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Financial Services News You Might Have MissedFinancial Services News You Might Have MissedSeeking Alpha, Voya Financial, Nicholas Wealth & Rapid FinanceNews for the week of June 20, 2025 included:Seeking Alpha Launches PRO Quant Portfolio, Delivering Weekly Stock Ideas Powered by Market-Beating1 Quantitative SystemVoya Financial announces new collaboration with Savi to offer clients a comprehensive suite of student loan debt solutionsNicholas Wealth Launches Nicholas Crypto Income ETF (BLOX), Offering Diversified Crypto Exposure with an Income ComponentRapid Finance Releases Breakthrough AI Tool to Slash Loan Application Processing Times2025-06-2022 minThis Ends at PromThis Ends at PromThe Craft: Legacy (2020) w/ Alexandra Heller-Nicholas"Witchcraft in general is such a charged word. We literally house babies in our stomachs. That's some Ridley Scott shit."Sequel month is getting witchy as The Wives Colangelo are joined by the incomparable Alexandra Heller-Nicholas to discuss the highly controversial lega-sequel, THE CRAFT: LEGACY. Does this movie deserve all the hate it gets? Could this have been a beloved movie if it wasn't saddled with the name of a sacred IP? Will we ever get a "woke Timmy" spinoff? We're calling the corners and trying to find the answers, will you be our fourth?...2025-03-201h 37Horror QueersHorror QueersBlack Christmas (1974) feat. Alexandra Heller-NicholasBust out those American flags and prepare to get that child schnockered because we're finally discussing Bob Clark's seminal horror classic Black Christmas (1974). Tagging in for the conversation is award-winning Australian film critic and author Alexandra Heller-Nicholas!Join us as we do a deep dive into one of Elvis Presley's favorite films (yes, really!), praising Queen Barb (Margot Kidder) and marveling at the sheer progressiveness of the film. From abortion subplots to discussions of female agency, Black Christmas is one pretty, piggy picture that's a classic for a reason!Questions? Comments? Snark? Connect with the...2024-10-162h 19The Final Girls: A Horror Film PodcastThe Final Girls: A Horror Film PodcastSERIAL KILLERS 20 • The Snowtown Murders (2011)Horror legend Alexandra Heller-Nicholas to discuss the deeply upsetting The Snowtown Murders (2011). Join our Patreon for extra horror content including bonus reviews and a monthly horror book club.Discover what films we're covering next on our Letterboxd.***Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya. Artwork by Ewa Ferdynus.Music by "Erebus" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio.***The Final Girls is a weekly podcast exploring the history of horror film.→ Support us on Patreon for bonus content.→ Follow us on Twi...2024-07-1949 minA Very Good YearA Very Good Year1971 with Alexandra Heller-NicholasFilm critic, author, “Fangoria” columnist, physical media mainstay, and recovering academic Alexandra Heller-Nicholas joins us for a jaunt through the dark laughs of “Little Murders” and “A New Leaf,” the knotty gender politics of “Straw Dogs,” and more of the disturbances and pleasures of 1971.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2024-02-041h 13The Disc ConnectedThe Disc ConnectedBoutique Blu Ray Interview- Alexandra Heller-Nicholas (Author/Critic/Commentator)I was honored to host Alexandra Heller-Nicholas to discuss her work with audio commentaries, visual essays, books, and so much more. Alexandra is one of the most accomplished contributors in the modern physical media industry and I implore you all to consume every piece of media she creates. She is amazing!-Follow Alexandra on Twitter: https://twitter.com/suspirialexFollow Alexandra on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100076815711832Follow Alexandra on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexandra.heller.nicholas/Alexandra on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3RNUGB3Alexandra's Website: https://www.thebluelenses...2023-12-191h 09Somebody\'s WatchingSomebody's WatchingFrom The Bend: Male Nudity in Cinema / Dr. Alexandra Heller-Nicholas & Prof. Peter LehmanThis episode is from my other podcast The Bend but it's really what Somebody's Watching is about! Thanks again to horror specialist Dr. Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and film professor Professor Peter Lehman for their time, it was an honor to be able to chat with them. Enjoy! A Selection of Peter Lehman’s Work: Running Scared: Masculinity and the Representation of the Male Body Masculinity: Bodies, Movies, Culture Pornography: Film and Culture Peter Lehman’s Arizona State University Profile A Selection of Alexandra Heller-Nicholas’ Work: Rape-Revenge Films: A Critical Study 1000 Women In Horror, 1895-2018 The Giallo Canvas: Art, Excess and Horror...2023-04-281h 14God & Other DelicaciesGod & Other DelicaciesZanaida RoblesGod in the harmony of voices mingling together in song; being a person of color in the white world of choral music; God shining down on her at the age of five; being raised by her mother while her father followed his music; Kwanzaa; and owning her own identity in the age of Black Lives Matter.   Dr. Zanaida Stewart Robles is an award-winning American composer, vocalist, and teacher. She is a fierce advocate for diversity and inclusion in music education and performance.  She is a performing arts instructor at Harvard-Westlake Upper School in Studio City, CA.  She is also the dir...2022-11-1751 minGod & Other DelicaciesGod & Other DelicaciesZanaida RoblesGod in the harmony of voices mingling together in song; being a person of color in the white world of choral music; God shining down on her at the age of five; being raised by her mother while her father followed his music; Kwanzaa; and owning her own identity in the age of Black Lives Matter.   Dr. Zanaida Stewart Robles is an award-winning American composer, vocalist, and teacher. She is a fierce advocate for diversity and inclusion in music education and performance.  She is a performing arts instructor at Harvard-Westlake Upper School in Studio City, CA...2022-11-1751 minGod & Other DelicaciesGod & Other DelicaciesAnita VogelOn creating “God 101” with Julie Chen Moonves; the celebration of her Armenian identity and culture; the loss of her Jewish father as a child; “welcoming Jesus into her heart” as a grade schooler; a message and direction from her mother’s spirit; and giving her husband a second chance after a botched first date.   Anita Vogel is a Correspondent and Anchor for the Fox New Channel, as well as an actor, voiceover artist, moderator and host.  A graduate of the University of Southern California with degrees in both Broadcast Journalism and Political Science, Anita spent ten years as a full-time anchor and c...2022-11-1652 minGod & Other DelicaciesGod & Other DelicaciesAnita VogelOn creating “God 101” with Julie Chen Moonves; the celebration of her Armenian identity and culture; the loss of her Jewish father as a child; “welcoming Jesus into her heart” as a grade schooler; a message and direction from her mother’s spirit; and giving her husband a second chance after a botched first date.   Anita Vogel is a Correspondent and Anchor for the Fox New Channel, as well as an actor, voiceover artist, moderator and host.  A graduate of the University of Southern California with degrees in both Broadcast Journalism and Political Science, Anita spent ten years as...2022-11-1652 minGod & Other DelicaciesGod & Other DelicaciesMichal Dawson ConnorHis grandmother as conduit to his ancestors and what is “holy”; deep reflections on slavery and his journey through “The Slave Letters”; the brutality and abuse of his parents and grandfather; the rejection of Christianity and his embrace of Buddhist practice; the release of guilt and a future bound up in kindness and beauty.   