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Monday, May 7th, 2018
Don’t forget to Subscribe to Awesome Vegans with Elysabeth Alfano on iTunes and YouTube. Awesome Vegans host Elysabeth Alfano joins incredible, Grammy-nominated artist, MOBY for an intimate conversation in his backyard. The two discussed everything from his newest album, Everything Was Beautiful, and Nothing Hurt, his creative process, his life’s work for animals, being vegan Read more…
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Thursday, February 1st, 2018
From Sundance, I had the chance to interview the pioneer, the survivor, the badass, Joan Jett. Along with Kevin Kerslake, the director of the film on her life, Bad Reputation, Joan tells of the obstacles for women in rock ‘n’ roll…then and now. Listen in! This pod is inspiring as much as it is informative. Read more…
Tags: bad reputation, badass, blackhearts, cherry bomb, crimson and clover, feminism, feminist, festival, I love rock n roll, joan jett, kenny laguna, kevin kerslake, me too, music, rock n' roll, runaways, sundance, times up, vegan, women's movement
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Tuesday, January 30th, 2018
From Sundance, I sit down with Nicolas Cage. He gets real and tells about the creation of the film, Mandy, with awesome director, Panos Cosmatos, and fellow actor, Linus Roache. The respect and camaraderie are palpable and yes, Nicolas Cage is exactly as you would imagine him! Plus, Nicolas and I talk about his famous Read more…
Tags: andrea riseborough, art, artwork, beyond the black rainbow, blood, chihuly, cinema, collecting, dale chihuly, demos, festival, film, films, fire, glass, gods, jeremiah sand, linus roache, mandy, movie, movies, nicholas cage, nicolas cage, panos cosmatos, red miller, revenge, sundance
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Monday, January 29th, 2018
It was an Ethan Hawke love fest on the Blaze film red carpet at the recent Sundance Film Festival. Actors Alia Shawkat, Richie Montgomery and Josh Hamilton gush about their experience on set with Ethan, and it is easy to understand why. I have one of the most sincere and joy-filled conversations with Ethan Hawke, Read more…
Tags: alia shawkat, alive, art, award, blaze, easy rider, elysabeth alfano, ethan hawke, festival, film, films, foley, gattica, jack nicholson, josh hamilton, making movies, me too, movie, movies, music, outlaw, radio, richie montgomery, sundance, texas, times up, WGN, winner, women's movement
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Monday, January 29th, 2018
A film that got LOTS of buzz at Sundance and won three awards was Search. Directed by newcomer, Aneesh Changaty (won the Audience Award: NEXT and the Albert P. Sloane Award) and produced by award-winner Sev Ohanian, stars Debra Messing and John Cho have lots to say about this new film. In addition, I also Read more…
Tags: alfred p. sloane, aneesh changaty, audience, award, cinema, debra messing, director, elysabeth alfano, festival, film, films, google, john cho, me too, movie, movies, podcast, popular, search, sev ohanian, sundance, thriller, times up, will and grace, winner, women's movement
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Friday, January 26th, 2018
From Sundance, I sit down with ultimate fighter, James “Lightning” Wilks, former special ops, anti-poacher, Damien Mander, athlete and strongman competitor, Patrik Baboumian and former NFL player, Lou Smith, who break open the myth that meat is good for you in the movie, The Game Changers. Specifically, they explain in scientific detail that meat is Read more…
Tags: arnold Schwarzenegger, athlete, Damien mander, diet, documentary, dotsie Bausch, elysabeth alfano, film, films, game changers, gold medal, healthcare, james cameron, james wilks, lightning, lou smith, louie psihoyos, meat, movie, movies, nfl, Olympics, patrik baboumian, plant based, podcast, red carpet, sports, sundance film festival, vegan, wgn radio
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Thursday, January 25th, 2018
I speak with Maggie Gyllenhaal and the cast of the film, The Kindergarten Teacher, from the madness that is the red carpet at the Sundance Film Festival. We talk about the women’s movement, art in America, race in America and, of course, film! Share This!
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Wednesday, September 20th, 2017
Academy Award winning singer-songwriter Glen Hansard sits down at The Hideout with Fear No ART host, Elysabeth Alfano, and opens up about his early days as a street musician, his experience with Marketa Irglova on the film, Once, connecting with an audience and the creative process of songwriting. Hansard quit school at age Read more…
Tags: academy award, bono, busker, elysabeth alfano, glen hansard, hideout, kitsch'n, music, musician, once, song, song writing, winner
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Monday, May 29th, 2017
Energies were high as Academy Award winner (The Queen), Dame Helen Mirren and Academy Award winning director (Ray), Taylor Hackford, who is also her husband, graced the red carpet of Cinema Chicago’s Spring Gala. Mirren received the prestigious Gold Hugo Award for her Career Achievement in Acting and Hackford received the same for his Career Read more…
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Monday, May 15th, 2017
Should you dye your hair? Should you go completely grey? Are hair dyes toxic? What the F* to do with your hair? Well, the journey is exhausting and the ride is wild for sure! This is my road to grey with quite a few bumps along the way. Please share this video and let me Read more…
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