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Kaveh and CK's Screening RoomFlashbacks: 6 from the '60sOur 'Flashbacks' series continues! In this episode, hosts Cortlyn Kelly and Kaveh Jalinous explore the 1960s in cinema, citing some of the most important cinematic movements of all time in the process. Then, they turn to recommending some of their favorite movies from the decade, explaining what makes the films so memorable and why you should tune in ASAP.Co-hosts: Kaveh Jalinous, Cortlyn Kelly.2025-04-031h 09
The House of PodEpisode 267 - The Valentine's Day MassacreKaveh is joined by Will Poole (aka Kristi Yamaguccimane) and Dr. Jason Rosenbaum to chat with a recently fired CDC infectious disease technical lead (Dr. Neuro) about the recent mass firings at the CDC and what they can mean for the future of infectious disease in the US. Also, discussion of the proposed new head of the CDC, RFK Jr's latest article on Fox News on Measles and more!Rate and review us at iTunes and tell all your friends about how cool we are! We get all our new listeners from word of mouth and...2025-03-111h 17The House of PodEpisode 266 - Obsessive Compulsive DisorderKaveh is joined by Psychiatrist Tyler Black and bandmate Joe Giuffrida to discuss the symptoms of his Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), how it has affected his social and professional life and the ways he succesfully manages and treats it.Rate and review us at iTunes and tell all your friends about how cool we are! We get all our new listeners from word of mouth and we appreciate you all spreading the word!email us at hopquestions@gmail.com and follow me at @kaveh.md on BlueSky2025-03-041h 15Kaveh and CK's Screening RoomOur (Potentially Reckless) 2025 Oscar PredictionsThe Oscars are coming up! To celebrate, co-hosts Cortlyn Kelly and Kaveh Jalinous discuss the upcoming event and make preliminary predictions, based on industry trends and previous awards shows. Hosts: Kaveh Jalinous, Cortlyn Kelly.2025-02-271h 15The House of PodEpisode 263 - Irritable Bowel SyndromeKaveh is joined by Stanford GI expert Dr. Linda Nguyen and Comic Artist Hannah Hillam to discuss Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), it's causes, the stigma around it and how to manage it.Rate and review us at iTunes and tell all your friends about how cool we are! We get all our new listeners from word of mouth and we appreciate you all spreading the word!email us at hopquestions@gmail.com and follow me at @kaveh.md on BlueSky!listen to 500 Open Tabs https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/500...2025-02-181h 00Kaveh and CK's Screening RoomThe Box Office Competition: Spring 2025 EditionSeason three begins in the screening room! To celebrate, co-hosts Cortlyn Kelly and Kaveh Jalinous continue one of their favorite podcast games: "box office betting." Joined by special guests Keyvan Jalinous and Zachary Lee, the four each construct a list of four movies they will believe will reign supreme at the box office this spring. We'll have the results of the competition in May!Hosts: Kaveh Jalinous, Cortlyn Kelly.Special Guests: Keyvan Jalinous, Zachary Lee.2025-02-1451 minThe House of PodEpisode 259 - Air Quality and Other Burning IssuesKaveh is joined by Pulmonary Doctor and Air Quality expert Dr. Erika Moseson, Sustainability Leader Daniel Hamilton and Podcaster/illustrator/Guy with great first name, Kaveh Taherian to discuss the impact on our health from ozone pollution and the increasing frequency of fires due to global climate change and what we can do about it personally to stay safe and create climate friendly cities.rate and review us at iTunes and tell all your friends about how cool we are! We get all our new listeners from word of mouth and we appreciate you all spreading...2025-01-211h 21Kaveh and CK's Screening RoomA Baker's Dozen Episode! Our Favorite Films of 2024Season two may be over... or is it?!? In a special baker's dozen episode, co-hosts Cortlyn Kelly and Kaveh Jalinous return to discuss their favorite movies of 2024! The two begin by talking about the year as a whole, and the highs and lows of the film landscape. Then, they each share their five favorite films of the year.
