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Why Is Amy in the Bath?*BONUS* Eat Pray TubsIn which we consider the late-20th-Century romcoms of such as Nora Ephron and Nancy Meyers, a world of dead husbands, new loves, appealing French gynecologists, and of course eating sundaes by the side of the bathtub. From there we’ll get into how Julie & Julia is really a manifesto for the rise of the self-obsessed influencer class … and how it would potentially be a better movie if it was called Julie Vs. Julia.
"Why Is Amy in the Bath?" is produced by Grab Bag Collab and Because It's True Productions.
For bonus content, like extended inte...2025-03-2831 min
FranchisographyJULIE & JULIA (2009)
SMALL TALK & BIG KITCHENS, our mini-series on the romcoms of Nora Ephron and Nancy Meyers, continues with a biopic that mixes the lives of two women into complimentary story about transforming yourself into the person you want to become.
Nora Ephron was sick with a diagnosis that only gave her months to live. With treatment, she would live much longer than anticipated but knew that her next film would be her last. As such, when Sony Pictures’ Amy Pascal offered Nora the chance to direct a dual biopic about a food blogger attempting to cook every recipe in...2025-03-141h 47FranchisographyBEWITCHED (2005)
SMALL TALK & BIG KITCHENS, our mini-series on the romcoms of Nora Ephron and Nancy Meyers, continues with the convoluted cinematic sitcom adaptation about a sitcom reboot.
After being involved with three flops in a row (2 movies and a play), Nora needed an easy win. So when Columbia Pictures head honcho Amy Pascal called asking for Nora’s help with an adaptation of Bewitched that already had Nicole Kidman attached to star, Nora was positive she had the perfect take on the material that would be a guaranteed blockbuster hit.
She was wrong.
Join Ni...2025-02-211h 17
The Five BooksZibby Owens on the Healing Power of the Written WordOn Being Jewish Now is an intimate and hopeful collection of 75 meaningful, smart, funny, sad, emotional, and inspiring essays from today’s authors and advocates about what it means to be Jewish, how life has changed since the attacks on October 7th, 2023, and the unique culture that brings this group together. Contributors include Mark Feuerstein, Jill Zarin, Steve Leder, Joanna Rakoff, Amy Ephron, Lisa Barr, Annabelle Gurwitch, Daphne Merkin, Bradley Tusk, Sharon Brous, Jenny Mollen, Nicola Kraus, Caroline Leavitt, and many others. (Zibby Books)Zibby Owens is the bestselling author of B...2024-12-2443 min
Behind The ShieldJohn Travolta (Ladder 49, Movie Magic and Firefighter Health) - Episode 58John Travolta starred in one of the few movies about our profession that is truly respected. We talk about his early career, Ladder 49, training with Baltimore FD and the charitable projects he now champions.Nominated for two Academy Awards, eight Golden Globes and two Emmy awards, two-time Golden Globe and Emmy winner John Travolta recently starred in the film THE FANATIC and won the lead acting award at the Rome Film Festival for his role.John most recently filmed Quibi comedic action series DIE HART starring Kevin Hart. DIE HART was Travolta’s first TV ro...2024-12-1239 min
Lost Ladies of LitMargaret Drabble — The Millstone with Carrie MullinsSend us a textMargaret Drabble’s 1965 novel The Millstone offers a nuanced portrayal of single motherhood in 1960s London. Author Carrie Mullins, whose 2024 nonfiction work The Book of Mothers explores literary depictions of motherhood, joins us to discuss Drabble’s fearless protagonist, Rosamund. Together, we explore how The Millstone captures the joys and burdens of motherhood, and how Drabble’s sharp, ahead-of-its-time portrayal speaks to contemporary readers.Mentioned in this episode:The Book of Mothers: How Literature Can Help Us Reinvent Modern Motherhood by Carrie MullinsThe Millstone by Margaret Drabble...2024-11-1236 min
