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Subgenre12 Monkeys, Pt. 2 [S03E09]Beating a dead horse, we're continuing our 2-part Subgenre roundtable show! In this second part of our two-episode season finale, host Josh Dasal and return guest hosts - Playwright Allan Maule, TikTok influencer Charlotte Moore-Lambert, Oscar-nominated producer-writer Fabian Marquez, and producer and advertising director Nick Heim, continue through the paint-peeling asylum that is 12 Monkeys (1995), based on the French short film La Jetée (1962), and starring Bruce Willis, Brad Pitt, and Madeline Stowe. Topics of discussion include popular movies of 1995, the meaning of "insurance", and why men need women to love the same movies they do.Guest host: A...
2023-11-151h 24Subgenre12 Monkeys, Pt. 1 [S03E08]We're back with another questionable Subgenre roundtable show! In this first of our two-episode season finale, host Josh Dasal and a who's that of return guest hosts - TikTok influencer Charlotte Moore-Lambert, playwright Allan Maule, producer and advertising director Nick Heim, and Oscar-nominated producer-writer Fabian Marquez - go more than a little nuts breaking down the Terry Gilliam global plague-meets-time travel flick, 12 Monkeys (1995), based on the French short film La Jetée (1962), and starring Bruce Willis, Brad Pitt, and Madeline Stowe. Topics of discussion include butt scrubbing, half-hearted bondage, and all the things Terry Gilliam doesn't like. Look for P...
2023-11-012h 18SubgenreTime After Time [S03E07]In this episode of Subgenre, host Josh Dasal and return guest host, TikTokker and voice talent Charlotte Moore-Lambert, get ridiculous about an even more ludicrous premise - that may be the best time-twisting, serial killer comedy you've ever seen. It's science fiction writer H.G. Wells tracking Jack the Ripper in future America in the 1979 adventure-comedy-suspense film, Time After Time, directed by Nicholas Meyer, and starring Malcolm McDowell, Mary Steenburgen, and David Warner. Topics of discussion include free love, the perils of claiming to be Sherlock Holmes, and the joy of '70s sparkle effects. Guest host: C...
2023-10-012h 26SubgenreYour Name. [S03E06]In this episode of Subgenre, host Josh Dasal and return guest host, Mary Thurman, animation writer at Noggin, return to the world of anime with the sprawling 2016 Makoto Shinkai body swap meets natural disaster picture, Your Name. Topics of discussion include how to tell stories in animation, the perils of Japanese pronouns, and red cord of fate.Guest host: Mary Thurman, animation writerX: @maryethurmanInsta: @maryethurmanRead more about Your Name. (2016) at:IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5311514/Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Your_NameOur...
2023-09-052h 28SubgenreLooper [S03E05]In this hefty episode of Subgenre, host Josh Dasal and his return guest host, screenwriter and Hollywood studio executive Steve Baumgartner, go in circles inside circles about the 2012 Rian Johnson-directed sci-fi time scrambler, Looper, starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis, and Emily Blunt. Topics of discussion include the perils of budget green screen, the movie magic of Jeff Daniels, and why you can't hide a body in the future.Guest host: Steve Baumgartner, screenwriter and studio execRead more about Looper (1956) at:IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1276104/Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org...
2023-08-012h 29
SubgenreThe Pickup Shot: Absurdist FilmmakingIn this installment of The Pickup Shot, host Josh Dasal, and guest host NC Jones, screenwriter and filmmaker, expand their conversation about the Czech New Wave absurdist comedy, Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea (1979), and get to the bottom of what constitutes absurdist filmmaking, it's polarizing nature, and why it can be so rewarding, if you give it a chance.Subscribe to Subgenre and check out the full episode, Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea (1979), for more about this film.Web: subgenrepodcast.comTwitter and Insta: @subgenrepod
2023-07-1509 minSubgenreTomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea [S03E04]In this highly unusual Subgenre episode, host Josh Dasal and his guest host, filmmaker NC Jones, get lost in one of the oddest time travel movies - heck, oddest movies - ever covered here, the 1979 Czech New Wave absurdist film, Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea, directed by Jindrich Polák. It's a space-age, time travel, doppleganger, Nazi-defeating love story set behind the Iron Curtain, with a theme song built for the club. Topics of discussion include actors playing twins, special effects magic, and how to avoid explaining how time travel works in a time travel fi...
