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Okie BookcastWriting Fiction around True Stories w/ Author Constance SquiresText the Bookcast and say "hi"!Welcome to Chapter 71!My guest today is Dr. Constance Squires. She holds a Ph.D. in English from Oklahoma State University and teaches Creative Writing at the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond. In her new book, Low April Sun, Constance creates a novel around the events and the aftermath of the Murrah Bombing in Oklahoma City in 1995. She is also the author of the novels Along the Watchtower, which won the 2012 Oklahoma Book Award for Fiction and Live from Medicine Park, a 2018 Oklahoma Book Award finalist. In addition...2025-05-0639 min
News Headlines in Morse Code at 35 WPMNews Headlines at 35Morse code transcription: vvv vvv BBC licence fee unenforceable, says culture secretary Who is at the Popes funeral in pictures Trump, Macron, Prince William and others Warrington gangster who ordered acid attacks caught after five years EHRC issues interim guidance on single sex spaces Who won the Celebrity Big Brother 2025 final Boy discovers Jurassic fossils in his own garden in Derbyshire Zelensky and Trump meet before Popes funeral In Canadas Alberta, national unity is on the ballot Border officers saw a couple behaving oddly with a baby and uncovered a mystery Virginia Giuffre, prominent Jeffrey Epstein abuse survivor...2025-04-2700 min
News Headlines in Morse Code at 30 WPMNews Headlines at 30Morse code transcription: vvv vvv Virginia Giuffre, prominent Jeffrey Epstein abuse survivor dies Who is at the Popes funeral in pictures Trump, Macron, Prince William and others EHRC issues interim guidance on single sex spaces Boy discovers Jurassic fossils in his own garden in Derbyshire Who won the Celebrity Big Brother 2025 final In Canadas Alberta, national unity is on the ballot Zelensky and Trump meet before Popes funeral Warrington gangster who ordered acid attacks caught after five years BBC licence fee unenforceable, says culture secretary Border officers saw a couple behaving oddly with a baby and uncovered a...2025-04-2700 min
News Headlines in Morse Code at 25 WPMNews Headlines at 25Morse code transcription: vvv vvv Boy discovers Jurassic fossils in his own garden in Derbyshire In Canadas Alberta, national unity is on the ballot Zelensky and Trump meet before Popes funeral BBC licence fee unenforceable, says culture secretary EHRC issues interim guidance on single sex spaces Warrington gangster who ordered acid attacks caught after five years Who is at the Popes funeral in pictures Trump, Macron, Prince William and others Who won the Celebrity Big Brother 2025 final Virginia Giuffre, prominent Jeffrey Epstein abuse survivor dies Border officers saw a couple behaving oddly with a baby and uncovered a...2025-04-2700 min
News Headlines in Morse Code at 15 WPMNews Headlines at 15Morse code transcription: vvv vvv Boy discovers Jurassic fossils in his own garden in Derbyshire Zelensky and Trump meet before Popes funeral Who is at the Popes funeral in pictures Trump, Macron, Prince William and others EHRC issues interim guidance on single sex spaces BBC licence fee unenforceable, says culture secretary Virginia Giuffre, prominent Jeffrey Epstein abuse survivor dies Warrington gangster who ordered acid attacks caught after five years In Canadas Alberta, national unity is on the ballot Border officers saw a couple behaving oddly with a baby and uncovered a mystery Who won the Celebrity Big Brother 2025...2025-04-2700 min
News Headlines in Morse Code at 10 WPMNews Headlines at 10Morse code transcription: vvv vvv Warrington gangster who ordered acid attacks caught after five years Who is at the Popes funeral in pictures Trump, Macron, Prince William and others Who won the Celebrity Big Brother 2025 final Boy discovers Jurassic fossils in his own garden in Derbyshire Zelensky and Trump meet before Popes funeral EHRC issues interim guidance on single sex spaces In Canadas Alberta, national unity is on the ballot Border officers saw a couple behaving oddly with a baby and uncovered a mystery Virginia Giuffre, prominent Jeffrey Epstein abuse survivor dies BBC licence fee unenforceable, says culture...2025-04-2700 min
Our Fair CityLost PowerWitness the ripples of the Stormhawk’s fall as they begin to spread through the corporate strata in this coda to Season Three of Our Fair City.===Our Fair City was originally released between 2011 and 2018.If you're interested in listening to the complete 8 seasons of Our Fair City ad free right now, you can join Audacious Machine Creative's Membership program at https://audaciousmachinecreative.memberful.com/join. $5 a month gets you ad free feeds of all of our podcasts, and goes directly to supporting the artists making new audio fiction podcasts!...2025-03-1915 min
The Fabulous 413February 28, 2025: Ceilings meant to be brokenToday is action packed with art nutrition for what ails you.We head to Amherst College to talk with director Jen Acker about actor Jeffrey Wright, author Percival Everett, Dr. Anthony Fauci and the other star studded guests coming to campus for this year's 10th annual LitFest.We also get a triple dose of music for this Live Music Friday. We’re joined by local star Ciarra Fragale, who is celebrating a new video, an upcoming album and an appearance at the Back Porch Festival next weekend. We’re also joined by the ever...2025-03-0151 min
Currently ReadingPopcorn in the Pages - Episode 10: ErasureWelcome, readers. We are thrilled to continue this new content from the creators of Currently Reading Podcast! This spin-off podcast series will tackle book to screen adaptations in a spoiler-FILLED format. Be sure you’ve read the book and watched the film version before listening to the episode, because we don’t shy away from strong opinions OR from all the spoilers, unlike our regular episodes.Show notes for this series will not be time-stamped, but will still include links to Bookshop dot org or Amazon for any books or resources referenced in the episode. These are affi...2025-02-2200 min
