of the night in countless bars. Since then, Dan Wilson, the lead singer and songwriter of Semisonic, has become a powerhouse songwriter who has written or co-written for artists like John Legend and Taylor Swift. And he’s won Grammys for his songwriting with the Dixie Chicks and Adele. But over two decades ago, Dan and his bandmates John Munson and Jacob Slichter were in Minneapolis, getting ready to start work on their second album, Feeling Strangely Fine. In this episode of Song Exploder, Dan breaks down how that process led to “Closing Time.” songexploder.net/semisonic
For years, climate change experts have said that hotter and drier summers would exacerbate the threat of bushfires in Australia. Fires have been raging since September and a prolonged drought and record-breaking temperatures mean the blazes won’t stop fo