2023-07-012h 09SubgenreMemento [S03E03]In this Subgenre episode, host Josh Dasal and his guest host, playwright Allan Maule, might need a whole body full of tattooed clues to untangle this film school favorite, the 2000 Christopher Nolan memory thriller, Memento, starring Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss, and Joe Pantoliano. It could be real, or it could all be in our minds. And there's not one John G. among us.Guest host: Allan Maule, playwright of The Weight of Everything We KnowWorld premiere tickets available at https://theatreraleigh.com/twoewk/Insta and Twitter: @maulerballerRead more about Memento (2000) at:
2023-06-012h 17SubgenreThe Pickup Shot: The Art History of Somewhere in TimeIn this installment of The Pickup Shot, host Josh Dasal, and guest host Jennifer Dasal of the hit podcast and book ArtCurious, take you beyond the celluloid to discuss Somewhere in Time [1980] from an art historical perspective - expanding on the look and feel of the movie and how it relates to fine art and artists of the time.Subscribe to Subgenre and check out the full episode, Somewhere in Time [1980], for more about this film.Web: subgenrepodcast.comTwitter and Insta: @subgenrepodYour donations and 5-star reviews are always appreciated!
2023-05-1509 minSubgenreSomewhere in Time [S03E02]In this episode of Subgenre, host Josh Dasal and guest host Jennifer Dasal, host of the hit podcast and book ArtCurious, continue Season 3: Time Twisters with a journey back to 1980 for a gauzy period piece about the power of true love knowing no bounds across the ages. Starring Christopher Reeve, Jane Seymour, and Christopher Plummer at their beautiful best, we take you to the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island for the romantic drama that is Somewhere in Time.Guest host: Jennifer Dasal, host and co-producer of the ArtCurious podcast, author of ArtCurious: The Unexpected, Slightly Odd, and...
2023-05-012h 05SubgenreGroundhog Day [S03E01]In this episode of Subgenre, host Josh Dasal and guest host, filmmaker, video producer, and advertising director Nick Heim, kick off Season 3: Time Twisters as they wake up again and again to the 1993 film about a self-absorbed weatherman, a rodent, and the day that just won't go away. It's Groundhog Day, again. Directed by Ghostbuster the late Harold Ramis, and starring Billy Murray and Andie MacDowell. Topics of discussion include the films of Bill Murray, the art of writing comedy that lands, and Ned... Ryerson!Guest host: Nick Heim, producer, advertising director Twitter: @JunctionRdInsta...
2023-04-012h 05SubgenreOcean's Eleven, Pt. 2 [S02E09]In our final episode of Season 2: Charming Thieves, we're continuing our roundtable show with part two of this two-part episode of Subgenre. Host Josh Dasal and his return guest hosts, sans two - advertising director Nick Heim and playwright Allan Maule - take a final run at Steven Soderbergh's remake of Ocean's Eleven (2001), starring George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, and Andy Garcia, and co-starring Matt Damon, Bernie Mac, Don Cheadle, Carl Reiner, Elliot Gould, Eddie Jemison, Scott Caan, Casey Affleck, and Shaobo Qin. Topics of discussion include the right and wrong way to repel down an elevator shaft...
2022-10-151h 40SubgenreOcean's Eleven, Pt. 1 [S02E08]It's our first roundtable show! In the first part of this two-part episode of Subgenre, host Josh Dasal and his return guest hosts - producer-writer Fabian Marquez, advertising director Nick Heim, playwright Allan Maule, and TikTok influencer Charlotte Moore-Lambert, go all-in on the 2001 Steven Soderbergh-directed remake masterpiece, Ocean's Eleven (2001), starring George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, and Andy Garcia, and co-starring Matt Damon, Bernie Mac, Don Cheadle, Carl Reiner, Elliot Gould, Eddie Jemison, Scott Caan, Casey Affleck, and newcomer Shaobo Qin. Topics of discussion include the art of the con on film, the delicate construction of heist planning, and...