Currently ReadingPopcorn in the Pages - Episode 10: Erasure by Percival EverettWelcome, readers. We are thrilled to continue this new content from the creators of Currently Reading Podcast! This spin-off podcast series will tackle book to screen adaptations in a spoiler-FILLED format. Be sure you’ve read the book and watched the film version before listening to the episode, because we don’t shy away from strong opinions OR from all the spoilers, unlike our regular episodes. Show notes for this series will not be time-stamped, but will still include links to Bookshop dot org or Amazon for any books or resources referenced in the episode. These are affi...2025-02-221h 01
Last night I watched...S2, Ep.7: American FictionJoin Ashley as he breaks down American Fiction, a sharp, satirical comedy based on Percival Everett's novel Erasure. Centered on Thelonious “Monk” Ellison (Jeffrey Wright), a frustrated African American writer who creates a sensationalized novel to mock the literary industry, this film offers a bold commentary on race, identity, and the commodification of Black trauma. Ashley explores the film’s layered themes, standout performances, and the way it blends humor with poignant social critique. Is it a perfect satire, or does it stumble in its final act? Tune in to find out!2024-12-1710 min
Showdino80: American Fiction (2023)American Fiction is a 2023 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Cord Jefferson, in his feature directorial debut. Based on the 2001 novel Erasure by Percival Everett, it follows a frustrated novelist-professor who writes an outlandish satire of stereotypical "black" books, only for it to be mistaken by the liberal elite for serious literature and published to both high sales and critical praise. It stars Jeffrey Wright, Tracee Ellis Ross, Issa Rae, Sterling K. Brown, John Ortiz, Erika Alexander, Leslie Uggams, Adam Brody, and Keith David.2024-12-0350 min
You're BookedCariad Lloyd - You're BookedThis week we are welcoming podcast, comedy and writerly royalty to the show. It's the amazing Cariad Lloyd! Cariad is the host of the podcasts Weirdos Book Club, alongside former guest Sara Pascoe, and the award-winning Griefcast, plus a book based on the podcast You Are Not Alone. She is an actor, comedian and improviser and has just released her first children's book The Christmas Wish-tastrophe (plus another one soon - revealed exclusively during the show!) We talked to her about helpful reading habits, the importance of a great booklight, good books about grief and a surprising literary obsession...2024-11-111h 02
Rabbit Fighters38 - American Fiction: Johnny Walker BluesThe Rabbit Fighters dive into this Cord Jefferson-directed adaptation of the 2001 novel Erasure, by Percival Everett.
American Fiction follows a frustrated African-American novelist-professor Thelonious "Monk" Ellison. While his novels receive academic praise, they sell poorly, and publishers reject his latest manuscript for not being "Black enough".
In a fit of despair about his writing not being taken seriously, he writes a book full of stereotypes called My Pafology as a joke under the pseudonym Stagg R Leigh…except the book rockets him to fame in the publishing and movie world. He has to d...2024-10-0852 min
Our Fair CityDeath at the Science FaireWho else might Dr. Caligari send to do her dirty work but the pugnacious, avaricious, and occasionally nefarious Blue Ribbon Winner’s Circle of the Science Faire, accompanied by a gang of their thuggish “participants?” What trouble will these purveyors of the rat flu bring down upon the heads of Dr. West, Elizabeth Rourke, and dear Andrew Snidge?Narrator — Ansel Burch Dr. Caligari — Martine MooreHolly Gates, Dean of the Science Faire— Stephanie MurphyProfessor Talia Erlenmeyer— Eleanor KatzTeaching Assistant Podwell— Sebastian H. OrrMrs. Rourke— Tara SchileAndrew Snidge...2024-09-2518 min
Can We Still Be Friends? – A Movie PodcastAmerican FictionNate and Ryan talk about 2023’s American Fiction, written and directed by Cord Jefferson and starring Jeffrey Wright. Both Nate and Ryan are big fans of author Percival Everett and his novel Erasure, which American Fiction is adapted from. For that reason, expectations were high for this Academy-Award winning movie. Critics all loved it, and the limited audiences who saw it seemed to as well. So what did Nate and Ryan think?
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Pass The MicWhite Liberal RacismA few spoilers for the 2023 film American Fiction. Inspired by a recent viewing of American Fiction, Dr. Jemar Tisby is joined with EP Beau York to discuss the pitfalls that progressive white liberals fall into when attempting to separate themselves from racism. American Fiction is a 2023 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Cord Jefferson in his feature directorial debut. Based on the 2001 novel Erasure by Percival Everett, it follows a frustrated novelist-professor who writes an outlandish satire of stereotypical "Black" books, only for it to be mistaken for serious literature and published to high sales and critical praise. The...2024-08-2639 min
Pass The MicWhite Liberal RacismA few spoilers for the 2023 film American Fiction. Inspired by a recent viewing of American Fiction, Dr. Jemar Tisby is joined with EP Beau York to discuss the pitfalls that progressive white liberals fall into when attempting to separate themselves from racism.American Fiction is a 2023 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Cord Jefferson in his feature directorial debut. Based on the 2001 novel Erasure by Percival Everett, it follows a frustrated novelist-professor who writes an outlandish satire of stereotypical "Black" books, only for it to be mistaken for serious literature and published to high sales and...2024-08-2640 min
Success Authorities Conversation StreetEmployer-Employee AlignmentSuccess Authorities Ronn Lehmann, Peter Beaumont, and Linda Ruhland discussed employee assessments with Jeffrey Percival regarding the communication and development gaps that get in the way of expectations.See the Success Authorities video series HERE2024-08-0322 min
FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHTFriday Family Film Night: AMERICAN FICTION reviewIn which the Mister joins me in reviewing AMERICAN FICTION (2023), from writer/director Cord Jefferson and based off Percival Everett's novel ERASURE. While reconnecting with his family, a frustrated novelist, Thelonious "Monk" Ellison (a transcendent Jeffrey Wright in the lead role), tired of the literary landscape that handsomely rewards authors of stereotypical portrayals of Black characters and Black trauma, secretly writes a satirical, over-the-top "Black" novel that to his great dismay, becomes a massive, overnight success. The film has a run time of 1 h and 57 m, is rated R and is currently streaming on MGM+, Prime Video and to bu...2024-08-0335 min
School Reading ListEpisode 21 - 2024 election and literacy: what are the main parties promising?School Reading List podcast hosted by Tom TolkienSeason 1: Episode 21For transcripts, resources, show notes and contact details, see https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/podcasts/series-1-episode-21/Part 1Book postDungeon Runners: Hero Trial by Kieran LarwoodGalápagos Islands by Karen Romano Young, illustrated by Amy GrimesYou Got This! by Rachael DavisNatterjack Toad Can't Believe It! by Sean TaylorThe Big Day by Rachel Plummer and Forrest BurdettBertha and Blink: Rumble in the Jungle by Nicola ColtonHow to be a Genius Kid by Jim SmithThe Last Dragon b...2024-06-2533 min
Smith & Waugh Talk About SatireEP63. We Need To Talk About Satire: Lionel Shriver's "Mania" and "American Fiction"We need to talk about campus satire, again. Jo and Adam take a deep dive into two recent cultural takes which wear their satirical ambitions very much on their sleeves: the movie American Fiction, written and directed by Cord Jefferson, starring Jeffrey Wright and based on the novel by Percival Everett, and the controversial new novel by Lionel Shriver, Mania. Each examine their respective satirical targets through the lens of an academic protagonist on the edge, and each wield the blistering scalpel of satire with varying degrees of success. Jo also explains why the Mitford sisters would never want...2024-05-201h 06
普通读者Ep 69. 活过来了！三四月读书总结4月堂本在巴黎和JS面姬了，这是播客有史以来第一次部分主播第一次见面的！除了聊了聊堂本和JS的巴黎行之外，还有一大堆想要安利的书推荐给大家。
时间节点：
00:00:00 Intro
00:00:21 四位主播的近况，堂本和JS在巴黎的面姬
00:18:33 《微物之神》[印]阿兰达蒂·洛伊 / 吴美真
00:25:19 The Husbands, by Holly Gramazio
00:34:13 Dornauszieher by Hiromi Itō, Irmela Hijiya-Kirschnereit 英译本 The Thorn Puller, translate by Jeffrey Angles
00:46:52 Who's Afraid of Gender? by Judith Butler
00:47:24 《佐丽》[美]莱尔德·亨特 / 于是
01:01:33 Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder, by
01:12:46 The Details by Ia Genberg, Kira Josefsson (Translator) 中译本 《唯余细节》translate by 王梦达 & Not a River by Selva Almada, Annie McDermott (Translator)
01:22:14 James : A Novel Percival Everett
01:33:58 Erasure, by Percival Everett
01:42:15 《金山的成色》[美] 张辰极 / 陈正宇 （H之前推荐过，出了中文版且译文不错，简单推荐下）
01:44:09 Trofee, by Gaea Shoeters & 德语播客Kopje koffie. Der niederländisch-flämische Bücherpodcast
片头音乐credit： Flipper's Guitar - 恋とマシンガン- Young, Alive, in Love -
片尾音乐credit：John Bartman - Happy African Village (Music from Pixabay)
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Flicks with The Film SnobAmerican FictionA satire about a Black literary novelist who publishes a trashy book under a pseudonym to mock the way African Americans are depicted, only to see the book become a best seller.
American Fiction is, on the surface, a film satire on how African American stories are marketed by the publishing industry. But more than that, it’s about the representation of race in popular culture, and how Black Americans are forced to deal with such misconceptions in their lives. With such a weighty subject, you might not expect the film to be funny, but it is. It...2024-04-0803 min
SCRUTINISE THISThe Oscars #10: American FictionEpisode 10 from the The Oscars Podcast Series by SCRUTINISE THIS. Where the team will be reviewing American Fiction. American Fiction is a 2023 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Cord Jefferson in his feature directorial debut. Based on the 2001 novel Erasure by Percival Everett, it follows a frustrated novelist-professor who writes an outlandish satire of stereotypical "Black" books, only for it to be mistaken for serious literature by the liberal elite and published to high sales and critical praise. It stars Jeffrey Wright, Tracee Ellis Ross, Issa Rae, Sterling K. Brown, John Ortiz, Erika Alexander...2024-03-191h 02
The Potential Podcast!Potential Pick - American FictionChris and Taylor review the 2023 comedy drama film, American Fiction, written and directed by Cord Jefferson, in his feature directorial debut. Based on the 2001 novel Erasure by Percival Everett, it follows a frustrated novelist-professor who writes an outlandish satire of stereotypical "Black" books, only for it to be mistaken by the liberal elite for serious literature and published to both high sales and critical praise. It stars Jeffrey Wright, Tracee Ellis Ross, Issa Rae, Sterling K. Brown, John Ortiz, Erika Alexander, Leslie Uggams, Adam Brody, and Keith David.Follow us on:Instagram...2024-03-1412 min
CinemaNET+CinemaNET 1335: American Fiction y American SplendorPodcast 1335: Charlie Del Río (@charliedelrio) e Iván Morales (@IvanMorales) presentan un episodio más de CROSSOVER: el esfuerzo conjunto entre CinemaNET y CinePREMIERE para recomendar películas y series.
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American Fiction (2023). Dirigida y escrita por Cord Jefferson. Basada en la novela "Erasure" de Percival Everett. Protagonizan Jeffrey Wright, Tracee Ellis Ross, Issa Rae, Sterling K. Brown, John Ortiz, Erika Alexander, Leslie Uggams, Adam Brody y Keith David.
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Tierra UnoMi AMIGO Robot es una HERMOSA Historia SILENTE + American Fiction#Cine #Películas #MiAmigoRobot #Damsel #Oscars #AmericanFiction
"¡Únete a nosotros para una experiencia cinematográfica única con 'American Fiction' de Cord Jefferson! Esta película es mucho más que una simple adaptación de la novela 'Erasure' de Percival Everett; es una audaz crítica social que desafía las expectativas del mercado editorial y cinematográfico. Desde la brillante actuación de Jeffrey Wright como Thelonious 'Monk' Ellison hasta la astuta sátira social que te mantendrá reflexionando, 'American Fiction' ofrece una mirada penetrante a las complejidades del arte negro y la vida negra.