Hosts: Kaveh Jalinous, Cortlyn Kelly.2024-12-201h 17
500 Open TabsTalking Heads, Robert Liston, and Battle of Santa Monica BayThis week we are joined by special guests Kaveh Rastegar and Kaveh Hoda as we learn about the contributions of Chris Frantz to the Talking Heads, an infamous surgery that killed 3 people, and how Santa Monica was once a standoff point between the mob and a future Supreme Court justice. A listener email explains the explosive properties of Chlorine tri-fluoride.Episode Tabs:Talking Heads’ Original Lineup on Stop Making Sense, Their Early Days, and the Futurehttps://pitchfork.com/features/interview/talking-heads-reunion-2023-stop-making-sense/The fastest knife in the Wes...2024-10-231h 48Kaveh and CK's Screening Room'The Substance,' 'Megalopolis,' and Other WTF MoviesIt's a busy season finale in the Screening Room! To celebrate the final episode of their second season, co-hosts Cortlyn Kelly and Kaveh Jalinous reconvene to discuss two of the month's biggest (and craziest) releases, Coralie Fargeat's 'The Substance' and Francis Ford Coppola's 'Megalopolis.' The two then pivot to recommending three films, each, that also fall into the category of 'WTF Films.'
Hosts: Kaveh Jalinous, Cortlyn Kelly.2024-10-0355 minKaveh and CK's Screening RoomThe Box Office Competition: Fall 2024 EditionThis week in the Screening Room, hosts Cortlyn Kelly and Kaveh Jalinous are joined by special guests Zachary Lee and Keyvan Jalinous to play the second round of their drafting game, 'Box Office Betting.' In this edition, each player selects five films–defined by certain genre/date parameters–to attempt to construct a lineup that they believe will be the most successful at the box office this season. Who will win? Results will be revealed in January.
Hosts: Kaveh Jalinous, Cortlyn Kelly
Special Guests: Zachary Lee, Keyvan Jalinous2024-09-191h 41Kaveh and CK's Screening RoomMartin Scorsese: A RetrospectiveIT'S TIME! Finally, after months of teasing and hinting at their upcoming retrospective, co-hosts Cortlyn Kelly and Kaveh Jalinous convene in the Screening Room to talk all things Scorsese! After doing research, watching over 40 films and tracking the veteran filmmaker's career, the two discuss the Scorsese canon while analyzing his career and legacy as a whole. Apologies for the episode length but, with a director like Scorsese, there's a lot to talk about.
Hosts: Kaveh Jalinous, Cortlyn Kelly.2024-09-052h 00The House of PodEpisode 239 - Presidential HealthIn this extra special episode, the tables are turned and Kaveh is interviewed, along with Ethicist Arthur Caplan by Dr. Jason Rosenbaum about Kaveh's recent article in the BMJ, arguing that a non-partisan medical board should be employed to evaluate the health of presidential candidates. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2024-09-031h 00The House of PodEpisode 238 - Colonoscopy Gone WrongKaveh and guests, Dr. Roshan Patel and Kaveh Taherian (Avocado Chronicles, 500 Open Tabs) "sound off" on the recent case of a Florida Gastroenterologist accused of being unable to hear a patient in pain during a colonoscopy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2024-08-261h 10Kaveh and CK's Screening RoomFlashbacks: 5 from the ‘50sThis week in the Screening Room, our Flashbacks series continues. This time, co-hosts Kaveh Jalinous and Cortlyn Kelly tackle the 1950s. They first discuss the cinema industry during this time as a whole before pivoting to recommending 5 films (each) from the decade that have great personal significance for each of them. Hosts: Kaveh Jalinous, Cortlyn Kelly. 2024-08-2250 minThe House of PodEpisode 237 - Paleo DietKaveh is joined by Nutrition Scientist Kevin Klatt and Archeologist Anna Goldfield to discuss the Paleo Diet from both a historical and nutritional perspective.Email Kaveh at hopquestions@gmail.com or follow at Twitter @thehouseofpod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2024-08-121h 10Kaveh and CK's Screening RoomA Summer 2024 Recap. Plus: ‘Deadpool & Wolverine!’This week in the Screening Room (and in their shortest episode yet), co-hosts Kaveh Jalinous and Cortlyn Kelly reconvene to quickly discuss their thoughts and feelings on Marvel’s newest film, ‘Deadpool & Wolverine.’ The two then pivot to discussing the (largely underwhelming) Summer 2024 film season as a whole. Hosts: Kaveh Jalinous, Cortlyn Kelly. 2024-08-0822 minThe House of PodEpsiode 235 - MasculinityKaveh is joined by guest co-host Dr. Arghavan Salles and Dr, Michael Flood, a Sociologist who researches masculinity and domestic/sexual violence against women. Take a listen to their discussion on what role men can play in feminism, how views on masculinity might be shifting and why the new Mad Max movies are so great. Apologies in advance for Kaveh's Australian accent at the end. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2024-07-2959 minKaveh and CK's Screening Room'Twisters' Talk, and the Modern Natural Disaster FilmThis week in the Screening Room, co-hosts Kaveh Jalinous and Cortlyn Kelly are joined by special guest Keyvan Jalinous to discuss Lee Isaac Chung's 'Twisters,' one of the summer's biggest and most anticipated films. After sharing the thoughts on the film and its elements, they briefly explore the natural disaster genre as a whole, highlighting a couple of movies within the genre that work and a lot of movies that don't.
