Stereoactive Presents

Jacqueline Soller, Charles Hinshaw, and J. McVay all attended the recently concluded 2018 Tribeca Film Festival and share which films they enjoyed the most.

Animated Shorts Program // curated by Whoopi Goldberg

Blowin’ Up // directed by Stephanie Wang-Breal

Charm City // directed by Marilyn Ness

Diane // directed by Kent Jones

Disobedience // directed by Sebastián Lelio

Duck Butter // directed by Miguel Arteta

The Feeling Of Being Watched // directed by Assia Boundaoui

The Fourth Estate // directed by Liz Garbus

House Two // directed by Michael Epstein

In A Relationship // directed by Sam Boyd

Jellyfish // directed by James Gardner

Jonathan // directed by Bill Oliver

Lemonade // directed by Ioana Uricaru

Little Woods // directed by Nia DaCosta

Love, Gilda // directed by Lisa Dapolito

The Party’s Just Beginning // directed by Karen Gillan

Slut In A Good Way // directed by

State Like Sleep // directed by Meredith Danluck

Stockholm // directed by Robert Budreau

Tully // directed by Jason Reitman

Untogether // directed by Sophie Lorain

Virgins // directed by Keren Ben Rafael

We The Animals // directed by Jeremiah Zagar

When She Runs // directed by Robert Machoian & Rodrigo Ojeda-Beck

Jacqueline Soller and J. McVay also discuss the newly released movie, Tully, directed by Jason Reitman, written by Diablo Cody, and starring Charlize Theron and Mackenzie Davis. Along the way, we’ll also hear from Radio Dispatch’s John Knefel about reaction to comedian Michelle Wolf’s performance at the most recent White House Correspondents Dinner; we’ll hear from a man named Ed about a time he surprised his wife; and we’ll hear an exclusive sneak preview from an upcoming BTR Live Studio session featuring Holly Miranda.

Music composed by and show edited by Hansdale Hsu.

00:00 - Intro

01:16 - START /// Our favorite films at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival

03:23 - Charles Hinshaw on ‘Love, Gilda’

06:06 - Jacqueline Soller on ‘In A Relationship’

06:30 - /// spoiler alert for ‘In A Relationship’ ///

07:04 - J. McVay on ‘Jellyfish’

08:31 - Charles on ‘Virgins’

10:18 - Jacqueline on ‘Little Woods’

11:47 - J. McVay on ‘Diane’

15:00 - Charles on ‘When She Runs’

17:02 - Jacqueline on ‘The Party’s Just Beginning’

18:39 - J. McVay on ‘House Two’

20:49 - Charles on ‘The Feeling Of Being Watched’

24:44 - Jacqueline on the animated shorts program

27:27 - J. McVay on ‘State Like Sleep’

29:05 - Charles on ‘Slut In A Good Way’

31:52 - Jacqueline on ‘Tully’

32:29 - J. McVay on ‘We The Animals’

33:24 - J. McVay on ‘Blowin’ Up’

34:06 - J. McVay on ‘Jonathan’

34:49 - Jacqueline’s Honorable Mention: ‘Untogether’

36:04 - J. McVay’s Hon. Mentions: ‘Charm City’ + ‘The Fourth Estate’ + ‘Duck Butter’ + Disobedience’ + ‘Tully’ + ‘Lemonade’ + ‘Stockholm’

37:07 - Parting thoughts /// END

38:34 - 1st Person: Ed // Surprising His Wife

42:06 - Movie Review: ‘Tully’ w/ Jacqueline Soller

43:42 - Movie Chat: ‘Tully’ (spoiler alert)

56:14 - John Knefel // Journalists Against Truth Tellers

58:17 - "Exquisite" (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - Holly Miranda

62:29 - Outro / Credits

63:18 - Finish.

Contributor Matt Ruby speaks with comedian and writer Dan Shaki about his experience of working on a sitcom pitch and pilot with Nate Bargatze and Jerrod Carmichael. We’re also joined by Jacqueline Soller to discuss two newly released movies: Disobedience, directed by Sebastián Lelio and starring Rachel Weisz, Rachel McAdams, and Alessandro Nivola; and Duck Butter, directed by Miguel Arteta and starring Alia Shawkat and Laia Costa. Along the way, we’ll also hear from Radio Dispatch’s Molly Knefel about how Democrats are moving to the left on jobs and related policies; we’ll hear from a woman named Summer about being proactive in helping others; and we’ll hear a song from a recent BTR Live Studio session featuring Brooklyn’s Operator Music Band.