Michal Dawson Connor is an accomplished performer and composer of choral, chamber, and solo vocal works, with a particular emphasis on slave songs created before the Civil War. He was born in Jamestown, New York and is a proud alumnus of Carnegie...2022-11-151h 02God & Other DelicaciesGod & Other DelicaciesMichal Dawson ConnorHis grandmother as conduit to his ancestors and what is “holy”; deep reflections on slavery and his journey through “The Slave Letters”; the brutality and abuse of his parents and grandfather; the rejection of Christianity and his embrace of Buddhist practice; the release of guilt and a future bound up in kindness and beauty.   Michal Dawson Connor is an accomplished performer and composer of choral, chamber, and solo vocal works, with a particular emphasis on slave songs created before the Civil War. He was born in Jamestown, New York and is a proud alumnus of Carnegie-Mellon University and L’Ecole Hindemith i...2022-11-151h 02God & Other DelicaciesGod & Other DelicaciesMajel ConneryMusic as foundational to understanding the spiritual; being a religious skeptic while loving the church choir; how the pandemic freed her musical “beast”; reflections on the future death of her mother; the release of control and the glee that followed.   Majel Connery is a vocalist and composer with the NYC art/punk band Sky Creature, which recently released its Bear Mountain/Childworld double EP. On the side, she composes electro/acoustic music as a solo artist, and recently released the album “The Rivers are Our Brothers,” a song cycle on the natural world. The male choir Cha...2022-11-141h 03God & Other DelicaciesGod & Other DelicaciesMajel ConneryMusic as foundational to understanding the spiritual; being a religious skeptic while loving the church choir; how the pandemic freed her musical “beast”; reflections on the future death of her mother; the release of control and the glee that followed. Majel Connery is a vocalist and composer with the NYC art/punk band Sky Creature, which recently released its Bear Mountain/Childworld double EP. On the side, she composes electro/acoustic music as a solo artist, and recently released the album “The Rivers are Our Brothers,” a song cycle on the natural world. The male choir Chanticleer recently commissio...2022-11-141h 03Mastering the Mum MarketMastering the Mum MarketMastering TikTok for Brands with Kristy Alexandra from Slim Mama CoThis month’s trending topic TikTok. Part 1 - THE BRAND Small business can often be flexible and take risks on new platforms that other brands, both large and small can learn from. As social media ages, so too does its audience and Mum-centric brands need to decide - should you future-proof your business and invest your resources into TikTok and if so, how? Kristy from Slim Mama Co won’t miss the boat – here’s why. FIND OUT Who is Slim Mama Co? (01:20) Why you need to start TikTok NOW so you don’...2022-11-1428 minGod & Other DelicaciesGod & Other DelicaciesA Brief Update (it’s Season Two)Nick will be recurring throughout the new season of Criminal Minds: Evolution, premiering this Thanksgiving 2022 on Paramount+!Nick is in graduate school pursuing his Masters of Divinity at Meadville Lombard Theological School.  It's one of only two Unitarian Universalist seminaries in the world.What is Unitarian Universalism? Official Website: nicholasdagosto.comInstagram: @nicholasdagosto #GodsDelicateShowTwitter: @nicholasdagosto #GodsDelicateShow LinkedIn: Nicholas D'Agosto Music by Sean Whalen, Art by Alexandra Delano2022-11-1303 minGod & Other DelicaciesGod & Other DelicaciesA Brief Update (it’s Season Two)Nick will be recurring throughout the new season of Criminal Minds: Evolution, premiering this Thanksgiving 2022 on Paramount+! Nick is in graduate school pursuing his Masters of Divinity at Meadville Lombard Theological School.  It's one of only two Unitarian Universalist seminaries in the world. What is Unitarian Universalism?   Official Website: nicholasdagosto.com Instagram: @nicholasdagosto #GodsDelicateShow Twitter: @nicholasdagosto #GodsDelicateShow  LinkedIn: Nicholas D'Agosto  Music by Sean Whalen, Art by Alexandra Delano 2022-11-1303 minThe Final Girls: A Horror Film PodcastThe Final Girls: A Horror Film PodcastTEEN HORROR 28 • The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976 + 2014)Actual horror legend Alexandra Heller-Nicholas to discuss the underrated slasher The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976) and its requel of the same name from 2014. Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya***Music: "Slasher" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio***The Final Girls are a UK-based film collective exploring the intersections of horror film and feminism, founded by Anna Bogutskaya and Olivia Howe.→ Find out more about our projects here: thefinalgirls.co.uk→ Follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.→ Support us on Patreon.→ Subscrib...2022-04-1551 minTrailBlazing Latinos\'s PodcastTrailBlazing Latinos's PodcastAlexandra Zatarain: The Future of Sleep is Latina-InfluencedAlexandra Zatarain is here to change to world, and it can confidently be said that you will be using one of her products in the future. So, what is this incredible product? To put it simply, it’s a smart bed that tracks sleep, body metrics, and body recovery with technology in real-time, to create the perfect environment for sleep through temperature regulation. As Alexandra will explain, temperature regulation during sleep is integral for us to get the best sleep possible. I want you to reflect for a second: how seriously do you take your sl...2022-02-2839 minSem Ponta Por Onde Se PegueSem Ponta Por Onde Se PegueEpisódio 16: O Nico É um Líder NatoNeste episódio recebemos o nosso amigo Nicholas Morgenstern, médico-investigador e neurocientista, que já foi guarda-redes porque não tinha jeito com os pés. É "Porteño" — nome dado aos habitantes de Buenos Aires — veio para Lisboa para estudar os neurónios e já viajou muito. Na ausência de dulce de leche, a conversa foi acompanhada por brigadeiros, numa tentativa  de o fazer sentir mais perto de casa. Porém, em vez do sabor do leite condensado o levar para a Argentina, foi parar ao Brasil. Pedimos desculpa. -- Créditos: Criação, ediçã...2021-08-091h 00Unfiltered with AlexandraUnfiltered with AlexandraUWA 16 - Everything is energy with Nicolas PratleyWelcome back to the Unfiltered Conversations podcast ! I hope you’re smiling and having a great day! ‘Your well-being is your awakening’, words by Nicholas Pratley, a dynamic leader in the wellness, transformation, health and fitness arena for nearly 20 years. He is a licensed Neuro-Linguistic Therapist, Breath-work Expert, and Master Energy Practitioner. Recently he launched SP8CE, an online platform for energy practice and breath-work. We had a beautiful talk on the different ways how breath-work can be beneficial to us all, and even how to start introducing this to your employees for a positive start of...2021-05-0553 min...In Quarantine...In QuarantineNicholas Nickleby with Lisa ChiuThis week Alex and Jimmy discuss Nicholas Nickleby. They talk about Dickens' literary revenge against his own mother, his strange affections towards his sister and his visit to appalling Yorkshire boarding school Bowes.2021-01-2946 minNära ögat - True Crime för mesarNära ögat - True Crime för mesar12. Nicholas Barclay & Alex Skeel Nicholas Barclay är 13 år gammal när han plötsligt försvinner från sin trygga hemstad i Texas, han återfinns tre år senare i Spanien efter att ha flytt en sextraffikingring. Alex Skeel är ung och förälskad men efter flera år av extrem våld och misshandel lyckas han nätt och jämnt ta sig ur förhållandet med livet i behåll. Gilla oss på Facebook2021-01-201h 12God & Other DelicaciesGod & Other DelicaciesAn Extended Holiday BreakA "goodbye for now"; and excerpts from two of Nick's favorite books. Nicholas D'Agosto is a professional television, film and stage actor, and the creator and host of this podcast - God & Other Delicacies. Here's a link to Gore Vidal's review of Italo Calvino's "Invisible Cities" in The New York Review of Books - Fabulous Calvino by Gore VidalHere is an article in The New Yorker compiling some of Italo Calvino's letters, one of which was a letter of appreciation to Gore Vidal regarding the aforementioned review Vidal wrote of "Invisible Cities - The Letters of Italo CalvinoAnd, if you de...2020-12-2711 minGod & Other DelicaciesGod & Other DelicaciesAn Extended Holiday BreakA "goodbye for now", and excerpts from two of Nick's favorite books. Nicholas D'Agosto is a professional television, film and stage actor, and the creator and host of this podcast - God & Other Delicacies. Here's a link to Gore Vidal's review of Italo Calvino's "Invisible Cities" in The New York Review of Books - Fabulous Calvino by Gore VidalHere is an article in The New Yorker compiling some of Italo Calvino's letters, one of which was a letter of appreciation to Gore Vidal regarding the aforementioned review Vidal wr...2020-12-2711 minGod & Other DelicaciesGod & Other DelicaciesJane WellsA Christ follower that's wary of the word "Christian", the transcendent final moments with her mother, Top Story Tonight: Jesus! and how her research has redefined her faith, and the contentment that comes with knowing and choosing what is right for oneself. Jane Wells is an award-winning broadcast journalist with over 30 years experience in the news media.  