The Radio FWD Podcast

I sit down with my Best Friend and movie lover Michael Galaid to discuss our picks for the 2026 Oscars. Tell us your picks in the comments below! Radio FWD is University of Toronto, Scarborough’s student-run, not-for-profit Radio Station! You can find our latest events, articles, and studio production on our website: radiofwd.comCheck out what Radio FWD has brewing at all of our socials:WE ARE NOW...

Product Manager and co-host of the Bay Street Video Podcast, Mark Hanson, joins the Radio FWD Podcast to discuss the DTV series classic, Turbulence! We talk at length about Turbulence 1 and 2, what it was like to fly pre 9/11, and what its like working at a video store in the year 2026. Also, could you land a plane with instructions from the control tower? Check out Bay Street Video and their podc...

Senior Manager of TIFF's Film Reference Library, Natania Sherman, joins the Radio FWD Podcast to discuss the work that goes into archiving the largest and most prestigious film festival in North America, and one of the largest publicly attended film festivals in the world. We also discuss their favourite artifacts and how TIFF safely stores over 2000 film reels and 35/70mm prints. Check out th...

RANGE Magazine Film Editor Prabhjot Bains and Film Programmer Marc Basque join Shawn Gouralnik and the RadioFWD Podcast to discuss and RANK our favourite films of 2025! We also talk about our favourite Documentaries, how 2025 was as a film year, and more. Check out Prabhjot's work here:https://linktr.ee/prabhjotbainscritic?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAad_4FXOp4Eafzfw0jgDVTbVeqtsD-qsgdZiR90Dgm-rL4...

Comic artist and film fanatic Nathan Gelgud joins the RadioFWD podcast to discuss his newly released book, Reel Politik, a collection of daily comics about four movie theatre clerks who (try to) start a Revolution. Check out Nathan's new book here: https://drawnandquarterly.com/books/reel-politik/ Check out Nathan's work here: https://nathangelgud.com/ https://www.instagram.com/gelgud/?hl=...

Hosts of the Toronto-based film podcast Sleazoids, Josh Lewis and Jamie Miller, join the RadioFWD Podcast to revisit their very first episode on Wes Craven's sophomore effort The Hills Have Eyes, talk about how the podcast got its start, and that time Uwe Boll yelled at Josh on Twitter. Check out the Sleazoids podcast here: https://www.sleazoidspodcast.com/ Check out Josh's links here: htt...

Programmer of the Eyesore Cinema screening series Cillian Me Softly and writer/editor Leslie K. Hatton joins the RadioFWD podcast to discuss one of host Shawn Gouralnik's favourite films of all time, Danny Boyle's sci-fi/horror masterpiece Sunshine. We talk about Microcinemas, Cillian Murphy's beautiful eyes, and what we would've done aboard the Icarus II. Check out Leslie's so...

DJ/Producer and Video Essay creator RamonPang joins the RadioFWD podcast to discuss Autechre's latest tour, what it's like running a record label, and why Skrillex is owed some apologies. Check out Tabula Rasa records here: https://www.tabularasarecords.com/ Check out RamonPang's work here: https://ramonpang.com/ https://beacons.ai/ramonpang

RANGE Magazine film editor Prabhjot Bains and RadioFWD Music Manager Zachary Osborn joins the Radio FWD podcast to talk about our time at TIFF 2025. We talk about our favourite films of the festival, memorable moments, and some stinkers to avoid. Check out Prabhjot's work here: https://linktr.ee/prabhjotbainscritic... https://readrange.com/category/film-tv/

Revue Cinema Programmer for Black Belt Cinema, Graphic Designer and Zine editor Brandon Lim joins Radio FWD to discuss the direct-to-video Canuxploitation film Expect No Mercy, shot on our very own UTSC campus. We talk about the film in detail, our love of Scarborough, and how a stunt damaged dozens of windows on campus. You can find Brandon's work at the historical Revue Cinema here: https://link...

Copper (2025) director and TIFF Wavelengths Veteran Nicolás Pereda joins the Radio FWD podcast to discuss his new film. Set at a Mexican copper mine, the film explores modern work life, undefined relationships, and the lengths people will go to get a day off. We talk about Nicolás' influences, what it was like shooting at a copper mine, and whether drug cartels are real or not. Check out Nicol...

To The Victory! Director Valentyn Vasyanovych and co-producer Volodymyr Yatsenko joins the Radio FWD podcast to discuss their prophetic new film about a Ukrainian future post-war with Russia. We talk about Ukrainian humour, what it was like filming during an active war, and we even feature a surprise guest... За перемогу! Режисер Валентин Васянович та співпродюсер Володимир Яценко приєдналися до п...