Music composed by and show edited by Hansdale Hsu.

00:00 - Intro

01:16 - START /// Dan Shaki on Writing A Sitcom Pilot (w/ Matt Ruby)

01:48 - Pitching a show to networks with Nate Bargatze & Jerrod Carmichael

06:02 - About Jerrod Carmichael

07:34 - About Nate Bargatze

08:49 - Meeting and working with Nate

12:57 - Crash course in the business side of selling a script

13:57 - “Selling a world” / forward in the process / defining the show

19:41 - Nate vs. Jerrod / exploring issues / multicam vs. singlecam

25:35 - Outlining classic sitcoms to learn from them

26:43 - The ‘Golden Girls’ pilot is “unbelievable”

28:38 - ‘The Cosby Show’ pilot

33:08 - From pitch to ‘story area’ to outline to script and rewrites

36:24 - Current status of the pilot

40:12 - Differences in the Netflix model

41:54 - 1st Person: Summer // Being Proactive About Helping Others

44:45 - Movie Review: ‘Disobedience’ w/ Jacqueline Soller

46:08 - Movie Chat: ‘Disobedience’ (spoiler alert)

59:38 - Movie Review: ‘Duck Butter’ w/ Jacqueline Soller

61:09 - Movie Chat: ‘Duck Butter’ (spoiler alert)

73:06 - Molly Knefel // Dems Move To The Left On Jobs

75:41 - “Sunk” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - Operator Music Band

80:15 - Outro / Credits

81:04 - Finish.

Contributor Matt Ruby speaks with Amy Bennett about what it takes to provide locally sourced food and goods, based on her experience with The Greene Grape, the company she founded and runs which has four shops in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. We’re also joined by Jacqueline Soller to discuss the recently released movie, The Rider, directed by Chloe Zhao. Along the way, we’ll also hear from Radio Dispatch’s John Knefel with his take on how President Trump should respond to Syria’s chemical attacks on its own people; we’ll hear from a woman named Gianna about her relationship with her sister; and we’ll hear a song from a recent BTR Live Studio session featuring Alice Boman, a singer-songwriter from Sweden.

Music composed by and show edited by Hansdale Hsu.

00:00 - Intro

01:19 - START /// Amy Bennett & The Greene Grape w/ Matt Ruby

07:25 - Amy Bennett, “Recovering Attorney” / opening the wine store

13:35 - Farmers, farms, food karma

18:44 - Perceptions of elitism / 2 constituencies: employees and customers

20:30 - “Some food is too cheap.”

24:48 - Mentors or inspiration?

27:00 - “Sales are vanity. Profits are sanity. Cash is reality.”

29:41 - Running a business and political views

33:00 - “The Cheerios and Corona problem”

35:31 - Determining who gets on the shelves

38:50 - Whole Foods in the neighborhood

41:30 - The empty fridge

43:52 - Expansion / advice for new entrepreneurs /// END

48:07 - 1st Person: Gianna // Her Sister’s Effect

51:15 - Movie Review: ‘The Rider’ w/ Jacqueline Soller

52:52 - Movie Chat: ‘The Rider’ (spoiler alert)

65:20 - John Knefel // What Trump Should Do In Syria

67:22 - “Waiting” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - Alice Boman

70:22 - Outro / Credits

71:12 - Finish.

This week, contributor Matt Ruby speaks with Christopher “Doc” Kelley about the intersection of Buddhism and the Fluxus art movement and how that led to his upcoming show at the Rubin Museum in NYC called ‘FluxBuddha: A Time-based Performance Art Concert.’ We’re also joined by contributor Winston Cook-Wilson to discuss the recently released movies, You Were Never Really Here (dir. Lynne Ramsay, starring Joaquin Phoenix) and A Quiet Place (dir. John Krasinski, starring Krasinski and Emily Blunt). Along the way, we’ll also hear from Radio Dispatch’s Molly Knefel with her thoughts on the ways in which crying foul about so-called “political correctness” are used not only by conservatives, but also by liberals; we’ll hear from a woman named Claire, who told us about the ways in which she has cultivated generosity in her life; and we’ll hear a song from a recent BTR Live Studio session featuring IDLES, a raucous post-punk band from Bristol, England.