She has worked all over the country, moving up from local news stations to national ones, but it is at CNBC, her current employer, where she has spent the bulk of her career, developing features, special reports and co...2020-12-2052 minGod & Other DelicaciesGod & Other DelicaciesJane WellsA Christ follower that's wary of the word "Christian", the transcendent final moments with her mother, Top Story Tonight: Jesus! and how her research has redefined her faith, and the contentment that comes with knowing and choosing what is right for oneself. Jane Wells is an award-winning broadcast journalist with over 30 years experience in the news media.  She has worked all over the country, moving up from local news stations to national ones, but it is at CNBC, her current employer, where she has spent the bulk of her career, developing features, special reports and contributing to breaking news coverage.  Jan...2020-12-2052 minGod & Other DelicaciesGod & Other DelicaciesJeff GuhinBeing religious but not spiritual, the search for serenity, learning about his OCD, reflections on the temptations and dangers of "status", choosing the internal good, the admiration of material indifference and non-attachment, and the dilemma of loving the individual despite possessing opposing ideologies. Jeffrey Guhin is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at UCLA, with research interests in education, culture and religion.  His first book -- Agents Of God: Boundaries and Authority in Muslim and Christian Schools -- has just been released through Oxford University Press.  Jeff received his doctorate and masters degrees from Yale University, his...2020-12-1358 minGod & Other DelicaciesGod & Other DelicaciesKim PrinceOwner of award-winning Hotville Chicken in South LA, daughter of an Evangelist preacher, God in every facet of her life, prayer, and hilarious stories about the Prince Family men and other philanderers who got punished by the scalding heat of the Hot Chicken tradition in Nashville.    Kim Prince is the owner and creator of Hotville Chicken, a Los Angeles restaurant serving Nashville Hot Chicken in the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw neighborhood of South LA.  Recently voted one of LA's Best Restaurants of 2020 by Los Angeles Magazine, Hotville is also partnered with Greg Dulan of Dulan's Soul Food...2020-12-0657 minGod & Other DelicaciesGod & Other DelicaciesKim PrinceOwner of award-winning Hotville Chicken in South LA, daughter of an Evangelist preacher, God in every facet of her life, prayer, and hilarious stories about the Prince Family men and other philanderers who got punished by the scalding heat of the Hot Chicken tradition in Nashville.    Kim Prince is the owner and creator of Hotville Chicken, a Los Angeles restaurant serving Nashville Hot Chicken in the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw neighborhood of South LA.  Recently voted one of LA's Best Restaurants of 2020 by Los Angeles Magazine, Hotville is also partnered with Greg Dulan of Dulan's Soul Food Restaurants (who was a prev...2020-12-0657 minGod & Other DelicaciesGod & Other DelicaciesBen O'RourkeFaith in combat, reflections on his service during the Iraq War, the self-discoveries from time spent "in extremis", and the unintended consequences of war. Ben O'Rourke is a retired Marine Lieutenant Colonel, a combat veteran, and a graduate of the US Army War College.  He graduated from Notre Dame, and currently serves as an executive for an enterprise tech company in Los Angeles, where he lives with his wife and children. Here is a brief overview regarding the Iraq War, which Ben describes throughout this episode from his unique vantage point: The Iraq War (or Second Persian Gulf War)An art...2020-11-291h 00God & Other DelicaciesGod & Other DelicaciesBen O'RourkeFaith in combat, reflections on his service during the Iraq War, the self-discoveries from time spent "in extremis", and the unintended consequences of war. Ben O'Rourke is a retired Marine Lieutenant Colonel, a combat veteran, and a graduate of the US Army War College.  He graduated from Notre Dame, and currently serves as an executive for an enterprise tech company in Los Angeles, where he lives with his wife and children. Here is a brief overview regarding the Iraq War, which Ben describes throughout this episode from his unique vantage point: The...2020-11-291h 00God & Other DelicaciesGod & Other DelicaciesGreg DulanOwner of Dulan's Soul Food Restaurants in South LA on being a Los Angeles institution and community touchstone, the life and death of his renowned father, the challenges of being a business owner in South LA, the spiritual calling that is his work, and selling Nashville fried chicken in Ghana! Greg Dulan is the owner of Dulan's Soul Food Restaurants in South Los Angeles, well-regarded as a Los Angeles soul food institution.  He is also co-owner of Hotville Chicken, which serves Nashville Hot Fried Chicken in South LA, and was rated one of the Best Restaurants of 2020 by Los Angeles Ma...2020-11-2249 minGod & Other DelicaciesGod & Other DelicaciesGreg DulanOwner of Dulan's Soul Food Restaurants in South LA on being a Los Angeles institution and community touchstone, the life and death of his renowned father, the challenges of being a business owner in South LA, the spiritual calling that is his work, and selling Nashville fried chicken in Ghana! Greg Dulan is the owner of Dulan's Soul Food Restaurants in South Los Angeles, well-regarded as a Los Angeles soul food institution.  He is also co-owner of Hotville Chicken, which serves Nashville Hot Fried Chicken in South LA, and was rated one of the Best Re...2020-11-2249 minGod & Other DelicaciesGod & Other DelicaciesBill BrochtrupThe dangers of "coming out" as a celebrity in the '90's, how cancer taught him to be joyful, how the USO changed his mind on the military, and the discovery of his current sense of purpose. Bill Brochtrup is a professional television, film and stage actor, best known for his role as "John Irvin" in ABC's critically-acclaimed hit series, NYPD BLUE.  He has also had long-running roles on hit shows like Showtime's "Shameless", and TNT's "Major Crimes", among dozens of other credits in television and film.  A prolific stage actor, Bill is also Co-Artistic Dir...2020-11-1553 minGod & Other DelicaciesGod & Other DelicaciesNed SchmidtkeVietnam, racism and desegregation in the '60's, the early deaths of his sister and father, the dawn of his agnosticism and the value in pursuing what is "dangerous and alive". Ned Schmidtke is a professional television, film and stage actor with a resumé spanning decades.  He has had long-running roles on shows like Medium, Days of Our Lives, Point Pleasant, and JAG.  His film roles include Wedding Crashers, The Change Up and Accepted.  He's appeared on Broadway, in Chicago at the Goodman and Steppenwolf, and in theaters all across the country. Ned tells a story of getting to see Ike an...2020-11-081h 00God & Other DelicaciesGod & Other DelicaciesNed SchmidtkeVietnam, racism and desegregation in the '60's, the early deaths of his sister and father, the dawn of his agnosticism and the value in pursuing what is "dangerous and alive". Ned Schmidtke is a professional television, film and stage actor with a resumé spanning decades.  