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The Arts SectionThe Arts Section 07/28/24: Connie Converse Tribute, Steep Review + Beard Award Winner Jason HammelOn this edition of The Arts Section, host Gary Zidek catches up with vocalist Emmy Bean to talk about the intriguing story of Connie Converse, a musician who by all accounts was ahead of her time. Bean and a group of Chicago-based musicians will pay tribute to Converse with a special performance. The Dueling Critics, Kelly Kleiman and Jonathan Abarbanel, reviewed Steep Theatre’s production of A CASE FOR THE EXISTENCE OF GOD. Later in the show, Gary revisits his interview with chef Jason Hammel, the co-founder of Chicago’s renowned Lula Cafe.2024-07-2800 min
BLOODFLOWAJ JACOBS: CONFESSIONS OF A CURIOUS MIND.A.J. Jacobs is an author, journalist, lecturer and human guinea pig. He has written four New York Times bestsellers, including “The Know-It-All: One Man’s Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World” and “The year of Living Biblically”, which documents his year of following every possible law in the Bible. Jacobs has also written for, among others, The New York Times, Entertainment Weekly, New York magazine and has given 4 TED Talks, which have been viewed close to 10 million times. He has appeared on Oprah, The Today Show, Good Morning America, CNN, The Dr. Oz Show, Conan, The...2024-06-0148 min
BLOODFLOWOliver BURKEMAN: THE SECRETS OF TIME MANAGEMENTOliver Burkeman is a journalist and an author.As a journalist, he wrote a long-running column for the Guardian called “This Column Will Change Your Life”, where he explored the subjects of productivity, mortality and the power of limits. He is the author of many books, including “The antidote: happiness for people who can’t stand positive thinking” and “4000 weeks: time management for mortals” in which he uses his research in the fields of Taoism, Stoicism and psychology to explore the subject of time and how we use it.He also writes a twice-monthly n...2024-05-211h 00
BLOODFLOWGEORGIA HUNTER, author of WE WERE THE LUCKY ONES.Georgia is a writer, whose work has been featured in places like the New York Times Book Review, Literary Hub, and multiple other publications. She started out as a freelance copywriter in the world of adventure travel.Her first novel, “We were the Lucky Ones”, was published in 2017. Since then, it has sold over a million copies, and has been translated in over 20 languages. It has also been adapted by Hulu as a miniseries, for which Georgia serves as co-executive producer.Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.2024-05-0640 min
Musty World Office PodcastMusty World 116 (feat. Keith Allen & Jonathan Hammel)We are back with comedians Keith Allen and Jonathan Hammel2024-04-051h 14
BLOODFLOWGRAEME SIMSION: ROSIE PROJECT author has a new book out and it's fantastic!Graeme is a New-Zealand born, Australian author, screenwriter and playwright. He is a former ITconsultant who, at age fifty, decided to try his hand at a new career, and become a writer.His first book, “Rosie Project”, was first developed as a screenplay, before being turned into a novel,which turned out to be a good idea: after being published in 2014, it went on to win 8 awards, sellingover 3,5 million copies and being translated into 40 languages. Two more books followed in a seriesthat came to be known as “...2024-03-2652 min
BLOODFLOWWhat astronaut Nicole Stott learned about Earth while living in Space.Nicole is an American engineer and a retired NASA astronaut with two spaceflights and 104 days as acrewmember on both the International Space Station (ISS) and the Space Shuttle.She was the 10th woman to ever perform a spacewalk.Nicole was also the first person to live tweet from space, and the first person to paint with watercolorin space.After her retirement from NASA, she co-founded the Space for Art Foundation, where children createart as a planetary community from hospitals, refugee centers, orphanages and schools...2024-03-0357 min
Tourist InformationEpisode 93: Andrew HammelAndrew Hammel holds law degrees from the University of Houston and Harvard Law School and was admitted to the bar of the State of Texas in 1996. He is a former death-row defense lawyer and law professor. He is the author of Ending the Death Penalty: The European Experience in Global Perspective (2010) and many scholarly articles. He is fluent in English and German. His long-form journalism on famous true crime cases has appeared in Quillette, the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, the Berliner Zeitung, and other outlets.