Two Girls One Book - Book Club Podcast98. Short Stories Edition - Wild Eyes, The Safekeep, Big Swiss, Creation Lake and a whole host of other varied readsSend us a textToday's mammoth podcast is fairly varied in content with something for everyone - non fiction, Booker Prize nominees and small town romance aplenty!! Here's what we talked about:How To Leave A Group Chat - Louise GuiseThe Search - John Henry Phillips Beethoven - Laura TunbridgeThe Most of Nora Ephron - Nora EphronStone Yard Devotional - Charlotte WoodBig Swiss - Jen BeaginCreation Lake - Rachel KushnerWhat Lies Between Us - John M...2024-10-011h 09
Writer's BoneAs Told To: Jeff DanielsAs you’re about to discover, we’re doing something a little different on our channel today. We've been looking for ways to highlight and promote shows across the Writer’s Bone universe and don’t you know it, we’ve got a passionate, informed, and engaged audience right here on our airwaves, why not share stand out episodes like the one you’re about to hear. Daniel Paisner has been on quite the heater on his show As Told To: The Ghostwriting Podcast. The conceit of his show is talking to ghosts like him about how th...2024-09-261h 25
The Closet Writer ChroniclesRabia Kapoor: A Girl In Love With WordsThe episode opens with Rabia talking about what creativity means to her. We talk about her earliest memories of being creative and how her school and family played a role in building her creative interests. We delve into her process as a writer and talk about voice and being vulnerable. Rabia also shares her thoughts on social media and how studying writing has helped her hone her skills. Later, we exchange book recommendations. The episode ends with a piece written and narrated by Rabia.
Rabia Kapoor is a writer from Mumbai. She is primarily...2024-09-211h 32
That Rom Com PodNew York (with Melanie Saward)Subscribe to our Substack for full, linked shownotes: https://thatromcompod.substack.com/Guest: Melanie Saward (@LittleRedWrites on Instagram & TikTok)Love Unleashed, Melanie Saward (August 6, 2024, Penguin)Tom Lake, Ann PatchettAbby JimenezManhattan Dreaming, Anita Heiss I Heart New York, Lindsey Kelk Gossip Girl Sex And The CityA Winter in New York, Josie SilverSomeone Else’s Bucket List, Amy MatthewsYou, Again, Kate Goldbeck Everything from Nora EphronSerendipity Bo...2024-06-041h 05
Stuff You Missed in History ClassHedda HopperThough she started out acting, what really made Hedda Hopper famous was her work in newspapers. For several decades, she could make or break a movie career with her gossip column, sending statements to print regardless of whether there was any actual proof of what she claimed. Research: Collins, Amy Fine. “The Powerful Rivalry of Hedda Hopper and Louella Parsons.” Vanity Fair. April 1997. https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/02/rivalry-hedda-hopper-louella-parsons-gossip-columnists Eells, George. “Hedda and Louella.” W.H. Allen. Virgin Books. 1972. Ephron, Nora. “Hedda and Louella.” New York Times. April 23, 1972. https://www.nytimes.com/1972/04/23/archives/hedda-and-louella-by-george-eells-illustrated-360-pp-new-york-g-p-p.html FROST, JENNIF...2023-12-2035 minLost Ladies of LitHiatus Replay: Jane and Mary Findlater — Crossriggs with Julie and Shawna BensonSend us a textWe’re back January 30, 2024 with all new episodes. Sisters Jane and Mary Findlater were literary celebrities in their day and counted the likes of Henry James, Virginia Woolf, and Rudyard Kipling among their admirers. We’ll be discussing one of their joint efforts, Crossriggs, which is considered their finest work. Joining us are Hollywood screenwriting sisters Julie and Shawna Benson who worked on the CW’s critically-acclaimed series The 100 and Netflix’s Wu Assassins.Discussed in this episode:The BrontesHenry JamesVirgin...2023-12-1244 minLost Ladies of LitMary McCarthy’s The Group Turns 60Send us a textJoin us as we discuss Mary McCarthy’s best-known work, The Group, published in 1963. An instant hit, it remained on the New York Times bestseller list for two years and follows eight friends over the course of seven years following their graduation from Vassar College in 1933. It was banned in Australia, Ireland, and Italy for its frank discussion of topics ranging from sex and contraception to lesbianism and mental illness. Discussed in this episode:Lost Ladies of Lit Patreon Wait ListNorman Mailer’s review of The Group2023-11-2842 min
