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Each week, we discuss social justice through the lens of pop culture, taking you on a journey to places and times you never knew were connected. Give your ears a treat, and your eyes a new perspective. Warning: All discussions can contain spoilers for featured content.

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March 26, 2025 15 mins

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Ariel sits down with noted horror author Paul Tremblay to discuss his contributions to First Word on Horror, a new 15-part documentary about horror fiction featuring interviews with five major current writers of the genre, now live on Substack. You can subscribe to First Word On Horror at the Etch Studio Substack Page.

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Ariel sits down with horror author Stephen Graham Jones to discuss his participation in the new documentary series, First Word on Horror, directed by Philip Gelatt, and releasing exclusively on Substack.

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January 8, 2025 39 mins

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Ariel sits down with Kelsey Egan to discuss her latest film, a brilliant sci-fi thriller called The Fix, set in a dystopian future where breathing is not a given.

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December 18, 2024 24 mins

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Ariel speaks with Matt O'Neill, one of the directors of the HBO/MAX documentary SURVEILLED, following Ronan Farrow's quest to find out how governments are using spy technology against their own citizens for political gain.

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December 5, 2024 11 mins

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In this conversation, Ariel speaks with Jayro Bustamante, the director of RITA, now streaming on SHUDDER, and which was just named Guatemala’s entry into the Academy Awards. The film creates fantasia from gritty reality, calling to mind films like Pan’s Labyrinth and The Devil’s Backbone, while also raising awareness about systems of abuse.

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September 4, 2024 20 mins

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Ariel sits down with Amy Nicholson to discuss her award-winning documentary that chronicles the final days of a working-class summer colony in a scrappy trailer park that just happens to hold the secret to a rich life. The film will release on iTunes and major platforms on September 10th.

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Ariel sits down with filmmaker Joanna Arnow to talk about her feature debut, an off-beat look at love and relationships in the modern world.

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May 15, 2024 24 mins

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Ariel sits down with filmmaker Kenichi Ugana and cast members from his breakout hit at Fantastic Fest, Visitors, a blood-soaked but heartwarming tale of humans and monsters connecting through music. 

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April 24, 2024 26 mins

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In this episode, Ariel speaks with Paralympian athlete Nina Gorodetsky, and filmmaker Ravit Markus, about this remarkable film about motherhood, ableism, and badminton.

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April 17, 2024 39 mins

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This week marks the 11th year of the Easterseals Disability Film Challenge, and Ariel's first year participating as a producer. Ariel speaks with Cashmere Jasmine, the writer, director, and star of Disabled AF, and Benjamin Shearn, the editor. Watch the film before you listen, here --> Disabled AF

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April 10, 2024 35 mins

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Ariel sits down with director Set Hernandez, to discuss his masterful debut, a feature documentary about Pedro, a blind undocumented immigrant, working to become a social worker.

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March 27, 2024 19 mins

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Ariel sits down with multi-disciplinary filmmaker Jason Loftus to talk about Eternal Spring, a documentary and interactive immersive experience about the persecution of Chinese practitioners of Falun Gong.

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March 20, 2024 19 mins

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Ariel sits down with directors Ng Choon Ping and Sam Freeman to talk about their queer neo-noir revenge thriller, FEMME.

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March 13, 2024 34 mins

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Ariel sits down with filmmaker Radha Mehta, to talk about her Slamdance-winning short, DOSH.

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March 6, 2024 41 mins

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In this special follow-up episode from A Shot in the Arm, which featured Neil deGrasse Tyson, Ariel speaks with medical professional Karyann Dorn  about the realities of vaccines for the disability community. 

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February 28, 2024 46 mins

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In today’s episode, Ariel sits down with Notre Dame professor & noted author, Walter Scheirer to talk about his book, A History of Fake Things on the Internet. From ancient history to hacking, the book explores all angles on fakery old & new.

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February 21, 2024 14 mins

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Ariel sits down with Andrew Cumming, director of the new prehistoric horror, Out of Darkness.

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February 14, 2024 24 mins

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In this episode, Ariel sits down with filmmaker Pete Ohs, whose dystopian take on the work world, Love and Work, recently premiered at Slamdance. 

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February 7, 2024 49 mins

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What was your favorite movie of 2023?

In today’s episode, Ariel and Rabia count down their favorite films from last year, and you just might find your next must-see!

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January 24, 2024 60 mins

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Ariel and Rabia sit down with dynamic filmmaking duo, Toby Poser and John Adams, to talk about their delightful family horror, Where the Devil Roams.

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