2022-10-012h 07SubgenreThe Great Muppet Caper [S02E07]In this episode of Subgenre, host Josh Dasal and his first-time guest host, producer, advertising director, and Muppet afficionado Nick Heim, get felt up - [insert Statler and Waldorf laugh here] - as they release their nerdy perspectives on the 1981 high-fashion jewel heist in London romp, The Great Muppet Caper, directed by the puppet master himself, Jim Henson, and starring Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Charles Grodin, Diana Rigg, and a cast of hundreds. Topics of discussion include Henson and company's desire to elevate the craft of puppetry in movies, how a contest produced the movie's title, and the...
2022-09-011h 52SubgenreBob le flambeur [S02E06]In this episode of Subgenre, host Josh Dasal and his guest host, screenwriter and Hollywood studio guy Steve Baumgartner, reach all the way back to the dawn of the French New Wave as they react to the 1956 French-language noir classic, Bob le flambeur, directed by esteemed filmmaker Jean-Pierre Melville, and starring film veteran Roger Duchesne and ingenue Isabelle Corey in a movie about down and outs dreaming big in the rough Paris district of Pigalle. Topics of discussion include what makes a great crime film, the French New Wave, and whether a heist film truly needs a heist in...
2022-08-011h 59SubgenreThe Great Train Robbery [S02E05]In this episode of Subgenre, host Josh Dasal and his guest host, playwright Allan Maule, buy a ticket for the 1978 treasure heist period piece, The Great Train Robbery, directed by acclaimed author Michael Crichton, and starring Sean Connery, Donald Sutherland, and Leslie-Ann Down as Victorian-era thieves out to to hijack a locomotive full of Crimean gold. Topics of discussion include the wide-ranging films of Sean Connery, getting actors to do their own stunts (even when they don't want to), and the most agonizingly slow 75-second count in movie history.Guest host: Allan Maule, playwright Twitter: @maulerballer
2022-07-011h 33SubgenreTo Catch a Thief [S02E04]In this episode of Subgenre, host Josh Dasal and his guest host, screenwriter and filmmaker NC Jones, break into the 1955 lush VistaVision romantic thriller, To Catch a Thief, directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Cary Grant as a French Riviera cat burglar trying to go straight, and Grace Kelly as an American socialite in love with the danger. Topics of discussion include our favorite films in the Hitch pantheon, the metaphor of sexual fireworks, and trying to pass off Cary Grant as a nimble 35-year-old.Guest host: NC Jones, screenwriter and filmmaker Twitter: @nickelJonesInsta: @ndyjones...
2022-05-311h 54
SubgenreThe Pickup Shot: The World of Lupin III Beyond CagliostroIn this installment of The Pickup Shot, host Josh Dasal and his guest host, filmmaker NC Jones, add a long-time superfan perspective to the Lupin III universe including, and beyond, Miyazaki's Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979).Subscribe to Subgenre and check out the full episode, Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro [S02E03], for more about this film.Web: subgenrepodcast.comTwitter and Insta: @subgenrepodYour donations and 5-star reviews are always appreciated!
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2022-05-1610 minSubgenreLupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro [S02E03]In this episode of Subgenre, host Josh Dasal and guest host Mary Thurman, writer and producer at Noggin, tackle the show's first foray into animation with the 1979 anime classic, Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro, directed by Hayao Miyazaki and released by the accomplished Studio Ghibli. Topics of discussion include what makes a great animated film, the best ladies' undergarments under which to conceal grenades, and whatever the hell an autogyro is.Guest host: Mary Thurman, writer and producer at Noggin Twitter: @maryethurmanInsta: @mthurmanart Read more about Lupin III: The Castle of Ca...