Watch With Jen™Watch With Jen - S4: E23 - Double Play Productions: A Conversation with Amy Robinson & Griffin Dunne (+ Kate Hagen)In Season 3 of the podcast, my good friend Kate Hagen - a talented writer & Senior Vice President at The Black List - joined me to kick off a fascinating new series of conversations with the people behind the movies we love. We launched it with what is still one of my all-time favorite episodes: a long, career-spanning discussion with the great filmmaker Allison Anders & then a few months later, we reunited to chat with Allison's daughter, the hard-working & acclaimed music supervisor Tiffany Anders. And recently, Kate returned to help me welcome two extraordinary guests, actors & producers Griffin Dunne & Amy...2023-07-141h 32
Feito por ElasFeito Por Elas #190 Núpcias De EscândaloNo nosso 7º especial do Dia dos Namorados conversamos sobre o clássico Núpcias de Escândalo (The Philadelphia Story, 1940), dirigido por George Cukor e estrelado por Katharine Hepburn. Abordamos como o filme instiga a imaginação, a forma como fala de sexualidade e classe, a presença LGBTQIA+, a construção do humor físico e a química entre o grande elenco. O programa é apresentado por Isabel Wittmann, Stephania Amaral e Yasmine Evaristo.
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Pesquisa, pauta e roteiro: Isabel Wittmann, Stephania Amaral e Yasmine Evaristo
Produção do pro...2023-06-0955 minFeito por ElasFeito Por Elas #190 Núpcias De EscândaloNo nosso 7º especial do Dia dos Namorados conversamos sobre o clássico Núpcias de Escândalo (The Philadelphia Story, 1940), dirigido por George Cukor e estrelado por Katharine Hepburn. Abordamos como o filme instiga a imaginação, a forma como fala de sexualidade e classe, a presença LGBTQIA+, a construção do humor físico e a química entre o grande elenco. O programa é apresentado por Isabel Wittmann, Stephania Amaral e Yasmine Evaristo.
Feedback: contato@feitoporelas.com.br
Mais informações: https://feitoporelas.com.br/feito-por-elas-190-nupcias-de-escandalo
Pesquisa, pauta e roteiro: Isabel Wittmann, Stephania Amaral e Yasmine Evaristo
Produção do pro...2023-06-0955 minLost Ladies of LitNora Ephron’s Heartburn Turns 40Send us a textIn this week’s mini, we discuss Nora Ephron’s 1983 autobiographical novel Heartburn, inspired by the breakdown of her marriage with journalist Carl Bernstein. Plus Amy tries out some of the book’s recipes on her unsuspecting family.Support the showFor episodes and show notes, visit: LostLadiesofLit.comSubscribe to our substack newsletter. Follow us on instagram @lostladiesoflit. Email us: Contact — Lost Lad...2023-05-0917 min
Slate Gender and SocietyThe Waves: How to Survive in HollywoodOn this week’s episode of The Waves - the freelancing side of acting with Marvelous Mrs. Maisel actress Caroline Aaron. Slate senior supervising producer Daisy Rosario is joined by Caroline Aaron - a familiar face in movies for over forty years, if not a household name. They discuss building a life with an unstable career path, how women’s stories are done a disservice in film and television, and how Caroline’s show The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel seeks to overturn all of that. In Slate Plus, Caroline discusses working with strong women like Amy She...2023-04-1331 min
The Waves: Gender, Relationships, FeminismHow to Survive in HollywoodOn this week’s episode of The Waves - the freelancing side of acting with Marvelous Mrs. Maisel actress Caroline Aaron. Slate senior supervising producer Daisy Rosario is joined by Caroline Aaron - a familiar face in movies for over forty years, if not a household name. They discuss building a life with an unstable career path, how women’s stories are done a disservice in film and television, and how Caroline’s show The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel seeks to overturn all of that. In Slate Plus, Caroline discusses working with strong women like Amy She...2023-04-1331 min