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BLOODFLOWPr. Cass SUNSTEIN teaches us to LOOK AGAIN.Today, my guest is Cass Sunstein.Pr. Sunstein is a legal scholar known for his work in constitutional law, administrative law,environmental law, and behavioral economics. He is also the author of many articles and books,among which the NY Times best-sellers The World According to Star Wars and Nudge, cowritten withNobel-prize winner Richard Thaler.Pr. Sunstein served as administrator of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairsin the Obama administration from 2009 to 2012.He was a professor at the University of...2024-02-2758 min
BLOODFLOWDENISE HAMILTON: THE MAGIC OF BEING INDIVISIBLE.Denise is an author, keynote speaker and inclusion strategist.In her work, Denise uses her 25 years of executive experience with Fortune 500 organizations like AOLand CBRE to provide solutions that support employees and the bottom line. Some of the companiesthat have trusted her to analyze and solve difficult problems, include household names like Meta,Amazon, Shell and the WNBA.A few years ago, Denise decided to write a book, using the knowledge she’d found in her work as anationally recognized DEI expert (that’s dive...2024-02-0653 min
BLOODFLOWTOM DONALD: blending JAZZ and GREGORIAN CHANT.Tom is an Australian-born composer and pianist.As a composer, he has worked on multiple award-winning movies, including “tangled up in Blue”, and“Leaving Bagdad”, which won Best Independent Film at the Raindance festival.As a performer, he has played in iconic venues, including Abbey Road Studios in London, BBC RadioCentre, The Shard, Ronnie Scott's, and the Dubai Film Festival.Tom is also a passionate music educator and is the author of the “Harmony Method”.In 2011, he established the London Contemporary School of Piano. The school has now taug...2024-01-3056 min
BLOODFLOW# 22 : Nicholas McCarthy, the one-handed piano prodigy.Nicholas is a professional concert pianist, who graduated from the Royal College of Music in London in 2012. What is remarkable about this (apart from the difficulty both of getting in to the Royal College and of graduating) is that he did all of this while being born without his right hand. In 2012, he became the only one-handed pianist to graduate from the RCM in its 130-year history. In March 2018 he was awarded honorary membership by its President, HRH King Charles.After graduating in 2012, he joined the British ParaOrchestra and performed at the closing ceremony of the Paralympic...2024-01-071h 00
The Arts SectionThe Arts Section 12/31/23: Happy New Year's Eve!Happy New Year Eve! On this edition of The Arts Section, host Gary Zidek looks back at 2023. We’ll revisit when Gary sat down with award winning chef and author Jason Hammel to talk about his new cook book. The Dueling Critics, Kerry Reid and Jonathan Abarbanel, discuss their favorite productions from the past year. And later, WDCB’s own Paul Abella and Leslie Kerros stop by to highlight their favorite jazz albums of 2024.2023-12-3100 min
BLOODFLOW# 21 : SHARK DIVER KAYLEIGH GRANT on how to pet a shark.Kayleigh is a shark diver.After growing up in Philadelphia, Kayleigh moved to Hawaii to fully live her love of the ocean.Alongside her husband Cam Grant, she cofounded Kaimana Ocean Safari, where she accompanies guests in epic ocean safaris, where people get to interact with and learn about the many wonders of the Ocean.In 2020, Kayleigh started sharing her special interest in sharks through videos on social media, gaining millions of followers. In particular, videos of her “redirecting” sharks typically get millions of views, and we will definitely talk about that.Ka...2023-12-2550 min
BLOODFLOW#20 David Meulemans. Créer une maison d'édition indépendante, vivre de sa passion.Aujourd'hui, mon invité est David Meulmans.