He has had long-running roles on shows like Medium, Days of Our Lives, Point Pleasant, and JAG.  His film roles include Wedding Crashers, The Change Up and Accepted.  He's appeared on Broadway, in Chicago at the Goodman and Steppenwolf, and in theaters all across the country. Ned...2020-11-081h 00God & Other DelicaciesGod & Other DelicaciesMegan WebberLosing a sister at birth, merging Catholic and Mormon faiths, sons with epilepsy and Coats' disease, her charity Know the Glow, and the relationship to faith that she hopes her children will carry with them. Megan Webber is the Co-Founder of the non-profit charity Know the Glow, which aims to eliminate early childhood blindness.  Megan launched Know the Glow after her son, Benjamin, was diagnosed with Coats' Disease in 2009.  Megan also sits on the Advisory Board of The Vision Center at Children's Hospital Los Angeles, and works to support the doctors and patients there through the...2020-11-011h 02Primal ScreenPrimal ScreenWomen in Horror Special with Alexandra Heller-NicholasA spotlight on three horror films directed by female filmmakers, and special guest reviewer Alexandra Heller-Nicholas joining the team to discuss BEDEVIL dir. Tracey Moffatt (1993), THE INVITATION dir. Karyn Kusama (2015) and ALWAYS SHINE dir. Sophia Takal (2016). With presenters Paul Anthony Nelson and Flick Ford. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/primalscreenshow/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/primal_screen_show/Twitter: https://twitter.com/primal_screen2020-10-2652 minGod & Other DelicaciesGod & Other DelicaciesPaco LozanoThe fear of God as a child, dark years of addictions, shame, being saved by his Grandmothers' spirit, sobriety, and a lesson about God from his young son. Paco Lozano is a professional television and stage actor.  Recent credits include Jessica Jones, Law & Order: SVU, and God Friended Me.  He was born in Puerto Rico to Cuban and Mexican parents, and he lives in New York City with his wife and young son.  Here's a link to the mission of the Mobile Unit at The Public Theatre, which Paco will be a par...2020-10-251h 00God & Other DelicaciesGod & Other DelicaciesJonathan BuchananThe difficulty of leaving his Evangelical faith and family, the similarities of atheism and fundamentalism, doubt, confusion, regret, new life, and the love of music and writing. Jonathan Buchanan works in film production, and has been a prop master since 2007.  He is also a musician, and he writes, sings and plays guitar in his anti-folk band Campfire Cassettes.   Listen to his music on Spotify: Campfire Cassettes Jonathan introduced me to a term that was core to his Evangelical belief system growing up: Eternal SecurityJonathan briefly references a fam...2020-10-1858 minGod & Other DelicaciesGod & Other DelicaciesJoe Hoover, SJReflections on suffering, God's apparent absence and/or disregard, death, the moment he decided to become a Jesuit, and the intersection of art and spirituality. Joe Hoover, SJ is a religious brother in the Society of Jesus, or the Jesuits, working primarily in the arts.  He is an actor, playwright and essayist, and his first book - "O Death, Where Is Thy Sting: A Meditation on Suffering" - will be released December of 2020 from Orbis Books.  He is also the poetry editor at America Magazine.   At one point, Joe mentions one of his...2020-10-1159 minGod & Other DelicaciesGod & Other DelicaciesUtkarsh AmbudkarUtkarsh Ambudkar (The Mindy Project, Pitch Perfect, Barbershop: The Next Cut, Free Guy, Marry Me) is a professional actor, writer, rapper and musician.  A South-Asian American of Indian descent, born in Maryland to immigrant parents who are both progressive scientists as well as quiet practitioners of prayer, Utkarsh possesses a unique perspective on spirituality and culture.  He is also charming, funny, kind, quick-witted and thoughtful, which makes for a delightful and insightful episode between these two old friends (who met on the set of the film Rocket Science 15 years ago).Utkarsh has done a great deal of po...2020-10-041h 05God & Other DelicaciesGod & Other DelicaciesKitty SwinkKitty Swink (The Fosters, Crossing Jordan, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Patty Hearst, In The Mood) is a professional actor, and Co-Artistic Director of The Antaeus Theatre Company (where I am a member).  Kitty opens a window for us into her nuclear family, and the extraordinary pairing that was her father and mothers' marriage.  With deep affection, charm and lots of humor, Kitty tells about her mothers' final days, spent at home in the embrace of her loving family.  What is captured in her telling is the poignant, sweet, authentic, hilarious, ludicrous, magical and mysterious nature of the final mom...2020-09-2700 minGod & Other DelicaciesGod & Other DelicaciesJohn ApicellaJohn Apicella (The Call of the Wild, Seinfeld, Freaks and Geeks, Twin Peaks, Friends, The West Wing) is a professional actor, and a fellow (and founding) member of The Antaeus Theatre Company (which is how we met).  John opens a window for us into his childhood and early adulthood from the vantage point of the man grown wiser from that lived experience.  In turns sweet and sad, and always compellingly honest, John shares the regrets he has, and the remorse he feels, for some early mistakes he wishes he could take back.  But what emerges from the painful process of...2020-09-2000 minGod & Other DelicaciesGod & Other DelicaciesJoslyn DeFreeceJoslyn DeFreece (Strange Angel, Daily Show, Comedy Central, CNN) is an actor, writer, and Trans activist.  Joslyn tells a heart-wrenching and deeply compelling story about the evolution of her life, her spirituality, and her transgender identity.  It is a story marked by moments of extraordinary pain, fostered in part by the shame she endured from the community around her as she struggled to fit what made her "different" into the norms of her society.  Her battles with suicide, addiction, and depression thankfully give over to a life filled with healing artistic expression, self-confidence, love and hope.  It is an abso...2020-09-1300 minGod & Other DelicaciesGod & Other DelicaciesFatima Djelmane RodriguezFatima Djelmane Rodriguez is the Executive Director of Camp Ronald McDonald for Good Times, a non-profit charity which works to create a positive, long-lasting impact on children with cancer and their families by providing fun, safe, cost-free, year round camp programs.  And since September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, there couldn't be a more fitting guest for this week's show.Fatima reveals a spiritual journey that has always had faith at the center of it, but which found its' ultimate expression in causes of social justice and activism rather than traditional dogma or religious academia.  She also ha...2020-09-0600 minGod & Other DelicaciesGod & Other DelicaciesJeff NewburgJeff Newburg is a therapist, a lifelong artist, and an old friend of Nick's from their days in a Meisner acting program back when they were in their twenties.  Jeff's latest creative focus has been the completion of his first novel - Shame Baseball - which tackles Christian faith deconstruction.  Jeff at one time identified as an Evangelical, and Born Again Christian.  Through an immense amount of personal work and growth, and illuminated by fatherhood, his mothers' death and his recent divorce, Jeff has left his previous Church home and embarked on an entirely new life journey.  It's an extr...2020-08-3000 minGod & Other DelicaciesGod & Other DelicaciesDeb RichardDeb Richard is a five-time LPGA Tour Champion, an executive coach, a philanthropist, the CEO of Burlap Leaders, and the author of "Trust: Understanding My Why," which translates the lessons of golf into successful pathways in leading.  