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Orioles In-The-Know Flipping the Script on Dr. WyndhamWelcome to episode 100 of the Orioles In-The-Know podcast. After 99 episodes of Dr. Wyndham playing host — listening to others answer his questions — Avon High School senior Robert Porter flips the script on him, taking control of the podcast for this special episode. A lot has happened in Avon Schools in the five years that have passed since episode 1, which covered the ins and outs of returning to school in the midst of the COVID pandemic. Find out why Dr. Wyndham started the podcast, which episode he looks most forward to each year, and what it's like to be Superintendent of a grow...

2025-09-0226 min

Innside Scoop with Anant Kumar President of World's LARGEST Hotel Franchisor! Wyndham Hotels ft. Dimitris Manikis | EP 5 | Innside Scoop PodcastCurious about the future of travel and hospitality? In this episode of the Innside Scoop podcast, we explore innovation, leadership, and transformation in the hotel industry with Dimitris Manikis, President of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts. We debunk myths, discuss bold strategies, and uncover stories from Dimitris’s incredible journey. Whether you’re in hospitality or simply passionate about travel, this episode is a goldmine of insight. Don’t miss out — hit play now and get inspired! Video Chapters 00:00 | Intro 02:26 | Why does Dimitris always talk about family? 07:18 | The Work Culture at Wyndham Hotels 11:13 | Why Dimitris Chose Hospital...

2025-08-101h 39 $Hands Up If You\'re Human$

Hands Up If You're Human "Finding Your Freedom" - Season 3 PreviewThe show is back after a longer than anticipated break.Join Wyndham as he previews the new season of the Hands Up If You're Human podcast.This season, to align with a new book Wyndham is publishing he has lined up a series of conversations with some remarkable people and he is focussing on a single, powerful question:What does "finding your freedom" mean to you?Come along for the ride this season of HUIYH and listen to the perspectives of:Yoga teachers, spiritual guides, entrepreneurs, musicians, doctors, authors...

2025-02-1807 min $Hands Up If You\'re Human$

Hands Up If You're Human Inalienable Truths Ep. 8 - Expectations - HUIYH (22)Sometimes other people's expectations of us can feel suffocating. And as with all elements of a human life there are layers of stories, nuance and complexity.So join Wyndham as he introduces you to Inalienable Truth #8:"You are not responsible for the pedestal others put you on."If you're interested in the "Companion Book of Inalienable (and often inconvenient) Truths" which contains all 50 of the Inalienable Truths then simply head to wyndhamjames.com and follow the prompts when they pop up to get your free download. And, you can buy my ne...

2024-12-1008 min $Hands Up If You\'re Human$

Hands Up If You're Human WTAF is "Doing the work"?We see and hear it everywhere, especially on social media. And, like so much of social media, at times it can feel like a competition as to who is doing it best. But, WTAF is "Doing the work"? Is it journaling, meditation, yoga, primal screaming, forest bathing? Do you have to announce to the world how deeply you're commitment is to doing the work? And what if you're not doing those things? Does that mean you're failing in the work? Join Wyndham and his very special guest, Louisa, as they discuss what "the work"...

2024-12-031h 05 $Hands Up If You\'re Human$

Hands Up If You're Human Trusting The Process - Episode 19Some things are really hard. But, when Shakespeare, Michael J Fox, Rich Roll, the Stoics and Daoism agree on something, surely it's worth listening to, isn't it?It's all too easy to wish we were further ahead than we are. We're constantly bombarded by curated images and stories of people's lives, all designed to present the very best version of someone's life that it's possible to present. Is it any wonder then that we can start to judge ourselves for not being further along our own adventure than we are?Not only are we bombarded...

2024-11-1937 min $Hands Up If You\'re Human$

Hands Up If You're Human Inalienable Truths Ep. 6 - Regret - HUIYH (18)This week we talk about Regret.We talk about what regret actually is and how, when we start to link the Inalienable Truths, they click together to create an ever expanding solid ground beneath our feet, from which we can boldly step forward into the lives we really want.We also discuss the classic view on regret. On the one hand some people say they never regret anything. On the other side some people think anyone with no regrets lacks self-awareness and self-analysis.Tune in to this episode to hear why Wyndham believes t...

2024-11-1213 min $Hands Up If You\'re Human$

Hands Up If You're Human Self-Empowerment - Episode 17This week we take a look at self or personal empowerment. So many of us spent so much of our lives in a state of disempowerment that the idea we can take control and have agency over our lives and how they turn out can seem alien.So what do we do when we feel like a leaf on the ocean, buffeted and directed by currents beyond our control?We could turn to the myriad tools and techniques "wellbeing gurus" bombard us with like meditation, mantras, affirmations, yoga etc etc. But what do we do...

2024-11-0550 min $Hands Up If You\'re Human$

Hands Up If You're Human Inalienable Truths Ep. 5 - HUIYH (16)This week Wyndham offers the 5th of the Inalienable Truths for you all to contemplate. This Inalienable Truth is about the inevitability of consequences, both intended and unintended. For so long Wyndham didn't make decisions because all he could see were the "negative" consequences of his actions. What he lacked was clear vision and intention around what he was trying to create. Once we are clear on why we are doing what we are doing we empower ourselves to be able to deal with whatever comes as a consequence.These episodes speak of the truths t...

2024-10-2912 min $Hands Up If You\'re Human$

Hands Up If You're Human Flu Fuelled Thoughts - Episode 15This week Wyndham channels his serious dose of man-flu and sees where his thoughts take him.In this episode he speaks about the importance of self-awareness and taking responsibility for one's actions and decisions. The importance of reconnecting with one's true self and to understand that "beliefs and truths" that shape our perspectives are not objectively true but are shaped by repetition and external influences. Wyndham also highlights the role of our BluePrints in automating reactions based on what we think, believe, and perceive to be true. He stressed the need to interrupt these automatic r...

2024-10-2228 min $Hands Up If You\'re Human$

Hands Up If You're Human Inalienable Truths Ep. 4 - HUIYH (14)Wyndham is on his own this week as he offers the 4th of the Inalienable Truths for you all to contemplate. This Inalienable Truth is about the primary motivators for the decisions we end up making. Bringing our awareness to what our truest and simplest motivations are can help us decide whether those automated patterns of decision making are still serving us, and if not, what we can do about it.These episodes speak of the truths that lie next to our hearts. Not the stories we tell ourselves. Not the things we think we b...

2024-10-1508 min $Hands Up If You\'re Human$

Hands Up If You're Human Feeling Like A Fraud - Episode 13After a longer break than intended Hands up If You're Human is back and Lisa and Wyndham couldn't be happier about it.But the summer break hasn't been all beaches, sunsets and life experienced in an easy flow. One of the reasons this podcast exists is because of the uncertainty and rollercoaster nature of our lives as human beings and our commitment to accepting and working with this rollercoaster. And this summer has been exactly that for both our hosts. And when things feel bad it can hugely impact our confidence and perspective of our own authenticity.

