Ann Curry Interviews Deepak Chopra

Life After Death The Burden of Proof

This is an older interview with Ann Curry and Deepak Chopra.
He discusses his book Life After Death, The Burden of Proof.
As a doctor Dr. Chopra spoke of his experiences in the ER. When patients come to the end of their life many experience extreme panic, anger, denial and then they come to a resignation that is more fear based than a resignation of acceptance.
As a Scientist and doctor Dr. Chopra spoke of his background having been exposed to many different religions. His cultural background and scientific experiences has influences his writing and seminars. His own father who passed had meditated just before his death and had left this world as elegantly as he had lived.

Posted by Podcastplayhouse on Wednesday, March 10, 2010, 03:14:00 PM
Digg it  | Del.icio.us  | My Yahoo! | permalink  | Comments (1949)

The Today Show with Meredith Viera

Evidence of the Afterlife

Meredith Viera interviews two guests on The Today Show.
MaryJo Rapini and Dr. Jeffrey Long the author of "Evidence of the After Life."
Dr. Long discusses his book about near death experiences and how he interviewed 1000 cases to substantiate his research regarding the nine lines of evidence that proves there is life after death.

Posted by Podcastplayhouse on Wednesday, March 10, 2010, 02:35:00 PM
Digg it  | Del.icio.us  | My Yahoo! | permalink  | Comments (1949)

Mel Gibson on Jimmy Kimmel

Mel promotes his movie The Edge of Darkness

Mel Gibson talks to Jimmy about a movie he completed with Jodi Foster called, The Beaver about a man who is clinically depressed and how finding a puppet in the trash triggers his alter-ego.
Of course they joked about the name of the film and how the film would be promoted.
Actually he was there to promote another film, Edge of Darkness where he played a Boston cop investigating the murder of his daughter. He did not direct but acted in the movie and said how odd it felt to be in his trailer when he wanted to set up the shot for the next scene.

Posted by Podcastplayhouse on Tuesday, March 09, 2010, 08:56:00 PM
Digg it  | Del.icio.us  | My Yahoo! | permalink  | Comments (1949)

Robert Downey Jr. on Jimmy Kimmel

Robert talks about the Oscars and Iron Man 2

Robert Downey Jr. talks to Jimmy Kimmel about the Oscars.
He presented for Best Original Screenplay. Jimmy had asked him if he disagreed with the Academy's choice did he still have to hand out the award?
He walked on stage with two gorgeous models on his arm as if he was the character of Tony Stark in Iron Man.
Jimmy teased him that he could easily become a member of the handsome men's Club which reminds me of an old skit from Saturday Night Live.
Jimmy wanted to know if Robert which was one of his favorite films? He said Tropic Thunder and joked that his black friends still spoke to him even though he played a black man in the film.
Then Jimmy teased him about the Bentley that Marvel Comics bought for him as a result of Iron Man's success.

Posted by Podcastplayhouse on Tuesday, March 09, 2010, 08:32:00 PM
Digg it  | Del.icio.us  | My Yahoo! | permalink  | Comments (1949)

Katherine Bigelow Interview

The Hurt Locker

Director Katherine Bigelow discusses her movie, The Hurt Locker.
She was drawn to the script and knew she wanted to shoot the film as a documentary in real time.
The four units were invisible to the cast so they could feel as if they were living the experience in the streets of Baghdad.
The film was shot in Jordan near the Iraqi border in the summer.
The heat was 135 degrees and she tried to replicate the road side bombings which at times was incredibly difficult to achieve.
Last night Katherine Bigelow made history as the first woman in the Academy's history to win an Academy Award for best director. Her film also won Best Picture.

