Sarah Villanueva is a Jew, a doula, a congregational leader, and a human with a passionate and compassionate heart. In graduate school she took a course on World Religions which the professor introduced by saying that the best case scenario would be that you want to convert every time you learn about a new one. Take a listen and you will hear how her own strong faith has shaped her path. 

Having the movie fresh in their heads, Noah and Nicki recall as many iconic scenes from James Cameron's action masterpiece Terminator 2, that they can in a movie chock full of them. 

The JAM crew sits down to share all the exciting films, events, and workshops they're assembling for this year's White River Indie Festival and discuss what branching out with a more expansive festival means to the spirit of the community.

Join the JAM team as they discuss all things JAM and what’s happening in the Upper Valley. With a rotating cast of guests to keep you on your toes, and local legends and legends in the making sitting in the hot seat, find out what makes this organization and the community around it tick!

Hosted by the JAM Media Education and Membership coordinator Noah Mauchly. Original art by Cedar O’Dowd.

This podcast is made by JAM – Junction Arts & Media serving the Upper Valley of NH and VT from White River Junction, VT.

Animation director Griffin "The" Hansen introduces Noah to an unknown gem, the apocalyptic thriller Miracle Mile, and how it defied every 80s trope to stand as its own unique piece of work.

S3 Episode 2: Miki Hertog-Raz–Recorded January1 3, 2026 Photo: Liora & Circus Smirkus courtesy photo

Miki describes himself as a circus performer, specifically, an acrobat and clown. It was in that capacity that he had his first encounter with Palestinians in a Jewish/Palestinian collective in the Galilee when he was in 5th grade. Today he provides an Israeli perspective on America–and an American perspective on Israel. We spoke while he was back in Norwich, Vermont, on break from his last year as an undergrad at New York University.

Noah and dance artist Rachel Bernsen reflect on the impact 2009's Where the Wild Things Are had on their lives at different stages, and how its multimillion dollar budget doesn't compromise a deeply personal story.

Noah and composer Ana Hausmann sing the praises of 2024's wordless animated wonder, Flow, and how its universal entertainment value delivers layers of deeper mysteries to uncover.

Noah chats with filmmaker Samantha Davidson Green about 2004's romantic tragicomedy sci-fi masterpiece Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, and how its journey through memory, consciousness, and pain make for one of the most human stories put to film.

Nick Arvizu and Noah dive the thought-experiment horror film The Mist, and how the monsters are secondary to the real horror of people caught in a closed environment, not to mention one of the bleakest endings ever put to film.

Filmmaker Mike Purvis sits down with Noah to analyze Woody Allen's 2011 comic fantasy romantic romp Midnight in Paris and what it has to say about the dangers that come with romanticizing the past.