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Ryan Breegle
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My Fantasy Funeral
Mary Mancini
Mary Mancini, Chair of the Tennessee Democratic Party and long-time activist, details her fantasy funeral featuring an appearance by Beyoncé and the man who gave us Common Sense.
2019-10-28
00 min
My Fantasy Funeral
Caitlin Rose
Songwriter and vocalist Caitlin Rose takes us through an elegant evening of laughter, tears, martinis, and dancing for her fantasy funeral.
2019-10-14
00 min
My Fantasy Funeral
Jasmin Kaset
Jasmin Kaset, songwriter and vocalist shares her fantasy funeral full of humor, John Hartford, and future hauntings.
2019-09-30
00 min
My Fantasy Funeral
Nathanael Mehrens
Nathanael Mehrens, creator of Matchless coffee soda and co-founder of the Stay Golden cafes, shares his nature-themed fantasy funeral.
2019-09-16
00 min
My Fantasy Funeral
Kyshona Armstrong
Kyshona Armstrong, songwriter and vocalist, reveals the plan for her fantasy funeral -- complete with an appearance by Oprah Winfrey.
2019-09-02
00 min
My Fantasy Funeral
Sarah Souther
Sarah Souther, creator of Nashville's Bang Candy Company, describes the vision of her fantasy funeral as a jolly event full of laughter and beauty.
2019-08-19
00 min
My Fantasy Funeral
Elizabeth Williams
Elizabeth Williams, designer and one half of art studio New Hat, details the vision for her fiery fantasy funeral, including the mushroom suit in which she would like to be buried.
2019-08-05
00 min
My Fantasy Funeral
Spencer Cullum, Jr.
Spencer Cullum Jr., pedal steel guitar player and one half of Steelism, gives Ryan a lesson in Cockney rhyming slang, lays out his vision for a game show-styled eulogy, and reveals the song that he can never seem to escape.
2019-07-22
00 min
My Fantasy Funeral
Larissa Maestro
Larissa Maestro, a Nashville cellist and vocalist, discusses the importance of performing classical works that are rarely heard, the Philippine tradition of Spirit Food which she got from her mother, and the science fiction character who she would choose to deliver her fantasy eulogy.
2019-07-08
00 min
My Fantasy Funeral
Trevor Mikula
Trevor Mikula, a self-taught Nashville painter, discusses growing up gay in a severely strict Christian home, the musical that opened his eyes to issues of the world when he was 18, and how he hopes to be remembered for decorating the lives of his friends.
2019-06-24
00 min
My Fantasy Funeral
Tiffany Minton
Tiffany Minton, drummer and co-founder of the She's A Rebel girl group tribute show, discusses her early activism efforts, shares a song from a friend who has passed, and lets us in on the funeral surprise she has planned to unite her conservative family with her radical friends.
2019-06-10
00 min
My Fantasy Funeral
Jeff Zentner
Jeff Zentner, award-winning YA author, details the five songs that he would choose for his fantasy funeral -- songs that have shaped both his childhood and his writing.
2019-05-27
00 min
My Fantasy Funeral
Julia Martin
Julia Martin, Nashville visual artist and art gallery owner, describes her fantasy funeral as a nighttime celebration going until the sun comes up and how she would like to be remembered by both her friends and her foes.
2019-05-13
00 min
My Fantasy Funeral
Jonathan Marx
Jonathan Marx, noted instrumentalist, talks on the idea of impermanence and how the journey of grief might be better understood after listening to 32 minutes of transcendental jazz.
2019-04-29
00 min
My Fantasy Funeral
Sarah Bandy
Sarah Bandy, Executive Director at YEAH!, chooses her desire to keep the art of the bedtime story alive through the Nashville airwaves, and the motley crew of pallbearers she has tasked to carry her highly original casket to its final aquatic destination.
2019-04-15
00 min
My Fantasy Funeral
Matthew Pusti
Musician Matthew Pusti, aka Makeup & Vanity Set, chats about his early exposure to Vivaldi informing his music career, drawing from near death experiences as inspiration, and the Russian filmmaker who would deliver his eulogy. And, of course, his choice of five funeral songs.