David est le directeur et fondateur des Forges de Vulcain et de DraftQuest, une startup qui vise à changer la manière dont nous écrivons. Il a coordonné un livre, L'Autre Côté des Mots, et il est également l'auteur du livre Écrire son premier roman en 10 minutes par jour, basé sur une expérience de près de 20 ans d'animations et d'ateliers d'écriture.
Docteur en philosophie, David a enseigné la philosophie pendant 8 ans et a été expert en déontologie pendant 2 ans au sein de la Gendarmerie nationale.
Vous pouvez...2023-12-091h 18
BLOODFLOW# 19: Abraham BENRUBI. Parker Lewis, ER, and voicing Darth Vador; an actor's life!My guest today is Abraham BENRUBI.
Abraham is an actor, who’s been active in the entertainment industry since the 1990’s.
He is most recognized for his roles as Larry Kubiak on the show “Parker Lewis can’t lose”, and as Jerry Markovic on “ER”.
Abraham has an extensive résumé, as he has been part of many of the most beloved TV shows of the last thirty years, an has also had a long movie career.
He is also very active in the world of voice acting, most notably for his work on the W...2023-11-2741 min
BLOODFLOW#18: Lucy ADLINGTON: NYT best-selling author of "The Dressmakers of Auscwhitz".My guest today is Lucy ADLINGTON.
Lucy is an author, presenter, and collector of antique and vintage clothing.
As a Young Adult writer, she is the author of many novels, including “The Red Ribbon”, a fictionalized account of the lives of women prisoners working in a fashion salon in the heart of the Auschwitz concentration camp. “The Red Ribbon” later evolved into a non-fiction book called “The Dressmakers of Auschwitz”, which was translated into 22 languages and stayed on the NY Times bestseller list for over 6 months.
Earlier this year, Lucy published another non-fiction book titled...2023-11-1957 min
BLOODFLOW#17: Dan Ariely. The power of misbelief, dangers of social media and what we can do about itMy guest today, is Dan ARIELY.
Professor Ariely is the James B. Duke Professor of Psychology and Behavioral Economics at Duke University and a founding member of the Center for Advanced Hindsight.
Dan has been doing research on decision-making and behavioral economics for over two decades.
He holds two PhD’s, one in cognitive psychology, and another in business administration. In his effort to share his findings with the world, professor Ariely has written many books, including Predictably Irrational and The Upside of Irrationality (who of which became NYT bestsellers). He also participated in the crea...2023-11-1159 min
BLOODFLOW#16 Scott Rice: Emmy award-winning filmmaker, teacher of screenwriting and film production with Matthew McConaughey.
My guest today is Scott RICE.
Scott is an Emmy award-winning filmmaker and commercial director whose clients include Shell,
Subway, MasterCard, Sears, and many others. His narrative work holds a staggering film festival
record of 300 Official Selections and 85 Awards. His films have been distributed on many platforms,
including Comedy Central, Hulu, Showtime, Blockbuster and PBS.
Scott is also a professor at the U of Texas at Austin, where he’s been teaching screenwriting and film
production since the year 2000. He also co-teaches a film course, called “From Script...2023-11-0559 min
BLOODFLOW# 15 Dorothy TORAN, Emmy and Palme d'Or nominated executive producer, showrunner and director.Dorothy is an Emmy and Palme d’Or nominated executive producer, showrunner and director.
Her work includes some of unscripted television’s highest rated programming, including Bravo’s The Real Housewives of New Jersey and the cable network’s first ever special about racial and social injustice, Race In America: A Movement Not A Moment and its follow-up, Race In America: Our Vote Counts.
In the areas of storytelling, talent management, physical production, and many more, Dorothy holds a unique expertise across multiple fields.