2024-10-081h 00 $Hands Up If You\'re Human$

Hands Up If You're Human HUIYH - Inalienable Truths Ep. 3Welcome to the third episode in the HUIYH bonus series where Wyndham offers another "Inalienable Truth" for you, our listeners, and for Lisa to contemplate and reflect on.These episodes speak of the truths that lie next to our hearts. Not the stories we tell ourselves. Not the things we think we believe and believe to be true. Not the truths that make us feel better or worse. Simply the universal truths without judgement, without favour and without the biases created by our emotions. These are the Inalienable Truths we are left with when we strip away...

2024-08-1312 min $Hands Up If You\'re Human$

Hands Up If You're Human Overcoming Self-Sabotage: Set Yourself Free - Episode 11We've all had moments in life where we are tantalising close to achieving something we have set our sights and heart on only for us to do something that derails it. It might look like old habitual patterns of behaviour repeating themselves. Or, choosing the "known" over the "unknown" even when the known represents chaos. It might be driven by a BluePrint conditioned lack of self-worth. In this episode Lisa and Wyndham talk about "Self-Sabotage". They discuss their own relationships with it, what they perceive the origins of it to be, the power of language and...

2024-08-0653 min $Hands Up If You\'re Human$

Hands Up If You're Human HUIYH talks about Inalienable Truths - Episode 10Welcome to the second episode in the bonus series where Wyndham and Lisa offer an "Inalienable Truth" for your consideration and reflection.These episodes speak of the truths that lie next to our hearts. Not the stories we tell ourselves. Not the things we think we believe and believe to be true. Not the truths that make us feel better or worse. Simply the universal truths without judgement, without favour and without the biases created by our emotions. These are the Inalienable Truths we are left with when we strip away the stories we tell ourselves.

2024-07-2310 min $Hands Up If You\'re Human$

Hands Up If You're Human Episode 9 - Are you COMMUNICATING or just TALKING?One of the frequently listed "secrets" of successful relationships is good communication. But what does that actually mean, how many of us would genuinely say they do it well (spoiler alert, not that many), and why is it so hard to do?Lisa and Wyndham reflect on their relationships with partners, friends and family to try to figure out why we often feel defensive, how easy it is to misunderstand and misconstrue what people say, and critically, why we should be looking inwards at ourselves when we find ourselves reacting to what other people say and do!

2024-07-161h 05 $Hands Up If You\'re Human$

Hands Up If You're Human HUIYH talks about Inalienable Truths - Episode 8Join Lisa and Wyndham for a new series of bonus episodes that speak of the truths that lie next to our hearts. Not the stories we tell ourselves. Not the things we think we believe and believe to be true. Not the truths that make us feel better or worse. Simply the universal truths without judgement, without favour and without the biases created by our emotions. These are the Inalienable Truths we are left with when we strip away the stories we tell ourselves.Published on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month these episodes follow...

2024-07-0914 min $Hands Up If You\'re Human$

Hands Up If You're Human Dealing with Grief - Episode 7We may crave certainty in our lives but the Universe doesn't work that way, except in one specific area. Every single human being on this planet will experience grief, multiple times. And not just as a result of a loved one's death. There are so many experiences in life that can generate the overwhelming emotional tsunami of grief.In this episode Lisa and Wyndham break one of the last taboos and discuss their own experiences of death and grief, both first hand and by degrees more removed. They talk about the lessons contained within our d...

2024-07-021h 11 $Hands Up If You\'re Human$

Hands Up If You're Human Episode 6 - Wyndham's StoryIt's time to get too know Wyndham a little bit better, so today's episode is (some of) his story.Wyndham talks about his first identity and powerful childhood experiences which he has come to realise shaped his BluePrint and therefore how he thought and acted for decades. He speaks about a 20 year professional career he felt trapped in, and he talks about the people and events that set him on his adventure to write his own BluePrint and create the life he really wants to live. This is a very different story to the one t...

2024-06-181h 04 $Hands Up If You\'re Human$

Hands Up If You're Human Episode 3 - Imposter SyndromeWe had lots of comments when we announced that we would be talking about Imposter Syndrome in this episode. Which suggests it's something that more people experience it than don't.So we cover a lot of ground, from Lisa and Wyndham's own experiences to the thoughts and experiences of some of our listeners.Is Imposter Syndrome our fault? What's causing it?Is it always a bad thing?What can we do about it when it rears its head?As always we want to hear what you think on this subject a...

2024-05-071h 09 $Hands Up If You\'re Human$

Hands Up If You're Human Episode 2 - PerfectionismIn this episode Lisa and Wyndham discuss the thorny and often debilitating topic of perfectionism.From Wyndham's recent realisation that he has been a perfectionist for 37 years without knowing it, to Lisa's reflections on being a "recovering perfectionist", this conversation covers a lot of ground. From the childhood incidents that were probably the genesis of their perfectionist tendencies, to ways of approaching these tendencies if you recognise them in yourself, hopefully this conversation will be insightful, helpful and offer two very different experiences.You can contact the show via email: theallthatwearepodcast@gmail.com

2024-04-161h 23 $Hands Up If You\'re Human$

Hands Up If You're Human Episode 1 - Introducing Our Brand New PodcastWelcome to our new podcast, dedicated to exploring and celebrating the messy reality of being human. In these conversations we will be discussing the many challenges and barriers we all face that prevent us feeling connected, fulfilled and happy, and explore the ways we can create the lives we really want to live by understanding, accepting and fully embracing all that we are.From our innate gifts and the things we’ve been taught to think of as our flaws, to our deepest unmet needs and desires that we feel shame over, we want to explore all th...

2024-04-0240 min

The Jon Gordon Podcast Wyndham Clark | Transforming Your Inner Game Do you want to develop a mindset that sets you up for unstoppable growth and success? Imagine having an unbreakable mental resilience that launches you towards achieving your highest potential. With our guest, Wyndham Clark, Jon and Wyndham will be sharing the solution to help you achieve this level of mental strength and mindset growth. Are you ready to tap into your full potential and overcome mental hurdles? Let's dive in and discover the key strategies for unlocking your mental resilience and achieving unstoppable growth. In this episode, you will: Discover Wyndham Clark's journey to...

2024-03-0154 min

dating log Bonus Episode 1: Dating as a SportYou asked and we're delivering. The roles are reversed as your regular host Wyndham takes a seat on the other side of the table. This is the first of a few Bonus Episodes we've got coming your way in the off-season, make sure to subscribe!

2024-01-2847 min

Recently Returned Best books of 2023In the final episode of Recently Returned librarians Kirsty and Anita reveal their favourite reads from last year. We hear from other librarians and podcast listeners about their picks, and what Wyndham City Libraries members borrowed most in 2023! Listen now to find out if one of your favourites made the list. Transcript to come.

