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Send us Fan Mail Rabia sits down with directors Neil Pagedar and Pooja Shetty, to discuss OK Computer, their newly premiered Hindi sci-fi comedy set 10 years into the future. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Ariel and Rabia speak with Don Palathara about his new film that premiered at the International Film Festival of Rotterdam, Everything is Cinema , an important narrative filmed as if it were a documentary of a difficult relationship in the midst of the pandemic. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail For our 100th episode, it's a celebration of the Ride the Omnibus family! Ariel and Rabia have a wide-ranging conversation about the many lives of Harley Quinn across comics, television and film, with special guests Billy and Danielle Dass, our amazing production team for the show! Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Ariel sits down with Kwame Webb from the Board of Trustees of the Baltimore Museum of Art to discuss the vitality of the BMA as a cultural institution, and what changes it has gone through in the pandemic. They discuss what the BMA means to the community that surrounds it, and the recent bequest from John Waters. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Ariel sits down with director Daniel Edelstyn to discuss his documentary, The Bank Job, a collaboration between himself and Hilary Powell to expose the trade of debt and other dark secrets of capitalism.  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Ariel and Rabia sit down with filmmaker Adam Stovall, director of A Ghost Waits , to discuss the topic of mental health and horror.  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Ariel has several important announcements to make in this episode, a conversation with the Cultured Curator, Rabia Sitabi. Please consider donating a dollar or sharing the following link on social media to spread the word about our new project, Our First Priority . ---> bit.ly/KS-OFP Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Ariel speaks with writer and actor Alexander Chard about his process while performing and collaborating on the film The Blackout , currently available on Amazon Prime.  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Ariel speaks with Susanna Nobre about her film Jack's Ride , about cab driver Joaquim as he navigates the retirement system in Portugal and reminisces on his life. It's a touching documentarian reflection on what it really means to respect one's elders. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Ariel sits down with David and Sasa Vajda to discuss their new film, Jesus Egon Christ , about the relationships between religion and addiction and mental health.   Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Ariel sits down with director Milica Tomovic to discuss her new ensemble drama  Kelti , that premiered at the 2021 Berlinale.  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Ariel sits down with director Louda Ben Salah to discuss his romantic charmer of a film, The World After Us , that premiered at the Berlinale this year. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Ariel speaks with director Samaher Alqadi about her film, As I Want, an exploration of the push for human rights - women's rights, and female identity under Egypt's increasingly repressive regime.  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Ariel and Danielle discuss the myriad ways that film festivals and other events can do better by their audience, creating an intentional that accommodates the needs of disabled guests and filmmakers. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Ariel speaks with Shengzhe Zhu about her film A River Runs, Turns, Erases, Replaces , a landscape documentary of Wuhan, China in the early days of the 2020 pandemic. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Laura Plancarte, documentary filmmaker, stops by to discuss her film Non Western, a chronicle of one couple's intercultural anxieties as they head to the altar. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Ariel sits down with fellow journalist and critic Andrew Pope of Whitlock & Pope to discuss all things South by Southwest, from shorts to features, documentaries to animated films, genre to drama, and everything in between. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Ariel sits down with Oscar winner Phillip Bladh to discuss the sound achievements of one of the year’s finest films, Sound of Metal . Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Ariel talks with stop-motion animator Bara Anna Stejskalova about her deliciously macabre tale of love and decay, Love is Just a Death Away . Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Ariel talks with Lee Haven Jones and Roger Williams, creators of The Feast, a new Welsh-language horror film that had its premiere at SXSW 2021. It's a story rooted in lore and legend, with a deeply embedded message about what we owe to the land from which we come. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Nicholas Bruckman and Amanda Roddy stop by to talk about their film, Not Going Quietly , centered on the life of Ady Barkan, a prominent disability advocate working for healthcare reform across America. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Ariel sits down with Mickey Keating, director of Off Season, which saw its premiere at SXSW this year. The film is a  Lovecraftian take on a Florida beach town that shuts down for the season, and the conversation ranges from everything from cult film to Ingmar Bergman to parental relationships. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Ariel sits down with director Nick Gillespie to discuss his new horror-comedy Paul Dood's Deadly Lunch Break , a hilarious and gory film that also serves as a commentary on accessibility, internet celebrity, and what it means to be an outsider. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Ariel sits down with the creators, writers, and directors of 4 Feet High , Maria Belen Poncio, Rosario Perazolo Masjoan. The story of Juana, a wheelchair-using senior in highschool, who explores her sexuality and protests for her right to a better education. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Ariel sits down with director Elle Callahan to discuss the premiere of her new film, Witch Hunt , that imagines a world where witchcraft is controlled by the federal government. The film and the conversation focus on the messaging of misogyny and the treatment of marginalized groups in this supernatural horror film. Support the show