Her creative and fiscal command has been resp...2023-10-2950 min
The Arts SectionThe Arts Section 10/15/23: Chef Jason Hammel Interview, Lucha Play + 59th Chicago International Film FestOn this edition of The Arts Section, host Gary Zidek catches up with one of Chicago’s most talented chefs. Jason Hammel co-owns Lula Café and is the author of a captivating new cook book. The Dueling Critics, Kerry Reid and Jonathan Abarbanel, met in the ring to review Goodman Theater’s new lucha libre play. Later in the show, Gary sits down with one of the programmers of Chicago International Film Festival to talk about curating this year’s international features. And WDCB’s own Leslie Keros talks to saxophonist Maddie Vogler about her new album.2023-10-1500 min
BLOODFLOW#14 : Tatiana Brillant, négociatrice au RAID pendant 13 ans.Tatiana est conférencière, formatrice, et consultante en
sécurité et en gestion de crise. Avant cela, de 2004 à 2017, elle a été négociatrice
au RAID, l’unité d’intervention d’élite de la police française.
Tatiana se destinait à une carrière d’avocate, mais après
une maîtrise de droit, elle découvre le métier de négociateur au RAID, et c’est
une révélation : elle quitte ses études, et intègre le corps des officiers
de police.
S’en suivront treize années d’un travail passionnant, au
cour...2023-10-0852 min
BLOODFLOW# 13 Capucine LEMAIRE : présidente de l’Observatoire des Politiques du HandicapCapucine est présidente de l’Observatoire des Politiques du Handicap, une ONG indépendante et non subventionnée qu’elle fonde en 2021. La même année, elle crée le projet unique et novateur d’un musée d’art et d’histoire du handicap, qui sera à la fois présent dans le monde réel, et dans le métaverse à l’horizon 2028.
Avant cela, Capucine a traversé diverses disciplines avec aisance, passant d’études en sciences philologiques et religieuses à la réalisation de courts métrages ; de la préparation du concours d’entrée à L’ENA au lancement, en 2014, de...2023-10-011h 06
BLOODFLOW#12 Jenny Clarke of SameYou.org: brain injury, the importance of rehabilitation, and joining the WHO.My guest today is Jenny CLARKE.
Jenny, alongside her daughter Emilia, is the founder of the charity “SameYou”. What sparked the creation of this charity is the fact that Emilia, an actress widely recognized for her role as Daenerys Targaryen in the hit TV show “GOT”, suffered an ABI, an Acquired Brain Injury, at the age of 23, without prior knowledge of any existing medical condition. Emilia went through another life-threatening situation when a second brain aneurysm was operated on a few years later in the US, after a routine checkup had showed an aggravation. Having been exposed both to...2023-09-1853 min
BLOODFLOW#10: Corin NEMEC. Parker Lewis, acting in Westerns and being a graphic artistCorin is an American actor, producer, writer, and director.
As an actor, he has more than a hundred credits to his name. He is widely recognized for his roles as Parker Lewis in the cult TV show "Parker Lewis Can't Lose" from 1990 to 1993, and Jonas Quinn in Stargate SG-1. In 1989, at age 18, he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in the Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries category for the show "I Know My First Name is Steven".
He has also appeared in numerous films and series that you may recognize, such as Beverly...2023-08-271h 09
BLOODFLOW#9 Maeve DuVally: coming out Trans in corporate AmericaMaeve, born Michael DuVally, is a consultant for corporations and other entities on communications strategy and diversity, equity and inclusion. She also spends time mentoring transgender people and is a frequent speaker on LGBTQ+ workplace issues.
For over 18 years, Maeve worked at Goldman-Sachs, where she ended up holding the position of managing director in corporate communications. In 2019, a journalist from the NY Times followed her at work for her first day as Maeve, after years of coming to work as Michael; Maeve was suddenly in the spotlight.
Before joining Goldman-Sachs, Maeve worked in media relations at Merrill...2023-08-1556 min
BLOODFLOW#8 Amanda Sthers : sortie du film "Les Promesses", adapté de son roman du même nomAmanda est une écrivaine Française.
Elle est l’autrice de 14 romans, traduits en plus de 15 langues, dont « Chicken Street », « Les promesses » et « Le café suspendu ».
