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The BookshelfThe Best Books of 2025The best books of 2025 as selected by Cassie McCullagh, Kate Evans and a panel of bookish guests - Jason Steger, Jon Page and Robert Goodman. Keep scrolling for a full list...GUESTS Jason Steger, arts journalist. Former book editor of the Age & SMH, and panellist on ABC TV’s Book Club Jon Page, long time bookseller with Pages and Pages bookshop, former General Manager of Dymocks Sydney – and now, book-buyer for W.H. Smith Robert Goodman, reviewer and literary judge specialising in genre fiction; regularly reviews for the Newtown Review of Books. His website is pilebythebed.com ...
2025-12-0454 min
The God Cast - Religion - Football - Comedy - Music - Politics - Celebrities with Fr Alex FrostBGT Winner Jon Courtenay - 2020 Britain's Got Talent Winner - The God Cast with Fr Alex FrostJon put together a unique show with music, comedy and the piano over twenty years ago and became one of the most sought after entertainers in the cruise and corporate industry before appearing on Britain’s Got Talent in 2020 where the hosts Ant and Dec awarded him their Golden Buzzer. He then went on to be the Judges Choice in the semi- final and then the first ever Golden Buzzer act to win the whole show. The following year Jon was awarded Best Performer at the National Reality Television Awards in London.Jon has since appeared on The Royal Va...
2025-05-2637 min
Ruby Shoes PodcastRuby Shoes Podcast episode 38 – BGT, Tenors and the Suffolk ShowSend us a text(This week we talk to BGT winner Jon Courtenay, plus Tenors Unlimited tell us about their links to Sir Bobby Robson and we will be appearing at this year’s Suffolk Show so come and say hello!! Support the showYou can listen again to any of the Ruby Shoes Entertainment News Podcast episodes - follow us on Facebook @RubyShoesPodast and click on the latest link to listen. Available also via Spotify and Apple. Now also on YouTube each week!
2024-05-2730 min
Young Broadcasters - Cameron Mills GroupEpisode 4 - Britain's Got Talent Winner, Jon CourtenayOur Young Broadcasters had an absolute blast with Britain's Got Talent winner, Jon Courtenay!
2024-01-0931 min
CreepyThe Hungry Slide & Natural InstinctsThe Hungry Slide***Written By: Jules Rowlen and Narrated By: Alicia Atkins***Content Warning: Children Death, Mentions Of Cannibalism***Natural Instincts***Written by: Courtenay Gillett and Narrated by: Michelle Kane***Support the show at patreon.com/creepypod***Title music by: Alex Aldea Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2023-11-3039 min
Uncensored CMOThe state of D2C and nailing your personal brand; advice from serial entrepreneur Tash Courtenay-SmithTash Courtenay Smith is a serial entrepreneur, renowned digital marketing expert, and best-selling author. Starting out as a journalist for the Daily Mail, Tash went on to found Talk to The Press, the Notting Hill Shopping Bag Company, Luminositie and now runs Bolt Digital. Tash also runs D2C Live, an event bringing together the best minds in Direct-To-Consumer. This conversation with a true entrepreneur covers topics such as the state of D2C, building a personal brand and inspiring the next wave of entrepreneurial talent with Biz Kids.Timestamps00:00 - Intro00:45 - Starting...
2023-10-181h 02
The Courtenay Turner PodcastHow to Effectively Nullify Corrupt Laws w/ Nicholas St. Jon | The Courtenay Turner PodcastIn this episode, Courtenay invites Nicholas St. Jon to the show. Nicholas is a Research Scientist, 4x author, speaker, regular television guest, and radio talk show host. During this conversation, he shares what started his investigative research with Reno’s election integrity cases and how he has worked to effect change. He provides listeners with safe and strategic ways to take action and nullify corrupt laws, present cases to the Grand Jury, and hold elected officials accountable. Episode Resources:https://tacticalcivics.com/ Connect with Nicholas:Webs...
2023-09-2836 min
CHAD: A Fallout 76 StoryS2 Bonus for Charity: Fallout Old Time Radio: "Death Shroud: A Nick Valentine Mystery" with the cast of Fallout 4!Please support our drive here: Tiltify - Wes Johnson/Fallout For Hope to End Alzheimer's 2023For the first time since the launch of Fallout 4, some of your favorite voice actors and actresses return to reprise their iconic roles in our original (very non-canon) community production for the Alzheimer's drive! "Death Shroud!: A Nick Valentine Mystery"STARRING: Stephen Russell as Detective Nick Valentine Wes Johnson as the Silver Shroud Zack Ward as Boss Lombardo Peter Jessop as Paladin Danse Jon Bailey as The Mechanist Danny Shorago as John Hancock Matt Mercer as MacCready Courtenay Taylor as Nora the Sole...