2024-01-2423 min $Golf Betting System\'s Podcast$

Golf Betting System's Podcast Wyndham Championship 2023 - Golf Betting TipsEpisode 272 - Our 2023 Wyndham Championship tips podcast. Steve Bamford @Bamfordgolf, Paul Williams @GolfBetting and Barry O'Hanrahan @AGoodTalkGolf discuss their selections for the last week of the regular PGA Tour season. If you do not have a bet365 account, new customers, 18+ can access a Bet £10, get £30 in free bets offer. Use our bonus code SPORT30 when registering. Offers Terms: New Customers only. Bet £10 & Get £30 in Free Bets. Sign up, deposit between £5 and £10 to your account and bet365 will give you three times that value in Free Bets when you place qualifying bets to the same value and they...

2023-08-2259 min

Golf Betting System Podcast Wyndham Championship 2023 - Golf Betting TipsEpisode 272 - Our 2023 Wyndham Championship tips podcast. Steve Bamford @Bamfordgolf, Paul Williams @GolfBetting and Barry O'Hanrahan @AGoodTalkGolf discuss their selections for the last week of the regular PGA Tour season. If you do not have a bet365 account, new customers, 18+ can access a Bet £10, get £30 in free bets offer. Use our bonus code SPORT30 when registering. Offers Terms: New Customers only. Bet £10 & Get £30 in Free Bets. Sign up, deposit between £5 and £10 to your account and bet365 will give you three times that value in Free Bets when you place qualifying bets to the same value and they...

2023-08-0159 min

Celluloid Fever Dreams Ep.74: The Phantom of the Paradise (1974)Winslow Leach is a young man who wants to create heavenly music, even if he has to descend to the depths of hell to do it. Brian DePalma's (Scarface) Glam Rock reinterpretation of the Phantom of the Opera is a perfect encapsulation of 70s musical culture in all it's campy, stylized glory. In this episode we'll discuss the film, as well as the cultural influences that play into it's story. Despite being a box office, and critical failure Phantom of the Paradise has over the years developed a cult following and had a much bigger impact on...

2023-06-3052 min

Celluloid Fever Dreams Ep.75:Grosse Pointe BlankContinuing Season 3 after a hiatus with the John Cusack action comedy Grosse Pointe Blank. A film that dares to ask what's scarier, fighting for your life against international hitman trying to steal your contract or going to your high school reunion to face the girl you stood up at prom? Host Wyndham Jennings discusses whether John Cusack should be in action movies. Why didn't Minnie Driver become a bigger star? Is there anyone better suited to playing a lecherous Douchecanoe than Jeremy Piven? and Why don't films have soundtracks like this anymore? Discover the answers only on Celluloid Fever...

2023-06-1628 min

Wyndham Tech Talk Understanding the connection between Wyndham Tech School (WTS) and secondary schools to accelerate STEM learning.Brent Richards, Senior Education Improvement Leader, describes himself as the principal of principals in Wyndham. Brent chats about the changing landscape of education and shares his thoughts on the future of education and the importance of WTS in Melbourne’s West. -- Presented by Kevin Hillier Producer - Steve VisscherSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

2023-03-0624 min

Wyndham Tech Talk Introducing Wyndham Tech School (WTS)Gail Bray, Director of Wyndham Tech School provides insights into the purpose of the Tech School and its role in delivering STEM education to prepare secondary school students for the future of work. -- Presented by Kevin Hillier Producer - Steve VisscherSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

2023-03-0621 min

Celluloid Fever Dreams Officer Downe (2016)A mix of Dirty Harry and Robocop with gratuitous nudity, over the top violence, criminal furries, and demonic gun running nuns? And it was written by the creator of Ben 10 and directed by one of the founding members of Slipknot? Why is this film not a cult classic already? This week Wyndham patrols the mean streets with Officer Downe, the LAPD's secret weapon in the war on crime. Thanks to dark science he's stronger, faster and tougher than anyone else on the force, and if he does get taken out? They'll just bring him back. He'll rest in peace...

2023-02-1636 min

Recently Returned Best of 2022In this episode, librarians Kirsty and Johneen reveal their favourite reads from last year. We hear from other librarians and podcast listeners about their picks, and what Wyndham City Libraries members borrowed most in 2022! Listen now to find out if one of your favourites made the list. Full book list on the website, transcript to come.

2023-02-1321 min

Celluloid Fever Dreams Ep. 71:PleasantvilleWe're back! (The podcast, not that horrible animated dinosaur film.) To kick off Season 3 host Wyndham Jennings dives into the 1998 Tobey Maguire, Reese Witherspoon comedy Pleasantville. The story of 2 modern teens trapped in a 1950s sitcom who wind up changing it forever and learn something about themselves along the way. Learn a little history about toilets in television shows. Find out why Don Knotts is a perfect example of stunt casting. See how a fun film from the 90s would be a political and cultural lightning rod today. Celebrate the return of someone's favorite podcast from a lengthy hiatus...

2023-02-0934 min

Timeshare Warning Wyndham Timeshare Class Action Lawsuit Alleges High-Pressure Sales TacticsWyndham Timeshare Class Action Lawsuit Alleges High-Pressure Sales Tactics Wyndham timeshare owners have filed a class action lawsuit against the company, accusing it of lying to customers about benefits and subjecting them to aggressive marketing tactics to get them to purchase useless points. In the most recent Wyndham Vacation Resorts class action lawsuit, timeshare owners David and Thea DuBose say the company defrauds customers both before they sign on to a timeshare and after they have already purchased one. They claim the company touts that the timeshares are offered at attractively low prices and destinations around the world will be...

2022-07-1404 min

Timeshare Warning Wyndham Resort / Worldmark Class Action LawsuitMany consumers are reporting in 2018 that they believe they have been scammed into purchasing a Wyndham Resorts timeshare, and may even be considering a Wyndham class action lawsuit. One consumer from Louisiana says that she and her husband enter a contract for a Wyndham timeshare, which they could never use and couldn’t get out of the contract. She says: There are never rooms available. I have literally tried to book through Club Wyndham and told no availability and gone through Expedia and able to book. NOT WORTH THE MONEY! I was told by the [sales representative] AND her manager wh...

2022-07-1402 min

Celluloid Fever Dreams Stockholm (2018)It's a movie! It's a European capital! It's a psychological syndrome! Ethan Hawke(Gattaca) plays a bank robber who takes Noomi Rapace(Lamb) hostage in this 2018 heist comedy. Based on the actual events from 1973 the hostages eventually take the side of the robbers versus the police, which leads to the coining of the phrase Stockholm Syndrome to explain the psychology behind it. Host Wyndham Jennings will talk about the actual robbery, other cases of Stockholm syndrome, Steve McQueen's Mustang, and why films based on true stories should have a "Where Are They Now?" segment at the end.

2022-06-1637 min

Celluloid Fever Dreams EP.69:The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982)It's a Musical-Comedy Film, based on a Broadway Musical, based on the actual Chicken Ranch that inspired a song by ZZ Top! It's chickens all the way down! Combining the biggest Country star of the 80s with the biggest leading man of the 80s leads to one of the biggest musicals of the decade. Dolly Parton(Steel Magnolias) plays the madam of The Chicken Ranch, a brothel just outside of a small Texas town. Burt Reynolds(Stroker Ace) plays the sheriff who turns a blind eye to the goings on at the Ranch as long as they don't start...