Amanda a également écrit 6 pièces de théâtre , dont « Le vieux Juif blonde », qui a rencontré un succès considérable en France et à l’étranger et qui est désormais étudiée à l’université d’Harvard et jouée sur les scènes du monde entier.
Parallèlement à ces activités - mais aussi à l’écriture de livres pour enfants, de la seule biographie officielle de Johnny Hallyday, de chansons pour Patrick Bruel o...2023-08-0831 min
BLOODFLOW#7 Julianna Margulies: From "ER" to the challenge of Holocaust education.Julianna is an actress, producer and activist.
She is widely recognized for her portrayals of nurse Carol Hathaway on the hit TV show ER, and Alicia Florrick on The Good Wife. She has won multiple awards, including 8 Screen Actors Guild awards, 3 Emmys and 1 Golden Globe. She has also starred in scores of other films and TV shows including The Sopranos, Scrubs, and more recently The Hot Zone or The Morning Show.
A little less known, is Julianna’s involvement with Holocaust Education: in 2022, after hosting the Holocaust Remembrance Day for CBS, she realized that only 19 ou...2023-07-301h 01
BLOODFLOW#6 Sophie NAHUM: Leçons apprises en parlant aux derniers survivants de la Shoah : le projet "Les Derniers".Sophie Nahum est réalisatrice de documentaires depuis plus de 15 ans.
Après avoir travaillé pour plusieurs grandes chaînes, elle décide de produire ses films de manière indépendante. Young et moi (2015, primé au FIGRA) fut le premier, suivi par le projet « Les Derniers » auquel elle se consacre entièrement depuis plus de trois ans.
Elle a réalisé des dizaines d'interviews des derniers survivants de la Shoah, qu'elle met à disposition, sous forme d'épisodes courts, sur son site et sur les réseaux sociaux.
C'est une réussite avec plus d'un million...2023-07-1649 min
BLOODFLOW#5:Unveiling the Literary Journey of Heather Morris: From "The Tattooist of Auschwitz" to "Sisters under the Rising Sun"Welcome to another captivating episode of The Creators' Podcast!
In this edition, we are honored to delve into the remarkable literary journey of Heather Morris, the acclaimed author behind the best-selling novel, "The Tattooist of Auschwitz." Today, we have the privilege of gaining exclusive insights into her work routine, research process, and a sneak peek into her highly anticipated upcoming novel, "Sisters under the Rising Sun."
Heather Morris' debut novel, "The Tattooist of Auschwitz," took the world by storm, capturing the hearts and minds of millions of readers worldwide. I...2023-07-031h 09
BLOODFLOW#4 : Florian Patalagoity. Kiné de Venus et Serena Williams, du PSG Hand + Foot féminin.Florian est kinésithérapeute du sport, et ostéopathe.
En 2014, après quelques années d’expérience à l’académie de tennis de Patrick Mouratoglou, il devient le kiné officiel de Venus et Serena Williams, qu’il accompagnera sur le circuit de tennis professionnel pendant une durée de 4 ans.
Suite à cette expérience hors normes, Florian décide de se fixer à Paris, où parallèlement à une activité de kiné du sport en cabinet privé, il s’occupera alternativement de l’équipe de football féminine du Paris Saint-Germain et de l’équipe de handball masculine du même club2023-06-201h 04
BLOODFLOW#4: Capucine Lemaire, présidente de l'Observatoire des Politiques du Handicap.Capucine est présidente de l’Observatoire des Politiques du Handicap, une ONG indépendante et non subventionnée qu’elle fonde en 2021.
La même année, elle crée le projet unique et novateur d’un musée d’art et d’histoire du
handicap, qui sera à la fois présent dans le monde réel, et dans le métaverse à
l’horizon 2028.