¡Únete a nosotros para sumergirte en el...2024-03-121h 26
Experience Literature in a Whole New Way With Our Free AudiobookErasure: now a major motion picture 'American Fiction' Audiobook by Percival EverettListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 763277
Title: Erasure: now a major motion picture 'American Fiction'
Author: Percival Everett
Narrator: Sean Crisden
Format: Unabridged
Length: 8:17:38
Language: English
Release date: 03-07-24
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Genres: Comedy, Satire & Parody
Summary:
Erasure is Percival Everett's hilarious satire about race and publishing, now an Oscar-nominated film, American Fiction, directed by Cord Jefferson and starring Jeffrey Wright and Tracee Ellis Ross.
'Hilarious . . . Everett is a first-rate word-wrangler.' – Nicholas Lezard, The Guardian
Thelonious 'Monk' Ellison's once-acclaimed writing career has bottomed out: his latest manuscript has been rejected by seventeen pu...2024-03-088h 17
At The MoviesReview: American FictonAmerican Fiction is a multi-Oscar nominated satirical comedy about racism, expectations and giving the public what it wants. Written and directed by first-time film maker, TV writer Cord Jefferson (Watchmen, The Good Place), it features an acclaimed performance by Jeffrey Wright (Asteroid City). Available on Prime Video.American Fiction has been slightly over-shadowed among this year's Oscar nominees by more high-profile movies like Oppenheimer, Barbie, Poor Things and others. But it's up for five awards, including Best Film, Best Actor for Jeffrey Wright, Best Script and Music. Which is why I'm a little puzzled it...2024-03-0606 min
Senta Que Lá Vem Spoiler!EP 373 - Ficção Americana (American Fiction)"Ficção Americana" é uma adaptação do livro "Erasure", escrito por Percival Everett lá em 2001 e super aclamado pela crítica. A história é a seguinte:::O escritor Thelonious Ellison, conhecido como Monk, fica irritado depois de seu último livro não ser aceito pelas editoras. Sua carreira parece estar estagnada, pois sua obra aparentemente não é considerada "negra o suficiente". Enquanto isso, o livro da escritora Sinatra Golden alcança o topo da lista de mais vendidos, deixando o autor ainda mais frustrado. Quando se dá conta de que o tipo de conteúdo que o público quer consum...2024-03-0139 min.jpg)
Der Tele-Stammtisch - Der Film- und SerienpodcastAmerican Fiction (Prime Video) | Die Satire des Jahres? - Review KritikAmerican Fiction (Prime Video) | Die Satire des Jahres?
Überraschung! Gerade als wir uns noch fragten, wann und wie "American Fiction" hierzulande erscheinen würde, hat Prime Video den Titel exklusiv am 27. Februar online gestellt. Diese Schlingel. Natürlich wollen wir uns nicht beschweren, denn so können wir die Satire, die immerhin für 5 Oscars nominiert ist, vor der Verleihung sichten. Dom und Sven haben den Titel mit Jeffrey Wright in der Hauptrolle angesehen und diskutieren nun, wie scharf die kulturelle und gesellschaftliche Satire ist, ob die familiäre Geschichte eine Stärke oder Schwäche von "American...2024-02-2945 min
Austin Film Festival's On StoryAmerican Fiction, with Cord JeffersonThis week on On Story, a conversation with Cord Jefferson on adapting the novel Erasure into his strikingly sharp debut feature American Fiction. Cord Jefferson is an Emmy-winning writer who earned his chops on some of television’s most formative shows in recent years: Master of None, The Good Place, Succession, and Watchmen. His debut feature, American Fiction, won the Audience Award at the 30th annual Austin Film Festival. American Fiction is an adaptation of Percival Everett’s novel Erasure. The film introduces us to Thelonius Monk, played by Jeffrey Wright, a weary writer frustrated by the...2024-02-2822 min
Canvi de Pla5x19 - American FictionJeffrey Wright encara a en Monk, un escriptor i professor universitari fart d’un sector editorial mediocre. Cord Jefferson s’estrena a la pantalla gran dirigint i escrivint aquesta adaptació de la novel·la 'Erasure' de Percival Everett
Avui ens toca abordar una grata sorpresa que acaba d’arribar directament a Prime Video sense passar per les sales. American Fiction ha aconseguit cinc nominacions i molt rellevants als premis de l’Acadèmia, però és una gran desconeguda a casa nostra.2024-02-2845 min
The Lockdown YardLet's talk about American FictionIn this episode we discuss American Fiction (2023). An American comedy-drama film written and directed by Cord Jefferson, in his feature directorial debut. Based on the 2001 novel Erasure by Percival Everett, it follows a frustrated novelist-professor who writes an outlandish satire of stereotypical "black" books, only for it to be mistaken by the liberal elite for serious literature and published to both high sales and critical praise. It stars Jeffrey Wright, Tracee Ellis Ross, Issa Rae, Sterling K. Brown, John Ortiz, Erika Alexander, Leslie Uggams, Adam Brody, and Keith David.2024-02-2330 min
He Said, She Said Movie ReviewsAmerican Fiction - Movie ReviewIn this episode of He Said, She Said Movie Reviews, your hosts, April and Tim take a look at the movie American Fiction. A satirical look at being “Woke”. April and Tim share their love of movies and each other with their listeners. A pair of movie fanatics, having seen over 3,500 movies together, April and Tim bring their unique perspective and that of their genders to their movie reviews. What started as movie reviews for family and friends has grown in the He Said, She Said Movie Reviews Podcast. Because Streaming movies are now included in al...2024-02-1908 min
But Is It Good?#158 - American FictionThis week we continue our Oscars series discussing American Fiction! Directed by Cord Jefferson and based on the 2001 novel Erasure by Percival Everett, this film follows a writer who authors an over-the-top satire of stereotypical "black" books. His work is viewed as genuine literature by society and garners critical and commercial acclaim. Starring Jeffrey Wright, Tracee Ellis Ross, John Ortiz, Erika Alexander, Leslie Uggams, Adam Brody, Issa Ray, and Sterling K. Brown, this film explores how, and by whom, stories are told in America. It has been named one of the top 10 films of 2023 by the American Film Institute...2024-02-191h 23
The Colin McEnroe ShowThe Nose looks at ‘American Fiction’ and ‘Criminal Record’American Fiction, the feature film directorial debut of Cord Jefferson, is a comedy based on the 2001 novel Erasure by Percival Everett. It is nominated for five Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay for Jefferson, Best Actor for Jeffrey Wright, and Best Supporting Actor for Sterling K. Brown. And: Criminal Record is a British crime thriller series on Apple TV+. Here’s their synopsis: “In the heart of London, an anonymous phone call draws two brilliant detectives — a young woman in the early stages of her career and a well-connected man determined to protect his legacy...2024-02-1750 min
Popcorn Junkies Movie ReviewsAMERICAN FICTION The Popcorn Junkies Movie Review (SPOILERS)
American Fiction is a 2023 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Cord Jefferson, in his feature directorial debut. Based on the 2001 novel Erasure by Percival Everett, it follows a frustrated novelist-professor who writes an outlandish satire of stereotypical "black" books, only for it to be mistaken by the liberal elite for serious literature and published to both high sales and critical praise. It stars Jeffrey Wright, Tracee Ellis Ross, Issa Rae, Sterling K. Brown, John Ortiz, Erika Alexander, Leslie Uggams, Adam Brody, and Keith David.
It premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 8, 2023, where it won the...2024-02-1619 min
The Fake Ass Book ClubMoni and Kat review "Erasure" by Percival EverettHappy Valentine's Day!! This week Moni and Kat review the novel "Erasure" by Percival Everett. The story follows Thelonious "Monk" Ellison, a black author frustrated with the commercial success of stereotypical hood-spolitation fiction or "ghetto fiction." In response, he wrote a parody of this genre called "My Pafology," under the pseudonym Stag R. Leigh. Unexpectedly, "My Pafology" becomes a sensation, leading Monk to confront questions of authenticity, exploitation, and the commodification of black culture. Tune in as the ladies unpack what it means to be a black storyteller. Cheers!*Please be advised this episode is intended for...2024-02-151h 01
Bookish: A Casual Book ClubThe novel, Erasure, by Percival EverettKofi, Laura and Sylvia discuss the 2001 novel, Erasure, by Percival Everett. They also talk about the film based on the novel, American Fiction. American Fiction is Cord Jefferson's hilarious directorial debut, which confronts our culture’s obsession with reducing people to outrageous stereotypes. Jeffrey Wright stars as Monk, a frustrated novelist who’s fed up with the establishment profiting from “Black” entertainment that relies on tired and offensive tropes. The film has received five Oscar nominations.
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Don't You Dare To Think Out Loud!PanderingSometimes, I wonder why the mere reading of some books stirs in me the irrepressible appetite of writing. Like just yesterday, when I watched with an old friend of mine a French movie about the creation of the first restaurant, Delicious by Éric Besnard, and we ended up so hungry that we checked if we had enough butter on the fridge. Lucky me, the craving vanished, otherwise I would have ruined my one-meal-a-day diet.Nonetheless, I swear I was hungry until I fell asleep reading Erasure by Percival Everett on which is based the highly recommended film A...2024-02-1107 min
Larry Wilmore: Black on the AirCord Jefferson on ‘American Fiction’Larry is joined by Emmy Award-winning and Academy Award-nominated writer and director Cord Jefferson to discuss his newest film ‘American Fiction’. They begin their conversation by reminiscing about their time together on ‘The Nightly Show’ and marvel at the amazing journey that Cord's career has taken up to this moment. They then shift to ‘American Fiction’ and discuss the myriads of genres the movie attempts to encompass and how its main character Monk, played by Jeffrey Wright, reflects the real limitations put on Black writers in Hollywood (5:10). This leads to a discussion on the process of adapting a screenplay from an orig...2024-02-111h 01
Script Apart with Al HornerAmerican Fiction with Cord JeffersonAmerican Fiction is two films at once – a farcical comedy take-down of white gatekeepers who only want one type of Black storytelling and a beautifully tender drama that underlines the richness possible when filmmakers of colour are allowed to operate outside of the boxes they’re often put in. Written and directed by Cord Jefferson, whose past writing credits include work on Succession, The Good Place and Damon Lindelof’s Watchmen TV adaptation, the film tells the tale of Monk, a frustrated academic played by Jeffrey Wright, who becomes an accidental literary sensation when a manuscript he writes as a joke...2024-02-0655 min
Art Works PodcastDirector/writer Cord Jefferson talks about "American Fiction"Screenwriter and Director Cord Jefferson discusses his critically acclaimed film, “American Fiction” which is a satirical exploration of popular culture’s often narrow and limiting representation of Black people.