Deb is deeply passionate about inspiring people to realize their inherent value and discover a purpose in life that is focused on helping others as much as it is spiritually self-enriching. Driven in her youth by an overwhelming desire to achieve her dream of becoming a champion golfer, she could not have foreseen that it was the very achievement of th...2020-08-2300 minGod & Other DelicaciesGod & Other DelicaciesRandy J. GoodwinRandy J. Goodwin is a professional television and film actor (Showtime's "Fast Track", UPN's "Girlfriends", Greys Anatomy, 911, American History X), as well as a writer, director and producer.  He's also a man of deep faith, with a long spiritual journey that at times represented his greatest obstacle, and at others his greatest source of strength.  Raised in a Pentecostal Church in Omaha, Nebraska (Randy and I are both alumni of Creighton Preparatory School), Randy's early dreams were stonewalled by the overbearing rules laid down by his faith community.  Today, after two divorces, a tragic separation from two of his chi...2020-08-1600 minThe Locust FilesThe Locust FilesA Conversation with Alexandra Heller-NicholasOn this episode of the Locust Files, Lee talks with Alexandra Heller-Nicholas who is the author of a number of film books including the recently released epic 1000 Women in Horror. Alexandra discusses masks in horror, the labor involved in working behind the camera and in front, the importance of generosity in film culture, Giallo and a lot more!2020-08-151h 59Vibrant VisionariesVibrant VisionariesEpisode 41 – Alexandra Heller-Nicholas & 1000 Women In HorrorFilm Critic, Author, and Academic, Alexandra Heller-Nicholas shares the excitement of birthing her latest book – 1000 Women in Horror 1895-2019. We also discuss the […] Read More2020-08-1352 minGod & Other DelicaciesGod & Other DelicaciesJoshua MartinezA commercial, music video and short film producer for over 15 years (Elton John, Paul McCartney, Kelly Clarkson, Gatorade, Google, Beats by Dre, "Atlanta", "Neighbors"), Joshua Martinez has one of those stories that's almost too incredible to believe.  Telling it for the first time ever publicly, Josh's story is enthralling, mystifying, heart-wrenching and hopeful.  Josh's mother is a faith-healer, exorcist, and preacher who moved her family constantly throughout his youth, interpreting her dreams as literal messages from God which often told her to begin her ministry again in a new place.  Her dreams told her many other things too, things that it t...2020-08-0900 minLights, Camera, Author!Lights, Camera, Author!The Junot Files: Alexandra Heller-NicholasAn interview with Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, author of "1000 Women in Horror - 1895-2018" published by BearManor Media.2020-08-0222 minGod & Other DelicaciesGod & Other DelicaciesMichael JedrzejewskiMichael J. has worked primarily as a television, film and stage writer (Drunk History, Dog Bites Man, Viral on Full Screen, the original Vice Studios), but he also has two graduate degrees (University of Michigan and Pepperdine University), has worked as a tour guide in Rome, started his own theatre company in Los Angeles with friends, and speaks fluent Polish (he moved to the States with his parents when he was two years old).  Michael shares about how his Grandmother introduced him to the idea of God, what it was like to be an immigrant and only child born t...2020-08-0200 minGod & Other DelicaciesGod & Other DelicaciesEric BlumeEric Blume (Writer/Director/Producer at Comedy Central, Netflix, truTV, Funny Or Die!, Cartoon Network; Commercial Director for J. Crew, L'Oreal, Axe) is the guest this week, and he and Nick are old friends, having met doing promotional stuff on Comedy Central for FIRED UP (a long time ago).  Eric was raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as a Roman Catholic, although he doesn't practice the tradition today.  He has affection for his Catholic education, and a loving relationship with his mother who still practices it, but Eric shares that he just never really connected deeply with the faith.  Nor did he...2020-07-2600 minGod & Other DelicaciesGod & Other DelicaciesKrysta RodriguezActor, singer and Broadway star Krysta Rodriguez (Stage: In The Heights, The Addams Family, First Date, Spring Awakening... Screen: Smash, Chasing Life, Quantico, Daybreak) generously hops on the phone with Nick from her place in New York City, and she tells a powerful story about her evolution of faith, and the physical and spiritual transformation she undertook after battling breast cancer at just 30 years old.  Nick and Krysta became friends during their time on Trial & Error together, but they actually met a few years before that on a pilot, just a few months before Krysta would get her cancer d...2020-07-1900 minGod & Other DelicaciesGod & Other DelicaciesJohn BobekNick's dear friend, John Bobek (A Series Of Unfortunate Events, American Crime, The West Wing, singer-songwriter), visits the show this week, and he shares about the spirituality he finds in music, his father's battle with Parkinson's Disease, and the loss of his mother eight years ago.  Nick and John met as theatre students at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and their friendship has blossomed over the 15+ years they've spent together in Los Angeles.  The easy familiarity of the conversation reflects that, but that doesn't mean Nick wasn't surprised by many of the new things he discovered about his old fr...2020-07-1200 minGod & Other DelicaciesGod & Other DelicaciesSafiya FredericksSafiya Fredericks (Professional stage actor and singer, London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Award Winner) joins Nick to speak eloquently and openly about two dominant, overarching forces in her life's journey thus far: Death and Race.  Born to a practically-minded Black mother from the South, and an artistically-minded "culture warrior" Black father from the North, Safiya has a unique and elevated perspective on race, and I am grateful for the conversation we shared as she unveiled her story against the backdrop of this current national moment of race awareness.  Spiritually, Safiya's journey is di...2020-07-0500 minGod & Other DelicaciesGod & Other DelicaciesJoe HoltJoe Holt (The Walking Dead: World Beyond, Law & Order, Scandal, Greys Anatomy) is on the show this week, and we're catching him at a rich and poignant moment in his life journey.  The son of a high-ranking, Black Air Force officer, Joe shares a unique perspective on the juxtaposition of where the qualities of confidence, character, aptitude and honor, meet with the insidious, painful and ugly realities of racism.  Born to a family of achievers and civil rights activists, and having moved with his family from New Jersey to Alabama when he was twelve, Joe speaks about the struggles he...2020-06-2800 minGod & Other DelicaciesGod & Other DelicaciesFr. George Drance, SJGeorge Drance (Artist in Residence at Fordham University, Artistic Director of Magis Theatre Company in New York City, Resident Artist in La Mama's Great Jones Repertory Company) is a member of the Society of Jesus, a Roman Catholic order of priests most often referred to as Jesuits, founded by St. Ignatius de Loyola in 1540.  Jesuits are renowned for their educational and charitable works, in which Fr. Drance takes part, but his ministry and professional life have been defined by his work in the theatre.  Based in NYC, Fr. Drance has traveled the nation and the globe inspiring communities, fellow ar...2020-06-2100 minGod & Other DelicaciesGod & Other DelicaciesDr. Judith MayotteDr. Judith Mayotte (internationally-esteemed humanitarian, author of "Disposable People? The Plight of Refugees", and Emmy-Award winning television producer for TBS' "Portrait of America") joins Nick on the phone to share a life story that is as improbable and adventurous as it is spiritual and profound.  Born in Kansas to a Protestant family where her father didn't participate in the faith, she was sent away to a Catholic boarding school at the age of four because she was, by her own admission, "such a pill."  