Slate ConversationsThe Waves: How to Survive in HollywoodOn this week’s episode of The Waves - the freelancing side of acting with Marvelous Mrs. Maisel actress Caroline Aaron. Slate senior supervising producer Daisy Rosario is joined by Caroline Aaron - a familiar face in movies for over forty years, if not a household name. They discuss building a life with an unstable career path, how women’s stories are done a disservice in film and television, and how Caroline’s show The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel seeks to overturn all of that. In Slate Plus, Caroline discusses working with strong women like Amy She...2023-04-1331 min
Slate CareersThe Waves: How to Survive in HollywoodOn this week’s episode of The Waves - the freelancing side of acting with Marvelous Mrs. Maisel actress Caroline Aaron. Slate senior supervising producer Daisy Rosario is joined by Caroline Aaron - a familiar face in movies for over forty years, if not a household name. They discuss building a life with an unstable career path, how women’s stories are done a disservice in film and television, and how Caroline’s show The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel seeks to overturn all of that. In Slate Plus, Caroline discusses working with strong women like Amy She...2023-04-1331 min
Rumikay TalksGreat Films Directed by WomenSend us a textHow many female filmmakers can you name? If you had to think for a second, then this episode is for you!In honor of Women's History Month, Konstantin Starodetskii and Rumena Dinevska highlight great films directed by women.Gender inequality is still present in the entertainment industry and it's important to support female directors by recognizing them and their great work. List of highlighted films:Lost in Translation by Sofia Coppola Selma by Ava DuVernayLady Bird by Greta Gerwig A...2023-03-1113 min
As Told ToEpisode 31: Amy Ephron, Maia Wapnick, Anna Ephron HarariWhat’s in a name? Quite a lot, according to Amy Ephron, Maia Wapnick and Anna Ephron Harari, co-authors of The Amazing Baby Name Book: A (Possibly) Helpful and Slightly Amusing Guide from A to Z, a witty and wise and altogether wonderful compendium of baby names for would-be parents. And when that name is Ephron, and it comes attached to a writing family that’s lived by its wits and wisdom and abundant sense of wonder for three generations…well, then that name signals that our podcast listeners are in for a rollicking conversation about writing and storytelling. ...2023-01-031h 13
Scare UA Field in England (2013) with Bobby Frederick TilleyThe 17th century. The English Civil War. Whitehead, a man of letters, maker of lace, and self-described coward, is tasked with finding and arresting the colleague and rival alchemist who stole his master’s papers. He enlists the aid of Cutler, a soldier who claims he can take them to a nearby alehouse, and two deserters, the wily Jacob and dull-minded Friend. Upon arriving at Cutler’s destination – not the alehouse, but a wide open field strewn with hallucinogenic mushrooms, the group locates the alchemist, O’Neil. But instead of taking in his man, Whitehead, along with Jacob and Friend, find...2023-01-021h 05
Chick Flicks with Gabby & AmyWhen Harry Met SallyDid Nora Ephron create the modern-day romantic comedy with When Harry Met Sally? Yes. Are we forever grateful? Also yes. Is it the perfect romantic-comedy holiday movie? Gabby and Amy discuss. 2022-12-0257 min
KPFA - Radio WolinskyJulie Powell (1973-2022), “Cleaving” and “Julie & Julia,” 2009Julie Powell (1973-2022) was the best-selling author of “Julie & Julia,” which was based on her blog posts in which she duplicated all of Julia Child’s recipes in the classic Mastering the Art of French Cooking. She was interviewed by Richard Wolinsky on December 16, 2009 while she was on tour for her second (and it turned out, her last) book, Cleaving: A Story of Marriage, Meat and Obsession.