2022-06-0943 min

Celluloid Fever Dreams Ep.68: Oscar (1991)Sylvester Stallone (Demolition Man, Rocky) is an action star with a long list of successful films. So imagine everyone's surprise when he teamed up with John Landis (Blues Brothers, Coming to America) for a screwball comedy about a Prohibition Era gangster trying to go straight. Based on the French play by Claude Mangier, already made into a film back in 1967, Stallone must contend with rival gangsters, a rebellious daughter (Marisa Tomei in one of her earliest roles), and henchmen who would rather go to jail than do the dishes. Top loaded by a cast of great character actors, and...

2022-06-0236 min

Celluloid Fever Dreams Ep.67: Deathgasm (2015)A Heavy Metal, Horror-Comedy from New Zealand that finds two teens having to stop a demon they accidentally summoned by playing the ultimate metal song from bringing about the end of the world. Lots of blood, gore, and killer music to enjoy. A film in the tradition of Bad Taste and Dead Alive that manages to balance several genres and still sneak in a bunch of Easter Eggs for metal fans. Join Wyndham Jennings as he tells the story of the film from contest entry through being renamed so Wal-Mart would sell the DVD. ...

2022-05-2631 min

Celluloid Fever Dreams Death Laid an Egg (1968)Murder! Genetic Monstrosities! Adultery! Chickens! No, seriously lots of chickens. More chickens per minute than any other giallo in history. Anna's husband has a strange hobby, murdering prostitutes in a roadside hotel. She doesn't notice because she's too busy trying to breed the world's first boneless chicken. Her cousin, and secretary, Gabrielle decides she wants Anna's chicken farm and conspires to kill her and frame Marco for it by dressing the corpse as a prostitute. From director Giulio Questi (Django Kill...If You Live Shoot!) comes one of the weirdest giallo films of all time. Surreal, dreamlike, and self...

2022-05-1932 min

Celluloid Fever Dreams Ep.65:Near Dark (1987)Caleb Cotton gets more than he bargained for when a little bite on the neck gives him a fatal allergy to the sun. Forced to join an undead band of criminals as they leave a trail of crashed vehicles, burned out buildings, and broken bodies across the American Southwest, Caleb struggles to retain his humanity. Told he must kill within one week or the group will end his newfound immortality themselves, he must decide between an eternity of hedonistic carnage or a mortal life. The night, comes at a price in Katheryn Bigelow's Western Horror, Near Dark. ...

2022-05-1238 min

Celluloid Fever Dreams Ep.64:The Death of Stalin (2017)After the death of Josef Stalin the members of his committee plot and scheme to hold on to their positions, win the heart of the Soviet people, and most importantly survive the transition of power. This dark, satirical comedy from Armando Iannucci (Veep, In the Loop) draws some of it's most absurd elements from the historical record. Join Wyndham Jennings on a stroll through the Cold War era and a hysterical look at how power corrupts in this week's episode of Celluloid Fever Dreams. Do it, or be sent to Siberia! Other Films Mentioned...

2022-05-0536 min

Celluloid Fever Dreams Ep.63:Josie and the Pussycats (2001)A satire of pop culture at the turn of the 21st century Josie and the Pussycats flopped hard at the theaters upon it's release. (But the soundtrack went gold!) Host Wyndham Jennings walks you through the surprising origins of the title characters, the impact they had on pop culture, and the troubled development of the film. He then attempts to figure out how a great cast, witty script, and pitch perfect soundtrack failed to blow up at the box office, and why it's started surging back as a cult classic in the last few years. So join Celluloid Fever...

2022-04-2842 min

Celluloid Fever Dreams Ep.62: The Belko Experiment (2016)Office Space meets Battle Royale in this James Gunn(Slither) and Greg McClean(Wolf Creek) action/horror. The employees of Belko industries find themselves locked inside their office building while a voice over the P.A. informs them they must kill 2 employees in the next two hours or the company will detonate the bombs implanted in their skulls and kill 4 employees. as the day goes on and the demands for more deaths continue the whole building devolves into a free-for-all with everyone determined to be the final one standing. Why is this happening? Who is behind it? Will they...

2022-04-2126 min

Celluloid Fever Dreams Ep.61: The Dead Lands (2014)Another dollar movie find 2014's The Dead Lands follows Hongi, the last survivor of his tribe, as he chases Wirepa, the warrior who lead the massacre across the titular place. The lands are said to be haunted by a demon warrior who devours everyone who enters. Can Wirepa escape both Hongi and The Warrior? Can Hongi convince The Warrior to join him? What terrible secret does The Warrior carry with him? A story of pre-colonial Maori told entirely in Te Reo, The Dead Lands is a fantasy film that shows how honor, family, and glory shape three...

2022-04-1428 min

Celluloid Fever Dreams Seconds(1966)Seconds is about Arthur Hamilton, a man who is given a second chance at life by The Company. Reborn through surgery, and outfitted with a new name, occupation, and purpose as Tony Wilson. But is it what Arthur really wants? Was his old life really that bad? Is there a way for him to go back? Rock Hudson, and Salome Jens star in this sci-fi thriller about identity, desires, and the truth of self. Directed by John Frankenheimer, and considered the last part of his Paranoia Trilogy, Seconds is a surreal, paranoid trip into modern society. Join host Wyndham...

2022-03-0335 min

Celluloid Fever Dreams The Assassination Bureau(1969)This dark comedy adventure follows Ivan Dragomilof and Sonya Winter as they travel across Europe, avoiding assassins and trying to prevent the outbreak of WWI. Starring Oliver Reed, Diana Rigg, and Telly Savalas. One of many films made in the 60s that revisited Edwardian times, how does it hold up today? Host Wyndham Jennings will give his answer as well as talk about the novel that inspired the film. He'll also dive into the idea of the ethical assassin, and how no one in this film could be called the good guy. Other films mentioned in the...

2022-02-2429 min

Celluloid Fever Dreams Ep.57: Kumiko the Treasure Hunter (2014)This week we talk about the based on a true story, kinda, but not film Kumiko the Treasure Hunter. Rinko Kikuchi anchors this film based on a Japanese office worker who flies to America in search of a lost treasure she's convinced she knows the location of. Simultaneously tragic and uplifting, with a dark humor this is a movie that will stay with you long after the credits roll. Host Wyndham Jennings talks about the movie, the homages it makes to Fargo(1996) and the sad story that inspired it, along with the unfortunate misunderstanding that spun it into an...

2022-02-1733 min

Celluloid Fever Dreams Ep.56:House(1986) and House II:The Second Story(1987)This week we travel back to the 80s for a pair of Horror-Comedies made by the team behind Friday the 13th. House sees writer Roger Cobb dealing with metaphorical, and literal, ghosts from his experiences in the Vietnam War while trying to solve the mystery behind his son's disappearance. Then we head across the street for House II, which has a young man inheriting his Great-Great Grandpa's house complete with Mayan warriors, puppy-caterpillar hybrids, pterodactyls, and his zombified Great-Great Grandpa! Can he retrieve a mystic crystal skull and get justice for his murdered parents? Who knows? Join...