We catch up with director/writer Cord Jefferson whose film ”American Fiction” has been nominated for five academy awards (Best Picture, Best adapted screenplay (Jefferson), best actor (Jeffrey Wright), best supporting actor (Sterling K. Brown and best score (Laura Karpman). Not bad for the first-time director—albeit one with a rich resume as a Emmy Award winning television writer (think: “The Good Place” and “Watchmen.”*) Jefferson talks about adapting Percival Everet...2024-02-0631 min
Slate CultureCulture Gabfest: American Fiction, Oscar Contender?On this week’s show, Slate culture writer Nadira Goffe and Sam Sanders, host of Vibe Check fill in for Dana Stevens and Julia Turner. The hosts begin with a subversively brilliant Oscar contender, American Fiction, which is Cord Jefferson’s adaptation of Percival Everett’s 2001 novel Erasure. The filmmaker’s debut racked up five Oscar nominations, including Best Picture, and stars Jeffrey Wright as Thelonius “Monk” Ellis, a frustrated writer, in this heartfelt family melodrama encased in biting satire. (Catch Sam’s conversation with Cord Jefferson here.) Then, the three tread into familiar territory and dissect In the Know, Mike Jud...2024-01-3157 min
Culture GabfestAmerican Fiction, Oscar Contender?On this week’s show, Slate culture writer Nadira Goffe and Sam Sanders, host of Vibe Check fill in for Dana Stevens and Julia Turner. The hosts begin with a subversively brilliant Oscar contender, American Fiction, which is Cord Jefferson’s adaptation of Percival Everett’s 2001 novel Erasure. The filmmaker’s debut racked up five Oscar nominations, including Best Picture, and stars Jeffrey Wright as Thelonius “Monk” Ellis, a frustrated writer, in this heartfelt family melodrama encased in biting satire. (Catch Sam’s conversation with Cord Jefferson here.) Then, the three tread into familiar territory and dissect In the Know, Mike Jud...2024-01-3157 min
The Long Take ReviewAmerican Fiction ReviewWhile Internet fires continue to rage after Barbie visionaries Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie did not get nominated for Best Director and Best Actress respectively, Cord Jefferson’s directorial debut, American Fiction, quietly over-performed with five Oscar nominations. Supporting Actor was a little unexpected, and Score was a total surprise, indicating broader strength and support for the film. The relatively small dramedy, adapted from Percival Everett’s novel, Erasure, follows a professor and fiction writer named Thelonious “Monk” Ellison as he struggles to write a best seller because, according to his editor, his books aren’t “Black” enough. While...2024-01-301h 49
Living in the USAFrom Iowa to New Hampshire: John Nichols; "American Fiction": John Powers; Irish politics: Fintan O'TooleJohn Nichols reports on Monday’s Republican caucuses in Iowa, and explains why Iowa is the state with the biggest shift from blue to red between Obama in 2008 and Trump in 2020.Also: The new film "American Fiction," starring Jeffrey Wright, takes up the question, do Black writers have to "write Black"? The film is based on the novel "Erasure" by Percival Everett, which is considerably wilder and more uncompromising than the film. John Powers comments—he’s critic at Large on NPR’s Fresh Air with Terry Gross. Plus: Fintan O’Toole’s personal history of Ireland s...2024-01-1858 min
The Nation PodcastsReasons for Hope from the Iowa GOP, plus “American Fiction” | Start Making SenseJohn Nichols reports on Monday’s Republican caucuses in Iowa, and explains why Iowa is the state with the biggest shift from blue to red between Obama in 2008 and Trump in 2020.Also: The new film "American Fiction," starring Jeffrey Wright, takes up the question, do Black writers have to "write Black"? The film is based on the novel "Erasure" by Percival Everett, which is considerably wilder and more uncompromising than the film. John Powers comments—he’s critic at Large on NPR’s Fresh Air with Terry Gross.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands2024-01-1734 min
Start Making Sense with Jon WienerReasons for Hope from the Iowa GOP, plus “American Fiction”John Nichols reports on Monday’s Republican caucuses in Iowa, and explains why Iowa is the state with the biggest shift from blue to red between Obama in 2008 and Trump in 2020.Also: The new film "American Fiction," starring Jeffrey Wright, takes up the question, do Black writers have to "write Black"? The film is based on the novel "Erasure" by Percival Everett, which is considerably wilder and more uncompromising than the film. John Powers comments—he’s critic at Large on NPR’s Fresh Air with Terry Gross.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands2024-01-1734 min
Lit to Lens78. AMERICAN FICTIONThe guys discuss the film AMERICAN FICTION, the Cord Jefferson adaptation from the Percival Everett novel ERASURE.
AMERICAN FICTION, follows Thelonious "Monk" Ellison, a frustrated novelist of general fiction, who decides to write a “Black” book full of tired and offensive tropes to profit off the publishing industry’s possibly misguided demand for those stories. He uses a pen name to write an outlandish Black book of his own, which rockets up the bestseller list and into the madness of the book publishing world. At the same time, there is also a gripping family drama threatening to overwhelm the Ellison househ...2024-01-081h 44
Lit to Lens77. 2023: An Adapted Year In ReviewIn an adapted recap of 2023, the guys discuss their favorites from the past year of cinema, literature, and (self-indulgently) themselves.
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Top 3 films we saw this past year (that were also released in 2023)
Top 3 books we read this past year (can be released before 2023)
And our favorite Lit to Lens episode from this past year
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Happy New Year! We are looking forward to a big 2024, and we hope you are too!
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Our next episode will be on the adaptation of the Percival Everett novel, ERASURE, which has been adapted for the screen as AMERICAN FICTION and directed by Cord Jefferson and stars...2024-01-0248 min![Black Men Can\'t Jump [In Hollywood]](https://media.redcircle.com/images/2025/1/6/17/2b08be34-ea09-44d2-a286-7c365c609cb7_c3db8e9b44c35655be6b12fa329e7a09e16ec710b079d8.jpg)
Black Men Can't Jump [In Hollywood]American Fiction (TEASER)This week, James, Jerah, and Jon are diving into the new film from writer/director Cord Jefferson, American Fiction. Adapted from Percival Everett's 2001 novel Erasure, the film tracks the novelist Thelonius 'Monk' Ellison (Jeffrey Wright)'s turn from a struggling writer and academic into an overnight sensation when his latest book, a send up of stereotypical "Black pain" narratives published under a pseudonym a la Sapphire's Push, lands him the biggest success of his career. The film also stars Tracee Ellis-Ross, Issa Rae, and Sterling K. Brown.SUBSCRIBE TO EXCLUSIVE CONTENT AND OUR BACK...2023-12-2104 min
MTR Network Main FeedTIFF 2023: American FictionDirector: Cord Jefferson
Writers: Cord Jefferson, Percival Everett
Starring: Jeffrey Wright, Tracee Ellis Ross, John Ortiz, Erika Alexander, Leslie Uggams, Adam Brody, Keith David, Issa Rae, Sterling K Brown
Runtime: 1 Hour 57 Minutes
Synopsis:
Starring Jeffrey Wright in one of his most beautifully nuanced performances, American Fiction is both a wickedly smart satire about the commodification of marginalized voices and a bittersweet portrait of an artist forced to re-examine the terms of his integrity.
Thelonious “Monk” Ellison (Wright) is a respected author and professor of English literature. But his impatience with his students’ cultural sensitivities is threatening his academic standing, while his lates...2023-11-2335 min
Movie Trailer ReviewsTIFF 2023: American FictionDirector: Cord Jefferson
Writers: Cord Jefferson, Percival Everett
Starring: Jeffrey Wright, Tracee Ellis Ross, John Ortiz, Erika Alexander, Leslie Uggams, Adam Brody, Keith David, Issa Rae, Sterling K Brown
Runtime: 1 Hour 57 Minutes
Synopsis:
Starring Jeffrey Wright in one of his most beautifully nuanced performances, American Fiction is both a wickedly smart satire about the commodification of marginalized voices and a bittersweet portrait of an artist forced to re-examine the terms of his integrity.