Hosts: Kaveh Jalinous, Cortlyn Kelly.
Special Guest: Keyvan Jalinous.2024-07-2541 minKaveh and CK's Screening RoomThe Best Movies of 2024 (So Far)We're halfway through the year, and this week in the Screening Room, co-hosts Kaveh Jalinous and Cortlyn Kelly celebrate (and/or lament) the movie year that we've had thus far. In the process, they each share their five top films of the year (so far).
Hosts: Kaveh Jalinous, Cortlyn Kelly.2024-07-1141 minKaveh and CK's Screening RoomDouble Bills: 'Inside Out 2' & 'The Bikeriders'Like any good day at the movies, hosts Kaveh Jalinous and Cortlyn Kelly bring a double billing of their own to the Screening Rroom: back-to-back discussions of the weekend's biggest releases. Firstly, the two discuss their thoughts on Pixar's 'Inside Out 2' before turning to tackle Jeff Nichols' newest film, 'The Bikeriders.'
Hosts: Kaveh Jalinous, Cortlyn Kelly.2024-06-2741 minKaveh and CK's Screening RoomFlashbacks: 4 from the '40sThis week in the Screening Room, co-hosts Cortlyn Kelly and Kaveh Jalinous launch their newest series, Flashbacks, where they each recommend a certain number of films from each decade. For the first episode, the two explore the 1940s, first discussing major themes and moments of the decade in cinema before pivoting to recommending four films each. Before that, the two briefly discuss George Miller's new film, 'Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.'
Hosts: Kaveh Jalinous, Cortlyn Kelly.2024-06-2048 minKaveh and CK's Screening RoomNancy Meyers: A RetrospectiveIn the second episode of their 'Retrospectives' series, hosts Kaveh Jalinous and Cortlyn Kelly tackle the queen of rom-coms herself: Nancy Meyers. Exploring her six features as a director, the two talk through Meyers' methods of making films, her auteurism and the friendly feelings/complex emotions evoked by her characters and stories. They also get distracted... a lot.
Hosts: Kaveh Jalinous, Cortlyn Kelly.2024-05-3058 minKaveh and CK's Screening RoomBox Office Sports: Summer 2024 EditionThis week in the Screening Room, hosts Kaveh Jalinous and Cortlyn Kelly play a new game on the podcast: betting on this summer's releases! With their special guest Zachary Lee, the three each pick six movies–based on certain criteria–attempting to craft a list that they believe will make the most money at the box office. Results will be verified and published post Labor Day weekend. The three also discuss the summer's first wide release, 'The Fall Guy.'
Hosts: Kaveh Jalinous, Cortlyn Kelly.
Special Guest: Zachary Lee.2024-05-161h 23Kaveh and CK's Screening Room'Challengers' and Other Charged FilmsWelcome to season two of 'Kaveh and CK's Screening Room!' To kick off the festivities, hosts Kaveh Jalinous and Cortlyn Kelly first discuss Beyoncé's newest album, 'Cowboy Carter,' before pivoting into a discussion on Luca Guadagnino's 'Challengers.' Afterwards, the two discuss the sexually-charged cinema genre as a whole.
Hosts: Kaveh Jalinous, Cortlyn Kelly. 2024-05-0255 minKaveh and CK's Screening RoomKaveh and CK's Screening Room: A PodcastA brief trailer for Kaveh and CK's Screening Room. 2024-04-3001 minKaveh and CK's Screening RoomLet's Talk 'Dune: Part Two.'It's the season finale! In the 12th and final episode of their first season, hosts Kaveh Jalinous and Cortlyn Kelly take a chaotic, improvised approach to discuss Denis Villeneuve's newest film, 'Dune: Part Two.' In the process, they also talk about other notable March releases, give their takes on Chicago's O'Hare Airport, and pretty much everything in between.
Hosts: Kaveh Jalinous, Cortlyn Kelly.2024-03-2856 minKaveh and CK's Screening RoomGo Gina! – A Gina Prince-Bythewood Retrospective. Plus: 'Madame Web!'In February's episode, hosts Kaveh Jalinous and Cortlyn Kelly launch their newest series within a series: "The Screening Room: Retrospectives." To kick off, the two tackle one of Hollywood's most consistent working directors, Gina Prince-Bythewood, famous for her smash hits like 'Love & Basketball' and 'The Woman King.' Before that, the two discuss some of the month's new releases, including the hilariously horrific 'Madame Web' and the incredible re-release of 'Tenet' on 70mm/IMAX 70mm.
