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Selects: Mangroves: Nature's Best Tree?

Mangroves are incredible survivors and adapters. They're also amazing at lessening the impact of tropical storms and climate change. And heck, they're cool looking. So jump into the brackish waters and have a listen to this classic episode all about these beauts.See omnystudio.co ... Show More

44m 32s

Mar 12

How the Kowloon Walled City Worked

From the 1970s to the early 1990s a patch of land in Hong Kong the size of just a few football fields was the most densely-populated area in the world – and by a longshot. Even more remarkable, it was an outlaw land that somehow formed a tight community.See omnystudio.com/listene ... Show More

41m 28s

Mar 11

Short Stuff: In-Flight Entertainment

Movies on planes have changed a lot in the last couple of decades. Today, we'll go over how this stuff works. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

12m 23s

Nov 2021

French dubbing explained by the man who does Brad Pitt

<p>I've always had a lot of questions about France's obsession with dubbing films, so I sat down with Jean-Pierre Michael, who is the French voice of Brad Pitt and Keanu Reeves, to find out more.</p> <p>He explains whether he voices each actor differently, if he gets recognized i ... Show More

40m 10s

Jun 2020

SNP Weekly 37 - June Claude Van Damme Edition: Hard Target, Street Fighter, & Amazon's Jean-Claude Van Johnson

The Salty Nerds discuss some of Jean-Claude Van Damme's biggest movies from the 90s, including Hard Target & Street Fighter, as well as his hilarious TV show Jean-Claude Van Johnson!

2h 4m

Mar 2023

The Foreigners Fighting For France

The infamous French Foreign Legion was formed by King Louis Philippe on March 10, 1831, to help the French control Algeria using mercenaries who were more expendable than native young Frenchmen. To this day a magnet for men who want a clean break from their past, the Legion famou ... Show More

11m 42s

Nov 2022

Clark Gable: Hollywood Goes to War

On this episode of Our American Stories, although Clark Gable (who was the most famous actor in the world at the time) was beyond the draft age at the time the U.S. entered World War II, the 41-year-old enlisted as a private in the Army Air Force. He said: “I just want to be sent ... Show More

27m 27s

Sep 2019

James Caan: Last of the Tough-Guy Movie Stars

<p>At the end of the 1950s, James Caan, son of a German-Jewish butcher, had been kicked out of ROTC and was too poor to finish college on his own. He started a job for his godfather unpacking meat along the docks of the Hudson River. Less than a decade later, he was starring alon ... Show More

48m 46s

Feb 2024

Let’s be Collaborative...with James Cullen Bressack

Director and Screenwriter James Cullen Bressack was warned about the “difficult” Shannen Doherty years ago, but he wanted to work with her anyway. What he found was a life-long friend and collaborator. She found in him an unwavering support system on AND off his movie sets. The ... Show More

55m 42s

Apr 2023

#560 — Jason Statham & Guy Ritchie, Nicholas Hoult

It's an all-British affair on the Empire Podcast this week, as we finally get a chance to bring you the interview Chris Hewitt did with Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre director/star combo, Guy Ritchie and The 'Jason Statham' Stath over a year ago, before the film's release was ... Show More

1h 59m

Mar 2023

Good Propaganda (with Frances McDormand) - Full Episode

You and Me Both is between seasons right now, but with the Academy Awards right around the corner, Hillary could not wait to share her conversation with multiple award-winning actor Frances McDormand. Frances is now up for another Oscar, this time as producer of the powerful new ... Show More

41m 6s

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