Posted by Podcastplayhouse on Monday, March 08, 2010, 08:33:00 PM
Digg it  | Del.icio.us  | My Yahoo! | permalink  | Comments (1949)

Academy Awards 2010 Best Actress Sandra Bullock

For her Role in The Blind Side

Sandra Bullock began her career as a teenager and finally found the role that enabled her to showcase her talent.
Last night she won Best Actress for her role as the mother in The Blind Side.
Her first line to the audience was, "Did I earn this or wear you all down?" She paid tribute to the other nominees and the Touhy
family who took in a teenager who learned what it was like to be part of a loving family.
She joked about about George Clooney who she never forgave for throwing her in a pool once and she gave a touching tribute to her mom who had passed away.
Her mother taught her to not judge people no matter their race, religion or class distinction and she joked how she couldn't ride alone with a boy in a car until she was 18.
She has always been an appealing actress because Sandra Bullock has always been down to earth letting anyone believe they too could attain their dreams as an actress.

Posted by Podcastplayhouse on Monday, March 08, 2010, 12:06:00 PM
Digg it  | Del.icio.us  | My Yahoo! | permalink  | Comments (1949)

Onion News Network Obama Lipsync's His speech

Other World Leaders Have Done This Before

In this news report from the Onion News Network President Obama is said have lip synced his speech at the University of Michigan. He talks about affordable health care and how the reason for the problems in the Health Care System is that it is sucking up all the money.
The report talked about how even World Leaders have lip synced their speeches. At one point the voice President Obama used sounded like Urkel from a nineties sitcom.

Posted by Podcastplayhouse on Sunday, March 07, 2010, 05:29:00 PM
Digg it  | Del.icio.us  | My Yahoo! | permalink  | Comments (1949)

Inside the Actors Studio with Al Pacino

James Lipton Interviews Al Pacino

Al Pacino is the featured guest on Inside the Actors Studio.
His mother did not live to see his success. He felt it would have changed her life economically because he grew up poor.
He is known as one of the best actors of all time along with DeNiro and many of the New York actors who began their careers on stage.
He was homeless and struggled as he worked various low paying jobs until he had his break on the stage. He is best known for his role as Michael Corleone in the Godfather Saga.

Posted by Podcastplayhouse on Saturday, March 06, 2010, 09:01:00 PM
Digg it  | Del.icio.us  | My Yahoo! | permalink  | Comments (1949)

Inside the Actors Studio with Johnny Depp

James Lipton interviews Johnny Depp

Johnny Depp is interviewed by James Lipton. Inside the Actors Studio has featured many famous actors from the stage and screen.
Known for his sometimes bizarre choices in his film career Johnny talks about how he began his career as an actor and his family life.
His father was a civil engineer and his mother was a waitress. His parents divorced when he was 15 and his mother was his best friend. His first acting job was in a Wes Craven film Nightmare on Elm Street. Although his first love was music he was more successful as an actor.
He became a teen idol when he starred in television's 21 Jump Street and wanted out of his contract when he wanted to pursue his film career. He became a product that had nothing to do with who he was as a person and disliked being labeled a teen idol.

Posted by Podcastplayhouse on Saturday, March 06, 2010, 08:33:00 PM
Digg it  | Del.icio.us  | My Yahoo! | permalink  | Comments (1949)

Isaac Asimov interview

The Golden Age of Science Fiction

Isaac Asimov discusses the beginning of Science Fiction. He explains that science fiction books were published in paperback in the early 40's and 50's.
New magazine featuring Science Fiction Writer's were finding their work published in magazines such as Fantasy and Science Fiction and Galaxy.
Science Fiction writers allowed their imagination to flourish by creating worlds outside of what was considered real. Worlds that could not be proven by any scientific method. This popular genre led to the creation of television shows such as Star Trek and the Twilight Zone.

Posted by Podcastplayhouse on Friday, March 05, 2010, 02:50:00 PM
Digg it  | Del.icio.us  | My Yahoo! | permalink  | Comments (1949)

Science Fiction Writers discuss the origin and appeal of the genre

Interviews and lectures from 1968-1978

Several Science Fiction writers such as Poul Anderson, Damon Knight, Federek Pohl, Gordon Dickenson, Harlan Elison, John Brunner and Jack Williamson discuss the origin of science fiction writing and the appeal of the genre to its readers.
It is said that science fiction's basic truth begins with the technological change within the universe. That future societies are here and now and by accepting this change science fiction is unlike any other mainstream fiction. It is a sense of a greater or lesser time in strange places within the future. One example would be Gulliver's Travels. We see ourselves and recognize ourselves as part of the universe. Within this genre there are more ways you can write without restrictions. Many Science Fiction authors see this genre as a challenge. It is a revolution of thought, a sense of achievement. Many feel those who brought a man to the moon must have read and understood science fiction and helped create the present world.