2022-05-012h 02SubgenreSneakers [S02E02]In this episode of Subgenre, host Josh Dasal and guest host, hit podcast creator and author Jennifer Dasal, continue our Season 2 on the subgenre of "charming thief" films by breaking the code of the 1992 cyber caper, Sneakers, directed by Phil Alden Robinson, and the ensemble cast of Robert Redford, Sidney Poitier, Mary McDonnell, Ben Kingsley, Dan Ackroyd, David Straithairn, and River Phoenix. Topics of discussion include the power of answering machines, our favorite quotable lines from the movie, and why peace on earth, good will toward men is out of US jurisdiction.Guest host: Jennifer Dasal, creator...
2022-04-012h 04
SubgenreThe Pickup Shot: The Art (and Theft) of The Thomas Crown AffairIn this installment of The Pickup Shot, host Josh Dasal and his guest host, hit podcaster, author, and art historian Jennifer Dasal discuss the actual world of art theft and explore the real Impressionist paintings found - and stolen - in The Thomas Crown Affair (1999).Subscribe to Subgenre and check out the full episode, The Thomas Crown Affair (1999) [S02E01] for more about this film.Web: subgenrepodcast.comTwitter and Insta: @subgenrepodYour donations and 5-star reviews are always appreciated!
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2022-03-2141 min
ArtCurious PodcastBONUS: Jennifer on The Pickup Shot from Subgenre: Season 2 - The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)Hi listeners! If you’re into art and into movies, then I’ve got a special treat for you. I recently featured on a bonus episode, “The Pickup Shot,” for the Subgenre podcast, hosted by Josh Dasal (and truth be told, if the name wasn’t a dead giveaway: he’s my husband). In this episode, we chat about all the art in one of the artsiest films of the past two decades, The Thomas Crown Affair, from 1999.Want more movies, and more of me and Josh? Be sure to subscribe to Subgenre, and I’ll be guest-hosting...
2022-03-2154 minSubgenreThe Thomas Crown Affair (1999) [S02E01]In this episode of Subgenre, host Josh Dasal and guest host, TikTok celebrity Charlotte Moore-Lambert (@cavatica), launch Season 2 on the subgenre of "charming thief" films with a look at the 1999 remake of The Thomas Crown Affair, directed by John McTiernan, and starring Pierce Brosnan, Rene Russo, and Denis Leary. Topics of discussion include the "gentleman thief" character archtype, Rene Russo-induced sexual awakenings, and whether or not it was a real Renoir in the fire.Guest host: Charlotte Moore-Lambert, TikTok celebrity and podcast producerTikTok: @cavaticaTwitter: @cavaticatInsta: @cavaticaRead more about...
2022-03-011h 58ArtCurious PodcastBONUS: "Curious Talk" with Jennifer and Josh DasalWow, we haven’t done one of these in a while… Welcome to a session of “Curious Talk,” a bonus episode recording between ArtCurious host Jennifer Dasal and her fellow podcaster/producer husband, Josh Dasal (Subgenre). It’s a chance to get a deep dive on the many goings-on, behind the scenes, with both ArtCurious and Jennifer. Topics include: Jennifer’s big career pivot; how the show comes together; some hints about upcoming episodes; traveling with Jennifer; and how podcasts sustain themselves financially. Come for the chatter, stay for the questions about… dinner? (And hopefully we’ll do these discussions more...
2021-12-1326 min
SubgenreThe Pickup Shot: Sub Movies at the OscarsIn this installment of The Pickup Shot, host Josh Dasal and his guest host, the playwright Allan Maule, discuss the consistency of nominating and awarding submarine movies like U-571 for the Best Sound Editing prize at the Oscars and elsewhere.Subscribe to Subgenre and check out the full episode, "U-571 [S01E05]" for more about this film.Web: subgenrepodcast.comTwitter and Insta: @subgenrepodYour donations and 5-star reviews are always appreciated!
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2021-11-2403 min
SubgenreThe Pickup Shot: Submarine Life and French FilmIn the first release of our short bonus content we're calling The Pickup Shot, host Josh Dasal and guest host Jennifer Dasal, creator of the ArtCurious podcast and author of the book ArtCurious: Stories of the Unexpected, Slightly Odd, and Strangely Wonderful in Art History, discuss the quirkiness of living and working on a real-life submarine and how the movie Le chant du loup (The Wolf's Call) stacks up as a "French film".Subscribe to Subgenre and check out the full episode, "Le chant du loup (The Wolf's Call) [S01E03]" for more about this film.