2019-04-01
00 min
My Fantasy Funeral
My Fantasy Funeral with Becky Delius
On the inaugural episode of My Fantasy Funeral, host Ryan Breegle sits down with Becky Delius, champion of both humanitarian causes and over-the-top, ornate, fashion. They discuss the five songs that would be played at her funeral, the Southern orator who would speak to the bereaved and what Victorian tradition she would revive for her eternal preservation.
2019-03-18
00 min
My Fantasy Funeral
Coming Soon: My Fantasy Funeral
Imagine you are dead but you get to design your own funeral. What songs will be played? Who will deliver your eulogy? And where will your remains rest, forever more? This is the scenario presented to our guests on My Fantasy Funeral.
2019-03-12
00 min
Vidalotry: A Gore Vidal Podcast
10: The Wartime President
In the tenth and final episode, Vidalotry explores Gore Vidal’s ridicule of George W. Bush and the title ‘Wartime President’ which Bush bestowed upon himself. Host Ryan Breegle looks at the accusations of voting fraud in 2000 and 2004, Gore’s fears during the Bush Presidency, and his thoughts on the politicians that followed, namely Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, and John McCain. SOURCES: Open House with Gloria Hunniford, Thames Television, 2000 Ali G, HBO, 2004 State of Things, 2005 Ring of Fire with Robert F. Kennedy Jr, 2006 The Henry Rollins Show, IFC, 2007 HardTalk...
2018-06-26
31 min
Vidalotry: A Gore Vidal Podcast
9: Ronnie and Nancy
In Episode Nine, Vidalotry explores Gore Vidal’s humorous criticism of the Reagan administration. Host Ryan Breegle looks at Gore’s initial dismissal of Ronald as a convincing politician, his good-natured jabs at Nancy, and his overall concern that the United States was governed for eight years by a talented cue card reader. SOURCES: Books: Ronnie and Nancy: A Life In Pictures, Gore Vidal, The New York Review of Books, September 29, 1983 Audio: Afternoon Plus, Thames Television, 1981 Merv Griffin Show, Jan 26, 1981 The Tonight Show, Dec 15, 1981 Saturday Matters with Sue...
2018-06-12
19 min
Vidalotry: A Gore Vidal Podcast
8: Gore’s Watergate Fix
In Episode Eight, Vidalotry explores Gore Vidal’s fascination with the downfall of Richard Nixon. Host Ryan Breegle looks at Gore’s early wariness of Nixon, the play he wrote using words directly from the President’s mouth, and Gore’s suspicions that were finally proven correct. SOURCES: Books: An Evening With Richard Nixon, Gore Vidal, 1971 Palimpsest: A Memoir, Gore Vidal, 1995 Empire Of Self: A Life of Gore Vidal, Jay Parini, 2015 Audio: Vidal / Buckley debates, ABC, 1968 Laugh-In/em>, Jan 12 1970 The Merv Griffin Show/em>, May 14 1970 Laugh-In...
2018-05-29
27 min
Vidalotry: A Gore Vidal Podcast
7: The Three Kennedys
In Episode Seven, Vidalotry explores Gore Vidal’s entrance into the Kennedy inner circle. Host Ryan Breegle looks at Gore’s family ties to Jackie, the bad blood between Gore and Bobby, and his thoughts on what really led to the assassination of John F Kennedy. SOURCES: Books: The Best Man 1968, Esquire, March 1963 Palimpsest: A Memoir, Gore Vidal, 1995 Empire Of Self: A Life of Gore Vidal, Jay Parini, 2015 Audio: 60 Minutes, CBS, 1975 Profile of a Writer, 1978 Afternoon Plus, 1981 JFK, A Personal Tribute, 1993 The Clive Anderson Show...
2018-05-15
31 min
Vidalotry: A Gore Vidal Podcast
6: Tennessee and Truman
In Episode Six, Vidalotry explores Gore Vidal’s relationship with two gay authors; one friendly, the other contentious. Host Ryan Breegle looks at Gore’s adventures with Tennessee Williams and their involvement in a film featuring lobotomies and cannibalism. And he examines Gore’s detest for Truman Capote, culminating in lies and lawsuits. SOURCES: Books: Palimpsest: A Memoir, Gore Vidal, 1995 Empire Of Self: A Life of Gore Vidal, Jay Parini, 2015 Audio: 60 Minutes, CBS, 1975 The Dick Cavett Show, 1978 Profile of a Writer, 1978 Omnibus, BBC, 1995 The Celluloid Closet...
