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Podcast Profiles: James Pate of Losing It: The Sex and Sanity Podcast

By Byron Graham
Jun 19, 2018

Losing It: The Sex and Sanity Podcast explores mental health and sexuality, broadcasting cathartic stories of struggle and triumph most people would be reluctant to share.
Podcast Profiles: Josh Mattison of Denver Orbit

By Byron Graham
Oct 27, 2017

The podcast Denver Orbit showcases musicians, comedians, storytellers, and other artsy types from Denver's thriving arts community.
Ten Things to Do in Denver for $10 and Under (Three Free)

By Byron Graham and Westword Staff
Oct 5, 2017

The weekend is nigh, which is generally cause for jubilation – unless a person is too broke to have fun. Happily, the Mile High City's creative community hustles to produce a litany of fantastic ways to experience Denver's cultural scene while still pinching every possible penny.
Randy Sklar of the Sklar Brothers on Poop Talk, Hipster Ghosts and the Politicization of Sports

By Byron Graham
Sep 27, 2017

The comedian twins the Sklar Brothers have been making the stand-up rounds, producing TV shows and podcasts. Here's what brother Randy has to say about what they've been up to and what's next.
Podcast Profiles: Zeke Herrera of Who Wants to Be President?

By Byron Graham
Sep 13, 2017

Podcast Profiles is back, with Zeke Herrera of Who Wants to be President?, which drops new episodes nearly every Monday.
100 Colorado Creatives 4.0: Ryan Foo

By Susan Froyd
Aug 10, 2017

Mainly, Ryan Foo is a human, living and breathing on Planet Earth. But he’s the kind of human who draws other people together as an event producer, emcee, teacher, comedian and Illfoominati podcaster http://www.wearedenver.org/podcasts/illfoominati/, who, in his own words, is also a “guy who helped paint some trees blue downtown.”
Film Podcast #96: Michael Shannon is a Stern Monopoly Player

By Westword Staff
Sep 10, 2015

LA Weekly film critic Amy Nicholson found out first-hand that Michael Shannon is a pretty stern Monopoly player during a recent game with the actor, who portrays a tortured Orlando real-estate baron in the upcoming 99 Homes. Nicholson and Village Voice film editor Alan Scherstuhl open this week's Voice Film...
Film Podcast #95: About That New Steve Jobs Documentary

By Westword Staff
Sep 2, 2015

The Steve Jobs documentary from Alex Gibney (Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine) is worth seeing even if you're tired of Apple fanboys — if only for the curious parallels between Apple worshippers and the members of the Church of Scientology, the subject of Gibney's other recent doc (Going Clear)...
Podcast: The Best and Worst of Summer 2015 Movies

By Westword Staff
Aug 26, 2015

Alan Scherstuhl and Stephanie Zacharek of the Village Voice, along with Amy Nicholson of the LA Weekly, run down the worst and best of the movies they saw this summer, which as summers go, wasn't so terrible! Among the best performances were those by Sam Elliott, wonderful in two movies,...
Voice Film Club #93: What We Love About The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

By Westword Staff
Aug 20, 2015

On this week's Voice Film Club podcast: We love Guy Ritchie's stylish, charming The Man From U.N.C.L.E., while LA Weekly film critic Amy states her case for American Ultra. We move onto Lily Tomlin's memorable performance in Grandma. Later, Village Voice film editor Alan recommends Evil Knievel doc Being Evel, cutting indie...
Marlon Brando and David Foster Wallace; Plus a Story About Jason Segel and Salad

By Westword Staff
Aug 5, 2015

During this week's meeting of the Voice Film Club, Alan Scherstuhl and Stephanie Zacharek of the Village Voice, along with Amy Nicholson of the LA Weekly, discuss the Marlon Brando documentary Listen to Me Marlon. Our trio of film critics then move to The End of the Tour, the film...
Film Podcast: Vacation, Mission Impossible, and One of the Best Movies of the Year

By Westword Staff
Aug 3, 2015

HTML On this week's Voice Film Club podcast: The Vacation reboot disappoints, as does Adam Sandler's Pixels (but it can't be near as bad as critics are describing, says the Village Voice's Alan Scherstuhl). Meanwhile, the '40s noir melodrama Phoenix might be one of the year's best, says Voice film critic...
The Ten Best Movies of 2015 (So Far)

By Westword Staff
Jul 21, 2015

We run down the ten best movies of 2015 (so far) on this week's episode of the Voice Film Club. Alan Scherstuhl and Stephanie Zacharek of the Village Voice, joined by Amy Nicholson at LA Weekly, each share a few of their favorites on this mid-year (well for Hollywood, anyway)...
Film Podcast: The Taming of Amy Schumer

By Westword Staff
Jul 14, 2015

While Judd Apatow and Amy Schumer's new movie Trainwreck is "occasionally very funny, it also feels carefully constructed to make its points, chief among them that men can get away with all kinds of bad or crazy behavior that women can’t," writes Village Voice film critic Stephanie Zacharek in her review...
Why Amy Is One of the Best Music Documentaries Ever

By Westword Staff
Jul 2, 2015

The upcoming Amy Winehouse documentary Amy is one of the best music docs Village Voice film critic Stephanie Zacharek has ever seen, and she explains why to Voice film editor Alan Scherstuhl and LA Weekly film critic Amy Nicholson this week. Also this week: The confusing (yet really, really enjoyable) explanations...
Voice Film Club: Which Works Better, Ted 2 or Inside Out?

By Westword Staff
Jun 25, 2015

On this week's Voice Film Club podcast, the LA Weekly's Amy Nicholson and the Village Voice's Alan Scherstuhl in New York disagree on just about everything in Ted 2 — except that it has a few very funny moments — but only after revisiting the impressive Inside Out, which is nearly...
Podcast: There's Hope in Dope

By Westword Staff
Jun 17, 2015

Part of what makes writer-director Rick Famuyiwa's Dope so fresh and joyous is that in many key ways it's not new at all. Like Dazed & Confused or The Breakfast Club, this is a film about just how weird the extraordinarily normal kids are — kids like you. The teen...
Podcast: The 'Mad Men' Ending Was the Real Thing

By Westword Staff
May 19, 2015

The final episode of Mad Men was upbeat — if you enjoy the death of the counter-culture. On this special episode of the Voice Film Club podcast, Village Voice film editor Alan Scherstuhl and editorial fellow Lara Zarum, along with the Voice's TV critic Inkoo Kang, discuss the final episode...
Podcast: Is Pitch Perfect 2 Racist? And Mad Max Rules

By Westword Staff
May 15, 2015

Pitch Perfect 2 hit a few wrong notes for the Village Voice's Alan Scherstuhl and special guest Monica Castillo, but LA Weekly film critic Amy Nicholson interpreted the film's humor a little differently. We circle back to Sofia Vergara's performance in Hot Pursuit, before arriving in the desert for Mad Max:...
Podcast: Avengers 2 Is Better Than Avengers 1

By Westword Staff
May 5, 2015

Avengers: Age of Ultron director and screenwriter Joss Whedon wants to give us everything in his movie, and that he fits it all in is its own kind of feat, writes LA Weekly film critic Amy Nicholson in her review of the film, which opens May 1. Joining her on...

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