Music composed by and show edited by Hansdale Hsu.

Mentioned:

FLUXBUDDHA: A TIME-BASED PERFORMANCE ART CONCERT // The Rubin Museum

‘Life in Fluxus’ // The Nation

00:00 - Intro

01:23 - START /// Doc Kelley & FluxBuddha w/ Matt Ruby

03:06 - About the Fluxus art movement

04:25 - ‘One For Violin’ and other examples of Fluxus art

07:12 - Passage from ‘Life in Fluxus’ by Arthur C. Danto / Disrupting default mode networks

10:33 - Fluxus before Buddhism? / Body knowledge + wisdom / Fluxus = reactive

13:37 - Deeper into Fluxus and relationship to Buddhism

15:07 - Letting go of ego / Ego death / Impermanence

18:41 - Current political climate’s impact on arts / Trump as Buddha?

20:29 - FluxBuddha event at the Rubin Museum / April 21, 2018

24:09 - Participants

27:14 - Cellphone Mandala /// END

33:21 - 1st Person: Claire // Cultivating Generosity

36:20 - Movie Review: ‘You Were Never Really Here’ w/ Winston Cook - Wilson

37:30 - Movie Chat: ‘You Were Never Really Here’ (spoiler alert)

53:23 - Movie Review: ‘A Quiet Place’ w/ Winston Cook - Wilson

54:55 - Movie Chat: ‘A Quiet Place’ (spoiler alert)

69:06 - Molly Knefel // Weaponizing Political Correctness

72:09 - “Faith In The City” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - IDLES

75:30 - Outro / Credits

76:21 - Finish.

This week, contributor Matt Ruby and guest Rex Sorgatz, author of The Encyclopedia of Misinformation, return to analyze misinformation they identify in recent events and culture. We’re also joined by contributor Jacqueline Soller to discuss the recently released movie, Unsane. Along the way, we’ll also hear from Radio Dispatch’s Molly Knefel with her thoughts on the ways in which adults are reacting to the teen activists from Parkland, Florida and we’ll hear from a person named Kirby, who told us about her path to finding her identity.

Music composed by and show edited by Hansdale Hsu.

00:00 - Intro

01:17 - START /// MISINFO w/ Matt Ruby & Rex Sorgatz

01:46 - White nationalism in America

08:06 - Tulip mania / money / cryptocurrencies / blockchain

18:16 - Evolving feelings on institutions / death of local media

23:32 - Facebook & Cambridge Analytica

27:58 - Comedy & crossing lines

36:45 - Aziz Ansari / Louis CK (working on a book?)

41:05 - Artists and authenticity: Milli Vanilli vs. David Bowie

43:43 - 1st Person: Kirby // Finding Her Identity

48:15 - Movie Review: ‘Unsane’ w/ Jacqueline Soller

50:25 - Movie Chat: ‘Unsane’ (spoiler alert)

63:52 - Molly Knefel // Adult Reactions To Parkland Teens

67:04 - Outro / Credits

67:54 - Finish.

This week, contributors Rena Karefa-Johnson and Matt Ruby return to discuss the recent March For Our Lives as well as former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Steven’s call to repeal the 2nd Amendment. We’re also joined by Jacqueline Soller to discuss the recently released movie, Isle Of Dogs. Along the way, we’ll also hear from Kirby, who told us about her appreciation for the 1960s and how she found her identity; Radio Dispatch’s John Knefel shares his thoughts on Donald Trump’s pick of John Bolton to be his next National Security Advisor; and we take an exclusive early listen to a performance by Meklit from their upcoming session for BTR Live Studio.

Music composed by and show edited by Hansdale Hsu.

