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Bitch Talk PodcastSFFilm 2021 - We Are As Gods Co-Director Jason SussbergSend us a textAnyone out there remember the Whole Earth Catalog? We did too but didn't know who produced it. His name is Stewart Brand and not only did he create, along with his first wife Lois Jennings, this counterculture magazine that started in 1968 and ran sporadically until 1998, he's credited in helping to be a co-founder of the environmental movement, as well as being one of the first adapters of computer technology as we know it (he was in the garage with Jobs and The Woz folks!), campaigning to see a photograph of the earth on th...2021-04-2015 min
The Film Cult PodcastSXSW 2021Coming to you from the 2021 South By Southwest Festival, its The Film Cult Podcast! Join in on the SXSW festivities.
Interviews
The Oxy Kingpins:
Brendan Fitzgerald
Drea Bernardi
The Drovers Wife:
Leah Purcell
The Lost Sons:
Ursula Mcfarlane
Swan Song:
Udo Kier
Todd Stephens
Paul Dood’s Deadly Lunch Break:
Finn Bruce
Potato Dreams of America:
Wes Hurley 2021-03-242h 13
Factual America ShortsStewart Brand and De-Extinction Movement Stewart Brand has been at the forefront of multiple societal trends since the 1960s, and now he’s trying to bring back the woolly mammoth and other species from extinction. Is this folly or is he once again ahead of the curve? We talk to the directors of We Are As Gods, David Alvarado and Jason Sussberg, about Stewart’s life and the different inspirational movements he has been involved with. Full episode and show notes: https://www.alamopictures.co.uk/podcast/stewart-brand/ Subscribe to Factual America: https://linktr.ee/FactualA...2021-03-1606 minFactual America ShortsStewart Brand - What 'We Are As Gods' Means Stewart Brand has been at the forefront of multiple societal trends since the 1960s, and now he’s trying to bring back the woolly mammoth and other species from extinction. Is this folly or is he once again ahead of the curve? We talk to the directors of We Are As Gods, David Alvarado and Jason Sussberg, about Stewart’s life and the different inspirational movements he has been involved with. Full episode and show notes: https://www.alamopictures.co.uk/podcast/stewart-brand/ Subscribe to Factual America: https://linktr.ee/FactualA...2021-03-1604 minFactual America ShortsWho is Stewart Brand? Stewart Brand has been at the forefront of multiple societal trends since the 1960s, and now he’s trying to bring back the woolly mammoth and other species from extinction. Is this folly or is he once again ahead of the curve? We talk to the directors of We Are As Gods, David Alvarado and Jason Sussberg, about Stewart’s life and the different inspirational movements he has been involved with. Full episode and show notes: https://www.alamopictures.co.uk/podcast/stewart-brand/ Subscribe to Factual America: https://linktr.ee/FactualA...2021-03-1608 min
Factual AmericaStewart Brand: America’s Last Great OptimistStewart Brand has been at the forefront of multiple societal trends since the 1960s, and now he’s trying to bring back the woolly mammoth and other species from extinction. Is this folly or is he once again ahead of the curve? Stewart might just be one of the most influential people that none of us have heard of. He traveled around with the novelist Ken Kesey and his Merry Pranksters. Afterwards, he kick-started the modern environmental movement, by pressuring NASA to release a satellite image of the earth. Stewart’s Whole Ea...2020-06-1658 min
Fog of TruthSpaceship Earth / We Are As GodsIn this week’s episode, we discuss cults (or not) and the science of climate change, de-extinction, space exploration and more, all in a brief 50 minutes, as we review Spaceship Earth and interview directors David Alvarado and Jason Sussberg about their We Are As Gods. Joining us as guest host this time is film critic and fellow podcaster Jessica Baxter (whose “Paid in Puke” is worth a listen). Looking for some exciting times and ideas of how to save humanity? Tune in to our show! Group Review Documentary: SPACESHIP EARTH (Matt Wolf, 2020) Available now on...2020-05-2750 min
Show Don't Tell: Micro-Budget FilmmakingFinding Success With Science-Based Documentaries, Featuring Co-Directors David Alvarado and Jason SussbergMy guests this week - David Alvarado and Jason Sussberg - have an amazing track record of success with their feature length documentaries. From their debut feature The Immortalists which premiered at SXSW to their follow up feature Bill Nye: Science Guy to their latest project We Are As Gods, their films have been making a massive impact for years.Throughout our discussion, David and Jason speak to each one of these feature films in detail, outlining the specific steps they took to bring them to life. They also speak at length about why they've infused science into v...2020-04-3058 min
Long Now: Conversations at The IntervalSiberia: A Journey to the Mammoth Steppe: Stewart Brand, Kevin Kelly, Alexander RoseIn August of 02018, Long Now founder Stewart Brand, renowned geneticist George Church, and a delegation of observers and scientists traveled to one of Earth's most remote places to witness the ongoing restoration of a part of Siberia back to its Pleistocene-era ecosystem. The team brought back DNA samples to evaluate for mammoth de-extinction, and lots of photos, video, and stories of a place where climate change and arctic deep time can be witnessed at once. At this event Long Now's Stewart Brand, Kevin Kelly, and Alexander Rose will be joined by filmmakers David Alvarado and Jason Sussberg to discuss the...2019-05-011h 22
