Welcome back to The Pretty Intense Podcast. We have Darryl Anka back on the show today. Darryl communicates through channeling the ever wise Bashar. Bashar is a physical E.T, a friend from the future who has spoken for the past 37 years through Darryl Anka. Bashar is teaching us how to live a fuller happier life using the laws of physics. Bashar can answer s ... Show More
Dec 2020
Interview with A S Hamrah
Film critic A.S. Harmah joins Hind Mezaina for a conversation about his book The Earth Dies Streaming.
A.S. Hamrah is a writer living in Brooklyn. He contributed a column on film to n+1 from 2008 to 2019, and his essays and reviews have appeared in Harper’s, Bookforum, Cineaste, ... Show More
1h 43m
Oct 2016
McFly singer and author Tom Fletcher
<p>Tom Fletcher of McFly, Silent Film pianist Neil Brand, Bookshop frequenter Erica Jones and extreme engineer Jimmy de Ville join Richard Coles and Aasmah Mir.</p><p>Tom Fletcher is best known as singer and songwriter of McFly, he's also written for Busted and One Direction, clo ... Show More
1h 25m
Jan 2016
The Danish Girl, War and Peace, Deutschland 83, Angela Clarke Follow Me, Fallout 4 and Her Story
The Danish Girl is the remarkable love story inspired by the lives of Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener, portrayed in the film respectively by Academy Award winner Eddie Redmayne (The Theory of Everything) and Alicia Vikander (Ex Machina), and directed by Academy Award winner Tom Hoope ... Show More
41m 43s
May 2024
From The Archive: Michelle Buteau
This week, Krista brings back her 2020 interview with comedian, actress, writer, and producer Michelle Buteau. At the time of this conversation, Buteau had just released her comedy special, Welcome to Buteaupia, and was on a non-stop run of projects -- hosting The Circle, appeari ... Show More
23m 32s
Jul 2023
Egyptian Director Haya Khairat on Her Special Encouragement Award From the Cannes Film Festival
<p>Being a director, winning the Angénieux Encouragement Award at Cannes, navigating the film industry, and differences between working on ads, TV and cinema: award-winning Egyptian director Haya Khairat gives us an insider view on life behind the camera. </p><p>In conversation w ... Show More
1h 8m
Nov 2019
Laura Dern
During the course of her career, Laura Dern, the daughter of actors Diane Ladd and Bruce Dern, has carved her own unique path, moving effortlessly between the worlds of independent film and blockbuster franchises like “Jurassic Park” and, most recently, “Star Wars.” She is a two- ... Show More
45m 57s
Jan 2024
Filmmaker Ava DuVernay’s New Hollywood Framework
Over the past 15 years, filmmaker Ava DuVernay (Selma, Queen Sugar) has become something of an institution in Hollywood. As a writer, director, and producer she’s worked to make our industry more just and diverse—creating opportunities for voices that have historically been under ... Show More
1h 8m