Posted by Podcastplayhouse on Friday, March 05, 2010, 02:33:00 PM
Digg it  | Del.icio.us  | My Yahoo! | permalink  | Comments (1949)

Pc Cast

New Trends in Teen Age Fiction

PC Cast a well known Young Adult author speaks in England at one of their libraries about the new trend in young adult fiction.
Her sixth book Tempted was recently released and she explains how her characters become marked and their choice is to die or become vampires.
She receives lots of fan mail from the UK and their interests in vampire books are the same as teens from the United States.
She does not sugar coat her reading for her young audience and that is probably why she is such an accomplished author.
She co-authors with her daughter Kristin Cast. She explains how she was stuck in her 70's mind set and language when she began her writing career and needed her nineteen year old daughter's advice concerning a teenagers point of voice and language. The collaboration led to both mother and daughter becoming a full-time writing team that travel for lectures and book signings in the US and in European Countries.

Posted by Podcastplayhouse on Thursday, March 04, 2010, 02:53:00 PM
Digg it  | Del.icio.us  | My Yahoo! | permalink  | Comments (1949)

Ann Rice is interviewed by Caroline Sayer

The Life of Jesus and Vampires

Carolyn Sayer interviews Ann Rice via webcam. Ann talks about her return to writing about religion rather than her vampire books which she is most known for in her writing career.
When talking about her vampires and the Supernatural they act as a metaphor rather than role models in her books. She, herself does not believe in vampires as actual beings but rather lost souls.
Carolyn asked why so many of her novels feature gay characters and she explained the focus was on love between the characters rather than their sexuality.
She never understood the prejudice concerning trans-gender people and her own son an author, Christopher Rice is gay.
She speaks about her Vampire Chronicles and the character that began the series, Lestat and sees the last book as a redemptive framework where Lestat he struggles internally with his own relationship to God and religion.

Posted by Podcastplayhouse on Thursday, March 04, 2010, 02:52:00 PM
Digg it  | Del.icio.us  | My Yahoo! | permalink  | Comments (1949)

Shelf life Interviews Traci Slatton

Immortal

Traci Slatton discusses her book, Immortal her main character Luca is a male orphan in search of true love and himself.
Set in Florence during the time period 1350-1500 her novel is unusual because it is not only literature but her characters have relationships with historical figures such as Di Vinci.
Married to a sculptor with three daughters Traci is a well known healer who thinks of her books as if they are a healing journey through history. Toward the end of the book there is a romance that will appeal to those readers who are seeking romance along with history in their novels.
Traci is working on a sequel which details the lives of Luca's two sons. One is an inquisitor who witnesses the death of Joan of Arc and the other is an assassin.

Posted by Podcastplayhouse on Thursday, March 04, 2010, 02:20:00 PM
Digg it  | Del.icio.us  | My Yahoo! | permalink  | Comments (1949)

Katie Couric interviews Lil Wayne

During his I Am Music Tour

This was an older interview I found interesting and wanted to share with viewers.
Lil Wayne a bestselling rapper and recording artist tells Katie his hard work is paying off. When asked if he thought he was geat he answered yes.
He is inspired by the music first then comes the lyrics. He tells Katie that music makes him feel a certain way. He travels with two personal buses, one is a personal recording studio.When asked if he was a role model for those fans who listened to his music he told Katie he was a role model for only two people, his children.

Posted by Podcastplayhouse on Wednesday, March 03, 2010, 05:04:00 PM
Digg it  | Del.icio.us  | My Yahoo! | permalink  | Comments (1949)