2022-02-1042 min

Celluloid Fever Dreams Ep.55: The Secret of NIMH(1982)We're back with the 80s classic The Secret of NIMH. The first feature from Don Bluth Studios(An American Tail, All Dogs Go To Heaven) it's the story of Mrs Brisby, a field mouse who must move her home before the farmer's tractor destroys it with the spring plowing. Her quest to save her family will lead her into uncovering her dead husband's secret past, and straight into the escaped lab rats from the mysterious NIMH. Full of dark beauty, betrayal, magic, murder, and sword fights it's hard to believe this got a G rating. Host Wyndham Jennings breaks...

2022-02-0344 min

Recently Returned Best of 2021In this episode of Recently Returned, librarians Kirsty and Johneen reveal their favourite reads from last year. We hear from other librarians about their picks, and what Wyndham City Libraries members borrowed most in 2021! Listen now to find out if one of your favourites made the list. Intro - 00:00 In-depth recommendations - We Were Not Men - 01:02 - Magic For Liars - 05:15 Wyndham's Top Loans - 09:41 Staff favourites - 14:34 Full book list on the website, transcript to come.

2022-01-2532 min

Celluloid Fever Dreams Ep.52: Rare Exports (2010)Mini-sode about the only Christmas film worth watching this year! (Besides Love Actually, and A Christmas Story) Rare Exports follows a father and son trying to survive in rural Lapland, Finland when an American company digs up the original Santa Claus. Unlike the jolly, old, elf we all grew up with this horned being and his army of dwarves round up bad children and devour them. Can Pietari and his dad rescue the children and stop Santa before he becomes a threat to the whole world? Host Wyndham Jennings discusses the film, the two shorts that inspired the story...

2021-12-2314 min

Celluloid Fever Dreams Ep.51: Corporate Animals (2019)Wyndham takes a look at the dark comedy Corporate Animals this week. Starring Demi Moore, Karan Soni, and Jessica Williams, it's about a group of co-workers on a team building exercise that get trapped in a cave in. Secrets are revealed, relationships are destroyed, and not everyone makes it out alive. Does the film live up to the promise of it's trailer? Is this another cringe humor masterpiece from Sam Bain(Peep Show)? Most importantly of all, Is It Entertaining? Films mentioned:Deadpool, Booksmart, Cedar Rapids, Cooties, Gremlins 2 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/p...

2021-12-1728 min

Celluloid Fever Dreams Ep.50:Birdman, or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance(2014)This week is an Academy award winning film, Birdman, and no it's not about the Hanna Barbera/Adult Swim character. Michael Keaton plays an actor trying to regain respect and relevance by staging a Broadway play. But he's haunted by the superhero role that brought him to the heights of fame over twenty years ago, and overwhelmed by the stress of rehearsals, previews, combative co-stars, a failing relationship, and a daughter struggling with life fresh out of rehab. Can he pull it off, or will a vengeful critic destroy the play on opening night? Wyndham Jennings soars into the...

2021-12-0937 min

Celluloid Fever Dreams Ep.48: Paint Your Wagon(1969)It's a Clint Eastwood Western...musical? 1850 California sees a mining camp of 400 men spring up around a gold strike. Ben Rumson(Lee Marvin) and Pardner(Clint Eastwood) work a claim together. Things take a turn when a passing Mormon sells his least favorite wife to Ben who is convinced every man in the camp wants her. Pardner reveals his feelings for Ben's wife Elizabeth(Jean Seberg) and so the three of them decide to live together in marriage. Based, loosely, on the 1951 musical of the same name. Join host Wyndham Jennings as he dives into the production...

2021-11-1844 min

Celluloid Fever Dreams Ep.47: Voodoo Apocalypse (2018)A parody/homage to grindhouse films of the 70s, Voodoo Apocalypse features everything you need! A cop seeking revenge for his partner's death! Kung Fu! Voodoo! Lucha Libre! The Mafia! A rock song that turns people into zombies! And did we mention the whole thing was shot in Spain? But don't worry, it's all in English... except for the Kung Fu master, and the part set in Mexico... and the Italian-American family of one of the cops. So it's 80% in English but 100% in insanity. Another Dollar Bin Movie Find, but was it worth the money? Join Wyndham Jennings for...

2021-11-1126 min

Celluloid Fever Dreams Ep.46:George of the Jungle (1997)How did a cartoon that only lasted 17 episodes in 1967 become one of the biggest films of 1997? Did it have anything to do with Brendan Fraser running around in nothing more than a loincloth? Is this a lost classic, or just a film best forgotten? Join Wyndham Jennings for a look at the absurd, campy, and ridiculous George of the Jungle and discover the impact the film had on pop culture, as well as some theories on why it became a sleeper hit. As always we'll then pose the Ultimate Question, Is it entertaining? --- Support this podcast: https...

2021-11-0432 min

Celluloid Fever Dreams Ep.45:Inhuman Kiss (2019)Skirting dangerously close to serious film podcasting again with Inhuman Kiss(2019). Set in Thailand in the 1940s, young Sai finds herself in a love triangle with two of her childhood friends, while trying to figure out what she wants to do with her life. On top of that, she's been cursed to transform every night into a Krasue, roaming the village to feast on the local livestock and terrorize her neighbors. A horror/romance that balances multiple storylines, both paranormal and universal, Inhuman Kiss was Thailand's official submission for consideration to the Academy Awards, but is it entertaining? Host...

2021-10-2833 min

Celluloid Fever Dreams Ep.44: Splinter(2008)Continuing the Horror theme with this zombie/body horror film from 2008. Two couples trapped in a gas station in the middle of nowhere must survive the night against a fungus that takes over your body and consumes you from the inside while controlling you to infect others. It's a tense, creepy roller coaster of a film that squeezes everything out of it's premise, setting, and budget. Join host Wyndham Jennings as he dissects this under appreciated indie horror and answers The Most Important Question in Film! Is it entertaining? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod...

2021-10-2129 min

Celluloid Fever Dreams Ep.43:Vampire In BrooklynComedy legend Eddie Murphy and Horror Legend Wes Craven team up for this 1995 vampire film! So why didn't it do better at the box office?Murphy, in his only villainous role, plays Maximillian a Caribbean vampire who comes to New York in search of a bride to stop his death at the next full moon. Angela Bassett plays the NYPD detective investigating the murders Maximillian commits, and may be the one he's searching for. Host Wyndham Jennings takes a look at the film, its production, the stars involved, and the lasting impact this film had on the careers of...