This unorthodox beginning would foreshadow not only a life of Catholic service, but an extraordinary jo...2020-06-1400 minGod & Other DelicaciesGod & Other DelicaciesAn Episode on Race: Amanda Payton & Arsène DeLayAmanda Payton and Arsène DeLay - both previous guests on the podcast, and dear friends of Nick's - generously agreed to return to the show to discuss both the issue of race and how it has affected them directly in their lives, as well as their thoughts and emotions regarding the present moment as we collectively process the tragic murders of George Floyd, and other victims past and present.  Amanda and Arsène are both Black women and, although they speak only for themselves and make clear that every person who has suffered racial abuse has their own uni...2020-06-0700 minGod & Other DelicaciesGod & Other DelicaciesBabar PeerzadaBabar Peerzada [TV/Stage Actor... NCIS: Los Angeles (also Writer), NCIS, Lions for Lambs] joins Nick on the phone to share the complex and compelling physical and spiritual journey he's taken to this point in his life.  Born in Pakistan to artistic, free-thinking parents, he lived in London, England until the age of 12, when his family returned to Pakistan full time.  This juxtaposition and tension between the cultures of creative freedom and overarching religiosity has defined the struggle of his life.  Unhappy having left England as a pre-teen, Babar fought, with the help of friends and family, to strike out...2020-05-3100 minGod & Other DelicaciesGod & Other DelicaciesArsène DeLayArsène DeLay (New Orleans-based singer/songwriter/musician with multiple award-winning albums and music featured on NCIS: New Orleans, MFA graduate of California Institute of the Arts) hops on the phone with Nick, and the old college theatre buddies (Marquette University) share a beautiful catch-up after having not seen each other since Nick and his wife visited her in New Orleans six years ago.  Arsène grew up the daughter of an active-duty military father, and she has the travel history to prove it.  But her family lineage is quintessentially New Orleanian, and the story of her spiritual journey to t...2020-05-2400 minGod & Other DelicaciesGod & Other DelicaciesSteven BoyerSteven Boyer (Hustlers, Orange is the New Black, Chicago: Fire, The Blacklist, and Tony-Award Nominee for Hand to God), Nick's old partner in both committing and fighting crime on their beloved little comedy Trial & Error, hops on the phone from his place in Brooklyn and tells a beautiful story about what led to his conversion to Reform Judaism.  Born in Columbus, Ohio to a loving Presbyterian family that did not practice weekly, or even monthly, Steven found himself at a young age seeking out a deeper religious connection than what he had at hand.  He spent time with Evangelicals, an...2020-05-1700 minGod & Other DelicaciesGod & Other DelicaciesDavid WaltonDavid Walton (Council of Dads, New Girl, Masters of Sex, About a Boy, Bad Moms, Fired Up!) and Nick, old friends who were cast as best friends in the first TV pilot either of them ever booked nearly 20 years ago, open up a conversation that surprises both of them in the nature of its' depth, its' generosity, and its' vulnerability.  Unwittingly, both came to the discussion with an offer for healing - Nick, by exorcising past feelings of hurt from when he was replaced off that aforementioned pilot from two decades ago before it went to series; and David, i...2020-05-1000 minThe Nick Knack PodcastThe Nick Knack PodcastHonestly, don’t you two read?Today we will pivot from sports to reading, possibly the most important skill to being successful in the classroom and outside of it. First we will talk to Alexandra Cummings, who will give us our first book review, and Vivian Chen a teacher of 20+ years and literacy coach. Nick Knack Notes - 00:45 Alexandra C. - 2:56 Vivian C. - 18:362020-05-0437 minGrow Where You’re PlantedGrow Where You’re PlantedInsurance in a time of COVID.Host Alexandra Coffey speaks with insurance broker, Nicholas Bedggood.2020-05-0414 minGod & Other DelicaciesGod & Other DelicaciesFr. Paul "Pablo" BursonPaul “Pablo” Burson (Director of Student Development and Community Partnerships at Regis University, and a Priest in the Ecumenical Catholic Communion), a dear friend and former teacher of Nick’s, joins the show, and Pablo’s inner light, his kindness, and his calm reverence for God and the spiritual life make for sublime conversation.  Pablo’s story is extraordinary.  He entered the seminary at the age of 14, would be ordained at 27, would be transformed while ministering in Guatemala, and would later marry, become a father, and find a new church in which to practice and preach.  He tells of the turmoil s...2020-05-0300 minGod & Other DelicaciesGod & Other DelicaciesLouise SpinnerLouise Spinner (former Senior Talent Agent in the Motion Picture Department at UTA/United Talent Agency), Nick's very first (and now most recent) talent representative, hops on the phone to share about why she is presently stepping away from her 30+ year career in the entertainment business, and what she hopes to gain by doing so.  She also talks about growing up the only biological child of two Reformed Jewish parents who each had prior marriages and families, and the way her perspective on life shifted in the wake of their deaths.  Especially touching are her intimate reflections on the un...2020-04-2600 minGod & Other DelicaciesGod & Other DelicaciesAaron YooAaron Yoo (The Tomorrow People, Hawaii 5-0, Disturbia, 21, Everything Before Us) hops on the phone with Nick from his apartment in New York City, and the old Rocket Science pals share memories from 15 years ago and chat NYC Covid-19 before jumping into Aaron's unique relationship to religion, and Christianity in particular...  While five months pregnant with him, Aaron's mother suffered a terrifying automobile accident, and her doctors did not believe the baby would survive.  A father's pledge to God and a son's miracle survival would set the foundational tension for a young boy who would grow up both a "Pa...2020-04-1900 minGod & Other DelicaciesGod & Other DelicaciesAmy MillerAmy Miller (One of Comedy Central's "Up Next" comics for 2018; her album "Solid Gold" was named a Top 10 comedy album of 2016 by Interrobang) has been complimented by established comedians as both "alpha" and "fierce".  Well, no different here, as she was the alpha-guest regarding my first Covid-19 phone interview, and then afterwards would reveal to me that she had no idea who I was (or what she was getting into) until she looked me up on Instagram when we had finished.  That same ferocity and fearlessness shined through in the episode, as she spoke boldly, clearly and thoughtfully about wh...2020-04-1200 minGod & Other DelicaciesGod & Other DelicaciesSteve HernandezSteve Hernandez (Comedian, founder of Chatterbox Comedy Night, field reporter on Sarah Silverman's "I Love You, America!" and host of multiple podcasts) fearlessly visits Nick's studio as a total stranger, and is thankfully won over by a cup of coffee.  Nick, in turn, is won over by Steve's hearty laugh, his thoughtful reflection and his devotion to living life as kindly and honestly as possible.  Steve's spiritual journey begins as a devout young child raised in Faith Church, an Evangelical Christian community in West Covina, CA.  He tells a story about nearly entering the Army, and then becoming a lea...2020-04-0500 minGod & Other DelicaciesGod & Other DelicaciesEnver GjokajAnother of Nick's old friends, Enver Gjokaj - pronounced "Joke-Eye" - (Marvel's "Agent Carter" & "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.", Joss Whedon's "Dollhouse", Emergence) visits the studio, and almost instantly we're swept up in not only Enver's journeys abroad, but the deeply mindful journey he's embarked on over the last handful of years since he bottomed out with depression.  Enver's story is a story of resilience - from being raised at times by foster parents due to his mothers' drug addiction, to achieving nearly all of the life goals he has so far set for himself, to f...2020-03-2900 minGod & Other DelicaciesGod & Other DelicaciesDan SachoffThis week, Dan Sachoff (Zooey's Extraordinary Playlist, Black-ish, Scrubs, The Closer, Prison Break) visits the studio as kind repayment for when Nicholas was recently a guest on Dan's podcast, Christianese (ep #44).  Dan tells a beautiful and detailed story about his faith journey in Christ.  