Thelonious “Monk” Ellison (Wright) is a respected author and professor of English literature. But his impatience with his students’ cultural sensitivities is threatening his academic standing, while his lates...2023-11-2335 minMTR Network Main FeedTIFF 2023: American FictionDirector: Cord Jefferson
Writers: Cord Jefferson, Percival Everett
Starring: Jeffrey Wright, Tracee Ellis Ross, John Ortiz, Erika Alexander, Leslie Uggams, Adam Brody, Keith David, Issa Rae, Sterling K Brown
Runtime: 1 Hour 57 Minutes
Synopsis:
Starring Jeffrey Wright in one of his most beautifully nuanced performances, American Fiction is both a wickedly smart satire about the commodification of marginalized voices and a bittersweet portrait of an artist forced to re-examine the terms of his integrity.
Thelonious “Monk” Ellison (Wright) is a respected author and professor of English literature. But his impatience with his students’ cultural sensitivities is threatening his academic standing, while his lates...2023-11-2335 min
aD&D WirelessEpisode 6 - The Tiger King (Respect the Alpha)With Port Aurora's city watch under command of Percival Fairweather AKA The Tiger King. The group decides to take him out. Most get some help sneaking into the City Watch Headquarters, while Brother Thad and Ballar try a different tactic. Giant Scorpions anybody?
2023-04-012h 57aD&D WirelessEpisode 6 - The Tiger King (Respect the Alpha)With Port Aurora's city watch under command of Percival Fairweather AKA The Tiger King. The group decides to take him out. Most get some help sneaking into the City Watch Headquarters, while Brother Thad and Ballar try a different tactic. Giant Scorpions anybody?
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Where Did The Road Go?Listener Stories - Oct 22, 2022Seriah welcomes Octavian, Red Pill Junkie, and Super Inframan for a listener stories episode. Topics include Cal Cooper, an apparition of a dead relative, solid apparitions, the Iliad and Odyssey and their esoteric aspects, spirits impersonating familiar people, MIB phenomena, temporary monsters, Grant Morrison, Superman, the Joker, Jack Nicholson and Heath Ledger, Greg Little, flashes of light, an impossible moon observation, Fatima and the moving sun, Jacques Vallee, Joaquim Fernandes, Fina D’Armada, Dr. Diana Walsh Pasulka, Professor Jeffrey Kripal, Mike Clelland, astronauts and cosmic rays, telescope hallucinations, Percival Lowell and canals on Mars, sleep paralysis, a strange dream experience, th...2022-11-011h 28
Loverbouquin#30 - Petit mois, petits livres ? Notre PAL de février ! ✨Après le plus long mois de janvier de nos vies, février est là ! On suit le challenge Du Souffle Des Mots et on sort nos petits livres à lire pour un petit mois. L'idée, c'est de lire des bouquins de moins de 280 pages pendant tout le mois de février !
Retrouvez-nous sur instagram à @overbookeespodcast et laissez-nous des petits mots d'amour, on adore ça !
Films :
Drive my car - Ryusuke Hamaguchi
Encanto - Byron Howard et Jared Bush
Sunset Boulevard - Billy Wilder
La Corde, Fenêtre sur cour - Alfred Hitc...2022-02-061h 00
514 Sports514 Football Podcast - Nov 15 2021 - Als beat Bombers in MontrealJoey Alfieri, Frank Alfieri, Jeffrey Alfieri and Michael Gravino break down the Alouettes' 28-14 win over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Saturday afternoon at Percival Molson Stadium.2021-11-1738 min
New Thinking Allowed Audio PodcastThe Purpose of Suffering with Darryl Robert SchoonDarryl Robert Schoon is a financial analyst famous for having predicted the 2008 market crash. His website is www.drschoon.com. He is author of Light in a Dark Place: The Prison Years, Time of the Vulture, Report to the House Select Committee on Intelligence, Is God Confused?, and The Way to Heaven. He has also written a novel titled You Can’t Always Get What You Want. He is a minister with the Temple of Universality in Tucson, Arizona. His website is http://www.drschoon.com/.
In this very personal video, he reveals how and why his ye...2020-04-0647 min.jpeg)
Talking with PaintersEp 47: Steve LopesSteve Lopes is not looking to make a pretty picture. For a work to be enduring he believes ‘there has to be a level of poison in it’, some gritty quality that keeps you coming back.
His powerful painting which won the Gallipoli Art Prize this year contains that little bit of poison. It lures the viewer with an evocative sunset only to reveal the reminders of battle trenches and detritus scattered across the landscape.