2023-05-302h 55
Alpha-Bet My LifeL is for LondonSome fascinating facts and stories about Jon's time working in this amazing city and Emmah's visits, when she usually can't wait to get back on the train and return to Manchester. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-05-1326 minAlpha-Bet My LifeK Is For KidsOne is now 18 so no longer a kid but your children will always be children right? We talk ADHD, Primary School headlocks, sibling rivalry, missing belly buttons and vasectomies. It's a wide ranging episode this week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-05-0626 minAlpha-Bet My LifeJ is For JokesWhat makes you laugh? Hopefully some of this podcast. Jokes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-04-2925 minAlpha-Bet My LifeI Is For Interesting FactsJon and Emmah are joined by their teenage son Nathan for this episode of Alpha-Bet My Life and it is full of interesting facts. Why is it called a Box-Office? How do dolphins get high? Why are the Venetians to blame for quarantine? All these questions and so many more answered within 30 minutes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-04-2230 minAlpha-Bet My LifeH is for HotelsJon's been lucky enough to stay in 100's of hotels as part of his world-touring over the last 20 years, Emmah has joined him for a few as well, mostly the really posh ones. So listen in to learn about bath menus, sit-down lifts, 6-star luxury and African cockroaches. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-04-0832 minAlpha-Bet My LifeG Is For Great April FoolsWhat's the history of April Fool's Day? Does anyone really know? What are some of the best pranks ever played? Jon was 'fooled' by his Dad a few times but he got his revenge. Emmah went looking for a license to ride her bike. Jon went looking for a horse. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-04-0127 minAlpha-Bet My LifeF is for Fame and FamilyJon experienced a very small and pleasant amount of fame after winning Britain's Got Talent but it got him thinking, what is it like to be crazy-famous? Pop-Star famous? How does fame affect those around you? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-03-2536 minAlpha-Bet My LifeE is for Easter & EatingThis fifth episode of Alpha-Bet My Life finds 2 atheist chocoholics discussing Easter. A match made in heaven, if heaven existed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-03-1828 minAlpha-Bet My LifeD is for Dirty HabitsA Husband and Wife discuss their dirty habits. Is this a podcast or is it couple's therapy? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-03-1125 minAlpha-Bet My LifeC is for Cancer & ComedyAn emotional recap of Jon's two year ordeal with cancer while going through his Britain's Got Talent experience, the all-clear and then the devastating return, all sprinkled with a dark edge of humour. Laughter can be the best medicine but so can immunotherapy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-03-0442 minAlpha-Bet My LifeB is For Britain's Got TalentJon and Emmah are joined by Rowenah, Emmah's sister, to talk about their experience of Britain's Got Talent. From Jon's audition at The London Palladium in January 2020, through Covid, lockdown, almost ruining his chances in the semi-final and finally to becoming the first ever golden buzzer act to win the whole show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-03-0432 minAlpha-Bet My LifeA is for Anal (Retentive & Arse)Emmah thinks Jon is anal. Jon wishes Emmah would try it. Not a great place to start a discussion, or a podcast, but here we are. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-03-0427 min
Alpha-Bet My LifeAlpha-Bet My Life TrailerGet a taste of Alpha-Bet My Life with Jon Courtenay (winner of Britain's Got Talent 2020) and his Wife Emmah as they chat about everything A-Z. #alphabetmylife Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-02-0801 min
2022-07-1355 min
Bedside ReadingStuart a Life BackwardsSend us a textJoin Tara and Kate Smith, A GP in Oxfordshire as we talk about the book that changed Kate's career: Stuart a Life Backwards by Alexander MastersIf you are interested in Homelessness Kate has kindly drawn up a huge list of resources for further reading/watchingFictionEven the Dogs by Jon MacgregorHow to find a home by Mahsuda SnaithBiographyFour Feet Under by Tamsen Courtenay...