The Long Now FoundationSiberia, A Journey to the Mammoth Steppe - Kevin Kelly, Stewart Brand, and Alexander RoseIn August of 02018, Long Now founder Stewart Brand, renowned geneticist George Church, and a delegation of observers and scientists traveled to one of Earth's most remote places to witness the ongoing restoration of a part of Siberia back to its Pleistocene-era ecosystem. The team brought back DNA samples to evaluate for mammoth de-extinction, and lots of photos, video, and stories of a place where climate change and arctic deep time can be witnessed at once. At this event Long Now's Stewart Brand, Kevin Kelly, and Alexander Rose will be joined by filmmakers David Alvarado and Jason Sussberg to discuss the...2019-01-211h 22
Climate OneAl Gore and Bill NyeLooking for a movie that takes climate science to the masses? In the first part of this week’s episode, former Vice President Al Gore joins Climate One along with co-directors Bonni Cohen and Jon Shenk to talk about the making of their 2017 movie AN INCONVENIENT SEQUEL: TRUTH TO POWER and the solutions that it offers. In the second part, TV’s Bill Nye is joined by director Jason Sussberg, who shadowed Nye as he goes toe-to-toe with outspoken climate deniers and travels the world to show the causes and effects of climate change in the 2017 documentary BILL NYE: SCIENCE GUY...2018-06-0852 minClimate OneBill Nye: Science GuySifting through the Trump administration’s misleading statements on climate change can be a daunting task. That’s where scientist Bill Nye comes in. The Science Guy is on a quest to set the record straight when it comes to anti-scientific thinking and climate denial.
Bill Nye, Television Host, Science Educator
Jason Sussberg, Filmmaker, Bill Nye: Science Guy
This program was recorded in front of a live audience at the Marines' Memorial Theater in San Francisco, CA on November 6, 2017. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2017-11-2452 min
Singularity.FMBill Nye the Science Guy: We Can Solve The World’s ProblemsBill Nye – the Science Guy, was the science educator to a whole generation not only in the United States but also in Canada and the rest of the English-speaking world. He was among a handful of TV celebrities who made science cool, interesting and fun. But most of all, Bill Nye inspired a generation of students not only to respect but also to love science and become scientists themselves.
Today Mr. Nye is a man on a mission to save the world. And a unique behind-the-scenes documentary film – Bill Nye Science Guy, chronicles his personal campaign to do just that. So w...2017-06-2144 min
Singularity.FMThe Immortalists: David Alvarado & Jason Sussberg on their Oscar-nominated Short DocIn my opinion The Immortalists is a the most frank, open-minded and uniquely personal documentary about life-extension in general and Aubrey de Grey and Bill Andrews, in particular. I was privileged to attend its international premiere during the Hot Docs Film Festival in Toronto, Canada and instantly knew that I have to interview David Alvarado and Jason Sussberg on Singularity 1 on 1. I believe that everyone interested in life-extension – whether they think we should or we should not even attempt it, must see the film.
During our 50 min conversation with David and Jason we cover a variety of interesting topics such as...2015-06-0550 min
Here Be MonstersHBM037: Uncertain DeathRecent episodes of Here Be Monsters have been largely about death. So, on this episode David Alvarado and Jason Sussberg teach us about the exact opposite—immortality, living forever. Their documentary film, The Immortalists, follows a small community of scientists who think of aging as a preventable disease, not an inevitable outcome. Seeking immortality is nothing new, in fact, the oldest known text, The Epic of Gilgamesh, is largely about a king's quest to live forever. And further, it seems to be a quest of the rich and powerful. Today, the community of bio-gerontologists is largely white, rich, an...2014-07-3100 minHere Be MonstersHBM037: Uncertain DeathRecent episodes of Here Be Monsters have been largely about death. So, on this episode David Alvarado and Jason Sussberg teach us about the exact opposite—immortality, living forever. Their documentary film, The Immortalists, follows a small community of scientists who think of aging as a preventable disease, not an inevitable outcome. Seeking immortality is nothing new, in fact, the oldest known text, The Epic of Gilgamesh, is largely about a king's quest to live forever. And further, it seems to be a quest of the rich and powerful. Today, the community of bio-gerontologists is largely white, rich, an...2014-07-3100 min
Singularity.FMDavid Alvarado and Jason Sussberg on Making “The Immortalists”In my opinion, The Immortalists is the frankest, most open-minded, and uniquely personal documentary about life extension in general and Aubrey de Grey and Bill Andrews, in particular. I was privileged to attend its international premiere during the Hot Docs Film Festival in Toronto, Canada, and instantly knew that I have to interview David Alvarado […]2014-06-2450 min
Singularity WeblogDavid Alvarado and Jason Sussberg on Making “The Immortalists”In my opinion, The Immortalists is the frankest, most open-minded, and uniquely personal documentary about life extension in general and Aubrey de Grey and Bill Andrews, in particular. I was privileged to attend its international premiere during the Hot Docs Film Festival in Toronto, Canada, and instantly knew that I have to interview David Alvarado […]2014-06-2450 min