00:00 - Intro

01:21 - START /// March For Our Lives (w/ Rena and Matt)

03:04 - Thoughts on how the Parklands kids have connected with others

08:17 - What is it that’s made today’s kids better at leading on this

14:17 - Better at multitasking and surfacing details

17:50 - Midterm elections and beyond

19:45 - Standout speeches from the march / raising up marginalized voices

22:45 - Former Supreme Court Justice Stevens calls for repeal of 2nd Amendment

31:03 - Other stories of interest: Race vs Class and Income

32:11 - Stephon Clark / Austin bombings /// END

33:18 - 1st Person: Michael // Meeting His Husband

38:03 - Movie Review: ‘Isle Of Dogs’ w/ Jacqueline Soller

39:57 - Movie Chat: ‘Isle Of Dogs’ (spoiler alert)

56:45 - John Knefel // John Bolton Is The Worst Case Scenario

58:35 - “This Was Made Here” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - Meklit

64:17 - Outro / Credits

65:07 - Finish.

This week, we have a conversation between contributor Matt Ruby and his guest, Rex Sorgatz, author of The Encyclopedia of Misinformation, which is described as a compendium of fakes, conspiracies, and self-delusions through time. They discuss the book and how it relates to history and current events. We’re also joined by new contributor Winston Cook-Wilson to discuss the recently released movie, The Death Of Stalin. Along the way, we’ll also hear from Radio Dispatch’s Molly Knefel with her thoughts on Cynthia Nixon and other politicians getting into politics; we’ll hear from a woman named Yanelli, who told us about seeing her estranged father after ten years; and we’ll take an exclusive early listen to a performance by Los Angeles band Cheekface, from an episode of BTR Live Studio set to be released next week.

Music composed by and show edited by Hansdale Hsu.

00:00 - Intro

01:12 - START /// Matt Ruby interviews Rex Sorgatz

01:57 - Passage from ‘The Encyclopedia of Misinformation’

03:27 - Evidence-based people

05:01 - Misinfo predates the internet

06:33 - How did the book come to be?

08:15 - Midwestern sense of authenticity?

10:10 - Childhood intuitions lead to sense of trust or doubt

11:05 - Why the encyclopedia format?

13:15 - Deciding what to include…

14:19 - Religion…

16:45 - “The Noble Lie”

19:05 - Deep fakes

21:29 - Are we getting better or worse at spotting misinfo?

22:55 - Should misinfo be combatted or ignored? / crisis actors, etc.

26:15 - Emma Gonzalez’s “We Call BS!” speech / media literacy

29:16 - Virtue signalling

31:24 - K fab / wrestling / Trump / blurred lines

34:25 - Avoiding Trump / “John Barron” / Huey Long

36:43 - Ray’s Pizza (Famous, Original, Not, etc)

37:49 - Flat Earth theory /// END

41:19 - 1st Person: Yanelli // Seeing Her Estranged Father

44:19 - Movie Review: ‘The Death Of Stalin’ w/ Winston Cook-Wilson

45:55 - Movie Chat: ‘The Death Of Stalin’ (spoiler alert)

70:26 - Molly Knefel // The Rise Of Celebrity Politics

73:03 - “Dry Heat (Nice Town)” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - Cheekface

76:33 - Outro / Credits

77:23 - Finish.

This week, Matt Ruby joins us for another edition of Twitter Moments, in which we talk about these topics that were trending on Twitter as we recorded:

1) Students and teachers across New York say #NeverAgain

2) How did Stephen Hawking live 55 years with motor neurone disease?

3) A husband photobombed his wife 11 years before they even met

We’re also joined by Jacqueline Soller to discuss the recently released movies, Thoroughbreds and A Wrinkle In Time. Along the way, we’ll also hear from Radio Dispatch’s Molly Knefel with her thoughts on the dangerously un-unique ideas of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos; we’ll hear from a woman named Carol, who told us about her belief in fate; and we’ll take an exclusive early listen to a performance by by baroque-pop artist Sur Back, from an episode of BTR Live Studio set to be released next week.

Music composed by and show edited by Hansdale Hsu.

00:00 - Intro

01:17 - START /// Twitter Moments w/ Matt Ruby

02:04 - Tamika Mallory, Women’s March, Farrakhan

03:39 - Sec. of State Rex Tillerson Fired

07:03 - TM1: Students and teachers across New York say #NeverAgain

15:54 - TM2: How did Stephen Hawking live 55 years with motor neurone disease?