Julie Powell died of cardiac arrest on October 26, 2022 at the age of 49. Shortly before her death, she began writing a series of articles about food for Salon. Julie & Julia became...2022-11-271h 10
KPFA - Bookwaves/ArtwavesBookwaves/Artwaves – November 17, 2022: Emma Rice – Julie PowellBookwaves/Artwaves is produced and hosted by Richard Wolinsky.
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Emma Rice, whose latest production, an adaptation of Emily Bronte’s “Wuthering Heights” plays at Berkeley Rep’s Roda Theatre November 18th through January 1st, in conversation with host Richard Wolinsky.
Emma Rice was formerly the Artistic Director of Kneehigh Theatre, which brought several shows to Berkeley Rep, including Brief Encounter, and The Wild Bride, along with 946 (The Story of Adolpho Tips). Her new company, Wise Children, as formed in 2017 following a short sti...2022-11-1759 min
The Good, The Pod and The UglySTREEPS OF FIRE: MERYL & MERYL; STREEP VS. STREEPSend us a textSTREEPS OF FIRE #3: JULIE & JULIA and KRAMER VS. KRAMERSPECIAL NOTE: This episode was recorded before the untimely and sad death of Julie Powell, who wrote the book, and is the lead character, in Julie & Julia, played in the film by Amy Adams. Condolences. Streep thirty years apart! Travel back to 1979 and the proto-men's movement galvanizer, Kramer vs Kramer! Streep co-stars with Dustin Hoffman (who was once approached by Mike Nichols in the late 70s to play John Rambo...2022-11-111h 03
WASU Afternoon News Updates11/02/2022 PM News BreakFirst, the Appalachian reports that the Junaluska Heritage Association and a team of volunteers laid gravemarkers for the unmarked dead in the Historic Black Cemetery of Boone off of Brown Street on October 28th. The cemetery and its interred have long been neglected, but beginning in 2017, a monument was installed listing the names of those buried there, and now this marker project has given new life to the graveyard. The Heritage Association was joined by Appalachian State faculty and students, all of whom had much to say about the importance of the history they were doing the work to...2022-11-0203 min
Bookshelfie: Women’s Prize PodcastBookshelfie: Madeline Miller2012 Women’s Prize winner Madeline Miller joins Vick Hope and explains why as a writer, you have to be your own biggest cheerleader.
Madeline is a New York Times bestselling author and Women’s Prize for Fiction winner. Her debut novel The Song of Achilles came out in 2011 after a whopping 10 years of blood, sweat and tears, which all became worth it with its phenomenal success. Her next novel, Circe, came out in 2018 and is currently being adapted for television. Her latest book Galatea is a short story which became an instant Sunday Times bestseller on its publication earl...2022-10-2048 min
LET IT OUTNarrative Led with So Textual Founder & Creative Director Jennie EdgarThis week I spoke with Jennie Edgar, who has led (as she says) many lives, from starting a pie business to working as a freelance editorial and art director. Since 2018, Jennie has been writing and designing for thoughtful brands to refine their editorial voice and aesthetic expression. Additionally, she’s a visual artist and the founder of So Textual, a platform that promotes community around reading, so we talk about her style of reading and how that varies from her husband’s and mine, and how the way we read, as well as what we read, is uniqu...2022-07-091h 40
Red Fern Book Review by Amy TylerSummer Reads!Send us a textBook Blogger Susan Matheson is back to discuss her top picks to stuff in your beach bag this summer. Her selections range from frothy to serious. Amy and Susan discuss the power of book cover art.Books and Resources Discussed:The Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldEvening by Susan MinotThe Dutch House by Ann PatchettLessons in Chemistry by Bonnie GarmusHarriet the Spy by Louise FitzhughYou Had Me at Pet-Nat: A Natural Wine-Soaked Memoir by Rachel Signer...2022-06-1735 min