Hosts: Kaveh Jalinous, Cortlyn Kelly.2024-02-291h 10Kaveh and CK's Screening Room'Mean Girls,' January at the Movies, and the Oscar NominationsWelcome to 2024! In their first episode of the new year, host Kaveh Jalinous and Cortlyn Kelly take the time to catch up on everything related to cinema that they haven't talked about yet. In the process, they briefly discuss the Golden Globes before moving on to the films dropped into theaters this January–notably, the Mean Girls (musical) remake. Then, they discuss the 2023 Oscar nominations, highlighting the snubs and surprises among the Academy's lists.
Hosts: Kaveh Jalinous, Cortlyn Kelly.2024-01-251h 22The House of PodEpisode 212 - BloodKaveh is joined by guest co-host Rebecca Watson (Skepchick) and Dr. Jen Gunter to discuss her new book about menstruation, Blood. We learn why menstruation exists in the first place, how vaccines may affect it, and whether or not Kaveh should try putting menstrual blood on his face like he saw in that TikTok.Send your questions and comments to hopquestions@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2024-01-091h 07Kaveh and CK's Screening RoomThe Best Films of 2023. Plus: "Renaissance!"The end of the year is upon us, and the Screening Room is here to unpack the 2023 film year as a whole. To do so, hosts Kaveh Jalinous and Cortlyn Kelly are joined by Michelle Wang to highlight their favorite films of the year–attempting to capture what a great year for movies it's been. But first, Kaveh and Cortlyn must discuss their Super Bowl–Beyoncés "Renaissance" film.
Hosts: Kaveh Jalinous, Cortlyn Kelly.
Special Guest: Michelle Wang.2023-12-281h 34Kaveh and CK's Screening Room'The Hunger Games' Prequel, 'Saltburn,' 'The Killer,' and Other Short Reviews!It's been a busy November for the film world, and in the latest episode of the Screening Room, co-hosts Kaveh Jalinous and Cortlyn Kelly are here to discuss. The two first cover breaking news in the film industry–notably, the end of the SAG-AFTRA strike–before quickly discussing eight of the month's new releases (including Saltburn, The Killer, NYAD, and more!).
Hosts: Kaveh Jalinous, Cortlyn Kelly.
2023-11-231h 07Kaveh and CK's Screening RoomThe NYFF/CIFF Recap. Plus: Early Best Picture Predictions!The fall film festival madness continues! In the newest episode of Kaveh and CK's Screening Room, hosts Kaveh Jalinous and Cortlyn Kelly are joined by film critic and writer Zachary Lee to recap two of the season's biggest second-wave festivals: the New York Film Festival and the Chicago International Film Festival. The three discuss their favorite films from the festival, including several of the year's most anticipated features. They then pivot to creating an (early) list of predicted nominees for Best Picture at next year's Oscars, crafted by considering previous nominations and the Academy's thought processes.
2023-10-261h 35Kaveh and CK's Screening RoomThe Venice/Telluride/TIFF Recap!Fall film festival season is here, and we're here to celebrate in the Screening Room! In this month's episode, special guest Keyvan Jalinous joins hosts Kaveh Jalinous and Cortlyn Kelly to discuss their experiences at the first three fall film festivals – Venice, Telluride, and Toronto. The three discusses the energy of each festival before sharing the best (and worst) films they saw.
Hosts: Kaveh Jalinous, Cortlyn Kelly.
Special Guest: Keyvan Jalinous.2023-09-281h 44
Hver gang vi rantes«Hør her'a!»: Solskinn i Groruddalen – men filmhistorien fra Oslo øst er som regel temmelig grå, med ed Kaveh TehraniI høst kommer det flere filmer lagt til østkanten i Oslo, og i bresjen står Kaveh Tehranis etterlengtede «Hør her’ a», basert på den mest utlånte boka på Deichman med samme navn av Gulraiz Sharif. Men hvordan ser østlige sentrumsstrøk og drabantbyer ut gjennom norske filmskaperes kameralinser? Og er det noen etstetiske trekk eller stereotypier som er mer tydlige i østkantfilmen enn andre filmer fra Oslo? Har blikket på østkanten endret seg med åra? Bak mikkene i denne live on tape-podcasten fra Gamle Munch, østkantens eget kulturhus, sitter regissør Kaveh Tehrani, filmkr...2023-09-1756 min