22:45 - TM3: A husband photobombed his wife 11 years before they even met /// END

27:32 - 1st Person: Carol // Believing In Fate

31:59 - Movie Review: ‘Thoroughbreds’ w/ Jacqueline Soller

34:11 - Movie Chat: ‘Thoroughbreds’ (spoiler alert)

47:46 - Movie Review: ‘A Wrinkle In Time’ w/ Jacqueline Soller

49:37 - Movie Chat: ‘A Wrinkle In Time’ (spoiler alert)

68:05 - Molly Knefel // The Familiar Bankruptcy Of Education Reform

70:35 - “Trophy Daughter” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - Sur Back

75:32 - Outro / Credits

76:19 - Finish.

This week, Matt Ruby joins us for another edition of Twitter Moments, in which we talk about these topics that were trending on Twitter as we recorded:

White House economic advisor Gary Cohn resigns, New York Times reports

Cynthia Nixon could challenge Andrew Cuomo in the NY governor's race

How millennials are creating their own written language

We’re also joined by Charles Hinshaw to discuss the recently released movie, Red Sparrow, starring Jennifer Lawrence and Joel Edgerton. Along the way, we’ll also hear from Radio Dispatch’s John Knefel with his thoughts on the extremist ideologies espoused at the recent conservative conference, CPAC; we’ll hear from a woman named Marina, who told us about one of her biggest pet peeves; and we’ll take an exclusive early listen to a performance by by Brooklyn indie-pop songsmith, Renata Zeiguer, from an episode of BTR Live Studio set to be released next week.

Music composed by and show edited by Hansdale Hsu.

00:00 - Intro

01:18 - START /// Twitter Moments (w/ Matt Ruby)

01:58 - How porn affects teenagers

02:56 - Sam Nunberg’s off the rails media tour

08:40 - TM1: White House economic advisor Gary Cohn resigns, NYTimes reports

18:03 - TM2: Cynthia Nixon could challenge Andrew Cuomo in the NY governor's race

32:15 - TM3: How millennials are creating their own written language /// END

47:44 - 1st Person: Marina // Her Biggest Pet Peeve

51:00 - Movie Review: ‘Red Sparrow’ w/ Charles Hinshaw

52:19 - Movie Chat: ‘Red Sparrow’ (spoiler alert)

69:34 - John Knefel // CPAC Makes Nice With White Nationalists

71:25 - “Follow Me Down” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - Renata Zeiguer

76:29 - Outro / Credits

77:14 - Finish.

This week, contributor Oriana Leckert joins us to discuss the return of Gothamist, the long running hyperlocal news site based in New York that was suddenly shuttered in November of 2017. We’re also joined by Jacqueline Soller to discuss the recently released movie, Annihilation, directed by Alex Garland ad starring Natalie Portman. Along the way, we’ll hear from a woman named Ramya, who told us about how the prospect of winning medals motivates her to compete in different races; Radio Dispatch’s Molly Knefel shares her take on the progress made by the students in Parkland, Florida, with their efforts to bring about gun reform and where responsibility for change really lies; and we take an exclusive early listen to a performance by producer and songwriter Bell’s Roar from their upcoming session for BTR Live Studio.

Music composed by and show edited by Hansdale Hsu.

00:00 - Intro

01:18 - START /// Gothamist Returns (w/ Oriana Leckert)

01:57 - About Gothamist and their 2017 shutdown

07:15 - About the deal for WNYC to reopen Gothamist

11:06 - Is there room for Gothamist’s irreverent tone at WNYC?

15:57 - Anonymous donors, pledge drives, etc.

20:22 - WNYC’s recent troubles

25:59 - Unions

28:00 - Implications for hyperlocal news in NYC and beyond

30:29 - Wrapping up… /// END

34:07 - 1st Person: Ramya // Running For The Medals

36:48 - Movie Review: ‘Annihilation’ w/ Jacqueline Soller

38:08 - Movie Chat: ‘Annihilation’ (spoiler alert)

57:04 - Molly Knefel // Parkland Teens Vs. The NRA

59:54 - “Celebrate” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - Bell’s Roar

64:51 - Outro / Credits

65:37 - Finish.