2021-10-2906 minSubgenreDas Boot, Pt. 2 [S01E09]In the exciting final episode of Subgenre Season 1, host Josh Dasal and screenwriter/film enthusiast Steve Baumgartner wrap up their two-part, intense exploration of the U-boat cinematic monster, Das Boot - Director's Cut, directed by Wolfgang Petersen, and starring Jürgen Prochnow and Herbert Grönemeyer. Topics of discussion include: the problems with the Rock of Gibraltar for a German submarine crew, how the film defies French director François Truffaut's views on the inherent dangers of producing war movies, and the the true definition of a "planus ex machina".Guest host: Steve Baumgartner, screenwriterRea...
2021-10-151h 15SubgenreDas Boot, Pt. 1 [S01E08]In this episode of Subgenre, host Josh Dasal is joined by screenwriter and film buff Steve Baumgartner as they begin a two-part, marathon dive into the fabled German-language U-boat endurance test, Das Boot - Director's Cut, directed by Wolfgang Petersen, and starring Jürgen Prochnow and Herbert Grönemeyer. Topics of discussion include: the eternal Tetris game of food storage in a submersible tube, the genius within the madness of shooting in confined spaces, and whether or not the predictability of a moment matters in a submarine film.Guest host: Steve Baumgartner, screenwriterRead more ab...
2021-10-011h 43SubgenreThe Enemy Below [S01E07]In this episode of Subgenre, host Josh Dasal is joined by guest host N.C. Jones, a filmmaker and screenwriter, to pick apart the classic, Oscar-winning 1957 submarine film, The Enemy Below, directed by Dick Powell, and starring Robert Mitchem and Curd Jürgens in his American film debut, based on a novel by D.A. Rayner. Topics of discussion include Robert Mitchum's evil side, the peculiarities of U.S. vs. British war films, and the unforgettable fashion sense of of Nazi sailors.Guest host: N.C. Jones, filmmaker and screenwriterTwitter: @nickelJonesWebsite: meritbadgesfilm.com...
2021-09-011h 24SubgenreK-19: The Widowmaker [S01E06]In this episode of Subgenre, host Josh Dasal is joined by guest host Mary Thurman of Stoopid Buddy Stoodios to go deep on the 2002 nuclear timebomb film K-19: The Widowmaker, directed by Oscar-winner Kathryn Bigelow, and starring Harrison Ford, Liam Neeson, and Peter Sarsgaard. Topics of discussion include Harrison Ford and the "everyman" archetype, the moving cinematography of Jeff Cronenweth, and the perils of attempting foreign accents in a film. Guest host: Mary Thurman, Senior Development Coordinator, Stoopid Buddy StoodiosTwitter: @maryethurmanInsta: @mthurmanartRead more about K-19: The Widowmaker at:IMDB: ht...
2021-08-012h 02SubgenreU-571 [S01E05]In this episode of Subgenre, host Josh Dasal is joined by his guest host, playwright Allan Maule, to discuss the 2000 "we just stole a Nazi submarine" movie, U-571, directed by Jonathan Mostow, and starring Matthew McConaughey, Bill Paxton, and Harvey Keitel. Topics of discussion include favorite films of the World War II era, why you should never send a big person to do a tiny person's job, and how to make your submarine dive faster by eating an orange. Guest host: Allan Maule, playwrightTwitter: @maulerballerInsta: @maulerballerRead more about U-571 at:
2021-07-011h 26SubgenreCrimson Tide [S01E04]In this episode of Subgenre, host Josh Dasal is joined by his guest host, educational/science TikTok star and "science mom", Charlotte Moore, aka Charlotte A. Cavatica, to discuss the 1995 coup-on-a-submarine picture, Crimson Tide, directed by Tony Scott, and starring Denzel Washington and Gene Hackman. Topics of discussion include the dire need for more female representation in the submarine film subgenre, the ubiquity of a certain 90s techno font, Josh's love for Gene Hackman, and a look at the classic films of writer-producer Charles Brackett.Guest host: Charlotte MooreTikTok: @cavaticaTwitter: @cavaticatInsta...