2022-04-0533 min
Guayoyo AzucaradoGUAYOYO'S MOVIES CON SANDRA BULLOCK EPISODIO 4ELENCO
Sandra Bullock as Ruth Slater
Jon Bernthal
Vincent D'Onofrio
Rob Morgan
Viola Davis
Aisling Franciosi
Richard Thomas
Linda Emond as Rachel Malcolm
Emma Nelson
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Nora Fingscheidt
ESCRITOR - BASADO EN LA SERIE DE TELEVISIÓN "UNFORGIVEN"
Sally Wainwright
ESCRITORES
Peter Craig
Hillary Seitz
Courtenay Miles
EDITORES
Joe Walker
Stephan Bechinger
CINEMATOGRÁFO
Guillermo Navarro
COMPOSITORES
David Fleming
Hans Zimmer
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2021-12-1711 min
The PackcastDisney+ Day, GTA Dismay Featuring Michael A. Jorge - The Packcast: Episode 42This week on the Packcast the boys are joined by special guest Collective Member Michael Jorge as they discuss Disney+ Day, Rockstar's GTA: The Definitive Edition, and the new Spider-man: No Way Home trailer! Disney+ Day: (9:23 - 31:27) GTA: The Definitive Edition: (31:27 - 36:45) Spider-man: No Way Home Trailer 2: (36:46 - 42:30) CWC- Content We’re Consuming: (49:18) Mike - An Evening With Silk Sonic (Music), Arcane (Netflix), Apex Legends (PS4), Tales of Arise (PS4) Jacob - Succession (HBOMax), You (Netflix), Cyberpunk 2077 (PS4), Fix You (Music) Jeremy - An Evening With Silk Sonic (Music), TWOPOINTFIVE (Music), Mass Effect: Legendary Edition (PS5), Rider's Republic (PS5), Far Cr...
2021-11-2357 min
The Courtenay Turner PodcastEp 35: Ron Cooper chasing Guinness World records | The Courtenay Turner PodcastJon and Courtenay discuss the importance of speaking out in a world of silence. Through critical thinking, human consciousness, and the spiritual evolution of purpose there’s an expansive power held by the collective right now during this critical time...that is if individuals choose the courage to become vocal.
In this episode, Jon takes listeners through his journey of veganism, parenting during a pandemic, and overcoming internet slander to authentically share truth.
Jon is a public figure currently residing in Norway, most known for his efforts to spread information regarding fitness, nutrition and lifestyle as a veg...
2021-07-2652 minThe Courtenay Turner PodcastEp 29:The Bridge Podcast conversations about health, science & politics | The Courtenay Turner PodcastMedia science politics health masculinity-femininity great reset great awakening
Shawn Nixon and Jonathan Mathew host the Bridge Podcast where we bridge ancient wisdom and modern science to discuss the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual aspects of a healthy human experience. We are both personal trainers and experts in nutrition, Jon is a yoga teacher and Shawn is a holistic health coach. In addition to physical fitness and health, we both have experienced higher levels of consciousness through practice, meditation, yoga, and shamanic journeys.
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The Bridge Podcast Instagram: @CoachShawnNixon and @_Concious_Content_
2021-07-0552 min
Garrick Chats With...11. Garrick Chats With... Jon Courtenay!Hello! It's been a couple of months since Series 1, but as promised... we're back!
And we're kicking of Series 2 with a very special episode for you. As we're s-l-o-w-l-y getting back to normal, gigs, performances and our beloved theatres are beginning to open their doors again, and we couldn't be happier. So who better to celebrate the beginning of our brand new series with, than the fabulous Jon Courtenay.
Jon wowed our nation last year with his cleverly written, very funny musical performances on Britain's Got Talent. And after capturing Ant and Dec's attention with...
2021-06-2837 min
LUCY LOVESLucy Loves Jon CourtenayOn this episode, I find myself grinning from ear to ear. As I introduce my guests this week. Jon Courtney won the hearts of the nation when he became a golden buzzer winner of Britain's got talent in 2020, which catapulted him into the public eye. John is a comedian, magician, and talented pianist combining his talents to make him such a joy to watch. He has decades of experience touring the world, but he is also a devoted family man. Here are the highlights: {2:00} What's keeping you busy? {4:06} Never taken it for granted
2021-06-1725 min
KampsportskanalenEn fantastisk damboxningsmatch och Jake Paul kommer vinnaI dagens avsnitt av Kampsportskanalen Podcast talar vi om följande: Oscars enorma fanskap för Sanny Dahlbeck och när han vägrade släppa in Jimi Manuwa på Thaiboxnings-SM. Den otroliga damboxningsmatchen mellan Shannon Courtenay och Ebanie Bridges som hade allt och lite till. Varför vi fortsatt ser Marvin Vettori som en potentiell mästare. Att Askren vs. Paul grundar sig i ett större samhällsproblem, och varför Jake Paul kommer segra.Det bisarra i hur människor kan tro att Amanda Nunes skulle haft en c...