He weaves together his early challenges comprehending his mothers' addiction to painkillers and his fathers' health scares, on through to the solidification and deepening of his faith upon meeting his wife and becoming a father.  Dan co-hosts Christianese with his friend and Grace Baptist Church pastor, Jared Burkholder, and their core mission is to attempt to...2020-03-2200 minThe Final Girls: A Horror Film PodcastThe Final Girls: A Horror Film PodcastHERE BE WITCHES 17 • Suspiria (2018) with Alexandra Heller-NicholasIn this episode, we’re diving into Luca Guadagnino's remake of a witchy horror classic, Suspiria. The basic premise of the 2018 Suspiria is the same: young, naive dancer Suzy (here played by Dakota Johnson, a Guadagnino regular) arrives in late 70s Berlin to audition for the renowned Helena Markos Dance Company. She quickly nabs the lead dancer role in an upcoming performance, impressing the head of the school, Madame Blanc (Tilda Swinton) but her arrival coincides with the disappearance of another dancer. Meanwhile, an inquisitive psychotherapist and a member of the troupe uncover dark and sinister secrets of...2020-03-201h 00God & Other DelicaciesGod & Other DelicaciesRobert BakerFriend, and fellow Fantasy Football League-mate Robert Baker (Grey's Anatomy, Wrecked, Texas Rising, Justified, Supergirl) visits the studio, and it's only natural that the two former Champs would take a moment to reflect upon their shared successes before hopping into the larger question of God.  Robert grew up on a farm in West Memphis, Arkansas, surrounded by a Baptist Christian community - where there was even a Church located on the farm - but Robert and his family were not particularly religious.  Robert, like Nicholas, is a husband, a father to a young son, and is reflecting on turning 40 ye...2020-03-0800 minGod & Other DelicaciesGod & Other DelicaciesPaul JamesPaul James (Greek, The Path, Hot Zone, Soundtrack) visits the studio and instantly puts Nicholas on his heels by revealing that Nicholas' beloved, bottom shelf, American steel-cut oats might be laced with some sort of new 21st Century toxin.  Paul kindly offers to feed all of us his clean, organic, Irish steel-cut oats (for a price), and just as soon as Paul provides his address we can go knock on his door for breakfast.  What we don't have to pay for, however, is Paul's illuminating story about growing up a Christian Scientist - a denomination of Christianity that encourages bel...2020-03-0100 minGod & Other DelicaciesGod & Other DelicaciesKen HanesKen Hanes (Television Writer/Director/Executive Producer: Midnight, Texas, Rizzoli & Isles, Make It Or Break It) and Nicholas are old friends from their time working together on the USA pilot Eden - but that doesn't keep Nicholas from surprising Ken with his favorite "Gotcha!" question: "What did you have for breakfast this morning?"  (Note: Ken passed with flying colors.)  Ken, in turn, surprises Nicholas by sharing his upbringing as a Seventh Day Adventist, his entrepreneurial (read: hustling!) spirit as a young man, and the fact that he's still fit enough to play a tough game of basketball weekly.  Most affe...2020-01-2600 minGod & Other DelicaciesGod & Other DelicaciesAnam VadgamaAnam Vadgama (Staff Member at the non-profit charity The Life You Can Save) and Nicholas met at a Los Angeles charity event for TLYCS, and Nicholas was thrilled to get her into the studio before she hopped on a plane that would ultimately take her back to her home in Mumbai, India.  Anam is a recent graduate of Princeton, and a brilliant and passionate activist for social change, especially in her own community.  She is a devoted and faithful Muslim - the religion within which she was raised - but her own study of Islam has led her to a...2020-01-1900 minGod & Other DelicaciesGod & Other DelicaciesCharlie BreslerCharlie Bresler (Volunteer Executive Director of the non-profit charity The Life You Can Save) visits the studio the morning of a big Los Angeles charity event for TLYCS, and in preparation for Nicholas' speech that night, Charlie gets him to open up about the always-compelling "Would you rather be called Nick or Nicholas" question (note: answer revealed!).  Following a plug for Le Pain Quotidien, Charlie talks about his preoccupation with his own death, and the turmoil he sometimes experiences regarding his belief that he will never see his family again in the afterlife.  Charlie is in deep reflection about wh...2020-01-1200 minGod & Other DelicaciesGod & Other DelicaciesSherri ShepherdSherri Shepherd (Mr. Iglesias, The Best Ever Trivia Show, The Masked Singer, 30 Rock, The View, Precious) and Nicholas reunite for the first time since their days on Trial & Error, and they jump right in to the conversation.  Sherri opens up about her mothers’ conversion to being a Jehovahs Witness, her subsequent painful family separation from her father, her mothers’ early death, and the twists and turns along the way.  Sherri reflects deeply about her often tumultuous time on The View, how she got started in comedy to begin with, and even the first joke she ever told on stage.  What shines...2019-12-2700 minGod & Other DelicaciesGod & Other DelicaciesKate VanDevenderKate VanDevender (Friends with Better Lives, Part Timers, The Actor Diaries... Founder of Sandplay LA) visits the show, and Nicholas promptly gets the green light from Kate to head down to Santa Monica Pier and start doing trapeze over the Pacific Ocean (whaaat?!).  Kate was raised in the Methodist faith, to scientifically-minded parents.  Kate describes herself as ten times more emotional than the rest of her family, and that emotional connection has driven her to seek her own unique spiritual clarity.  Her journey is deeply compelling, and Nicholas is particularly blown away by the strength and wisdom she demonstrates whi...2019-12-2700 minGod & Other DelicaciesGod & Other DelicaciesDr. Ronald PetersonDr. Ronald Peterson (Retired OB/GYN) comes on the show and instantly impresses Nicholas with his choice of juice at breakfast that morning (grapefruit).  Ron is a PK - a Preacher's Kid - and tells the story of growing up the son of a Pastor in the Swedish Lutheran Church.  Ron is an avid lover of history, and part of what makes his story so interesting is how it illuminates a bygone era.  What's more, Ron's historical knowledge, and his voracious appetite for reading, lead him in his adulthood to rethink and reinterpret the religious context within which he was...2019-12-2700 minGod & Other DelicaciesGod & Other DelicaciesHopper StoneHopper Stone (Still Photographer for Film/TV, Photojournalist) visits the show, and Nicholas surprises him by being willing to mention the film they met on - Mardi Gras: Spring Break - a film, shot in New Orleans, that was never released in theaters (Read: It was very fun, but it didn't turn out great).  Hopper riffs humorously about growing up Reformed Jewish, but then goes on to tell a heartfelt and enlightening story about how his fathers' death inspired him to embrace the traditional Jewish practices of mourning - in particular, the ritual of saying Kaddish.  Hopper talks about ho...2019-12-2700 minGod & Other DelicaciesGod & Other DelicaciesNick MassouhNick Massouh (Lucifer, Ray Donovan, Madam Secretary, Designated Survivor) comes on the show, and he and Nicholas promptly begin dissecting the delights and pitfalls of an authentic soul food meal buffet (Taste: Exquisite... Indigestion: Rampant).  Nick comes from a long line of Antiochian Orthodox (Christian) Church leaders and priests, and shares his robust knowledge regarding that religions' history and place in the world.  He states, however, that he can't quite call himself a Christian today, because he sees Jesus as just one of the many gurus he has learned from on his journey to greater spiritual understanding.  He speaks abo...2019-12-2700 minGod & Other DelicaciesGod & Other DelicaciesAmanda PaytonAmanda Payton (Trial & Error, The Big Bang Theory, Workaholics, Modern Family) joins the show, and Nicholas cuts right to the chase, digging deeper into Amanda's Splenda addiction, her love of nut butters, and their shared affinity for Spanish-speaking late night hosts who dress as a clown (Noches con Platanito!).  