Avant cela, Capucine a traversé diverses disciplines avec aisance, passant d’études en sciences philologiques et religieuses à la réalisation de courts métrages ; de la préparation du concours d’entrée à L’ENA au l...2023-06-191h 06
BLOODFLOW#3 Arthur Guérin-Boëri, 5X champion du monde d'apnée, 8 Records du monde : "l'apnée va sauver le monde !"Aujourd’hui, je suis très heureux d’accueillir Arthur Guérin-Boéri.
Arthur est apnéiste professionnel.
Entre 2013 et 2016, il décroche 5 titres de champion du monde dans sa spécialité (l’apnée dynamique en bassin, et en mer) ; il est également détenteur de 8 records du monde. En 2015, il sera notamment champion de France en réalisant le plus haut score au combiné de l’histoire de l’apnée française, soit 603 points répartis entre l’apnée dynamique avec et sans palmes, et l’apnée statique dans laquelle il n’est pas spécialiste, mais où...2023-06-051h 11
BLOODFLOW# 2 : Martin Winckler, - écrire des livres pour toutes et tous, partager le savoir.Le docteur Marc Zaffran, alias Martin Winckler, est écrivain (il est l’auteur de 20 romans dont la Maladie de Sachs, Le chœur des femmes, L’école des soignantes, Les brutes en blanc, et bien d’autres) … il est également l’auteur de contes, de nouvelles, d’essais sur le soin et la culture populaire, d’articles scientifiques, conférencier et traducteur de romans et de bandes dessinées.
Diplômé de la faculté de médecine de Tours, il s’installe comme médecin généraliste dans la Sarthe, de 1982 à 1993. C’est l’époque du premier roman, La vac...2023-05-221h 22
BLOODFLOW#1 Laetitia EIDO : la musique, la méditation, et comment jouer des rôles en plus de dix langues étrangères,Laetitia est une actrice, artiste et chanteuse française.
Après une enfance en Ardèche et des études d’architecture à
Grenoble, elle rejoint Paris afin de poursuivre son rêve de devenir comédienne.
En 2015, son rôle du Dr Shirin dans la série israélienne
« Fauda » la révèle au monde entier. Elle a également tourné avec des
réalisateurs aussi variés que Sameh Zoabi, Eran Riklis, Yvan Attal ou encore
Terence Malik.
Elle est aussi très active à la...2023-05-0844 min
Parlons musiqueDéveloppement professionnel des enseignants de musique qui travaillent auprès d’élèves handicapés avec ou sans difficulté d’adaptation et/ou d’apprentissage (EHDAA)Guylaine Lemay reçoit Myriam Bergeron, candidate au doctorat en éducation musicale à l’Université Laval, pour discuter du développement professionnel des enseignants de musique qui travaillent auprès d’élèves handicapés avec ou sans difficulté d’adaptation et/ou d’apprentissage (EHDAA). Ressources mentionnées durant l’épisode : Ça ne se demande pas, AMI télé ;Bleuetatypique.com ;Des comptines pour mieux apprendre, Jonathan Bolduc ;Épanouissons-nous par la musique, Lois Birkenshaw Flemming (traduit par Marcelle Corneille aux Éditions de l’Envolée) ;Exceptionnal Music Pedagogy, VanderLide et McCord (2016) ;Tea...2023-02-0746 min
Hinky Dinky TimeHinky Dinky Time on GTDR #268Show #268: October Jubilee Week #1: A special tribute to Tom Waits: Songwriter.
Your DJ welcomes you....
Uncle Michael - "Hinky Dinky Time Open"
Violent Femmes - "Step Right Up" - Step Right Up (The Songs Of Tom Waits) (Mammoth) (1995) (Originally released by T.W. on: Small Change)
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - "16 Shells From a 30-6" - It's A Mystery (Capitol) (1995) (Originally released by T.W. on: Swordfishtrombones (written with Kathleen Brennan))
Jonathan Richman - "The Heart Of A Saturday Night" - You Must Ask The Heart (Rounder) (1995) (Originally released by T...2018-10-053h 03