2021-04-1339 min
Eyes And TeethEyes & Teeth - Season 3 - Edition 1 - Eyes & Tinsel (Christmas Special) Jon Courtenay talks to Steve HewlettJon Courtenay The Winner of Britain's Got Talent 2020 and Star of this years Royal Variety Performance joins me to talk about his grafting leading up to his most prestigious year yet.Jon has worked Warner Hotels, QE2 and all at Cunard and the most luxurious of Cruise Ships around the World and has stories to tell and he tells me a few today.Enjoy Jon's story and my own experience with early talent Shows when i started out.
2020-12-0255 min
TKO with Carl FramptonRound 4 - Shannon CourtenayChris and Carl are joined by undefeated British bantamweight Shannon Courtenay. They talk about how she survived growing up with an alcoholic father and how the experience has helped her in the fight game. They also discuss some of the stranger requests she gets from fans on social media, why she'd prefer three minute rounds instead of the usual two for female fighters and how she thinks her friend Joe Joyce will win his upcoming clash with Daniel Dubois.Want to hear more great podcasts from [JOE][1]?- [Liquid Football][6] with Kelly Cates, featuring Jon...
2020-03-1249 min
Pop Pop Culture » Pop Culture PodcastEpisode 38-A Wrinkle In Time Is ______Losing-His-Voice-From-A-Cold Andrew is joined this week by Courtenay from Pop Culture Footnotes to talk A Wrinkle In Time. Why does Andrew recommend this movie but drags on it a lot? Find out! Also, we get into news about Jon Favreau writing the live-action Star Wars series and the Ready Player One posters. Hoo boy, nostalgia is really a thing, isn't it? Plus talk about Mary Poppins Returns, Christopher Robin, and plenty of hate on Daylight Savings Time.
Beware spoilers for A Wrinkle in Time at 39:00.
Join us below:
Twitter: @poppopculturepd
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Find Courtenay at popculture-footnotes...
2018-03-1154 min
RPGMP3: Whartson Hall Gamers Actual Play PodcastGURPS Flight 13 Session 09GURPS: Flight 13 09 – Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes
Separated by many miles, yet brought together through remarkable advances in SCIENCE, the Whartson Hall Aethernauts embark on a journey of nightmarish horror!
Nick dials up the horror with relentless Matt Berry impressions and the game grows ever more deadly as we race towards the bowel-loosening conclusion.
The Game: GURPS by Steve Jackson and friends. The adventure is Flight 13 written by W.G. Armintrout.
Flight 13 intro is by Nick Marsh, featuring the track Twilight Deep Zone by forever_young, used under licence.
The Whartson Hall Aethernauts pl...
2016-03-1800 minRPGMP3: Whartson Hall Gamers Actual Play PodcastGURPS Flight 13 Session 08GURPS: Flight 13 08 – Surefire Pickup
Separated by many miles, yet brought together through remarkable advances in SCIENCE, the Whartson Hall Aethernauts embark on a journey of nightmarish horror!
Desperately escaping from fuel-filled fiery doom, the group tries to make it Sid’s house. Their shadowy tormentors, however, seem to have other plans…
The Game: GURPS by Steve Jackson and friends. The adventure is Flight 13 written by W.G. Armintrout.
Flight 13 intro is by Nick Marsh, featuring the track Twilight Deep Zone by forever_young, used under licence.
The Whartson Hall Aether...
2016-03-1800 minRPGMP3: Whartson Hall Gamers Actual Play PodcastGURPS: Flight 13 Session 07GURPS: Flight 13 07 – Mirror, Signal GK, Manoeuvre
Separated by many miles, yet brought together through remarkable advances in SCIENCE, the Whartson Hall Aethernauts embark on a journey of nightmarish horror!
Heading for safety in a makeshift convoy, the party is unsurprisingly assaulted by fresh horrors. Luckily, Doctor Melissa Courtenay is ready to face down their frightful foes as the team drive out for Sid’s house. As long as her companions don’t do anything stupid, unhelpful, careless or dimwitted it looks as though salvation is assured.
The Game: GURPS by Steve Jackson and friend...