Lopes has been painting figurative work for over twenty years starting at a time when it was decidedly unfashionable. He has b...2018-06-0349 min
Transform Mundane Moments Into Memorable Tales With Free AudiobookLincoln in the Bardo: A Novel Audiobook by George SaundersListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 281735
Title: Lincoln in the Bardo: A Novel
Author: George Saunders
Narrator: Ben Stiller, Bill Hader, Carrie Brownstein, David Sedaris, Don Cheadle, George Saunders, Julianne Moore, Keegan-Michael Key, Kirby Heyborne, Lena Dunham, Megan Mullally, Nick Offerman, Susan Sarandon, Various
Format: Unabridged
Length: 07:25:00
Language: English
Release date: 02-14-17
Publisher: Random House (Audio)
Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fiction & Literature, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Paranormal
Summary:
WINNER OF THE AUDIE AWARD FOR AUDIOBOOK OF THE YEAR • #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • WINNER OF THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE
The “devastatingly moving” (People) first novel fr...2017-02-147h 25
Access Must-Have Full Audiobooks in Better in Audio, Immersive AudioLincoln in the Bardo: A Novel by George SaundersPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/281735to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Lincoln in the Bardo: A Novel
Author: George Saunders
Narrator: Megan Mullally, Julianne Moore, Keegan-Michael Key, Carrie Brownstein, Lena Dunham, Nick Offerman, George Saunders, Bill Hader, Susan Sarandon, Kirby Heyborne, Ben Stiller, David Sedaris, Don Cheadle, Various
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 7 hours 25 minutes
Release date: February 14, 2017
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.84 of Total 135
Ratings of Narrator: 4.6 of Total 25
Genres: Immersive Audio
Publisher's Summary:
WINNER OF THE AUDIE AWARD FOR AUDIOBOOK OF THE YEAR • #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • WINNER OF THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE The “devastatingly moving” (People) first novel from the auth...2017-02-147h 25
Access Must-Have Free Audiobooks in Better in Audio, Immersive AudioLincoln in the Bardo: A Novel by George SaundersPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/281735 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lincoln in the Bardo: A Novel Author: George Saunders Narrator: Megan Mullally, Julianne Moore, Keegan-Michael Key, Carrie Brownstein, Lena Dunham, Nick Offerman, George Saunders, Bill Hader, Susan Sarandon, Kirby Heyborne, Ben Stiller, David Sedaris, Don Cheadle, Various Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 25 minutes Release date: February 14, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.84 of Total 135 Ratings of Narrator: 4.6 of Total 25 Genres: Immersive Audio Publisher's Summary: WINNER OF THE AUDIE AWARD FOR AUDIOBOOK OF THE YEAR • #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • WINNER OF THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE The “devastatingly moving” (People) first novel from the...2017-02-1410 minExplore the Latest Full Audiobooks in Better in Audio, Celebrity NarratorsLincoln in the Bardo: A Novel by George SaundersPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/281735to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Lincoln in the Bardo: A Novel
Author: George Saunders
Narrator: Megan Mullally, Julianne Moore, Keegan-Michael Key, Carrie Brownstein, Lena Dunham, Nick Offerman, George Saunders, Bill Hader, Susan Sarandon, Kirby Heyborne, Ben Stiller, David Sedaris, Don Cheadle, Various
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 7 hours 25 minutes
Release date: February 14, 2017
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.84 of Total 135
Ratings of Narrator: 4.6 of Total 25
Genres: Celebrity Narrators
Publisher's Summary:
WINNER OF THE AUDIE AWARD FOR AUDIOBOOK OF THE YEAR • #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • WINNER OF THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE The "devastatingly moving" (People) first novel from the...2017-02-147h 25
Explore the Latest Free Audiobooks in Better in Audio, Celebrity NarratorsLincoln in the Bardo: A Novel by George SaundersPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/281735 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lincoln in the Bardo: A Novel Author: George Saunders Narrator: Megan Mullally, Julianne Moore, Keegan-Michael Key, Carrie Brownstein, Lena Dunham, Nick Offerman, George Saunders, Bill Hader, Susan Sarandon, Kirby Heyborne, Ben Stiller, David Sedaris, Don Cheadle, Various Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 25 minutes Release date: February 14, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.84 of Total 135 Ratings of Narrator: 4.6 of Total 25 Genres: Celebrity Narrators Publisher's Summary: WINNER OF THE AUDIE AWARD FOR AUDIOBOOK OF THE YEAR • #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • WINNER OF THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE The "devastatingly moving" (People) first novel from...2017-02-1410 minExplore New Full Audiobooks in Fiction, HistoricalLincoln in the Bardo: A Novel by George SaundersPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/281735to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Lincoln in the Bardo: A Novel
Author: George Saunders
Narrator: Megan Mullally, Julianne Moore, Keegan-Michael Key, Carrie Brownstein, Lena Dunham, Nick Offerman, George Saunders, Bill Hader, Susan Sarandon, Kirby Heyborne, Ben Stiller, David Sedaris, Don Cheadle, Various
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 7 hours 25 minutes
Release date: February 14, 2017
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.85 of Total 136
Ratings of Narrator: 4.6 of Total 25
Genres: Historical
Publisher's Summary:
WINNER OF THE AUDIE AWARD FOR AUDIOBOOK OF THE YEAR • #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • WINNER OF THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE The “devastatingly moving” (People) first novel from the author o...2017-02-147h 25
Our Fair CityEpisode 3.19 - Lost PowerWitness the ripples of the Stormhawk’s fall as they begin to spread through the corporate strata in this coda to Season Three of Our Fair City.
Vice President Davenport —Ben Aldred
Erin Davenport— Abby Doud
Dr. Emily Caligari— Marsha Harman
StreetSafe Sergeant— Mark Soloff
StreetSafe Skeptic— Wyatt Kent
StreetSafe Animist— Lizzie Lovelady
Dr. Herbert West— Ryan Schile
Dr. Montgomery Percival Moro— Mark Soloff
Old Man Ulrich— Ryan Schile
Lightning Rigger— Lizzie Lovelady
Lightning Rigger — Wyatt Kent
Lightning Rigger Chorus — Betsey Palmer, Clayton Faits, David Rheinstrom, Wyatt Kent, Lizzie Lovelady, Marsha Harman, Mark Soloff, Ryan Schile
Sandy — Abby Doud
Clay — Tyler Samples
Written by Clayt...2013-01-3015 min
Our Fair CityEpisode 2.15 - Death at the Science Faire pt IIIWe draw to the epic conclusion of “Death at the Science Faire,” in which things go rather poorly for several Scientists, countless Policies, and two very special M.O.L.E.s.
Narrator — Ansel Burch
Mrs. Rourke — Tara Schile
Holly Gates, Dean of the Science Faire— Stephanie Murphy
Professor Talia Erlenmeyer— Eleanor Katz
Teaching Assistant Podwell— Sebastian H. Orr
Registrar Petri— Ryan Schile
Percival Lowell, Eager Participant— Nathan Sowell
Frannie Gall, Begrudging Participant— Terri LaMont
Simon, Mortuary Tractor Driver— Mark Soloff
Beaumont, Lucky Survivor— Ryan Schile
Written by Ansel Burch. Directed by Jeffrey Gardner. Sound Design by Ryan Schile. Music by Stephen Poon. Illustr...2012-08-1107 min