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I Want to Live! (Movie. 1958)
Susan Hayward portrays the life of Barbara Graham executed in CALIFORNIA’S gas chamber. I discuss the movie and what I name “The Criminal Justice-Media…
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Jonathan B. Ferrini
26:14
The Conversation (Movie 1974)
Gene Hackman delivers a minimalist approach performance he considered the pinnacle of his career in this film where “sound” serves as a protagonist.
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Jonathan B. Ferrini
15:23
My Rx for Network Television, Part IV: Variety Shows
I examine four variety shows from past decades and recommend television networks reinvent the variety show, "cure" declining ratings, and enjoy the…
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Jonathan B. Ferrini
26:01
My Rx for Network Television, Part III: The Movie of the Week
I examine “original” movies made for television as my “treatment” for declining network entertainment programing ratings.
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Jonathan B. Ferrini
17:26

March 2025

My Rx for Network Television, Part II: The Late-Night Edition
Let’s examine Hugh Hefner’s “Playboy after Dark” for a clue to my “fix”.
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Jonathan B. Ferrini
15:37
My Rx for Network Television
Your heart monitor is about to flatline, television networks. Open my podcast serving as your medicine cabinet and find the cure sitting inside for over…
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Jonathan B. Ferrini
14:05
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (Film. 1974)
Director Sam Peckinpah’s customary Shoot ‘Em Up genre film includes a protagonist taking the form of a severed head! I call it a “wholesale film” but…
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Jonathan B. Ferrini
20:26
Room 222 (Television. 1969-74)
A classic series about dedicated educators struggling with familiar social issues offering inspiration to the underappreciated educators of today.
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Jonathan B. Ferrini
19:45

February 2025

The Oscars 2025
Trouble in "Tinseltown".
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Jonathan B. Ferrini
16:46
The Beatles and The Rolling Stones
Which was the better band? It’s about “context”. Let’s study “context” with the help of Jimi Hendrix, Wilson Pickett, The Beach Boys, David Lee Roth…
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Jonathan B. Ferrini
17:30
The Grapes of Wrath (Movie. 1940)
Eco disasters; Migrants; Homeless; “Big Ag”; bad banks, and no help from government. Sound familiar? Inside, Ma Joad reminds us, “They can't wipe us…
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Jonathan B. Ferrini
25:09
"Men for Sale in Movies"
What do men have to offer their female clients? Let’s explore themes inside three films starring William Holden, Paul Newman, and Richard Gere.
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Jonathan B. Ferrini
22:51
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