2015-09-1300 minRPGMP3: Whartson Hall Gamers Actual Play PodcastGURPS: Flight 13 Session 06GURPS: Flight 13 06 – Stuck in the Midden with you
Separated by many miles, yet brought together through remarkable advances in SCIENCE, the Whartson Hall Aethernauts embark on a journey of horribly horrifying horror!
With plague symptoms developing and the mall being such an obviously poor defensive location our heroes decide to make a break for freedom from the encroaching horrors. Having seen the light, they then decide to nick it.
The Game: GURPS by Steve Jackson and friends. The adventure is Flight 13 written by W.G. Armintrout.
Flight 13 intro is by Nick Ma...
2015-09-0700 minRPGMP3: Whartson Hall Gamers Actual Play PodcastGURPS: Flight 13 Session 04GURPS: Flight 13 04 – Won’t someone think of the children?
Separated by many miles, yet brought together through remarkable advances in SCIENCE, the Whartson Hall Aethernauts embark on a journey of nightmarish horror!
A plea for help from people trapped in a nearby shopping mall is picked up on the police radio, leading to a dilemma for a group already struggling to come to terms with the threats facing them. Should they abandon their sick captain to aid others? or can they manage to rescue everyone and get out of Austin before the more fragile souls crac...
2015-06-0200 minRPGMP3: Whartson Hall Gamers Actual Play PodcastGURPS: Flight 13 Session 03GURPS: Flight 13 03 – Terminal Endeavours
Separated by many miles, yet brought together through remarkable advances in SCIENCE, the Whartson Hall Aethernauts embark on a journey of nightmarish horror!
The situation on the ground is increasingly seeming more perilous than that in the air. With the captain seriously ill and the only staff at the airport seemingly unhinged, our panicking passengers venture further into the terminal to find assistance. What they find is far from helpful, but aid arrives from an unexpected direction.
The Game: GURPS by Steve Jackson and friends. The adventure is Flight 13 wr...
2015-05-2500 minRPGMP3: Whartson Hall Gamers Actual Play PodcastGURPS: Flight 13 Session 02GURPS: Flight 13 02 – Austin, allegro
Separated by many miles, yet brought together through remarkable advances in SCIENCE, the Whartson Hall Aethernauts embark on a journey of nightmarish horror!
An impossibly short journey seems to be about to end as the ‘plane implausibly reaches Austin. Yet doubts creep in as the passengers see fires on the ground and an inexplicable lack of emergency vehicles. Even the Air Traffic Controller seems unsure of how to pronounce the name of his own airport… Could Flight 13 be even further off course than everyone thought? And was Sartre right when he said L...
2015-05-1800 minRPGMP3: Whartson Hall Gamers Actual Play PodcastGURPS: Flight 13 Session 01GURPS: Flight 13 01 – Latex Nuns at Lolita High
Separated by many miles, yet brought together through remarkable advances in SCIENCE, the Whartson Hall Aethernauts embark on a journey of nightmarish horror!
Presented, for your consideration:
The sun begins to set over the sleepy English capital of Manchester. Consider its airport. Examine these passengers – caught up in the modern world of iPads, vinyl, and Wimpy burgers.
Dr Melissa Courtenay, talented veterinarian, and outdoorswoman.
Brian Hillman, genial and charming designer.
Sid James, computer nerd, and reenactor.
Darrel Fisher, dreamweaver, and rubbish auth...
2015-04-2700 min
SFFaudioThe SFFaudio Podcast #210 - NEW RELEASES/RECENT ARRIVALS
The SFFaudio Podcast #210 – Jesse, Tamahome, and Jenny talk about audiobook NEW RELEASES and RECENT ARRIVALS.
Talked about on today’s show:
Jenny’s list of recent arrivals,
Into The Void: Star Wars Dawn of the Jedi by Tim Lebbon, Seak (Bryce L.) has reviewed Star Wars, Invincible (The Lost Fleet: Beyond the Frontier) by Jack Campbell, Steve Gibson likes it, Swarm (Star Force Series #1) and Extinction (Star Force Series #2) by B.V. Larson, maybe Terpkristin will do it, Nosferatu (Area 51) by Bob Mayer (or Robert Doherty?), World War Z: The Complete Edition, An Oral Histor...