2021-10-1433 min

Celluloid Fever Dreams EP.42: Critters (1986)What do Angela Bassett, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Billy Zane have in common? Tiny, fur covered, voracious aliens trying to devour them. This week we're talking about Critters, the franchise that launched some of Hollywood's biggest stars, writers, and directors. Seen by many as a Gremlins(1984) ripoff, host Wyndham Jennings traces the links between these films, E.T., an unproduced Spielberg script, and an actual UFO case in Kentucky. They say a franchise is out of ideas when it goes into space, but what about a franchise that starts there instead? We go through all 4 films and try to answer...

2021-10-0742 min

Celluloid Fever Dreams Ep.41:Man With The Screaming Brain (2005)The age old tale of a man who gets murdered in a formerly Communist nation, only to wake up with another murdered man's brain grafted onto his! Now they must work together to solve their murders before the medical miracle that saved them fails, and they die for good. Oh, and the wife of one of them gets murdered as well, and goes on a rampage after having her brain put into a robot body. Bruce Campbell (Evil Dead) wrote, directed, and starred in this Syfy channel film, an homage, and send up of the B-movies that make up...

2021-09-3026 min

Celluloid Fever Dreams Ep.40: Altered States (1980)Have you ever woke up and thought: A. I need a film that makes me think I'm on drugs. B. I need a film to watch while tripping on something. C. I need more naked William Hurt in my life. Congratulations! Have we got a film for you! Altered States tells the story of Eddie Jessup, who searches for the origin of humanity and consciousness through a combination of hallucinogens and sensory deprivation. Things start to spiral out of control when his hallucinations begin to change him physically and leak into...

2021-09-2343 min

Celluloid Fever Dreams Ep. 39: Blazing SaddlesBlazing Saddles is often cited as a film that couldn't get made today, but truthfully it almost didn't get made then. Wyndham Jennings takes a dive into one of the funniest movies ever made, detailing the inspiration behind the film, the obstacles it overcame, and the records it set. He also discusses what other films he's watched between episodes, and teases his first guest appearance on another podcast, Men Talking Movies. Men Talking Movies: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3nPQEgoVg0L8w7VFFEGXHu?si=57496dfc295f4138 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.c...

2021-09-1646 min

Celluloid Fever Dreams EP.38: Wolfen(1981)Taking a look at the not-a-werewolf film Wolfen this week. Following the death of a prominent real estate developer and his wife a New York City cop and a criminal psychiatrist discover a pack of wolves preying on the city. With near human levels of intelligence, and senses far sharper than ours, what chance do our heroes stand against these pack hunters? Join host Wyndham Jennings as he talks about the film, the book it's based on, the dystopian landscape of 70s New York City, and more. Does the film's ecological sentiment's still hold up? Are the...

2021-09-0242 min

Business Breakdowns Wyndham Hotels: Loyalty MattersToday, we will break down Wyndham Hotels, the world’s largest and most diverse hotel franchisor with more than 9,000 hotels across 20 brands in over 80 countries. Wyndham is a brilliant example of a ubiquitous business that often goes unnoticed. In this breakdown, we’ll start by looking at just how vast Wyndham’s portfolio of hotels and brands is, how the Highway Act of 1956 played an important role in developing that scale, and explore the economics of hotel ownership, both from the franchisee and franchisor’s perspective. Then we’ll dive into Wyndham’s gr...

2021-09-0156 min

Celluloid Fever Dreams Ep.37:The Man With Two Brains(1983)Steve Martin is Dr. Hfuhruhur (It's pronounced just like it's spelled.) a world famous brain surgeon and inventor of the Screw Top Zip Lock brain surgery. After accidently hitting a woman, played by Kathleen Turner, and saving her life with his radical surgical techniques, Dr. Hfuhruhur falls in love with her. Married life doesn't agree with him, as she's a femme fatale with a string of dead husbands and he's next. Enter Ann Uumellmahaye, who's a perfect match for the Doctor, but with one small setback. She's a brain in a jar. What will he do? On the one...

2021-08-2644 min

Celluloid Fever Dreams Ep.36:The Family Fang (2015)This week is all about one of my all-time favorite films, The Family Fang. I talk about performance art, Jackass, YouTube, Jay-Z and more related to this dark comedy about a dysfunctional family of artists and the fallout from the parent's disappearance. Are they dead? Is this just a new "piece"? That mystery, and the relationship between siblings Child A(Nicole Kidman) and Child B(Jason Bateman) form the heart of this film. Join Wyndham Jennings for another look at an underappreciated film and find out the answer to the Ultimate Question: Is It Entertaining? --- Support this...

2021-08-1938 min

Celluloid Fever Dreams Ep.35: The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009)The last film in our Dollar Bin movie series! (There was one more but the disc was scratched.) The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus is our first Terry Gilliam film, and I can't believe it took this long to talk about him. Coming off the failure to finish his Don Quixote adaptation Terry Gilliam spins a modern fairy tale about an immortal storyteller who has three days to get out of a deal with the Devil, or lose his daughter forever. The arrival of a dark stranger could be the advantage he needs, or the final nail that damns them...

2021-08-1234 min

Celluloid Fever Dreams Ep.34: Blue Iguana (2018)Continuing Dollar Movie Finds with this British Crime caper starring Sam Rockwell. A London lawyer hires two American criminals to help pull a job for a British gangster. When it doesn't go as planned she enlists them to get revenge on the man instead by stealing a priceless gem from under his nose. Join host Wyndham Jennings on a walk through the ups, downs, and double crosses of this film. He dives into the cast, production, and more, discussing what works, and what doesn't in this off kilter gangster pic. Does it work as a comedy? Does it work...

2021-08-0531 min

Celluloid Fever Dreams Ep.32: Kill Me Three Times (2014)Continuing our Dollar Movie Finds, this week Wyndham talks about the Australian Crime Comedy, Kill Me Three Times. Starring Simon Pegg as a hitman who discovers he's not the only one trying to kill his target the film tells the story from three different perspectives, revealing new details and twists every time. Alice Braga, and Teresa Palmer co-star in a tale of murder, insurance fraud, infidelity, and crooked police in small town Australia. We dive into the film, dissect whether Pegg can play a good villain, talk about the inspiration behind it, and more in this week's episode, so...

2021-07-2231 min

Celluloid Fever Dreams Ep.31: Dylan Dog, Dead of NightContinuing the Dollar Movie Finds with Dylan Dog: Dead of Night (2010). An adaptation of the Italian comic book series sees Brandon Routh as the titular paranormal investigator, retired since the death of his fiancé, being drawn back into New Orleans supernatural side to investigate the murder by werewolf of an antiquities dealer. A mix of noir, horror, and comedy with vampires, zombie support groups, and demon summoning artifacts that could end the world. Join Wyndham Jennings as he dives into the history of the character, the lore of the setting, and more before answering The Most Important Question... Was i...

2021-07-1530 min

Celluloid Fever Dreams Ep.30: Permanent(2017)After the dark story of last week's film (High Rise) we need something light and fluffy, a palate cleanser if you will. Do we find it in this coming-of-age story set in small town Virginia circa 1982? Maybe? When Jim(Rainn Wilson) retires from the Air Force and moves to a small town he throws the entire family into chaos. Jeanne(Patricia Arquette) must become the breadwinner after years of being at home, and daughter Aurelie(Kira Mclean) finds that fitting in is made impossible because of a botched permanent leaving her looking like "a poodle that licked a light...