2021-06-011h 35SubgenreLe chant du loup (The Wolf's Call) [S01E03]In this episode of Subgenre, host Josh Dasal is joined by his guest host and brilliant wife, the creator and host of the acclaimed ArtCurious podcast, Jennifer Dasal, to discuss the 2019 French submarine puzzler, Le chant du loup (The Wolf's Call), directed by Antonin Baudry, and starring François Civil, Omar Sy, and Mathieu Kassovitz. Topics of discussion include the worst ways to repair a stuck rocket launcher, the curiosity of an undersea fish tank, why film isn't necessarily fine art and fine art isn't necessarily film, and why we should or should not blame near nuclear holocaust on th...
2021-05-021h 09SubgenreRun Silent Run Deep [S01E02]In this episode of Subgenre Season 1, host Josh Dasal is joined by his guest host, screenwriter and Academy Award-nominated producer Fabian Marquez (Spides), to discuss the 1958 classic undersea film, Run Silent Run Deep, directed by Robert Wise, and starring Clark Gable and Burt Lancaster. Topics of discussion include the propaganda of Tokyo Rose, the powdered milk moment, the sickness that shall not be named, the insult-laden career of Don Rickles, and how Clark Gables' bare chest started a lasting trend.Guest host: Fabian MarquezInsta: @fabianmarquezIMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0549850/
2021-05-0256 minSubgenreThe Hunt for Red October [S01E01]In the inaugural episode of Subgenre Season 1, host Josh Dasal is joined by his guest host, Deep Thought, to discuss the expansive and taut 1990 political action-thriller, The Hunt for Red October, directed by John McTiernan, and starring Alec Baldwin and Sir Sean Connery. Topics of discussion include Josh's definition of a submarine movie, the story of Sean Connery's $20,000 hairpiece, the classified government program allegedly revealed in the film, and the pros and cons of watching John McTiernan films.Guest host: Deep Thought00:00:00 Episode intro00:03:40 Our Feature Presentation, pt. 100:12:45 Ad break00:13:47 Our Feature...
2021-05-0257 minSubgenreSeason 1 PromoThis is your first listen to the brand new Subgenre podcast, hosted by Josh Dasal, co-producer of the hit podcast, ArtCurious. Join Josh and his rotating slate of funny, knowledgeable, and irreverent guest hosts as they break down movies in film subcategories you forgot your loved. In this first season of the show, we discuss and dissect films across the always thrilling and claustrophobic subgenre of submarine movies! From The Hunt for Red October to Crimson Tide, Run Silent Run Deep to The Enemy Below, Das Boot to U-571, and more, this is a movie podcast you can't miss.
2021-05-0203 min
ArtCurious PodcastBonus Episode: CuriousTalk #2 (Recap of Season 3, Part 2)Loved being a part of ArtCurious's third season? Listen in to hear more in our new BONUS segment, CuriousTalk, for behind-the-scenes goodies, listener questions, and more. This episode recaps details from the last four episodes of the season. CuriousTalk is hosted by Josh Dasal, from ArtCurious's production partner, Kaboonki. Learn more about Kaboonki's video and marketing capabilities here. Please SUBSCRIBE and REVIEW our show on Apple Podcasts! Twitter / Facebook/ Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2018-08-2726 min
ArtCurious PodcastBonus Episode: CuriousTalk #1 (Recap of Season 3, Part 1)Loved being a part of ArtCurious's third season? Listen in to hear more in our new BONUS segment, CuriousTalk, for behind-the-scenes goodies, listener questions, and more. This episode recaps details from the first four episodes of the season.CuriousTalk is hosted by Josh Dasal, from ArtCurious's production partner, Kaboonki. Learn more about Kaboonki's video and marketing capabilities here.Please SUBSCRIBE and REVIEW our show on Apple Podcasts!Twitter / Facebook/ Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2018-08-1324 min