Amoeba (2025) director Siyou Tan joins the RadioFWD podcast to discuss Singaporean cinema, how her new film achieved such a naturalistic ambiance, and what it's like getting haunted by a Ghost. You can find out more about the film here: https://www.instagram.com/amoeba.mov/ And you can find Siyou Tan's projects here: https://tansiyou.com/

University of Toronto Cinema Studies Professor Grant Wiedenfeld joins the Radio FWD Podcast with Shawn Gouralnik to discuss one of the greatest sports documentaries ever made, Kon Ichikawa's Tokyo Olympiad from 1965. We discuss our own sport loyalties, chat about Tokyo Olympiad in detail, and discuss what sports movies tell us about our own cultures. Check out Professor Wiedenfeld's book,...

My good friend and fellow movie lover Michael Galaid joins me for an in-depth discussion of Ari Aster's new film, Eddington. Check out Mike's Letterboxd here: https://letterboxd.com/kink54/___________________________________________________________________________________________________Radio FWD is University of Toronto, Scarborough’s student-run, not-for-profit Radio Station! You can find our la...

University of Toronto Cinema Studies Professor and Author Meghan Sutherland joins the RadioFWD Podcast to discuss Danny Boyle's new legacy sequel to 28 Days Later, 28 Years Later! We talk about aesthetics in low-brow cinema, Zombies as a symbol, and coming of age rituals. Meghan Sutherland is an author and professor at the University of Toronto. Check out her book on the Flip Wilson Show here:...

RadioFWD’s very own Music Manager, Zachary Osborn, joins Shawn Gouralnik for an in-depth discussion of The Materialists, a supposed resurrection of the lost art of the RomCom… Or is it? We also discuss our favourite first watches of the year, as well as some films we’re looking forward to. Leave your thoughts on The Materialists below!_______________________________________________________________...

Critic, columnist, and TV/Film editor for RANGE Magazine Prabhjot Bains joins Radio FWD's Shawn Gouralnik to discuss and analyze two classic Revisionist Westerns, The Outlaw Josey Wales and McCabe and Mrs. Miller. We also discuss the lack of Movie Stars, the state of the film industry, and more! Check out Prabhjot's work here: https://linktr.ee/prabhjotbainscritic?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEA...

Radio FWD's Shawn Gouralnik ranks the last 10 years of the Oscars Best Picture lineups! What's your favourite Best Picture lineup? Leave a comment and tell us why Shawn's picks are factually incorrect.___________________________________________________________________________________________________Radio FWD is University of Toronto, Scarborough’s student-run, not-for-profit Radio Station! You can...

Author Stephen Lee Naish joins Shawn Gouralnik to discuss the music and sound of Dennis Hopper's films. We focused our discussion on the seminal 1969 film, Easy Rider, a Counterculture classic featuring a time capsule of 60s rock and roll. Stephen Lee Naish is an author and film critic. You can find his latest book, Music and Sound in the Films of Dennis Hopper here: https://www.routledge.com/Musi...

Film Critic, Podcaster and King of Letterboxd Will Sloan joins Radio FWD's Shawn Gouralnik to discuss Michael and Us, The Important Cinema Club, film criticism, The Oscars, Matt Farley, and being a niche internet microcelebrity. You can find Will at one of his two recurring podcasts:The Important Cinema Club:https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-important-cinema-club/id1067435576Michael and Us...

Lead Programmer of TIFF's Midnight Madness Peter Kuplowsky joins Radio FWD's Shawn Gouralnik to discuss TIFF's 50th anniversary, U of T Cinema Studies, underrated countries producing genre films, and more! Check out TIFF and Midnight Madness when the festival returns September 4th, 2025.TIFF: https://tiff.net/Peter Kuplowsky: https://www.instagram.com/peterkapow/https://tiff.net/progra...

Revue Cinema programmer Steven Landry joins Radio FWD contributor Shawn Gouralnik to talk about working as a film programmer, the Revue Cinema in Toronto, Peter Bogdanovich's 1968 thriller Targets, and more! You can find Steven's program at the Revue Cinema here: https://www.instagram.com/nightmare_alley_to/https://revuecinema.ca/series/nightmare-alley/ ____________________________________...

Professor Adam Nayman joins Radio FWD contributor Shawn Gouralnik to talk about professional film criticism, teaching at University of Toronto, Auteurism, Deadpool and Wolverine, and his favourite Coen Brothers line delivery. Adam Nayman’s book, David Fincher: Mind Games is available now! https://www.amazon.com/David-Fincher-Games-Adam-Nayman/dp/141975341X Find Adam Nayman at Twitter: https://twit...