2021-07-0829 min

Celluloid Fever Dreams EP.29: High RiseContinuing our Dollar Tree Movie Find series with High Rise (2016). A Tom Hiddleston film about the residents of a new apartment building in 70s Britain that descend into madness, violence, and class war after a prolonged power, and water, outage. Directed by Ben Wheatley (Kill List) and adapted from the J.G Ballard novel by Amy Jump (A Field in England) it is a brutal, bleak, and shocking film that's not afraid to make you uncomfortable or make the protagonist likeable. Join Wyndham Jennings as he discusses the highs, and lows, of this dystopian film and whether it's worth...

2021-07-0135 min

Celluloid Fever Dreams Ep.28: God Bless America (2011)Kicking off our Dollar Movie series with this Blu-Ray. Didn't know Dollar Tree sold movies? Neither did I until I saw a bin full of them and fished through to find several for the podcast. God Bless America stars Joel Murray and Tara Lynne Barr as Frank and Roxy, a pair of spree killers out to cleanse America of those who make other people's lives miserable. An over-the-top satire written and directed by Bobcat Goldthwait as a Christmas present for his wife, does it live up to expectations? Wyndham Jennings lays it all out once again, bringing you the...

2021-06-2432 min

Celluloid Fever Dreams Ep.27: Little Shop of HorrorsThe 1986 musical film is a strange one. An adaptation of an Off-Broadway musical, based on a Roger Corman film from 1960 about a nerdy florist and his talking, killer plant. Throw in a cast of 80s stars, a Motown legend, and the man behind Miss Piggy AND Yoda, and you get one of the cheeriest, brightest stories of poverty, greed, murder, and alien invasion set to film. You'll die...of laughter. So join Wyndham Jennings on a journey from b-movie to Off Broadway to cult classic with Celluloid Fever Dreams and Little Shop of Horrors --- Support this podcast...

2021-06-1749 min

Celluloid Fever Dreams Ep.26: Tod Browning's FreaksOne of the most controversial films of all time. Banned in several states, and the United Kingdom! Vilified for it's visuals! Hated! Feared! Blamed for various catastrophes, and seen as a sign of the End Times! It's Tod Browning's Freaks, and it's this week's film. The story of a circus performer and a sideshow performer who fall in love and get married. Only the Aerialist wants to bump off her dwarf hubby so she and her boyfriend can live it up. When the rest of the performers find out, there's a terrible price the two of them will pay! Host...

2021-06-1032 min

Celluloid Fever Dreams Ep:25: King Kong EscapesHard to believe this is our 25th episode! 25 years of movies. Seems like 6 months ago. This week's movie is from Toho, and Rankin/Bass, King Kong Escapes (1967). That's right the people behind Godzilla, team up with the people behind Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer, to bring you a Kaiju film with a giant robot ape! When villainous Dr. Who (Not that one!) tries to gain access to 10 thousand tons of the radioactive Element X, he builds Mechani-Kong, a robotic duplicate of King Kong, to mimic the giant ape's legendary tunneling skills. When the radiation causes the robot to fail...

2021-06-0336 min

Celluloid Fever Dreams EP. 24:Baffled! (1973)Do you want a film with mystery, psychic phenomenon, and Leonard Nimoy fist fighting an old woman in a wheelchair? Have I got a movie for you! Baffled! is a failed television pilot where Nimoy plays a professional race car driver who develops psychic powers in the middle of a race. Teaming up with a paranormal investigator they fly to England to stop his visions of murder from coming to pass. A mix of Agatha Christie mystery and Hammer style horror, the duo must save a mother's life, a daughter's soul, and their own necks from foes...

2021-05-2742 min

Celluloid Fever Dreams Ep.23:KwaidanKwaidan (1964) is a Japanese anthology horror film with four stories. Based on a 1904 book of the same name, this film won the Jury Prize at Cannes. It's a beautifully shot film that plays with color, and silence, to evoke a mood, and draw the audience in. This week host Wyndham Jennings talks about each vignette, and how they stack up against each other, as well as the historical background of each tale. So join him, and see if he can make a film you haven't seen into a new favorite. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com...

2021-05-2055 min

Celluloid Fever Dreams Ep.22: Turbo KidWrapping up our Retraux series with Turbo Kid (2015) a post-apocalyptic story of an orphaned young man becoming a superhero and saving Canada from an evil warlord. Robots! Arm Wrestling! BMX Bikes! This film has everything, including Michael Ironside as the main villain! We'll talk about the influences on the film, a brief look at other apocalyptic stories, and what death means to a robot. (and a few tips on how to avoid it if you happen to be a robot.) So join Wyndham Jennings for a rad ride across the Wasteland with the action/horror/comedy Turbo Kid! Who...

2021-05-1345 min

Celluloid Fever Dreams Ep.21 The House of the DevilContinuing our Retraux series with the 1980s inspired The House of The Devil (2009). Starring Jocelin Donahue (Doctor Sleep) as Samantha, a broke college student who takes a babysitting job in a creepy old house and finds herself the target of a Satanic cult. Host Wyndham Jennings will break down the film, it's influences, and the actual Satanic Panic that gripped the nation during the 80s. So grab a seat, pop some 'corn, and visit The House of The Devil for some throwback scares. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/celluloidfeverdreams/support

2021-05-0646 min

Celluloid Fever Dreams EP. 19: The Love WitchIf you're having trouble finding love, why not try witchcraft? What could possibly go wrong? In this week's film, our main character Elaine uses witchcraft to try and find true love, leaving a trail of broken marriages and dead bodies across a small California town. This is the second of our Pastiche films for April, a horror/tragedy/comedy that is a beautiful recreation of the Technicolor films of the late 60s. Drawing inspiration from Hitchcock's The Birds, Hammer's Dracula Prince of Darkness, and Romero's Season of the Witch, this film takes the style, and tropes of these films...

2021-04-0844 min

Celluloid Fever Dreams Ep. 18: The Lost Skeleton of CadavraTo celebrate our move to Thursdays, and April Fools, we're doing a theme month. Every episode featuring a different film that imitates the style and tropes of an earlier decade, Pastiche films in other words. For our first episode this month we're talking about The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra (2001) a loving sendup of low budget 50s sci-fi and horror films. This film has it all. Aliens! Mutants! Psychic Skeletons! Science! Amish Terrariums! Made in some of the same locations as films like Robot Monster, Larry Blamire and company make a pitch perfect black and white film that...

2021-04-0139 min

Celluloid Fever Dreams EP.16: D.E.B.S.It's our second request episode! D.E.B.S. are elite female spies recruited through a secret test hidden in the SATs. Amy is the only one to ever score a perfect on the test and is the agency's golden girl. While trying to capture criminal mastermind Lucy Diamond though, she finds a connection between them. Now Amy must decide if she's going to follow her oath and capture the villain, or follow her heart and run away with her. We run down the highs, and lows of this spy spoof from 2004, and whether or not you should add it t...