Amanda is generous and open about her life, telling an extraordinary story about the history of her parents' relationship (a black, Christian father & a white, Jewish mother), her emotional and spiritual struggles regarding her fathers' passing, and her newfound relationship with God.  She even finds a way to put Nicholas on...2019-12-2700 minGod & Other DelicaciesGod & Other DelicaciesMat HayesMat Hayes (Actor: Jane The Virgin... Writer/Creator of the autobiographical short film Cognitive) visits, and he and Nicholas promptly start singing the praises of their dear Jessalyn Gilsig, who was on the show previously.  Mat was born into a loving, devout Southern Baptist family in Alabama, but at a very young age he knew he was "different" - he was attracted to other males.  Cognitive is about an extraordinary moment in his gay coming-of-age story, where a preacher in Mat's youth told his congregation that AIDS was sent by God to kill homosexuals.  What does that kind of info...2019-12-2700 minGod & Other DelicaciesGod & Other DelicaciesNiki Schwartz-WrightNiki Schwartz-Wright (Writer/Producer on The Goldberg's, The Grinder, Speechless, Abby's) visits the show, and she assures a relieved Nicholas that he was hardly the most offensive guest at her wedding (by the way, she's married to Will Greenberg, from the last episode!).  Niki doesn't practice her Jewish faith today, but she does feel a strong connection to it, and she wonders if she might take on some of the ritual aspects of it in the future.  Niki describes herself as very superstitious, but she doesn't believe in God.  She does believe in ghosts, and definitely doesn't want to end...2019-12-2700 minGod & Other DelicaciesGod & Other DelicaciesWill GreenbergWill Greenberg (Perfect Harmony, Wrecked, Abby's, The Grinder) is an old friend of Nicholas', and in honor of him Will ate a badass tofu scramble to get ready for the show (Nicholas is a flexitarian).  Will is Jewish and was raised in Texas, and although his family participated in a Reformed Jewish religious lifestyle, he does not identify very strongly as being Jewish.  He's much more into exploring alternate paths of spirituality, and he speaks in detail about some extraordinary moments of spiritual growth he experienced through the use of LSD and psychedelics.  Nicholas has had experiences like this too...2019-12-2700 minGod & Other DelicaciesGod & Other DelicaciesEliza ClarkEliza Clark (Writer/Producer: Y The Last Man, Animal Kingdom, Extant, The Killing) visits the show and immediately starts throwing around her "sexy" voice for the listeners (read: She had a nasty cold).  Eliza and Nicholas talk a little about her play QUACK, which is where they met, and Nicholas' turn playing the character Brock, a misogynistic men's rights advocate (a fan favorite).  Eliza was raised a staunch Atheist by her (Agnostic?) father, but later in life she discovered that her mother is a woman of faith.  The whole family adores and celebrates the rituals and spirit of the Chr...2019-12-2600 minGod & Other DelicaciesGod & Other DelicaciesJessalyn GilsigJessalyn Gilsig (Vikings, Scandal, Glee, Nip/Tuck) visits the show, and she and Nicholas instantly start digging into the burning questions surrounding the series Boston Public (example: Why did they make her take so many showers on camera?).  Jessalyn opens up about having parents from different faith backgrounds (Catholic and Jewish), how they decided not to raise Jessalyn as either one, and how that's left her to grapple with her own religious identity.  She speaks about the difficulty of her mother being ex-communicated from the Church, as well as the anti-semitism her family suffered during her childhood (bomb threats?!).  Jes...2019-12-2600 minGod & Other DelicaciesGod & Other DelicaciesJeff AstrofJeff Astrof (Writer/Producer on Friends, New Adventures of Old Christine, Trial & Error) visits the show and he and Nicholas promptly begin lavishing praise on their beloved, canceled series, Trial & Error.  Jeff shares about being low on the popularity totem pole in high school, as well as the anti-semitism he suffered, and how he overcame both of those challenges (Answer: He brings an extra pair of pants).  Jeff also describes witnessing a miracle on Google.  Jeff is a devout believer, and his love for God is palpable.  Jeff's feelings about Nicholas referring to him as acerbic?  Also... palpable. Some...2019-12-2600 minGod & Other DelicaciesGod & Other DelicaciesMichael HitchcockMichael Hitchcock (Actor: Waiting for Guffman, Best In Show... Writer: Glee, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend) visits the show, and he and Nicholas reminisce about their "Naked Tackling" hi-jinks on Season 2 of Trial & Error.  Michael shares how his Christian upbringing was deeply formative, but how he slowly moved away from practicing the religion.  He speaks about where he finds spiritual fulfillment today, his views on the afterlife, and when some performers from "Up With People" stayed at his house when he was a kid.  They both share a little about growing up in communities that were not demographically diverse.  Michael describes how his...2019-12-2600 minGod & Other DelicaciesGod & Other DelicaciesRob KerkovichOn the inaugural episode of G.O.D., Nicholas brings in his friend Rob Kerkovich (NCIS: New Orleans) to chat about their shared Roman Catholic upbringings and Jesuit educations, their movement away from practicing Catholicism today, and what that means for their children and families (and afterlife?).  Rob talks about what makes his life spiritually meaningful in the absence of faith, and reveals that he wants to get a tattoo.  Nicholas discovers, among other things, that being a good host might require him to keep his inner monologue... a little more "inside". Something I screwed up: It's Mar...2019-12-2600 minYou are the brand - PodcastYou are the brand - Podcast#32: "Behandle deine Kunden wie Gäste!" - Interview mit Gerlinde Götz In der heutigen Folge habe ich die Marketingexpertin Gerlinde Götz zu Gast. Gerlinde erzählt uns über ihre "Magic Moments", ihre Ziele, ihr kostenloses Webinar, uvm. Du erfährst in dieser Folge: Gerlinde's langer Weg in die Selbständigkeit Ihre Projekte und Ziele Vorstellung ihres kostenlosen Webinars Vermarktungstipps der Marketingexpertin uvm. Viel Spaß beim Zuhören! Kontaktinfos zu Gerlinde Götz: Website: https://experience-marketing.at Xing: www.xing.com/profile/Gerlinde_Goetz Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/gerlindegoetz/ Anmeldung Webinar bei der WKO: https://www.wko...2019-05-2837 minYou are the brand - PodcastYou are the brand - Podcast#11: Mutiger zu sein, ist mein großes Ziel! - Interview mit Eva M. Schuster In der heutigen Folge habe ich die kreative Eva Maria Schuster - Schuckdesignerin aus Leidenschaft - zu Gast. Eva erzählt uns, wie sie den Schritt in die Selbständigkeit gewagt hat und wie sich seitdem ihr Leben und ihre Lebensqualität verändert hat. Sie erzählt uns, wie sie für sich Erfolg definiert und das mutiger sein ihr größtes Ziel ist. Viel Spaß beim Reinhören! Kontaktinfos zu Eva M Schuster: Website: www.evamschuster.wien Instagram: www.instagram.com/evamschuster.wien Facebook: www.facebook.c...2018-11-1338 minSupporting CharactersSupporting CharactersEpisode 36: Alexandra Heller-Nicholas Bill speaks with critic and author Alexandra Heller-Nicholas about her many pursuits, from co-founding Fiend Magazine and writing books like RAPE-REVENGE FILMS and FOUND FOOTAGE HORROR FILMS to editing for Senses Of Cinema and co-curating the Pioneering Women program on Australian women filmmakers of the 1980’s and 1990’s. Topics covered include: Carol Clover, Plato’s Cave, date movies, masks, MEGAN IS MISSING, writing and editing tips, Hal Hartley, THE STENDHAL SYNDROME, Graveyard Shift Sisters and the predatory behavior of Pepé Le Pew. Visit Alexandra Heller-Nicholas’s official site: Alexandra Heller-Nicholas   Visit Alexandra Heller-Nicholas’s site Generation Starstruck, focusing on Australian women’s film...2018-03-062h 26