2018-05-01
22 min
Vidalotry: A Gore Vidal Podcast
5: Mean Mad Mailer
In Episode Five, Vidalotry explores the tumultuous friendship of Gore Vidal and author Norman Mailer. Host Ryan Breegle looks at Mailer’s history of violence toward women and how it took Gore, a legendary female journalist, and a late night TV show to finally put him in his place. SOURCES: Books: Of a Small and Modest Malignancy, Wicked and Bristling with Dots, Norman Mailer, Esquire, 1977 Palimpsest: A Memoir, Gore Vidal, 1995 Snapshots In History’s Glare, Gore Vidal, 2009 Empire Of Self: A Life of Gore Vidal, Jay Parini, 2015 Audio:
2018-04-17
21 min
Vidalotry: A Gore Vidal Podcast
4: The Buckley Debates
In Episode Four, Vidalotry explores the 1968 televised debates between Gore Vidal and William F Buckley, Jr. Host Ryan Breegle looks at how Gore prepared his witty remarks in advance, the speed at which the debate became nothing more than a war of words, and how both men were greatly affected by the aftermath. SOURCES: Books: On Experiencing Gore Vidal, William F Buckley Jr, Esquire, August 1969 A Distasteful Encounter with William F Buckley Jr, Gore Vidal, Esquire, September 1969 Palimpsest: A Memoir, Gore Vidal, 1995 Snapshots In History’s Glare, Gore Vidal, 2009 Em...
2018-04-03
40 min
Vidalotry: A Gore Vidal Podcast
3: Hollywood and Howard
In Episode Three, Vidalotry explores what happens when Gore Vidal is invited to work in Hollywood. Host Ryan Breegle looks at homosexuality’s network television debut, and we meet the man Gore chose to live with for more than half of his life. SOURCES: Books: Palimpsest: A Memoir, Gore Vidal, 1995 Snapshots In History’s Glare, Gore Vidal, 2009 Empire Of Self: A Life of Gore Vidal, Jay Parini, 2015 Audio: The Homosexuals, CBS News, 1967 The Celluloid Closet, 1995 60 Minutes, CBS, 1975
2018-03-20
15 min
Vidalotry: A Gore Vidal Podcast
2: Candidate Vidal
In Episode Two, Vidalotry explores Gore Vidal’s love/hate relationship with America. Host Ryan Breegle looks at Gore’s two political campaigns, his controversial views on party politics, and the play he wrote about the scandalous secrets candidates dig up to use against each other. SOURCES: Books: The Best Man: A Play About Politics, Gore Vidal, 1960 Palimpsest: A Memoir, Gore Vidal, 1995 Snapshots In History’s Glare, Gore Vidal, 2009 Empire Of Self: A Life of Gore Vidal, Jay Parini, 2015 Audio: French interview, 1964 Profile of a Writer, 1978 Afternoon Plus...
2018-03-06
30 min
Vidalotry: A Gore Vidal Podcast
1: Gore and The Gay Novel
In this debut episode, Vidalotry explores the complex relationship between Gore Vidal and his stance on homosexuality. Host Ryan Breegle looks at Gore’s passion for promiscuity, his first love that would forever haunt him, and how writing a novel about gay sex would affect his career in the years to come. SOURCES: Books: The City And The Pillar, Gore Vidal, 1948 Palimpsest: A Memoir, Gore Vidal, 1995 Empire Of Self: A Life of Gore Vidal, Jay Parini, 2015 Audio: Omnibus, BBC, 1995 Gore Vidal, An Appreciation, PBS, 1995 The South Bank Show, IT...
2018-02-19
14 min
Vidalotry: A Gore Vidal Podcast
Vidalotry: Coming Soon
Introducing Vidalotry, a new ten-part series podcast from Ryan Breegle that examines the wit and wisdom of famed intellectual and public persona Gore Vidal. Using a multitude of recordings, interviews and talk show appearances, Breegle examines Gore’s insights on homosexuality, politics, clashing opinions between creatives and much much more. This preview of the show gives you a taste of what to expect with forthcoming episodes. Coming February 2018.
2018-02-12
03 min