2021-03-1830 min

Celluloid Fever Dreams Ep.15: Pride and Prejudice and ZombiesIt's the Regency era. A time of elegant balls, marrying for status, social climbing, kung fu, and endless hordes of the undead. This week we're diving into 2016's Pride and Prejudice and Zombies and trying to figure out why this isn't a cult classic! We also take a look at the history of Zombies in film, and the first instance of undead hordes attacking the living in literature. Join host Wyndham Jennings for a laid back exploration of another overlooked classic in this week's episode. Twitter: @CFeverDreams Instagram: Celluloid Fever Dreams TikTok: @celluloidfeverdreams --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify...

2021-03-1028 min

Celluloid Fever Dreams Episode 14: Bedknobs and BroomsticksWe take a look at our first Disney film, 1971's Bedknobs and Broomsticks starring Angela Lansbury. Made during Disney's dark age, following Walt's death, it's often called a cheap imitation of Mary Poppins. We dive into the similarities between the films, the shared history of them, and the crazy story of how this film finally got made. As a bonus we talk about the lost cut of the film, and the process behind its special effects. Join host Wyndham Jennings as he talks about this overlooked Disney classic full of laughs, magic, and memorable tunes. --- Support this p...

2021-03-0340 min

Recently Returned Summer Series - FarihaMeet Fariha in the latest episode of out Summer Series. Get ready to add a new book to your ‘to read’ list as Fariha recommends a powerful book about race, identity, and love by an award winning Nigerian author. Remember to listen out for the codeword to enter the competition! Visit our website for more information and an episode transcript. Competition closes March 5 2021, T&Cs apply https://www.wyndham.vic.gov.au/recently-returned-podcast

2021-02-1407 min

Recently Returned Summer Series: ElizabethElizabeth is our guest in the latest episode of our Summer Series. Hear about Elizabeth’s Summer reading recommendation of a French crime novel that bends the rules of the genre and shines a light on the criminal underworld. Remember to listen out for the codeword to enter the competition!* www.wyndham.vic.gov.au/recently-returned-podcast *Competition closes March 5 2021, T&Cs apply Transcript available soon

2021-02-0711 min

Recently Returned Summer Series - VivViv is in the hot seat for the latest episode in our Summer Series! Find out which super sleuth is on Viv’s list of favourite characters, and which book she can’t stop thinking about this summer. Remember to listen out for the codeword to enter the competition! https://www.wyndham.vic.gov.au/recently-returned-podcast Competition closes March 5 2021, T&Cs apply

2021-01-2409 min

Celluloid Fever Dreams Ep.7:Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, or You're Just Happy to See Me?We take a fan request and talk about the 1988 film Elvira, Mistress of the Dark in this weeks episode. A timeless tale about a television host pursuing a dream of Las Vegas stardom, only to get (rightfully) accused of witchcraft, before having to duel dark forces to protect the world from destruction. Y'know, that old story. It's a fun, campy film that flopped hard at the box office, but got high ratings when screened for television. Why? Join us as we explore this question, drop some trivia about the production and cast, and talk about why this is a film y...

2021-01-1340 min

Celluloid Fever Dreams Ep.4: Big Man Japan or Monsters Are The Least Of Your ProblemsAnother foreign film this week with Big Man Japan, or Dai Nippojin (2007) starring Hitoshi Matsumoto. It's a mockumentary style film following Japan's biggest hero, literally, the 100 foot tall Big Man Japan. We see the havoc the job plays on his life between fights with giant monsters, or Kaiju, that threaten Japan. It's a necessary job, but the public doesn't support their defender like they did in his Grandpa's day. Underpaid, underfunded, low television ratings and a monster that he can't beat are just the beginning of our hero's problems. Wyndham takes us through the film's highlights, giving us the...

2020-12-2331 min

Celluloid Fever Dreams Ep. 3: For Your Height Only or A Nice Little Spy CaperThis week we take a look at our first foreign film, For Your Height Only. This Filipino spy caper from 1981 is a perfect parody of the James Bond films from the time. Agent 00 must use all his skills to rescue a scientist from the evil Syndicate before they can force him to build the N bomb and take over the world. Action! Adventure! Gadgets! Intrigue! This film has it all! It also has the biggest star to ever come out of the Phillipine's film industry, Weng Weng, the two foot, nine inch lead of this week's film. So join...

2020-12-1629 min $Miles to Go - Travel Tips, News & Reviews You Can\'t Afford to Miss!$

Miles to Go - Travel Tips, News & Reviews You Can't Afford to Miss!A Conversation With Wyndham Rewards And An Epic Giveaway!We're diving deep into the new Wyndham Rewards Earner credit cards today and we have an EPIC giveaway! And, we're going to spend time exploring some parts of the Wyndham Rewards program you might not be familiar with. Triple-dipping when you fill up your car? A luxury hotel down the road from the Kentucky Derby? Cabins in Branson, Missouri? Yup, yup, yup! Not to mention a great way to avoid resort fees in Vegas. We're joined by Eliot Hamlisch, the Executive VP of Loyalty and Revenue Optimization at Wyndham Hotels & Resorts. He's going to take...

2020-12-1634 min

Celluloid Fever Dreams Ep. 2:GodMonster of Indian Flats or Died in the Wool!For this episode, Host Wyndham Jennings discusses the film GodMonster of Indian Flats, a monster movie more concerned with small town corruption than the titular monster. Listen in as he breaks down the history of the film, his own discovery of it, and it's influences in our second podcast. How could such a simple idea, a rampaging monster film, be executed so poorly? Why is their such a staggering lack of information about a film almost 50 years old? Why did they have a fake funeral for a dog in the church? These questions and more will be answered in this...

2020-12-0947 min

Celluloid Fever Dreams Ep. 1: Psychic Killer, or Thinking Your Problems to DeathIt's the first episode of the podcast as low budget and shoddily made as the films we watch. This week host Wyndham Jennings dives into the mental machinations of the 1975 horror thriller, Psychic Killer, also known as The Kirlian Force. It's a step above the usual b-movie grindhouse films of the era, with a better than average cast, and some well thought out sequences. We'll talk about the plot, the inspiration behind it, the cast and more before letting you know whether it's worth your time to seek this film out and experience it yourself. So join us in our...

2020-12-0238 min

Recently Returned Pilot: Live with the Librarians - Autumn 2019Welcome to Recently Returned, a Wyndham City Libraries podcast about books and literature. In this first episode, librarian Kirsty introduces the series before we play the audio from a Live with the Librarians panel recorded on April 5 2019. Live with the Librarians is a quarterly Facebook livestream with a panel of librarians chatting about what they've read and are looking forward to next. To see all Live with the Librarians sessions, visit our Facebook page @LibrariesInWyndham or our website. Visit the library website to download the Live with the Librarians episode transcript

2019-07-1842 min