2013-04-291h 26
Spring 2011 | Public lectures and events | Audio and pdfLiterary Festival 2011 - Science Fiction and International OrdersContributor(s): Jon Courtenay Grimwood, Paul McAuley, Ken McLeod | The study of popular culture has always been a feature of the social sciences as well as of the humanities – indeed, the social sciences have often been in advance of the humanities in this area, more willing to recognise the importance of genres that are frowned upon by the arts establishment. This event will bring together a number of writers of imaginative fiction and academics who have written in this field. Jon Courtney Grimwood is an award-winning author, recently novels include Felaheen|, which won the BSFA Award for Best Novel, End of...
2011-02-171h 22Spring 2011 | Public lectures and events | VideoLiterary Festival 2011 - Science Fiction and International OrdersContributor(s): Jon Courtenay Grimwood, Paul McAuley, Ken McLeod | The study of popular culture has always been a feature of the social sciences as well as of the humanities – indeed, the social sciences have often been in advance of the humanities in this area, more willing to recognise the importance of genres that are frowned upon by the arts establishment. This event will bring together a number of writers of imaginative fiction and academics who have written in this field. Jon Courtney Grimwood is an award-winning author, recently novels include Felaheen|, which won the BSFA Award for Best Novel, End of...
2011-02-171h 22
Deconstructing DinnerFarmed Salmon Arrive in Ottawa (Norway, British Columbia VII)Over the past year, Deconstructing Dinner has spent an increasing amount of time focusing on the discussions that take place on food and farming within Canada's parliamentary committees. Today, we visit with a previously unexplored committee on the show - the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans, where, in the past few months, the subject of salmon farming has been a focus of attention. Among the many issues addressed within the Committee, host Jon Steinman deconstructs dialogue that took place on resistance among sea lice to the anti-parasitic drug - SLICE. The drug is an open-net cage...
2010-06-1459 minDeconstructing DinnerNorway, British Columbia IV (Farming Atlantic Salmon in the Pacific)In October 2008, host Jon Steinman spoke with wildlife biologist Alexandra Morton who was in the midst of taking the Province of British Columbia and Marine Harvest Canada to B.C. Supreme Court. Morton was challenging the ongoing regulation of the industry by the Province, arguing that the Province is not constitutionally permitted to do so. Instead, it was argued that the Federal government is responsible for regulating salmon farms. Justice Christopher Hinkson came to his decision on February 9, 2009. Morton was victorious. Deconstructing Dinner invites Morton back onto the show to share the outcomes of that decision and...
2009-07-1159 minFilmspotting PodcastsFS #247: Two Lovers / Oscars Recap / Billy Liar / Top 5 Love Triangles
Feb 27: Adam and Matty are no strangers to sordid love triangles -- who can forget Nanette Burstein, the Asian performance artist who almost single-handedly broke up Filmspotting? So the lads were covering familiar territory when they entered into director James Gray's latest "Two Lovers," a film that features a tangled tryst amongst stars Joaquin Phoenix, Gwyneth Paltrow and Vinessa Shaw. The film touched some nerves for your two humble critics. Luckily, they patched things up in time to mutually gush over the fifth entry in the Filmspotting Angry Young Man Marathon, John Schlesinger's "Billy Liar," featuring the brilliant Tom Courtenay...
2009-02-2700 minDeconstructing DinnerNorway, British Columbia III (Farming Atlantic Salmon in the Pacific)In October 2008, host Jon Steinman was toured around a salmon farm along with delegates of the 2008 conference of the Canadian Farm Writers Federation. The tour was sponsored by the Province of British Columbia's Ministry of Agriculture & Lands and the British Columbia Salmon Farmers Association (BCSFA). The farm is owned by Marine Harvest Canada and located off the shore of East Thurlow Island - about a 45-minute boat ride from Campbell River, BC. The farm is home to 500,000 Atlantic salmon. On this part III of a multi-part series on salmon farming along the BC coast, Steinman...
2009-01-2659 minDeconstructing DinnerNatural Pastures Cheese / Agritourism / Red-Fleshed ApplesNatural Pastures Cheese Company The story of Natural Pastures is an inspiring one, as it's a story of how one farming family was able to preserve the heritage, social and environmental values of their dairy farm by diversifying and becoming a commercial cheesemaker. Natural Pastures sources their milk from a number of traditional farms on Vancouver Island, including one farm that raises water buffalo. While most of Natural Pastures cheeses are made with cow's milk, Natural Pastures is the only cheesemaker in Canada producing a variety of cheese that uses the milk of water buffalo. Host Jon Steinman...
2008-12-1558 min